The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-26

theoretically, every grain OF whoat In the
country, evory drop OF water, every horse,
every acre OF grou d. evcry piece OF gold
or silver, and eyea the clothing they wear.
There is nothing that ia rot his. What
he wants he takes. That is tho doct inc
OF the autocracy III il Is life, very we'll;
il il is the daughter OF n subject, ~ used
TO be the custom in oiden times, she is
his: her father was only her temporary
guardian; if il is money, all the same.
The CZnr's officers call uron the governor
OF district for l,CO0,0 00 rubles. They
get it, and rs much more rs they can for
thom elves, 10 pay for the trouble.
The Car receives from his treasury Off
GERS every year Q, 900, 900 rubles for house
hold expenses, and 1000 G0) rubles for
his stable. A ruble is worth 10 cents.
In addition to this, the Crown Prince,
now a boy at home, receives 2,0OD,O 900
rubles till he is of age, when the allow
ance is increased to 1000, 900 rubles.
The Gar could have more il he wished,
but that il enough. The remainder of tho
state revenues, amounting TO something
near 5000, DOC, 900, 60 to the support of the
military, naval, rel gious and ciyfi estab-
lishment, ana topay interest on the public
debt, which alone amounts to $500, 0OO, 600
year. The church gets from the treas
ury, besides the tithes paid TO the priests,
as much as the Gear. The army costs over
S275, 900 900, and the navy SGT, 900, 600.
The German Empire is much more a
burden upon the people than the Russian,
so far as the taxes are concerned. but the
people are better able to pay them. The
cost of maintaining the imperial family
of Germany. with all its various branches,
is fully SGT, 600, 900 year. the Sultan of
Turkey costs at least 5000, 900, while
the Gar comes third on the list. For its
size, and the wealth of the empire, the
Austrian court is the most economical in
Europe.
The present Car is not spendthrift,
and most of the funds no receives are
spent in maintaining the humorous palaces
that lie empty and useless, worthless ex-
cept as monuments to the extravaganza of
his predecessors on the throne. He has
an immense establishment TO support,
but he is conscientious and comparatively
economical in the disbursement of funds
SO far as lie can control them. All things
are done ia his name, including vast
amount of stealing.
Since the death of Kat1of, the man
who is supposed TO have the most in
huence with the Gar is his former tutor,
who educated him, and with whom he has
been intimate all his life.
There is another man who also exercises
a profound influence over the Gar, which
cannot, however be easily accounted for.
1t looks like case of mysticism. A COM
mon priest, hermit, known as Ivan Cron-
stadtski, or Ivan of Cronstadt, lives in n
monastery near the place named, and per-
forms miracles. At least they say he does
healing the sick by the laying on of
hands, and even the Car believes in his
supernatural power. This man, a filthy,
dirty fellow, with no more than ordinary
intelligence. is greater than the autocrat
himself in Russia to-day.
He lives in cell from which be
energies occasionally, when all the people
Of the village rush out o. their houses
and bow their heads to the ground, kissing
the hem of his garment, and begging for
his blessing. The sick are brought 10 him
from all over the empire. and he is said to
heal them by the laying on of hands. He
performs other miracles, also, and utters