Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-12
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The Emperor OF Russia initiates
Mr. Gladstone. His Majesty IS an
amateur wood-choPper and spends ar
hour n day at the exercise.
When apassenger boards or leaves
a h~Orse-car in Germany the conductor
touches his hat and says Good day
And If the passenger gives him a tip
Of one rent he looks happy for the rest
OF the trip
A HindOo lecturer in England says
that the British have degraded India
and her people TO the level OF beasts,
and that tens Of thousands die yearly
Of starvation. and all reports are sup
pressed
-Pricking with n bunch Of fresh
nettles as a cure for anesthesia, neu
ralgia and numerous other diseases.
has long been practiced by the Rus
sian p%easantry, and a native doctor
speaks highly OF its efficacy.
The population Of Norway exhib-
its a higher percentage (97.2j) Of light
eyes than any other country in Eu-
rope. Flaxen hair occurs in 51-5 per
cent. while absolutely black hair Is
only found in the ratio Of , per cent.
Both the Russians and the British.
as they push farther and farther into
Asia. pay great attention to arbori-
culture. planting trees, shrubs and
flowers wherever they form a settle
ment The result IS that Central Asia
is being reforested.
The remarkable Floating Island
Of Derwentwater. England. the peri
Odical appearance Of which has given
rise to 50 much speculation. has been
declared to be the highest part Of a
great blister-li1e upheaval of peat
which here forms the bottom OF the
lake.
In Sweden. during some hundred
years. military training has been in
PRODUCED in all public schools as part
OF the daily curriculum When twenty
years Old every Swede must serve as
soldier for a short period during two
years in succession
The annual report of the Indian
Department Of Canada says there are
encouraging indications that the Indian
element will eventually become ANAL
gamated with the general population
of the country The Indian population
of the Dominion Is I24. $50.
A Japan paper states that since the
United States prohibited Chinese i'm
migration there has been a very per-
ceptible increase in the number of Chi
nese immigrants to Japan Recently
4Se arrived at Yokohama. and most
OF them are now employed in tea-iiring
godowns ut the rate of remuneration
which none but Chinese would accept"
According to the Oakland Echoes
n can scarcely be half an hour in
Honolulu. keeping ones eyes and ears
tolerably wide open. without arriving
at full knowledge of the fact that the
Hawaiian kingdom Is commercially
and socially ''bossed'' by the United
States Of America. and by the State of
california In particular.
1t Is said that the Emperor OF China
Is anxious TO encourage the building OF
railroads in his kingdom. but he is sur
rounded by many obstacles. Ills
priests, ~astrolOgers. and advisers Of
various kinds are afraid of Western
civilization. and they employ all man.
ner o fdevices TO keep the young potent.
ate from acting in Il progressive way.
The astrolosers never find the stars
favorable to the granting Of a railroad
franchise.
a farm-laborer in China is hired
By the year. at from s. to S14. with
food. clothing. head-shaving and TO.
bacco. From 5 to 10 cents per day,
and the MONDAY meal. for ordinary
days work; but 10 to 20 cents per
diem. with five meals. or 80 cents per
day without food. for planting and
harvesting rice Food averages little
more than 81 a month for each member
Of a farmers family
-Pfgeon-fying X growing to be an
absorbing amusement in England, par.
ueularIy among the Birmingham Ia
borerS The spread Of the sport has
developed quite a new branch of rail
way traffic Ii i the practice of flyers
to send their birds in baskets ad-
dressed TO the stafion-master AZ n par.
tieular statioa- with the request tia;
he release them. marx on a Label the
time that they we're released and re-
turn the basket This request Is reg.
ulariy granted The oa5ciaIs rather
ike the WORK Ia eloa4y weather
porters have been known t0 feed birds
for three days before setting them free.