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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
EUROPEAN JOTTINGS.

The working day In Paris hes been reduced
from eleven hours to ten.
There are AIN newspapers published in the
United Kingdom, "a Of which are in London
An elephant in the funeral procession to o
recent Hindoo cremation wore silver collar
worth ESQ
The London fremen are to follow their
French colleagues in being dressed In as
bestos cloth
The apes GA the Rock Of Gibraltar have in
creased in such numbers that they are to be
partially suppressed.
Frenchnen are beginning to talk about
forbidding the employment OF children In
circuses and theatres. -.
Tho Italian laborer IS making considerable
trouble for the French laborer Ia France.
There are sGid 70 be not les than 250. 900
Italians at work there now.
Three physicians have left Paris for
Australia, taking with them germs Of chicken
cholera. The Australians arc about to adopt
Pasteur's plan Of destroying their rabbits, In
the face Of very strong opposition.
There Is Newspaper museum at Aix-la-
Chapelle containing hlss or specimens Of
more than than 1900 newspaper, half the
full press OF ths world Among them b thu
forty sixth number q Ths Texas Democrat,
pahlishsd ct Hous1ue N 1854 O. wall paper.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
OUR CANDIDATES.

The municipal election In the city will
be a very interesting one, as 1t has been
very satisfactorily established that tho
people we'll understand who are ltepnbli-
cans and who are mongrel Democrats,
The primary election is expected to
poll a full vote, and the friendly contest
between the rival candidates Is getting
warm on all sides.
In one of the saloons on Main street
all the cards of the candidates are Set In
glass between triple rows OF decanters,
reflected In mirror and scintillating
with the brilliancy of each ones oratory.
Nothing could better display a politi'
clans ambition. He is nursed like the
wine In the quiet and still retirement, he
ferments with the aspirations and glistens
with the color of maturity. lie sparkles
on the lips, Is consumed, and heard
of no more. except by the headache
of the morning after. and the .emorse OF
q guilty stomach. Tho above is only
philosophy, but we think our candidates
are good and fair men, and generally
far above the average of candidates. The
TIMES does not think it right in news
paper to attempt 10 champion any parti-
cular candidate, and personal preferences
are entirely eliminated.
We only walt TO see the Democratic
party name good men and bring out all
the vote to elect them, We know that
the defeated candidates will help the sue
cessful ones.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Crows Versus English Sparrows.

A fight between about 100 crows and
perhaps 200 or 300 English sparrows was
witnessed at Cumminsvlle, O., just be
fore shutdown some time ago. The crows
were returning to their rookery from feed
ing, when they were attacked by the spar
rows. Four or five OF the latter would
get after one crow and pick it so badly as
to almost disable it. In fact, three OF
four fell to the ground, being SO badly in
jured as 10 be unable to 1y The fight
resulted in the complete rout Of the crows,
and they seemed only too anxious to get
away. One Of them which was picked
up was found to have had both Its eyel
literally picked out. -Boston Budget.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Wealth of the Rothschilds.

The Rothschilds believe In enjoying
their wealth, and like to have nice things
about them. One Of the Frankfort barons
not long ago paid $4,000 FOX q silver
cup, which he wished to use as a center
piece Of q table service which be was
making up, aud one of the Vienna barons
has stable which cost him $780, 200.
This stable has marble floors, encsustic
tiles painted by distinguished artists, and
It's walls are frescoed with scenes done by
we'll known painters. The rings, chains
aud fittings Of the stable are silver, and
one box stall for o favorite horse cost, 1t
IL said, 1000. The income Of the owner
Of this stable Is about S., 700 day.--The
Argouaut
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
A New Kind of Oars.

Oars are coming into use ia which the
blade Is made from the best sheet steel,
highly tempered, aud is alleged to DO
much stronger than the ordinary wooden
one, and cannot be broken without undue
violence the handle dts into the socket,
running nearly the whole length OF the
blade, and forming a backbone OF great
strength; and the oar, being much thin
ner ia the blade than the wooden one,
enters aud leaves the water cleaner. The
handles are made separately, ot spruce
or ash. New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Climate and Brain Weight.

