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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
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ryes-whose every glance is such
7 fecl Il. ike velvet touch.
Eyes that all my comfort slay-
Yet griove me whent they turn away:
Eyes that flicker without fire:
That look and burn, without desire.
TIA, seem 10 darken while they beam.
And dart a shadow with each CLEAN.
Eyes That Smoldcr while they Sleep.
And glow Ike planets. a hen they peep
Prom an unfathomshlc cep
Eyes that wound for pleasures sake;
Tint languish when they triumph take.
And slumber most when most awake.
Eyes that blur and blind my sight.
That soc my pain that know my plight.
on. thrill mo fll me with delight.
W dark moons In q silver night
Charles Warren Stoddari in Overland Monthly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
A Revolver Cigar Cutter.

"Here, put that upl Don't yos know bet
ter than To flourish a revolver about in that
styler' excitedly exclaimed Host Vernam Of
the Morton house, TO Commissioner Jacob
Hess, who had pulled a revolver from his
pocket and procteded to cock it in Mr.. YER
mans face.
You're excited, my dear boy" retorted
Commissioner Hess.
He cooDy produced a cigar, placed it in tho
revolver, pulled the trigger, and cut a "
shaped piece from the cigar. Next, by .
simple turn OF the wrist, he threw the barrel
down, extracted a match and lighted bis
cigar. He then turned the cylinder OF the
revolver around, opened a side door, gave IL
a tap and the clippings fell out.
That's pretty clever" said Vernam:
''where did you get itf'
at came from Vienna. An acquaintance
gave it TO me. Quite new on this side OF the
water New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
Luck Of the OpaI.

THE superstition that the opal is I'm.
lucky" said a jeweler, sis dying out, and il
Is becoming a very fashionable stone. 1t was
always the favorite jewel of the Empress
Eugene, and that added something to its
'unlucky' reputation; but, on the contrary. it
IS the iavorite OF Queen Victoria, which
have weight with the superstitious.
Colored stones of aid kinds are coming moro
and more into favor, though nothing ever
or ever will approach the diamond Clus-
ters are generally preferred to solitaires this
eason."-Philadelphia Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
Theatrical Simplicity.

The following very curious notes Of the
scenery and properties deemed necessarv &c
the Royal theatre in Paris in 800 Will cive
an idea OF how little attention was paid 2 D
'cenic effects. For the production OF Los
HOraces, 10y p Corneille, "a palac, o. any
kind in the first act; an armchair i'm The s,c-
)nd act; two armchairs. two stools ard "a iir
chair for the king in the last act For An
drOmaque, - all that is needed is a '.pai4ce
with columns; in the background the sea. %
For lie MlsanthrOpe, of Moliere, 'any kind
Of chamber, six chairs and two candlesticks.
The same will do for 'rartufe.'n I'm ENGLAND
things were a little better, for in lCi3 Mr..
Tom COryate, the leg stretchcr,n writing
from Venice, says: The house here /; be-
carly and base in Comparison With our state
ly houses in London. Neither can their act
ors compare with ours in apparel. show and
music" There were eight theatres in London
in the reign of Charles III, and Punch's play
house, In Coyent garden, gave exceedingly
elaborate performances, if we NAV iud,e
from the following bill for the night OF july
:, 1864 when the Fall of Man. was produced
with "A variety OF scenes and machines. bar
ticularly the scene Of paradise in its ancient
inhabitants, the subtlety OF the serpent in
betraying Adam and Eve, etc, with a varie-
ty Of diverting interludes, too many 10 be-
inserted here. No person to be admitted with
masks and riding habits, nor any money TO
be returned after the curtain is up. Boxe
" shiiings and pit | shilling, all beginning
exactly at Z o'clock.-Saturday Review.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
CoIorado,s -fRcln stnn.-

The h%ydrophone or magic stone lately
found in Colorado has the curious property
OF changing from thick whiteness 10 perfect
transparency under water; hence it is pur.
posed 20 use Il in rings, lockets and other sen.
timental souvenirs, TO mask a flower, lock Of
hair or photograph, which can he made visi
bio at the owners pleasure, though hidden Sc
cureiy from prying eyes-New Orearr
Tunes Democrat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
Big Lumn of Coal

"A solid lump of coal, containing eighty
seven cubic feet and weighing 6,35I hounds
was exhibited at the Texas state fair II was
Inc largest block OF coal ever taken from a
mine IN the United tates-ChicacoN News
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08

