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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

I'VE are glad to hear Of Mr.. W II. Walk
er's improved condition after a long OK
ness W. +. ID.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

By better mail facilities. the Richmond
mail will reach Southern points many hours
earlier than the late schedule permitted
Oxford and Durham got Richmond papers
tventv-fou, hours old until this week.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

The Durham Northern railroad will be
done by January 10th. which will make
three Inns from Durham to Richmond and
further North.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Henders N. \. C., will have another bank
and we should say that il was a necessity
and some of our people VIII be glad TO know
il. Rivalry and competition 0rghtens IN
brain and business, too.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20
s,tFs REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
COTTON REPORT.

Market firm.
Quotations -Middling, DC; low mid
ding. 9sc.: good ordinary, sac.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

DICHMOND THEATRE.
IL 1885, TWENTY FIFTH SFAsON-lns -.
THURSDAY. FRIDAY. and SAIl RpAf
EVENINGS and SAtURDAY MATINEE.
DECEMBER 20, n and y,
A WHIhLWIND OF FUN
The popular dialect coined an,
JILE KEN.
supported by an excellent Comedy company
presenting mirthful comedy called
Only A GERMAN.
New Songs. Original Wit. Catchey Music
Charming Dances, fOmte Scenic Elects.
ChanVe of bill rightly. Monday aud Tues
day. December 2lth and 18th with Christu az
Matinee. Helen Blythe in catherine Howard.
sale OF seats commences Saturla'. Deem
her I'd 9 4. NJ 2de 2Vtf
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

peoortAd BIZ O. w. Branch q Co., banksu
ma krolsrs. No. iii Main street.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Send The DAILY TINES is what all the
trade say. That's our business, ana II KEEPS
q steady force at it, too.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20
A sRpARArr MIL. TO PROVIDE ron THE il
rruxAf REVENUE TAX.

WASHINGTON, December IL-HepresentA-
tive Cowles. OF North Car lima. to-day intro
duced In the House resolution lhstruetlns
Inc Committee on Ways and Means 10 report
al an early day separate bill containing a
Drsyision FOR the repeal OF the tooacco tax,
the retail Icons tax on dealers in spiritu"us
nouors. add the other intes nal revenue pro-
vi.lons OF the Mills bill IL was referred TO
the Committee ON Ways and Means.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

A prominent tobacco commission mer-
chant reports sale Of Il lot Of fine wrappers
aud filters to day.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

TOBACCO EXCHANGE, December ~ 1850
No auction sales today, but there was
some private trading, and there is some rea-
son to believe that a considerable sale Of fill
ers was made 70 an Out-oftown manuiac-
turer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Registered at the Tobacco Exchange De
cember 49, 1883: George +. Taylor, Daggers
Springs; Thomas 3. Henley, West Point
Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Mr.. Herbert Jacobs Southern agent for
Messrs. r. c. Williams & Co.. is IN from a
trip. Our old sehoolm te won't talk muee.h
to newspaper men Of what he IS doing. We
know the firm is doing vel, however every
where.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Mr. John s. Lockart, Of Durham. \. g.,
saws: We haven't sold five hundred pounds
of wrappers of the new crop since he LIST OF
October. The breaks grow meaner in quail
ity, instead of better, and the indications are
that We are TO have much higher prices, with
a yearly boom for all co.ory and desirable
tObaccOsn
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Mr. A. R. Gum reports sale Of lot of old
filters TODAY.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Messrs. Charles Watkins & Co. report sale
this week of good line of old filters.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Some Of the North Carolina papers are
sti!l dis ussing the omission OF several bright
tobacco markets on the Danvllle Exposition
map. We were the first 10 all attention 10
this matter as probably unntenuonai' but
none the less unfortunate; IT has been over
q month ago.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-20

Mr.. +. Brooks of Louisa, says: There
will be a great deal of loose tobacco coming
in after bristmas There won't be much IN
this week as they won't have me- TO strip II.
There IS not much good tobacco. as the sea-
son wasn't good one
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
The Russo-German boundary Line.

