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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
MEETING OF
THE ASSEMBLY
List OF commissioners Who
Have Been Appointed Thus
Far from Virginia.

ARRANGEMENTS are rapidly being per-
fected for the forty-third General As
sembly OF the Presbyterian Church In the
United States, which meets on the 1st
of next month at Lexington, Va
The commissioners from the Virginia
Synod to the Assembly, appointed up to
this time, are as follows:
Abingdon Prcsbytery: Rev. s. w
Moore, of Pocahontas, and Mr.. ]. b.
Pointer, of Pulaski.
East Hanover: James p. Smith. D. D.,
of Richmond; Rev. j. r. Rennie, of Anle-
liza; Judge w. II. Mann, Of Nottoway
c. H; and Mr.. Edwin Pleasant, of Rich
mond.
Alternates Rev II. W. Pratt. OF Pc
tersburg; J. Calvin Stewart. D. d.. Of
Richmond; George p. Haw. Esq. OF
Hanover and Mr.. j. C. Riddle, Of Peters
burg.
Kanawha: j. c. Barr, D. D., OF Charles
ton, w. Va: and Mr.. John McCulloch. OF
PIT. Pleasant. w. Va.
Alternates Rev. ]. X. Hitner, of Mont
gomery, w. Va, and Mr. s. a. Stencil
of Buffalo, w. Va.
Greenbrier resbytery: Or. NJ. L. Lacy
Of Lewisburg. w. Va; Rev. J. NJ Sloan
Of Anderson. w. Va, and Messrs. James
Long and NJ. II. Walkup.
Alternates: Rev. NJ. II. Bittinger OF
Greenville. w. Va; Rev. ]. II. Lewis, OF
Bloker's Mills. w. Va. and Aessrs. Amos
Barlow and John r. Hevener
Roanoke Presby.ery Rev. u. A,
brown. D. D., Of Sake. Va. and J.. r..
Leigh NJ. p. Of GAINESVILLE. Va.
Alternates: Rev. T. S. Wilson OF South
Boston. and Captain C. a. Ballou. o.
Danvtlle.
Winchester Presbytery: A. c. Hopkins.
D. D.. OF Charlestown w. Va; J, r.
Graham D. D.. Of Winchester. Va; Mr..
II. c. Magruder, of Woodstock, Va and
Mr. w. C. Clayton. of Keyser. w. Va.
Alternates: George w. White, D. D., OF
Moorefield, W. Va: Charles Ghlselin,
D. D.. of Shepardstown, w. Va; Mr.. G.
g. Crawford, Of Kernstowno Va. and Mr..
A. ] Thompson OF Briggs. Va
Meetings OF other presbyteries have
been arranged for as follows:
Observation-Disclosures, w. Va, Tuesday,
May 9TH, p. NJ
Lexington-Hebron. Snyder Va, May
9Th, II A. NJ.
Montgomery-clfton Forge, Va, April
2eth, p, NJ.
West Hanover-ollvet. May 9TH, s
p. NJ.
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Barton He1gAts.
Observation-Disclosures

