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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
ni.marcl.,. weighing sIaeh.ne.

Close by tic side of Prince Bsmarck's
bath is a weighing chair. covered with
red velvet, Of the most modern construc-
ton, and the great German minister
never fails TO try his weight at least
once day. or 10 record the result Of his
trial in the small diary he keeps attached
by string 20 the arm Of the weighing
chair for the purpose. There was time
when the prince scaled the somewhat
Gsreantuan weight Of 2l7 pounds; but
much has happened since then, as his
late friend Lord Beaconsfeld once re-
marked And among other things, the
prince has taken not TO Bauting. but to
p more recent system Of dealing with one S
"too. too solid flesh" Thanks 10 deter
mined perseverance in the system the
German chancellor was last Friday able 10
announce 1t the breakfast table, in tone
Of triumph. that he that morning only
weighed 1870 pounds. Europe, which has
such o deep interest in Prince Bismarck 8
continued life and god health. would do
well, II possible, 20 secure for informa.
ton q daily return Of the weights re.
corded In the chancellors little diary
London Figaro.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

The wrangle Of the doctors over the
case of the dead Emperor is not decent
and decoTous.
1t is supposed that the Emperor &c
cured the best professional services, and
that he and his official representative
had a part of the responsibility for the
capacity of the doctors called to the bed
of the royal sufferer.
DR.. Mackenzie's advertising book did
work for the doctor, and now the Ger
man doctors come with their long screeds
and certain newspapers publish pictures
of the poor dead Emperor's diseased
throat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

Coffee is handy and harmless disinfec.
tant. Experiments have been made in
Paris TO prove this. a quantity Of meat
was hung up IN close room until de-
composed, and then u chaling dish was
introduced and 800 grammes Of coffee
thrown on the fire. In q few minutes the
room was completely disinfected. In an.
other room sulphure,ted hydrogen and
ammonia were developed, and ninety
erammes Of coffee destroyed the smell in
about half a minute. It is also stated
that coffee destroys the smell Of musk,
casterum and Gsafetida. As proof
that the noxious smells are really decom.
posed by the fumes Of coffee and not
merely oyerpowered by them, il is stated
that the first vapors Of the coffee were not
smelled at all. and are therefore chem.
ically absorbed, while the other smells
gradually diminish as the fumigation con
tinues. The best way 10 effect this fumi
cation IS 10 pound the coffee in d mortar
and then strew it on hot iron plate
which, however, must not be red hot
Globe Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
life If German Peasants.

Let Us suppose now. for a moment we
are living bon q German village At G.
o'clock You viii SEQ the farmer take his
first meal, consisting Of % weak coffee.
which i. very often composed Of coffee
and roasted wheat and i'm which milk IS
largely used. lie viii take O. ibis coffee
some slices OF brown bread corn bread
with jam, on with butter. lard. ctcl AT
O'Clock another meal viii Poe .eryed
for as people had already done some hard
work hy that time they want another
meal. This second breakfast may con-
sist II slices OF brown ry0 bread with
butter and ham. on butter and cheese. 0r
butter with eggs. or bread with bacon on
sausage only. to which as "A rule by the
male members of the family-yery sell
dom 10y fenales-ether a small glass of
'schnaps' corn brandy on some very
weak beer is partaken Of
An average peasant family, number
ing five heads, would about consume per
year, two fat pigs, four or five geese.
perhaps few ducks, about half "a dozen
old hens and dozen young ones, two
dozen young pigeons. Pork is in stock
all tile year round, as well an form of the
well known sausage" as i'm the shape
Of bacon, ham, etc. Il will be smoked
in order TO keep. As to the vegetables
used, must say people know better 10
appreciate their value than in England
OF America. 1t is really astonishing toot-
serve the ignorance which prevails here,
especially among the poorer classes III
England. upon such matters. There are
thousands of people in England, vino
never saw in their lives llaricot bean.
pea or turtie-liying on nothing but mutt
ton chops, beefsteak, pie and chee'c
This Is entirely different in Germany.
Cereals and pulse, are largely used. and
there is a healthy variety IN the bin OF
fare II will not happen very often that
the same dish is served for dinner twice
a week. ! remember having re1d once
in medical book / FORGET whether 10
was bv Professor cork or Redam--that the
rural people in Thurvingia and Saxonla
had the best natural instinct for the choice
Of their foods, and that the mixture OBJ
served by this people could bee put down
as "a standard for any other people by
any physician. -Pupke m Herald OF
Health
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