The average weight of the brain Of man
apparently bears definite relation to tie
climate higher btaiu weight being found
in cold han in warm countries. In pro-
portion 10 their stature, the Laps have
the largest heads IA Europe, the Nor
wegians next; then comes the Swedes,
Danes, Germans, French ard Italians.
In the Arab the head is found to be smaller
than In any Of these, while in the far north
there exists people known as Chugatshei
who possess remarkably large heads. -
Globe Democrat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
4 Luxury In Paris.

Fires are considered a great luxury
here. We have immense andirons, ana
the fires are built on the stone or tile
floors. They generally burn sort Of
brick made Of pressed coal, called a
briquette, warranted 10 last five hours.
AS ] tell sister, common brick would
last longer and give as much heat The
French people are so economical they
Jump up and pour water on the fire to
keep 1t from burning up too quickly. -.
Elizabeth Nourse in Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
. THE GREAT AMERICAN NIMPHOO."

1.-THE GREAT AMERICAN NlMRAOO.
In all the brilliant records OF Barnum's
achievements In the ring and in the AMI
NAL business perhaps the most engaging
Is the exhibition of the wonderful speci.
men OF the hairy tribe that ran up and
down The mountain and around 1t, and
when pushed by the hunter performed
the marvellous feat Of swallowing him.
self, after which he got under his own
shadow and gazed cOmplacently a, the be-
wildered pursuer."
This Is exactly the freak that the intro
convertible Malone (better Democrat
that Ben. Hill Is attempting to do now.
Seeing that all other lodges fall he sets
up bis pet and henchman. Mr.. John
Wise. TO quarrel with him. This Is the
deal. Then he will affect to yield the
royal preroga,ives Of the Boss, and let
Mr.. Wise inaugurate freer government
in the Republican party.
All the same Mr. Malone Is only hid
den under his own shadow, aud has
simply performed this antic of swallow
Ing himself 40 that the public cannot
see him; but the end of the string is
really in his right hand, and when he
pulls all the figures will gyrate, and
thereby many fools will think that
Wise and other great reformers are pull
ing the string Now lei us see how this
IL going to work on the Republican
party.
There are 100000 colored votes that
only Malone can organize to the full
capacity of the field return on election
day. II the smart little game organized
between Malone and Wise succeeds, 1t
only remains TO muster some 10000 white
votes and the Republicans will win. un-
less the Democrats do better than Is In
dicated now. But the question Is whether
this little piece of "monkeying" can sue
coed.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
MAYOR Hrwlfr.

Mayor Hewitt Of New York, like a
grave and conscientious man. let the
people OF New York know that adopted
citizens Of America must be Americans,
and that there should be no official
recognition Of foreign Gag.
The New York Swn says. 10 citing the
relative numbers Of the foreign citizens
that the Inference win be drawn In
many quarters from these statistics that
New York 10 esseutiallfa foreign and an
nn-Ansrican community; bat It win b.
~ utterly false Inference. I. Il true
TIT 1aly 0us-Assh-of he population ar,
sesasivs birth and parsa.ass. bat NOR,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
KlCHT AND PRIVILEGE.

The extract which we copy from the
Jo1rna!ef Commerce on the recent tele.
phone case is Interesting as showing that
the States have right to fix schedule
Of charges for such service. Of course
this 10 just, or else the people will be at the
mercy Of every ring that gets hold of a
patent that involves principle likely to
be applied at any time by anybody and a
thing Of every day use.
1t isperfectly outrageous that mechani-
cal genius should control the whole af
fairs of the world by using, certain dis
coveries on the principle of monopoly.
The pstentee Of an invention should
be allowed generous remuneration for
HE work, or discovery, or combination
or machine But after people adopt 1t
generally, and pay for 1t, and when 1t Is
protected by the Government. It becomes
common property.
Those who use II are no more bound to
pay exhorbi,snt prices for 1t than they
are bound to pay one dollar a mile for
riding on railroad that the Government,
licenses, and to which It gives certain
franchises.
There is a principle In this that people
should understand and enforce. viz.
That an intsrcAanss Of right and privslsgs
dAsGld b fair. Apatentec has no right to
ak for sole right to bis invention. and
then ride the country with an extortion.
The Bell Company want to charge just
what they choose for the use of q ma.
chine for which there are q dozen other
patents that do not resemble theirs.
Now let the people have the right &c
We some other machine or pay the Bel
Company only fair royalty on the bel
telephone.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Oyerooats a. Pneumonia Breeders.

