The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-09
from Eoaelon lands.
Notes OF Interest ay Wire and Mail Frsin
Beyond the sea.

Beyond the sea.
A POCKET typewriter is shortly lo Doe ol
fered 90 tho British public. ryleWrIt.n
instruments now DOB ihe market are of com
siderable size and wefght-lt least person
could scarcely think OF carrying One about
with him regularly. THE one under notice
d. not only inexpensive. Dut d. rs $50 small
ihai 10 may he carried boa the wai-teou
pocket. The retail price Will us under tNi
-hiIilngs. ID measures three and 0ne-nall
uN three inches. aui Ws I-l- about lnNi
ounces. IhOu-h s0 small. 3D. l- not o. m.r.
toy. The inventor claims for DO thlt t W'II
turn out better work and hc found more
useful than ihe larger and more expensive
machines. With reference il Dos cun-tru
lion. all that can he seen when specifically
examined is disk ABOUT iNe -iIa uf tle
face OF "a gentleman watch. iu which tne
type u fixed, and one Or two small rollers.
10 viii print a line from an inch t0 90 yard
long. and paper of amy size and thickness
can bo used. ANY one can use 10. th1u-A
us in the case of other Instruments, prfr-
tIce Us required iO enable inr operator iU
write quickly. Another advantage is that
Dog means of duplicate types ihe writer cam
De used for .iierent languages.
DIR. pUcHsrmN, Assistant Custodian Of
the Berlin Museums. thinks Doc has disco,-
cred that the Elgin marbles in the British
Museum We're not sculpturl by phldias.
but probably bY k4liImaclUs. who lived
later. The chief fact on which DE- base, thI-
theory is that the folds Ol ihe drapey .n OBJ.
Elg.n marbles were evidently produced i
means of the so-cailcd " running D0rer" III
is established that this instrument had NOT
set been invented boo lhdias' time, $50 chat
bis draperies have % much more archaic
look.
WHAT is called the musical or whistlin
tree is found in the West India Islands. in
Nubia and the S0udan. 10 has peculiar
shaped leaf and pods with split or open
edge. The wind passing through those gives
out sound, which gives the tree its name.
Ion Barbados there is valley filled with
these trees, and when the trade winds blow
across Che island "a constant moaning. deep
toned whistle is heard. which. iu ile sfIll
hours of Che night, has very weird and ul-
pleasant eject.
MME. CAnNOr, wife Of the president oi
France, gave q Christmas entertainment o.
900 children. The mayors Of each of t0o
twenty ACCOMPLISHMENTS selected out OF ll1
most deserving and poorest families in their
respective districts ten little bows and a-
many little girls, who enjoyed the hospital
ity of the Elssee, and were made happy hY
ine distribution of toys. bon-D0ns Christ
mas trees, and supply ofwarm clothing.
QUEEN Victoria possesses elements oi
greatness. She admires American oyster-
ON recent outgoing steamer were dozen
barrels OF Long Island oysters bound f1r
Windsor Castle. They have been selected
with great care. and their shells have been
sand papered aud polished until they are as
smooth as weli-worn pocket book.
MANY hundreds Of thousands OF francs
were lost by the great Louvre establish
ment in Paris because Of the influenza.
During the holidays no one would visit lha
place iO buy the mountains of Christmas
and New Years toys, which remain ur-
sold, and viii probably be carried over t0I
next year.
SATURDAY, by way Of emphasizing The
Of peace, the Kaiser gave formal
consent % the formation OF two additional
German army corps aud the construction Of
new vessels Of war.
MINISTER REID announced saturday IN |
Paris that he WAS about % return 20 Ameri- |
"a on private usiness in no way connected |
With his ministerial functions, bat on ordi-
Ia leave u absence