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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
Thinning Pigeon. at Key Wcst.

Mr.. O'Donmeil, of the United States signal
service, has gone to Key West, Fla, for the
purpose Of establishing communication by
means Of homing pigeons between that point
and the West India Islands, FOR theibenoiit OF
the signal service. Mr.. O'Donnell will com
menco his experiments with about fifty young
birds When properly trained he Will gave
the birds to captains Of vessels, who viii take
them out 70 sea and liberate them At first
he viii take them ont four or i've miles,
gradually increasing tie distance, until tue
West Indies are reached. 1t will enable the
signal service, II the bind, can be successfully
trained, 10 give quicker and more definite and
reliable information in regard 70 the prevail
ence ard character Of storms and the condi
ton Of weather on the several Islands Dos
ION Budget
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
An Ambulance in the CITY.

When an ambulance backs up to the
sidewalk anywhere in this city il is imme
diately surrounded by swarm Of human
beings. who stand immoyable until the in
jured or i'll person is brought out and put
into it. These morbid spectators do not
even know the sick PERSONS name, never
will know it, and have no earthly interest
in him aside from the qualification of theiI
idle curiosity. Nevertheless, neither bust
ness nor hunger could move them from
the spot until the ambulance had rumbled
away with its sorrowful burden. Nine
out Of every ten pedestrians who pass
along come To "A dead halt when they reach
an ambulance aud its grorp Of spectators.
At the end OF an hour a broad band OF
people, men, women and children,
stretches out in both directions.-New
York Press.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
when j. a Halter Not "A Halter

\ we'll Known halter was riding uptown
last night, and engaged with n scholarly
neishb0r IN an animated conversation on the
obsrurty Of BfowninS's poetry. At Eagle
street young swell got ON and took the sat
behind the halter, whom lie an once recos
nz-d as the man Of whom he purchased his
neadgcar, though the latter Didn't know him.
After sitting some time Uueasily, the swell
suddenly stuck his head forward AMI inquired
with Il loud voice, Il say. whcn'il the fall
style, o hats be out down toy our place! ]
can't wear this thing much longer and I'll
like to know when | can get new one
The irrltated individual addressed, brought
down from his supreme contemplation 0.
Browning 10 the consideration of hats, Re
piled tartly: "Sir, am halter only between
o'clock and o." and therefore resumed his
conversation, while the reproved swell quickly
alighted and disappeared down a side street.
Buffalo Courier.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
THE POCKET OF THE ARIsTOCRAT.

The Fish Commissioners at Washing
ton seem TO have ended their labors in a
calm and peaceful spirit. 1t is impossible
to understand the bearings of diplomacy
in mackerel and cod We always thought
that few thousand New England fish
ermen ought not to be allowed to hold
the price of salt fish up to their own pro-
tected figure on the market.
If the Canada fish can be gotten by
poor people at a third less than the New
England fish, we waive diplomacy so
far rs TO say that the 10000, 900 of Ameri-
can people ought TO he allowed to buy
this common and healthy article of food
at the proper price, though three thou
sand New England fisherman may suffer
to some extent. This furnishes another
lesson in Republican principles of pro-
tecting few people at the expense of the
many. Behold, tie poor man must pay
premium every time he buys a salt fish,
and that premium goes to the New
England cod catcher Oh, Lord, how
long?
Again we say in the discussion of the
tyrannical and infamous system of max
ing the millions pay tribute 10 the few
Oh, Lord, how long shall thy servants
suffer in the cause of the demoguges and
the monopolist. Sugar costs a third
more than it ought The third is the
perogative eXtorted 10y the aristocrat.
Clothes cost double what they ought
The extra half goes into the pocket of
aristocrat. And still we think we live in
free country. SO we do. But we
have not got the sense to use our
freedom.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

The Congressional Investigation Com.
mittee, sitting on the Reading strikes,
have struck vein that is interesting.
Mr.. Charles L. Smith, an cx-president Of
the corporation, testified on Friday that
on one occasion the company had Dor
rowed $l5,00O,OOO to pay unearned divi-
dends with, and that interest WAS paid
on agreat mass of securities representing
no other values than come from resolu-
tions of boards of directors. To the
query as to whether the company did
not arrange to make the public and the
miners pay this interest on what had no
existence save on paper, the witness re-
piled that he supposed that that was true
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
Strange Freak of Memory.

