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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-10

NEW YORK. Dec s.--Pig iron steady. Coppe
dull: lake sl725. Lead. nominal ut 1910. ii
firm: straits So 05.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-10

NEW York, Dec. S.-Thc demand was very
quiet. The tone Of the market Is very steady 4
firm for cotton and wOnlens
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
discipline # English schools.

In ans large and highly organized cola
munity there must always be consider
able number of people whose duties or
circumstances are such as TO destroy the
character of home as a suitable place Tor
educational training. In Great Britain,
for instance, military and naval officers.
with Indian, diplomatic and colonial
officials. cannot look forward 10 having
their children educated under their own
eyes Men in political life, distracted by
the excitements OF their work. and usu-
ally migrating from country TO town Sitil
the legislative seasons, are scarcely better
off The preference Of the landed pro-
prietors Of England for living on their
own estates involves educational isola-
ton, and makes it necessary that boys
should be sent away for training
Here we have already a very largs
body Of people for whom the public
school. with its provision for home care,
rs well as mental training, is practically
a necessity. A larger question of ex-
pediency stin remains. The sons Of the
wealthy very seldom get a faif chance
for training IN their own homes. Lux
ury. social distractions, the excessive en-
vronment Of dependents, all initiate
against mental industry and moral tone
1t is this consideration which leads the
average Englishman Of wealth tos send his
boy away from home TO the simpler life
and steadier discipline Of the public
school. -George r. Parkin in The Cen
fnrN
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
The rhonorranh In the ARMY.

A distinguished officer said to me, after
we had inspected Edson's photograph
at the Press club by favor of Col. Gou-
raud, IL wonder can that be adapted 60
naval and military usel' Subsequent
conversation with him developed these
ideas. There is hardly campaign OF
which we have a complete record: there
is hardly an accident at sea of which we
have ever heard or that did not give rise
to the question of the exact wording and
precise emphasis on the wording Of an
order. The most conspicuous instance
i'm modern times of misunderstanding
was perhaps the case Of the charge at
Balaklaya, but the ceaseless flow Of bat
tle papers in the American magazines
goes to show that what happened IN the
case of our Light brigade happened in
substance pretty often in your great war.
Now, if there were portable form OF
the photograph there could be a record
of the orders given, whether in case Of
an action ashore or an accident ailoat.
Perhaps Mr. Edison will condescend TO
give the subject his attention.
But meanwhile l have. spotted n
use for tie phonograph that probably
has occurred to no one else. 10 has been
my lot in days gone by 70 attend perhaps
a greater number Of artillery expert
meuts than any one else not an artillery
officer, and can see how if q number of
Photographs. synchronizcd. were placed
along a range there would be % better
and clearer record Of the path Of q shot
or shell than there is at present where
the use Of screens inevitably causes some
detection and some loss Of energy, how
ever light. But in applying the pho
nograph to military and naval purposes
it does seem 10 BE- necessary that there
should be- found some more durable, even
if less sensitive, material than the wax
cylinder rs the receiver Of the vibrations.
That such q material exists can hardly
be doubtcd but il may interest Mr.
Edison TO know that already some Of the
smartest military minds in England are
considering his invention with view to
lis adoption for, or adaptation TO, mill
tary purposes. DO not feel at liberty
to say more on the matter al present.
London Cor. New York Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
4 Quaint Ola Custom.

taking the cushion is a quaint old
Spanish court custom still practiced IN
Madrid. The ceremony creates noble
ladies "grandees OF Spain" with the
right to sit in the royal presence by per-
mission Of the king or queen, and recent
" Queen Christina solennly followed the
prescribed form, in order 10 admit several
Young ladies about the court 70 the higher
rank. Al the lady grandees Of the
court assembled in one Of the state apart
ments, each holding large cushion. In
the center Of the room were "a large arm
chair and a low stool.
Queen Christina entered with her suite,
took the arm chair and requested the la
dies to sit down on their cushions. Then
the candidates for grlndeeship were in
troduced one by one. Each was ACCOM-
banied by a sponsor, and made low re-
yerences 10 the queen and to every gran
dee in turn. The queen next invited the
candidate to sit on the STOOL at her feet
arranged as more convenient than a cush-
ion-spoke few words and allowed
the lady TO kiss her hand, before rising
to give her place 10 the next new ccmer.
The new grandee than retired and SAT
down upon a cushion within the charmed
circle Of the ladies. -Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
From Ton 20 bottom.

