Blue-grass blade., 1892-09-03
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


lcgc, Dublin. the harp whose notes
were beard in Tara's hall when Brian
Boru was king, and the sight of which
inspired Thomas Moore when he was
studying at old Trinity to write his
song.
The aborigincs of the Andaman
islands, a curious and even unique peo-
pie, are said to be fast disappearing.
All of them on two of the islands are
dead, and only few are left on
third. Only small number of chill
drcn are born, and they die in infancy.
One Of the largest camcllia trees
in Europe is that which is just now in
full bloom at Pillnitz, near Dresden,
and forms one of the sights of the dis
trict. 1t was imported from Japan
about one hundred and fifty years ago,
is about seventeen yards high, and has
an annual average of forty thousand
blossoms.
The following advertisements recent
ly appeared i'm the Western Mercury, an
English newspaper: Il, William Vivian.
South Brent, hereby give notice that
my wife, Bessie Peters Vivian Ia talHl,
slight pcrsonl, has elopcd with a mar
ried man who has one wooden leg and
eight children. Public beware; no re-
sponsibility for debts"
The Chinese government has been
so favorably impressed with the cduca-
tional work the Methodist missions are
doing in Pelin that it has promised to
give positions upon the railroads or in
telegraph off ces to all graduates at a
fair salary, and the privilege added of
keeping the Sabbath-a great conces-
sion.-Record of Christian Work.
A Zulu chief, when you enter his
hOvel, remains silent for some moments
and seems quite unconscious of your
presence. At length he says. i'm a tone
of grave dignity, ''Gc saku bona" U see
you). to which you reply in the same
way. The longer he takes to "see you"
the greater man you are supposed to
he: and until you are thus ''sccn" you
must keep silence. and appear as much
as possible not to be there at all.
AT recent drawing-roOm in Buck
ingham palace, London. Mrs. Catlin
wife of the United States consul at
Munich, wore, by the queens especial
permission, n high-necked gown. Al
though this may seem trivial to us. it
is a matter of tremendous import to our
fair cousins across the pond. The court
etiquette has always demanded the
dccollete costume. and while some few
have raised their voices in mild protest,
it has ever been vigorously observed.
The Marquis de Lacaze, of Paris,
has a portrait of George Washington,
made by StcwaLt, an American painter.
which he offers to lend to the Worlds
fair at Chicago. 1t was taken to France
by his wife's grandfather, at one time
minister to the United States. As the
portrait is by an American artist it can
not be exhibited in the French section.
but Marquis de Lacaze offers to send it
over if the government will pay the
charges, which it undoubtedly will do.
In the strange little country of lIol-
| land, the three principal cities are Am
sterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.
These cities are a peculiar medley OF
| canals and streets, trees and masts,
| bridges and boats. Amid their ap-
parent disorder there is more or less OF
symmetry. Amsterdam is semi-circlc
Rotterdam an equilateral triangle, and
The Hague square. The difference
between the three cities socially has
been aptly put: AT Rotterdam, for.
tunes are made; at Amsterdam, they
are consolidated; at The Hague, they
| are spent
The piece of gingerbread that was
thrown at Mr.. Gladstone recently, dam
| aging his eye and causing n vast amfuss.(
of Indignation, has been bought for a
considerable sum by an enthusiastic adj
mirer of the grand old man. The gin
gerbread is what is known as nut,
a rounded cracker the size of n quarter
The proud posscssor will have it mount
ed in gold and ger;s. 1t has been dis
covered, by the way, that the woman
who threw it is a very warm admircr o
Mr. Gladstone. She simply threw it il
Il frenzy of enthusiasm, and was very
much terrified by the result.
1t is impossible to say who are the
wcalthiest persons in the world. Their,
are a number of Old-World rulers who
are possessors of enormous wealth
Some of them have probably more thar
they are aware of. as very large sum
accumulate rapidly. 1t is said tina
there are fabulous sums concealed il
India and other eastern countries
These treasures are kept out of sight
partly from dread of thieves and rob
bers and partly because it is thought b,
the owners that they might be taxed ol
have their goods taken from them
We're the extent of their wealth known