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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

drC-sel. apP,uvntIy rnourS-O'.s cfSIzsn
who had purchased 80 cent admission
ticket took a stand down one Of the side
aisles \ few minutes after the curtain
had gone up he quietly sided into vacant
seat None Of the ushers observed him.
| did, but | wanted 10 study this case.
When DC act closed he walked out I'm the
lobby missed his second entrance, but
after some scrutiny discovered him in an
aisle seat well down TO the footlights. He
had evidently spottcd that az unoccupied,
and came down the aisle with other people
who had left their places at the close OF
the first act. Ills cleverncss had been re-
wardcd by the enjoyment OF the perform
aucc from a 81 % orchestra chair for just
the 80 cents admission fee
did You disturb himf'
con. no. that would have hurt his
finer scusibilities, and perhaps made an
enemy OF him.
What did you dol'
II jumped on the usher who was on
that aisle New York Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

Isuppose it must havo been by way Of
burlesque that Spaniards wcro always
represented as playing on a guitar, my
Grss knowledge of them being from the
pictured wrappers in raisin boxes from
Malaga However. their affection for this
instrument Is not 0yercsiimated. They
carry their guitars with them every
whore, even N the railway carriages.
which are always crowded. It's musical
tnkle is heard ever Aei0re the peasants
doors. lnder he vino. BY the pillow left in
the tgrrow, and generally there j. some
Que dancing to ils mnsic.-W. Parker
HodisI in Demores,'s Monthly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

The appearance Of the young kaiser
does nothing TO discourage the admiration
evoked by what we hear of his military
performances. lie il nbove the average
Of his officers In height, carries himself
with a grace seldom allied to the profess
sion of arms, and in proportion he is Of
full body, though suggesting muscular
development rather than siontness. His
loft arm has not developed normally, but
10 Is not unless ones attention is called 20
II that it's imPotency becomes striking.
With this left arm. however no holds his
horse reins. and once Mt least saw him
take q ditch which three OF his officers re-
fused. feat that does not harmonic with
the current stories about his feeble pow
crs. His right arm. on the other hand,
has absorbed all the vigor which was de-
MED is mate, as IS remarked by all who
experience the powerful grasp he applies
when shaking hands. grasp which in
Berlin has passed into proverb. How
little his lcft arm has iutcrfered with his
lovo for sport may be judged from the
fact that he is an excellent shot and n good
oar-ali with the single right arm alone.
lilo Is also q very strong fencer. --Poultney
Bigelow In Army and Navy Gazette.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

Rnt what have tho women 10 DO Ia tiis
,,'t.era p,tb.y TOO. not yia with each
other Pa 10 who caa SEQ the finest table.
rv,n tbe plain farmers wives 90 not
always live us a good example Count
tbe varieties Mt siuele meal. especially If
f.,y has, c,moauv. Besides bread bat
far milk mort vegetables. cfe. enough
foronv Cbr...i.nl.th.r. are cakes. pastries.
,..'..,.,.,s ii,.s n,ekios rlddings. side
ti.be, i.rYm,r,6le win coffee or other
Lot driri.. ovei ard above. think once
counted no less thau sixteen dishes at a
nl,,Y md. .tea' ,a country village
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

A manager whose path IA life Is cyl.
IDENTIFY not strewn with roses. speaking Of
the tricks that arc attempted by some
person. Who attend the theatre, said:
The odd things that people viii 90 to
get what they have not paid for makes
very Interesting study. Last Ii2hta Yet
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07
ARepubliean's Skull Crushed.

ISDIANAPoLIs, November g. y Ill {.
Davis, a wel!-kuown md popular young
Republican aud assistant ID w, lex
audcr. private SECRETARY 10 General Hsr-
nson. Vas attacked by al unknowE man
In Circle square early this morning ana
lis skull crushed lie was taken 10 The
hospita. IN dying coadilIon. II g as
sailan; escaped.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07
Tic Messenger noy.s Delight.

