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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
The Czar's Unlimited Power.

have no sympathy for the police. but
much for the car. No man could he
placed in position of such great tempta-
ton as he-a terrible temptation, with
unlimited power over the lives, The
wealth. the consciences of 1Ol.OO0, 900
subjects Everything they have Is his.
He owns. theoretically, every grain 1t
wheat in the country, every drop of wa
ter. every horse, every acre of ground.
every piece Of gold or silver, and even
the clothing they wear. There is nothing
that is not his. What he wants he takes.
That is the doctrine Of the autocracy. If
it is a life. very well; if it is the daughter
of a subject a. used to he the custom in
olden times, she is his; her father was
only her temporary guardian; if it is
money. all the same. The cars officers
call upon the governor Of district for
1000, 900 roubies. They get it, and as
much more as they can for themselves,
to pay for the trouble. William Eleroy
Curtis in Chicago News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
Electric Motors for Light Work.

1t is stated by an electrical journal that
no less than 5000 small motors have been
sold by different companies within the
past year, and that 1000 others are i'll
course of construction 10 meet the in
creasing demand. These motors range
from half horse power to ten horse
power, but it Is mainly for doing light
work in printing offices, machine shops.
hoe and box factories, bookbinderies,
knitting works. bottle washing. pump
ing dental lathes. and for ice cream
freezers, coffee mills, organs, etc, that
they have been brought into use. In
these employinents it is said that the
electric motors are gradually supplanting
tbs steam engine.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
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they arrive ard move of with their loads OF
fortunes favoriteA The great broad street
Il now almost al thronged with carriages as
at night the sidewalks are with pedestrians.
BY 8 O'Clock the carriage parties have all re
Turned; supper is had, ami then again comes
the evening.
But the Saratoga season isshot. Septem'
Der witnesses n great falling away OF guests.
Some Iinger a little longer, but by Oct. |
they are all gone The hotels are deserted
and closed, and few weeks later, where so
short time before we're such brilliant scenes
Of life md happiness and beauty, are depths
of snow, almost impossible, and that lie I'M
melted until late in the coming spring.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
The GrcenIander's Newspaper.

1t may surprise the reader to know
that the Eskimo Of Greenland edit and
publish an irregularly issued newspaper
in their own language, ye. such is the
fact, and it is creditable fact despite the
journals name-Atavgagdlivtit Sailing
inarmik Tvsaruminasassumik Univkat.
In country where the sun rises and sets
but once year, it may be hard to tell
whether it is an annual or daily publ
cation. But, whatever its period of
issue, some good hunting stories are told
in it.-Frederick Schwatka in Outing.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York stock Market.
Reported by q. w. Branch a Co.. bankers
and brokers. No. I'LL Main street.
REVIEW.

