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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-25
How India Rubber Grows.

Now we come into a forest of rubber
trees, which can be detected without tho
eye of an expert, for they are all Scared
and dying rapidly hom the wounds of tho
hunters machete. The rubber hunter re-
minds me of the boy who killed the
goose that laid the golden egg" Each
tree can afford TO lose a certain amount Of
Juice per year and still live When one
Of these fellows. however. makes q dis
covcry, only a few months suffice TO place
his bonanza in the ranks of the many hat
have gone before. The consequence Is
one may traverse these immense forests
from end to end and never meet virgin
tree The ordinary specimen of Nicaragua
is from fifty to 100 feet high averaging
about two feet in diameter The bark is
white and the leaves oval, with slight
inclination downward. The cuts are made
about two feet apart and extend from the
ground 10 the first branch. channels being
scored in the side to lead the juice into a
bag. held at the bottom.
The average yield of large tree is from
five to seven gallons of a milky fluid.
This isplaced in an open vessel and mixed
in small proportions with the juice Of q
plant found near the rubber tree called
the wisth which Eastens congclation.
After this operation is complete the pro-
duct is balcd up and shipped north to be
refined and further prepared for COM
meree. Another tree very similar to the
rubber, and often mistaken for it, is the
COW tree This yields liquid very much
like milk in color, consistency and taste
Nicaragua Cor. New York Herald.
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Problem for the Psychical People.

4 lady who lives in Dorchester, and
whose little girl is pupil in one Of the
schools there, bethought herself the other
day, all at once, Of tho danger that Ter
daughter ran on a suburban street from
the possible presence Of cows. That re-
minded her that she was making red
dress for the little girl, and she began to
think about the additional danger that 4
red dress might subject the child to from
those same terrible cows. With the whole
she had quite little worry.
The afternoon went on, and the littlo
girl did not return from school at tho
usual hour Where could she beg Tho
mother worried not Il little, but finally the
child came up, quite late
Where have you been all this time, my
dear the mother asked.
"Oh. there have been some cows on tho
street. mamma. said the little girl and
the teacher thought about them, and she
thought it wasn't best TO let me come
home until there was somebody to come
with me.
Whether the mothers thinking about
cows made the teacher think about them,
or whether the teachers thinking about
them made the mother think about them,
or whether both women thought about
them because women are always more or
less terrified about COWS, is something
that probably no psychical fellow viii
ever find out.-Boston Transcript Lis
tener.
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Tho first carbons were the product Of a
mixture OF common coal coke, sugar.
straw. coke from vegetation. charcoal,
lampblack and plumbago or graPhites. or
other similar materials. Now. it Is gen
orally the result OF mixture Of tho only
direct products Of coal and petroleum, A
great deal OF silica is also found in them
frequently. and TO this fact Is due the
kissing sound and unevenness OF light.
The sihca becomes fused. and, forming
in globules on the upper carbon, drops
down on the lower ones, with the result
stated. Ali these difficulties had to be,
or are being, mastered. and that accounts
for the secrecy thrown around carbon
manufactures. AS an instance OF the
strictness Of this, the rules and regula-
tons of the Davis Carbon company, OF this
city, may be quoted 1t y a cooperative
institution, employing forty men, every
one of whom must own at least enc share
of the stock Two boys are employed, one
the son Of Mr. Davis and the other the
son Of one of the workmen. Then no boy
can be employed unless he is the son of a
stakeholder The visitor to these works
enters a l4xl4 room, the Office, and looks
around At one corner is doorway
opening into narrow hall. which in turn
opens into one Of the departments.
Reaching this. he finds a somewhat EN-
phatic thus far. and no farther" and he
is compelled to stop.
Even stockholders. unless they are
also employees, are denied this privilege,
said Mr. Davis Then there is one room
which is entered only by myself and son.
That is where the finishing touches arc
put Oh to the mixture. For instance, the
product Of to-day will be ready for use
TO morrow would 60 in, then, in the
afternoon and put Oh the finishing touches.
What these are. no one knows. Under
the by laws Of the company deposit with
the secretary treasurer, in a sealed pack
age, the formula for this mixture. 1t is
to be opened only in cases of emer-
gency. Ia ease of my death, or
even such serious Illness that ] could not
be.on duty for several days, then. on the
vote of the stockholders, will order the
seal broken and The package turned over
TO some one selected TO succeed or relieve
me. Globe Democrat
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bachelors B.st for FIremen.

