Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-16
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


Tho Manchester shin canal has
been begun. Two thousand men are
at work an it.
"A Parisiaa mech anic has built
. locomotive to accomplish speed Of
ninety-three miles an hour.
The government of Spain has dc.
ci,led 10 celebrate the fourth centenary
of the discovery Of America
Most of the London churches have
eff rcd up prayer + r the recovery Of
the Crown Prince of Germany.
The carriages and engines Of the
express trains on several of the Il ,s-
san trunk lies are now lighted by
electricity.
The English Government is about
to establish electrical communication
with her lighs-ships. especially those
in the English Channel.
The British Government is max
ing efforts to cultivate oysters on the
shores of Tasmania. and is said to be
meeting with COOL success
The P.'ince of Wales has started q
subscription for memorial to the late
Colonel Valentine Baker. 1t is said that
the Queen had intended shortly to r..
store Baker to his rank in the army
The Berlin beer drinkers are the
fastest in Europe. In certain saloon
there mechanical lion roars when a
new cask is tapped. ard that incites
every one to finish his glass and order
a new one.
-Qaeen Christine. of Spain. is said
to have Il voice which would have
earned her fame as prima donna.
She is assiduously cultivating her gift
under masters. and intends to sing ut
an early date 10 select assemblaSe of
her court.
1T is believed that the Mexican
iovernment will place heavy cx-
port tax ON ores. Owning to the fail
ure of the United States to establish
reciprocal trade with Mexico. the
English are said to be gaining a
strong toothold there.
"A Belgian recently made a bet
with some of his fellow countrymen
that he could swallow as many pan.
cakes as they would pay for. and.
the bet being accepted. the party
went to an esta bli -hment noted for its
pancakes. He swallowed cakes un-
til he was carried out a corpse, hav-
ing clioked himself.
In Paris there are numerous little
trunk shops to which you go to hire a
trunk packer at two frances. or forty
cents. an hour to pack your trunks
scientifically. These packers are
artists. They fold up expensive
dresses neatly in tissue paper. and
pack away the most delicate bric-a-
brac with the utmost care.
"A correspondent writing from
Russia says that in the dining-room of
one of the large cafes of Mo COW there
is pool of fresh water in which fi-h
of various kinds and zcs swim about.
Any patron of the restaurant who
may wish course of fish for his dim
ner goes to the pool, picks out the par
ticular fish which strikes Ills fancy.
and in a jffy the waiter has captured
it with dip net and sent it out 10 the
chef
The Bolivian Government has Civ
en- to an American the exclusive ri. Int
to navi ,ate the River DesagnadcrO by
steam. Lake Ti:icaca is twelve thou
sand nine hundred feet above the
sea. and the River Desaguadero
is its only outlet. The river issues
from the southern extremity of the
lake. and flows through the mountains
one hundred and eighty miles to Luke
Aullogas. which is little lower than
IIticaca. and has no outlet ut all. Ii
appears that the business of working
the ancient mines i'm that country has
been developed. and it is perhaps to
bring 10 market ores from such mines
further in the Andes that the right to
use steam ON the Dcsaguadero is de-
sired