A St. Petersburg writer says “ The Czar, as well as his brothers, is possessed of most extraordinary strength, which they dearly love to display. Thus, they often indulge in the pastime of wrestling with one another in their private apartments, and, when in their family calls one of them ohanoee to find the master of the palaoe not at home, he is apt to leave a twisted poker or some other proof of his strength in place of a card.” This is an idea that might be followed out with infinite variations. When Slavin calls, for instance, and finds nobody at Home. >.e might, i> s'ead of leaving a card pound one ot the servants to a jelly. An artist might, under similar oirodinatanosa, drew a eharooal sketch on tbe drsving.reom W»H<
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 407, 23 January 1890, Page 2
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132Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 407, 23 January 1890, Page 2
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