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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-21
FOR SALE.

IIolstcin Frcisian thoroughbred Bull
Calves, from my thoroughbred Bull,
"Faithfuls Sir Howard" Also, half
blood Bull Calves. NILSSON WARREN,
Janl4tf. Newark, Del
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

Tho portion Of the wick which is IN the oil
resery Or should be enclosed IN q tube Of thin
sheet metal, open at the bottom, or in q
cylinder OF ilne wire gauze, such as is used IN
miners safety lamps ltwenty-eight meshes to
the inch.
The oil reservoir should be Of metal, rather
than Of china or glass
The oil reservoir should have no feeding
place nor opening other than the opening
into which the upper part Of tic lamp IS
screwed
Every lamp should have q proper ex-
tinguishing apparatus.
Every lamp should have broad and heavy
base.
Wicks should be soft, not too tightly
plated
Wicks should be dried at tue FIRE bef>re
being put into the lamps.
Wicks should be only Just long enough 10
each the bottom Of the oil reservoir
Wicks should be 50 wide that they quite I'll
tho wick holder without having 10 be
squeezed into IL.
Vicks should be soaked with oil before
seing lit.
Tho reservoir should be quite filed with oil
avery time before using the lamp
The lamp should be kept thoroughly clean;
all oil should be carefully wiped of, and al
charred wick aud dirt removed before light
mg
When the lamp Is liz the vic; should DO at
1rst turned down, and then slowly raised
Lamps which have 10 extinguishng ap.
paraus should he put out as follows; Tho
wick should be turned down until there Is
only q small Pickering flame, aud a sharp
puff or breath should then he sent across the
top Of the chimney, bur not down it.
Cans on bottles used for oil should bo free
from water and dirt, and should be kep:
thoroughly closed Good Housekeeping.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13
Drnssed In Ten NlinnfeL

Between the brisk young woman who can
dawn upon tho breakfast table neatly and
completely dressed fl ten minutes after her
cyelids have opened to the light Of new
day, and the lelsurely dainsel who requires
forty-Gve minutes or az hour for the same
operation, there Is a whole ganut of fem.
mine variations The close observer Of these
varying types Of fair dreSsers ilnds each pos.
sessed Of interest There is the honest, candid
girl, who confesses that it takes an hour to
assume the raimcnt Of the day and to do full
Justice to the mysteries Of the dressing
burcau ard tho bath. She takes her hour
and no one expects better thingd There is
this girls opposite-yet counterpart-in tho
equally truthful young woman who says she
can make ready for breakfast or the walk In
ten minutes, and who does 50 in nino cases
out Of ten.
Then comes the host Of erratic ones. The
girl who will DO ''ready in a minute, only 70
keep up expectancy ON the part Of tho wait
ing ones for twenty times one minute. There
Is the fair ono whose voice eheerily rings out
q statement that she has only her bonnet 70
put on, or bow to pin, who apparently de-
votes moro time to that simple operation
han to the varied operations Of apparoling.
The art Of getting into ones daily habit.
ments with rapidly, and yet with neatness,
Is possessed by the minority of Ewes daugh-
tiers only. Yet this trait Of rapidly In dress.
ing should be Of honest acquisition, and
through heredity, for Of surety Eve was
not given TO spending much time at her toi-
let, and yet her fair descendants do not in
herit thoir remote ancestors traits Pitts
burg Bulletin.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

When fire breaks out in one CT the int
rior villages Of JAPAN. X the Wind Is blowing
tie town is practically gone. The roofs are
IN many cases Of thatch. There arc no fire
departments 70 speal; Of outside OF the largo
cities, and tho six little steam engines which
form Tokio's tire department would not
weigh altogether more than two American
steamers The nremen OF Yokohama wear
blue hats like butter bowls Their pants stop
Just above tho knees, and their blue gowns
hnve q round whito ring on tho back, inside
o; which IL printed In harng letters-the
Yokohama fire brigade.
The home life Of the japanese IA such that
fires can hardly be avoided. Instead q using
matches for lighting their cigars thcy have
little bowls Of charcoal called hibachias. ard
these are kept on tho Hoor, which Is usually
covered with straw mating. Tho kitchen
stove IS merely stone box and the partitions
Of the house are OF thin paper or Of boards
which viii spring into flame al a touch.
There Is no such thing as gas in the ordinary
japanese house, and the candle and the coal
oil lamp are the Illuminating powers. The
lanterns arc the ordinary paper lanterns
which you SEQ az American lawn fetes, or
square boxes Of oiled paper stretched over
wooden frame In which lamp or candle
burns. Tho lamps and lsnterns are placed
on the loor and about them tho children play
and tho family sprawl IL il 4 wonder, in
deed, that there are not moro Gres, AID when
It Is remembered that there is not a chimney
on any Of the houses Of Japan, and that the
fuel Of tho country Is to q urge e1tont char.
coal, tho danger from FIRE ID appreciated.
Tho ordinary japanese smokes q pipe, and
tho fact that this pipe must be rehlled about
two times a minute adds to the danger Of
fire. The bowl Of a japanese pipe is not
bigger than tho bottom Of a thimble. il
holds about NO pulls Of smoke, and it Is usu-
ally made Of brass or metaL-FIank q. Car
penter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13
The Anxious. "rronbled - Martha.

