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r ^ i T ' K £ v • " M C . * T j j z p jPCXSV/XW JTA&POAT̂ S^£> OZ4& ROM time to time the j' ^ • press of Europe has re- I ^ 1 corded accounts of the ailments of the Russian impress. The Russian press, even now that .here is supposed to no censorship in Russia, is 'orbidden to print any- iiing concerning the im- >erial family aside from ^he official reports dis­ tributed by the official tews bureau. From the various frag- centary reports It has become known :hat the czarina, who had come to Russia with lofty ideals and a liberal western education, is an invalid and a martyr, alone in the palace of tho tzar, misunderstood and tormented with melancholy and fear. Now a chronicler, intimately famil­ iar with the home life of the Russian szar, has described vividly the suffer­ ings of the woman who had hoped to reform the Rusisan czar and the Rus­ sian laad, and it may be said without «xaggeration, that Alexandra Feodo- rovna Is today the unhappiest of all laeens. Princess Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt, iccording to the biographer of the tzarina, lived amid ideal and idyllic 4urroundings throughout her child tood. The small, good looking prit teas, dressed as beautifully as he tolls, was told that the flowers daily Mfesented her were so beautiful and fragrant for her sake, and that when the was crying, the little flowers were ilso shedding tears, and when she laughing, the little flowers were kind hearted and obedient, and she lid all she could to refrain from cry­ ing, for she recalled that every tear irop of hers would cause so much pain to all those who loved her. But the tears she repressed in her rhildhood days she Is shedding now within the walls of the palace, as the tueen of the long suffering Russian people. Being of a sensitive, impres­ sionable and artistic nature, the prin­ cess was deeply Interested in the best kind of literature. She familiarized herself with the moBt important works of the masters of Action in Eu­ rope and she even made some at­ tempts at . writing poetry and dramas. As she was frail, the physicians feared that she was undermining her health by devoting most of her time to books, and she was told that her health was more Important than all the books in the world, and then for the first time she learned that she was not free. The books were now se­ lected for her by physicians and she was permitted to read only a very limited number of such books. To while her time away she took up the •tudy of drawing, and soon showed considerable talent in that direction. Little by little she commenced to notice the life beyond the boundary af her fairyland; she saw the life of the people who were suffering and •tarring, and she learned that what was new to her was not new to her tftthier, to her mother, to her aunts, i to >11 those who lived contented in her fairyland of luxury. And she began to fcsk herself the question which she was for a long time unable to answer: 'How can they all remain care free ind so shamelessly cheerrul when be­ yond the windows of this palace is ihe moan of an entire suffering na­ tion ?" Princess Alice became the czarina cf Russia. She came to the Russian land at a time when the people, ex­ hausted by the burden of absolutism, were returning from the funeral of Alexander III., juid were hopefully waiting for a more merciful reign on the part of the new czar. Nicholas, who was reputed at that time to be a liberal. The first day of the new reign was marked by the Khodinka tragedy, when thousands of people lost their lives amid the festivities. The tragedy made a profound •impression upon the czarina, it seemed to her a forebod­ ing of a terrible future. The superstitious inclinations and weaknesses of the czar, manifested in his eagerness for a male heir to the Jlusslan throne, filled the czarina with untold grief. She had to obey the orders of va fious charlatans who were welcome advisers pf the czar. And the in trlgues directed against her in the palace added to the misery of the young empress. She noticed that the czar was angry at her because she was "endeavoring to introduce in Rus­ sia western reforms and that she con­ sidered herself more intelligent than the entire household in the palace." In the meantime storms of unrest had broken out in the land, and or­ ders were given to pacify the discon­ tented at all cost. The empress did not know of the horrors that were per­ petrated in Russia, and when she learned of them she consoled herself in the thought that all the cruelties directed against the Russian people were not committed by order of the czar. She believed that the czar, like herself, was ignorant of what was go­ ing on in the land. But she soon found out her error. Then her suffering grew ever more in­ tense. She looked with disgust upon the clique surrounding her, upon their hypocritical smiles and greetings, but she was unable to change anything even in the palace. It was then that she became seriously ill. When the empress had recovered 6he divided her time between her chil­ dren and her desk. She turned once more to the reading of books and also devoted considerable time to writing. Nevertheless the feeding that she was alone and misunderstood in the palace weighed heavily upon her. She greV ever more and more melancholy. One day, after having worked for some tlm<^ upon the tragedy she was writing, the empress entered the czar's study. 8he found him seated at his desk looking over numerous docu­ ments. He brightened up ^hen she entered and he kissed her hands. "Why are you so sad?" she asked. "I am thinking of the future of our children," he replied. The empresB looked at him sur­ prised. "I do not understand--" she began, looking into his troubled eyes. "A plot has just been unearthed," he said cheerfully, yet with a shade of confusion. "Oh. I know about it--" "No, I mean another plot--a new one. They have just learned of it to­ day And shaking his head he added: "Do you understand now?" And he described to her in detail the conspiracy of the terrorists against his life. They became more sad than before. The shadow of dan­ ger was Btill hovering over their heads They endeavored to calm each oth­ er, but somehow their words were un­ certain. "Thank God, it is all over now," said the empress, heaving a deep sigh. "I had a terrible presentiment during the last few days. Wherever I went I could not rid myself of the terrible thoughts that haunted me." "Really. Do you know," answered the ozar, "I also felt ill, feverish, weak. They keep me in a constant state of terror." The empress tried to calm him again. He smiled bitterly and hand­ ed her a document bearing numerous notes in red ink. The empress made an effort to ap­ pear calm as she read the document, for she felt that the emperor was watching her closely. "What wicked people! Savages!" said the empress as she looked up to him. "That is exactly what is troubling me," replied the emperor with a Bad. forced smile. "I should not like to leave to my son a heritage in such a dreadful Btate! "Do not speak of this, do not speak of this!" The empress advanced to tiim and took his hand. "With the help of God all will be well. All will be well!" she repeated. "And you, would you want to re­ main a widow?" the czar suddenly smiled strangely. His eyes were cold and moist. The empress shuddered at these words. She released his hand and looked at him fixedly. "My dear," she said in tremulous voice, "I have wanted to speak to you Beriously for some time. This is im­ possible! Do you understand? This life we are leading is Impossible. You must do something to change it. You must decide to do something!" The empresB' voice quivered and there were tears in her eyes. "For my Bake and four yours, for the sake of our dear children, do eomethlng! Even if you hav?T to-- even if you have to yield. Do it!" "What can I do?" asked the czar. "Tell me. Do they know what they want? Some of the people want one thing, others want another. Don't you know that yourself?" "Will you deny that there 1b a sys­ tem of provocation and spying in Rus­ sia," she demanded. The empress spoke with firmness and authority. "There is an infernal machine in your hands." she said, "and you look upon it as a plaything. I know that j upon some occasions you speak with German and American Cotton Reports from most of the cotton Maters of the south are ••pessimis­ tic" That is, the expectation of a large crop which began to be formed right after the August government percentages were published are every day better supported by weather con­ ditions. The quotations are steadily falling. In this hour the news comes that fiermiuiy is to finance the crop And send quotations up The first worthv' Xn' 8tr° ry 18 evldenUy trust­ or t Germany the tine cour­ age to assume the burden which Eng­ l ish cot ton houses could no t I „ H their "° l ln i l;« • «" traditional reaaou, «Saf ever these may ,p r,„s ,rom cr l! cans never have the nerve to aboul- A $300,000,000 corporation, or cartel, is 10 be formed to handle the jdeld from grower to final customers, it is said. If that is the precise plan, the possibility may oe nourished of 15- cent cotton, as the statement of the German scheme cheeifully forecasts; not cheerfully for consumers, of courte. The coming of the cash will make the story seem more credible. Providence Journal. authority, but when a matter requires