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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
Method, of Skin Grating.

Surgeon aie familiar with skin graft
lug in the human subject, but IL IL rather
a novel procedure 10 substitute the SKIN
Of birds and poultry for SHIPS from the
patients own healthy skin. Wiesmann
twice transplanted skin from pigeon 10
pigeon with success, and three times from
fowl TO fowl Under the title Of 'Dcrmc-
penthesis." Mr. q. +. Cadogan-Master-
man has published some interesting cases,
in which he hGi succeeded in utilizing ne
skin ol young wild rabbits for the purpose
OF bringing about the ccatrIzation OF raw
and ulcerating surfaces. Several others
have repeated and varied Wiesmann's ex-
perimeut,, but before Mr. Masterman
none OF them seems 10 have been enter
prising enough TO spare Their pateals me
disagreeable shipping incidental 10 tie
operation rs IL is usually llacticed
AZ about the same time d.. Redard
communicated 10 the Paris Academy 81
Medicine some observations Of his own
with animal gratis on wounds IN humpn
beings In a case Of severe burn OF the
scalp OF eight months standing, in
child years Of age, he obtained rapid
ccatrizution by means Oi gratis from
fowl lie first tried gratis OF frogs skin,
but as these proved TO be repulslNe 10 pa
tients and did not give very good results.
he substituted Others from the fowl, and
the wound, which measured three inches
By two and half, had completely healed
in two months lie hal been equally
successful in other and subsequent cases.
he takes the skin from beneath the wing
Of chicken, carefully securing the subia-
cent cellular tissue, but avoiding adipose
tissue. Tho transplautcd pieces varied
from a sixth 10 third Of an inch in size,
and they were maintained in position by
means OF littie cotton WOO. and i0do-
form gauge. The skin Of birds and fowls
has the advantage Of being supple, deli
cate and vascular; It aGapts itsclt readily
to the surface Of the wound, and adhere5
without undergoing absorption. British
Medical Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

Slugger Sullivan il about 10 return 10
his native land after making big failure
in England as bruiser Perhaps lac may
enlist Boston culture in The cause OF rccu.
perating muscle. but The best advice 10
Sullivan Is to 70 into baseball and learn
how TO run a. well as he says Mitchell
can
There Is style OF muscular humanity
that is manly and graceful rs tending to
develop health aud exercise and skill in
manly accomplishments Such sports
should be encouraged ALWAYS, but the
brutal contest IN the fistio ring IS dis
graceful and a shame 10 our civilization
without one redeeming feature and worse
than bull fight or cooking main, In
that ii degrades humanity to the level of
the animal
In olden times in England the fstc en-
counter was as good naiured as the
wrestling-match, but it has become u
different thing and should be discOun-
tenanced by public opinion
These modern days, so full of The nc
tive elements that call forth noble ambi.
ton lo strife of rivalry where the human
mind and character are developed, are too
full Of civilization 10 admit OF prize
lighters like sullivan.
The bogus muscular hero should be
sat down on and that promptly.
Sullivan is the king and bis only
qualification would be TO honestly maui
rails, drive dray, or chop wood as many
far better man has done.
In such a capacity he might make a
better man than as the champion and
failure in the brutal prize ring.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
TUESDA Y.
THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD.

The successful experiment of running
street cars by electricity has called the
attention of the whole world on Rich
mond, and promises to greatly benefit
the city in drawing to 1t the enterprise and
capital that we need to utilize our great
natural advantages Of climate and situa-
ton. The TINES from the first begged
the people to have confidence in the en-
terprise, as it was an attempt Of Northern
capital TO do just the thing in one
direction that we need In many
Others, and its complete success now calls
for public confidence. The patronage Is
not wanting, "a the road already, after
this short but difficult record Of expert
mems, has put itself in perfect form and
pays its expenses with the fares collected
every day. The expense Of tho electric
road is very different one from that OF
a horse line After the plan, Is paid for
there is only certain amount Of cheap
coal to run engines with. and the feed
and the loss in horse flesh are all saved.
The fact that the capitalists who un-
dertook this scheme suffered 20 much
at first from lack of popular confidence
l. all the more argument now that they
should be done complete justice for the
best thing that has been accomplished to
benefit the city as 10 the convenience OF
rapid transit and the big advertisement
for the city.
Messrs Burt and Sprague, aud all the
other officers of the company, have i'm
pressed the people with their ability and
enterprise. We want more Burts and
Spragues in Richmond, and the complete
aud brilliant success OF The electric road
will bring them.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
A prle.t mearlnr lyhi.ker..

