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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
An Ak in Lieu of Pile Driver.

"Why did you hit Katc Drrnan on the
head with an axg1 asked Justice Ford Of
Bridget Mcguire. Of 555 Madison street, in tho
Essex Market police court. this morning
eyer honor, there was nothin' heavier
handy was til, candid reply.
The Mcguire was held for examination
New Yorl, Eycning World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
Infaat Geography Class.

One day in school the teacher asked who Of
her little geographical maidens could name
tine Islands in Massachusetts bay. There
was silence and knitting Of small brows,
aud then bit Of a lady sang out triumph
.autly, II know Nantucket and Narthai
BarnycrG. "-Youta's Companion. -
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
Buyer and Seller.

~ good deal OF real estateAS changing
hands" said a rcisLbo.. "Oh. no, answered
q witty purchaser ~ good deal OF money
is changing hands; that's the rcal state oi
Tic &c. -Nar:rcke: Inquirer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
No.c of His Business.

"Joha,H said his wife, ''go ont and stop
those boys from torturins that cat The cries
OF the poor thing almost drive me crazy"
Jus: shut tho window, ,he said, without
looking up from his paper. 1T isn't our cat"
New York Evening Sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
TOO Much fo- the Onions.

Waiter TO clistomcr)-Fn' de steak an
ci.ons all right, sah'
Customer tdubiously)-Well-er-l think ths
s.sas takes away somewhat til, fayor Of the
onions. Texas Sittings.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30

Cakcr CO forensn)-Aro the pies in yet,
yr.tsi
Foreman-No, sir: I'm waiting for the
bow. He's goac around TO the Rubber Delt-
Inc and Packing company for few more
bc.toils-Liie.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
IcOnO.ly.

First Dame-What shall wo do todayl Let's
70 10 tho riatineel
Second Dame-Can't; we haven't any
Eoney. 1t takes money to go to the theatre.
First Dalne-So it does. Ibid not think of
that. Well, let's so shopping Philadelphia
Docf,~l
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30

In Guilford, Conn, iii within few years,
tho Second Congregational church had had
hut three pastors IN It's entire history-Root.
Wood and Chip.nan.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
Law OF Er,i-ratlon.

Tho law OF successful, emigration is; To
leave place where there are too many like
yourself, and 50 to place where such persons
Is on arc in demand Nav York Ledger.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
One Xay.

Boy-say mister, father wants to know
whats the cheapest way Of gettin' teeth iu-
serted.
Village Dentist-Well, reckon the cheap
es. way that know Of is to come and s-,al
my apples when my bull dogs around.-Ex-
change
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30

II Is is an r:;lrcsy member, II is a lucky
one It's I, IA s boston Post
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30
FINE WINES AND LIQUORS.
ESTABLISHED is4S.
OscnrCranZ ~ Co,

No. IA GOVERNOR STREET. RICHMOND, VA
Importers and Dealers Ia
FINE CHANPAGNEs, CLARETs, BUR
GUNDIEs, MADEIRAs, sHBRRIEs, and
other WINES: also. FRENCH BRANr les
CoaDIALs. Etc. Etc. and dealers In FINE
MONONGAHELA PORE RYE, VIRGINIA
MOUNTAIN. and BOURBON wHIsKEYS.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30

Change yourself and fortune will change
WITH you.-Pcrtusuese Proyerh .
, 1888-05-26

Among savage tribes some very strange
rules OF etiquette appear to govern the
matrimonial relationship. Convention
prevents Yoruba wife from either speak
ing to, or even seeing, her husband If it
can be avoided, and the rude Aleurian
islanders have the same regulation about
speaking. In parts of the Fiji islands a
husband and wife, if they wish to meet,
must meet in secret; a similar secrecy Is
or was obligatory among the Circassians,
and even among the Hottentots. But the
African kingdom of Futa bears off the
palm in these respects, If an old traveller
is to be credited, who assures us that
wives there were so bashful as never to
let their husbands see them without q
veil for three years after marriage. The
same sort of feeling is manifest in other
curious customs.
Among the EsquimauN, even in cases
where the ourse of true love ran its
smoothest and accorded fully with pa
rental settlements, certain old women
had to be sent to drag the bride forcibly
to her husbands hut, she being obliged
under the penalty of an i'll nam to
''make as if it went against the grain,
and as If she were much ruffled at it."
A Kamschadal girl (and the people Of
Kamschatka are among the rudest of the
earth), however well disposed she may
be to her future spouse, makes it a point
Of honor to pretend to refuse him, and
the form of force on his side and of re-
sistance on hers has in any case to be
regularly performed. And the wild
tribe, the Hos of India, regard it as the
correct thing for a wife L run away
from her husband and 10 tell her friends
that she neither loves him nor viii ever
see him again, while he in his turn is X
pected to display great anxiety for his
loss, and when he has found his wife
after dlligent search to carry her home
again by main orce.-Gentleman's Mag
a1iDa
, 1888-05-26
Tho Second Hand Book Trade.

