The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

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de Montmolency the general Ia COM
mand
Cotton was first planted IN the Ih'le"
states boz l12l IN garden ana 'o' =
long While WIS grown az en- Ornamental
plant as FAR north as New YORK.
Explorer Nausen is married to an nc
compiishel woman. who, aitcr ms ot-
parture in search or the north pole. quiet
~ settled down in Christiania a. teheh-
er OF vocal and INSTRUMENTAL music
Dr. Carl Peters. the African explorer.
Who was recently elected president OF the
German Colonial Association, is about TO
undertake q now exploration OF somaii-
land in The interests Of number Of
wealthy Americans
The baggago-mules used by the late
Prince Honry a. Battenburg viii In fu-
turc lead "a life Of dignity and ease al
Osborne. as pets ri the Hattenoerg emil
dren. They are said 90 be peculiarly Ugly
animals. and excessively lean.
Pope Leo. during the cold weather IN
Rome when be goes % 81 Peters ana
is carried through the Vatican gardens,
sits IN red and git chair which is on
inclosed in glass. ana thus the fragile
old man of 80 d. projected from inc
weather, aud Us preserved in good health
The most influential people in Europe
are old Queen Victoria is nearly a.
Lord Salisbury is 80. Prince IohenloAe
is II. Count Galuch0wsky the new Aus
tf.an chancellor. is GJ; Prince Lebanon,
the Russ au chancellor. is g., Sisnor
crsDc, THE Italian premier, Is -; the
Pope and Air. Gladstone are ~, and
Prince Bismarck is 81.
The famous reinsman. vs.. II. pohe.
was The first man t0 drive tr0ttcr faster
than 2l1 ThI feat Doe accomplished ia
1872 az Mystic park. when he dfofe
Goldsmith aiail against Lucy in PIG 81,
and beat. uy quarter of a second, me
time bis more famous son. Budd Dohle.
had made with the Maid. an of his sons
have become celebrated as drivers
Edward jordan. of Mottsvilie. Mich. IS
in hard luck. ila just finished FOUR
year term in Jail. and FASTENED home io
has wife. who had sworn % Doe true. and
found her engaged 90 another man. Jor-
dan offered to gamble for her and drew
the short straw.
a great fake came near bang pcrpc-
trated ON tle country the other day.
when Washington reporter called I'D
by telephone one of tno press associations
of the city. and pretended 10 Doe speaking
from London nr cable connection. There
was great excitement until the fraud VAS
dic0yercd.
The little King OF Spain was studying
the mot0es Ci the various countries Che
other day Being asked the English mot
l0. he responded promptly. "Dicu 90 Mon
Droit' and then asked. suddenly. "What
SIS the motto of america "Dieu et Mon
Roe said diplomat who happened io
bee in the room.
Congressman Blue. Of Kansas. priics
himself ON DIS patriotism, and never ape
pears I'm the House without carrying the
national colors on his person. ills under
wear is red, aud fringe of that color is
always visible under his cuffs bis neck
tie is white. and bis name supplies the
third element in the trl-col0r composition
red, white, and blue.
More people knew the late Ex-Governor
Robinson as Lizzie B0rdcn's counsel than
as a brilliant chief executive OF the old
Bay State. The trial established bis fame
as criminal lawyer. and he was Dee
sought afterwlrd 20 defend m-rderers
but Dee refused AN such offers. Tie Dee
lieved entirely in the innocence of Miss
Borden. and frequently said so.
William Konad Roentgen, whose name
has been mentioned SO often recently in
connection with the discovery of the X
rays. is still q young man. lie was born
in 1910 and was graduated from The me-
versity Of Zurich in 1863. IN 1870 Dec was
made assistant to Professor kundt at
the Dniverity oi WuIzOurg. Since 1855 Dee
has been ul.l professor at this institution.
4 laborious ceneaioeist announces that
queen Victoria had nine children OF
whom she has lost two. f0rty-one grand
..ff .H rr.i f0II.
twcnty-thrce REORGANIZATION. AN OF
whom are living. She has. therefore.
siXty-thrce descendants living seven
children. tlirly-three grandchillren and
twentvthrce of the next generation
Some German papers give very unfa-
voralle accounts of the health of the
Archdukc Franz Ferdinand. heir-pros-
pcctlye 90 tle Auetro-funrarian throne.
Tie is Winterirr iu cairo. and. according
60 these ronn. f nae been obliged TO
foree0 Walk.ul exercise only appearing
on the iorrlc. ol ine hotel with an ate
tenlant to support him. lie looks very
I'D, and takes de-pondng view or Dis
own case.
Rev Charles ID Tenney. who IS 70 Dec
the president 0f the new Chinese rniver-
slty at Tlcn-rsin. China, is am American.
and "a graduate OF Dartmouth and oher-
lin. lie has hecn % missionary in China
since 1Ss2. The projectors of the uni-
versity say that 10 ls To- be conducted ON
broad lines with special courses in cirl
and electrical engineering. mining. and
law; and AIR. Tenney is TO have uli
power, not only in the choice of instruc-
tors. hut in matters of discipline
Before Cardinal Masslia received his
red hat he spent much time I'm Abys-
.fr.
Menclik. The king once asked him 10 get
him sewing machine. and the priest 40
once had one shipped. but 20 came iu
parts. and no mechanic could Doe found TO
put 10 together Az last Meneik took the
parts into Dds private room. and set his
wits 90 work. and before morning had the
machine iu operation
Miss Catherine H0rsley IS a rural nost-
woman whose beat is from L0ncniidry
90 Seton Castle. in Scotland. She holds
am established appointment. dated Feb.
j. 1851 and has Two gOOd-conduct stripes.
The postmaster of Haddington. under
whom She serves informs ST. Martins.
le-Grand that she gets through an the
duties required of her with care, and
with the confidence of her chief. She ucr-
forms two rural deliveries. together with
apparatus and station services
Frederick William AlacNonnios. the
sculptor has submitted sketch models i'm
plaster OF siatuary groups for the Wash
instOn arch I'm New York. They repre-
sent Washington I'm war, and Washing
ton Ia peace. In one Washington Is
shown as general OF the army. supported
by TWO war-like female figures. and ia
che other in civilian Dress supported hy
hgures emblematic of peace The groups