Dr. James C. Hyndman. the throat
specialist Of the Ohio Medical college
tells how the only Catholic priest in
America who wears beard came to lct
his whiskers 10 grow The priest, whose
pastoral duties are performed IN CncIn-
natl, o., is subject 20 throat troubles. On
the advice Of Dr.. Hyndman he let his
beard grow and had no further inham-
nation in his throat His superiors,
however, objected TO the innovation, aud
the priest was obliged to 80 TO Rome 10
obtain permission TO wear whiskers He
took with him o full account VI his case
from Or. Hyudman5 pen, and the
church authorities at Rome at once
granted him the permission desred.-
New York World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
Whiskors Gone Astray.

MAN Peter, said Scotch quack doc
tor 10 his apprentice, "ye maun aye be
awful cautious in pharmacy. Even /
ance made a terrible mistak'. l was at
tending Mrs Ki-tlebody wha was sair
flashed WI tickdolaroo, an was called
upon by John McFikelt. wha's Groom was
sac thin O. hair-as Well as sense-that he
was ashamed OF, especially as he was
coortin' q strapping young widow that
had Il fine public house; an | mixed up
both potious at the same time, an Josh
sake, maun l happened TO gle them Tx
theirs medicine!
80 puir John, rubbing Mrs Kittle-
body's preparation for her tickdolaroo on
tap o his head, declares he's had q bee in
his bonnet ever since an Mrs. Kittlebody,
rubin her jaws WI the ointment in
tended for johns bald pow, in less than d
fortnight had q pair o. whiskers the envy
o. a. the young men o. this village -
Scottish American.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
Aifspicc Il We'll Named.

"Oh. no; allspice j. hot a mixture ot
a number Of spices, but Is simple pro
duct itself, said wholesale grocer.
The proper name for 1t Is pImento. but
rs il combines the flavor Of cinnamon,
cloves. mace and nutmc-s, it generally
goes bv the name Of allSpico. Pimento
trees are native, of South America and
the West India islands. The bulk Of the
pimentO Of commerce comes from ia
maica. Large groves Of the spice trees
grow on the hillsldes OF tho Islands, and
thrive without cultivation. The leaves
Of the treo are bright green and glossy.
When bruised they give OF n spicy odor.
The flowers grow IA dense clusters. The
fruit Is small. aromatic berry the SIZE
of a small pea II permitted b r!pen they
become pulpy and lose some OF their
They are therefore gathered
while green. and dried in the sun on
rough platforms. When well cured they
are packed for shipment IN large bags
holding from $50 to 80 pounds. The
growers seldom get more than four cents
a pound for the dried berries The hUsi-
ness does not afford a livelihood. and
most growers feed horses aud cattle on
the rich pasture in the pimento gro,es.
The value OF the crop has increased
from $500 in 1874 To 500, 900 IN
1887 The spice is shipped to this city
and TO London. about hall going 70 each
place. 1t Is received in the berry and
ground between revolving stones II -
then put up in tin cans, and l. 10 longer
known as pimento. but is the allsplce OF
New York Mail and Tx
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
UNDER WHICH KING

The Democratic party has right before
It's eyes a lesson that cannot be learned
too soon, and that is written in the dis
sensi0ns among the Virginia Republi.
cans.
That party was organized on local ideas
that had only enough pretense Of princi.
pie to tempt the Democrats in an evil
hour 10 steal the idea and now that the
active part OF II has CONS TO breed
dissension In the Democracy, the ashes
are left 10 the Republicans with enough
tire TO be stirred up to kinde passion
without any good TO sooIhe and allay the
strife. Areo our own leaders, if any OF lhs
prominent men deserve such name, 50
blind that they can calculate on forcing
hundred thousand Democrats 10 form
under the banner OF ideas taken from the
Republicans and labelled with our own
party mottos.
II is well known In Virginia politics
that man like Massey, without any real
popular support, can gain recognition by
the power OF threat.
Then what Is to become of the Demo.
cratic party when the real Democrats
decline to c;!nge TO Republican ideas and
take a firm stand for the principles Of the
partys
II threat by Masseys Is so potent.
what will a positive assertion be that
claims the party under its true colors.
A word IL sufficient to the wise
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
Initiating tie olA ,iaaters.

