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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
Paris Matrimonial Agencies.

The police divide the matrimonial agen-
cies into three classes. The first category
has for ordinary clients the nobleman
without fortune and the high government
functionary who has been retired on a
pension. The feminine element is gener
ally recruited among the foreign colony,
orphans with dowry and rich widows
who bore themselves to death in the prov
inces. The second class agents negotiate
with lower grade functionaries, retired
officers and middle class folk, who are
poor but honest" In the third class is
comprised all the agencies that accept no
matter who, provided they can extort a
good commission for their services. This
classification is doubtless an arbitrary
one, but it is commodious for police re-
qurements. In the best Of these agen-
cies, little if any advance payment Is
required, but the applicant signs an
agreement to give or more per cent. on
the dowry within certain length OF
time. hardly need add that the widest
agents manage to ''touch" commission
from both parties.-Francis Leland in
The EDOch
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

Speaking Of actresses, the public only
gets faint and occasional ideas Of the per-
sonal griefs which are often masked by
the mimic jollity Of the stage. An actress
at q city theatre was engaged the other
night in the performance of soubrette
role. The part called for unceasing gayety
of manner and frequent laughter The
job was half done for the night, and the
recess between acts was nearly over, when
a telegram was handed to her She
opened it, and read the simple words:
"He is dead" Her agitation was in
tense, but it was no time for private sor-
row. The prompter's bell rang, the cur
tain went up, and the comedienne skipped
into view of the audience as merry Of as
pect as before. The message had dropped
from her neryeless hand at the wings, and
a fellow actor had picked it up. When
the girl came off the scene he restored it
TO her.
Isn't it dreadful" she asked.
'Lamentable, indeed" the man re-
piled, alphabetically. "Who is it,"
MY pet pug dog, Adele" And during
the rest Of the play the poor actress
masked her grief, and had not even the
sympathy of that actor to sustain her
until the final fall Of the curtain New
York Sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
The Indians Ethical Qualities.

The only results of Indian education l
have actually witnessed are those which
have seen ut Hampton. Va. and Carlisle,
Pa. The Indian mind appears to be q
slow moving mind. The Indian is less
quick to initiate than the negro, but his
ethical qualities appear to me to be higher
than those of the negro. He has less
imagination but keener sense of honor
and integrity. He is more honest, more
truthful, moro faithful. II he is fairly
treated. There is some truth in the
charges made against him of lying and
stealing; but these vices arc chiefly due
to his ready adoption Of the motto that
"all is fair In war;" and his relations
with the white races have been for years
those Of almost constalt wsrfarc.-Lyman
Abbott in The Epoch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

Every days experience may suppl,
fresh illustrations Of the immense iufIu
ence OF contagion I'm the development Of
all human emotions. Nor is IL by an,
means 20 be set down as weakness pecui
lar to or characteristic Of a feeble mind
10 be blindly susceptible OF such con
tagion Even the strongest wills are ben.
and warped by the Winds Of other mems
passions, persistently blowing in given
directions. Original minds, gifted with
what the French call l'esprit prime
sautier, are perhaps, indeed, affected
-;lther more than less than commonplace
people by the emotions Of those around
them, because .heir larger natures are
more open TO the sympathetic shock Like
ships with every sail set, they are caught
by every breeze. Ii is q question of lie
gree how much each man receives of IN.
iluence from his neighbors
Moreover he it carefully noted, il Is
only by contagion, AID not by any kind Of
authority or command, that emotions can
be communicated 1t is a matter OF COM
mon observation that any effort TO direct
he emotions Ito order has tendency to
produce the opposite effect to the one in
,ended. To challenge a man to he brave
= TO make him nervous; to bid him adj
mirc person or work Of art is to sug-
gest to him to be critical; TO command II
youn9 man or woman to love the elect Of
heir parents is to chill any nasccnt in
in the desired direction, and to
make it a duty for Montacus to hate
Capulets is to start the loves Of Romeo
md Juliet We must give the feeling we
lesire. We cannot possibly impose it.
Review.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

