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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Penmanship at the PostoHice.

How about the difficulty of illegible
handwritings?'
well. that Is, generally speaking, not
as bad as might be expected. especially in
cosmopolitan city like Chicago. which
can boast Of all sorts of national hand
writings. Long practice las skilled our
eyesight and gift of distinction so that we
but rarely have difficulty in deciphcr-
ing any style of writing. In my twenty
years experience think remember only
two or three occasions where was unable
to make the writing ont. Judged by
nationalities the Chinese are bv all
odds the worst penmcn--that is, of
our style Of writing. You'd die laugh.
ing If you could see sometimes the
chirography some OF these almond eyed
gentlemen indulge in The Italians
come next as illegible writer's. and then
some of the Scandinavians and n few of
the Germans, who affect German script
and get off some very bold figures with the
pen. The Americans are, that goc3 with
out saying, the plainest and mot distinct
writer's But even among thcm there are
a good many who affect such peculiJrities
of handwriting as puzzle Us not . little
Especially what S called the 'bacllaulcd'
ones-it may look pretty enough, but the
characters all run into each Other and
make the effect of blurring the whole. 1t
takes study TO decipher this style of writ
ing, and you often have TO twist the Let.
ter and turn it sideways and upside down
to get any sense of it."-Chicago Herald.
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Old Inca Burial Giouuds.

The British consul at Mollendo. in Perm.
recently reported to his government that
a limited liability company has been
formed there, with capital of about
$4,000, called the Compania Anonima Ex.
ploradora dc las Hucas del Inca. with the
object of searching for antiquities and
valuables in the old Inca burial grounds
in the district of Cuzco, a concession hav.
ing been granted to the company by tho
government for the purpose. The consul
says there is no doubt that many valuable
curiosities, and probably deposits of gold
and silver, exist in these ancient tombs.
Foreign Letter.
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A Fatal Mistake.

Mrs. Jacob s., an estimablo woman
living in small town in the west, discov
cred early in her matrimonial career that she
had not been fortunate in her choice Of a
husband, for Jacob proved TO be excessively
lazy and sbiftless, doing almost nothing for
the support Of his wife and the round faced
little children.
Several wears after her marriage Mrs S.
heard Of the approaching marriage of Jen-
nj, hrale, the daughter of q neighbor, and
meeting the girl one day she said:
"Vell, Shennie, hear you vas thinkin'
bout getting married. Vas dot soi'
Tho girl, with becoming blushes, admitted
the truth of the rumor
well, Shennie," said Mrs s., cit would
be veil for you to dink dwice before you
marrys anybody"
Ibid you think twice about it when you
were marriedT' asked Jennie, rather resent
ing the intimation that she had not made a
wise choice.
well, yes, did, 4" replied Mrs. S., after
some little hesitation. II did diRk dwice.
Shennic; but | made Won grade meestake
ron grade mcestake, Shennie. Ibid not dink
Ter second time undl after vas married. ~
Detroit FREQ Press.
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Two of the Greatest

Sir John Millais, in an interesting arti.
Gle in The Magazine of Art, pronounces
against blind alteration of the old masters.
He says time and varnish are two of the
greatest among the old masters, and that
tho only way to judge an old picture is to
ask: What was this like when it was
new?" He claims for pictorial art steady
evolution upward, though conditions and
the demands of public taste are entirely
changed. Of modern sculpture he says:
so fine is some of the work our modern
sculptors have given us that verify be-
lievc that, were it dug up from under
oyster shells in Rome or out of Athcnian
sands, with stamp of partial dismembcr.
ment about it, all Europe would fall
straightway into ecstasy. and give forth
their plaintive wall, We can do nothing
like that nOw! Home Journal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Height Of "a Wave.

The keeper Of the Tillamock Rock (Ore.
gon) lighthouse reports to the lighthouse
board wave which broke at height of
100 feet above high water mark. His cal.
culation is made as follows: The rock
upon which the lighthouse tower stands
rises ninety-six feet above high water,
the focal plane Of the light itself is thirty
eight feet above the base of the tower,
and the crest of the wave was at least
twenty-five feet above the light. The win.
dOws OF the tower were broken and the
lamp extinguished. Budget.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
They Have No Perspective.

