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Show i TUE MGKN1NG so MOST FAMOUS RUSSIAS Tn 4vn EXAMINE!!. OGDEN, PRIEST; T TATI. SUNDAY, ,,TaT ER, OONVIKCED (Copyright la tho United Btatoo sad Grant Britain by Curtla Brown. Au rights atrletly reaerred.) Bt Peterabnrg. April XT. No aseto laatle ad tho Russian church crar has worto-wld- e fame aa fathenjoy ad auch er John of Kronstadt, la his xativ aalat land ho haa tho nputatfcm of a attenand a miracle worker, and tho public tion of the by eoaaunt luu been dnwu to him reference la print to hlu ramarkablo euioer. Hlu writings, to a bulky rel"My ume, published under the title of aeon Ufa to Christ." are eflou to bo 1b the libraries of American and English clergymen, and hla biography, written by a Scotch divine, haa had a wide circulation. A man with auch a reputation could hardly toll to have enemies. Bitter attache have been made on him by the Buasian press and hla lack of worldly wisdom undoubtedly ban facilitated the task of hi opponent. He haa bean accused of trading on the superstitions of the people to order to All hie pockets, of Indulging to unheard of Immorality, of pretending te bo John the Baptist returned to earth, paced la start of being in 81 Petersburg I vet stor-people who told me marvellous ef hla power to heal the sick, of hla piety and hla charity to the poor; but others abased him Immoderately, and not knowing whom to believe, iwoeotly determined to po and see him and Judge for myself. 1 found not, I think, a saint bat a simple not very cultured yet transparently good JEBgltah-apeakln- I turned g the great collar of my np "hubs" and palled my tor cap low on my forehead to propare tor the drive, la the teeth of aa icy wind, across the stretch of froeea sea which separates from the mainland the little Island os which Kronstadt la built. Quickly the sledge glided over the ice. f teaming In the sunshine like opal, quickly tho Utile ftr trees which marked the Toad tasked past; and beyond their boundary Ice yachts darted hither and thither with Incredible awlftaeas like sea towL tobaloaa white-wingela twenty minutes the town was reached and the sledge soon stopped before the cathedral where Father John of Kronstadt haa ministered for many years. 1 pushed open the door and entered, or, to apeak accurately, squealed myself Into the building, which was so crammed with people that It area dlfficalt to find room even tor oaa more. It waa a change Iron the Polar regions to Central Africa, for the heat wa stifling, but the fervent crowd of pilgrims had no thought of tho dlBoomfort of standing crushed together In tho almost insupportable Their atmosphere of the church. thoughts were Hied on God and Ilia Mother and the priest whom they re d A OF RUSSIANS AS A HOLY MAN AND MIRACLE Woiiir IVTFRVIEW WITH FATHEH JOHN OF KRONSTADT, WHO IS VENERATED BY THOUSANDS WHO TliADM US TUB BCrEItSTIIIOXB OF TUB MJCOttAST TO FILL HIS OWN FOCKETS-WmT- EB U STRIKING CONTRASTS WHICH ACCOUNT FOR THE DIVERGENT VIEWS REGARDING THE FAMOUS lliH'KT LOCOUH WITH ItEFDTATlOy FOH MOM BMPUCITY. AMII) LUXLH.ES WHICH WT a ill and the crowd pressed forward to o ed back with crimson silk, the maggard as a saint, whose picture they aet with pearls the awful sacrament at the nificent cross of gold wore seemed out of place In their homes with the pictures hs and turquoises John. Father of Probably heads or of the Virgin and St. Nicholas in the world could such a scene keeping with hla leputaiJoa aa a saint; Intercession, St Seraphim, by arheee been magnificence and simple and the rourn with its soft carpet, a given a of sumptuous men tay, the Ctar haa rare luxury in Russia, and costly fervor be witnessed. icons, one of which he told me waa a waa I In tha later of hours A couple gift from the Caar, a strange setting Tho choir sang the music of the of the old priest. Ho received for n miracle worker. Buaslaa church, a chant of almost un- study ate with great kindness. earthly loveliness, the aromatic perYes.' he said, is reply to n ques"Do yon apeak Ruslan 7 he naked. fume of Incense was wafted from the . "I often see the Caar, and bis "Yea.". tion, sanctuary sad tho golden loons of the saints glittered in the yellow light of Hi, tapers burning before them. A nm tapped mo slightly oa tho shoulder with a candle, "St. Nikolai," ho said. I took tt. stretched out my hand as far aa possible. "SC Nikolai. 