The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-16
OVER ThE SEAS.
Many Matters by Mail and Cable PROM
other Lands.

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A CORRESPONDENT Of the London Queen
writes that paper a. follows so those who
visit AK for pleasure. or IN attendance on
an invalid. or ~ "a resiing-placo ere turning
nOrthward. / should like % tell alittlc ancc-
dolo OF "A walk took among the vineyards
above the town one day in june last. \
noasant urouriefor was building "a rough
wooden beltcdcrc. looking across at one oi
the lovcliesi views ! have ever seen-i4ke'
wood. mountain stretched out DID riowine'
many-colored panorama. with the httle
sparkling town go It's foot. "tome up. come
tin. madeln0i-cllo. and observe the view
cried The proprietor rubbing Dl-
hand. and pointing 90 the ricketiy ladder oi
ascent. IN ! came and stared In speech
less admiration OF all / SAW below, for The
little lookout was perched in an admirable
position, and the view. even IN this place OF
views. was unique "N0u tell your queen.
continued the proprietor. bringing his hand
down improsslyoiy on my shoulder. ~you
ten your queen tO come up here next year.
We will have done away the ladder by next
season. and she shall see This, and VIII
give her the best cup ofcohec in all savoy
DO you hear. DO not forget % tell her.
The message was evidently delivered, ana
the invitation accepted, as Her Majesty ~
now nc AK.
Is the English courts may Doe seen such
scenes as this: in the Crown Court Of Biz
mingham Assizes. Mr.. Baron iuddieston
complained of the irrelevant cr0ss-cXami-
nation OF a witness by the plaintiffs coun-
sci. Eventually Dbl. Lordship said; "Mr.
Eardlov. ] call upon you 10 finish your
crOss-cXamiuat0n in five minutes Dir.
Eardicy-l submit. my Lord. that that Dis
not law. ! shall -it down when the law re-
qures. Mr.. Baron IiuddlcstOn-l can see
what your object Is. ! shall not allow ihe
time of the court to DE iriitored away. Mr.
Elrdlcy (Warmly) -lou have suggested aii
through that ] have not conducted ms
case in "a proper manner. Ills lnfdshil
(sternly)-l say The conduct of your cas'
has been perfectly disgrlccful. lfyou arc
not finished in I've minutes ! shall take an
other course. Mr.. E1rdiey leXcltedlD
From the beginning of this case J have had
nothing hut % constant stream OF insults.
and mv position prevent. me from answer
| ing. MS Lord. l>enslti0n in Court) Mr
/ Eardley continued DIS Gro examination
and ai the expiration 0l ife minutes tnl
judge adjourned the case tO London. r.-
marking that be would NOT allow the time
of the Court 90 DE wasted.
ACCORDING 70 Che London Daily New.
grand organ is being built at Crema Dog
the sanctuary of Nalio di Pompei 10 !.
called polyph0nic organ and is to Doe ready
tO he pat in Dos place ON The 'th OF n1.
Iucxf when the presence Of many oi ODD
or-1u.sts of the principal caLlcdrlls o
/ Europe IFS expected. Tine chief character
/ i-fir of this organ Is The perfect imitation
which it can produce 40 almost tine whole
orchestra. and especially of the strings and
wood wind. u has three key boards, each
with siXty-One notes. thirit-iour pedals
and 5000 pipes. divided INTO forty registers
some of if- most remarkable effects arc pro
ducaed hy the Y0N humana stop, aud hi
another called unda maris, on .'sea wave.
A petroleum engine Will he used 90 blow il'
bellows of this immense organ. 10 ls mad.
after Belgian model and VIII in the even.
inr develop sufficient electricity t0 supply
LIGHT t0 tWcnty-sN busters.
THE Jewish Chronicle states that at some
recent priyates performance Of tableaus
yiyanfs no Osborne. in which her royal high.
ness Princess Beatrice took part. two scenes
rerreeeutod were taken from the Book o
Esther. Princess Beatrice requested On.
hlnd-maeter of tine royal marines. MIR. Geo
Miller. 90 arrange some genuine Hebrew
melodies for the occasion. and with the ae.