Tbs children of this world having
within the last fifty years found some
new toys--to wit eteam. electricity.
telegraphs. telephones. tickers and other
rapid transit apparatus for mind and
body--are playing too hard with them
There Is species Of mental intoxication
evolved out Of oil this" rushing things.
which Is even more subtle and deadly
than that coming Of alcohol In this
whirl and high pressure Of business there
are those who, in MINI As well as body,
are on the run from morning till night,
and every act of theirs. every epistle they
write. every letter they shape with the
pen is In the doing pushed and hurried in
mind by the thought Of the next. of many
other pressing things which must be done
in given time.
There is no repose. no rest for the mind
from morning till night. no time or incli.
nation to dismiss thought or care if for
ever so few minutes, and at last there is
no capacity for so doing. This habit of
mind grows into a fixed one. II leads
away from precision 1t leads away from
exactness. II leads away from order or
method. IL does lead even brilliant intel
lects into sort of heller SHELTER way of
doing everything. 1t leads to forgetful
ness, Tor the memory cannot make
clean record when So much is forced on it,
This habit of mind goes with its owner
everywhere. II goes home with him. 1t
goes to bed with him. 1t keeps away
sleep. 1t gives only an unhealthy, fever.
ish sleep at best to the body Ii leads.
and has led TO the insane ASYLUM.
But if you owned the whole state of
New York-land, lots houses rivers and
all, and next the whole United States
land. rocks. rivers, mountains and ALL
and last both continents. and, finally you
held bill of sale for the whole earth in
your trousers pocket, and the effort and
strain and excitement in gaining it caused
softening OF the brain, what an aggravat
ing thing it would be for you to be i'm
prisoned in an insane asylum YOU owned
yourself and guarded by your own hired
keepers Milford in New York
Star
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

Such an unique campaign as that the
Republican party are at present conduct
ing has never been seen before in this or
any other country. Here Harrison has
been nominated as figure head, but
Blaine is really running, his own bad
character and timidity combined prevent
ing him from openly assuming the leader
ship OF his party. 1t IL, in fact. hard to
tell how Harrison stands whether he is
in front being pushed by Blaine, or
whether be is behind with his hands hold
ing on to Blaine's coat tails.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
Interesting School Statistics.

The Statistical Abstract for 1887, just
issued, gives the following interesting
figures in regard to the schools of the
United States. In lS1l-12 there were in
this country Il. S2e, SAT children of school
age. Of whom 2, 479,G were enrolled in
the public schools. These pupils were
taught by 81 500 male and l24. $50 female
teachers, to whom aggregate salaries Of
$37, 503, 800 were paid The total cxpen-
diture for the schools that year was $70,-
SOL, 314 In lSS4-Sj the school population
had increased to II, 764 ,6Js. and the mum.
Der Of pupils enrolled in the public schools
to II .464. 66l. The number Of male teach.
ers was 100. Gee, and Of female 100, 422,
to whom salaries amounting to S73, 9S2,
06S were paid. Tho total expenditures
upon the schools for the latter year were
tt11. 52l, 62.-Public Opinion.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
Pefraleum In the Caucasus.

The fact that small springs of petroleum,
together with certain gases, have been
met with in the course Of boring the
Suram tunnel have given rise at Baku to
the opinion that large supplies Of petro-
leum probably exist In the Interior Of the
Caucasus A large petroleum field has
been opened on the shores Of the Black
Sea, in the government Of Kutaisk, on the
estate of Prince Gourieli. It has been
taken up by some large capitalists. The
great petroleum fountain at Baku has at
last ceased to spout, although the oil In
the well Is still agitated. Public Opinion.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS:
At Lafge,
RICHARD r. BEIRNE Of Hanover.
john T. HARRIS Of Rockingham.
First District,
T. X. B. WRIGHT Of Essex.
Second District,
d. GARDNER TYLER Of Charles City.
Third District,
TAzEwELL ELICIT Of Richmond city
Fourth District,
WILLIAM r. McKENNEy Of Petersburg
Fifth District,
H. @. PETERS Of Henry.
Sixth District,
W. W. BERRY of Bedford.
Seventh District,
MIcAJAH WOODS of Albemarle.
Eighth District,
E. 4. MEREDITH OF Prince William.
Ninth District,
JOHN A. BUCHANAN of Washington:
Tenth District,
r. B. PooRE of Appomsttox.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
A SUPREME QUEsrIoN ron THE
SOUTH.

