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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
Startling Incident Of the War.

During the early part Of 1863 the gen
erals division was quietly settled IN quar-
tiers In its camp. south Of Murfreesboro
While there 10 related this curious Incl
dent:
"C,i Conrnd. Of the Fifteenth Missouri,
informed me that be got through without
much difficulty; In fact. that everything
had gone all right and been eminently
satisfactory. except that in returning he
Ind been mortified by the conduct Of the
two females belonging TO the detachment
and division train at my headquarters.
These women. be said had given much
annoyance by getting drunk, and 20 some
extent demoralizing his men. To say that
| was astonished at his statement would
oe mild way Of putting it, and had not
known him to be 2 most upright man and
Il souod sense, .hould have doubted rot
only his yeraciiy but his sanity lnquiring
who they were pn1 for further details. !
was Informed that there certainly were in
the command two females, that in some
mysterious manner had attached them
selves to the service as soldiers; that one,
an East Tennessee woman, was team
ster In the division wagon train and the
other a private soldier in a cavalry com
pany Temporarily attached to my head
quarters for escort duty.
While out on the foraging expedition
these Amazons had secured q supply of
apple jack" by some means, got very
drunk, and on the return had fallen into
Stone river and been nearly drowned
After they had been fshed from the
water. In the process Of rcsuscitation their
sex was disclosed, though up to this time
it appeared 10 be known only TO each
other. The story wos straight and the
circumstance clear, so, convinced of Con-
RAIDS continued sanity, directed the pro-
vost marshal to bring in arrest to my
headquarters the two disturbers OF Con
RAIDS peace OF mind After some little
search the East Tennessee woman was
found i'm camp, somewhat the worse for
the experiences of the day before, but
awaiting her fate contentedly smoking
cob pipe She was brought to me- and
put In duress under charge Of the division
surgeon until her companion could be Sc
cured To the doctor she related that the
year before she had ''refugeed' from East
Tennessee, and on arriving in Louisville
assumed mans apparel and sought and
btained employment as teamster in the
auartermaster department. Her feat
ures were very large, and so coarse and
masculine was her general appearance
that she would readily have passed as q
man, and in her case the deception was no
doubt easily practiced.
Next day the she dragon was caught
and proved to be rather prepossessing
Young woman, and though necessarily
bronzed and hardened by exposure, !
doubt if, even with these marks of cam
paigning, she could have deceived as
readily as did her companion How the
two got acquainted never learned, and
though they had joined the army indc.
pendently of each other,yet an intimacy had
sprung up between them long before the
mishaps Of the foraging expedition. They
both were forwarded to army headquar-
tiers, and when provided with clothing
suited to their sex, sent back to Nash
Vile, and thence beyond our lines 10
Louisville. Gen Sheridan Book
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Nnrk of "A Sfnrx Writer.

In beginning 10 write story. ii is well
TO have basis resting upon fact. either
in circumstance or personality. For this
reason the author should be able to dis
sect human nature with keen analysis.
No trait, no eccentreity, 10 expression,
i'm the broad volume which mankind con.
siantly opens before him should escape
his attention, but everything he sees
should he stored up as valuable material
in his literary laboratory. A fitting com
bination Of individual traits in different
persons can be assimilated in one mental
creation although r just consistency must
be observed 1t is often amusing to an
author TO find his stories read and dis
cussed by the very persons whom he has
embodied in his hero, with never a sus
picion, on their part, that their own char
acteristics have formed ground work for
the interesting fiction Virginia q. ii
lard IN The Writer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
Improvemcnt Of the Race.

A writer in Nineteenth Century, taking
the cue of the new impulse to discuss
human culture, makes some suggestions
under the heading "Homiculturo." He
believes a good deal could be done by
directing public attention TO the laws
that underlie improvement of stock. He
also urges that before marriage permit
is allowed parties should be compelled to
submit to medical examination, to show
that they are not laboring under heredi-
tary diseases Beyond this he would have
the absolute prohibition Of habitual Grim
inals from propagating their kind. These
suggestions have been TO some degree
urged before by Dugdale, but they are
timely. No question is Of more impor'
lance than the Improvement Of humanity.
We have traced our ills to Leredity. Our
remedies must correspond Probably all
suggestions at present will be crude and
premature; but 1t Is nonsense 70 suppose
an evil exists without possible cure
Globe Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
Took Her at Her Word.

