The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-14
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over the ocean.
THE Queens pavilion, which formed an
ornamental feature Of the Windsor show i
to be erected in the grounds at Osborne. An
article in the London standard explains
that the Queen has been suffering nom lheu-
mati.m OF late. and her summer practice OF
breakfasting in tent upon the lawn may
have done much 10 encourage TINS paihlui
malady. The pavilion j. 10 be- placed upon
"a bases Of hard concrete 80 that her MA
iesty NAV he able 20 enjoy her meal almost
i'm the open air without risk OF damp
The success Of the pavilion mas kNch
an impetus TO the trade in iron houses.
Mr.. Gladstone. We are informed. IS having
an iron library erected 40 llawarden. II 10
10 contain 1900 volumes. lie takes the
livclicsf interest i'm the building. and
watches every detail OF the erection. The
hcuea contains i've rooms, the largest one
nooeuring Al feet hy 81. Cases are being
made 10 hold twenty tons Of books. Mr..
Gladstone intends the library for quiet
study. and therefore proposes % admit only
"a few persons az a time. These houses are
nut together like a child's puzzle. and can
b. taken apart, cOmpacuy packed. and re-
moved elsewhere. a large number Of iron
villas have been sent from the works no Al
hert Gate 10 the Riviera and there erected
unon plots Of land purchased or rented for
n term OF years. When the lease expires
the houses can be packed up and removed.
There is beginning 20 be "A demand for
iron bungalows as marine residences IA
England. The rapidly with which they
can be built. and their small cost, rs com
nared with the ordinary dwelling Of brick
and stone. are recommendations which
ten i'm their favor. The possibility Of hay
inc a house built in a month % the buyers
own plan and ready for occupation as soon
as finished. seems almost Incredible. The
pratty Welcome Club at the Italian ana
American exhibitions was made Of iron,
and ifs cOst-E3uN-Will give some idea 81
tho comparative price Of brick and iron. u
was covered with irellis work. which i'm
narted "A picturesque and rural aspect %
Inc outside. In It's uncovered state the
corrugated iron cannot be said 90 DE OF
nonental. but the trellis work embcl-
fishes il at small cost. II is sue-
rosfod bv the manufacturers that matching
tine roofs with heather would add % the
pictorial effect, and also give additional
protection 90 the roof Heather from Bourne
mouth thus applied would last for hiteen
wears or more. The matching would ana in
keepine the house cool I'm summer and warm
i'm winter. though this double doslderatum
has already been secured by the air spaces
between the outer iron walls and the mnei
ones Of felt and pine wood.
Is Bohemia there are 100000 German.
and 100000 Czechs The former chag,
that Count Taafc has ignored them and
oiven rein 10 the Czechs. The Germans de-
maud that i'm the German-spcaking dis
tricts OF Bohemia the German language
shall be the official tongue, and that in th'
districts where there is a mixed population
the language of the majority shall prevail
/ The German party point out That On,
/ Czpcls. who 40 heart are in sympathy will
| Russia. therefore hate the Poles; yet, de
spito this. the Poles unite with them agan-
| the Germans. who form the backbone OF th'
country. and upon whom alone the mon
archy could rely i'm a crisis. ON the othe
/ hand the Czechs do not contemplate tn
| Germans as such innocent and helpless yic
Tins of persecution. snd intimate that thi
| is not the first that they have heard of OH
exclusive virtue of that race. They accus
accuse the Germans of endoayOring 90 eradi
cafe from the country the Czech languag
and institutions and whatever else ma
stand i'm the way of German domination
and assert that they themselves have ha
fair play i'm the conflict only since COun
Taafe has been ln Office.
SHERRY HARRIS, of London, who wen
into Office with the new Lord Mayor,
thirty-four years old, one Of the younge-
.herids London ever had. His ambition
to be Lord Mayor. The election 90 ih
shrieyalty is the first step and the sec0n
step is the election as alderman. lAa
honor be is pretty safe 10 secure ln time
To secure the Lord Mayorship it is neee.
sarv 90 have a record without stain. ru
has been entered against Harris for nreac
Of promise with damages az -lo,oV1'
! THE rapid decrease in the number
kangaroos Is beginning to attract the after
ton of scientific societies in Australia
From the collective reports of the yari0u
stock inspectors DO was estimated that D
1887 there were l..s1,5l0 kangar00s. u
ISIS that number fen 90 l,llO,3.O, a decrtas
lof7lf.l30. The chief obstacle 90 the adol
item of measures for the electual pr0ieciio
off the kangaroo is his vigorous appetite
one full-grOwn kangaroo eats as muc
grass as six sheep.
THE big guns turned out by the Enelis
arsenals are now fitted with a device
facilitate firing at night. The ordinar
sights are Illuminated by small incande.
cent lamp. the rays from which, passin
through "a lens. are cOnYcrgCd. 80 that Onl
"a minute point on line of sight is obtained
By means of am adjustable resistance Oh
Light can Doe m0dulaiod 20 suit the degree q
darkness OF the night or the eye Of the oil
server.
CHINA is behind the age Of progress j.
everything except the number Of peopl
who meet death by violence. a recon
theatre accident in that country wiped ou
three hundred or more persons, and Zoo
which doesn't drown at least ten thousan
is hardly thought 10 De more than ireshe