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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
AcuRlOuS WAGeR.
War on the Walters of Vienna Who Wear
Moustarhes.


A Vienna dispatch to the London
Standard say: A curious wager Is at
present occupying the attention OF such
widely separated classes as our young
noblemen and the Association of Hotel
and Restaurant Walters in this capital.
Several OF the young scions OF the high
est Austrian aristocracy. who were accus-
toned to dine in an old hotel OF high re-
pute in the karnthner Strasse, tookexcep-
ton to the practice OF the waters, most
of whom have seen twenty or thirty
years service, in dressing their nous
taches in Just the same fashion as the
"noble swells" they had TO serve. one
OF the high-born customers accordingly
laid wager, which was Immediately ao-
cepted, that within a given time the OBJ
jecsionable adornment should disappear
from the upper lips Of the waters IN all
the fashionable hotels and restaurants In
Vienna, otherwise the proposer himself
was to shave off his own embellishments
for given period.
In order to effect his purpose, the lat
ter commenced by trying to persuade
the hotel-keeper In the harnthner
strasse TO forbid all his servants wearing
moustaches. on penalty of losing his arls-
tocratic customers. In this case he sue
ceeded. but the walters, who were most
" married men, one after another gave
notice to leave their pla res. They were
at once replaced by younger men. who,
for a consideration, submitted to the lm-
posed humiliation The same thing
happened in n number of other hotels
and restaurants, and the wager was near
ly won by the layer, when the proprie-
tor of the Hotel Imperial. the first
hotel in Vienna, fatty refused to comply
with the within of the Vienna jeunesse
dores, whom he told outright that if they
deserted bis house he should readily find
better customers. The case was also
taken up "as matter OF right and
honor" by tho Association Of Walters,
which threatened to eXpel from the So
ciety any member degrading himself by
humoring aristocratic caprice In this
matter. Thus the matter stands at the
present moment. The bet appears likely
to be lost, and then will come the tri-
umph of the walters, who expect soon to
have the satisfaction OF seeing their
would-be dictators, instead of them
selves going about with shayen lips.
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bewitching. All The men she snseinasee
NV through her, but wers TOO fntoxt
Gated by her charms 10 break sway itoe
her. She wore royal disdsm, which =
represented on gone Of the coma
Mrs. Lauesry - Cisspasss.
Here Is London theatrical csisscssm
OF Mrs. Lanetry's "Cleopatrs "hfA
Langtry herself is very far nom 70:
alizing the general idea OF that sensual
enchantresS Of whom Pascal REMARKS
that defect in her nose would hsve
changed the history Of the world MA
Langtry's Cleopatra is coldly siasu-
esune. graceful in outline, bat making
little or no appeal 10 the passions From
frat 10 last she is the sctreos studiousiy
correct but unconvincing. and this being
30 she is wise to retain her natural COM
plcxion instead OF adopting the swarthY
hue Of -blooded Oriental
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
cLsopAraA's FACE.
How the Coins Represent This Famous
Beauty Of the NILE

How the Coins Represent THIS FAMOUS
Beauty Of the Nile.
They show her when she was, respcc'
lively, wife and when Queen regent.
One sees her at oil ages from her early
teens to almost the close OF her reign,
SAYS tie Chicago Netcs.
Cleopatra on these coins and medals IL
far nearer to Sara Bernhardt than 70
Mrs. Langtry. She is almost spare IN
figure when young, and at all times
1.-THE. The neck remained young 70 the
last. Had she lived 70 eighty she might
have looked a little like Prince Ma
poleon. the mouth and chin having o
Mother Hubbard tendency to meet.
The full. luscious lips. resembling
those of Somali woman, do not miti'
gate much the hardness Of the physiog.
nomy. Ii is strange countenance, and
one easy to read. The forehead bulgcs
out at the eyebrows.
It's prominence here gives it singular
irreeularity, producing the effect aimos,
of a larger one. Jove was represented
by Greek sculptors with such forehead,
but ON more massive scale. The eye Is
greatly in shadow and almost sinister, II
having the expression of snakes when
bird is to be charmed.
The aquiline curve OF the nose Is o.
once strong aud delicate, and the nostril
is well open and finely curved.
Taken with the lips 1t gives an impress
sion of woman prone to sensual Ioyt
cynical, fond OF cruel joke, and con.
temptuous. Her firmly moulded and
advancing chin shows yolition. she was
wilful TO the last degree and not to be
turned from any purpose.
The hair is dressed in the Greek man
ner and twisted up in small knot ON
the nape of her neck. She is bad and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
A Telegraph to the Brain


