The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-19
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
BRfOHT THOU0HTS ON THE AFFIIRS
or THE DAP.

Wants His Share Of the surplus-A
Straight Up and Down-Brides for Rent
and Other Matters.
"Ir ! we're a king ~ he said.
And You were Just n lpwly beegar maid,
With NY strong hand Id lit you 20 my side
And crown YOU queen; and in the great king
Men would not know
OR would forget the beggar maid
IF were queen" she said,
Ard you a careless. wandering minstrel,
S,rayed to my fair court. I'd set yoI on the
throne, -
And being there, the greatest King e'er
would knecl down
OVERLAND MONTHLY.
The CAR AND THE KAISER The
meeting of the young Emperor William
II with Gar Alexander Ill, which il TO
lake place tomorrow in ~. Petersburg
will be reg4rded throughout Europe as
an event Of no ordinary import. Nor
will the significance of such visit, made
so promptly after the accession Of the Ger
man sovereign, he in any wise lesseDed
hy the fact that Prince Bismarck remains
at home. seeing that the Chancellor
son, Count Herbert, accompanies his
MASTERY. !. Sur
How WE DO 1T HERE-King Milan
/ and Queen Natalie are Ia be divorced Tor
"irrcconcilable mutual antipathy," which
means that they are opposed politically
! Our American sOycreigDs do differently
/ The husband permits the wife To talk
Just as she plcases; then he goes ana
votes A. he pleases, and 80 they live hap
PLY to good old age washington Critic
! THE SUBSIDY IDEA The subsidy idea
/ i not popular one in this country. and
! ii is 10 be- hoped that it will never be-.
come so. II Congress would only re-
move the burdens and restrictions from
American shipping, the strait Jacket, as
Congressman Nelson aptly put II, there
would be no call for subsidies. AT all
events. until that is done no man can tell
whether our shipping would flourish
without subsidies or not.-N. J. Tines
THE FARMERs.-Tbere are over 1.000.-
600 of EN- in the counlry-appear to br
waking up to an appreciation of their
political power and rights in the land.
Saws an exchange: IF the men
who plow AMI dig and SOW and reap
shall once take hold in earnest of tie
problems of government by the people
the scuryy politicians and scsly corpora
ton attorneys, who have so long ridden
on the backs of the masses. will have 10
take to the woods "
A New AND TERRIFIC PROBLEM -
! he dynamite snake At Chicago was only
scotched, not killed, as is fully proved by
the startling Developments OF the pasl
fow days, eliminating In the sensational
arrest Yesterday. This new and terrible
problem society will have 10 solve, ana
the best friends Of humanity can give
their efforts to no better cause than to
aid the authorities in its elucidatiOn.-
Washington Past
\ STRAIGHT UP AND DOwE FIGHT.-
Democrats, as well rs Republicans, will
be pratifed 10 know that General IlaTri-
son the Republican candidate for the
presidency, has recovered sufficiently 10
be able to venture out Of doors The
campaign would have lost nearly all its
interest had the Republican leader been
Frustrated thus early In the fight by the
strain and excitement of the canvass Ii
/ il 10 be hoped that he will have no recur
renee Of the attack, but Will be able 10
perform his share Of the campaign WORK
without further trouble. The people
generally look for a straight up-and
down fight between Cleveland and IIarri
son, and each side, In the interest of all
animated contest, would like to see both
the champions continue In good condi
ton for the final bout in November
Baltimore san.
A PLAIN PROPOSITION In their hard
struggle with poverty and In their efforts
10 increase their comforts the negroes Of
the South need cheap clothing, blankets
salt, farm implements, lumber and the
like The cheaper these articles of ne
cessiiy, the more of them their earnings
will procure. This Is as plain PROPOSE
ton as the nose on while mans face
Philadelphia Record
RUSSIA AND BULGARIA. Russia was
compelled to let go the precious morsel
of Constanlinople after she had gotten
fairly within her grasp, and has ever
since been growing over her disappoint-
ment. She gave Bulgaria a tap of her
heavy paw in the dethronement of Prince
Alexander, and she has repeatedly shown
that she had no idea of permitting the
Bulgarians 10 retain their present state
OF independence if she can help it Bull
garia's unsettled condition and the dan
ge: which it involves to the peace of Eu-
rope, as we'll as the physical character.
istics and resources of the country and
the qualities of its people, are fully de
scribed In the article printed in another
column, which throws vivid ligh, upon
apeople of whom but little Is accurately