A queer episode in Connaught life was
the case of the king at tho relation OF
Dennis Bodl1in versus Patrick French.
Tho plaintiff and defendant were neigh
bors The latter was of the "ould
shtock, full of airs, and possessed of an
iutolerable temper. lie and wife had
conceived deep dislike for Mr.. Bodkin
who entertained an equal aversion 10 the
Trenches. Bodkin had happened to Of
fend the squire and lady. That evening
they entertained large company at din
ner, when Mrs. French launched out in
abuse Of her enemy, concluding her wish
that somebody would cut of the fellows
ears, and that might quiet him" The
subject was changed after Il while, and
all went on well till supper ct which
time, when everybody was happy, the old
butler, one Ned Regain, who, according 10
custom, had drunk enough, came in. Joy
was in his eye, and, whispering some
thing 10 his mistress which she did not
comprehend, he put c large snuff box into
her hand.
Fancying it was some whim Of her old
servant, she opened tho box and shook
out its contents, when lo pair Of
bloody ears dropped out on the table.
The horror of the company was awakened,
upon which old Ned exclaimed: Sure,
my lady, you wished that Dennis Bod
kin's ears were cut of. SO told old Geo.
ghegan, the gamekeeper. end he took n
few handy boys with him. and brought
back his ears, and there they are, and
hope you are pleased, my lady" The
,I - Iaf
county. French and his wife were held
in heavy bail at tho Galway assizes, but
the guests proved no such order was
given, that it was n mistake on the part
Of the servant. They were acquitted.
The boys and their leader never reap
pcared in the county until after the death
Of Bodkin, who lost his ears many years
before his death. -Argonaut.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
Tho ,rarnilieence Of Civilization.

Talking about the early days in Cali
fornia, there was an old fellow down in
the country who was the first senator to
20 10 the legislature from his district.
His district was rural one, and there
were no houses--only cabins there-rough
wooden cabins, with nails for hat racks
and rope for wardrobe aud cracked
looking glass for dressing table. He
went TO Sacramento, and when be got
back the entire district came in TO call
upon him. and he gave them a wonderful
account Of the magnifcence of civilization
in the capital Of the state.
"Yas, boys; had china basin an q
cake o soap scented By gosh smelt like
the flowers, an there wor little place In
tho wall with row of big hooks in 1t, On
said TO the waiter, What's that tory
To hang your clothes in. says he, an
we'll, didn't have any clothes TO hang in
it: but it wor splendid; but, boys, that
wor nothin. What do you think hadf
A real bureau. real. carved bureau. with
a looking glass bigger'n this window in it.
1t wor gorgeous. gorgeous. Under
tones" in San Francisco Chronicle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
THE SURPRISE.

Joy ne. Sorrcw In rirce
Where the brncchez interlace,
yery secret, still and sweet,
Safe from all profaning feet.
"why art heref' Joy. startled cried:
"why art herei" gray Sorrow sighed
II came here TO weep" said Joy.
Tears are ever my employ"
Murmured Sorrow. Yet see
Tears as grateful were to thee,
Come. young novice. and ~ tarch'
How &, ease thy heart o'erfraught."
JOY sat down AZ Sorrow feet,
Ami vas taught C lesson sweet
Fam would he make kind return;
"SoiTo,. art too old 10 leai:.
Nsys Then tarry ye, whilr,
Til have taught thee how 10 smiler
Since that hour the two have been
Bound O. by mysterious kin;
Sircc that hour they So exchange
Tears AID smiles, It's nothing strange
II sometimes pdzzlcd heart
Scarce can tel The twain apart
Edith Thomas 10 Boston Transcript
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
Questions of Vital Interest to Insurers.

policies plain by implication provide
application dividends policies from
whend due
other Company provide the
Of
NOT.
policies Company the COMPEL
ndrema 0 IS credit? THEY DO NOT
policies Company the laws Of Company
pay policy the payment premium
be overdue and unpaid the tl although
yiieniss tandn to policy
We call attention o points IN the policies
in o. OF
north the TUIic o Europe.
lie blasting, bakep
railroad switching coupling railroad
After military
n
AFTER THREE YEARS THE POLICY IS INCONTESTADIE
We call particular COMBINATION POLICY" giving
valve end owenty ia face Policy and all accumulated dividends
addition thereto Policy Policy
the b
will be furnished
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
Becgars. hut No Soap.