One of the many peculiarities of the
second hand book trade Is that the sales
are heavier on days of stormy weather.
The business men find slow sales on in
clement days, and those of q literary
turn Of mind, or those who have q PEN
chant for collecting books on any special
subject, will drop into a second hand
book store and while away several hours
in looking over the stock. 1 remember
one snowy day last winter a prominent
gentleman of this city came into my
store, and, while waiting for the storm
to pass BY, he became. interested in sew
eral volumes of books on q line he was
collecting, and l sold him sos worth be-
fore he left. Customers who have a
hobby to which they are devoting atten-
ton will find a book sometimes which to
the eye is only worth ten cents, but they
will value it at So, and II a dealer asks
that price they will readily pay It'd
ward Mills In Globe-D Democrat.
, 1888-05-26

Tho relation Of electricity to crime,
which began withgthe invention of bur-
glar alarm devices, has been extended
In the shape of an electrical detective
camera, invented by two Newark men.
Their idea is to haveit the device fixed In
the walls of banking houses behind the
%tellers, and 30 arranged as to photograph
whoever stands at the t%eller's window, in
case the mans, picture is wanted. The
little button that does the work of open
ing the camera shutter, making the ex-
posture, dropping the plate and putting In
q new plate, will be under the %telier's
desk, 30 hat ne can, without bseraytng
himself, instantly take the picture of any
one who excites. his suspicion. This same
camera can beiput up in police stations
In the same way, and as the prisoners
are brought intthey can be photographed
without knowing it and having a chance
to dlstort their features when sitting for
the Rog-les"Gallery.- York Sun.
, 1888-05-26

The salaries of leading chefs in p~rivnte
families already in New York range from
$3.50 to $500 n month. They, too, re-
ceive commissions, and in large places
employ their own assistants, consisting
of a meat and pastry cook and a kitchen
girl to peel Vegetables and do other work
of n similar character. And it is not an
unusual thing for the chef to get a percent
age out of the wages which are paid TO
these subordinates. The chief cook at
Delmonico's receives So, 900 n year and a
share of the profits of the establishment
after they have passed 5000, 900. He
shares these supplementary profits with
the acting manager of the establishment.
and they are said to be very considerable.
His income is supposed to be somewhere
between $12, 900 and $40, 900 annually.
i X all enthusiastic chefs he is do
voted 10 those patrons of the establish
ment who give good dinners and who
understand them. And he caters to
them in a way that no presents of none
could possibly secure. When such
patrons come along the waiter receives a
card with the two letters inscribed on 1t.
-. A." meaning special attention, and
this is done not only to favor the patron
but to satisfy the cook, who insists on
having his favorite dishes properly served.
Just as a poet desires to have his poems
recited with a proper emphasis and APP
probation. New York World.
, 1888-05-26

Records of building associations-that
is, societies for enabling subscribers to
build or purchase dwelling houses-date
back as far as 1881 in Birmingham, Eng.
land. The number and cost of houses
built depended upon the number of shares
owned by the subscriber. The rents of
the houses were paid to the treasurer OF
the building association. Lands intended
for building purposes were laid out in
lots, bid for by subscribers, and let to
them on long time leases. Members paid
monthly dues. A committee of manage
ment was elected annually. The number
of building societies now existing in Eng
land is well on to 5000, with funds and
securities approaching e75, 900, 900. =
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
, 1888-05-26

