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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-12-06

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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

Here is story of joaquin Miller
and his daughter She went 90 Wash
inct0n "a, the star of troupe Of barn
sfomug actors. who were producing
his layorte play. the "Forty-nineis. "
The play was produced at the Dime
Museum. uow extinct. bat at that time
one OF the cheapest halls i'm the city
Oue night while Maud Miller was go
ing through her part as the heroine Of
tle play 900 perfunctory manner
stimulated bv numerous hbations at
The shrine oi BaccAus, she was sud
dculy cen tO stop. with her gaze fixed
boo apitlu'siare toward the small audi
olct before her
IAe division bummers and peanut
yCuae's who comprised 10 turned TO
hunt for fhc cause Of her embarrass-
mont. and saw Standing near the door
"a SORROW stricken old man. whose viii
toned loch, crowned - face piNfui 10
behold Ny cod my father"
cried Maud. and then bursting into
tears splung oft the stage The cur
tain was Immediately rung down. but
when attention was once more directed
toward tha place where joaquin had
stood le bad vanished Shortly after
he sold ont q port of his property. dis
posing ~ bis cabin and the ground it
occupied O. Washington admirer.
lie bias .uco declared his intention of
never returning % Washington and
ha5 disposed of the last two lots he
possessed iu this city. the lots named
being the ground directly In the rear
of his cabin on Meridian hill BalU-
moro American
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22
SATURDAY
DECEMBER %


The Richmond small boy has large
franchises. and is treated as a free citizen
70 the verge of allowing license. He
coasts" in his flying Sled, and is a mo-
nopolisi 10 a great extent
He is a marksman with the gravel
shooter. and hunisman whose dreaded
name causes the proving tom-cat to
give over a nights spree cease his yowl-
ing serenade, and retire 20 the bosom Of
the family with the magic trick Of a
feline Jekyl, laying aside his bad char
acter and assuming the virtue Of model
domestic character. The small boy drives
a goat team on the pavement regardless
Of the rights OF the colored nurse showing
his Junior in a baby carriage
BY all means let the boys have their
fun, even SO far as snowballing goes, bat
let Us draw the line at the pop-cracker,
which is an invention of the Chinese
imps of Satan, and a nuisance that mars
the Joyous Christmas tide, scares peoples
horses, and is generally demoralizing.
They do not celebrate Christmas with
the pop-cracker in northern towns, and
why should they anywhere
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

go home aud eat q good supper
and that, all the medicine you want,
said prominent medical gentleman
the other day 20 brain worker who
had gone for a nervinc, a sedatlve or
a sleeping potion, says The Albany
Argus. The patient cxpOslulated
alleging that IL wa5 II o'clock az night.
We'll. what of that." said the ply
stefan; like great many others. you
have fallen into the popular fallacy
that eating al night Is injurious. Lei
me tell Won ihal "a. less your stomach
is disordcrtd il is tr more beneficial
10 eat before retiring than IL is harm
full Simple food before going % bed
induces sleep Now. ! take it you
dine at 6 o'clock Fourteen hours b.
tween your dinner and breakfast so
wonder you keep awake Animals
always sleep after eating and human
beings become drOWey.
But whyf" said the patient
Let me show You thc opinion Of
an eminent English physician. ' and
the doctor read the following from
one of his books Simply because the
Juices needed m digestion are supplied
by the blood being attracted toward the
stomach. Thus Che brain receives less
blood than during the hours OF fast
ing, and, becoming palor. The powers
grow dormant lnvaiids and those ln
delicate health should always cat be-
fore going to bed The sinking srusa
q d
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

General Harrison has been invited TO
join in the memorial oratory at the cen
tennial celebration in New York of Cen
erai Washington's Inauguration, and he
embodies in his letter the following re
markable passage:
~ shall be glad 10 have Mr. King send
me, AT his earliest convenience, any in
formation or historical reference that
would be Of service 80 me in case ! am
called upon TO take part in the interest
ing exercises which your committee has
contemplated"
Now why cannot General Harrison
follow the suggestion of certain Nir-
ginia gentleman as TO Washington
monument speech. After hearing many
able opinions he said: We'll. now
gentlemen, | would like to hear some
thing striking, new. and appropriate,
such as were gathered here on
great occasion TO honor the greatest
of men, and we wish 20 place on the top
OF this shaft a wreath TO the glory of
him who was first in war, first in peace,
and first in the hearts Of his country
men"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22
rdltor Chlld.' Wedding rse.ent..