A case cited by DR.. Abercrombie con
firms the suggestive theory that ths
stimulus which fever gives 10 the circula
ton (sgn of disease though it Isl may
bring dormant mental impressions into
temporary activity. \ boy at the age Of
4 had undergone the operation OF the
trepan, being at the time in stupor from
a severe fracture Of the skull After his
recovery he retained no recollection either
OF the accident or of the operation. But
ut the age of ID, during an attack Of fever,
he gave his mother an account Of the
operation, describing the persons who
were present, and even remembering de-
tails of their dress and other minute par
ticulars.
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Story for NcMspaprr Men.

Newspaper men everywhere will appre-
ciate the point of a story that is told by
Chicago people about W. +. Curtis, the
well known correspondent, who was sec
rotary and afterward member Of the
South American commission. 1t seems
that Curtis went to Europe some time ago
for The Chicago News, with the special
mission Of Investigating and writing up
Anarchy. Nihilism and other kindred az
Elections Of the Old World monarchies.
When he came back his material was put
in shape for one big issue Of the paper.
1t had cost some 5000 Before it could
be printed Curtis, on a railroad train with
an old fellow journalist of The Inter
Ocean, talked for hours about his Euro
pean trip. The Others memory was re
tentive, and he printed in The Inter Ocean
next day a three column interview with
Curtis. 1t was the pith Of all his elabo
rately prepared article, which was
KILLED. New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
Abuse OF Athletic Games.

President Eliot, of Harvard speaks
thus of Undergraduate sports in his an
nual report:
"A great variety of athletic sports -four
ish at the university. Three If these
sports-namely. football. baseball ana
rowing-arc liable to abuses which do not
attach to the sports themselves so much
as to their Accomplishments under the
present system of intercollegiate compe-
titions. These abuses are eXtravagant
expenditure by and for the ball players
and the crews, the interruption of college
work which exaggerated interest IN the
frequent ball matches causes, betting, trick
cry condoned by public opinion which
demands victory, ani the hysterical
demonstrations of the college public over
successful games These tollies can best
DC kept in check-~they cannot be eradi-
cated-by reducing the number Of inter
collegiate competitions to the lowest
terms. The numbe. of these competitions
is Ut present excessive from every point Of
view. Wrestling, sparring and football
Games which involve violent personal col
lision. have to he constantly watched ani
regulated lest they become brUtal-NeW
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
why the soldiers Desert.

An ex soldier was telling his experiences a
few DAYS ago "Do you want 70 know, he
asked why it is that so many soldiers desert
from the army Nearly one-third OF the
army desert, every year, and there are l2,UOO
courts martial every twelve months, and this,
remember. in an army which doesn't consist
of many more than 10000 men when the
ranks are pretty full Well, the reason so
many desert Is that they are treated more
ike dogs than men-no, not like dogs, fer
would rather be an officer dog than musket
rarrier-and never receive any consideration
whatever. That's why better class Of men
DOESN'T ioin the army. don't kick on the
pav the common soldier gets-sl month
and clothes and grub IS more than many a
man with n family TO support sets-but the
things tho private puts up with are too hard
10 bear. and its a wonder that fifty officers
aiu't shot every year by their men
..Of course the officers viii deny that there
i, any brutality in the army, but its there all
tine same. aud the men would rather a good
deal b. sent 10 the military prison at Fort
Leavpnuorth than serve m the ranks-that Is
a good many Of them Why, a private
,lar,eu't speak % bis superior officer, young
cad iu,. 0ut ot West Point, without permission.
There, roo much of the English suobbery in
our army Outside ths English our army Is
the mos, exclusive ur.storracy IN the world.
Itsmost.y made up OF officers now, anyhow,
there bonn. IN officer for every eight lien or
So li,u.auy as top heavy as the navy and
about "a useless. 1t supports lot OF lazy
loaf,fs and that's about all IT'S good for
Their. god nen IN the army, Of course, but
there no;hms for them to DO but draw their
pay. Perhaps you think lm "a little bitter,
but thea you mu,t remember That served
five year, IN the ranks-wAich - worse than
five years iu Joliet amy time. Chicago
IrInlun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

Chang Yen Hoon, the Chinese MASTER
to this country, is uncOnsciously respon-
sible for the latest problem which has
created debate in the social circles of
Washington. Chang is a bachelor, and
the great question arises how can the
ladies who 90 to lis receptions make an
official call on him unless he gets a
chaperone. We think that Celestial
court courtesy demands that Chang
should get married. 1t would not be
difficult to find a 6our3eoiSe with a
daughter on the matrimonial exchange
ready to become Mrs. Chang Yen Hoon.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
WHO Is PROTECTED?

