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THE LUMP CITY MINER: LUMP CITY, MONTANA: 441‘ «me , WOMEN OF Bk VARIA. BEAUTIES OF THE UNHAPPY LITTLE KINGDOM. rb. Late King, Louis 1., Has Foud of Pretty Frees—Story Told hy Pictures In an Apartment of the Royal Palace St Munich. (Special Correspondence.) HE LATE king, Louie I of Bavaria, was in many ways a remarkable mon- arch. Sprung from the great house of Wittelsbach, t h e founders of which won the crown of Bavaria by their wisdom in council as well as by cour- age in the field, he Was not an unworthy descendant of his forebears and left a deep impres- sion upon his age. He was a man ot strong and original intellect, poetic temperament, and a marked admira- tion for the beautiful. Modern Munich. the most curious and unique of Euro- pean cities, was planned, begun, and completed by him, and he en- riched it with noble churches and palaces, splendid museums, theaters, and academies, beautlui statue* and imposing monuments. Moreover, he was an able and foresighted ruler, as well as a wise patron of the arts, and LOLA MONTEZ. during his reign raised Bavaria from a condition of absolute vassalage to the house of Hapsburg to a Mob, flourish- ing, and reasonably independent coun- try. But Louis I had one weakness, and In the end it proved fatal. He loved a beautiful face when it belonged to a woman and would on occasion hazard much to gain the favor of its owner. As fickle as he was gallant s his favor- itee followed each other in quick suc- cession, and In the course of his life- time numbered nearly two score. From time to time the king had their por- traits painted by famous artists, and these pictures—thirty-eight in number - -now hang in one of the apartments of the old royal palace in Munich. The room whh•h houses them is jealously guarded from the public, and fortunate Indeed is the tourist who at rare inter- vals secures an entrance thereto. However, in 1871 the \mad king,\ Louie 11, grandson and successor of Louis I, caused photographs to be taken of the paintingira. A dozen sets of these photographs were bound in volumes and presented with the royal autograph to the intimate friends of the dead king. whose memory his eccentric descendant sought In this strange way to keep green One of these volumes, beauti- fully bound in red morocco, is now the property of a well-known reeldent of New York. From It are reproduced the portraits which accompany this article. Ir minent among the lovely faces which look out from its beveled pages Is that of jt remarkable wnmatt still re- membered by Americans the gifted and wayward Lola Montez, whom her king- ly admirer made Countess ot Lane - feel and for whom he rleiced and lost his throne. A woman of singular beauty anil infinite chr.rm. she was still under 30 when. In 1846, she made the acquaintance of the king, then past 60, who was Infatuated by her fascinations to a degree almost unexampled in his- tory. She appeared on the stage in Munich for a brief period and then sur - primed and dismayed the Bavarians by being adopted by the king as his chief friend, associate, and adviser. With a a CHARLOTTE VON HAGEN. natural gift for diplomacy and polit- ical intrigue, she quickly fertile her In- fluence. felt, and from her study in Mu- nich conducted a hrillinnt and poten- tial correspondence with the leading diplomats of Fairope I Ir esnildsne. Was the most beautiful In marors sod : 1 \ she was preeenteu at cottet ttY the king as \my beat friend.\ With the consent of the crown prince she was ennobled and presented with an estate, which carried with its feudal rights over 2.000 souls. To her credit, be it said, the Montes exerted herself for the best interests of the king and his subjects, but her reign, neverthelese s was destined to be as brief as It was brilliant. Her ene- mies were legion and always busy, and the stories circulated about her pro- duced a perceptible effect. She was hissed and inaulted when she appeared in public. When the students mobbed her house and the king retaliated with an edict closing the university, de- mands for her expulsion came from all quarters, and in the end the Bavarian chamber ot peers forced from her royal admirer an order for her banishment. Dimitri Bozzaris was Grecian secre - tary of war during Otte's reign and the beautiful Katharine a member of his household. Intraduced in this way to King Ludwig, the