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Northern Illinois University
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Good News
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v. 13 no. 316
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Good News, v. 13, no. 316, May 23, 1896 (Issue) |
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May 23, 1896 |
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One day a young recruit was standing guard before the door of the entrance to Peter the Great's private chambers, in the Palace of St. Petersburg. |
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The prince got a sound thrashing in the presence of the czar, and the recruit who was next day commissioned a general, with a title, was the founder of a powerful family, whose descendants are still high in the imperial service of Russia. |
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