The members of the Legislature are
influential in their districts, and we ap-
peal TO them to give to the coming can.
vass q character that will enable the
Democrats of Virginia to put the party
on solid basis. The Legislature ought
to leave the debt question to the courts,
and let the people Of Virginia under
stand that we are fighting a national and
not local contest The people Of Vir-
ginia are interested in killing the tobacco
tax, and they are also interested in bring
ing the war taxes down to proper
standard. Let Congress open the way by
abolishing the tobacco tax, and as the
internal revenue will then have been 40
greatly reduced, it is plain thin,, to
reduce the tariff war taxes.
The people have been slow 10 under.
stand the difference between the protec-
ton of labor and the fostering Of mo-
nopoly, but the common sense of Amer.
lea does now understand that we are
guilty Of an absurdiiy and crime when
we make all the people pay twice as
much as is necessary for the articles of
daily consumption merely to give royal
bounty to a few manufacturers. who
can manipulate the market because the
laws confine the consumer TO the home
market. Let this thing be understood
plainly
The American citizen pays more for
sugar and more for his clothing than the
citizen of any other country. You can
rate all the prices in Detroit, Michigan
and then go across the line to Toronto,
Canada, and see that the prices are z
third or a half lower. Why should tie
citizen of the United States stand this
outrage 1t is the law of his country
that thus forces him to pay double the
proper price in order to fill the puUse Of
the monopolist
The market of the world offers the
American citizen his clothes at q certain
price, but the protected Amer lean market
makes him pay double that price. The
reason is that few thousand wool
growers must be protected" and few
thousand manufacturers must be "prO-
tected. What We want is protection for
fifty million of consumers instead Of pro-
lection for two million of manufacturers
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

Allan Forman of the JoHrnalist writes
from away down in Florida that he is
located where the orange blossoms are
swaying in the breeze, Just outside the
open window, where we are spending our
evenings upon the open piszzas, clad in
the lightest OF ilannels and tanning
through the warm, drowsy days"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
Furnishing a Dude.

In Pitisburg theatre, the other night, a
citizen arose IN his seat and violently hurled
a potato at dude who was examining his
lthe citizensl wife through ali opera glass;
and thereupon three or four hundred persons
vigorously appIauded the husband--Nsw
York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

The Bismarck medals just issued in
Berlin bear the legend, Germans fear
God, but nothing else in the world"
Does it not seem strange that nation
which devotes itself solely 10 the fear of
God should be arming for an awful CON
flict with its fellow mem Surely the
fear of God should lead to the ways OF
ppace
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

This is the way amateur beauty is
treated by a New York paper:
New York makes no pretensions to
being an exceptionally godly city. But
what sin has the metropolis committed TO
deserve the infliction of a handsome
theatre built especially for amateur per
formances Shades of Potter and l. ang-
try to what are we dramatically tend
ingy"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

If San Francisco is selected as the
scene Of the next Democratic Conyen-
ton, what will the politicians think when
they have no free tickets and the inter-
State commerce law forces them up to
$l50Y
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21
German Enterprise.

1t turns out that the pictures and statuette
Of Gen. Boulanger that have been sold il
such numbers in Paris were the product O
German enterprise and have enriched German
pockets. New York sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

The New York Legislature sets the
example of investigating the Trust Com
bines.
General Roger A. Pryor will be the
Lord High Exeeutioner.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

Il b q common thing for women 10 carry
hods and mix mortar III Vienna, Austria
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

Judge Tourgee's new story. entitled
BLACK Ice" has no reference to the sub
stance the thrifty farmer gathers from his
frog-pond for the refreshmeni of summer
bOarders.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

A Timely Caution.-Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland will be warmly welcomed in
Florida, but they should let the alligators
alone. Personal contact with a first class
alligator is not conducive to a second
term. Cincinnati Enquirer
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

Entered at the Richmond (Va) Postofficc
second lass matter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

