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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-23

IN writing the history # llymcu.l
colony, Governor Bradford closes Tx
record for 1921 with this paragraph.
and here eA.H cad thij veal Chl5
[ shall remember one C--c-go more
rather Of mii1h than OF wCrit On Tx
lay called Carlct,aa5 day the governor
-allcd them out 60 vCTE- CO. vas u-cdI
Out the mot cf this now company cx-
used them-civCs, and caii it w-nl
against then C0nsCIoHCes u .so4k ca thal
lay.
80 tho governor told ,hcin that ii llcy
made II matter Vi Goa ci-lce. lac would
pare them tin theg were better informed
20 10 lcd away tic rest and leit them
but when they came home al uOOnc from
theif wOric lac found them ia The streets
4 play Opcnly-aomc pitching thc iau
and some al stooic bail and such like
sports. SO lie wCntc e. thcm. and took,
away their implement, and told then
that it was against liz conscience that
,hoy should play and others worke.
III they made the loePing y 70 matiN
# devotion, let Them krepo their houses
but there shOuld he no gaming or re-
Yelling IN the strecf1
III. thing particularly 60 be noticed II
his biici mcntion u thatCafly Christina.
n New England A. that tAc governor
speaks Of itG1 thc day called Christina
Day" By this he intimatcs that Il Is moi
such ia reality, and that there IS no gOCC
authority fCr regarding this as the an
niveraTy If CT LorCl birth.
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5 great part Of what Is called mans
succoss IL LIE depends upon his tLdioS
ont IN good season what his natural bent
Is, aud then following It. James
Nasmvth was particularly fortunate IL
his rcspect. Although Lis father was
IN arti-t, and he himself had 10 little
aptitude fcr drawing and painting, sci
he was sure chat he was cut our for
4 machinst, AMI q machinist he became.
Having learned his trade, lie went to
Manchester t. st1rt IL business for HIM
self. and there, among other good people,
ne met the Brothers Grant the famous
Cheeryble Brothers Of Dickens.
IL was iist introduced 10 Daniel, who
invited Lin to his house md presented
him u his noble brother William, as
Daniel always called him. At the
Inner table y0lng Nasmyth sat next 10
William, and vas asked many questions.
chow Old are your"
Twenty SIX
Rather young 20 begin business Oh
your own account"
Yes, but | have plenty OF work N
ne, and know how to be economical
"What capital have your Nasmyth
confessed that he had only 500.
The old gentleman thought that very
mall amount, but after giving bis new
ricnd sundry cautions he added that no
aust keep his heart up.
III some Saturday night You should
iced money to pay of your hands OF for
.nything else you viii always lind a
redit Of $500 at per cent at my Office,
md M security y
Nasmyth was, Of course, az much
pleased rs surprised. anl, as he says,
could only whisper his thanks in return.
TO these Mr.. Grant responded with Z
| squeeze of the hand and peculiarly
knowing wink.
This wink made most vivid impres.
sion upon the younger man. IL seemec
full OF all manner OF kindness. rs he
describes il, Mr.. Grant seemed 10 turn
his eve round, and brought his eyebrows
down upon it in a sudden and extraor-
binary manner
The noble brother" proved every whit
IS kind as young Nasmyth could have
expected OF asked for; but it transpired,
year or two atterward. that the wink
had no immediate connection with his
generosity. In fact, the eye that gave II
was made Of glass; il now and then got
out Of place, and its weaver had 10 force
it back by that odd c0ntortion Of his eye
brows. which, taken in connection with
the conversation then passing, Nasmyth
had understood to be expressive OF all
manner of kind intentions.-'Youth
Companion.
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Surprising us Palate.