Tho whole world Of minute annoyances
that besst our painstaking housekeeper in
the effort 10 bring the work Of hirelngs up
TO her standard Of faithful service IS not
worth ii tear-bardly sigh philosoplia
manager whose sense Of proportion and Gt-
ness Is above the average Of her sex takes
up ashes lguratiYelyi with long HANDLED
Ere shovel. Our anZiou. and troubled ,'cum-
bered in the originali Martha goes down upon
her knees on the hearth and plungas her ten
der hands into the heap
The saddest and one OF tue most significant
things ever saw was vouan in an insane
asylum who did nothing all day long but
wash and polish one window pane Nothing
diverted her from the task. With puckered
forehead and folded lips, her eyes set on tho
glass, she breathed upon il, scrubbed L With
her apron, and went over and over each inch
Of the shining surface until the heart Of the
beholder ached YEARLY. She had been doing
that one thing, and nothing else, FOR four
years.
Since thea she has stood with me Is the
type OF thousands whose vision IS narrowing
hourly through absorption IA work, which "a
not degrading in itself-which is excellent in
its time and respectable IN its piace-but was
never meant 10 fiji the horizon Of any human
beings mental or spiritual sight. Marion
Harlard in Onna a Wazk
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13
A pnddal.t PrIest,s stoIeIsm.

A Buddhist monk Of WencLow, who re-
joiced in the nsme Of Lofty and Profound,
had taken r!eudicant asders, allowed his
hair and bearJ to grow, never washed and
constantly MORTIFIED the assh with iasts and
scourgings. Finally hs resolved to collect
funds Tor q monastery, but after spending
year in begging on the street he grew dis
courased and vowed 70 seek sitting trans
forma.ionn-that f., 10 seat himself in o
furnace constructed OF kindling wood, and
setting fire 70 it, enter the enjoyment Of
Niryana. Several cases Of this self immola-
ton had recently occurred at Wenohow, and
the curiosity 70 see another brought great
crowds 10 tho monastery where the rite was
70 be performed All preparations were
made, the funeral pyre was built, when for
eigners living near by sent An appeal to
Chihsien and the mandarin interrupted the
ceremony. The monk refused food and en-
tered the chest which was to have been his
funeral pyre. Ia the morning he was found
dead Than his body was placed on the pyrs
aud was Consumed. The self immolation Of
priests occurs in ons Of the richest districts
OF ChinklaLg, noted for the scholarship or
the literati aud the bitter hostility to for
eigners. Chias Mail.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

Perhaps the professional "sad sea
does' know beat. but 1t occurs to good
many people to ask why there was no gar
vooseI ready to send TO Hayii, and that
On % small M affair vita little island
" must read columns every day about
~ Yansic being nearly ready for sea and
~ Qalsns being made ready for sea and
The Richmond to DO ready In ten days.
u our ships have so much time to
opsod In Canada at one time and New
port a another, why couldn't some
svsllebls ship b. left near Key West or
g soue point where she could be or
dosod TO protect American interests, The
rsso1stion b Hayti was published news
~ soms sllne before the seizure OF tho
% ~ nay(osn Republic.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

The Democratic Senators should make
. Straight fight on every clause OF the
Republican tariff bill. which provides for
increasing the war taxes In time OF peace
The Republican tariff bill bears on Its
face the features OF monopoly protection,
aud the minority in the Senate should
record that at every section OF the bill.
They owe that TO their party and to the
people unless they wish to incur
the impuistIon Of lazy dignity.
The indications are that The fight
WIN be made. II the Democrats
IN the Senate stand firm against reducing
the surplus by Increasing the war taxes
the party viii be safe. II Is not time
to dispirit the peoples party which
mustered over five million voters In the
recent election and scored popular
majority.
The vital idea of the Democratic party
IL to maintain and push the issue against
class legislation and high taxes which
the Republican party holds as doctrinal
points.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