As to repiicas and copies. there IS an
artist trained by Ruskin to initiate Turner
with such admirable fidelity that now,
saws Mr. Rusk.n, he Is forced TO sign
these drawings with his own name and
that of their producer, TO prevent their
being passed of, as they very well might
be. for real vigncttes Of the master Sir
Joshua Reynolds WAS once so far de-
ceiyed bya study 9; a child with dog as
TO imagine it his own work, and it was
really a copy After this who shall
boast Of never being deceived, On
another occasion Reynolds exhibited
to Vanloo, whose cOncet Of his
own Judgment was absolute, a GER
tain Rembrandt, which the sagac.Ous
critic pronounced at once 70 be iumitable.
Doubtless 10 was SO, Tor &C was painted boy
REYNOLDS himself Rcinagle, an English
artist. reproduced Dutch and Flemish
painters with such surprising fidelity, thar
his work may be beheld in famous gal
leries under notable names. Goitzius, the
engrayer, sold som. Of his prints Tor Al
Der. Durer's at high prices, and ir is well
known that Abort replica Of COrreggio's
"Alagdalen Ia the Desert were passed OF
by CorreggiO himself as bis own WORK.
one OF them is in the Royal gallery 1T
Florence, one at Heidelberg and one IA the
Dudley collection Home Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

George Blellch was trying ~ make a
large electric lamp burn the other night
in Virginia, New, standing on step lad
der t. reach it, He tool. hold Of the
lamp with one hand to balance himself
and then accidentally touched the other
side Of the lamp. Instantly lie was
drawn OFF his feet, and curled and
writhed ike q snake as the electric cur
rent went through him. Finally one Of
the wires broke, and he fell 70 the floor
unconscious lie soon recovered, but MS
hands were scared and blackened. Few
York SIM
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

One railroad president has egidon liz
noted that everybody reads newspapers
while but few read the pictured phamplet
advertisements. He says The prcsi.
dent Of the 81. Louis, Keokuk & North
western Railway Company IS quoted AZ
saying that thousands OF dollars are OK.
pended in show cards and pictures which
do the railways less good Than would
one-ien,h of the amount expended in
judicious newspaper Advertising"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

MARCH is ple-eniucntly the month ior
suicide. said well known physician.
An assertion To which statistics and. u
fact. the horrible record on the last few
DAYS will amply bear witness. OF course,
it is a well recognized theory that such
crimes assume the form of an epidemic
on slight provocatiou, but II still remains
susceptible Of demonstration that the
windy month oyertops All Others insWel-
ing the list N set-murlers Ny theory
Is that the vital forces have had such d
draft upon them during the severe winter
months that the system Is 50 run down Ut
this season OF the year that dependency
ensues on the slightest pro,ocayion, and
then comes tho end. have no. worked
this out as thoroughly as | should like,
and for the present shall refrain from
celebrating my views Chicago Tn
buue
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

Col. T. w Bullitt, Of Louisville, says
that it was not Daniel Boone who made
tho pioneer settlement In Kentucky, but
an ancestor Of his own named Walker.
In proof OF this assertion he shows
hatchet with which the said Mr.. Walker
bazed a path through the trackless
woods in 1ll9. -Chicago Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

At san Miguel the first real diappoint-
ment came in shape Of the announcement
that the steamer would not stay long
enough 70 so t. che Funas. The Funas
has, it is claimed. the most wonderful
hot springs in the world You can sit
with one foot in a hot sulphur spring and
have the other IN no, iron, while YOU
drink soda water from a well IN front
and brandy punch from another at Your
back. There are also several streams
running through the place where Boiled
trout can be easily caught. and It this IS
all strictly true. there Is no question but
the Fuuas has vet to be developed AS a
winter resort. Being compelled to miss
this, We tried to drown soTow in the
native pineappics, and my impression is
that | shall Try 10 have some more sor-
row 10 drown next time Goto fireplace.
If the pineappie- II San Miguel were amy
better a man would 70 insane when no
ate his first one. The p.neapplci vo
have in America are like gralesiot COM
pared with these.-Cor Boston Tran
script
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

The Virginia Agricultural and Alechan-
zeal College at Blacksburg is entitled by
law 10 $4,000 per .annum 10 establish
and maintain an agricultural experiment
station. The Board of Visitors will meet
soon to select persons to take charge Of
that station. and il is all important to The
success Of the institution that men in
every respect competent should be chosen
II any other selections are made the sue
cess OF the college will be decidedly
jeopariiz-d.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
Very Confederate.