energy and determination you yield the first adviser who knows how to in- fluence you!" Then the empress spoke more softly. "I understand that you oftenv find yourself in an embarrassing posftion. But you believe everything that should be repulsive to you. You yield to flat­ tery and--" "My dear, do not talk to me about these fables. You and I cannot think of anything that will change all this. The laws of nature cannot be changed. Some of the people will demand wa­ ter, others will demand fire. All I could do would be to make some con­ cessions. Otherwise everything must remain as it is. It must be so. Do you understand?" The czar seemed pleased with his words. He leaned back in his arm­ chair and added angrily: "I have tried everything!" "But I cannot go on like this," cried the empress. "I cannot. I am going away. I have no strength any longer. I am afraid to look at myself! When I see myself In a mirror I a unseized with terror." "What can I do? You must consult the physicians." The empress looked at him angrily and shook her head. "Perhaps things will run more smoothly when you will be a widow," said the czar, rising from his seat and running back and forth in his study. "That is nonsense," he said sud­ denly and rang the bell, pausing in the center of the room perplexed. When the servant entered the czar shouted and Btamped his feet. The empress had fainted. She was taken to h«r room and remained for a long tfme under the care of her physicians. The czar neglected all important af­ fairs of state when the empress was 111. In the evening the minister of the Interior arrived at the palace with an important report. When he was UBhered into the czar's study the czar Bhouted at him nervously: "For God's sake leave me alone! The empress is 111! Do whatever you like! It is all the same to me." When the minister of the interior offered a few words of consolation the czar interrupted him: "I know you! I know everything! I know you all!" and he waved hla hand. The minister of the interior walked out of the czar's study confused and humiliated. And the minister of the Interior heard the czar shouting to himself: "Monarchy, constitution, anardhy. Even my nearest are against me.* The health of the empress was shat­ tered and for a long time she was suf­ fering from a nervous breakdown. During that Illness various rumors were spreading in the palace. It was said 'hat the czarina was planning to leave the palace and return to her na­ tive land. It was then also rumored that she wanted the czar to abdicate and leave Russia. Rut all knew that she rebuked the czar for his lack of will power and determination. Rare Brotherly Affection. In willing the residue of his estate to hiB brother, the late R. W. Peebles, solicitor, of Dublin, expressed thanks for the undying brotherly love which had existed between them, and regret­ ted that he had not always followed his brother's advice. GIVES HIGHER POWP TRIPLEX COMPOUND LOCOMO­ TIVE 18 SOMETHING NEW. Difference fit Arrangement of Cylin­ ders the Secret of the Improve­ ment--Details That Engineers Thoroughly Understand, The design of a lo<^iltau>tlve, which is practically an ordinary Mallet with working tender, but Instead of hav­ ing the £igh and low-pressure cylin­ ders of different size, has a pair of high-pressure cyl­ inders attached to the frames con­ nected with the back part of the boiler, and two pairs of low-pressure cylinders, one in front and one at the rear of the tender, all the cylinders being the same size, is new. With this arrange­ ment a compounding ratio of two to one is obtained, and it is found that, with but a slight increase in the weight and cost, and without any in­ crease in length, about fifty per cent, more tractive effort is obtained, the working tender being so arranged that, with only 25 per cent, of fuel and water remaining, there will be suffi­ cient weight to give full adhesion. The weight of such a tender with a 25-per-cent. load would be over 100,- 000 pounds. The horizontal pipe with a ball Joint in the cylinder saddle, which takes the exhaust from the high-pressure cylin­ ders, has, according to the Railway Gazette, given practically no trouble in Mallets now In service, and this is simply duplicated In the rear of the new design by making a pocket with a ball joint in the footplate and taking the exhaust steam from the high-pres­ sure cylinders back to this foptplate, as well as forward to the front cylin­ ders. The object of placing the cyl­ inders on the tender at the rear, is to make the swivel pipe, which has the ball joint in the footplate and which corresponds to the receiver pipe, con­ necting the high and low-pressure cyl­ inders at the front of the engine, of suitable length.