Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-18
WHOLE NUMBER, 543.
Only One News Stand.

Italy, says: There is only one news
paper in Venice and one crier OF papers
in the streets, and this vender makes
noise between yelp and bay-a sad
but desperate noise, as if his epiglottis
had been struck by lightning and he
was about to expire in mortal agony.
bought Paris paper from hin-about
ali he carries-but it didn't soem to do
him any good.
The saddest thing in Venice is tho
absence of newspapers. have never
yet seen one in the hauds OF anybody
but traveller. The red-faced Venetian
sits lazily under the halt-drawn curtain
that takes the place OF door to his
shop, waiting for customers, knowing
nothing of the world without; the
women, barefooted or in toe slippers,
shuttle and gossip about; bnt no one
has newspaper or book; the somber
gondolier quarrels for an extra CEN
tesimi from his passenger, but he never
heard Of America or OF England, and
has never read word even of his own
language. All are proud OF Venice,
ever though she is but the dowerless
bride Of the Adriatic; proud that she
was once conquered by N ,poleoD; proud
of the church and square of st. Marks;
proud of the palace of the Dnges. with
its quaint Muorish-Go,hic architecture;
proud, for aught know, of the Bridge
of Sighs, "a prison and palace on
each hand" which We traversed yester-
day, and of the horrible machinery Of
persecution underneath, running down
hundred steps into the gloomy earth,
where the early Venice developed all
that was devlish in man. But Venice is
bankrupt city, only half fed, a pauper
of brass gewga~s and liiigree, slowly
returning, through gloomy grandeur,
to the quagmire from which it sprung,
Dinners Of the German Emperor.
Tho American Register I Paris says:
After the frequent notices we read in
the papers OF dinners at the emperor's
palace, and tables laid for twenty or
more covers, il may not be uninterest-
ing TO learn something about the EN-
peror's table in general Emperor Will
liam is in the haeit Of taking, about
1880 A NJ, simple coffee with large
allowance of milk, and couple Of
small breads without butter. AT
o'clock p. NJ. the second breakfast
lunch) is served alternately cold or
warm. The dinner takes place regu-
larly at o'clock. Ii the emperor has
one or two guests tho table is simply see
in tue lowerapai tment5 OF hepalace, the
menu Iemainin the same which
he is wont TO order for
himself, consisting of four
or FIVE courses, which the chef do cui-
sine submits early in the morning and
the emperor approves of. Ii the din
ner is large one, the table is laid in
the upper apartments. The invitations
are given by the emperor at an early
hour, the arrangements OF seats being
then and there discussed with the count
marshals. Tho invited guests receive
their host in saloon adjoining the
dining-room, where the latter salltes
and, after u conversation CT ten OF
ifteen minutes, rreccdes them to the
table The emperor takes light clafet
or Moselle with soda-water, and coffee
only occasionally after largo dinrers. A
cup Of tea, without cake or bread, after
the theater, concludes the frugal re-
pasts OF the day. When the empress
is present the menu is submitted to her,
and, except when large patty is in
vited, tue emperor taxes his dinner in
the empress apartments.
A White Man Who Turned INDIAN.
Sebasti Back, German, who used
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