Beggary is on epidemic of fearful extent
IN Spain. but is most noticeable in Castillo
where the sell. once so fertile, yields a
bare subsistence and where there are no
commercial enterprises to employ the
idle.
We had heard so much Of CASTLE soap
that an ardent desire possessed us to in
vest in large supply upon its native
spot. but the most persistent demands for
CASTLE soap failed to produce any, nor
could VIC hear Of a factory in Burgos.-
Cor Home Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
EU II e X A!
Something New in Life The Popular &mEnwmcn Insurance
What is How il works What il costs
Before In.arins in Any Other COMPANY Ezamine
The Washngtons New Sami'EndOwment Policy.

upon fifteen twenty aud twenty-five
during the the full amount ofte policy
all Immediately acceptance proofs
thee Of
pocytode his
policy whole besides the
dividends each
rfetab third specified amount f each paid
eopocy policy
padup S a follows:
years $1,000 $4,000 5000 10000.
years years, $1,000 dividends
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
Tho Catling Gun in 1901.

Up to this time We had not seen any
Russians beyond few skirmishers in
the plain, though our battery Of Gatlings
had kept blazing away at nothing in par
ticular all the while; but now an oppor-
tunity of its being in use occurred. A
column of troops appeared in the valley
below US, coming from the right-a mere
dark streak upon the white snow, but no
one in the battery could tell whether they
wcro friends or foes, and the commander
hesitated about opening fire. But now an
aide de- camp came dashing down tho hill
with orders to pound them at once--a
French journalist, it seems, having dis
covered them 10 be enemies, when the
general and all his staff were as puzzled
as ourselves Rr-rra 60 our Gatlings. the
deadly hail Of bullets crusbcs into the
thick of them, aud slowly back into the
woods the dark mass retires, leaving
however, trace of black dots upon the
white snow behind it. This, their famous
and 4 o'clock effort and its failure. has de
cided the day That one discharge was
enough.-London Journal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26

What is termed "a startling departure
in the line of horse trading" Is reported
from Fall River. where citizen Who has
q mare for sale states frankly that her
disposition is so sour that she hates her
self, and that he would recommend the
creature to mobady unaccustomed 10
horses. brooklyn Eagle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
A suortsmau's Recommendation.

A British sportsman recommends that
the bantam, which is particularly pugns
cious and active, be turned wild. in the
hope of hayingit become an available bird
for sport.-New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26

Our objection TO the foolhardy man IL
not that he is fool. but that he Is hardy.
lie never seems TO .-Hgrpers Bazaar. .
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26

OF the fifteen students sent by the gov
eminent Of Siam TO receive professional
training In England. four are young
women.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
Where Shall | Insure?

WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
company reliable and popular forms Of Life In
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
When Shall | Insure?

question be burned
but regards ltha end WHEN Wisdom
Prudence Conscenc Duty answer, NOWi'
reach Without health ts something that
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
ASSETS $4,000, 100000.

cardinal furnish Absolute Protection
infexib purpose Life Insurance Com
pan principle purpose the confidence
insurng public.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
DISCARDED TINERY.
WHAT BECOMES OF THE CAST OFF
CLOTHING or RICH LADIES.

discoveries Made by an Inqufsitise Re-
portsr-Garments Found In Second Hand
Clothing store, Of the Better Ciass-Thc
Poor Relation, Not Forgotten.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
How to BE Photographed.

London has an autocrutit pIotopr,pher
ard his somewhat hiah handed tre,tment ,f
hlslnltrons is tolerated because his uujck eve
for effect his skill in posing the subjects and
the exquisite tinisl, and trutbfulnnss nloce
him far above many portrait painters. His
charges are enormous. and engagement, l,uve
To- be made months ahead. hut the ro,,,l:, i,
very ~, factory. In the first place there is
npclm!ilg ui stairs to mount alo,r u sl.op
On a busi:!ess street as there is here One
drives t., IL handsome private bouso A ror-
prolis ard co,..!rsrnDluc servant n,,cns tho
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
A BARTENDER's MISTAKE.
Why IL Concoctor of Mixed Drinks Lo,
His Place at the Hoffman House