There is very strong contrast between
the appearance of things on the two sides
of the boundary between Germany and
Russia. On the German side the land
scape is dotted with beautiful, coy homes,
with every evidence of prosperity and
thrift, with well cultivated fields, vine
clad stables, neat looking kline, hedges
tastefully trimmed and patches Of flow
ers, while in tho towns and villages were
handsome railway stations, tempting
cafes, large factories, handsome school,
houses, and every symbol of higher
civilization and prosperity. On the east
side of the line there are none Of these,
and the change takes place instantly.
Thrift and comfort are replaced by dis
tress and degradation. The fields are IN
cultivated, except in patches here and
there-spots where it was the easiest to
plow--the cattle nre lean and hungry,
the homes of the people are log or mud
huts, and there Is not scheolhouse to be
seen from tho boundary line to the CAPT.
tal.--William Eleroy Curtis in Chicago
News.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
PRAYING for Elmo Weather.

In those countries where, unlike Cali
fornia, they have to pray for fine wealth
CT. it needs sometimes great deal Of
faith to stick to the church. In Scotland,
for instance, one Of the few really relig-
ious countries in the world, a large pro-
portion of the minister duty is to pray
for fine weather. There was quiet
Scotch village where the farmers were
all in the dumps. The Scotch mist kept
coming down all the time, and it alter
mated with frequent very heavy storm.
The minister had prayed every Sabbath
for fine weather without avail for four
weeks. He met an old farmer one day.
''John," he said, "this fearful weather's
nathing but judgment o. God on this
parish. Yer SIGH q wicked lot that the
Lords jist gaun to punish ye."
"'Deed, minister. we dinna TAX the
Same view of 1t. We think that there's
somethin' the matter wi the minister.
He hasna got sufficient influence up
there; an I'm tellin' We, minister, If ye
dinna succeed wi your prayer next Sab
bath well be maist unfortunately COM
PEELED to discharge ye an ca somebody
else. San Francisco Chronicle.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
VIVA. Is n profes.ionaiY

was singing at an afternoon parry.
and was the only professional" there.
A little boy played the violin. remarked
to my hostess that the boy showed
signs of great promise. sis lie pro-
fessionalf" asked ''Oh! no." said my
hostess; she's the son of a gentlemanl'
The dear lady meant no offense, she only
meant that the father was man of
means; but that she should have put it
in the way she did and made the remark
to the only professional in the room was,
perhaps, unfortunate. Nervousness some
times causes people to blurt out most in
convenient truths. I arrived once ut a
house to sing ut an Eat Home" NY
host was very nervous, shy man.
remarked: "You have two grand pianos
in your drawing rooms, l see." OH
oh!-yc-yes!' said my host. sWe
hired the one that's open for this after
noon. Ny wife said, We can't let Cor
ncy Grain play on our best piano Ra
hal har / laughed hollow ''ha. ha
hav' and went meekly to my hired COM
panion for the afternoon. Sometimes
ladies side up and say in an undertone
BE merciful, Mr.. Grain, our piano is a
new one" "Oh! pray don't apologize,
l reply, "it'll do well enough for my
work. --Murray's Magazine.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
Tolstoi'a physlolory Of War.

CAT the battle of Borodino Napoleon
did not attack anybody or kill anybody.
That duty was performed by his soldiers
He did not do any killing himself. The
soldiers of the French army, in going to
the battle of Borodino to kill Russian SOL
diers, were obeying, not Napoleon's or
ders, but their own impulses. The
whole army of French. Italians, Ger
mans. Poles, famished and in rags,
worn out by the campaign, felt at
sight of the Russian army barring the
road to Moscow that the wine was UNI
corked and they had only to rush in and
drink. If at this Napoleon had forbid
den them to fight the Russians, they
would have killed him and given battle;
for to them battle was necessary When
they heard proclamations Of Napoleon,
which. in exchange for wounds and
death, offered them as consolation the
homage Of posterity, and proclaimed. as
heroes those who showed fight through
the Muscovite campaign, they cried,
'Vive lEmpereurp as they cried give
l'Empereur' at sight of the child holding
the terrestrial globe at the end of bilbo-
quet stick; and they would have re-
sponded with the same vivat to any nom
sense proffered to them. There was
nothing better for them to do than to
cry 'Vive rEmpereurp and fight in order
to reach Moscow, food, repose and VIC
tory. 1t was not at Napoleon's order
that they undertook to kill their fellow
men. "-Tolstoi's Napoleon and the
Russian Campaign"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
stamps the People Never See.

