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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

The Phiadcl ,lia Times which is a
conservative proiccti0nist organ says of
Mr.. Randall that "he is misled by The
more aggressive monopoly movements
which battle under the flag of protection
and which are much more heard than the
general manufacturing interests which
are languisning under the highest pro-
lection for want Of julicious protection. y
There is exactly the line Of difference.
The Democrats do not propose to break
suddenly system under which industries
have grown up, but they propose on the
contrary to free the general manuiactur-
ers and the laborers too from an onerous
tax that gives rich monopoists the
prerogalivc OF manufacture.
The right idea is to free manufac-
,urcrs. laborers, and consumers all at
once by move that will only hurt
monopolists.
There is nothing in freeing wool and
reducing the tax on the imported wooden
goods that means anything but benefit
to everybody except the monopolist. The
manufacturer gets the raw material and
wider market, the labOrer gets more
employment and wider competition, and
the consumer gets cheaper clothing.
To deny this is 10 deny the simplest
principle of supply and demand.
Mr.. Randall has certainly, as the Phila-
delphia Times says, allowed himself to
suppose that monopolists and Trust
Combines represent the interests OF
American manufacture. What we aim
at is to have for American labor and the
capital employed in manufactures free
market over Tie whole world instead of
home market protected to the tune of
so per cent. and upwaTds.
The projected home market merely
enriches few by making the American
citizen (6O00O0OOl pay third more for
clothes and sugar and other things than
the people in other countries do.
That is all there is in il, and no sOphis-
try or twisting or doctoring of the fig
ures can make anything else out of it.
We want 10 see the Democratic party
put themselves on the side of the
10000 600 OF consumers and demand that
they should not be made to pay to few
monopolists tribute of forty per cent.
for everything they wear and much of
what they eat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
dishonesty of Russian Trade -men.

Another popularity Of the country Is the
provcrbial dishonesty Of the tradesmen, about
which great deal has been said by English
writers. While the commercial conditions
are steadily improving, and are not so bad as
represented by English authors who are
more or less inspired by the national preju-
dice. one trades III Russia with great deal
of caution The ordinary merchant always
asks a greater price than lac expects the Gus
toner T. pay, particularly if he Is u stranger
and unfamiliar with the value of the article.
The native. or resident, knows what the
article sought should cost, and beats down
the salesman accordingly. The tourist who
does not attempt to do 50 makes mistake
and pays heavy tax upon his ignorance.
OF late the principal merchants on the Nevsk,
Prospect and other fashionable streets, hav,
attempted reform i'll this particular, mark
their goods in plain figures, and hang sls-
reading prices fixed" in their windows.
Their example will soon, it is hoped, extend
into all branches of the commercial cominu-
nitv for experience in Russia, a. elsewhere,
teaches that honesty is the best policy. Ill.
lam Eleroy Curtis in Chicago News
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(arc OF the ives.

Il is injurious to rub tie eyes while in
famed by the cutting winter winds and
and the dust raised thereby and equally
50 to bathc them and 20 out Immediately
again in the air, as then there Is danger
Of catching cold. A prominent opticIan
declares that most of the eye troubles at
this season are caused by inprudencc in
rubbing or bathing lie also says that
in rubbing the eyes the tear line from the
outside 10 the nose should be followed.
though the majority pass the fingers from
tie inside out, which. he asserts, affects
tn sight and produces crows feet. The
ladies will assurelly heed the last state
ment.-New York Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
4 Noonless Month.

The month of February 1866. was in
one rospcc; the most remarkable IN the
world history. 1t had no full moon.
January had two full moons and so had
March. but February had none. Do you
realize what rare thing III nature that
was; 1t had not occurred since the
time OF Washington, nor since the dis
coyery of America. nor since the begin
mig of the Christian era, nor til" crea-
ton of the world And 1t will not occur
again, according to the computation Of
astronomers, for-how long DO YOU
Think, 100000 years. Was not that
truly wonderful month?-Goldcn Days.
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Rational Care of Ones SELF.

