The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-05
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.
Notes Of Interest Hy wire and Mall From
Ecyond the Sea.

General. the Duke. ana Othcf fufftHoh"ff'-'
j. expected 30 result in the creation OF some
new Pacific fortrcsses.
MADAME NALpA says that the moral dan
gers Of sending Young girls To Italy for their
musical education are greatly exaggerated.
Everything depends. primarily, of course
upon the girls character, but also 10 great
extent on the amount oftalent she Possesses.
If "A Girl can boast really fine voice she is
almost certain to work hard and To be too
ambitious Of her own future 10 fritter away
her time in foolish pleasures
PAUL b. DU. CHMLLU's oft-postponed
volume on "rhe viking Age" work which
aims incidentally to show that the NORTH
men. who at the decadcnce Of the Roman
Empire ovcrran and settled in Britain and
on the northern coast Of Germany and
France. were not barbarans, but highly
civilized and accomplished people. VIII be
issued next month. The book will have over
400 illustrations.
JONI JACOB AsTOR died worth 10000
600, after beginning on salary of - per
week for beating furs in a damp cellar. The
so. 900. 900 left 10y him in 1919 has grown in
forty years 10 500. 100000. The AstOrs know
the value of money. and never waste or
spend il uselessly. The habits of the Elder
Aston were a. regular as "A Dutch clock.
His only recreation was game OF check
crs. his only beverage was a glas OF ale AFTER
dinner.
II is rlmored that the British Govern
ment has seized the opportunity of the
death Of the Prince Of Monaco to reopen the
question Of the suppression of the gambling
establishment in the principally. The
present Prince has expressed himself a.
willing To suppress the gambling at Monte
Carlo il he can De assured Of an annual IN
come Of 2.OOO.OOO francs, and If the great
powers will guarantee the neutrality Of his
principaliiy.
THE statement that Nine. Wagner re-
ceived royalty Of $1,000 marks for the
Bavreuth festival this year is officially con-
tradicted. II is said that neither Wagner
himself. nor any member Of his family has
over received any payment in connection
with any one of the festivals held AT Bay
rcuth At the recent performances also
Nine MatoIna. Mime. ~uchcr. aud Herr
Betz gave their services gratuitously.
KING "a JA. the deposed potentaie Of
West Africa. who has been imprisoned IN
the Island Of It. Vincent by the English. has
taken I'D a Napoleonc habit. lie became
extremely melancholy, and fears were en-
tertained that he would soon sink into .
premature grave. when somebody suggested
| teaching him how To- play cards. lie now
spends day- and weeks al solitaire. lie Is
as patient and dOcile - lamb since ne
| learned the game. and has begun 70 recover
! his health and spirits. II he could behead q
few slaves he would Ice himself again.
"D,rGnrrR." wrote Madame de sayignc
in famous phrase. Ego and tell your daush
ter that her daughters little girl Is crying.
There i. family al R0-con. in France, IN
which such a remark would bc appropriate
since there are five generations Of II anNe al
this moment. The oldest member of th'
family j. a cat-gTeat-gra oil nlhc
fy-threc. and the Youngest a small descend
ant AGED one month. They all went q
church together the other day, when the
newest generation was chrstcncd.
The true scientific attitude Of the day, ~
EXPRESSED by the president Of the British
Association. Professor Flower, is "a sus
pcnded Judgment" Professor Flower On
dorscs sir John Lubbock idea That 'h'
field Of inquiry i, limitless, and that ther'
NAV .e "lfty other senses a. different IRON
ours a. sound il from sight; and even WIN
i'm tho boundaries of our own senses there
NAV be endless sounds which We canno
hear. and col0rs as different - red from
| Green. Of which we have no conception
These and "a thousand other question, r.
main for solution. The familiar worl,
which surrounds IL may be totally diIiei
cnt place 20 other animals. 10 them II ma.
be fan of music which We cannot near, %
color which We cannot sce. Of sensatiun
which we cannot conceive
THEY build hrc-proof houses in Buono
Avrcs and Monte,idco without thinking o
if. and while using all the wood they cal
afford 10: and they Use neither iron nor IN.
arch. Trees are scarce M the nelEhpolhoou
and timber has 10 Dee brought down IRON
The upper waters in hard woods. Bcini
dear. a little Of IL is made 10 20 as far a
nos-ible. The floors and the roofs are sup
} nortod hv ioists of hard wood: across thes
are laid Hat rails Of the same. and the space
between these are bridged over by thu
brick. thirteen inches and bali long. Wit
their ends resting on the rails; anOthe
layer of bricks j. then LAID win llme ah'
generally on this another layer OF Hat tiles
The doors and windows have no boxes, bu
simply frames. which are set UP when Ia
, walls are going up and built in. There i ~
lothing or wain-cOt or skirting Of the bot
tom of the walls. \ house thus built. say
PoDular Science WOnihly, cannot b'
, burned
GENERAL LORIs MELKOFF the iamou
chief Of the dreaded third section" ha
been given unbounded power to act asains
, the Nihilisis. and had virtually been create
, yice-emperOr. as MeikOh himself used
, say. Now. Mclikon had discovered ina
one Of the leading Nhiii>t chieis wa IN IN
habit of frequently visiting Count IOlstol
the novelist. and one day be went out &
'Tol.toi's country house. Before the Nisiio
had announced himself, I0lstoi recognize
him. and said: You are lOris Melikon
: chief Of the third section. DO you come 4
see me officially. or - q private man
vou come officially. here are my keys
search: open everything. lou are irce. -
come not officially" replied Mellkon
: .Nerv good" answered IOlstOl. and calm
2 two muiiks. he said 10 them: Throw I'M
= man out of the house ~ The mn lhs obcle
. Tolst0i 10 the letter. and MelikOh had to ac
ccpt tins treatment.
3 MIR. CHANG YEN HooN, the retirin
Chinese Minister, who sailed from Ne'
York Thursday, anticipates with joy seen
his native land again. but has many regret
at leaving American friends. lie ca
count so many personal friends anon
Senators and Representatives, says the NeN
York Sun, that he is Of opinion that II Il
had not been absent in Peru >cotts eXclu
sion hill would never have been passed
2 The Minister, on his arrival in China, Wi
[ proceed at once 10 Picking 10 report hiinsc
10 the Emperor. He will not retire
, private life. for he has a high Office IN Pekins
Three years ago he was appointed pres
dent of the board which has the manage
, ment OF the imperial stables-an ONE
! similar 10 master Of the horse III the Englis
I court. This Office has been reserved u
him during his absence. After a While h
will probably be sent rs governor 10 on
] of the provinces. Now the building OF RAJ
roads i occupying the serious attention
the Chinese government. In all probabllii
. The minister will be appointed one OF the a.
. sistant managers. As he speaks highly
the railroad management III this countr,
D he will sirenuously urge the adoption OF IA
same system in China and also favor IN
importation OF American rails. lie intend
also 10 propose 10 the Chinese goVcrnmeT
4 the establishment Of postal system silnll'
. 10 that Of this country,
MPs almost forgotten nov