Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-18

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corporation. Mr.. McEvoy said, not alto
geiher accurately, al a meeting OF the latter
when the Americans established their In
dependence they did not descend TO such
puerility as to change the names OF those
places In the country which bore English
namesl
Nantes, France. has had Charley Ross
case. A sweep decoyed away n boy OF nine,
and put him to climbing chimneys. One
day this man and q comrade, when half
drunk, stripped the child and whipped him
with nettles. The boy managed to escape,
and told his story to some one who commn-
nicated with his friends, and after months
hue and cry he Is at home again, and his alb
ductor In custody.
OF the products OF the French soil forming
articles OF export, wine has long held the
first place. Whether 1t can still be said to
occupy that position appears by no means
beyond dispute. AT all events, within the
past ten years there has been very signf-
cant revolution going on in the French wine
show that France now drinks considerably
more wine than she produces.
A schoolmaster In Iowa called his prettiest
pupil to his desk and asked her II she
would marry him. She replied promptly
that q she would not IT yon y were IL the is Issi I.
she added, II wouldn't take you" Resun-
ing his character OF pedagogue, he decided
that her language was disrespectful, and
feruled the hand which he could not get
matrimonially. The girl now sues him for
damages.
The London Ddilg Net1s OF october 25th
says: IAN edition OF the Sketches by Charles
Dickens issued by publisher In Leeds at
penny, was selling tie other day in the
streets of London In large numbers. In Fleet
with copies we're being disposed of rapidly
by the hawkers. The reprint. which extends
70 log. pages, printed In double columns,
stitched in neat wrapper, appeared to be
complete.
The salary of the Baptist pastor at
Granville; Neb., is 5000 year. The reclp-
lent does not try to live ON 1t, but works at
his old trade OF shoemaking. His congrega-
ton do not object TO this way OF providing
cheap ministry 10 them, but they have made
a Tremendous row because on several Sun
days. in making announcements from the
pulpit, he included notice that he would
mend shoes better and cheaper than the OPP
position cobbler.
Sir Noses Monteaore, the aged Jewish
philanthropist, is hale and hearty, and Is not
AFRAID e look time tliI IN the lace u = sd
another term OF five years. Though changed
OF late, he possesses every faculty as acutely
as ever. He said the other day: "A man OF
my age oughtnt to. grumble ,.but feel my
eyesight isn't as good as 1t was" Always
after dinner he drinks the Queens health.
Anna Seward, poetess OF the Della Crus-
can school, and the friend Of Dr. Johnson,
was familiarly known as the Swan of Lich-
field" The compiler of recent book on
celebrated English women rsther mixes
matters by speaking OF the parties that met
around the freside at the Swan. at Lich-
field" as though the lady held her coterie
In the bar parl0r of the Swan inn. In the
same work Aphra Behn, the once popular
Aprha "Bohn,'" which may perhaps suggest
her relationship to the late eminent London
publisher OF that name.
A journal unique OF its kind has just been
publissed In Munich, Paris, and other
European capitals simultaneously. It Is an
sistins ~ Of original articles contributed by
writers of different nationalities, each OF
them known In his own country for his de-
votion to Wagner's musical principles and
theories; for the sole aim and purpose of the
paper, of which only one number is to be
published, is the glorification of the Bay
reuth master. Verbal and Pictorial Gd-ette
Of the Bdyreuth Fetcs is the translation of
the German title.
The European Jewish papers comment on
the remsrkable exemption Jews ,s have en-.
Of victims has been very small at Toulon
none. OF seven at Marseilles, fve-writes
Rabbi Weyle-did not live conformally with
Hebrew precepts in the matter of food and
hygiene, while of the other two-a father
and son--the first, victim to duty. died In
the hospital, and the other fell a sacrifice to
flial love, by insisting on nursing his faith
err The percentage to population of Jews
tants 0.ss The Grand Rabbi OF Marseilles
aseribes the exemption to Jewish hygiene
and mode of life. -
The importance of the liquor traffic In
Paris may be judged from the fact that
more than 81, 500, 900 Is annually raised there
by octroi duties on alcoholic drinks alone,
nd In nor t,.t,r inn mol head of
tion is as much as forty-five gallons OF wine.
gallon and half of spirits, and three
gallons OF beer. That the consumer, In
Paris at least, has much to put up with in
bad wine appears from the municipal
laboratory report. Taking the month OF
June last, 552 specimens OF wine were
officially tested: only 1l3 were good, 80 were
bitter or acid, So had an unpleasant taste,
l29 were plastered, 1872 had water added,
and lastly, s6 had various mixtures added to
them.
In his interesting work on France aud for
eign competition NJ. Thierry- Meg writes:
"a few years ago met at hotelin Munich
two Commissioners Of the University OF
France, who had been intrusted with mis-
sion in Germany. One of them, unable to
explain himself to cellarman. told him TO
call the waiter. who spoke French. Then he
added, don't see why every waiter in
Munich should not speak French As for
me. remarks NJ. Meg, mentally reflected
that failed to see the reason why two high
functionaries of the Public Educ ition lie
partment should not speak German, and be
surprised that there are lower class folk in
Germany who do not speak French"
An interesting article In the Deutsche
Graadeigeatium shows how extraordinarily
railroads have increased the growth of In
land capitals In l740 Berlin was already
the capital of powerful kingdom, but its
situation was such that the farmer in bring
ing his goods to market over the bad roads
consumed on the journey more than half
their market value, and great difficulty
was felt in provisioning large population.
When, in 1913, the influence ofrailroads first
began to be felt Berlin had $50. go people;
in 1861, 547. .000 in In 1871, s26 0O0 1881. 122
sO0-an increase Of nearly 100000 in thirty
seven years. Msdrid's growth Is largely due
to like causes.