The Nicaragua bill has taken the
prominent place in the first inning OF the
Congressional session, and Of course the
De Lesseps lobby takes a hand and puts
its golden dlgIts on the statesmen OF
doubtful virtue.
That bill in charge of honest Ameri-
can citizens asking charter for a great
enterprise, without any hint OF subsidy,
should be shuttle-cocked and banded
about by Quibblss il simply a Disgrace, and
there ought 10 be some representatives
Who would call the bubbles and arraign
the lobby.
Ths lobby Is thing that everybody
knows OF, but the ways OF lobby fees
are 20 ingenIously arranged that there Is
no chance to catch the lobbyist except
By duplication. but the implication
amounts to suspicion of bribery when
the statesman on the foor Of the House
opposes without reason what his con-
stituents favor and does 1t on q bubble.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

n Maryland oyster war has eclipsed
~ oehisvsmsnts Of the Virginia navy
MA our gallant friend Governor Cam
~ He real salt sea rover chased the
s<I1nnclne Mollis." and struck such terror
% ~ pirates that the Virginia BIZ
MIN ~ bsen comparatively privileged
nc6son ever sincs. The descriptions OF the
1ssols deeds of-Cspssin Howard and bis
~ 81 % with sdmiration, somewhat
7lsrrpd By jsalousy. and our Virginia
soo1s1s vim pos be expected to be az en-
,1n1lnonlc y their Msry.aad nslghboIs'
~ DO Wish. however that Mary
Ira ~ veFAclous chronlcler like Ar.
IN, % The Richmond STATE. who penned
~ sonantic tale Of the Dancing Noble
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

The cranky condition Of the Panama
Canal Company makes the French As.
senbly nervous.
A commission charged with investt-
eating the concern holds daily sessions.
and the first proposition is 10 allow The
company to postpone payment of their
first obligations until the canal 10 com
pleted. They had as we'll take twenty
one leap years on 1t, and say 1910.
The canal cannot be cut through that
backbone OF rock that connects the two
continents, and the idea of doing It was
merely piece of audscious conceit on
the part Of the designer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13


The Herald thinks that some people
are indulging in mysteries about the
race question" Why, certainly. What
q the use OF raising question in false
character. The race question 10 merely
: partisan trick Of the Republican party,
for " IN Virginia know that the Repub'
licans started 1t. The people In the
eoukhsrn States have the same rights as
Northern jtates under the Constitution,
and among those rights Is the In
nllonshle one Of home government under
The Organization of State governments,
which prescribe the methods Of holding
elections and the qualification of voters
under The limitations Of the Constitution
Of the .Unitsd States. II any party or
rneo bas che majority in a State let them
xnsnaxe that State. The Federal Gov
ernment has nothing TO do with 1t unless
~ {yonstitution IL violated, and we have
no( heardYe that It has been violated,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

1t Is announced that the extension of
tina Civil Service rules and regulations 20
the Railway Mall Service has been form
allv agreed upon. This is, of course.
held up by Mr. Cleveland's worshippers
ss proof Of his sincere devotion TO
Civil Service reform. But unfortunately
for the sue ess Of this preiense, there is
no department Of the Government that
has been more ruthlessly sacrificed for
political purposes, and with greater an
noyance 10 the pubHc, than the Railway
Mail Service - Y. Tribune.
Except perhaps that department of the
Mail Service known as the Star Route
Thieves Bureau, which brought some
distinguished Republican chiefs to trial
and covered the G o. P. with disgrace.
What mockery 1t Is, TO be sure, to
read virtuous harangues from Republican
organs.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

SENATE TARIFF BILL.-The makers of
the Republican Tariff bill consented YES.
terday TO reduction Of the duty on
beams, channels, and other structural
shspes OF steel or iron to l cent pound.
The present duty Is Il cents. or $2s q
long ton, and 10 the Senate bill as
reported II was fixed at lilo cents, or
s28.6 "a. The first vote was upon Mr..
Harris motion 10 substitute the rate In
the Mills bill. (6.l0 Of a cent, OF SlS ~
aud this motion was losHMf. Mcpherson
and Mr.. Payne voting with the Repue.
lIcans against II. Before this action was
taken, however. Mir Allison actnowl-
edged The force Of Mr.. Piumb's objections
bv admitting that "the steel beam pso-
Die could get along With 9 duty Of cent
I pound, and gave notice that ct the
propsr time be would offer the requirsd
Z nesdment Ia behalf Of the committee.
m th9 redactIon wss made upon NJ
f0t's notjop, sed Without : d'vie'es'
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

