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laffy interesting. They indicate the local conditions as seen by the stock men themselves.
 COCHISE COUNTY
 Tombstone: North to Dragoon and east to Sulphur Springs Valley cattle are holding their own. Feed mostly soap plant blossoms, bear grass, and mesquite. Grass is getting less every day and water shorter. Many springs are about dry.
 Bisbee: Range pastures Tn this section are very poor and dry. There has been no rain to speak of for two years. Cattle are dying.
 Douglas: Range in very bad condi- tion. Cattle are being fed. .,....
 Wilcox: Condition of range in this section very poor. No rain here dur ing the winter and spring.
 Bowie: Pasture is failure here Cattle are being fed cotton seed from the Yuma valley, and hay from the Gila Valley.
 Tombstone: The range is in worse condition now than in any year since 1905.
 l, PIMA COUNTY
 Tucson: In my experience of g years in the cattle business iE Ari zona, I have never known time wher : there has been as little feed and as few cattle. From western Pima coun ty to the New Mexico line, conditions are practically the same. Everyone il compelled to ship or feed.
 Ajo: No rain here for two year and the range is in very bad condi ton. Many cattle are aying in thi section.
 Tucson: Mesquite and browse ar helping out the situation, which is tn worst have seen in 30 years. Yer, few cattle dying now but -everythin, in poor condition. Our hope is fo early summer rains. Tucson: Not over 20 per cent o normal. General range conditions ar poorest I have seen in over twent years.
 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Nogales: Range very poor. Mes 1 quite browse is helping little in til Santa Cruz Valley, but in the hill there is no feed and cattle are dyin in large numbers. Some are bein ! shipped to Mexico. 1 Amadoville: Range only 40 pt ! lcent of normal. If the dry weathe 4 continues much longer, nearly all ! the cattle in this section will perish 1 Camille: Practically no range fee
 here and cattle are dying. Rang 1 water is giving out. 1 GRAHAM COUNTY l Thatcher: I am familiar with Or { ham county range conditions, whi'
 were never so bad in twenty if 1 years that I have resided here. ! Klondyke: No feed in this sectio 1 only mesquite. and cat claw. Near ! all the oak brush are dying. Cat
 are. very poor.
 Stafford: On the National fore
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cent one month ago, 100 per cent one year ago, 93 per cent two years ago, and s7 per cent, the ten-year June av- craze. Detailed county estimates of conditions June 1, 1921 are as follows: Cochise, 35 per cent; Pima, 30 per cent; Santa Cruz, 35 per cent; Gra- ham, 96 per cent; Greenlee, 35 per cent; Navajo, 72 per cent; Apache, 65 per cent; Coconino, S5 per cent; Yav- apai, 60 per cent; Pinal, 35 per cent. , :. = - l.. M. HARRISON,
 Agricultural Statistician.
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range there are some forage grasses 1 and browse is good. Water is suffi- cient to date but not abundant. Stock are looking good, considering range conditions.
 CHA COUNTY
 Payson: About 50 per cent of nor ,mal in this district.
 Roosevelt: On the National forest range, conditions are about 70 per cent of normal.
 Globe: About 70 per cent of nor mai here.
 Globe: About 70 per cent of nor nal here.
 San Carlos: Range very poor in this section. Only about 50 per cent of normal. NAVAJO COUNTY | White River: The Fort Apache ln- dian Reservation is about 50 per cent of normal. There were good rains Tn November, 1920 and two good snows during the winter. The spring has been very dry and windy, and range feed is very short. There has been very little loss of cattle and sheep on the reservation, but many sheep have been lost coming here. The cattle Will get through the summer fairly, well' but without summer. rains, the loss during the coming winter will De ex- cessive. ... .f...
 Winslow: In the lower country, feed is poor and water is scarce but in the cedars and in the mountains conditions are fully 100 per cent I Holbrook: Both Navajo and Apache counties have been sold and windy and grass has made sio" growth. .", ,,, to the cold, dry weather. ; Taylor: There is practically n' feed here. ,.,.
 nal in this district. Low conditions due to dry weather and cool' pack' } ward spring. Water is scarce. APACHE COUNTY
 Colter: This is an unusually dry
 year and range pasture is only abou 50 per cent of normal.
