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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
The Famous Travellers Tree.

One of the greatest wonders Of NADIA
.,a:car, 50 famous for its luxuriant vege
alton, Is the travellers tree Ravenala
uadagascariensis). Its stem resembles
hat of the plantain, with which it is
Itherwise allied: but it sends out its wing
ike leaves only on two opposite sides,
which resemble a large expanded fan.
In an aged tree the lowest of these leaves
will be from twenty to forty feet from
the ground, and on q vigorous trunk
there will generally be, at least, a score
Of them with a bright emerald green
oblong blade from four TO six feet in
length
The fruit grows in punches, containing
forty or fifty members, with three or four
such lunches to tree. Each fruit mem-
Der contains a quantity OF the sikiest
fiber imaginable, of purple tint enclos-
inc thirty to thirty-five seeds. The leaves
are uscd for roof matching and the leaf
stalks twirled together serve for the walls
Of the islanders huts. But the most re
marl;ahle property Of this tree, and the
Dne which gives it the distinctive appel
laticn Of Travellers tree, is its petiole5,
which, even IN the dryest seasons, always
contain water, and tho wayfarer, if he be
thirsty, has only to pierce the thick base
Of a leaf stock, to obtain fully quart of
4 pure and refreshing liquid. Halls
Journal of Health.
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ASTRONOMICAL TIO8ITS.

Saddest sight Of tongue or pen Is the little
boy eating oranges in the railway cart
For filling in" purposes nothing quite
e1uals the breakfast sriddle cakes al notels.
All roads lead to Rome, aid all canned
shrimp come from the city OF New Orleans
A good deal of so called mutton broth sug
eests just enough sheep for one to say bah"
Not one coo. in an Irish dozen compre-
bends how green peas should be properly
boiled.
The man who eats cucumbers at night
wants 10 see Mrs. Jarleys waxworks without
paying
Unless one knows tho cheese family well,
il is best not % be too intimate with it in
summer.
Very few elephanfa can climb tree, and
fewer native cooks know how to prepare and
serve macaroni.
Hotel patrons who ask for pie at breakfast
and horniny for tea are always Of the tribe
that blows out the gas.
IL is said 10 he English to never wash straw
berries, but to roll them carefully in a towel
until the grit disappears.
The soup served in dining cars is made in .
mandatory, which fills cans at the rate Ok
500 q day with mock turtle, chicken, To-
u.ato and all other kinds OF Palatable soup.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
Now Method OF Engraving.

Pyrogravure is a new method OF en-
craving in black, reddish brown, blister.
etc, by the use of a redhot metallic
point. The engraving is done as easily
as is drawing with pen or pencil. 4
scraper and some gum serve to suppress
or tighten the lines upon wood, just as
upon paper.
Mr. Perier obtained his first pyro-
engraved drawings with redhOt pokers
and the cOnical cauteries used in surgery.
These burners, which it was necessary to
keep continually heating, were replaced
10y platinum burners heated by an cleo
tric current. and then by instruments
based upon the principle of gas soldering
irons.
Art decoration on a large scale and
industrial ornamentation have in pyro-
gravure a new means Of utilizing the
talent of the artist and the skill Of the
workman. BY means Of it we can just
rs well draw a portrait or landscape as
decorate room, piece Of furnltures or
any other object, or mark the handle Of
a tool. The lines made by pyrograyure
have not the sharpness Of those given on
wood by the graver or gouge. 1t in
breasts the decorative effect of marquee
terie and of objects Of wood or leather
inlaid with metals, ivory, mother OF
pearl, etc.-Annaies Industrieiles.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

