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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28
SUICIDAL TURKEY.
A Country Which Would BE Prosperous
Under . Wise Policy.

A Country Which Would BE Prosperous
Under . Wise Policy.
There used to be large commerce
in mohair, which industry was Of
great value to tho people of Asia
Minor, and it could have controlled
the worlds market. But Turkish
political economy is of that kind that
as soon as it perceives any industry to
be in aourishing condition it begins
to levy unbearable taxes upon it. and
thus the production Of this beautiful
wool was practically stifled. In adj
dition to the usual four-fifths there
was placed an export tax of 8 per cent.
upon 1t, besides the profit of the mid
dlemen. The peculiar system OF tax
alton made the goats taxable as live
stock and their milk as food product.
Their hair was taxed when clipped.
and again when shipped abroad. Thus
the whole production Of this beautiful
textile died out and other countries
are beginning to furnish tho Angurs
wool.
The culture OF the silkworm and tbs
manufacture Of those unique and q.
most everlasting siln from Brouspa
might be made { source Of much rev
enue 70 Turkey, wero Il not for the
policy which taxes every mulhoury
bee. ovory ou1ce q NV III I'D
eys* ND a soeds menpfRetaso
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Tho Romance OF q Cab.

A line Of street cabs has been estab.
lished in Trenton, and already one OF
them has developed q pretty romance.
The other evening merchant, tired out
after a hard days jaunt in New York,
walked up the incline at the Clinton
street station and got into one Of the new
cabs. As he entered he saw that lady
had taken seat, and would evidently be
fellow traveller down town. lie Do.
htely raised his hat, and the vehicle
dashed down Clinton avenue 10 State
street.
As they turned the corner on the way
to the center of the city the electric light
flashed into the dark little compartment,
and in a moment two eyes were fixed on
two others ON the opposite side Of the
cab. Tho eyes had not met for many q
month, and one pair belonged to hus.
band and another 10 his wife. The paii
had parted, as many people part, over a
slight difficulty. and the unthought OF
meeting was tho means Of making happy
q home which had been dreary for many
. day. At FIRST neither spoke; then q
hand was extended and grasped, and a.
the cab crossed the canal bridge the
equilibrium OF the vehicle was lost. FOR
both at together, and they alighted To-
eethr. -Tenton IN. ~ Times,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28
0UBKRNATORIAL CANDIDATES.

The candidates for Governor are loom
ing.
Colonel O'Ferralrs boom appeared last
week in a Washington paperwith a ford
ard effervescent look as II il was flower
that bloomed in the spring.
Statesman John T. Harris. with his &C
customed modesty, reclines in the Valley
and smiles at Colonel O'Ferralls chance
Colonel McKinney's handsome figure
wears the aspect Of hope, and he has the
advantage of having been beaten like a
true Democrat, and still held on
Hon. Z. c. yenable, prince of fine fel-
lows and flushed with glorious victory,
IL named as a candidate for Governor
And then wehave Colonel Dick Beirne
editor and politician, the very embodi-
ment OF popularity and gallant manhood,
the flower Of the young Democracy. Let
US fight IL out between ourselves and the
devil take the hindmosi.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

Not newspaper In the country has
failed to express an alleged idea on
Mr.. Blaine as the great Jumbo elephant
of the coming Administration. We do
not believe that General Harrison will
have Blaine, for he Il not the sort OF
man to blindly put himself under another
or let an old man Of the sea ride him like
s.nbad, the sailor.
A superintendent of an administration
Is good If an ass, hui such a master spirit
as Blaine would work harm. and merely
use his high place of superintendent to
get himself nominated in 1892. OF
course Presidents prefer second term.
and would not like a rival too near the
throne.
The business of the country has been
so badly managed for a long time that
the habit of neglect may still go on with
out bringing US TO ruin, and, therefore,
an administration even with the bad
reputation of the Republican party
wrapped around ii may afford to. have
fools rather than masters in the
departments, and selfishness, self-inter-
est, ambition, and vanity all prompt Gen
eral Harrison not TO have Blaine in the
Cabinet
Where would the second term be, of
which even now General Harrison
dreams, though the ink is still hot on the
inaugural-address peni
VIII General Harrison climb to the
roof aad, like the famous ape, try conclu-
sions by crawling down the chimneys
Not much. Mr. Blaine will not run
the administration if General Harrison
can help il, and he certainly can unless
bulldozed by Blaine's friends, and those
who know Harrison say that he is not
that sort of a man.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