--Popular Mechanics. Dally Thought. And If you do but live lon£ enough you get past the bad bits of the road. --Mrs. Humphry Ward. Qualification. When men strive tor posts of trust they must be somewhat post-like them­ selves. and stand steady. --Herbert I Kaufmau Character of Dickens. A fine estimate of the character of literary achievements of Charles Dick­ ens is given by Vladimir Nabokoff, a Russian admirer, in the London Dick- enBlan. He notes that beyond his own work, Dickens took little interest in general literature. In his letters one meets with the same sparkling hu­ mor, the same joy of living, the same variety as in his novels, but one al­ most never feels that he Is a profes­ sional literary man. One finds no trace of criticism. He seems to Ignore everything done in literature outside and apart from himself. He was no bookish man. Life for him was more interesting than books. It was not the reading of books that influenced his work. No artistic theories are to be gained from a study of Dickens. He had no fixed literary dogmas. He established no school. He had no suc­ cessors. "He was not didactic," says Nabokoff, "but moral lessons flow naturally from his writings as they flow from life Itself." SEE END OF BIG TERMINALS New Arrangement Seems Likely'to Do Away With Present Costly Buildings. It*has been predicted that the two great railway passenger terminals in New York city, will be the last of their kind to be built In the'United States and it is entirely possible that this Is true. The plan of gathering large num­ bers of people from many points and delivering them in a confused mass all together at a point varying from a quarter of a mile to five miles from places where they desire to be is a crude survival from the time when cities were smaller and travelers much fewer in number. In the modern city the railway® bringing passengers from all parts of the country will necessarily be operat­ ed as portions of the local transport systems, so that the entire city will form the terminal and the train, pass­ ing around the underground railway, will permit individuals to descend at stations reasonably near to their per­ sonal destinations. Such a service will so far outweigh toy idea of the desire for imposing architectural terminal structures that it is already evident that the railway first providing such distribution of its passengers will materially outdistance its rivals. Already In New York the co-opera­ tion of the Hudson tunnel system with the railroad is making the new ter­ minal station obsolete, and is showing the way to provide for the real con­ venience of the traveling public. What the result would be if the entire sub­ way system of the city formed the true terminal of all railways per­ mitted to enter may well be consid­ ered before any more great stations are built.--Cassler's Magazine. BACKACHE A SIGNAL 0* DISTRESS Pain In the back is the klilney'8 nignal of distress. If this timely warnlngisi g- nored,there is fjrave dancer of dropsy, frrayel, nric poison-ng, or Bright's dis­ ease. Whea yoti have reason to suspect your kidneys, use a special kidney medicine. Doan's Kidney Fills relieve weak, congested kidneys- cure b a c k a c h e regulate the urine. Good proof in the following state­ ment. CONVINCING TESTIMONY James K jroyner, Thompson Ave.. Rossville, III., says: "I was laid up with kidney trouble. The pain in my hack was so bad that I couldn't move. The kidney secretions were in a terrible condition. 'An acquaintance advised ma to try Doan's Kidney Pills and I did so. They made me well and during the past four years I have had no further trouble." Get Doan's at Any Drag Storo, 50a a Bw D O A N ' S " t P A S * FOSTER-MILBURN CO.. Buffalo, New York Mew Block Signal Idea. Many of the suburban railway com­ panies are installing a system of block signaling which makes use of electric lights exclusively and dis­ penses entirely with the semaphore. The system is economical and very ef­ fective by day or night. Metallic fila­ ment lamps are used, placed behind large red and green lenses, and the entire outfit is mounted in a sunt>on- net-shaped hood to enable the lights to be seen by day. With only the light Indications, no motor-driven mechanism is required. Experiments on the arrestiveness of these signals show that they can be seen plainly 1,500 feet on a bright day from a car moving at about 40 igiles per hour. It it necessary to guard against phatom signals given by reflection from the headl.ght of the approaching car. Milk-crust all over tiny baby's face Mothers, If your little ones are suffering from tormenting, unsightly skin or scalp eruptions, how can you fail to profit by tUe experience of this