Judge Tillman, chairman of the con-
gressional committee investigating the
Reading strike, is 90 years OF age, strong
and active, and has never worn an over
coct. Like Hannibal TIamlin, he has n
great prejudice against this garment. An
overcoat,n he says, sis pneumonia
breeder. When am cold on the street
button my coat, and the blasts have no
terrors for me- When was at Harvard
coLege-that was forty years ago-I tried
to wear fanncls, but I've never worn
'em since New York World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24

Johnny Wise and Malone remind us OF
that pretty little story Of the man who
hired tramp to attack girl, with the
intention of rescuing the girl and divid.
ing with the tramp. The old man found
It out and bounced them both, and the
girl was saved.
There Ia q nice little French provefb
which says On petit strs tr1p fin i; which,
literally translated, -: You make your.
self 70 smart that you give the game
away.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Rapfdity of Thought.

The learned Dr.. McKattrell. ia al eiab-
crate article in The Nineteenth Century,
on the rapidity Of thought, states that II
requires one-thirteenth of q second TO
Judge between blue and red. II the doctor
had ever noted the time taken by u
woman In choosing the right shade Of rib
bon for her spring bonnet, he would not
have been led into SO glarlng al error
Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
A High Toned Dynasty.

The most high toned dynasty IN the
world is that Of Japan, according TO a
japanese lecturer in the Berlin Academy
Of Oriental Languages. The mikado -
descended from the gods, and Is the l2ist
OF his race. The national religion, Sinto-
ism, possesses 5000, 900 gods and saints,
and there are l98, 900 temples. New York
Gnn
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
The death Of Chief Justice Waite leaves

The death Of Chief Justice Waite leaves
most important vacancy on the Supreme
Court Bench. Justice Miller Is the mex
In seniority; but 1t ia not the custom to
appoint Q Chief Justice 10 the line Of
seniority.
President Cleveland vii! be obliged to
appoint Chief Justice at once. No one
seems to see where he will select the man
Politics would suggest that he should not
take another justice from the South Per-
nps he will find q Chief Justice Ia the
West.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Becoming Too Valuable.

Land In many parts Of California is be-
coming too valuable for wheat growing,
and large tracts are passing into orchards
aud vineyards IL is expected that before
many years have passed the bulk Of the
wheat growing lands Of today viii he
more proitably used. Chicago Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Conducive to Taking Cold.

II haven't had cold for years, " said o
well known physician the other Light.
"Not since gave up the pernicious habit
of turning up the collar Of my top coat
Don't be afraid Of exposing your throat,
unless the rain goes down your neck
then It's only matter of comfort for the
time being "-Philadelphia Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
SLEEP.

Come, sleep, oh sleep, the certain Knot Of psasA
The batting place Of wit. the balm OF woe,
The poor mans wealth, the prisoners release,
The Indifferent Judge between the high and low.
Take thou OF mo smooth pillows, swcetese bed;
A chamber deaf to noise and blind to light;
a rosy garland, and weary head.
Sir Philip Sidney.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Perfume From Carrots.

Opoponax Is the name Of Il new per-
fume that has suddenly became very
popular Ia Paris. 1t is said to he made
chiefly from carrots, and has what may
be termed q modified smell Of that vege.
table. -Chicago News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
Origin of EncIanIs Name.

England took its name from the Angles
or English, Teutonic people, who, with
other kindred tribes, came over from the
mainland OF Europe and won for them
selves new home in Britain. Boston
Budret
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
For Scaaicknsss.

