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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
The Man and His Shoes,

In the spring time, when roses bloom
and malaria abounds, it is easy to read
mems characters in their walk. Nothing
tells a mans capacity for business quicker
than his gait and general carriage. Some
men walk with firm, elastic step, pick
ing the foot up clearly and setting it
down firmly as though saying they were
doing exactly right. Such men are posi-
tive in their decisions. not always quick
to make up their minds. but pretty sure
to be right. whatever conclusion they may
reach
You must not co:found this class with
the nervous walker, whose gait is too
ierky to be elastic and whose every action
indicates man who is uncertain Of his
own life. Careless men wear their shoes
OH one side through want of attention in
purchasing. as they are prone to take the
first shoe which the salesman offers as an
easy covering regardless Of the fact that
few days wear will loosen the leather
and make all easy fitting shoe, a never
failing corn producer The old fashioned
box toed shoes or boots are still patron
lied by soutSern people of firmly rooted
ideas, 50 there is no trouble in reading
character with that class. An expert will
Judge Cwoman's style by the heel. and
he will not be very far astray when he
comes to reading chsracter.-GlobeD Dem
ocrat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
The CapriOtes of Today.

The inhabitants Of Crapi retain many OF
the peciliarties of their Greek ancestors, as
well as much Of their beauty The women
are celebrated for their clear cut features,
healthy olive compilations, their dark, laugh
ing eyes. and their fine straight forms, which
the carrying Of burdens on the head tends 70
increase. Most of the men are away from tho
island nearly the whole of the year, at sea,
either coral fishing or employed in the coast
inc trade and for this reason almost all labor
is done by women. The Capriote Of today Is
rs avarcious rs his celebrated ancestor Of the
Grecian isles, and in making bargain with
him it Is necessary to stipulate everything
beforehand: even then he will find some cS-
cnse TO increase the sum agreed upon when
the time for payment comes.
Quite number of Englishmen of good
families, among them a nobleman, have mar
ried Capri girls, owing, no doubt, to their
beauty and winning smiles, and have settled
down TO "dolce-far niente" existence on this
little island in the tideess summer sea. IL is
pleasant TO sec the strong, healthy looking,
handsome girls toiling up the rocky paths,
with burdens on their heads, but laughing and
chatting with infectious vlvacity, and cast
ing a bewitching glance at the tourist, who
has come from crowded cities where civil
zation makes its iron rule felt and cramps or
develops our faculties and sensations as 1t
chooses. We cannot help feeling that, after
all, We, who are born to highly civilized
life, have not all the good things IN this
world, as We look back Oh the struggle FOX
gain or honor among the educated whose
faces are marked with the lines OF care and
thought, and compare the picture Of selfish
life in the modern gain getting countries with
the happy "sans souci" existence Of all those
who have eaten the lotus and dwell Oh this
"bright gem of the sea. boston Journal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07

Again and again has the attempt been
made 10y amateur photographers TO catch
Mrs. Cleveland, but thus far without success
An enthusiast who mourns his last unsucceSs-
full attempt thus describes his experience:
Il thought would stand on the tillng un-
der the big porte cOchere of the White House
and catch her as she came out to get into the
carriage Pretty soon the seal browns drove
I'D 10 the door and stood there paving away
at the concrete. / must have waited at least
ten minutes before the door opened. My
camera was tucked under my left arm and
my forefinger rested on the little spring that
makes the exposure As the door swung
back heard a lady's step and began to feel
Just trihe ratified / squeezed the box
tightly and stepped toward the door with the
camera pointed right at Mrs. Cleveland as
she came out She did not pass on, but
looked ne right in the face with queer,
cool little smile that upset me completely.
Ny camera suddenly got as big as barn,
and taking off my hat | bowed and went
down the steps two at time, without think
ing to push the spring. | wouldn't try that
again for thousand dollars. Chicago
Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Floggings for Afghan Underlings.