Why IL Concoctor of Mixed Drinks Lost
His Place AT the Hoffman House.
A man who achieved considerable fame in
the vicinity Of Wall street as n concoctor of
mixed drinks was transferred to the Hoffman
holiac not long since and put behind the
gorgeous bar. IL was the ambition of his life
to get there, and h. WAS 50 clatctl at his sue
ceS, hat n was more or less nervous and ,er-
tllrlprl on his first arrival. 1t CHANGED that
he had Just pilt his apron on when distin-
Su!sllci party "i politicians strollcd in, talk
Ing rpniidcl!tial!y about the recent appoint
mehts. In the party We're several famous
men, anl rs the bartender glanced around
from face TO face he was more or less mn
pressed. Commissioner Hess, who was in
The party, waved his hand and said shortlv:
''Scc what tl" gentlemen will take and
then went on with iis conversation with the
men who stood next To him
The Larten'l.: aSie'l several men in rapid
succession, and they indicated their prefer
cncts i'll the usual curt manner. Finally. he
leaned over the bar toward u man with white
hair and a black mustache, who stood talking
earnestly. For Il long while he could not
catch the mans car. 1t was Edward S.
Stokes, the proprietor Of the Hoffman house.
Ye bartender spoke to him second time,
and, finally raising his voice. said respect
fully:
What will you have, Col Fisk"
Stokes whirlcd around as if lie had bocn
shot and dead silence fell on the group,
while the bartender flushed and caught his
breath. He had been thinking Of the Fisk
Stokes assassination, aud it ran in his head
so long that he got The t:"o names mixed.
For an instant StokI-s did not speak, then he
turned abruptly and walked out Of the bar
room, while tie others pretended to continue
their conversation, but all the while follow
in- with tl.e.r eyes the retreating form of
Stokes. An instant later the superintendent
rushed cxcitedly into the place, glanced for a
moment hurri"dly around, Went behind the
bar. stepped t. the ncw bartender and two
men hastily disappeared Another bartender
stepped forward and moment later Stokes
returned to the group smoking and Us calm
and serene as ever. But that tlrtender never
!nt foot i'll the Hoffman horl,c again.
he proper bartender of today approaches
as nearly to machine like accuracy as possi-
Bile, Men drink i'll great haste and have little
tine for conversation. The less obtrusive the
bartender the nearer he approaches perfec-
tlon.-Blakely Halls Letter.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
TIT Chests In Eu.,,inn

IL Is growing. 50 says woman wl.o has a
private la'l.'s gymnasium. The fashion 70 | e
fa- chr stel. This woman s,l..,s that TIC great
d.i-4nu-tE >'!r finds III her Profession is that
mos "t the ou!l.. women who are sent to
Ia" ~ doctors tor course in gymnastics to
cii1s s"ara disorder, utterly refuse 10 take OF
tf'il 7l,.fa, a!l! nc y.l no. let them practice
III tAt!A. 80 matters are pretty much at u
sta.Ist!.l. 'Woi..-'i come to me-" She saws.
10 hay" lot d.'i"n an unfcttcrcd breath
for y"als, i'e@t y sound girls Of 20 are
very raru. s4 co!..iluad, and ther arenot,
as rule, devc!rIed sufficiently. Flat cl!ested
wc!ac: are 50 lluch il the majority that it
has become fashionable To b: 50. and young
girls WHO are just growing Up lace themselves
i'll WITH corsots and iiatten themselves down
Will. tight bpdices until il is absolutely in
l;p,,i,,e they shall Chain their ..or..lal de-
vel ae.::,. The resi,-. j; iot pretty, L:t
they tank it il. and la. amounts 70 tie
sa!lr ;h.ls. Tlcy- are 50 AFRAID of broaden
ia.; md ,;ere!oP.G: tie chest ta.t, though
they "l} T:...i cs ,.:;lc!i a.j yoa please, they
y r.;.s. . .,ec,il.a Gil exercise OF the upper
pa, O. ~; 51t:y"
lacir:,y said OF the New York girl in
$50. and the description will serve we'll
empugi to-day: The women l.,.re in New
York. almost withou. exception. ARE as lean
es grevhaun,l>. and dressed iAa &! tie.ntly in
the fashions Of Tn b.ttrr elias "a! parsian
actress" All ,i- lat" 'rc>>.s from Paris
show a determination to make th.. waist APP
i Hr as Ion, as possible: the Ires. has no
dai in the bo@lice, but >shirre, at the throat
and drawn down in long lines. to lie held in
bya rii2l'"n ar velvet belt, pointed in front,
which mtirS III" waist look as il it EXTENDED
lalf way 'lnwn to the knees New York
World
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18

containing inquiries as to the nature of this
wool fat ard the manner in which it NAV be
obtained that suppose l may as well an
swcr them i'll print The stuff is not Il pro-
prietaly remedy. 1t is merely substance
derived from TIE wool of sheep by stepping
the clipping in hot alcohol. BY this process
a yellow grease is precipitated, chemically
identical with an element found i'll the hll-
man bile and in certain Vegetables such us
peas and beans The grease has ono very pc
cnliar property When applied with rubbing
it passes directly through the skin, and i'll
this way acts us a nutrient to the fatty tissues
beneath. Thus it has the effect of smoothing
out the wrinkles produced l>y the attenuation
OF three tissues which come With az. An
antiguated relative of mine has removed
from her temples the unwelcomc footprints
of Il thousand li.surative crows by six weeks
Use of this marvellous ingucnt.
Likewise, when rubbed upon the scalp, it
prevents badness, 10y supplying In the hair
an element OF its growth. the lack of which
causes it 10 fall out Ii is uSeiu for II base
for oihtmcnts, tho active n@reai, nts of which
it conveys through til" cutelu. To mantac-
t,ne it i'll large quantities is enormously cN-
pen>ive, hut it may l." obtained at retail
from the big ai,othe;tri,s at ii small ,!icn
Fortunately lyt few people know "i it rs vet.
Nevertheless it wis known to the ;,npi;.,its
5000 Years ago Let me add Il warning. If
You bay il. .g"t it i,i;r" and not in conlt,na
h"n with SOME patent mixture Ii necessary,
gather Your wool and boil il down for voul-
self. Thus You may secure an artificial per
l,etuati"n of youth Boston Cor Kansas
CITY Times
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Tie sanitary Moln:,i..

