The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
THE FOREIGN BUDGET.
FACTS AND FANCIES OF 'N'tH
EsTACROSS THE WATER.

rrancc-Jeo XIII Said to he Very
Thin-London's Lack of Lungs TOT ~"
Observation-Disclosures Tablets.
A committee. composed Of the mayors Oh
tho different suburbs Of Vienna. which mas
for the last few months been studying 'nc
question of uniting the Municipal Govern
mcnt with that Of the suburbs, our co'Ic-
spondent tells, us. held its final slttlng U"
wednesday. the stakeholder being IN the
chair. The mayor will be elected by the
town council itself, and not, as the stad'-
holder said some time ago, appointed
nv the Government. and his tenure oil ONCE
IL IN be extended 20 six years. "Greater
| VIENNA will be divided into hine'een
districts. and the local affairs OF each VIII
be managed by council elected 10y me
ratepaycrs as before. There VIII also
be a central council OF tweht!-one
members. elected by the local co,n-
ellis. Comprised in the new municipality
will be KahIenberg and Schoenbrunn, ana
more than dozen villages hitherto regarueu
A. summer resorts. The realization oil the
scheme. it i said. will he elected by Inc ISL
of January, 1892. when the new Town conn
ell proposes 10 hold its first meeting. II
seems almost impossible that all the work
which has 10 be done before the suburbs can
be brought under common ADMINISTRATOR
can be accomplished in less than Two years
1t is, however, the FGpcror's special wish
that the maitSr should march quickly. III Is
Sad mat Ills Majesty had reserved TINS pop
Mar act for his son. who was 10 sci ABOUT IL
Immediately after he ascended the throne;
Rut now that no son of his own Will succeed
him he prefers setting up monument lor
, himself in the memories of the Nienncse,
who have always been loyal and true 10 hiih'
/, London Daily News.
: Likes the sting Of the Zee.
Some obstinate men will say mo, thahh
l v0u." 10 the most disinterested propositions
} for their welfare DR.. O'Neil OF Lincoln Us
= ne tells us i'm this weeks Lancet. has a
y friend who endures the sting OF the honey
e bee without frnchng. In fnct, he rathel
= likes il. He keeps bees for pleasure, ana
the bees, for their pleasure or otherwise
q often sting him. lie now, however, belleIe'
r himself sting-prOOf. The tiny wound iha'
G ,lsed to produce severe pain in former days
(. causes now "Only little pleasui
: able sensation" He is still unfOrtl'
fled against the wasp. Stung by one
g of those formidable insects shoI
4 time ago, DR.. O'Nehrs friend had suilerng'
d acute and prolonged. But itmight be, say
: DR.. O'Neill. that after few repltltohs th'
e sting of the wasp might cease in nm TO pro
II duce its singing effects. 80 he has sug
d gested to his friend that "fOr the sake o.
5 science he should take the matter up ant
j. thoroughly investigate ii in order that mt
@ might discover whether he could not al Il
fortify himself against the pain caused pl
n the sting of the wasp. This, says the Doc
i tor. with whose disappointment the publl'
l. will no doubt sympathize, 1.-THE friend de
a cined to do. his thirst for science not being
e sufficiently great to induce him to have any
l. further intercourse with the wasp il ne
i, could help it."-LOndOn News.
| London's Want of Open-Air Pleasure.