From the stomach Is the great sym pathetic nerve
in tho epigAstrium. Let digestion become &C.
rioasly disordsrcd and that disorder q sure "a
md reflection In symptoms which react dissd-
vantageonsiy upon tho organ OF thought In
somnis, nervousness, causelsss dspression and
anxiety, arc all manifestations Of dyspepsia
The best means II rsnsdyins and restoring
tranquility to brain and stomach. and Of rsgu-
lating, It may be aided, bilious secretion. q a
take wineglssstul Of Hosiesssr's stomach Bit'
tsrs before meals during The dsy and before ~.
firing. This courss begun. reform IN the disso
ton Of complete bodily weli-bslsg hsA bsgus
Win II Constipation, siek hssdachsss neuralgia
rheumatism, and malsrtai compiaials IN
speedily aud thorou ghiy bsne6ciaL Dont dslax
bal TAKE the SUR epsrss - oaee, E
04&WtvM4o1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
a SPECTRE IN A PULPIT.
Negro Worshippe.s Frightened by n
Startling Visitation.

Startling Visitation.
The negroes composing the congrega-
ton at the African Methodist Methodist
church of Savannah, Ga, are much ex-
cited and alarmed over an apparition
which, they say. appeared in the pulpit
last Sunday, They declare it to nave
been ghost clad In flowing white
robes and having the features OF
one Hiram Patterson, who was ct
one time pastor of the church,
but who was hanged near Covlng-
ton last year for assassinating white
man. He entered at the back-door OF
the edifce, advanced into the pulpit,
from which the preacher fled in widest
alarm. and raising his hands as If In
benediction over them vanished into thin
air. This was in full view Of the con-
qregation, numbering nearly 200, and in
oman daylight. The face, the negroes
cav. was swollen and discolored, and
some claim that the figure wore rope
about its neck.
The appearance created considerable
of q panic, aud several persons were
slightly injured in the rush to get away,
while one little child was seriously hurt
about the head, and an old woman, by
name Susan rutherford, frightened into
a fit. The preacher, Reuben Nolan,
ran out Of the church and into the
street. where he tainted. Some weeks
AGO John Bruce, white man, passing
the church about midnight, saw q
ghostly figure standing In the
norcb' with a light in its hand,
and enveloped in white. Suspect
ING a trick, he drew pistol he carried
and advanced on the phantom, which re-
treated into the church and extinguished
tbe light. so that he lost it in the dark
ness This figure was again seen few
nights after Bruce's experience by OH
Ger John Tuny, who, seeing it enter the
church at late hour, pursued it with
lantern and revolver, but it was too
ouick for him, and slammed the door IN
his face as he was about to enter.
Tnly heard the bolt-shot and after
.or,a delay effected an entrance through
q window but found the church empty.
The back door, however. was unlocked
and Tully was convinced that the per
SON personating ghost had escaped by
means Of il. A story, though not very
we'll authenticated. is in circulation that
certain spectators in real estate are en-
blowing some one to brighten the ne
proes in order for them to be willing
10 sell the ground on which the church
stands for less than its market value:
Another highly respectable firm OF real
estate agents say, however, that there
can be nothing in the story, as the
napers are already made out and have
been for some weeks, selling the property
to them at 9 fair price and that this is
a matter Of common knowledge in the
town.
The negroes themselves scorn the idea
OF having been tricked. and say that
while it Is quite possible for a person 70
have reached the pulpit by the resr door.
no human being could have vanished as
suddenly and completely as did the
phantom. They will walk half mile 70 e,
keep from passing tho place even In
broad daylight.
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HE suLTAN,s eENeVoLENcE.
His Quick Response in Aid of the Johns
town Sufferers.

