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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

necessary. Indeed, all his progress so far
appears tO be mere imitation, but as he Is
naturally quick Witted his patron insists
that he Will soon have intelligent concep-
tions Of the siudies that now seem mere
forms to him. lie attends n school where
there are many German children, and ac-
quired that language very easily, probably
because the sounds are like those Of his
own; but in English his progress has been
slower.
He is the only member Of his tribe Of
some >, 800 people who has acquired even
a varnish Of civilization They are first
class heathens, honest without any defined
religion, healthy without doctors and
peaceful without laws, schools or
churches. They have bnt one official,
who is always the oldest man in the com
munity, md succeeded at death by the
next Oldest lie settles all disputes by
his own rules and executes judgment by
whipping minor malefactors and killing tho
worst ones. bat both penalties are rare,
as there is very little crime. lie il
patriach. Judge, captain and weather
bureau He often predicts II storm and
warns the men not 60 20 far from shore
in their little boats. The tribe occupies
fifteen villages, and they live principally
on fish, which they capture By shooting
them with arrows Like the PueblOs or
Arizona, they have many Albino5, who
have very white skins and milk white
hair and red eyes, the latter very weak,
as j. the rule with AlDinOs. lnhabitnga
warm climate and living principally on
fish. they mature very early; girls marry
at / or II and boys at II. The boy who
asks a girl for his wife is sent by her
father TO test his skill in fishing: If he can
shoot six fish through the body in given
time ne is pronounced eligible, and very
simple ceremony makes the twain one.
The married woman has gold ring in
serted in the middle cartilage Of the nose.
Reared in this simple society, Matchi-
qua had hard time in adapting himself TO
New York society, but he has now become
something Of dude, contrasting his own
clothes with those Of the other pupils
with deal OF pride Three months were
consumed In teaching him to use the
knife and fork. His teacher at the
school, Miss Savage, had no diiheulty
in impressing the routine on his MIND,
but in religion be is q thorough agnostic.
He listens 10 the Christian doctrine from
mere politeness but smiles incredulously,
and, when pressed for an opinion, says h
is good-for white men. He thinks 1t an
interesting legend, which the white people
believe, but it does not concern him.
Such are the net results Of years ex-
pertinent on Matchigua. Mr.. Valentine
hopes 10 educate him 10 the point where no
can act Us a commercial agent, promote
trade with the San Bias Indians, and in
troduce civilization among them; but
those familiar with the Indian character
are satisfied that Matchigua will get these
garments Of civilization of soon after
reaching his tribe, and once more DO Q
Tree and happy savage.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

r.-l yellow lace made 10 very becoming
at once came 70 my subject and showed
DEP the picture of the new style. She
gave gasp and with distended eyes
looked Gt 81 in q Mortified manner, saying:
NoFerl I'll never wear such a RIG; yet
U could be the very first to bring it ont
] -ht after all II would be almost rs
good rs going on the stage. Leave me
Tire picture and I'll think it over "
Aud left her studying every point and
C-.l.l ] have not the slightest do1bt
tla. he will be the first 20 wear it. al
though She declared so iorcibly against il
90 FIRST. 10 is like the vice the poet speaks
c.. We first endure, then pity, then EN-
lra.o.'
AID this season we have been drifting
toward renewal OF the fashions Of long
-l and Just now there is the dr0ilost
r..'urc of styles offered that could be
81. -incj There are short wasted, mar
r0a s.ued gowns, with the big poke bon
r.'- and cioaks, scarfs, slippers and
belts. which properly go with the di-
roe'o.re mode There are other robes
with drapery, copied, as nearly as tho
present cXiConCies Of fashion will allow,
from the old Greek classic costumes; and
there are the Puritanical Carbs Of fifty or
sixty years ago, all of them mOdernized
t.le, OF adapted" as the modistes call
Them
The hats and bonncts for this season are
decidedly after the style Of 100 or more
years ago. and the manner Of dressing the
hair is copied direct from old portraits
and books Of times lonS past.
Even those street costumes which are
now offered as the every newest thing
out' give the wearer sort of quaint air
of extreme modesty which sits illupon the
girl Of the period, and when one dons one
and goes ont she finds herself the OBJ
served of all the other girls, who, how
ever in time viii come TO adopt the same
Pr ella dresses. Between the ultra
modest young lady, who walks along the
street in so prim manner, and the
bright mischcyous air OF the girl who
wears the Alpine hat and English walk
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

