Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-06-07
THE CAR AT HOME
How He Spends His Time While
Staying at Gatohina-
a Correspondent Accuses Him OF Being
Addicted 20 tho Cornot snd 60 Fishing
His Majesty NJ . Ooooert Given
by German Society.

A lady, Who has been living long
time ut CATCHING and often had occasion
to visit the palace, tells st. Peters-
burg correspondent Of the New York
Sun, that tho Osar thus spcnds his time.
At six o. m. no rises and has bath;
aftor no has dressed no goes into his
working cabinet and reads tho papers
till about eight O'Clock. Having mado
himself acquainted with tho moro i'm
portart items OF intelligence, no pays
his children visit He remains with
them for aboutan hour, breakfasting with
them in their room, and then either
takes stroll in the palace grounds or
looks in ut the stables. This programme
no varios at times by betaking himself
to q small house In tho park. and there
chopping 1rewood with an enormous oxc-
Mr.. Gladstone is thus not the only polit-
ical force finding In the welding OF tho
nxc iavorite form Of physical exercise.
The Gar Is fond also Of riding, but he
experiences difficulty in finding suita-
BILE horse with back strong enough to
bear his weight. His agents orc, IN
fact on tho lookout for such IN nni-
NAL in England. Considering how
many portly gentlemen still manage to
follow tho hounds in England, 1t seems
rather extraordinary that no satisfac-
tory stced Is yet forthcoming. But to
return 10 the Emporor's daily round. At
nine o'clock q. m. his Majesty receives
his secretaries, and listens to them
while they read tho home and foreign
papers of tho day. This tedious BUSH
ness over, no partal,es OF 'DGetner "a
posrehc:tc." The afternoon until three
O'Clock Ia employed in receiving the
various ministers, ambassadors and mil
itary authorities who have business ct
the palaoo. A ride or drive for about
ON hour succeeds. Dinner Is only On
eventof Importance on special occasions,
and thcn occupies the greater portion OF
tho evening, but ON ordinary occasions
this meal is soon over and from 1t En-
peror and family adjourn TO tho balcony.
A pleasant trait in the Cars character
Is that Of fondncss for children. Often
he may DO seen going with them to feed
thcduckS This affections recipfocated.
At Copenhagen I have seen him almost
pulled to pieces by these little mites In
their endeavors to secure his attention.
The Emperor finds delight also in ang-
ling, and spends large portion of his
summer holiday In this postime, visit
ing for this purpose the lakes and rapids
OF Finland. Flo then throws of all re-
serve, boils his own cofle0 md lives like
any ordinary individuals great pleas
ure, one can easily imagine, for IN EN-
peror. Often, IN company with his best
friends, many Of whom are devoted wor-
shipors Of tho rod and line, he sallies out
OF midnight in order to fish in tho Sill
ycr lake at Gatchina-
But tho Cars arausements arc not
wholly outdoor. He Is passionately
fond Of music. Not only docs he patro-
nizo al many concerts a. no can find
time to attend. but no Is himself prof.
cient on the cornot o piston. His taste
Is mostly in tho direction OF sacred
music. AS practical evidence OF his
love for music, may mention that he
has just had erected splendid chapel
for tho imperial singers.
Tho last timo I he'd tho pleasure OF
seeing his Majesty was on the 25th
February Told style), on the occasion OF
the Jubilee COMFORT given by the men,
bers Of tho ST. Petersburg Liedcr Tafel.
Though German froua beginning TO end,
this concert YVES an unqualified success.
Tho Car, tho Empress and tho Grand
Dukes present woro delighted with It.
1t would sccm that petty National
nnimosities rccede into the background
on such On occasion as this Well In
decd might they, for tho Liedcr Tafcl
exccllcd themselves. They Toasted and
sang to their hearts content for three
days, Gad spent fifteen thousand
roublcs in receiving and paying
tho expenses Of guests from abroad
and from othcr parts OF Russia. Costly
presents, II tho Shapc Of silver tankards
and medals, were given md received by
the members Of tho various choral socie-
ties present Tho press wore unnni-
nous in praising to tho skies tho excel
lcnce OF tho arrangements and admitted
that Russians had still something to
learn fror thor Teutonic brethren. /
noticed, too, that tho Emperor was much
moro lavish In his applause than usual,
and the Empress showed cvcry sign OF
pleasure. Tho programme OF tho con-
cert consisted mainly Of Mendelssohns
"Antieone," selections from tho old war
songs of the Dutch, by John Lothrop
Motley, end part sonSs selected from the
works OF Ruberstein. SpobF, Schubert
otc. Tho last words Of the last song
were, ''Gott mach uns froiir Before
this item Of tho programme was reached
the Car had left tho building. Had he
remained to the end he would probably
have remembered that tho song In qucs-
ton was written when tho Dutrh wore
battling with Spain for thsa political
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