The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-07
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST.

The Queen Of the Belgpns is very fond
OF music. a good pianist and performer
on the harp. She has composed one
opera, called wanda"
Georgia paid $751;. 225 to crippled veterans
Of the Confederacy last year. There has
been great mortality among these old sol
diefJ daring the last ten years
NJ. lola told the Students Association
Of Paris that he intends to devote the
remainder Of HIS life Ito the defense OF
the social ideas which he cherishes.'
Luke Smith, OF Acton, Mass. took
prominent part in the Bunker Hin cele-
bration I'm Boston, as the only living man
whose father fought at old North Bridge
and Bunker Hill.
The late Professor Morse made love by
lightning, as It were. lie met his first
wife during an evening call at the house
OF her father and proposed marriage 10
her before he went away that night.
Champion Wheelman Zimmerman IS
back from England, where he won nine
stratch races. He wears scar on his
chin TO remind him Of a fence with which
he collided in one of his races.
Miss Olea Bull, daughter Of the famous
yiolinst. has decided 10 90 on the stage,
and Will make her debut with the Bar
net opera Company in Prince Pro Tenn"
which will open the regular season at the
Boston Museum next September.
DR.. Schliemann's facility in languages
is noted by the author Of an appreciative
article I'm THE Atlantic" He describes
the archaeologist as carrying his part, al
his own table. in three concurrent con-
yersauons in as many tongues.
Russia has still many old and curious
marriage customs. one is for the bride
and bridegroom 10 race rhadly down the
aisle as soon as the procession enters the
church. because Of the belief that who
ever places q foot first on the cloth In
front Of the altar will be master in the
household.
Professor Baeyer rector magnihcus or
Munich University, in the course OF his
recent researches among the mummy
graves of Achmim, has discovered-nota-
bly, upon the embalmed person Of one
Princess Aft, an Egyptian royal highness.
entOmbed some 3,4OO years aso-certain
cosmetics formerly used by ladies or
fashion in the land Of the Pharaohs.
Mile Isch, the young telegraph opera
tor at Tihis, with whom the Grand Duke
Of Russia the second son of the Czar),
is said to have fallen In love, is the last
descendant Of an old Russian family.
She is poor and has 10 work for a living.
IL is reported that the Car and Czarina
have given their approval OF the wedding
OF the young couple
Coils Z. Huntington, although over
seventy years old. is as regular In his
attention 10 business as he was when he
conducted the hardware store in Sacra-
mento, where the foundation Of his for
tune was laid. He still owns the hard
ware store, although he is president OF
the Southern and Central Pacific rail-
roads. and the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, besides being many times a
millionaire.
There is a canal TO be opened In
Greece which has been a spell Of time in
construction. IL crosses the Isthmus Of
Corinth. It's construction was begun In
the time OF Nero, in the first century OF
lance between the countries Of Western
Europe and Athens. The gentle Nero
first struck the earth with a pick in
building this canal, but he had to go else
where In the empire 10 attend 10 more
pressing business In putting down a re-
volt. Ten years ago modern capitalists
took up the idea and the canal has been
completed at a cost OF 100000.
The private Jewels Of the Empress Of
100000 and 100000 OF guden. Among
them is a magnificent necklace Of pearls.
presented b. ~ ~--peror after the bi-tA