Tor evening and dinner toilets, with
some notifications perhaps, and is
adopted from tho old pictures IL
was introduced in Paris last season by
Jane hhdiug, who wore a little curl down
the middle Of her forehead instead of n
twist. Everybody adopted It whether II
was becoming or not, aud now in IT'S pres
ent form u has crept over here. The hair
for ordinary day time wear is combed
simply and twisted on top Of the head.
Most Of the ladies who used to bang their
hair and frizz IL now let the bangs grow
and take that hair and turn IL up over
the forehead and only curl the sides a
little, which is rather more becoming to
long faces than round ones.
Boots and shoes this season are to be
FAR more ornate, and will be made fire.
quentiy with two kinds Of leather of con.
trasting colOrs. One will be open worked
and stitched, which shows the two colors
There viii be many laced boots worn.
with fancy tassels on the tops and fancy
stitching wherever it can be added. Slip
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

inc Jacket, there Is wide difference, con
s.lcring that they are both Of the same
century and season, but in spite of all our
t.ls about mcckncss and mOd0sty we
laf.or Ike the other girl best
Zine STYLES for dressing the hair are TO
undergo 20 radical change and follow the
c.d modes as nearly as possible, and we
here present two of the most striking OK
arnles which VIII he the leading types.
Ihc first 81 them represents front and
ta., of the style which was known some
sixty years ago, was told 10y an old lady
as thc Madonna bows, and it was in those
days long past very popular, and was con-
s.lcred as hielly becoming These bows
must be held in place by wire game
ribbon, over which the hair is brushed
closely and then turned into place and
fastened At the sides Of the face are
loose curls. and the short hair in the back
OF The neck is also twisted into curls. II
looks pretty in the picture, and 1t looked
pretty when worn by Miss Geneyieve
Stebbins recently. She has set the seal of
popularity upon 1t.
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perS are orna-
mented in every
conceivable way,
and the imported
ones all have high
heels, while the
American made
shoes OF all kinds
have low, fiat
heels, W hich
while not being
quite so chic
are stil much
more comfortable
and they look
just as small In
deed, one can
wear a smaller
shoe with a low
heel than with a
high one, as it
does not crowd
the toes forward
so much. Stock
fn| ~ rrr fH Inc
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25
Becoming an Important Feature.
Senator Hawley Is said To be the favor

CcnAbOr ilu"lcy 10 oe'iu w 10 WV ,''N
ite presidential candidate Of the Pennsyl'
vania Republicans. The fact that he
married a lady who was at one time res
ident Of Philadelphia is partially the
cause Of this. A mans matrimonial ties
are becoming important features in his
presidential aspirations. - New YORK
World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25
OF THE BLIZZARD.
JeDGE WAXEM TELLS or THE
sTCRM ~ WASHINGTON.

IL Reminded Uiri of old Times in Way
back. Before There Were Any Rail-
roads There, Eut lie and the Other
Statesmen Managed to survive.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

A bright little 7-year-Old girl was visit
ing the Athen@um recently. When she
saw the Venus de Milo, with the large
card attached warning visitors not TO
touch it, she said: Hands off! Humph,
anybody can see that. "-Boston Tran
script.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

iitlH Nti liiIHtl.
gent face His
first experience
among the Yam
KEGS was painful.
He was easily pre-
vailed upon to
wear pantalOOnS,
shirt and coat,
" hen loosely
made; but shoes
and socks were an
lbOminatiOn unto
him. IL was only
by appealing 10
his Indian pride
that he could be
induced to wear
them at all, and
he is emphatic, in
his childish Eng
lish. in stating
chat be only wears
them for style,
and not because
he considers them
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25
A CAPTIVE ~ NEW YORK.
Matchigua, south American Indian.
and His History.

