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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-26
DEPARTURE or STEAMERS.

lAf AND .NA.-Ak a. c.ceo g.. al.
Manifest closed one hour betsEe Saline
time.
Norm river, for Richmond every mon
DAY and WEDNESDAY az ) l.. 81, az !
SATJKDhl at 4 L NJ
passenger accommodation unsurpassed
CABIN fare to New YORK Oncl4qlus
meals and BERTH VA James river
Richmona, anu PttersbIls rail,
road. and Chesapeake ana Ohio
Round-trip tickets, good tor thirty
steeraGs fare, without Subsistence. %
Tickets on sale at Richmond Transfer
Companys 81 east Main street, thesc-
peske and Ohio, and Richmond ani PEI.
iersburg depots, and at CCmplnys ofhe'.
l9l cast Main street, whore tickets %
many popular northern watering place.
and summer resorts can be obtained.
Baggase checked through
Freight forwarded. and through bis ~
lading issued for points oeyona Ne"
Freight received daily until p. "
Passengers leaving Richmond On MgN.
DAYS, TUESDAYS WEDNEspAi
THURSDAYS. and SATURDAYS By ne
Chesapeake and Ohio railway Ofa New.
port News al 3:15 =. NJ. and BY the R.eh.
inond and Petersburg Railway company
(same days. az A. NJ, will. make con-
nectlon AT Norfolk with steamer leaving
' GEO. ". ALLEN s co, Agents
my IL No. 1919 Main street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-26
LONDON AND pARIs

LONDON. June 25-E;yening. Bar silver
closed at 30isd.
T.. M-Paris advices quote per cent.
account
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-26
State of thermometer:

The wEArHFB IN RICHMOND YESTERDAY
was fair and hot. The skies at midnight
were cloudless.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-26
VIRGINIA NAVIGAIlONz ,J>,
COAPASYis JAAks-Ely 0sX4s<S

LINE. " Norfolk. portsmouth,, Ga iyl".'
Newport News, Claremont. and James,
river landings. aud connecting al %
Point and Norfolk for Washington. ba'
tlmore. anu the North. ,,,.r.
STEAMER PoCAHONIAs LhA' -
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND
FRIDAY AT Z A ".
Electricians direct % wharf. Fars opi,
40 and 81 10 Norfolk. Portsmouth, %
Point, and Newport News. Music %
Grand Orchestrion. .
Freight received daily for above -nameI
places and all points IN Eastern Virginia
and North Carolina. -
IRWIN wEISlGER
superintendent
EDWARD e. BARNEY
President
General Ofiees: Planters Bank o4.b'
Ing. -
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The s~aboard'S Headquarters

atlanta C0nstltutionD
II has been determined by the Seaboard
Airline 10 take its general offices from
Atlanta to Portsmouth.
This has been known for some time, and
the removal will doubtless occur July 10Th.
1t Ia said that all the offices may not he
taken away and that only half the force
at Atlanta will be removed 10 Portsmouth.
DR.. George Ben johnson, OF Richmond
Va. says have used the Seven Springs
Iron Alum Mass repeatedly in my practice,
and regard IL as one Of the most useful
and active tonlcs we possess.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-26

PULLMAN PALACE Si.aHEg na-
readv for occupancy M B. ST.. ol.o.
Pullman sleeper P-.srsbu o. Roanoke
Trains arrive Richmond fr0m i-r.h-
burg and tho West dirty $500 a - lll
s5 p. 81 From Norfolk and th. Eat
HOS \. N. and 81. tIhu.sl Limited. p I'D
Z. NJ r. " corr ntrI
District Passenger Accnt
-. E rrV'..
Genera pr .erI. AGENT
General Onco. Rnanlkn u IL -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-26

GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. VA, June -. 1925.
Offerings: Mixed coo bushels.
No sales reported
Quotations: Whest-Longberry. 7sdsl c.
mixed. TTSlc.: shortberry, ,GdSlc.. No.
2 RED. S04slc. CoTn--Whlte. Virginia, 55c.
No. white. DC. No. 2 mixed. j4c. Oats
No. mixed. g 1-2a3ic.: No. mixed,
22c. Rye-ejfi5sc
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FINANCIAL.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE PUR.
i CHASED AND NOW OFFER AT
PAR AND INTEREST.
SUBJECT TO SALE OR ADVANCE ~ PRICE,
SS6O,OOO CITY OF RICHMOND, VA,
THIRTY-FoUR-YEA
FOUR PER CENT. REGISTERED RE-
FUNDING BONDS,
IcSJrED FOR THE REDEMPTION OF

RTY-FOUR-YEAR
FOUR PER CENT. REGISTERED RE-
FUNDING BONDS,
ISSUED FOR THE REDEMPTION OF
OUTSTANDING PER CENT
BONDS WHICH HAVE BEEN
CALLED IN FOR PAYMENT
INTEREST JANUARY AND JULY.
PRINCIPAL DUE 1929.
The total bonded debt of the
city Gncluding this issue Is ..SFSc~ 90
Property owned by the city,
and not included in taxable
values, consisting OF Gas
Works. Water-Works, public
buildings. parks, and lands,
estimated value ................ 5,2d l6l OF
Works ......................... 2s2. 1865 %
The debt is limited BY the charter 70 IS
per cent OF assessed value OF REAL
ESTATE TAX RATE 81. ~ per 500.
Assessed value real estate SIT i75, 04
Assessed value personal proper
~ ..................''...... SD,obhiH
Total ............................;s5,l42, s7s
A Sinking Fund OF l per cent per an
mum Tor all bonds issued is required by
the charter.
ring and after. the war Richmond has
never defaulted upon any OF its obliga-
tons either principal or interest.
Deliveries will be made TO purchasers
in sums TO suit. upon the opening of the
transfer-books, JULY /, 1886. The per
cent bonds which have been called In for
payment July |. 1885, will be received at
par and interest TO July I, 1895, In pay
nnent OF these bonds.
MARYLAND TRUST COMPANY,
MERCANTILE TRUST AND DEPOSIT
COMPANY. OF BALTIMORE,
Baltimore, Md.
DAVENPORT & CO., Bankers and Bro
kers. Richmond, Va.
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SOUTHERN RAIL WAY
(PIEDMoNT AIR-LINE).
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
IN EFFECT NAY Y, 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, VA:

LOS A. ~. SOUTHERN EXPRESS. daily
for DanvilIs. Greensboro.
Winston Salem. s.eepsrs R!cn;
mond. Va. u DanNl.e and
Greensboro. Connects at Dam
vile with the Washington and
Southwestern Nesubuled Linz
ted (No. 80. carrying sleepers
panyiIie to Ashev,lie, Atlsnts.
sNs c@pSis New 6 Bli5@lns0 ana
Jacksonville. also, first-class
day-coach between Washing
ton and jacksonville. Connec;
lions made at Memphis and
New Orleans for al points in
Texas and California. Sleeper
open for passengers at $50 r.
lcI5P. NJ. FAST MAIL. daily. for At
lsnta and points South. Con-
rects at Moseiey with Farm
vile and Powhatan railroad;
al Keysyille for Clarksville.
oxford. Henderson. and Dur
ham. and az Greensboro for
Durham. Raleigh. and Win
New York 20 Atlanta and
Montgomery, and from New
York to Jacksonville. Parlor-
Car Atlanta to Birmingham.
eco p. NJ. LOCAL. daily. except Sunday.
for Amelia Courthouse and In
termediate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND {:
go A. ~. From Atlanta and Jackson
4;4o p. NJ. From Atlanta and Augusta.
making close connection with
train for West Point.
$40 A. NJ, From Amelia Courthouse.
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS Nos 81 and
g, between Manchester and
Glover. Va, and Nos, SO and
g. between Glover and Noap0-
lis, will also carry passengers.
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\. H. { ! HyTts|i:Us8ton1.a.

