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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
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gon.e important experiments have hoen
made Mt the Shoeburyness school OF gun
nery. in high angle firing. a London
correspondent writes: Probably no step
of recent years ia likely to lead to greater
results. for if the experiment should be
repeated with the same success. 1t ~ un
deniable that war ships will have 10 be as
fully protected on their decks as they are
now on their broadsides. The expert
ments were made with the 9-inch or
23-centimeter gun used as howitzer
An elevation of 3, dogs. was given and
battering charges were used with Palllser
-hells. Out Of four shots three fell with
in "A space of 500 feet by 80 feet. repre-
senting the deck Of "a first lass ironclad,
and the range attained was twelve miles.
Now, if it be really possible, three
times out Of four, or for that matter
once out Of four times, to throw a nine
inch shell upon the deck of ship in
milchannel between Dover and Calais,
another proof will have been given that
in the tedious duel between gun and
armor the gun has much the best OF 1t.
What is very important too, il that the
heavy charges and the high angle did
not strain either gun or carriage III the
least, and one of the officers present has
said that he believed the gun would
stand A. dogs. CT elevation without in
Jury, while with AZ dogs. range OF
fifteen miles would be secured. Now, at
fifteen miles, ship is 'hull down, so ii
comes to this. that we can throw nine
inch shell on to the deck of ship before
we can see it. Surely this is the most
marvellous thing yet attempted IN gun
merry, which of later years has been so
fruitful in surprises. Army and Navy
Register.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27

stfasts. have your NO. air. havana.
"Oh. Como along here and nc foolishnss..
you can't monkey this chicken Al
with that he walked me OF. desni,s -, ~
protestations Of innocence. As he ,hrey
me in and heard the click Of the IocL
strong as ] was | was completely h-osa,
down | Was In strange place with ~
friends Oh, how longed to see "a ,ha
farm and home Even Frank ala ~.
know where was--no, any Of the clnr,,s
people for that matter
Pretty soon a small boy came around >,
take peep through the bars / told him
If he would go to the horse tent o, thu
circus and tell Sleepy" that the "ppds-
wanted 10 see him Immediately wopla
pass him into the circus if could get opt
of there The boy fulfilled his bart sni
Sleepy" soon put ia his appearance
surprised to view me "a the c,,v',
guest. | explained as best could Franz
heaved sigh and whispered through ,be
bars that he would try to get me OUT n
would 90 back to the Ole farm lhosi
tated a while. bu; finally told him 70 %
ahead and get me out and would 20 AM.
where with him He went 20 the man9~s-
OF the circus, but the manager wouli hsga
nothing 20 do with ne aud said II wa,
fool enough TO run up town and get into
fight ii was none Of bis business
was about to give up. when the police.
man came in with fellow that iookns
something like me- begged MY pardon
said it VAS case Of mistaken identity
and that If would say nothing about nv
false imprisonment he would give me q
| forgaye him, though s. was a small
compensation for the shame II such a
thing
just quit my day dreams Of ever being
as famous as Barnum.- T. HIN
Detroit Free Press
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
Solidifying Petroleum Fuel.

Experiments are still being made under
the direction of the Russian government,
with the view Of finding process, at
once practicable as well az desirable on
the score of economy and cleanliness, OF
solidifying the petroleum used rs fuel.
According to the report made by DR..
Kaufman. who has had the principal
charge of these experiments, successful
method of accomplishing the desired re.
suits consists simply in heating the oil
and afterward adding from l TO J
per cent. of soap. The latter dissolve5
in the oil, and the liquid on cooling forms
a mass having the appearance OF cement
and the hardness Of compact tallow. The
product is hard 20 light, burns slowly and
without smoke, but develops much heat,
and leaves about 2 Per cent. OF a hard
black residuum. York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27