Miss Annie Smith is very sick at her
home.
Miss Fannie Snliee. OF, Brookland PARK
Is visiting rela .ives in Petersburg
Mr.. Brent. OF Essex. Is the guest OF his
brother. NEAR the Seminary.
Mr.. Smith OF New York. who has been
visiting here, has returned home
Cadet Starritt LETT last night TO resume
his studies at the V. II. l.
Arthur Eeay. Jr.. OF Shores, Va. Is VS.
Ting his aunt, Mrs Charles c. Rady.
Mrs. H. p. Avis, who has besn slck,I
Is much better.
Mrs. Corey. who has been quite sick,
is able to be out.
Miss Jessie Wilkinson Is visiting in
Petersburg
Mr.. Robert caskie expects to leave to-
day for AlbemarIe to attend the marriage
o! his niece
Mrs. "A. r. Miller gave birthday party
in honor OF her son, Frederick Tuesday
evening. Dainty Refreshments were
served. Those present were Grace
Louise md Tommy Armstrong. Goodwin.
Ada, Maud and Frank Khiyk. Mary
Christian, Elizabeth Christian. Dick
Croxton. Paul and Donald Miiie:.
Mr.. Detrick Schwartz left yesterday
for North Carolina.
Rev. J. ". Mitchell is quite sick at his
home.
Miss Ruby vermilera IS quite sick at
her home.
Miss Ethel coalter Is quite sick at her
home.
Miss Julia HUFF. who has been quito
sick, is able to be out.
Miss Neuman. OF Hampton. is visiting
on the Heights.
Mr.. Alfred Iantz. who has been quito
sick. is improving.
Miss Williams. who hns been quite sick.
is able to be out again.
Miss Annie Lndd. who has been visit
Ing Miss yerrnllera, has returned home.
Mrs. Allen. OF Brookland Park. Is quito
sick.
Mra. Fannie sallee has left to VISIT rela-
tives in Mntonca.
nir. w H. Bennett and family. who
have been visiting Mr.. and afrs. w. 7.
Wright have left for Ohio.
. Misses Ruth and Evelyn Carpenter,
who have been quite click, nre out again.
Miss Stella James has left for a visit
Il to friends in upper Henrico.
Miss Lucy Carroll, OF Hanover. is wise
ting tho Misses Pemberton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24

spirit that animated Stephen tAcu
vil:55) ruled In the heart Of Paul. the
spirit OF the martyr, which in n'ster years
led men to the dungeon. and the track
The resolution formed caused companions
to yield. and the party, trusting in ths5
Lord. Verse 1s) went up to Jerusalem.
CONCLUSl ON.-The key to this pas
sage Is found fl the words Of Paul (chap-
ter xx:22) ~ go bou.id In spirit into Jeru-
saiem." 11e had received instruction
from the Holy Ghost to make this jour
ney, and he resolved at all hazards TO,
make II Tho loving words Of the Ephc-
slams at Miletus. the warning at Tyre,
the greeting at Ptolemais, the sweet I'M
flueno OF the home of Philip, the pros
diction OF Agabus. the entreaties Of his
best and closest friends. all combined.
did not affect his purpose. He felt tbs
call Of duty and determined to answer
though life be sacrificed. 1t was the
grent turning point In his career. ere
is the thought to be learned by this pas
sage. What the church and the world
need ia men who cannot be moved by any
circumstances from the discharge Of OBJ
l,gation 1t Is better 10 die than betray
trust The glory OF living is to go
and .hc and do what God Wills, and leave
the cor sequence to Him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
Chestnut Hl1l and
: HlgAlana Pa14.

Observation-Disclosures.
Miss sallie Martin, Of Richmond, has
been visiting at the homo Of Mrs. Rich
ard D, Haller
Mrs. ouinby, OF Third Avenue. has been
quito sick, but Is now Improving,
Mr.. William Anton Shafer who has
been visiting Mr., ], Clements Shafer. on
tho Hermitage Road, has returned home.
Miss Virginia Tyler. OF Spillman w.
Va, Is visiting her grandparents. Mr.,
and Mrs, William II. Tyler. Highland
Park
Mrs Mortimer Mcclure, who has been
spending some time with her mother, Mrs,
julia Perry, at Orange Courthouse, has
returned homo.
Master Roy Todd, who has been quite
sick, Is again confined to the house.
Mrs Adelaide l.. Wright. OF Newport
News who has been visiting her sister
Mrs William W. Layne. has returned
home.
Mr., Meyo Wills, OF Highland Park, is
improving, after protracted spell Of
sickness.
Mrs a e Wood, who has been visiting
ar the home of Mrs. D. p. Small. has re-
turned home,
Mr., Andrew yauclane, who has been
spending some time at the residence of
Mrs Garland II Clark, was Joined yes
terday by his wife and daughter, from
Altoona. Pa
Mr., clayton Fowman. OF Chestnut Hill.
has been q&iite sick,
Mrs. Rock who has been visiting friends
In Richmond, has returned homo,
Miss Arrle Pettus is assisting at the
Tennessee table at the Confederate Ba-
ZaaI
Mrs Virginia l.. Woods has been visit
Ing friends in Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
Richardson--Cahill.

