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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
snrerstitions ConeernIng Waves.

There are some curious supersttions
concerning waves 1t was formerly held
among certain of the deyOut that the com
motion of the sea was owing to the ser
penis which ST. Patrick had imprisoned
ia box when he cast them out OF Ire
land The Arab sailors believed that the
high seas of the coast Of Abyssinia were
enchanted, and whenever they found
themselves among them they recited verses
which were supposed 10 subdue them An
old traveller, IN a voyage from Messna TO
Malta, writes that he saw the captain, an
old and experienced sailor. standing ut
the bow muttering and pointing with his
finger On being asked what he was
doing, he replied that he was breaking the
force Of a fatal wave by making the sign
Of the cross and saying the prayers proper
for the occasion. He said that every
ninth wave was the dangerous one. The
writer adds And az the ship was imme-
diately driven more violently, and the
water suddenly beat high over it, This,
said he, is the ninth. Take the number
and count on Strange IL is that every
ninth wave was much greater than any o.!
the others, and threatened the ship With
immediate destruction. This wave, how.
ever, whenever it approached, the captain,
by his mutterings and signing Of the cross,
seemed to break, and the danger was
ayerted. London Telegraph.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
4 Pages Punishment.

Another Of the boys had faculty OF
drawing. His sketches of members were
fairly good caricatures The easiest mark
for his pencil was the statesman from
Massachusetts,, and the carlcatures Of Ben
began to float around the house pretty
promiscuouSly The matter coming TO
the attention OF Mr.. Butler complaint
was made to the doorkeeper, who had
charge Of the pages The offending boy
was kept after adjournment TO be reprl-
manded He was taken before the states
man, who had waited TO hold court on the
little criminal
80 you are the boy shat has been max
ing these pictures"
Yes, slr"
"Umn How old are you"
Twelve, sir "
well, go to the cloak room and get
my hat"
The boy scampered or on the errand.
glad even for the mOmentary respite, but
revolving in his mind tho possible charac-
Ter of tho impending punishment, which
was such that the judge needed his hat
before going 10 the place Of execution.
When the yOungster had returned and
trembl,ugly yielded mp the tile the gen
eral. who has an enormous head, threw
the hat Ike a candle snulfer down over
the tow head and flaming face Of the boy.
II covered him like n second mortgage
"Niy son" said the hero Of New Or
leans. when you can MI that hat you
caricature Benjamin + Butler Now
90 49," Recollectious Of a Page.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
An Inventive People.

we are an inventive people. lnven-
ton is By 10 means confined 10 our me
chanics. Our merchants invent, our sol
diers and our sailors invent, our profes
sionll men invent, our schoolmasters
invent aud our women and children in.
vent One man lately wished 70 patent
the application Of the Lord Prayer, re-
heated in a loud tone OF voice, 10 prevent
stammcmug; another claimed the new
and useful attachment OF Il weight to q
COW tail, TO prevent her from switching
it while milking; another proposed tocure
worms by extracting with s. delicate line
and tiuy hook baited with u seductive
pill; while lady patented crimping pin,
which she declared might also he used as
a paper cutter, as a skirt supporter, as q
paper file, as child pin, as q bouquet
holder, "a a shawl fastener OF "a a book
mark -
The above is not quotation from the
effort of some professional hWmog.st. 1t
is an extract from Il matter II fact state
ment made many years ago by Air Fisher
while be was commissioner OF patents -
It. Louis Globe Democrat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
A SCRUB RACE.

