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the car as spending his whole time trembling
IN his palaces. They say he is u tyrant and a
sensuallst and that he never has a peaceful
moment The truth seems to be Just the re-
verse. OF all the people / have met in Russia.
including many enemies of the car, have not
found one who could say anything against his
private character. All saw that he is d brave
and conscientious man and his relations to his
wife and family are the models for the empire
THE SULTAN AND THE CAR
saw the sultan OF Turkey at COnstantinople
. year OF ago and the contrast between him
and Alexander III is striking. The sultan is a
lean, sallow. nervous fellow with a frame and
face for all the world like that OF jaw Gould
He lacks. however. Jay Gould nerve. and as |
looked at him could see by the way his ewes
restlessly wandered from one part of the crowd
to the other that be was afraid Of assassination
He had a troupe of about 1000 soldiers about
him and Gen. Osman Pash;a. the hero of Pievna,
saf In the carriage BY his side. Nevertheless ne
frembled as he passed along on the way to
ship AT the mosque and he inspired me rather
with pity than with respect. i was told at Con-
stantnople that he feared 10 go to bed at night
and that be often sits up until daybreak. He
has his watchmen alHays about him. and in the
towers OF his palace there are guards who are
ever n.ths lookout The ear has nothing Of
the coward about him. He looks like a mon
arch and every inch Of his feet four is kingiv
The Romsnof family from which he comes has
always been noted for the splendid physiques If
Its members, and Alexander III is "a giant. lie
stands six feet four inches in his stockings and
he weighs go pounds His biceps are as big
around the ordinary mans leg and his
strength IL prodigiOus. He can take a horse
shoe, / am told. and bend IL double in his hand
and be can take a gold coin the size of u dollar
aud fold 1t in halves with his fingers. His head
Uses above those Of his suite and the Russian
costumes which he wears make him look even
taller than he is. When / saw him the other
day at Gatchina he had visorless Russian cap
on his head and his massive frame was clad in a
long overcoat and his trousers were thrust into
pair OF top boots His uniform WAS that Of
one Of his regiments and he wears different uni
forms from time TO time in compliment to such
companies Of his soldiers as most see him.
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drives about quite like an ordinary citizen
saw him on the Nevsh Prospect, which is the
Broadway Of st. Petersburg, a few days ago
His carriage was q rich dark-blue landau and he
drove without ourriders, the only sign of his
rank being his liveried coachInen and footmen.
Down at Gs.china you may see him almost any
afternoon walking about the palace grounds and
now and then taking stroll outside Of them.
He may have guard about him. but If so it is
invisible, and as far as ! can his majesty has
fewer attendants than the other rnonarchs OF
Europe. The most Of our information concern
Ing the car comes from England, and the
English newspapers disseminate more false
ports about public men and matters than any
other newspapers in the world. They represent
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belonged TO the latter. but he changed the plan
OF action which had been agreed upon but the
change did much TO precipitate the inevitable
conflict" The understanding was that in the
there should be united effort 20 assist the saves
OF the valley country to escape, the
most intelligent TO remain in the
work to aid their unfortunate fellows.
the rest TO be conveyed by an underground
railway to free land. The mountains were
selected because in their fastnesses small bands
could successfully elude or fight any force sent
after them. The ides was to barass slave hold
ers BY rendering their property insecure, and
at the same time teach slaves IN ever widening
circles that there was freedom for them IL they
would but make the effort. IL was a scheme
both simple and efficient. ard the very gecgra-
ply OF the country seemed 10 invite IT, When
Brown gathered few armed and trusty men
and turned his face southwark the inner circle
supposed he intended 90 begin this organized
effort The news OF his instruction and cap
ture was as startling TO his friends in the north
az IL was 20 the south. Why he changed the
plan or whether the fiery old fighter ever In
tended to follow il no one knew. and there WAS
CONSERVATION In prominent abolition circles at
the thought Of what might be revealed. He
misJudged the temper Of the slaves he had
come TO aid in expecting them 20 rally 20 him
ready TO fight for their liberty as mach as be
misludged the sentiment Of the north. IL ne eN-
pected popular rising TO support him. His
rashness hastened the end, but who will saw
that the original plan would not have 50
harassed the Shareholders as to have coon
brought about the same result.
SHOW IN rowN.
