The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-01

are 20 hc used 90 pay "a preacher and Keep
the church I'm repair.
THOMAS II. BOOKER is one of the oldest
living graduate, of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. lie is the chief pay inspector
of the navy. and has travelled all over the
world. he was midshipman 40 the b0m-
harimeni Of Vera Cruz.
rnr Chattanooga Times publishes re-
ports from ~cYcuiN-h,e of the ninety-siN
counties comprising the state Of Tennessee.
showing an increase of the value of real
aud personal property Of S.6.WU,nO0 over
fhe assessment of lSS~. and am increase of
Slm.ooN.0oo over the assessment of 1856.
Tnr Rose Vineyard property near los
Angeles that was sold 90 am English s,ndi-
cate two Years ago for Sl.jo0.OOO has mot
paid am, dividends. An expert employed
io investigate says the price WAS too high
and tine new managers of tine estate are in-
experienced iu California farming.
CuAl GWoK YIN. the new Chinese Min
lister 90 the United STATES. who arrived at
~ln Francisco "a few DAYS ago. is described
10, iinc-loohing man. about fifty years of
age. with strong features and rather inn
per.ous manner. llc is also Minister 90
spain and Peru. The British press of
China assert That be- j, "a "curiOu- mixture
of modern ideas and ancient oriental prciu-
dicee."
DURING the summer the Pension office
ground out about twenty-five ohio pensions
% day. Last Saturday 20 began issuing
Them in Dot, of f50 or 2Oo There is an cleo
ti0n 90 Doe held in Ohio. and the COuFicf-
JDuru0f has mo- doubt that every pension
applicant who agrees tONotc for Foraker VIII
cei his application allowed promptly. While
uo pDu~i0nor who will work for the kcpuh-
ncan party will have 90 wait long for the
increase Doe has applied for.
THE Burlington NtJ Free Press speak
ng of the deserted farms in New llamp-
shire. says: 1.-The New Hampshire Com
missioner OF Immigration is busy looking
up the deserted farms of the Granite state.
he is meeting with "a greater degree of Sue
cess than is agreeable tu Tine people Of that
state. ln jackson thiriy-Odd farms which
have been deserted since twenty-five on
thirty Years ago. are reported. ana similar
reports come from other places. II ls
thought that MANY ~ these farms could he
made fairly productive az small expense
ONF Of Edison'- chiefs lives in house at
Newark. Nd. which i. alive with wires.
A. One approaches the front gate it swing,
open and ~hni- automatically The visitors
foot 0n ihe step of the porch rings "a bell i'm
thc Kitchen and also one in the master ,
study. l,l touching button be opens the
front door hei0r, the stranger has time io
knock. An electrical music box plays dur
m- dinner. When the guests retircs to his
o. q cd d Itf4 .iI
frlcify. When bee puts out the gas "a strange,
mOckiug display of skeletons. grNestonc-.
owls and other hideOus uhauin--lna-uria
dances about on the wall ai his feet.
THEY -avthat 90 Georgia cracker cam give
o. Nrw ENGLAND Yankee three points in the
game and beat him out of sight. and the
follow ing story seems to prove the assertion
4 cracker placed litilepi- ina hON and ear
r.ed if f0 Athens. Ga. and with a mysterious
air minated th1tthe box contained a. great
curiosity. His friends were anxious tp get
re- peep into the bon. hui Doe pcr-i~icnilN pee
fused t0 Def amy One look into DO. Finally
unD mans curiosity was $50 great that hc
offered small amount for the privilege OF
looking into do. hoN. While di-putn-
about DO others made similar offers. until -
WAS secured. Tine box WAS then opened.
when the humNu--ed spectators were treai-
ed tnu view 0l the Youthful pOrker ln-
stead of eottu. mad they looked upon ihc
tric. as aNei. smart thing.
Tur latest fad of the railroad men is real
estaic speculation. 4 dozen of them will
form company. buy mp -cyeniy-iiVe or IA
hundred acres of farm land near tine lime Of
road. cent 10 up into building lots. and sell
them on ihc in-iallment plan. 10 is claimed
chat 70 huudrod-acrc farm can bc made On
yield S1j.OOO clear gain hy This mode of hu~i-
ness. hut as the companies generally break
uu about the time president Is elected. the
real estate agent, have NOT yet found their
occupation gone. 4 fireman on the pu,hef
engine ai Creycouu. on the Erie road.
named J.. g.. Little H. credited with being
UuD nf OBJ. local OriginaiOr- of the scheme.
BEING .uof business man. Doe managed to
make his escape from the company ho
helped tD organize without losing Or gain
ing ANYTHING. and his friends consider him
90 fortunate man.
ONE of tho funniest institutions in New
York city j, the Mott Memorial Library.
Dr Valentine Mott icf it behind him be-
cause he could not conveniently carry 10 inn
io another world. and 10 has since been
maintained as "a public institution. II l-
entirely confined fo the period of twenty five
years ago. The library and various uu~i-
and portraii, of It's original owner are
housed iu delightful old brick mansion in
Madison avenue. The books are carefully
locked boo cases and seldom consulted.
Meanwhile the whole house is exempt from
taxation. OBJ course IL i- wicked 90 tax "a
free library. The room, IN which the un-
used library is situated. however. are
rented. doubtless at q fair price. in the
morning to "a kindergarten. In the aiicWoon
60 "a ladies' fencing school, and on some
nights to One cor more secret organizations.
The ground floor is occupied by the Grollef
Club.
4 SINGULAR scene was witnessed ON a
sixth avenue 81" car saturday afternoon.
\ lady. accompanied by e t'c-year-old boy
dressed I'm "a sailor suit. entered "a sixth
avenue car at Chamber, street. The car
WAS crowded. lut the lady was handsome
and we'll dressed, and secured "a seat al
once. The sailor boy climbed upon the seat
hehand the lady. evidently his mother. and
.n/od ahSfractcdlN Out of the window for a
fnN moments. Then suddenly. without a
moments warning, he BEGAN singing in Il
voice that could Dee heard all over the cm
the familiar 'Razzlc-Dalllc' song. \
broad ana ever increasing grin epicau over
the car. and a few second, later half dozen
bows and Young men were keeping the sailor
box COMPANY. The chorus grew and grew
m volumes until thrce-iourih, of the occu
pants of the ear We're joining i'm. suddenly
Tho sailor box g0t tired of "Ralllt-Dazzle
and BEGAN Where Did You Get That llatE
The chorus went with him. too; and thei
the sailor boy, claied with his success
swung 0ui into Johnny. Get Your Gun
The fam was suddenly ended. however. by
ihc LADY, and the sailor boy leaving the cal
40 Fourteenth street.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER. says an eN
change. is one the most Democratic men on
cqrih He is holding court in Chicago iusi
at present. and when not in chambers
amuse. himself by riding around on The
erip-cars looking at the sights and noting
the changes that in the great city Of which
he was 80 long am hon0red resident. lie
speaks Of his happiness ai being IN 'hieas"
saving that this city will always be home
10 him.. lie seems 20 regret very much thai
in the appointment Of judicial circuits among
tho members OF the supreme Bench he could
not sccucihc circuit in which Chicago Is 10.