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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18
a BIG SNAKE STORY.
A Reptile rs Unique NJ the Sea Scrren,
The Porpoi-e Snake.

1, alone, one day Ia Jnne. was fshir, n,
the banks Of the bayou Yucatan. under -
shade of'an oak, in north Louisiana. hsr'~-
left my sailboat several huaagsl yards ,ra9
re, n orCer q escape the bot sun.
| bad hardly seated myself convenient
when a dark object was seen arrrcsel 49,
tie surface of the water A. frst ,...,..-
IL was "a alligator. but on closer ot,.e-vs.'-.
discovered 10 10 be an enormous crecrir, III.
pent. When this huge monster WIS 81. 49,
a few yards Of the spot whore was ssa..,lr
gathered some stones about the size of 49,
eggs and struck him eleven times al
strange TO relate, the blows d.d not a--e-.
to worry hlm to any great degree. 4. +.
never once LETT the surface Of tie e,.s- l,.
continued unconccrnedly at q slow r,..'.'.
stream.
Immediately left my roll aad reel ana
hastily scampered TO my boat. 10 VAS ..--
a question of several minutes bsfor, .....
midstream in hot pursuit ~ fi..t..,.
which was soon Ovortakcn Who, -..l.-
close proximity noticed ito lo l,rl .,I
apparently harmless Fearing. Lower.- .-
attack, ! seized my riae and. taking MN, d.
its head, fired The bullet lodra, .r 49,
lar bone and broke his rses Tf.r,' 49,.
slight movement Of the TAIL. a l.,.f, .i,....''
Of the water, and on was over OBJ. -,
floating down stream Curousto ,.,-, ,t,
species Of this peculiar reptile. o. maisal.~s
from q stout rope which / hal I'm nvi,,.
and threw it around is body, t.us oaata.s.
me 10 tow 10 ashore
y critical examination developed The a,.
that | bad captured monster snake nsy..
before seen by me Il bad q head res,rifi.,,
n long funnel shaped horn. the body b..,o
similar to small kegs joined together Ma,
made matters more queer. each ke-h,i,
bunghole some Of tho bunes being on t.'
and some ON the sides, Hauling tbe talon
tie hank (which was by no meas pm r.v
task, out Of curiosity % learn no c.,..r,.
Of the kegs, opened one OF tto tln-s..s
By means Of a jackhnifo. aul found tt
contain a very fine purified 0,
just at this juncture my uncle utoe,,
old fisherman and has been a mamte-rffaa
city council, came up, and che Minute ms
eyes fen on the captive, with frana. -e...r.
lations be exclaimed that lal cartrs.s
valuable porpoise snake, seldom seem u ,r.s
waters.
The oil in the kegs folni 90 le pure ...
adulterated porpolse OIL bad twelve srr
nine gallon oil barrels seat t0ths harsa..
filed them ALL The oil was smDnsl utn
most extensive watch making establishment
in this country, ami brousl. o. handsome
sum
By way Of explanation, Iw0ed arhs.
this snake obtains TIE ID by pmrng s
sharp bead into the leot tle rorf ml
drains every drop of oIfom .t, l9ly
The snake bad d,ytMe. kegs all rm
s.xty-uiuc feet log
/ still Lave posses 1n of ta ke.s and
bgngs .,lo head having dsar... which
prize
Should any one dolh. Oh, feac.tvof tls
statement. can exhibit t-o Lo-s ani Ime,
Nov Orleans pclFlae
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18
THE BIRD or WISDOM.
Legendary Lore Conccrrir: Minerva's f.
xor;te-xogne Strange Beliefs.