John Sherman ia credited with making
the best time on record in answering a
question. 1t was done inside of one
second in the following form Inter
viewer-Are you thinking of writing
letter of declination, Senator? Sherman
No, not at all.-Erchange.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-21

The Boston HeraM of Saturday says
that one of the pretliest girls at the Ven
dome domino party was Miss May
Brady, daughter of Judge Brady of New
York, who, with her aunt, Mrs, Lydig,
has been visiting in Boston for week
staying at the Vendome Miss Brady
bears "a strong resemblance to the beauti-
fnl Marchioness of Kildare. Miss Brady,
during Ler visit in Boston, was the re-
cipient of a good deal of attention In
prominent social circles. - Exchange.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-09-01
seven cheap Excursions ia the wesr.

Now is the tune a, the "GAEAT Rock
ISLAND is the Route.
Take advantage of the series of cheap excur-
sious to Kansas, Nebraska, Northwestern
Iowa, MIN esota and Dakota, leaving Chic
age March 20, April and 81, May and 90,
June 8 and 10.
Rate, one fare foI the round tr p; tickets
first clas., ard good for 30 days for return
passage.
Do not fail to take aovautpge of this op.
portunit7 may never have such auoth-
er. Be sure your tickets read, via CHICAGO,
Rock ISLAND PAclTIc RAILWAY, which
has its own lines 10 principal points in all
these States.
For rates Al d full part Gu lrs, address l.,
l.. L,omis, p. A, Middle District III South
n nh ST., Philadolpba, "a, or T. A. IIol
brook, G. T. aud p. A., Chicago III,
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The New First Reader,

"Let US go upon the street car and take
long ride. Do you see with what swiftness
they movep
~ do. The motion almost takes my breath
away
"You must hang ON to your hat or you will
lose it. Do you see the lady with the pink
strings to her bonnetN
"Yes, l see her. She is very pale and
nervous. Is she afraid that the car will run
off the trackf'
mot exactly. She is worried about the
conductor"
SIS he not good manln
"He is a noble fellow, with wife and ten
children to support, but she is afraid Of his
eyesight. Do you see that coin in her
fingers"
"Yes. 1t is silver quarter
mo, my son; it is lead quarter-one she
has been trying to get rid of for month.
Now he comes along and she hands it out
and smiles and sweetly exclaims: Tickets,
pleasern
"And the conduCtorN
"He smiles sweetly but sadly"
"Andn-
"And returns it with the remark that she
ought to have worked it off on circus day."
"And is she sorTowful"
"Oh, no. She is as mad as wet hen, and
she takes the number of the car and will try
to have the conductor bounced for incivility
to passengers Detroit Free Press
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ON. nnr I.nurln. ~

Representatives Allen. Of lIississlppi las
darby among his nei-hbors al home VIII. #
the statement Of tile mUfe,. innal humarist of
the house is 10 he beloved. is even more
shftla,s than the average negro of the sorth
generally is found tp be- Ono day this nc
gro, 50 Allen says, vent into the country to
pick cotton, but presently returned very
much disgustpd
Didn't You grt any offers to pr, cotton I"
Allen asked
"fcs, sich q, dey was. \ white man offered
me one-tuurth Of what picked jess took
a look at de field. and ! saw for myself dat
when hit wa, an pickcl, hit wouldn't amount
to onrfouith, s" l,R for homo tell You.
boss, was in Incl da5 didn't :it fooled
But my 'feImarir was all what saved ne.
teI you send yer tAilluas to acaoJ tc'y
Work 'frff#uu,.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-09-01

Andrew johnson was apprenticed to tai
lor at the age of ten years, by his widowed
mother. He was never able to attend school
and picked up " hat education heeyer got.
James Buehaian was born in small town
in the Allegheny m u tains His father
cut the l. gs to bui d his wa ,use in what
was then wilderness.
Anaham Lincoln was the sob of very
poor Kentucky farmer, aid lived in log
cabin until he was u years of age.
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AfroiI of poyIiy,t

do you realize, young man. he said
solemnly, 'that when You lie down at night
you may be called before the morning
dawnsin
mo, sir, replied the Young man, ~ feel
quite safe at night; but when get up in the
morning realize that may be called before
the setting sun lights up the western sky
"Just So
"Just exactly 50, sir, rma baseball um.
pire Few York sun
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now Bret IIurtc Got Even,