The sanitary woman is abroad; no place i,
sacred to her, aud 10 human being is free
from her faols. She test, The air we breathe,
e." clothes we wear, the friends We haze, and
tradition She scolla as she ,'e'5 dust. hate
the sanitary woman. am perfectly willing
to live on, q, did my cgrandnotlers, without
hi.o"lr'l@e Of sanitary ,le,alls~. In fact,
;i.n rather given tp ln!i"yc that tilcy are not
blessings She is tl." moat uncomfortable.
person of am that can bc imagnlcl On her
arrival in your iIpuse she carefully inspects
the plumbing, She crticises tie food, unless
it belongs to the special hcalt! variety that
she ulholds. She tries to convince you that
you are not clothed right and She is, and the
fact that She loola Il guy and you don't only
adds to her indignation, and nine times out
Of ten, unless sl!e is very well bred and really
slightly insane, She manages to ca!l you a
friv"l"u, female. 1t is Il curious thing, hut
III this world men, unless they are crnlks-
and then, Of course, they are NOT lnei-like
frivolous f";males.-"BabH in New York star.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
Poison in Canned Iood.

20 portion Of cans contents should .e,
main in it after opening. Admission of ail
rapidly changes sound goods into sloil"d
stuff, developing acetic putrefaction, and
poisonous stannou, hydiate takes the place Of
harlnies, tin
If alarming symptoms shoull com" on
after eotlAs. such as scplicky abdominal aims,
voinit.i.9s, diar.'ha.l aAi great d i,.e>eY.,, md
al "l4o wcr" ut th, i;,b.e are utt,cked l.!:",
it is far to prc.,.44e t.lat they aiY Io!so.i4d
b. sonle article Of food While 4 inc~.el;,er
is going for the doctor give 10 eaci i,ef:oa
wlo has not vonitad freely an ealetlc VI
"arfn water alone on With a tcaspoonful Of
mustard stirred inJo half tu,n,,":'iul and
ait..r.va!d ad minister sweot oi! or wh.t.D
egg coi'i'".ly. 1t i not likely r..,>t az a'~il
eases viii prove fatal, but the ,.;lnpt4.a7 arc
Alarming enough. even from a small quantity
OF this py.son.-Wi!lam T. hutchinson,
NJ D., i'll .llaerican Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
A Sweet Revenge.

If anecdotes Of princes are considered read
able, no matter how mild why may not tell
ono concerning John Jacob Astor the Fourth,
WHO has just come into society from college
1t is absolutely true, if not thrilling. When
he was an urchin, his mother one evening
was having u swell party at tho house. At
ut early stage of the proceedings the maternal
mandate went forth: "Eow, Johnnie, 20
upstairs and stay there. This is no !.lacc for
You. Your turn will come Ly and ly, and
then you will have n good time of Your own. !"
John was outwardly calm, but inwarclly
thoress of his being, and repaired upward
A half hour later found him slidin2 down
the banisters on his way to tho basement.
Here lay shaIcly basket Of onions. /, was
but the work of an instant to bring for:h he
trusty jackknfe. Ten minutes later various
chunks and layers Of the savory csculent
We're frying i'll their own fat amid The l.p, ir
pipes that lead to the parlor. Whcw. What
on earth: And where. Delicate self control
marked the demeunor Of those who "sil!.lt
something" Then came sudden lc;ve TAX
ings. y discolnfitcd hostess merged into q
wrathy mistress and servants went with dis
may in tho fruitics, hunt for the smell.
Search high and low was unavailing. The
house smelt to heaven, while young Johnnie
held his robust little stomach with both
hands like the young colcra victim The
gray dawn found him reclining gently on lis
aforesaid stomach for terrific spanking.
Truly, his time had come sooner than was
expected; but he was heard to remark, at the
worst stages, that be was "glad he had his
laugh out first. New York Letter