There was a show in town the night we spent
there, and citizens stood on the street corners
and discussed the flaming posters on the bill
boards announcing a lecture by a reformed
negro csnnibsl, Brazanja By name; he was 10
tell OF his gasrronomic experience with tough
old sailors, dry missionaries and tender. juicy
babies from captured tribes. The kid wanted
to see this relic of barbarism, but il pointed
out TO him that he himself round and
plump that his appearance might tempt a re-
turn of the old appetite TO Mr.. Brazanis TO the
injury Of our party. After dark. in search Of
amusement, we sat on the stone fence around
the old graveyard on the hill, watched the FASH
ing headlights of the engines in the valley be-
low and heard the ceaseless rush of waters in
two rivers. while All pointed out the planets,
stars, groups and conscientious, gave names.
facts and figures, until we could laugh no
longer. Our hilarity was uproarious. Great is
the scientific man! B. VS.
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THE MAN WHO srAMMERED.
Fun When He Tackled q Telephone-Sad
Scene I'm the Hospital.

From the New York Herald.
It's great fun to be around when a man with
an impediment in his speech tries TO talk
through a telephone. As a rule he doesn't try
1t often, but sometimes he can't help himself.
Such was the with clerk in a railroad
Office down south where l was employed
some years ago. Like many others similarly
afflicted he stammered most when he tried
hardest to stop it.
The superintendent happened to drop into
the office one morning and asked him to tele-
phone to certain firm of stock dealers who
had been making inquiries about the matter
that they could ship certain quantity of mixed
stock in the same car provided they double
decked the car
please, sir" said John-that was the name
by which everybody addressed him-"rm
afraid c-c-ca-ca-cs-"
What's that?" queried the superintendent
somewhat harshly.
Its all right, sir" responded John, meekly,
convinced of the utter futility Of trying to ex-
plain to stranger that be generally got stuck
on words beginning with "d'' worse than on
any other kind
John succeeded in establishing connections
through central al right and then the trouble
began.
That stock will go all right, he shouted, ''it
Then he paused to take a fresh start and the
man at the other end of the wire evidently said
something.
..Its all right" began John again, ''if you
d-d-d-d-d-d-"
His breath gave out and he stopped to tske
IN fresh supply. while the other man prob
ably inquired what sort of an idiot was trying
10 talk to him, or something of that sort for
Johns face grew very red.
Blame itr' he yelled at the instrument, put
b-b-bulkhead in the car
But evidently the intending shipper was not
up In nautical terms and must have implied a.
much with the addition Of -sundry reflections
concerning the state of Johns intelligence.
Whatever it was it made John madden than
ever.
With a supreme effort he again tackled the
telephone and shouted:
"D-d-d-damn it, put f-fence through the
car. and if that don't do Ocean lick your'
John was a good fellow, though, under strong
provocation, slightly disposed 70 be pugnacious.
l shall never forget the last time saw him II
was in st. Lukes Hospital. this city. The head
of the department Of the railroad in which he
was employed was a selfish brute and made him
work great deal of overtime without any ex-
ira pay. In consequence his health gave way
and he came north TO get well. but got worse
and had TO go to the hospital. He was without
penny, and those who had been his associates
in the railroad Office made up little purse for
him.
found his wife by his bedside when called
to see him. She was a sanguine little body and
began TO talk about how she intended when
John got little better 10 start q small candy
store with the money that had been subscribed
for him. and thus support him until he was
able TO go TO work again.
John listened in silence for q time and then
said sadly:
"Y-y-es, it will do to b-b-b"-
He was unable to finish the sentence but he
made downward gesture with his finger and
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Total Observation-Disclosures. 1855
So far the view is clear and easy enough to
see into; but when We turn back again from
cost to origin, and seek to divide out the total
paid for each class Of food among the various
countries that have shipped il to us. we get
into complications with which it would be use
less TO attempt to struggle, for an exact table
OF the source Of supply Of every category Of
arithmetic. General indications will serve all
the purposes in view here.
The United States stands first in the long
catalogue OF our purveyors, for We spend some
forty-seven millions with them every year, while
Germany, who comes second in the list, takes
only thirteen millions from (two-thirds Of
which are for sugar.. France and Russia receive
only ten millions each. Austria absorbs eight
millions, Denmark nearly ak much, while aherd
OF other countries stand in for q lengthy variety
OF iessening sums. Our position toward the
United States gives to think" a. the French
quarter in value and probably e. much in
weight OF our entire food import, Q fact which
opens the door to eventualities that Il would be
unpleasant to have to face.