 Springerville: Range conditions s are very poor here. It will take rail 3 to save us and that very soon. 2 COCONINO COUNTY
 F1aestaff: Within the yellow pin r belt, the range Is good-about normal r Below the yellow pine belt, the rang f is dry and very little green feed ha
 started. Many stock tanks are dry d It is hard to figure the average con e dition for this region but 80 per cen
 is close.
 Flagstaff: Immediate vicinity o l. San Francisco Peaks-say ten to fiji h teen miles-the condition is 90 pc 'e cent; north of Peaks and in easter
 part of County there is no green feet D, Condition about 25 per cent. y Williams: Range feed is good fo le this time of the year but cattle al
 suffering for water. There has nc st been enough rain to fill water tanks
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stockmen are finding it difficult fur ther to finance their operations.

stockmen are finding it difficult fur ther to finance their operations.
 In contrast to the critical. conditions in the eastern and southern counties, is the favorable outlook for summer feed in the higher attitudes in the northern counties. In Mohave and Coconino counties, ranges are reported in very good condition, except in some parts of eastern Coconino County Navajo and Apache counties report feed conditions satisfactory in the southern districts, but poor in the cen tral and northern sections, due to the dry weather and late spring. In aV' apai County, conditions are spotted pe inp reported as favorable in the hlgn' CT attitudes but only fair to poor II other parts of the county. Glla Coun tv conditions are reported fair to poor
 The following comments from th' Bureaus correspondents are partlcu
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YAVAPAI COUNTY

Prescott: Range spotted but as a general rule the stuff is in fair to good condition. Much of the summer range is in better than average con dition. Year long ranges are not in as good condition. . E.".
 Jerome Junction: Owing to the drought, pasture is in very bad con dition. About 25 per cent of normal STATE AND COUNTY ESTIMATES
 For the entire State the condition of range pastures on June 1 was 50 per cent of normal, compared with 55 per
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RECENT REPORT ON
 ARIZONA COUNTIES
 RANGE CONDITIONS

Of interest to the stockmen of Ari- zona, is a special report on range and livestock conditions in Arizona just is sued by the local office of the U. s. Bureau of Crop Estimates. That the ranges in the eastern and southern counties are in critical condition is confirmed by the report. Conditions have declined during the month in these counties and feeding is general oven the greater part of the drought, stricken area. In some instances
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We Thank You!

SWAPPING FLIES is good pastlme WHETHER playing ball or killing the pest THAT bothers you so. YOUrCAN get all the fly powders ALL THE poisons necessary to DO AWAY with this bothersome LITTLE DEVIL which does more HARM than any other insect. ., r- NOW YOU should do this today AND MAKE our homes more -.~ COMFORTABLE to live in so MR. FLY won't crawl on YOUR NOSE or your ear when BOTH HANDS are full or you're READING this nonsense. THE KINGMAN Drug Company IS the 2 PLACE mean to get the ', DOPE TO kill the pest.
 THEY ARE giving away few LITTLE SWATTERS with every purchase TO KILL this good for
 NOTHING animal, and for
 ANTS THEY have all the
 DOPE TO do away with the
 BOY WHO stings and gets
 INTO THE sweets.
 ROACHES, the dirty black things, SOON DIE if they get piece
 OF ELKAY'S Paste or Talbout's Powder THESE MEN make for their digestive organs.
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num- 20 My ~ ~
William IIcdman, who loaded his
car of goods Tor Virginia Friday, has
left t." the new home, recently pur'
chased.
MIS- Jonah lhbbs Of Ottawa and sis.
tier. Mrs. Am-chbc,grr Of Dakota,
spent Friday with their brother. liar.
rison WaEcy. md wife on Sylvan ave.
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/ passenger uu Friday
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among those from out or town attend.
. inn the funeral ur ne Mtr Rev.
| Rogers here on Friday afternoon.
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Jud TunIiins says there are getting
to b" So many orators that patient
IiN'rurr ought to be allie to hire Il hall
and .ell tickets.
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gave me PERMISSION to leave But
this time she was so plunged in
meditation that she gave me no sign.