Three grammes daily Of antipyrin fol
three days before embarking and the same
dose for three days following, is said by a
French scientist 10 be sure preventive
Of seasickness. New York Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24

Always listen to advice. It's way
other people have Of disclosing thsis
own mistakes
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24

Sonora, Mexico, leviss = TAI Of t9'eu
every child born thspe.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24

than three.nfths. OF nearly = million
were born In the United States. and
whether their parents were natives or Of
foreign birth they are none the lssi
American In sentiment" tH r
That Is the right idea. We want Amer
leans and no, foreigners, for the simple
reason that American ideas represent Q
new regime ia the worlds history, and we
do not propose that people who forsook
their. own country shall establish here
any principles Of the country tley left
whether Communism, Anarchy, or any
other Idea. -. |..--.---.------s.--''-.
American self-govcrnment means free
dom. but II doest not mean freedom 10 do
what you choose regardless Of other PEG
PIES rights and to give official recogni
ton to foreign hags that its represents
tlyes have left three thousand miles across
the ocean In another land
And don't you forget 1t.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THE IDEAS THAT EDITORS THREW
OFF YESTERDAY.

Speaker Cssliais-The New War Balloon.
. The colasssa Esodus-Oor was with Mo-
roccs- Randall on the "Trust"-"IuhdeI
Bob"-Ths Dspew Boom.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-24


DIsPAroH TO THE New YORK TRI.
BuNR.-"These gentlemen" said Mr.
Blaine, seem to think, or wish their
readers to think, that ! withdrew my
name as q sure method of securing a
unanimous nomination. How wise they
are! How much better they know my
plans than l myself know them They
are, of course, the persons whom before
all others shall take into my confidence
The Depew boom has seemingly gotten
q start within the last few days, but II
might Just as we'll be eliminated from the
list of possibilities. The general senti.
ment OF the Republican party, so far as
It can Just now lie gagged, favors :" q
bloody shirt campaign with money" to
usa the expressive diction OF s. W. Dor
ssy, - pronouncsd In 1880 Wash. Poet
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13

The most extraordinary feat of memory is
one which Sir William Hamilton believes to
be true beyond doubt, cited by him from the
geographer Marcus, who witnessed it and
had it solemnly attested by four Venetian
noblemen of untoubted honor Marcus tells
Us how in Padua he met young Corsican
who had gone thither to pursue his studies
at the university. Having heard that the
young man was gifted with most extraor-
binary memory so that he could retain and
repeat as many as 81, 900 words, which would
be read over by him once only, Maretus and
some distinguished friends asked if be would
allow them to test the accuracy of what re.
port had stated. He willingly consented,
and there were read over an almost inter
minable list of words strung together with
out any consecutive meaning, in every vari-
ETY. Of language, even many of them mere
gibberish
So long was the list, which was written
down in order TO give precision to the test,
that the audience was fairly tired out, the
only fresh one being the young Corsican him
self, who stood all the while with his atten-
ton deeply fixed and his eyes cast down upon
the ground. When it was time he looked up
cheerfully and repeated the whole uninter-
esting catalogue of words without a single
fault. Then to show how carefully be re-
tained every word, he went through the list
backward, then taking every alternate word,
first, third, fifth, etc, till he quite tired out
ana perfectly satisfied Marcus that be was
the most extraordinary man he had met in
all his travels The young man added that
be would be ready in a years time IN reraat
the task. OF course it is impossible now to
verify this fact, but Sir William Hamilton
considered it true beyond question and did
not hesitate to say so in his lectures on met
aphysics before the University of EdinSlrgh.
&C. W. Martindale ID London Public
Opinion
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13
Fighting His Own Image.

