The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-02
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RICHMOND AT The PARIS EXPOSITION
The New York Journalist Gays that
Allen q Ginter's section attracts more
aitentI,n than any other exhibit in the
United States section. A gigantic globe.
with the oceans and continents done in
dark and light twists of Virginia to-
blcco; a log cabin built Of the same
fragrant weed; model Of the nation
sixteen feet high: large can
non, and a working model Of a
steam engine, all made Of the
uncomfortable Richmond Straight
Cut cigarettes. are among the unique
features of this exhibit. Samples of
the golden yellow leaf. which is select
ed with SO much care to please the
taste of the most IA tidious smokers.
are displayed in artistic packages. Mr.
John Pope, vice president Of the Allen
az Ginter corporation. is in Paris super
intending the installation, and 1t j.
largely owing To his energy that the
interes ting exhibit was so far ahead Of
all competitions.
TIE SENATE ISSUES AND ABUSES
The Senate Is. il Is true, what may be
called time hOnored institution. with
some brilliant passages ia It's history:
but no super stitious or sentimental
reverence for what is simply venerable
should stand in the way Of positiye re-
form. Old things in the lives Of gov
ernments. as Of individuals, are
passing away. l. ia the growing
impression That even the Eng
lish House Of Lords, 10 which. rs
already explained. we owe the cOncep
ton OF our Senate. must 90 M no very
distant day. although It's roots reach
down 10 the bedrock Of the British
Constitution. Nowhere is experience a
more merciless icoucclast than in civil
science. and surely the teachings Of our
national history have been ample TO
convince US that asecOnd and duplicate
body in ordinary legislation is cum
DersOme and wasteful piece Of ma
chinery.
As we pass from the centennial an
niversary of the formation Of the
the time is appropriate
for reviewing its workings and cor
recting such iufirmitics as may have
1t was not TO the discredit OF
those who formed il, largely experiment
tai as it was. that imperfecilOns should |
come TO light. The dIscredit viii be |
ours If we fail to remove or reform |
them. 50 far "a the Senate Is |
the wiser policy /
would probably be to Top it of alto |
gether. If not. and IL is 10 remain. Its /
jurisdiction should be so changed as to |
-fTectually remedy the inequality that. |
IN matters of general legislation. makes /
Nevada the equal of /
New York. Why should the Senate ]
nave anything to do with ordinary /
egislation? The theory Of its fuuc-
ions is that II represents the States /
as commonwealth. That was the /
assigned cause of its formation, and /
; the only apology for its existence.
when the States ~ sucb. or any one or
more of them. are To be affected by
action. 1t would be emf
iently proper that the cham Der repre-
entiug them should have voice. and
voice equal to that Of the body repre-
enting the people en- mdsSe Let the
senate be consulted when the affairs
md interests Of its specia, constituents
re involved. but why should its au-
hority 90 further than that BET
ord s Magazine.
THE BEST SHORT POEM The New
York Sun l. Offering prizes for the
,est short penn. and the st. Louis
Republic has entered the list of contes
ants with the following.
go. Daia.
BE saner.'
This IS certainly a very excellent
,iece If Eogiisn verse, the prime oe-
liberation. Dreviiy beng eNcelled only
" the good advice II lmpirIs.
But there was short poem once
Written by country editor in Virginia
hat ocIpses it. When Malone was
wedding his widest row in the Old Do
nnlon he had notorious striker
allied Jones. who became very Oileu
I'VE to the Democrats. The editor
Dove referred to printed in his paper
his legend:
Mahonc's
Jones.
Ii took immensely, aud soon became
campaign cry. Ii stuck to poor Jones
verywhere he went. until it made life :
burden to him aud ne left the state
a modification and disgust. I
We submit tins poem as rival TO ,
nat of the Republic. We cant state
be relationship between the Republic's |
dltor and the much bedeVilled Read
lister. but we assure the former that ,
othing personal was intended IN re- I
reducing the poem in this connection.
ID Birmingham Age Herald.
THAT COURT DRESS. The millinery
tierateur sends the following gem by :
able from London, winch IS the pref ,
ost thing in the line Of aesthetic sym Z
hony in satin aud lace that we have ,
card: Il
Miss Grace-s dress. worn at the draw
Dc room Yesterday. was of white satin.
yer whiclsfell crepe skirt with
eep hem embroidered in silk. The /
ody of Siciiienue was trimmed with :
repe aud had epaulette sleeves OF the q
lme. The flowers were jasmine. and l
iere placed in dsubl- wreaths around
he body. Around the edge of the
asque was a girdle of the same
overs. the ends Of which fell TO the
,et. A train of Sicilienne lined with
attn was trimmed with ruches of crepe.
lies Grace carried a large bouquet of
ismlne.
NICARAGUA CANAL.-WOrk is at last !
, be begun in earnest on the Nicara- q
VA Canal. large force OF civil engi- !
GERS having left New York for the d
'thmus on Saturday, May 18th. 1t U
Jay be that operations were delayed 4
wing TO the belief that the uncOm- l.
Ieted works of the Lesseps Company y
light be bought cheaply enough to a
Iake it better worth while to finish z
ne Panama waterway than TO con .
ruct q wholly new one in Nicaragua. a
ut if such plan was at one time en- u
'rtained. II now seems 10 have been o
wen up. Probably the Panama bond o
olders aud shareholders could not be St
Iduced TO sell their interests for the e
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