IL you let trouble sit upon your soul, like q
hen upon her nest, you may expect the
Matching Of a large brood-Good Housekeen.
ING.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08

The first profile taken was that OF Amigo
nus, in so B. C., who, having but one eye.
his likeness was 70 taken to conceal the de-
formitv.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
a BREATHING T L

At last comes q breathing spell for the men
JIM the flies. The four acrobats are going
through their performance Oh The front part
OF the STAGE, while the foiry queen and the
le.il. with their followers, are waiting be.
hind the scenes for their next appearance in
the lower regions. Looking dow at them
from the f@yInau's perch they are indeed q
fantastic group. The chief Of the Spanish
cavaliers lies stretched out ON his back bal
auc.ng the Queens pl,teboard throne on his
feet. One OF the devils horns had Just got
misplaced and the fairy queen holds the
mammoth sandwich. which size is eating. be-
tween her teeth. while she reaches M on tip
toe and adjusts his majesty's demoniacal
head gear in just as free a manner as ii She
were the devils servant instead of the great
queen of the fairies.
Two whistles through the pipe, another
quick pull at the ropes and the stage below is
instantly transformed into the regions Of
darkness. The spectators in the auditorium
SEE the horrible picture of hGdes on the stage,
but the poor fellows in the fly gallery get the
full force of it. The thick smoke from the
red lights rolls up through the scenery until
the men at the ropes are almost suffocated by
the poisonous fumes, and are sometimes
forced 10 spell one another by going below
for fresh air.
The whole dramatic world is under the eye
Of the hyman. lie ought to be a good critic,
for at all events he has an opportunity Of see
ing all sides OF an actor and all phases OF the
atrical life.-BuiTaio News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08

The manufacture Of false teeth for horse,
is mentioned as among tAe industries thai ar
~springing up.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
IN THE FLY GALLERY.
HOW A SPECTACULAR PLAY LOOKS
FROM THE SKY.
Music and Applause Heard from Afar.
Men Who Roll the Curtain A Fantas-
tic Group-smoke from the Red Lights
of Hades.

WV
Follow me and you'll get there; but I'll
tell you at the beginning, that you're going
into a strange region This was the remark
of Frank Spangler, head ''hyrnan," as he
opened the rear door Of the Grand Opera
stage and began 70 climb the narrow stairs
leading 10 the fly gallery which is To-
Gated so far above every other visible part Of
the theatre that few people know that such a
place exists. II was a curious looking place.
4 long narrow shelf extending along on the
right side of the stage, and as one looked down
through the confusion OF ropes. borders and
flies at the crowd Of half costumed actors
hurrying here and there and everywhere
behind the scenes, it is really a new phase Of
the theatre and for the first night it Is really
preferable TO a seat in the orchestra.
Running through the center Of the gallery
is the ste rail, 10 which is fastened an al
most innumerable number Of ropes run up
through the rigging lofts and attached to
the various parts Of the scenery that is TO be
raised and lowered during the play. \ sailor
ought 10 feel very much at home in the fly
gallery, for the work and the way il is done
is very much Ike handling a ships sails.
MUSIC FROM AFFAIR.
\ dozen men are strung up along by the
side of the railing looking down AT the prepar-
atoms that are being made on the stage for
.he first act. The orchestra strikes up the
overture, but it has such a strange, subdued
sound, that one can hardly imagine that it is
the same music that be has heard in the audi
forum. Finally 70. stage is all ready. the
first warning whistle comes up through the
pipe. the two curtain men spring 10 their
places by the large windlaSs on which the
curtain rope is coiled. the bell strikes, and
they begin hauling and turning and hauling
as If their lives depended on the rapidity Of
their movements. ITS a mighty nice thing
said one of the curtain men To the reporter,
"to sit ont there and watch that curtain roll
up and 50 gracefully, but if they knew that
this was what did it, (wiping a food of per
sp.rqtion from his face 81 don't believe they
would enjoy il quite so much"
The curtain isup. The heated breath from
the audience. the odor OF perfumes. the smell
of cosmetics and stage paint, and all the
scents Of the place rise M once into the space
above the stage and no first il is almost
sitting 10 the person who is accustomed 70
breathing the air of the intermediate re-
giOus.
IAN hands ready is the comraard Of
Captain Brown, and a dozen bare armed
men spring 10 the ropes ready TO raise or
lower such parts of the scenery as the first
requires. arch sky up he shouts the
audience below DO not hear it, of course and
at different points along the rail the ropes
are seized and hauled IN, hand over hand,
until the ''sky' is raised ont of sight, and
then the rope is hitchei over the rail pin and
the men drop back on the rail 10 wait the
next change.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
4 PIONEER PASSES AWAY.
E. o. Lynch of Galveston, Probably the Oldest
Business Man in Texas.