An American writer says tho wealthy
japanese picture owner keeps his art treas
ures slowed away in what is called ''go-
down." or storehouse, and bis paintings are
brought up one at time il any visitor is
present, in order that single picture may
be seen by itself We should think that one
at time would be about as many as an
American could stand il they are the work
OF japanese artists. japanese art is eccentric
and mystifying. and half dozen OF time
would make the visitor think he had what in
Volapuk language is called the ''jamesjams"
-Norristown Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
How to Write a Dialect Story.

Take number of sheets of new white paper
and write story on them Any story will do.
Get your double barreled shot gun and load
it with fine bird shot
Pinyour story up against the side of barn,
stand off about twenty feet, aim carefully
aad let both barrels drive.
If you find that there haven't been suf-
ficient vowsia Knocked out, repeat the oper-
ation.-Judge.
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THE WITNESSES.
Day by day In the opening meadow.

Day by day In the opening meadow,
The cows!ps swing their bells OF gold:
and the young leaves throng like merry chiaren
The forest windows grim and old
Day by day. with blow that strengthens,
The sun god smites the springing corn;
Doubly cool are the dews OF evening,
Doubly sweet Is the breath Of morn
Day by day In the lower pastures
Heavier msts at twilight fall,
The sheaves stand thick on the short white
stubble.
The peaches glow on the orchard wall.
Day by day. over hill aDdvaley.
The oafiakes wing their passage slow,
Cold white ghosts Of the forest children
Dead In the tangled brakes below
Alfred Wood
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Brief and Pointed Essays on Currsnt
Topics.


Brief and Pointed Essays ON Currsna
Topics.
The first territorial volapuk club In Amer
lea has been organized in Walla Walla.
Washington Territory. There Is phonetic
appropriateness in this thing j. W. Reding-
toms scientific Journal, The Walla Wall
Wah Wah. Is the Official organ Of the society.
UNPARDoNABLx CASNrBALrsx.
Don't talk to US about honor among
thieves. When the train robbers went
through that Northern Pacific train at Gus.
ter, they refused to take any money from the
train conductor and brakemen, but when they
came to the Pullman car they went through
all the Pullman employees twice, and then
threatened to kill them IL they didn't rake
up little more. Such treatment as this
must cut Sir George to tie heart. Why, you
wouldn't lie at all surprised now to learn that
those train robbers, when they got safely
away, fell upon and robbed each other
OR MAY De IT WAS TIE BoULAHGRR MARCH.
What makes O white cat deafr' asks
scientific writer. Why, we always supposed
1T was the debate on the tariff 1t makes
human beings wish they were deaf or dead.
LATE IN ONE THING
why did the orator speak Of the late
George Washington" asked Rollo. BE.
cause he is dead" replied Rollo's mother.
But Washington was never late" said
Rollo; "he was first in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts of his country1nen.
But he was the last man to get a monu.
mont" said Rollo's Uncle George, and with
'ut coming to vote tho committee rose and
he house adjourned. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
A Dudes Joke.

Fweddie's wardrobe suffered severely in
the fire at the Southern hotel. His friend
Cholly, meeting him on the street, observed:
GOOD gwacious, Fweddie Whatevah have
you done with youah good clothesl You
look like a twamp."
"Oeah boy, my clothes are 'soaked.'n
"Ooah mel Didn't know you were in such
straights, my boy. What did You get on
themp'
"Watahl Ha-har'-Chicago Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
One More Disappointment.

Employer-William, you have now worked
for me three years
Eyes. sir"
"And have always found you industrious
painstaking and honest
II have tried to be, Sir"
Now, 1 desire to show that l appreciate
your fidelity"
Thank you, sir"
"For tho next two months YOU will work
on the books until II o'clock every night. /
DO not fear to leave you in the office alone at
all. l have great deal Of confidence in
you."-Lincoln Journal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
MORE KICKS.
6peetaess Illustrating Tho Arizona Kick.
cr's" Vigorous Policy.