Speaking about stImulaL,8, said Ben
iamiu /. Hitchcock. the music pub
Usher. reminds me Of a curious habit
Of Fernando Wood, once mayor Of this
city. Some time in the sos hC addressed
"A literary society Of which ives mem
Der. Ia the cd Broadway tabernacle,
which was then Situated on Broadway
near Lispcnarl street. Alr. Wood talked
about Alexander Hamilton. and AZ twas
nv duty On behalf 81 the society 20
hank him for hi3 kindness IN addressing
US, cat on the platform. Upon the table
beside the speaker stood pitcher and
two tumblers. 1T frequent intervals
during lis talk s,r Wood poured little
IT the contents OF the pitcher into the
tunblcr and tossed It OF. Noticed that
after each drink Ir Wood became more
animated, his periods were more glow.
ny, lbs manner more assured.
Al the time drew near for Iue d make
the speech Of acknowledgment l became
gery thirsty. Ny tongue Glove 10 the
roof of my mouth. | stood It a. long Is
could, and then, fearing that | ehould
~ unable 10 talk when my turn came,
boldly stepped up beside the speaker,
poured tuinJIer three-Quafters full Of
the LIQUID, raised il 70 my lips and
astounded my palate. Hall Of the cor
tents Of the glass had como down The
little led lane before my palate tele-
grapLed 70 my brain that something was
Wrong. However, I finished tho glass
and cat down. Then felt an insidious
influence stealing along my blood and
puleing in my BRAIN. by courage, which
had become weakened, now was cnducd
with a new backbone. Iconid have faced
q Numilian lion. have had conlidcra-
Die experience as an orator since then.
but never have equaIed that attempt
The hquid in the pitcher ~as Gin. view
York Evening sun.
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Cweet nat,rcd, sly cvcd child. whose
toddiing steps lie. ~ q lad, had led from
room 70 room, and up aud down, and in
a1d oct. in the long acof
And hC3 Had he no love in lis brcas!
for herr Was It oil given to that glitter.
ms. heartlcss. soullcss creature who said
She would accept his hand and share his
posscseions, even before he had gone to
her with the gifts? Well, after all, his
infatuation had been patent to every one.
Why not 20 her. most Of all?
lie walked slowly toward the house,
his cyes rowing resflcssiy about &c ne
went. She was still IN the grounds with
The man 20 whom she dare 10 disclose her
wo1blessDcss.
4 slight figure in white caught his
glance. lie swung around on his heel
and met Hilta Ia the full light Of the
rising moon.
Somehow she seemed very fair 10 him
Just ten. Was it not because he knew
her true and sweet and wOmanly;
iiilda," lac said. putting cut his arms
impctuousi5 and clasping her before she
was aware al his intention-"Hilda,
child, sweetheart, DO YOu care for nee
N't~iA w NfbcfN tait III a bADtt4-Ai
Do you love me well enough TO trust
youf future 10 me from this hour
lie saw the gray eyes below him dilate
and darkcn, felt the slight figure tremble
m ris arms; and q sudden glow CT glad.
ness went over him, even IN his pain, fOI
lt would take those soft hands Of Hilda
B-aamo many long months 70 heal the
wound left in his lie by Incz; and yet 70
tc lovCd-lorcd truly. and for himself.
for whot lie was, not what he had! All
&c wa1 very sweet 10 him
Il thought" She faliered-"I did moi
dream you carcd-I thought
.Nayl do not tell me what you think
OF have thought" he said quickly. Tell
me what you know. You love ne
uild0f
y Cs-sinco was a child, Grant"
Hall an hour later Mrs Lara and Incz,
VINO had been wondering where they
fingered, looked up AZ Grant and hiida
entered tho room.
Grant lei lIilda to his mothers chair
Mother. lie said distinctly, "Hilda Is
70 he your daughter ia very truth. You
have loved her for years. As lny wife
love her always"
lie glanced at tie brilliant face Of the
guest and saw great red wave sweep
over it--that was all
She was utterly frustrated, and Grant
soon knew how fortunate he had been
Saturday Night.
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About Spiders.

French scientists are pulling over q
spider which has been discovered in the
hollow interior Of q stone IL is est.
mated thar The stOuo must be al least
100 years old. but the spider is quite
lively and youthful in it5 antics. Ii Is
blind and has 10 mouth.
a daughter OF Mr. Peck, Of Nmsville,
Ca, drew O petty little outline design.
which so pleased Mrs Peck that she
forthwith framed il and hung it in her
parlor. She was aStonishcd to ind that
an industrious spider had woven across
the frame a web which was an exCct r.
production Of The design beneath. The
workmanship is perfect in every detail
Mr. Louis Neyin. Of Louisville, under
took 10 BRING from Hot Springs an i'm
menso tarantula which he had capturec
there. While on the road between Hot
SPRINGS and Little Rock the spider g.
capped from the bottle in which it had
been imprisoned and started in O prom
snade down the aisle Of the car. TOi
hall an hour confusion Teigned and tht
ugly insect had all the passengers at hi
mercy. Finally he was safely conallec
and bottled up. but Dit. Nevin was
forced 70 take himself and his pet oil a.
the next station. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-23