Every week or Oltener during tho
wedding season the announcement is
found tackled on ~ tho end ol a mar
rage notice. Among the wedding
present.. Was q beautiful silver service
from George W. Childs." or perhaps
it may read. Tho many presents in
Guided % clock and mmtcl ornaments
from ,lr CAilds. ' Few besides him
81 If and the bookkccpers i'm large lew
eiIy omporlums know just how many
wedding presents Nr Childs makes IN
the course of a year. but 1t certainly
runs into the hundreds and involves
al outlay running far into the thou
sands it is By no means confined 10
Philadelphia, but takes in brides all
over the country Almost every one
with tho slightest claim % acquaiut
aucc sends SIR. Childs q wedding invi-
tation. though, OF course, he has 10
draw the line i'm sending presents
The number of clocks he has given
away IN ten or twenty years must be
enormous. a lady who has been mar
RED "a dozen years or more gave a tea
last winter and incidentally q late
bride admired her parlor clock.
Yes. She said, "a present from Mr.
Chiids when was married why,
he gave me @ clock, too said the
bride OF a week, and with that there
was chorus of and /, "and /.
until it transpiIed that ten Childs
bridal clocks were represented in that
little social gathering Philadelphia
Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

There is q totally blind young man
in Pine Grove, Emeralda county,
who has acquired powers that in a
measure compensate him for his mis-
fortune. Pine Grove is situated i'm a
deep and narrow canyon. surrounded
by high mountains, and there is not a
landmark within q radius of ten miles
thar, If required 10 do 80, this young
mao could not walk up to. He works
IN the mines as pick boy and general
rousta10It and 40 times runs a car. In
that section every one IS more or less
familiar with the workings of the
mines and knows that there are many
crosscuts, inclines, ETC., in every mine.
The blind boy. if ordered to any por.
ton 81 the mines 10 secure any tool.
will accomplish the erland in as salts
factory q manner as would any OF his
fellow workers with lighted candle
and good sight to aid them From
the center OF the town TO the house
where most of the men lodge it is
quite a long distance, and on dark
nights this young man, deprived by a
seemingly hard providence of SO great
blessing as sight, is depended upon
to guide the men safely home, which
he does, Notwithstanding that on each
side Of the narrow trail there are many
prospect holes and old cellars.--Es-
meralda New News
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

at a fair profit to themselves, as other
wise they will turn their attention 10
other branches OF agriculture. Now
i'm this country neither OF these ques-
lions has rs set found n satisfactory
solution. For several years past
farmers have been obliged to sell their
cattle at prices which they consider
ridLculously low, and at the same time
butchers meat IS cxtravagantly high,
especially in Paris. This is partly the
fault OF the farmers and partly the
fault of the system on which the
butchers trade is organized. The ami
mails which furnish meat are oxen,
COWS. bulls, calves, sheep and pigs;
horses. mules and asses are also in
cluded in France among meat yielding
animals. but their flesh il consumed
I'm small quantities as compared with
that OF the bovine, ovine and porcune
kind
Among bOvines there are breeds
which are better adapted for work
than they are 10 become butchers
meat. and there are other breeds which
are best adapted 20 become food for
hungry mortals. This difference IS
too often overlooked by French pro
ducers They often buy bullocks for
field work which would bring them
In more money If faticncd for themar
ket. and they fatten cattle that are tit
only TO pl.w and draw wagons
Among the Better breeds for fat cattle
the Durham stock stands pro-eminent
for It's extraordinary precocity In
stances are cited OF Durhams that
gained regularly from pound and
thrco-Quaftcrs 10 two pounds daily
Crosses between French and Durham
breeds give the same results in three
tina. are obtained from native breeds
only after four and five years Some
breeders insist. however that at the
age of iyc years q French bullock viii
weigh as much as one Of the Durham
kind. and that while 10 is attaining
that age 10 can be worked on the farm
and fhu. made to earn It's feed Cor
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