The New York Herald was quick to
strike the keynote in the following
words: IA tariff for protection, with
incidental revenue as Mckinley Of Ohio,
the writer of The Republican tariff plank,
has often put it, Is the Republican dc.
mand. A tariff for revenue. with Incl.
dental protection, is the Democratic
ground, as practically laid down In the
Mills bill and In the Cleveland message.
A high tariff and low wages Ia the Re-
publican offer; free raw materials and
high wages Is the Democratic offer"
Now, let US take all the time before us
to explain daily that when the American
workman can get the raw material at the
price that it Is gotten in other countries
bis superior skill will give him the ad.
vantage In all the markets of the world,
and as the demand increases twentyfold,
competition In labor increases and wages
60 up.
One OF the reasons of strike Is that
the monopolist makes more than the pro-
tected home market needs. and he has 10
shut down to save the cost of running
the concern. When the markets of the
whole world are open the demand for the
product Is kept up. and Of course the dc.
mand for labor is kept up.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27

The negro is changing IN appearance
and lAng some Of the blrthnarks pecul-
lar 10 the African race. The new gen
Grafton Is showing the effects OF higher
culture. Especially is this noticeable IN
the toxins where contact with the whites
shows its effect. The flat nosed, kinky
headed negro is passing away aud be
coming an unknown race. All the col
ored children, no matter how dusky ~
hue. show the change. Among IT,
females, long hair of that peculiar WOOL
appearance. hangs in long braids or curl
down their backs. Aquiline noses and
smaller mouths with thinner lips are the
rule. For years, and in fact ever since
their freedom, the negresses have en-
deayored to do away with the short kinky
hair bestowed upon them by their ances-
tors. Much Of their spare change Is in
vested in various tones and invigorators,
and the long attention and care bestowed
upon it is shown in their descendants.
The South Georgia negro IL an evidence
of evolution, the survival of the fittest. t.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27

That Is not very good feature Of the
BENJAMIN Harrison boom to give all the
forks and prongs of his family tree back
to the "regicide" whose head was set OF
tho walls of London.
The "regicide" represented red republi.
canism, and the red-sectional Republl-
cani.m of this latter day. if represented
BY Mr.. Harrison, may result in causin {,
his political head TO be set as trophy on
the walls of Jericho.
There is talk, of course, of his personal
manner, of his unpopularity in his own
State, Of an unfortunate antagonism he
aroused among certain labor organiza'
tons, of still more unpopular votes upon
Chinese legislation, which may excite
bitter feeling on the Pacific coast, and Of
the belief, somehow prevalent, that he IS
distnctively corporation lawyer and
was consistent friend of corporations
during his six years term at Washing.
ton. In 1876 lie was defeated for Cover
nor by that extraordinary product of our
system still sarcastically or affectionately
remembered as odd Blue Jeans Williams
of Indiana" But all this had been fully
canvassed before-both the merits and
dement's of it all-and it was not really a
stampede which ended in his nomination
as President on Monday
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
BEN HARRISON.

The echoes of the faint hurrahs that
greeted Hsrrison's nomination had not
died away before working men were
interviewed to bring out the fact that the
candidate had once advocated protection
of labor by putting strikers under ground
after doses of buckshot. They also I'M
esrthed the additional damaging incl
den, of vote against the law forbiddipg
Chinese immigration.
SO Mr.. Harrison is another Illustration
of the fact that prominence in politics
challenges microscopic scrutiny and mag
nifies the warts on the fair person OF
the brightest exemplor. For though
many people might agree with MIR. HarrI'
son he popu ar idea is rather against the
Chinese and the proposed protection OF
American labor by 5uckshot will put
sickly smile on the most pleasant express
sion that the Republican party affects.
Mr.. Harrison is high protecting iarill
man for the pure sake of protection with
incidental revenue, while the Democratic
doctrine is tariff for revenue with incl
dental protection
When IL comes to psiting the laborer
on the shoulder with one hand and load
lug a shot gun for him with the other the
working man we fear will be In doubt 6s
20 the sincerity of protection ard the
worst of it is that protective tariff ia
the very Thing that allows monOpolis's
10 work factories until they have more
goods than they can sell, then cut
down wages, force strike, and, after
saving the cost of running the business
for two months, offer TO start again at
their own prices.
The next point that the few hours Of
his candidacy brings out on him is his
Know Nothing" record If that is
proved, and those who know him say lie
is too upright man to deny the truth,
then the Republicans may whistle in vain
for the foreign vote, and Blaine's Irish
men will be the first to set example Of
leaving party that could set up such a
candidate.
Whatever may be the proportions Of
that personal part of the canvass that
deals with individual characters
the rest of it is that the opening
campaign will be one of clear and cool
headed discussion and the most educating
canvass ever known in the United
States.
The Democrats have a distinct issue
against their opponents, but the people
. do not yet quite understand it, though
they have thought great deal and been
immensely enlightened since the Presi
dents message.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
Tho Winter Cradle of China.