The other night young man living
near here got up IN his sleep, par
tally dressed himself, descended 10 the
yard and Jumped into the well The
plunge bath. OF course, woke HIM up.
lie struggled 10 the top, being good
swimmer. and while clutching about
IN the dark on the surface OF tho water
ne got hold OF the chain which worked
Owe. pulley and which Lad buckle
at both ends. lie threw his weigh.
on the chain bat the pulley worked
easily. and the bucket on the other
end shot up and the young man sAol
down toward the bottom OF the well,
Sundry we'll directed Lut spaumodc
kicks brought him TO the top again:
but lust IN that moment the recently
assembled bucket, which had turned
down AGAIN when he TUNED the cham
loose. met tie top Of his head with q
severe blow, which ducked him under
again.
Reaching the surface again, and
with a GOODNESS and presence OF mind
which was remarkable under the cir
cumstances, he gathered the chain,
and while trcading water, as the
BOYS call it, ho gently pulled the
chain. causing the bucket TO ascend
until it hit the pulley at the top Of the
well frame. Now he had a solid hold,
and. finding the step holes on the side
of the well. he soon mounted 10 the
curling and sprang out upon terra
arma He said that ne thought in his
dreams that no was at the ford and
was Jumping in for pleasant bath.
The water IN the we'll was twenty feet
deep but the surface was not far be-
low The bottom OF the curb --Valdcsta
GA Times
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Test. 81 Civilization.

What shall one take as q typical test Of
civilization: No coast in he world j.
better lighted and buoyed than that Il
Japan: nowhere are life and property
more secure; in 70 country Is universal
courtesy so natural and 70 certain. ~
Tor the art Of japan, if that BE- ony test
everybody knows Of the exquisite draw.
ncs and lacquer and silk end iaicncc
and silver and bronze that we're pro
duced here before America was discOv-
cred. Why. III the very winter tat Co
mmbus hoisted llis 8ail tho famous Yosh-
imasa was inauguraiing Ecw departure
with new luxury il the Ch1-nO-yd OK tea
drinking ceremony, probably The most
elaborate and polished ceremonial that
las ever been devised. And the splendid
eardons Of Cin-kaLu and Ria-Ealu--
"the paviliOns OF silver and gold al
Kyoto, remain 10 th.3 day monuments
g the came XoslLu1.4. t..tc. But
hose although they lltodaie the new
world. arc LIT modem here, Tor before
William the Conqueror crossed the clan.
ael and founded ~ HASTINGS the Lnr
land that VIC know, the Count Of Nara
~as the focus OF q marvellous att and e.
magnificent hfo which arc among the
Inspirations of Jop.Eezo hi5-oy. Cor.
PHILADELPHIA iimcl
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low. There IS no doubt that the ore

