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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

previous. In Considering my Application
For Employment, Hope you will Not b
a Duck Nor A Politician.
In the change of postofficcs number
OF postmaster offered to sell out their
positions. and know several congress
men who got letters TO this effect. Tin.
othy Tarsney. of Michigan. was one of
these. and he wrote a very indignant let.
ter in refusing to obligc the new ap.
pointee TO pay TIE ousted Republican for
his place r..
The women Office seekers are numerous.
and indeed the departments offer very
nice positions TO women The hours are
short and the wages are better than they
can get anywhere else They make good
clerks, and in many cases they like the
work and are especially fitted for certain
departments They come here by the
hundreds at tho first of every session
They are as a rule of good families. and
are usually well dressed and well cdu-
Gated Many of them are widows whose
husbands have died in the service. and
not few are soldiers daughters They
are the daughters of the soldiers Of the
south as well as those of the north. and
a very fair percentage Of the female
officers in Uncle Sans clerical army como
from the + + VS. Women Office seekers
are very importunate; that is, the holder
ones among them. They cannot be put
off like the men, and they form the bette
noir of many a congressman Tho ladies'
room at the Capitol is crowded
during the session, and two page boys
are kept busy carrying in cards to con
gressmen and messages asking them TO
come out and see Miss Jones, of Way.
back. or Miss Smith, from Podunk Center
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

There are about 10000 places in
the government service. all told and
there are on the average more than
ter applications for each Of these annually
There are how several hundred thousand
application for positions in the postofllce
department which have not been acted
upon and the appointment clerk Of the
treasury has Glra away papers in the
cases Of rei,,tc.. o..icr see.er, which if
spread 0Yi would carpet the state of
Rhode lsl9Gi chattcl with one Of the
appontnIcut clerks YESTERDAY. and he
told mo that the rule was that the
smaller the position and the smaller
the salary The greater The number
of applicant for IL Each ap.
plication 8 accompanied with letters Of
recommendation and Endorsement and not
few mon bring petitions signed by hun
dreds OF citizens Of their native towns
IL the position is a very important one
and the application seems worthy. il is
bricfed and sent to President Cleveland
but in many cases il never gets beyond
the hands Of the clerk In tho interior
department there are two large rooms de-
voted to the storing Of these applications
for Office -
The Office seekers of Washington do not
by any means represent the numbers of
applications received Many of the re-
quests for places are made by mail and
not few by congressman and senators
who represent the district from which
the applicants come.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05


would be much.t Summer girls are lovelier
than thoss'of any other season, that we
all know. for the thin and flmy materials
which they can then wear are immensely
becoming to everybody. The Turkish
women, WAC are so pitied for being
obliged to veil their faces, understand
very well how enchanting is the soft, d.
aphanous wells that only soften and ethe-
realize their faces, that would be anything
but divine seen without them. in all the
horror of their red and white paint and
artificially darkened eyelashes and brows
Note the difference between the two
faces with their respective hats. One is
all softness and creamy loneliness, and the
other borrows hardness and an unpleasant
precision which are destructive of charm.
though the hat is as high as it could be
built, and has an imposing array Of rib
bon and lace and feathers and even
jewels upon it. think have discovered
the secret Of becomingness, and that is to
have broken lines and soft tissues sur.
rounding the faces
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

Travelling dresses arc of light wool fab.
RIGS. invariably for sea voyages. and can
be in any preferred color. Brown and
green arc liable tc spot in the spray. but
gray. blue and heather mixtures are all
serviceab'e Those for railroad travelling
can be of light wools vigognes, cheviots.
or OF gray or small checked silks, which
last are very serviceable, as they do not
catch the dust, and can be worn to din.
ners in the largest hotels after a good
brushing. as they do not lose their fresh.
ness. OLIVE HARPER
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

Husband Whose wife has been reproving
him for smoking in her presencel-You
often used to say before We were married,
'""Oh, George! | do SO love the odor Of
good cigar" Wife-Yes. that sort Of
thing is part Of young lady's capital
Time.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05
ROBERT kIDSON.
He Is Singer OF Songs and Seller Of
Carpets.
Especial Correspondence. !