The wedding OF Miss Dorothy Cahill to
Mr.. Archer Lee Richardson was ce,e-
brated ct 1880 a. NJ Wednesday in the
home OF the brides mother. Mrs, Ellen
Cahin. OF No. 7o3 Overton Street, New
port KY. the Rev. Father McNesney. OF
the Church of the Immaculate Conception
being the ce!ebrant.
The bride, who is a charming young
lady and e!lknown In Richmond, where
she has visited, was gowned in hand
some travelling costume. Miss Lyd!e May
Gahill. the sister OF the bride. was her
maid OF honor and Mr.. l. Willoughby
Eason, Of Norfolk Va, was best man
An elegant reception was rendered the
bridal party and the friends OF the bride
and groom the evening before the mar
riage. a large number of bridal gifts
silver from tho officers and office asso-
eiates Of the groom at the Virginia State
Insurance Company.
Among the guests who attended tho
wedding were Mrs. Gilbert Cah!il Ed
wards OF New York; Mrs, Katherine Ca
hill Air. Of ST. Louis; Mr. Wallace Air, OF
Chicago: Mrs. II. y. Pike, OF lronton.
o.. and Mira, John Carhery, Of Covington.
Ky.
Mr.. Richardson Is the son Of the late
n, Z. Richardson and the secretary Of
the Virginia State Insurance Company,
where he has been employed for eleven
years. He is also graduate OF Ran
sdolph- Macon College and one OF the most
popular young men in Richmond. With
his bride. he win be at home after May
1st al No. 29S East Main Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
MRS. MURPHY TO SING

She viii Become Leading Soprano at
Beth Ahaba Synagogue.
Mrs. John Murphy has accepted the po-
sltion of leading soprano In the choir OF
Beth Ahaba Synagogue. and Will enter
upon her duties May LIST.
She possesses a voice OF remarkable
sweetness and power. and Will be q val.
liable acquisition to the choir. She VIII
sing the solo, when the Sabbath Peace
Inviting" at the services tonight at
o'clCCk, saffs-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
SINdOLD HYMNS

Methodist Choirs to Unite for the John
Wesley Celebration.
The choirs Of the Methodist churches
of this city and vicinity, vii meet at the
Broad Street Methodist Church this Fri
day evening at O'Clock to organize a
chorus to sing the old time Methodist
hymns to be used on the occasion OF the
celebration Of the b-centennial OF the
birth OF John Wesley
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
Old Hon estead Sold.

The old homestead OF the Richardson
family at No. els North Twenty seventh
Street, Church Hill, was sold yester-
day TT public auction for dlvision
among the heirs Mr. C. A. Ricnardson,
one Of the heirs, became tho purchaser,
paying the sum Of sl.olo cash,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24

for the First Congregational Church OF
Richmond, next Sunday at II A. M, In
Smithdeal College building, corner OF
Broad and Ninth Streets.
The public are invited to hear this able
and popular minister on his first ap-
pearancd In Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
DIR. JOHNSON BACK
Raised Twice This Amount Needed for

Wachapreague Church.
Rev. DR., Henry e. johnson. pastor ~
Laurel Street Methodist Church. has re-
turned to the city from Wachnpreague,
Va. where. on last Sunday he preached
dedicatory sermon to the Methodist
Church there.
The Doctor reports large congreg cations
present at both services. He was also in-
srumental in raising sl,loO on the debt
OF the new chnrch--twice the amount
needed
DR.. Johnson will conduct his training
class for sunday-school workers tonight
and will occupy his pulpit at both SER
Vices on Sunday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
A Secret No Longer.

