The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-22
FoREIcN GOSSIP.

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! There is preserved in Trinity co
lege. Dublin, the harp whose note
were heard in Tara's hall when Bria
Boru was king, and the sight of whic
inspired Thomas Moore when he wa
studying at old Trinity to write hi
famous song.
The Chinese, Notwithstanding tn
fact that they eat the flesh of the do
and esteem it great delicacy. homo
their dogs more highly and take bette
care of them than any other race O
people. In every large Chinese cit
there is workman whose sole trade /
that of making collins for departed ca
Mines
-One of the largest camellia tree
in Europe is that which is just now il
full bloom at Pillnitz, near Dresden
and forms one of the sights of. the dis
trict. 1t was imported from Japal
about one hundred and fifty years ago
is about seventeen yards high, and ha,
an annual average of forty thousans
blossoms.
The following advertisement recent
~ appeared in the Western Mercury, al
English newspaper: II, William Vivian
South Brent, hereby give notice tina
my wife, Bessie Peters Vivian Ia tall
slight person., has eloped with a mar
ried man who has one wooden leg anG
eight children. Public beware; no re
sponsibility for debts.''
"A Zulu chief, when you enter hi.
howell, remains silent for some moment,
and seems quite unconscious of your
presence At length he says, in tone
of grave dignity, sGe saku bona" Il see
YOU, to which you reply in the same
way. The longer he takes to "see vous
the greater man you are supposed to
be; and until you are thus s.seen" you
must keep silence, and appear as much
as possible not to be there at all.
AT a recent drawing-room in Buck
ingham palace, London. Mrs. Catlin
wife of the United States consul at
Munich, wore, by the queens especial
permission, a high-necked gown. Al
though this may seem trivial to us, il
is matter of tremendous import to our
fair cousins across the pond. The court
etiquette has always demanded the
decollete 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 portrait of George Washington,
made by Stewart, an American painter,
which he offers to lend to the Worlds
fair at Chicago. It 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.
I'm the strange little country of Hol-
land, the three principal cities are Am
sterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.
These cities are 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 o semi-circle.
Rotterdam an equilateral triangle, and
The Hague square. The difference
the three cities socially has
been aptly put: cat Rotterdam, for
tunes are made; at Amsterdam, they
IRE consolidated; at The Hague, they
Ire spent.
The piece of gingerbread that was
thrown at Mr. Gladstone recently, dam
aging his eye and causing vast amount
,f Indignation, has been bought for q
sum by an enthusiastic adj
nirer of the grand old man. The GIN
yerbread is what is known as nut"
! rounded cracker the size of quarter.
The proud possessor will have it mount
ID in gold and gems. 1t has been dis
overed, by the way, that the woman
Who threw it is very warm admirer of |
dr. Gladstone. She simply threw it in |
) frenzy of enthusiasm, and was very |
much terrified by the result.