Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

FoReicM GOSSIP.
-Atthe request of Kaiser Wilhelm,
horse-racing in Prussia ON Sundays
and holidays has been stopped.
The late Lord Granville is said to
have been one of the greatest gamblers
in England. He once lost Sis, 900 at
one sitting at whist.
The Empress Victoria of Germany
lately bought land at Steglitz for .
hospice for young girls abandoned by
their natural protectors.
The pet dog of q lady at Dunbar
tonshire, Scotland, which died recent
~. was placed in an elegant mahogany
cofin with brass mountings. and de-
posted in the family burial ground.
There are, according to French
correspondent, musical soirees every
Sunday at the palace of the Emperor
OF Germany. the programme being
executed by generals, colonies, majors.
captains and lieutenants.
The holy city of Tunis, Kairwan,
can now be entered by Christians, and
its mosques can be visited. The great
mosque has SOS columns of marble of
every conceivable color and of every
variety Of architecture, and il, per-
haps. the next in beauty TO the great
mosque in CarflOva
Paris is the great snail-eating city
OF the world. Every year $4,000
pounds are sent to the city from the
gardens of Burgundy, Champagne,
Provence and Potion. where they are
specially reared for this purpose.
They are not only eaten as a delicacy,
but also on account of their highly
nutritious qualities.
Iii Hi. the present King of Corea,
belongs to family which has held the
Corean throne since 1892. During that
time twenty-nine Kings have reigned
and the power of each has been more
despotic than that of the Car of Rus
STA. The royal blood has not weak
ened in its flowing, and His Majesty of
to-day has the best qualities of his an
cestors, and is one of the most pro-
gressive of Asiatic rulers.
in Japan, as elsewhere, there is
great thirst. and proportionate desire
to slake it with something stronger
than water. From a report on the sub
ject it seems that there are now in
Japan 1853 sake distillers. and that
they produce amongst them lac. DAG, 100
gallons. The population of Japan is
less than SO, OOO. 600, So there is plenty
of sake for each inhabitant.
"A committee of Berlin ladies re-
Gently presented Empress Victoria
Augusta with a white silk apron, on
which the names of the Empress five
young sons were worked. The En-
press, in acknowledging the gift, said
that she was honored by the present,
for an apron was always the symbol of
the true German housewife And then,
putting the apron on, she said very
simply: MY husband desires me al
ways to wear an apron; he says it looks
more homely."
"A banker in Lille. France, had the
misfortune to wet eighteen bills of the
Bank of France, and in order to dry
them he placed them on board at an
open window where the sun shone
upon them. They dried more rapidly
than was anticipated. A gust Of wind
carried them into the street, whore,
unfortunately, goat picking up odds
and ends at once captured the bank
bills and swallowed them. The goat
Wa purchased and the bills secured in
. worry dilapidated condition. but the
Bank of France recognized its obliga-
lions and redeemed them.
Tho first of the art treasures owned
BY Queen Victoria Is her Sevres des-
sert set, which is kept in Windsor Cas-
tie. It is valued at $250.O0O. This
service was made for King Louis XVI.
of France, and was purchased by King
George Nv. when Prince Regent The
ground Is Of gros bleu, with wonder
full gliding by the renowned Leguay
and exquisite medallion subjects paint
ed by Dodin. 1t will scarcely be cred
tied that this almost priceless service
was for many years in daily use at
Carlton House and at the cottage in
Windsor Park for the private table of
George w., and during that period
twelve pieces disappeared, being re-
ported as broken.
Plague Of Tigers in Java