1 echoed, tapping n man aomo way in front and the tapor passed through the crowd until it renohod the holy shrine where It was te flame la silent Intercession before the saint. B lowly the royal galea of the sane-tnpr-y opened and a figure In vestments of cloth of silver sad scintillating mitre emerged from the bless of light In the holy place. It waa Father John. A qtlver of emotion passed through the crowd, all who could ton on their kneea, but the crush was ao groat that this waa Impossible for many; some bant their hands to receive a blessing, others gased with ecstatic devotion fat their eyes at the little old man whose touch Is said to keel tho sick. Tho choir wan silent, the worshippers hush sad expectant Quietly the priest told thorn that It waa Impossible for him to hear the confessions of so vast a multitude. "Lnt sack man toll hla alns to God and then receive the absolution of his lie added words, so simple priest that they might have eome from the Ups of n Protestant pastor, on tha need of repentance and firm purpose When he had finished of amendment the strange silence ended and nil told out their sins, proclaimed them aloud, aa though none waa near to hear. Tha air seemed heavy and polluted with the teiror of human aln and misery as man beat their breasts, and tales which would make the reader shudder roee to the ear of God. Near ire were rough peasants, aome of them had eome from far distent homes and held the pilgrim's staff, tears ran down their rugged faces; one bout to the earth prostrata before heaven. Presently the uproar ceased and there waa FATHER JOHV OP KBOKSTADT. allance, disturbed only by the low IslHl fWi ef the rvww Msl Whs la laiM tlpii aa s Salat fcj tt Kewtsse. aobn or peqUent groan of the crowd. "That He made me ait at nther died In my arms," n remark good." Then came a still voice, calm and the table and placed hla chair very which reminded me that Father John passionless. Faors ware illumined dose to mine. l with joy, radiant ns "You must speak very loudly," be and a court chaplain bad a wordy though Gabriel himself had spoken, said, throwing his arm affectionately newspaper controversy an te which the place seemed pure and holy again, round my boulders, because I am had given the last sacrament to Alexfor Father John bad pronounced the deaf." ander III a petty squabble difficult to absolution and high heaven smiled Somehow I felt aa If I had no light associate with sanctity, --at any rate with pardon. The crystal voices of the to monopolise his time. Many a peas- tor n western man accustomed to take choir rose In tender melodise, a dea- ant would have given all ho possessed such figures tit Augustine or gentle con chanted prayers before the royal te ta la my place, talking to tho ven- Francis or stern Ignatius aa criterion! gates, the voice of the priest came erable looking priest Yet hla robe of for canonisation. softly from tho mysterious sanctuary rich black brocade with sleeves tun- "What," I asked, "do you think of euper-nntura- the religious liberty now allowed Russia who admire 1m Tolstoi as good for nothing people and godless Anarchists. They adore their master and 1 always oppose him. On that account they greatly hate me and are ready to wipe me off the face of the earth. But I do not fear them, nor do 1 pay any attention to them. After all, could I expect from tho world better treatment than slander and Jeering? Kow did the world treat Christ and the apostle and martyrs? The said that all who wished to live in this world religiously will be persecuted. The enemies of Christ persecute me." I spoke of his great popularity la Russia. "I have always pro tested," he said hnmblv, "at my pictures being placed in churches. I do not seek and did not seek glory," and ho added with n certain triumph la hts voice, "It came Itself to mo; He gave me 1 T" It u bad," ha replied; "you see, many people are ignorant or stupid and incapable of making a wise choice in religion. It la not good to give them the opportunity of leaving the holy Orthodox church and of falang Into grave errors." 