4 lOhn
l had the honor Of meeting the Sultau
frequently, of dining with him number
OF times, and OF often conversing with
him on subjects both important and unim'
portant, writes ex-Minister Oscar G..
Strauss. In general appearance he
represents Jay Gould, perhaps o trifie
taller than our well-known fnancier,
and with nose little more prominent.
He is about forty-six years of age, has
very kind and gentle eye, and ID ex-
tremely reserved and modest in his do
meanor. There is nothing Of the show
or glitter about him one would expect to
find in an Oriental monarch.
His dress is neat and very plain, with
no gold lace or gaudy additions, except
upon extra official occasions, and even
on such occasions it is very simple. He
is extremely kind-hearted, and when
ever any class Of his subIects-either
Christians, Armenians, Turks, or Jews
are afflicted with any calamity-as. for
instance, fire or famine--he Invariably
assists them literally out Of his personal
or private purse.
To show how wide are his sympathIes
1 will here relate an incident 1 have
given 70 the public before. At the time
Of the Johnstown disaster 1 was sum-
moned to an audience with the Sultan
with reference to some matter. a In the
course OF the evening, without reference
having been made to the subject by me,
he said that he had learned from the pa
pers of the dreadful disaster that had
visited a portion OF our country, and
asked me whether would be the me-
dunn of transmitting to the proper au-
thorities q small contribution from him.
OF course sssented, and the following
day no sent me 200 Turkish pounds,
equal TO about $3.50, which sum was
promptly transmitted to the Secretary Of
State.
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a Kentucky Minister OF the Oiden Tim
Harpers Magazine.

Harpers Magazine.
A tall, finnish man, with silky pale
brown hair, worn long and put back be-
hind his ears, the high tops Of which
bent forward little under the weight,
and thus took on the most remarkable
air of paying inces.ant attention to
everybody and everything (; set far
out in front of these ears, as though
it did not wish to be disturbed
by what was heard, a white, wind.
splitting face, calm. beardless, and SEEM
ing never to have been cold, or to have
dropped the kindly dew OF perspiration |;
under the serene peak of his forehead a
pair of large gray eyes, patient and
dreamy, being hsbitually turned inward
upon a mind toiling with hard alb
stractions; having within him a
conscience burning always like o
planet; bachelor-being logi-
clan; therefore sweet-tempered. never
having slipped the sour cup of expert.
ence; gazing covertly at womankind
from behind the delicate veil OF unfa-
miliarity that lends enchantment; being
bachelor and a bookworm, therefore
already old at forty, and a little run
down in his toilets, a little frayed out at
the elbows and the knees, a little seamy
along the back, little deficient at the
heels; in pocket poor always. and
always the poorer because Of spend
thrift-habit in the matter OF secret
charities kneeling down by his small
hard bed every morning and praying
that during the day his logical faculty
might discharge its function morally,
and that his moral faculty might dis
charge its function logically. and that
over Ill The operations OF all his other
faculties he might find heavenly REace 70
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exercise both logical and moral con-
troll at night kneeling down again to
ask forgiveness that, despite his prayer
OF the morning. one or moro OF tnese
same facnltiss--be knew and called them
all familisrly by name, being meta
physician---hsd gone wrong in q manner
the most abnormal, shameless, and un-
foreseen thus, on the whole. q man
shy and dry, gentle, lovsble, simid, reso-
Int. forgetful, remorseful, eccentric. I'M
pulsiye, thinking too well OF every hui
man creature hut himself an Illogical
logician, an erring moralist, wool
gathering philosopher. but, humanity
speaking, almost perfect man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07

juniper and dog-roses clustering every
where. and mount a little higher by tne
path which leads over into the Grisedaie
Valley, when we suddenly find ourselves
m cherry orchard Mr.. Ruskin agrees,
TO keep this orchard for the benefit OF
the birds who are his tenants, for tnere
are seldom cherries to be found there eN-
cept by themselves they look upon an
orchard in such position as their own
by right OF soaring. and succeed easily
IN keeping possession OF their strong
hold.
THE RETURN.
Winding down the hill and short
distance through the wood Is Ruskin 5
own garden. Here the Professor per.
mits no other toll than his own, and II
some day Mrs. Severn slips IN Win a
gardener she knows she has done q
naughty thing and trembles accord,
ingly. A sudden little green cultivated
place in the middle of tall nutwood;
which in spring is full OF daflodils ana
cherry blossoms, with the bum OF bees
aud the distant ripple OF the lake, sueh IS
the spot Mr. Ruskin has chosen especial-
" for his own, and many an hour has ne
walked up and down It's sunny paths,
worked in its plots, OF SIT in that dearly
loved corner seat, whore a peep OF the
silver lake below reflects the sunshine
above. IL who has taught us that the
nohlest human life was appointed to De
led by tine battlefield and IN the garden
IS pronder If his toll here than oil ms
making OF great books and rsnown.
"Tbe return to the house IS through a
terraced garden past a famous polhng-
shed. so built as 10 admit "A natural wa
terfaIl 10 take its course down one wall
a shed which adioins the new part oil
Brentwood, at one period nearly stop
ped in course of binding, because, as
its owner told the astonished local ma
son. it was hard that the author of the
stones of Venice could not have the
stones Of his own house placed as he
wished ! An amusing story In
connection with this same mason Is
told of Mr.. Ruskin. The man re-
duIred an advance OF money con
nected with the building, which Mr..
Ruskin gave MIN, and then held out the
parer for him TO sign the receipt. A
great deal of hesitation and embarrass-
ment ensued, somewhat to Mr.. Ruskins
surprise, as he knows q north country
man great too well to expect embar-
rassment from him. At last the man
said in dialect: 'Ah nun, put ma
mark - He could not write. MIR. Rus
kin rose at once, stretched out both
hands to the astonished rustic, with tie
words, Il am proud to know you. Now
I understand why you are such an en-
tirely good workman. '"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07

