The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-01-16
THE TALK OF EUROPE.
Reflections Upon Eyents of Current Int
est Across the Ocean.

Reflections Upon Eyents of Current Inter
est Across the Ocean.
The British postofiice, after series
of elaborate experiments, has at length
| adopted motor cars for use not only
for the conveyance Of letters, but also
of parcels sent by mail in the metropol-
itan district as we'll as in the principal
cities Of the United Kingdom. The in
novation is pronounced great success
and is giving much satisfaction.
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland has
just settled knotty point that has been
for some time agitating her heges. The
Dutch newspapers have been discussing
what present should be offered to their
sovereign upon her coronation in Au-
gust Of this year. All kinds of gifts
were proposed from the nation, from
the provinces, from societies, clubs and
individuals. Her majesty settled the
matter, however, by declaring that she
would accept no prescott at all. Upon
the attainment of Dor majesty's major.
ity the Dutch postoffice proposes to is-
sue special set Of stamps, q circum-
stance, in view Of the excessive number
of commemorative stamps, that will
probably not afford stamp collectors I'M
mixed qualification.
The fox terrier which accompanied
/ Sir Henry Irving for so long and SO far
is dead. He was old and his eyes were
dim, and he did not see an open trap in
the Manchester theater few days ago,
and falling through was killed. Every
one will be sorry to hear it. The Lon
don Chronicle in its grief grows curl
ously poetic Let us hope, E" it says,
that Macready or Booth met him at
the shadow gate, and that be lies in a
shadow kennel on asphodel leaves, wait
ing till his master comes also to le-
hearse fresh triumphs in shadowland. -
1t seems a shame not to wish him also
a shadow bone.
There seems to be nothing which hu-
man beings are incapable of leaving be-
hind them in cabs. According to the re-
port of the chief commissioner of the
| A+biANtO1 iOAACC5 ti0y ttI0 dlIllOHb ttS I6uuy
to forget perambulators, sewing ma
chimes, parrots in cages and live rabbits
as umbrellas and purses. The total num-
Der of derelict umbrellas for one year is
II, 900 and of purses 3, 600. How many
also forgot the fare is not mentioned.
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, hav-
/ a1xJ ;Ar
swaddling clothes of scaffolding, is now
pronounced to be in imminent danger
1t appears that when the scaifolding,
which had become so familiar an object
that no one ever expected it to be re-
moved, was taken down for the czar S
visit several ominous assures and slips
were discovered. A careful inspection
reveals an alarming condition of affairs,
for which the remedy is problematical
There seems to be no monument Of
perennial solidity in Paris. The historic
Pont Neuf has been tied and bOlstered
up, and the Tour Eiffel is said to
breathe or wave backward and for
ward.
A German critic has been adding up
the grand total of the continental armies,
and after noting that we can only form
a vague idea OF what is meant by tens
of millions he tries to bring home to
his readers in another way the colossal
growth of modern ornaments If, he
says. we could have all the armies of
the continent ON war footing, drawn
up i'll one long procession, with their
guns and ammunition and baggage
wagons the column would be rather
niSre than $4,000 miles long, and,
marching day and night, it would take
nearly "a year to pass given point. -
New York Tribune.
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