A woman who has the craze for stamp
collecting called at the Bangor postofiice
recently and said she wanted TO buy
''some of. the stamps which are canceied
when postage is paid on regular publica-
tons" tits against the rule to sell these
stamps, and tho woman's remark led to
an investigation by an inspector. Ac.
cording to q rule of the department, mail
matter prepaid is receipted in book,
which is sent to Washington when filled.
Stamps of particular sort wcro placed
ON the receipts and cancelled. As they
were never allowed TO go from the Office
they were of course of great value to col
lectors.- The inspector found that tho
book had been taken by an employee, who
believed II to be of no value. He sold
thcnF and found eager customers for
them. Whatever he had on hand he
gave to the inspector who called on him.
Springfield Republican.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
Picking Up tho Rare Coins.


''Do you know what a good many
bsnlk tellers and men who handle large
amounts Of gold and silver coins do at
tho close Of the day2" queried former
clerk.
''Go home, probably"
Eyes, but no. until they have looked
through their metal cash for rare coins. -
''Do they ever find anyf"
Certainly they do, sometimes, though
not very often. 1t is lottery. The fact
the. some Of the rarest Of American coins
navo been picked up in ordinary circula-
ton keeps their eyes peeled. They know
values pretty well, and the sanguine
cherish the hope Of unearthing one Of
the missing dollars of 1904, which arc
worth $500 each. In fact, as high rs
$500 has been offered and refused. Tho
half dollar Of 1859, representing Liberty
seated, is in circulation. It is worth
$1.75. The quarter of 1853, without
rays, is occasionally met. 1t brings SO.
Among silver dollars Of recent coinage
the 1858 dollar, representing Liberty
seated, is the most valuable. It is worth
S15. So is the Same coin of 1889. Both
are in circulation. The twenty cent piece
of 1877 is worth $3.50, and of 1878,
$1.25. They are to be met, though
rarely. The valuable dimes and half
dimes were all coined before 1916. The
silver three cent pieco of 1878, with the
large star. brings sixty cents: the copper
two cent piece of the same year is worth
the same. The flying eagle cent of 1856
sells for 81. All the gold coins coined
prior to 1888 command premiums. Chi
cago Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
MICHIGAN To The FRONT
What Your Friends and Neighb re-
Say ofa Matter Of Vital Impor-
dnCo,

The following unsolicited opinions
from snur friends aud peiehbors,
men aad women, whom you respect,
ought 10 carr, conviction 10 an,
dOublipg mind These words of
gratitude are from those who have
Aeen affected but are now well, aud
ne persoas giving ttem are paturall,
SOLE itous that otners, troubled al
were they may know he means VI
cure Thete Is 10 logger any reason
wnt you sh0uId louger be i'll from
kldoet, lIpet or stomach troubles
Y IL can be cured a, well as Others.
10 not longer delay treatment, bur
tn day Obtain that which will restore
lou 1" permanent health and strength
Clio Mich, Dee. Goth, lss7'-Previous L, NOV
ing 10 Michigan l resided In St Catisrines, Ont,
where was engaged in the wholesale oil business
My residence was In deep valley on the bank
canal was taken with fever and ague also
wa, troubled with pains In the back and Joins. 1
took "Warners Safe Cure" and was greatly re-
ieiyea Of bot ailments
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13