\ japanese story writer has jus; Gnisheda
novel IN ninety volumes. ia japanese mes
scpger boy ever gets bold u that story the
company might as well set new boy
Somelv lie Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07

hand work on the part OF he Repubii-
cans Ii is evident that an exceptionally
heavy vote has been polled. and that re
markedly fine weather was The cause q
it. Prohibition vote very light, many
ProhibiiiOnists voting straight RepuOli-
can OF Democratic ticket The vote -
running very evenly with that OF 1881
Fifteen precincts out Of about T. 100 give
a Democratic gain Of only t~o.
RMEIcH. y. G.. November 6.-Forty-
one precincts out OF 100 show Demo
cratic gain Of 232. Cleveland running
ahead Cf Fowle dem for Governor
RALEicm. y. C., November 6-Rc-
turns from i2s precincts ont Of l,leo IN
North Carolina show Democratic gain
Of 1915.
RALEIGH. N. G. November 6-In
ninery.three precincts Cleveland gains
1916 over the vote Of 1854. indications
point 10 81 900 Democratic majority
RALEIGH. y. G.. November 6.-Returns
from lG5 precincts in North Carolina
show a gam for leyeiand of 66i votes.
One hundred and forty townships out OF
!, 100 in North Carolina give 92j Demo
cratic gain.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
HAMPTON County. Noyembe; c.
Cleveland electors. Tillman (dem } for
Congress. and entire Democratic ticket
300 majority. ColOred people voted
straight Democratic ticket.
CHARLESTON. 5. g., November 6.-No
disturbances al polls. Nothing 10 iDdi-
cate decrease 10 the Democratic ma
jority Of 1894 No complaint made by
Republicans or Democrats.
TENNESSEE
MEMPHIS. November 6-The vote in
this city is Cleveland, 1918 Harrison,
$3.50
INDIAvAPOLfs, November 6.-Fifiy
precincts in Indiana give Harrison
5S44, Cleveland, 1861 Same, in 1851,
Blaine 8 1885, Cleveland, 4,4'0.
NASHVILLE, November 6 Third Con
gressional district, Nashville, doubtful ;
chances in favor of Democrats Repub.
lican Congressman elected in Chattanool
district by 1000
WEST VIRGINIA.
WHEELING, November 6-BerktleY
county gives the Republican tickle. ma
ioliiy Of l0OO-s gain OF IL Grafton
gives a Republican majority Of 25O-a
gain Of 100.
WmEEIrNG, ". VA, November O.
The cbailmen OF both the otate commit
tees claim the State. The vote OF This
city will not be counted before IL am.
" ednesday The result in tie state
will probably rot be known before We'd
nesday.
WISCONSIN,.
NEW YORK. November 6 Tile Sun
bulletin says there are large Democratic
gains in Wisconsin The iTbaHc bulle-
tia SAYS Hill is probably elected, ana
that Harrison has carried tie state ~
plurality OF $4,000 10 20.0CO.
ST. LOUIS, November 1.-Two pre-
cincls and one county complete Inside
OF St Louis give Harrison 30i9 Cieye-
land 696 The same in 1854 gave Blaine
$3.50. Cleveland, 3,3H.
NEW YORK, November G-The Hrald
bulletin SAYS Cleveland has cariied Con
Declicui by Sj9
VERMONT.
BURLINGTOS. VT. November AT
midnight only A. cut OF 243 owns have
been heard from. These indicate lte'
publican plurality of 2ij00, and gain
over 1884 Of 1900.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07
WISCONSIN.
VERMONT

BuRLISGToS, VI. November AT
only A. cut OF 2i3 owns have
been heard from. These indicate te-
publican plurality OF 21jO0, and gain
over f-s4 Of = 800
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
P,rH AND POINT.

