The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-15
PERSONS AND THINGS.
Notes of Interest Compiled Prom the
Times" Exchanges.

IHAvE beforeme the proof Of an etching
just published, writes the London eoIres-
pendent Of the Scotsman, the work Oh an
armless artist, NJ. Noel Mason. The etcher
was young man who died suddenly a re"
weeks ago, Immediately afier ne NAG cop'-
plefed this plate. During the commune ne
lost both arms and hands by the explosion
Of a shell. lie was then fourteen years VI
age. lie got himself fitted with mechanlcai
hands and set o. work 10 learn etchlng' "
his success the plate now published Is iuli
proof. II il view Of Merchandising.
NJ. Mason, in choosing the subject put a
considerable strain on his powers Of execu-
tiOn for the drawing is full Of detall, not 10
be- done except with much painstaking care
He has however, produced bold ana -trlA-
ing picture. NJ. Mason had unquestiona-
bly, sympathetic feeling which his mechan-
ical hands could not always interpret. But
even on its artistic side the etching does mol
lack interest.
IL the "Reyue d'Hygiene," NJ. Bourrier,
inspector OF meat for the city OF Paris,
describes his experience with meat i'm
ORIGINATED with tobacco smoke. Some thin
slices Of beef were exposed for consider
able time TO the fumes Of tobacco and after
wards offered 10 a dog that had been de-
priyed Of food for twelve hours. The dog,
after smelling the meat. refused 10 eat II.
Some Of the meat was then cut into small
pieces and concealed within bread. This
The dog ate with avidity. but in twenty
minutes commenced TO display the most
distressing symptoms, and coon died IN
great agony. All sorts OF meat, both raw
and cooked. some grilled, roasted ana
boiled were exposed 10 tobacco smoke and
then given 10 animals, and in all cases pro-
ducing symptoms 0facute poisoning. Even
the process Of boiling could not extract
from the meat the nicotine poison.
A FACTORY chimney, said to be the high
est in the world, is now being erected at the
ROYAL Smelling Works, near lreiberg, in
saxony. The horizontal iiue from the
works 10 the chimney is 1903 yards long; II
crosses the river Nude and then takes an
inward course Of 1917 feet to the top Of the
/ hill. upon which the chimney is beng built.
The base Of the structure is 80 feet square
by 80 feet i'm height, on which Is placed a
short octagOnal transition, from which the
round shaft starts. This is 43O feet high,
or. together with the base, 400 feet high,
with an inside diameter Of % feet at the
bottom and rs feet inches az the top. III
will take 100000 Of bricks and the esti-
mated cost is $4,000.
The fleet Of lobster smacks which make
Portland: Me, their destination number
some forty-two vessels. These supply six
wholesale dealers aud a number Of re-
tailers. The numerous lObster-canning com
panies do wholesale slaughter, canning all
sizes of Holsters and killing great numbers,
which supply the Western market. What
ever is the cause the supply does not equal
the demand, and where few years ago
HOLSTERS were found in plenty for ten months
| in the wear. now they are only found Tor nYe
months. The demand being 30 great. every
quality is used, but still the market is not
Kept supplied.
FROM careful investigation Of the facts
| saws the COuricr-JOurnal, il was learned
/ that an act of the Legislature Of 1889, i'm
posing a tax on ali distilled spirits IN bond,
for county purposes, had never been en-
forced, not even any attention ever having
been paid 10 the law. Under an amend
ment Of the act OF lSS2. passed by the Legis-
loture Of 1884. the collection of this tax
became a part of the duty Of the various
county clerks Of the State ; but it appears
that none Of them have ever been notified OF
the passage of the act, nor received proper
authority TO collect it until within the past
few weeks.
The fluctuations Of the prices Of diamonds
are greater than most folk imagine. Mr.. J.
W. streeter says when he first commenced
dealing i'm these gems in lsiI, white stone.
were worth g. 10 fj a carat; in 1872 and
1873 they fetched from { IA 10 SIG a carat; in
=. the two following years they had dropped
, again TO f5 and IS, and now again they are
up 10 f1O and f12 a carat. Mr.. streeter eX
, presses the opinion that before long they
will reach the prices obtainable in 1872.
GENERAL GROsyENOR will report bill II
the House. prepared at the instance Of the
Chickamauga Association, composed Of
Union and Confederate soldiers, appropri
ating $3.50, 900 for marking the positions o
the troops in the battle. States represented
in the engagement will be allowed 20 erect
monuments TO the momory Of their fallen
soldiers.
A BALTIMORE woman whose furniture
was being seized for rent attacked the two
officers and gave them a severe drubbing
She nearly punched ones eye out and
knocked the other down with piano stool