The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-15
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Compiled Frsn the "Ti.ss"
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
'MCGrNTY,'" a man remarked, Twas
written by genius. / don't care whether
Mr.. FLYNN IL an educated man or one OF the
usual type Of variety performers. but he has
| unconsciOusly touched phase Of life which
has impressed overy observing man. There
are millions Of 'Mctiintys' in this world.
Some Of them make more Of struggle than
the hero OF the song. but the end Is always
the same. They struggle for time, but they
invariably bring up in the bottom Of tie sea.
| The author Of this particular song, by the
way, Is entitled 10 distinction for another
reason. II is the one popular song IN the
history Of the stage which has achieved a
success entirely Oh its literary merits. No
body really knows what the tune Of Me
Ginty' IL, but the pathetic and touching
story Of the life Of that unfortunate gentle
man appeals 10 every heart that has n drop
Of blood in il. But, then, am an lrishman,
and that may have something to do with it,
BISHOP TALBOT, OF Idaho was recently
asked what was the first thing he did when
he entered a town where there was no
church. "Well." he replied, with a humor-
Gus twinkle in his eve. II generally 90 to
the biggest saloon, and tell the BOYS that !
would like to hold a religious service. Am
! ever insutcdi Never. On the contrary,
] am treated with the greatest respect, and
sometimes the biggest drinker in the town
will constitute himself committee TO Sc
cure a hall for my services. OF course
MANY Of the men are wild. rough and dissi-
pated, but they are not bad at heart, and
they will always listen 10 preacher who il
manly and in earnest. or course don't 90
about in lawn sleeves and mitre. FUN
merry wouldn't 20 down in my field, and !
don't intend to try il on
THE Gaiety girls are abroad in great
numbers on Broadway, New York. these
pleasant afternoons. II il the march of the
Grenadiers. The forty tallest girls in the
Gaiety forces came over with the troupe,
and they were selected with great care by
Mr.. Marcus MAYER before e the CON-
paDy left England. Mr. Mayors theory
was that, since our own chOruses ran 10
short. chubby, and plump women. il would
be a decided novelty to bring over the most
statuesque and stalwart women in the Lon
don troupe. The Gaiety, in It's two cOmpa-
MES. has nearly two hundred chorus girls,
and this left plenty Of room for selection.
Many Of the chorus girls range very near
six feet in height.
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state of degradation and brutality which Is
shocking beyond belief almost but the con-
slant recurrence Of similar affairs i'm that
county leaves no other alternative. The
Mt. Sterling Sentinel gazette SAYS: son
Troublesome creek. in Brcathitt county.
November -. a young man named John
Rice struck Bum Miller's little boy on the
head with piece Of plank and killed him
instantly. They were in a canoe, and he
killed him because he didn't stop rocking
the canoe when he was told Ills skull was
crushed behind the ear. Rice was held
without bail. Hang him. gentlemen Of the
jury, hang him."
The fragrant German weichscl sticks.
now so popular for canes and umbrella han
dies, are cut from n wild cherry, which,
dealers say, grows only in the Black For
est. The natural tendency Of the wood j.
to grow crooked and gnarlcd. I'm order to
get straight sticks. the German peasants
build frames around the trees and train the
young shoots upon them. fastening strings
to the ends Of the shoots. passing them
over pulleys, and attaching weights. The
weights are very slight AT first. but are in
creased as the branch grows thicker and
stronger. \ tension is thus produced which
insures that the branch will grow straight.
Ina Chicago store there are for sale some
shoes marked on the sole "Ganc Rue Valos.
Paris" Numbers are put on from 20 to %,
and in other ways they are made TO RESENT
BILE an imported shoe. and are sold as such
at 81 pair. \ woman who had Travelled
some. and was rather suspicious withai
that the shoes were not as represented.
looked inside Of pair ami saw "Patcnted
July, 1862" marked on the stay She said
10 the clerk: "lou can't pass these on me
for French. They don't make shoes in Paris
in two languages"
A DETROIT physician, who is dying from
a necrosis " the frontal bone, is reported to
be watching bis own case without other
professional aid, taking copious notes Of
the symptoms. etc, As they appear. and
resoute in banishing anything like grief or
gloom from his household in which music
and even dancing, are frequently heard.
The doctor believes his patient will be of
within a week.
THIS is how an Ohio paper prints a mar
riage notice: Mr.. William Jones, oil
Malta township, aged eighty-three, passed
peacefully away on Tuesday last from
single blessedness 10 matrimonial bliss.
after short, but sudden, attack by Alice
Blossom, blooming widow Of thirty-hye.r
On the 10Th Of last September Mrs. Fred
erick La Bault died at Goshen. Ind, oil
dropsy, her age being fiity-seyen years. two
eight days. Last Saturday the
husband died. when it was ascertained that
his age was exactly the same as his wife's.
hity-seyen years, two months and eight
days.
ELLIOTT +. SHEPARD and other New
York newspaper men have bought the En-
pre- and Bay State Telegraph Company.
from New York TO Boston, and will
convert it into press association.