Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-06
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The home of sumptuary legisla.
ton is the State of Jalisco Mexico. A
new law prescribes that all males shall
wear trousers.
4! has been proposed that the jim
rikisha, the J japanese carriage pulled by
a man, shall be introduced into Lon
don reefs.
A chair of sanitary engineering,
believed to be the only one in exist
enc,, has been established in the I'M
perial University of Japan.
Marie Antoinett,'s famous neck
lace of pearls. which went round her
neck in sixteen strings is now for sale
at the shop Of one of the principal
jewellers In Berlin.
A South American explorer. Mr..
Ramon Lista, who has recently visit
ed Terra del Fuego, expr IS the
opinion that frost is practic Iy UNI.
known there. The climate is excess
lively humid. but the fact that the at
lire of tbs natives Is scanty confirms
his opinion that the weather can not
be- very rigorous. N T. Ledger.
Laborers digging cut for rail-
road near Canterbury uncovered an
almost perfect oireul ,r well built Of
ilnts. Local antiqnaries say that II Is
the opening 10 some subterranean pas
sage used by the II ,mans when they
rnmpcd there. Tho wofkmcn had
previously found near the same spot
the remains Of two Roman soldiers
The ancient city Of sly baris. once
the capital Of splep did Magma Grecia,
about 10 be excavatsl. IL is seven
l,et under the water Of the Craft
river under which II has been lying
for twenty.figc centuries. This colos-
sal work. comparable only to the ex-
eavation Of Pomp H. will be carried
Oh BY allan engineers and archmo lo-
gists. under The supervision and pa
lronage Of the Italian Government.
- Brussels Ia TO have theater with
out f,ioiliglts. In accordance with the
plans ot NJ Il cs. the designer Of tho
new + emish thcater there. He be-
iirves that tho thick stratum Of heated
air through which the voices Of tho
actors have 10 pass TO reach the auli-
sncc nbslrucis aud deadens tho sound.
For The footligh,s no has substituted q
ripe range Of gas lights behind tho
orchestra. The now system was tested
sst week aud pronounced decided
Improvement on that now in use.
Paris l. adopting wood paving
The original stoue pavoments were
lone away with because they were too
handy for the people who wanted
something to throw in ease Of reyolu-
lion. Victor Hngo called them 1.-THE
last resource OF tho people" Macadam
which. being too hard on the horses,
Is now giving place to wood. IL Is
pointed out. however. that, for insur-
gents. the petroleum soaked wood will
be MS handy rs the stones were. A
box ~ matches would make torn az
paving about rs efficient an Instrument
u war rs Greek ilre.
In S rvIa Bulgaria and Roumania
boots made of bullock hide or leather.
and which are simply Hat piece %
leather drawn over the foot all rount
and fastened by leather thongs OF
birch bark ESQ ssed over the leg. whicl
4 eucasrd IN either stockings or
riecc Of red cloth. are worn by tn,
pcasantrY. The Slavonic pcasantry il
Austria also wear boots of the same
description, aud so do the Turkish
soldiers, but they make their own.
The X ssian peasants make shoes ol
birch bark. aud fasten them in tn,
sauna way over stockings. except IN
winter, whom high leather boots ar,
worn.
The French population return,
fur 1856 have b'cn Is nrd, The birth
.xeeede tho deaths bv 80 800. III,
smallest excess known Of late years
Ia 1881 he excess was los. 900; II
1882. a. 900; In 1883 % 900; In 1881
rs 600; aud in 1885, S. 900, Tn,
divorces, which for tha second time
Squire in the returns. were 29l9 II
1856 against 2TT IN 1885 Pari,
furnished $50 Of them. whereas Haute,
Alpcs and Lozere had none. and Cantal
Stvoie aud Vionne had only one each
-- Pubic Opiafaa
The gross returns from the En-.
gli>h postal telegraph system last yca'
we're. In American money, 80 s7I 260
which was 81 S57. no less than the ex
p'ndi ures. but the government pale
a. ESQ 0S5 interest on the telogrlp
,ndeb eJness. and frankad for its owI
serv ice messages amounting to sl3i,
lS5. aud lost about 81 600 0l0 from III,
Press aud other sources whare ex
scptional'y low rates were ma lie ana
contracts entered into. Il is seen
therefore. that the English postal tole
graph system. exclusive Of the iutercs
IA the bonds created to pay Tor tn,
lines is v'ry paving Investment. 3
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