Among the half civilized Afghans the
rod is recognized as u very essential fac
tor i'll dealing with subordinates. There
is certain pariah strata of Afghan soci-
ETY. that is composed of pessons whose at
tributes and instincts are amusedly ami
NAL like. They are the dependents and
hangers on of the better class servants
about the persons and establishments of
khans and military chieftains-servants
of servants. Depending for their iiveli.
hood and tolerance on the performance Of
the most mental services. shiftless, ire
sponsiblc. happy go anyhow mortals, they
accept kicks and cuffs as part and parcel
of their existence They seem mutely
thankful at being permitted to live.
If an Afghan wishes to show particular
honor to his guest, portion Of the dis
play is very likely to be made through the
medium of the carcass of some servitor
who is detained for mental service. The
head farrash is expected to honor his mas
ter's guest by ostentatiously logging this
unfortunate underling around with q
stick to hurry him up. By making him
hop around and perform his services in a
lively, cheerful manner the hospitable in
tention is supposed to be measureably
emphasized Thomas Stevens in New
York Sun
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VOICE or THE FAITHFUL HEART.

Saw whit Is tho Wild seas message.
II 50 eagerly bears "a the land;
That 50 fondly IL croons TO the pebbles,
Asst dries IL sad eyes on the strand
Do the pebbles II dallies and kisses.
And forsakcs with a eob, as they part.
Alone know the echo that fingers.
Ike the voice Of a fond. faithful heart'
Is the pebble an exile. wonder.
From some sea bedded cavern Of yoref
Are the waves but its couriers bearing
Sweet tidings from grotto TO shore'
Does IL harken and send back Its greetingi
Is the kiss ON the waves lips parts
As swift aud as sure comes the answer,
From the voice Of fond faithful heart.
Does the surf change forever, or ever;
Do these courier, pause ia their chaser
Are the depths Of the sea ever broken
BY the tempeSts that wrinkle It's faccf
All. no And as strong and enduring.
Though ocean and continent part,
Are the whispers, heard int 10y the loved one,
From the voice Of the fond faithful heart.
EDccp down meath the bosom 81 ocean,
Unsoundcd b. p!Gmmet or line,
at peace from the storm and connection,
That rage DER is bniows Of brine
There are secrets that time shall not fathom.
There are jewels unknown to carth's mart.
As deep. as true and as precious
Is the voice OF the fond, faithful heart.
Jessie Bartlett Davis
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Repairin: q BrOkenNeedlc.

There lived not very many years ago q
short distance from the town Of Beaver q
man Of extraordinary meanness. One day
as he was starting out for Beaver to do bis
weekly shopping-for even he had to buy
something for the support OF his family-his
wife came out and asked HIM to buy her a
darning needle
What's the matter with the one bought
you last winterf'
The eyes broken out she replied.
Bring the needle here,n said he; I'm not
going to allow any such extravaganza. I'll
have the needle mended."
The woman was wise in her generation,
and made no protest She brought out the
broken needle.
The economical farmer rode into Beaver
and stopped first Of all at the blacksmith
shop. He took out the needle and banded it
TO the blacksmith. Il want that mended,"
he said.
The blacksmith knew his customer, and
keeping his face perfectly straight, said that
he eve should be made whole IN an hours
time The farmer rode away, AMI the black
smith walked across the street ana bought a
new needle for 4 cent or two.
When the farmer called again the black
smith gave him the new needle. The farmer
looked at the smooth, polished surface OF the
steel and remarked that it was good job.
.'How much will it bef said he
"Ten cents" said the blacksmith, and the
farmer as he paid it remarked that he knew
that the needle could be mended, but his
wife would have gone to the expense Of buy
ing a new one if he hadn't interfered. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
A Girl of Nerve.