New York. Aug 2.-One is hardly &C.
cIstomed to look for new literary lights in
trade. In truth. it is an accepted fact
that business and literature seldom 20
hand in hand. and least of all do we OK.
pect to find poet engaged in the prosaic
employment of selling carpets Yet Mr..
Robert Kdson, who has made quito q
reputation as a writer of clever verses,
still sticks to his trade, and his forthcom.
ing book fpoems, which is now in press,
bears the rather strange subtitle, by
Robert kidson, Singer of Songs and Seller
of Carpets"
Mr. kidson is Londoner by birth. and
some twenty years ago he was junior
salesman for great London carpet firm.
During that time he made the acquaint-
ance of Tennyson. Dobson. Carlyle and Q
number of prominent Englishmen, who
took friendly interest in the ambitious
young carpet salesman. He has letters
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

a > II | \ q / d y
has fewer Office
sec kcrs { ba n
IL has had for
years Thcpoliti
cal campaign has
driven them TO
their homes and
they are trying to
earn their right
20 n place under
the next admins
tralion The ap
plications for Of
fee are numbered
Inv ~, iiipp @
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Of encouragement
from q number OF
the best known
literary men In
Europe, though at
the time he left
England his liter
airy productions
were never pub.
lished.
In 1878 Mr.. Kid
son arrived in New
York and soon
found a position
to work at his
trade with a largo
retail carpet house
in Brooklyn. Soon
after coming to
America MIR. Kid.
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A little Auburn boy who looks after his
grandfathers cuspadore for q moderate
salary offers this philosophy: when !
grow up shall chew tobacco and have
my little boy look after the cuspadore.
Then he will not chew. Troy Times.
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silk and silver cords and tassels finish the
costume. This is for walking only. for
Mrs. Vanderbilt is one Of the favored ones
who have. as Widow Bedott says in mmor.
tai poem:
Silk gowns for breakfast
And satin ones for tea,
And velvet ones for evening;
I'm glad amt her he
Surely invention can 90 no further
in getting up ugly designs for dresses
and wraps than the newest ones that
are now being received in New York
from abroad for the fall campaign.
don't mean the election, for thank good
ness. we. the non-voters, don't have to
measure our clothes by the ridiculous
caprices that take possession Of the mon
so completely during a presidential year.
No, women rise far above oil such CON
sidcratiOns and allow nobody to dictate
to US what shall or shall not be worn
Women never have allowed themselves TO
be dictated to regarding their dress from
the time thoy began to wear any clothes,
except such dictates as arc promulgated
by fashion herself. and. of course. that's
quite another thing.
Just now everybody" is ont Of town.
That Is TO say all the Fifth avenue folks,
but SOMEHOW the streets are Just as full
as they were before and one sees quite as
many pretty dresses and pretty women
inside Of them, and very strange TO say
those who throng the streets now are
more modest and reserved in their man.
ners, and not so daring in the way Of
wearing ortre costumes as we find every
moment when society" is not on a vaca.
ton. | wouldn't like to insinuate, but.
still it looks very singular to an impartial
observer that this should be thus. There
are no girls with cats in their arms or
dogs tied to strings running round tho
other side of every telegraph pole and
pulling the wrong way. nor do we see the
Derby hats hunting jackets, guns and |
canes. nor girls in high hats listers and |
pantaloons striding along our thorough
fares, so it might seem as though all those
girls went away when society" did. Now
am quite willing to spare society, and
ion't think banker for the melancholy
lays" which will bring back those very
peculiar sights.
But their new dresses are coming. OF
ather the styles they will havo to wea,
When they get back, and as | remarked
bove. there could be nothing more un.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

which also furnishes cuffs and collars.
Long cloaks OF silk. in black or colors.
can be worn for riding or travelling, and
they protect tho rider from head TO foot.
They are gathered in at the SHOULDERS 70
. sort OF collar or yoke. very full In ths
back, but plain In front. where they have
Sits for tho arms to pass. A thick cord
passes In under tho front part. and out
side over the fullness In the back. keeping
u in place.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