\ representative American thinker
lately said TO me, that, contrasting the
operation Of Anglo-Saxon institutions in
England with those i'm America, the most
important result in his opinion, with
which we may credit ourselves on this
continent is the facility Of individual
movement from the bottom 10 the top 0i
the social scale. This is broad, patent
fact, which underles and largely causes
that hopeful energy which permeatei
even the lows strata of society IN
America, and forms a striking contrast
to the social inertia and consequent men
tai inactivity of the lower classes Of Eng
land.
/ think, however, that we are bound
to qualify our satisfaction on this point
by the equally manifest fact that the
facility Of descent from the top 90 the
bottom of the same social scale is ma
finitely greater in America than i'm Eng
land. Taking our society as Whole,
there is comparatively little conserve
ton of force and culture along family
lines. The weakening Influences oft
wealth and high social position on tho
Young have no adequate corrective. The
ruling names in the society or politics of
one generation seldom repeat themselves
in the next. Each generation has 10 hew
its best class out OF rough material taken
from beneath. Now, success IN hie
which fails 10 transmit as ana inheritance
force or culture or superiority Of some
kind has failed in that point which
makes success most of ail desirable So
ciety itself is an immense loser where
the results Of success end with tine indie
v.dual II is a national calamity when
the grand advantages given by wealth
for attaining personal excellence are
thrown away.--George p. Parkin ia Tho
CaufIrV
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
WARNING.

We have to say again THAI the people
Of Virginia need 10 be urged 10 their da-
ty In the present canvass and a genera
ard unite,l effort made all over The state
to organize the Democratic party
Within three weeks Of the election the
quiet Is almost ominous. and the whisper
about apathy is beard on all sides Many
of the best speakers in The State have
been speaking every day, and the
chances for electing majority
of the Congressman are excellent. But II
mis-, ne remembered that this does not
mean an equally good chance for the
election of Cleveland, for the msjorities
in districts may not be proporiionaie TO
the general majority of the State. We
have constantly begged the people TO
bear In mind that quiet canvass gives
the advantage to the Republicans, as
they have an immense solid vote pocket
ed before the election opens, and they
often hesitate to excite any sensation, be-
cause as Malone tritely remarked; ut
isn't smart 10 set the woods afre and
scare up all the moccasins."
If the precinct chairmen all over the
State will give the people few pointed
arguments on the tariff, and then force
them to consider the inevitable conse-
ouences Of Radical rule and a restoration
10 Boss Mahone's "malign infutnce,"
then the united effort week before the
election will carry the State for the
Democracy.
We are informed on good authority
that the Southwest which has so often
caused alarm in the Democratic ranks is
not quite 80 taken with the alluriDg
idea Of high protective tariff as was at
first supposed The people have dlscoy-
cred that the charge Of free trade brought
against the Democrats is absurd and that
the Mills bill has enough protection in
i, for anybody.
On the other hand the protective
theory of the Republicans is regarded as
extreme and unsafe and calculated to
create illogical relations in trade and
since the system belongs
purely to the war establishment OF
twenty years ago.
We only wish the Southwest and the
rest Of the State TO think that way, and
to recall some Of the "reminiscences of six
or eight years ago. We have been told
a deal about "Satrap Federal Judges"
What do you think of some of Ma
hopes minions put in the places of Bond
and Hughes that are liable at any mo-
ment to be vacated by death or retire
ment?
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

