Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-26
Here and There.

There are in Chicago, says paper OF that
city, set of ghouls who should be sup
pressed. Each day they scan the DEATH
notice columns in the daily papers, and
then they print in cheap gilt upon black
cardboard what they are pleased TO term IN
their accompanying circulars "a beautiful
memorial Of the departed" They till in
the memorial" with the name clipped
from the papers, and add some doggerel
poetry to fit the age and sex of the de-
ceased. This they mail to the bereaved
wife, parents, or children. together with
their price-llst for the cards by the hum
bred or thousand.
A boy living near Nassau City, Fla. was
out fre-hunting few nights ago when he
planted his foot on something soft and
slippery. and at once awakened the warn
ing notes of a rattlesnake. BY the flicker
ing glare OF his torch he saw that be had
trod upon the reptile, but fortunately had
planted his foot on its neck Just back OF
the head, and though it folded its Shiny
coils around his ankle and struck out with
its fangs with lightning-lik rapidity, u
was unable TO turn its head to do mischief.
The lad had presence of mind enough TO
keep his foot firmly planted upon its neck,
while with the axe in bis hand he severed
the head from the body.
A musical gas-machine Is an English in
yention, aud it is called the pyrophone.
It's compass is three octayes, with KEY
board and it will be played IN the same
manner as an organ. II has 81 glass tubes,
in which a like number of gas-Iets burn:
These lets placed in circle. contract and
expand. When the small burners separate,
the sound is produced; when they close
together the sound ceases. The tone de-
ponds upon the number of burners and tho
sizo of the tubes in which they burn, so
that by careful arrangement and selec-
ton all the notes of the musical scale may,
| be produced in several octaves. Some or
the glass tubes in which the jets burn are
nearly eleven feet long.
Part of Persian poem. written to well
come Prince Albert Victor TO Bombay,
which he was. 'graciously pleased to &C
oept," is translated thus; A Prince indie,
| pendent in dignity, high in beauty and
grace. as lovely IA the moon, the world
boasts OF the abilities Of him descended
| from a royal line most exalted. Born to
an heir apparent at whose feet tho highest
| heavens do reverence, TO whom the world
| far and wide pays homage, the confronting
enemy Yields readily TO his sword. De-
scended from line of Emperors who are
fit TO occupy the very armament of Heaven
as their throne, for the display OF whose
glory the world is not wide enough. veto
| 10.
world like Arzhang."
Violets cell in New York nowadays for
S1.5O bunch. There are about nifty
violets in bunch. Notwithstanding the
price there is great demand for them, and
| florists saw that there would still be con-
siderable sales If they were $40 bunch.
In every florists establishment there are
men and girls employed whose chief work
is to fasten artificial stems on flowers IN
tended for large bouquets and floral pieces.
Ordinarily flowers do not require much
handling. But owing to its tran stem
every violet must have q support, even Tor
a small bouquet. This il one, reason why
yiolets come so high. The end OF bit OF
fine florists wire is inserted into the flower
from below and twirled around the stem.
II takes o good while to prepare very
small bunch for sale.
The reception of -four hundred poor Pari-
sian children by President and Mme: Car.
not on Christmas was a very grand and
successful affair. The children were car
ried in omnibuses to the Elysee. where
the festival was held. They were first en-
tertained with play and farce by Darthe,
nay,s marionettes. Then they were fed all
the chocolate and bread and butter they
could hold and were led into big salon
containing ten Christmas-trees. MAJOR
| ClamOlu was OeilJt NlauS. rum hAh
every child present received a savings
bank book with a deposit OF ten francs,
volume of the Bibliotheque d'Education
MarterneIle," a halt-pound Of chocolate
and a basket to carry the presents home IN.
In addition to these presents every boy got
an overcoat and little musket, and every
girl doll and wrap.
A buried treasure is being sought IN
Northwest Bengal. A poor Brahmin, IN
Nonehyr possessed an amulet which had
been in his family for generatio ms. and. as
he was almost starving. he took it to, a
goldsmith for sale. The goldsmith broke
il up 10 test the metal and found IN the
hollow centre scrap OF paper covered
with minute writing. This being deci-
phered by O learned pundit, the Brahmin
learned that close by the shrine OF Pin
Shah Nepal is we'll dating back TO Mo-
hammedan times, and at a certain distance
from the well are hidden fourteen lakhs OF
rupees. The Brahmin has obtained Gov
eminent sanction 10 excayate the ground
a rich neighbor furnishing the funds on
condition Of receiving share OF the trea-
sure.