sCnEDCLE N EFFECT MAY D.. $50.
LEAVE RICHMOND. BikD-S4.,ta.4
STATION
$40 a. NJ Da.ly-.Hiehmond aai t...
kEsrIBlLG LIMITED. SIS
nv N~rfolE 10 A. .it
only AZ peteIsburs. Nat. .F.
ana Sufl0la o.c0Ul.l. tr.
tickets not accepted lur pas
sage On this il3in
90 a. ~. dairy THE CHICAGO .N-
PRESS. Cor LyGcl1.th. h.a+
nOEe. Biuclell. iu.t.U. f...
kcuONa, Columbus. al4 I.t
cago. Pullman Ru0 r.-r.-r
Roanoke 10 Columbus nI-. .t
change. also. tur lts .r..
Bristol krlSviNr. ,E.tt. ...-
"a, ami .utellltl-afr points
7l3 p. ". DAILY. FOR .A.uc.A. rs
AMI intermcaaf' ti.trF Ar-
rive Norfolk .-3 D. u
II 20 p. VI. Daily, tor Roanoke. Nl.,rf
Pulaski and Bristol l.n-
meets ar Roanoke H.
Washington and '.l..l-
u0oea Limited. ls.UltI
S,ecpfrs Roanoke O. MeuI ID
and New orleans. Dining. .r
attached .ttu. Tor b.i.I..
auG PoCahonGsi also. nr
Rocky Mount and az stations
bslnston-Saleu u.y.s.o.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-26

provisions were active bsdders. At the
close July pork was &C. higher than yes
terday, July lard 711e.. and ribs VplZt1c.
FRAMING. HlsnesI Lowest Ctoslne.
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DICHMOND. FRrDERTcKsBCRG


M AID POTOMAC RAILROAD
SCHEDULE - FrIICT AiGIL g.
lsJo.
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CEABOARD AIRLINE.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SUNDAY.
MAY ;. 1875.
NJ. AZ No 81
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-22
MDnalnock Block.
Windy City.

When the letter reached the hands
OF the clerk in the Postoilice he with
out hesitation placed 1t with other mail
matter to Chicago, nul it starte on
its westward Journey.
At the other end OF the line, how.
ever, the letter met with dltf,rans
reception, which thoroughly illus.
trates the alacrity Of Chicago people
to recent n slur upon the fair name of
their city. The postal clera refused
absolutely to permit the delivery Of
the letter, and forwarded ii back to
this city for n more complete address,
pretending of course that the we'll de
served title, Windy City, wasunknown
in Chicago.
The clerks here upon the receipt OF
the letter wrote Chicago ILL.,. in rel
ink under the typewritten words,
Windy City, which they did not erase,
and then stamped on the envelope,
deficiency i'll address supplied 10y n.
Y. p. o."
The letter made second trip to
Chicago. This time it was delivered,
but the Postofiice employees of Chicago
refused to stamp the envelope.
The merchant now exhibits the en-
velope rs n curiosity He believes it
to be the first letter delivered in the
country by mail that was purposely
not stamped by the Postollice receiv-
ing it.-New York Sun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-22
Hid in a Trunk and Was SuiIocated,

For years tho famous legend by
Samuel Rogers, in which he tells the
quaint and interesting story Of Gee
nerva,' has been considered wonder
full i'll its fiction, but the records of
Brooklyn show that the fiction has
been outdone by a real occurrence, by
which young German boy lost his
life in identically the same manner rs
Genera.
In 1858 the frame building which
stood on the corner of Division and
Myrtle avenues was occupied by q
German family, among whom was
bright ten-year- boy, named
George Prickner. His father was
dend, and n small legacy left to him
was carefully guarded by his step
father. On the afternoon of July %
Of that year young Prickner's mother
left the house to attend to some shop
ping, and the boy was left at homo
washing dishes. Some boys playing
in the neiGhborhood attracted his at
tention, but he was not to be swerved
from his duties. Having n penny. he
promised on his mothers return to
buy candy and to divide it evenly
with the boys. One of the boys tried
to get the penny from Prickner and
chased him through the house, but
when Prickuer reached the attic his
pursuer did not follow. Later the
boys mother returned, and when the
little fellow did not come to supper
every one was alarmed and and sys-
tematic search was made, which was
continued several days without any
success. The disappearance was so
sudden and complete that it became
topic of general discussion, and every
one joined in the search.
One day the boys mother detected
foul odOr. which she finally located
in the attic. In the midst of pile
of old trunks stock nm old oaken
chest that had originally come from
Germany, and on which was painted
"Cultobins Schmitts." With some
difficulty she opened the chest, ex-
pecting to find dead rat, and instead
saw the discolored and distorted fae9
OF her lost SON The young fellow on
the day of his flight from the boys had
jumped into the chest and the lid,
fastening with spring lock. had inn
prisoned him. New York Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-22
Where Bcarlel Men Play Marnlcs.