Tie Chinese have queer institution
which they call the winter cradle 1t is
shaped somewhat like an hour glass and
stands on end. There is an opening above
and below, and the waist, which is con
tracted. serves to keep the celestial baby
on his feet Day after day little almond
shaped eyes peep over the top of this
cradle and little hands play with mimi
ture dragons and other toys till the nurse
puts in an appearance. Some Of these
winter cradles are made Of wicker work
and are beautifully painted by Chinese
women artists. 1t is almost impossible
for one to be upset; but now and then,
when two are placed close together and
the occupants declare war and measure
arms, two cradles roll over the floor 10
noises that bring down the house. -
brakes Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
After SiI Months Ahrnnl.

There is one part of his luggage which
no American should leave in Europe. and
that is his nationality. 1t too often hap
pens nat that is just what he does leave,
and there have been weak Americans who
have come home from Europe with but a
slight knowledge of their own language
after six months abroad They are smit
ten with everything French and are con
stantly interarding their talk with con.
venient French phrases. are disturbed in
their belief in women and are not at all
sure of their belief in anything Some
Americans come home from England so
heavily Britannica that we can only call
them Brittania ware. Others get smat-
tering of German, can listen to nothing
but German music, smoke German pipes
and raise German beard These are our
green travellers, and these are diseases
like the measels, whooping cough and
falling in love. They pass away with ex
perience and years.-Mrs NJ. L. W Sher
wood
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
The JIan of Blood.

It Is curious to see that for al Europa
the one man who stands for peace, "h0
quarrels and contends for race - ia
man Of blood Bismarck There - Tier
allv nothing more for Germany 10 gam %
war. very much to risk France hopes %
recover territory by war Russia desires
70 enter the Mediterranean by war. ing
land even is not so averse 10 contest -
Germany-meaning thereby B'smaTc~'
The late emperor died counciling ioroea',,
ance and peace. the present emperor Is %
the same opinion II is the Saxon ~ O ,i.
tral Europe who desires stability Ms
safety rests In statu quo So B, Is 'L''s
time changes the relative characters 81
men. Bismarck, the man of blood. nS'
for these past five years almost sings
handed sustained the peace Of EUROPE
Globe Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27

4 disclosure exceedingly uncomfortable
for the relatives and friends Of the In.
glish soldiers killed in Egypt has been
made By the captain Of the Austrian yes.
sci Dub. which arrived at Aberdeen the
other day. loaded with bones for ier'iiiz.
ing purposes. The captain said he had
got his load from Alexandra. and that
the bones all came from Cairo lie
thought they were the bones Of giralei
buifaloes. antelopes. etc. but be was
obliged personally to watch the loading
of his ship and reject complete human
skeletons that were brought TO him The
natives were very indignant at bis refusal
10 accept the bones OF Christians. and
said it vas their custom 10 dig on battle
fields and pull the bodies out Of shallow
trenches. 1t has been found that. Ia
spite Of the captains precautions tue
cargo Of the Dub contains the bones "
many English soldiers. the natives hay
ing resorted to the simple method Of pull
ing the skeletons to pieces and present.
ing them minus heads and hands. when
they found complete frameworks - DO
unacceuted. Foreign Letter
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
/. .sArksloh's ssessr.