The minutes passed. The children
became impatient.
l opened my book and resumed
reading. A quarter of an hour
elapsed. Then one of the little
grand duchesses, approaching her
mother. calfed> her attention to the
time. , 80 .. s.... .- .....
After several months the Empress
assigned one of her ladies Of honor,
the Princess obolenski, to attend
my lessons In her stead. She thus
marked the end Of the test to which
she had subjected me. This change
solaced me. I was more at ease In
presence OF the Princess .obolenslsi.
But from those first months 1 have
retained precise recollection of
the extreme interest which the EN-
press as a mother entirely devoted
to her duty, took in the education
Of her children. SIG, ~
Instead OF the naughty and cold
Tsarina 80 much talked about,
had found woman simply devoted
to her maternal task.
AZ this period also was enabled.
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by certain indications, to conclude
that her reserve, by which many
persons considered themselves
wounded and that brought upon
her so much hostility. was rather
natural timidity, mask for her
sensitiveness.
A single instance will illustrate
the care. for exactitude that ami.
mated the empress in her sollcitude
for her daughters. 1t shows also
the regard for their tutors which
she strove to inspire in them.
As long as she attended my les
sons I always, on entering the
room. found the lesson and copy
books placed carefully on the ia
BILE before the chair Of each OF my
pupils. I never had to wait an
instant. This was not the case
later. - Il. ~ ta.
To my first pupils. Olga and Ia
tiana, were added successfully,
when they had reached their ninth
year, Marie, in 1907, and Anus
tasia, in, 1909. y g.
The health OF the empress. jeop.
ardized already by the disquietude
caused by tho menace held Hus.
pended over the NE Of. the tsars.
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liz CZAREVITCFPS MCURABLE MALADY SPELLED DOOM
THE ROMANOFF DYNASTY TOLD BY HIS FRENCH TUTO

life OF her child, but with her this
caress and the look that accom-
panied It revealed secret anguish
30 poignant. that was instantly
struck with It.
In the years that followed had
more frequent occasion to see
Alexis Nicolaievitch, who now and
then escaped from his sailor guard,
and ran into the study hall where
his sisters were, and whittier his
guardians hastened to recapture
him. At various periods. however.
his visits would suddenly cease.
and for quite a long time he was
seen no more.
Each Of these disappearance
threw all occupants Of the palace
into profound encouragement.
which betrayed itself in my pupils
by, a sadness they essayed in vain
to hide. ..g.Es 49,
When questioned them. they
sought to elude my queries. an
swering me In an eyasive manner
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The emperor and empxess occu-
pied the ground floor of one wing
of the palace, and their children the
floor above. The central part con-
tanned the state apartments. The
opposite wing was occupied by GER
tain persons Of the imperial suite.
Such was the setting. which cor:
responded so we'll with the modest
tastes of the imperial family.
SEES EIFANT CZAREyITCH.
It was there that in February,
1906, I saw for the first time the
Tsarevitch, Alexis ,Nicolaievitch.
then year and a haSf old
had come that day, as usual, to
the Alexander Palace, where my
duties called me a good many
times a week. ,'' ..f
I was about to finish my lesson
with Olga Nicolaievna when .ithe
empress entered, carrying the little
grand duke. heir to the throne.
She advanced with the evident, In
tention of showing him to me. You
could see In her the overlooking
joy Of a mother who has at last
seen her dearest wish fulfilled. She
seemed proud and happy over the
beauty Of her son. XIX
The little Tsarevitch was then.
truly, a most superb baby, with his
beautiful blond curls, his big grey
blue -eyes shaded by long, curled
lashes. He had the fresh and rosy
complexion of a child in the best
Of health. and when he smiled you
could see two little dimples In HIS
plump cheeks. 50 j.. r.t
THE HEIR TO A THRONE.
As I approached him, he looked
at me with a serious. somewhat
frightened air. and only after much
hesitation did he offer me his little
hand. ~ fs-.. .,.,.s.. ...,t
, 1 noticed that the empress-ke
erai times ciutched the Tsareyitchn
with the tender gesture Of mother
who seems ALWAYS TO fear for she
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half years old. with chestnut hair.
was prettier. but evinced less open
ness, frankness and spontaneity.