Now that Mr.. Blaine has ostensibly
withdrawn from the presidential contest,
the indications arc that there will be Il
scrub race in the Republican convention
in Chicago, between Sherman, Allison,
Foraker & Co., with the chances in favor
Of some one, yet comparatively unknown,
carrying off the honor. The effect or
this must be to create decentralization i'll
the ranks of q party salready suffering
under the depression always caused by
defeat
The fact is that Blaine, with all the
antagonsm he had excited, and with all
the rivalry with which he has to contend,
Is the most available candidate his party
could produce, and his withdrawal
will naturally cause confusion worse
COMPOUNDED when the convention assem-
bles. Ii is more than likely that Blaine
Is perfectly aware of this fact. II would
not be reasonable TO imagine that, with
I'LL TIC aSLuttutss WHICH Hc mas ~
quired through natural cunning and long
years Of experience with political wire
pulling, it could be otherwise. He, no
doubt, reasons that the necessity for con
centrating on him will become more and
more apparent as the campaign for the
nomination progresses, and that his party
may be forced to take him mp az the only
means Of preserving its autonomy and
preventing its ruiuous disruption.
Blaine, perhaps, in INDUCING in such
calculations, will find himself counting
without his host. The friends of each
one Of the other candidates will assuredly
be inclined to take him at his word, and
insist that he must be looked upon a
absolutely ont of the fight. He may, in
this way, find himself really left ont III
the cold, with his political death warrant
signed. Then it will be in order for
Sherman, who has electiOneered for the
presidency, at every convention since
1880 AS hard rs Blaine has done since
1876, to pass through the same disappoint-
ing experience.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
Rome's Rainbow Hued Umbrellas.

One Of the common sights Of Rome is
to view the assortment Of umbrellas
hoisted on a rainy day. The opportunity
IS frequent for when the drops fall they
do so on a scale so generous that, rs dur
ing the present month, the rain continues
three weeks Under the dome OF the
skies nothing was ever seen tosurpass the
parachute picture. The colors OF the ram
bow are not more varied. Outside the
rapidly disappearing Roman peasant cos
tune the umbrella has the next greatest
amount OF character in il. The rents that
time and accident have made are patched
with any gay looking scrap, and It's size
SO distended by the elasticity Of the goods
that when opened it covers the sidewalk.
Without his umbrella the peasant is not
at ease Rain or shine he carries II under
his arm, for with him it is maxim that
dogs and strangers are the only ones who
walk in the sun as well as in the wet
Yet he too 10 ridiculed ia the fashlonably
cut clothes Of the present Romans, with
their sharp toed patent leather boots and
handsome parachutes. Paris Cor. Balti'
more Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
Inn Iuteuav TO Good Health.

To the gold hunter Pixies Peak proved
70 be the gateway to the wealth of the
Rocky mountains. To many an invalid
il has proved 10 be the gateway 10 new
life. Here, G,000 feet above the sea, the
pure. dry air, the strong, warm sunshine,
the beautiful surroundings, have drawn
together town of 1900 inhabitants.
Strangers frequently remark that our
mountains arc 80 forbidding in aspect,
have so little beauty, that one could never
learn 10 love them. Ia Il short time this
opinion IS changed or forgotten, and 1t IS
noticeable fact among our townspeople
that In the matter Of liking or disliklnS
their mountain home there is no half way
measure, they love il strongly or not at
all. To a lover of nature the barrenness
and seeming impcnetrability Of our mount
aims prove an irresistible charm, fascina-
ton and study that becomes every day
more interesting From dawn to dark
they are constantly changing, Pixies
Peak, more thau Ii, 900 feet high, signals
the coming sun long before the city at his
feet has awakened to the new day. Cor
Boston Transcript.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.