But YOU may ask. Is there not such a
thing as taking too much care of ones self
Yes. no doubt there is such thing. and 1t IS
as bad - the contrary practice, II, indeed. 1t
l. not the same thing. You may take So
much care Of all infant that 1t viii never set
strong. and this is equivalent To taking no
care Of it n all And the same observation
will apply To full grown men and women.
The person who is always afraid Of Il little
cool air j. the first to take cold and the man
who is always bundling himself up is likely
10 step into his grave whenever he leaves oil
one Of his wraps The whole thing resolves
itself into "a matter Of rational living. Why
should yOu not take as rational care Of your
SELF rs YOU take of your horses, Death is
sure to come some time Man cannot i've
forever any more than "A plant or tree.
You can determine the time Of your death
pretty wcll-barring accdent-by your habit
of life Keep the machine IN the best work
ins order, doa't overstralu 1t, let It run rs
evenly and regularly as possible. Don't have
spasmodic investigation Of your symptom.
IL Is the habit OF life that tells the story
and if we live too hard and too fast IT Is not
the fault Of modern civilization, but Of the
use to which we put modern civilization
Boston Herald
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The busincss in the cork line is done 10y the
twenty Oh thirty factories of Ito United
State, The crude methods in vogue ut the
birth Of this Pittsburg industry, and for
many wears after, for cutting the corks have
gradually been displaced 10y new device, III
machinery to meet the growing demands
upou the trade Every cork manufactured
must 20 through three to four operations be
fore IL IS ready for the market, and all these
operations are performed by machines in
reniOnsly devised for the variOu, objects.
First. thorough material Is punched into
cylinders then tapered, after which the cOrks
pas, into the hands of girls TO b. assorted,
AMI after passing through all these hands are
sold To- the iobbers at from two 10 three cents
"A gross BY reason OF these great improve
monts in machinery single machine pro-
duces from $50 t. 2OO gross " cOrks per day
In Europe cork making IS still done By hand.
and twenty gross Is a large day ; work Tor
the trained cork cutter. When the crude
cOrl, reaches the factory IL is boiled or
steamed. then put into damp place Wh,ro
il NAV dry out gradually; otherwise II would
lie too harsh and hard for Use After a weeks
gradual driving it IS ready for the cutter.
The refuse from cork making IS utilized in
great variety Of ways, but does not yield the
cost Of the crude material. one vi the
products Of the refuse Is linoleum Another
+ lie pre-ervcrs The shavings are utilized
in making beds. and in many other Ways
Pttsburg Dispatch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
HENRY BFEGH DEAD.

Some people may smile when they read
of the death Of Henry Bergh, the first
man who organized a society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals. But Chris
tian humanity is as much indebted to him
as to any preacher OF the day.
Nothing is so great and shameful a
blot on our civilization az the wanton
abuse of the creatures under our charge
and given To u To be used but not NAL.
treated. If We take the Christian view
of it the man who believes in moral obi
cations and a future responsibility ought
to shudder at the systematic torture
practiced around him and think what
plea he can have for mercy when he
shows SO little
If we take the worldly view of 1t, how
utterly shocking ii is TO the civilized sen
sibility TO sec poor animal overloaded
and beaten, pulling up long hill and
suffering without chance of relief
MI Bergh in beginning his work ob.
tanned the signatures of seventy promi-
nent New York people, including Horace
Greedy, Peter Cooper, George Bancroft,
John A. Dix, John jacob Astor, DR. Bel
lows, A. 7. Stewart, Mayor Hoffman, and
others of equal prominence. Armed
with this formidable Endorsement he sue.
ceeded in securing from the Legislature
at Albany charter and the necessary
legislation to carry his humane project
into effect. The society was organized
IN April, 1867, with Mr. Bergh as presi.
dent and George Bancroft as one of the
vicc-presidents. He was clothed with
representative power by the Attorney
General of the State and the District
Attorney of New York, and appeared in
court as prosecutor and attorneys for the
prosecution From this time toward he
bravcd ridicule. defed opposition and
created and moulded public sentiment in
the interest of humane treatment TO ami
mails On .hc whole his success has been
steady and progressive.
rhirty-six States of the Union hrve or
ganized societies.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