FIRST LESSON AN ORDEAL.
The lesson began. / was anton
ished. embarrassed even. by the sim
plicity of the situation. ~
The Empress did not miss one OF
my words. had a definite feeling
that It was not a lesson / was CIV
ing; was undergoing an inspec-
ton, The disproportion between my
expectation and the reality upset
me. To increase my misfortune I
had calculated that my pupils would
be much more advanced in their
studies than they were. I had
chosen certain exercises. which
proved far too difficult. I had to
improvise. to adopt, expedients.
Finally. to my great relief. the
clock strnch The hour and ended my
ordeal.
During the weeks that FOLLOWED
the Empress regularly attended Der
daughters lessons, In which she took
visible interest. - ~
1t often happened after hec daush-
ters had left US. that she discussed
methods and measures to be en-
ployed In teaching languages, and
I always was struck by her perspi-
cacity. ~ = @..-aa.
Especially do remember a lesson
one or two days before the mani
festo Of October. 1906, which au.
thorized the Duma. ...
QUEEN LOST IN WOMAN.
The Empress that day had seated
herself in an armchair near the
window. She appeared absent
minded and preoccupied. her fea-
lures involuntariiy betraying; the
trouble of her mind. She sought
to focus her attention on US again.
but soon fell into a mournful reverie.
Her work lay on her knees. She
had crossed her hands and seemed
lost In thought.
Habitually. at the end of the les.
son hour. closed my book and
waited until. by rising. the Empress
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dreamed of exile and death.
by saying that Alexis Nicolaievitch
was indisposed. I knew, however,
that he was attacked by malady
TO which they referred in yelled
phrases, and the precise nature Of
which none could tell me.
AT TSARSKOIE-SELO.
As I have said before, having
been relieved in 1909 of my duties
as tutor to the Duke of Sergius
of. Leuchtenberg. II could devate
more time to the grand duchess.
resided in st. Petersburg, and ap-
peared five times each week at
Tsarskoie-Selo. Although the num-
Der of my lessons had been consid-
erably increased, my pupils pro-
gress was slow. the more because
the imperial family made visits of
several months duration to the
Crimea. regretted that a French
governess had not been engaged for
them, and on their return
noticed that they had forgotten
a great deal. n..',... 49,.
Mile. Tioutcheva. their devoted
Russian governess. could not do
everything. To remedy this, the
Empress asked me to accompany
the imperial family when they next
left Tsarskoie,Selo for a prolonged
trip. &C.. Is lN
The first Journey made under
these new conditions was to the
Crimea in the autumn of 1911. I
resided in the little town Of Yalta,
with my colleague, M. Petrol, pro.
fesor Of Russian, invited, life my.
self, to continue as an instructor.
We went each day to Livadia to
give our lessons. =. -.-
Outside Of our duties we were
free. and could enjoy the fine elf.
mate OF the Russian Riviera" with
ont being hampered by court for.
ualities. So.
~ the spring Of the following
ycar the imperial family again
spent re~ersi months IN the Cri.
a
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spectives which, in his view rivaIled
the splendors of Versailles.
All these buildings, with the ex.
ceptiop Of the Grand Palase. which
still Is utilized for receptions, are
vacant and abandoned edifices, to
which the memory of the past alone
can restore life. 49,
The Emperor Nicholas II re-
tanned the prediction OF his an
cestors for Peterhof. and he came
there every summer with his family
to occupy the little Alexandria cot
tage. surrounded by its thickly
wooded park.
. The family Of the Duke Of Leuch.
tenberg passed the summer of 1905
at Peterhof. Intercourse between
Alexandria and Sergiesvskaia
Datcha was frequent, because an
intimate friendship then existed be-
tween the Empress and the Duchess.
thus had occasion to see the mem.
bers of the imperial family from
time to. time.
TAUGHT Glars GIRLS.
At the expiration Of my contract
1t was proposed that remain "a
tutor to my pupil and to teach
French to the Grand Duchesses
Olga Nicolaievna and Tatiana Nico-
laievna, eldest daughters Of Nicholas
II. I accepted, and after a short
sojourn in Switzerland returned to
Peterhof early in September. Sew.
eral weeks later entered upon nv
new duties at cour1.