Sausage time is approaching and
little Fido ins.inctively huns the
corners and dark placeA-Cptsmbss
DispGtc4.
Ills this the mail carr" asked .
passenger. Eyes, sir" replied tho
humorous conductor; ''this is the
smoker. ~ Yonkeys Stotespsan
1T was tendcr-hearted Chicago
girl who recently put vaseline ON some
potatoes that had been exposed to and
peeled by the sun.-lMck
When you read that millionaire
works harder than any of his clerks
please to remember that he also gets
more pay. -Pilade,phia Call
Miss Pittsburgh-'.Do you believe
in marriage. Miss Chicasos" Miss
Chicago-"Why. cert! How else could
we ever have any divorccss"-7sd-
Bits.
"A Burlington girl says there is no
truth in the saying. Like father. like
son." She SAYS she likes the son first
rate. but she can't bear the father.
The bee. though it finds every rUse
has thorn. comes back loaded with
honey from his rambles and why
should not other tourists do the same?
Halliburton
illard-'.Do you know women
love to see themselves in printr'
Brightly-"'They ought to bc encour-
aged. my boy; it's a heap cheaper
than silk. "-LowcI Citizen.
1T is the easiest thing in the world
to be philosopher. All you have to
do is to utter truths you don't believe
aud can't make other people believe.
either. Puck
Raw onions are now eaten to euro
insomnia. Where it fails to cure hus-
band or wife, it will at least keep the
other awake for company. and that's
some consolation Detroit Free Press.
Neither Very Sensible
The man who does not advertise
Displays as much good sense
As the man who dons his Sunday pants
To climb o barb-wire fence.
-DdnsUiile Breeze.
Danish sobriety. temperance and
purity. and you tear up the founda-
tons of all public order. and all do
nestle quiet. and leave nothing re-
spectacle in human character.
Pretzcrs Sunday National
An author. whose name is with
held. offers 81. 600 reward for tho re-
turn of the manuscript of novel lost
in the streets yesterday. That author
evidently has a great deal of confidence
i'll the novel. but perhaps if he had
shown it to a publisher before losing it
he would not offer so large reward for
its return.-N Y Commercial 4Aduey-
tiSer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
NATURAL BRIDGES.
width ana Height q the One located
Rockford County, VI.

width and Height q the One located In
Rockford County. VI.
The natural bridge in Rockford
County. Va. is lis miles west of Rich
mond and 16O miles southwest of Wash
ington- Il is distant by stage road
from Lexington. the capital Of the
county. IA miles Il is situated at the
extremity Of the deep chasm in which
flows the little stream called Cedar
creek. across the top of which. from
brink to brink. there extends an en-
ermous rocky stratum. fashioned into 4
graceful arch. The bed Of the stream
Il more than 200 feet below the surface
Of the plain. and the sides Of the chasm,
at the bottom of which the water lows.
are composed Of solid rock. maintain
ing . position almost perpendicular.
The walls do not seem 20 be water
worn. but suggest the idea Of IN en-
ormous cavern. that in remote ages
may have been covered BY the contin-
uation Of that stratum Of which al that
now remains il the arch Of the natural
bridge. A plumb limo dropped IRON
its center down the vertical face a
the rocks swings clear 1t the depth q
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19

20 feet. which to the thickness of the
crown of the arch. Towards its sides
this regularity increases with q grace
full curve, as in an artificial structure.
Its breadth is full 60 feet and the stone
Is a highly sil:cious limestone, ex-
tremely hard to break. formed in mass
i've blocks and strata. with no evidence
upon its weathered surface of a tend
ency to decOmpose and crumble away.
1t is thus apparent that the Insignificant
little stream which now runs in this
deep gorge has no agency in shar ing
and producing this wonderful channel.
Mightier forces have worn away the
hard strata. more powerful torrents
than any that now flows over the surface
set in motion probably when this por-
ton of Virginia was shaken by those
great commissions which displaced its
piles of strata to the depths of thou
sands of feet. bringing into juxtaposi-
ton. along the line of assures which
are still to be traced, groups of rock
everywhere else found separated by
other formations. the aggregate thick
ness of which might be measured by
miles. Across the top passes the pub
lie road. and being on the same plane
with the neighboring country. one may
cross it in coach without being aware
OF the interesting pass.-Tolcdo Blade.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