s. romance .u real ...e is reported from Ze
ile,oHe. Butler county, Ihe story seems
Incredible, nevertheless if is au aantic in
every particular. Eighteen 80 ago Louis
Ls.fz res.4. Is BIO small village in France
ue bad a H.fe and .-lee children Louis aas
passionate follow and ..ly strong Ono
day Dee qa1cl.i wltl follow workman.
W-..a .e i.rs~ over Ilee.pca and l.lcd.
Is ra, convicted aad ..a-e..al % fifteen
years imq 0mueat H. beard nothing 81
A., vie during As .0lg confinement. aul 15
soon as lc was Liberated le made inquire.
concerning Dor Whereabouts But "a sab ,ur-
prise awaited him. ho learned tlat tho
woman bad married "a man named Nall.r
aud lad O. number ot ca.lrel hy tae mag.
rlage. Ile minute the ia.e wife sass
Der first husband uI ler 90 love f0r
hm returned. and. crying p.teoa.ly. pleaded
forgiveness Sue was ready t0 desert
N4lthcr But husband 49, wls s0mcu bat
OF philosopher. The children belonging 10
Na.tler we're barrier t0 lAe scheme pro-
posed rs The woman lo.,z c0o.ly considered
the Circumstance ana finally Mlla ID grolo-
s.tion locking toward compromises lie
was willing o. ti.a Ls vile again. Llf She
was OBJ roaIu Na.-ler DO order tlat Lo could
help provide .ar tie double family The
Woman arl husband -.o q consented to tD.s
arrangement ual ever SINCE Ns Leitz-
Naltler l.s been apparently happy The
1870 Meu became Ha.. l.eL.. rll joy and
L-ppless llFe r..44-.I illm tais remark
Ll.1 lrlalc
Later lu l.le tho double family came O. this
4.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

In the action at Suakin the English
were sgreeably surprised to find their
black cohorts much better soldiers than
some people in Parliament believed The
attacking force in front was supported
by the man-of-w Startling, and the on
slaught was so sp tied and quick that the
Egyptians and l.. ck troops only lost
dozen men, Will the rebels lost 400
The English c nmander evidently had
confidence in his auxiliaries, for he placed
them in front, and held his red-coats in
reserve. If England uses her victory
wisely and propiiiates the neighboring
tribes, the results will be good Other
wise it will be the triumph Of day that
will bring further trouble.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

In view Of the possibility OF the French
Government taking hold of the Panama
canal, although we do not sec that IL
would attain success, ye, the movement
would promptly be followed by a popu-
lar protest from our whole people on
the line Of Senator Edmunds' resolution.
The resolution has no mark TO fire al
lust now. hut II would voice the general
sentiment in case the French Govern
ment acted as the official patron OF the
De Lesseps scheme and violated
what the American holds as a
sacred political legend known as
the Monroe doctrine, which, since our
early days. has established the necessity
of non.intervention with the affairs OF
this continent by European powers.
So deeply rooted in the popular mind
is this same Monroe doctrine that no risk
Of war would stop the popular demand
for its maintenance
Our sister Republic so well under
stands this that recently when she
sent two war-ships to Panama the
two most harmless, unarmored YES
sells were selected, in order 10
demonstrate peaceful intention
without exciting any suspicion Of
threat
So that the present idea Of the Pana-
ma canal in this country is that it is
proved an inconiinent failure. and that
if its friends are trying to get the French
Government to rescue ii, the French
President and the Ministry and Assembly
had as well give up the idea before start
ing TO work on it.
The enunciation Of the Monroe doc
trine was what caused Canning's famous
words, Il called the new world into ex-
istence to redress the balance Of the
old"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22
MEAT IN PARIS
The Animals that Frenchmen rat-rar
mrr. Deficient in Judgment

