The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-22

The remarkable spectacle of a thousand
years in one household has been presented
in japanese family. According to the
llOchi ~himhun, an instance may Dr. iound
i'm the home Of a merchant called Miluma
Gousuke. who resides 40 kanazawa. m the
~altama district of -adO. The family con-
sisfs of the following members. Great
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oengo. aged l3).
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES randmlmma Toni, aged
1872: Groat-groat-grandpop Dcmbci, aged
lOf: observation-disclosures hiyo. aged
90: Groat-ercat-grandaun y O-hl. aged lni
Great-grcat-grandpap rensuke. aged 81
Greai-graudmamma himi. aged I'D; 'riuh-
papa GCmp1chi. aged 81; 1randmamma
royo. aged go: Papa 1enkichi, aged
40: Mama lOmo aged -. ncie
Genrol,u. aged 35: SON GenshichL
aged "a: Daughter loki. aged D. The united
AGES Of the fourteen amounted. at the close
of last year. 20 $50. and consequently De-
rsmo g9l the first day Of This year, According
tO the japanese method ~ calculation
Next New Years day. supp0slng ilat deaih
had not iutlryenod meanwhile. tine agHft-
rafo aces would be- .OOS. and as 800 Is near
g.. 1900 than l.O0s. the family have re-
solved 20 celebrate their ikka sen-nen tn.-
spring hv visit 10 tine shrine OF lse ANA al
terward To- kyOt0 where the whole iouricln'
from the little tot or io the grlyhead % DE-
still has any hair ll3O, viii d0 their sight
se.ingin company.
PAUL CLIFFORD. the original inventor of
the Paris pneumatic-post system. has made
pneumatic rifle. which is said 20 bo Won
der. IL is described this way. The weapon
is much lighter than any of The army rifles
now i'm use. 10 resembles The magazine
ruu in that steel cartridge about span
and a half long. and as thick
AS a mans thumb. is attached tO Che barrel
/ bv means of % screw. This cartridge con-
/ fains three hundred shots. which can
/ bee discharged as rapidly or slowly as % man
desires. AZ "a recent trial the Dau Travelled
with wonderful accuracy. and penetrated
deep into the wall OF The shoot'ng-room. As
soon as one cartridge is emnued obi ii- ".'
shots another can Doe screwed on inc gun ODD
fho twinkline of am eve. Mr.. Clifford says
/ chat tine 800 shots in 90 cartridge can ne pro-
duced at "A cost of about three pence. The
gun itself can bee manufactured for about
| live dollars.
A BERLIN dispatch reports curious cer-
emony nc Ensdorf when two japanese
Young men of noble birth were baptized,
and renowned their names. titles and na-
tionality. Count Aime. Of N eddo. now ne-
| comes plain Herr tufi, anu VIII 7tN'l $50
! the military school with view OF becoming
| "A prns.ian officer. Ni-c0uut k0hayakawa,
of Toxic. Will bee known in future as Herr
Bruno. and intends tO study Tor ihe German
| bar. The cause assigned for this remarAa-
bic act ON the part OF the japanese, is thai
they have fallen in love with Two sisters
daughters of good old Brandenburs tami-
/ ly. The young ladies declined io accept
the addresse- of the young men unless they
consented 20 become Christians and natu-
rallied Germans.
WHEN the Prince of Wales made bis
visit 10 Scotland Doe remarked % tho chair
man of the committee of local n0tahles ar-
pointed 90 receive him "ln's DIS really o
very old city of yours. "l as. your hol ai
llighness, answered the -coitlmaii' grave
ly. sit has ever been considered sO.