q CLEVELAND AND THE OFFICE SEEKER
One of these confident Office seekers
hired hall when he first came here and
delivered lecture in favor of himself
Ho wanted the mission to Rome and be
was Catholic In his lecture no said
mat Catholic ought to be appointed to
this position, and he apparently demon.
strated the fact that be was Just the
catholic for it. He did not get it, how
cinnati.
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N- f"'0H OOAf nNO F.ALL WNhF.
II there be any who read these honest
endeavors to give them authentic fashion
news who would like to know what to wear
IN the way of travelling wraps and gowns,
i.wlll say that long suede colored circulars
and wraps can be made Of diagonal cloth
which is light and serviaable They are
made with regular belted waist, aad
Iuli skirt left open in front to button up,
and around the waist Is wide GALLON,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

embodied in tie melange here presented
which is to be leading style this early
fall.
The costume in question has q skirt of
striped MORE and beaded panel 1t is
not so much the skirt as the wrap which
makes it such q funny. rigmarole dress.
This wrap has as many ruffles around the
neck as the traffic will bear-I mean as
the size of the shoulders viii HOLLAND
there are more around it and OH the sim.
ulated sleeves. Down the front the tabs
reach TO the bottom Of the skirt, where
they are anchored and Delayed and chain
cabled until they form q component part
Of the skirt. The Rat il copied from
picture. painted eight hundred or
thousand years ago by man
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05
UNCLE SANS OFFICES.
STORIES ABOUT QUEER cHAsAcrERs'
WHO APPLY FOR THEM.
How the President Treats Once seeker.
The Confident Appiicsnt-A story Of Mr.
Lamar - President Cicveinnd's FRS: Viii,
9" Neutrality-suspicious. Oficc seekers.

SPECIAL Correspondence
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05

silk and silver cords and tassels finish the
costume. This is for walking only for
Mrs. Vanderbilt is ono of the favored ones
who have. Us Widow Bedott says in immor
tai DOem.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-08-08

to obtain the same result, or earn less by
the same labor, for they must surrender
the profit of the exchange.
This influx of 2,437, 1927 discharged
workman into the protected industries
will break down the present high
wages of 1888 per week now paid the
905,5S5 protected workmen; but it will
be enormously to the profit of the IA, 800
protected" employers, both in giving
them absolute control of the home market
and lower wages.
THE HOME MARKET.
The republican party has gone mad over
the idea of controlling "the home mar
ket" 1t does not believe in making a
surplus of that which can be made cheaper
here than anywhere else, and exchanging
it for that which can be made somewhere
else cheaper than it can be made here. 1t
believes that a surplus is not only
a crime, but that it is unpatri-
otto and un-American. 1t protects "
an industry until it can control the ''home
market" but it destroys it when it pro-
duces surplus and begins to export. The
protected sugar industry has for ten years
past produced every pound of sugar used
in the United States, and for three years
past has had yearly surplus of 100000, 900
pounds which it has exported. The re-
publican senate now proposes a duty of 40
per cent. alike on the raw and the refined
free trade-to break it down and confine
it to the home market.
But all others are merely incidental to
the agricultural surplus. The annual ex-
cess over home market needs of $600,000,-
600 made by our farmers is standing
menace to the l., 500 protected mill own
ers who own the republican party, and
they have declared that this surplas must
be destroyed; that the payment for it shall
no longer enter into competition with
them.
The republican tariff plank at Chicago
was aimed at the farmer. The declaration
of war is on the farmer. The 1,S15, 534
farmers, who last year made the surplus,
exchanged for S412, 279,077 worth of for
eign manufactured goods must be driven
off the farms.
This lesson is enough for one day. Ask
the Republican shouter what he has to
say in reply. T. Z. WILSON.
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have passed into the poetry and school books
for generations. illustrating the dash and
energy of brilliant soldier who snatched
splendid victory out of the very jaws of defeat.
army of the Shenandoah, and on the 9TH to
that of the Middle military division. After his
defeat OF Gen. Early he was made brgadier-
generalin the regular army and given the thanks
of congress. He was made a major-general Nov.
8, 1864. From Feb. q to March "a, 1866, he
was engaged in the raid from Winchester TO
Petersburg, during which he destroyed
the James river and Kanawha canal,
cut important railway connections,
destroyed military and commissary
stores and had numerous skirnshes with the
enemy. From March % to April 9 he was in the
Richmond campaign. April he won the bat
tie OF Five Forks, which insured the abandon
ment of Petersburg and Richmond by the Con-
federates He led in the pursuit of Lee and
was present at his capitulation April 9. He
was appointed to the command of the military
division of the southwest June 8, and of the
military division of the gulf July H. OF the
department of the gulf Aug. 10, 1865, of the
Fifth military district, including Texas and
Louisiana, March IL, 1867; and OF the depart
ment of Missouri with headquarters at Fl.
Leavenworth, Sept. II March 1, 1869, he was
made acknowledgement, and assigned to the
command of the Missouri, including the depart
ments OF Dakota, of the Missouri, of the Platte,
and OF Texas with headquarters at Chicago.
Early in 1875 political disturbances threaten
ing in Louisiana, he was stationed for a few
weeks in New Orleans1
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ARRANGING FOR THE FUNERAL.
The Interment to be in the National Gem.
etery-The PalI-Bearers Named.