No wonder there Is hustle IN camp Rapid
decisions are 10 be made between tho various
conveniences which have accumulated, for
some Of them must h. left behind Soldiers
commonly throw aside the most valuable
articles they possess Blankets, oyercoats,
shoes, bread, meat-all give way to tho neces-
sites OF the occasion; but what one discards
another Immediately L hold Of, 81 there IL
not much lost after all
One fellow picks up the skillet, holds it
awhile, mentally determining how much 1t
weighs, and what will bclts weight after
carrying IL five miles, and reluctantly, with
. half ashamed, sly look, drops Il aud takes
his place in the rauks Another, having
added too freely to his store OF blankets, now
has 10 decide which Of the two or three 10
will leave. The old water bucket looks large
and heavy, but stout hearted, strong armed
man has taken it aifectionateiy 10 hfs caro-.
This Is the tine ~ say farewell 10 the
bread tray, farewell to tho little piles OF
,lean straw laid between two Logs, whore IL
vas SO easy to sleep; farewell to the spring.
farewell to ''our tree aud ''our IRE" good
~ to the fellows who are not going, and
general good-by to tho very hills and valleys.
-Ex confederates Letter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

An eccentricity Of toilet seen in Broad
way. and hear,l. too, consists OF cowbells
worn BIZ fashionable women. These Gu
rious adjuncts are shaped like the old
fashioned tinklmg bells which were sus-
pended 10 one COW 5 neck in a herd, so
that the beasts cosid be easily found
when they strayed away in the woods,
but they are smaller. being only about
three inches long. The metal Is brass,
with embellished surfaces. although III
extreme cases Of extravaganza gold may
be used They dangle at the ends of
chains from the wCarer's belt, and the
clappers tinElc against the inner sides
with more or less noise according % the
gait Of the girl Ii she tre.ids hard and
fast. there is considerable ringing, but if
she be an easy stopper the sound Is only
an occasional cimk. something like that
Of the brass heels once worn on shoes.
1t is to BIZ hoped that these bells will not
ring out the old'' notions OF modesty,
or ring ia the new" ones Of audaclty;
but there probably il no danger OF the
style getting into vogue with other than
those who desire 10 force attention to
themselves. New York Sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
The Baby in Arabia.

On the fortleth day the baby's head is
shas Ell a ceremony which could scarcely
be- performed in our own country. where
thick hair is usually Of later growth.
This operation is considered a very I'M
portant one, and thirty or forty persons
are witnesses to it, fox tho performance
of certain rites
The disposal Of the first hair is regarded
as a very weighty matter; it must not be
burned nor carelessly thrown away, but
buried, thrown into the sea, or hidden IN
some creyice Of wall.
This fortieth day marks turning point
in the child's life. Heretofore it has only
been seen by its parents the slaves on
duty and few intimate friends Of the
family; now, however, it may be seen 10y
anybody, and is regarded a. fairly
launched on the tide Of existence. -
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

The canvass is opened with positive
ideas. President Cleveland improves the
occasion to speak out boldly on the tariff
question. He sssails the surplus, de.
mands that the tribute exacted of the
people In excessive taxation shall cease,
and he repudiates the charge Of free
trade. lie denounces the system which
benefits certain classes at the expense OF
every householder, and enhances the cost
Of living beyond the laborer's hard earned
wages. Governor Hill Enthusiastically
pats Tammsny on its back for It's cham
pionship of the largest personal liberty
for the citizen consistent with the public
welfare, home rule for municipalities,
equal taxation, opposition to monopolies,
end protection to labor by relieving 1t of
I'll unnecessary burdens.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
rUE OPENING CANVASS.

The tariff quesiiGn can work itself ou'
as the American people gradually iiscovti
that the monopolisis make the masses 81
the people pay their tribute, and 1t viii
work itself ont in Gods good time. III
which we all must trust.
But the political question in the South
Is a thing that must be settled now, az
else we are thrown back iBio the evil
DAYS of destruction OF reconstruction
and no honest man who has a family can
afford 10 ignore his burning iss1c.
Ben Harrison is a virulent South hater
and nobody can deny it. HIS deputy Is
banker who would sell the South to IT.
enemies
The ticket of The Republican iariy, il
well understood, means ruin or the rule
of virulepi Radical ring, iEst woul
put the South under the heel 3f 'h'
worst element OF The North
Let every good ciIizrn reflect seriously
on the consequences OF restoration 81
Republican rule. II means Federal sa-
traps, who would trump up "A false charge,
pack a jury, and send The victim TO The
Albany penitentaiy.
Do people forget the Munford tTi'l
when John Wise threatened TO have him
put in the Albany prison;
DO they forget the canvass OF 1851
when the returning board would have
counted out the members Of the Legisla-
tuIe but for the feat that the people
would have hung diem to the trees IN The
Capitol Square?
We want the peace of good will and
fellowship but We win not have it il
Malone and Wise get possessession Of
the State As they certainly will do, un-
less a thorough and conservative canvas
is made
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
Power of Guarantee Companies"