Charles Ford, OF Shandaken. Is rated
as one Of the finest wrestlels among
The western Catskills. Ho il consid
cred nervy fellow His nerves and
muscles were tried 10 the utmost on
Saturday, in an encounter which was
as unexpected asst was startling. Ford
was tramping along singing and whist
ling. when he saw coming toward him
an animal resembling q bear On il
came at az ambling, shutting gait
toward Ford When bruin caught
sight of the man it at once stopped,
and Ford would have had ample time
10 have beaten retreat He did not
do SO, however; neither did bruin.
Both stood cycling each other and
taking in the situation. Eords only
weapon was q revolver, and this he
resolved To use on the bears tenderesi
spot. Taking careful aim he fired, but
just as he did so, the bear made a
spring and the bullet merely grazed
the bears tough hide.
When within about five feet Ford
fired again, but without even stopping
the shaggy monster pounced upon lis
enemy and encircled Ford's waist with
its powerful paws. He struck at the
bears jaw with his iron fist. and when
the pressure on his waist relaxed. Ford
adroitly tripped up his bcarship, but
by some mischance he and the bear
took ridiculous header together down
the side of mountain.
Ford says: 1t was all right when ]
was on top. but when | was under.
meath, the breath was nearly squeezed
out of me, and rs to snorting and blow
ing well, | never heard such noisy
ticks as that bear put in outside of
railroad locomotive
a gully stopped their downward
career, and landed Ford several yards
in advance of the bear. Brnin was
quickly on top Of its victim again,
however, but with an adroit movement
Ford, who had retained his hold on
the revolver, stuck the barrel against
the bears mouth and fired Tie ami
NAL relaxed its hold and fell over dead.
Kingston Freeman
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Tor My Sake"

These three little words are the touch
stone Of love. The application of thia
touchstone begins with infancy and ends
only with the end of life. If that baby
in his mothers arms could speak intelli-
gently it would say: 1T is for my sake
that mothers eye watches unsleeping
through the midnight hours, and her
arms mold me until they are ready to
drop of for WEAKNESS" "For my sake"
many successful man acknowledges
gratefully that his parents toiled and
econonitzed In order TO buy books and
pay college ILLS. For my sake" pro
vides the sheltering roof and the arm
chair for dear old grandma ut the fire
side. Take these words out of our Ian
guage and you would rob home Of It's
sweetness and human life OF some of Its
noblest aspirations. Exchange.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

The business complications in Mary
land and West Virginia between the rail
road and coal companies is bringing thai
section into great notoricty just now, and
10 more or less the cause of Mr.. Lowndes
visit TO New York The election OF
Charles F. Mayer as president of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad means good
deal to that section Mr.. Lowndes has 8
big finger in the same interests repre-.
sented by Mr.. Mayer Senator German
h director In the West Virginia Cen
fral, which is antagonistic to the Balti-
more and Ohio. German is a cousin OF
ex-senator Henry G. Davis, and is very
closely allied to him in many ways. Da-
Wis, who started In business with very
close alliance with Mayer some years ago,
has struck on, fer himself, and this cross
Ing Of swords with his old partner will
be an interesting combat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28
Veteran Government Clerks.