The InteFment to be in the National Gem
etery-The PalI-Bearers Named.
NoNQUTTT, Aug ct has, this afternoon,
been decided that Gen. Sheridan's burial
shall be in the Arlington national cemetery
and Saturday has been finally settled on
as the day for the funeral. Gen. Sheridan
has repeatedly expressed a strong dislike
of display in funerals, and in accordance
with his wishes and those OF Mrs. Sheri-
dan, the ceremonies in Washington are to
be as simple as possible The funeral,
however, Will OF course be military one
The interment will be made at the grounds
of the Soldiers Home in Washington. if
the assurance can be obtained that his
wife and children may be given a res ting
place beside him.
The following pall-bearers have been
selected by Gen. Sheridans family: Gen.
w. T. Sherman, Marshal Field of Chi
cage, Gen. Hawley of the U. S. senate,
Speaker Carlisle, Vice President Frank
Thomson of Pennsylvania, Gen. Wesley
Merit U. S. A., the senior officer OF
the G. A. R. in the District of Columbia,
Sec'y Whitney, Gen. McFarley, Gen. JOS
eph Fullerton of st. Louis, Sec'y Endi-
colt and George W. Childs. The follow
ing officers of Gen. Sheridan's staff are
specially invited to attend the funeral /:
Gen. j. w. Forsyth, Col. John Schuyler
CrOShV
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THE HERO OF WINCHESTER
PASSES QUIETLY AWAY AT NoNoUITT
Gen. Sheridan Suddenly Dies at A Late
Hour Last Night His Old Heart
Trouble the Cause-How the
News was Received.

NoNoUITT, Mass, Aug. 5.-Gen. Sheridan's
death occurred at 1920 this evening. Previous
to the sudden appearance of heart failure. at
about $50, there had been no Fremont
tons to-day of any unfavoable change
in his condition. The weather has
been warmer than usual and the
general was at times little restless but seemed
generally bright and cheerful to-day. His
voice was strong; he took full supply of
nourishment slept occasionally as usual, and
the doctor and his family were in hopeful
spirits. At 7 o'clock Mrs. Sheridan and the
doctors went to the hotel for supper, and soon
after their return the usual preparations for
the night were made. At about 500 Col Sher-
idan SAID good night to his brother and went to
the hotel, there having been through the day
no signs whatever Of any unfavorable change
in his condition. At $50 symptoms of heart
failure suddenly appeared and Drs. OReilly and
Matthews, who were with him at the time, i'm
mediately applied the remedies which proved
successful in all similar previous attacks but
this time they were without effect, and despite
oil that could be done the general gradually
sank into a condition of complete unconscious
ness, and at 1920 breathed his last.
Mrs Sheridan, the sisters Maban and Jsutianian
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-08-08
WARON AMERICAN MARINERS
wAGED BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
What the Chicago Platform Means-Over
1000, 900 Men to BE Deprived of Work
and Wages for the Benefit.
of Monopolies.

