The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-12-13
FOREIGN NOTES.

In the Royal Arsenal at soudan is an old Chinese
eishtecn-poundcr bronze gun. lined with an iron
tube, the native workmen having anticipated BY
many years the conrivance which the arillerlss OF
Europe have almost universally introduced In some
shape or other during the present generation.
According TO the the latest offical statement
published by the authorities OF Russia, there In
that country not LEGS than 900 square miles Of OIL
producing land but OF this vast territory the field at
Baku Is the only one worked, and even this covers
only the limited space Of some three and one.half
square miles. The output ia enormous and the fact
Is stated by one who witnessed the opening Of q well
in that locality that column OF oil spurted TO a
it, the now continuing until large lake OF petro.
eum was formed. The product Is refined on the
spot, the residue being used as fuel for steamers
and railways
Everybody will he glad" says the 50. Jomes's
Gazette, "to hear that Cambridge Ia thinking of n
memorial to Kingsley, who loved his old university
well. His Magdalcnc days were not indeed the
happiest OF his life. More than once says Mrs.
Kingsley, 'he had nearly resolved to leave Cam
bridge and go out TO the far West and live as a
wild prairie hunter His trouble was religious
doubt, from the misery OF which no sought refuge
IN variety OF distractions, including cards At
length the clouds broke when he almost worked
himself into brain fever to make up for lost time.
His principal recreation now consisted in the per-
%aSe@ g, eas rom strength Tsas
two miles, starting early and arriving In London at
T.. NJ, with easc,'"
Apropos Of the retirement OF the Austrian Minister
OF Public Instruction. Baron Conrad, Vienna paper
| relates the following episode, which shows how
rlgdly court etiquette Is observed in Vienna: "One
evening, at so-called sarstocratlc picnic ut the
Hotel Imperial, one OF his daughters, who was dane
ing with the Archduke Ludwig Victor, pinned one OF
the contillon orders on her partners coat. Such
thing Ia strictly forbidden by etiquette and the Duke
promptly tore of the order and threw II on the floor
The young baroness, being ignorant Of this rule
went to her mother, weeping, and left the hall; and
next day Baron Conrad had an audience with the
Emperor begging to retire TO private life accom-,
Of the insult to his family But the Emperor smiled
| following day Ludwig Victor called on Baroness
Conrad and apologzed for his apparent rudeness In
| the most chlvalrOus manner"
In one respect, at least, the Burmese are the mos
republican Of peoples, for they had until lately ne
titles Of honor. When one OF them got an Indian
title, few years ago, he did not know what tc
make Of such strange present, but quite recently
the King decided to have decorations Of his own
He found for various reasons, that this was task
| Of some dlGlcuy. The people wanted something
pointing to their descent from the sun, but the
King himself was not Of the high solar race, he
could not recognize the lofty descent Of his owr
subjects In this manner. SO, after much debate
II was decided to establish three orders to which
one could make Overwhelmingly, the good chile
who has received silver sword the good chief with
gold chain, and thirdly, the chief who has received
a medal But the device was too novel, and no grea
| use appears to be made of the orders. Unhappy
Burmese! We have plenty Of orders, and know how
to use them, as this very Burmese campaign will
| soon show, and with our garters, stars, and legen
Diary SAINTS we can laugh at the stupid people who
con do no better than talk of a chief with silver
sword, gold chain, or medal.-Pdn Mat Gazette