The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-20
His Last Words.

Tolstoi was alone with his eldest
daughter, Tatina. He clutched her
hand and drew her to aim. He
seemed to be choking, but able to
whisper, now the end has come, that
is an latina was greatly fright
ened and tried 10 free herself 50 she
might run for the doctor AHt her ta-
ther would not release his grip.
She called loudly, Tolstoi soon
raised himself to slit ng position.
When he had recovered his breath,
he said:
There are millions Of people and
many sufferers In the world. Why all
this anxiety about me-
Tolstoi's Life,
Lyof Nikolavitch Tolstoi, some
times called Count Leo Tolstoi, the
novelist and social reforn,er. was
born August 2S, 1928, at Yasnaya Po-
liana, Tula, Russia. When 20 years
old Tolstoi entered the army and
served in the CauBus and In defense
of Sebastopol against the British and
French. After the Crimean war he
devoted himself to literature.
His WAR and Peace" told OF the
invasion OF Russia by Napoleon, and
was regarded in Russia az mis- mac
terpiece. though Anna Kafenina, "
1876, and "The Cossauks." found
greater favor abroad, where his
" Kreutzer Sonata translations,
which were published in 1903, at
tracted wide attention. Tolstoi wrote
much on education and publ shed
short stories, but OF recent years he
devoted himself to education, He
made return not unto evil" his rule
of the Christian faith, and insisted
That a liberal Interpretation OF the
sermon on the mount was the only
rule of Christian life
In 1901 Tolstoi was ex-ccmmuni.
Gated by the holy synod and in 1909,
he deposited mis- memoils AMI diaries
W tn the curator of the Rumyanzoff
Museum on condition that they not
be published until ten years after hiT
death and made over MS wnole for.
tune, including his real and personal
estate, to his wife and children.
Defended Dukhober Sect.
In 1895 Tolstoi wrote In vindicatior
of the Dukober sect which during
that year nal suffered great persecu
tion for their religious professions
The Russian censor refused publica
tion but the London Tines prlnteJ
the art cle, He thereafter addressed
his literary efforts to the Brush
press.
Tolstoi was several times threat
ened with expulsion from Russia anc
was several times on the point q
being exied; but ON the whole ht
was treated with unusual leniency. II
view Of his strongly pronounced
views, especially his criticisms of i'm
peria. acts. He was expelled from
| Moscow in 1901, and had since re
sided at Yasnaya, PoTiana,
On Tolstoi's eightieth birthday ex
| tensive celebrations were hell, al
though they were strongly disapproy
ed by the Russian government ant
were made subject@of an appeal b,
the holy synod to all believers t,
abstain from participation. Severa
publishers of Tolstois works hay
| been sent to prison The writer ono
| addressed a note to the court, cha
longing prosecution of himself, In
stead Of mis- publishers The govern
ment took no notice of the challenge
OF Aristocratic Birth.
| Although Tolstoi came of an ar's
tocratic family, being a descendan
Of Count Peler Tolstoi, friend ant
comrade Of Peter the Great, he wa
at heart a peasant in the best sens
Of the word, and devoted to the in
provement Of the Russian masses an
was eager to lead them in the rign
path. With these objects in view b
organized peasant schools on q ne'
basis. eo-operated in their improve
ment, encouraged popular publics
tions, organized relief for the star,
ling people of m'11le Russia, re
nounced mis- property and during tn
recent disturbances vainly endea'
ored to help the peasants on mis- @
tate to more contentment and con
\ fort.
1 His family occupied a substantis
estate near Tolstoi's hut.
The authors library was there, an