The career of a government clerk is
fairly typiiied in the case of James
Eveleth, the veteran Of the war de-
partmcnt He began working for the
United States in 1899 at $500 a year.
In 1856 he was given 81 900 a year; in
1850, 81, $50 a year; from 1851 70 1853
he was paid 81, 800 and the next year
was promoted to 81, GOO. In 1864 he
was given 81, 800 and in 1856, on ac-
count of advancing age, was reduced
to 81, 600. There he is now at about
80 years of age, and there he will die,
unless, perhaps, he lives long enough
to suffer further reductions. Appoint
ment Clerk Smith, of the treasury,
tells me he has on his rolls nine men
over 20, the Oldest being Hiram Pitts,
born in 1902 Richard White, aged
rs, has spent iifty-two years of his life
in the department John Lovejoy
worked forty years in the treasury,
with but forty-one days lost time. a
few OF the old employees in the va-i
Gus departments are virtually on the
retired list, BY consent drawing full
pay. Two or three of them have their
salaries sent to them and do not visit
their desks once a year. There Is no
warrant in law for this, but who caresi
philadelphia News.
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The Canadian actually thinks that we
want 20 annex him. A contemporary
says that the Canadians, some OF them st
least, have fire In their eyes. Join this
glorious unions Never, no never, or a,
any rate hardly ever" Their brains
are all In whirl Of excitemen, over a
Ear more enhancing prospect---namely. a
jolly little king OF their own. That Is
why they are lying low when the subject
OF annexation Is referred to, and why
they shrug their shoulders and simulta-
neoasly wink a wicked left eve.
They are In no hurry, you know. bu,
~ the "swee, by and by" when the
cors come home" they viii show you a
new wrinkle In the ART Of Government.
Hear what the Toronto Gsob< hath TO
ssy on this imporssn, and absorbing
spDic
" Canadians are said 70 value monarchy
= "a institution which gives the utmost
rorcr 70 persops whom the electorate
~ c1Ij 20 occount; and II this Is true,
~ n The name Of common sense
1rn6 tho1 -oct hare monarch Of their
en- TITS c1eellon b not likely 70 be
1(t 1o&11st Gp5lnC ne lifetime % her
Do 1tcc(1 Qleen Victoria, under
- 40 q q heve grown up and
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

Beauvoir, with its cool verandas, it,
wide lawns and its virgin groves, il
wharf. its boats and its bath house, j.
a typical gulf coast home, and in tho
occasional absence of the curious and
sight seeing it looks the very abode OF
peace and rest, by the placid sound
that never whispers of rocks and
breakers where a nation stranded.
The stranger here enjoys the true hos
pitality which to the born southron Is
scarcely distinctive, although many OF
its recipients are but so many mys-
teries to those who cannot conceive OF
Mr. and Mrs. jefferson Davis as show
people, but prize them for his simple
greatness and her simple goodness
while the Child OF the Confederacy
is in the truest sense the peculiar pos
session of southern Mississippi. Beau
voir is but one of many in long line
Of handsome villas that, with a few
happy exceptions, blend walls that
are variously white with blinds that
are variously green, whereas more
somber or neutral combination would
not only be an offset 10 the general
glare, but a resistant TO the forces that
so swiftly and surely convert new
white and green into dinginess and
weather stain.-Cor Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

The Dark Continent has always bull
letin of news about Stanley or Osman
Digna.
The last is that deserters from the rebel
force report that there are many wound
ed Arabs in Handoub. Osman Digna
they say, is sending his women to Ely
melt, preparatory to retreating to the
Nile. The friendly Sheiks strongly
urge the British authorities to advance
upon Handoub
Chief Gamilabas offers to lead a force
of one thousand warriors in cooperation
with the British, and he promises that
Osman Digna, if once expelled, will not
be allowed 10 return
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28
shooting Deer from a Locomotive.

Engineer OAlalie, of the o. S. L.,
who runs the helper out from Glenn's
Ferry, killed a deer out of the cab
window while the train was under
good Roadway. There were two deer
about 100 yards from the engine and
O'Malie took a couple of shots at them
with his Winchester, knocking over
up to the engine and then O'Malie lost
his head. He got so ratified that he
could not get the shell out Of his gun.
Then he tried to hit it with the monkey
wrench and finally attempted to jump
on its back, but was restrained by the
fireman. at any rate, during the ex-
element tbs deer got away. The dead
one was picked up on the return OF the
helper. -Pocatello Qdahol Reporter.
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LIGHT AND AIRY.
Ye CannibaI and Ye Mission. rec.

Ye CannibaI and Ye Mission.rce.
cannibal lived on a cannibai isle,
And was thinner than thin could be;
His legs were as lean as the tail Of a rat,
His head ratified round in his number Eve hat,
And he left no mark ON the sand where he sat,
Oh, woful sight was he
So he was
dismal sight was he.
Now there came TO this island from over the main
A iasdsbis missionsrse;
His weight was three hundred and fortr -thrss
pound,
His pauneh and bis tows and his tonsure we're
round
And be lat marx wbeu be sat on the ground
Just t~o and half fest by three.
50 he did
Jrsf two and q half feet BY three
But the moral I'm trying 70 teach In my scag
You soon win BE- able 70 10, .-~.t
~ ne chrlstisn proved docLls and teachahls
quite;
Hsl'.;as hou shs AsaGAn thu ting ,Ass ~
~ q eandAy moaning y con q rwss MA
- - w ~ esnnihalsel
y'e>. h d.
Hseop pp ~ eaulbe,oa
= - oEVtf1 L0mnoon
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