1 epoke of the bitter newspaper directed against him, "Who lie about me la our email, cheap papers?" he exclaimed vehemently. Journalists who have lost toeir consciences and circulate slander aqd tfhhniv our godless Intelligentsia." and he made nae of aa expressive Russian phraaa, "to such people 1 am a cataract on the eye." Then ta added in a quiet, almost plaintive, voice: "God is my righteousness. X have served him for fifty years! He knows me; to Him alone 1 shall answer these charges at the Judgment of the whole world. If you wish to know what the true Russia thinks of mo, ask her. I Bhs apeak with boldness before God. will bear testimony tor mo." Now. Father John showed very clearly the ether day what he understands by "the true Russia." Ha came to fit Petersburg expressly to bless tho now banner of the union of Rue-ulnpeople, n black hundred organisation which contains nobody of tho slightest Intellectual eminence. This body is frankly reactionary. Its ore gaas la tbs press deliberately advocate pogroms and the murdering of Jews, it petitions the Cxar humbly and prayerfully not to abolish the death penalty and tho court martinis which arc terrorising the Russian people at the present time, and Implores him not to giro liberty to the Jews; it sticks to tho old principle which would bo advocated by Father John: Orthodoxy and autocracy are the two pillars of tho Russian auto. Tho scene when Father John entere ed the great Mihallovsky riding school to give the benediction to tho standard of tho reactionaries waa truly remarkable. Tha meeting had. begun with violent harangues, punctuated about every five minute by the playing of "God fiave tho Caar!" by a cheering of military band and by tha d a claque; " suddenly it had changed to n magnificent religious pageant, orators guvs way to in silver tissue and the band to children who sang tho dreamy music of the church. As they chanted there waa a rush of people to one aide of tho hall and I saw tho little old priest of Kronstadt being half carried through tho crowd, rushed along by a couple of stalwart men to extricate him aa quickly aa possible from devotees pressing to touch his robe. Father John la as hostile to the lovable Tolstoi aa ha la to tho political! reformer of modern Russia. "What do yon think of Tolstoi and Us followers?" I asked him. do not. hesitate to term tho men grandson, a child of 15 Un. H took me he showed aw inS?1 trait of the Cier. bands together and touted1 painting as if it vereT holy saint. Oh." he good, he ig almost aa angel' Then he ehowed me bedroom, a pleasant roots loon la silver ou the wall- raw? ween was the little bed ef ed Priest, ?'- - IW r.. ,? - of pal. blue tilktandhlnt&ra and acraena wen many iSiJS.?1 the devout, some were of cade, one or two of ekr blM n? tod for use m wtot Ue gray ,nk giitleW( Bt. Alexander Nevsky, a conferred by the Bmperor. a well-traine- nm tcsaiAH riuixuu ox way to visit form or KaonriBi 'All Russia loves him, said tha glory who aald: Thoss who glorify Mo I win glorify" tor, "every day wa iwotlva ketps d We spoke of the extraordinary wo- telegrams and letters from sfi parts man, Matrioaa, popularly called Pare the country asking for his IgtwM-slons-. " phyrla, in allusion to the Imperial mantle she was accustomed to wear, And ao I left the little fellow csU who had appeared at Kronstadt and en-- ; after me: "Tell the Amadous that al Russia loves him." His vole a Joyed the patronage of Father John. She had been greeted as the Mother to mo faintly aa I reacted tte bottra of God returned to earth and ah had of tho stairs: "All Russia low bin, walked through the streets In proces- please tell the Amerlosna sion accompanied by girls dressed aa ROTHAY REYNOLDS. angels and waving palms, while the populace greeted her with cries of The Automobile Cub of Ftllato "Hall to the queen of all the earth!" haa retained an attornay te np phis Father John was somewhat reticent resent tba organisation and its on the subject "She never called here bars la nil legal matters, bdrilif self the Mother of God," ho aald short- appearing to defend members ly. of violating speed and other roMr When ho was obliged to go out to laws. visit a sick person ho kissed mo afStatistics show smaller mated fectionately and uttered a few gracious words a hla valet holpod him automobile accidents la propartnb Into n magnificent shuba of oootly far. the number uf oars uaad la Giimy X remained to chat a tittle wlttr hla than la either England or Frsaes : ' . I ! father ms 1 of Entertainment, Information And Nonsense For the Little Men and Women Cozy Corner and friends look oil In the ptotnre of the child leaning against the wan you so one poor little girl who haa become quite discouraged and thinks aha can never, never learn. Attar the pupils become proficient In alto practice the simpler dancing stops are taught to thorn, sad last of all the grand pirouette. Experts are continually devising new fancy dances, and some1 ef them are wonderful and beautiful. I wonder if you ever read that famous book "Alice In Wonderland