0pee1Esess Illustrating Tho Arizona kich
| crs" Vigorous Policy.
WIS extract tho following from the las
Issue Of The Arizona Kicker:
'.)UR Policy -Hcietofore as our reader
know, Thu Kicker has almost entirely an
stained from publicly .criticisng the evil
which oil know 10 exist under our noses w
have becoroe tired and disgusted with our
selves for this lack of spunk, and next weel
We shall open red hot campaign on
| 'Thc mayor,
1.-The common council,
| THE fire department,
| "All secret societies,
1.-The saloons,
"The gambling dens,
"And n.vari.ns other organizations and
institutions reel ing with corruption.
1T will he spicy issue. 1t will make
more than a ton of hunsp ho.r stand on end.
II will make thonsa no hearts thunp like
pile driver, Chicancry, deceit. hypocrisy,
theft, robbery, arson ana murder will DO
properly tagged of AMI the tags pinned to
the right coat tails.
Order Jour extra copies at an early date
Advertisers should send in their copy by
Saturday. Don't neglect this golden oppor.
tunity. Another may naver come"
STOPPED Ills PAPER.-Old Steve Bridge
man, who has several times been alluded to
in these columns as the meanest white man
in Arizona, has stopped his paper because We
did not have a column editorial on tho Fourth
OF July. Hc says we are no patriot and that
a man who can't whoop 'er up for Irdepend.
ence Day is cusscd rebel
"We have scratched his name off the list,
and it he doesn't quit lying about us we'll
scratch his carcass off the face of the Garth.
Gas to the Fourth Of July, we were born
on that day. AS to patriotism, we've got
more in orr heels than old Steve could hold
in his whole body. The man who intimates
that we don't take our hat off every time we
hear the came of George Washington is a
liar aud horse thief. Our editorial on the
Fourth was solid chunl, of patriotism
weighing twenty-five pounds, but was
crowded out TO make room for advertise.
ments. We know our gait and We think we
know the great need of most of our towns. |
people AS to old Steve Bridgeman, we are |
expecting two or three of his six or seven |
wives to drop i'll on us any day and furnish |
us some powerful good reading matter
Don't be uneasy, Stephen-we,ll get to you
in few days"
WARNING We arc no fighter We have
neither the sand nor the muscle to make one.
We always knuckle unless there's chance
20 run. We admit to dozen lickngs in the
asst three months, and in every case we were
ho only one WHO suffered
However, We want to warn the coyote
Who plastered our Office door with mud the
'ther night tat the worm will turn. We
re the worm. When we turn lie had better
ook out w, can be kicked, cufTed, in.
ulted and abrsed up to a certain limit How
ar of the limit is we don't know, but when
70 reach it wo shall be a bad bad man to
Dol with. detroit Free Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
a Suggestion.

A New York physician says that moro sud.
aen deaths take place on tho fourth floor of
buildings IN that city in one year than in all
other parts OF the houses combined. In view
OF this alarming fact, architects should maize
~ . point to omit the fourth floor when de.
Gening six or eight story building. Nor
ristown Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Unfortunately. Too Often the Case.

The minister sought to improve the time
by giving Bobby lesson in morality. "My
boy" he said, II have lived forty-Gve years
and have never used tobacco in any form,
nor told lie, nor swore, nor played hockey,
nor Have you got any little boysr' in.
terrupted Bobby. 'No, have never had
any little boys" "Well, they are mighty
lucky" said Bobby.-San Francisco Wasp.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30

Statistics show that the proportion Of
women engagsd In agriculture TO those earn.
ing money otherwise = one TO thirty, and Of
tnoee engaged In agriculture about one-fourth
es1 lowa Great nun,bsrS OF women take
epSovesnmsnt lands. moro often unmarried
vemn than unmarried men. Botrothed
1922 have len known Ia 60 from ths east
- snss LIVING q aejoiatnG claims fila The
80 " mariaSe end possem toeSeAw q
40 9oaosss - nora Tn DID, are
ee y women, srp1eiAlly In Dakota. -
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Worse than Lost.

Bobby" said young Featherly, as the
lad opened the door, II think / lett INV
umbrella here last evening. viii you
ask your sister Clara if she has seen any
thing of ity'
ITS all right, replied Bobby. sis
ter's out walking with Mr.. Sampson, and
as 1t looked like rain they took it with
them. New York Sun.
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A Very Sick Man

Young Physician (pompously)-Yes, I've
called at Mr.. Browns three times day
Tor week. He is very sick man, Miss
Smith.
Miss Smith-He must be by this timo.
Herald of Health.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Lord Wolseley's Warning,

Lord Wolseley says there is a greater
now menacing England than the posi-.
bility OF foreign invasion-the extrava.
gance of the English women. lie has no.
ticed, he says ever since he was boy an
increase in the tendency of English wo
men to spend a much larger portion Of the
incomes Of their husbands than they were
entitled to on articles of attire Detroit
Free Press
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An Unnecessary Insult.

thing TO eati NV '''
Aadam-r kin give you an old vest il YOU
want T. '0@
Trump Madam, do you take ma 70. .
Yorkvilk goati-Tima
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Preventive of SunstroLe

A well known character in this city
wears three sheets of tissue paper in his
hat as preventive of sunstroke. They
are coiored blue, orange and green. These
coiors' the wearer claims, deprive the
suns rays of the heat. The blue repre-.
sents the higher atmosphere, the orange
the clouds and the green the earth. Day
ton CO., Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Ten Hearts That Beat as One.