Colonel l.. @. Washington and Attoi'
ney- General Ayers called on the TINES
last night and expressed some interest
ing opinions on the canvass Colonel
Washington thought it matter Of ex-
IRENE importance to the South to elect
Cleveland, as it was a matter Of fact that
Ben. Harrison was one Of the leading
South haters of the Republican party.
He also expressed great confidence in
the ability of Hill to carry New York, in
the difficult condition of the fight In that
most important point.
Both gentlemen agree that the Demo
Gratis had the elements of success and the
opportunity to win great victory, to
achieve which, The Only Thing necessary
was active work Attorney General
Ayres thought that the preliminary
skirmishing in Virginia promised success
TO the Democrats, but We need now a
little excitement TO enthuse the Democ-
racy and call them all to the party colors,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS:
At Large,
RICHARD F. BETRHE Of Hanover.
JOHN r. HARRIS of Rockingham.
First District,
r. X. B. WRIGHT of Essex.
Second District,
o. GARDINER TYLER Of Charles City.
Third District,
rAzKwKLI Elicit Of Richmond city
Fourth District,
WILLIAM r. MCKINNEY Of Petersburg
Fifth District,
II. G. PETERS Of Henry.
Sixth District,
WV. BERRY of Bedford.
Seventh District,
MicAJAH WOODS Of Albemsrle.
Eighth District,
E.E. MEREDITH of Prince William.
Ninth District.
JAMES w. MARSHALL o. Craig.
Tenth District,
r. B. PoORE of Appomatt0x.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The monopolists that fstten on pro-
lection will not admit that any part OF
the profits which they derive from ex-
cessiye protection are unjustly obtained
at the expense of Others, and have, III
many cases at least convinced themselves
that they are right about that. They
are persuaded in their own minds that
what they think is best for their pecuni-
ary Interests is best for their workingmen
and best for the country.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The swell in Paris does lot need ii
ie though his blood must not be- too re-
Gently mixed mp with trade. lie must
above all other things, possess an agreea-
bic and taking manner, sharpened by
wit and clNerness. The French laugh
nj the solemnity and stupidity Of Eng
lishmen Of high social professions, and
fail to understand how any man can sue
coed i'm society or ia club life whose main
object seems TO be to render himself az
disageeablc rs possible 20 the people
whom ne meets The popularity of tha
Partisan yiyer depends almost entirely
upon his lollity OF manner and bnlllancy
Of talk. He invariably Las 5omc pursuit.
He is a capital swordsman, rides skill
fully, writes or dabbie5 in some OF tho
arts-but whatever 10 does is well done.
His life is ono that would XIII an
Anglo-Saxon He breakfasts 40 . in tn
afternoon. dimes at and sups at in thl
morning The one pursuit in life which
engages al Of his energies is the chase for
the favor OF the woman who happens 10
have Paris by the ears for the moment
and he invariably runs several establish
ments deyOting q portion OF bis tam
with puuctiliou5 polIteness % hB wiii
aud children. lie plays bozique and
baccarat with a nerve that would make
a Mississippi gambler blush, and looks
60 years old before he has passed his 3jth
year. -Blakely Hall b Letter
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The Ways and Means Committee of
the House of Representatives has been
opposed to adjournment because they
did not wish the House 10 take the re-
sponsibility of the move.
All this time for months nothing could
be done because one or two crank OBJ
iectors wanted to get in the newspapers
as playing the part of yirtuous states
manship by Collecting with point OF
mo quorum" or any other bubble that
could serve the purpose to exploit q
member otherwise not heard Of when
there Is q full house.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The Republicans look on with delight
at the quarrel in New York between the
Hewitt Democrats and the Grant Demo
Gratis
Perhaps they might elect their candi-
date by plurality, but at the same time
the Hewitt men and the Grant men will
all vote for Cleveland, unless there be a
conspiracy and a trade.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The mighty organ Of Radicalism, the
"Tribune" publishes a lot Of campaign
documents and declares that they are
"unanswerable." Then the advertise
ment with unconscious satire says that
the collection includes the "Mills BILL
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The New York Times points out the
fact that the greater skill and efficiency
of the American workmen is not sufil-
GENTLY compensated.
The higher the taxes the greater the
benefit to the capitalists and the greater
the disproportion between employers
profits and workmen's wages.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

A New York hunting club has a spe-
cisl person appointed who goes over the
route after the annis-seed bag is caught
and "appeases' the farmers. The zap
peaser" uses about fifty dollars worth Of
liquid soothers every trip.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
swimming Examinations Cor schooiboys.


One Of the most sensible Of school re-
gulations is that 1T Eton which specifies
that only those boys who know how TO
swim shall engage in boating Atone time
the school authorities did not interfere at
all in overseeing the oarsmen, and acct
dents on the water were not at all I'M
usual.
In 1870, however, when a boy was
drowned the law was made that no boy
should be allowed 10 enter a boat who
had not passed an examination in swim
ming. One or two teachers were dp-
pointed river masters, bathing places
were specified, and watermen were en-
gagged. both to teach swimming, and to
be at hand with punts, IN order TO pre-
vent accident.
Bathing l. permitted as soon after the
Easter holidays as the weather will al
low. and twic~a week the river masters
are present at Cuckoo weir TO conduct
the swimming examination. Boating
of the Badminton library, describes the
ceremony:
~ number Of the boys thought by the
watermen to be sufficiently proficient.
appear, undressed, in a punt About
thirty yards off a pole is stuck up in the
water. The master stands on q high
place called the acropolis, and as he calls
one name after another each pupil takes
a header and swims once or twice
round the pole. 1t is not sufficient
merely to take the header and accom-
plish the specified distance; he must
swim in approved form, so as 10 be capa-
bic of swimming in his clothes"
Since these formalities have been es-
tablished only one boy has been drowned
at Eton, though many boats are swamped
under all sorts Of circumstances. Those
who have not passed belong TO the class
called ''non nant. Youth Companion.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

John L. Sullivan has discovered that
he cannot successfully meet whisky in
any sort of fight, and it is reported that
he has sworn not TO try another round,
and confessed himself knocked out.
There be many who will regret that
John gave in.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

1t is pity that the common sense al
the provincial" part Of the country has
not much influence in New York, or else
local wrangle would not be allowed TO
imperil the fate OF the Democratic psriy
at this supreme moment when the safety
of our free institutions may depend on
that single point.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

Madame Hading has played Frou
Frou" in New York, and the admirers
of that style Of plays are enthusiastic
and wild with admiration. She has the
advantage of being a pretty woman'
which the Bernhardt is not.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

Sultan Muley Hassan Of Morocco, is
represented as a handsome man Of 30
years of age and with a calm and sin
cere appearance
And vet Muley has 100 wives
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The Chicago strike is happily ended by
conference in which compromise
showed itself stronger and wiser than
violence and temper.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The Congressman are getting so anx-
ious to get home and speak on the
stump that an adjournment seems quite
certain this week.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
In a human mair Market.