REVIEW.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The stock mar
ker opened active, but the quotations
were about the close of last night Lon.
don sold st. Paul, Lake shore, and other
specialties at the opening and had fur
Their large orders In, hut seeing the
strength of the market, these orders we're
Withdrawn Traders bought and bid up
Western Union and Union Pacific. Re.
gardiDg the latter, Senator Frye, who
has charge Of The Union Pacific funding
bill, says it is doubtful If IL will be
reached. Lake Shore was The feature,
opened 93t, and selling at 95 The buy
ing. The eo-sips reported, as being for the
Nanderbilts, on the grOnnd that The bro
kers identified with these interests were
the principal buyers. Last year the earn
ings of ST. Paul were $4,000 less than
in 1886, and nearly 800, 600 less than two
years previous To-day the street had II
that it would show an increase to NOR.
row Of 100000, which is very likely. and
then ii would not bring 1t up, considering
the increase Of mileage over 1884 or 1885.
The statement was sufficient, however,
to-day to counteract the new cut in rates
II St Paul TO be made by all the grangers
to meet the G. b & Q cut. The election
of Hayes as president of New York City
IL Northern has set on foot dot Of new
talk about New England. Insiders deny
any such negotiations are contemplated,
but New England was strong, and adj
vanced on this report. In general the
market presented finn appearance at
concessions. Crop news showed heavy
loss in Kansas Bonds quiet and steady.
Sterling Exchange "a S6@$4Ss. Mon
ey lc @l4c.
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railroad trains now arrive and depart each
day. The great hotels are all on one street,
and located in the immediate neighborhood
of the principal springs On Broadway,
separated from each other mostly by inter-
secting streets, IRE twelve hotels, with pi-
azza frontage Of half mile in extent. The
street is broad; so also are the sidewalks, and
they are densely shaded with great trees,
mostly Gins From the north and the south,
in the hotel section, the street inclines TO
Monument square, spacious plateau, from
which entrance is had to the park. In the
basement portions Of the great piazzas on
these inclines are numerous stores, closed in
winter, but occupied in summer chiefly by
nonresident merchants from the great cities,
who expose for sale tho choicest Of their
wares. -
Each Of these stores Is brilliantly illumi-
mated by electric lights, and there are many
other electric and gas lights on the streets
and on the hotels and in the park. The
scene in the evening is one of rare interest
and great beauty. On the piazzas of four of
the great hotels there are full orchestras fill
ing the DIR with music, while the hotels tn H.
selves are swarming with people. Crowds Of
humanity are constantly passing up and down
the sidewalk and into and out of the park,
where there are displays of fireworks and
moro music, while thousands Of mon and
women stroll along tho graveled paths or sit
in social groups in tho retirement of some
secluded bower, beneath the spreading
branches Of great trees
And yet, though the crowd be so great,
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geography of those
sections Of tho
country. This i'm
portant FORK ac-
romplished, he as
cended the great
Teton mountain,
bein 6 ID c only
white man ever
known to have
reached its summit.
On this perilous
undertaking Col.
Stevehsnn nearly
lost his lie. While
RdInG the
mountain % cr,,cf
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TO A VETERAN. !

o Patriot would that your last hour had coma
When. with your war stained flag, to roll Of drum
You marched. mid mems applause.
From fighting the great cause
OF land and liberty.
Now you are stranded like some gallant bark.
Flung helpless on the shoals. amid the dark
OF duh aud starless skies.
Bravely and well YOU faced the tempest's strife.
But to lie sunk meath sands OF common life
Your pride scorns pity. yet how hard the fate
To live through all-only TO die too late
A s. L. Gray in The Century.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
Wit md HumOr.

If we were to draw sharp line of de-
narration between wit and humor, we
would say briefly that wit is from The
head and mainly artificial, while humor
is from the heart and distinctively nat
ural. Wit may sting, but humor
soothes. Wit may make sport of human
suffering or frailty. but humor is always
sympathetic.-Drake's Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
SARATOGA'S DELIGHTS.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC OBSERVER poR-
TRAYS THEM 0L0WINGLv. ,

The Place IL FILLED with tho Wealth and
Beauty and Fashion Of tho whole Land.
II Resonant with Music and SPARKLING
with Light.
The appearance Of Saratoga at the height
Of the season In well nigh Undesirable.
From quiet village, with January popu-
latiou Of about $1,000, and with deserted
streets. almost impossible with snow, it is
transformed in July to a brilliant summer
resort, with a population OF 10000, mostly
visitors who 60 there to drink Of tho mineral
springs, enjoy luxurious living at the great
hotels, meet friends from many remote
points, and to mingle with the almost end
less throng of people ceaselessly In motion on
the streets, in the parks and on the hotel pr
azzas. All the hotels are filled with guests,
and nearly every private residence Is a
boarding house or lodging place. Fifty
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02

Of the territorial
and ad miralty
courts Of the Dis
trict of Alaska.
was born near
Bellefonte, Pa, in
1893, and received
a common school
education. When
a boy he was en-
ployed in a news
paper office. In 1850
he was admitted TO
the bar. When the
war opened he went
into the military
service and served
..tnU1.l
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
Glass Changing Color.

1t is found that nearly every kind Of
glass, especially that containing man.
ganese, is liable to change of color by
the action of sunlight. but the glass can
bc restored to its original color by heat.
Stained glass in windows that has
changed tint through solar action can
thus be restored by heat-Chicago
Times
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
How TO XIII Infusoria.