The way u VaSsar student with limited
means helps herself through college is thus
tod by a correspondent: Some Of the girls
who come TO VasSar arc rs helpless as babies.
They are the daughters of mliionaires, and
never brushed their own hair or sewed but
ton on their boots in their lives. They are
only too GLAD TO have some one do these
things for them, and that is how the poorer
girls make pocket money. Last year pretty
blue eyed girl came to college, and stated
during the first week that her tuition and
board were paid by kind relative, but
every penny for dress, car fare and the
thousand and one little incidentals she must
earn herself Soon after her arrival the
following announcement appeared on her
door:
Gloves and shoes neatly mended for 10
cents each.
Breakfast brought up for 10 cents each.
Hair brushed each night for % cents a
week.
Beds made up at 10 cents week.
That little freshman made just $50 the
first year, and that paid all Of her expenses
and good part Of her tuition fees.-Bcston
Advertiser.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Historian Lossine's Happy Thought

The venerable Benson J. LOSING told
the story. in New Yorl; recently. at the
dinner TO American authors by the Satur-
day Night club. how lac first conceived
tho idea of his Field Book of the Revolu-
ton" When Losing. years ago. visited
the historic ground where Putnam made
lis famous ride down the stone steps, he
encountered an old man who so graphic
ally described the event that LOSING
asked him who he was and how he came
10 know so well all about it. Il stood
right there, said the old man, when
Putnam came tearing down on his horse,
and as lac swept by me ! heard him swear,
between his teeth, 'D---n the British "
IL was this recital that suggested TO Mr..
LOSING the happy thought Of visiting the
locales OF important or striking revolu-
tionary events. Of depicting them with
pen and pencil and collecting whatever
traditionary lore still chung aDOut them.
The idea was so captivating that he closed
an arrangement with his publishers be
fore he had written a line of the work.
Home Journal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Some Things We Don't Know.

We may come down from our pedestal
for iittle--there are still two or three
things that we don't know We do not
know. for instance. how many Of our kind
there are on this globe. It is. after all.
but very small portion Of the world that
we know anything about. snd the beaten
path is but as trail on mountain The
Interior of Newfoundland is terra in
cOgnlta; Manitoba IS comparatively un
trodden waste; there are Islands in the
Pacific Of which We know nothing more
than that they exist; China and Thibet
are largely closed volumes, and about
many other portions of this world there's
rs much guess work as there was i'm the
days Of Marco Polo We cannot tell why
of two exactly similar bulbs put into pre-
cisely similar soil one should bloom out
as tulip and the other come out as an
onion We do not know how the flowers
receive their color or perfume, nor why it
Is that while we can catch the shadow in
the camera we cannot also imprison the
color.
There are many things, too. for which
we have not been able to frame laws. We
cannot agree as to the cause Of earth
quakes, the origin Of volcanic fires. or the
birth throes of the whirlwnd. We do
not even know our own origin, and the
thinking world is divided between evolu-
ton and creation We do not know even
the normal color Of man, whether we are
bleached from the dark original, or
whether the dark races are sun burnt
editions Of the early whites. Was the
flood local or universal? Did Atlantis
exist? Were there giants In those days.
These are few of the many questions
that might be asked and remain unan-
swered San Francisco Chronicle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07

About a year ago Prince George of
Wales wassent to his ship after vaca.
tion wherein he became greatly involved
in debit quite pcnniless, and with warn
ing lecture from his father Shortly after
the christening of the Battenburg baby
occurred, and presents were sent TO the
infant in great quantities, and Of value
commensurate to his exalted rank Prince
George duly and dutifully sent his offer
ing-a pewter mug with tag attached
On which WAS written: ITO my beloved
nephew, with the hope that when his
nephew Is christened liz will be able TO
purchase more appropriate gift than
this Ii is said the Prince of Wales, on
reading the inscription, exclaimed: That
boy is mcorigiblcl' theh laughed heartily,
aud next day sent him a handsome sum.
The Argonaut
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Secret Of UndergIsze Decoration.

Only s. for that dinner service? 1t
must be of some common make then.
said the reporter "Will the print wear
OFF,
NO. sir That is what we call under
glaze decoration, and the print will last
on as long AZ the dish lasts Tho plate is
made and baked Then the printing is
put on and the plate is dipped into the
glaze and baked again, SO you sec the
print cannot rub of Some of the finest
china is decorated in this way because the
rich colors cannot be put on the china over
the glaze. The rich royal blue that decor
ates the Crown Derby Royal Dresden ana
other valuable china is put on under the
glaze Then the glaze is put on and the
other decorations are put on over the
glaze New York Mail and Express.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Mountain Roads of Ceylon.

