Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-03
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Electric slaughtering Of cattle has
proven successful in ST. Petersburg
death being instantaneous
"A philanthropist in London has
established spectacle mission where
poor people can have their eyes tried
and get spectacles.
British Columbian are agitating
for a mint The Dominion has no
gold coins, and its silver and copper
currency is made in England
The premiere danseuse. Mile. Zuc-
chi. of the E len Theater in Paris. upon
her marriage to Prince B ,setchitkoff
received 12O silver drinking cups. all
fashioned like dancing slippers
There is well-patroniz d slave
market in Cabul for the sale of slaves
brought from Kafristan. Girls bring
higher prices than women. and are
sold according to height OILY Mo-
hammedans are allowed to buy.
In Buenos Ayres there is bank
which has paid-up capital of $751;
OOO 600. deposits of $S5 600. 600. and a
line of discounts amounting to $780,
600 600. The Argentine Republic i'm.
ports $50. 600 600 worth of goods. and
of this sum the United States gets only
S. 00O.O O0 The country is already a
powerful competitor in the markets OF
the world for dressed beef and wheat.
The throne or royal chair Of the
Q ,een Hatasu. of the eighteenth dy.
nasty of Egypt, fell into the hands Of
Mr.: Jesse Haworth. of Bowlen.
Cheshire. It was shown recently at the
Manchester exhibition. Mr.. Hawortb
has presented the throne to the Brit
ish Museum. No other piece of royal
furniture equal 10 this in splendor is
known to have been saved from the
tombs of Egypt
Mutual organizations to finsure
against epidemics are being estab-
lished in some parts of the large
m anufactories of Sheffield. England.
Each workman contributes two or two
and one-half per cent. of his wages,
and in return is guaranteed a pay
ment equal to his average wages
should he be obliged to quit work on
account of any epidemic in his family.
The ploprietors of the manufactures
have charge of the funds.
"A new form of mendicancy is be.
coming fashionable in Paris. The
bcggars who affect the latest mode
attire themselves in artistic cos tunes,
AMI. armed with palette and brushes
and other insignia of the painters
profession, take their position in the
galleries of the Louvre and Luxem-
bourg, and. whenever an English
tourists party come near, assume the
character of starving artists. Steps
have been taken by the authorities at
the Louvre to suppress this.
The presents given to Pope Leo in
honor of his jubilee already amount
in value to 80. 600. 900 francs and still
continue to pour in on him. The Pope
1HtcuuS ~ cuuoW a. HIuScuu anu ScUU
aid to poor churches and chapels
throughout the world The Convent
of the Grande Chartreuse Stands at
the head of the lis: so far as jubilee
contributions go. having forwarded to
the Pope gifts amounting to 500. 600
francs
The cost of the German war of
fee with SOB off cials managing s.
600. 600 + men is EGO O0l. The cost
of the English war Office with 693 of
ficials managing 500 600 men in Ca
600. 600. The cost f the German
army is f19 800 600; # the English
army ETA. 100000. The German
army cost half million sterling for
each army corps. and the English
seven millions for each army corps
The Dutch authorities are re-
ported to intend constructing line of
railway in Sumatra for the purpose of
utilizing some coal fields discovered
some twenty years ago. The coal is
stated to be superior in quality to the
best E glish coal. and the yield is es-
timated at 200. OOo 900 tons To
build the railway will take over six
years. and the cost will be about 49,
600. 600 forms.