Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-04-07

tire story of his life would be tell the Russian
history of the last twenty-one years.
Three weeks after his accession to the throne.
November IA, 1894, he married Princess Alix of
Hessen. sister of the Grand Duchess Elisaveta
Feodorovna, wife of his uncle. Grand Duke Sergii
Alexandrovich
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 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 a 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.
A Days Activities.
The luncheon is informal. There he meets his
family for the first time in the day. Sometimes
the officers of the suite on duty that day are in
vited After luncheon the emperor receives off,
cias and deputies, and from four to five o'clock
he walks. drives, rides on bicycle, or canoes
and goes boating with his son or with his daugh
ters and the empress. From six to eight O'Clock
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 car works about ten or twelve hours
day. of which he spends no 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 eve of holy days the goes to the
hoISr NJ NOEL rInrlr
and on holy days he goes to mass at eleven.
The rest of the time on holy days he works as on
week days
Every evening, at home abroad, the en-
peror writes his Impressions in his dairy.
Possessing excellent memory and clear
method of thinking, the czar writes in clear
hand quickly and without erasures HIS thoughts
are expressed simply and briefly; he does not like
long phrases and foreign words. He always
writes his orders. to the nearest officers. on
the block notes with pen and ink. The en-
peror does not like to speak by telephone, and
there is none in his study. One Is placed In the
room of his servant. Sometimes he directs MS
aid-de-camp or his secretary to transmit his
orders verbally or by telephone. The persons
concerned are notified in advance. In the event
that there should be any change in the time set
for audiences or 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 are. 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 private secretaries. He
has some help from the officials OF his household
and the officers of his suite. officers of the field
cbancellery decipher and cipher kilograms and
make drafts of letters, but he said once, quite
truly: Il am doing three mems work | wish
everyone know how to 10 the work at least