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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

"Why do Italians almost hold n monop-
oily in counterfeit coius.' was asked OF
treasury detective.
"Ihc4c Is no, money enough i'm IL for
natives. These .attcr want big money.
Besides. many italians are expert at max
ing plaster of paris models, aud they came
over tO avoid detection i'm their own c)un-
try. where. / believe, courterfeitng les
punished with death Over hereiJ is just
"a matter ot % year or Two, aud then when
they are ln prison they are better fed than
when they are free, so that detection ias
LITTLE terror for them. They are satisfied
with light profits, aad seldom try 10 dis
poe obi more than d couple Of dollars
worth at u time amons the small stand
and storcEocpers. New York telegram
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08
SuFRh AN.

WHAT with Blaine's failure TO keep up
his health report and the doubtful sue
cess Of his grand stroke OF coquetry in
declining. we think that Sherman is the
man. Says the Sun: ut is a curious
circumstance that Mr.. Sherman's pOpu-
lariiy is confined to the more disreputable
class Of Southern Republican politicians.
With them he has the call at present.
They remember his methods Of 1876, and
think him q man after their own heart
1t is bi: Of unconscious humOr that
these hypocrites who are continually
bowling about fraud should take up more
or less actively the cause OF the man who
shared in and prohted by the most mon
strous fraud OF American political his
tory
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

They make no umbrellas in Italy ao-
cording 90 the English idea. The trim,
tightly rolled umbrella o. England and
the United States IS unknown. except In
the hands If tourist Even the mostac
compl.-hod Italian gentleman thinks
nothing of carrying coarse. clumsy uu
brclla. which. when furlcd ana tied mp. is
ucarlya foot In diImctcraud has handle
nearly equal in size 90 Che center POKE of "a
SUlcy tent. The Italians haze huge
umbrella which is always carried by the
common people and sometimes hy the
higher classes This umbrella, when un-
furlcd, is fu. five feet across. II B. made
OF some s.y01g. coarse material. auI Is ale
ways n some flaming color You viii see
these umbrellas in pea green, BRIGHT,
cold blue, purple and flame r.l They
are also carried bv the black fr.clcd
priests. They resemble very much lu 'ape
and size an artists sl>ctcl um .la.
They arc protection against tu. cold
rains Of the winter and the blazing SUNS
Of tte summer Every Italian farm and
labo-cr carries one You wii. see farmer
and his laboror going ont under these
umbrellas To their daily work. and i'm
nearly every hod-erow you Wl.i see. in
pass,a- through the country. these UNI
brelns fur'ci and thrown down tcm-
pOrlrIy by tine lauorcr while 'i.. 1o 10
wmk.-T G Crawford in N.w FORK
World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

The direct tax bill, which has been
such fire brand in Congress, is the relic
OF the tax assessment Of 1861 of $50 600
600 annually on all the States. When it
was not collected the idea was to cancel
the debt TO the Government, but in GER
tain cases, as in South Carolina, the Gov
eminent collected the tax, or a part of /,
The sum collected, and which it is pro.
posed shall be returned to the States.
also without interest, is Sl7.359, 6s5. of
which New York State was credited. in
Guiding the 10 per cent allowed for col
lection, with S2,603,91S. The bill pro
poses to cancel the debt of States which
have not paid up, and to refund to States
which have done so, endeavoring az
nearly ss possible TO restore the condition
OF affairs as it was before the tax.
Tue bill appears to have the support of
majority in the House, but the fill
busters muster strong enough minority
TO stop the consideration Of the bill.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

Mahones reply to John Wise is not so
severe as 20 cut of Communications be
tween the Pirate King and the Apprentice
Pirate. The indenture was very binding
and the King has it in his power to make
Johnny to- the mark or walk the plank,
for there is no, any more chance Of poll
tical preferment for Mr.. Wise outside the
Republican party than there is for a
wolf TO seek livelihood by prscticing
the watch dogs honest bark.
Lead on master, III follow thee to
the last gasp
And he had just as well run to the last
gasp instead Of running a back trail to
catch the los: game of Democratic Of
fees
General Mshono mildly reminds Wise
that the system be complains Of gave him
almost all he ever got and suggests that
majority Of the party repr, sentaiiyes
will have TO adop; Nr. Wise's plan Of re-
form before il can be spoken Of with
such confidence
The general remark on the Malone
letter is that somebody besides Malone
was the writer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CHOICF THOUGHTS ron SONDi J
READING.