We get from them (the ratios merit to be mem
toned rapidly, Notwithstanding their dryness),
"a per cent OF the wheat we buy, nearly rs per
cent OF the -four, 60 per cent of the maize;
nearly all the oatmeal. lard and salt beef; two
thirds OF the live oxen, about 30 per cent each
OF the bacon and hams, seven-eighths Of the
fresh beef, As per cent Of the cheese, nearly .
quarter Of the salted and preserved fish. 30 per
cent Of the preserved meats, 20 per cent Of the
apples, l6 per cent Of the honey, and an un-
determined quantity Of timed fruits and vege-
tables. We stand toward the United States, -
regards these supplies, in . position which Is
NOT merely commercial. but which has-or may
have serious political aspect - we'll On the
principle Of forgetting tomorrow, We are right
to take our bread and cheese and bacon wher-
ever We can find them cheapest; but neither the
neoeaGty which forces ~ 70 get half our nour-
ishment from somewhere, nor the material adj
vantage Geo long as it sndures) Of thinking only
Of today, in any way obliges Us 70 buy quarter
Of hat kn1f from one single seller.
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sorts Of manual work. He is an athlete of the
first order and he is fond Of playing with his
children, and during his stay at Denmark he
had q number of wrestling matches at the pal
ace there, in each Of which. l am told, he came
out victorious. He Is fond of horseback riding
and he has $50 saddle horses in his stables here.
His stud contains some of the finest horses in
the world and he knows all about horses and Is
anxious 70 improve his stock and is very care
full as to the character of the horses which are
brought into the army. He often drives him
self, with his wife beside him, in a phaeton
about CATCHING and he holds his reins with his
aru.s stiff, in the Russian fashion. visited the
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just twenty-one years old. has more Of the Ro-
manoffs about him. He is said to take after
his father. and is rather obstinate and Ca
PRECIOUS in his disposition. The eldest
daugher, Grand Duchess Zenia, is q beauty.
had present of photograph of her from
one of her friends this afternoon. She looks a
little like her mother and her form, though
small, Is beautiful and her face lisa winning one
She was seventeen years old last March and
the question Of her marriage is one that is al
ready whispered about here at st. Petersburg
She is probably destined to marry one of the
great princes Of Europe and she will not likely
have much to say in the matter. She is very
bright and she is said to have one of the
sharpest tongues in st. Petersburg. She knows
a number of languages and she has considerable
artistic talent. All of the cars children speak
English. French, Russian and Danish The
car himself speaks half dozen different
languages. and the empress can talk in French,
German. English, Danish or Russian equally
well.
HIS SIMPLICITY.
With all his greatness the car is more
simple in his manners than any monarch in the
world. There are no frills or furbelows about
him. He talks in a simple way to his friends
and to his officials, and though he is the car in
every sense of the word he is not pulled up with
conceit. He is probably the richest monarch in
$40, 0O0, 900 a year and he owns more land than
any other personin the world. He has more than
ambition square miles of cultivated land and for
est.and he has gold and silver mines in Siberia,
and his receipts are so large that no one knows
how large they are. He uses his money Just as
he pleases. No one has any right to criticise
his cash account and his will is law over his
subjects. No matter what the laws of Russia
may be the czars will or the cars word
is above all law and things are right be-
cause he says they are right. wish l
could describe for you his wonderful pal
aces. There are nothing like them on the
face Of the earth. l saw single crown in tho
Winter Palace which had more than million
dollars worth of jewels in it, and the treasury
at Moscow contains carloads Of gold and silver
plate. The Winter Palace is 80 large that it
covers acres and there is a story that when it
was burned not long ago COW was discovered
in one Of the unused rooms where a servant
had been keeping it and the people of the
palace knew nothing about it. There are two
thousand acres about one Of the summer
palaces near here, and it takes six hundred men
to keep these in order and the palace of Peter
hof surpasses in its beauties those of Versailles.
FRANK g. CARPENTER.
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Cork Soles In Autumn shoes.

From the Shoe and Leather Reporter.
