Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-04
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

IVINL1UN UVSCA1s
The law forbidding Jews to have
Christian servants is revived in the Gov
eminent of Kief.
Brazil is wheeling into line rs a
land of freedom, and many influential
families are voluntarily freeing their
slaves.
Carving in ivory has attained the
level of a high art in Paris, portraits,
busts and the like being very beautifully
and deliberately made.
In the season of 1892 more than
5000, 900 trees were planted in Great
Britain, out of which number Scotland
claims about 2,O00, 600, England $780,
600, Ireland 800, 1000, and Wales AGO.
600.
1t is a striking fact that in all the
European States the expenditure for
war is vastly greater than that for edu-
cation. In France the proportion is
about Is to 1, in England 6 to l, in
Prussia 4 to l, in Russia 80 to l, in Den
mark 2 to l. In Switzerland alone al
most as much is spent for education as
for war.
The chief occupation of the Black
Flag smugglers consists in running car
goes of opium. gunpowder and firearms
into China, and it is currently declared
in Cochin China that three voyages up
the Red River with the Black Flags nets
a clear 1OO,0 900 francs; provided of
course, the bold smuggler be not
killed.
The late Baron de Rothschild once
took cab to his offices. and. alighting,
rendered the proper fare. The cabman
received it, but kept his hand open and
looked at the money significantly. which
caused the Baron to inquire whether it
was not right. go, yes" replied the
usually give me double" ''They do, do
they?" was the Baron's reply; "well
they have a rich father, and can afford
it; l have not"
We Americans are supposed to
cheat creation in the ingenuity and
boldness of our advertising lodges, and
some large firms keep men specially
employed in devising new methods Of
attracting public attention when old
lodges begin to irritate or bore. ALon-
don theater manager has been the first
one, however, to impress the telegraph
into his service and send genuine teie-
grams giving well-to-do householders
all over town the following information:
''You should not miss seeing YOUTH
revived with best company in London.
Also with new and startling effects"
The Duke of Bridgewater observed
that though the men employed by him
dropped work promptly as the bell rang,
when he was not by, they were not
nearly so punctual in resuming work,
some struggling in many minutes after
time. He asked to know the reason,
and the mems excuse was, that though
they could always hear the clock when
it struck II, they could not so readily
hear it when it struck 1. On this the
Duke had the mechanism of the clock
altered so as to make it strike thirteen
at l o'clock; which it continues to do
until this day.
Those wise in court matters opine
that henceforth the chief guide and.
counselor of the Queen will be her
younger daughter, the Princess Beat
rice. This young lady, it is said, chafes
considerably at her position OF cold
maid' of the family. She is now TWEEN
t.y-six years of age, and might have been
well married many times. 1t is be-
lieved in London that she was sincerely
attached to the late Prince Imperial.
The marriage could never have taken
place, because, according to the Eng
lish constitution, no member Of the
royal family may marry a Roman Cath
Ollie. So the Princess still remains a
maid, and may possibly do so for many
years vet to come.