At a wedding in London. one day. there
Aas guest who Fcemnl notable from the
attention he attracted His face was deeply
lined hut very re i--icrhaps the word rudly
would convey lcttnr notion of the tint
the close cliprel muitache was black, and
the hair - white Il, snow, parted in the
middle and allowed to fall over the forehead
in a fashion That suggested studied disorder.
IT was the first lime had ever seen Bret
Harte, and wuIn looked At him man told
me about a dluucr at which the western nov
ellst and GEORGE Augustus Sull were present.
Sala had been asked To meet Ilurie aud when
lie arrived the resentment over a parody that
Harte had once written satiriLng the Lon
don correspondents style stll ranked in
Sala'S bosom The host took lin hy the
arm as the guests stood in the drawing room
waiting for dinner he announced, aud said:
Let me present sou to Mr. Bret Harte,
Salan
Thanks, no, said the other, shortly and
in pointedly loud and aggressive tonr; II
don't care to know him"
There was dead hush for moment. Il
was broken by Harte's remarkin- in tone
Of placid inquiry to the host:
Is it possible that men ALLOW themselves
TO drink as heavily as this before dluner.'
The assumption that no man cU,iil be 50
unpardonably rude unless actually drunk
pleased the Englishmen. They crowded
around the novelist, and Sala left the house
before dinner.-New York Sun
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-09-01

Infants Us Should be SYST natically
cleaned Tae cl Id bes'aver, tie impe-
mont sev'ral times a day, aud leaves sal va
in the rat lie or whatever as a culture bed OF
bIciera. This condition of things gees on
till the ty is a magazine of animal puiSous,
to con amiuSte aud rceontaminate the inuo-
cent victim of thongbt'ess iuattenion.
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I'M. Ia nj, Co,or,.

"ruurc VIZ B,il Newton. Lyin' Btll, We all
ca.lyi linn. Meier Nal near water all his
liir yat he wIl uhHas tcllm' about the fish
he'd nauaIt Oure when Ii, wa1 .irb with
tna iia&er. li- father SAYS 70 hjni; 'Bnl,
haE u.rNpl .Iu. 'fnpr h iildle,' seq
5ul 'iHa' ,ll,, il srs the Old man, and
l,e ,lar.ninif for the IL dcrtal;er. His con-
.urI,nre wI2 uut misplaced When lie come
taak with thc undertaken Bin was a corpse.r
Chi g N,Ws
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M Helm for SuCb,

Scene in the office of NJ Pasteur:
Sulferer-Doctor, have come to consult
you as last resort, Can You do anything
to relieve me from the consequences Of these
woundsl
bites l-aver saw.
Sufferer-Doctor, those are not dog bites,
they are Jersey musquito bites.
Doctor-My dear sir, l can do nothing for
you Next.-Judge.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-09-01
A Deep Insult.

"Aw, Cholly, haven't seen You out lately
with Miss Flossie. Anything the mattah,
old boy
''Yas, Aliwed. She insulted me the othah
day, and I've dwopprd her.
"lnsulted you, Cholly! lIow"
'Showed me little pug dog that she had
twained to sit upwight and suck the head Of
a cane, bah Jovc!n-C Chicago Tribune.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-09-01
STORIES ABOUT MEN.
wndcr Thought That Kicking Was Too
GuOd for Him.

Marshall F. Wilder met Nat Goodwin in
the strand in London, a few days ago, and
this is what passed;
Hello, Marsh, I'm handsome in my Lon,
don get-lp mint /, Arthur Roberts told me
this morning that | looked like you and
kicked him"
"Only kicked him. responded Wilder.
Why il he had said that 10 ne | would have
killed linn on the spot, New York World
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Itow ia knew.

Don't You know who l ain.n asked Gus
De Smith Of an Austin gentleman, who had
just returned from Mexico after long alb
scence "Certainy do, You are De
Smith, Gus De- Smith. So help me hcavenl
if / hadn't known your Christian name,
never would have recognized you, you have
changed SO much '-Texas Siltings.
The Wilmingtonian., 1888-09-01
California Excursions.

Recent changes to the advantage OF these
buying tickets THE GREAT Rock ISLAND
ROUTE. Fol eli leular giving full particulars
add'ess f. A. HcLuRooK, General Ticket
and passenger Agent, Chicago.