"The owl shrieled n, thy birth, an evil
SIM IS sail % tie lucsiess Henry VI. who
was.1 zee tie throne wrssied from himself
and race. lis Queen and child flying painting
and dcsolate thf0--h the srd-tae one 70
seel. lifelong and unAolofei exile the other
an early and unavcagsd death nj caltiii S
hand aal 20 fall beneath murlcrers blow
in his own royal palace. which he had known
longer rs q prison ;haa a home.
Again, 1.-THE bird Of night did sit, even Mt
MONDAY. upoa the market place, hoo;in@
and sarIeking:n four-and.twenty hours be-
fore Caesar went out 70 fall under the DAG
gers Of friend and foe alike. with ms mantle
oyor his face to hide the death nSony from
the bowling crowd around. Was MinervaS
bird e vision giving a fan and friendly
warning when he left his day haunt and,
braving all the dangers OF a superstition
stepped race, came cut TO hoot Cesar back
behind his gates, or was he reveling In the
knowledge Of the great Romans certain
coming fatel
1t is said that whenever a member OF tue
house Of the Arundels Of Wardour lies on
his deathbcd pair Of large screech owls fly
round the battlements each night till his de-
cease.
Beyond the fact or non-fact Of the owl bird
being one Of i'll omen various beliefs have
chung to his blank, blIe orbs and aerie cry.
He spat poison upon those who CHANGED TO
win his i'll favor, and the only cure, If any,
was to battle ct midnight, when the moon
was shining full, OF the Eve of the Dead.
The North American Indians name it the
Death Bird and If after dusk they hear its
screech in the wood they call out to it In re-
turn; if no backward answer comes their
death within the year is certain. On the
banks of the Ganges the owl is sacred 10
RAIN, who made his night journeys seated
astride the soft, dusky back OF this lover Of
darkness.
The name Of the Bakers Daughter
which earlier poets like to give it, alludes 20
a tale of Palestine that one such had refused
to give our Saviour bread, and for punish
ment was thus transformed. 4 barn door
belief did or does exist, that the round, flat,
glowworm like eye had power Of fascna-
ton on its prey similar to that Of the round,
cruel one of the serpent.
As parents the "lord Of the dark green
wood" and his mate have IN advantage over
tho rest Of the winged tribe, FOR instead Of
bringing up nestful Of young Of the same
age, one will be a fledged youth, making eyes
at some miniature mouse; another a callow,
younger brother, trying 10 claw his way up
10 the edge Of the nest; a third still content
10 lie with closed lids and gaping bill, ready
Tor whatever chance may send him, while
fourth is chipping away at the inner vault
Of his limited and brittle home Of shell-All
the Year Round
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18
THE BLAINE "REvoLUTION."

The day after the Maine election MI
Blaine, In his youthful -exubersn-e and
Sith bis characteristic reCklessness in
making statements which he wishes the
public 10 believe without regard to their
merits, i,legraphed as follows III is no;
simply victory it !: almost political
revolution" The faIcicsl nature Ct ;his
alleged revolution" however, was very
fully developed when tie official returns
of tie result Of the election we're re-
ceiyed a week after Blaine made himself
ridiculous by bis foolish piece Of bun
combe. by them il is shown tba; in 1881,
when Blaine was running for President
in his own name, ard exeIied himself to
The utmost to make en- impression in
his own STATE, be received 1854
pluralty, but now when he is
again actually running, and Harrison
is only figure head, lie only receives,
after doing bis very best, plurality OF
IS, 49j, o. 1869 votes less than lie polled
four years ago If that is revolution
the Republicans can make the most OF it..
Similar revolutions in the close and
doubtful Western States will elect Cleve-
land by such tidal wave as he received
when he ran for Governor of New York
in 1888 and was successful by 10000
majority.
On this subject the New York Times
well says maine is, to a considerable
extent, manufacturing State There were
$4,000 of her people engaged in manu-
features, or about one-ihird Of all en-
gagged in all kinds of occupations
in 1880. As MI Blaine says,
1.-The question of protection was the
onlv one discussed and he, the idol Of
bis own State, led the agitation on that
subject, while all his energies and those
Of bis friends, many Of them rich en-
ployers, were devoted TO soaring the
voters with the cry Of free trade and low
wages. They have not gained by ii.
They have distinctly lost, and if they can
do no better than this in other States,
and nowhere will the conditions be more
favorable to them, their game is NJ.
That is the plain and simple lesson Of
the Maine election, and however they
may seek to conceal it from the popular
mind, the Republican leaders themselves
understand it very clearly"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

An interesting incident was o. tr, ~
pearanco Ia pablo OF % youns s- Pro
holds p responsible position rs soprano la I'D
Of the leading chOirs of the city Before
young lady was more thaa C.. 4 ylf
she accompanied her mother o. church. i.'
% her the singing was By far tle r,', .-
portant part Of the service The ch.ls i.
was pleasing, being much admired By 'l8
Of the congregation who heard her ya a~
occasion the minister announced t.e -i-'
which is usua ly sung 10 tho tuae Urea
field The little singer felt that H
familiar with tbs tune end could d. .@
70 the hymn. ..
As tie first stcrza was sung tle e-.-'
voice esceaded above the Others, all .--.
in the congregation stopped singing go ~
TO the young singer When the second ''---
was begun the few who took up the OH W.
the choir stopped singing, and a. Gle e. p.
continued with the regular words g. Il
hymn the child TOOK up solo, wl.--
heard all over the little church. la 81
tones she sang $50 Tell Aun, NaoDy e
sorg adapted 10 Greenfield the iA-----
tu4e. Troy Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18
HERE Is TIE ISStE !