Senator Sherman says that Trusts con
stitute zone of the most dangerous and
subtle inventions Of man and contrary
to the spirit Of common law" This ia
Numerically opposed 10 the Blaine Idea
that Trusts are private affairs. Perhaps
when Statesman Sherman gets so yir-
tuous It is al owing TO his rivalry with
the big Jumbo elephant of the Republi-
can party, for certain It Is that Sherman
was the boss Of the Alaska Fur Compa'
ny, which is the vilest wrong ever per.
petrated on the Government except the
Star Route service, the land grabs, the
steal Of the Presidency and several other
grand tricks Of the political prestldiga.
tsieurs of the G. o. 7. during their
reign.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13
TIE nAyr QUESTION. :,
General Lcgitine, alleged rrss'oeh' u
H., sass IN his address

Hayti, says IN MS n""i'
~ hereby order that all eunooas nay
Inc charge of the blockade con'rac' ~
poe,,.au. Prince Hsrbor without loss OF
lime and that they double their crew
"a srert ezra vigilance that no lana.
ing may be made. Ammunition ana coS'
viii be put on board al once
The Hayden fleet consists OF the nag.
shin DessalInes, and two frigsies armed
With few heavy guns and number OF
machine guns.
II The warlike spirit Of the Haytian
President inspires his noiilla II Is certain
that the Galens, which Will he the FIRST
of our ships 10 reach the island, will
have to fight TO regain possession OF the
American steamer held by the Haylians'
Il Is to be hoped tbst this will not be a
PInarore performance, aud that Admiral
Luce. who has charge Of the expedi-
ton, will not make his demand
for tho surrender OF the steam
or mill be has force enough to
do Il with becoming dignity and without
Involving the United States In a rldlcu-
lous little fight over matter that should
be settled by demand and clear alter
native that VIII secure peaceful settle.
ment
General Legitime and hls followers
may be fools, but they are not quite so
IdIetic as to refuse to give up that vessel
and pay the damages II Admiral Luce
makes his demand in the proper terms,
backed by n sufficient naval force.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

Admiral Luce says he feels confident
that tho Hsytian Government will re-
lease the Haytlan Republic. 1t may be
necessary to explain the delicate differ
enoe which Is contained 10 the fact that
the former lie the island and the latter Ia a
ship. But why does our bold admiral
the hero OF many glorious combats, thus
talk 1t out beforehand. His interview,
which we publish this morning, 10 I'm.
necessary.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

The new craze 10 the fir pillow, consist
ns of an unblesched cotton bag filled with
the twIgs OF the fire tree. The pillow.
case Is of linen, canvas. satin or plush.
according to the taste and pocket Of the
maker, and upon the surface Is embrolde
cred likeness Of the fir itself, or som.
embiematio motto, such as give me Of
thy balm. 0 tir tree" The pillows have
q soothing effect on the nervous sIeepsr
II by magic. -
these pillows are given away with
each cake Balsam Fir Soap, At ass Essf
nroad' corner Fifth, T, A. MULLER.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

Colonel Sheppard is in Washington
moving on the line Of patriotic idea
to have a bill that passed Congress car
ried into effect He wants the Cabinet
TO have member to represent ag,icul.
ture.
This Is good. Aye, excellent good, as
Shakespeare says But we would like
to know how much the Colonel knows
about ii understanding the besstly pun
Sheppard might look after one of the
farmers interests at least.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13
CITY TAXES.
OFFICE OF CITY CoLLEcTOR,
tflaMosD. Va. December |, 1898.
NOTICE 70 TAXPAYERS.

NOTICE 70 TAXPAYERS.
] am now ready to receive the residue OF
CITY TAXES FOR lass, which the law re-
quirea 20 be paid before the 3lsF DAY Vf'
THIS MONTH.
FIVE PER CENT. WILL BE ADDED 10
the bills where the parties assessed shall fail
10 comply with the law.
All males OF twenty-one years Of age. and
ali persons male or female) who own personal
property are assessed. and will please cali ana
settle.
Real estate agents and others who have
number Of bils 20 pay viii please call ana see
II their lists talready made out) are correct.
PAVING, PIPEand sEwER- CONNECTION
Bills are also ready. and are 70 be paid In
the zane manner - taxes ana at he mms
time.
omes open mon san. tospm.
FRANK ". cu1TNNouAN
eas7N cul,oeocss5 CIV Usooh
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