mother, who writes : "I do not know what caused the milk- crust on my baby's face, all over It ex­ cept the eyeballs. It started as a rash, of an itehlng nature; though only three weeks old It tried to scratch it. Then In about a week or ten days it had formed Into crust that was very sore, whitish, and came off in scabs. For about five weeks I used different washes, but It did no good. From the first application of the Besinol Soap and Ointment, in a few hours, seem- lngly, we could see the change. I can safely say I cured the baby with Reslnoi Soap and Reslnoi Ointment. Anyone who will try them will sure get results that are lasting." (Signed) Mrs. ,I>uvenia R. i liuffln, Cauthornville, Va., May 19, 1912. Your druggist sells Reslnoi Soap (25c) and Ointment (50c), or mailed on receipt of price. Reslnoi Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md. They are invaluable household remedies for skin- troubles, boils, sores, wounds, burns and piles. Rallophone Test Is Successful. The "railophone," an invention for communicating with moving trains, has been given a practical demonstra­ tion in England. Several tests were made, and among the feats accom­ plished were the stopping of a train t^at had been allowed to run past a danger signal and the transmission of a message and Its reply between a sta­ tion and a train. Briefly, the sys­ tem comprises an insulated wire laid alongside the track and connecting to apparatus at signal cabins and sta­ tions, and of a pair of coils wound on frames around the railroad cars, one for sending and the other for receiv­ ing. The system operates by induc­ tion, and an essential feature is a relay which can only be operated by the periodic impulses which convey the signals and is not affected by the nonperiodic vibrations caused by the movement of the train. Fly Caused Much Trouble on Line. One fly delayed a Houston A Texas Central passenger train the oth­ er day, caused the arrest of a Pull­ man porter, and the avowed intention of at least six passengers to sue the railroad company for damages. A southbound train found the Pullman car which it nightly picks up at Waco, Tex., locked up, the porter missing, and angry passengers "cussing" the company and everything in general. Investigation showed that the por­ ter an hour before asked for a cup of coffee at a nearby restaurant, found a fly in it, started a row with the proprietor, and was locked up for dis­ turbing the peace, leaving his car neglected. SMILING MARTYRDOM. OU! wMAr Ah-tV CUT* hrc»: Three Miles a Minute. Foremost among the countries con­ stantly engaged In railroad Improve­ ment which has high speed for its object Is Germany. Connecting Zos- sen and Marienfleld 1b a military rail­ road fourteen and one-half miles In length and as straight as a rule, and on this line the world's highest speed records have been made. The cars are about seventy-two feet long and weigh ninety tons each. Each car is fitted with four electric motors, two at each end, developing 1,000 horse­ power In all. Day by day the speed was increased until the velocity of 130 miles per hour was reached. It was the opinion of conservative en­ gineers that 150 miles per hour could be had. Less conservative engineers placed the limit at 200 miles per hour. Didn't Include All Classes. An evangelist at Emporia last Sun­ day contended that it is entirely pos­ sible for a railroad man to be a Christian. He was addressing the men who operate trains, engineers, conductors, firakemen, etc. He did not commit himself to the question as it applies to the station agents who tell you that the train is on time or to the officials who are compelled to figure the loss involved in operating railroads for the -benefit ot legislative committees. And, ot course, he was non-committal as to railroad lawyers. --Kansas City Star. All Creation. When a woman puts powder on her face it is assume# she is endeavor­ ing to Improve her complexion and to fool the men folks in regard to It But when she Is married and her husband has to buy the powder, it is not impertinent, we think, to ask who the heck is she trying to deoelve now?