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Poor little Marie Feodorovne was the brightest, prettiest, and most charming of clever old Queen Louise of Denmark's daugh- ters. Had she any inkling of the sad fate in store for her when, on the morning of her departure from her father’s palace at Fred- ensborz to become the bride of Alexander Alexandrowitch at St. Petersburg, she drew a diamond ring from her finger and scratch- ed on the window pane of her little boudoir " Mit elskede Fredensborg, farewell 1" (My beloved Fredensborg. farewell) '3 There were many at the time who made gloomy predictions concerning the marriage. For the Princess Dagmar had been betrothed to .Alexander's eldest brother, who had died at Nice, and only consented to marry her pre- sent husband in accordance with the dying wishes of her fiance. It must be admitted, however, that she benefited bv the change, for the present Czar is a far more noble and sterling character than hiseldestbrother ever was, though perhaps less handsome and re- fined looking. No breath of scandal or in- trigue has ever clouded their marital rela- tions, and it is impossible to find anywhere a more afi’ectionate and devoted couple than the Emperor and Empress of Russia. A painful feature of the present state of ‘ affairs is the complete isolation of Alexander III. in his great grief. There is an utter ab sence of sympathy on the part of his cousins, his uncles, and even of his brothers. In- deed, for several months past his relations with the Grand Dukes Alexis and Vladimir have been decidedly strained and he makes no pretense of concealing his sentiments toward them. He thoroughly disapproved of their conduct during their recent visit to Paris, and of the people with whom they associated while there. What, however, particularly offended him was their failure to return to Russia on hearing of the horrible railway disaster at Borki. The catastrophe had been so terrible, and the destruction of the Emperor, the Empress. andl‘theirchildren so narrowly averted that it was only natural to suppose that the Czar’s brothers would hasten to his side for the purpose of congra- tulating him on his providential escape. They, however, preferred to remain at Paris, and none of the Czar's relatives were present here at St. Petersburg to take part; in the unparalleled display of loyal enthusiasm which attended the popular welcome home of the imperial party after the accident. The crowning sorrow of his life has, how- ever, just come upon him. His wife, to whom he is passionately devoted and who is the most gracious and captivating woman that has ever adorned a European throne, has become entirely insane. Her nervous system had already been completely shatter- ed by the repeated attempts on her husband’s life, and since the terrible railway accident at Borki some months ago, when so many of her favorite attendants lost their lives, her mental depression has increased to a most alarming degree. She passes whole days in absolute silence; on other occasions she re- fuses to touch a morsel of food, while at times she even fails to recognize the members of her family. Her dementia has assumed the same aggravated character as that which two years ago necessitated the detention of her majesty's younger sister, the Princess Thy- ra, in a private lunatic asylum near Vienna for the space of eight months. The extreme gravity of the Czarina‘s case can best be esti- mated by the iaet that, at the request of the emperor and his physicians, Dr. Uharcot, the famous Parisian mad-doctor, and Prof. von Leidesdorf, the director of the celebrated lun- atic asylum at Dobling, near Vienna, who had charge of the Duchess of Cumberland’s case. have both arrived in this city on route to Eatschina. Serious fears are entertained {but the Empress may attem t to destroy herseif, and she is watched ay and night without intermission by the physicians and trained nurses. Her recovery is extremely doubtful, for as long as her husband remains on the throne the danger of his assassin- ation will exist, and hence she will never be permitted to enjoy any perman- ent relief from the horrible anxiety which has wrought such havoc in her brain. Ills Wlfe' Entirely Insane. and Fears Enter- ulncd That She ~Vlay Attempt Snlrldc. It is fortunate that A‘exeuder III. is a man of herculean build and of a mind almost as powerful as his physique. says a St. Petersburg letter to the New York Tribune. Otherwise he would end by being crushed under the accumulation of sorrows which have cast their shadows over his reign and have blighted his whole life. Slighted by both father and mother, who for some rea son loved him far less than any of their other children, his infancy and youth were exceed- ingly sad. He became still more distasteful to