1t may be only bachelors notion, but
| will give it to you for what it is worth
A fireman in a down town engine COM
pany has no use for wife, and woman
ought not TO think of marrying fireman
WhyY Simply because iremen make poor
husbands and women make bad firemen
4 fireman can never so home TO stay all
night with his wife and children, if he
has any He is constantly on duty. and
Is therefore not desirable man for a hus-
band. The first year Of a dremans mar
ried life units man for good fire service
The wife is generally young and excitable,
and whenever the fire bell rings she flies
over to the engine house to inquire
whether her husband has gone TO fire
where he is likely to be killed. Then she
Is source Of q great many little annoy
ances to the department. -Assistant Fire
Chief In Globe Democrat
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Schools and Scbooll,ou,e,.

There are today in the five states (of
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. Michigan and Wis
consin) more than 50. 900 schoolhouses in
which schools are maintained from three
to ten months every year The value Of
these buildings, with the grounds. is CON
sderably over $50, COZ, 600, which is more
than one-half that of all other public
school property in the Union. Nearly
5000, 900 of children annually receive in-
struction in the public schools; while
more than 81, 900 teachers, large num-
Der OF whom have been trained especially
for their work, are employed as their in
structors. The total amount expended
each year for the support of these schools
somewhat exceeds So, 000,0 600, or more
than eight dollars for each child Of school
age within the states. As to the charac-
ter of the instruction given, it is sufficient
to say that it is nowhere excelled. james
Baldwin in Scribner's Magazine.
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SELF RELIANCE.

Here. on his ele'" viii en,fench my S'd
Not d, duA upihroHn eanh nor III some '''ho
"A, geaf's false Ouiiding. nor IN piitcd gloom,
renestn tnc n'e sod onrow'ne IKE mole
,,.,to,sfi in patience oy each grassy knoll
,yt,.r nnthey o,ars tue gift Of summers bloom
- orsrs a. silence winters ohght'ug doOfn-
&, snail n.y purpose hold. through JOY or dole.
,,,,. LEI the luled air sleeper come the rage
~ n.rrr tiast. hurled from tho storm vexed
EHfu.
ue,. ai.I gapplc with each foe. aud wage
a.. uf1t ou open ground. and beng slain
l..a.Ylshcd from the havoc Uttered PLAN,
c... through Deaths portal shall my soul 20
f.uh
y....f. Barns Wilson IN Times Democrat
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HHESAPEAKE AND OHIO ROUTE
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY aOth.
1873.

LEAVE RICHMOND:
S:45 am For Newport News, Old Point Com.
fort and Norfolk, daily except
sunday. Pullman Palace Car 10
Old Point.
SIS am Sundays only. To Newport News,
Old Point, and Norfolk.
il:05 am Through and Local Mail to all
points West, except Sunday
Sleepers from Clifton Forge to
Huntington.
$40 pm For Newport's News, Old Poiat and
Norfolk, except SUNDAY.
500 pm Charlottesville accommodation
except Sunday.
623 pm For Louisville, Cincinnati. Chickgc,
st. Louis, Memphis, aud New o..
leans. Fast Express, with through
Pullmans Daily. Only route run
ming Pullmans West from Rich
mopd.
ARRIVE RICHMOND:
$50 am Charlottesville accommodation
except Sunday.
1885 am From Norfolk, Old Point, and
Newport News, except sunday.
Pullman Parl0r Car Old Point to
Washington.
$40 pm From Local points and the west,
daily except Sunday.
$40 pm From Norfolk. Old Point aud New
port News, daily.
900 pm From Louisville and Cincinnati.
Fast Express daily.
Depot Seventeenth and Broad streets.
Ticket-ofices 1000 MAN street and DEPOT.
II. w. FULLER,
General Passenger Agent.
WINS. Z. WiCKHAM,
Receiver {. X o. Railway.
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CONNECTIONS

N'Ilt y ID I 1O.F >
Train No. ~ connects daily except sunday
at keysvtlt fOr Chase CITY, GAINESVILLE, and
oxford: a. Greensboro Tor Durham, Raleigh,
Salem, ana Weston, aHa all points on North
Carolina d. vision.
Train No. 3. connects daily at Greens
bOro' for Salem, WINSTON. Raleigh. Colds
borO', and NoTeHead city; ~ Salisbury tOi
Asheyiile. Hot Springs, and all points IL
Western North Carolina; AT Charlotte with
Charlotte. tolumhii and Augusta railroad for
Columbia. Augusta. Aiken. Charleston SyaI
nah. Townsville. Ga, Jacksonville and other
Florida pOints: also with Carolina Central
railroad for Wilmington.
Trains from the South arrive al hich,nond
$40 I'm. and 345 PIN.
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Through Acc ON z
Mail modat'n
tN0. |. mo. 3. NO. 10.