There are at present about fifteen Sen
ators and twenty five members of the
House of Representatives visible from
the galleries, and still the farce goes on,
principally because neither party wishes
to take the responsibility adjourning.
The reports, however, favor an ad-
journment this week. The weary states
men have had a hard time sweherng
through the summer, and then not having
fair chance to give their constituents
enough orstory to make themselves solid
with the Administration and get re-
elected at the same time
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
life I'm Paris Studios.

In no place more than studio Is it true
that the early bird gets the worm but in
q studio that bird must be prepared 70
defend her spoils Thus it is great thing
to be among the first to pose the model at
8 on Monday morning; but unless you arc
prepared to fight for the continuance Of
your pose, you will find that each conner
will want to alter ii TO suit her particular
taste. Unfortunately. malcontents have
the right to put the pose to the vote, and
it not unfrequently happens that after
you have patiently blocked in the figure
during the first hour. at o'clock. when
the crowd arrives, fresh and totally diff
ferent position is voted for and carried by
an exasperating majority, and all your
labor il lost .-Demoest's Monthly.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
A pudc ard His Trousers.

"Baycing at the knees Is n matter,
,ecufcss, which has caused me moro I'M
easiness than 7 can tell YOU. IL has done
more to turn my hair gray than anything
else. But do not havo so much trouble
now as used 70 have. You know they
rrc wearing trousers larger now than
couple Of years ago. In fact today well
made pair has hardly legitimate c1cdso
fer ha-ging unless they arc worn con-
stantly ! myself never wear PAIR two
DAVIS IN succession. little while ago,
when we wore trousers almost skin tight,
I thought should have to go into an
.syluin. pair worn half a day showed
a decided inclination to expansion at tha.
cost critical point. ! found myself az
TEMPTING TO ward off the evil. tried
every method could hear of and every
ono I coald inveat but they did little
good. Finally invented one of my own
/ used 10 hang the trousers up b. the bot
toms. being particular TO have them hang
straight. and then dampened the incipi-
snt bags. After that attached weight
If some sort TO the waist band, so as TO
bring the strain over the knees. The
aloth In driving came back into shape and
ccmained 80.
Your tsilor or your furnisher has no
doubt tried to sell YOU the device known
as pants stretcher.' Don't waste your
roney. have tried every kind known,
and they don't give satisfaction. They
1ont stretch the cloth evenly enough, nor
Is the cure permanent. That little scheme
of nv own is the best over found Oh.
Yes: you may try it. ! haven't patented
It, Bat if you really want to know the
best and most satisfactory way Of remov-
ing bags from the face Of your trousers
let me whispg il to you. Go to your
tailor For - cents or a quarter he viii
press them. and nothing works SO well.
But when you are on the top Of Mount
Washington the tailor is not there. Al
ways hang Your pantaloOns up carefully
have known fellows who would go home,
take off their coat and waistcoat, throw
hem into a chair, remove their trousers,
Dump them in a heap on top of TIE coat
and vest. and then pile the shirt ana
undcrclothiug on top of the trousers. This
IS all wrong A mans Undertaking Is
always little damp, even in winter. The
coat and waistcoast at the bottom, the
trousers between them and the under
clothing, the pantaloons are certainly in a
rcrular sweat box There they are all
crumpled creased and in a heap, and, Of
course. when tho wearer comes to put
them on in the morning he wonders what
the deuce makes his trousers LOOT. so out
# shape Boston Cor. New York World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