tAA|A7 ANAfAfhA IA NNN- ilfNts
il is claimed that London is the
healthiest city in the world because il
is the one whose inhabitants consume
the most beef and mutton. Whatever
vegetarians may say TO the contrary.
there is no doubt that there exists a
direct relation between the consump-
ton Of meat and the ratio Of mortality.
and wherever the one decreases there
Is sure 10 be an increase in the other.
This Is especially true of cities. where
animal food Is primary necessity to
those who are compelled 10 live i'm an
atmosphere surcharged with deleteri-
Gus clements. whore 1t is impossible 10
keep their lungs filed with pure. vivi.
lying air such as country people
breathe. All those who live in towns
and cities, who pass the larger part Of
their lives in Offices, shops and work
rooms who are exposed 10 low tenn
peratures and TO dampueSS. require an
abundance OF animal food. and the
question Of securing them a regular
and constant supply always at low
prices IS one OF paramount import
ance.
Alongside and closely connected
with tins question is the one of how
farmers may DO induced 10 turn their
attention to the breeding and fatten-
ING OF cattle for city rparkntx of course
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22
THE CURFEW BELL.
SOMETHING ABOUT iTS ORIGIN
AND USES IN OLOEN TIMES.

ANU UoEO IN OlOcN llnCOs
Tradition Of Shakespeare Dlrthp.aos-It
"Toilod the Kneii Of Parting Day
Used IN England to Sound an Alarm
OF Fire.
The revival OF the curfew at Stratford-on-
/ Avon serves 20 remind "a that one, az least,
/ OF those Old World customs which have sur
+ yigei down to our times is not declining 50
popular favor Even Shakespeare's birth
place gains an added charm now that the
/ b,ll which Shakespeare heard again tolls the
/ lnell ~ parting day. over bis grave. Nor
docs there seem 20 be any reason 10 question
tho tradition The custom, Whatever its
origin, was probably almost universal in
/ Shakcsnclre's day. and the age of the hell 40
Stratorl can Doe nscertained % the satisfac-
ton of even the most ardent Shakespearean
sseptc iIt % lef that pass, the incident
cur.ously Illustrates the strange fascination
which tne h0meiy practice practice which
takes us back from tne,o busy busting days
% tho very infancy of the sleeping world
stIl possesses for most people We doubt
whether 90 is even suspected how generally
the custom Is sou kept up u th., country.
Curlew Is. however. as matter ot fact. still
felg.0lsiy tolel in man} hundreds of towns
aud yiHa-.s, either ai the year round, or
which D. siiil more uslai-irom September TO
April
IyrH0DrcIIoS INTO ENGLAND.
Il is almost lere,y Oh question the tradition
thar carlew came lu with William the Con-
queur Nursery historians without number
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22


City Treasurer Plautz, of Chicago. at
times lays aside official dignity and has a
good time, and the other night took his
first Christmas inning After an even
ing at the club with the boys they went
to see the bearded monkey at the
Schlacgel Club Mr. plautz bought both
animals, and proceeded TO take them
home in a carriage, to the great delight of
The boys The animals liked it for %
while, but presently the driver heard yells
and groans, and, opening the door, be-
held the three inmates having q triangu-
lar combat
They all tumbled out, and the bear
proceeded to hug the festive treasurer Of
Chicago until the breath was nearly out
Of him, and the cabman in vain tried 10
separate them In the meantime the
monkey rushed up a tree. swung himself
deity by his tail up to second-story
window, and GENEROUSLY demanded adj
mission
The alarmed inmates began yelling for
police and the head Of the house rushed
franucally to the station house in his
night gear The police arrived on the
scene and saw a man and bear executing
fandango in the street, while the cab
man trying to lash the bear with his
whip was giving the treasurer a good
share too.
The case comes before court on
double charge Of attempted burglary by
the monkey and a breach of the peace by
the city official and the bear.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

While the American citizen Of spor,iye
tendencies is shiyering through the
winter and reading with dread Of coming
billiards, there may be one source Of
comfort TO him, and that is 10 read Of the
games Of baseball being played just now
In Australia
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

The Government appropriation for the
Paris Exposition is expected to be $780,
00O and there is every indication that
the United States will accept the invita-
ton Of the sister Republic in becoming
style and send an exhibit that will be q
credit TO our country
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

England might content herself with
making peace with the people imme-
diately in the neighborhood Of Suakin
but the victory means nothing in theway
OF gigantic task Of conquering thevas
hordes that follow The Mahdi The
World asks
What is England to do Shall she
simply remain a debt collector and guard
the route TO indias OF shall she in the
Interests Of civilization and Of Egypt at
tempt the mighty task Of conquering and
holding in subsection the thickly popu-
lated regions now supporting the Mahdiy
Though European power viii some time
doubtless prevail in this part Of the
globe, II is far from certain that any one
Of the existing governments, with such
an expedition as il would be likely to
send forth, would succeed in doing so
now. The problem is serious one
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

