The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-09
FROM FOREIGN LANDS
News and Comments Of various MINUS
Brought by Mall and Cable

RArNaptRA. the city OF gems, the Ceyion
Observer says. is the centre Of a uiS'r'os
twenty or thirty miles square. in almost al
Of which a stratum Of gravel SIX iees ~
twenty feet under the surface eAis,-'
,rhro,,ghout this area gem pits are 10 De
seen near the villages. some beinx NviN,u
,n,y others being abandoned. The natscS
vort there In companies ~ SIX or citni'
and pay rupee per man per mOnin i"I .nc
p,ipilege Of working certain allo'hent'
v,hofc they begin by marking on a square
of about ton feet. Aiter removing "yVul
,hroe faat of soil. the sounding rod, a piece
~ IRON abouf half an inch IN diameter and
six faof long. is used 90 sound FOR me gravel
~ sttrcos.fll. the digging D. begun in earn.
esf fi,i about four feet deep. on toe second
dav Gravel r. taken ont by baskets. handed
froin one man 20 another, VII dh WIN.
!, tba -nuaro ia cXcafated should /
he miners lind tine soil fairy hini a,
Inc bottom OF The pit, They iunneu ail
around for about two ieet' drawing vul '",
',r,yai and sending 10 up also io De- heapeu /
,-ii,b tho rssf which usually completes che
vork 0f the second day. Waterman re-
n,ininr near it an night. On the third day /
~ oll washed in wicker baskets Toy cli.
oui1r-iorkine motion. which throws our aii
,l.s .,,rnits iiqhf stone and rubbish, till a |
good ouantitv of heavy gravel ie ltit lh ihe |
notion. which is carefully examined lneie
l. hardly basketfIl that does not contain
SOME gems of inferior yaiue' Wnigh 9lc -
nailv sold by the pound for about nine ~,
w ~L1fiid mo- valuable stones DE iouno
anofher nii is sunk. and 10 on unui one or
100 ar rarhaps three really valuable gems
er. rnrarfhid. when the work ia stopped
and fbe whole party goes oil 20 kainapura
with The prizes.
Al the last meeting Of the British A'soci-
alton lanthropologieal section), says the
Leeds Mercury. Or. Nansen gave an inter-
e4ting account Of the Esquimaux. *.
nlaining that hc was not AN anthiopoiosis.
/ himself Doe dsciaimcd any pretensiohS TO
deal with the scientific aspect OH lne tunn
| tion. Where the EsQuimauN fisihallg
r,u,. from authorities are not yet agreed
NOR WAS 10 exactly known when me! nau
I conc f0 Greenland. but De believed lnet
/ c,nna fo Greenland from America, ana thai
I tsofa existed there tribe of Eeiuimaut
I who bad not set been seen. ana VA, u's
never seen Europeans tine most ',l1i.a
noOulo I'M the world. The Nandei'N- HNul'.
/ 1f fha FsquimauN and the enormous eNth'
of country that was open t0 them Woull, ne
Thought. save them from extinction men
fhav won't shopping the journey n1chWaiu
/ oni forward sometimes occupied four years,
md fhpv would do their business in nall
an hour. giving the European traders
/ articles of great value m exchange loi coM-
narrative uines. When Young man laii'
I'M love with young woman ne laAe9 ncl y,
tine hair and draes her 90 ine hul. vi sou -.
tho women there. as elsewhere, pretend not
fII-Eau. They fun away generally Two or
fhr.c fines. III they are well educated. i
tb.v r,In away more than three times me
mon do NOT like &c., and cut the sole- of their
.onf inns compelling them tO stay ai hone'
when fhov become happy, good ana INDUS
friaus wives. IT, however, the men ana
wives sind they do not SUIT eacn oiutI' more
osrD.i.liv when there are no children inet
.,,.,r.t. without ceremony and cases have
hoon known OF men and women having been
married six or eight tnue5-hut when emil
fran are born more solid relations are t--
Ifaliishod They are very fond OF them cnli-
ldren. whom they never punish, 20 whom
thew na,ersav rude word, and who' never
fbelo--. are generally quiet and well De-
haYed.