history of her fam- ily excited his interest and her own rare gifts of mind and peraon his affection, and it was thus that she secured speedy and welcome entrance into his gallery of beauties. Tradition however, has It that she was too proud to win friends and too willful to live in Peace with other sharers of the royal bounty, and in consequence the Greek woman's sway in the palace at Munich was al- most as short as that of the Montez. . The portrait of Amelle von Krudener shows her to have been one of the most beautiful ot King Ludwig's favor- ites. Her career is shrouded in mys- tery, but she is believed to have been the daughter of the noted Juliane von Krudener, whose wit and beauty won her so many exalted admirers, a czar of all the Russias included, three gen- erations ago. The mother, after a brief marital experience, in 1696 secured a di - vol - ce from. her \husband Konstantin von Krudener, and thereafter was the bright particular star of gay circles in Paris, where a French officer, Count Fregenlile, was her preferred lover, and in St. Petersburg, where the dreamY and melancholic Alexander I was an almost nightly visitor to her salon. BY reason of her influence with the czar she was a force which for many years could not with any safety be omitted f rom any political combination. Late in life she became a religious devotee and found a refuge in Switzerland, but her seeming piety and lavish gifts to the poor did not prevent the rulers of the mountain republic from exiling her as a pestilent political intriguante. and with her daughter she retired to the Crimea, where she died in 1824. She left large estates in the Baltic prov- inces of Russia, Inherited from her hus- bands, and the proceeds from their sale are thought to have furnished Amelie von Krudener with the means required for a merry and luxurious sojourn in Parts and Rome. At any rate, It was in the latter city that the Wayward Russian beauty first met King Ludwig. At his entreaties she settled in Munich, and by her beauty and the glamor thrown about her by her mother's career long held the king a willing captive. She received a liberal pension just before the stirring events of 1848, but beyond this little or nothing is known of her last years. If the portrait of Charlotte van Hagen speaks true hers was one of those faces which interest by degrees, but in the end cannot be forgotten—a small head set or. shapely white shoulders, a mouth made for smiles and kisses, and eyes of limpid blue. She was born in Munich in 1809, and, making her debut as an atcress at the age of 17, at once became and remained until her retire- ment in 1846 one of the most popular players of her time. Her professional career was divided between Vunich and Berlin and she was adored by the ISATHRINA BOZZARIS. courts and people of both cities, even the austere and narrow-minded Fred- erick William II/ figuring as her ad- mirer and protector. Small wonder. then, that the susceptible Ludwig should enshrine her among his favorites and pay court to the charming actress But as the Von Hagen advanced in years her happy temperament fled with her youth, and, while nhe wag sure of a we.rnme in the most refined aieclety, thanks to her wit and gracious man- ners, her miserly habits became pro- verbial. She married a count in 1846. but the spoiled idol of monarch and people was unfitted for the quiet of do- mestic life and in 1851 she seçured a di- vorce. Thereafter Beilire St. Peters- burg, Vienna. and Paris received her in turn, but at last she went to Munich, where until her death she remained the friend and confidant of her king. R. C. WILSON. Gold In Utah. The Utah bank' hold twenty-one times much gold as silver, the Ari- zona banks nine times as much, and the Nevada banks eight' times as much. The colorado banks possess ()leer 63.