Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The S%paniarGs shout ''(aye! oyer
(''dcar! hearty when using, the tele-
phone.
In Porto Rico an outlay of two dol
lars will clothe an entire family of six
persons for a year.
The new English Postmaster-G Gen.
eral. having gone down to his ofico
and let himself in with q latchkey, was
promptly arrested by a detective and
held until identified as a non-dyna-
inter.
1t is estimated that the grand balls
given by the President of the French
Republic cost from $15, 900 to 500, 600
each. About 5000 guests attend each
of the balls, of which two are given
every year.
Many physicians of small practices
in London keep chemist shops, and on
certain hours each day see patients,
prescribe, give advice and furnish med
icine for the bagatelle of one shilling
each patient.
Tho hobby of Abraham Price, we'll
known in England as the ..Chester
miser," who died recently, was to col
lect secondhand books. The WORTH
lessness of the collection may be in
ferred from the fact that about twelve
thousand volumes were sold for about
$3.50.
An amusing incident in connection
with the police precautions at the Law
Courts happened in London the other
day. One of the Judges was stopped
at the entrance in Carey street and re-
quested to show the policeman the con-
tents of his bag. The Judge at once
ncqu:esced and was then allowed to
enter. +
M. Louis GODDARD, the famous
French -@ronaut, is dead. One Of his
most memorable expedit ons was the
voyage in 1868 from Paris to Hanover,
with the Geant. of which Nadar was
the Captain, and which had a very per-
ilous descent. During the siege of
Paris GODDARD accomplished several
aerial ascents for the government of the
defense.
-Nettle cultivation is now being
tried in Germany for the sake of the
strong fiber. A1ady at Langenschwal-
bach, near. Wiesbaden, has made very
successful experiments with the weed
during the last few months, and has
now persuaded several neighboring
agriculturists to plant an acre of first
class wheat land with %nettles, to see if
the quality of the fiber can be i'm.
proved.
The Oldest specimen of pure glass
bearing anything like adate is a little
nodded lions head, bearing the name
of an Egyptian King of the eleventh
dynasty, in the Slade collection at the
British Museum. That is to saw, at the
period which may be moderately placed
at more than 1000 years b. c., glass
was not osly made, but made with a
skill which shows that the art was
nothing new eve at that time.
"A few days after Dickens death
an E%ngl;shman, deeply gr:eved at the
event. made apilgrimage to Gad's Hill,
and as he was havirg some refreshment
at the famous John Falstaff Inn, near
at hand, the effusiveness of his emo
tons prompted him to take the waiter
into his confidence. "a great loss,
this, of Mr.. Dickens" said the pilgrim.
ga great loss to us, SIR" replied the
waiter, shaking his head, '.he had all
llS ale SEM IN from MS mouse.
L eutenant-C Colonel Philip Eyre,
who lost his life in the battle of Dulka,
was nee a clerk in the Dublin Post
Office. He was careless in his work,
and one day the head of the depart
ment angrily told him he never would
earn his salt as a clerk. .What shall [
do. thenp" asked Eyre. ..Better 90
and enlist. You'd make a good tar
get" Next day Eyre did not put in an
appearance. but late on the second
came strolling in ~leisurely. "Well,
SIR" demanded the enraged chief, sex
plan why you were absent without
leave Yesterday "Oh, 1 took your
advice and enlisted. Thought I'd just
call in and bid you all g~ood-by."
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