the open secret OF Miss Josephine Put.
neyas enga cement 10 the Re-. Page
Dame. a. son OF rhe Rev. Or. William NJ.
Dame, OF Memorial Episcopal Church,
Baltimore. and his fathers assistant al
that church. can be kept no longer for
The washington Post OF yesterday In
publishing 1t makes one OF the most In.
tsrest!ng announcements ~ the Easter
season,
AS the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
"In Ursula's Garden"

The picture holds within 1t a glow and
beauty that fires the imagination not a
little. The old English garden with Its
greenery, its hedges, its winding bor-
ders, its fishpond, its scarlet roses and
amidst It ALL the center end heart of
II all, the Lady Ursula herself; golden
haired brilliant beauty. with her Eliza
i cethan ruff, a CLEAN OF crimson In her
pettcoat and Of green and sold In her
train, holding her court OF love with her
three attendant gallants, the Earl OF
Pevensey, the Marquis OF Falmouth and
Master Kit Mervale, one on either side.
and one bending deferentially to catch
her merry glance.
1.-TWO other pictures by the same art
y ist do credit to Mr.. Ashe and the author
of this story, the writer and the in
terpreter of the writer's meaning being
fully reflected in what each has done,
so that they are the complement the ono
of the other In .neir work and It's eX-
preston.
AIR. Cabell opens his story In the month
of May and has filled 1t with the fresh
ness, the fragrance and the "burgeosing''
of the days in which the last lines of the
springs epic are rounded out, to stir
the heart of humanity and brlm 1t with
a sweet and nameless longing. AR. Cab
ell voices this feeling in little madrlgal,
the sentiment Of which declares:
For, at best the merry May-time
Is very fleeing play-time:
Why, then. waste an hour thereof
The rose garden at Longavile" makes
q fit setting for the May romance which
had its happening IN the golden days of
Ii good Queen Bess Of England. Four per-
sonages figure In the rose garden episode
whose names have been already given;
only one of them. Master Kit A1ervale,
figures under double Identity. and In
the end stands revealed as Miss Kathe-
rine Beaufort. ~
It seems a good thing to occasionally
come upon love story told in pure
and tender fashion-to be taken out Of
the commonplace and sordd round of
daily events into an atmosphere bright
sned and made beautiful by the power OF
creative talent.
In Ursula's Garden" is such love
4 story, given to the world In Mr.. Cabells
happ!est manner. with a dellcacy OF
treatment and da.ntiness of touch that
Goes not detract from its force, but rem
hers II FL the more distinctvely finished
and perfect Nothing that Mr. cabeil
has published. and all OF his work Is
excellent, is finer In It's way than the
ldyl which adorns the pages of the May
Harper.
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French Hand Made
Underwear and Childrens Dresses.


own gracious maidenhood, Miss Putney
has always stood for what Is best and
brightest among the fashionable circles
Of Richmond society,". Her flance Is tho
brother or Mrs. Walter II. Miles. an In
innate friend Of Miss Putney during her
girlhood and since her marriage. Tho
marriage will not take place until the
fall, isl.Vtt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
Or. EeIs to Preach.

The Rev. James IIels. Of the old his
toric First Church. of Boston. Mass
who Is In attendance at the Conference
for Education In tho South, will preach
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
Blshop Penick Here

Bishop G. c Penick, who Is attend
ing the Education Conference. Is the
cues, OF MIR. John S, Munce. No. West
Main Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Social 0l7na
Personal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

The frontispiece IN the May number OF
Magazine Is lovely color Nus
tration by e. NJ. Ashe of MIR. James
Branch Cabell's story appearing IN THIS
Issue under the canton Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
THE INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
FOR APRIL 26. 1908.

SUBJECT: Pauls Journey to JerusalemActs, xxi 3, L.
GOLDEN TEXT The will Of the Lord be doneActs XIII IA
By Rev d. Gilbert Secretary Education
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24

The Misses Hill. who attended the mar
Rage Of Mr.. Julian Hill to Miss Kearney
l., Washington Wednesday, weer among
the bridesmaids, and wore dresses OF
white silk null. trimmed with Irish lace,
snshes OF pink chiffon and picture hats,
with moss roses and bows Of pink velvet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
Personal Mention.

