Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP,
There are 100 deer forests In ths
ffisbisras OF Scotland,

There are 100 deer forests In ths
ffigblsnas OF Scotland,
"a shipcanal 10 feet deep is pro
iocted from tioyst on tho North Sea
to Brugos
DIR Gautreiet, ai vichs, rlaims tc
rtndor smoking harmless by inserting
in the pipc or cigar:holder piece oi
cottonwood steeped in Ave or ten per
cent. 80 ution of pyrogallic acid.
In China all the land belongs TO the
State; and trifling sum pcr acre, never
altered through long centuries, is paid
ms rent This is the ouly tax in the
country; and it amounts to but about
sixty cents per head.
One Of the companies In Paris tha'
deal In compre scd air for motive power
mas leen awarded the contract foi
street-lighting on novel plan. Ihis
compuny distributes power through Its
condensed air systom to an immense
number OF small dynamos, zach oil
which furnishes current for small
number Of lamps.
Officers in Germany, when COM
plants are made to them that they have
injured some private interest while they
are commanding military exercises, an
nounce that "they are responsible to
] the Emperor only" Tho citizens are
getting very sick OF this, as it seems to
allow them no recourse whatever.
The famous Algemeine Zeitung In
Germany has been pretty nearly ruined
by tho conduct OF Its editor. At the
time of Bismarck's fall from power he
deserted him. after having made his
paper the great Chancelor's special
organ for many years Tho circulation
| of the Algemeine has now fallen from
25, 900 to TO- 900 daily. ...-y
A French company has been formed
for the purpose Of setting up 4 second
Monte Carlo on tho Bosporus, ut Scutari,
which will be paved, beautifisd and
electric lighted. Tho Sultan has al
ways, in resi- onse to diplomatic press
urc, refused to allow gaming tables al
Sonstan tinople, bat there exists hope
/ that he will relens for the other side ol
the Bosporus.
There arc in St Petersburg TSs
benevolent institutions, upon which the
city spends yearly 1000, 900 rubles. The
maintenance of hospitals and inhrmaries
costs ., 500, 900; poor houses, 1,l5o,ooo
ASYLUM, for children. 2 224, 200; schools
1877, 900; kitchens for the poor. 47,ooo
work houses. 1900 and lodging-houses
:. 900 rubles. The sinking funds OF al
these institutions, besides their respect
!, i've possession of real estate, are csti
mated at 60, 500, 900 rubles
Tho effect OF tho new Japanese Con
stitution on the House Of Peers was ad
mirably shown in the elections whicl
took place recently to that body. ou
of forty-four members returned twonty
two were farmers, fifteen wore mel
. chants, and among tho remainder onl.
one was noble. This Is q remarkabl
n reform TO be wrought in body noted &c
its aristocratic sympathies. and furnishe
a a strong argument against the artificia
). ity Of the old dispensation. Japan
1 progressing fast
0 The Outstanding OF Finland Ia puI
j sund by the government with grea
n energy. Since tho Russian postal Law
: were introd uced there, only about thre
o months ago, the censor has taken hol
y of tho Finnish pross, and several editol
r have been heavily fined for writin
s ~ ainst tho cncroachment OF Russia NJ
Q cI the autonomy of the province. Th
h Russian language will be compulsor
@ subject of instruction in the Finnis
/ schools next seascu, and the currlculu
l. of these schools has boon fashioned
1. such manner that within four yea
all subjects CT in truction will be taug
In Russian. and no school books b
those OF tho general empire will DO use