The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-18

manship which used 10 underlie ,ne
nndgpts of MIR. Gladstone. there was not
trace. The speech was the lever OF ,hc
Budget. | never. indeed, hear Mf; "oscn.n
speaking without thinking OF Mr.. nisraeils
observation 10 "A friend sitting by him wheh
the present Chancellor Of the Exchequer
made his first speech in the House OF COM
mons, CULTURAL mediocrIty'"
Highland Devils.
The Scotsman reports that certa,n nv
tive officer who was in the battle Oh iel-ei-
Eohir aud i now in the Egyptian army,
candidlv said in conversation recently
"Whon / saw the lIighlanders running To-
wards the fortress. with their red iacc~,
Giant forms. bare legs. and bright bayonets
differing In the morning sun, ihouEht
,hev were very devils. and dropped my
sword. turned TAIL. and never stopped until
/ was safe in my own home in Cairo
The Flying Fox Pest.
Besides the rabbit pest, New South Wales
IL troubled by another called the "hylng !9A
most - This creature Is species Oh pat ul0
LARGEST of the bat tribe, sometimes meas
uring nearly five feet in eXpanse OF Wings
and is popularity termed the lying ioN on
account of the red, foX-likc color OF the iu.::
and "the very vulpine aspect OF inc hS"u.
The attacks Of these destructive aniiials are
mainly aimed against fruits ana Other Nese-
table substances.
slave Trade in India.
sensation has been created In thgianu
by the discovery that an active Save irauc
is now being carried on IN Madras' ihuiH'
under the ewes Of the Government. IL AZ
nears that i'm that British province traihc
,..rrigI outrageous
rs i'm ConsiantnOple and with Just about the
same amount Of secrecy. 1t IS sald lhal
HIGH English officials are implicated IN the
nefariOus trade.
Interesting Mss.
The sale Of the interesting ORIGINAL manu-
scripts of Charles Dickens and NiikIe 'oi-
Inns. with some autograph programmes ol
nriyate theatricas in which both took part
| will begin in London in June. The ehtlre
/ ORIGINAL Mss. of =. No Namc,' "Jnc MOON
stone" and "rhc Woman in White OF
| Collins. and the manuscripts OF some oil
Dickens poems are in this collection
Lazy Mans Paradise.
4 correspondent writes: Young man, II
Won don't want to hustle. 20 10 samoa. on
can ect a hundred acres Of good land there ~
81 ~. and taxes on the same Will be only 81
cents "A year. You can easily i've Oh Nh''
grows wild on your land. 50 that you can
spend all your time lying down ana thlih-
Ing what soft snap you are having
Naming" q Member.
II is a dreadful thing for the speaker o
the House of Commons to name lhein
Der. sometimes threatened but never uohc
The London edition OF the Herald mas ihl
following about it: ">ome daring peisoi
once asked a speaker OF the House OF Com
mons what would happen II he carried on
his threat Of naming member 'lr'
Lord only knows replied the speaker %
an awful whisper
Bi-marc,.'s Habits.
+ Berlin report, which is probably cNag
,,rratod. states that Prince Bismarck j.
= very uneasy i'm his enforced retirement. JIG
j. said 10 busy himself with writing scores
- of letters. which he no sooner FINISHES lhai
he DESTROYS. lie suffers terribly from ~
= somnia. and drinks brandy IN such puahu
T tic, that the physicians fear disastrous re
suits to the brain.
4 Queen on Women
Concerning women's rights the Queen o.
Roumania. i'm "A recent address, SAID: -
shall ALWAYS maintain that the active lli'
OF woman ought not 10 20 beyond the sacIet
interior of her home. and that the voice o
woman sounds nowhere 80 sWeetiy huslcd
as on her own hearthstonc in the MIDST "
her children
StnnIey'S Medal.
The medal for Mr.. Stanley is the first spe
cial medal which the British geographical
society has ever struck under such circum
stances. Mr.. Stanley has bad the regular
| cold medal before. hut this one is unique
II was presented by the Prince Of Wales II
person. and after this presentation th'
Princess gave Mr.. stanley flower from hel
bouquet
Murder of King Dinah.
The news of the murder Of King Dina,
-alifon. of Rio NuneZ, in Senegal. by Ia,
subjects. is confirmed. King Dinah was q
narsonaee who created much interest III
Paris during the Exposition. When there
he was accompanied 10y his Queen, NAMED
Phillis. who was mere girl, being on!
German Relic Hunters.
II is stated that n rich Italian has pur
chased the Villa Xirio. at san Reno II
which the Emperor Frederick, Of Germany
was ia 80 long before Inc went To Berlin u
be crowned. and has closed il vigorously
AGAINST all visitors. II is said that the Ger
mans were carrying 1t away
Italian Finances.
King Humbert is prudent monarch. and
does well 10 be- so, i'm the present state o
the Kingdoms finances. Last year the CIV
list for the royal household was l5,310O3'
francs, and the King spent l5,3l9,999 francs
and ninety two ccntimcs, leaving cen
and three-quartors 10 his credit for the en-
suing year.
Fashionable Visiting Card.
4 fashionable visiting card in Berlin is
- 81. q rl.s. il a a
silver poplar which keeps its color Whei
dried. and can be easily written upon. !
delights fashionable Berlin under the name
Of "Emin Pasha's Visiting card
italian FUELS.
Of27l0 duels fought in Italy during clcv
on wears. il is said that La terminated b,
: insignificant wounds. l,4oO by wounds
speedilv healed. and fifty only by wounds
subsequently producing death. II Is shown
that nearly all the duels take place in IN,
very early morning hours
NapoleOn's Letters.
The Emperor Napoleon very rarely wTot,
n letter bv his own hand and those few
which do exist are mostly in Italian. HI
usually dictated TO a secretary at such :
rapid rate that the amanuensis had 10 I'll
up gaps from memory. and IL lisa funny fac
that most of his love letters 10 Josephine
were thus dictated
Taxing Foreigners in France,
The French Cabinet has adjourned the
discussion on the question Of taxing for
egners residing in France, in order TO a.
certain whether the existing treaties be
tween France and the various nations pro-
vide against such tax.
nocnrofions hv fhc EmDpror.
Emperor William conferred 5,l0S decora
tons and medals last wear. Fourteen new
knights Of the Black Eagle were created
fifteen Of the female order Of Louise, anC
one of the famous Order Pour le Merite.
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