Wichita eagle., 1889-04-18
FOREIGN FACTS AND FANcIES.

FOREIGN FACTS AND FANciES.
| NJ GALIGyAyI's alms-house for broken.
down men of letters is nearly finished at
| Neuilly, at a cost of several million francs
A CITIZEN of St Thomas, Ont, expended
| ninety-nine dollars in lawyers fees and
| costs in collecting a debt of ffty-six dol
| lars.
An orange tree over four hundred years
old, in the orangerie at Versailles, was
planted by Elenora dc CASTLE, the wife Of
Oharles Ill
Two HUNDRED ministers of Glasgow Scot
land, of different denominations, have
united in an effort to reach the nou-church
going classes.
THE sweetest and best-favored pork In
the world is produced on the Island OF Mad.
eria. The hogs there subsist mainly on
fruits, nuts, grass and roots.
AN English vicar has been sentenced 10
Imprisonment with hard labor for eighteen
months for marrying couple who had moi
procured license or had the banns pro
claimed
AT Zurich 20 women are now pursuing
/ the study of medicine, in London - and az
/ Paris l03 At the latter Is have obtained
| their diplomas of doctor during the past
/ seven years.
| QUEEN VICTORIA has conferred upon Miss
Emily Faithful grant Of five hundred dol
lars in recognition OF her services 10 work
ing-women, to whose cause she. has evos
/ been faithful.
PRINCESS LOUISE has a particular charr
of manner in dealing with young children
who meet her oYerturos with the instinct
i've confidence of little ones who know theJ
have found friend.
QUEEN VICTORIA has to-day four daugh
/ tiers and three sons, four daughters-in-law
four sons~in-law, ten grandsons, six grand
/ daughters and three great-grandsons, max
ing IL all thirty-four heirs.
PROF. CoLLETT, the wellknown Norwe
gian zoologist, announces that the beaver il
now extinct in Northern Norway, but esti
mates that about one hundred and siIt,
are still in existence In the south. chiefly
in the provinces Of Nedenaes.
THE imperial family of Austria do no
waste their time in idleness. The Crown
Prince has lately published book, ths
Archduchess Maria Valerie is writing
play, and the Archduke Karl Salvador hai
just got patent for new repeating rife
II Is the habit among Cubans, OF all class
es, If any one comes in--be 10 their shoe
maker or their tailor-while they are eat
ing, or about 70 sat down TO meal. % in
vite him to share the meal But be, az q
matter Of course, invariably refuses As il
expected.
AT a reception given 10 the Baptist Union
at it's late meeting IN Bristol, England, by
the mayor Of The city, Ia president said
that on the 4th Of October, 1864 the mayor
Of Bristol sent two Bapts; ministers 70
prison for preaching but on the %th Of Oc-
tober, 1896 its mayor gave grand reoep-
ton TO Baptist ministers.
AHosG the toys Of the children Of the
Imperial family Of Austria 10 a group Of
china soldiers, representing all the differ
ent uniforms Ia the Austrian army from
the most remote days TO the present Tho
Emperor Francis Joseph received il from
his father. and gave IL 20 The Crown Prince
Rudolph, who was eight years old at tha.
time
Sosz experiments lately brought before
the Paris Academy By VI. Luvini coincide
with those Of other obseryers-he considers
in warrantiug the conclusion that gases
and yapors, ander any pressure, and 81 all
temperatures, are perfect irsulst0rs, ard
can not DC electrified through friction,
either with cue another or with sold or
liquid substances ''
The following - an amusing reply which
an English lady has received % al inquiry
Ia answer 70 al advertisement % COOK:
Judging from the co2tslts Of ycur let~
ter ! DO not think your situation would Dc
q my liking, IN lat the accommodation 81
your house - nst such AZ that % which
have been accustomed: and II youT lsi,er
is an Indication CT your character yea are
most presuup t.oasly ipqsisgtivs ard have
. fair share Of irsolenos which wogl5 70.
io.ersts, you Rust therefore apply e!se-
where.
II - SAID thss whenever a. eruption %
the BTo'no Volcano, Japan. sakns y.soc. tAs
natives as sooa "a The Ere {ths zsoitsa
lara 20 doubt i rsesa;) oo1ss down ihs
mountain, kiE4Is AZ Il tbs wood tnsy gSs As
ftel Tor cooking. Tssy rep & tie Ere
th-s made Tor years. sE1 vssIever q gees
CT through nes!Sc; 81 fer 41y o:h>f
res&0r, they rever x ado y nsH frcza
matches, b.. tseg get Ign; from Their
nearest Eslzsb1ss u5css IRE wa cry
.1aIly obtained frota 10 Tolcszo- TIE ere,
n Ess, Up C ase issesi esso1rs.s, In ~
native cooking p4soes we're al essAzn>o
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