Il seems that tho friends OF General
james A. Walker deny the report that lie
has abandoned the Democratic TO affiliate
with the Republican party. Still II IL
not denied that he 10 dissatisfied, and II
10 stated that he will take no part In The
canvass, but that a. the Mills bill does not
out iron and iron ore on the free list be xii
not kick entirely out Of the traces, and II
he votes at all II will be for Cleveland and
Thurman.
So far as General Walkers individual
action or vote IL concerned 1t will OF it.
seif. do no special harm. As repre-
sentative of a considerable element In
Virginia, however, his lukewarmness Is
source OF regret.
It Is surprising how any Southern
white man can for q moment be inhu.
cnced by any side issue whatever, when
he Is confronted with the all important
one of the success or failure Of the
Democratic party. Even had the Mius
bill provided that iron ore should be i'm
ported into the country free, 1t would
have amounted to nothing compared with
the supremacy Of the Democracy. 1t is
true that free iron ore might reduce the
price OF iron somewhat. Inasmuch,
however, Is the manufacturer could then
procure bis materials moro cbeaply, be
could afford to sell his products more
cheaply and still make the same amount
of money. and be able to pay the same
rate of wages. Iron ore free, therefore,
wouldrreslly make no difference 10 the
manufacturer, though II would be of
decided advantage to the great army OF
purchasers who have TO buy farm
ing implements and other utensils of
which iron Is component part.
This is all that is involved in iron ore
being placed upon the free list, but what
would be the result o. the defeat of the
Democratic party! Such disaster
would be Of the gravest consequence %
Virginia and every other Southern Safe,
for it would mean remanding those States
once more to the tender mercies of Rad
icalism, and the tender mercies of the
wicked are VIGOROUSLY cruel. The Re
publican party Is as much to day the
party Of sectienalism as it was just after
the war, and again in power, 1t would
make haste to show Its animosity towards
the South All that lay in its power TO
do. it would do towards restoring the
condition of affairs which prevailed in
reconstruction daye, and no effort would
be left untried to subordinate the wealth
and intelligence of this section to pow
erty and ignorance.
When any Southern white voter con-
templates such state of affairs It would
surely seem that he would make every
inferior to the success and
supremacy of the Democratic party.
Protection might benefit few, but a
of Radical rule would be seri.
ously disastrous to every interest and
0 very individual throughout the entire
South. Self-interest. self protection and
civilization all demand that the South
remain solid in her fealty to the only
national party in the country, and the
only party which has proven to herits
friendship.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
BLAINE IN A FOG.

The new steamer City of New York
was expected In the harbor yesterday,
and the great marine circus was promptly
at the quarantine with steam whistles
tuned to concert pitch and Cappa's Brass
Band filled with wind enough to inspire a
hundred booms When the show started
from the piers, expectation was on the
top of the ladder of hope, 80 to speak,
and craning its neck TO get the first
glimpse of the conquering hero by proxy
for Harrison.
Prominent amidst the brilliant fotlla
OF steamers, tugs and yachts was the Sam
Sloan, carrying the Republican club and
the Republican committee, brass band
and centre piece OF the ovation.
A portrait of Blaine, not the accepted
spotted and striped one, but an idealized
picture by home artist, adorned the
poop or whatever the principal place Is.
The committee with dignity, indicating
full load Of suppressed enthusiasm, had
just stepped on board, when 10 the dist,
ance sound of flies, drums, and tom
toms, was heard, and anon the Colored
League came marching down while the
stalwart colored statesmen OF Washing
ton, Perry Carson, ranged up by the
members of the committee as If to an
nouncc the arrival of the principal part
of the ovation. But what the aston.
ishment Of all when suddenly the martial
music ceased, and from the ominous
silence was heard the stern voice of a
boom committeeman saying that the
colored cohort could not sail on that
boat.
This wns the first little damper on the
performance. Nevertheless the signal
was given, and away went bands play
ing, whistles blowing and flags wav-
ing. Arrived at Quarantine expectation
crsned her neck into the fog long and
snxiously. and inquired, but no City of
New York had been heard from. Moth
ing in the sea but fog, which would not
give up the great hero whom
Il had swallowed. Hours rolled
by, and the performers began to
grow weary. There was nothing-picnic.
lemonade and sandwich lunch. Then
they cruised out to sea, but no Blaine
yet. Then they cruised back, and then
then sang "John Browns Body" and
Marching through Georgia and other
songs, and mad a procession all over the
steamer with automaton-msde cheers
and macline-made enthusiasm. But this
did not conjure Blaine out of that fog |
and 90 the circus had to return sadly to
the city.
Mr.. Harrison was mentioned casually
several times bv speakers. !
The question after the return was how
to warm the circus over again for the
real grand entrance II they could find out
when 1t would occur. The only people
that were not sorry were the Colorsd
League. some OF whom, according to Q
ribald reporter, marched back chanting
the weird chorus:
.Oh, didn't Old Pharoah get lost
In the He'd Sea"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
General John 3. Gordon has been I

