Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-24
-:vRElGN GOSSIP.

The Prince of Wales weighs 224
pounds.
"A young Austrian inherited 10000
francs, spent all but two of them in ten
days in dissipation, and then suicided.
"A peasant named James Ygelof has
Just died at Odessa, aged 147 years. His
son is still alive at the age of 112. He
has a grandson of eighty-fve, and a
great grandson of forty years.
The Count de Chambord's widow
has decided to take the veil, and will
spend the remainder of her days in a
convent. Her immense estates are to
be given to the church.
The following advertisement APP
peared in a London newspaper: "a lady
wishes to recommed another lady who,
through no fault Of her own, has be-
come in distressed circumstances, think
ing that if one thousand benevolent
persons were each to subscribe G1O,
it would place her again in atl1uent cir
cumstances.
AT the State banquet given to the
German Emperor in the Palm Garden,
at Frankfort, the Imperial table was
ornamented by a magnificent display Of
gold plate lent, by Baron Rotchschild.
In the middle was the famous center
piece purchased from the city of Nu-
remburg, which is valued at 10000.
The whole service is worth over ElOO,-
900.
lady Anne Blount, daughter of the
Earl of Lovelace and his late Countess
Ada Augusta Byron, is said to be a
speaking likeness Of her grandfather,
Lord Byron. When Lady Anne was
presented to the Queen, her Majesty
kissed her, saying as she did so: II do
that for the love l bear your ancestor,
the poet whom [ most love-"
-Pavements in Paris are made in
this way: A bed of lime concrete is
made for base, and on this are placed,
narrow side up, blocks of pine wood
previously stepped in tar, and of the
size of ordinary bricks. Between every
row an interstice is left, one-qtarter of
an inch wide, filled up by gravel and
sand, well rammed in, the whole being
coated over with another concrete where
tar is the binding medium.
An industrious German contempt
rary has compiled the statistics of all
the actresses who have succeeded in
gaining coronets. The total is not par
1ic1larly encouraging t othe favorites of
the ioot-lights, as during thelast twenty
years only n in every SAG has married
q royal Prince, one in every 5l2 Duke,
ono out of 200 a Count, one out of 10 a
Baron. This list includes not only Ger
many, but all European countries.
On very grand occasions. His Ma
jesty of Dahomey dispatches a
gorgeously-got-up Ambassador, with, a
royal umbrella over his head, to take
his compliments to his good friend the
ocean. 1t is an office of much dignity
and honor, but not greatly sought after,
because etiquette prescribes that the
Ambassador, after being taken out to
sea in a canoe, shall be thrown over
board to the sharks.
There are some very curious Jaws in
saxony regarding servants, girls es'
law to allow the servant one pound o.
butter and n of coffee per month, OF
the equivalent in money. If the girl
furnishes her OWL bedding she secures
n and a half cents per night for so
doing. Seventy cents a month is allow
ed for her washing, and she receives
five per cent, upon all purchases she
makes. She is required to give one
months notice before leaving her place.
The law also requires that each servant
keep a book for recommendations, in
which, upon her leaving her place, her
MISTRESS is compelled to state the cause
and the girls character.