lopecnl Correspondence
New York, March % 10. the poor
Indianr
Poor Is he may seem in his native
wilds, he appears much poorer when
brought into a civilized community; for
there he is at home and self reliant, while
here he is as helpless and completely lost
as child. All this is wonderfully Illus
trated In the painful but interesting ex-
perience of Matchigua Epapib Cardu
Tola, called Matchigua for short, who is
now getting his education in this city.
Matchigua is an Indian, of n tribe living
on the San Bias coast, between Colon and
Carthagena-a region nominally subject
20 the republic of Colombia. Mr.. Lin
coin Valentine, Of the New York
Produce Exchange. in late jour
ney to South America, employed the
lad in various services. and brought him
to the United States TO try an experiment
in civilization. lie is Is years old, five
feet high, Of moderately dark color and
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25
LATE SPRING STYLES.
they HAVE GONE BACK FIFTY or
SIXTY YEARS.

on St,lc Dresses Have Bccn Taken tn
Aea.n with Few Modern Improve
mcnts Changes h Hair Dressing.
Ornamental shoes and Stockings.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

b The second representation of style IN
Undressing is Of ball couture, which
resembles n fox glove flower set in a pile
q louchuuts, twist OF one falling over
lie forehead and another In the back
This is style more striking than beauti.
,iu but is intended TO DO adopted
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25
Special corrcspondcnccl

INV York, March 22.-I have lady
friend whose taste In dress is perfect and
who is always habitcd in the very newest
and prc,test styles Indeed, think she
would rather 90 away and die on "A hard
park bench all alone in the cold than to
allow another woman 10 wear n new
fashion before she does, so when made
thc startling discovery that we arc slowly
l- surely drifting toward the fashion of
~ went 90 see her, carrying my
authority along
found my pretty friend dressed in
delicious toilet Of soft striped surah, with
n gracefully draped front, and the whole
clrn'shcl with exquisite lace, and enjoy
iac Che comfort Of knowing that that was
one II the prclfest and latest morning
Gowns imported this season. and that the
garnet surah and the pale blue Grape and
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-25

II you are SO very wise answer all the
questions your children ask You.
Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29
Pbotoerapb,pr a PorI, p.c,,.r

When this distinguished gentleman
came to have his picture taken he didn't
know exactly what he wanted; he said
that he thought he preferred something
that would set of his good points to the
best advantage; he had not had picture
made since the days of ambrotypes, and
he was determined now to get the best, no
matter how much It cost / asked him
how he'd like to try a dozen Of "inspira-
tions. and he said: LET 'er 20, Gala
CHER. So 1 set him down at the little
table and made him rest his right elbow
on copy Of Shakespeare's plays, with his
hand gracefully supporting his head In
his lap placed another book upon which
rested his left hand carelessly. Now
look up, toward the ceiling" said /, "and
try to look expectant" whats thatg"
no asked "As If you were looking for n
corner in lard, says l. "Oh, l see" saws
he. and he rolled up his eyes beautifully.
Don't miss the diamond, " SAYS he; II
paid a heap for it and wouldn't swap it
for the best herd in Texas
New the result. continued the pro.
fessor, was that got a splendid mega
tive. The pork packers daughter was
delighted. Oh, papa, how perfectly
lOvelyp she cried. i never saw you look
half so sweet before! OF course not
If I'd wanted to get a characteristic pict.
ure of this man I'd have to set him in
chair and make him tilt the chair back.
stuff his hands into his trousers pockets.
and put a'chew Of tobacco into his mouth.
That would have been nature. But pho
Biography is art, and the truly artistic
photographer is he who tries to make a
unique every time. Eugene Field in
Chicago News.
Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29
Deception Of the Senses.

The senses are subject TO illusions in
proportion to the remoteness of the infor-
nation that they give from the immedi-
ate necessities of the organism. Touch,
the most immediate and least inferential
of the senses, is least subject to illusions,
while sight is so very much so that the
blind often say they have an advantage
over the seeing in being free from visual
illusions The illusions of bodily motion
are much nearer to those of touch than
to those Of sight, and yet they can under
certain conditions be induced through
visual impressions.
OF this the writer has recently had two
interesting examples. He was standing
upon the floor Of a railroad depot, the
boards Of which were laid with a eonsid
cradle open space between them; and the
shadow of an electric light was moving up
and down, by the swinging of the light
in the wind Looking at the floor, it
seemed as though the shadow were sta
tiOnary, and the floor boards moving.
From this it followed that the person on
it was moving too, and the writer dis
tinctly felt the swinging sensation; in
fact, his attention was called to the phe-
nomenOn by this feeling of motion The
other observation was as follows: While
riding in the cars and looking out of the
window, the trees and all are seen to
move in the opposite direction If, now,
one looks in a mirror so situated that it
reflects the passing landscape, which.
however, must not be visible except in
the mirror, one has the illusion of moving
in the opposite to the real direction of
motion, owing to the reversal of the
image in the glass. In both these cases
an immediate bodily sensation is induced
by more or less unconscious inference
through visual sensations.
Auaivsf
Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29