V If you have not, then yon must do so, for R Is really a wonderful land which Alice gets Into. The story haa been acted upon the stage, and a famous dancer. W. Bishop, an Englishman, invented for tho play a remarkable performance which he calls the "Golliwog dance." Stage dancers have sometime kept their muscles lithe and limber till they were seventy years of ago. Ho tv Professional Dancers Are Trained 9y THERE 12, IS HE SAINT OR CHARLATAN? VmDL vpmNYBrP'ASIlir08W)n oSfpEVOTmf A AY AL9EWTA. TLA.TT tent any right more This requites much more practice, and than a number ef om must begin It at aa nrller age. dancing gracefully. The beautiful art of dancing aeems somehow particularly suited te children, and n little bey or girl never took prettier than when whirling around In a waits or polka, Dancing makes the muscle strong, timber and graceful. Courtesy and good manners are taught ta dancing school, toot and the boy who haa learned hla tenons there is always polite and knows Just what to do and where te put hla toot and hands on every ooctal occasion. Learning to sit ataad atm and keep ones body, arms and feet In a graceful position te a most Important part ef education, and this Important part te learned by the apt scholar la a dancing clan. Ordinary society dancing te quite different. though from stage dancing. qtage dancltig te of two kinds, skirt dancing and that of the ballet. Bklrt dancing te sot difficult te learn, and many little glrla who do not expect to side THE LITTLE SKIRT DANCER. appear on the stage become quite accomplished In It, thus giving much pleasure te their friend and acquaintances. It te now taught in many dancing school. It Is to be remembered that dancing, unlike him of the severer blade of physical exercise, can never Injure anybody. On the contrary, it Improves the health because moving tha body to musical and regular sounds la a perfectly natural As tor baok as history goes the human race haa danced. This has been done to express Joy, mostly, though people In Bible times had re NEAR AND FAR. The butterfly said te the UtyfiA Some time, when tea te lata and the I always wandered why. fitnoe butter baa n wings st all to about tho table waiting, family They my the butterfly." you may surprise all by a very clever and at the same time simple and easy The katydid replied. "Alia T me tha reaaoa's hid. trick. me what It Take a napkin ring and through It I But me you tall katydid? They eay that paaa throe forks, with the points upmmvMriatoto ward, and rest their handles on tha BURNED THREADS HOLD UF EM Bosk some thread in a ktrsng i tion ef ordinary salt water. Alto to dry. Repeat tho process ssfto times. . Now you caa bsag up a kl or other objects by a ptec d 4 thing also on can think of. Any glVl who to limber of body and light of foot caa learn it, and she need not begin so very young to practice it either. After sho has learned she can think of now movements and invent new figures In he own mind and thus make original dance. Many professional skirt dancer do this, and some of thorn are celebrated and earn much money. Tha steps and muscular movements of tho stage chorus or ballet ore ter more difficult than those ef skirt dancing. The parents of little girls who are Intended for the ballet make them commence training as early aa six years of age. The ballot girl U railed In Europe a coryphee, or member of the dancing chonis. The toe dance, or what te callod the pirouette, ta hardest for the coryphee and the me that It takes longest- - to perform Just right French girls are often made to practice it and other steps ten years before bring considered quit accomplished stage performers. This amount of practice te undergone by tha girt who wants to bo aha haa spent five or six years getting her trad. To be on ordinary ballet dancer, merely performing In company with others, n girt may begin ns late aa tho age of lift son. But ao alow, clumsy, heavyweight girl can acquire stage dancing, though such n girl te much helped In private life by the physical training to bo had la a good course of dancing lessons. If you have tried to stand upon tiptoe long at n time yon will understand haw hard It must bo to do a whole dance in that position. Many girls try the tee dance and tell. Standing gracefully upon the toes ta called by dancing teachers "elevation." which te pre- paratory to the pirouette. The first work tho little girls are put at te called "aide practice.' Tea sea In the large picture what this te. The children grasp a