ARRIVE kICHMOND.
AS pm.-MAiL daily except Sunday.
94j am. ACCOMMODATION daily Except
Sunday.
l2i5 am.-EXPkEsS daily.
CONNECTIONS.
Sunday accommodation hctvccu Richmond
and scottsyille leaves $40 Am, arrives return
in us IN,
At clifton Forge with Chesapeake and Ohio
railway for the south. West. and Northwest.
At LyrchDurg with Norfolk and Western
railroad Tor all points South, Southeast, aud
Southwest, and Virginia Midland railway for
all points North and South.
At Richmond with Associated Railways for
ali points In the South. aud Richmond. Frede-
icksburg and Potomac railroad tor the North.
At Lexington with Baltimore and ONO rnil-
road, making close connections AT Harper'A
Ferry TO and from Pittsburg and the West
also 10 points North and East.
Soeping-car attached 10 NIGHT EMPRESS
stops Mt Lynchbnrg.
sLEEPiNG-tAk LYNCHBURG 10 MEM
PHIS, NEW ORLEANS, and LITTLE ROCK.
Trains marked daily except sunday, daily.
Tickets sold 20 all points. Offices: vie
st Mair trcet. ltJ0 Main street, and at
Richmond m, Allegheny depot, Eighth and
Canal streets.
JOHN Il. MACMUR DO,
Sdej Genl Passenger Agent.
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There is not a cross eyed baseball player
In the country. 1t is general supersti-
ton that cross eyed man would irre-
trievably hoodoo the game
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DIEDMONT AIRLINE.
RICHMOND x DANVILLE RAILROAD.
SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE
10 THE SOUTH.
PULLMAN SLEEPERS ON ALL NIGHT
TRAINS
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL -. 1883.
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RAILROADS.


R1CHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
IL AND POTOMAC RAILROADS.
commencing MAY 9th. ISsS-easterp standard
time.
rs am. leaves Byrd-street station daily: stopi
only at Ashland Junction. Milford
and Fredericksburg. Sleeper tC
Washington. Leaves Washington fol
New York at 1l.40 am.
ua7 am. leaves Byrd-strect station daily. OK.
cept Sunday. Leaves Washington fOI
New York at 4;l0 pm. Parlor car tc
Washington.
&c p m. leaves Byrd-street station daily
sleeper 10 New York.
lO:3S am. arrives at Byrd street station daily.
Sleeper from New York.
s:fS pm. arrives AT Byrd-street station daily
stops at Fredericksburg. Milford, and
Junction. Sleeper from Washington.
lOt6 pun. arrives at Byrd -strcct station daily.
except Sunday. Palior car from
Washington.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
400 ptn. accommodation, leaves byrd stree I
station arrives at Ashland at pm.
6H pm. leaves Eliza; arrives at Ashland al
5i2 pm.
IL am. accommodation, arrives ut Byrd
street station: leaves Ashland At T:ti
am.
$50 pm. arrives at Ella: leaves Ashland q,
SIZE pun.
CA. TAYLOR, General Ticket Agent.
K. I. ID. MYERS. General SUPERINTENDENT
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DoRsErs ID
DENTAL PARLORS.
No. lou NORTH SEVENTH STREET
Richmond Va.
For Is, Is, and 60 vi 'iinsort beautiful sets
Ut Teeth on red rubber weight only IL TO 2
ounces per set, and war; nnted not to break.
Teeth extracted for 50 cent Filings from 81
up. Gold work q speciality. All work guaran
teed TO give satisfaction. w. K. DORSET,
Iau25 ~ Graduate University Of Mary land.
DIR c. E. HARTMAN, a.
DENTIST.
9IG Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA,
family
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YOIsk RIVER LINE

