The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-01
VARIETIES.

| oSihS W hStp OUT vi MY grave. ''On,
\ M sorry to hear thatr'-Punch
| The Argentine Government Is about to
spend over 100000 on the completion
OF the harbor works at Buenos Ayres
anu Sl.3OO,0O0 on the construction of dry
| docks.
The tobacco farmers of Kentucky are
copying the tactics of the cotton planters
by holding meetings and passing reso-
buttons In favor OF restricting acreage to
| compel higher prices
The distinguished singing teacher, MIR.
Manuel Garcia tnow in his DIST yeaD.
| mas re.nquished the professional duties
which he has fulfilled In connection with
| the Ropal Academy of Music for close
| upon half a century.
In the middle of an onion she was
peelins few days ago woman In
| Bath Me. found gold ring. The story
| rs vouched for. The oXplana ton offered
| is that some one dropped the ring In the
| onion bed. and the onion grew around
it.-New York sun.
| The fiftieth anniversary of the raising
| OF the first flag in California will bc
! celebrated at Monterey on July I.
Thomas Brodiee. who raised the flag on
that occasion, Is still living In Monte
rey, and will repeat the performance III
| the coming anniversary.
The British royal family is in no dan
ger Of becoming extinct just yet. There
| is hardly a reigning house in the world
henzollerns. which is So abuudantly
blessed with offshoots. There are liv-
| ing ciShty-two descendants of George
| Ill. and Of these siXty-onc are de-
| scendants of Queen Victoria.
new kind OF pipe. which is said to
| DE sweeter and in many ways Suce-
rior To the corncob or any other in
expensive pipe now on the market. is
| to DO made in Nevada county. Cal.
| from burrs which grow on the ninc
! trees in that region. The pint-burr
pipes are said to remain frecr from
nicotine than any other. and they have
| long been used locally.
MIR. iuEgins and Miss Dirnpla had
been discussing marriage In an inpcr-
soral manner. when the young lady an
| nouUccd her preference in this way:
THE man | marry must be handsome,
| talented, Gmiable, courageous and
without a fault of any sor. whatever"
This Is very sudden replied Mr.. Hug
gins. Il thoroughly appreciate the
honor YOU confer upon me. but you
will give me week 10 consider ] sup
pose. - Harpcr's Bazaar
Andrew stafford has probably thu
most intelligent dog in Bar Harbor
| FloSsie is u blRck-haired spaniel. 4
day or two ago Mr.. Stafford found, upon
driving to the wharf that he had taken
along broom from the barn. He call
| Ell FlOSSle. anu Ill inc presence Dl q
crowd told her TO carry the broom back
| to the stable, quarter of n mile away
| \ broom is an awkward thing for n
dog to carry in its mouth. but she trot-
| ted back to the stable carrying the
broom between her jaws avoiding pc
destrians and poles.
"Someyearsag ago" said Paderewsk.. the
other day. IN the Chicago Post, Il dined
with an official of the Russian army.
| Tlis official had In his y, q n
| GER of great ability who was addicted to
| strong drink. 1t was arranged that the
man should take diner along with us
| that day. Instead of soup. the first
course served 10 him was brandy, which
| he must swallow a spoonful a. time,
| just as he would have swallowed SOUP.
| After the fist spoonful he was so sick
| that he implored ITO De spared. Under
cover of drawn revolver the official
! commanded him TO swallow every spoon
| cul in the plate. The officer never drank
| drop of liquor after that
on the summit of hill In Central
Potter county. Pa. are four springs near
| together. In one Of these springs the
| Allegheny river has its source. Another
| Is the fountain head of the Genesec river,
| In the third the Sinnelnahoning branch
| of the Susquehanna rises and flows
| West and South to the main stream.
| The fourth spring sends forth the Pine
|
which flows east and south to the main
| stream. Thus waters starting on a
| Northern Pennsylvania hill. within q
| stones throw of one another separate
a., last so widely that those from one
| spring have their outlet in the Gulf OF
| Mexico those from another minslc with
| the tide in the Gulf OF st. Lawrence,
! while those from the other two unite
again in the Chesapeake Bay.
In the past twelve or thirteen years.
az result Of much patient labor ana
| vigilance. the Arab monuments Of Cairo
are now in a far better condition than
they We're a dozen years ago Decay
which once seemed as inevitable as fate
| itself. has been arrested. As far "a
| can be determined. no monument OF i'm
pc!tance has been allowed to grow
more ruinous, but on the other hand.
| many mosques have been put into n
| thoroughly safe condition. and a few
| have been or are being completely re-
stored. The carved woodwork. musaics.
| marbles, painted ceilings, etc, have been
restored and the missing parts replaced
| by scrupulous copying of what remain
| cd OF the original work. The workmcn
| employed are indeed very nearly as Skill
| full as the men who worked for the
| Mamluk Sultans in the golden age OF
Arab art