Ir rs not often. SAYS the London saturday
Review. that visitors 20 the 100 have the
b chance Of seeing examples of So many spe-
P cias of wild and d0mc-ticated cattle as are
5 ir Doe found boz the Gardens at the present
. time. and certainly never before have speci-
mems Of the two largest and helcesi OBJ ihe
Wild cattle been I'M the collection simulia-
; urDu-fr. such. however, d, now ih' case
as iu addition t0 the Gaur presented io Inc
3 ~ooipfv a short time ago. which Me may Aul
lannears 90 he thriving immensely. ihet
lhaye lately been fortunate enough 90 receive
; .0n deposit bull European Bison. of AN-
r0cl- lBis0n h0nasu-l am addition io in.
n.naroria of DO little interest; Tor. though
llls bison is not "neW to ine eoHecl''N' l'
: ,4 many wear. since a specimen has been
s -oon In Regents Park in fact, We poue'e
p ,yo ere correct in saying inat tne lael' "a COW.
. was obtained about twenty years SINCE ana
lived but ien weeks
LEVI, CARROLL writes TO the stJames
Z Gazette sppropos Of his new book syyi'
and Bruno. You will, believe, Dee doing d
kindness 10 many readers " this book, who
have found din.cultiee. Unforeseen If Iit
b. iu the sudden changes Of scene ana IA' li
D PRODUCTION into real life NJ WHAT lIrl hili
pose fO Doe "dream-children, d you ,Niii 'l
e. iow me space t0 explain mat me nooA !.
written ON the theory OF inc atil<i f-i7t
eura OF fairies. and OF their Icing aDlr tl 'e
i sumo human FORM The 81 ol llc e.oi
soa- through fhrae different stages li 'tiu-
. lD real life. (2l ino "cer.e' stage in Mlicu
boz can see fairies. ld) trance ODD WHICH, " iiie
, tine body remains apparently a7iee p ni7
spirit is free t0 pass into fairy lana ana wy.
ness what is going on there al ihe lhNiiie
There are 300 dreams do lue .'N.. '"'
many limitations that have appeared oi pay
TWO .drom-st0ric-' have e1eciuaiiy naiieu
me from any further attempt 90 write hcton
of that Kind.
THr German Emperor and Empress have
been busy of late ia unpacking and arrons
ing the iunumerable and magnificent gifts
presented to them by the sultan. Those Of
the Emperor include n splendid sNoil'
valued af u0 les. than SlJUW. lne ulaue IL
IAN old Damascus one, oiremarkaOie ueauiy
being engraved with sentences from tne
Koran. The hiit ls studded With eneiHiu-
and diamonds There are also whole cart
loads of the finest Turkish cigarettes Whicn
were specially made for Bis Majesty, anu ?
lnuanfifv 0f smoking nocessarios, Of which
may be mentioned "a cheDOOk Oi amber, Gov
cred wifh precious stones, and tobacco
ca-Eet with fhe ~ulfan's initials in Turkish
Tine presents Oh the Empress include pair
I0faerana-. composed ~ The most superb
diamonds from which hang strings OF
pearls and diamonds, which can be formed
into % collar. The value of this giit alone d.
said TO be- sl25,o00.
THE Queen pays more than 100000 =
year 0ut VI the profits of her Indian farm
for the education of her tenants. There arc
a. Bombay. Madras. and Calcutta great
universities ON the model Of the University
Of London. and the whole OF India is dotted
with colleges and schools The universities
/ have more than 1000 native students, and
the pr0iess0r-hip5 include law. medicine,
engineering. and the classics. In addition
io these there are nmeiy-slX colleges in
BRUSH India. containing nearly H,Oyl
students. and 10 Co academies ana public
schools. their name is legion. There are
now schools for the teaching OF English lu
every district but DO VIII yet De- generations
before education can De spread throughout
the people. and only then viii India be-
happy.
WHY person should ia the present days
want 90 Doe either peer or a baronet have
never yet discovered. says Labouchere. A.
regards tle latter hereditary title, 10 ha.
always seemed t0 me that james /. took an
exceedingly sensible view ~ the matter
when he sold 10 % any one who would give
d.. " .