The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-13

A"t iat' Lorn Iytton lett ttJ,-s' IN per-
sonalty. but no great portion Of this was
earned by owen Meredith" the poet.
The baby boy Of Amos and Abigail
snodgrass. Of Hurlcyville. Mo-. has been
chrisiened "Dunrayen." because he ~
such a kicker.
Ex-senator ingalls, declares that he has
dread OF public speaking. and that he ~
hiled with nameless terror every time
he faces an audience.
Professor John Kraus. one Of the car
hest ana foremost promoters of kinder
gaften work In this country. died last
week in New York. aged 81 years.
Sir Walter Gilbcy's famous hackney sit
! Ddnegelt, IS dead. He was bought by or
/ Walter for 300 guineas, a record price.
and proved a great success at the stud.
Mrs. Sarah Plat, of Essex, Conn. is "a
years Oh. ana has been a persistent smok-
/ ar for seventy-four years. she smokes a
/ pipe. and smokes It regularly after each
meal
Tho Earl OF Mansfield. who has just cell
I ebratcd his ninetieth birthday. IS a pic
turesque figure. lie wears the bottle
green coat and the high roll collar of the
last generation.
patient in tho Kankakee Gll) Asylum
for the Insane possesses the queer delu-
sion that he Is a silk hat. He Is Kept con-
fined. to prevent him from sitting on the
heads Of his fellow-patients.
Rev. Charles d. Tenny. who is to be the
president OF the new Chinese university
ar Tien-Tsin China. Is an American, and
graduate OF Dartmouth and Oberlin.
lie has been a missionary in China since
ISL
4 few years ago the number of suicides
among the rank and Tile OF the Prussian
army became a public scandal. The latest
statistics show that, while in 1892 the pro-
portion was J.2s per 10000 men, in 1895 1t
was I.22.
At the next winter exhibition OF the
Royal Academy IN London there is TO be
deceased masters" section. There viii
Doc "a room OF honor" devoted to the pic
lures and sculptures OF the late presi-
dent, Lord Leighton.
John +. Whiting. aged % years one Of
the youngest mayors In the United States,
has LEFT Somcrville. Mich. 10 attend col
lege. lie entered the Ann Arbor law de-
plrtment. bat viii return once week TO
try and perform his duties as mayor.
a bush OF raspberrics in full-bloom was
discovered three feet under the snow IN
Melvin. Alaska. on Christmas day. An
immediate search was made in the snow
bank for cream and a silver spoon. but
without success. and greatly 10 the disap-
pontment Of the Under. an English mis-
sionary.
Bishop William Alexander. n Derry and
RaphOc who becomes primate Of all Ire
land, has written several theological
works. and is now editing AN edition OF
his wife's poems. the best known oh
which is the popular hymn. There is "a
Green hin Far Away Mrs Alexander
died recently.
To amusc his musicaily-nclined children
William Ilassan, a blacksmith Of En-
pogia. Texas has made q wrought-iron
frame. over which he strings his luxuriant
whiskers. and waits Tor the wind TO blow.
IN half gale q is said that the melody
produced by the hirsute harp Of his face
is harmonious and pleasing.
In consideration Of s. and a suit OF
clothes a street Arab I'm Chicago was in
duced by the Jolly Boys Club 10 place
himself 30 large wooden bowl, and be /
covered with baked pie-crust. He gorscd /
himself 10 such an extent while waiting /
for the signal 10 emerge that he fell |
asleep. and spoiled the entertainment.
Commenting upon the passage Of the |
Cuban bclligercnt resolutions, a provincial |
newspaper in tho south OF France says |
that President Cleveland viii dissolve |
Congress for its action. and "call FOR the |
election OF an entirely new got of mem |
bers" who must pledge themselves I'm adj
vance not 10 recognize the insurgents.
It is related Of Alllais. the Royal Acad-
emys nsw president thai when as boy /
he took his first prize for drawing he
had to stand on a chair 10 make himself
visible 10 the audience. lie was asked
what he would like 10 have as a special
favor. and answ cred. Permission 10 fish |
i'm the Serpentine."
DR. Norman Blackwood. an assistant
surgeon of the United States navy, is now
living on shore at Tien-f sin the port of
Foking, al the head of navigation on the
Pei iGO river He writes in evidence of
the chcapncss Of things in Chira that he
has bought a pair of horses Tor s. apiece,
and that mis- three servants demand only
s. a month for the trio.
President Kruger. of the Transyaal re-
public 10 a delegation. who visited him
not long ago and urged compulsory cdu-
cation, on the ground that il was the Gus
tom i'm other countries said: Yes. cdu-
cation is compulsory IN other countries,
but so is military service This is a re-
public and people may keep their chill
iren in ignorance if they please
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
are expected TO arrive I'm England about
the middle OF April, and will spend "A fort
night at Blenhem before settling "in
town" for the season. The duchess VIII
be- presented by either her mothcr-in-law
Lady Blandforl uhc only divorced wo-
man the queen has permitted TO come 10
,OurD. or by the Duchess of Buccleuch.
Speaker Reeds enforcement OF the rule
against smoking i'm the House of Repre-
ientatves is heartily approved by the
Woman Christian Temperance Union.
Several New England branches Of the or.
have sent to him resolutions Cf
hanks for his action. ana the Worcester
Mass branch hopes he will succeed also
n supprcssing the liquor traffic IN the
House.
Algiers rs becoming an important coal
me- station, many English. German. ana
Belgian steamers prcierring 10 10 Gibrai-
ar. and Malta. as more central. Where
s i'm 1856 only cighty-1ye steamers put in
0r coal there were last year 1870. be-
tides those which brought cargocs. Coal
% the amount of 2H.ooD tons was import
81 last year. of which $4,000 tons came
rom England.