pleased with the pictures a very famous
artist drew for one Of the pamphlets that
they scattered broadcast the statement
that the head Of the house offered to pay
the artist his original price over again Il
lie would sign the picture he had made in
order that they may hang in the manu-.
facturer's parlor. The artist said he could
not do so for any price within the means
of tho rich man.
The same companies that make use of
these high grade pictures also employ ex-
cellent talent for the writing Of the read
ing matter that accompanies the pictures,
and great advertisers now have private
arrangements with literary or at least
semi literary men, vSose work in the
back columns Of the papers attracts al
most as much attention as the news it.
self Here, again, the high prices are
paid and secrecy is maintained. One nat
ural effect Of this is that which led an en-
terprising member Of small firm to COM
plain to the writer the other day that it
was no longer possible for him to adver-
tise in such a way as to make his calls
upon the public attractive to the general
eye. He said that small business firms
IN all the cities are now at their wits end
because they have not got the money to
pay for ingenious writing or for display
ing it at the proper length in the papers.
New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29
ChiIdren.s nress In AlcIers.

The boys, when running about, wear
nothing but long white chemise and
dark blue vest, but of all bewitching
creatures in the world the little girls can
scarcely be surpassed They are every.
where, and must strike stranger, Ger
tainly an artist, as a prominent feature of
interest. Some are going to the bakers.
carrying unbaked loaves piled on plank
on the head; others, with little brass
bound buckets brimming with milk;
singly, in crowds, always fascinating, not
only pretty, but arrayed In an infinite va
riety of costumes, they dart from shadow
into sunlight. and disappear in twink
ling round a corner Or through doorway
They wear, first, white chemise with
gauze sleeves, over it a gandOura, or
chemise without sleeves, and reaching
nearly to the ankles, usually of printed
calico, glaring in color, and with spots,
stripes, birds, branches and leaves; this
gandoura is sometimes of rich brocade or
light silk; over the first they often wear
a second gandoura of tulle with a design
in it. ordinarily nothing more nor less than
common white lace curtain stuff All the
materials hang limp and futter when they
run; round the waist broad ceinture,
and over the shoulders little bodice. On
the head a eonical cap, always of crimson
velvet. more or less ornamented with gold
thread; children and unmarried girls wear
them with strap underthe chin; married
women tie them on with a colored hand
kerchief besides the strap.-F. A. Bridg-
man in Harper's Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29
Value of Eggs as Food.

No honest appetite ever rejected an egs
in some guise. It is nutrfment in III,
most portable form and in the most con
centrated shape. Whole nations of man
kind rarely touch any other animal food
Kings eat them plain as readily as do tbe
humble tradesmen. After the battle OF
Muhldorf, when Kaiser Ludwig sat at q
meal with his burggrafs and great cap.
tains. he determined ON piece of luxury
Zone egg to every man and two to the
excellently valiant Schweppernan." Far
more than fsh-for it is a watery diet
eggs are the scholars fare, They contain
phosphorus, which Is brain food, and sui.
phur, which performs a variety Of func-
tions in the economy. And they are the
best of nutriment for children, for in a
compact form they contain everything
that is necessary to the growth of the
youthful frame.
Eggs are, however, not only food-they
are medicine also. The white is the most
efficacious of remedies for burns, and the
oil extracted from the yolk is regarded bv
the Russians as an almost miraculous
salve for cuts, bruises and scratches. A
raw egg, If swallowed in time, will effec-
tually detach a fish bone fastened in the
throat, and the whites of eggs will render
the deadly corrosive sublimate as harm
less as a dose of calomel. They strengthen
the consumptive, invigorate the feeble
and render the most susceptible all but
proof against jaundice in its most malig-
nant phase e.-Eastern Farmer.
Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29
The Partridge as n Drummer.