low. There IS no doubt that the ore
will hold out. ard after the tunnel Is
ran there Will rs III sight practically
q. Goa tons e ore. which. al = ton,
will. cs you viii readily sse. yield a
profit II $500. COO
".Ail need j. enough money 70 PUN
this tunnel cen ihon haul the ore
10 custom mill there IS one about a
mic distant. and after that the mine
will lav l0r iteL only need 5000
81 III outs.l,. 4Il II yJu will pat Up
this amount you may have q hall IN
terest IN the property.
On paper this Is a fine proposition.
\ sure fortune for S, 600. The capital
ist is caught and up goes his 5000.
The hrst thing to be done IS to drive
q tunnel into the solid rock some eight
feet square and a distance Of goo feet.
\ double shift Of men, say eight, are
hired, also blacksmith to sharpen the
tools, men 70 clear away the ground.
etc. This can easily be accomplished
for $50 9 day. A house or cabin has
10 lie built, but this viii only cost some
$500. Powder, tools, timbcrs, lumber
and provisions viii make the first
81 coo, to use q popular expression,
look awful sick.
For the first few days the work pro
grvsses fayoIably and the capitalist re
ceivcs the most encouraging letters
from bis mining friend After that
the letters are les frequent cid not
near 60 encouraging.
The miners have struck q horse
This Is generally some rock ABOUT as
easy 10 drill through cs 50 much cast
steel. 4 hole Tx inches deep may le
drilled into the rock in about ten hours
and when The giant powder cartridge.
are put into this hole they shool ont a.
ii from cannon.
There may be ten feet CT thJ cort o.
work. there nay b fifty; q any rate
before tue difficulty has been over
come some &, 600 or more VIII have
been sunk IN the enterprise 1nd the
ground scarcely scratched.
OF course, more money viii be dc
manded, and then still more, until
the capitalist becomes Disguised and
outs the thing altogether. This L
the way it generally works
Difficulties arc notouly encountered
IN runninQ q tunnel Of inkng & SHAFT
such Us tie caving ia OF Che work, re
bcllious loek and others too numerous
to mention. but il IS often discovered
after the tunnel has been run the dc
sired length that il should have been
run IN some other place
To estimate tho actual cost Of the
opening up oil a mine from the grass
roots would be O very difficult mat
ten. Under the most favorable cir
cumsllnces. however unless a pocket
or bunch Of very rich ore Is encoun-
tered. from $50, 900 10 So 600 may be
set down as very close figure 70 put
a mere prospect in paying condition
IS much sometimes as SOU. OOJ l.
spent in opening up minc before any
money Is taken ont All this reters
merely 10 those little mining propo
sitions or flyers, as they arc called
in which the uniniiiated, IN The hope
If becoming miliionaires on a dol
lar Investment. come out IN almost
every instance at the small end Of the
horn. Now York Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-23
NOT As EASY As 1T LOOKS.
The Troubles Encountered Ia Opening Up
"A Gold Niue.

Gold Niue.
Working a gold mine sounds very
nice, but very few people are aware OF
the difficulties and expense attending
this operation.
There are plenty Of men in this city
who have been bitten" in small min
inc schemes and who DO not now
understand why they were failures.
II is a very common thing for some
hopeful prospector 10 stumble across
Groupings" that show free gold, ana
that. from all appearances, could be
worked 10 advantage with the expen'
diture OF little money.
The first thing the prospector does Is
to think up some capitalist friend
whom he thinks would be willing TO
invest IN the enterprise. He then
writes "a letter something after thus
fashion,
If have one Of the finest PROPOSE
tons you ever heard Of have dis-
covered groupings that indicate the
presence of ledge eight feet wide and
which am certain will be found per
manent.
The groupings show that the ORE
will mill at least sos per ton. Let US
say then that the ore will only yield
one-half this amount.
This mine (sic) can be worked-tha'
IS. the ore can be mined and miiled-'
at q minimum cost of IS per ton. Thli
will leave net profit Of, say, p
Now the groupings show along tht
surface for zoo Feet, and ore 90 situat,
tbat : tunnsl could .ba<un 200 let v
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rhs soau ,rines Of Neraaa.

IN Nevada are several deposits Of min
pral sDap. One Of thee has been worked
for thrut or four years. The soap -
sometimes made up into cakes as II
comes from the mine. but usually II =
toned down by admixture with various
other soaps. In Dakota and Wyoming
are also deposits of natural soap. In re-
gions where soda, borax and mineral oils
abound it is only necessary To bring these
Ingredients together and a soap nine Is
the result. Hot springs assist materially
in uniting and concentrating the mate
rails provided by nature. The soap
found about hot springs ia, therefore,
generally harder and more perfect than
that produced tn the dry way in and
about the basins Of extinct lakes.
The waters OF Owens and Mono lakes
are 20 thoroughly saturated with borox
and soda in solution that the addition OF
any oleaginOu3 matter produces soap.
The waters Of Mono lake produce myrla'ls
of grlb5 (which aftera time become flies
which are washed ashore, and IN some
places form beaches foot or two III
depth The oily matter contained IN the
yrubs or flee uniting with the alkall IN
the water OF the lake, forms deposit oI
soap On inch OF two IN thickness each
year. Thus, in the course Of ages, a de-
pOsit Of natural soap OF great depth has
been built upon the east sideof the alka!i
lakes, where the worms are stranded
prevailing winds being from the west.
Thsse particular grubs are the only living
thirgs found in the waters Of Mono and
Owens lakes.
AT certain seasons IN in5ectivorou7
duck, called the spOonbill, freQuents
these lakes. and feeding upon the
aquatic flies and grubs, becomes 50 fat 1.
can hardly ny. Hunters kill these spoon
bill ducLs for their oil. rs the grub or
which they feed impaTtl to them q tlshy
gasto so stronc that they cannot h eaten
except by Indians. who cot both worms
and ducts. Ducks killed byhuntcr5 and
iost are somctiac5 found in the waters
Of the lake. Al the feathers are eaten
o.f the fowl by the alkaline solution. and
The LAYER cf fit beneath the skim an
inch in thickness, IS found to be changed
% soap. hard as the best castle and beau
,ifully white Virginia City Enterprise.
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uh..o nlrch roothpic]ks.

