Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-06-08
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

According to n statistical docu
ment lately published in Paris. Their
are In Europe 800. 600 blind people
$4,000 OF whom ARE In France.
Some women In England max.
good salaries by manufacturing tn,
dainty silk and lace lamp-shades nov
so popular. A dealer III London. who
glories In the royal patronage. pay,
one woman 5000 month for tn,
shades she makes.
"A Gloucester fisherman recently
found In the stomach of "A Goldfish which
he caught on the Grand ks Vic.
toria Jubilee medal. The small Nal.
tese cross with a photograph Of Queen
Nictori "a 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 $4,000 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 1886, or
03l per 1000 OF the living population.
In the large cities OF England during
the same period the number OF deaths
was 1872. or 0.04 per 600.
Plans have been drawn. IL 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. COO. 600. which does
not seem extravagant, but the net profit
10 be realized from freight and traffic
Is estimated 1t S26 900. 600
"A Chinese farmer at Kinkiang was
robbed on his wedding night by clever
burglar who had concealed himself In
the nupiial chamber. and removed
every thing so completely and con
scientiously that the unhappy pair
had 10 send and borrow some clothes
from the neighbors before they could
make their appearance the next day.
"A French army officer has invented
n kind OF mierophone. by means OF
which the approach or the movements
OF troops. as well as their probable
numbers. may be gagged. The APP
paratus is described as being as simple
as II Is ingenious. and consists OF
transmitting and receiving machine,
which are connected together by
metallic wire. Experiments made
with the instrument have been very
satisfactory.
The exact number OF persons who
cross London bridge In day on foot
Las been ascertained. In order TO de-
eide guessing competition. in which
$500 persons participated. the editors
OF the London Answers made arrange
ments with the commissionaire corps.
and a large staff of men was drafted
onto the bridge for twenty-four hours.
The result proved that lll,S73 foot
passengers were checked. and that in
addition $1,000 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 .
paper with gilt edges. They 4
contain the exact times OF the stop
pages at all points. and give other i'm
of interest. The Prince OF
Wales has, perhaps. the finest railway
coach in Europe. II contains seven
rooms, study sith little library,
couple of bedrooms. a dressing-room
and bathroom The bedroom Is
most luxuriously furnished in cid gold
Iilk. being lighted by electricity. and
he paneling Ii beautifully painted.