The Danville Register interprets the
mechanics lien law TO mean as it stands
now that
THE law as amended by the Code, &C
cording 10 our understanding of it, pro
vides that the sub-cOntractors must file
their claims with the owner of the house
at given time, and he is not TO be held
responsible for claims of which he has
had no notice The lawmakers all held
that the provision Of the Code il about
the fairest legislation that could be en-
acted for all parties concerned"
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puDes FROM THE CLUBS.
How They Look ON Dress Parade "r'''
Interchange of words-The Ogirrs'


Fifth avenue is all alive in the brisk move
mcnt Of q cav winter afternoon. Up ana
dawn the driveway rolls an endless procession
Of vehicles. whose trappings ill the air WITH
| frosty music tp and down the footways
ms nm endless chain Of pedestrians, stepping
smartlv and with heads well up The display
of winter toilets. pet dogs and pretty faces
IL , si,ht "A. be remembered among the ex-
,,o,.;,,,.,s If fine town. One can hardly blame
fine members Of the knickerbocker club.
therefore, for gathering at the windows oi
tLe club house but one can surely "oiluer
how il wa, that i'm the face Of this vital ana
moving scene they can preserve the stolld,
cane sucking immobilty on which The cluD
seems 90 have a patent If there IS anything
more ir,perturbable in the world than n
Knickc.bocker club man on dress parade
should like t. know OF i rs mater OF chrl
o,itv. The children OF the nc!ghbofhooi are
eaii 10 call them stuffed dudes, and there Is
reason in tie childish cOncelt. A they pose
a, their places OF vantage and squint at the
sn,r, Girls and mod Ia matrons going by
through their single eye glasses, there -, ap-
parently, nothing alive about thHn. lhey
mirLt b. tailor,' dummies Or the wax figure,
a, The Eden Muse Even when they speak
10 one another il j. mOnosyllable, without
opening their mouths more than enough to
let the words escape
Fine gel old tel'
Dem fine
"Gcd lieah's Syypes gel'
"Dom fine gel, Syypes gel"
"Dem fine
And 80 on to the end Of the club yocabu-
!ary. which Is all similarly adjusted.
Next to the knickerhOcker the New ork
club is famous for it, starors From all time
women have complained Of the way the New
Yorl, club reviews them. They say il has the
most insufferablc ogle on the avenue. The
Girls LAUGH AT the knckorbOcker men because
they are 80 funny in their vanity, and take it
as an honor 10 be looked at from the windows
Of the Union and Manhatton cluts But at
the New York club they claim that mpudence
reiais supreme TIE windows are almost on
n level with the sidewalk, which gives the
oilers an almost face to face prominence with
the pass,rs by Then, too, they gather in
crnninE groups. and one IAN soc their lips
move IN conversation behind the plate clas,
know Il lady who says II nearly makes her
hy.terical 20 pass the New York club They
ALWAYS seem 10 he making odlous or insulting
remarks about some one she SAYS. a rather
unjust suspicion any one acquainted with the
average New York club man must admit
And what is worse, it is left 10 one to inn
aeine what they are saying, don't you know
Alfred Trumhle ia New Nor. New.
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RICHMOND AS A WAY STATION.

The proposition IL under considernt on
BY the railroad companies to arrange for
an early mail delivery in Richmond
whereby business men may attend 20
their Northern and foreign correspond
encc at o am. instead of about II a N.
in this connection it may be well TO call
attention TO the fact that railroad com
panics carrying the mail should be r.
CURED by law TO haul lust iha
right number Of cars to suit the
capacity Of the locomotives instead
of hooking on any number of Pullman
cars, private and otherwise. When there
are numbers of extra cars the company
should be required to haul them on exiia
trains, so that the mail may be delivered
on time. There are many instances that
indicate disposition 20 treat Richmond
like way. station, and the sooner and the
more strongly our people protest against
ii the better II is impossible to give Rich.
mond its full advantages when people in
the North wish TO transact business here
cannot get the same accommodations on
The Pullman cars that passengers 10 other
points get. Or in other words, why is
there not a sleeping car from New York
by the . p IN. train:
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
Mules That Carry IA Ton.

