Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-01-01
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

i. FOREIGN GOSSIP.
+ "A plague OF monkeys occasionally
afaicts Taniore, in Southern India, and
. reward Is paid for their destruction.
-Saltaire (England) laborers' homes
have stone floors, covered with costly
rugs, piano and fancy furniture and
fine paintings. -
Extensive forest fires have recently
been raging in Spain. Although the
country has fewer trees than any other
In Europe, the government does moth
ing to restore burned forests by planting
young trees.
The King of Denmark has just COM
pleted restoration of the Castle of
Rosenberg at Copenhagen, where the
crown jewels, pictures, state papets and
many objects of art are deposited.
Monaco, to which only consuls are
accredited, has bigger diplomatic corps
than the rest OF Europe, and it's diplo-
mats display profusion of gold lace
and titles purely for the honor of serv-
ing the principality gratis.
"A great scandal exists at Bologna in
regard to its staple, sausages, which have
lately been fraudulently made of dis
eased horse meat, mixed with pork.
Foreign importers refused to take the
stuff, and the city's brand in this spe-
cialty now stands below par.
"A slaughter of swallows has been
organized on large scale along the
southern seaboard of France. The birds
alight on wires provided for the purpose,
tired out after long flights to or from
Italy and the East, and are killed in
thousands by means Of electric currents.
The slaughtered birds are used for the
decoration of hats or bonnets.
The acreage under hops in England
gradually diminishes. 1t appears from
return just issued by the Agricultural
Department that the area under cult
walton in 1887 was SO, 7O6 acres, last year
SO, 400 acres, and this year $3.50 acres
''There is an increase in Herefordshire
and Worcestershire the crop was
very fine-but in Kent there is de-
crease of no less than 5000 acres as COM
pared with two years ago."
According to recent information,
cannibalism is very prevalent in some
places in West Africa near to the British
settlement, if not actually in the pro-
tectorate itself, and so serious and fire.
quent has become the kidnapping of in
dividuals who have gone out alone that
in some parts persons dare not venture
beyond their own town for fear of capt.
ure. Several cases are reported to have
taken place on the broad road from Ben
doomah to Dodo and Kibbim. Six per-
sons were reported to have been killed
and eaten.
Berlin takes the lead in fast mail
service. Wagons have just been put in
use for the collection of the city mail,
which are provided with sorting tables
and stamping arrangements, and while
the wagons are driven about the Off
Gals are busy stamping and punching
the mail, so that it can be put right on
the trains. In this way one or two
hours are saved. Letter boxes are also
attached to the sides of the wagons fol-
the accommodation Of the people who
always wait until the last minute
One of the strangest things in India
is the multitude of deserted capitals
There are three old Delhis, three sue.
cessive capitals of the East, all close tc
each other, all south of the present
city. One of the three is Tugluckabad,
marvellous city on hill, roofless and
absolutely deserted, but solid and gi.
gantic. The second is Fero2ebad, with
a handful of inhabitants. The third IS
the old Delhi of Kutub, VINO was bor1
a Turkish slave and died Emperor OF
India. His name still survives in the
finest tower in the world and the old
est mosque in India.