1t Is gre atty TO he regretted That the APP
propriation asked OF the Common Coun'
Gil for an Emergency Hospital in this
city should have been defeated at the
meeting Tuesday night, when the budget
was considered. There is no city OF its
size and pretensions in the South, and
probably in the country, which has SO few
institutions OF public charity as Rich
mond. II is true there are some private
hospitals. some orphan asylums, and some
homes FOR old ladies, maintained by the
different churches; but there Is no free
public pospital where the poor can be
properly treated in the city except at the
Almshouse.
The object Of the proposed Emergency
Hospital is to provide place where the
respectable poor man and the wage
worker, dependent on his daily labor for
his daily bread, can receive proper care
and attention free when taken suddenly
sick, or when suffering from some acute
disease. The Almshouse Hospital, ii is
conceded, does not come up to the re-
ouirements of such an institution. Not
only are its capacities limited, but its pur-
pose is TO treat and care for patients
afflicted with chronic ailments. Be-
sides this IL is connected with the
Almshouse, anu every one taken there Is
at once placed on the same footing as a
pauper. This alone is sufficient to make
any worthy, industrious man-not bless
ed with suiliciency of the worlds goods,
to pay his way, but who still maintains
enough self respect 10 cause him to look
upon going to the poorhouse with the
utmost horror-ra,her prefer to take his
chances of life among strangers, with
any Accommodations, however poor, or
with any nursing that he can obtain, than
be subjected to such humiliation.
1t is recognized by all classes of our
people that an Emergency Hospital is a
SutlHN tHdt - iupViotiNNiy "S"oh"S~ IA
this city by all the dictates of humanity,
and the general interest taken In this
subject was shown by the action Of the
well known gentlemen who appeared
before the Common Council Tuesday
night to urge an appropriation therefor.
The members of that body may have had
reasons of their own which they deemed
good and sufficient for refusing to vote the
money asked There are no reasons,
however, which can be sufficiently valid
TO prevent such an institution from being
founded at the earliest possible moment
Already building, in every way suited
TO- and fitted up for, so desirable char
ity, exists in the city in connection with
the Medical College. There patients can
receive the best of skilled medical treat
ment without cost, provided a compare
lively small sum is given by the city for
its maintenance and support, That SUM
should by all means be unhesitatingly
voted as soon as our city Fathers can see
their way clear to such action.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

Most OF the best oysters sold At raw
boxes and restaurants are taken by tong
men, while the very finest are caught
with nippers, which is now In small way
commencing TO be one OF Maryland's
sports. The tongmen form very large
army Of men catching oysters in Mary
land waters, and while the size and
quality Of their production are far supe-
rior to that caught by dredgers, the
product is much smaller, being trifiing
proportion Of what is annually caught In
the Chesapeake longs are only used in
shallow water and over beds which, In
many cases, are the property OF the tong
men The oysters are caught from o
small boat. usually operated by two men,
one on either side. The tongs consist Of u
pair of rakes with the teeth curved in
ward and attached TO wooden handles
from fifteen to twenty feet long, which are
Joined by a pin about one-third Of the
distance from the iron. The tongman has
a platform placed amidships across his
little craft, and wher over bis beds he
plunges his tongs into the water and,
working the handles, secures few fine
oysters, possibly not more than half a
peck. This he repeats until he has Sc
cured a boat load, generally not moro than
half a dozen bushels, the work Of two
men for one day The oysters, however,
are large and fine and bring good prices.
The largest and finest oysters taken are
caught with nippers over planted ground,
one at time planted early and contin-
ually fed, for you can feed an oyster.
They grow to enormous sizes and bring
correspondingly large prices. -Philadel-
phia Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
CLEVELAND's CANDIDACY.
An opposition paper writes


Letters often return to plague their
inventors. In his acceptance of tho
presidential nomination Mr.. Cleveland
wrote We recognize in the eligibility
Of the President for reelection a most
serious danger TO that calm, deliberate
and intelligent political action which
must characterize government by the
people And now the yexing question
that confronts MI Cleveland Is how he
Is to.extricate himself from the dilemma
in which this language places him, in
view of the general understanding that
he is a candidate for reelection"
The above remark is called forth from
very evident misunderstanding or mis-
construction of President Cleveland's
position. He did.-use the words attrib.
uted TO him, and in 80 doing he was per-
fectly conscientious No one can success
fully deny that the eligibility of Presi.
dent to reelection is fraught with danger
TO patriotic administration Of the gov
eminent, since II is constant tempta.
ton to act not with an eye Single TO the
good of the whole country, but from mo-
tives of self-aggrandizement and personal
ambition. In writing as he did, Mr..
Cleveland never in his life more decided.
ly told the truth.
But no one can truthfully accuse Presi-
dent Cleveland Of having moulded his
administration with any such object In
view. He has never acted as II he would
be candidate for reelection, or as II he
sought denomination at the hands Of
his party. He has simply endeavored to
administer the high public office to which
he was elected as a high public trust, and
he has succeeded Ia giving the country
good government while acting through
out In perfect consistency with every
thing he has ever written or spoken.
OF course Mr. Cleveland would be
greatly complimentsd by re.nomina-
ton rendered him unsought at the hands
OF his party, and by the endorsement OF
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