The mountain scenery of Ceylon Is very
beautiful The peaks are broken and
Jagged the, slopes and gorges green and
wooded The valleys are very tortuous,
forcing the roads to mount the heights by
many wind:ngs and curves, through tun-
nels and over frightful precipices. The
entire island is covered with a network of
roads laid out with great skill and built
with care The entire length Of the island
is 261 miles, By 140 in its greatest breadth.
Yet there are something like two thou
sand miles Of well engineered oads, about
fifteen hundred feet of them being met
alcd or graded. These roads permeate
every part of the island. and have brought
each aud every part within easy access of
every other part
There are two main railroads finished
One of l2S miles takes Won from Colombo,
where the coolest nights rarely carry the
thermometer below - degs., up to Nh
wara Eliya, where, from December to the
middle Of March. there is frost during
clear nights This is n beautiful ride,
through scenery rarely surpassed on any
railroad. Now up steep grades, over
looking valleys terraced for rice and lying
thousand Of more feet almost under you;
then under frowning peaks lifting their
rocky crags one. two and three thousand
feet almost vertically over your head;
now along the steep sides of mountain,
bending in and out of the gorges. and
darting through tunnels, with tea or cof-
fee plantations making the steep slopes
far below you or opposite on the other side
of the valley shine in brilliant, glossy
green. 49, Carter Harrison in Chicago
Times
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
A Bean ia His Nose.

We know a child who has morbid pro.
pensity 10 force buttons, beans, etc, into
his nostrls He keeps his whole family
in state bordering upon terror, for they
never know at what precise moment they
may be called upon to perform an opera
zion upon Master Harry's nasal append
age. Pressure against the empty nostril
and quick. strong breathing into the open
mouth will dislodge the foreign substance
and send the suffering yOungster upon his
way rejoicing Good Housekeeping
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
4 Very Natural Mistake.

A Shakeress. with q meek face beneath
a large green bonnet, Was fastening along
Main street the other afternoon, 50 as not
TO keep the elder waiting in the big wagon,
when She unwittingly ran against a small
uewsboy and sent his papers in all dircc
tions After assisting the youngster to
collect his wares. and dropping nickel
into has hand with the apology, I'm sorry
for thee and my carelessness, my son.
she fastened away. The little fellow
gazed after the retreating figure with
awe. and at last muttered TO companion
she question. Say, Mickey, be that the
vagin Mary: Springfield Republican
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Luck In Little Things.

A New York man has made small
fortune of So. 900 in two months through
all invention He had often noticed the
trouble which school children have in
cleaning their states. and lie invented q
little tin box. in the bottom of which is a
small sponge saturated with water. In
the center of the box he placed piece Of
tin drilled with holes. and on top of this
another small sponge. A pressure
moistens the upper sponge. and the slate
can be instantly cleaned. One firm Of
stationers purchased 10000 gross of the
little invention, and the lucky inventor
hopes to become millionaire. Chicago
Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Society in Rio dc Janeiro.

Society in Rio de Janeiro must be in .
terrible condition. for correspondent
there in writing from the capital to 9
paper published in Saquarema says: Il
Judge that tho evolutionary force OF des-
tiny Is also the positive pole Of our hopes
or the negative Of our illusions. New
York World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Lacked the Assurance.

Gas Ofkcial to collector)-Oid you tell Mr.
Hendricks that il his bill is not paid today
the gas will be shut OIL
Collector-No, sir.
Ofiicial-Why mott
Collector-Because l was calling on his
daughter last night until 1870 and | hadn't
the cheek.-The Epoch
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Military Service In YucatAn.

In Yucatan every male between the
ages Of 81 and 80 is subject to military
duty, and when in service gets the mu-
nifccnt pay OF six cents per day and finds
himself in food. There is no commissary
department in the army. which must tend
to shorten campaigns Chicago Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07

CONNECTIONS.
Train No. 80 connects dairy except Sunday
at Key syilIe tor Chase City, Clarksyille, aud
oxford; ~ Greensboro for Durham. Raleigh,
Salem, and Winston, and all points on North
Carolina Division.
Train No. 81 connects daily ut Greens
bOro for Salem, Winston, Raleigh. Colds
boro' and Norehead City: Ut Salisbury Ton
Asheylle. Hot Springs, and all points iC
Western North Carolina; at Charlotte with
Charlotte, Columbia and ugusta railroad for
Columbia, Augusta. Aiken. Charleston, Syah-
nah, Thomasviiie, Ga, Jacksonville and other
Florida points; also with Carolina Central
railroad for Wilmington.
Trains from the South arrive at kich.nond
6l5 AIN. and 3:ij pm.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
Not for General ferusaf.