The alert Philadelphia Record
finds that IN ten years the
South Increased Its strength in the
electoral college II per cent.
against per cent. increase In the North.
The surprise which greeted the recupera.
tion IN the South that was shown by the
census Of 1880 is likely to be again clio
tied in 1890. There has been a strong
movement OF people from the Northern
states southwark, which will more than
make UP for the greatest accession of I'm.
migrants In the North.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

The attempt 10 blow up Chicago dis.
tillery with dynamite was Grimm oil, but
one cannot but think how many people
would be blown up slowly by spontane.
Gus combustion II all that whisky
reaches the stomachs OF bibulous citizens
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

For musquieo or gnat bites an experienced
traveller writes that he uses solution Of
alum water as strong "a It can DO made, add
ing one-fourth OF aromatic vinegar and one
9Th OF glycerine Shake we'll before using
It viii instantly cure the bite.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

A dogs good morning" is something
! could not understand for long while.
It consists OF q wriggle from end to end,
and an effort to shake hands with both
his head and his tail at once. He hardly
seems TO know just which end 10 put
forward, This Is the secret OF Ii; IAN
guage liz lower creatures is not confined
10 the tongue. Most Of the creatures
with tails talk with the tail as much as
with the tongue-some more. a horses
tail is frequently quite articuIate. a
dogs tail holds half his power Of express
sion. As we have lost the caudal ap-
pendage, we have grown to be very
tonguey-it is necessity. All our Ian.
guage Is from tho mouth. But Bosco,
you see, talks at both ends about equally
well, and when he meets you after an alb
sence he Is 30 delighted that both end.
contend In the effort to express 1oy.
Sometimes pity Bosco, for it seems as
II he would twist himself into two dogs.
IL really must be very embarrassing to
have language at both ends. and neither
one quite complete. But at last Bosco
settles the dispute by sitting down on his
tail TO keep it still, and the other end
comes out ahead. Huriah Cor the head.
--E. p. p. in Sc. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

The object of the Republicans In vlr-
einia Is that thing known in politics as
recognition" and hence the careful sur
vey Of the situation by Boss Quay, who
desires 10 see which wing Is the strong
est
As to harmony, the anli-bIahone wing
propose to stand bv their revolutionary
colors, and maintain that the fine parade
in the recent election was organized with
out Mahone's assistance. But the ques-
ton Is, what will the party do if either
faction gets recognition:
The ignored wing will be dlsgruntled
and as usual In such cases. the snubbed
ones would rather see the enemy win
than their preferred rivals In their own
camn
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

A little exercise before bathing, and good
deal after bathing, is very essential, says q
household note. II viii sometimes be found
that some exercise Uhle bathing will naa
be altogether useless.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

The London hs.nsoal Is at last to be intro
duced In Paris Lord Shrewsbury, the great
est cab owner in London, Is at tue head Of
the COMPANY
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

ADMIRAL LUcE.-At half past 0 last
night, Rear Admiral Luce was snugly
ensconced In the cabin of the Richmond,
although his flag flew on the Galens.
"0rders have been received from Wash.
ington," he said, "for the Galena and
Yantic to set sail for Port.au.Prince TO.
moIbow won't undertake to state the
exact hour at which the vessels will sail,
for II 1t should be fifteen minutes out OF
the way, YOU newspaper men would pitch
into the United States navy. II Ia quite
certain that we won't go before o'clock,
and very likely not before TO- We
thought we could get the Richmond
ready TO accompany the Gaiena. and
SO my flag was transferred TO her. When
we found that was impossible. the Tag
went back 10 the Galens, and shall sail
on that ship. The difficulty about the
Richmond has been TO get her decks
properly calked. Our calkers have gone
and got permanent jobs In New YORK.
The Richmond can get her coal and an
munilion on board In four or I've days,
and will then be ready for sea. She will
follow on 10 Port-au Prince, and II am
still there she will take me on board.
Otherwise she will 20 on to St. Thomas,
who're we shall be waiting for her. Do !
expect 10 lombard Port. 90. Prlncey Why
Of couvse not You surely wouldn't have
10 sct 20 cruelty toward 8 weaker sister
republic. The fact u. don't believe
there will b any necessity for lombard
nent. boooueo feel certain ths Hsytian
ooyofnnent WIN pfoDpsly soleoeo ~ |
naytIsa nepublle"