The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-16
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Tho best lighted, and perhaps the
most beautiful. thoroughfarc in the
world is Berlin's chief street, Inter den
Linden. 1t has four rows of lime-trecs,
extending from the royal palace to the
Brandenburg gate. and is illuminated
by three rows of electric lights.
FIFTY English sparrows were
taken to Australia in 1860. They
have multiplied until they now number
countless millions. At first they lived
entirely on insects; the later birds pre-
fer fruit, vegetables and grain, and
have ruined hundreds of farmers and
gardeners.
About 400 miles of track have been
added to Frances strategical railways
this year. Next year 800 miles more
will be built The work of increasing
the strategical availability of the French
railway system was planned by De
Freycinct in 1870, and will be completed
probably i'll 1908.
Tho advent of Buffalo Bills Wild
West troupe in Paris furnished the
artists of the French capital with some
new ideas and some new models rs
we'll. The Indian chiefs showed them
selves fond of posing before an easel,
and there is now hardly studio in
Paris that does not contain some SOU
venir of them.
Sultan Abdul IIamid has recently
again shown that he is willing to de-
gree to adopt the customs of western
Europe. lie recently arranged for
grand festivities in his palace, and ad.
mitted Il reporter for Turkish paper,
who published an account of what he
heard and saw-an unheard of innova-
ton in Ottoman history
A project is being discussed for
constructing Il bridge across the Bos-
phorus, between Stamboul and Scutari.
The plan contcmplatcs bridge two
hundred meters long for passenger,
tram and railway traffic, which will
connect the Anatolian line with the
Transeuropean system running through
Paris, Berlin, Buda-Pesth and Bucha
rest. This scheme is due to Il group of
French engineers. -London Iron and
Steel Trades journal.
I'm truth we may call japan ''ropsy
turvy Lana" In building house the
Japanese begin with the roof; book
begins at the last page, and the lend"
is written where we put the title page.
Horses stand in the stable with their
heads where their tails ought to be;
men, not women, do the sewing, and
push the needles in and out from them
instead of toward them. Dinner begins
with dessert, and ends with fruit, and
so on ad lib.
1t is well known that about %, 600
people are killed every year in India by
wild beasts and reptiles, the larger
number falling victims TO poisonous
snakes. 1t was recently discovered
that the injection of permanganate of
potash was Il specific cure for cobra
poisoning. The government discussed
the project of furnishing the natives
with hypodermic syringes and guam
tity of permanganate of potash, but
the scheme had to be rejected because
il was found that it would entail an ex-
pense of 9l2O, 100000.
"A country judge in hungary gave n
decision of which Solomon himself
might be proud. Members of the Naza-
rene sect in the town of Gyoma re-
quested his honor to be allowed to cru
city one of their number, who was n
messiah and had been called by Heaven
to save men" Friends" he replied,
after recovering his senses, 81 do not
wish to interfere with your religious
practices. If your messiah wishes to
be crucified let him prepare himself for
death. Remember. however, that if lie
does not rise again i'll three days shall
cause every one of you to be hanged"
The Nazarcncs, it is needless to add, al
lowed the;: chief to live.