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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-05-04

WAS reason TO exr ect TOO. that ex-
Gov. Wsrmoth. the republican can
didsie fer Governor. who was lead
ing sugar p'arter and popular cili.
zenN mud IL ceive the full s:emoc At
&c pros csionist vote. Ptotecti n.s,s
OF all shsdes, II il very reasonably
assumed, would vote with the party
pledged 10 iEeir We've. Nor is here
any whence. now hat the e.scl ion
has teen held. that The assumption
was not correct. But dcspt e War
moths bigb-tar IT views and the aid
rec' ived from democratic protection.
lists, he WAS beaten d. You'd all precs-
ien'. The majority for Gov. Mich.
oils is four tiTes...ba, Of Cleveland in
1884 and 10000 greater than that OF
Governor McEnery in the same year.
bis TOO coincideuily with the defeat
of The regular democrats in New
Orleans by a msjority Of from 6,oO0
TO 1000. The tariff ideas OF the
President are not therefore, il ap.
pears. repu.sive 10 the Louisiana
democrats. Their effect. on the con-
trary. il they influenced the voters
ut all. was evidently TO qnahruple
the democratic vote. In this view
low tariff ideas are good politics
for tho democratic party. II the
party can expect like effect OF the
administrators :ariff policy uron ,be
democratic vote 10 other States mex.
November it need have no fear as to
the success of the tickle. nomina, ed
at st. Louis in June. The New York
Sun and the alleged democrats for
which II spesks must sec in the 65.-
600 majority for Nichols sad mis-
carriage OF their hopes They have
one argument the less with which to
divert the party from its tru. course
as the friend OF tue toiling millions.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-05-04

The Call OF the State Democratic Executive
Committee for Congressional District
Conventions 10 Select Delegates to
Represent the State 10 the De-
mocratic National Conven.
ton, TO be Held at 81.
Louis, No., on the
9Th Of June, 1888.
The State Democratic Executive Committee
OF West Virginia at a meeting held at Par :
kersburg on March goth, 1888, decided and
ordered that Democratic Convent ons be held
in each OF the Congressional Districts of the
Sta.c at tie time and place hereinafter nam.
cd, TO select three delegates each, one of HON
In each OF said Districts shall be q delegate at
large. ard also to select one alternate for
each OF eaid delegates, TO represent the State
In the Democratic National Convention to be
held NJ St Louis, No., on June 9th, 1898.
and when they shall have been so selecte
they shall be duly accredited as delegates to
represent this State In said National CONVEX :
ton. And at said District Conventions each
OF the counties composing the several Con
gressional Districts shall be entitled to one
vote therein for every one hundred votes, or
fractional part thereof over fifty, cast for the
Democratic candidate for Governor Of this
State at the election held In 1924, and the
various County Executive Committees are re,
quested 10 take snch seton as may be neces-
eary to have their County represented in ga
District Conventions. The Conventions will
be held on Tuesday May 9Th, sss, and at
the following places In the First Congres.
siooal District at Wheeling; in the Secord
; Congr essional District at Grafton in the
. Third Congressional District at Charleston !;
and in the Fourth Congressional District at
RavenswOod.
The call for the State Convention will be
isaaed later. 7. s. RILEY, Chairman. I
sd. q. GALLAHER, Secretary.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-05-04

The President has nomina ted
Melville w. Fuller Of Indiana, one
Of The sL'est jurists in the country,
to be Chief Justice of The United
STAGE.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
Mr.. Lanar's observation-disclosures.

remember q joke told about Lamar when
be was In the senate. He has the reputation
Of being given to writing and thinking up
poetry, and bis appearance very often as he
walks along the avenue is very pensive aud
absent minded AT ono time when he was
living at Wizards he met friend US he was
coming from the senate down by the National
hotel.
Como up and have dinner with me- said
lamar to the gentleman after they had shaken
hands
The friend accepted the Invitation aud
started to walk UP the street with Mr.. Lamar.
He began tho conversation and soon was in
terested in telling about some occurrence at
home, but Lamar had fallen into one OF his
reflective moods, and was not listening TO
anything the friend said. The space between
the National hotel and Wizards was passed
over, and, finally arriving on the pavement
in front OF the latter hotel, Lamar suddenly
pulled himself together, and, looking around,
he recoliected that be bad u friend with him.
lie had not heard word the gentleman had
said, but, turning TO him, stretched out his
hand and said:
well, this IS my hotei | am very much
obliged 10 YOU for walking up the street with
nle. Goodby,' and turned to go in
But the man was not so easily shaken. He
laughed and said
bog pardon, senator; you invited ue to
dinner, and am not going TO lose IT,
$50 did, so did cried Lamar quickly,
aud taking bis friend by the arm no went In.
--Wash!ngtou Cor Courier-JOurnaL
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
Crawling Out of a small Hole.

