The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1888-11-10
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

On the spot where Louis III. of Ba-
varia is supposed to have sat with his
physician, DIR. Gudden, just before TAX
ing the fatal leap into the Starnberger
Lake, a column is erected bearing a
perpetual light.
On public occasions the Governors
Of the British provinces in Australia
all appear in military uniform; yet not
one of them is a professional soldier.
This looks funny, even to a practiced
eye, and the people of this country
think it ridiculous.
"A telephone has been fitted up be-
tween the Hospice on the Great St.
BERNARD and the valley below, and the
monks are now informed when travel
eIB start to ascend the pass If they
do not appear within a proper time
servants are sent to meet them.
The gypsies claim to have descend
ed from the ancient royalty of Egypt.
An old gypsy named Rafael has asked
the Emperor of Austria to invest him
with the dignity of King of the gypsies
because he can prove his direct descent
from King Pharaoh.
"A Spanish General of Barcelona
has bequeathed million francs to
found refuge for the orphan daugh-
tiers of poor officers, proviso being
that each must be beautiful in face and
form, because the more lovely wom-
an is the more she is exposed to dan
ger in this world"
-Bismarck's sleeping room in his
country seat at Friederichsruhe is very
simply furnished. The bed and chairs
are of pine and entirely unadorned,
and there is nothing about them be-
yond their unusual size to distinguish
them from the beds and chairs found
in the homes of the humblest German
peasants.
The most important source of in
come of the city of Paris is the octroi,
or duties on comestibles, wine, ETC.,
which amounted during the fiscal year
ended to 49,, 100000 francs. The city
derived nearly 100000 francs from
the gas works, 100000 francs from
the city water works, 100000 francs
from the market halls, and 5000, 900
francs from public conveyances.
An extraordinary will was recently
admitted to probate in Pesth, in which
the testator, a physician named Gold
berger de Buda, lett his fortune-about
a quarter of a million of forins-to ac-
cumulate for the benefit of posterity,
until by the operation of compound in
terest, it shall be sufficient to relieve
restitution universally. And accord
ing to calculation made by the tesla
tor his wishes may be carried out when
the capital shall amount to the sum of
two hundred and nine millions of flor
ms.
From October l, 1878, to March 81,
1887, 1880 neglected children were
taken charge of by the government in
Prussia and placed in houses of refuge
or with private families. During the
period 1,600 were discharged and 285
died, and the number was further re-
duced in various ways by 154, so that
at the end of the time the government
had under its care 10, 46l persons. The
total expenses incurred was 100000
marks, nearly one-half being by the
National Government, the remainder
by the municipalities.
The Prince of Wales became much
enamored of the magnificent mustache
worn by the coachmen of Hungary.
One man in particular reused the adj
miration of His Royal Highness by the
ferceness and grace of his hirsute
adornments. On reaching Marlbor-
ough House the jehu saw that the
coachmen, footmen, and, in fact, all
the servants wore faces devoid of hair
He at once sought barber and had his
face shaved clean. When the Prince
saw him again he was Mortified. 81
engaged you for your mustache and for
nothing else,'' said His Highness. That
evening the Hungarian set out for his
native land.