Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-04

Henry Sturdivant is q negro farmer, who
works ON the farm Of Mr. X. W. BeTryhill,
three miles ont from Rome, Ga, on the
Alabama road. Sturdiyant has always
been accustomed to having bis shoes made
to order. One of his feet Is larger than
the other. 1t takes q No. 20 shoe to IN
close his right foot and a No. II TO house
the other. The largest shoe in tie world
is worn by young lady in Kentucky, who
sports No. p.
The clay model of Henry Ward Beecher.
designed Low Ward, Of Brooklyn. is now
completed. and is said to be an artistic
success. The statue is 10 be nine feet high,
and represents Mr. Beecher in the attitude
most familiar 20 his friends-that of re-
pose. lie stands erect, with ms arms hang
iug straight down at his sides. He wears
over ms usual suit of brOadcloth the long
oycrcoat with the military cape, and IN his
left hand he lightly holds the familiar
slouch hat.
The richest woman in America is resi-
dent of South America. She Is not only the
richest woman IN the Americas, but she ~
the richest woman in the world. She mas
one of the largest fortunes held by either
sex. This woman is bona !sadora Consino,
of Chill. She is tine biggest real estate
owner i'm Santiago and Valparaiso. South
American fortunes are hard to estimate,
hut many people have put hers above
$500. ,0)0 Money multiples fast III her
hand, for her eye II everywhere.
John Jones. a wealthy but eccentric
character living near Kennctt, Chester
county. Pa, died few days ago. He was
highly educated and a good talker. but,
although rich he dressed IN the most
careles, fashion, and his farm buildings
looked like those of q poor renter rather
than the abode Of a wealthy landholder.
lie drove about the neighbOrhood IN an
old ram-shaclle wagon, his head adorned
with . red wiz. around which was two
inch fringe Of snOw-whlte hair, making a
complete halo around his head.
George W. TAYLOR. Of Cincinnati. learned
recently for the first time that he has been
dead ever since 1864. He was a member Of
COMPANY ID, One hundred aud elghty-thlrd
Ohio volunteer infantry. A letter was re-
ceiyed from him at the Adiutant-Generaps
Office asking for certificate of his service
i'm the army. On looking up his record 1t
was discovered that he had been carried as
dead" on the records Of the War Depart
ment nc Washington. According 70 this
he died of his wounds AZ Franklin, Tenn,
in 1864. IL Will be straightcned up.
The latest revelations concerning Egypt
ian antiquities come through the research
of Professor Naville. of Geneva. made az
Bubastcs. Bubastes was the sacred city OF
Bast. the cat-headed goddess. 1t was sup
posed that its great temple mad entirely
di.appeared. bat NJ. Nayille discovered ex-
tensive remains OF il and striking proofs TO
show that the pyramids of Cheops and
Cheferen must have been IN existence at
least by 1900 b. c.. or about 5000 year ago.
The HyksOs. or shepherd kings, came from
Babylon or MesapOtamla IN the twenty
third century i. G.
The'picture presented to Queen Victoria
as a Jubilee gift by the Germans resident
in England was submitted 70 her few
weeks ago. The work is by Professor
Anton Won Werner, the German court
painter. and represents the betrothal OF
Prince Henry of Prussia with the Princess
Irene on the occasion of the nlnetletn
birthday of the late Emperor William.
The painting contains no fewer than
eighty portraits of well-known members
of the court. The late Emperor demanded
accuracy in the minutest details, and not
only instructed the artist rs 10 the group
ing. but insisted on the attitude in which
he was to be taken.
Graham Forester, Of Buena Vista, Ga,
has a waistcoat that was worn by the grand
father of Mrs. Il. Y. Forester before the
revolutionary war, which would make the
garment now about rs years old. 1t was
made from cotton goods, the cotton OF
which was picked from the seed by hand,
carded. spun. woven, and made up at home
bv the good Old-tashlOned housewife, who
was helpmeet as well as a help eat. The
cut of this old piece of wearing apparel
bears the mark of antiquity in fashion as
well as texture. lt Is cut low in front TO
show the old-fashioned ruffied shirt, with
immense armholes that nearly run out at
the bottom, and its size leaves the impress
sion that il was worn over the bay window
of a very stout old man.
A most remarkable snake story comes
from Mad River township, not far from
Springfield. o. The story is vouched for
by Isaac Arrowsmith. prominent resident
OF that township, and can be set down as
strictly true. IL seems that Mr.. Arrow
smith was out with his gun one day recent
". and while passing large elin-tree
which has diameter ot several feet, saw
to his amazement a blacksnake eoiled
around the trunk Of the tree about forty
feet from the ground. He fred several
shots at it. and finally succeeded in bring
ing il down. Il measured nearly eight feet
in length and WAS one OF the largest
snakes ever seen in this part OF Ohio AS
there are no limbs on the tree much below
where the snake was cooled the wonder Is
how his snakeship ever succeeded inreacn-
ING his dizzy altitude.
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