In no portion of the world will be
found n greater variety of amusements
than those INDUCED in by the iuhabi-
tnnts of Afghanistan. Every Euro.
pean field sport is practiced, horse
racing being one of the great attrac-
tions at all weddings. The American
boy would feel inclined to smile mt
bearded men engaged in the game Of
marbles, nevertheless it is played by
such throughout the whole of the Al
CHAN country and in Persia. One of
their most peculiar games-callel
khoSsye or cabuddee is played thus ,
Several persons form sides, and each,
taking his left foot in his right hand,
hops about on one leg, endeavoring
to overturn his adversary. who ma.
yances In the same way. Very often
bones are broken, but such accidents
cause little emotion among the play
ers, who quickly remove the injured
one and proceed with the game until
one side or the other succumbs. An.
other very peculiar custom is quail
and camel fighting, both being trained
by their owners, who, in order to
make the cOmbats more interesting,
lay waSers on the result an elaborate
dinner being the usual stake. Tho
camels often fight with so much fury
that the spectators are obliged to
stand out of the way, as the defeated
animal generally runs away at his Mt
most speed, bursting through the
crowd Mt any point, and is frequently
pursued by the victor for mile from
the field of battle.
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Growth and Consumption OF Cotton.

An interesting feature of the latest
bulletin of the Agricultural Depart
meut IS chronological table, giving
summary of events relating to the
growth and consumption o. cotton.
1t appears from this record that the
first cotton mill i'll the United st ,tes
was bui Mt Beverly, Mass, i'll 1871
Eight Years later II cool quality of
Georgia cotton was offered in New
York Mt thirty-seven cents pound.
When the nineteenth century began
there were five cotton mills in the
United States, and its manufacture
had been begun in Switzerland an
Saxony. In 1893 duty of So 81
pound was imposed in Great Britain
on raw cotton imported. Cotton was
in great demand duriug the last ten
years of the eighteenth centurt, and
prices were constantly very high. In
1899 the long drought and cotton
worm both tended to shorten the crop.
The famous cotton planters conyen-
ton was held ut Macon in this year,
and led to annual conventions at 9th
or places.
The report says of. the decade end
ing 1893: $50 far rs prices are con
cerned, this was the most remarkable
decade in the history of cotton plant
Ing in this country. Not only was
the lowest price Oh record reached in
the United States, but it was the long
est known period OF continuously low
prices. 1t was remarkable also for
nprecedentclly large crops, with one
or two exceptions, and for the cnor-
nous accumulation of stocks in Great
Britain.
The reverse is true of the succeed
ing decade. Both planters and manu-
facturers enjoyed period of unex-
ampled prosperity during this decade.
Although there were wars and politi-
cal disturbances in Europe and a
financial panic both at home and
abroad, QS5S), with suspension OF
specie payments in New York, con.
sumption increased grently in Europe
and America, keeping fair pace with
the gradually increasing crops, and
thus maintaining prices with unusual
uniformity and profit to planters and
manufacturers. New York Times
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Turtles as Beasts Of p,rasx =

A French traveller in Siam h,s Is
giving his experiences with tnrtIs-Lt.
beasts OF burden. He bought
fellows for ten dollars each aanc
harnessed them together by meal
m elaborate wire and Gu IN arr. &
ment. Then he hitchel them ". -,
eighteen-foot rowboas in neiqlsb VI
ing harbor, got into the boat aud IN
the turtles go. They started of Of
rush that upset everything inTe IN
little craft, Including the ex1
menter, and made for the open
The traveller succeeded in rightinf
boat, but after four hours OF tuQRRDf
and pulling, rs the turtles paid
attention to the reins he was obj
to cut loose from them in ordcM. ID,
keep within sight of laud. The
he saw Of the turtle team. as he reJ RG.
back to land, they were forging ~ 80
in their double harness, and he ~, NJ
realized that he was twenty q ol
out of pocket, and his theories " "
knocked into cooked hat.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-22
Lost Cities.