+. r. Brady. who has been connected
With various public enterprises in cleo
srieity. pungently remarked: The aver
sge American citizen will let you rob lin
daily and hourly Of a small amount Of
money, and permit you to rob all his
fellow citizens in a great community al
she same time, so that in the aggregate
Jon have an enormous plumber when, II
yOu were TO take even 1.-THE Of the
amount ont of his pocket annually or out
g. the public treasury he would want you
hanged 10 the first lamp post. The street
car lines take penny more from every
passenger tLan they ore justly entitled
Co. Ferry boats are in the same class.
The price per thousand for gas might be
reduced.
Every telephone subscriber could pay
less for his telephone aud leave still q
large p-oft to tho companies. Telegraph
messages could be reduced. but IN this
husting and active country no enc wants
~ stop and consider those things. l0u
pay your nickel OF fare on the street ear
without ever so much as q thought that
three. cents fare would pay a good divi.
dend Oh the original investment OF most
Of the roads. You pay 1875 thousand
for gas. although you know in your in
most soul that 81 IS big price. 10 is in
franchises Of this character that money is
RAPIDLY made, and since the people are
ali willing 10 pay these small larccnies, l
dent know but that my original Ian
gra2e. terming it robbery, is little too
strong. Perhaps the fact IS that the
American citizen is willing TO pay pretty
wei, for good accommodations OF any
Kind n-New York Tribune
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
THE SECOND WEEK.

The Exposition has grown steadily in
quality and in favor, and in the last few
days the strangers within our gates have
greatly increasedjn numbers. The YER
dict is unanimously in favor Of a big
success, and we may confidently look TO
the great results expected from these dis
plays of the industrial arts, as drawing
the attention Of the country in every
feature of merit that skill, capital and
enterprise can develop. While the
United States has as country been en-
closed with a wall built up by the
fallacy of home protection and foreign
prohibition the free intercourse in trade
between all the States has taught US to
find out quickly what we can make for
our neighbois and what we can get from
them at the best advantages of the divi-
sion of labor. The varied climates of
the different States and the fraternal feel
ing of a common citizenship favor in the
highest degree the cultivation Of an abso-
lutely perfect system of mutual exchange
that must be vastly beneficial to all 1t
has been said by the political econo-
mist that the principle Of divi-
sion Of labor and trade was
so perfect that the man making To-
conceive in England was also blowing
corn in Illinois, and if this principle APP
plies so well between different countries
with restrictive international laws, it fol-
lows that the Americans are wise 10 ap-
ply the principle here in family OF free
States.
The Exposition is the most practical
way of developing this mercantile inter
course.
Therefore, the TINES has been urging
every man, woman and child in the COM
munily to interest themselves and every
body else in this display Of our ability to
work in the mechanic arts for the world
and furnish labor and capital the best
opportunities.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
THE DANGERS or EApIcALIsx.

We clip paragraph from an article IN
the Herald discussing me question, is
the Union Failure
The question Is startling, but 1t is res
sonable. II few schemiDg politicians
with their selfish conspiracies can dis
rupt the patriotic policy OF the peoples
party and risk its defea, by local quar-
rel, just simply because New York has
tbirty-six electoral votes. then We are
confronted with great danger II will
show that the people are not intelligenily
alive 10 the issue between the parties
and that the country may be again thrown
into the clutches Of powerful ring,
that may use it's political power and the
money OF hs protected monopolies and
corporations TO hold the Government and
finally 10 subvert our institutions with
mockery OF Repubicanism covering
worse wrongs than monarcbies practice
The election of a Democratic Presi-
dent after q great many mistakes on the
side of his party was due to tie fact that
the people were startled at the audscious
usurpation of stealing the Presidency.
II they are lu]led into forgetfulness OF
the character of the party that commit
ted that outrage, now is the time to wake
up and make a powerful effort to pre-
serve the safety of the Republic.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
An Artful Little Dodecr.