The solid south The Lime Kiln Gun
on the surpius-The Direct iai Bill
sam Randall - Cleveland again - BIS
marck. Alexander. and Queen victoria
The solidiiy Of the Soa;h is seriously
threatened. Unless every state can be
brought solidly back TO The line the
Democrats cannot win the presidency.
7, is going TO be close rub for the solid
south ana New York with an Eastern or
a Western State, TO secure majority OF
the electoral vote Thequestion Is, Shall
Georgia set an example Of division at TINS
critical time? Unless Georgia Demo
Gratis come together, without regard TO
tariff differences, We csnnot show uni
ted party or start the fight with vim in
the very stronghold Of Southern Demo
cracy.-Augusta Ctr0niclc.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

Rhode Island goes Republican, as
usual, and greatly encourages the q. Q.
p. But it is the iiiilest State. and, there
fore, holds The smallest hope of aforegone
conclusion Of defeat Why not give
Rhode Island the Yice-presidencys
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08
Dream, and Lies.

1t sometimes happens that persons
and this is especially true OF young chill
dren are unable 10 disassociatc their
dreams from realities. / have known
children 90 be panishci for telling lies
when tuli inquiry showed that they were
relating circumstances Of which they had
dreamed. -Dr William 4. Hammond.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

The introduction Of natural gas a.
PittsUurg has displaced the usc of 1900
coo tons OF coal a year. One-hlf Of tho
10000 houses in Pittsburg use thena,uraI
gas for fuel and light. Public Opinion.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

In an extrac. copied in the TINES yes
terday there was mistake in the state
ment that the Princess who was expected
to wed Prince Alexander of Battenburg
was the daughter OF the late Kaiser She
is the second daughter of the present
Emperor.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

Recent publications indicate that Ma
hone after appearing in many various
characters, better Democrat than Ben
Hill" and Readjuster Republican Demo
crat, will make mis- last farewell appear
ance as Bill Sykes.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08
A.. cDort- on rur ur'olu1loN.
captain John Page and ui- Troop, Viz
ri DO Bionded Horses 1910 much for biit
i-h Lnidcr..

captain John rage ana iii- troop
20 in Hio"ded Horses t"o "''' Tor hi'l
i'h "aider''
Captain John Page commanded auoop
OF Virginia cavalry during ile l'eYoiu.
ton. y ~ar. Like ai tlo gentlemen OF
Def. day he rode a.e l3rs- "hrn the
war broke ON iA's animal 90 course. De
came Dis "arhorc. J. "H7 ns speoia.
duty 80 watch and guard "i. Dds troop
ihe country lying be."een -Ae James ani
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

other in this respect Hence You know
the Importance attached 10 family plate.
which IN some degree still fingers among
thoseof our own people who take quite "a
natural pride In the dignity OF their
desc mt But To- return, as vas saving
/ above. when the time came for The iruil
90 be placed on The table Mr. Siephcnson's
present 10 the Queen appeared The as
! ionishmcrt rs iac guests can better be-
imagined than described not one o.
those present, except The American min
i-icr, had ever seen s1cI display Of
apples except in Virginia ! say with
/ cont !cnce IN Virginia. because no such
fruit grew 40 that time anywhere else
7 / may tel You something more about this
/ further on Such was The interest mani.
| Tested on tic part ~ an present that Nh
l Stephenson had I'D rise iu ID. place and
/ go into a detailed accOun, of where and
/ how this delicious apple was grown j.
must have given him UNUSUAL pleas
ure In being afforded an 0ppor.
tuniiy for disc0ur-irg upon the mcrii
Of his native State and of ihc great Coun-
| Try be had the honor tO represent Il
was "a great triumph for Virginia. anu
the result was that toe Queen. in cOun
/ ell. al once caused an order On lc issued
/ that from that time mo- import duiy
should lie required ON fresh .rui. I'm
ported from gnc United States.
The facts so hurt'c Us given YOU.
can youch for These many years they
aayc been drifting about upon the un.
ccrtainiies of trai..on and doubt, and
have often h-cn positively deemed hy
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

