New-York tribune., 1907-06-02
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

The women OF Fayai In the Azores make IL lace
out OF the hbrcs OF the leaves OF tho century plant
and Il is not less beautiful than costly. These
women are the only makers Of tho lace Left IN the
world to-day. and travellers stopping at Faval
opportunity Of seeing u.esc women AZ ,yarI m.
peasants OF AUissult once pOss -ssed tie same
TLey made OF The century plants leaves beautI-
ful black lace. but 1t would not wash
The Emperor OF Japan who recently celebrated
his alty-fourth birthday, t. fond OF night ranbles.
He Is famous his activity. and Is said to DO
the busiest OF his empire. At night. when
- as'.i anu m II, ae county, 9t me
pockets and a cigar in his mouth wanders through
tho streets Of TOXIC In order 10 make sure that
everything IS quiet in the capital and that his
loyal subjects sleep the sleep OF the just
man named Dl Maggie. who was sentenced In
the Assize Court at Naples the other day 10 four
years penal serytude for swindling, IS physically
at least. remarkable man, because no undoubt-
ediy possesses two hearts. This fact was dIscoy-
examined for military service' His distinction
however, was his undoing He conceived the idea
suIgs OF money the strength OF fictitious agree
ments with foreign medical colleges ana universI-
ties When sentence was passed he exclaimed
angrily: You do not condemn me-you condemn
science!'
Last year The number OF snakes destroyed in
India 762.Z21 for which rewards amounting to
nearly slS.240 were paid. The number OF men.
women and children who met death from snake
bites amounted TO % S31 There $500 killed by
wild animals, principally tigers The greatest de-
where u.I3l people and nearly 1000 cattle We're
killed In this province 55,954 poisonous snakes
work OF destroying snakes are scattered over the
waged upon the myriads Of reptiles and IA each
district regular head tax is paid on each cobra
ana other snake killed.
The Japanese Prince Fushimi in taking tea at
Buckingham Palace, his recent visit to Eng
land, swallowed that beverage the site Of
b,ttg in sFIla oh t1,a Of rtiplF
in England made. To so back to the second
half Of the seventeenth century, there was no
Buckingham Palace in existence James mad
planted four acres OF ground with mulberry trees
for silkworms. on part Of this land Lord Goring
Arlington who named it Arlington House and who
brought thither the first pound of tea ever intro
erty later acquired by the Duke Of Bucking
ham. who built there a new palace. calling it by
took in more land, and settled the whole upon his
there. Queen Victoria the first sovereign TO
live at the new Buckingham Palace. as her sue
cessor King Edward is the first King to do 50.
The finest grapes for the table are grown under
glass in Belgium In the busy metropolitan suburb
of Hoezldert. Brussels, there is whole district
covered with glass. 1t is one of the shows OF the
country 10 sightseers Lovers of table fruit will be
the great fruit dealers in London, Paris. Vienna,
Berlin St Petersburg and the Riviera get the bulk
of their winter supplies
A young woman named Fraulein Holida the
daughter of a local magistrate Of Gross -Buttyn
town in Hungary, was recently arrested in the
street for wearing yellow and red striped silk
skirt The police say that they have orders to
remove anything publicly displayed which bears
the Rumanian colors-yelloW and red The young
woman was requested to remove her skirt In the
street. but she Indignantly refused TO do so. a
large crowd gathered. and the police escorted
Frauleln Hollda TO her fathers house, where the
offending skirt removed and taken away by
the guardians Of public order.
One OF the strangest ferries in the world Is to
be found IN India. A Hlndoo chsnced TO save the
life OF prince and reward received one
OF the largest elephants in tae royal stables. But
this honor caused the recipient much anxiety. as
the animals appetite was too great for his owner
TO satisfy. The Hin2oo's house stood near a turn
In the river, where many persons crossed, and as
the stream at times Il raging MOOD. boats ana
men were often carried out of their course ON
one occasion, when the elephant was bathing in
the river, il suddenly occurred TO the owner 10
use the animal ferryboat. a harness was
made for the elephant, with a long rope as
trace, which fastened 30 heavy boat. The
latter, loaded with passengers, was sucoessfuuy
towed over the river, and since that time the
animal has b~sa source of pront to his owner