During the time the hen was laying her
eggs and setting, he often gave us the
STORMY music of his drum Il was
small trouble to arrange bushes on q fence
near by so that one could creep up un-
seen and get a full view Of the gallant
thundereI perched on a knotty old hem
lock log. messy, and half buried in the
ground; and children Of a larger
growth. as well as the boys and girls,
availed themselves Of the opportunity
OF the many who saw him in the act Of
drumming. ! do not recall one who had a
correct idea beforehand of the way in
which the partridge thunder" is pro
dueed. It was supposed to be made by
the striking Of the birds wings either
against the log or against his body;
whereas it was now plainly to be seen
that the performer stood straight up, like
a junk bottle. and brought his wings in
front of him with quick, strong strokes,
shifting nothing but the air-not even his
'own proud breast, as one distinguished
observer has suggested.
Wilson thinks the drumming may be
heard nearly half amile He might safely
have doubled the distance: though, when
We consider the low pitch B fiat, second
line in bass staff, the fact is surprising
AhS tbllto oOlntWAAA AtStllDtt NuoSt OF
any deep drum, being very deceptive as to
distance. often sounding near when far
off. and far off when near would de
scribe the drumming as a succession Of
thumps, the first dozen of which may be
counted
The FIRST two or three are soft and com
paratively slow; then they increase rapidly
In force and frequency, rushing onward
into furious whir, the whir subsiding
into a sudden but graduated diminish.
The entire power of the partridge must be
thrown into this exercise. His appearance
Immediately afterward attests this, as
well as the volume Of sound; for he drops
into the forlOrnest Of attitudes, looking as
If he would never move again In few
minutes, however, perhaps FIVE, he begins
to have nervous motions of the head; up,
up it goes, and his body with it, till he is
perfectly erect-Tlegs. body, neck and all
And then for the thunder once more
Simeon Pease Cheney in The Century
Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29
Paper for Cigarette MAKING.

''There are three kinds of paper used in
making cigarettes, explained manufac-
turer of these articles. They are made
from cotton and linen rags and from rice
straw. Cotton paper is made chiefly in
Trieste, Austria, and the linen and rice
paper in Paris The first, manufactured
from the filthy scrapings of ragpickers, is
bought in large quantities by the manu-
facturers, who turn it into pulp and sub
ject it to bleaching process to make it
presentable. The lime and other sub
stances used in bleaching have a very
harmful influence upon the membrane Of
the throat and nose. Gotten paper is so
cheap that a thousand cigarettes can be
wrapped at a cost of only two cents Rice
paper is rather expensive
''Tobaeconized paper is manufactured
1t is common paper saturated with to-
baccO in such a way as to initiate the
veins of the tobacco leaf very neatly. It
is used in making all tobacco cigarettes
Arsenical preparations are also used in
bleaching cigarette papers and oil of creo-
sOte is produced naturally as a eonse-
quence of combustisn. This is very iniu-
riOus to the throat and lungs, and is said
to accelerate the development of consump-
tion in any one predisposed to the dis
ease. New York Mail and Express.
Milford chronicle., 1888-06-29
better Than an Accident POLICY

It is proverbial that a drunken man
seldom gets hurt--iR fact, a good load of
whisky is said to be better than an acci-
dent insurance policy. few days ago
some young fellows were watching with
interest the efforts Of pedestrian along
Dearborn street to make his course a lit
tie less zigzag. 1t was the width of the
walk that bothered him rather than the
length, when a sudden sidelOng plunge
threw him up against an ash receiver that
stood upon the edge of the pavement and
over it he went, turning a complete
somersault. landing fiat on his back in the
gutter with a crash that would have
broken every bone in a sober mans body.
Amusement was quickly changed to anx-
iety. and one Of the spectators, rushing
across to the PROSTATE man, endeavored
to raise him, and seeing signs of life,
asked him where he lived. The answer
satisfied him that there was no occasion
for alarm. Where do liver" said the
man. Il live right here; come in, boys;
whatn you takel"-Chicago Herald