Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1901 — The Czar’s Tartar Servants. [ARTICLE]

The Czar’s Tartar Servants.

The Tartar servants of the czar commanded the respect of the maitres d’hotel at Compiegne. They only drank milk, water or tea, were sober in eating and quite as faithful to the czar as the dog that was always with him. They are sons of the prophet. The Orthodox servants were too fond of the juice of the vine and of more potent beverages. There are, a Russian tells me, 900,000 Tartars in Russia. No Russian can obtain a situation as servant for which a Tartar competes. They are extremely quick and handy. Their nimble pace would alone enable one to distinguish them from Russians, who have a htavv, waddling gait. London Truth.