Mr.. g. j. Symons, F. r. s., has en-
deavored to track the so called thunder
bolts wherever he could hear of them.
but they a vanished before the man
of science like ghosts before the daylight.
Ills inquiries showed that there was no
transmission of a thunderbolt, or of any
other solid body, when an electric spark
rushed through the air, thau there is in
the transmission of n material substance
G a message Is telegraphed across, or
rather under, the Atlantic ocean. Some
times a lightning flash appears to strike
The ground and spherical nodule of iron
pyrites is found near the spot. 1t was
there before. Still the ignorant imagine
it came from the clouds and with the
lightning. Belemnftes, which are really
fossil animals, are found similarly, and
in Webster's dictionary are described as
thunder Stones" and as such are often
preserved.
Occasionally a heavy discharge of
lightning falls on a bed of sand, pene-
trntes it for several feet and melts the
slick in its path, fusing it into a kind of
glass, which Is known as fulgurite-some
line specimens of which are to be found
i'll the British museum. This, and this
only, could have any p~retense to be con
sidered n thunderbolt, but then it does
not descend from the clouds, and is
caused solely by the intense heat Of tho
lightning, Mr.. Symons did not deny
that solid bodies do at times come down
from the sky and strike the earth, but
these are mcteorites and aerolites-sub-
stances elected from volcanoes or falling
upon the earth from planetary space
New York Commercial Advertiser.
, 1888-05-26

Think of 500 girls painting egg sheIlsl
These shells are suspended from windowa
and mantels by silken threads or they are
used as breakfast or German favors. 1t
Is alleged that decorative painting is
more remunerative than any other branch
OF art and is at the present time more
popular in refined society than piano
playing or dancing. Another fad is en-
bellishing the table china with portraits
Of the family and relatives. At n OF
the large art institutions l found that an
other branch of remunerative art was the
designing of quaint and artistic costumes
alone for the stage, but for indoor oc-
casions of fashionable persons
Post.
, 1888-05-26

The great difficulty in the case of all
well disposed ex-convicts would be re-
moved if the system under which they
are sentenced and discharged could DC
changed. If criminals were sent to ;he
Penitentiary under a system by which
they would be kept there if found TO be
incorrigible, and thus permanently Sc
Guided from society, or if found corrigi-
BILE released on parole, employment being
provided for them in all cases before hey
were paroled, 1 am satisfied mat a large
majority could be thus saved to society
md would become self supporting citi-
zens in due time.-Chicago Times inter
view.
, 1888-05-26
Treatment OF Paupor con.umptivos.

No hospital or dispensary physician in
our large cities can fail to recognize the
utter feebleness and inutility of the pres
ent methods of treating pauper and indi-
gent consumptives. DIR. Seibert has
averred that among poor Germans dis
pensary treatment not only fails TO cure,
but even sensibly to relieve this class.
DIR. Paul II. K~retzschmar confessed to
an experience nearly similar. In the
hospitals the story is not quite so bad.
Many patients in the first stage improve
Tor a time but the percentage of cures is
extremely small, and most cases progress
rapidly TO the worse. In New York CITY
there are some 80, 900 cases Of consump-
ton, with 5000 annual deaths. If soci-
ETY. provided sufficient means of treat
ment, at least 10 or 20 per cent. of them
could be cured and restored TO useful
citizenship.-Medical Record.
, 1888-05-26
Oysters Mt Feeding Time.

Oysters cannot be kept without a
knowledge Of their habits. They feed
twice in a day of twenty-fou hours, and
then Just at that stiffness preceding the
turn of the tide. At no other time, ex-
cept when feeding, do they open their
mouths. When taken out of the water
they naturally attempt to feed at regular
intervals, and as SOC as their mouths
are open the liquor is all lost. the air
K its place, and the oyster is covered
with a thick coating of slime. This is
the first stage of decomposition, after
which h oyster is of no account.-Seat-
tie CIV. To- acknowledgement.
, 1888-05-26
Birds for the sIiIIin.rS.

The trade in birds for women's hats
was so enormous last year that a single
London dealer admitted hat he sold
1000, 900 Of small birds Of every kind
and color. at one auction in one week
there were sold 5000 birds of paradise,
5000 Impeyan pheasants, 400, 900 hum
ming birds and other birds from North
and South America, and $50, 900 feath-
cred skins from India.-New York Sun.
, 1888-05-26
THE SPIRIT OF TIE PAST.

The twilight hour descends upon the land,
And with q solemn moan the mighty deep
Rolls on the beach and lulls me into sleep:
And while 1 dream l feel n gentle hand
Upon my arm, and, coming from the strand,
A sweet, sad voice bids me to ever keep
My purpose true and adds, THAT We may rear
We first must sow; tits by divine command"
Then loi as from q troubled sleep 1 wake,
A silent form l see, which from my gaze
With noiseless steps retreats and fadeth fast
Among the shadows where the white caps break
Upon the shore; and through the misty haze
recognize the spirit of the Past.
e. Almore Brown in Boston Advertiser.
, 1888-05-26
For tine watch repairing.
David Miller, Idelman Block.


