The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-05


 tire story of his life would be to tell the Russian history of the last twenty-one years.
 Three weeks after his accession to the throne November II, 1894, he married Princess Alix of Hessen, sister of the Grand Duchess Elisavea Feodorovna wife of his uncle irand Duke Serg Aexandrovich
 The cZar rises at seven o'clock and before nine he has finished his modest breakfast and begun his daily work. He reads the newspapers tele- grams and other information presented to him, and makes a note of all interesting matter. The time from ten to eleven o'clock is assigned to walking, but nearly always from ten to half past ten o'clock he receives the reports of the officials of his household or gives special audiences to dignitaries or men who interest him, and only during the time until eleven o'clock does he walk alone or with his son, accompanied by two Scotch hounds. At eleven o'clock he returns to the palace and tests the food of his infantry regiment or of his bodyguard. sample of the soldiers food in locked stewpan is brought to him by the chief noncommissioned officer of the regiment. After the test of the food the reports of the ministers begin, lasting until luncheon.
 Days Activities.
 The luncheon is informal There he meets his family for the first time in the day. Sometimes the officers of the suite duty that day in vited. After luncheon the emperor receives off, cials and deputies, and from four to five o'clock he walks, drives, rides on bicycle or canoes ard goes boating with his with his daugh-
 
 he works again in his study. From eight to half past nine he dimes with his family, and from that time to twelve or half past he works again. He never rests during the day, yet keeps cheerful and unwearied Sometimes, when he finishes his task earlier than usual, he reads to the empress at her evening tea. Before going to bed he prays. The works about ten or twelve hours day of which he spends fewer than four hours alone he sleeps not more than seven hours. and only about six hours are given to meals and relaxation with his family.
 On the of holy days the goes to the evening church services at half past o'clock, and on holy days he goes to at eleven. The rest of the time on holy days he works week days.
 Every evening" at home abroad, the peror writes his impressions in his dairy.
 Possessing excellent memory and clear method of thinking the cZar writes in clear hand quickly and without ensures His thoughts are expressed simply and briefly: he does not like long phrases and foreign words. He always writes his orders even to the nearest officers, on the block notes with pen and ink. The em- peror does not like to speak by telephone and there is in his study. One is placed in the room of his servant. Sometimes he directs his aid-de-camp or his secretary to transmit his orders verbally by telephone. The persons concerned are notified in advance. in the event that there should be any change in the time set for audiences for receiving reports.
 The tables and settees in the emperors study are covered with state papers, but they do not lie there long; questions are decided and carried out at once. The emperor always knows where the required papers He puts the reports, after he has read them, in envelopes and seals. He reads easily all handwritngs. even the most diff cult italics of the seventeenth century.
 The private charity of the emperor is extensive. He gives not only by hundreds but by thousands and ten thousands of rubles.
 The difficult work of the government the czar does alone-he has no private secretaries. He has some help from the officials of his household and the officers of his suite. Officers of the field chancellery decipher and cipher telegrams and make drafts of letters. but he said once, quite tru!y: "I am doing three mems work l wish everyone knew how to do the work at least