Il am usually very good at remembering
names" said Senator Davis, OF Minnesota.
"bu. did get stuck once and under the most
embarrassing circumstances. | was sitting
IN my Office ut St Paul when In came a man
whom was delighted 70 see and who was
delighted 10 see ne We had been raised as
boys together, had enlisted IN the same com
pany and served through the war together,
be being the lieutenant OF the company OF
which was captain | knew him as well
as my own brother, and as we had not
met for many years was glad 70 give him
genuine hearty welcome, but for the life Of
me / couldn't think OF his name he re
manned with me ali the morning aud in
yted him to 90 TO my house 70 stop He
consented 10 DO SO, and as it approached din
ner time commenced TO grow very nervous
Tor, OF course, would have 10 introduce him
TO my family, and couldn't osk my old
chum and comrado what his name was.
Finally thought OF a funny expedient,
Getting pen and a sheet Of paper told
hni thought IL would be a good idea for US
70 Join in a letter to another Of our comrades
with whom We were both very Intimate dur.
ing the war. lie approved tie suggestion
and wrote couple OF pages, telling oar
friend how pleasant 1t was to meet again aud
wishing that he was with Us. Then / s.gued
my name and passed the paper over 70 him
Much 70 my relief, he signed his full name
and was saved from the impending mort.l-
cation. Philadelphia Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
EAST AFRICA.

One OF The great movements towards
civilizing Africais that of the British East
African Association in developing the
grea, area of 10000 square miles back OF
the two harbors of MOmbasa and Malindi
on the East coast.
A few months ago Mr, HOLLYWOOD, the
British Consul-Gereral at Zanzibar, re.
ported that in his opinion these elevated
inland regions are well worth possessing.
On tho plateau east and north OF the
great mountain he Gays the Thermometer
ranges from SO to 7O0, and very rarely
rises to sOo Large areas, he thinks, are
adapted TO the growing OF wheat
aud Indian corn, on the Nasal
plains, where Thomson said great herds
OF cattle or flocks Of sheep or goats wan
der knee deep in the splendid pasture"
are the healthiest climates In the world.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

The precedent constantly set IN voting
special pensions is dangerous. There
were but seven votes out OF the sixty
two cast in the Senate that opposed pay
ing a pension of $4,000 year to the
widow of Senator John A. Logan, and
but six votes out OF sixty that opposed
the biz passed Immediately thereafter to
increase to $4,000 the pension already
granted to the widow of General F. p.
Blair.
One Of the ideas urged In the case OF
the pension TO General Logan's widow
was that he had ably served his country
as political leader and patriot.
Pensions to officers Of the regular
army. retired on account of old age and
service, are Of an entirely different class
from these special pensions to widows,
and the Senate ought to be careful 10
hold such cases on their real merits.
II General Logan really did die from
injuries received in the war, all right.
But II should have been distinctly un.
derstood that his widow was pepsloned
on that claim, and not because her hus,
band had been a big politician
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
REFORM IN THE PROTECTIVE CITY.

