Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-08-03
Foreign Notes.

Foreign Notes.
The Spanish Government has con-
ferred on Gen. Martinez Campos the
Golden Fleece worn by the late King of
Hanover.
-Strousberg is now before the Berlin
bankruptcy court He offers three cents
on the dollar in three years. His debts
are S35, 100000.
According to Mr.. Wilfred Lawson
(in the House of Commons), $4,000
persons were taken up for drunkenness
in England and Scotland last year.
-Hippophagy is becoming decidedly
popular in Vienna, where 2,040 horses
were slaughtered for food during the
first five months of this year.
The dowager- Queen Caroline
Amalia, of Denmark, who has just COM
pleted her eighty-second year, is the
oldest living member of any of the royal
families of Europe.
Every thing in Egypt down to the
navy coast-guard seems to be in En-
glish hands, and it is said that the abdi-
cation of the Khedive would hardly be
noticed if he should get out some fine
day.
-Skobeloff's sister, beautiful wom-
an and charming cantatrice, is about
to marry Prince Eugene de Leuchten-
berg, becoming the Countess de Beau
harnais. The Princes first wife was al
SO Russian---Mdlle. Opotchinine.
I'm order to be county voter in
England man must either be a holder
for life of lands of the clear yearly value
of 1926 net, or the occupier, as owner OF
tenant, of lands or tenements of the
ratable value of $50.
The two sons of the German Chan
cellor are announced as candidates fol
election to the Reichstag. The Count
Herbert Bismarck is 30, and Count
William 26 years of age. AS usual with
the sons of great men, they will proba
bly be quite overshadowed by the name
of their father.
The barmaid of the Black Raven
Bishopgate Street, London, fines every
customer who uses profane language il
the house penny. The money goes
to the Hospital Fund, and first con
tribution of Is for period of nearly
two months is acknowledged. Tht
landlord says: "Were this done il
every public house in London the funG
would be considerably augmented anC
swearing proportionately diminished.
Odds and Ends.
"A smart schoolboy says it take
thirteen letters to spell cow, and prove
it thus: See o! double you.
The most remarkable exhibition O
cur-age on record is that of an Oriska
ny dog thirty eight years DID, Utic
Observer.
The house-fly and mosquito are tn
only ones who really enjoy hard wor
this weather. They are putting in thei
best licks.
There is gleam of genuine philos
ophy in Wtld Oats when it says that 'th
girl who wears diamond ring has ger
orally an itchy nose"
New Jersey has millionaire bal
ber. He never spoke except to whispe
Next" and had been known to tell
man that his hair did not need to be Gu
A writer on the effects of good tasi
saws, "a mans dress should not be +,
markable." That is why we alway
said black patch should not be seate
on white pants, or vice versa.---Pict
yune.
There is a growing conviction
the minds of smokers that a vest-pock
, should be made deep enough to entirel
hide cigar from the scrutinizing ga
of the man who never has any.
How an old female rat proved he
: self to be of literary nature. She sait
GA litter rat l had-the litter hate
, and therefore the litter ate /; cons
A quently among the litter, rate one
: the literati."
1 john" said poverty-stricke
man, "I've made my will to-day.
/ "Ahl" replied John, -" You were libe
i al to me, no doubt" "Yes, John,
came down handsome. willed yC
s the whole country to make a living i
= with the privilege of going elsewhere
: you can do better"