There Is "A human hair market 20 Nor.
lans, in the department OF the Lower
Pyrenees. 1t Is little known, except per.
haps in Paris, where it has a high repu
taton. The market IS held every other
Friday. Hundreds OF tralIicking hail
dressers throng to the little place from
far and near to buy up the hair Of the
young peasant girls. The dealers wander
up and down the long narrow street OF
the town, each with huge pair OF bright
shears banging from a black leather strap
around his waist while the young cir.
who wish 10 part with their hair stano
about in the doorways, usually in cou.
pies.
The transaction is carried on in tho
best room Of the house. The hair is let
down, the tresses cOmbed out and tho
dealer names the price This varies from
three to twenty francs. II bargain D.
struck the dealer lays the money in the
open palm Of the seller, applies his shears,
and in a minute the long tresses fall on
the floor. The purchaser rolls up tho
tresses, places them IN paper aud thrusts
them into his pocket OF course a maiden
can rarely see her fallen tresses disappear
into the dealers pocket without crying
But she consoles herself with the thought
that it will grow again and by looking at
the money in her hand. Emile Nouyea0
IN Philadelphia Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

Australia, II seems. has her transcontI-
mental railways too. Even now one may
land at Freemantle or Albany and take train
across country for the other colonies-and
when the proposed West Coast line is built,
the continent can be traversed without q
break
There is lake in Nevada which contains
the largest deposit Of natural hair dye in the
world. BY bathing regularly in it II is pos
s>ble to change the color of your hair 10 a
golden blonde, and if the bathing be per.
sisted in any length Of time, t. beautiful
shade Of red
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

QUAY's BETTING PooL.-Senator Quay,
it is understood, in order to cheer his
boys into the necessary fighting humor,
has been sending pretty substantial
slice of the Republican campaign fund
into the market in hopes TO bull the bet
ting on Harrison. We suppose lie con-
siders the result satisfactory. The quo
taiions on Cleveland and Harrison are
now about even; and the desired po-
litical effect has been produced with the
Interior chance of ending the canvass
with a genuine and indisputable surplus
in the Republican campaign treasury.
If there is any more striking illustration
than Colonel Quay OF combination OF
first class political and financial facul-
ties, he is not in the public eye.-N. Y.
sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

A protectionisi organ chimes in with
Mr.. Blaine in defending the cut of one
half in the sugar duty on the ground that
this duty was not originally designed
for protection Indeed Why, then,
has the Republican party msinrained ii
for twenty-four years, leaving it IN
changed SO late as lSS3:-Exchange.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

THE CoHDITIoN REMAINs.-Some OF
the defenders of the war tariff still insist
that there will be no surplus to speak of
this year, and that consequently there Is
no imperative need for reduction Of
taxation.
The Republicans of the Senate show
their knowledge of the falseness of this
pretense by reporting bill which they
claim would cut off more revenue than
would the Mills bill
Secretary Fairchild, in his speech to
the business men on Saturday, exposed
the fallhcy of the figuring that exhausts
the surplus This estimate is based,
lie said, ION the assumption that all the
money appropriated will be spent" And
this he showed to be impossible. Said
the Secretary;
AT least SlOO0O),OOo of tax-raised
money must 30 to the bondhoiders this
year in exchange for bonds on their own
terms, or more money must be deposited
In banks, or The circulating medium viii
pile up In the Treasury, a useless, O 4
mass, representative of nothing but tnt
wanton tyranny OF Government in need
lessly taxing the people.-N. Y. World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

SPECULATION AND PoLITcs The adj
vance in the price of bread is serious
matter TO all 1t bears, of course, most
severely upon the poor, but there Is not
a household that will not feel it and
wonder why in seasons of plenty, with
out the excessive demand of foreign wars
or other disturbances causing agricul-
,ural suspension, 1t should be possible to
artifcially Increase the price of the liy-
ing Of millions for the benefit Of hun
dreds.-N. Y Star.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17

The CLOSE or COSGREss.-Fifteen
Senators and some twenty fYe members Of
the Honse are now the sole remnants Of
the Fiftieih Congress In actual attend
ance at Washington. OF course no bust
ness Of any consequence can be trans
acted by such numbers. In the House
practically nothing is done, because a
few gentlemen who have never before
known what il was to have any real
power in that body, finding that they can
block any measure by raising the point
OF no quorum, take great delight in doing
so.-Exchange.