The discussion Of a revision OF the tar
iff has opened in Philadelphia, which
people have regarded as the very citadel
Of protection, and at the same time some
of the Western Republican papers call
for an aggressive movement on the part
of Republicans in the same direction.
When Republican business man pro-
sides at a Philadelphia meeting to de.
mand tariff revision and Republican
Secretary of the Treasury under the two
Republican administrations Of Lincoln
and Arthur write, a letter in hearty en-
dorsement OF the movement, it is simply
the vaporing OF the petty partisan 10 say
that the demonstration was engineered
and chiefly supported by Democratic
politicians, as has been said by some Re-
publicans.
Perhaps this may give the cue to the
tardy leaders Of the Democracy and make
them move forward and show the colors
Of the popular party, even though they
cannot do all that should be done.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

The duties Of official society In Wash
ington are becoming more onerous every
year, and sensible person would BIO hap
pier in the light and easy task OF mauling
rails than going through the agonizing
work of following al the tasks that off,
cial etiquette lays on people who wish TO
be fashionable and punciilious. The
President aud his wife occupy passive
place of mere endurance, as they have
only TO receive calls and need not return
any.
The Cabinet is little better off than
the Senators, but the members OF the
House, il their wives wish 10 acQuit
themselves OF all social duties, must be
miserable.
A popular lady, whose husband Is o
prominent Senator, said this week 81
return the calls OF the families of officials,
including, of course, the wives Of the
Senators who call upon me, and the wives
of those members of the House Of Repre-
sen,atiyes who serve on committees with
my husband, and OF course l call on all
those who have sent me Invitations.
There are hundreds OF others l would
like TO go to see who have called on me,
but II is simply impossible"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
TEE HIpHoUs sloNsTID.

The "bitter.sweet," as the poet'would
call 1t, Of American affairs just now Is
the Sugor Trust, by viii b itisproposed
TO make the American citizen Of high aud
low degree, regardless OF age, sex, color
or previous condition Of servitude, pay
double the just price of sugar that the in
habitants OF other nations get 1t at We
know that sixty millions Of Victims OF
protective tariR arise in the morning and
use taxed articles, until everything from
the sock or stocking to the hat payo
tribute to monopoly, because all these
articles would be from half 10 third
cheaper II we had no war taxes III times
Of peace
But after the citizen puts on his socS,
and all lis other ralment and proceeds to
.eek con ISOLATION In coffee, the solace Of
the poor, lie cannot make II palatable
without paying from oao and four-tenths
to three and half per cent. per pound as
a tax on the sugar. But this is no, enough
for the projected monopoliss, and they
form Sugar Trust by which 10 control the
market, keep out the foreign product, and
sell the manipulated article for about
three times what people In other coun'
tries paw for it. We want to draw the
monstrous ipiquity Of protective tariu
down 10 this fne point where every citi'
zen will feel it, md perhaps the illustra-
ton cannot be better than In the extra
price that the poor man feels when he
takes bis breakfast and supper.
The Sugar Trust has just ordered a
large refining establishment to close its
doors, and the order Is obeyed as bliudly
as au Eastern slave would bead before
the mandate Of Rajah, where there is
no law but the will OF Prince.
The object Is TO limit production and
Increase the price Of the product. Oh
course the demand does not decrease
but as soon as the supply Is held back by
arbitrary means the price goes up.
You can have sugar but you must pay
the price that the sugar ring demands.
J The Trust Is the monster of this
time, and as we have said the Democratic
party cannot find better issue against
the Republicans than that.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
A Great Compliment.

Frank Hurd, excongressman IRON Ohio,
was In Chicago the other day, You know
he is tho silvry tongued orator OF that state
One day while be was here he went into o
barber shop ON Clark street, and took u seat
for shave. Having gone through the opcr-
alton with 10 word from the barter, Hurd
turned 10 him and said: Are you dwIbi"
The barber said he was not. Mr.. Hurd then
said that he had never before been shaved by
u barber who bad been silent. The barber
replied; II know you-yuu are Frank Hurd
the congressman. lay down my hand as q
talker 20 you You can talk longer and bet
ter, when you get started, than any man I
ever saw In my life. used to live In Ohio. =
Mr.. Hurd shook the man BY the hapd and
said bc regarded wtat'he had go q 5 avaa
eomphmdpt -ChtosgU xMl
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
Quo of "Nat" Goodwin's Pranxs.

THAT reminds me OF the night | was OUT
with Nat Goodwin said the tall, board Of
trade man. There's fellow 70 make fun
for you We were going down 10 Kinsleys,
and over on Dearborn street, whero every.
thing was quiet, We saw young couple just
ahead OF us-going home, probably, from
their altar theatre supper.
II that fellow had any grit in him said
Nat, IN make him solid with that girl
"With this be took me by the arm, and ve
hurried along and overlook the couple. In
passing them Nat gave the young chap a
push, and looking squarely at him, SAID
"'What are you going 10 do about it,
The young man spurred right up TO Nat,
and was going to thrash him, when Nat
pulled me by the arm and We both turned
and ran.
"'Therc,' said Nat, won't that make him
solid with his Crib She thinks lie frightened
away couple Of big bullies who were just
going to eat them both up. '"-Chicago Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
EVERY DAY.

