Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-21
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It's said hard. burned brick walls will
resist . pressure Of $50 pounds per
square inch, and can, therefore, be
built LOCO feet high. II one third
Portland cement is added 10 the NOR
tar The same wall could DO built 200
feet high.
A practical joke was played one
night recently upon South Chester
man ard one OF two others who were
taken to Frl,on's woods for that pur-
pose. While four Of the party were
occupied in tree represented By the
knowing ones TO contain honey, snum-
Der of others armed with pistols and
guns, who were secreted in the woods,
began to shoot. One ofthose in the tree
fell ard pretended that he was shot,
while the others scsmpered away badly
frightened. One Of them was so badly
scared that be tainted and his compa-
MEMS had to carry him ell the way to
South Chester drugstore, whore restora-
tives were applied. The joke vas thus
| tufntu upon tnefn'
A Day ton (0hio) man had stroke
Of paralysis on Saturday last which
will probably result in death. TIE
misfortue all comes from practical
joke. Last spring the workmen 10
shop in which he was at one time en-
plOyed stretched an almost invisible
thread OF wire across frequented way
in the shop for the fun Of checking up
suddenly those who did not see it and
enjoy ing their surprise and discomht-
ure. lie among others was victim
OF this practical joke, though he suf-
fered more than all others. The thread
Of wire struck him right 10 the middle
Of the eyes, and so injured one Of them
that he lost the sight Of it entirely.
The other one was also seriously az
fected. The result has been daily
agony or almost sightless misery ever
since then, with the end OF it all in
death, now probably near at hand.
At the instance Of the editor Of the
Popolo Hal,dno, of Turin, su bscrip-
tion was opened some time ago for the
purchase of gift for King Humbert.
IN recognition Of the bravery and hu-
manity displayed by him during the
cholera epidemic IN Naples. The con-
tributioDs were limited to Eve cente-
sirni Zone cent? each, and the response
from all classes Of society was so gene
rsl that the subscription was soon
closed. The gift, an enormous wreath
Of bronze, surmounted by a golden
star, was presented to the King on
the 10Th Of October at Mona. =. In
bis reply to the deputation he said,
after expressing his thanks: II have
only done my duty in OBEY ing the die
tates Of my heart. Had | known Of
your intention in time | should have
asked you to devote the proceeds of
your generous collection to the poor
ard suffering, Of whom unfortunately
there are SO many"
Concerning Victoria, Australia,
writer in the London Lancet says
"As rising colony its importance
cannot be exaggerated, and such Stats
tics as are at our disposal indicates that
it is also an exceptionally healthy col
ony. The illustrated handbook to
Victoria, prepared for the Exhibition,
states that in 1884 the marriage rate
eQualled 1863 per 1000, the birth rate
so. 40, and the death rate 1927. This
Is undoubtedly q remarkably low death
rete, but itcannot be compared with that
of Europe, as the proportion of children
in Victoria is much smaller. The fact
that there is no winter, so TO speak, in
/ Victoria, must further contribute to the
health Of the population. Cattle are
able to live in the field all the year
round, though no sort Of shelter is pro-
yided, and such climatic conditions
must help to render ply steal existence
easy. Winter is merely the more rainy
season Of the year, and snow is un-
known"
Two ancient Egyptian perfumes haze
been reconstructed through the re.
searches of young French pro-
iessor at Lyons, who has devoted HIM
self to studying Egyptian sepultare
and the plants OF the Nile Valley. b.
hunting through the papyrus texts and
the Inscriptions on the walls Of the
temple lavatories he has found the re-
cipes for the manufacture of "tasl'
and "kyphi." The former vas tenn
pie perfume. used to annOnt the sta
tues of the Egyptian Venus. "Kyphi"
was moro important, and, besides being
used at home for the rites OF Isis and
Scraps, was imported into Greece and
Rome after the conquest Of Egypt. l.
then became the favorise perfume
smong the luxurious Greeks snd Ro-
mans, who were Amounted with "ky-
Phi " after the bath, and were sprinkled
with the essence during tho grand ban
quets, while sometimes il Was used 70
perfume the wine.
The Sofa LibeTte publishes some in
teIestipg particulars respecting the
composition and personnel Of the new
Neglected Bulgarian Sobranjs. Nomi-
rally, $40 members have been rstarn.
cd, but Is were, elected for several
places, and The actual number is, there
fore, only Ass. The full strength Of
the Assembly is SO, but it falls short
Of that number by So, owing to tho
election of seven of the electoral COL
leges not having taken place. Fifty
three Of the new members are Mussal-
mans, 40 Of whom were elected in
North Bulgaria, aud the remainder in
South Bulgaria. The Deputies are
thus classified Two regents, five min
listers, l late minister, late function
aries, 80 mayors Of towns and villages,
9 deputy mayors, employees CON-
muuaux, 1877 husbandmen, loo traders,
AZ advocates, 10 school.inspectors, ID
schoolmasters, 7 priests, s doctors Of
medicine, 4 apothecaries, 3 editors Of
journals, ] author, 2 booksellers, |
printer, . publicSns, grocers, ma
sons, 2 hotel-keepers, | coffse-house
: keeper, Matchmaker, l furrier,
brewer, and / veterinary surgeons as.
sistant.
! The Government Of France at the
present time costs the country 5000
francs per hour. During the century
: France has disposed Of lS6 milliards