The guarantee companies WELD an
enormous power. For instance, We bond
every man on the Gould system of rail-
roads. We had to look up the record Of
every one of them. Our investigation Is
very searching as to a mans record anc
habits. We will not bond one who can
be called drinking man. 1t isn't a
question Of total abstinence, but if q man
is known to get under the influence OF
liquor he is too bad a risk for us. Ii he
has stolen in one place we will not bond
him in another. Once a thief, always a
thief is our principle, and though 1t
seems a little severe we cannot escape 1t.
The wedding out process was carried on
with vigor, and a man whom we wouldn't
bond had to go. 1t was great respon-
sibility, and sometimes no doubt We
made mistakes. a mans personal enc
mics would sometimes traduce him and
deceive It's. When we found that such
an injustice had been done we bestIrred
ourselves in earnest, and youcan be sure
that the injured man got place on the
road at least as good as the one he had
lost. Through this investigation the per-
centage of stealing has been greatly re-
duced. New York Nail and Express.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06


legiance % the constitution Of the United
States which protected slavery. flo joined
the Abolltlonlsts and became a lecturer ior
the Antl-Slayery society, and afterwards cd
itor OF The Anti Slavery Standard fn 1851
he joined the editorial staff Of The New
York Tribune, and from 1852 % 1870 was
managing editor.
In 1867 Mr.. Gay went to Chicago, where no
was managing editor II The Tribune, and
after tho great fire OF 1871 was indeiatisable
as a member OF the relief committee and
wrote the report II It's WORK Soon after no
returned 70 New YOFI. and was made man
aging editor OF Tho Evening Post
Mr. GAYS literary tastes aul talents yero
inherited from his father AMI mother, who
were cultivated people His chief work ont
side Of journalism was "A Popular History
Of the United State,n 1t was intended that
William Cullen Bryant should do the work,
but be was unable, and suggested Mr. Gay 10
take his place His other work, were
Life Of James Madison and when taken
ii some time ago hc was engaged IN q bog
raphy Of Edmund Quincy FOR tho "Ameri-
can Men Of Letters
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
Blacking Boot, By Wholesale.

Two colored boys who live on the west
side and have long had boot backing
stand on Sixth avenue, have new sys-
tenn of soliciting business, by which they
hope eventually to monOpolize the entire
trade of the neighborhoOd. They have
had a circular printed in which they an
nounce that they will call at ali private
dwellings for business. This circular has
been sent to every house for a mile
around They call at the houses for Gus
toners every morning and take away the
boots and return them with 4 patent
leather shine" Already they have sew
eral hundred customers. and as the bust
ness is improving daily they haze hired
four assistants to facilitate tho work.
New York llail and Express.
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est Mrs Gillette Of The ioTa Tribune, - tho
wife If one OF its owners. A. clio time Der
husband and his partner were away, and the
editor was taken III with brain fever Tho
paper had % DO run. and Mrs Gillette deter
minel to run it, That sho did ran 1t, and
we'll, Is evidenced by the fact that she now
has entire charge Of the paper
Then there IS Mrs. Ella Hamilton Durley,
of The ID. MONIES Daily News, who educated
herself, taught and earned money enough "a
study abroad, returned and delivered lee
lures. She soon, however, took up journal
ism. and has sesides served four years az
,ecretary Of the state EDUCATIONAL board or
examiners.
Mls. Mary j. Coggeshali has charge Of The
Woman's Standard, monthly journal lie
voted 20 womans suffrage Miss Alice Busby
from lSs3 70 1854 had entire charge Of The
Belle Plain independent Mss Florence
Miller j. editor Of Tho W C. T. L. Messen-
ger. Mrs Sue Claggett has served on her
father, parer The hcokuk Constitution, has
been bool, reviewer for Tho New York Ma
ton. and has written novels.
These are not all the Iowa women Ia jour
nalism by any means.
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Gen. Phil sheridan's Manuscript.