Specialize the Gazette.
IS. ~ SstIALyEsTON, TEX, Dec. %. Last
night Mr.. E. o. Lynch, one of the early
immigrants to the infant republic Of
Texas, who came from "the states' to
cast his fortunes. in the then almost I'M
known land, passed away to-day at the
ripe age of eighty-seven years. At
the time of his death Mr..
Lynch was the Oldest business man
! iAse Galveston, and with the exception of
B. A. Shepard of Houston probably the
Oldest in the state. Coming here nearly
fifty years ago, he had been engaged in
business ever since. Mr.. Lynch was mar
ried nearly half century since to Mrs.
Mott, who died Il few years ago, but had
no children. The descendants of his
wife ~ her former husband are Colonel
NJ F. Mott of the law firm of Willie,
Mott s. Ballinger, and Messrs
Samuel and William Mott. The modest,
industrious, honest and unobtrusive Mr..
Lynch was a model of the business man
of early years of the American republic,
and while not mixing i'll the "hurley-
burley'' of later years, his death will be
kGenly felt by the few cold timers
still left, who are awaiting their call with
the fun sRswledge that it may come at
any time
y Mr.. Lynch IS interment took place this
afternoon, and was largely attended.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
FROM HALE COUNTY .
PLAINvIEw, HALE COUNTY, TT
100
To the Gazette

PLAINvIEW, HALE COUNTY, TEX, l
Dec. II, 1855.
To the Gazette.
Referring to the petition from Lipscomb
county asking a reduction in the price of
school land and the repeal of the forfeit
ure clause, allow me to offer a suggestion
from our standpoint:
Anyone who has never lived in this
section of Texas cannot realize what a
burden this annual interest is to our peo-
pie.
The great bulk of Central Texas was
given away under our republic and state
laws in donations and headlights, and
now in this country the settler is COM
PEELED to buy at 81 per acre, dry land; if
watered, So per acre, and forfeit his
home if he is so unfortunate as to be I'M
able to raise money to pay the annual in
terest, no matter whether it be dry or
wet, or what disaster may have over
taken him.
There are two sides to this question,
the benefits to the school fund on the one
hand, the aiding and sustaining the set
tier in his efforts TO make q home for
himself and develop the country on the
other.
Most of our settlers are poor men who
are trying to make homes for their fam
lilies and with raw land and farming in
an experimental state cannot be expected
to make farming a success, at least until
the land is put III good condition, which
takes sometime TO do so, especially in
new countries perhaps quite long dis
lance from markets to secure your tools,
ETC., necessary for farming. The man
with limited means buys school land, puts
his money into improvements and the
season is too dry or wet or some disaster
cuts short his crop and he can t pay the
annual interest the state comes in ,forfeits
the land, thereby bringing ruin upon the
settler and what has the state been bene-
fitted? She does not get any income out
of this unfortunate settler by doing SO.
1 would suggest that the state give
every settler on school land a credit of
$40 on every acre of timber that he plants
and succeeds in growing to q safety, not
TO exceed thirty or forty acres per sec
ton, credit this amount on
his annual interest. This would
furnish him work at home and
would enable him to hold his land for
five or six years; this would give him
time to put in good farm and learn
how, when and what Is plant so as to
make farming proftabls.
The benefits of tIa law might be ex-
tended to the homesteader, giving him
an additional five acres for every acre of
timber planted by him.
The great bulk of the unsold agricul-
tural lands stin belonging to the state
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
A KANSAS CITY SUICIDE.
an Ex-CaptaIn of Police Who Had Charge Of
the Police Relief Association Funds
Short in His Accounts.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 23.-Ex-
Captain of Police Charles Ditsch was
found dead this morning in Union Gene
terry. He was lying on his daughter
grave with CHASTITY bullet wound in his
head while murderous looking 44-cali-
bre revolver told the rest Of the story
He had charge of the funds of the Police
Relief Association and his suicide is sup
posed to be due to his being short in his
accounts. On Saturday he gave Il check
for $1,000 to man who had negotiated Il
loan with good security on the funds of
the association. Upon presenting it at
the bank the statement was made that
there were no funds to his credit
The total assets OF the fund were
$40, 900 of which about $1,000
were in notes and the rest in
cash. 1t is supposed there is very little
left although Ditsch S safe has not been
opened. The dead man had resigned
some months ago to start saloon which
was profitable, but it is understood he
helped friends in the same business and
appropriated police funds for the purpose.
The revolver with which he killed him.
self once belonged to Jesse James. The
desperate gave it to Bob Ford who in
turn presented it to Ditsch and afterward
killed james.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24