The authoress. Miss Halle Ermlnie
Rives, Of Virginia. has decided to give
I'D literature for the stage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24

Mrs. J. c. Bell is visiting her sister,
Mrs. j, G. Harris, in Newport News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24

Mrs w. K EARLY, Miss Laura Early
and Master Norman Early, OF MillsVilie,
Va. are spending several days In Rich
mond
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-30
MUSIC OF THE CUBANS.
II ID Even Worse Than the Horrible
Noises Made by the AL
gerlanH.

Cubans show a semi-savage prefer
ence for such music as is made by
a band composed Of stamp-mill
sort Of a crank piano, pair of sugar
kettle tom-toms and . man with a
horse-radish crater called ''giro"
and fat file with which to scrape it
the combined outfit producing dis
cordant potpourri that might easily
distocate the teeth of any self-respect-
ing handsaw, says the Detroit Free
Press. This example of music as the
Cubans fancy it liz even worse than
the finger-drumming and wire-snap-
ping musical murders committed in
Tunisian .bazars and Algerian cafes
chantantes. The Landed but lugubri-
Gus Cuban national hymn is best es-
teemed when performed by one of
these bands of inharmonic banditti,
and the national dance, that monoton-
GUS combination of motions that sug-
gests that the dancer is trying to shoe
a flea off the small of his back and
also go easy. on stone-bruised heel,
can only be adequately performed to
the music of these African agitators Of
cat-gut, raw-hide and perforated tin.
The truth is the Cubans will have to,
learn music all over again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-30
SOME THOUGHTFUL SUICIDES,
Remarkable Forethought of a Num-
Der Of Unfortunates ON the Eve
of killing ThemseIves.

A grocer's assistant who committed
suicide the other day left note in
side the house to say, 81 am hanging
outside The Liverpool Daily Post
gives some other notable instances of
bulls made by intending suicides. An
Irishman who drowned himself left
the message, "This is an accident" on
piece of paper in his hat to spare his
friends feelings, and only this sum-
mer young gentleman in Shropshire,
before attempting suicide, wrote an
anonymous letter to his mother break
ing the news of the accidental death
of her son-which, as matter of fact.
did not come off.
With similar forethought provin-
cial bank manager on his deathbed
was said lately to have dictated tele-
gram to headquarters saying: Great
iy regret to inform you that died this
morning of pneumonia.-(Signed) pp.
Thomas Brown" An Irishman once
confessed that he had contemplated
suicide by hanging himself on a will
low tree overhanging river near his
potato patch, but had given up the
idea from fear lest the cord should
break and he should be drowned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-30
A NEW KIND OF BERRY.
One That Il New to the Credu10us
and ConAding Only, and
q Fraud.

The newest thing in small fruits IL
the "Arctic" berry. In parts OF the
west enterprising agents have been
going about among the farmers exhib-
iting attractive-looking berries pre-
served in alcohol: They are about
three times the size of strawberry
and with the color of an orange.
Every delicious" says the agent,
who claims that it is brand-new fruit
of extraordinary merit. He explains
that it was obtained by crossing the
strawberry and the wild cherry, the
huckleberry and various other berries.
In response to orders he is willing to
deliver limited number of plants.
Naturally, says the Detroit Free
Press, orders in plenty have been
forthcoming. But it turns out on in
vestigation that the new and won
derful berry is nothing more nor less
than the white mulberry, long ia
lniliar and not greatly esteemed. In
other words, the whole business is a
fraud, and the evaporation of the VIC
Tins is rendered more intense by the
fact that all the plants, which they
had set out SO carefully, are killed by
the first frost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-30
EAGLE DROWNED BY A FISH.
me Bird Undertook to Carry on q
Big MuskaLIonEe and Both
Perished.