The New York star says that we will
not yield one inch, but that in every place
where Democracy is known we will fight
the good fight. That is the spirit with
which to meet The trickery Of The Repub-
licans
Let US set our colors brayely in the
field and let everybody know that his Is
fight for popular rights and low taxes
against ring rule and monopoly. We
want full discussion and fair fight
and we know that the war party cannot
maintain the war taxes in time Of peace.
Let us call them on the grand plan Of
free government and ask whether the
Government has a right to tax The people
to foster monopoly
We have $4,000, 0C0 surplus revenue
drawn from the pockets Of the people,
and we do not know what 20 do with il.
Where does II come from and where does
it 90? These are the questions of the
great battle Of 1888, which is to decide
whether monopoly shall own this Gov
eminent or not.
These taxes are laid on the necessary
articles of life. and the citizen is made TO
pay twice as much for his clothes, his
sugar and his salt as the people in other
countries pay.
During the ten years before the war
when the Democratic idea of tariff for
revenue prevailed the increase in manu-
featured products and wages was third
more than in the ten years from 1870 to
1880 when the Republican protective
tariff was in force.
And yet the Republicans have the i'm
pudence to say that the protective tariff
is the American idea"
They say that it protects labor when
The official figures show that wages in
creased more under the Democratic rule
than under the Republican rule.
The fact is that the Republican party
Is at present established on foundation
of sand, and all the lying tunes that the
organs can play cannot inspire the peo-
pie with any excitement fora circus show
that has nothing TO it but patent medicine
advertisement and horns. OF patriotism
and sense there is naught. OF true prn.
ciple there Is nothing, for the platform
and the leaders of the Republican party
keep on coutradiciing each other just like
the devils in the Fools Paradise"
The platform of 1884 calls for tariff
revision, and so did Mr. Sherman and
other great leaders Of the Republican
party, and the platform of 1888 contra
diets all that, The Tribune and the plat
form oppose TRUSTS and Mr. Blaine
favors the Trusts.
General Grant favored free raw mate
rials, and the present Republican party
wants tin plates protected doubly
Verify, the Republican party drunk
ought to avoid the appeal to the Republi-
can party sober.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

Mr. Carson of Eau Claire which means
clear water and not "Jeems") wants TO
bet $4,000 that Mr.. Cleveland's letter is
not free trade document as the Repub-
licans say. But We can find people who
will bet $4,000 that Mr.. Carson will
never make his proposed bet, and for the
SIM lie reason that no Republican will
take him up.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS:

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS:
At Large,
RICHARD T. BEIRNE of Hanover.
JOHN T. HARRIS of Rockingham.
First District,
T.R. 3. WRIGHT of Essex.
Second District,
-. GARDNER TYLER Of Charles Ciiy'
Third District,
TAzEwELL Elicit Of Richmond CITY
Fourth District,
WILLIAM r. MCKINNEY Of Petersburg
Fifth District,
H.G. PETERS of Henry.
Sixth District,
W. w. BERRY Of Bedford.
Seventh District,
MIcAJAH WOODS of Albemarle.
Eighth District,
EE. MEREDITH Of Prince Willism.
Ninth District,
JAMES w. MARSHALL OF craig.
Tenth District,
r. B. PooRE Of Appomattox.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

The Republicans seem 70 krov Tut
little of the popular intelligence, when
they undertake TO put their cause on the
assertion that the Democratic patty is
for free trade simply because The Mills
bill goes foF a reduction Of war taxes in
time Of peace
What can party expect in popular
discussion in the press and in popular
meetings when all that It has is the foolish
assertion that slight reduction Of the
war tariff is free trade2 This is what
might be yulgarly called dead give
away"
The reduction proposed by the Mills
bill is not as great as what was proposed
by Republicans wien Republicans had
character and power
Republicans lost power By the disin-
tegratiDg effect OF corruption and gener-
al decentralization and now they come
and claim that they protect labor. All
we want with the Republicans is a fair
discussion Of the issue, and if we have
time enough to show the people the facts
then on this issue of protection of mono
poly will kill the Republican party dead
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