The DAILY TINES presents lis compIi'
men,s 10 the citizens Of Richmond with
the most acceptable offering TO them and
tho best illustration Of an enterprise IN
iournalism-,hat Is, the hrsi regular daily
published In Richmond on Monday, With
all the news and In our accustomed
schedule of a biief condensed report OF
general and local affairs, and telegraph
news also culled and put In condensed
form. he reception OF the TINES by
the public is the recognition OF what
the oitv needs, q lively, truthful, and in
depent paper that can be relied on for
correct opinions, aud whose mission is
TO foster healthy public opinion and
a spirit in our People in business affairs
and in politics to work together with
mutual confidence.
This 10 the way to make Richmond
big CITY, and VIC ask all the large bushes;
concerns in the city to stand by our paper
md we ask The working men to take the
TIMES and give US the chance OF hear
Ing on the great questions that affect vi
nil.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
QUEEN STREET, LONDON,
10 March. 1893

The policy for Virginia Democrats is
to bear in mind the paramount necessity
of winning the presidential election, and
avoid doing anything that will give the
Republicans the advantage of us on a
local issue. We certainly ought to know
after the experience Of Republican rule
for period of years that Republican
President could do US great wrong. We
bel eve that 1t is generally understood
thing that the Democrats In tho House
would prefer to abolish the tobacco tax.
Thus far, then, the first step agrees with
the Virginia idea, and Virginia Demo
Gratis should, after gaining that point
be content to yield some others.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
STORIES or MEN.
The hoy Knew Him and senator Ed
murds Know Him.


The 10y Knew Him and Senator Ed
munds Know Him.
A Young man applied 10 Senator Edmunda
for some money to enable hun to get back to
his homo In Vermont Being unknown to
Mr.. Edmuads, the senator addressed him as
follows:
"How do know that you live in Vermont
You might con,o from Texas, for all
know"
II can only assure you that l speak the
truth, senator havo no way Of proving IL.
Nv home is il the village OF ~.
''Oh. il is, is III" said the senator, Sr.mly.
sNell. I've visited in that place number Of
times suppose you know everybody there,
don't your
The boy replied that tine people he didn't
know were not worth knowing
"Well, tEen," said tho senator, tell me
the name OF the fat old man who peddles
milk about town.
"He isn't fat aud he isn't Old answered
the yourgster, doggedly. "His name Is
Skinny Eccles."
The fointest sort Of smile liz up ito Yer
mont senator's stern features. Turning to
his clerk, he said: "Give him the money
There's no doubling the boys honesty" aud
then he added with a chucklc, rs he turned
10 reenter the chamber. skinny Eccies,
well, vol haven't thought Of him before
in dozen years. n-Philadelphi Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

This Is the answer that a Democrat
gives to the question, "What Is a Repub-
lican Reformery" He lisa politician who
pledges his party to correct the inequali-
ties Of the tariff and reduce the surplus,
and then votes against even considering
the subject through two Congresses, and
tries his level best to so spend and mort.
gage the surplus as to prevent any reduc.
tion In the war taxes for another twenty
years." That 10 what Republican tarit
reformer 10.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

A report In the World is TO the effect
that Colonel Daniel Lamont, the Presi-
dents secretary. Is trying hard to be
Governor Of New York.
Little Is known of Colonel Lamont ex-
cept AZ Mr.. Cleveland's confidential clerk,
but II he has learned much from his patron
and 10 man OF any ability, he would Ger.
tainly make agood Governor. The Presi'
dent has thus FAR been 30 pre.eminently
successful that bis confidential friend
will command great respect from the
association.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

Jessup Whitehead, the gastronomic writer,
says tbs infallible rule to know when fried
potatoes are done is this: When first thrown
into the fat they sink; when done they rise
and Goat. After that 1t is only question OF
color wher they should be taken out. -EoNoD
BUDGET
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
Born So.

