Macon beacon., 1916-04-14

tire story OF his life would bo to tell the Russian
history of the last twentyone years.
Three weeks after his accession to the throne
November ii, 1894, he married Princess Alix OF
Ilessen, 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 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 no returns to the
palace and tests the food OF his infantry regiment
or OF his bodyguard. sample OF tho soldiers
food in locked stewpan Is brought to him by the
chief noncommissoned officer Of tho regiment.
After the test of the food the reports Of the
ministers begin lasting until luncheon.
A Days Activities.
The luncheon ia informal There he meets his
family for the first time in the day. Sometimes
tho officers of the suite duty that day arc In
vitcd After luncheon the emperor receives Off
cials and deputies, and from four to five o'clock
he walks, drives, rides on a bicycle, or canoes
and goes boating with his son or with his daugh
terg and the empress. From six to eight o'clock
no 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
rests during the day, yet keeps cheerful
and unwcared. Sometimes when he finishes his
task earlier than usual, he reads to the empress
at her evening tea. Before going to bed he prays.
Ti ktnly hntra n
day of which he spends no fewer than four hours
alone; he sleeps not moro than seven hours, and
only about six hours are given to meals and
relaxation with his family
on the eve OF holy days the car goes to the
evening church services at half past seven o'clock
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. tho EN-
peror writes his impressions in his dairy.
Possessing excellent memory and cleal
method Of thinking, tho car writes in clea'
hand, quickly and without erasures. His thoughts
are expressed simply and briefly; he does not like
long phrases and foreign words He Away
writes his orders, even to the nearest officers, oil
the block notes with pen and Ink. Tho en-
peror does not Hike to speak by telephone. ant
there is none IN his study One is placed In tn
room Of his servant. Sometimes he directs hi
a!dde.camp or his secretary to transmit hi
orders verbally or by telephone The person
concerned are notified In advance in the even
that there should be any change In tho time sc
for audiences or for receiving reports
The tables and settees in the emperor's stud
are covered with state papers, but they do not Il
there long; questions are decided and carried OF
at once The emperor always knows where tn
required papers arc He puts the reports art.
no has read them in envelopes and seals h
reads easily oil handwritings. even the most dif
cult italics OF the seventeenth century
The private charity OF the emperor Is e1tensiv
He gives not only by hundreds but by thous'n'
and ten thousands of ruhles.
The difficult work of the government the CT
does alone-he has no private secretaries, !
has some help from the officials of his househo
and the officers of his suite. officers of the ie
chancellery declpher and cipher kilograms al
make drafts Of letters, but he said once qui
N,+rulv. II am doing three mems work wiz
\vervone knew how to do the work at lea