New-York tribune., 1879-01-09
GENERAL NOTES.

The Rev. Mr.. Bray, Congregational clergy
man. OF Montreal, employed Dunbar sculptor. 10
make bust OF him. IL finished and ii was the
Rev Mr.. Dunbar only who was satisfied The artls was
far from being 81 shall carry 1t away" said Mr..
Bray $40 dell ght my family and congregation" You
shall do nothing Of the SORT" responded tine artist and
10 make assurance douby sure, he Knocked Of the
OF the bust with broomstick But he forgot tbat be
had received his pay IN advance, and thar the work
really was longer his. SO Mr.. BRAY sued hn be was
fined 50, aud condemned 10 pay go damages TO tue
sitter; and all poor man. because lie was judcllly las
udlous about his own work
The PENNSYLVANIA couple who were married
a few days ago the ages OF eighty-sS and eighty
seven are considerably outdone by Representatives
OF the Jewish race in Russian Poland The bride wasa
widow precisely 100 years old; the groom
was youth of eighty.ight. Indeed, TOE
bride has a daughter, with wnOm she has lstey
lived, whose age is great within four wears as Del
stepfaher'. while great-great
girl OF thirteen. Notwithstanding DER advanced axe
bride is said To be- strong III her faculties She goes
out of the house alone hears aud sees - perfectly "eN
ana retains all her mental powers
A lady of rank in Paris died three weeks
ago. in fash enable quarter of tine Are de Tompbe
OF whom an interesting told. She was famous
cadplayer and was credited with knowing every game
there was TO know. When travelling IN foreign 1hu
she met, one day In hotel, Russian lady "ith tDi'
passion for gambling said 10 be Inherent in the Russian
nation. Anxious 10 play with the lady from f"S'
she wrote requesting a Few games icr Lopu's' ""9
granted, and the ladies played all night the RUSSIAN
losing at every hand until ner opponent had won from
her moro money than the mines III the Cral baa pr"
duced her revenues in twenty-five years Al ss tHo
Russian lady made despairing effort 20 regain her i
tune but without avail. Rising from the table, sac
told the French lady how she had lost more
than she possessed bu that in her desire 10 pay deV
Of honor she would instruct her steward To convey
her the title deeds Of all the mines and estates sue
At this the victorious antagonist smiled auu
qursted that she might have her way In the MAJ
ter, since she had won. Prts ana awler W.T. WIZ ~
fOI. when they arrived the Russian lazy was aSAeI
bind herself by "A solemn Data never again To toueaS
card or risk money at any game OF chance 1ht i uu
ana then signed All engagement 10 pay ucr audSunss,
the annual OF $1,000. The voS never TO pay
cards for money again she faithfully kept ana NV Wv
$1,000 a. punctuay paid every year me feRen RSnnfy
aud invariably giving II TO the poor of PARIS
Two little boys in Ceylon have found
sapphire weighing says the report two whole POUNDS
its value is estimated $50 OUO and ii is II tue report
bc true. the largest sapphire yet found Ceylon was
famous place Tor sapphires old times, that tbo'e
VINO knew its history not surprised that TINS son'
should have been picked up there. writer IN i've
Tci>grdph London recalls that the island has for ages
a treasure store gems, and that even 'H0
energetic rapacity OF the old Roman adVen
turers failed exhaust its riches. or al
the brilliant gems extracted from the Soh "
this richly endowed island. hardly any ""
more highly esteemed by the ancirnts than the say
phre. Its exquisite tint recalled TO the eNiled hon'
the clear clOudlcss azure OF the heavens over the mPV
rial City. IL known 10 them as nyactn,hu' o~
cause color like that OF the blue flower lneu
a. the hyacinth got by gemhnnters out 'po
beds Of the Cnsaese streams. among peoo'''
mingled with gravel The engraving OF sapphires "'
hardly known before the Gays OF the Roman Empire Ha
PROBABLY the celebrated OF all engraved sapph'
Is the great sgnet Of the Emperor Constantine, ~h0H
weighs nfty-thrcc cardts When the world was youus
sapphircs were supposed TO possess eXtFaofu'
nary moral and spiritual influences They "e'0
thought not only TO be beyond injury "o"
fire. hut have the power OF pu'tiHs
II ont There were those who claimed that Wheh
hruught into contact with liuen linen was render'dl
coinnir ibe. They were supposed 10 CO." lhr htvi s
nre. al tL, passions ana iTo tins notion c'tDe uo
cuslom of setting sapphire the eliscopa ring ~
Office aud the habit Uf persons fO~'d 10 lNi -
chasutv n4lecting n as their faVOIItr level ~ NJ
h,lryed that tins gem extremely SENSITIVE 10 =.
moral Influences, and that n worn Oy "IVAe1 P>'S"