At the club toe other night, when this IN
cident was alluded 70, John Oberly, the
civil service commissioner, told the story OF
a man--Gen. Watkins believe was the
name who used TO live down in southern
Illinois When DO was in court as witness
one Of the lawyers asked him his name.
Gen. Watkins, was the reply
"Wero you in the laro war;
$40, SIR"
"Were you in the Mexican war;
mo, s.r,n
"Were you ever commander Of militiar
no, sir
did you ever hold a military appoint
mentn
"So, SIR
"Tben," asked the lawyer With a sneer,
show did you get TO be a generalF
81 was born So" was tho reply New
York Tribune
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

Some presidential candidates ere wait.
ipg for lunar eclipse Of Cleveland. and
others are hoping for the lightning that
strikes tho accidental candidate.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30
An Old Complaint,

The papers OF Gusdalajara are complain
ing that many ladies that go the performances
Of the Pastor zarzuela troupe wear very large
Eats, which prevent those sitting behind them
from seeing what is going on on the stage
Chicago Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

We find it necessary 10 explain that
the Bacon letter to Shakespeare, publish
ed In the TIMES yesterday, was not
claimed to be authentic, or TO have been
found by Ignatius Donnelly and the
other Baconians. The rest Of the cor
respondenco is in little volume which
we will notice in full at later day.
Another specimen OF the collection of
letters to the bard is the following from
Henry Howard, who must have been the
uncle" Of Shakespeare;
QUEEN STREET, LONDON,
10 March, 1893.
40 William Shakespeare, Actor:
These presents are 10 warn you that
the time has six DAYS since passed in
which you were to repay me eight shil-
lings, and thereby redeem the property In
pledge TO me-namely, one Henry VII.
shirt of mail and visor and Portals law
book, and the green bag therefor
"Be warned that unless the eight shil-
lings and the usance thereof be forth
coming the town crier shall notify the
sale of the sundry articles named"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

The Chicago Neos publishes an ex
celleut Almanac and Political Register
which is as good little volume as can
be found for reference. and II is useful to
both business and professional men.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

There is grumbling in Gotham because the
tipping nuisance has extended to The maids
who at recapt,cas luDx fosr 10 wraps Of The
lady 0ussca.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

The little Kingdom Of Sweden and
Norway is on the verge Of civil war. The
nation is divided into two hostile camps,
the one Of which, composed of Liberals,
Is fighting In favor Of the adoption OF
Polygamy, while the Conservatives, who
are in the minority, are strongly opposed
to any question Of plurality OF wives
Strange 10 say, the women Of Scandina-
via have all ranged themselves under the
Liberal banner, and one Of the most emf
nent divines, a NJ. Nissen, who Is presi
dent OF the National Temperance Union,
has placed himself a. the head Of the
crusade. The movement Is distinctly
popular one and has already become 30
deep-rooted and universal that the Gov
eminent finds itself unable to stem it..
King Oscar attempted tho other day TO
show his dsapproval by Withdrawing a
subscription from his privy purse TO a
student corporation at Stockholm which
has just ranged itself under NJ. Nissen's
banner. So great was the outcry, how
/ ever, throughout the country that the
King was forced TO reconsider his deter.
mination and continue his subscription.
-Ne,o York World.
It will be long time before the farmer
finds himself supplanted by the chemical
laboratory In the production OF such
commodities assugsr, tea, alcohol, drugs,
and dyestutfs, though sanguine chemists
tell us that the recent triumphs Of their
science indicate the probability that
these and other articles will some day be
probably produced from purely inor-
ganic materials. Synthetic chemistry,
or the forming OF compounds by recon-
binations Of chemical elements, Is making
steady progress, and has already affected
agriculiure.-N J. Sun.
Does Governor Hill want to split the
Democratic party? That question has
occurred to q great many people during
the last few dsys.-ErhAn0s.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

Does Governor Hill want to split the
Democratic party? That question has
occurred to great many people during
the last few dsys.-Erhdngs.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-30

Shady Grrdcns Where Sightingsies Sing
and Rushing Waters Cool the Air-rurk-
i,h women and Cosme tics--Bath Rooms
OF MISUNDERSTANDING the Time.