Uncle Rastus Gn telegraph ofiice)-ltas
20 got u envelope, sab.
0perator-What do you want Of an en-
yelope. Uncle Rastusy
Uncle Rastus-Dis expatch, sab, am oh
d very private nature. an wants 1t sent
sealed New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07

Some of the latest pretty ceiling effects
IN frescoing are now made by painting on
canvas instead Of on plaster. The gram
Of the canvas produces tone that can
not be gotten on a smooth wall
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
In the Dressing Room.

Swellman (beforc the glsss)-Well, If |
ain understood nature has been good to
me in one respect. have a small, narrow
foot
Tallboy-So You have. But, then, ma
ture has done Just the same for the
donkey -Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07

The reason for thinking that the hard
times in British high life are over is the
Increased marriages Of the young among
the aristocracy.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-07
RAlLROADS,


RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
~ AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.-Scheduls
time:
7:25 Am. leaves Byrd-street station daily: stops
only It Ashland Junction, Milford,
and Fredericksburg. Sleeper "a
Washington. Leaves Washington 10,
New York at ll:l0 am.
ii? am. leaves Byrd street station daily, ex-
cept Sunday. Leaves Washington for
New York at 4l0 pm. Parlor car to
Washington.
o:S N. leaves Byrd-street station daily.
sleeper to New York.
lO:3S am. arrives at Byrd street station daily.
Sleeper from New York.
2:ao pm. arrives at Byrd-street station daily
stops at Fredericksburg, Milford, and
Junction. Sleeper from Washington.
lO:+5 pm. arrives at Byrd-street station daily,
except Sunday. Pai lor car from
Washington.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
400 PA. accommodation. leaves byrd stree I
station arrives at Ashland at pm.
o1h pm. leaves Elba arrives at Ashland al
6a2 pun.
8 a. am. accommodation, arrives at Byrd
street station leaves Ashland NJ 7:ij
am.
6:6s pm. arrives at Elba: leaves Ashland 81
Sig pm.
CA. TAYLOR, General Ticket Agent.
Il. L. ID. MYERS. General SUPERINTENDENT.
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The London Academy declares that It is
In France that the keenest love for poetry
now manifests itself.
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JAMES RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.
GREAI TOURIST LINE


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JAMESTOWN. DUTCH GAP, AND WAR
SCENERY.
CHEAPEST ROUTE.
RATES LESS THAN HALF CHARGED BY
RAIL LINES.
FRS l-CLASS MEALS.
The elegant and fast steamer
ARIEL
carrying United states Main.
CAPTAIN DEYO.
leaves Richmond every
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. AND FRIDAY
AT NJ. (SIREtT-CARS CONNECT IN
FULL TINE tor above named places, arriv
ing AZ Norfolk about $50 pm Returning
the steamer leaves NOrf TX, Od Point. aud
Newport News on alternate days. arriving az
Richmond about $50 pm.
Through tickets TO above named points on
sale on steamer and AT CARRIERS Agency. No.
1000 Ma II street. Baggage checked thrC ugh
STATE ROOMS ENGAGED FOR DAY
OR NIGHT.
FREIGHT
Freight received daily for Norfolk. Ports
mouth, Smithhcld. Hamilton. Old Point, WAY
erly. and HlcksfOrd. Va; Washington. ID. c.;
Newberne. Washington, and TarborO, y. e /:
: eabOard Roanoke railroad. Norfolk south
eIn railroad, and Eastern North Carolina
Also for Eastern Shore of Virginia
and all regular landings on tne James river
AT LOWEST RATES, and through bills is
sued.
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No. III Main street and Rockets.
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