S. l.. Clemens, better known rs Mark
Twain, Of the publishing firm Of Charles
l.. Webster & Co., gives the following
interesting facts regarding Gen. Sheri-
dams Memoirs, soon to be given 10 the
public: Mr.. Webster and | called on
Gen. Sheridan at his Office in the war de-
partment a couple of years ago and made
IA contract with him for his autobiog-
raphy. upon terms satisfactory 10 both
parties. This was not long after we had
published the second volume of Gen.
Grants Personal Memoirs. Gen Shefi-
dan was as reluctant TO try the untried
field of authorship as had been Gen.
Grant before him, but the desire TO Sc
cure comfortable provision for their
families prevailed with both. Gen. Sher-
idan's procedure, after he had once made
up his mind, was characteristic of him.
He went at his task with all his might,
and never called halt until it was fin
ished. One can see By his manuscript
that he, like Gen. Grant, found author
ship easy after he once got started. Au-
thorship is always easy when one has
something to say."-New York World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
WuAT MAKES TIE sUsneN'

IL /. .1. Inc iArs clear tone
fsoasing the morning air si'b q soaring cry
Nor the ughtingaIes dulcet melody all 'hc na''ny
night
Not these alone
Make the sweet sounds Of summer,
But the dronsAnf beetle and bee, the mnrmurons
hum Of the fly
And the chirp Of the cricket hidden out OF siSht-
These help TO make the summer.
Not roses redly blown.
Nor golden lilies. lighting the dusky mead,
Nor proud imperial pausies, nor queen cups
quaint aud rare
Not these Glpuo
Make the sweet sights u summer;
But the countless forest leaves. the myriad way
side weeds
And slender grasses springing up everywbere-
These help Ia make the summer
One heaven teuds above.
The lowliest head oftimcs hath sweetest rest.
Ger song bird in the pine and bee IN the ivy low,
l. the same love II Is all Gods summer.
Well pleased Is He ii Wa patiently DO our best
So hum. little bee and low green grasses grow,
lou help t. make summer
Marietta Holey la Queries.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

We got promising view froa, our
window into a yard below, where dozen
pairs Of immense bivalve shells (Tridacna
,igas) lay in the sun. A careful meas
urement of the largest pair showed three
fee; and five inches in length and two
feet five inches across the valves. They
must have weighed toward 200 pounds
each, or 400 pounds for q single shell.
We found a single valve made good
lad for two men. The Spanish naval
officers, who seem, like other seafarine
people, to be given to telling large yarns.
I'll Of one off the south coast OF Mindanao
which has long been noted for its great
i've. and that the officers cf the steam
lrgate Salamanca once planned to take
i home as a present to Queen Isabella.
They steamed down the coast until
they found the shell. dropped their
,rongest hawser around it and put on all
The steam. but after some time found
that instead of raising the shell the
steamer was gradually sinking, being
.rawn under by tho INNER g weight.
- they cut the hawser and left the shell
III It's bed, where they declare it may vet
e seen. The smaller species are found
n the mud at low tide. Tleir toothed
ralses lie gaping apart, and must be
laps ready set for any linguistic monkey
who may pass their way. The larger
ones are found in deeper water, and
there are stories Of divers after pearl oys-
tors being caught in their immense jaws
1ud held to their death.--American Nat
urali,f
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

We publish the CAMPAloN to-day
under The difficulty Of a press of time.
We could just barely get our artist, and
failed to get the principal article we eX-
per1ed We could not even get in the
pictures of The candidates. We have to
stapd on a promise to do better the next
time.
But The CAMPAIGN is edited by every
Democrat in Virginia, and as the COM
mon property of The party ii must carry
It's aulls aud its merits.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
Testing Another Explosive.

