Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

According to statistical docu-
ment lately published in Paris. there
are in Europe 800. 900 blind people,
80, 900 of whom are in France.
In the German city of Frankfort
there is an old bakers shop in which
successive generations of doughwork-
ers have carried on their trade since
the year 1867.
Some women in England make
good salaries by manufacturing the
dainty silk and lace lamp-shades now
so popular. A dealer in London. who
glories in the royal patronage. pays
one woman 5000 month for the
shades she makes.
A Gloucester fisherman recently
found in the stomach of a Goldfish which
he caught on the Grand Banks a Vic
toria Jubilee medal. The small NAL
tese cross with photograph of Queen
Victori in the center, and even the
ribbon attached, were but slightly
harmed.
"A large Roman Catholic cathedral
was publicly dedicated at Hong Kong
recently. 1t holds 1900 people and
cost 100000. The roof is made of
cast-iron from Glasgow. The main
building is of blue brick, relieved by
flying buttresses of red brick and ce-
ment.
Vaccination is compulsory in En-
gland and optional in France. In the
large cities of France the number Of
deaths from smallpox was 1856, or
o. 81 per 1000 of the living population.
In the large cities of England during
the same period the number of deaths
was 332, or O.04 per 1000.
Plans have been drawn, it is said,
for bridge nearly twenty-three miles
long, across the English channel, from
Cape Grisnez to Falkestone. The cost
is estimated at $3.50, 900. 900, which does
not seem extravagant, but the net profit
to be realized from freight and traffic
is estimated it 500, 900. 600.
"A Chinese farmer at Kinkiang was
robbed on his wedding night by clever
burglar who had concealed himself in
the nuptial chamber, and removed
every thing so completely and con-
scientiously that the unhappy pair
had to send and borrow some clothes
from the neighbors before they could
make their appearance the next day.
"A French army officer has invented
kind of microphone, by means of
which the approach or the movements
of troops, as well as their probable
numbers. may be gagged. The ap-
paratus is described as being as simple
as it is ingenious, and consists of a
transmitting and a receiving machine,
which are connected together by a
metallic wire. Experiments made
with the instrument have been very
satisfactory.
The exact number of persons who
cross London bridge in a day on foot
has been ascertained. In order to de-
eide a guessing competition, in which
Sc, 900 persons participated, the editors
of the London Answers made arrange
ments with the commissionaire corps,
and large staff of men was drafted
onto the bridge for twenty-four hours.
The result proved that 111,873 foot
passengers were checked, and that in
addition 45, 900 vehicles, containing an
average of three persons each, crossed.
Among the curiosities of Queen
Victoria's railway journeys are the
timetables supplied to Her Majesty,
these being printed in violet ink, on
handsome paper with gilt edges. They
contain the exact times of the stop
pages at all points. and give other in
formation of interest. The Prince of
Wales has, perhaps, the finest railway
coach in Europe. 1t contains seven
rooms, a study with a little library, a
couple of bedrooms, dressing-room
and a bathroom. The bedroom is
most luxuriously furnished in old gold
silk, being lighted by electricity, and
the paneling is beautifully painted.
Some time ago the British Museum
bought magnificent marble bust of
the Emperor Hadrian at a very rea-
sonable price. Recently, when the
authorities exhibited it with pride to a
party of distinguished foreigners, one
of them, member of the Greek
diplomatic service, said that he had
seen the same bust in the Royal
Museum at Athens He notified his
government, and the investigation that
followed revealed the fact that a large
number of very valuable articles in the
museum at Athens had been stolen. 1t
is said that evidently systematic thefts
had been carried on for some time,
and some high Greek officials are under
suspicion.
AROiIT PARAl YSIS