We'll, John" said old man Jordan 10
his young friend, YOU have just married,
| hear"
Eyes, sir" he answered with a spring
morning smile; "just a month ago, and |
want you to 30 up TO dinner with me to-
day"
"Have you got cook"
"NO.n
"Well, my boy, s'pose we 20 TO res
taurant this time. You must remember
| had 4 young wife once myself Texas
Siftlngs
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

Russell Sage says 10 keeps on at stock
dealing because he ices not know what
else to 90. He thiu-, New York supe-
rior to Paris, and says Broadway is good
enough for him, and adds: I'D rather
stay at Il Broadway and guess on the
prices Of things than b. anywhere else in
the world New York World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10
ETcctlNe Pulpit Nork.

For effective pulpit work rested brain
is the best of all immediate preparations.
Had 10 choose between manuscrip!
With q weary head on my shoulders, AMI
a fresh hcad-not q new one, Of course
and 10 manuscript. | would select the
head. George Z. Loriner in The Writer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

Mexico and Central America bought
from Great Britain goods 10 the amount
of $7Gss, 900, from France S3Gjj2ss and
from Germany SG.G2G,17s, atotal Of ST.
97033G as against 81 249,93G bought
from the United States The South
American countries bought from Great
Britain goods valued a, $1j491 9?8. from
France 39,G49,s97 and from Germany
3I0Ol ,199, q total OF 1922. 1855, as
against S3O74l407 purchased in the
United States We imported from our
American neigLbors last year two and
a half times rs much "a we exported, and
yer not less than $GJ,000O00 OF the pur.
cnases made in these countries went for
cheap cotton goods. which can be mani
featured here very cheaply.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

\ method which is said to be very
satisfactory IS recommended by Profess
sor Stuart as follows: Instead OF u drill,
Il soft copper rod or pipe IS used in the
lathe. II being fed with mixture Of pow.
dered emery and lnseed oil. The emery
Is embedded in the copper by the fric-
ton, and cuts right through the hardest
material in very short time.-Scientiiic
American.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

AN old master knocked down for
SCOOP read old Mrs Nearsight, In an art
sale report We'll" she continued,
5000 IS good deal Of money but !
shouldn't think aay man save a highway
robber would be brutal enough to knock
down an Old master for any amount of
money. is'pose he was afraid 10 tackle
d Young master. "--Norrtstown Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

1t is proposed TO give to the new hotel
name that shall not be borrowed from
foreign counties as is much in vogue
now, hut one which will be local but at
tho same time national and worldwide
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

and the reminder OF personal and his
torical monument After due reflection
1t was agreed tha' the Hotel Jefferson ~
would be not only appropriate, but thai
it, sound had the tone of bo;h dignity
and popularity, with some suggestion o'
the welcome and hospitality that the
State Of Yirrini. would Ike 10 indicate
when she is able t. make the visitor en-
ioy himself fully with all that nature and
arl can afford
Daring the lonI time that Northern
people have wanted L. soe the Capital OF
the Confedcracy. nrognd which interest
arcamulalcs with he increasing years,
the obstruction in the way of vast pal.
erimage. 50 to speak, % Richmond, has
been this want OF fine hOiei, and no s.
lhai the occasion oilers, the Tn!Es takes
great pleasure in pointing out all the a.
fractions. and among these We mus, not
forge; that the people Of Richmond wilsce
that there are assembly rooms and asoclai
headauarlers ~ the hotel. where fashion
may fnd all the festivals it chooses to
make, and where the city can interchange
courtcsies with the transient residents.
We ar. familiar with the success in all
these respects of the winter hotel at O'd
Point, that is always crowded and always
attractive though it possesses not a tenth
part of the merits Of the proposed hotel
in Richmond in any Of tie features we
cite.
OF the advantages to The city of draw
ine within its business and social inter
course the wealthy and intellectual pco.
pie OF the North, il j. hardly necessary
to speak, for they are too numerous TO
enumer4te and ere such rs every sensible
person cln see. Wcafcno' soproui as not
TO wish 20 see oar people learn from our
brethren Of the North, who long ago bad
the star. Of us I'm the modern mercantile
civilization. which i. now gradually
sweeping over Nae south and substituting
itself for the OH planter ari-tocracy
A. much as we may honor the old
yeqi.a>. We always want in Oh alilir' TO
see Southern states range themselves
promptly with dis new civilization, and
take its best elements to remodel ana in.
urOyc the OLD
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

