The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-05

The czar and his family like the opera particu larly Russian. but they also like Wagner They prefer the ballet and comedies to other dramatic performances.
 Likes to Play Dominoes.
 Only intimate friends invited to the nfre quent evening parties in the palace The em- peror never plays cards but plays dominoes some times and likes billiards. The daughters of the czar like dancing, but they have become help full nurses in the hospitals and take care of wounded soldiers. The czar likes the baalaika orchestra, Cossack choirs and dances. Once after seeing vivid and animated dance of the Cos sacks the czar said, thanking the soldier dancers The blood runs quicker It seems though one could smash everything looking at them
 The czar has strong belief in the heavenly origin of his power. When saying in his mani festo of June 3, 1907: The Lord God has in- trusted with the czar's power people and before his throne we will give an answer for the fate of our empire,' he expressed his convic- ton on the religious origin of the Russian mon- archy. He las church services, cid rites, old church hymns. When meeting priests he kisses their hands and they kiss his He cOnfesses his sins and receives sacrament twice during the Great Lent before Easter, and third time before the anniversary of his ascension to the throne.
 The czar is good soldier. In Crmea once he put all the equipment of soldier of the Six teenth regiment of sharpshooter5 and took long walk with rifle and knapsack for the purpose of trying out the soldiers outfit. He ordered that he be enlisted in the rolls of the first squad of this regiment and received certificate in the of soldier Nicholas Romanoff. The life of the Russian army and navy and the well-being of the Russian soldiers and sailors objects of his strenuous concern. He chose simple sailor, Boatswain Derevenko a peasant of the Volhyna province, to be the attendant O. his The union of the czar with his soldiers and peasants is his purpose. To have legal way of hearing the voice of the people the established the state duma house of representatives In his speech from the throne May 10, 1904 at the open ing of the first duma. he said to the representa- tves of his people, summoned 'o the St. Georges Sale of the winter palace "Tue solictude for the well-bcing of the fatherland, intrusted to me by Providence, induced me to convene the elects of the people for help and legislative work. With ardent faith in :he bright futu.e of Russia well in your persons the best men, whom have ordered my beloved subjects to elect. Difficult and complicated work is before you. believe that the love for your country and the fervent de sire to it will rouse and unite you. AS for myself, l will defend the unshakable institutions granted by me- in strong belief that you will give all your strength and self-denying service to your country in ascertaining the needs of the peasants so close to my heart: in educating the people and developing their well being, remembering that for the spiritual greatness and prosperity of the state not only freedom. but order based right, is necessary. May my ardent desire to my peO pie happy and to transmit to my in inherit ance a state strong, well organized ana clVllZeu be fulfilled.
 May God bless the work before me in union with the state council and the state duma. and may this day be marked as a day Of renovation of the moral countenance of the Russian land the day of the revival of her best forces.
 Begin with reverence the work which l have intrusted you and justify the confidence of the and the people.
 May God help you and mel!
 In October the and the czarevitch visited the trenches on the southwestern front, and the czar many times under the artillery fire of the enemy. AS this bravery, by the tenure of article ' of the statute of the military order of St. George, entities officer to cross of St. George of the fourth class. the council of knights of St. George of the southwestern armies resolved to ask the emperor to accept this cross. The con- mander in chief of the southwestern armies also asked permission to confer upon the czarevitch a silver medal, with a St. Georges ribbon, for bravery in having visited the wounded at the sta tion Clevan. in the sphere of the enemys artiusry fire.