The Washington herald., 1913-06-03
Court Gossip of Interesting
Events on Two Continents

Few cities boasting a municipal daily
paper. Beoueathed to the city by a Dr.
Cunt, IL is in a most prosperous condi-
ton, and the profits are applied TO the
identifying of the public parks and
| buildings. In Britain there is an Army
Review. published by the war Office. and
| weekly journal dealing with the in
surance act, while the Board of Trade
Journal can boast OF a bigger stan of
correspondents than any other period
zeal In the world. as every officer in the
British consular service by regulations is
bound TO send II any items OF news Of
commercial interest.
A few years ago a journal called The
Lunatic Herald made its appearance in
London There is a Besgars' Journal,
published regularly In Paris which gives
particulars of charitable institutions and
of pitches" that are worth working, f"
besides announcing in advance big So
ciety weddings, funerals. parties, SC,
where a beggar may expect to do O good
business, and there is published at Zu-
rich, Switzerland, The Engaged Cou-
pies Advertiser. It's object is to fur
nish advertising firms with the names
and addresses of those who are about to
set up housekeeping. The latter profit
by the numerous samples Of goods sent
them.
But perhaps the most curious journal
Of all is the Hirmondo of Budapest
which is the only newspaper" In the
world that telephones instead of print
ing its news. For half a crown a month
the subscriber has all the news of the
day, stock exchange fluctuations, &C.
phoned to him At noon he may take
up his receiver and listen to an inthrall-
ing short story, and in the evening he
may listen to the music at the Grand
{ era House.
The King of England has done the
right thing in persuading the Duchy of
Cornwall to buy Mai Dun uhe Hill
of Strength near Dorchester. Like Its
neigbor giant, the ampitheater at Maum-
bury, this huge citadel of lis acres is of
unknown antiquity. The highest local
antiquarian authority declares that the
people who constructed its three steep
ramparts. sixty feet high, with its bitches
and gates. cannot have used anything
resembling our modern fat spades, but
must have employed celts or narrow
tools by which only a small quantity OF
earth could be removed at a time" To
defend this vast city OF refuge many
thousands of men would be necessary,
but probably the folks inside trusted en-
tirely to their ramparts.
The Order of the Thistle, of which
Lord Haldane has been made a knight,
dates only from the last day of I7o5.
Centuries earlier. however. the thistle
was the national badge of Scotland. and
the origin of its emblematic use by ira
dition is referred to the Danish invasion
of Scotland. The invaders planned =
night attack. and marching barefoot. had
contrived to creep close to the scottish
forces unobserved. when one OF them
stepped on a thistle and uttered a cry
of pain. Thus the alarm was given ana
the attack failed. Out of gratitude the
thistle was adopted as the insignia OF
Scotland
It is not often that we find a woman
acting as church warden. but viscountess
Gage, who has been nominated to that
position at F'irle, in Sussex. Is not the
first by and means. Perhaps the best
known instance at the present Is af-
forded by Isabella, Warehouses Of Exc
ter, the mother Of the present marques.
Last year she was efected. for the four
teenth time in succession. peoples war
den at Deeping ST. James. village in
Lincolnshire. where the living is In her
gift.
Similarly in the free churches women
are, sometimes, though not frequently,
elected to offices that are more or less
analogous. Among the Congreeationalists
Lady Sptcer holds unique position. She
appears to be the only woman member
OF the existing council Of the Congre-
gational Union. being one Of the thirty |
of the London Union. |
At the recent opening OF q new Consre-
sational church in northwest London |
Lady spicer made a plea for more use
to be made Of the members Of her sex |
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