The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Bishop Holly, OF the Episcopal
church in Hayti, is a colored man who
studied theology while working at the
shoemakers' bench in Philadelphia. -
I'm France there is an unwritten
but immutable law that a painting
shall not be exhibited without the art
lists consent, no matter what the
wishes of the owner may be. And
now a literary and artistic congress in
session at Milan, Italy. has decided
that the right of reproduction does not
pass to the buyer of picture.
I'm England, France. Germany and
Belgium the number of births per thou
sand of population lis steadily falling.
The rate of decrease is slower in some
of these countries, but is marked in all.
During the last decade t he birth rate
in England has fallen from SAT to so. 2
per thousand; in Belgium from 31.5 TO
2s.7; in Germany from 38.9 TO 35.7, and
IN France from % to 218.
"A touching old rural custom still
prevails in the western parts of France
during the harvest season. On the
edge of field bordering the highway
sheaf of grain is left standing, TO which
all the peasants Of the village contrib
ute, and which is called the strangers
sheaf," as it is the property of the first
tramp or homeless wayfarer who may
care to carry it away and profit by it.
1t is reported IN the Journal du
Jardin d. Acclimatation that eight or
ten days before the appearance of
cholera in Ham burg last summer, all
the sparrows and other birds left the
town and suburbs and did not return
until the plague had completely disap-
peared. The same thing happened in
Marseilles and Toulon in 1884 day or
two before the cholera visited those
towns. Similar migra tons have been
noticed in different parts of Italy, Aus
tria and Russia, always some days be-
fore the appearance of cholera.
Great efforts are making in Vienna
to build up there a toy-mal1ing indus
try to compete with the famous fac
tories of Germany and France An ex-
hibition of toys is now being held in
the Austrian capital, at which all the
best models of German and French TOYS
are shown for the Viennese artisans to
ropy. Lectures on the subject of toy
making are delivered, in which the best
articles TO make and the best wav to
make them are discussed. The idea is
TO establish q cottage industry for the
manufacture of such toys as can not be
made by machinery, the French and
Germans being considered beyond COM
petition in the latter class. Some in
stances of marvellous cheapness in pro-
auction are given A paint box, with
seven cakes of colors and several
brushes, is turned out at Sonneberg, in
Thuringen, for half cent
Nine Boudin, cook of scissors,
won prize of 300, 900 francs in connec-
zion with the City Of Paris Loan in
since. Her husband. who had pre-
Fiously deserted her, tried to avail him
self of the deficiencies of French law,
which does not recognize very def
nitely married woman's right to hold
property, to obtain possession of the
sntire amount for his sole benefit.
Then NJ. Doggy, a former employer Of
lime. BOudin's, claimed the prize on the
allegation that he bought the ticket
Tor the cook with one for himself and
his wife gave up the wrong ticket. At
ter much litigation the woman's hus-
band died and his heir agreed to accept
half the prize in settlement. NJ. Dogny
compromised his claim for 20. 600 francs.
This left Nine. Boudin but 10000
francs Now Doggy has been arrested,
charged with making a fraudulent
claim, and a lawyer is being prose
,uted for embezzling 5000 francs of
the share awarded to the heirs of the
Nomau'S husband