bar, and to the sound of music go through certain movements with their fret. Sometimes they are made to hold the her with on hand, again with both. Tho musician plays tha rlaljpi. and tho children go through tho side practice, while their mothers THE TRIPOD. table. : I Spread tha topi of the forks apart and Inride them' plaqo a plate or any round dish which will fit within the apace they afford. This will surely lock tho whole thing, and n heavy dish may he plaosd upon the .plate without fear ef It bring broken. - " Vjfc A GAME - "WITH NUTS. kteh Bet fire with a A vary Jolly after dinner game at a thread. The thread. . , burs vp th FOR CLEVER PENCILS. party may he played with twe bowls or remale still will object Start at A and trace these figures dtahao filled with nuts at on end of tho boiled egg may to with one continuous line, finishing at room and two empty bowls at tho ether hard to tlhistratlea, and ell foer P end. The bowls should bo rather largi, burned wBtoet ao an to hold n good many nuts, and tha simultaneously -nuts should be counted so that there tolling. may bo the same number of nuts In A WjflE KING. wtee each bowl Any kind of nuts may be There ones lived a very could who. It wad aald, Tho players are divided Into - two question put to, blot. Feepto. sides, and tho game constate ta dipping parte of the world cam to asaj into tho bowl of nuts with the hand vice If they were la held flat, the fingers belagr attended difficulty. One day an ridj and held close together, the object be- had heart reporta of hto gmatwtew; ing to gat aa many nuts oa tho book of came to him and, bowing ri jy P Tho npta must ground, aald. "May B. You must not take your pencil tho hand as possible. from tha paper or go over any line bo carried acroee the room In that way esty to answer mo a questlo and dropped Into on of tho empty twice. , "Bey on." said the W t bowl, two of tha contestants doing this Tho old man then eIA eye LIFE. THE TREE OF at the same time. me why,, having two Each day la a branch of tha tree of The one who succeeds In carrying are, I hare only on tee -laden heavily with fruit If w more nut to an empty howl wins; and Ten" said the king. we beneath down lie it may then two ether contestants try It. eyes that you may lastly starve, hut If wo shako the branches Finally tho several winners are pitted and two rent that ye ere set some of tho fruit will fall for us. against each ether, and the one whs thing well but you tore to talk Is Longfellow. at last vtotertons wine the prise. that you may not much as they would. - -- . . m0ht - Tr0.. ?!. Uf. e distinct territorial titles, duce the equals ef the Chinese and Jap- with n very small quantity of coarse from orders and hte ranks In anese India Ink. ft la made In China flour or n little boll of boiled rice. apart Ireland was settled In 174, when Her- among tho poorer Inhabitants salt Is armies and navies. Tho anginas ef the first steamer that today practically as It waa made four ald Haartagr, tho "Fair hatred" with never umd.. Evon among the better If an express train, mo Ink at the centuries ago. over crossed tho Atlantic have bean rehte torts and nobles, took Norwegian classes a man who eats salt with his rate of forty-tire ta a Bible covered off tho coast of Cork after At Gottingen unlvorolty miles an hour, wore families and to tho Island food te considered a rich emigrated Individual Each man was allowed ns much land Do small things well and you will do aa be could euclrclo in one day on Brest things welL horseback. Tha German emperor te the EuroBalt te the greatest luxury known In pean monarch with the greatest numContra! Africa. In eome sections ber of titles He boa n fewer then QUESTION A mcncs. LITTLE' THINGS, ft waa a Httla atone that slew Goligious dances. The rad Indiana of our a star stage dancer, called in French a liath; It was a common basket that country formerly had fierce war premiere dunseuse, which means first aaved the life of a great apoetle;'lt waa daneua In which they Indulged pre- dancer. The premiere danaeuse somea spider's web spun across tho opening paratory to going out scalp hunting. times gets pay of 1M to 1250 n week of tho cave in which tha great Scottish Early settlers of our country always for tho work which It haa taken bar patriot waa hid that mads tho soldiers knew there was danger when the In- years to learn. Star performers are think pf searching for him there. diana about them hold a war dance. 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