A colony of American eagles has
made its home along the shores of
Chautauqua lake for many years. A
story is told of one of these birds that
is truly remarkable, says the Buffalo
Courier.
The eagle was gracefully soaring
over the lake when it suddenly darted
with lightning rapidity toward the
water, catching in its talons muskal-
,onge two feet or more in length, and
weighing probably ten pounds. There
was clash and splashing of fins and
feathers, but slowly the bird rose in
the air with its captive dangling and
wriggling below. When at height
of about 1000 feet the bird, still cling
ing to the fish, began to sink slowly to-
ward the lake again, gaining speed
as it descended and finally fell with a
splash in the water. Later the bird
and fish were found together dead.
The fish had evidently been too
heavy for the eagle to carry, but it's
claws were SO firmly imbedded in the
flesh that it could not release it's hold,
and as its strength gave way it sank
into the water whence it had sought
its prey and was drowned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-30
CHAMPION SNAKE HUNTER.
with killing 10000 VenomouS
Reptiles.

It is not well known that certain
parts of France are infested with
poisonous serpents, against which
warfare is waged by state-paid SER
pent hunters. They are killed in
thousands, and the price per head
is 2hd. There was some time ago
famous serpent killer in the forests
of Southampton, John Milly, who in
az years of hunting killed more than
$4,000 vipers, says the London Tat
tier. A Frenchman named Courtoi.
who hunted in the Loire district, can
be, compared to Milly, as he was
credited with having killed 10000 VEN
omous reptiles. His only weapons
were one or two massive sticks. As
soon as he saw the serpent he adj
vanced and hit it. violently, either
killing or stunning it.; with the Sec
ond stick he pinned it to earth and
cut off the head with a huge pair
of scissors. But aleng with these
simple weapons Courtol possessed a
thorough knowledge of the habit of
serpents. He knew when and where
to find them. In two sdays near Puy-
a-Clermont he killed, $50, of them, and
not only did he kilbsthe poisonous
creatures, but he would capture them
living when desired. z II
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-30
RENTING STUFFED ANIMALS.
Merchants I'm the City Use Them t.
Make = Display I'm the Holt
day Season.

The trade in stuffed animals gets
brisker with the approach of the hol-
Iiday season. 81 don't mean by that"
said a William street taxidermist,
according to the New York Times.
that we are selling more of them.
We are not. We never do sell stuffed
beasts in herds at this time of the
year, but our renting list swells pro-
digiously. People whose business re-
quires them to use stuffed animals and
bird as an advertisement generally
want an extra duck or dog or bear
added to their stock for a month or
two preceding and following Christ
mas. A trademark of this kind Of
good quality costs anywhere from IS
to- SIS and as those that are used mere
y as 'supers' are needed only few
months in the year, it is cheaper to
rent them than buy them outright
Almost every merchant in town, OF
high or Low degree, makes an extra
splurge at this season by exhibiting a
polar bear or some other festive ami
mai, consequently our rentals amount
to rather nice income. Some sea-
sons we do a pretty thriving business
with theatrical companies, also, but
this year the drama seems. to have be-
come too realistic to rely on stuffed
art for Its effects, and our orders for
property fowls and quadrupeds have
been few"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-30
TeIeRraphic POSTAGE.

The idea that letter placed in a
suitable receptacle could be conveyed
by electricity at rate well-nigh
comparable to that of the express
trains seems to have struck an Ital-
ian experimenter, Piscicelli by name,
SAYS the London Chronicle. The near
est approach to the system is that OF
"telepherage," but here the rate of
progression is, of course, relatively
slow. In the case of the Piscicelli
system it is intended that the let
tiers should be conveyed in boxes
composed along wires arranged on
the overhead system analogous to
that seen in the tramways of many
towns. Experiments are to be made
with the system between Rome and
Naples, but there are so many very
obvious difficulties in the way of the
scheme becoming generally useful
that we may await the results of
these experiments before hailing the
invention as a benefit to mankind at
large.