British authorities have been testing a
new smokeIess gunpowder, the compost
ton Of which is 4 secret. Among the
claims Of its inventor are greater velocity,
flatter trajectory, less fouIing and less
recoi than with ordinary government
powder; while it will keep better, Is
safer to manufacture and 10 handle, and
is lighter than the common powder. 1t
is known as the Johnson Rarlend pow.
der, and the experiments made are said
to have fully justified several Of these
claims.-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
PRESIDENTIAL fIECT0ES :

n II
At Large,
RICHARD F. BEfRNE Of Hanover.
JOHN +. HARRIS of Rockingham.
First District,
+. X b. WRIGHT of Essex.
Second District
d GARDNER TYLER Of Charles City.
Third District,
TAzEwELL Elicit of Richmond city
Fourth District,
WILLIAM II McKENHEY of Petersburg
Fifth District
III. G. PETERS Of Henry.
Sixth District,
". W BERRY OF Bedford.
Seventh District,
MIcAJAu WOODS of Alternate
Eighth District,
4 f. MEREDITH OF Prince Willism.
Ninth District,
john a. BUCHANAN Of Washington
Tenth District
II b. PooRE Of Appomattox.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

Attorney General Tabor is in earnest
in his onslaught on the sugar Trust. He
declares that he will lose no time in
taking the steps necessary to test the lie.
gality of the Trust He also signifies his
intention to call for the prosecution of the
Trust for misdemeanor On The ground
of the circular issued to sugar brokers
threatening them il they do not boy
colt the independent refneries. Mr..
Tabor says 1t Is well settled that a statute
restraining any person from certain acts
applies equally to bodies corporate or
polite. Hence the law of conspiracy as
applied TO the boycotting Knights Of
Labor BY the Cour, Of Appeals is sp-
plicable to the Trust That is precisely
what the World said more than week
ago.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
The Canoes Of ALASKA.

The Indian canoes are very neatly
made. the ribs being whitfield from thin
strips Of birch, with gunwale5 Of the
same material, to which tie bark is
bound with very fine strips OF dried
roots, which resemble bamboo split in
two, and is very strong. The seams
where the bark IS bound Oh 10 the ribs
are made water tight with heated pitch
gathered from trees. When it becomes
cold it makes these little crafts thor
oughly water tight Juneau Free Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

The American people are good natufed
and patient They pay twice as much
for clothes as the people on the same con-
tinent do just across the 50. Lawrence
river. But patience will not last all the
time. The manufacturers claim that
they represent protection of American
labor"
Suppose that.
What right have few manufacturers
TO make the great masses of the Amer
can people pay them forty per cent.
tribute
We can get our clothes At one-half il
you will only take of the war taxes.
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Tho Late Sidney Howard Gay.

Sir Sdroy Howard Gay, who died 70
Gently at MS homo in Livingston, Staten
Island. was ono Of The anti-saycry writers
and sposkari of forty years ago But few
are left they are now old mon. and arc rap
idly passing away Mr Gag was born IN
bingham, Mas. in 1911 lio wa5 entered
1t Harvard whca - years OF age, bat his
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

The lawyer knows when he has lost his
case: the physician. when he has lost his
patient; the clergyman. when he has lost,
his parish; but the authors whole life
may really be a failure, and yet lac him
self may never find it out. Harper >
RaZar
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
Not ia Good 1 aste.

Miss Ethel (aiter lunching at Delmon-
ico's)-Ilow much change was there left
Of the dollar, Clara
Miss Clara-Five cents.
Miss Ethel-Did you give it to the
waiter!
Miss Clara-No; think fox girls to
fee waters looks like an ostentatious ex-
hibition Of wealth. The Epcch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

health failed him
and he vas obliged
to drop his books
and travel IN order
70 regain It, After
q brief experience
in mercantile par
suits he turned his
attention 10 tho
law; but when
ready to DO admit
ted he found that
his conscience
would not permit
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

The death Of the Niagara crank, FlacS,
will do some good In teaching that class
Of people that the craze for notoriety at
such risks is fatal. Fools are many, and
we can spare them.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

THE Trust Combine Is the pet OF
the high tariff.
The manufacturers combine and make
1ust as much material as can be used al a
high price. Mark you, the people in
other countries pay about half but Ameri-
cans must pay for sugar or any other ar
ticle Just what the monopolists demand.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06

The sugar mite (acarus saccharD is es'
timated to number l00, 900 per pound i'll
most unrefned sugars. 1t causes the
'.grocer's" itch OF those handling tue
raw sugar.