There is in Paris, a current story pas ''' 7
educated beggar in the person OF o 49,
man formerly a pupil of tue Eco.' = .''-'
whose modus opegsadl Is as i9-,' =
comes up to the terrace q Gaze. -'.- =
dressing himself 70 the most in.e.lss-.
ing man present, invites him % AS. A-.
tor.cal question be caa think oh any -'
French history, from tie earliest d. +
present time, saying, 81 viii t.s"-
once. he generally iull.is Ls p.oa
rcmarSab.e alacrliy, and with clali 'ls
passes around the hat-chlcaso h.iAA
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

In 1888 when the surplus revenue was
s1OOOOO,OOO a year, the average tariff
duty 42 per cent. and the collections
from customs $914,OoO,OOO, a Republican
Tariff Commission recommended and a
Republican Congress promised reduc-
ton of 20 per cent. in the tariff And
now see what the alleged Republican
patriots want.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18
4 YiIlace in scotland.

It was a picturesque place and we camped
ont a while under an old cart near the road
SIDE Perhaps 10 would have been wise If,
like Mr. iamerton, we could have seen only
the picturesquencss Of the Highland clacAan,
onIy the color and slbhmity oil the huts, only
the fine women who live within them. But
how could we sit there and not see that the
picturcsqueness wes that Of misery that
whatever color and snbiimi.y there might he
and 70 the subiimity | must confess We
were blind-were but outward signs OF pow
erty and squalor, ard that the huts sheltered
not only strong young women, but feeble OH
men like that pathetic figure with the elias Jed
hands and bent headi We have seen the old
age Of the poor when we though it but q
peaceful rest after the work Of years In
English almshouses we have found 1t IN our
hearts 10 envy the old men and women their
homes. But here despair and sadness seemed
the portion Of old age.
A few miles away, men in fortnight
throw away on their fishing more than these
people can make in years. Scotch Landlords
rent their wild uncultivated acres for fabu-
lous sums, while villages like this grow desc
late II when you are in the Highlands you
would still see them as they are in tho ro-
nance Of Scott or in the sickiy sentiment or
Landsccr, or as a mere pleasure ground Tor
tourists aud sportsmen. you must get the
people out of your mind, just as the laird
gets them or ms estate. Go everywhere, By
stage and steamboat, and when yoa come
to a clachan or 10 lonely cottage, shut your
eyes and pass on. Else you must realize as
We did-and more strongly as we went fur
ther-that this land, which holiday makers
have come to lcok upon as their own, is the
saddest on Gods earth. Elizabeth Robins
Pennell in Harper's Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

We apologize for stating that Malone
was hiding behind his own shadow in
stead of coming forth'to whack the foe.
The shadow is not thick enough to hide
even Billy, and it would not illustrate
protection
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

Mr.. Ben. Harrison has gotten under
the grandpas hat and Blaine is sitting
on the hat, and there is no chance that
Ben. Hassan Ali can get out, for this is
the time for disappearing.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

Reduce the taxes" That is the wa
cry OF the Democrats Increase the
taxes is the cry of the Republicans. The
people have only to be made TO under
stand the difference and shortly there
will be no Republican party.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

There is no depreciation in the quail
iiy of the speeches which General HarIi-
son has been making so continuously
since his nomination IN Y. Tribune.
OF course not. They are all up to the
Harrisonian standard that started at first
with as many words and as few ideas as
possible TO the inch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

The duty on wool protects few guile
less shepherds in the interest of a thou.
sand protected monopolisis; and don't
you forge; it.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

General Harrison accuses the Demo
Gratis Of increasing and nursing the sur
plus, and then he proposes to spend it in
buying bonds.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

Chairman Brice is reported by the Re
publicans as campaigning in Michigan
and Illinois.
1t is well for the Republicans to find
out that Brice is there, for if they don't
know it now they soon will.
Thee. o. P. will get shaking up in
the West that will astonish them, arc
the sooner they prepare for the shock the
better for them.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

We hope to see Malone come out of
his hole, as the weather is clear, for what
is Virginia canvass without Billy?
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

The Empress Vic.oria has promised that
no biography OF Kaiser Fritz shall be pub
lishel for five years. There IS 10 dread OF !
scandal therefore az present
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

The result OF the Maine election shows
that the tariff scare will not work
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

