The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-17
/ Foreign Gatherings.

Professional incomes in Germany are
very small in comparison with those In
America. The average income ola Judge.
lawyer, doctor, professor or superior of.
ficor, IL not generally more than 81 600.
Four slaves were recently sold in the
public street at Taneier, only few yards
from the British Legation. European
visitors were naturally shocked ut the
spectacle, and have been wondering
ever since that such traffic should be
tolerated within twenty miles of Eu-
rope.
The new "Married Woman's Proper
ty Act in England encourages q woman
to lend money to anybody except her
husband. It enables her to sue him and
be witness against him. 1t also renders
her liable to maintain both her husband
and her children.
Some of the best English jockeys are
women; daughters of farmers. or OF
country squires, who have lost their for.
tunes. They have been accustomed to
ride to hounds from their childhood ARE
perfectly fearless, and their light weight
in the saddles makes them desirable as
jockeys. Charles kingsley's poem. Of
"Loraine Loree" has one of these wO-
men jockeys for its heroine.
Immense reservoirs of naphtha have
been struck at Balachana and Sabuntscha
in the neighborhood of Baku. in Russia.
There are at present twenty springs in
full flow. The gush is described as ex-
traordinary. The price at present is
little less than two copecks per pood, or
81
thirty-six pounds English.
The wonderfully rapid developments of
Australia is suggested by the announce
ment that a lady who enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the Oldest native, and
who was born Just after the establish
ment of the parent colony of New South
Wales, died on Jan. 30 in her 05th year.
When she first opened her eyes the to-
tai white population of the ''island con-
tinent" just exceeded l 600; now it num-
bers 100000.
A straight dark-red line on the floor
of the house of commons is one of the
most interesting relics in England. It
was originally intended to prevent mem
bers drawing their sword on each other,
and it is to-day considered out of order
for member. when debating, to out
step it by more than six inches:
The Suez canal has become inadequate
to the demand of commerce, and ship
ping las of late suffered severely from
getting blocked IN passing through. It
is therefore proposed to cut new camel
between the Mediterranean and the
Red Sea, and several eminent engineers
have started for the purpose OF finding
whether it is practicable to cut sweet
water canal between Alexandria and
Suez. Such canal would not only re-
lieve the congestion of traffic, but could
be used for purposes Of irrigation.
Large quantities of beef are used to
make beef tea IN London hospitals. The
beef left after the tea is made is strin-
gy, indigestible substance and has, until
pigs. But the vicar of the village OF
High Roding, in Essex. writes to the
Guardian saying that the laborers in
that district think it delicious and are
anxious to obtain it. He has made ar
angemants 10 have the meat sent from
the London hospitals to feed these poor
creatures, who would otherwise scarce
ly ever taste meat.
The church Of St. Peters in Rome.
provides confessional for every Ian
guage in Europe, for the convenience OF
penitents who speak none but foreign
tongue. Recently the English priest
being ill, so the story goes, his place
was taken by All Italian padre who
claimed to be perfect in the English Lam
guage. An English lady vino confessed
some slight offense was astonished when
the priest began what he meant for a
Gigniied rebuke with ''Iou are one big
| scoundrel."
Alarmed by recent awful calamities
the Russian government issued an Off
cial circular requiring all theatres to be
abundantly supplied with water distrib-
uted according to specified plan. AT
the Alexandria Music Hall in st. Peters
burg all the conditions were apparently
fulfilled to the perfect satisfaction OF the
authorities. But one day the chief OF
police decided to make a personal ex-
animation. He turned faucet, but no
water came; 4 second and a third were
equally dry, and in q word, he found
that of all the elaborate appliances,
pipes, jets, spouts etc, not single one
was connected with any reservoir what
ever. Such bareEaced sham was too
much for Russian patience, and the
| theatre was closed forthwith