In Naples All Souls day Is regarded a.
n holiday, and the visit of the families 70
the churchyard for the purpose of decor
ating the graves degenerates into pleas
are party. Metal gastands are chiefly
used for the purpose, and. though they
are more dr1rable, they hardly possess
the charm Of real leaves and flowers.
They may, however, he regarded as
symbolic of the behavior, il not always of
tke feelings, Of those who offer them. On
the way to theeemetery decent sobriety
is observed, and the various families
usually remain separate; but on the re-
turn general soeiability and mirth are the
rule. The roadside is lined with inns,
which arc better filled OH this than any
other day in the year. and from all of
them the sound of singing and dancing
may he heard. Indeed. it is by no means
uncommon for a young Neapolitan to say
to a friend: 1--WE arc going to visit our
mothers grave tomorrow, and on our
way back we shall stop at such or such
an inn:" which m, ans. if you like to
come there you can dance with my sister.
To an Englishman no celebration of the
day seems letter thing. If we forget
our dead we do not make their memory
the excuse for a Publication.
1t Is not. however, in this point alone
that difference of sentiment exists.
Tho whole way in which the Neapolitana
treat the bodies of the dead fills us with
disgust. To exhume corpse year or
two after it has been buried. to have the
skeleton taken to pieces and the bones
carefully cleaned, would seem to us
wanton outrage; the wealthy Neapolitan
who neglects to have this done for his
kindred is regarded as heartless. To
carry about the prepared bones of a net
child, and to place them in sealed
casket on tho drawing room mantelpiece,
seems to us simply shocking; in southern
Italy it has been regarded as a most
pathetic expression Of sorrow. But tho
height Of what appears to us grotesoue
horror has been reached by widower,
who has the embalmed corpse of his wife
dressed anew once year in fresh and
gorgeous apparel, and seizes the opportu-
nifty to present it with a new ring or
bracelet. Review.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
Bicycles and TricycIes.

The speed attained by the bicycles and
tricycles on good Nroad Is superior to
that attained by a fast trotter for tho
same distance, and as a speedy mode of
conveyance is only surpassed by few Of
the fastest steamships and the locomo-
tive. Two riders recently rode a tricycle.
90 miles 7l5 yards in one hour and rode
% miles in 7S minutes 1878 seconds, or
at an average rate Of 203s miles per
hour. The mechanical construction of o
bicycle Is well worth study. The requi.
site amount of strength Is probably OBJ
tanned with a smaller proportion Of
weight than in any other machine, and
considering the trying nature of the
strains, a fair amount Of durability and
immunity from brcakdowns is obtained.
The price, however, per pound (about
e3) Of the best and lightest machines is
considerably in excess Of that of almost
any other machinery.-R Railroad Gazette.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
ne pldn.. Care to .proxle..

The first railroad that penetrates q
backwoods community in the south calls
the negroes for miles to shake hands, as
they term it, "wid de ingine." The old
darkey, who is a great respecter of per-
sons and things, does not at first regard
the locomotive as a machine, but looks
upon it as monstrous creature of life.
"Wall, sab, neber 'spected ter see
SIGH er sight ez dis, said an old negro
who had cautiously approached q rail-
road engine. ard who stood watching the
engineer rub the brass cylinders.
"Why SO, old MANI" the engineer
asked.
"Caze, sah, thought de Lawd gwine
eho'ly put out my light TO dis day come
ter pass. Mussyful hebens, dat. thing is
monst'us! jos issun at him, how he
chuggin' hisse'f. Bet he wouldn' git
outen do way fur nobody. Bet you eff I
wuster meet i'm in de road I'd step err
side mighty soon. Whar he raised, mis-
teri"
"New Hampshire"
s'Wall, better b'lebe you. Look ut
de man climbin' right up in de thing!
Greshes erlivc" he exclaimed, rs the en-
CINE began To puff, ''ef he amt dun
gonei'
allow would you like to ride on it?'
some one asked.
The old negro, regarding his questioilcr
with look of contempt replied.
81 mout er lost good deal o. sense in
my time, but amt lost it ell. Wen /
wuz er young man could ride anything
dat come erlaung, but now dat I'se old I
ain't gwine progic, sab; jes' nachully
amt gwine progic. "-Arkansaw Traveller
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
Our Total Coast Line.

The Pacific ocean boundary of tho
United States has greater extent Of
coast line than the Atlantic shore. The
aggregate of our shore line on the Pacific
is 1874 miles, while on the Atlantic 1t
is II, 800 miles, and on the Gulf Of Mex
leo C,843. 1t was the annexation OF
Alaska that promoted the Pacific coast
to higher figure than the Atlantic,
Alaska having $3.50 miles Of coast line.
II the lake boundary is added It gives us
n total coast line not very short Of twioo
the circumference Of the earth.-Chicago
Herald.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13
A serv,ceabie Scrap Book.

