Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-19
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Brazilian negro freedmen become
'4sassy niggers" whom they ask their
late masters for pay. and are threatened
with army service unless they work for
nothing. 4. ....... s&
bismarck is On honorary master
OF the Corporation Of German Tailors."
The Chancellor loves to. be considered
MS in sympathy with the people who
toll.
I Pet dogs in Paris are now clad in
mantles with pockets for holding Jumps.
of sugar, bracelets on their paws and a
string Of little silver bells around the
neck. 81 H
The wife Of Breton peasant, for
whom the doctor had prescribed
leeches, fried the leeches and gave
them to her injured husband to eat. He
was taken fatally i'll and it was attri-
bnted to the leeches.
The new German Emperor, unlike
either Kaiser Wilhelm !. or '.Unser
Fritz" is strongly prejudiced against
Frcemasonry, and has in consequence
never joined the craft. #
Two dogs have been decorated for
bravery and fidelity by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
In Paris. One saved its mistress from
q burglar, and the other its masters
child from drowning. B.. s-
Mime. Albani recently sung Home,
Sweet Homo" at the Inauguration of
the exhibition for the benefit of the
London Home for Incurables in such
way that a lady present at once wrote
her check for $1,000 for the charity.
in the London University a lady
pupil took the first classical honors.
This is the first time that this has been
the case in the history of the institu-
ton. English women regard it as
vindication of their intellectual capac-
ity. and are naturally very proud of
the event.
Queen Victoria IL cleared Of the
charge that plain English bread is not
good enough for her taste. 1t has been
reported that she ate only Turin rolls
of the kind styled Cressini, but London
1''uth says this is all nonsense, and de-
clares that brown and white bread are
made every day for her use; and she is
exceedingly fond of oatcakos and
scenes.
1T is said that charming French
Duchess recently going to some festiv-
ity for benevolent purpose, was late
and put on her gloves while driving.
She did not notice until she stood in
the drawing-room that to a black and
white silk costume she had added one
black glove and ono white one. She
kept them on, and at the next fashion
able assembly in the place all tn
ladies wore gloves of different colors.
Tho Honiton lace industry in En-
gland is said, in recent Parliamentary
report, to be falling into decay on &C
count chiefly of the duties imposed
upon the lace by foreign countries, and
the lacemakers want government aid
in the way of establishment OF a school
to teach the art of making the lace,
with prizes and other inducements to
lead young people to take up the trade.
Lady Folkestone's orchestra of
girls is described as about the most
lively depression from the convention
al highway that London has known for
many year, and, considering sex, its
musical achievements arc worthy of
all praise. The fair musicians belong
to the aristocracy of birth, if not of
nrt, and when their noble conductor
'trots them out for charity's sweet sake,
the show il we'll worth seeing and
hearing.
The Prince of Wales recently at
tended the church of St. Botolph With
oat on Trinity Sunday, and the result
OF his visit was an expenditure account
by the parish authorities~of e229d 16s
Cd. Among the items were: prayer
anG hymn books to order; renovating
prayer. book and Bible. Els" .Four
book-markers, E3 S." ..Violet cloth
frontal, embroidered and fringed, 60
IDS. 3d." Ribbons and silk for dit o,
Fl 0s, Id" Cupboard for ditto, ga
l5s." paid policeman for taking
man into custody, 10s.; paid policeman
for taking woman into custody, %. 3d."
The bill was allowed in spite of OPPOSE
ton rather than permit an '.unprofita-
bic scandal"
. The Poison Of Spiders.
An interesting essay on the poison
Of spiders was recently delivered by
Prof. Brieger,o of Halle, before a society
OF naturalists. Experiments made with
two kinds Of Russian spiders reputed
to be venomous showed them to be in
nocuous, but third species, belonging
to the same region and properly termed
the "black wolf" was found fully to
bear out it's reputation. Ita bOiaon Ia