his parents after the death of his elder brother, who expired at Nice on the eve of his marriage from the effects of a malady due to an unintentional blow inflicted by the present czar in the course of some rough horseplay. A man of uncompromising hon- esty, he made no effort to hide his indig- nation at the immorality and corruption which were rife both among the imperial family and at court here during the closing years of the last reign. He was thoroughly out of touch with the regime which then prevailed. The disgraceful neglect to which is mother was subjected, and which ulti- mately led to her death, created a deep im- pression on his mind, notwithstanding all her coldness toward him, and when, a few weeks after her demise, her husband actual~ 1y went so far as to contract a morganatic alliance with his mistress, the Princess Jurl~ ‘ efl'sky, the relations between father and son became more strained than ever. The tragedy which brought Alexander III. to the throne eight years ago has been followed since then by repeated attempts to assassi- nate both himself and those most dear to him, and, though the efforts of the would- be murderers have in each case been frus- trated, the constant peril and the frequently well-founded distrust of those with whom he is brought into contact have had a very saddening effect on his character and ap- pea_r_ance. _ -__ “_ - _ It is needless to state that their strange absence on so memorable an occasion gave rise to much comment, and called forth a very pointed and unmistakable token of dis pleasure on the part of the sovereign. Dur- ing their stay at Paris the Grand Dukes had been most hospitably entertained by Sena- tor Polovtsov, who possesses a magnificent chateau and park in the neighborhood of Versailles. Besides being a millionaire M. Polovtsoy is a statesman of considerable fame both at home and abroad. and, besides holding one of the great oflices of state, has unti1 now been regarded as exceed< ingly powerful and influential. Immediate- y on hearing of the railway accident at Borki he made arrangements to leave for St. Petersburg at once. When within a A SORROWFUL CZAR. Let no man or woman be mistaken as to what this movement for women's suffrage really means. We none of us want to turn the world upside down or to convert women into men. We want women, on the contrary, above all things, to continue womanlyâ€"wo- manly in the highest and best senseâ€"and to bring their true woman’s influence on behalf of whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of good report to bear upon the conduct of public affairs. Some people attempt to meet the claim of women to re- presentation by the absurdly irrelevant re- mark, for I cannot call it an argument, that women householders ought not to vote for members of Parliament because they cannot be policemen or soldiers? There must always be a certain division of labor between the sexes. The physical constitution of a we- man fite her to perform certain duties on which the welfare of society in a high degree depends. The physical constitution ot a man fits him for certain other duties, one of which is that of external defence. And there are certain other duties which men and women mustundertake jointly and in co-oper. ation with one another, and from which the total withdrawal of either sex is fraught with danger and mischief. Those who are in favour of woman sufl'rage maintain that the duty of loving one's country, of under- standing her interests, of eudeavoring to in- , fluence public affairs bv the choice of men 0! high character and true patriotism to serve in Parliament. is one which is incumbent on women as well as on men. There is mothing in the nature of women which fits her to be a policeman or a soldier ; and there is noth- ing in the nature of a woman which unfits her to love her country and to serve it ty helping to send good men to promote sound legislation in Parliament. --n‘.- p The emperor's third brother has never for. given nee forgotten his majesty’s interven- tion on behalf of his wife, the charming Grand Duchess Elizabeth. who until a few months ago was a martyr to her husband’s savage cruelty and brutality. His uncles the Grand Dukes Constantine and Nicholas, have both been disgraced for the gross scandals in which they permitted their names to be implicated at the close of the last war, when they were shown to have been the recipients of enorm- ous bribes from fraudulent army contractors, and are practically banished from court. Another Grand Duke is in exile in Siberia for having stolen his mother's jewels and robbed the Imperial chapel of its valuables for the purpose of bestowing them on an American demi-mondaine. In fact, there are few of them who are above reproach. and the Czar stands alone in his honesty, his