On the day fixed for my first
lesson. a palace coach conveyed me
to the Alexandria cottage, where
were the Emperor and his family.
Despite the coachrwn in livery. the
carriage bearing the imperial arms.
and the orders given in regard to
me, I learned that 1t was difficult
for anyone to gain admission to their
majesties' residence.
II was stopped at the park rate
and several minutes were spent in
explanation and argument before
was allowed to enter.
Rounding q bend In the avenue
perceived two small brick buildings,
connected by a lowered bridge
These buildings were of such sim.
plicity that I took them for lodges.
Not until the coach stopped did
comprehend had arrived at nv
destination.
MEETS THE EMPRESS.
I was escorted to small room on
the second floor. furnished in the
English style. The door opened and
the Empress entered. ,clasping the
hands of her two daughters, Olga
and Tatiana. Aftcr several polite
phrases she sat at the table and
signed for me to UT opposite her.
The children Installed themselves on
either side. :. .-- ".
The Empress was still quite
beautiful. She was tall and slender.
carrying her head superbly. But
all that ceased TO count when one
met her eyes. large gray-biue orbs
masnificentiy vivid. which reflected
all the emotions of vibrant soul.
The elder OF the grand duchesses,
Olga, then q little girl OF ten, very
blonde, eyes sparkling with malice.
nose slightly turned up. examined
me with a glance that seemed to
seek the weak spot in my armor.
But that child had such an air of
simplicity and frankness an TO win
ons's sympsthy from the outset.
The yasanepr. rptiana, eisht ana q
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witch. prevented her more and
more from giving attention to the
studies of her daughters. =.
1 did not then comprehend the
reason for her apparent inditfer-
ence, and I was disposed to hold II
as grievance against her. but 1t
was not long before certain events
taught me to Understand IL. 49,,
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'. .. CHAPTER III. D. -. D.
The Royal Family In the Crfnea.
CAutamn, 1911, and Spring, 1884,
At SpaIa.
Autumn, I9I2.)

..a. hU DpHIh.
..a autumn, 1917 -.
TIE imperial family was accus-
toned to pass the winter at
Tsarskoe-Selo, a pretty little
country town some twelve miles
south Of Petrograd. 1t stauds on
an eminence whose highest point
is occupied by the grand palace.
favored abode Of Catherine II.
Not far off, In a park dottod with
small artificial lakes, there rises
half hidden by trees, a building
much more modest. the Alexander
palace. Emperor Nicholas III hal
made II his habituai residence since
1905. ~ 81
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CHAPTER /.
Autatn1,, 19o5.)


TN the Autumn Of 1904, accepted
an offer to serve a year as pro-
fessor of French for Duke
Sergius Of Leuchtenberg.
The father of my pupil, Duke
George Leuchtenberg, Was the
grandson Of Europe de Beauharnais;
on the side Of his mother, tie Grand
Duchess Marie NicoIievna. daughter
Of Nicholas I. he was cousin of
the Emperor Nicholas II.
The family was then resting for
the winter at its little estate on the
shores Of the Black sea. There the
sad events Of the spring Of 1905
came to surprise us, and Il ere we
lived through the tragic hours pro-
voked by the revolt Of the Back Sea
feet, the bombardment of The coast,
the pogroms and the violent repres-
sion that ensued. From the first,
Russia revealed itself to me under a
terrible aspect, laden with menace,
presage Of the horrors ard suffer-
tngs that awaited me there
At the beginning Of June the fam.
ny came to occupy the beautiful villa
OF sergierskaia Datcha, which the
duke owned at Peterhof.
Petsrhof has been the chosen r..
treat Of Peter the Great. Its founder.
for repose from his labors In the
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PART I.
PREFACE.

September 1920 after three Siberia at
last able to renter Europe retained
the poignant drama with which had intimately connected
and its climax e brutal murder family which
witnessed of the intimate attaches Emperor Ncho
las II and his family.
It the drama of lifetime which describe such as first
observed the brilliant court such
later appeared to in captivity
mitted share the intimacy of the sovereens.