Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

AT the door of every Chinese temple
u bell is hing with rope attached.
When q worshipper enters he gives the
rope 4 jerk to ring the bell, SO that the
deity of the place may be aware OF the
fact that a worshipper is present.
Prof. Rudolph Falb. the famous
German meteorologist. mentions the
following to be the critical days" dur
ing the present year: August and 30.
September Is, October IA, November ID
and December Is. Falb's s'crftical days"
denote periods of violent terrestrial and
atmospheric connections, accompanied
by earthquakes, storms, floods and the
like.
I'm some of the most exclusive and
fashionable clubs in the West End.
London, which usually has three lot
teries for the Derby, with an entrance
fee of twenty-five dollars, ten dollars
and five dollars respectively, the pres
sure of poverty this year was SO strong
upon the members that the first two
were discontinued, as the entries We're
insufficient.
Central Asian potentates are grow
ing very European in their ways. Since
the emir of Bokhara visited St Peters
burg he has quite adopted western
habits, throwing open his palace to
Russian ladies and giving regular balls.
After European comforts he finds his
palace very bare, so he has invited a
French architect to build another in
European style.
Underground London is getting to
be many stories deep. The new City
and Waterloo Underground Electric
railway. in traversing Queen Victoria
street, passes for "a considerable dis
lance directly underneath the low-level
sewer, which in it's turn runs beneath
the underground railroad. The cleo
trio road at this point is sixty-three
feet below the surface.
Margaret of Swden, the ''Semira-
mis- of the North" was a widow of
matchless abilities, both political and
military. She raised Sweden to height
of power never before known, and made
her influence felt in all the surrounding
countries. A distinguished French
writer says of her: ''She was magnifi-
cent in her pleasures, grand in her pro-
jects, brilliant in her court"
"A suspicious-looking stranger,
while witnessing an operate perform
ance in Bordeaux, was quietly APP
proacned by two detectives and request
ed to accompany them to the police sta
ton. He was supposed to be an an
archist. He had on a wig and false
whiskers. He proved to be an innocent
clergyman, who is fond of opera. and
had thus disguised himself to escape
recognition by his pious friends.
Catherine l. of Russia, widow of
Peter the Great, was inclined to cOrpu-
lence. She had fair complexion, eyes
almost black, which contrasted strongly
with her light-yellow hair. Disliking
the effect, she, for the last two or three
years of her life, dyed her hair. Her
kindness of heart was SO great that dur
ing the time she reigned alone she al
lowed no criminal to be put to death in
her do1ninions, but substituted exile to
Siberia.
The Swedish government is very
liberal in encouraging the dairy indus
| try and promoting dairy education. In
Sweden there are never fewer than
| fifty-two girls being educated at public
| expense for dairy work! Of these forty
| are boarded at cooperative dairy fac
| tories under government inspection
| the others being maintained at dairy
schools as free pupils. One hundred
| dollars yearly are allowed each pupil
| for board, lodging and instruction, De
sides which the pupil receives twelve
| dollars year for clothes. The course
| of instruction extends over period o!
two years.
| DO; n, hnar
| organized in England with the follow
| ing avowed objects: 1. To promote a
| better system of conducting examina-
| tions at dairy schools and judging at
butter-making competitions. 2. TIC
keep a register of qualified dairy teach
ers. 8. To raise the standard of dairy
teaching. 4. To formulate sylla bus
of instruction suita BILE for travelling
dairy schools. 5. To take such other
action from time to time as may be con-
sidered calculated to advance the in
terests of dairy teachers. Nearly all
| of the teachers in Great Britain are
young women.
In the town of Shaftesbury, on
Rogation Monday, there used to be a
custom known as the procession of
the Bezant." This was continued down
| to the year 1880, when it ceased. 1t is
supposed that originally the Bezant
was coin of the value of nine shil-
lings, paid annually to the lord of the
| manor of Mitcombe, for supply of
water provided by him. When this
ceased, a trophy, composed of ribbons,
| flowers, feathers and the like, and dec
grated with articles of value lent for
the occasion, was substituted, and in
stead of proceeding to the house of the
lord of the manor, the holiday makers
pa,.a m IN, In tad tho nariSh