The ORIGINAL ABIETINE ONT.
MENT is only put up in large two ounce
tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for old
sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands and
all skin eruptions. VIII positively cure al
KINDS Of piles. Ask for the ORIGINAL
ABIETINE OINTMENT. Sold by DIR.
W. N. Hunt, at 25 cents per box-by mail
30 cents.
, 1888-05-26

There Is an alarming scarcity Of water
in many of he large owns of Great
Britain, and Liverpool and Manchester
are threatened with a water famine. In
view of this state of things it is proposed
to bring sea water to be used for baths,
closets, watering streets, flushing sewers
and e-xanguishinS fires. The scheme
meets with much favor.-Chicago
Herald,
, 1888-05-26
The French Soldiers Defects.

A French military writer, NJ. De
tletres, In an essay on che education of
the French infantry. makes some very
serious charges against the French sol
dier. The latter, he says in effect, has
serious moral as well as physical defects;
grossly abuses his officers when out of
hearing. Is careless and slovenly, has nc
heart for military service, and, when op.
portunity comes, conceals all trace of it,
MISUNDERSTANDING American.
, 1888-05-26
s. BON
THE "SHooI AND RnoD MAN.

THE SHOOT AND BOO" MAN,
Has receiUed his immense
Spring Stock of Boots,
Shoes Gnd slippers, and de-
sires 10 state hS claims in
fNcOr Of hiS anany cHstO-
niel'S and others sUhy then
sciH fndNEO THEIR INTEREST
TO TRADE WITH HIM.
n claim to sea- the Cel.y
best goods and at prices
NneqHaiIed ia Cheyenne.
Win mig nesU Spring,
Stock, eUer.y department IS
nOsU complete scsth nesU and
elegant styles.
\ carry the aUeU knOsUn
brands of Burt q Menr's,
Burt q Packard's, and
Strong y CARROTS GENTS
fine Roots and Shoes, Ed
aUiH C.. BHrL's and y. e..
BehnefJ y B0rnard'S
L0dies' and Misses fine
Shoes and slippers, sUHsch
are the best tines made in
america, and 4 am selling
at IOaUer prices than yOH
pay for inferior goods else
Nhere.
4 claim 10 sell The best
Gents So Shoe in tOlUn.
My $3.50 MEMS Shoe is
eqH0Iin eceryrespecttO any
$3 Shoe sold IN the city.
n claim TO sell the best
.U0rkiMsntass's shoe offered
in this marker. Prices:
$3.50, $1:.5, and 1925.
II claim 10 sell for S. u
French Md Eady'S Shoe,
hand turn on. ~ pIt, IUhich is
fl'nsneSs, style and fit IS the
equal of any and superior.
TO many Ofthe 81 Shoes SOLD
by other. deHEerS.
4 claim 10 sell The beSJ SD
Md Shoes for Ladies of
any house az the city.
EOHeY' ind Hcente1itS TO goa
all TO trade aUith me.
EhaCe reduced the price
nlH OR.On- <HnrFn EaR nn1RE of nR-o
, 1888-05-26

In Death valley, Arizona, there are
thousands of acres covered with a deposit
of borax two feet thick, and near by i'm
mense quantities of salt, lime and soda.
The locality is ninety feet below the level
OF h sea, and is evidently the bed Of a
dried up sea.-New York Tribune.
, 1888-05-26

Like his master, the America thorough
bred horse is fast becoming a distinct
species. Like him, too, the best strains
may come from his English prototype,
but the air of the western world has
toughened his muscle, stimulated his
nerve and made him distinctlve.-Judg
Tourgee in BLACK Ice"
, 1888-05-26

There are abundant reasons wby
money should count for less in society
here than it does abroad. Rich men are
numerous among us. Wealth is accu-
mulated with ease, and dissipated with
rapidly. M~ilionairen are almost as
plentiful as English sparrows. We are
familiar with their presence and familiar
also with the fact that riches are often
found without the qualities that afford
pleasure to intelligent people. Those who
are the joy and pride Of the most select
society are frequently people of moderate
estate. The parlor in which it is most
difficult to obtain admission is not gener-
ally that of the richest man in the city,
James Rreck Perkins in Cosmopolitan.
, 1888-05-26