school fund is on the Staked Plains, which
is the largest body of treeless prairie in
the United States.
The capability of this country has Lot
been fairly tested, but those who know it
best have the brightest hopes of its flu
ture.
Only few years since Kansas was in
our condition; aided by wise and humane
laws, she has now come to the front as
farming country.
would like to hear from Others on the
subject, and if the legislature cannot
make the concessions asked, it should at
least suspend the forfeiture clause for the
first five years after the purchase of the
school land. Yours truly,
''STAKED PLAINS. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
Married at Eerens.
idence of the Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
KERENs, Tex, Dec. 20.-Mr. a. N d.
Allen, travelling salesman for G. selig-
son s Co. of Galveston, was to-day mar
ried to Miss Della Lalley of this place.
The ceremony was performed at the
house of the BRIDES father by Rev. DIR.
Riley in the presence of select friends.
Miss Lalley was one of the most accom-
plished and beautiful young ladies of Ma
varro county, and her many friends unite
in wishing for her a happy future.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
A FATHERS LUST.
A German Resident of the Creek Nation Con
victed OF Incest at Fort Smith.

German Resident OF the Creek Nation Con
victed OF Incest at Fort Smith.
Special to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK, Dec. 23.-John
Bahr, German about fifty years of age,
has just been convicted in the United
States court of incest. Bahr is a widower
and resided in the Creek nation and with
him lived one of his daughters, a pre-
possessing girl about eighteen years of
age. Her eldest sister, Jennie Bahr,
lived Ill st. Louis. When the
girl discovered her condition g,
she went to St. Louis and made the fact
known to Jennie, who at once set about
to have the unnatural parent prosecuted,
and caused his arrest last October. Both
the girls then came to this city, and on
Thanksgiving night the child was born at
st. John S hospital, and during the trial
just closed the mother gave her testi-
mOny with the offspring of the fathers
lust in her arms. She testified that her
father forced her condition upon her
and her statement was backed by other
testimony, Bahr claimed, first, that she
was not his daughter, but the
family Bible was produced, show
ing the record of the girl IS
birth, and Jennie Bahr also testified that
she was the legitimate offspring of the
defendant, who was also her father The
defense then endeavored to establish that
the girl had been ON intimate terms
with other men and the old man was
being used as Il scapegoat, but the YER
dict of the jury does not sustain them.
1t is the first case of the kind ever before
this court and has attracted much at
tention. The penalty is from three to
fifteen years Imprisonment. The jury re-
turned their verdict last night about II 80
n o'clock
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
Married at Wolf City.

Special to the Gazette.
WOLF CITY, TEX. Dec. % A brilliant
wedding took place at the Baptist church
at 10 a. M. to-day, the parties being Mr..
A. N. Demerit and Miss Alice Nail, ,
Rev. R. C. Pender officiating. After
many congratulations and some nice
presents, the bridal party left on the II % .
II. train for Navasota, Tex. to visit the
parents of the groom.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
IN SELF-DEFENSE.
Difficulty in the Choctaw Nation Which
Resulted Fatally.

Difficulty In the ChOctaw Nation Which
Resulted Fatally.
Special to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK. Dec. 237-William
Harding was lodged in the United States
prison this afternoon on a charge of
murder. On Tuesday last near Cowling-
ton, Chactaw cation, he became in
volved in a difficulty with young man
named Joe Lewis. The latter attacked
him with q brick and he used a pocket
knife with fatal effect, Lewis dying
of his wounds on Wednesday night.
Immediately after the difficulty occurred
Harding came in and surrendered on q
charge of assault with intent to kill and
Immediately gave bond, returning home.
1t becoming known at the marshal's
office yesterday that Lewis was dead an
officer was sent out for Harding and
he was re-arrested tonight.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
4 brakeman Killed.
Special to the Gazette.

