Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-03
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

III Is stated that three out o.. every
seven marriages in France result m !.
happily. ssssel III .tsss g. sisIs,ssl , 30
Ii costs the Bank of England $oos-
600 q wear to feed. its clerks dur1ng
business hours ss. ae.rsfi.sI a8s
.--Out of Japan's total population OF
IN 600. 600 there are only 10.050 pau
ners. and Of these more than I 600 are
at Toxic. in the work house. 81, M 80.
i'm the last thirtyltwo. years POL
families OF Dukes, Marquises and Earis.
embracing 1856 scions and filing S,22S
Offices. have obtained from the British
taxes. under the Marlborough pension
which has just been committed. the
sum of EGG, 247. 242. i5sa s'asi.t'tiis49 $ss,'
-Honigman's fireless locomotive,
with the caustic-soda condenser. has
been used regularly since March 81 for
passenger ira fic between Stolberg, near
AK la Chapelle, and Wurfelen. e The
locomotive when charged, 1T Is found,
will go for twelve hours. ~ es. y,
| While Emperor William was i at
| dinner recently. one OF the women as
sistants was seen watching him through
| q glass door. When, the dishes we're
| removed she slipped into her pocket q
| piece Of bread which he had been eat
| ing, saying to a companion: Il am
| going to preserve that, for'i saw our
| dear Emperor eat from it!'' ls'' iis'''Fs g
The tariole is the Norwegian far
| mer's gig, consisting of narrow seat
| supported on wooden frame Ibyu two
| cross-bars of wood, which are fixed in
the shafts and serve as rude springs,
| with behind it a horizontal board, an
which the travellers small box OF port
manteau is deposited, and where the
| postboy (skydsgut) perchles as best e 4 ne ne'
can. ..,.s.,s.t..,sf. ..sfss...s .,.s $3.50
i From recent Parliamentary re-
port, showing the number Of IiiIterare
voters recorded at the British general
election of 1880, it appears that in con-
stituencies where there were contests,
in England and Wales. there were 29.-
626 illiterate votes recorded out of to-
tai number on the register of 2, l48, 622;
and in Ireland 5,312 out of a total OF
49,, 1863. '-'.'f Is. sH't's@a sfs2 sf-fi!'
"A good deal Of nlisconception ex.
lists regarding the practice of medicine
by women in Russia. i A competent au-
thority puts the number of female ply
sieians in tho empire at $50, many OF
whom have pursued their medical stu
dies In Inc universities ttt LuilCu, Ool NJ,
and Paris. But. whatever their &C luire-
ments and abilities, they are only allow.
ed, to treat the. diseases OF women
and children. Even in country districts
where there is. perhaps, no male ply.
icians within fifty miles, apothecaries
have been forbidden to put up'a pre-
scription emanating from woman. 81
-Henry Carey, a cousin to Queen
Elizabeth, after having enjoyed he1
maiesty's favor for several years, los
it in this manner: AS he was walking
in the garden of the palace, under tbs
queens window !, she asked him, in j;
jocular manner, What does man Ian
think when he is thinking Of nothing2''
..The answer was. q very brief one
Upon woman's promise he replied
..Well done, cousin!'' said Elizabeth
.sexcellent!'' Some time after he solicit
ed the honor of a peerage, and reminded
the queen that she had promised It K
him. ..True. ''gsaid her majesty .bu
that was . woman's promise. tsss dgsas