The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST

Mushrooms are so plentiful in England
this autumn that they are selling at the
extraordinary low price Of and 3, cents
pound.
\ consular report from Seville places
Spain second on the list OF honey-produc-
ing countries. with $500 tons OF honev,
Germany being first with 1900: Austria
third. and France fourth.
Queen Natalie Of servia has Feen visit
ins the East End of London under the
guidance OF Father Bernard Vaughan.
She attended the instruction OF some
2.Coo children conducted b. Fathe-
Vaughan
The French Journal onieiaI auuounes6
lately that one Augustc Paul Henri An
iarian had been appointed to a civil
service clerlehip IN the post-oficc for
which BE- applied. and was examined ten
years age. Civil service was "a j tie
too slow fer Auguste Paul for he cied
two years ago.
The condition OF the SULTAN OF Tur-
key is believed M the inner circles Of Con
stantlnople to De- hopeless Tic is getting
on In years, be- was born IN 1872, and IS
known to have Bright"s disease. and nov
Is understood 10 have cancer. European
surgeons have been consulted. but they
are not allowed o-opeFate
The Duke Of Sutherland. library II
Trenthsm Hsn. England. is 70 be sold
at auction. = third folio Shake peare. a
manuscript amorial executed in the time
OF Elizabeth containing nearly 4e9
painted coats Of arms of English fam
flies; a fourteenth century manuscript in
Northern English, and Ben 10. nzon s
copy OF Martial. with his signature are
a few OF the treasures offered The public.
Clemenceau. the new chief OF The
French cabinet. is from La vcndee- Ee
Is a man Of ready Wit. anable. and very
good-natured. On his holiday visit re-
Gently 70 his native provinces. a peasant
woman. wearing becoming cap. threw
a bouquet into his carriage he smiled
and thanked her. and added. what q
pretty cap you wear. It is needless 70
say that among the Neudean women
Ciemenceau Is very popular.
The Grand Duke OF Hesse Damstadt
seems 10 have acquired the Dakota habit.
/ He is a brother Of the Czarina, an
divorced his arst wife, the Grand
I Duchess Melit2. Who was has cousin. both
/ being grandchildren OF the late Queen
+ Victoria He is now seriously contem-
plating a divorce from his second wife
/ Grand Duchess Ele0n1re % Soirns-
+ Hohensolns on the ground OF incom-
patihility. Divorce $ evidently easy in
! The German empire.
! Il is generally hoped that King
! Hsakon's tour OF the European courts
VIII settle the question Of the owner
ship Of The spitzbeEger group Of Islands
in the Arctice ocean between Greenland
( and Nova Zembla. These islands are
now claimed by Russia, and should kinE
/ HaakOn succeed iU creating an opinion
( favorable 10 NorW1ys severe gnty over
them. it would greatly increase his popu-
I isrity among the N0rwegiaDs, who ara
already very proud OF Their hindsome
Young sovereign and his elegant H,tls
Queen, and OF 81 the dne royal rela-
( tons who come 10 see them.
Ia spite of The dense!y settled area p
i Great Britain. and its enormous popUia-
tor Ct nearly 10000 people, there are
/ according 10 high authority, 6O91038 acres
+ Of waste lands remaining. An effort IS
being made g Fe-plaut in timber taese
/ unproductive lands Af5rsstatior being
one Of tie methods the government 81
considering for the mitigation Ct the evils
+ OF Unemployment. one thousand acres e.
crown estate ia the village Of BUrweli. 81
/ CambTidgeshire. have been leased out ia
I small holdings from three % fifty acres
/ There was great demand for these farms.
and 40 acres additional could have read
4 lily been disposed Of
The two great Catholic countries oc
/ Europe, Italy and spain. are sending new
/ ambassadors TO the Court Of 81. James.
| The Marquis iii san Giuliano, who viii
I represent Italy. is comparatively a younc
man. He comes CT an old siciIian fam
/ liz Of Norman descent, and is highly
cultured, having Travelled extensively
with good results He Is an enthusiastic
/ student Of Dante, ana Is president o.
( the Italian Geographical Society. Senior
/ villa Urattia- the new Spanish Ambassa-
dor, accompanied King Alfonso 10 Lon
/ don o. the mouentous occasion that end
| ed IN his engagement TO Princess Una,
I and won golden opinions for his TACT and
/ courtesy during th5t visit
The affairs Of the sultan Of Morocco
are further complicated by the appeal
which he is compelled 70 consider 70 abol-
ism slavery In his dominions. Like po-
lygamy, il Is part Of the religious faith
! Of the land. The slave market opens with
prayer. and they cali on Heaven 70 biess
/ the enterprise. and send profitable issue
Z 70 the days dealing. Tie existence Of
I such practices is appalling. BUT IL IS only
three centuries since the same existed in
( England. In the Tudor days the cap
tuTe and sale Of slaves was iaudable en-
terprise ia which the proudest English
men engaged Ships about 70 sail in quest
/ Of human spoil had religious services on
Z deck, and sometimes good Queen Ress
on board 70 bless the venture.
Many English women Of rank are poul-
try fanciers. Princess Christian, OF
/ SchIeswig- Holstein. was an exhibitor ct
Z recent show, and took six prizes out OF
seven exhibits. Queen Alexandria is also
q frequent winner. She raises a curious
little fowl known as "Silkies." on &C
count OF It's white silky feathers. These
silkies make excellent foster mothers for
the young pheasants, and are greatly val
Ued by the keepers at Sandringham. The
countess OF Craven. the daughter OF Mrs
Bradley Martin. makes a speciality CT
raising American Wyandottes and old
English game chickens, at Cocmbe Abbey
The most noted poultry raiser in Scot
land is the Earl Of R0seberry. and his
most valuable fowls are prize Minorcss.
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