LABOR AND CONSPIRACY The Con-
Sention Of trade and labor organizations
which is to meet in Troy to-day to con
slider the conspiracy law in lis bearing
upon strikes. boYcotts and other labor
disputes will deal with a subject of wide
and growing importance.
The existing law is embodied in those
provisions of the Penal Code which de-
clare that it is conspiracy for two or
more persons TO combine 40 prevent
another from exercising a lawful trade
or calling by force threats of intimida-
tion," but that the "co-operaton of per
sons employed in any calling, trade or
handicraft for the purpose of obtaining
an advance in The rate of wages or com
pensation or of maintaining such rate
not conspiracy.-N. Y Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

CAN'T STAND THE PLATFoRM-One by
one the intelligent Republican manufac-
turers join the revolt against the crazy
prohibitory tariff scheme outlined in the
Republican platform. The Republican
programme offers them no hope Of free
raw materials, and proposes to shut them
out forever from the markets of the world
in the face OF the fact that the American
market is frequently oyerslocked through
the inability Of men TO buy goods that
they woald gladly purchase ii they had
the means.-Exchange
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

soCIALIsTIC.-There are signs Of fresh
sccisl'stic outbreaks in Europe. 4 rum
Der Of arrests have been made in Ger
many, and the Swiss Federal Council has
decided to expel a Bavarian Socialist tai
lOr named Hoffman, now in prison in
Zarich, who has been in active CORES
pondence with the Chicago Anarchists
and their representative 10 Swlzer-
lend - Er-tnDce
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

THE SLAVE TRADE ~ CENTRAL ART
CA-The destruction wrought in Cen
trail Africa by Arab slave stealers within
the past five or six years is appalling. In
regions where Livingstone, Stanley, and
Cameron saw large populations no hu.
man Inhabitants can now be found
Most Of them have been captured or
slaughtered, and remnants OF tribes have
escaped into other districts These re-
gions are included between 800 and 800
east longitude aud between 30 and l20
south latitude, and embrace on area Of
nearly 100000 square miles.-N. Y. Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-18

Entered at the Richmond Vs) Postomce
a.. second-class mater.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-30
Judge Carlton on Utah.

The members of the Utah Commits
sion, who have the control of the en-.
forcement of tie Edmunds law in Nor
mondom, are at the Grand Pacific, and
are preparing their annual report to the
Secretary of the Interior. The Com
mission meets annually either in Chi
cago or st. Louis. Judge A. B. Carl
ton, of TeTre Haute, is chairman of the
Commission. The other members are
Gen. J. A. McClernand, of Springfield &;
A. l.. Thomas, of Pittsburg; A. b.
Williams, of Little Rock. and G. l..
Godfrey, Of Des MONIES. The report of
Carlton and McClernand Will occupy
about forty pages of legal cap. and EN-
brace in detail the history of the past
years administration of the law. The
Commission has the control OF all cleo
tlons in the Territory. The membership
Of the Commission CONSISTED originally
OF three Republicans and two De no.
Gratis, but the order is now reversed.
Chairman Carlton was appointed by
President Arthur as one of tie two
Democrats then allowed.
Judge Carlton is sauguine that poly
gamy is rapidly dying out. The GUS
|. WILL mas hOFCl DCSu Ji hCtlCoU NY LuIG9-
iourths of The Mormons," he said,
and the younger and progressive ele-
nent is opposed 10 it. While the doc
trine may remain part OF the creed,
hlnk, IL the main, the people will be as
glad that the practice is oyer as the
southerners are that slavery is abol-
| shed. The Mormon Church member
snip shows no diminutlon in numbers,
and [ can not see why it will not grow
even with polygamy eliminated.
Judge Carlton mas inst come from
Indiana and predicts that the Democ-
racy will carry the State by over 10 OGO
plurality Chicago Times, September
| 18th.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-30
A Comparison.

Comparisons are edious is an old say
ing; sometimes, however, they are
beneficial, so let me make one between
the lowest degradation and the most
powerful and refining influence of the
nineteenth century. Bob Ingersoll says
mo more drunkenness would prevail
than at present, if the longest river in
the world ran whisky, on a bed of
sugar, between banks of mint; he
might as we'll say that no more books
are read now that the enlightened age
of cheap literature shines upon Us, than
there were in the days when only the
Monks were educated, when it cost a
fortune to run printing press, and
when the present wide distribution of
human knowledge was undreamt of in
mans philosophy. Cheap whisky is
the greatest evil and cheap books the
greatest good which can be placed at
the disposal of the poor man. yet one
fairly illustrates the increased circula-
ton which would be the result, should
the cheapness of the other be cores
pondingly reduced. w.