LINE KILS CLUE Oh THE SURPLUS -
The chairman OF the Committee on
Finance expressed his readiness TO re-
port on the inquiry, How shall we use
the surplus in the Treasury" and re-
ported a. follows
81. Gin cbery city in de kcntry a mil
lyon dollars to spend in fab works.
80 Buy TO miilyon bushels Of peanuts
an distribute en- tree 10 all
80 Ilcy boss races an prize fights once
week, wid admishuu free
-. Distribute Waterbury watches an
roller skates free 70 all, and doan charge
nobody muffin for lemonade. - Exchange
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

Msis Kate Field, able dress reformer il
in Los Angeles, California, where tie
short skirt suits the warmer climate.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

\ learned contemporary says of the
proposed marriage OF Prince Alexander
and the daughter OF the German En-
peror, " Prince bismarck could not fail
TO see that the projected marriage would
probably he Interpreted by the Car as al
aflront 10 him in the present position OF
Balkan affairs; nor could any formal r.
nunciatiOn by Prince Alexander OF any
interest in Bulgarian affairs, sincere as II
would doubtless be, fully mend matters"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

And when Inc direct taX and the cotton
tax have been refunded, why shall not the
income tax be likewise made good on. Of
the Treasury? The plea about the direct
and cotton taxes is that they were not
equally collected from all the States.
But neither was the income tax that was
paid in the Northern States, but not IN
the South, during the war Fair play,
therefore, requires that the income tax
shall be refunded % as much as the
Others and even more, for it bore most
heavily on loyal citizens and States; bur,
again. to repay the income tax would n0i
give any poor fellow who wants it-ard
there are millions Of them-a ten cent
piece to buy a plug of tobacco for himself,
or a prize package Of glucose candy to
take nome TO his chiiIrcu.-N T. Hart.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

All predictions as 10 The strength and
popularity of the President are on the
way to fulhiiment liz bids fair % be
nominated by reclamation and without
opposition. No doubt his growing
strength in bis own parry has been ac-
companied by some tagging of confidence
on the part OF independents and re-
formers.-N. \. Time,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

The political Incidents OF tue present
week make 10 clear ihat President Cleyc-
lands name vii 60 before the convention
a. ST. Louis on the 9th day of June with
scarcely a futier of opposition to his re
nomination. lie may already fairly be
said TO be the only Democratic candidate
in the field Oregon, a. "a wool growing
State. has been claimed by the few OPP
ponents of the Presidents tariff policy
as one Of the States in which the policy
would ALLEVIATE the party from bis sup
port, and yet at the convention just held
al Portland there was no thought of any
other candidate. Six uncquiy0cal Cleye-
land men were chosen rs the delegates l0
the National Convention and were IN ef-
fec; instructed 10 vote for The Presidents
denomination, though Instructions were
maulfcstly unnecessary. Moreover, the
convention was emphatic ia commenting
his tariff policy, aud none were more
earnest I'm It's favor than the representa-
tiyes Of the great w0o,grow.ng section
in the eastern part Of the Staic.-A. }.
ItHc.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

Mr.. AldriCh says the Democratic hopes
based on the enlargement OF thcsulIage
are iliusory. There are - 900 unnalura.
lied foreigners ia The state, of whom,
when they become citizens, the Kepubii-
cans are quite as likely as the Democrats
10 get the greater number khoie Island
is evidently pretty sure To remain loyal
to its well established ir.d.lious.-N. J.
Tribune
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

When, however, itwas seen in Wash
ington that no kindlincss, no concession
could weln Randall from bis Republican
leanir-s IN the tariff, the friends of r.
form in Pennsylvania demanded hU
agent. of the GoYcrnmcl. should no. Ore
y rmited 60 work ag in-, the naloaa.
policy. Thcrelpon the Federal %.
D0intees 10 tie States e.tle. ,Ook no ful-
Their action iu politics, o- worked, rs they
had pcrlcc. RICH. 90 3d. t0r ihc men Iu
favor Of the proclaimed policy Of the ADJ
ministratiOn " J. Sat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