The animalcule that find an ocean in
every drop Of impure water can be de-
stroyed by current of electricity passed
through the fluid. This was done in a
Pittsburg laboratory. There is no sal
walton for the infusoria short of light
ming rod attached to each of their infini-
tesimal bodies, terminating in a ground
connection. Drink nothing but shocked
water -Pittsburg Bulletin.
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Tobacco Market,
RICHMOND. VA.

hiVhMONp ~, aug. L
About 90 packages sun.cured were
sold to-day. The market shows rather
more activity to-day, with several small
lots of wrappers and cutters sold, and
with several recent sales OF Burleys.
Crop reports are numerous and amount
to poor and irregular stand. of brights
in Virginia and North Carolina, but the
crop will not be devoid OF some good to
very fine leaf with late fall. The fac
tory OF Dibrell & Walker was burned last
night at Henderson, N. c., bot the firm
were insured, and moved into good quar-.
tiers for work at once. Several adj0ining
smaller factories were also consumed.
Buncombe county. Moth Caroline, has
had severe hail storm, running one. third
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Grain and Cotton Exchange.
RICHMOND. Va, Aug

OFFkhlNoh hkPOkTkD 10 bkCRBTAkr.
Wheat -, 0ss bushels.
Corn.-s2s bushels.
Oats.-3.950 bushels.
Rye bushels.
Meal.-20 bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHRAr.-White. 100 bushels very.good on
private terms.
Longberry, 800 bushels prime on private
terms; 25s bushels very good at soc; 10
bu'hels very good at Sc 81 bushels fair at
s3c.
Mixed, 6l0 bushels prime at Gle; 100
bushels very good at SSc.; 100 bushels very
good at Sc; 100 bushels good at Sc; ~
bushels fair a, SIC.
Shortberry, ia bushels prime at Sc; 302
bushels Prime at ssc BIG bushels very good
at Sc iss bushels very good at Sc. 70
bushels go Il at Sc. - bushels good at &c.;
Is bushels fair at SOC IL bushels fair at
7sc o. bushel, common at 76c.
Total sales of wheat. I, $50 bushels.
Corn White ia bushels prime at &c.
Mixed. 80 bushels good at Sc.
Oats .-Mixed. 1850, bushels No. ., at &c.;
900 bushels No. 2 at SIC.
Rye-42 bushels very good on private
terms.
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Of its tobacco crop. Wake county, North
Carolina, has already cured some very
fine bright tobacco. The Durham, North
Carolina, section has been dry for sixty
days. Light rains did very little good.
Greensboro, North carolina. reports an
average crop in quality and qusniity.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
The Mirage Disappearing.

The mirage, once frequent spectacle
IN western Kansas, is disappearing as the
country settles up. The phenomenon be-
longs to the desert and departs with it.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-02
Average Age Of People.

The average age of all the people Of
France is given as 80 years, months
and 10 days; the average in the United
States is only "a years, 10 months and
"A days.-Arkansaw Traveller.
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ON THE PIAZZA.

Dinner over, the balance Of the afternoon
IL devoted mostly TO riding and driving, and
many visit the lake TO enjoy its attractions.
And now, IL tho observing guest would pass
. pleasant hour, let him secure seat on somc
hotel piazza and watch the people on the
strssta A far a. tho eye can see. in each
direction, arc lines Of carriages and horses,
nearly al with bveried drivers and some
with tootmsu. An occasional "tra Ia 10, ~
y - Of The trumps1r calls attention to
paning tally ho, driven by six horses and
ellsd WITH Joyous coaching psrty, on thsir
nay 70 ths lAks o. 10 Woodlawn What
elesrb horsss. b gold mountsd harvest
what handsope carriages Of evsry eoneeiv-
ahAnsfxlni Ara n xhat endless Succomtou
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II you live on less than you earn you
will soon be able to count up your casl,
In the savings fund
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COTTON REPORT.
Market quiet.

Market quiet.
Quotations. -Middiing, l0c.; low middling,
9sc.; good ordinary sac.
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JOHN n. kEATlEY.

He viii BE United States Judge of the
District of ALASKA.
Hon. John H. Keatley, recently nominated
by the president to DO United States Judge
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RAILROAD BOHpe
Richmond Stock Market.

Reported by John L. Williams e. Son,
bankers an / brokers. iii Main street
RICHMOND, Va, Aug1.
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EXCURSIONS.
y = = = = = = = =
M ARWICK PARK.