The announcement is Ill last offi.ially
made from az authority above appeal
that in this great metropolis there are
only about four bundled people in fash
ionable society. '-Nep York W0rld.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

When the House OF Representatives
meets this morning the proceedings Of
Wednesday, April 4, will be renewed, and
until certain number-only one-tfth-
OF the members who have been fighting
the direct tax bill shall either carry their
point or abandon II, it will continue TO
be Wednesday, and nothing can be done
except what the House had set down Tor
that day. This Is curious and absurd
enough, but IL becomes something more
than that when We remember that already
four days Of the session have been lo,l.
that an endless amount OF confusion hrs
been introduced into The business Of the
session, never too well managed, and that
precedent has been SET by which one
filth of the members present ut any time
in the Chamber can bring everything 10
dead standstil, until their terms are
granted or they are tired Out.-N /
Tunes
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

The idea of Withdrawing Blaine in
order TO save him from ~ general assault
was a good one. and The smaTiest rick
that could be PLAYED at that stage Of the
game
Bd. tlle neyt play is to stact Blaine of
from Europe just before the convention
and nominate him in mid-ocean SO that
no reply can be obtained, ami thus the
great champion will be put through the
nomination Ike pig in the bag."
There will be doctors certificates to
show that he is as muscular As Sullivan,
and picturesque stories by able cores
pondenls 10 display his desire to avoid
the nomination
The great Barnum Of American politics
will actually appear as modest man
like Cesar, and The little clown adycr-
ti.er. Whi,e!aw Reid will be Marc An
thouy
you an dis see that "a The Lupercal,
l thrice presented him kingly crown,
which &c did thrice refuse Vas this am
biiion
All the same it viii be funeral service
instead Of triumphant election. The
Democrats demand nothing better than
the nomination of Blaine with the. iucu-
bus on him of a disastrous defeat, which
he tried to save himself from by Jockey
ing The count and repeating the great
crime committed by Hayes.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

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lux "'''' '''
lie WIN mikes up his r,.,f,....
bis own coffee estate or ...., .
olso he pr,nared to erdur. f-...
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fac, s1 that tIr f.Its r.... .....t
season ui. n0, PROVE f. r...
trees and zoo them Dr. uH
10 have one general .n. .a. I...
and hll-lcs give rs good l..u.r, Assault.
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perience that tho m..e .nH...-.. 3D..
point the better grows '.rft...
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starts i-wr-erl lyp.mu
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

The German political pot IS boiling at
a furious rate, yet 80 noiselessly that only
occasionally the lid lifts to disclose the
seelhing hatred and jealousy which the
pot contains once in while some i'll
advised Liberal paper bitterly attacks the
Crown Prince In such paper IL Is even
insinuated that his recent famous army
corps speech in praise OF Bismarck was
Unauthorized playing TO aristocraiic
boxes intended to create such Il wake Of
enthusiasm for tue Chancellor rs would
reduce the sick Emperor TO a nullity in
his own administration. -CaJls IL the
PhHa. Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10

The Mugwump owls wsg their impec-
cable heads over the continuous eyi.
dences of the popularity of Mr. Blaine,
which are given by the Republicans Of
State after state, and will be still more
conspicuous with the meetings Of the Re-
publican State conventions. According
10 the sapiency OF the Mugwumps, Mr.
Blaine is still candidate, PLAYING for
some unknown cause II childish game of
politics, and refusing what has long been
within his power simply for the sake Of
getting it.-N. T. Sun