Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-10-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Tho white rose is tho favorite
flower in Franco this summer.
-Thcre ure from 30, 900 to 40, 900 Cor
man colonists in South Australia, and the
number OF Germantown residents OF
South Australia equals tho native-born
residents.
Longevity is no uncommon thing in
Russia. In one year the deaths were
reported OF SIS persons between 100 and
105 years old; l3o petween ll5 and 100
years old; and between $50 and 1876.
The most monotonous city in its
buildings is Paris, the houses there be-
ing almost all alike. An attempt is now
being made TO vary this BY building
houses OF the style OF the Renaissance
and Louis NJ, and hope is expressed
that tho example will be followed gem
orally.
"A woman has been arrested In
Liverpool who makes business of rob-
bling the state-rooms OF Atlantic steam
ers. Her name is Catherine Wood, and
she has crossed the Atlantic twenty
five times. Every crossing has resulted
in misfortune to some passenger, who
has brought up at the end OF the jour
ney short in money or jewels.
The Glove tree was introduced into
Zanzibar about the year 1880, and its
cultivation now forms the chief indus
try OF the islands OF Zanzibar and
Pemba The chief supply of cloves is
obtained from these islands. Consul
Pratt, who has lately written n report
on the clove-culture OF Zanzibar, says
that ten-year-old plantation should
produce an average OF twenty pounds
of cloves to tree. Trees OF twenty
years frequently produce upwards OF
one hundred pounds each.
in Southwestern France a great
population Is supported upon the once
barren, drifting sands, now fixed by
means OF plantations OF the maritime
pine. This yields resin and cheap IL
Illuminating oil distilled from it. be-
sides railway ties, pit props, telegraph
poles and fuel. The pit props go to
England mainly, lT5 600 being the an.
nual shipment to that market The
ties and telegraph poles are mostly used
in France. Considerable of the young
pine is sent to England to be made into
paper.
A curious misdemcanor has lately
developed at Manchester, England, that
has been adjudged crime by the
courts. This new wrong-doing is called
''scuttling," AMI consists in body OF
young men, and even giris, lying in
wait for obnoxious fellow-workmen or
for "scabs," and hustling, beating and
kicking them upon the public streets.
1t has become so common in that city
that the magistrates have inflicted Sc
vero sentences upon several girls and
young men, for the purpose OF breaking
up the practice.
New American buyers" in Paris
arc invariably astounded Mt the SUI
| premacy Of the French woman in
Wholesale business. Monsieur may dis
play the goods and descant on theii
virtues and beauty, but when the sale
is finally TO be negotiated he calls IL
madame. lie would not dare to risk
her certain disDleasurc by agreeing to
price on his own responsibility.
Every whole ale millinery house in
Paris and many other branches of tho
dry goods business arc completely in
the hands of women. They prove
themselves the shrewdest of bargainers
and build up colossal fortunes, like men
merchants OF American cities.
Tho Germans say that much OF the
leather sold in London and other En-
,,.isL cities Is manufactured in Ger.
nisny-trunks and purses particularly.
England is still recognized as the mar
ket in which to secure tho hest boots
for men and boys, but the footwear
manufactured for ladies is simply afro
cious, being neither cheap nor comely
nor durable. The French women have
pretty feet and shapelv ankles and
they insist upon hosiery and boots that
fit and arc pleasing to the eye. So it is
in France that these articles are to be
found in the choicest quality and styles
lin fact, in Paris you find that objects
dc vertu are unique only among wom-
anlkind. Chicago News.