MISS LAURA WINKLER. of Iowa
though totally blind. is one of the mos:
successful temperance workers in the
State.
MRS. ABBY E DAVIS mas been elect
ed on the Newton School Board. Of
which Miss Smead WAS already .
member.
Mus. EMILE KENPIN is the first
Swiss lady who has studied jurispru.
dence. Her thesis WAS on the French
divorce laws. and received tho highest
commentator.
FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT and
her two boys have arrived in Italy,
where they will pass tho winter. Mrs.
Burnett is writing q sequel to Little
Lord Fauntleroy."
Mrs HELEN CAMPBELL viii stay in
London until May. in order to search
out the dark places there - she did in
New York. She proposes to follow up
her prisoners Of Poverty" With .
book similar in scope on the working
women Of London.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
HOW CESAR GOT AHEAD.

a voeoc3ous Yarn Spun ~ - kx-C0o.
lsdsrsts soldier.
1t was an ex-Confederaie soldier ut
Sheffield. Ala. who was giving some
Of his experiences at the battle Of Fort
Donelson. He was an officer and had
/. young coloretl man for his cook.
When the Confederates. or the great
bulk of them. decided. after q hot
fight, to withdraw from the fort, the
Captain looked around for his servant.
but the negro was nowhere to be seen.
The officer mounted = log and called
out in loud tones for his servant. and
pretty soon was answered. but In such
faint tones that he could not for awhile
locate tho cook Cesar finally made
It plain that he was In The loE under
the officers feet, and was ordered .
come out.
Cant do itr' he shouted in reply.
But you must The fight - al
over"
but can't-dar's TO- white men n
dis log bshind nse!''
And when the officer Investigated 10
found that such was the fact Thsv
crawfshed ont. one after another. eaeh
having an excuse to urge. and finally
the darky appeared The ofacer vas
about to open on him. bat Cesar pro-
tested:
.:Doan' say one wordi Die n d
fust time / cher got shead Of white
man. an It's gwins 70 b de worry
Last Do nsx' 5oat ~ hsv 1se gwiAs
% ~ d whits man hsv Dc hull log 70
hissel2 IN I'll look faf . hale q q
sEeundr'-Dslvvs ~ lf1ss
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
"HOBSON'S CHOICE"
A Correct Version Of tho Origin of Tlsa1
Popular Phrase.

A Correct Version Of tho Origin q Thu
Popular Phrase.
Did you know that this familiar
phrase '.Hobson's Choice" preserves
the memory of very good and useful
man?
Thomas HObsOn was born in 1874;
Inc was for sixty years n carrier be-
tween London and Cambridge. con-
veying to and from the university. let
tcrs and packages; also passengers.
In addition to his express business no
had = livery stable and let horses tn
the university students He made it .
rule that all the horses shout have.
according to their ability. a proper Iii
vision of work and rest. They werc
taken out in regular order. rs they
stood. beginning with the one nearest
the door: No choice was allowed. and
il any man refused 10 take the animal
assigned him he might go without any.
That or none. Hence the phrase
'"Hobson's choice"
In the spring of 1880. the plague
broke ont in England. The colleges
of Cam bridge were closed. and among
the precautions taken by the authori-
ties to avoid infection. HobsOn was
forbidden to 60 to London.
He died in January. 1851. partly. it
is said. from anxiety and fretting ut
his enforced leisure. HObsOn WAS
one of the wealthiest citizens Of Cam
bridge. and did much for the benefit
of the city. to which he left several
legacies. His death called forth many
poems from members Of the univcr-
sity. officers and students. amcng
them two by the poet Milton. when -
student at Christ's College. Wide
An01kI
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
THE PEODLER BORE.
How MOurners Dwelling In Cities Ar
Pestered by Cheeky SchemerA