YORk RIVER LINE
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
The Fayorte Route 10 Baltimore.
The steamers of this line are models Of
beauty, elegance, and comfort.
sLeaye Richmond 3:2p pm and 40 pm.
Arrive baltimore Arrive Kichmono
s.9Dam. 3:20 and i0:i0 am.
Leave Baitimor, b pm.
Fare Richmond To baltimore FIRST class,
g.; second class, Sl.J.
The York River Line affords superior adj
yantages 10 business men IL enabling Them 10
leave Richmond near the close OF the days
transactions. and arrive NJ Baltimore early
next morning, after having enjoyed Il delight.
ful nights rest free from the dust and noise oi
railway travel.
WEST POINT ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Richmond ed st. depot, u oosm.
Arrive Richmond. " Z" 10 II p.m.
'Daly. tDaily except sunday.
Depot and ticket Office foot Of Virginia
street : uptown 0ihce, corner Tenth and Main
streets.
PEYTON RANDOLPH. JAS. l.. TAYLOR
General Manager. Gen. Pass'r Agent.
SOL. HAAS JOS > POTTS,
Traffic Manage Div. Pass'r Agent
noi5 Richmond. Va.
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tBurkeville Train extended to Clover.
The Republican journal., 1888-11-22

EAST kNoN. Rev. Il. ". Burr,'us writes II q
Ladies sewing Circle met at Higgins Han, Task
ers Conner, and over 80 sat down to sumner In
the afternoon the SKY became overcast and there
We're signs of rain, which finally came down III II
prevented our Morrill, friends and others from at
tending. The tables we're bountrou>ly spr, act
and every one thoroughly enjoyed themselves
The next sewing circle will meet at the same place
Thursday, Dec 18th, when We Shall look tor a fine
day. All are cordially invited. Preaching ser
vice at Morrill, meeting house by me next sunday
forenoon, and social meeting in the evening at Il
o'clock. An are invited.
PROSPECT Mrs oria Libby and Mrs. Elsie
kilhmau are visiting relatives in Bangor . Miss
Carrie E. Grant has completed her second success.
full term of school IN the Clark district, and viii
teach school the coming winter ON hurricane Is
land. she leaves soun......The Grangcrs viii
have Thanksgiving = cnic supper at the Grange
Hall. All good citizens are invited to participate
In the usual picnic style. Mrs. {. l.. Rand, who
has been missionary for fourteen wears at Natrio
Ponossure Caroline Island, Micronesia in
English, Ascension told the people ut the Roberts
school house last Sunday very many interesting
stories and described life among the natives of
that far of land. Capt. Andrew Colcord, who has
been among those Islands master of the mission
AIRY vessel Morning Star at one time, brought the
lady to our place Many thanks were extended by
the community to the ii''y and Capt Cocord for
the interesting account of missionary work in far
of lands. The meetings at the George and Rob
erts school house continue IN interest and are well
attended. Mr.. I. a. W ntworth, who has been
constant attendant and the principal leader in the
good work, has been sick for the past two weeks,
The Republican journal., 1888-11-22
Grand Tour through Mexico and California,

one of the most elaborate and comprehensive of
the Raymond Whitcomb tours is the Mexico and
California excursion. party of limited size goes
through the southern States, Mexico, and to the
Pacific Coast in magnificent Pullman vestibuled
train, which includes Il dining-car, barber shop,
bath BROOM and library,-in short, complete "ho-
tel on wheels" The are used as lodging
places only where frstclass hotel accommodations
are lacking, but this must frequently be the case
in Mexico. With such facilities for comfort at
command the party can visit many out-of the
way points. Not one tourist in thousand
sees half the places that are visited by RAYMOND
Nhltcomb eNcursonist. New and important
additions have been made to the route this year.
both in Mexico and California. One of the new
points to be seen is the quaint and interesting city
Of Guatialalara, which has just been placed in rail
way communication with the outside world.
corps OF guides and interpreters accompanies the
sight seers everywhere and many special facilities
for observation and study afforded the visitors
high Mexican officials, and the people of the coun-
try generally, looking with great favor upon a
scheme that brings into their midst travellers of
the most intelligent class. There will be three
tours through Mexico the coming seasOn,-twO in
Guiding California and one emitting it,-Monday,
January A. being the date of departure of the first
party. Full details may be learned from circu-
lar which will be mailed free by W. Raymond, 29;
Washington street, opposite School street, Boston.
The second and third parties will leave February
III and March II. There are to be several CalifOr-
mia excursions in December, January, February
and March, and two trips to Washington (the only
ones this season. are announced for January ls
ana February Is,
The Republican journal., 1888-11-22