LosT.-"l don't know where, l can't
tell when, 1 don't see how-somethine of
great value to me, and for the return of
which shall be truly thankful, viz: a
good appetite"
FoUND.-"Health and strength. pure
blood, an appetite like that.of a wolf, reg
ular digestion, all by taking that popular
and peculiar medicine, Hoods Sarsaparil-
la want everybody to try it this sea-
SON. IL is sold by all druggists. One
hundred doses one dollar.
, 1888-05-26

Careful experiments have shown that
waste silk Is the most effective OF all non
conducting covering for steam pipes, and
h demand for this purpose promises to
be great, notwithstanding the high price,
boston Budget.
, 1888-05-26
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
CHEYENNE. Wyo,, MAY 9, 1858.

Cheyenne, Wyo,, May 9, 1883.
Notice is hereby given that
william 4. Taylor,
of Hillsdale, Mass, has filed notice of in
tention to make proof on his desert land
claim No. 1920, for the whole of sec. 4,
tip. II n, r CT W, before register and re
ceiver at Cheyenne, Wyo., on Monday,
the 18th day Of June, 1888.
4 He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and recla-
nation of said land: George w. Welsh,
and Gilbert Shapcott, of Cheyenne, Wyo.;
Pharis S. Minnich, of Cheyenne, Wyo.;
Charles Peters, of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-05-26

Do not ask, will this do me any harmi
Ask, will 1t do me any good? The COM
partnership ofSauch of what we call $50
ciety" Is littl6 or no better.
, 1888-05-26

The largest stock of fine brandies, old
whiskies, choice hque'trs and superfne
cigars at George Masteu's well known
Mouse, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1888-05-26
Blood Elixir is the only

IN NyoNSc Blood Elixir is the only
O> . Blood Remedy guaran-
feed. it's positive cure for Ulcers, Erup-
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. 1t puriies the
whole system, and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee it.
DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1888-05-26

There are thirty-seven tunnels of more
than 1000 yards in England, the longest
being that of the Severn-7,6 64 yards.
, 1888-05-26

A skipping rope has been patented
which sets in motion n small musical
box in one of the handles.
, 1888-05-26
DR.. Vagaer&cp.
sPnCIAI1sTs

We offer no apology for devoting so much time
and attention TO this much neglected class OF
diseases believing that no condition OF human
iity is too wretchedt to merit the ympathy and
best services of the profession to which we be-
long, as many are innocent sufferers, and that
the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less n
philanthrophist and a benefnctor to his race
than the surgeon or physician Who by close APP
pllcltlon eXcels IN any other branch of his pro
iession. And, fortunately for humanity the day
is dawning when the false philanthropy that
condemned the victims of folly or crime, like
the iePers unde the Jewish law to die uncared
for, has passed away.
, 1888-05-26
r. MEN.

There are many men of the age of 30 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder often accompanied by n slight
smarting or burning sensation and a weaken
Ing OF the system in a manner the patient can
not account for. On examining the urinary de
posits n ropy sediment will often be found, and
sometimes small PARTICLES of albumen win APP
pear, or the color Will be of akin or milkish
hue, again changing to a dark and turbid APP
pearance. There are many men who die OF
this difficulty ignorant of the cause, which Is
the second stage of seminal weakness. Dr..
Wagner will guarantee n cure in all such
cases and a healthy restoration of the genito-
urinary organ. Consultation free. Thorough
examination and advice. $500.
See the Doctors additional advertisement in
the Daily Denver News and Tribune-Republi-
can.
All communications should be addressed
DIR. WAGNER & co.
1ili Larimere street. Address, Box 27ss, Den
yer, Colorado.
Cut this out and AXE along
, 1888-05-26
DENVER DIRECTORY ::s$;;= $ ;; :::$;;::i::;; !: ! := ;: : :$ :;5 6:
" - 81 y with abouten fv

EFF & ADDENBROoKE,
. Manufacturing Jewellers
Room 35k Tabor Block.
Prompt attention to mail orders,
, 1888-05-26
YOUNG M RIM

Who may be suffering from the effects of youth
ml folfies or indiscretions, will do well to avail
themselves OF this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter of suffering humanity. DIR. WAC
NER will guarantee to forfeit five hundred dol
lars for every case of seminal weakness or prI-
Natealsease of any kind or character which he
undertakes and fails to cure.