The heaviest shoe Of the fall styles for mems
wear have an intermediate sole Of cork. Cork
itself, sufficiently thick, 10 = good preventive Of
dampness, but some Of the shavings or thin
veneers Of this material that are used, being
full Of imperfections and air vents, would con-
tribute but slightly toward keeping the feet
dry. Cork, when cut very thin, poesesses but
little OF waterproof quality. Its chief virtue
lies in the fact that IL furnishes Q thin. elastic
cushion for the sole OF the foot To add to this
desirable feature by more thickness would also
tend to keep out moisture. but 70 secure these
ends the shoe solss must needs exceed . dsair-
able thickness.
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Love on the Arkansaw.


Twilight had come again on both banks Of the
Arknnsaw. 1t hadn't cost cent, and the hus-
bandmsn lighted his pipe and sat down to men,
tally declare that he d be dodgoned to catfish il
he hadn't struck q soft snap.
The Widow White stands In her front door
looking out into the cleaning cleaning is also
cheaper than cornmeal on the Arkansaw. Now
and then she lifts her plump hand TO swat a mos
quito nesting on her chin; now and then she
rubs her back against the door post to agitate
the spot where galinipper tried 20 bite her in
two at one mighty effort. As she rubs she muir
murs:
"Dyrn vo'r pesky hide, but IL had yo' in
nv hand I'd frizzle yo' to death IN van skillet"
The cleaning grows deeper, and that also
without extra charge. Widow White had just
raised one Of her marble feet to kick yellow
pup, when her heart gives a sudden Jump and
she grabs up the splint broom and begins
sweeping the puncheon floor. A step-a cough
"a he-he-he! A middle-aged man Of swampy
aspect and ague demeanor stands In the door
''whyah, Mistah Perkins, but what fright
yo'un give Tun comm up so softl Come right
in and take @ cheer. 'Skeeters around moas'
powerful this eavenin'. How's con a-gittin'
ovah yo'r way?"
Cons pore, Missus white-very pore. Bin
Chilled two days ago, thank 20. Be 20
still chillin'?''
'.sorter reglarly Mighty good var fur
chills, reckon III sot in the dosh IL yo'us
doan' mind"
"of co'se doan'. III sot with yo'. Better
chance in the doah TO slap 'skeeters. Daddy
Taylor cum along we're this mswnin', and he'un
was a-telin' boot snaiKs. He I'm says they'n
powerful thick this var. fo'un haint bin
bitted, hope?'
Thank yo'. moo, not as consider TO rsmsm-
Der. snaixs doan' poster me. Reckon TIE toe
powerful mean"
''Shoo! Yo'un haint mean"
Reckon Tee too humbly.
"Shooi Yo'un hain't humbly."
His heart went tunkl tunkl tunki II ~ 0tiu
tunking when she brought her fne italian hanA
down on his knee with Q smash and broke -
spinal column Of = gAlhnipPer boring for meat
down and clasped il and they squoss. DurtnS
the next three minutes not word was utses6
Both were busy with their thoughts He ~
the first TO break the silence. In voios moAu-
lated to harmonize with the song Of ths vi1p-
poorwin in the adjacent swamp BE- finally ~,
"Leonore, rse bin vaitin' 70 isng yD -
tell yo'un sunthin-'"
..Shoo!"
$50 long and weary yam. An Shas g.
rss loved 20, but dAsnt spssk ,esass I ~
pore"
"Beyan' my Widest dreams. YssSsrdsv rros
q job at agittin' out hoop poles By which In
cl'ar ovah eco this summer-ovah go In osdA
Lsonors, and this s.vsnin' have sallsA so3
to"
"Lsonsi, my heart tells ne wh.sys'w ~suae
say" she whispered - be paused
.. And Sili ySun win marry ns'"
Then dodrot my pesky hi4s n I haius -
happiest man in al this world.ss
And hs'un vss happy sndsshs'uu ~ -
and thsy vhoopsd IL up.
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ABOUT OUR GIRLS.
Prince Poniatowski Says American
Young Women Are Artificial.
THEY HAVE ANGED..
Ladies' Tailors, Sho emakers, Corset Max
ers, tslovem akers and Physicians - Tho
Causes OF Vt All-Changes in Notions of
Propriety.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW York Sent g. 1879


r l n c E PO M A
towski remarked the
other day ia converse
ton that American girls
seemed to him very artl-
ficial-that they were
always posing" Now
this opinion must be
regarded not lightly,
inasmuch as the author
of it has been Viewpoints
most conspicuous beau
this season, for whom
all the unmarried Young
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THE CAR AT HOME.