Mormon Youth-Mr Elder, ! am In love
with your daughters.
Mr. Elder-Which onesi
Mormon Youth-Misscs Amy, Claribel,
Mamie, Jennie, Emma, Polly, Bridget, Ann
and Josephine.
Mr. Elder-Take them, my boy; take them
and try to mako some Of them happy. Town
Topics.
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Rather Have the nov vhipyed.

Editor-John, II anybody calls tell him
am very busy writing an editorial.
Oflce Boy ten minutes latr)-Man down
stairs what wants to know who wrote that
article in Yesterdays paper.
Editor-Go back and tell him you wrote
it. I'm not feeling first rate today.-Judge.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
A Fine Profession.

Mr.. Crupper Ito his 5ockcy)-How did Il
happen. Muckins1 You are the sixteenth Of
an cunco over weight.
Mrckins-I knowed I'd q In O scrape some.
how. I stopped on me way down ter git me
boots shined, sir.-Tiue.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
An Aristocratic Wound.

A-Were you ever bitten by Jelly
fish when bathing?
Mrs. Parvenue-Yes; but not by an Or
dinary jellyfish. By a guava jellyfsh, in
Cuban waters Time.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30

Examiner Ito graduating medical student)
III you should make Q mistake and givo q
patiAnt an overdose Of tartar smetic, what
would you dot
etudsnt-Txy to bay up tbs eorousr.-
Chicago Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Why He Didn't Want IL

Darringer, have you half dollar that
you don't wantTo
why, certainly, Here it is"
The next day:
say Darringer, that half dollar you gave
me was q counterfeit"
yes, Bromley. You asked me if | had a
bali dollar that didn't want. Life.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Study Of Chnracfer

The city is the place to study character.
Aiter you have measured the postmaster,
tne blacksmith and the justice of the peace
IN the country village, you have got the
size OF the whole town-Uncle Esek.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30
Prepared Wood Pulp.

In France specially prepared wood pulp
H rapidly supplanting plaster of paris IN
the manufacture Of all kinds of building
ornaments.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-30

The Metropolitan Cattle market. Lon.
con. - the largest Of its kind. covering
three and one-hah acres and costinS
e1.000, 900.
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WHAT Leave these cool breezes for q
summer in Canada"
SWELL my husband is there-andr-
Goodness! The idea of his going there!n
"Well, ho preferred Canada to Sing Sing 81
Life.
Southern live-stock journal., 1888-08-23
NO. 40

preciate courage and truth, even in
a young rebel"
Then, calling an orderly, he in
structed him to go with the child
through the camp in search of the
cow, and, when he should find the
animal, to detail man to drive her
home again. So Miss Annie return
ed in triumph with her cow. And
those sparkling knee-buckles are
still treasured by her defendants as
memento of CORVALLIS and reyo-
lution.-Ex.
Southern live-stock journal., 1888-08-23
STARKVILLE, MISS, AUGUST %, 1883.