Professor J. r. Howard, Robert
Warren AMI John +. Merrell, archao.
ologists of Chicago, who have been
spending the past three months in tho
wild regions OF tho State Of Chiapns.
Mexico, relate marvellous story Of
the discovery by them Of two ancient
cities. According TO Professor How
ard, they are situated in the midst of
a forest Of hardwood trees northwest
OF the town of Cotenpca.
The party Travelled twenty i've days
through the dense and almost i'm.
penotrablo forest before they camo
upon the ruins of the first city. Tho
two cities are about eight Leagues
apart, and in their populous days each
must have contained fully 900, 900 in.
habitants. The architecture is of the
style OF the other ancient cities OF
Southeastern Mexico.
The party made large collection OF
ornaments, record tablets, etc, which
they ore taking with them to Chicago.
New York Reoorde~
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-22
Bin lmCsS From Two Much Onininn.

case of total blindness from mn
excessive dose of quinine is reported
by DIR. Claiborne. The patient. as
appears from the report OF the case,
poured the palm of his hand nearly
full Of two-grain quinine pills, which
lie took short time before retiring TO
bed, and he remembered nothing after
going to sleep until he awoke, Il few
days later, perfectly blind; the optic
disks were pearl white, and the vessels
much smaller than in health, thou IN
not so small rs they subsequently he.
came, and he complained of seeing
mNny-colored figures that changed
their hues, the sensation Of re | pre-.
dominating; the pupils were fxe |
and moderately diIated Eight days
after taking the quinine he hal abso.
lutely no light perception; about two
years later the patient with the right
eye could sec tho hand six feet dis
tnnt, while the lett could only perceive
light. The evidence thus airorle Is.
Therefore. that qninino in toxic doses
may produce blindness, that the toxic
dose Is disti lctly indetorminnte, an
the duration Of the sigh tlessuess varies
greatly; there IS color blindness a.
first, aud the color perception is ultt
mately restored within tho central
field. New York Tribune.
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ally metals that are heavier than

