Mower County transcript., 1889-07-31
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

There are no fower than 28,729
known thieves over sixteen years OF
ago in England,
Tho Gar of Russia, according to
an English traveller, wears silk
strap around his waist in place of sus-
penders.
In China people in easy circum-
stances buy their cofiins long before
they need them, and exhibit them as
ornamental pieces of furniture.
In the County of London there are
sixty-tive thcatcrs and five hundred
music-halls, and they provide accom-
mediation for 325, 900 persons.
Seeds Of the most valuable varie-
tics OF cinchona bring thousand dol
lars per ounce in Ccylon. There are
nearly one hundred thousand in an
ounce.
The old rule that no divorced
woman could be presented at the En-
glish court has been rescinded. Any
divorced woman with whom no fault
rested is admitted by special permis-
sion from tho Queen. after Her Majesty
has satisfied herself that the applicant
was free from blamo
A new clock just placed in the
tower Of Glasgow University is q tre-
mendous affair. The main whcels of
the striking and quarter trains are
twenty inches in diameter, and the
weight Of the hammer that strikes the
hours is 121 pounds. The bob of the
pendulum weighs 800 pounds.
In England, cruelties to children
by women engaged in "baby farming"
that is, taking care Of children
whose friends want to get rid Of them
have been exposed which excite the
Indignation Of the medical profession
and the wrath of the public; and yet,
so cunning are the fiendish perpetra-
tors Of the cruelties that no lawful way
has been found to convict and punish
them.
AT a recent meeting at the Marl-
borough House. the Prince of Wales
presiding, it was resolved to erect a
memorial to the late Father Damien,
who devoted the last years of his life to
the care OF tho lepers of the Sandwich
Islands. The memorial will be erected
at Molokai. It was also decided to
construct a leper ward in London,
where the study of lcprosy will be en-
couraged.
A traveller, recently returned from
Turkey, says that the dress of the
ladies of Constantinople has become 50
much like Ihat of their ''infidel' sisters
that wife of the Sultan would attract
very little attention in an American
street. The 'ieritje' the large shroud
ing mantle, is shaped almost like a
dolman, and its flap at the back has
diminished to a collar, which is fast
ened by a knot of ribbons in front, and
is sometimes trimmed with lace. The
'yashmak, or vail, is very thin, and
long gloves arc worn.
-Plums are the most important
product of Bosnia and the fruit in q
dried state is the chief article of cx-
port. The poorest peasant has few
plum. trees by his hovel; wealthy land.
owners never think of planting any
other kind of tree by their country
houses, and in CONSCIENCE the well-beine
OF the agricultural population depends
on plums more than on any thing else.
In a good season about forty Thousand
tons OF the dried fruit, valued at moro
tlan one million dollars, are exported.
Nicolas of Montenegro governs
his subjects in old-fashionel patern;1]
style. He recently caught his Minister
of Public Instruction stealing some
state archi2es, AID he had him laid
across a block in the courtyard of the
palace and publicly whipped, and after
fifty strokes with & birch rod, sent
him to prison for twelve months.
Nicolas holds u court every week, and
Offenders are birched in his presence,
but he is always ready to remit a cor
tain number of the blows for cash.
Australia is to have /, transconti
mental railroad. A line 800 miles in
len Y starting fro:a p'i'.h in Western
Australia, anil connecting at Eucla with
roads to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydaey
and Brisbane, has becn contracted
for. til" government to pay the con
TRACTOR, .nc sum Of $4,000 acres pei
mile. The road will traverse the hith
erto unexplored region of Nuyts Land
! on tue Australian Blight. and bind to.
gctl.cr cities more tIi.sn two Thousand
miles apart
The Australian Lyre-Bird.
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