4 lady came out on the steps of house
on Duifield street and called aloud II
sweet. persuasive tones:
George, dearl'
There was no answer, and she looked
anxiously up and down the street ant
again called, but in firmer voice:
George"
Not word. Taking in the entire hori
ION with one sweeping, comprehensive
glance. she made a trumpet Of her HAND
and called shrill and sharp:
George"
Then little pair Of scurrying feet
came around the corner Of the house, &C
companicd by a round, innocent face
much stained with watermelon juice, anC
q sweet voice inquired:
Did YOU call me, mamma!'-Detroi
Free Press
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS;

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS;
At Large,
RICHARD r. BEIRNE Of Hanover.
JOHN T. HARRIS Of Rockingham.
First District,
T.R.B. WRIGHT of Essex.
Second District,
D. GARDINER TYLER of Charles City.
Third District,
YAzKwKLL Elicit of Richmond city
Fourth District,
WILLIAM r. McKESsRY of Petersburg
Fifth District,
H.G. PETERS of Henry.
Sixth District,
w. W. BERRY Of Bedford.
Seventh District,
MIcAJAH WOODS of Albemarle.
Eighth District,
E.E. MEREDITH of Prince William.
Ninth District.
JAMES W. MARSHALL o. Craig.
Tenth District,
RIB. PooRE of Appomattox.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

The Petersburg Progress has the follow
ing Mr. L. G. VenaSle. in his speech
before the Democratic club Thursday
night, at Library Hall, said he never
knew any tobacco man to complain when
he could buy tobacco cheap, and he did
not see why the Republican party should
try to prevent the Democratic party
from giving the people plan of taxation
which would enable them to buy the
necesssTies of life cheaper than they dc
now"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

The Tribune says that "the markets of
the world is fsyorite expression with
Democrats. OF course ii is, because they
prefer the simple and just principle of
opening a great country to the markets
that are not entirely given to monopo-
lisiic control and eXorbtant prices.
A Spanish Diplomatic Agent has been
officially received by Sultan Muley Ben
Hassan of Morocco, and the tale Of the
performance only needs to have been
narrated by an American millinery re-
porter to make it dream Of the Arabian
Nights
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

The TINES was forced to publish the
Presidents letter of acceptance, though II
was given out on Sunday. But we did not
publish Judge Thurman's because we do
not propose to encourage even such a
big statesman in writing political docu-
ments on that day and causing the hard
worked journalist to read the document
and the printer TO set It up. All the same
the paper is a very able one, terse and
very sharp pointed and direct in the
statement of the great issue and very
conclusive to the consideration of any
patriotic citizen.
1t is we'll worth the reading, for 1t
comes at an important moment, when 1t
is time to bring up the reserve and strike
the enemy hard at the most important
part Of the battle.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

The Spartanburg case before the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
yolving a complaint against certain
Southern roads for discrimination in
freight charges has been adjourned for
further proceedings to November Goth,
1888.
The petitioners In the case are the
Spartsnburg Board of Trade against the
Richmond & Dsnville Railroad and
others.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
CREAM OF The PRESS.
7HE BEST PARAGRAPHS FROA YES
TERDAYS E5','HANGES.
Convicted bv Their ow" fr"phets-eon
gress-Eoonomie Asrus' s-New York the
Battle Ground l. the Union to he Fail
uree-Republicss Battle OF Dorkins'

CONVICTED RY THEIR Own PROPHETS
The Presidents advocacy OF free raw
materials is characterized by the Tribune
as the result of "a mind curiousiy i'll
informed"
Was Protectionist William ID. Kelleys
mind "curiously ili-informed' when he
said. in 1886 Let the raw material come
in lei Ms make blankets that will drive
out English blankets =
Had Henry Wilson mind "curiously
ill.informed'' when he said ~ think
American labor will be best protected by
taxing sll the necessaries OF life lightly,
placing the raw materials which enter
into our manufactures on the free list =
Was President Grant ignorant, or de
voted TO British interests" when he said,
In his message for 1875, that duties on
raw materials wool and the like mot
only come from the consumers at home,
but act as a protection to foreign manu-
faciurers of the same completed articles
10 our iron and distant markets New
York World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

Major Ginter and his niece, Miss
Arents. after their tour around the world,
like the grea, traveller in the story, arrived
day sooner than they were expected
having started to Richmond after very
brief rest In New York. The welcome
home by q host Of friends, however, is
always ready for such travellers so gener-
ally missed and can never be taken by
surprise.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

We recommend the extract we copy
from Colonel Fellows speech illustrating
the Republican policy of jobbery by the
famous collision between the yacht OF
Naval Secretary Bill Chandler and a
Pennsylvania coal barge. in which en-
counter the United States ship was sunk
and the Secretary and crew rescued by
oyster boats.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16
The NATIONS WORKING POWER.
Energy Of Vavioos Countries Estimated In
Foot Tons--An Engiishmal's Tribute.