teep one precious hit NJ gold
Safe hidden like iDiser.
And yet u found by robber boil
He'd never steal my wealth untvil,
And Done would be the wiser
Why DO hoard this Bit Of gold.
Ne'er giving II or lending
My friend. the story's trite aud old;
loved-bIit words were weak ard cold:
Let's hasten to the ending
The bit keep no one coEli miss
From all her wealth. ner glory
OF golden hair-gold. AMI Iisc this
This curl TOOK. aud LETT Il k;s-
And now you know the story
"Why prize # sof' think may be
Hallway in scorn you queried.
All friend, nliser lovingly
Saves oct one bit of gold-ah. ma.
When all the rest is buried.
Ono bii hc scves t. Touch SnI -2e,
As this lI;tle token.
Sweetheart It's ell have Of thee
This aud life long memory
OF love that n-'er was spoken.
through weary years my bit Of Scll
I've toarted like a mi5er
Friend. when my heart grows tired and cold
Thi; curl lay in my dying bold,
And none viii he the wiser
Mrs. b. " Hunt.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27

Ben Butler Was retained as counsel i0f
a Boston young man whose wife had sued
him for divorce on grounds Of cruelty.
The wronged wife's sister young girl Ok
20, was the principal witness for the pros
ecution, and Gen. Butler succeeded iu an
gering her by a sharp and irritating cross
examination. After many interruptions
the witness said that the defendant had
been seen 10 shy book at his wlieS
head. Shy? Shy n bookl What DO
you mean by thaty VIII sou explain %
the court what the word shs means.
The young girl leaned over the railing and
asked her sisters counsel icr copy ot
"Cushing's Manual, which lay on the
desk before him She hurled the volume
at Gen. Buffers head with all the forcs
she could command II wa5 @ good sloi'
and had not Butler divine her -rpose Ia
time it would undoubted., base lii the
mark Il think the cout now under.
stands the meaning Of the word shy
said the Judge, and the girl was allowed
10 finish her testimony without iurin;f
interruption.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
Coast Trading In South America.

A system Of deck trading" is carried
on by the people of the country all along
the west coast. Men and women come on
board the steamer with fruits. market
produce and other articles, which are
strewn about the deck and sold to people
who visit the vessel at each port These
traders are charged passage money and
freight by the steamship companies, and
are a nuisance to the other passengers.
Each female trader brings a mattress to
sleep upon, a chair to use during the day,
her own cooking and chamber utensils.
and spends great part of her life sailing
from one port to another William Ele.
ROY Curtis in American Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
Automatic Novel Reader.

1t is suggested that, among other things,
the phonograph may be used as an auto
matte novel reader, ssith each character
speaking, as it were, in propria persona.
That is, the phonogram will be produced
with the various voices as in nature, all
the infections of passion, sorrow, sym
pathy, ridicule and sarcasm. and songs,
ETC., uttered to it originally By profess
sional elocutionists. dialecticians and
singers .-Chicago News.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
4ns FOSTER cniIo.
Whsp lo,e was f,rst entrusted to my srn,s

when iove was first entrusted to my srrrs
scarcely could coutain myself for Joy.
But fell willing victim 10 his charma
So glorious and so gracious was the boy
But all az time went on and that fixed gaze
Became moro fixed. IL dawned upon my mind
That all those inconsistent headOng ways.
Those frequent falls, meant that my boy was
blind.
Now from the sight turned away my eyes.
And yet, Il shall no, lose him, weeping said.
This most pathetic os infrmities
A child forever OF my child has made
What eau he know Of change or OF decay
To HIN one day Is like another day"
Lucy &. Bull in Home Journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27