The Baltimore Herald plumes itself that
the woods are full of Republicans who
would make good presidential timber,
and mentions Roscoe Conkling, Judge
Walter G. Gresham, ex-senator Benja'
min Harrison, John Sherman, Foraker,
General Sheridan, William b. Allison,
Robert Lincoln, William NJ. Evarts,
Chsuncey NJ. Depew, Associate Justice
Miller, William Walter Phelps, Senators
Ingalls,, Hawley, Cullom and half score
of others.
That is an array of names, it is true,
but as soon as that of Cleveland is men
toned In connection with them, one is al
once reminded OF CULVER and the pig.
mics.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
The Reason WHY.

"When YOU call on sister Clara, Mr..
Featheriy," said Bobby, you never stay
later that IL O'Clock, do your"
mo, indeed, Bobby, and often not as
late as that. "
THAT'S what pa said. He told ma that
there was no danger Of your ever staying
any later than quarter 10 IL, because tho
Aslo DIS close up at 12."-The Epoch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

biz acts by his fellow citizens which
reelection would give. He you'd neither
be a true man nor trac patriot " he
should be Indifferent to so exalted an
honor. And II he Is renominaied and
re- elected, as In ali probability he will be,
1t require. no prophet nor son of
prophet TO predict that his sd cond term
will rival his first in its conspicuous wis
dom and patriotism.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

The Philadelphia Record thus peril.
nently expresses its opinion on the tariff
and fairfield Trusts, Monopolies, and
Combines
"If all the people Of this country
whose reason condemns the existing
tariff system had the courage of their
opinions the question would soon be set
tied But with too many pee, lie business
relations, social ties. force Of habit, and
party interests are far more powerful
than are considerations Of public welfare
How many men there are who fully recog
nize the Ubiquitous power OF the tariff.
trustfed trusts and monopolies, yet who
will not lift hand to relieve the public
Of their oppression"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

A New York dispatch states that on
Tuesday las. wholesale eviction took
place, the outcome Of the cigar strike.
On that day thirty families were set out
into the street by order Of Jacoby &
Bookman, cigar manufacturers. who have
persistently refused to arbitrate their
difficulties with their employees. This
firm owns a large tenement house in East
Eighth street, in which many OF
their employees lived Ten days ago no.
tce OF eviction was served on the ten
ants, all of whom were on strike. No
attention WAS paid to the notice, and that
morning a squad of policemen pu. the
poor people and their belongings ont of
their homes. Most of the evicted fami-
lies are penniless, and much distress must
necessarily cnsue.
If this bad been done in Ireland a hue
and cry would have been made over il
throughout the world, but as it occurred
In this land of freedom and home of the
oppressed nothing specially is thought of
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

And now comes the somewhat startling
information that the late Rev. Father
McGlynn proposes to run for President
Of the United States on very unique
platform He will not only make the
labor question an Issue, but will make
the Roman church prominent object OF
attack. He will not do this directly, but
will do SO none the less because he will
undertake to arouse the Irish in America
against the Pope for having excommuni-
Gated him for his devotion TO the princi
pies OF anti-poyerty.
Father McGlynn's crusade, while il
will hardly amount to much in practical
results, will be watched with great inter
est. 1t viii, however, prove as short
lived as the thousand and one other
cranky notions that have, from time tC
time. been attempted to be injected into
American politics.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

Michigan makes more shingles than all
the other states In the Union, but, curt
ously enough, 1t has no more than tive
usual percentage Of good boys. Burning
ton Free Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

