The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07
PETER THE GREATS ClIY
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Nadoap Exploits Of Czar Who
Changed Russias Capital
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Stuyvcsanl the other Peter the Great
THE commercial capital Of the Amer
icas looked back over rs $50 years Of
municipal he aud reioiced Ia lts rise
from group OF huls with stockadC
20 the second city In the world The
lmpcrlnl capital Of the Russias exulted
in The fact that u was not only tho
youngest Of European capitals but
half century younger than iis Amerl'
eau rival. ana rctold ~ two centuries
Of warfare against food pesillence and
insurrcctlon. In the transformation OF
Che hogs Of The River Ncva 10 city
of palaces and cathcdrals with popu.
laiion Of 100000.
The remarkable origin Of 81. Peters.
burg has caused a revival Of intcrnn-
tlonal interest In the stu more remark.
able character Il iis founder States.
men OF foreign nations who are watch.
ing Russia Just now with particular
anxiety have paused In their reading
~ dispatches from Klshlnen. Port Ar.
tlur and Sofia TO consider the kind OF
man who first reused Russia from its
ancient Orieninnsm. who first organ.
lied ~ army. built IN nrst ships aud
who started the Slay on his career OF
expansion from the Battle 10 the Pa.
cinc and from the Arctic 10 the tropics
Such n backward view Of the life OF
Peter the Great reflects n strange COM
blnntion OF traits which nj first seem
n medley His great deeds. which 40
clearly illustrate the perseverance. the
courage. the ambition aud the VIII
power Of the Russian. are lntcrmingled
with strange. almost frcaklsh osca.
pades. For example. this monarch
would devote his Alteration at one time
% the building Of a cathedral: on an.
other occasion he would set up a fool
for Patriarch. nm him with wine. ana
then cause the drunken wretch 10 be
marrl'dJn high state
Modern Russians. however. nre frank
In relating both the noble and the gro
RESCUE acts Of their great Gear a. In
nlcatiye Of the struggle OF the Slnv
The present time. II was In Peter the
sreat that the forces Of Hight aud dark.
mess met and battled. Now the one.
now the other. conquered.
( Those who are 40 lntently studying
Pie Russian Of the twentieth century
because OF his tremendous influence IN
the worlds politics find peculiar
benihcnnce In the wild side OF Peters
characicr. Even at the present time
the question In asked; Ia Russla stlll
bArbnricf What will she do ncxt1 A
comparlson OF the savage Peter with
The RuEsian OF to-day shows how far
IN these two hundred years the Rus.
Blan mind has softcncd, aud thus fore.
shadows to a certain degree It's future
development
The taies told OF Peter abound with
many madcap exploits. which more
recent writers have proved absurd.
Among the stories. however, which
Aaye not met with positive contra
hicli0n there are many which would
seem TO belong more TO fiction than
Go history For example. Il is related
that during the earliest days OF st.
Petersburg the Inhabitants rcyolted
against living there any longer In
The nrst year one hundred thousand
had died from pestllencc and Good.
The streets ana floors OF the houses
were 10 near the waters edge that
fevers ravagcd the community, aud
the bitter cold OF winter. when the
temperature frequently sank to forty
degrees below zero, frozc TO death
many hardy Cossack who had been
compelled 20 settle there Accordingly
the people sought the priests to inter.
cede for them aud secure their de |
partiire from the hated town
The Oznr was living there at the |
time In n wooden hut. which Is still |
preserved. but the priests waited until |
Peter was out OF town. Then they |
raiied the attention OF the multitude |
60 an Image OF the Blessed virgin. |
which was weeping coplously.
"Our Blessed Lady wecps for the |
sickness ana death which anilcis M.
She bids us dee this valley OF SORROW"
said the priests.
The community had been left IN
charge OF Count Galofkln. aud the
count, In alarm, sent posthasie for
his master There was no time lost
Peter was back before he was expect.
ed Az soon as he saw the weeping
image he tore on the back OF lis head
aud discovered hollow filled with oil. |
which kept triekling out through the
ayes.
That's the way your priests make
FOOLS OF you" cried the Gar, and pick.
ing up the Image he took Il home with
him TO add TO his collection OF curlos.
The first building. however. which
Peter erected IA the city after the fort
WAS church
Al state dinner Peter was wont TO
encourage drinking aud scunilug. Ms
he said u promoted good fellowship.
For this purpose he saw that the tables
were never furnished with enough
chairs TO go around Accordingly, the
dinner started on with free Fight for
seats Those who failed 10 nnd seats
were compelled either TO slt on the
hoor or 20 without food. Neither were
there enough napkins, und after the
guests who obtained chairs were seat.
cd they began another battle. Ia the
same way there was always an In
suflclent number Of dishes and knives.
80 that many OF the guests were com.
PEELED 10 divide q dish or an eating
utensll between them. to the dcrslon
OF their more fortunate follows The