GONDOLA CHIMBORAZO
Leaves her wharf daily except Sunday at
$50 am, s.3O, 500 and 100 pm. Returning,
leaves Warwick Park at lis, 345. 6l5 and
1000 pm.
On SUNDAYS leaves Richmond at 10 am,
1870. 400. and eco pm. Returning, leaves War
wick Park at ll:l5 am. 2;ij, SIS. and $50 PIN.
Boating. sailing, fishing, snd bathing Re
freshments served at city prices.
The company reserves tho right to hold
the grounds for private partie
Special or co operative rates made.
THOMAS Elicit, Sec'y.
% North Ninth street. Richmond. Va.
5my23m
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-19
WHAT MRS. GRUNDY SAYS

That now is the time when foolish
people wear summer clothing and straw
hats.
That every additional Jockey club
means just so much more gambling on
the turf"
That most New Workers home from
florida have some complaints TO make
about the hotels.
That every other woman of Mayfair
is puzzled to know how to keep all social
engagements.
That the way to discourage indecent
plays is not to attend the theaters where
they are given,
That rules for social etiquette in penny
papers strike some people as just little
satiriCal.
That il is weddings, weddings every
where now, with scarcely a maiden lady
anywhere to be seen.
That Wall, Broad and New streets are
afflicted with too many convenient
drinking places.
That probably morals would be better
if some of the burlesque theaters in
town were closed.
That before long it will be easier to
tell who are not going to Europe this
| season than VINO are.
That April and May will be the ban
ner months for the departure of notable
people for Europe,
That the modisties are as busy as the
beees. and are enthusiastic over their
own business revival.
That Robert Louis Stevenson has rea
son to thank his literary stars that he
decided to visit America.
That the fashionable tailors in many
instances are throwing the credit states
out of the window.
That the fellow who plays the tom
tom for sumner resort hotels has already
begun to do his work.
That people who are particular about
type do not always enjoy reading cheap.
est books obtainable.
That it is to be hoped it will not be
necessary for any of the brokers to EN-.
ploy regular pul,r-in.
That a large number of very desirable
country seats continue to advertise fol
sale and to let.
That the man who pays club dues by
sacrificing his pew rent must hayt
wrong ideas of salvation.
That about the weariest and mos
melancholy jokes are those of the comic
weeklies based upon Lent.
That many house is now made gay
and merry by the return of the LITTLE
ones from boarding school.
That there is field for comic week
lies that does not have to be vulgar anC
sacrilegiOus to be witty.
That Mr.. McAllister's -four hundred
should have their photographs taken fo
loan exhibition.
That it is greatly to be deplored tina
there should be so many ecclesiastical
scandals at the.present time.
That theatre-goers who make col
lections OF souvenirs may soon have Il
go to the expense of cabinet.
That the divorce-seeking women o
society are among those who did uot en-
, Joy Rev. DIR. nix's lecture.
That there is intense excitement owe
the news that Russian prince is TO we'
New Yark widow Mail and Elk
press.
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ceipt and | gave him.50 cents, after
ward learned that he was captain of &
packet ship outward bound for Smyrna
Syria.
After this Jerry had peace about hi
long nose, and the silver half dollar was
taken by Capt. Ballard to Smyrna
There 1t was turned over to an English
mate Of an East Indiaman bound thro
the Suez Canal to Madras. The Eng
lishman carried it for several years and
finally landed in San Francisco, where
having a streak of hard luck, he enlisted
in the United States regular army and
went up among the BIackfeet Indians
near Fort Benton, where he was made 8
prisoner.
After being tortured in every conceiv
able way by the Indians, they cut of
his nose and set him at liberty. He
finally drifted to Boston, and as he was
walking one day on Washington street
who should he meet but Je ry. Having
heard from Capt. Ballard how he came
in possession of the silver piece, he re-
cognizad Jerry,
Hello said he, is your name Jerry
Coldridge?
That's my name, said Jerry.
lam happy to meet you, said the Eng
lishman. Allow me to return TO you the
half dollar you loaned Capt. James Bal
lard five years ago. | carried it around
the world with me and never found a
man with a nose as long as mine was,
but | have, as you see, lost mine now,
and | think the clinker belongs to
you
Jerry and the English mate became
fast friends and went into business to-
gethsr, and when you go into little
store on Dock square in Boston, you
will see the funny spectacle of one OF
the partners with nose as long as your
hand and the other with no nose at all
Il San Francisco Post.
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THE LONG AND SHORT OF 1T.