The republican platform adopted at Chi
cago declares that our imports must not
only be checked but that they must be
confined exclusively to that which cannot
be produced (at any cost in the United
States. AS this union extends to within
one degree of Cancer, the republican plat
form proposes to bar out all products ex-
except those which can be produced ex-
clusivelyin the tropics. 1t excludes every
thing produced in Europe. 1t excludes
everything produced in Asia except in
lower India and small section of China.
1t excludes the greater portion of Aus
tralia and Lower Africa. From the Indies,
a part of Mexico, the Brazils, the Desert
OF Sahara and the Equatorial islands it
permits the importation of productions
that cannot be raised here. 1t bars out
manufactures of every kind, for we can
manufacture anything, and leaves our
ports open only to tropical fruits, nuts,
barks, berries and gums. z This proposal is
put forward in all seriousness by great
political party. 1t fully intends to carry
it out-even to far greater lengths-if it
can. 1t has been preparing for this fight
for twenty years, educating the people to
believe in home markets, diversified in
dustries and protection" to American
labor
OUR IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Our net imports, exclusive of bullion
and re-exported imports, together with
our agricultural exports, since 1880 have
been as follows:
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MORTON AT HOME.
Why Majority of His Neighbors VIII Vote
Against Him.

Why a Majority of His Neighbors VIII Vote
Against Him.
[RhiDebeck Cor. n. Y. Star.1
It would be natural to suppose that Rhine
beck would boil over with pride and enthus-
asm because of the nomination of Levi P Nor
ton for the yice-presidency of the United States
1t would be an honor to town of 5000 inhabit-
ants to have one of its residents in so high and
honorable a position. But there is a great
lack of enthusiasm among the neighbors of Mr..
Morton at his beautiful villa on the Hudson,
and although the town has been carried by
the republicans for good many years odds
are offered by betting men that this year ma
jority of the voters of Rhinebeck will cast their
ballots Tor democratic nominees, while many
dyed-in-the-wool republicans who would not
vote the democratic ticket under any circum-
stances, will stay at home on election day, as
they viii not aid in the effort to elect Mr.. Nor
ton.
1t is not because Mr.. Morton is rich or aristo-
cratic that the people oppose him, for, although
he is a millionaire, he mngles with the people
of the village; and as he walks through the
streets, as ne often does, he will not pass an
acquaintance without greeting him
pleasantly. But although his free
greetings are returned, the people do not seem
at all pleased with Mr.. Morton. They say that
notwithstanding his riches and his pleasant
greetings, ne has treated the people of the
place stability; that on his farm he pays less
wages than any farmer in the vicinity; that he
discharged all the old farm hands a year ago
and filled their places with pauper laborers
whom he brought over from England and
Scotland under contract, and in violation of
the law against the importation of contract
labor, and that he even went so far as to
threaten that he would employ Italian labor
at 81 a day when the imported hands asked
that their pay be increased from $l.25 to $l.50
a day,
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He Isn't Built That Way.

Private pension bills are introduced for the
benefit of those who, under laws extremely
liberal, cannot get pensions. These bills are
not passed except for those who have powerful
political influence 1t would be an easy mat
ter for a president, who wanted to gain votes,
and who had no scruples about being dema-
gogue, to quietly approve such bills even when
investigation proved them to be fraudulent.
He would escape many enmities and much I'M
favorable criticism in this way. But Grover
Cleveland, though a candidate for reelection,
is no such coward. He continues to veto every
special pension bill which he believes is un-
worthy. He believes that he best serves the in
sions TO the undeserving. Moreover, he be-
heves that taxpayers have some rights.
Hurrah for a courageous mani Hurrah for
Cleveland
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Checking Imports will Reduce Wages.
New York World


What we export to sell for imports is made
by our unprotected workmen. To stop i'm
ports is to stop payment to them for what they
make and to throw these unprotected workmen
out of work.
We exported last year surplus products
worth SIG, 492, 500, made by our workmen in
excess of our needs. We exchanged them
abroad for foreign goods we did need and made
$217, 500 clear profit that we know of and
more that is not of record. Our workmen
paid that fine to the government out of their
profits.
If these workmen had made the foreign
goods here they would have lost this profit of
$217, 266, 1913 and all the other profit.
To have made $716 40, 500 worth Of foreign
goods would have taken 80 per cent longer
time, or 80 per cent more workmen. To have
made the same amount the same number OF
workmen would have had to work twelve
hours instead of eight, or SO per cent more
workmen would have been employed at s. in
stead of 50 per day.
To check imports as to either hroaD these aoork-
men ont OF aC0rk or reduce their aCd0es oRe-ttird.