A correspondent of an educational
newspaper believes he has found good
thing In the way of a serviceable scrap
paste the scraps, it has pockets or esavel-
Opes, into which lie drops his cuttings
from newspapers or magaziaes. BY this
simple method he is saved tsc time and
trouble Of FASTING. These cuttings are
classified according to subjects; all the
scraps on q given subject, or class of
subjects. are put into the same envelope.
The title of the subject is written on tive
envelope containing it, and the name 10
also entered in the index in front Of the
book. When information is wanted upon
any subject, all the scraps will be found
in one place, and can be easily removed,
consulted and replaced at pleasure.
Besides printed scraps, notes, ones
own thoughts reduced to writing, lee
lures or addresses can thus bc filed, and
a record of The time and place of deliv-
cry written on the outside Of the envel-
ope. Busy, practical men. literary men,
teachers or clergymen can in this way
keep their scraps of information in readi-
ness for future consultation. An in
genious student OF natural history has
perhaps an Improvement upon this
method. Instead of a scrap book with
pockets or envelopes, he utilizes row of
pasteboard boxes made to resemble hooks,
upon the backs of which the contents,
Biography, Natural History" etc.,
are inscribed. Both Of the foregoing
methods of scrap keeping have been
tested and found practically useful, and
by either Of them an article, when use
less or finally disposed of, can be with
drawn and destroyed. Chambers Jour-
nal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13

OwOsso Lodge, Ne. ss, ]. %. f., meetsevery
~ Friday evening, in Odd Fellows Hall 3D.
story, over the new Postoffice Building.
All brothers in good standing are cordiallyin.
vited. II. A, MEDDAUGH, NC.
OSCAR WELLS scc'v
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-13

Dr.. II. Sprague
Locates disease correctly and prescribcs
successfully by patient sending full name
and age and place of residence Consul
tation free. Address DR.. ii. Sprague. st.
Johns, Mich. box GAG.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-06-08
The Milwaukee Vest.

Rapid City Journal: Il correspon-
dent to the Omaha Herald calls atten~
tion of Omaha's business men to the
fact that they should bestir themselves
to secure some of the trade OF south
Dakota which now goes to other
points. y paragraph of the communi-
cation is as follows:
From Mitchell westward the road
(NIilwaukee and st. PauD is finished
sixty nine miles to Chamberlain, on
the Missouri river, and from this point
it will be rapidly finished through the
Sioux reservation, l75 miles to Rapid
City-thus making a new route from
the latter city to Omaha, 466 miles, or
about IS miles shorter than the present
line via the Fremont and Elkhorn
Valley road.
While the difference in distance be-
tween Rapid CITY and Omaha on the
two roads mentioned might not be ma
terially in favor of the Milwaukee,
much good would result to this part of
tie country from the competition that
would be afforded. At the same time
the building of the Milwaukee would
materially lessen the distance to Chi
eago and other points east, and if
Omaha could derive any great benefit
she would be heartily welcome to it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-06-08
What An,Ito Do?

The symptoms of biliousness are un-
happily but too wellknoWn. They diff
fer in different individuals to some ex-
tent. a bilious man is seldom abreak-
fast eater. Too frequently ,alas. he has
an excellent appetite for liquids but
none for solids Of morning. His
tongue will hardly bear inspection at
amy time; if ii is not white aud furred,
it is rough, at all events.
The digestive system is wholly out
of order and diarrhea or constipation
may be a symptom OF the two may al
ternate There are often hemorrhoids
or even loss Of blood. There may be
giddiness and often headache and acid
ity or flatulence and tenderness in the
pit of the stomach To correct all this
If not effect cure try Green's August
Flower, it costs but tribe and thous-
ands attest its efficacy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-06-08
Labor Under Protection.

One half the cost of support for labor-
ing man is in the purchase of food. All
the reports on the expenses of laboring
or 100000, out Of the lT,000,G00 persons
engaged in some occupation in 1880
labored with their hands
The United States is, by the consent Of
NIL, free traders and protectionists. the
highest market in which this labor can be
sold. 1t is the cheapest market in which
59 e0d ar can m be od So1ght The u pe pee Of 3dS1 vn
Philadelphia than in London.
Labor, therefore, today i'll the United
States is selling all it has to sell in the
dearest market in Europe or America and
buying half of what it must buy in the
cheapest market. and the rest in little, if
any, dearer.
This good and profitable bargain for
labor is due to protection. Win it pay to
upset the system?-Phiiadelph Press.