The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-28
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PfTHY PARAGRAPHS PROMULGATED
BY Prominent PENS.


That Diary-The Republican Tariff Bill
TO Prevent Yellow Thieves Para
disc and Other Interesting Political
Pointers.
HA, HAl-The New York 7imes 10
commenting on Bill Chardlcr's vain en-
deavor 10 fire up his party with Syuticn
ouirsges, says that tne negroes who we're
sold on tue auction block IN the time OF
slayery were not treated with less respect
for their manhood and their rights than
were the black voters OF the South under
the cowardly and selfish policy Of the
Republicans"
Nothing is impossible, repeats a con
temporary Right, sir there is a prob p
bition party in Kentucky. Buffalo Elk
press.
THE AUToNAToN BABY.-An enter
prising American firm, says a German
railway journal, is Offering re-
markable novelty TO railway travellers,
viz, "squealing dolls" intended to keep
the nervous and baby ha,ers out OF car
rage After many years OF constant
labor" says the circular Of this astuie
firm. I'VE have succeeded in constructing
dolls which will squeal like babies. We
can guarantee that no other traveller Will
enter a carriage with one of our Al dolls
when wound up, and we recommend
those who wish 10 travel in comfort and
alone Immediately TO procure one OIL
them The price OF one Of our Al babies,
with loud persistent squesl, increasing
in force, broken with fits of rage, is $40 :;
that of No ?, with a steady irritating
sobbiug, s.; whilst No. 3, which from
time 20 time emits terrible screams, and
can easily be slowed in the coat pocket,
is So" surely such an enterprising
firm deserves success-LOndon Railway
News
TIE TEACHERS EMBARRASSMENT.
Teaar.-"Thank you, dear Johnnie
where did you get this beautiful bouquet
from ~
Johnnie Zone of tbister's besux
brought it to her, mann
7eqclr did size send !, to me, dear
Johnnie"
JoLuuie NO maam. Tbyes wont up.
Thves don't know nothin' about it,
TlgMy.-."O then | must send it back.
Johnnie
Jofnat -"Pleathe don't mann For
father win be there to lick me"
What was she TODD,
THAT DnRY-As to the Emp
Fiederck's aspirations for a closer al
lance between .he new empire and the
German people. any denials on Bismarck :
pant that he lacked in sympathy are IN.
worthy of attention. Bsmar,k's career
has been war upon liberalism. The free
dom he w0nll give Germans is freedom
TO exhaust their lives In military service
freedom 10 be tie AIMED serfs Of Hon
anzYne.u lie preached This to the Old
William. who, With his narrow, maritime,
mcd uga, nature, was glad % listen. lie
opposed the Empress Victoria with I'M
placable cnorgy-f0oding ihe neV spa
pcrs with the details Of his conilict-be-
cause she, woman o! genius and char
acter. would Anglicize the German con-
slib.'on and show some respects TO pop
ular righis.-N. Y. Herald.
To PREVENT YELLOW FEVER -lnvcn-
tor Edison has been experimenting With
view TO finding something that viii
cheek yellow fever germs, and thinks that
combination Of gasoline or exhlg0line q
and causis soda " i'll 90 the work. ~
the mixture costs only fourth OF cent
pound. and may be easily distribut d
by means OF spriGkling carts, a trial OF
il could be easily and cheaply made. Mr.
Eli 0n is quite confident Of the success
of his remedy. Washington Post.
THE MANLY APrEAL-Our neighbor,
the IyijHHe, kindly makes public tue FOL
| lowing astonishing Information
democrats were generally angry be
cause Colonel Brice advertised their pow
erty. They think il win have a bad Ell.
feet on the campaign, that business men
and woFkiDgmen, seeing that the ticket Is
moi receiving any great support from the
wealty men Of the party, viii not sustain
the President with money or votes.
On the contrary, Democrats were
pleased that al open and a manly appeal
for contributions has been seat out by
the National Committee N. \. sun.
| THE REPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL.-Tbe
Hcrad has discovered the following lead
ing points in the forthcoming Tariff bill
to be pat before the Senate by the Re
pub.icans.
Mr.. Blaine's advice has prevailed as to
the abolition OF the tax on tobacco. This
Will reduce the revenue about thirty
millions
The tax on sugar has been cut down
/ fifty pcF cent, which will decrease the
revenue by twenty-five millions more.
Ten millions additional are 10 be saved
from the TAX on alcohol used in toe arts,
and FIVE millions from various articles
placed on the free list
The bill proposes TO abolish as far as
practicable our ad yalorem duties and
raise the necessary federal income from
specific duties.
This is SD radical a change and one
which win produce such embarrassing II
not disastrous results, especially in rs
bearing Oh the purchase OF the laboIing
classes, that the bill comrares very I'M
| favorsbiY with the Mills bill. If the object
1 Of legislation is the benefit OF the masses.
The wage Garner and the man with 4.
small income will ind in it very little TO
comfort or cheer him. 1t compels him
/ 10 nav heavily for the necessaries OF life,