A cheerful man out in Kansas says the
Republicans Of that State shave won an
invisible victory" Taking this view Of
the matter. lie! us inaudibly shout Chi
c10o Tribune.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
Sinking n Responsibility.

Briggs: saw one Of the -Four Hun
dred yesterday wearing silk hat ana
sack coat.
Griggs: Horrible | Did you hear
what made him 90 it
Briggs: Oh. yes He was trying to
disguise himself.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
just the Thing.
<.t.s. Is..~..tah,

Mrs Bingo: oh, dear I have
such toothache. l do wish j had
piece OF cotton.
Bingo: Why don't you use some OF
those woollen underclothes l bought you
last year?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07

A bsttls-ship carrying the name Of
Louisville, and manned BY : crew Of
Kentuckisns, would eight everything IN
sicht and no more Qrog would DO con.
snmea than Ia usually issued on men-oi'
var. LoussvtilS Courter- iesrnot.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07

II you suffer from catarrh why don't
Won take Hoods SAzsapanlla. the COM
nonsense remedy2 II has cured many
people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07

Teacher: What is storage battery :
Small Boy latter refection) The thing
that bangs up furniture when it's on
storage. Good NeuCs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
THE GARDENS.

"sNow you must come all over the
Gardens. or you won't have half seen
brentwood. says Mrs Severn, the best
and l;ndest of cicerones. First, We will
GO 70 the Fairfield Seat the show
wa Salt At Brantwood. for those who can
NOT nt mount the moor in springtime.
waking there through a perfect mist OF
hyacintbs .opening in flakes OF blue
fire. an easy, pleasant ascent among
woods from which you come out quite
tain view Straight in front Of you
Helvellyn and Fairfield rear their their
mighty heads; nearer come :. haven se,il.
Crsggs, Yswdaie, with its gray gray. rocks
cushioned with heather up to their .ss sum 1aa
mits, and Wsatherlam, while q, the lake
and its peaceful little village ne heat at our
feet A mass OF heather and
brscksn mingled with the late sii S, rssp,
berries and strawberries WHICH aDou ii,
at Brentwood the things ~. .nis s n,.le
moor grows by nature, ana ss'n ~ ,ui' ~.
has been, made to grow Dy arr
would make q long s'o
| must be content TO tel % mo
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07
EFFECTS IN FURs.

One OF the richest effects produced in
furs nowadays is the comparatively new
introduction of applique designs in braid
used as bordering or trimming on fur
garments. 1t may be said that fur needs
no trimming, that it is perhaps, even in
better taste to leave it in its native,
unadorned beauty, but this braid en-
broidering is SO skilfully done and is,
withal, so novel in appearance, applied
to the deep surface of the fur, that it Is GER
tainly very effective. Many of the new
capes and short garments are finished In
this manner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07

SO much so that modistes have de-
clared they cannot satisfactorily fit the
fashionable dress-skirt over any petticoat
but very narrow silken one F; nay that
it we're better even that it were dis
placed in favor of the trouser-like
amendments Of the dress-reformers. At
this rate modesty will have to turn aside
from the spectacle of a stylishly-attired
woman Of the day, and the rather con-
fined draperies advocated by the pre-
Raphselite party some years ago (stig-
matized then as the "single trouser y
will be distanced.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-07

The impositions and vagarleas ABOVE
mentioned have been tho performances
Of class. and TO enumerate all the reli-
gious fanaticisns aud deiusions OF indi-
viduals recorded In America even In the
last two years would demand an unrea.
sonable expansion OF space. One noted
instance was that OF Mrs Pauline King,
the colored woman OF Oakridge Park.
Ill, who advertised that. as she had
tasted forty days, she would publicly
turn water into wine as had been done at
'the marriage feast at Cana Of Gslilee.
When the people had gathered on the
appointed day she had jar filed with
water from neighboring we'll led In .
hymn and prayed, and then tested the
contents of the jar, and found nothing
bat water, and her leadership was gone,
even though her faith remained.
A brother and sister named Bolsud- ct
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-31
THE FIRST BLIZZARD.
\ Girl Frozen to Death In . Storm In Ne
Mexico.