Among the many scientific papers read
at the recent meeting of the British asso-
citation in Bath, none possesses n higher
degree of interest than the brief mono
graph Of Mr. Michael q. Mulhall on the
Growth of American Industries and
| Wealth" Ii is all the moro interesting
because il Is the work Of distinguished
English statistician, and so must be re-
garded as free from any blemish Of pa
triotic exaggeration.
To look upon the picture which Mr..
Mulhall gives Of the astonishing lite
wealth and energy Of the United States
stirs the blood. In every one Of the
three principal sources Of power man.
horse and steam-we greatly exceed the
leading nations of Europe. as will be-
seen from this table of Mr. Mulhallis.
showing the aggregate energy Of the
principal nations IN millions Of foot tons
daily:
Countries. Hand Horse. steam Total
United States 600. s.G5l S3.go 500 S9t4
United Kingdom 500 $40 $3.50 81 e0o
France .............5 .6eO $50 1910 a. 80
Germany ...........60O 1880 1850 Ss.2O
An inspection of this table shows that
in round numbers the working power Of
the United States is three time as great
as that Of France. two and one-half times
rs great as that of Germany, and one
aud two-thirds times As great as that Ot
the united kingdom OF Great Britain and
Ireland. II is equal 20 that OF the two
greatest Of the older nations combined.
II there were any danger OF the re
public's putting forth its gigantic strength
in aggressive warfare, there would be a
panic terror among the powers across the
ocean. that hundred years ago beheld
its birth with indifference or contempt.
Moreover, as Mr. Mulhall shows the un
paralleled growth Of this country mas
only begun:
AT present the increase of industry,
energy and wealth goes ON undated.
The next census in 1890 will probably
show a population Of G6, 000, GOO, with an
aggregate energy of almost 100, 600. 600
600 Of foot tons daily, ana an accumulated
wealth of If 100000, 600 sterling. figures
never before applicable to amy nation IN
the world ~
Uncle Sans boys are not given Ia
vainglorious boasiing as much as they
used to be, and perhaps one reason Is
that there IS no need for them 10 boast
4 power like that which this republic
now possesses speaks for itself and all
the world heeds it.. The moral force
emanating from such an enormous az
gregate of physical energy is un-
measurable. There is not move
ment for political enfranchisement
on the face of the globe that
does not feel itself strengthened by the
influence of the United States 1t is
glorious to be a citizen of such q coun-
try, infinitely more glorious than 10 have
been a Roman citizen at the height of
the Roman ronOwn,
Well all this splendor Of national de-
yelopment which the British men OF
science have just had displayed for their
admiration and wonder, the people of
the United States have created for them
selves. and they have created 70 by eX-
tending the same lines of progre which
their fcrelathers struck out century
ago. New York sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

The Louisville Courier-JourHaI remark:
with the piihy pointedness of that jour
nal that the Republican party, which has
established so many millions for rich mo-
nopolists, is not very good party for the
poor man.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

The New York Str says that Garry
ing water on both shoulders is proven
bislly difficult Job But II is not half so
hard as trying to carry water on one
shoulder and whisky on the other, as
the Republicans are just now doing"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

The Republican trick of the pay en-
yelop" does not take as well as rs sharp
inventors fondly thought it would.
A number OF protectionist manufac-
turers even have declined to use It.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

Owing, as it is supposed, to the syste-
matte robbery OF their nests, hooking
birds are heard less this year in Florida
than ever before.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-16

CONGRESS. BY the last census Of the
Senate, taken Friday afternoon, there
were fifteen members present for duty,
while enough more to raise the aggregate
available for emergencies to within half
dozen of quorum were known TO be
within easy call Since then several
have left the city Contradictory re-
ports are current regarding prospective
adjournment (sll traceable, oddly enough,
TO highly authoritative sources) to the
effect that ithas been determined to adj
iourn without delay on Wednesday, on
Thursday, on Saturday of this week, and
on Monday of next week.-Washington
dispatch.