At Genoa | saw a train Of "A dozen don
KEYS loaded with iron for the improve
ment Of the street railway. The iron
was tied across the donleys' backs the
long way. and the weight would have
been considered good load for two
horses in America. 1t is not uncommon
to see donkey carrying load Of rail
road bars weighing 1000 pounds, and I
ton IS not small wagon load in most
countries. Cor Philadelphia Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
Life Insurance Statistics.

Statistics Of the life insurance show
that there are now 100000 policies IN
this country representing an aggregate
insurance Of y 1919 ,000, 900. During the
past year more than 800. 100000 OF new
Insurance was written. and more than
ss0O0OOO0 distributed among policy
holders in death. endowment and dlri-
dend payments New York Evening
World
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SOMEWHERE.
I give this hour to sorrow; nay, refrain,
Bethink thee skies cen now are Gomewht

give this hour to sorrow; nay, refrain,
Bethink thee skies cen now are somewhere
bright
For others. the green leaves are dancing light,
And lovers meet where blossom in Tie lane
Flowers the sky children OF the sun AMI rain.
Aud somewhere torrents in their youthful
might,
Scoring the smooth path, leap the dizzy
height.
And mountain SUBMITS glsten pure Of stain.
Somewhere for poet brows fame twines her
wreath.
Somewhere to noble purpose souls are won
By holy living or heroic death;
Brave hearts endure, nor quail at fortunes
frown.
And somewhere there Is rest for all who breathe,
Somewhere land VIII e sorrow Is unknown.
H T. r. III London Spectator
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In Good Trim.

Bhnks-l wish I'd heard about that New
York walking match in time | should have
entered for the race.
Winks-Youi l never heard your mann
in connection with pedestrian matches.
NO, never entered one, but I'd like &
now, I'm in magnificent training"
.Ehi What have you been doing lately;
Trying to collect bill Of Cmcas'
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
An Alaskan Winter DaN.

The shortest days are passed, and We
will now see old Soils shining face few
minutes longer each day On the 29d
the sun rose at $40 a. M. Rugged close
to the top of the peak, browning Douglas
island, disappeared from sight at l:lO
p. IN. behind tall peak. came out again
at 40 p. m and then finally set at 1870
p. IN. At $40 darkness SETS in and
lamps are lighted Alaska Free Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

Britain seems to hays arrived at a point
Of her civilization similar 10 that reached
years ago by France, wien the increase
Of native population begins diminishing.
That is shown by the rapid decrease Of
the number Of marriage In 1893 there
were l7.0 marriages to every 1000 in
haoitants: IN 1880 there were only IA,
and in 1856 only H. / 20 l,OOO.-toreIgn
letter
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
Worker, Ia Copper.

Though workers IN copper seldom suf
fer any i'll hcal,h from their work, set
the PARTICLES Of the mineral enter their
system 50 rs to completely 5aturatc them
in process OF time. Some old copper
smiths have had their hair turn green in
stead of gray, and their bones have been
found green after death chicago News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
Pari,, GinomN Anart mrnf,.

1t has been ascertained that, free as
light and air are, there are over 21.OO0
families in the city Of Paris nhablting
apartments having 10 other openings
than a door, and that at least CO.0O1
families in the city of London reside III
cellars Chicago Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

The question of Government telegraph
ought to be pushed in the present session
Of Congress.
AT presen, the whole Country is at the
mercy of Jay Goulds monopoly.
Will our Congressman take notice OF
this, or do they want their constituents
TO call them 10 account for neglect of
duty, and think that they are ignorant Of
what ought TO be done or are they inter
ested in the Gould lobby
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
Ru,,ia's National IiNmn.

The Russian national anthem, God
Protect the Car, ;" was first performed
at the Grand theatre, Moscow. IN De-
cember, 1888 Previous tothis there had
been no national hymn in Russia. and
the czars usually contentcd themselves
with God Save the King. Detroit
Free Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
4 EllI I'm MnrnnnnOn.