WALNUT SPRINGS, Ten, Dec. % j.
J. Cooley, brakeman, was shot and in
stantly killed here last night by John
Scott, constable. Scott went home about
10 O'Clock and said he found Colley
about his place aud thought he was .
stranger trying to steal his mules and
shot as he ran away. Scott is under ar
rest. Colley's father lives in Nashville.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
Married at KopperI.

KoPPERL, Ten, Dec. 23.-Mr. J. H
Estes, the efficient and popular Santa Fe
agent, and Miss Luna Greer, one of
Bosque's most popular and beautiful
young ladies, were married here at the
Baptist church to-day at 1880 a. III. -,
Rev. W. H. Parks officiating.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
Lufkin Lodge officers.
corresnondence of the Gazette.

correspondence UI IIIs N7aAtVVS'
LUFKIN, TEX. Dec. q The following
officers were elected to serve the ensuing
term by Luflzin lodge, No. 70, X. of P. {:
P. c., S Abram; C. c., j. E. McPheT-
son; V. c.. J F. Davis; NJ. of E., w.
NJ. Vinson; NJ. of F., J. II. Skurlocks.
X. of R. and S e., W. s. Corler; NJ. of A +,
b. J. Milan; representative to grand
lodge, J. A. Abney; alternate, s.
Abram; trustee, H d. Weaver.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
Scarborough Out on Bond.
Special to the Gazette.

PALESTINE, TEX, Dec. 23.-Justice
Hudson concluded yesterday the examin-
ing trial of J L. Scarborough, charged
with the murder of Bill Williams, whom
he killed in fight at the former IS gin on
Monday last. Scarbrough's bond was
fixed at $500, which ne readily made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
GLYCERINE EXPLOSION.
A Magazine Blows Up With Frightful Force.
Loss OF Life Feared.

Loss OF Life Feared.
BRADFORD, Pa, Dec. pa glycerine
magazine in Buchanan Hollow, one mile
from Tarpert, exploded about g O'Clock
this evening, wrecking large number
of houses in Bradford, three miles away.
a large building at Tarpert, in which
were nine persons, collapsed, seriously
njuring three children, one a
little girl who cannot survive.
In another house lamp was overturned
and the house burned. The explosion
was caused it was thought from excessive
heat. 1t is not known whether anyone
was killed, as it was too late to find any
of the remains if there are any.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-03
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

By virtue OF a decree Of the Circuit Court OF
Fauquicr county. enterci il the chancery causes
of "Bastable ys. Forbes and "Forbess executor
IS. Bastable's executors. on the 9th day OF Sep
;embor. 1857 the undersigned. rs commissioners
OF sale IN said causes will offer for sale az public
arctlon, III the front door Of the Court House. 81
WarrentOn. w on
MONDAY the 2Gth day of March. lSSS.
The following real estate, the property o. the late
Gilbert NJ Bastablc viz:
A TRACT OF 1854 ACRES,
lying within a mile OF Warrcnton Junction and
Catletts, stations the Virginia Midland Rail
road. This tract is of very superior quality for
grass and grain. is highly approved we'll watered
and tinlbered; has On itaa EXCELLENT MAN
which together with all water and race rights,
will be sold with ea;d tract.
A TRACT OF 200 ACRES
adjoining the above, of tho same quality of land
lot 13l Z acres adjoining said aforementioned
lands, and u inoiety OF q tract of 62l5 acres also
adjoining sa.d land. These tract will be sold as
a whole or N parcels as II ~ be deemed desirable,
except the 200 acre tract, which viii he offered
by itself. The aforementioned lands are easily
divisiblc into several farms and are rated among
the most fertile and desirable tracts of land in
Fauquier county.
Terms OF Sale: One.third of the purchase mon
ey in cash, ana the remainder in three equal in
stanents payably in one, two and three years
from date of sale, to be secured by the bonds OF
the purchaser with good personal security bear
ing interest from date, payable annually, title 10
the land to be retained further security, with
power to resell for default of payment Of said
bonds at the ri and cost of the purchaser.
The Undersigned have also authority under
said decree TO sell said tracts of land privately
,TNO. MURRAY FORBES,
R.TAYLOB SCOTT. Commissioners
!. d. PAYNE.