The Southern politics bothers the citi-
zens all over the country because of
catch-word. 1.-The Solid South" Let us
have no solid South or solid North, and
when the Democratic party comes TO the
field the next time in national contest
let US understand that the question OF
color Is local one to be settled on local
principles, with which the Federal power
has nothing TO do The Democratic party
made the great mistake Of putting for
ward the leaders Of the Southern Demo
cracy, and thereby the interest of the
political leaders was subserved TO the in
terest of the country.
The wayfaring man can tell that pre-
JUDGE Is fact though ii is foolish and
there Is no sense in exploiting prejudice
when reason points another way.
The Northern Democrats are quite safe
to champion the principles of the party
of the people, and they should have been
allowed to do 1t.
The South does not seek the control of
the Government, but II wishes such an
adjustment of the vote that 1t can be left
free, and every time its political leaders
push their personal vanity they assassin
ate the interests of their own people.
There is a notable example in the career
OF Mr.. Randall to show that the North
ern Democrats can take care Of the
interests Of the South better than we can
ourselves, for the moment the solid
South" and the rebel flag is published
that moment the solid North opposes
anything that we can do. Notice the
head lines Of the Herald the morning
after the election "a Solid North
Against Solid South
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28
Cultivation OF Indigo.

Farmers in various parts Of the
country are beginning the cultivation
Of the indigo plant, which forms q
very important feature Of Chinese
agriculture The indigo fern is one of
the seed pod variety of plants, with a
stock and leaf not unlike the fish
geranium, but of darker green in color.
1t is very hardy, easily cultivated, and
unlike many of our native products
is never attacked by insectS.-Omahs
Bee.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

Prado, the lurid murderer of Marie
Agaetan, has written a letter TO President
Carnot, in which he protests that he is in
nocent of the crime for which he was
sentenced to death He says that he
does not desire commutation of SEN
tence. as he does not wish to survive the
disgrace that has been put upon him and
that he awaits death with impotence.
This is an actual story more vicious
and terrible than any of Gaborian's
rOmances
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

Charles ii. Ball, Of New York city
owns monkey which is attracting con.
siderable attention. The ,.pinal is {
years old and weighs six pounds. All
of his joints arc double. Among the
many accomplishments Of tie monkey
Is his ability 10 talk. Not only can he
say papa" mamma" and cuckoo" as
well AZ any parrot, but he WILL when
hungry, say, "Jack wants his grub"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

Tom White Is . colored porter for a
Macon (Ga.) firm. He has never been o.
. railroad train, and he had the idea
that you got on and Immediately found
yourself at your destination. He was
sant to Sandsrsville tho other night and
got OIL at the first station, where he was
soon informed that he was twelve miles
from Macon and about thirty from SAM
dersvillA He walked heck, arriving
home y 3 O'Clock II the morning. Hs
swears that be VIII nsver ride on q rail,
way train asnIn.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

At Dion a convict under a sentence Of
twenty years penal servitude was per-
mitted TO leave his prison and marry his
sweetheart. He returned to prison af::-.-
the ceremony, and in two years time his
wife will be able to join him in New
Hola1opia
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

The latest combination in the domain
OF trade is a syndicate to control the sup
plies of raw silk throughout the world
A combination of rich and powerful
bankers in Europe and the United States
and of dealers in London and Manchester
hes begun to buy up all the raw silk in
the market In Lyons, France, the
headquarters of the silk trade, the syndi-
cate has conducted It's operations with
so much secrecy and success as 10 obtain
possession of the entire supply of the
raw product.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-28

A decline of St cents per bushel in the
price of wheat in the Chicago market
yesterday was long step in the direction
of return to non-speculative basis of
value, from which the market was lifted
by the buying craze inaugurated by the
short-crop theorists at the outset of the
cereal year Prices have been held up
in this county, while Western Europe
has been making up its deficit of supplies
from the markets of Russia, India, and
Australia.
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THE SUN
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1 ~ ~ .


