The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-12-19
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-Dredgers working in the sCiber tc
prepare for the construction Oh a new
embankment have brought up mag,
n.iiticent ancient Roman bronze hS1met
1t is perfectly preserved, and is deco
rated with bas rcliefs Signor Rossi
the Italian archeologist, assigns it te
the second century before the Christian
Imperial and royal personages art
. prepared to assume mourning at ar
hours notice. Thus it was remarked
by French newspaper that the Crane
Duchess Vladimir arrived in Paris in q
suit of mourning, although she left San
Sebastian by express two hours after
She had the news Of the death of hel
sister-in-law. the Grand Duchess Paul.
The trans Caucassian railroad has
become so unsafe on account of the
bands of robbers which have of late
been formed in the mountains, that the
entire line, by an imperial ukase, has
been placed under military control.
The robbers, when caught, will be
promptly disposed of by the court mar
tial, and not by trial before the Grim.
inal courts, as heretofore.
Not long since a devout Hil.doo
gave a live bull to one of his gods and
turned the animal loose. A less wor.
shipful mortal collared the bull and
yoked him in his cart. Thereupon fol-
lowed lawsuit. The devout man
claimed the bull, but the judge decided
that the bull was not his; he had given
1t to his god, and he implied that the
diety had not looked after his property.
The Japanese practice refined cru
city to delight their palates. They be-
ieve that the fish called the dai is most
delicious when eaten alive. An expert
Japanese carver can dexterously re-
move fve-sixths of the edible matter
from it's bones without touching vital
part. During this cruel operation the
fish is kept alive by wet seaweed, which,
being placed over it's gills, enables it to
breathe.
The Vienna congress of analytical
chemists appointed a committee to con-
slider whether sanitary control ought
not to be extended to hairdressers'
shops and public baths, and whether
the daily disinfection of the brushes
and combs used in shops and public
places ought not to be made obligatory
by legislation. Another question un-
der discussion was the desirabilitY OF
the sanitary control of all publicly-ad-
vertised soaps, rouge and cosmetics.
The menu of Paris restaurant fire.
quented by Englishmen is supposed to
be made plain for them by items like
the following: "a soup alone,'' ''Sor-
rel soup without meat" and Rice with
turk" Under the fish heading there is:
I" A sole at Colbert" and 'Salmon, dou-
mon manner" In the entrees the
choice is endless. There is Beef al
mode, "stewed in it's own gravy" or
with sharp sauce" Zone mutton
CHI op," ''Calf's ear, Italian manner" ;.
The French models have resolved
to boycott any painter employing Ital-
ians. Their bread is being taken from
them in their own land. The models
fee, which has been obtained for a
great many years, is 5 francs a day,
and there are 992 models on the official
list, 600 of them being Italians The
latter have been cutting the price to 4
francs. There are only 100 French
models, 80 Germans, IS English. &c
Americans, Austrians, 2 Portuguese
and Irish girl.
j. L. Dow, recently minister Of
lands in Victoria, Australia, is going
through the colony with a lecture on
the Humorous Aspects of Parliamen
tary Life" Here are specimens of his
jokes. He mentions by name brother
member of parliament, who, he says, is
paid by the caterer in the government
building to make speeches, because his
orations drive the honorable members
to drink. He describes deputations
who visit parliament, and says that
as a rule they contradict one anothe,
and a free fight ensues. Then officia
etiquette requires the minister to inter
pose with a remark something likt
this: "You had better all retire anc
have it out, and will settle with the
survivor"