An amusing test of the difference of dispo-
sition in barnyard fowls may be made by
placing piece of looking glass against the
trunk of a large tree and laying train of
corn in front of it. Some hens will discover
what they all take for a new arrival with
mild curiosity and merely look at it intently,
perhaps peering around behind the tree, and
then walk quietly away. Others peck the
glass angrily and insist upon fighting, while
few nervous females show much of the
same noisy excitement that seizes upon most
hens when they spy snake. We tried the
valiant old autocrat of the farm yard with
this trick and he was al once reused to fury
Dropping his head when some ten feet in
front of the glass he began the cautious ad-
vance by parallels, which every one familiar
with poultry has seen before fight But,
of course, he soon lost his enemy by moving
too far to one side. After growing fercely
and looking around uneasily for few mo-
ments he returned to the train Of corn and
almost instantly saw the strange cock nearer
than before. More stealthy approach, an
other failure to keep sight of the foe and
greater excitement, and a third time he
began to eat, only to be startled by the hos
tile presence nearer than ever
At last he worked right up to the glass and
braced himself for the shock of combat the
counterfeit, of course, following his every
movement with ominous celebrity. There
was one fierce peck at the angry head in the
glass, and then a crash, as our Infatuated
champion hurled himself against his like
ness, breaking the glass into hundred frag-
ments The minglinp of establishment race
and triumph in this birds appearance, as he
whirled about, startled at the cracking noise,
and bewildered by the total disappearance
of his enemy, was comical to behold. Then
he rushed around behind the big pear tree,
evidently thinking that the cowardly
stranger might be hidden there. Not find
ing him, the victor strutted about, too ex
cited to eat, and crowed long and loud over
/ his unprecedented triumph benjamin Kari
in Popular Science Monthly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13

ing, "Poor oofl poor ootr' The crown
stopped me, and saw the occupants descend
with that new clothesy" look which always
proclaims a wedding party, and then saw
that the bride and bridegroom were Nelly
Stephens and the lanky jawed tailor, John
Jenkins. They smiled and passed on, but
never sent me bit of brides cake He is in
business for himself now, and his capital was
the money which Nelly was SO eager TO give
to the cane top nibbler. How little changes
the whole course of our ivesl-James Nc
Govan IN Sheffield England Daily Tele-
,rrarh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13
A LOVE RACE.
We ran a race up Duucan's hill,

We ran race up Duncan's hill,
The wager was q kiss;
She ran her best, did the same,
For fear that should missl
reached the top wi soople stride
Afore Meg got half way,
But what think ye o. woman's wilesi
The jade she wadna pay.
A nicht lust three weeks after that,
tauld her o. the debt;
Quo l, My lass, ye'd better pay,
For fear ye should forget.
1t was ae kiss at first, ye ken;
Interest makes makes it twa."
Quo she, ''Gin that's the way ye coont,
Ye'd better take them az
taen her at her word, Of cOorse,
Sae tae the kirk we gaed.
1t was na long, nor hard tae dae,
Twa hearts In one were made.
Ain syne, l aft haze cad tae mind
That day the race was run,
An, LASH he maunna tell her OF
wish hadna wont
Home Journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13

CHICAGO MUSICAL SEMINARY, o. Loomis
OSt., established 1870; tue largest and most COM
pete music school in the northwest; furnace heat
and gas throughout the entire building; music
and all the fine arts. By their new and easy
method Of musical instruction, pupils, young or
or guitar in 20 lessons what requires years by the
old method; pupils wishing to attend from dis
lance will find all the comforts Of home at the
seminary; room with board reasonable send for
new catalogue. j. II. MACDONALD,
June s3-d3m President.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13

think that the bump Of numbers must be
a marked depression in the average African
skull asked an old woman about her
family; if her children-she said she had
twelve-were all living. mo, missus; sone's
dead.n "How many are deadl" "Oh, bout
four-ive. | can't rightly tell"
How old is your mother, LemuelF' asked
one day. ''Oh, she tweuty-eight, inum. :"
And you say your sister Blanche is seven
teenGn ''She is, mum" ''Do you know your
grandmother's ager She forty-eight, mum.
"She looks much older than that, her hair Ia
so white.n "Well, mum, l put my grand
mother at fifty-two." It's my impression
that she simply makes up ages, for Lemuel's
mother herself said that She was married at
Is, that she is now rs, her Oldest daughter
II, and that she had twelve other chIldren!-
"A Winter picn;c.n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13
I'VE Point With Pride"

To the GOOD name at home" won by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. In Lowell, Mass +,
where it is prepared. there is more of
Hoods Sarsaparilla sold than of all other
medicines, and it has given the best of
satisfaction since its introduction ten
years ago. This could not be if the med
icine did not possess merit. If you suf-
fer from impure blood, try Hoods Sar
saparilla and realize its peculiar curative
power.