General John B. Gordon has been re-
nominated by reclamation for Governor
of Georgia. In accepting he made a
brief speech In which he alluded to the
solid South, and in which he uttered sen.
timents that every Southerner should
indorse. He hoped that the time would
come when the solid South would not be
necessary, but thanked God that now,
when 1t was necessary. the South stood
firm.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

The call of Chairman Barbour ought to
be republished. 1t reads with the sound
of practical sense that is after all the best
thing In politics as In everything else.
We have to add that the county chair.
men ought to get up clubs for the CAM.
PAIaN paper and then they may know
that the canvass l. safe.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

The Congressional Committee investi.
eating the question Of immigration will
furnish some rare campaign material.
The facts will disclose q system Of i'm
porting paupsr labor by contract, and
thus injuring fair and worthy labor.
And then what will candidate Harrison
say about immigration to America being
due to high tariff?
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

The Chinese war rumor may be briefly
disposed of as follows: China will not
quarrel over any proposed prohibition of
her citizens from other countries. She
wants all the moon.eyed Celestials she
can breed, and cares naught for the risk
of too big population as the Govern
ment cuts of heads on small provoca.
ton, and often by the score.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
Experimenting with the Beg:ars-

A Paris philanthropist, who was struck By
the alarming and painful increase Of men
deity in the metropolis, recently made p
culiar, although, perhaps, not novel expert
ment. lie went around % several generou,
merchants. manufacturers aud iradcspeopie.
and succeeded in inducing them To take into
their employment all the "Vagrom men
that he should send To them with letters Ok
recommendation. Then he summoned to
gether an army OF the unemployed, made
a speech TO them on the advantage Of labor,
the ACCESSIBILITY OF economy and tho dangers
Of absinthc aud petit bieu, and finally dl-
rected them 10 call Tor the letters Of recon
mendation, which we're 10 procure for them
immediate and rem lucrative employment at
the minimum rate Of four francs per diem
Out OF 127 OF his ragged audience, more than
half disappeared al il by magic from the
scene. and have never bothered the philan'
thropiSt since or the remainder, some took
the letters, but never presented them; Others
worked half a day and clamored for their
wages for that briei period. while at the end
Of three days only eighteen men. who were
all genuine artisans and laboreis, we're al
their post Boston Transcript
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

The high tariff violates the natural law
OF supply and demand. It allows a few
men to manufacture goods for the home
market only, and when the market Is glut.
ted and The price falls they shut down."
force their hands 10 strike and wait until
the demand 10 great enough to lift the
prices.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

That IL little piece OF unintentional
satire 10 the Tribune to the effect that Mr..
Blaine b the one citizen who refused the
Presidency. The fact IL he only refused
GO nolainliiou when be had once ret the
Example thss Pc would have followed by
bsias dsfeassd\ u nominstsd.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

LEARY's RAFT AND THE MILLS BILL.
-Lesry's big raft is working southwark
past the coast of Maine and bids fair to
reach New York. Hundreds of Republi-
can papers are keeping an eye on ii, and.
If it should fail to connect, we may ex
pect to see these contemporaries brisllng
with such heading as
LOSS OF LFARV'S LOGS
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
LOSS OF LEARY'S LOGS.
AWFUL EFFECT OF TIE Mills BILL on
AMERICAN LUMBER INTERESTS.
-R0chcster Union 1dcertiser


