Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-09-14
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


The highest military rank in thu
Swiss army is that of colonel. '
The village of Lachen, in Sw;tzer.
iand. has been almost DESTROYED nv a
waterspout, which washed down Inn
mense stones from the mountain.
There are still in existence proo,
sheets of an old Russian newspaper
which Peter the Great helped to edit.
with the Cars own corrections on the
margin.
At every station on the Russian
railroads is grievance book, in which
the traveller may inscribe his wrongs in
any language he likes, and which is pc
riodically read by the authorities.
The largest diamond-cutting house
is in Amsterdam, employing 400 per-
sons, where the Koh-i-noor was cut. The
trade is difficult, and the wages are
from 81 to $l2 or even $l4 day.
NO marriage is legal in France ex-
cept with the consent of the parents of
both parties, but a man or woman over
20 may respectfully cite'' his or her
parents to show cause why they refuse
consent. If they fail to show good
cause, the marriage may proceed in
spite of them. Such proceedings are
rarely resorted to.
The balloon Reliance made singu-
lar flight from the Alexandra Palace the
other day. 1t rose gradually to a
height of 1900 feet, drifting in north
erly direction, then, when ballast had
been thrown out, rose 800 feet more.
At that point current carried it to-
ward London, and through thick mist
it descended at the end of an hour upon
the very place from whence it had
risen.
Over grave in Brompton Gem
etery, London, has just been set ,up a
beautiful cross, on which appears the
following inscription: SIN memory of
Elizabeth Jones, who died Nav Is, 1881,
for fourteen years the faithful servant
and friend of Alexandra, Princess of
Wales, by whom this monument is
erected. Life's race well run, life's work
well done, life's crown well won. Now
comes rest. Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord.'
Etiquette in Germany forbids the
carrying of parcels, no matter how
small, by gentleman. Under immense
pressure of necessity a lady may take
home in her own hands small pur-
chase, or carry book or roll of music
to the house of a friend, though she
takes also in doing so terrible social
risk. And when dressmaker comes to
try on a little walking jacket, a small
boy must needs walk behind bearing the
garment on his arm. An officer can not
under any circumstances carry anything
when in uniform.
The gold annually taken from the
mines is estimated to be worth
S6.00O,O00. The first discovery of the
metal in that country was made at the
of this century. The average
cost of an expedition in search of gold
is estim ated at $4,000. Therefore, only
capitalists can indulge in the luxury of
One of the principal
operators is said to have spent a quar-
ter of million before finding any ore.
The miners are paid only $3 month,
with board and lodging. The sale of
liquor is forbidden within twelve miles
from each shaft, that discipline may be
The number of mines has
largely increased since the second quar-
ter of the present century, but that pc
Rod was the most prosperous in the his
tory of Siberian mining. The labor of
the serfs then cost next to nothing,
though the pay of the workmen is now
pitiably small.