-i-tanca of MIR. Henry Lazarus, the "l BE-.
daln or melrical creed. as sung ON the daf
% at0nomeuf. % composition written no Oh.
tenderIv UlainIiYe scale which ls regarO"
a- the specially Jewish Onc was arranged.
The prai-e-giying for the new moon, as sci
by tho late Mr. M0mDach, was also produced
and the queen was 80 impressed with this
ihat The music has. by her maiesty's com
mand. been arranged as % kyre for ihe
royal chapel.
TIE President of the Botanical Society %
France. VI. Henri de- Nilmoricr. recently dee
liycred an interesting lecture on salads. IT,
said that the nutrifiYe value 0l salads Was
due tO the potash salts, which, though pres
emit boa vegetables generally. are eliminated
in the process of cooking. The various
plants used Doe salads boo France would seem
surprising tO ana American. Among others
are the leaves of lettuce. cOrn-saiad. COM
mon chicc0ry. barbc dc capu-in. curled and
Batavian cndiye-. dandeli0n. Wniercresse~.
mr-lane. biHnched satisfy tops, Witlo0.
roots of ceierie-. hampton and radi,h, celery
stalks. flowers of nasturium and yucca.
the fruit of cansicum and tomato. ln aiii.
ton. many boiled vegetables are dressed
that Americans have much 90 learn from
tho French boo preparing salads.
Qrica-wurED queen Nathalie, says q
foreign Dispatch recently discovered That
beg SON. the boy King Alexander of ~enia,
was losing interest boz Dds books. and chat
She urecOciOu- y0ungster occasionally smeIt
more OF alcohol than Of ink. She followed
the clew with energy. and finally burst one
day into the royal -cAo0l-Iolm. where -u.
found the King and Dis tutors drinking.
smoking and PLAYING "WDak. tle ~erilln
equivalent OF poker. There was. Of course.
20 tremendous r0W. and fhe tutors did u0r
improve their position. when they claimed
cx-kug Milau'- approval of their novel ol-
vocational methods. Queen Nathalie al-
pcaicd direct tO the Car. with the result
That Russian influence was successfully
used 90 change both teachers and system.
. ON Tuesday night remarkable meeting
of London trades councils was held. 40
which. by iho way. q woman. Mrs. Hicks.
representing the East End rOnemlker-.
took "a seat among iho male delegates for
the first time bon the history of Lpnd0n's in-
du.iriai parliament. The s0-callDd mod
crates had made ARRANGEMENTS for defeat
ing or adiOurnlns motion In favor 0f first
oi May demonstration. Dui they were come
plctely outtalked and 0ut-maueuvered.
The pr0ere--i-is carried their motion just
upon the stroke of midnight. almost unani-
mOusly. and crowned their lriumnls by ob
tanning without % division vote of money
towards expenses.
QUEEN VICTORIA has fancy for Vienna
and French bread and rolls in an sorts OF
odd shapes. Besides having itmade up ina
score of fancy twists and curls, she always
las some baked in the form of little dolls.
These are for bier grandchildren when they
eat 40 her table. Her private baker is $.
peir0zywalsk. % Polish refugee % whom
the prince cOnsOrl took great fancy once.
The queen pays regularly once "a month";
and does not demand sunday bakings.
The queen doesn't like lreshly-hakod bread,
but always @ little stale.
THE whirligig of time brings its revenge.
even in ecclesiastical Scotland. DIR. Rob
eris0n smith, one of the best Oriental sch0l-
airs the country ever produced. was harried
for years for his s0-calied heterodoX views
respecting some of the earlier books of ihe
Bible. and at last turned out Of bis chair in
lhc Aberdeen Free Church College. NOW
here Dee is back at his Alma Mater as Bur-
metz Lecturer smashing and pulyerizing iu
bis own inimitabio way some of the iayorite