After leading peculiarly quiet life So
far, Queen Victoria shows siEus OF start
ingin for a lively old age She Is plunging
into society in Italy apparently at great
rate. King HumberL and his wife have
gone 70 Florence to call upon her at the
Villa Palmieri. She has returned The call
al the Pitli Palace and has since luuched
there with tGe King and Qlecn Margaret
and ihc Emperor and Empress OF Biazil
il Looks as though the Queens retired
habits iu England were ia large pant due
TO she fact that she preferred onlyto keep
upa calling ocQuaiutauceWi,h her equals.
Thus when She hits upon Dot OF other
Queens and Queens and EmierOgs ari
Expresses she sets about having Yea.
socialle ,imc.-N !. Nord
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08

Prince Bismarck Is doing his best
20 blight the royal romance anu has
again rendered his letter Of resigna-
ton, well worn from frequent pro
duction Prince Alexander of Bat
tcnberg and Princess Victoria Of Germany
may in the end win, Notwithstanding the
fact that the wood merchant OF Fried
erichsruhe has put his foot down very
heavily on the long and secretly cherish
cd ALI ance.-CQJLe 10 tie U0r.h
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
VARIETIES.

liza delinquent and half should come up
and pay a dollar and half in year and
half an editor and a half would then
stand some chance of getting n meal and
half occasionally.
Free medical advice.-"Now, DOCTOR" he
said, as he joined the medical gentleman in
the street, in the case Of man who can't
sleep at night what would you adviser" II
would advise him to sleep in the day time"
Eldest aughter-"NIamma, who is this
John Bright that the English papers notice
so much" Literary mother (reclning on q
sofa reading Joseph Cooks last lecture)-
John Bright! Why he's-he's-Let me
see Isn't he the man who invented Bright's
disease? 81 havt had no lesson since yes
terday," pouted Johnny. "That means you
have had lesson" said the teacher, "Who
remembers what l said this morning about
two negatives in sentence ?" II do, ldo,"
yelled the smart boy on the front seat.
You said two negatives made one infirmity."
Farmers son-"Pap, want TO go to
Cincinnati to live" Pap-"What for, Sam
uel?" cause read in the paper just now
that men there are making thousands of dol
lars jist by watering stock, and here I've been
waterin' stock every winter fur half dozen
years or more and hain't made cent. What's
the sense in me workin' for nOthin' when |
kin go to the city an git rich by waterin'
stock?" Samuel you amt got no sense.
You don't know no difference Between four.
legged stock and railroad stock feel like
whaln' you as big as you arc" Samuel was
too frightened to usk for an explanation just
then
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
As if Nothing Had Happened.

A few years after the war a gentleman had
occasion to visit Richmond with his fam
lily, and living at the time in the county of
Patrick, fifty miles from any railroad station,
very few of the darkies in that county had
ever seen u raiload train. A nurse was
necessary part of the family equipage, and he
had secured the services ola coal black speci-
men about 10 years of age, who was as quick
witted as usual, but was as vertable Topsy
as ever "growed." The party took the train
at the nearest station, and after few hours
run broken rail threw the train off the
track. Some of the cars made revolution
down an embankment, and some were lodg-
ed on its incline at an angle of forty-fv de-
grees. Great CONSERVATION, of course, en-
sued the men were shouting and the women
and children screaming, After great diff
Guilty our party scrambled out OF the coach
on the steep incline Of the embankment.
Finding no bones broken with wife or lit.
tie one, the writer, who was surprised at
the placid, undisturbed appearance of the
nurse. who, holding the baby inner arms,
looked upon the scene asif nothing had
happened, said:
"Milly, were you much frightened ?"
"No, sah," she said l thought ii had to
stop that way"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
English Sparrow Ingenuity.

At the city of Lafayette, two summers ago
some boys, in flying kite, dropped it acct.
dentally over telegraph wire, whence the
string hung several feet in mid-air. A female
sparrow coveted the string to weave into her
nest. She pecked at it several times on the
wing, unsuccessfully, and at last succeeded
in getting one foot and leg entanged. 1t
proved to be painful and precarious stu
alton. In vain she fluttercd and tried to
escape. Her calls were soon answered by
nearly a hundred sparrows, which sat in
rows chirping, occasionally flying down to
the imprisoned bird near enough to catch
the situation. Atlcngth, rs if by preconcert-
ed arrangement, they started in a circle
round the imprisoned bird. Each bird, with
the certainty of wellamed arrow, nippcd
the string with its bill. Finally the string
parted suddenly. She flew to an adjoining
building, where her mates and herself soon
loosened the obnoxious string, and she flew
with it 10 her nest.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
Heine and His Mother.

