The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-11-25
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

--Gen. Moran, of the French army,
has enlisted the plow in the service of
war for the hasty preparation OF in
trenchments. A half dozen burrows,
which run parallel on the line selected,
make 1t possible TO throw up intrench-
ments in greatly less time than when
the earth had to be loosened by the
spade alone.
The form Of etiquette which pre-
walls at the vice regal drawing-rooms
held by the lord lieutenant OF Ireland
In Dublin Is no doubt peculiar 1t IL
the lord lieutenants privilege to kiss
the ladies presented TO him, a practice
introduced by George w., when he
visited Ireland in 1891, and maintained
by every viceroy since that date.
From return presented to the En-
giish parliament 1t appears that during
1899 the total number of accidental
deaths In England, by shooting, was
10; suicidal, 443; homicida1; 8s, and
otherwise not known, 12, making q
total of $50. The number of persons
sentenced to death during the year for
murders committed with revolvers was
twenty-five.
Rewards were given in India last
year for the Staying of 274 tigers, 442
panthers, 131 bears and SIS wolves. In
the last four years there have been de-
stroyed more than 1000 tigers, 1000
panthers, 500 bears and 800 wolves. On
the other hand, wild beasts killed SIT
people and 1900 cattle last year, and
there were 900 deaths of human beings
from snake bite.-Toronto Globe.
In Switzerland the orange and
myrtle blossoms, those graceful sym
bols at weddings, find their substitute
in Gruyere cheese. A fact! You may
take our word for II. On the day of
her marriage the bride receives a whole
Gruyere cheese, which is religiously
preserved in the family. As time goes
on, various marks and notches are cut
into 1t, which serve to record the
births, marriages, deaths, etc, occur
ring in the household and among the
relatives. Anyhow it may always serve
as provision for a rainy day.
Two years ago the French heart
was fired with enthusiasm for the
Franco-Russian union by nightly per
formances at Partisan cafes chantants,
students balls and theaters of the Rus
sian national hymn. 1t is not many
years since the Austrian government
felt obliged to prohibit the perform
anse of the Rakoczy march in Hun
gary and confscated aN copies OF the
music found in the shops. Now IL APP
pears that rioting has begun in San
Sebastian, Spain, because of the refus-
al of theatrical orchestra to play the
patriotic tune OF the ,Basques. Thus
again is verified the wisdom of the
adage respecting the superior potency
of peoples songs over their laws.-N.
Y, Tribune.
The total cost of the mosque of St.
Sophia at Constantinople has been vari-
ously estimated. Ancient authorities
give the sum as equal to 81, 900, 900 of
either gold or silver, which is not ex-
pressly stated. Gibbon inclines to the
latter, and puts the total cost at the
least computation is over $1,000, O0O A
later writer on the subject, Neale, ex-
presses his belief that gold was intend
ed. According to this supposition the
expenses, III this can be belle we'd posi-
BILE, would have reached the enormous
sum of s65,000,000. 1t is also stated
that the dome of the tabernacle was of
pure gold, and surmounted by cross
weighing seventy-fve pounds and en-
crusted with precious stones. All the
sacred vessels were Of gold. The altar
cloths were embroidered with gold and
pearls, and the altar itself was com
posed Of mass OF molten gold, into
which were thrown precious jewels
and every object which could raise It's
costliness to the highest imaginable de-
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