Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-26
FOREIGN GOSSIP

The law forbidding Jews to have
christian servants is revived in the Gov
| eminent of Keff.
Brazil is wheeling into line as Il
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 1882 more than
3,ooO,ooo trees were planted in Great
Britain, out of which number Scotland
claims about 100000, England 60O,-
90. Ireland 100000, and Wales 4OO,-
0GO.
1t is 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 ID to l, in England Is to /, in
Prussia / to 1, in Russia so to /. in Den
mark to l. In Switzerland alone al
most RS 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
clear 100000 francs; provided of
course, the bold smuggler be not
killed.
The late Baron de Rothschild once
took a 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. so, yes replied the
cabman, Its quite right, but your sons
usually give me double" They do. do
they9" was the Baron's reply; .swen
they have Il rich father, and can afford
it; | have not
We Americans are supposed to
''beat creation" in the ingenuity and
boldncss 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 A Lon
don theater manager has been the first
one, however, to impress the telegraph
into his service and send genuine tele-
grams giving well-to-dO housebolders
all over town the following information:
~ GA 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 l. 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
of the Queen will be her !
younger daughter, the Princess Beat
rice. This young lady, it is said .chafes
at her position of "old |
maid'' of the family. She is now TWEEN
tv-siN years of age, and might have been |
well married many times. 1t is be- !
leved in London that she was sincerely
to the late Prince Imperial. /
The marriage could never have taken /
place, because. according to the Eng
fish constitution, no member of the |
royal family may marry Il Roman Cath /
Ollie. So the Princess still remains a .
maid. and may possibly do SO for many |
years yet to come. |