The New York World finds such q
resemblance between the Quick or the
Dead and novel entitled Mrs. Lori
mer that it lays Miss Rives under the
suspicion OF plagiarism
Never having read either of these
stories we are unable to criticise the criti-
sism, but the statement Of the World
Is plain to the etfec, that the
theme and its treatment are the same
in both, viz; A widow of paroxysmal
and hysterical disposition, lamenting a
dead husband and then falling in love
with a live man just on account of his
| likeness 10 the dead man. The article
claims that the physiological treatment
of the situation is the same though the
characters, scenes and local col0ring are
different
A great many themes in literature
have been used by many different authors
In different ways and 1t has been to a
great extent acknowledged that under
similar conditions two minds might
conceive the same thing in the same
method OF invention and composition.
We had occasion some time ago TO call
attention TO the identity between Shake
peare's Romeo and Juliet and Bandelo's
story of LA Giulietta,' yet the latter ia
rather dull tale while the play is abso-
lutely marvellous in its intense interest
and facinating romance.
The originality of Shakespeare is in
the life his genius breathed into the old
story. II is quite the same with the "Mer
chant of Venice" and even with Hamlet
II Miss Rives has taken an old plot and
painted 1t in new and living colors with
the living beauty of romance and heroic
sentiment, 1t Is not, critically speaking. a
piece of plagiarism.
But the fact is that, as We have said
two people may conceive very much the
same thing though quite unconscious of
eaah others work
Doubtless Owen Merediths admirers
would deny that Lucille Is plagiarism
in "Lavinia," and yet the two stories are
almost identical.
There 10 nothing new under the sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
About soutI, American Musguitoes.

Some ludicrous stories are told about
adventures with the mosquitoes. i
nave been solemnly assured That very
often when they have attacked a boat
and driven its captain and crew below
they have broken the windows of the
cabin by plugging IN 5wlrms against
them and have attempted to burst III the
doors. Although this may be something
OF an exaggeration, it is nevertheless
true that frequently horses and cattle.
after the most frightful suiferings, have
died from musquito bites on board the
vessels. Not long ago a herd OF val
liable cattle were being taken from the
United States to q ranch upon the Mag
dalena river and became 80 desperate
under the attacks Of the mosquitoes that
they broke from their stalls, Jumped into
The water aud all va drowned. Pas
sengers intending to make the voyage
usually provide themselves with protec-
ton in the shape Of musquto bars, head
nets and thick cloves and when OH deck
are compelled To tie their sleeves around
their wrists and their pantaloons around
their nkles.-American Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
DEPOSITION 70 MONOPOLY,

4 pretty picture the Republican party
preaents 10 the world-tO DO sure lls
pet leader abroad In the care OF Mr.. Car
negie, a luxurious capitalist employing
all that money can furnish, rejoicing In
the accumulations OF monopoly, revealing
In the rewards Of proteciion-tbc lions
share of the poor mans earnings-and
on this eide Its presidential candidate
backed by a banker Necessity make
US acquainted with strange bed-fe!lows
The people the dear people, the bone
and sinew. the voting masses-may well
ask. Where arc we to come in We
can sec how our votes are wanted we
can see where the money is tn he used.
That vir.uous plank about temperan C
and morality, a hypocritical sop for The
simple minded, turning piety to account
and making gain of godlness Who
does not understand it? Good angel
painted on the DEVILS horn-because the
devil saint would be.
Was ever hypocrisy 80 impudenls
Protection means monopoly. And avail
ability means the command of Doodle.
Bribery for the masses temperance ami
piety for the good All things to al
men-the policy of Republication the
watch word of the party Of great moral
ideas.
Will the people take monopolisis for
their protectors, and counting time-scrv-
ers for their teachers
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27

FAR.FETCHED CoMFoRT.--A Harrison.
campaign In 1888 naturally recalls the
victorious campaign of 1910. There are
several pointers In the compsri SON The
Democratic candidate for the presidency
in" Tippsconoe's " time was from New
York. President Van Buren, had been
nominated for second term precisely as
President Cleveland has been. His over.
whelming defeat by his Western rival Is
On augury for tue success OF another
Harrison capipaign.--Nsw York Tribune.
Ohio's Caninely Rabid Governor.
Dog -fennel Candidates" he said,
O. y. and A. I. were
Such auRy. whines but prove his right
To memo q to1-cur!
Mansfield Blunder bus.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-27
A Cure for Homesickncss.

Omaha Man Formerly of New Jersey
What is the matter with my wife, doctorf
Family Physician-Nothing except that
she is homesick
Omaha Man-But can't afford to close
ms business ana go back to New Jersey
Family Physician-Well, stand a tub of
water out in the sun a few days. That
will breed million or so of pretty fair
size mosquitoes. Omaha World.