Y Young lady, daughter of one of our Belfast
men, vino was recently married to a gentleman
living on one of the Sandwich Islands MANI
writes pleasant letter to her relatives in this
city, from which are privileged to make the
following extracts
"The distance from san Francisco to this place
Is two thousand miles, and the trip by steamer
quirc> eight days. The arrival of the steamer Is
IN event, and the wharf is always crowded with
people dressed all in thin clothing; most of the
gentlemen wear white linen suits. The natives
are very dark. with black eyes and straight black
hair. The women Wear a garment called holokll,
and which Is almost like a Mother Hubbard, made
straight from the yoke down. They strings
of flowers around their necks and hats they call
the leiS, and they sit the streets making them to
sell. On the departure of all the steamers they
are at The wharyes selling them to white people
who also decorate themselves. 1t is quite the Gus
tom, and tie leis are really very pretty (pro-
nounced tdUS). The native women make hats of
native straws, bamboo, sugar cane, &c. They live
very simply, eat great deal of raw fish, and a
mixture called poi, which is almost entirely what
they live on. 1t is made from the taro plant and
wren done is about the consistency of paste and a
light gray color. They sit upon the floor, all
around calabash or bowl of poi and each sticks
his fingers in. White people eat poi in the same
way. IL seems to me a very dirty CUSTOM and
never yet have eaten with half dozen others out
of the same dish in fact do not like poi anyway.
My husband having been born here likes it as
much native, and So do other white people
and 1t Is very healthful.'
The Republican journal., 1888-11-22

The Bridgeport, Ct, Standard thinks that
had the Thanksgiving proclamation been post
poned for another week it might have contain
ed a longer but quite as practical enumeration
of causes for national Thanksgiving. as, for ex-
ample:
Thanksgiving for the peoples declaration for
markets instead of maXims.
Thanksgiving for prospect of better regu-
lations in the postal service.
Thanksgiving for an administration that will
not consider the pensioning of Union soldiers a
''humbug."
Thanksgiving for assured national prosperity
under continued regime of protection to
American Industries.
Thanksgiving finally for the fact that we
have concluded another campaign, that the re-
suit is undisputed, and that statesman is
elected to succeed politician.
The Republican journal., 1888-11-22

SwANvtLLE. Charles +. Small and Berton T.
tain employment for the winter . Mrs Edwin
Small Is visiting relatives in Worcester Mass.
Mrs. Susan Huff, former resident of this place
Is stopping few weeks in Z. Smal's familv
AS per agreement the wheelbarrow ride took place
saturday afternoon about +. NJ Our Democratic
friend labored under heavy load, with a heavy
heart and sad countcnance, but bore up manfully
under the weighty task The brook was crossed
as agreed but Mr.. Nickerson vacated his seat IA
small dry goods boX) in a hasty manner avoiding
accident. We promised to give notice so that a
crowd might witness the feat, but Mr.. Mari stole
the march on us to avoid publicity. Last Satur-
day night was one of the few beautiful nights we
have enjoyed and the supporters of Harrison and
Morton took occasion to manifest their joy at his
electlon by torch1ight parade, Nominations &c,
&c. The procession, consisting of an enthusiastic
crowd OF men, some carrying torches, some tran
sparencles, and others using their vocal organs,
started out under the good music of Swanyille
Cornet Band Many houses were blazing with
light anu gladness. Fireworks attended the march
and were complete success in the clear sky. AZ
ter marching through the principal streets and
serenading several families with the cheers and
music the crowd repaired to the hall, and old and
Young, Democrats and Republicans, danced to the
heaith OF Harrison. There was good crowd in
attendance, although some were deferred by
snow squat IN the early part of the evening C.
Nj. Marden and wife returned the evening
ira In Monday from Centre Conway, n. H., where
they had been TO attend the funeral their grand
son, Ralph e. Marden, son of r. l.. Marden.
The Republican journal., 1888-11-22

The New York Evening Sun accounts for
the decadence of the Knights of Labor in this
way. 1t says:
The worker has put his money in and it has
dropped into the delicate hands of the we'll
kept official.
have been misappropriated. But they have
been spent in housing and keeping the high
officers in style discordant with their duties.
The Republican journal., 1888-11-22

SEARsMONT. The new building, to be occupied
also contains public hall, is about completed and
will be dedicated Thanksgiving. Rev. +. S.
Gahan and wife of Friendship were in town Nov.
18th, visiting his wfes relatives who are to move
to California shortly. The ladies of the NJ. Il.
church gave supper In the parsonage Thursday
evening for the benefit of their pastor. Though it
was stormy, yet there was quite gathering and it
was very enjoyable occasion for all. The pro-
ceeds of the evening amounted to $2I.5l Miss
Martha Thayer. who has been visiting relatives in
Belfast has returned home.