only metals that are heavier than
gold.
In the beach sands described are
found considerable quantities of very
extraordinary white metal, or, rather
mixture of metals. This natural alloy.
known as 'iridosmium, is composed
oil iridium, osmium, rhodium, plati-
mum and ruthenium. Rhodiun. bv
the way, is quoted ut SIP an ounce !;
Tut 1T is by no means the most pre-
clous OF metals, gallium being worth
$4,000 an ounce. These metals are
mere laboratory curiosities, however :;
the prices are nominal, inasmuch as
there is almost no market for them.
The only important use for iridos.
MUM is in tipping gold pens. 1t Is
employed in this way because it re-
slsts acids. For the purpose men.
toned the Gains of it, which are flat
like gold dust, are picked out from the
sand with magnifying glasses.
Ut should he mentioned that the
sands of all beaches contain gold,
though the quantity is usually too
small TO pay for separating it. There
is so much gold in sea water that a
single bucketful of it reveals a yellow
trace on analysis. Every ton of water
IN the ocean contains about Que grain
OF gold, which is enough to gill fifty
SIX square inches of surface; or it may
be drawn out into 50) feet of wire.--
New York World.
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I'll think it is making some impress
sion upon him." she unused. "Ho
looked at me twice yesterday Just as il
he were going to say something. II
he would only propose definitely, all
would be we'll"
And that very evening Captain
Algernon Sydford broke the spell of
silence, spurred on thereto by Miss
Copley's broad hints.
81 suppose you'll think me n giddy
young creature, captain" giggleI
she.
81 assure you don't think anything
of the sortl" said Captain Sydford,
with emphasis.
''But one can't help ones thoughts, +"
went Oh Cynthia, land I have been
wondering 50 much why you never
married. !"
sob, that's all going to be set right
nowl said the captain.
Gracious mel" huttere1 Miss
Cynthia.
81 mean to take wife back with
me to Ottawa" went on Captain
Sydtord, with unaccustomed frank
ness. 80 tell the Truth, Miss Cop
ley, | have lost my heart III this Pine
wilderness"
DO you really mean 1t ?" murmured
Miss Copley, with little gasp
"Of course l mean it" said Captain
Sydford, with his face fairly radiant.
Then there can he no harm in con
Tossing that--that I've loved you from
the very first moment that ] set eyes
on you !" gur5led Miss Cynthia, throw
ing herself in Captain Sydford's arms,
in rs close an imitation rs possible Of
tragic actress whom she had once
seen in Boston. ooh, dearest Alger-
non, am $3.50 happy"
But Captain Sydrord rose up with
exceeding promptness ard deposited
her carefully on the cilico draped
lounge, as if she were IL brown paper
parcel.
"My dear Miss Coplev," said he,
''you are entirely mistaken. 1t isn't
YOU mean Mt alls L am engaged to
Miss Oscclita Dean. We are to be
married tomorrow. | think she will
be too happy to have you witness the
ceremony, If you care to come"
buU Miss W utnli nuu run, SODDlnS
and shrieking, out of the room.
She went back to Rhode Island the
next week, and by n strange combina-
ton of circumstances she travelled on
the same train which carried Mr.. and
Mrs. Captain Sydford TO Boston-tho
captain exultantlY happy, Oscelita
sweet and shy us wild flower.
And ever after she spoke of Lake
Umbagog as n wilderness, and its in
habitants as half civilized aboriglnes.
While throughout a the vicinity of
Weldon Falls there -eigns general
impression that Miss Cynthia Copley
has met with n disappointment. Sat
urday Night.
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Newspaper Delivery by BicycIe.

Those who have occasion TO NC
downtown around Newspaper Row
IN tho early morning will sec more
than u half-dozen bicycle riders with
bupdlcs OF papers for delivery. Some
of those go to Brooklyn and others
uptown. This method OF delivery
saves the newsdealers money which
they would have TO pay TO the wagons
TO carry their papers.
Only n short time ago wagons, cable
cars and the elevated roads carried
the papers for delivery to the small
dealers, bnt now the bicycles have boz
gun TO mako inroads in the profits Of
the owners OF wagons.
People who are anxious TO witness
this new method OF using the bicycle
will lave to be jealous enough to get
up earl and bo dowpsown hyrhaJs,'
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-22
some Historic Watches.

Mary, of Scotland, had her watches.
In those days there was great variety
In the shape of the watch a favor
lite shape was that of n skull; another
was that of coffin. Descriptions ex.
list of several of MIary's watches.
There was Que colliu-shaped in q crys-
tnl case. There was another in which
cat-gut supplied the place of the iu-
terror chain in the mo Tern watch.
One very marvellous piece of work
mnnship i'll form of skull il tho
property of the Dick Lauder family.
1t was the originally the property Of
Mary, Queen of Scots, and was be-
queathed to Mary Setoun, her mai
of honor, February 7, 1857. On the
forehead of the skull are the symbols
OF death, the scythe aud the hour
glass. At the back of the skull is
lime, and ut the top Of the heal are
the Garden Of Il len aud the crucifixion.
The watch IS opened by reversing the
skull. Inside are the holy family,
angels, and shepherds with their
ilocks. The works form the brains.
The dial plate is the palate. Another
skull shaped watch which BELONGED to
Mary was gift from her husband.
Francis ~. Arnold, Of the Strand.
presented George H., in 1861, y
watch OF his manufacture set IN n
ring. Later, in 1910, ho presented
the king with n small repeating watch
nlso set in n ring, the cyclinder of
which was made Of an Oriental ruby.
The Gar of Russia, when he heard Of
these mites OF watches, offered Ar
mold 1000 guineas if he would make
one for him, but the artist would not
consent, -Jeweiers Review.