- 000,0n0 In gold and only one -tenth of the amount in silver. between the peace envoys or China and Japan, the nits:ake was repeated a great many times. The two members (d the Jones family In the senate have been the subjects of Frequent tnisunderstandinge. Mr. Jones of Arkansas has figured In the cone.: prints as Mr. Jones of Nevada, and vice versa. Mr. Mitchell of Oregon used to find himself confused with Mr. Mitchell of l'et ntsylvania a few years ago. Now he Is mistaken for Mitchell of Wisconsin quite as frequently. Mr. Gibson of Louisiana and Mr. Gibson of Maryland, Mr. White of Louisiana and Me Whi:e of California were confused when they served togetSer In the sen- ate. It was easy for the illustrator who had a demand ror a Inclure of Senator White to pick up the first pic- ture: of \Senator White\ which came to hand without thinking there were two senators of that name. One of the senators I have just named was discussing with me recently the assaults made on the treasury by office - seekers and office -holders, and he re- called an experience which he had at the last session of congress with a man from his own state. This man came to him with a request that he have a para- graph inserter) in one of the appropria- tion bills making an appropriation for a new office In the library of congress. The librarian was willing to recommend the appointment of a laborer; the salary would be small, and there would be probably very little objection to the ap- propriation in either house or senate. The senator said: \Why you could not work for so small a salary as that. You could not afford to.\ The applicant was quite certain that he could. So the sena- tor agreed to recommend the appropria- tion and the offi e was created. The senator's constituent was appointed to the new place. Almost as soon as the place had been created, the new office- holder came to the senator to get au Increase in salary from congress. He said that the other people who were do- ing like work in the library received twice as much money as he. Besides, he could not live on so small a salary. The senator exploded promptly. \You told me that this salary would satisfy VVISHINGTON LETTER. PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIFTY- FOURTH CO's•-iRS - Z - S. .finie Democrats Dread the Return ot !teed—NI Wipe' t Nn me, Similarity of NdIlle* Results ill No End of Courti- n to Illustrators. (Washington Correspondence.) 0 M E of the ali hold - over Demo- crats of the house ot representatives dread the return of Speaker Reed to the chair. Mr. Reed vias so unpopular with the members of the party on the floor that they would not vote to pass the usual reso- lutions of thanks at the end ot his term. This case was not without pre- - cedent. In the Twenty-fifth congress the house refused to give a vote of thanks to Speaker Polk. The motion was made, and the first name called was that of John Quincy Adams. He voted in the negative emphatically. A great many speeches were made (luring the roll -call criticising Mr. Polk's con- duct as speaker. Mr. Polk was as firm a partisan as Mr. Reed. Mr. Reecl's rulings have been vindicated in most cases and the Democratic party was forced to adopt the odious \Reed rules\ In order to do business. But this does not endear Mr. Reed to the men.bers of that party any the more. John Quincy Adams. whc opposed the resolution of thanks to Mr. Polk, was a good fighter himself, and a very stub- born man. He made a sturdy fight for the right of petition when some people sent him an anti -slavery document to present to the house. His contention was that every petitioner had a right to lay his views before congress. Dur- ing the controversy over this pule, the •bom.••••• , › • ••••• • •••0... tre moue , . anal Paitograpli t mete» peerless THOMAS_ If s _13AYARD. National Intelligencer, the principal pa- you, when I said that It would not,\ he per of Washington, if not the only one, misspelled Mr. Adams' name. He wrote a characteristic letter to the edi- tor In protest. \I think that National Intelligencer has printed enough libels about me to be able to spell my name,\ he said. It happens not infrequently, though, that men of the same name are con- fused in illustrations. This happened a great many times in the last adminis- tration. There were two members of the cabinet named Foster—John W. TTIOMAS B. REED. Poster of Indiana, the secretary of stiite, and Charles W. Foster of Ohio, the sec- retary of the treasury. It happened a great many times when Mr. Foster of Indiana was In ofilre tnat his portrait was printed over a story about Charles Foster, While John W. Foster was In Jsoan bringing about an understanding said. \Now you can take what you have or you can get out of Washington ari soon as you please. I will make it my particular business to see that there is no increase made for your particular ofilee.