The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

"A young woman at Ostend. Bel
gium, Is said to take sea bath every
Gay in the year, remaining in the water
about fifteen minutes
Tho regulation professional garb
of the English physicians and surgeons
Is the high hat-black in winter, drab
or white in summer--and always dark
frock or morning coat -
Including policemen, post-office
officials, market men and women, care
takers, hospital nurses and newspaper
writer's and printers, it is estimated
that fully 100000 Of the inhabitants CT
London are night workers.
Lii Hi, tie present King OF Coren,
belongs to family which has held the
Corean throne since 1892. During that
time twcnty-nine Kings have reigned,
and the power of each has been more
despotic than that Of the Gar Of Rus
sia.
According to recent statistics,
published in the Honolulu Almanac
and Directory, the population of the
Hawaiian kingdom il made up, in
round numbers. OF $4,000 Chinese,
1000 white natives, 1000 Americans,
1900 British. 1000 Germans, $500
Portuguese, 1000 Of other foreign na-
tionalitics, and 1900 Hawaiians and
half-castes.
The Gar is said to wear always a
ring in kAich il embedded piece Of
the true cross that was given to an an
cestor Of the Car by Pope long ago.
The Gar is said to be superstitious
about this ring, and once, when he
had started upon long journey and
had forgotten it, he had his train held
while messenger went back upon a
locomotive and fetched it.
Her Majesty receives as Queen an
annual salary, termed the Civil List.
OF 81, 925, 900; as Duchess OF Lancaster
she draws annually S2o5,00o, and a
pension of $i.Ol5 '.in lieu of prisage
and butlerage on wines imported into
the duchy," whatever that may mean.
This sum OF s2O00,O0o odd is almost
all clear profit. Her Majesty does not
even have to be charitable out Of her
own pocket, for Parliament grants
every year about 81, 900 forroyal chari-
ties and bounties.
Among tho hereditary jewels be-
longing to Duke of Cumberland are
Queen Charlotte's pearls, valued at
| 100000, about which, for twenty
years. Queen Victoria and the Ham
overian King quarrcled with ma
jesterial dignity. The Queen MAIN
tanned they belonged by right to En-
gland. The King insisted they should
have been sent to Hanover in 1857. ON
the death of William ". The other
| jewels belonging to the Duke are
valued at $2.0O0,00o. His gold and
silver plate weighs twelve tons.
Charms against almost any OF the
ills and accidents Of life can be OBJ
tanned in Burmah. OF the Buddhist
priests, for a triliing consideration. In
this respect the priests constitute 4
sort of travellers accident insurance
company" One OF them will furnish
charm warranted to protect the wear
er against being shot. for two or three
dollars. One Of these charms, obtained
by an English officer, consisted OF a
small image of god, not much larger
than a pea, carved on ivory. In order
to make the charm efiicacious against
sword wounds. medicine made by the
priest, to be paid for extra, had to be
eaten.
The latest story Of Bismarck de.
scribes how he called on the Emperor
the other day, and while waiting il
the antc-room heard voices in the I'm
perial nursery, and went in. He found
the little Crown Prince grinding away
at a barrel organ, while the two young
er Princes were trying to dance
! ''Please, Prince Bismarck, come and
dance with me-" said one Of the young
sters. ''No, lam too old; really car
not Dance" said the old gentleman
"but if the Crown Prince will dance
will grind the organ for you all. ,
When the Emperor opened the door
the Chancellor of the German Empire
was found grinding away in high
state of pleasure and perspiration
The moral of the anecdote was drawn
by His Majesty, who said that. no.
content with making three generation.
of uohenzollerns dance to his pipe,
Bismarck has already begun with thu
fourth.