The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-19
PERSONS AND THINGS.
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Exchanges.

News Nstss Complied Ere. the "Tinss'
Exchanges.
A RFMARKABY rich silver vein has beel
discovered in san Gabriel Canon, Cal Tn
ore assayed $4,000 per ton.
GOVERNOR FORAKER announces his In
tention Of resumsng his law practice In Gin
cinnstti At the expiration Of his term o
Office.
THE Earl Of Meath, who has been travel
ing in this country, saws that the pavement
Of cities are a disgrace TO American civil
cation.
a WISCONSIN man. whose wife and on
daughter are already members Of the iega
firm Of which he is the head, has two dsugb
tiers preparing for the bar at the state uni
yersity.
THE metropolis Of New York 10 plae srdet
from one end TO the other with flaming rec
posters, bringing this message from Thu
West: Worlds is92-Chicago.'
The novel advertising is done by the Chicago
| Ucydid.
/. Miss GwENDOLINE CALDwKLLs wealth
Is said to have been absurdly exaggerated
She is not believed to be worth more than
500 900. and her oner TO settle $1,000 a
year upon Prince Murat was one Of SOME
generosity after all.
WILLIAM LfvEsAY, Of Frankfort, Green
brier county, W Va, raised Hanover tur-
nip, which, with the top. weighed thirty
pounds. IL had about dozen stalks, and
It's roots looked like the tentacles Of All oc-
topus.
EX-SENATOR WALCoTT, Of Colorado, a bache-
lor and enc or the youngest az well ms the
richest men ia the Senate. has taken tn;
house in Washington occupied two winters
ago by Miss Mary GwendOline Caldwell
aud her sister Lena, and will have the finest
bachelor establishment in town.
THE biggest flight Of pigeons that has
ever taken place in the world will come OIL
at an early date in front Of the Philadelphia
postofce. at which time 1000 birds will be
ilOwn simultaneously. Aibrights record OF
AGA wards a minute was beaten this year
by EAGLE Bell and Pickwick in flight Of
Lac yards minute.
THE time is fast approaching when the
genial winter climate Of the Pacific coast
has nm especial fascination for the dweller
Of the East. While other sections Of the
country wear mantle Of ice and snow, the
gardens OF California are filed With fowers
and the orange orchards with ripening iruit.
THE word cyclone, we are told, was first
proposed by Piddinton, in lSlS to describe
the violent hurricanes Of the far West in
which the wind rotates, in the northern
hemisphere, opposite 10 the hands Of
watch. The term anticyclone was hrst
used by Mr.. Francis Galard, in 1863, to
represent wind motion in the opposite di-
rection.
IT is said that John L. Sullivan is no
longer on the stan Of the New York Illus
frated Ncrs. Mr.. Sullivan was engaged
al a salary Of fifty dollars week. but he
soon lost interest in newspaper work, and
for sometime has done nothing beyond the
drawing OF his salary. The management
Of the NcwS were very proud Of the big fell
low. but his name was not worth 1fty dol
lars week 10 them, and 80 they dropped
hm.
Miss WAY, an elderly lady, living alone
at salem, Conn, cleverly baiiled gang Of
thieves who invaded her house a few nights
ago. She was writing near a window, when
a shotgun was thrust through the pane Of
glass and voices demanded her money. She
seized the gun, but il was soon taken from
her. She then blew out the light, FASTENED
to the room where her money was kept Gin
an old valise), carried II 10 the cellar,
and, quietly escaping through hatchway,
..lf ttf4t 10 .la,
were yainly searching the house for her
wealth.
RECENTLY the dentists Of It. Louis have
begun 10 employ young women as office as
sistants. Probably dozen are thus en-
ployed. They are paid from 50 TO $40
week. Among other things. ii is their duty
10 assist i'm braclng the nerves OF patients.
one Of them saws: If the patient IL wO-
man frequently stand hy her side and hold
her hand sympathetically. Some people
NAV laugh mt this. but it's an immense help
90 the person in the chair. Once or twice
when very nervous man was being oper-
ated on have taken his hand, and it really
braced bis nerve wonderfully
VIOLErs are the favorites for morning
wear ON the street, and will be pinned 10
the cape front or on the nun. At this sea
-oh. when banks of golden or snswy chrys-
anthemums are piled high on the flower
vendors tray. it is pretty custom 10 stop
and buy cluster, which Is carelessly
pinned under the chin or lower down on the
lark walking dress. The artificial flower
Wreaths have quite usurped the place OF
natural flowers for evening wear ! ct II
promises 70 Ice a fancy Ia wear at the cor
sage TWO or three perfect roses, pinned so
hat the heavy blooms will nod gracefully,
0r carry loose cut flowers caught 10y long
ribbons.
The Arizona kicker in the Detroit Free
Press. writes: The Tom-Cat Silver Mining
Company sent us a certificate Of stock Of the
lace value of $500 last week. and asked us 10
editorially mention the fact that the mln'
would prove one of the greatest bOnanzas OF
be age for investors. We can't cOnscien-
iotislv do il vet. We want 10 wait awhile
ana see whether we are to be assessed 90
fhe stock or not, and we'd like 10 hear o.
some one who has received a dividend. We
i,ed 10 take everything in silver stock tia
anne along. and pun up their Old swindlee
without stint. but we have made a change OF
base i'm this respect. We found that com
.,any which would beat the public would
also beat us.
THE Salt Lake City Tribune says that
Hubert Howe Bancroft viii clear $4,000
rom his volume on Utah. 1t declares that
lwiug 10 the alleged Mormon bias of tn
volume, Mormon employees are being com
yelled to buy il by the Mormon Church
The Tribune appears TO feel deeply on The
subject, as the following language VII
how: Through the promise or prospect o.
money he was persuaded TO lend his naih'
10 an Endorsement as history Of romano.
which is but a caricature; which ~ an out
taee on truth and decency; which Is an I'M
of the acts and motives OF every
'fecent man who sought 10 arrest the law.
lessness and crime which ruled in this Ter
rifory f0rmOre than thirty years. ltwreathe'
lust with an aureole Of splendor and draw,
4 veil over the face Of murder and robbery.
THE following is described as neal
house jacket:
/ charming Grecian jacket for house
wear. with matinee skirts, is of cream-whit
Noolen Grape In full blouse with tul
sleeves. over which a sleeveless jacket OF