Utah Mother ITO daughter,-Nou will
probably meet young Mr.. Brigham at the
ball tonight, dear.
Daughter mamma.
Utah Mother-And You must be as
pleasant as possible Mr.. Brigham i, the
most desirable part of the season: he has
only one wife YOU know. Tile Epoch.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

Mr. Bergh received no compensation
of any sort and made his work a work of
love. He was the friend of the poor
animal, but he was still more the friend
OF man in teaching him proper humanity.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

Nine-tenths of the houses of Philadel-
pha are more or less poisoned by the
ignorance or negligence of plumbers, and
il is 40 strained assertion that one-half
of all ailments suffered in our city homes
are the direct or indirect results of the
deadly poisons which ignorant or careless
plumbing invite into the family circle
This is Il startling, an appalling asser-
ton but there is not an intelligent and
honest physician in the city of experience
in his profession who will not fully con.
firm the statement.-Phila. Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

Some bill should be passed; some bill
must be passed by the House If the Dem
ocrats propose to have hopeful fgh, for
Cleveland's successor, and as all tariffs of
the past have been compromises, it is
likely that only by generous mutual con.
cessions can any revenue bill be passed
this session .-Efchange.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

If the men who have suffered most by
the recent strikes in PENNSYLVANIA will
review their actions, now that the strikes
are az an end, they will discover how en-
tircly they were tools in the hands OF
others, whom by courtesy they still call
their leaders In the case OF the Lehigh
miners this was markedly true. y de-
mand committee sitting al Pottsyille,
nearly twenty miles distant from the
nearest Lchigh colliery, issued circular
asking an advance to operators 10y whom
its members were not employed. and
whom some of them had never seen. 1t
was empowered wrongly is the result
has shown, To take the question out of
the hands of those who were best quail
fed 10 handle ii, because constantly on
the ground, and in the face OF the fact
that only one member of that committee
resided in the region. Bad as such a
blunder was its evil effects were further
heightened BY the fact that the one lie
high miner who was placed upon the
committee was not IA miner al all For
several years at least he has followed the
business of shoemaker, dependent, Of
course upon the miners for livelihood,
but not& miner him Pild. Times
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CREAM OF THE PRESS.
WIRES DOWN THE STORM THE
EAST BEATS THE WEST
a Republican Organ Outgrinds the Others.
sherman - StiII the Cry EEL Federal Control
Of Railroads and Telegraph Electric
POwcr-Thc Strikes Sc.

The Chicago Tribane is Tie most false
and shameless paper in the United States
in its hostility To Senator Sherman, and
has a correspondent al Columbus whose
duty seems 10 he 10 peryert the current
history of Ohio.
The 15fbune was offended with Sher-
man for carving outthc law AMI causing
the resumption Oi specie payments The
Itijuae was soft money a il Is a Brit
ish free trade crank.
The latest story sent to the Tribune
from its fabricator in Columbus l. touch
ing the Hon. William Mckinley, who
has declined to be senatorial delegate
from Ohio to the Chicago convention in
Tie interest of Senator sherman.
If MI Mckinley has made any personal
explanation OF this matter We have not
heard l., but we think we know what II
means. Mckinley has been Blaine
man, and the fact is known 10 everybody
in Ohio. He has not been for Sherman
in other conventions.
Now he does not wish 10 BE- put in 4
false position. The Ohio delegation Is to
hc for Sherman and there l. gable about
treachcry in the air. and Mckinley thinks
il better that there should he no opening
in his own case for Misunderstanding.
The people have not entirely recovered
from the habit Of regarding the Chicago
TribVne as Republican newspaper, and
il is still able to do some mischief upon
the presumption of the character That he
longs to it no longer-C Cincinnati
CommerciM Gdzette.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15
He Painted The Tow u.

Jinks has been out the night before
and is late at his desk. Employer
tsternlyl-Well:
Jnks-Not very sir.-Ncw Yorl, Even
ing Sun.
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4 Warming To IarenI-.

What we often call cuteness in chill
dren Is simply natural deprayity. After
they grow up we wish they wercn' quite
80 cute. Philadelphia Call.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

The number Of insane III New York
asylums is now over l4,OG0, OF whom n
very large proportion are foreigners.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-15

Tie children in Bogota carry their own
chairs to school, rs well as their own
pens and ink.