--Concordia Kansan. Keeping Yeast Fresh. By placing a cake of yeast in a cup of sajt it will keep fresh a long time. Ra!lroad Man In Hard Luck. Extraordinary fcenes marked tbe wedding of a local railway man at Hull, England, recently. The cere­ mony took place at King's hall, and about 500 persons, friends of the bride­ groom, gathered outside the building, carrying bags of peas, confetti and rice. After the ceremony the brid^ and bridegroom became separated, and while the bride succeeded in reaching her home safely, the bride­ groom was forced to retreat into the hall, getting considerably hustled on the way. When the couple became sep­ arated In the ru8}i, the crowd think­ ing that the bridegroom was seeking to escape from the ceremony, mobbed him. « «. ̂ Although the iceman brings to you A lump exceedingly small, You don't complain, for if you do He may not come at all. Potteries Prospering. The output of the pottery industries of the United States had a value of >34,518,560 in 1911, according to the "Jnited States geological survey chart ef clay products production, by states, <ompiled by .lefTerson Middletown, the pottery production for 1911 was greater ihan for 1910, when the output was val­ ued at $23,784,678, the increase being $733,882. Of the total production. Ohio was first, with an output valued at $14,774,265; New Jersey second, with $8,401,941; West Virginia third, with $2,880,202; New York fourth, with $2,178,364; Pennsylvania fifth, with $2,156,817, and Indiana sixth, with $1,004,737. The output of no oU»- er state had a value in excess of a million dollars. Railway Deaths Increase. Railroad accidents and the resulting casualties were on the increase in the three months which ended March 31 last. The quarterly accident bulletin issued by the Interstate commerce commission shows 2,383 persons were killed and 20,499 were injured. In train accidents 267 persons were killed and 4,785 were injured, an in­ crease of 121 killed and 1,555 injured, as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1911. Of the 2,383 fatalities, 1,116 were suffered by trespassers, persons using railroad tracks as thor­ oughfares or those stealing rides on trains. Hero Discoverer Retires*. George M. Campsey, reported about to retire after seven years as special agent of the Carnegie hero fund com­ mission, has traveled nearly a million mileB In that, period, unearthing 115 genuine heroOT out of over a thousand cases brought to his attention. Medals have been awarded accordingly. Campsey was the first man to be em­ ployed as a hero student. New Method. "You mean to tell me that you add insult to injury by fining people $10 for getting mired in your rotten old roads?" demanded Winkletop, as the constable called for payment "We sure do!" said the constable. "The chances air ye'll never come this way ag'in, and we gotta get what we kin out o' ye when ye do come."-- Judge. Nothing More to Live For. Without question, the Scots curler of whom Lord Lyveden tells in Fry's Magazine placed the proper value on his sport. During a recent curling match in Switzerland, the skip of one of the teams, who happened to be a Scots­ man, was so deligbted with the accu­ rate r.hot of one of his team, that he was heard to address him in the fol­ lowing manner: "Lie down and dee. mon; lie down and dee. Ye'll never lay a finer stane nor that if ye live to be a hundred." Black Don't Show to Advantage. "Yaas'm!" Bald Miss Gladys Wash­ ington, a Vine street belle, in reply to the saleslady's repetition of her re­ quest. "I wants a pa'r o' silk stock­ ings, and--loogy yuh! What's dera things yo' showin' me? Say, 'ooman, what kinduh display would black silk stockin's make on a cullud lay's legs?"--Kansas City Star. Perfumery Popular in China. In learning to use foreign goods, one of the first articles that Chinese people adopt is cheap perfumery. HARD TO 8EE. Even When the Facts About Coffee are Plain. It is curious how people will refuse to believe what one can clearly see. Tell the average man cr woman thai' the slow but cumulative polsonour effect of caffeine--the alkaloid in te» and coffee--tends to weaken the heart, upset the nervoUB system and cause indigestion, and they may laugh at yoii if they don't know the facts. Prove it by science or by practical demonstration In the recovery of cof­ fee drinkers from the above condi­ tions, and a large per cent of the hu­ man family will storug their shoulders, take some drugs infa--keep on drink- / ing coffee or tea. v "CofTee nerer agreed with me nor with several members or our house­ hold," writes a lady. "It enervates, depresses and creates & feeling ot languor and heaviness. It was only by leaving off cofTee and using Postum that we discovered the cause and way out of these ills. "The only reason, I am sure, why Postum is not used altogether to the exclusion of ordinary coffee is, aiany persons do not know and do not seem willing to learn the facta and how to prepare this nutritious beverage. There's only one way--according to directions--boil it fully 15 minutes. Then it is delicious." Name given by Postufli Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Well- ville," in pkgs. "There's a reason." Ever read the above letter? A aew one npprsr* frotn time to time. They are trae, «a4 fwU ot hwua Adv.