THE Sun believes that the campaign for the
election of Democratic Congress in 1879 and
Democratic President in 1892 should bcgin on
or about the 9Th ofneXt March. THE sun will
be on hand az the beginning and until the end
Of the most interest ng and important politi
conflict since the war. doing honest utmost,
as over. 10 secure the triumph Of the Demo
cratic party and the permanent supremacy Of
the PRINCIPLES held by Jefferson. Jackson and
Tilden.
The great fact OF the year Is the return 10
absolute power Of the common enemy of all
good DemOcrats-tbep political organization for
whose overthrow THE sun fought at tue front
for fifteen years, the memorable years CT
Grant aad the Fraud Hayes and Garfield and
Arthur.
IL is the same old enemy that Democrats
now confront and be will be intrenched in the
same strong position. IL has been carried
once by brave and hopeful fighting. DO you
not believe, with The sun. that the thing can
be done again. Wait and see.
The hope OF the Democra y IS in the loyal
efforts Of united press. cheri hing no memo
ries Of past differences in nob-essentials
forgetting everything but the Lessons OF expe-
rience and that victory j. duty.
Probably you know the sun already as a
newspaper which lets all the news and prints
1t in incOmparabiy interesting shape; which
chronicles facts as they occur and tells the
truth about men and events with absolute
fearlessness, making the comp'etcst and most
entertaining journal published anywhere on
earth and which sells its opinions only to IT'S
subscribers and purchasers at two cents a
cOpy-on Sundays four cents. II you 30 not
know the sun. send for It and learn what
wonderful thing il Is t. be in the sunshine.
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HOLIDAY GOODS
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R. L. Christian & Co.,
sUccFss0Rs To
CHRISTIAN. WHITE Co.

CHNIS kIh4s' III II tV.
offer this season the finest stock OF Christmas
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Chedder, Rockfort, Fromege dc Bsie Cheese
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ldecl-if
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VIRGINIA: IN THE CHANCERY
COURT OF THE CITY OF rios.
MOND, THE I'm DAY OF DECEMBER
1855:
f. u. Herndon. Sheriff OF Campbell county
and. as such. receiver ln suit of "Br0Nut..
Br wa. ere. AMI +. ID. Gallon. refoltsrln
suit Of ship, Cloud Go. ~. IhOmss .
rector .'...s-s' '.t.... DO. .--.-.s... Plaintiffs.
against
Is CHkNctHY.
The object Of the apOle suit is tO subject
the enc third interest at l.. VI. Sinft0r n 'fIa
remainice. after the life estate OF bis m0tllr.
Mary Jane +. StuffOn. In That certain pIo.s
or parcel of land in the city OF NcnmnrH.
Virginia, on Leigh street, between Second ana
Third streets, commencing one hundred ft0f
cast of second -trcet. running thence rl.f
wardly along the north line of Leigh sfrlif
and fronting thereon thirty feet. and running
back AZ right ANGLES AMI between uIHIIHl limos.
one hundred md twenty feet o. an alloy
twelve feet wide. 70 the lien OF decree 40 fht
circuit Court Of Campbell county. rendered
at he October tenn thereof. ISL. orienur D.
VI. STATION 10 pay % T.. ID. Gallon, receiver.
the sum I two hundred and eleven D. ln NII.
lars. with interest from the 10Th October. l-eI
and recorded In tho C1anccry Count az ths
city Of Richmond on the 10Th January. iNl.
and TO the lien OF "A judgment rendered af tho
November term. lSoO. OF tho Circuit Court Of
amphell county for the sum OF eleven bun.
Orcd and thirty dollars 10 H. discharged IF
payment Of i've hundred and may dollar.
with interest from 23i roccmher. 1873. emf
t~enty-three n-l00 dollars. costs. boz favor Df
the Commonwealth OF Virginia. Who sucsst
the relation Of and for the benefit 81 D.. o.
HerndOn. receiver. etc. vs. T.. NJ. StmttOn ani
JOhn GORE. recorded 10Th May. ISL. Ia Chan
Gerry Court OF the city OF Richmond. Ind af.
ndayit having been mad and M q thar fhr De-
PENDANT. +, VI. Ntratton, Is not a resident ff
the state of Virginia, II Is ordered that be- app
pear here wi hin fifteen days after due pub
cation of thls order and do what Is necessary
to protect his IN crest IN this suit.
A copy Teste
CHARLES W. GODDIN.
PAGE CARTER, y. q. Clerk.
5delS lawiw