girls face redened, but she held her
ground, and her set features and
flashing eyes convinced the general
that the child before him was one
of no ordinary spirit.
A few words of encouragement
pleasantly spoken quickly restored
the equinimity of the girl. Then,
with ready tact, the general soon
drew from her concise narration of
her grievance.
"Why did not your father attend
to this for your" he asked.
"My father is not at home, now."
And have you no brothers for
such an errand, instead of coming
yourself into British camp?'
"Both of my brothers are away.
But, Gen. Corvallis" she cried
impatiently, while you keep me
here talking they will kill my
cowln
"So-your brothers also are away
from home. Now, tell me, child,
where can they be found?"
"My Oldest brother, Capt. John
Rudolph, is with Gen. Gates"
"And your other brother, where
is he?" inquired the general.
"Capt. Michael Rudolph is with
Harry Lee."
The girls eyes fairly blazed as
she spoke the name Of gallant
"Light-horse Harry Lee." Then
she exclaimed, 'rBut general my
cow!o
"Ah, ha! one brother with Gates
and one with Lee" Now" said
the general severely, "where is your
father?"
'tHe was with Gen. Washington, "
frankly answered the little maiden;
"but he is prisoner now"
$50, so. Fathers and brothers
all in the Continental armyl" l
think, then, you must be little
rebel"
"Yes, sir, if you please-I am a
little rebel. But want my cow"
"Well, you are brave straight
forward little girl, and you shall
have your COW, and something more,
too" Then, STOPPING forward, he
detached from his garters pair OF
brilliant knee-buckles, which he
laid in the child's hands. "Take
these" he said "and keep them as
a souvenir of this interview, and be-
lieve that Lord CORVALLIS can ap-
Southern live-stock journal., 1888-08-23

let go my pony, and tell me where
to find the general
"But, my little girl, / cannot lei
you pass until you tell me whence
you come and what your business is
within these lines"
81 come from Darby, and my bus.
mess is to see the general immedi.
ately. No one can tell him what
have to say"
The excitement of the child, to.
gcther with her persistence, had its
influence upon the officer. Gener.
al Washington was in the neighbor.
hood, with his ragged regiments, pa.
tiently watching the opportunity to
strike another blow for the liberty
of the colonies. The officer well
knew that valuable information oi
the movements of the rebels fre
iquently reached the British com
'mander through families residing ii
the country, and still, in secret
friendly to the crown. Here might
be such case, and this considera-
ton determined the soldier to send
the child forward to headquarters
So, summoning an orderly, he di.
rected him to escort the girl to the
general.
1t was late in the afternoon by
this time, and CORVALLIS was al
dinner with number of British of
ficers, when "a little girl from the
country with message for the gen
eral," was announced.
"Let her come in at once" sale
the general, and few minutes later
Miss Anne Rudolph entered the
great tent.
For moment the girl hesitated
overcome, perhaps, by the unex
pected brilliancy of the scene. Their
the spirit of her "Rudolph" ances
ters asserted itself, and to her, Corn
wallis, in full dinner costume, sur.
rounded by his brilliant companions
represented only the power tha
could save her favorite from tn,
butchers knife.
"Well, my little girl, | am Gener
al Corvallis" said that gentleman
kindly. "What have you to say t.
me?"
81 want my cow"
Profound silence reigned for mo
ment; then came O. simultaneou
burst of uproarious laughter from al
the gentlemen around the table. TIL,
Southern live-stock journal., 1888-08-23
81 WANT MY cow

| am not quite sure of dates, but
it was late in the fall, I think, OF
1777, that a foraging party from the
British camp in Philadelphia made
a descent upon the farm of Major Ru-
dolph, south of that city, at Darby.
Having supplied themselves with
provender, they were about to be.
gin their return march, when one oil
the soldiers happened to discover a
valuable COW, which at that moment
unfortunately made her appearance
in the lane leading to the barn.
yard; and poor Sukey was immedi-
ately confscated for the use of the
company.
Now, this unfortunate cow hap.
pened to be the pride of the farm,
and was claimed as the exclusive
property of Miss Anne Rudolph
the daughter of the house-aged
twelve years. Of course no other
animal on the estate was so impor-
tant as this particular COW, and hel
confiscation by the soldiers could
not be tolerated for moment. So
Miss Anne made an i,npetuous dash
for her recovery, but finding the
men deaf to her entreaties and the
sergeant proof against the storms Of
her indignation, the nigh spirited
rushed over to the stables, saddled
her pony, and was soon galloping
off toward the city, determined to
appeal to the commander-in-chie1
of the British army, if nothing less
would save the life of her favorite.
Meanwhile poor Sukey trudged
along, her reluctant steps quickened
now and then by gentle prick of q
bayonet in her well-rounded side.
To reach the city before the forag
ing party was the one thought of the
child, as her pony went pounding
along the old Chester road at a pace
that soon brought her within the
British lines. She was halted at the
outposts by the guard, and the occa
sion of her hot haste was demanded
The ch lid replied:
g must see the general immedi
ately."
"But the general cannot be dis
turbed for every trifle. Tell m,
your business, and if important, i
will be reported to him."
"It is of great importance, and
cannot stop to talk to you. Please