The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-02
NEWS NOTES or INTEREST.

half watermelon any time.
Mfr. George yanderbilt's new tennis
| court attached to his residence down In
North Carolina, is estimated to cost
| $4,000.
The sayres family. OF Georgia, con-
sisting Of father and five children, are
making the trip from Georgia TO the
| Worlds Fair on bicycles
A farmer near Buchanan, Ga. has. It
| Is reported, tame rattlesnake that has
the freedom Of the premises. and beats
| forty yard dogs keeping OIL intruders.
Prince waldemar of Prussia, the only
son OF Emperor Williams sailor brother
Prince Henry. is deaf and dumb. fact
| OF which scarcely any one outside Of
court circles is aware.
OF the 2o6,cO0,OOo natives Of India, but
100000 can speak English, the language
Of the rulers. The native courts are
conducted in Hindustaai and intercourse
with the English is carried on by sort
Of jargon
william Lawrence Poole. OF New Or
leans. formerly OF South Carolina, who
went into the profession nearly seventy
years ago, and is now eighty-nine years
Of age, believes he is the Oldest editor IN
this country.
II IS said that the largest rough dia-
mond ever found in Africa has just ar
rived in London. II is birish white.
weighs go carats. and was found In the
Jarerstontein mine. The Kohinoor weighs
only 1O2 IL carats.
The earliest American coinage was
made for the Virginia Company at the
Bermudas. The coins were OF brass, with
"hogge on one side. in memory of the
abundance Of hogEes that were found on
the islands at their first landing"
Since the famous earthquake in South
Carolina the soil of Berkley county has
been much more productive. Professor
Newman, OF Clemson College, accounts
for this on the theory that the earthquake
provided better drainage than previously
existed
The oldest railway In France is the
line between Paris and Bavre. More than
half a century ago Sir Edwin Blount
started the first train on the line. and
week ago he had the satisfaction, as
president OF the road, Of inaugurating the
fastest train on the road, a flyer that
makes the trip in three hours and a half.
A new smokeess powder, named plas-
tomenit, has been tested with great sue
cess at Bucharest. IT proved the best
Of smokeiess powders for the small cali
hre Mannlichter rifle, and especially sat
isfactory with the smooth bore sporting
guns. The smoke IS hardly perceptiole,
the noise OF explosion slight, and there
is absolutely no recoil
The territory of Moresnet, between
Germany and Belgium, was made indie
pendent in 1915 1t has one policeman,
no army, no elections, territory OF
about two square miles. and population
Of about 1000 There is a senate OF ten
members and the mayor is appointed
by two delegates one from Germany and
one from Belgium. The mayor appoints
the senate. .
Ward McAllister and his fellow noodles
are preparing for a grand display Of toad
eating at Newport next week. The Grand
Duke Alexander. OF Russia, is 20 be the
guest Of Mrs. Edward S. Willing at her
cottage by the sea. and ali the snObs
and snobesses IN New York city are
buying tickets and checking trunks, so
as to bask I'm the reflected rays Of the
royal splendor.
10 Bengula. king Of the Matabele Ma
ton. in South Africa who are said 10
have risen against the whites, IS seventy
years old. and weighs 800 pounds. He has
n hundred wives and over $50 sons. 10
Bengula Is the son Of the great chief
Mosilikatze. succeeding his father about
twenty years ago. He is a friend of the
whites, but his oldest son and the heir TO
the throne Is bitterly opposed to them.
In n pension case on trial at SPRING
field, H., one Benton. alias Hubby, has
go witnesses to prove that he was in
iured at Shiloh. while the Government
has $50 TO prove that the man whose PEN
sion he IS drawing was killed and buried
at that place, and seventy-fve other
witnesses who are TO be used 10 prove
that Benton was at Nashville, Tenn,
during the war, and saw no service AT all.
II win cost the Government $4,000 to Sc
cure conviction. il II succeeds.
Telephonemeter is the new word nam
ing an instrument to register the time Of
each conversation at the telephone from
the time Of ringing up the exchange 10 the
ringing-off signal. Such a system would
reduce rentals Of telephones 10 scale
according TO the service, instead OF
fixed charge 10 a business firm or occa-
sional user alike. The instrument has
been constructed at the invitation Of the
German Telephone Department, and Is
to control the duration Of telephone con-
versations and TO total the time.
Careful inquiry into circumstances ante
cedent to collapse during torrId weather
shows that in rare cases only has actual
exposure 10 the sun been responsible for
the disaster and Il is fact that nearly
as many cases occur after sunset as at
midday. Eating too heartily Of heating
foods. with free draughts Of hot coffee,
is just as dangerous as exposure TO the
sun. and Il is a Well-knOwn fact that the
scholars IN two large public schools In
England who are never allowed to wear
hats, indoors or out, are never badly
affected BY the heat.
The sixtieth anniversary OF the birth
Of the Empress Dowager OF China was
celebrated recently in the traditional man
ner. More than 10000 pieces Of red
silk. 40 feet long and feet wide. were
made in me imperial factories to be used.
according TO foreign papers. in the decora-
ton Of the streets Of Peking. The EN-
press. however, told the various manda-
rims that they should not send her the
usual presents. but should use the money
In relieving the poor. Her Majesty, 1t Is
said. gave about 900 TO the poor OF
each province from her own purse.
The bicycle has produced some queer
char ges. says the Boston Transcript. IL
IS restoring the wayslHe inn. among other
things. Along certain country roads not
far from Boston. which are much fire.
qreftpd by wheemen. and especially
along those in the direction Of the beaches.
there are LITTLE summer restaurants or
cafes which derive the largest part OF
their incoDe from passing riders OF hlcy-
cles Ice cream. chowder, coffee cakes
and that sort Of thing ind ready sale
to parties Of heated wheelmen, who sit
upon open platforms and gossip with the
waiter girls. who are generally nice
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