A toothpick factory Is one Of the hour.
shing wood working establishments 9
Harbor Springs, Mich, and IL Is ono o.
the largest factories Of the kind In tho
country. White birch Is exclusively ueed
in the manufacture Of the toothpicns
and about 1905 900 Of the handy Little
splinters are turned out daily. The logs
are sawed up into bolts each twenty
eight inches In length, then Thoroughly
steamed and cut up into veneer. Ihe
veneer - cot into long ribbons, three
inches in width, and these ribbons. eight
or ten at time, are run through mo
toothplck machinery, coming out at tns
other end, the perfect pieSes falling INFO
one basket, the broken pieces and refuse
falling into another. The picks are
packed into boxes, 1900 In q box. BY
girls. mostly comely looking young
squaws, and are then packed into cases,
and finally into big boxes, ready for ship-
ment to all parts Of the world. The
white birch toothpicks are very neat and
clean in appearance, sweet to the taste.
and there q wide market for them.
Tho goods sell at the factory at S1.o0 =
case of i50.-Timberman.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-23

This wasa festival peculiar to an an
cient English town and occurred IL
June. on lie frat Monday after Whitsun
week. A fat lamb wo5 provided and a.
4 given signal. with scores Of lockers 90
to cheer, no doubt, tho mailens Of the
town, having had their thumbs tied BE-
hind them, started in full chase after he
harmless creature. Well frightened little
woOlly coat must have been at such ua-
usual rnerriment and with such & beyy
Of swift footed hunters otter him. The
damsel that with her mouth did catch
and hold the lamb was declared Lady
Of the Lamb" After il was dressed ii
was borne aloft on 4 long pole % the
public Green and close behind followed
the fair pixie winner. attended by her
companions in tie race. while land OF
music kept step beside them. The mex.
DAY came the grand .east, presided over
by the Lady CT .Ae Banquet who
"with great decorum ard rare show Of
courtesy and with fricndslest words
pressed upon her guests the gocdly
pleasures OF the table. -HorpeF's Bazaar.
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do vOu want ID succeed IN life; asked
famol Nl!.eomb Riley, the booster poet
i Nelly Ely. whose book az poems has
)een most h1,tcl.ngly received by the
English public and press.
~ do, Inc replied, with an carncsmess
hat might have been felt block.
Then dress wen, he said. THE secret
I success l. o good personal appearance.
Why. II / gluck o town with only 81
.euU la my pocket lhe ilIst thing III do
would bo % 10 & barber shop 4 bar
Dcr shop IS the Intelligence Office and
newspaper II every town. So, you see,
my FIRST move would be TO 60 there. I'd
have q shave and give tho barber my 81
,ents, and when he offered Inc back the
Lan0e I'd tell Linn, with q knightly
wave Of the hand. It's al right lie
would tell everybody el5c, and 10 would
hclp rae to ~ eli opening somewhere.
But about dles5 Now wouldn't you
,athcr rive nickel TO Q beggaF who
ras brushed and had a clean face
.han to one who was not! Any
one would When one goes 70 O hotel
doesn't the clerk take an inventory Of his
Guest before hee gives q room. and doesn't
the room always match the appearances
If want ~ eel some verses the editor
dances ut mc. II my clothes ere shabby
he thinks. -. he Is IN hard luck and viii
be satisfied at any price Ii my appear.
ance Is that Ct prosperity hen be afraid
to offer me q small price, or If not afraid
at least ashamed A woman should be
even more particular. Her gowns give
her place more than a mans coat. Men
always lo4.1 At the womcns dress. and
in almost every instance judge accord
ingly. 70 be sucCesslul one must look
succo-iul. Good clothing makes every
thing easier. Take my advice IL you
want % succeed-ncver look shabby. -
Chicago Herald.