Visiting Iene one evening, when he was
just debating letter TO his Secretary ask
ed to whom he was writing. He replied ::
ITO my mother" as she still alive, the old
lady who lives by the Dammthur ooh,
yes" said he, ait is true she is old, sick and
weak, but she has still the warm heart of II
mother"
"And you write often to her?" "Regu.
larly, every month" GLOW unhappy she
must be on account of your condition r
ooh, as regards that, there exists between us
a peculiar arrangement. My mother believes
me to be well and healthy. She reads no
newspapers write often to her, as well as
can, in merry humor, and then she is happy.
That son can be as sick and miserable as |
am no mother would believe"
After this Heine became silent, and my
soul was deeply moved when, from his bed
of torture, where he lay for long years, saw
him seal and send off to the post his letter,
which was full of consoling news and assum-
ed serenity. NeisSer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
Queer Taxation,

Many strange methods of taxation have
been adopted in England. A review of
some of these is interesting. The first tax
ever imposed was the one levied by Julius
Caesar, who ordered the chiefs of the various
clans TO send annually to Rome given num-
Der of men and wild anmals-the former, he
said, would be retained as hostages, and the
latter would be used for the great fights in
the Colosseum. But Very often the men and
the wild animals were put on an equal foot.
ing and forced to fight each other in sight of
the bloodthirsty and applauding Romans.
But of all the taxes ever imposed on peo-
pie the birth tax" was the most odious. 1t
lasted thirteen years, dating from 1905.
Every person not in receipt ofalms was re-
qured to pay two shillngs for every "little
stranger that came into existence. The tax
was great burden TO the lower orders but
tue nobility and gentry were subjected to
still heavier payments than their poorer
neighbors Thirty pounds had to be paid on
the birth of the child of duke. This sum
gradually diminished according to certain
fixed scale, until it reached ten shillipgs, the
amount levied on real estate of fifty pounds,
or personal estate ofsiX hundred pounds and
upwards. Reasonable excuse can be given
in most cases why it is that certain things
are taxed but where the imposers of the
birth taxi can find an excuse seems to our
modern minds impossible. Cotempora-
neously with this. "birth tax" there existed
another called 1.-THE bachelors tax" 1t was
not very heavy imposition, and was pro-
badly intended to be as much reminder of
their duty as means Of raising the wind"
which William Ill so often stood in need Of
AS soon as man reached the age Of twenty
five he was liable to the tax, which was one
ahillipu paorltt tilt lao ,npIy n
But it did not stop with the bachelors, and
here we think it was unjust, for it taxed
widowers without children. Besides the
shilling every person had to pay an amount
according to his rank for the luxury Tor
otherwise) Of single blessedness thus Duke
or an Archbishop was amerced in the yearly
sum of f12 los. and esquire Fl IS. a gentle
man, 5s. Social distinctions were nicely
drawn then.-ChamJer'S Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
Pnetical.
GOOD BYE"
BY WINTHROP LovELANp.

BY WINTHROP LovELAND.
1t came again tonight, that same sad feeling
That long ago thought had passed away:
That one old wound that still resists all healing
That pain not even time can quite alay.
The mists close in, but family through them
stealing
I catch an echo which will never die;
For, all the memories Of the past unsealing.
Come those two fearful words of hers, Good
bye!"
A touch OF hands, few, hasty words. in parting,
see and hear it all again tonight;
host of recollections now upstarting
GOOD bye! The low sweet voice that spoke it
faltered;
Theeyes were dimmed that shone SO bright
The memory of those words has never altered,
Those two sad whispered words of hers, Good
bye"
What might have BEEN God only knows we
never
Can draw the curtains from the dim unknown
And yet, and yet before me rises ever
But fainter since the shadows deeper grown
Have fallen on my heart and brought il sadness,
A vision of her face, the one strong tie
That carries with 1t somewhat of the gladness
l knew before those words of hers, Good
bye!"
The music In my soul can never brighten:
The minor chords are all that sound to-day;
And mournful strains, which nothing seems to
tighten,
My life, my soul, my very being sway.
The harmony is incomplete her fingers
Could touch the chords and swell the music
high;
Now, in the notes painful discord fingers,
The string was broken by her words Good
bye