There lived in Saco, Me-, many years
ago a man named Jerry Coldridge who
had an unearthIy long nose, This ex-
tended proboscis troubled him so much
that he made vow that when he met a
man who had longer one he would
present him with a silver half dollar
with the proyisQ that the man who gol
the half dollar would do likewise when
he came across a man who was superior
in this line to himself.
When Jerry appeared in public he
was greeted with all kinda of compli-
ments upon the sire OF his nose, and il
got to be common thing for him TO b,
saluted with Hello, Jerryl how's youl
figurehead? or Well, pumphandle, how
do you wag to dayF and kindred re-
marks.
When the cold north wind came dowr
from among the Maine lakes it took par
tioular delight in caressing the end o.
.Ierry's probosois, painting it a garne
red aud making 1t tingle like carpen-
ter's thumb hit with hammer. jerry
friends advised him TO have fur muf
made to carry his horn in, and told hin
he should take service with the Goverr
ment as fog signal.
One day Jerry went to Portland. ant
when he returned he was greeted will
Old ploughshare, what have you turned
up to dsyI
Well, said Jerry, quivering with ex
cItement and Joy, have seen man il
Portland who had longer nose than
have,
Impossible, said his friend. there ism
another such nose on the face Of tn
earth.
All right, said Jerry. IL you don't be-
lieve me will exhibit the documents Il
prove 1t. At this he produced receip
which read:
Received from jeremiah ColdridgS 5
cents in consideration OF having a long
er nose than he has.
JAMES BALLARD.
That half dollar, sad Jerry, has gon
to Smyrna on Q merchantmln, and wi
tell you how it happened. | went 10
hotel to get my dinner, and as set dow
at the table | saw a man sitting oppOsit
me who gazsd at me with what too
20 be an insolent stare When | got
good look at him forgot my deformit
and Immediately reached my han
across the table and said
Shake, neighbor; l believe owe yo
so cents.
How's thatI says e.
Well, says l, have made vow thl
lif ever met mar who had longt
nose than have would give him :
. cents, providing he would do the sam
, when he met a man whose nose dil
counted his. At once the whole dinin
room was in an uproar of laughter, an
the stranger said: It's bargain. Pul
ing out his noe book lie wrote the II
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NUMBER ID
THE GRIEVANCES OF SOUTHERN NE
GROES

Some weeks ago the negroes of Geor.
| gia had a representative convention in
Macon, at which they set forth the
grievances of their race in that State.
As classified by the Atlanta Constitu-
ton in a recent editorial article, these
grievances are Of five kinds: social.
educational, political, judicial and
moral. Under the first head, the com
plant is that the negro, though charged
tirst-class prices on railroads is often
forced to ride in the smoking car or
second class ears. As to educational
matters, the convention complained that
the State acted unjustly in taking the
$4,000 annual appropriation from Atlanta
University without applying it else
where for negro education, and in pro-
viding chronological school for whites
and none for blacks. The convention
did not demand cO-educeton for the
races, but upheld the professors OF
Atlanta University in their resistance
to the spirit of the Glenn bill. Resolu-
tions were passed asking for public
schools nine months in the year, and in
dorsing the Blair bill. As to politics.
the convention affirmed that the negro
is intimidated or cajoled at the polls, ex-
cept when the white people are divided.
1t was resolved that each voter should
pay his own poll tax; that the negroes
should organize iu every county, and
that they should take such stand on
public issues as would most effectually
divide the white race. Tables were
printed to show that the negroes have
the majority iin a number Of counties
and districts, but never elect represen-
tatives. The administration of the laws
received more attention than any other
subject before the convention. 1t was
complained that the negroes, with four
tenths of the population, do not have
adequate jury representation; that
lynchings are frequent, and negroes
almost invariably the victims; and that
the penitentiary system is wrong in
principle and cruelty administered. As
to morals, amalgamation with the
white race, whether legal or illegal, was
deplored on every consideration and it
was urged that negro men band together
for the protection of the virtue of the
women of their RAGS, "even of those wo-
men who do not want their virtue pro-
tected. y Boston Journal.