ALL About Alexander III of Russia
and His Life at st. Petersburg.
HIS TURKISH NEIGHBOR.

How He Looks, Acts and Talks, and How He
Goes Alone Upon the sereets-His Wonder
full Muscuia1 strsnEth-How the Empress
Of Rassia Looks-Her Fear Of Assassination.
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aMsy aak II that was your maiden efort7''
inquired the reporter ct the woman's rights
convention, edging his way around to the fair
orator Who had Just at down amid loud APP
plAusA 1T was not. sir" shs replied em-
phat1eally. TN widow. CAioago TsJbvas
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BE CAR HAS RE-
turned With his family
from q visit to Denmark
and he IL now dividing
his time between his
two favorite suburban
palaces Of Gatchins and
Peterhof. He never
spends his summers in
st. Petersburg, but he
comes to the city about
once q week. and it will
be surprising to Ameri-
cans to know that he
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museum in which the imperial carriages are
kept the other day and spent hours wandering
about through the hundreds of golden coaches
and gorgeous landaus, each of which is worth
many, many thousand dollars. handled har-
ness which was inlaid with precious stones and
the metal work of which was of solid gold or
silver. / saw harness cloth embroidered with
pearls, and the total value of these trappings
and coaches runs high into the millions OF dol
lars. As looked at them could not but think
Of the simple carriages which the car really
uses and how far his spirit Is removed from
life, in fact, than many Of his mobiles, and he
cares nothing whatever for style. He i, one of
the hardest-worked men Of his empire. He
rises at daybreak and takes a cup Of coffee
says his prayers and then begins work, looking
over his state papers. At l O'Clock he takes
breakfast with his wife, and after breakfast he
exercises for a while before going back TO work
He keeps his system in perfect condition and
his stomach never goes back on him. He has
his dinner at O'Clock, but. like many big men,
he eats little, and his drink is confined to a
glass of Burgundy. He always dimes with his
family. and his family relations are most
beautiful.
IN LOVE WITH HIS WIFE.
The Gar Of Russia is in love with his wife.
This Is extraordinary thing for Russian
monarch, and both peasants and mobiles have
spoken TO me in the highest terms of his purity
in this regard. He spends his evenings with his
family and'often reads 10 his wife while she
embroiders. and there are a number of stories
here which illustrate this part of his character
1t Is now twenty-five years since he attended a
court reception at Paris and there met Empress
Eugene. All the beauties of the Paris court
were present, and as the empress chatted with
him she asked him to point out to her the most
beautiful lady in the room. The future
car replied that he was too much of bar
barlan 10 think any woman more beautiful
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Her Great Dependence on Other Coun-
tries of the Globe.
From Blackwoods Magazine.
As concerns each great class Of articles the
expenditure is divided roughly Is follows, in
order of amounts:
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AT HARPERs FERRY THEY POUND MECH TO
INTEREST THEM IL THE REFLECTIONS OF TIE
RAID OF JOHN BROWN AND THE FATE OF THAT
PIONEER ABoIrrIoSIsr
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TIE CkOWN FkINCE-
regiment considers i; great fatterv to have
tAs car wear its uniform and this is one Of the
ways in which he shows his approval Of the drill
Of his soldiers. He is very fond Of his soldiers.
He addresses them as his children and they call
him the father czar."
How THE CAR EXERcIsEs.
The daily life Of the car is simple in the ex-
treme. He keeps his great frame in good con-
dition by regular exercise, and like Gladstone,
he often goes out and cuts down trees in his
forests. He sometimes saws these trees into
bngths with . cross-cut saw and he does all
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the purest coral. TIE jewels on one Of these
robes would make an American village rich, and
then value surFasses computation. In the
treasury at Moscow saw the empress corona
tion robe. I've rain Of this was Of woven silver,
and here was enough Of woven silver cloth in
the ro~e to have carpeted an ordinary parlor.
noted the shoes that she wore at this time and
I can tell YOU her majes.y's foot has high in
step and that her size is No. 2B.
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OF The Evening star.
Sr. PKrKRsBrRo, August 10, 1892.