How Mourners Dwelling In Cities Arc
Pestered by Cheeky Schemers.
Bereaved women in New York are
pestered by peddlers. A widow was
lying on lounge in. her back parlor
the day after the obsequies. when a
man gently pushed open the door and
with great care deposited mahogany
box on the table. He coughcd apollo
getically behind black glove and
commenced set speech: I'm the
midst of life we are in death" The
lady sprang up. On went the orator:
"How pleasing. when those we love
are removed, to have fascinating
mementoes.
what is it you want?' was her
question.
Il am the patentce of process by
which flowers are preserved as natural
as life, and after death made to be
beautiful ornaments of the drawing
room," exclaimed the man. LET me
show you some specimens. and he be-
gan to unbuckle the box and exhibit Il
lot of bilious wreaths and jaundiced
crosses. The widow burst into fresh
tears and flew out of the room to order
the intruder elected. She has ever
since been besieged by persons who.
for the sake of sales or advertising,
desire to do something or other about
the tomb. To guard her against them
she has made herself inaccessible to
strangers save through some malo
member of the household.
A mother. while her dead child still
lay in the house. encountered ut her
chamber door sallow-faced female. in
rusty black alpaca, sitting gingcrly ON
the edge of Il chair.
II told 'cm not to disturb you."
walled the creature, in a plaintive
voice. ''1n this time of trouble don t
want to hurry no one. Have you got
a picture of the lamcnted child?" The
woman consulted card in the hollow
of her left hand on which the sex, ago
and relationship of the dead person
was written.
Your dead daughter is gone. 1t is
great deprivation. Photographs
fade, oil paintings are unnatural. but q
cast of the face of the dead would be
like having her with you again.
She held up for breath. and. taking
up parcel. she deity undid it, and
displayed something like the head of a
corpse-a cast in plaster of some dead
person.
The mother gave a smothered scream.
and fled before this horror down to tho
basement, to instruct the servants to
admit no strangers to the house on
pain of dismissal N. y Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
WOMEN ,mJouawAL,sM.

800 HowaeAss Rsssne % We0ea b Nevs-
Papee Woek-A Kiel1 WhRo They HAVE
Acquitted TAeuasslves witA Credit.
Well. I have had something to do
with women ON newspapers Among
the 6rst 70 write regularly and accept
ably in this city was Mira Hannah
Sheppard, for years an esteemed and
valuable editorial writer ON the Stas.
She wrote 60 we'll on Industrial mat
4era generally. and with such discrim-
ination on that delicate topic. the in
ayitable conflict between capital and
Labor. - to attract the attention Of
James Gordon Bennett-eke james
Gordon Bennett meaA-wh0 sent to
Ssh. II it were . proper question. the
name Of the author q those articles.
1oanie June, Mira Ellis. Mia Wash.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19

A Head. Walters Chat About the Trials Of
His Position.

A Head. Waters Chat About the Trials Of
His Position.
Keeping seats for regular bOarders
in II hotel dining-rOOm is one of the un-
pleasant features Of hca.l-waiter's
business. There are some persons who
insist on sitting in one place. and who
won't sit any where else. To keep an
eye on these particular boarders' seats
and see that no outsiders slip into
them keeps fellow hustling. If some
one does happen to get into one Of
these coveted seats and the person
who claims it as his own comes in and
finds it occupied. there is sure to be .
row. and the poor waiter always gets
the worst of it. Idon't blame a per-
son for wanting to occupy the same
seat, but there are times when it il in'-
possible to keep it vacant For in
stance. If party of six or seven come
in they have to be seated at one table.
At this same table there may be. per-
haps. four or five regular boarders'
seats, and when the latter como in /
have to put them somewhere else.
Then they get mad. of course. kick to
the proprietor about the shift
less and unsystematic manner" in
which tie dining-roOm is run. and
finally the waiter hears from the OF
flee. Sometimes, also. = person will
clip into the room unnoticed by the
waiter. and will drop into seat near
est him. Once seated 1t is rather ein-
barrassing tn ask him to remove. al
though you know that he is occupying
a seat OF some regular boarder who IL
liable to drop in at any moment. l
have known persons TO come into .
dining-room. and finding their seat
occupied, go out again and not como
back until it was vacant. ! also know
Of a case in which man left the ho:el
at which no was boarding because ON
two successive OK casions he had en-
tered the dining-room and found his
seat occupied. Women arc moro par
ticular about their seats than the mon.
They always want to cit where every
ono in the dining-room can SEQ them
especially pretty women. or young
women that are we'll dressed. No .
head-waiter's Life is not happy one.
He stands very little show In getting
tipped like the regular waiterA be-
cause he can not be Of % much service
to Tie person who wants extra attsn-
tioa in the shape Of tender steakA
etc, and who wants 10 b waited on
IN apple-pis ordeE-Sx Losis 01ebs.
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