The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-28
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| archaeology with In. schliemann, in Greece,
and has visited Olympus and Mycena.
WHEN Dom Pedro, Of Brazil, lay sick
unto death In Italy, not very long ago, he
| told his nurse one morning that he had had
a dream. AN old man came TO me-" said
Dom Pedro, land In a most earnest way
informed me that | should lose my crown
before lost my life"
A wgLf-KNowS London Journalist, a
man Of culture and ambition. is having his
eldest son educated to be cook. The bo,
has been trained bv a famous chef Mt Brus-
| sells. lie afterwards studied under the chef
OF the Grand Hotel. Paris and has lust been
| apprenticed Tor three years 10 NJ. Charpen-
tier, chef Of the Savoy Hotel, London.
MOUNT ARAFAT has this autumn, for the
iirst time, been assembled by young girl. A
forester, accompanied by his daughter only
seventeen, and his son, boy Of fourteen,
| undertook the ascent in the company Of
three kurds. The boy was obliged 10 stop at
the height 81 1900 feet. and the father gave
out at lG,s 80 feet. The girl and the three
kurds reached the top, 1917 feet, but the
| girl was overcome By the cold and had to be
assisted back by the kurds.
THE PdU Man Gazette records freak
in the way Of handwriting. A little
girl Of four years writes with her
left hand, ani writes her words back
wards. as they are reflected in q mir
TOR from ordinary writing. Her friends
have 10 read them by means Of "a looking
glass. The child was taught writing with
a sister, but would do things in her own
4 sl...t .l.Y aHrff
fluently in this fantastic style.
A SPECIAL from Ottawa to the Boston
Herdid says that a shortage Of many thou
sand dollars has been discovered in the pro-
yincial crown lands Office at Charlotte
town, Prince Edwards Island, and the
CharlOttetOwn Patriot says Hon. Donald
Ferguson, the land commissioner, is
charged with doing away with the daily
cash-bOOk. 80 that weeks went by without a
balance being struck. while the only record
Of the daily proceedings in existence is in
receipt-book Stubs.
INTERESTING things are told about the
Mexicans. Funerals are conducted in
street-cars, black one, made for the pur-
pose, doing duty for hearse. and ordinary
cars serving for the mOurners. This use Of
street-cars is not confined 10 the poor, and
when eight horses are used for the black
car, II is quite expensive. Smoking is SO
universal that except, perhaps, at funerals,
the ear conductors smoke as they collect
the fares, and even shOpmen when selling
goods. Even the tramps smoke, and most
Of the women. Cigarettes are smoked more
than cigars.
The wastcoat worn by the Inflated Louis
II. Of Bavaria on the day of his mysterious
death is now exhibited at Furth in the shop
window Of liquor dealer, who purchased it
at the auction sale of the personal effects Of
the late King. lest there should be any
doubt as to the authenticity of the garment
thus displayed the auctiOneers warrant and
bill of sale are pinned 10 il. When princes
show so little respect for the memory Of
their relative and Of their sovereign as 10
permit such an outrage of all sense Of de-
cency as this il is scarcely surprising that
the masses should lose much Of their respect
and veneration for royalty.
THERE is a runner at Berlin and Vienna
that the recent hurried visit of Archduke
Albrecht to his niece, the Queen Regent Of
Spain. was caused by her intention TO con-
tract a second marriage shortly, 20 which
all her Hapsburg relatives are strongly OPP
posed. II is whispered, moreover, that the
Queens future husband is her kinsman,
Archduke John Salvador, Of llapsburg-Lor-
raine. who having renOunced his rank and
titles is known to his friends as John Orth.
Archduke John, however is constantly
being talked about in this way, for few
weeks ago there was a report that he would
probably marry the Archduchess stephanie.
PROFESSOR Won BERGMAN, Of Berlin,
is reported to have performed remarkable
surgical operation. Two patients were
simultaneously brought to him for opera
tons, one requiring amputation Of the thigh
at the hip Joint, the other needing portion
of the humerus removed on account OF the
bone being extensively diseased. The first
operation was the amputation, and then the
surgeon proceeded to excise the diseased
portion Of the humerus. This made gap
in the bone. but a piece of the thigh bone
was taken from the limb which had just
been amputated, and fixed in the gap. by
which the continuity of the humerus was
completely restored. Perfect union took
place, and the patient recovered with a use
full arm.
A SINGULAR discovery has been made on
the Fiji Islands. A disease had caused
much havoc on a banana plantation, part
of which was on Hat near the seash0re.
The sea swept into this section, remaining
about an hour. All the plants were killed
rs far as the standing stems were concern
ed, but vigorous young shoots came up free
" from the roots; and were not only quite
free from disease, but soon began 10 bear
much larger punches of fruit than the older
plants ever did. The planters took the hint
and experimental upon a number OF badly
diseased plants which the sea had not
reached. They cut down the plants, and,
having stirred tho ground about them.
poured from one 10 four buckets Of sea
water over each. The result was that,
while the parent stems withered, vigorous
young shoots came freely away, without a
sign OF disease.
The visit Of the German Emperor and
Empress to Constantin0plc has cost the
Sultan from first 10 last at least 100000.
All the preparations for the Imperial guests
were on "A truly Oriental scale OF spendor,
being characterized by the most lavish ex-
travagances in every department. Empe-
ror William is much blamed for having al
lowed the Empress to accept diamonds from
the sultan which are known to have cost
upwards of $4,000. The total value OF the
half of a shipload of superb presents which
were carried TO Berlin is estimated 10 be
nearly 100000. The sultan showed the
greatest complacency towards his guests.
but the Emperor left Constantinople FIRMLY
convinced that Abdul Hands morbid dread
of assassination rendered him practically
insane.
AN impression prevails in England that
Prince Albert Victor, Of Wales, will never
return alive from India. 1t is well known
that he has from the very outset been eN-
tremeiy averse to making the trip, and that
he has regarded his Indian odyssey with
the most gloomy forebodings. The news,
therefore, that on the very first day OF ms
arrival i'm Bombay the elephant on which he
was riding stumbled and fell, and that at
later hour on the same afternoon the horses
which he was driving bolted, and smashed
his carriage to pieces, has been received
with much uneasiness in London. IL Is
true that the Prince escaped on each occa-
sion with nothing beyond few scratches
and severe shaking, but the fact remains
that the two accidents on the same day are
regarded by the supersttious as an exceed