\ Girl Frozen TO Death In . Storm In New
Mexico.
RATION. n. NJ. Oc. :5.-Monday even.
ing William Mich and his s:xtccn-ycar-
old daughter were going from Folsom
to the ranch. The girl was driving q
team ahead. while hcr father came be-
hind with another.
They were Overtaken by . blizzard
when about half way home. The father
reached homo in safety and was horri.
fed to find that his daughter had no,
yet arrived. Shc had lost her way in
the binding storm.
Tho blizzard continued through the
night 50 little could be done in search.
ing for tho lost girl. She was found
yesterday about ten miles from hor
home frozen to death. She had man
aged 70 unhitch the horses AMI turn
them loose before she became exhausted
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-31

NV YoiK. Oct aloha Rothschild
OF Washington, Neh.. writes Inspector
Byrnes that green goods meu in New
York have been swindling hin; that be
sent IN response 70 circulars from sew
eral different 80 each, for which they
promised him 500 each in genuine bills
printed from plates stolen from the
Treasury" Nov he 10 waiting fer the
green goods" that nev came. lie
ssks Inspector Byrnes to help pun.sh
William Cook. q HEAVIER street OF East
ern Hotel. opposite Staten Jsland ferry:
3. r. Cook. 66 University Place; C II.
Hunt $50 Third avenue and h. Frank,
Flushing. L L
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-31
PENSION ORDER.
The Rating Fer Physse.i - Aestal Dssa.
bility.

The Rating Fee Physical - Aestal Dssa.
bi1ity.
WASHINGTON. Oct 9S.-The Commits.
sioncr Of Pensions with the approval oil
Assistant Secretary Bussey. issued the
following:
order No, leS. In regard to n1isg rates OF
peasi0ns uader the oct % Jsne u. $50: That
all claimants d ehs act OF Juns
n. 1897. showing . mental or physical
disability Or disabilities Of permanent
character not the result Of their y
vicious habits. AMI which iacapacits;es
them from performing Of naspsi labor.
rendering them unable to earn q support IN
such . degree ~ would te rated under
former laws ct OF about q and less than Si1
ahall b rated the same - like disa6n ties
Of serv ice origin and hat all Gases showing
. p~ensicnabie disability which. u Of service
origin, would be rated at or 1bous 81 Der
month shail be rated at Si1 rer mosshL
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-31

KAxRAS ClTr. No. Oct 42-At aina
o'clock last night m attempt vas aaAs
70 wreck . Burlington tain at Lihasty.
4 cit IA Of Liberty nAneA 0eoeRo
smith vas Guessing the tracks . sAoea
AistaAcs vsst 81 the dspot whso
b noticed Soaf men appasoaA.
" eagage1 IN lsossaiae IL
nat1A He hastily went up toun -
noe1e4 IL psaieA ut VIA ~
reoe4e4 H. spot he woal1-bo tnao
usoeeDeo - 1isnppsaso1 MuooSsuna
thaeeAey - partially ssnsved tetDs
eas aa4 woss evt6safiy Ropsssne -
dAlet - saxls iAss1oss = d1sGn
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-31

OAABA. Neh. Oct &|ohn y. Eeaa.
81 st Psul peesident and general man
a8ss Of the Chicago So Paul 4 Kan.
sas City railroad, arrived IN the city and
vas In e~enference. dufiAg the day With
omc.a ls and Others interested IN the ex.
esasioa Of the line 70 this place. he
said: I'VE are coasideria4 several
routeA one Funni1g south Of the Rock
Isiasd road through the southern t;es
Of Iowa COUNTIES and asosbse noesh al
the Rock Isiana route. We have sos de-
et6e4 which % select bot will ne 90
Of then. and that very shortly
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-31

NEW YoRK. Oct SIT was learned
yesterday that at . moe ting held Moa-
day ct the American Express Company's
once By tho principal officers OF IL
different express companieA IL vas
agreed 70 advance express rates beRin-
ming November L The basis for all
express tariffs 10 the rate between New
York and Chicago The rate 1t present
IL . per 100 pounds Under the new
tariff IL will b G5A Rates will b ID
vaaced 50 cents fOm Boston, New York.
Philadelphia Bsltinors and Ill other
seaboARd points west Of Buffalo Sala.
mana and pittsbunrh