An enviable quiclness of reparee
was shown by a French actor when
the head OF goose was thrown upon
the stage. Advancing to the foot
lights, he said: Gentlemen, if any
one among you has lost his head I
shall be glad 10 restore it at the con.
clqsion OF the piece Chicago Jour
nal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

The Birmingham delegation that called
on General Harrison evidently assumed
proportions beyond their real size They
find il necessary TO say that they were not
in politics, but only wanted 10 ascertain
the Prcsident-eleCt's views on The South.
1t would look as il new party was
not exactly winning card in State
that can give 10000 Democratic ajority.
Whether protection OF tariff reform is
the strongest idea in the South or
whether the solid South is 10 be broken.
the first thing is 20 free the South of that
problem as they call it. and unite at
least on making il "A national question
instead of local one. When the South
ern States are once and finally left 20
their rights under the constitution just
as the other States, and when as a con-
sequence capital will find itself perfectly
safe there, the results viii come quickly.
and then we can settle about
tariff for protection or tariff for revenue.
Protectionists and tariff reformers may
all agree on the high estimate Of the re-
sources and theprospects for investments
in Southern industries
We believe, however, that the low tariff
would give the South the advantage
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

Mr.. Blood, author of an alleged poem
to appear in Scribney's, may not turn out
10 be a great bard, but certain it is he
knows how to twang the Tyre to some
extent. and il gifted with plentiful lack
Of modesty. Here is what he SAYS, and
one will see that the real burning and
voting soul Of poet attempting 10
travel on the winged steed IS not alto
geiher devoid OF a business turn for adj
yeriising.
THE Messrs. Scribner spent a good
deal of money on the poem; II was
known aud praised in Europe long be-
fore il was published here; the sculptor
story turned from his marbles in the
Palazzo Barberini TO wonder at its
strength and originality; and of all this
what does the Tribune or its class see or
say? Nothing. Since the fact
Is to he no popular credit to me. let me
say that wrote the Lion Of the Nile,
and while / regret that So few see it,
meaning, or care for anything at all that
have ever said or done, ! have devil
ish rank conceit Of knowing pretty near
what ] am about
In case Blood does not take rank viii
Byron and Miss Amelie Rivos, we would
like TO have him as a canvasser for the
DAILY TIMES in addition to giving him a
lob to write the newsboy's address for
Christmas, on which our own poet has been
working in vain, because since last Christ
mas the price Of the paper was changed
and the dimes that rhymed TO TINES Will
not work. OF course we cannot put back
the price Of the paper for poet, and now
we look yearningly to poet Blood.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

The Prince Of Wales evidently made a
serious blunder in resigning the com
mand of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery on account of the fret that the
Duke Of Portland had gotten into. The
Duke was Northumberland of the
corps, and resented the efforts Of the
members TO get rid Of him He resigned
and persuaded his brother the Prince, to
do the same.
The papers OF London generally berate
the Prince soundly for thus attempting
TO snub the ancient corps that was
chartered by Henry VIII, and whose
members are citizens OF high degree.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22

NgrIcf o. CAV ClLTnCr.R.
kIcHSuSD, "a. Decen h,r :. i>,>
NOTICE 70 TAXPAYERS.


1m bed W fcel' O. re.eiyr the residue o.
Dlll l4Ahs 4. p loss, ~hich ne law TO
l1i-'s o. ho paid b,'ore n slsr DAY or
THIS MONTH.
FIVE J. D. CENT. Will TX ADnEn 70
the bills where tAs parties assessed shall fail
TO comply With She avs.
AL males of twenty Que ears OF age. aud
al persons male or fcn.alol WHO own personal
properly are assessed. and will please call and
settle.
Real estate agents and others who have q
number Of bills 70 pay viii please call anu sew
II their lists ,already made OUT are correct.
PAVING. PlPERnd SEW Err. CONN ECTIox
BILts are also ready and are 70 De paid In
the same manner as taxes and at the ssms
time.
once open from san. 10 pm.
FRANK W. CUNNINGHAM.
cde' Colelto OF City rAxss.