Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The Turkish Government has or
dered the construction OF q railroad
from Acre to Jesci Muhaina, on the
sacred soil of Galilee.
Instead of looking at the dress of a
Siamese to estimate his rank, it is nee
essary tt cast the eye upon the servant
following him, who bears upon a tray
the badge which d%esignates his masters
rank.
king Humbert, of Italy, drives him
self about in a T. cart, like any other
quiet gentleman in Rome. When his
carriage gets blocked, as it frequently
does in the streets, he takes
it more patiently than the foreigners 90,
who admire the way in which he sits
and mods and laughs to acquaintance
in the crowd.
Tits the fashion in Paris to wear green
hair, the verdant hue being, of course,
produced by artificial means. AS the
dye used will take effect on white hair
only, those whose locks are not already
snow must subject their store OF hair,
including their store hair, to a bleaching
process if they want to keep abreast
Of the fashion.
Mr.. Gladstone is the constant care
of Mrs. Gladstone, and everywhere that
William vents, his wife is sure to go.
She is with him when he speaks in the
hall, she is with him when he speaks
from the stump; but wherever it may
be, she is prompt, on the conclusion OF
his remarks, to muf1e him and convey
him away from the botheration and de-
lays of crowds of admirers.
The Gardeners Chronicle (London)
tells of the effects of the so-called sting
ing tree. The sting of a single hair of
it on the hand of a victim gave rise to
severe pain over the whole of n side
of the body, followed by numbness and
partial paralysis. A sensation of losing
the senses or ''becoming insane" was
experienced, and the severe symptoms
lasted for two hours. The punctured
spot remained painful for nearly a
month.
The Governor-General's agent in
Rajputana reports that a case OF suffice,
or widow-burning, recently occurred at
Utarna, in Jeypore. The victim was
the widow of Sham Singh, chief of the
village. The Jeypore authorities have
acted promptly in the matter. The
principal offenders, who were sons and
brothers of the deceased chief, have
been sentenced to Imprisonment for
seven years, while minor accomplices
received sentences of three years. inn
prisonment.-St. James Gazette.
1t is announced that the sculptor,
Gerard, who obtained a medal at The
last salon in Paris for his "Tobie ct
rAnge," has just, without any premon-
tory symptoms, lost his reason. He was
working in his studio, and giving the
last touches to a remarkable group
called "Maternity," when he suddenly
went mad. His friends succeeded in
getting him into . cab under the pretext
Of a drive, but the vehicle deposited the
unfortunate man at the Asylum Sainte
Ann.
One day recently a woman wearing
. pair of long pendant earrings of
mother Of pearl, which are much ad.
mired, was walking with her father and
her lover in the Arenaccia, outside the
city Of Naples. A fellow, who had seer
the earrings, followed the party, and
watching his opportunity, tore then
from the ears of the girl. The fathel
and lover gave chase, but were suddenly
confronted by another man, who, pre-
senting a pistol, threatened to shoe
them if they continued to follow hi
companion. The father of the girl drew
out a pistol with which he too was pro
vided, and put both men to flight. Late,
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