OF an Communist in Paris yesterday
was the occasion of serious disturbance.
This, in conjunction with he Formidable
labor strikes which are happening stimuli.
taneously in Paris and the Provinces.
will, no doubt, cause the Government to
take some strong measures To repress the
discomfort The real matter of fear is
that the movement is being engine red
by Anarchists, and that they are usir q
the moderate Revolulionists in ord To
cover their purpose Of disorder and de-
struction.-Phtia Record
WHAT Mr.. BLAINE MIGHT SAY.-Mr,
Blaine will have much undoubtedly 10
say about protection abroad and the OPP
preston of labor under European sys-
tens. Among the rare gifts of this emf
nent man is that Of talking nonsense if
his party requires it. He will do his peo-
pie service If he will. only permit Mr..
Harrison Ia talk the nonsense and gives
US his real impressions. He has seen
labor on the Continent under a long de
velOped system of protection. He has
seen 1t in England emerging from the
effects OF generations of protection. If
he applies rightly the lessons of this ex-
perience he will say that labor in Amer
lea will become as ii ia now in Italy il we
persist in the observance of Italian me-
thods, and that labor can have no more
cruel burden than that of grinding war
taAation-N. Y. Herald
IMPORTATION Or PAUPER LABOR
The Congressional immigration Investi-
eating Committee is bringing out some
very interesting testimony TO show how
steadily and surely manufacturers in
New York and elsewhere are reducing
wages and driving out American labor
men and women by the importation of
foreigners on whom there is no tariff.
Some of the testimony given by women
yesterday was OF the most impressive
character. One young American girl in
shirt factory testified that few years
ago she and two hundred others, who
could then earn 81 and IS a week were
displaced by Russian and Polish labor at
"a and rs week. Formerly she said, |
there was sometimes rush of work. |
when the girls could earn extra money, |
but now there is only a rush of WORK
people. Baltimore Sun
RATHER BE A TYPEWRITER THANl
MARRY.-Ihe only person in New York.
II not in the country, who enjoys the dis
tinction of employing daughter of
as a typewriter, is ex-Post-
Thomas l.. James, now
president of the Lincoln Bank. The in
:eresting young lady is Miss Jennie
Wehle, the daughter OF Charles Wehle,
the well-known lawyer and real estate
owner, who has luxurious home on
Sixty.sixth street. The only reason Miss
Wehle has to be typewriter is because
she loves her work. With a delightful
home, and with almost everything that
money could buy, finished education
and possessed of many natural accom-.
she has chosen 10 be type-
writer instead of a society girl. Indeed,
II Is whispered amoug her friends that she
has declined more than one flatterins
proposal OF marriage because she knew
that In order to marry she would have to
rive up the occupation of typewriter
Philadelphia Record. |
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

1HP WEEKLY TIMes, ny mail. postage paid.-
one year. ~; six months. 70 cents: three
months. 8 cents.
Entered at the Richmond IVA, Postof,ce
ss second-class matter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PASSING THOUGHTS BY VARIOUS
WRITERS.
Wool and wages-The sugar Trust In
Coart-Chief Justice FulIer's Daughters.
Leary's Raft and the Mills Bill-The
French Strikes and Other Matters.

THEY CAw'NT Do 1T You Know
The Republican editors are marching n
to the Republican Headquarters in New
Yofk In great force. IL is reported thai
they demand big pay for advocatiu g
"prOtection" and trying to explain ava,
Mandarin Ben's Chinese record. -.Syra-
cNse Courier.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10

POIITICs AND PROFIT The RepubIi.
can journals announce every now and
then that a mill or factory il about to
he stopped because it is proposed 10 re-
wise the tariff; and in another column
give the details of opening a new mill or
factory. The reader is APT under the cir
cumstances to become little puzzl d. 1t
is easily explained. The old mill or fac
tory is closed for politics; the new one is
opened for profit-Nc,cdyk AdcertiscJ.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-10
CRUS0E SETTLEMENTS.
ROMANTIC LIFE ON a LITTLE
SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND.

Story OF Runaway English Sailor
other Little Colony In the k.rniadec
Group-Castaways on . Coral Reef pit.
EARN Islanders.
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