The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-31
TIE TINES RICHMOND. VA. TUESDAY. MARCH 81. 1896

the first floor contains the large lecture
hall and two game.rooms. the latter De-
ing equipped with bagatsile table, checAei. D.
toto. and other games. Inc secoild
story contains the library OK l,Ooo VOLUMES
and a reading-room adjoining. Back OF
these rooms Is tne printing-rOom, whence
a weekly paper. called our Worid anu
Work. will be issued In a snort 'iine.
on the third floor are commttee-rooin
and a game-room, while the REMAINDER oi
the house is occupied by the superinten-
dent and his wife.
All the money for the beacon I'm memory
of Tennyson has been subscribed. the
monolith for the shaft has been success
fully auarrlcd in Cornwall and the monu-
mont will be set up IN the ian. Oh tne
$3.50 subscribed, $3.50 came from Tue
United States.
The deepest water yet known has peeh
found by the British ship Penguin In
the south Pacific ocean, between inc
TONGA group OF islands and New Zealand.
Sounding revealed depth OF BOZ. 5if',
and 5.lJ5 fathoms. Hitherto the greatest
depth recorded was 1865 fafhoms, toward
the northeast OF japan, taken by an
American Government veSscl twenty-one
years ago.
Toole's theatre In King William street,
Strand, London, IS tc he torn down. The
owners do not see their way to mourning
the expense OF the alterations demanded
by the county council. II was never
comfortable theatre. There was only one
entrance TO and exit from the stalls and
only one entrance 10 and exit from the
dress-circle. The auditorium was very
small.
The famous island Of Phiae IN the Nile.
IS now cleared Of the rubbish which has
overaid so much OF the ancient monu-
ments and e1cava tons have brought 10
light the immense foundations OF the
great Temple Of Isis. These foundations
are deeply laid on the g.Shite rock. and
In the case Of the southeastern colon
made Of the temple they consist OF parai-
lei cross walls supporting large stone
slabs on which the pillars are erected.
''It may seem trivial thing 70 you,
said well-known druggist, but one or
our greatest annoyances Is about corks.
| have been I'm the drug business for
nearly fifteen years, and | feel sure that
my experience IS not different from that
Of every other druggist. The trouble l
complain Of is that almost ninety-nine out
OF every one hundred persons when pre-
senting a bottle for medicine, Will in
| variably retain the cork until you have
| filed the bottle. put a new cork in II, and
|. tied II up, when they will say: l have
| the cork This may seem trihe 10 Kick
| about but cOrks cost money, ana then
| there is troubl. occasionally TO ind one
| to mt bottle properly. The amount OF
money we lay out annually for corks mlSh
be cut down fIlly 30 per cent. If our
customers would only think"
An clearinghouse made Of paper has been
| erected in the port Of Hamburg. Its
walls are composed Of a double layer of
paper stretched on frames and impreg-
| mated with a fire and waterproof solu-
| ton. a thin wooden partition affords fur
| Their protection against the inclemency OF
| the weather. The roofs and walls arc
| fastened together by means Of bolts and
| hinges. 80 that the entire structure may
| be rapidly taken 20 pieces and put up
| again. The dnlng-rOom itself measures
| thirty meters by six meters and Is cap
| able OF accommodating about 80 persons
| There are twenty-five windows and foul
| skylights. and the heating IS effected by a
| couple OF isolated stoves. 4 side erection
contains the managers Office, Kitchen
lardcr. and dwelling rooms. The total COS
If the construction is said to have amount
"a TO 1900 marks.