Tie New York Tribune still whistles
to keep its courage up, and at the same
time pays Mr.. Blaine the following rather
dubious compliment.
1T Is no secret, either, that Mr.. Blaine
has never been especially sanguine re-
garding his own interests. Brave beyond
most men in battling for the welfare Of
the country and the interests of his party,
he has always placed less confidence in
his own personal strength than any OF
his friends There is the best reason for
believing that no apprehension of the
result this year has prompted Mr. Blaine's
withdrawal. The simple truth Is that he
has at no time felt willing to be candi-
date again, and desired to make that
known so early that the party could
select with due deliberation candidate
upon whom it could heartily unite, and
whose election would be victory In the
best and highest sense.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16

According to a well-known political
superstition the man elected Governor
this year in New york stands in the front
rank for the presidential nomination four
wears hence. All right-it is the more
important for the party to select the best
man for its candidate for Governor. Mr.
Cleveland's successor in 1898 should be a
man who will be as great credit TO the
State as Mr.. Cleveland is and has been
". Y. Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-30

The ground was very muddy. The
marching, ordinarily quite easy for him,
seemed very difficult. He could not &C
count for it. Finally, the command halt
ed for the night. Comrade Martin lay
down, as he discovered the next morning,
on the edge of a precipice. On looking
down at his feet by the light of day, he
could account instantly for his difficulty
in marching. The folds in his pantaloons
had pulled out, his suspenders had
stretched, and he had been walking on
few yards of each leg of his pantaloons
Comrade Burns spoke of his early en-
listment, of his participation in the first
Bull Run, of his subsequent service in
the navy, and of many incidents of i'm.
portaDce. Miss Jessie York read an army
selection. She read well, and created q
very favorable impression. Refreshments
in the way of an abundance of delicious
ice cream and cake were served. The
affair, as such events always are with oul
Collyer friends, was a grand success
If you desire to know what time Judge
Osborn and the writer reached Wa-Kee.
ney, just ask him. We rode there and
back in his buggy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-30
As TO GOVERNOR.

We commend to such of oul
neighbors as would ridicule the can
didacy of Hon. A. w. Smith FOL
governor this passage, from the
Coolidge (Kansas) Citizen:
He who ridicules the sure enough soldier and SUR
enough farmer in Kansas toys with hiltless sword
Another thing: A. W. Smith was
good enough for everybody here
who had any recommendations tc
make in the premises, for speaker OF
the Kansas house Of representatives
in 1887. It is we'll known to all
who care to pay any attention to
the matter that a man who can fill
this position with credit will make
a good governor if he is ever tried.
Mr.. Smith was not only credit
able speaker of the house, but his
intimate knowledge Of parliament
ary rules resulted in not a single de-
cision Of his as speaker ever being
appealed to the house over which he
presided.
All the WORLD wants in this mat
ter is to see a fair expression Of the
Republican voters Of this county
upon whom they want for their
standard bearer in the approaching
state contest. We do not, as has
been peddled in certain quarters,
want to 60 to the state convention
as delegate. But there will be no
trouble in finding enough delegates,
and we care not who they may be if
they are good Republicans, who are
ready to respect in the state conven-
ton the will Of the majority Of the
Republicans in Trego county-let
this will turn out to be whatever it
may.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-30
WANTED AT ONCE.
20 dozen live pigeons at 81 a dozen.
WA-KEENEY Gun CLUB.
The Deems Again,

When, few weeks ago, the Beemt
were in court, the World published
among the other proceedings, that they
had pledged themselves to go out of the
whisky business and stay out; and moi
only this, but that they would not again
run their billiard tables or permit gam.
bling on the premises. It was understood
then, furthermore, that Attorney Dan.
ford would lead in prosecuting them il
they were to violate this promise.
Being convinced that the promise had
been violated, Mr.. Danford yesterday
caused warrants to be issued for the ar
rest of John and VIM. BEEN, charging
them with violating the Prohibitory law.
John BEEN took the 1904 A. NJ. train YES
terday. VIM. BEEN was arrested by
Constable Olson. Our latest advices are
to the effect that Lee Monroe, as attorney
for the defendant, was writing out an ap-
plication for a change of venue from JUS
tice Hutzel's court, and that Mr.. Danford
would oppose its being granted.