T, It's beyond question that, by comparison
: with the populations OF other European
I capitals. the inhabitants of London are
badly of for Open.air entertainments OF the
class abundantly afforded by the French
"Foire." the herman "kernasse,' and the
Italian "Ficra"-that j. to say. music and
dancing, swings and -go-rOunds.m elO-
dramas and'raree shows such as were easily
, accessible TO the pleasure-lOvlng cockney
before the suppression OF Chalk Farm ana
Greenwich Fairs. On the other hand. the
peaceful denizens Of Gensely populated
metropolitan district cannot reasonably be
expected TO put up with the holding Oh these
al fresco reYels in their midst; nor
, u III HltOEtlItI UttlIUuN Aliil Last ifhN
and lasses should be encouraged by "sprght-
Iy measures 10 indulge in the pastime OF
, dancing on the site OF disused graveyard
. This. however, is 10 all appearance what
, they have been tempted 10 90 by MI
Charles Preesland, summoned yesterday tc
Worship-S street Police Court for holding an
unlicensed fair near Victoria Park, at which
people ply the light fantastic toe TO the
, | -trains of terrific steam organ, fright
- | 4, Il.rlag1 tsfrnm its nrQnrlgfNF wifi
: foul language and constitute nightly
/ nuisance of an absolutely intOlcrablc char
acter. Prima-iacie evidence 10 the above
r effect having been rendered 10 Mr.. Bushby
the lessee of the quOndam burying ground
was committed for trial, IA formal adjourn
ment till Friday being taken for the signing
Of the depOsitions.-London Telegraph.
I The Princess Lambalie.
The EMPRESS Marie rherese objected e
the Princess de Lamballc's intimate com
partnership with the Queen, because OF hel
: hyper-sensiblity, which made her fam
@ when. one day out boating at Choisy viii
I Marie AntOinette, "A man fell ont OF theil
q boat into the Seine and was drowned. Tit
: German Empress (whO. he it remembered
o urged Marie Antoinette to be friendly L
= Nine du Barri when the latter wat
4 the Sultana of Louis NND though
il disgraceful to faint when drown
I inc man was TO tbe rescued. Pres
n ence of mind would have been noble, where
0 as the Overmastery of head by nerves wa
n cOntemptiblc. We must get rid of the dea
of the Princess de Lamballe's beauty. fOs
n tered by the photographs Of her sold in Paris
f print shops. \ mute witness in the form %
. a large oval portrait, cOlored in chalks, es
1 tablishes that she was plain and had com
@ pleXion to match with sandy hair, and wa'
+ of the Savoy Carignan or House Of Italy
1 type. Though her features are ordinary
g she has not vulgar face. In this por
e trait there is bitterness beneath her smile
4 and spice of primness IN her bearing
il \ y-garlanded hat is set on th'
o side of her high-dressed. powdered hair
@ When she found herself supplanteC
II by the Duchess de POlignac in TN
@ Queens favor she wept till she though
l. the source of her tears dried up. Her grley
ance might have been fresh when thos
flowers were being woven into the wreatl
a for her hat. The weird she had to dree wa
one of heart-bitterpess, ending in grues0m
e tragedy. Married TO the heir of the riches
l. nobleman in France, she was IA widow a
2, the age Of eighteen. Her husband, who wa
p not much her senior, died of debauchery. Al
N her affections were then vested in the
s. Queen. of whom she became during seyern
le wears the cOnfdante and daily companion
IS The poor Princess, when the royal famil
were prisoners. came back from place O
, safety abroad to see how she could sery
1t them. Her head was for the last time see
a by her royal mistress held up on pike be
n fore a window in the Tempe.-C0ntemp
z rary Review.
Ie Babylonian Tablets.
Il The collection consists of tablets of Tn
Second BabylOnian Empire and of The Pei
3 sian, Greek and Parthan periods. Two ar
Il especially interesting from the social polr
T. of view. one is the summing up and iuda
u ment in lawsuit in the thirteenth year {
~ Nabondus. 4 farmer named lddin-Mardu
~ had sent by boat to Babylon 4S0 measures {
Z, fruit. kurgaiDstan, who had undertake
~ the transport, lost part of his cargo on tn
way, and having admitted that there ha
been neglect on his part, agreed to max
restitution When lddn-Marduk came
IT claim the amount, kurgal-natan ayoide
H. him, so that the former was compelled
De bring the case before the court. The boa
ne owner, when summoned, acknowledged th
I'd charge and was condemned TO pay the yalu
~ of tho Lost fruit The decision il attpstp