straightfor- wardness, and in his great sorrow. How serious a matter the Emperor’s dis- pleasure is to any member of the Imperial fan: ily is shown by the statute of April 5, 1795, which was confirmed July 2, 1886, ac- cording to the terms of which “ each meme her of the Imperial family owes to the per- son of the reigning monarch, both as chief of the house and as autocrat of the empire, entire respect, submission, obedience, and subjection." According to clause No. 97 of the same law “ the Emperor as antocrat has the right and privilege of depriving any member of the Imperial family who has incurred his displeasure of his or her reven- ues, and of all immunities, rights, and privileges as a prince or princess of the blood." couple of hours of his departure, however he received a summons to the Continental hotel,where the Grand Dukes were stopping , and on presenting himself was informed by the Grind Duchess Vladimir that she in- sisted on his giving a fete champetre in her honor at his country seat near Versailles two days later. The unfortunate senator ventured to hint that it was his duty to re- turn to St. Petersburg at once, more espe- lcially as the Grand Connoil of the empire . of which he was one of the prin- cipal members, has been summoned to meet on the day after the Emperor‘s return to Gatschina. The Grand Duchess, however, would not hear of his departure. She de- clared that she had already invited a num- ber of Parisian celebrities to attend the fete which she had in view at his chateau, and that he must positively remain. As in addi- tion to her imperial rank, the grand duohess happens to be a singularly beautiful and clever woman, although thoroughly un~ scrupulous, she was able to prevail upon M. Polovtsov to stay and to organize the em tertainment in her honor in his customary magnificent scale. The very moment the last guest had left his chateau he started for St. Petersburg, arriving here the day after the meeting of the grand council of the em- pire. 0n presenting himself at Gatschina for the purpose of waiting on the Emperor the latter refused to receive him and caused him to be notified that he was summarily dismissed from his post of grand secretary of the empire, from his senatorship, and from all the other high cfiices which he had filled until then. The reason given for this unex- pected piece of severity on the part of the czar was M. Polovtsov’s absence from the meeting of the council ; but the measure was of course principally directed against the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Vladimir, on whom it inflicted a far greater humilia- tion than that experienced by the senator. But little love exists between Alexander III. and the other members of the Imperial house of Russia. He is too upright, too honest, too conscientious, and straight to tolerate their frequently crooked ways and somewhat oriental notions of honor. More- over, they have never forgiven him for hav- ing eighteen months ago reduced all their allowances from the crown by two-thirds. Formerly they received as much as $500,000 per annum from the civil list, whereas now the Grand Dukes Vladimir and Alexis have to content themselves with a pittance of $80,000 per annum. These measures of econ- omy weigh the most heavily on the Grand Duchess Vladimir, who is a German princess by birth. and who is popularly regarded here as a secret agent of Prince Bismarck. People sometimes talk as if fighting for one’s country were the only way of serving; her. Surely that is taking a very one-sided view of a nation's interests. All work well done, all service in lifting up the lives of others to a higher level, “ all we have wished or hoped or dreamed at good,” forms the real treasury of national greatness. I have no ‘ wish to disparage the usefulness, the necessity of the army and the police force, but civilisation owes quite as much to that great host of silent, busy workers, of whom at least half are women, through whose labors alone there is anything worth preserv- to the any and theâ€"police férce tor preserving it.â€"[Mrs. Fawcett, in the Woman's World. Ballots are Not Bullets. " There, my lad," she said, “ you can not only say that you have seen Mary Ander- son, but that she has kissed you.”â€"-[Bostou Transcript. “0h! why didti’ts you let me know in time? I haven’t got .money enough to go to see her plav, but; I might have looked at her.” The lady had not passed out of hearing. Turning back she scooped and kiased the boy. that oatarrh will in time wear out. The theory it false. Men try to believe it because it would be pleasant if true, but it is not, as all kno 97. Do not let an acute attack of cold in the head remain nnsnbdned. It is liable to develops into catarrh. 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