\ The atfice-holder is still draw- ing - the small salary. But he is not fond of the senator, who Is no other than Thames F. Bayard, ambassador te England. Ofnce-holding creates a race of be gars—men and women who are hound- ing congress continually for an increane of salary or an extra mont!\ pay or an allowance of some Wild for \extra work\ done during regular work hours. Office -holding as a rule Is destructive of pride, and ambition No one who knows anything of Waphington would recommend to a young man of anY ability or any intelligence to go Into the government service When Sal- mon P. Chase came to Washington in 1826, only 18 yearn of age, his uncle, Dudley Chase, was a' member of the senate. The nephew thought that It would be a fine thing to hold a clerk- ship under the government, hut Uncle Dudley objected. \I will give you the money to buy a stade.\ he 11% re- pOrted lo have said, \but I will not help you to get a position under the government.\ Uncle Dudley was very fond of farming and this may account In part for his offer to his nephew But his advice was eindoubteiely gor,d Young Chase established a classical school, studied law in his leleure mo- ments, and eventually went to rim -ln - nail to practice before the bar He be- came a United States senator and after sverel chief justice ef the Supreme court of the united Sintr. He m i g ht have been 1% h.ef division In one of the departments hut for his unciret good sense. OUR WIT AND HUMOR. SELECTED PLEASANTRIES FOR OUR LEAN READERS. Moonlight at the Hew I. A King Full and Four »rut es—A Material Demon- stration 1.ettling the (at Out of the Rag Flotsam and Jetsani. SIT upon the beach to -night, While she sits close beside me. A nil though I long to hold her hrrid. I find this iii de- nied me. We note the bright- ness of the moon, The roaring o(the sea, The hum ot voices on the beach, The sounds of gayety. It's only two short weeks ago Since first I met her here; But ah, what pleasure do I know Whenever she is near! And as I sit beside her now My heart is filled with strife, • To -night we part to meet no more— She passes from my life. But best ,of friends, they say, must part. Though partings may bring sorrow. l'iy happiness is at an end— lier husband comes to -morrow! —Charles E. Nettleton in Truth_ Letting the Cat Out of the Dee. Principal (to new apprentice)—Has the bookkeeper told you what you have to do in the afternoon? Youth—Yes, sir. I was ta waken him when I saw you coming.—Dahean. He Had It Pulled. Constant L. E. de Sipate—Why! I say old man, what has happened to yowl leg? Jack P. V,an Tenspat -Oh! that's only the result of a little game I vat in last night in which I discovered Chet a king full couldn't touch four deuces. Well Deserved. Zeard D., a proverbial hater of America and Americans. was dining lately In Paris with the British Minister. Next to him at the table was a noted New- port belle, !Abe X. The conversation had drifted to a dis- cussion of things American, and Lord D. made some disagreeable remarks about some Americans he had met and some Yankee customs he abhorred. dye know,\ he continued, with an unpardonable want of tact, \that at some of the places that I dined at in America I saw people eat with their knives and spill their soup on the tales- -loth.\ Miss X was thoroughly provoked by this time, but she replied with an ap- parent unconcern: \What poor letters of introduction you must have had, my lord!\ There was no more unpleasant talk about Americans that evening —Ex. A Material Demonstration. Maggie Hill—Say, Sloppy Slocum. does you bellevc in spiritualism? Sloppy Slocum—Well, yer kin Rat bet I does. Say, me fadder goes down to de gin mill every night ter one o' dem aeantree, an'grien cpmell home bringin• der spirits along, and If ye could see me niudderar face ye'd know der was some lively rappings and goings on of der spirits. A Fish -Hook Refound. A few weeks ago Dr. Kennedy was trout fishing in the head waters of the Dutch Hollow brook and lost a fair- sized fish by the parting of the line where It was tied in the ring of the hook.,\ Tuesday he tried the semi- istreaim and captured thirteen pretty stand ones. While eating one for sup- per the head of the trout contained a bone that the doctor couldn't chew anil felt rather prickly. Upon taking it out of his mouth It proved to be the hook he lost when the line broke on the pre- vious trip Ile could identify his prop- erty through a peculiarity of the hoolut %wed by him.—Aublarn Advertiser.
