The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-27

THE MAN-ABour-TowN HEARS
PEOPLE TALK.
A Crank Compi ments the Times
g., Msn,,ne.s and shen oo"iihs" Ms
,~..s,,h "A DI.senticnt Voice-Es'"'-
,.c,,o.s of the white House

"IIold on. there =. d, bai,
auer,'s cnuuer," thought he, ~ NC
came TO pa AIDE rest.
"How-dyc.'
-" ~h,, do ,ou mean by stirring up
30 much tain IN your paper ""'"'
a,orv 2" was asked. =. al IL
..'fhe rtNfeS means PROGRESSION III ~ ~
.,n,.ssion. Of opinion. an giad V -
,hat ,on have been shaken ~ your po. .'D,,
nrcof by some Of It's shells. w N ,...'., 81
10 he alert: come forward Win SWIM y,
foot. and eaten ~ wan w, 1--WE nan of
~, ,,,i', sourts plauslblc' said the man VI
Ida ouiuions and l subscribe 20 ail iha'
~ exc s,id. There can be no h""' y.
-, nj IN ,on are wise. rs Wise as ~"
I'm 10 intimate that you arc,'Nhf "'"
son iook at both sides Of The question: 80.
,e1ormatory j. alright. because we nng ~.
need of them every day, but wnle : "" ''1,D'
the shirt that prompts VIC 't"", ',t,,,,ion
cate The establishment ni " nv" ~ ,onr
end while | admit the power on ,"",
. 49,, In ANYTHING 10 advocate, because ~
I' 10y f.,rlr.s advocate. take the pfiNhese
of disagrccing WIN YOU s ,vh.t have
you TO Say ? ,o..
nfFrFRrNCE or OPINION.
mi. +, mfr that Won would establish a
- Dho,se and reiOrmat0rY. l rtdh WIN
1850 scr,,tins the editorial oi TO-DAY III w
r,,,rs. but / cannot agree WIN ll, ~.
,ronble lies in field that ls 80 "ip'" ,. ,'.
nee can't settle IL. Before the moving M
chine can possibly cut DOWN 'nc i"
growth on one SIDE ana coinp ,sic ~ i,,s.5
On The other 40 much time Will nave e'"PSv'
that the first WuiA D. hi""'" '' ''
growth Of error" a.. ;do,
81 vill leave out Of the question the iae"
~ rrcating new offices ln municipdi.y'
Exerc fool can see how gorgeous nu," =
fbins would be-. for 10 day the uoupie WIZ"
tbis great Republican Government w
many Ofllccs-Or II Aou cn'17e ~ i"s ,+,.
,.r.eiv--u0t enough offices. Elmer CIV
..,.rv man in The tomn0nNea'h
- faf Office. ar for goodness stNe
-, ,nrrea-r our woe by creating JUST d
80 e,,~ mare Here is what | mclm louf
naner aludes % The Richardson Diii' VIM
had for its object the purchase Oh ,'"e3 guy, .
tho erection thereon AZ suitd'le n""o'"
for n work-iousc anu l.i'i l"''.iif
controlled by board Of managers g.
mon vou go ON 10 say that the bnaIu were
10 nroyide educational facilities Tor int III
natas of the rpi0rmai0ry. o. cniofce o'''i p
line. &c. and that fhc inmates were ~ '-
made ~ labor at some employ MEM "'
which they might contribute 10 iheI sup
port"
HERE rs TIE RUB.
..Weu what objection have You 20 that
The thinner changed bis feet, took Ht7h
ouid of tobacco. and put bis hlnd OH i'
shoulder.
/ shuddcrcd. but heN I'D. pl"'''
Then he spoke. " ...
"Contrlhute 10 their support; what are
Won thinking about: You see bat ont-hiil Oh
his ouosfi0n. Dave Richardson wants 10
Give SslOOO 90 trlu-gres-ors al tat i'"
boys and eirl--WhO have wiiu-tood the
gentle influence of home, The chuf'h'
the school and other refining pro-
cesses. i'm order % make THEM .'l'",'
as proper PARTICLES OF ihe siel "9-
liz household. Puts premium ON wicked
,,ess and hrinrs into competition with hou-
est lehor convict work. lor you might as
well say that this is what 10 i7-runNi q
work boitolning ch iirs. making shoes ana
INV other things. What - then io nccohc
Of yonr deserving poor, and see again III
the Richardson idea.
PAY TuE PIPER.
..The board Of managers are entitled 10
receive from the treasury the same lees ana
allowances for receiyin. an maintaining
and discharglng persons committed I'd lnc
work-hOusc. as may he hNtd 10y JAW l'i
shcrin- and sergetniS when th' persons gre
confined in the city inil.' "l compare lhi-
with ybaf il now. costs 90 maintain evil
DOR sr in tbe city -. Whv. it viii be the
same exactly. Then your jail can only ae-
commOdatc ieOns, and Your reiOrmhiott
and ,vOrk-hOu-o will thrive and grow lhl
anon bonus. paid small offenders WINE
the iail. the terror oi evil doers l1nguishe,.
Let the shame OF the Jam slhlfch
the wrong d0er, make Do sich 10
him, and cat his l0rdly strut short ana slop
vour bonus 10 sickly sentiment. The Wnip-
~
ior white or black. Iht has disappeared
before so-caied progress. spare %, me lah.
1 like the TnE-. IL is "a many paper hui ]
don't like the idea of arfiumltprN ami "a
work-housc. that will cost S2A,0la year.
JOE noBsoN's NAMEsAgE.
..Joe Hobsou's club will De organized this
this winter. ] suppose
80 spoke am old member Of the General
Assembly.
Yes: Joe beat ihc British, the Yankees.
the niurors. and the Republicans; anu mn
stead OF being ia ihe House of DELEGATES DE-
will wear the mantle of senator ih lhe
next Assembly
Then tine alk turned upon ih' time when
Captain lloh-on rode as ih' 0mmludrr ol
the Powhltln Troop with brave stuart;
and then an old gray haired man came
forward and chimed in. ~ can ten YOU
something about Hobson that lou don't
know
Il knoxville is true-hlue Democrat"
.gr.,rs ail right. an't joking; ! know
that he is Kin 90 Captain James llobson.'
"WhO il Captain Jim iluh.On!
ale was the man under whose auspices
the cornerstone az tine White House was
laid in October. lll2. / mean thc same
house that Ben Harrison lives Do now
Iiohson was am freshman. direct iiVm
Dublin. and could stand slug of
whisky as we'll as the best ni them.
lie was paid ~ architect >'l1 then " hii-
sum. for his plan. and bee is buried to-day in
the Catholic cemetery in Washington ANA
Joe Hobson is one of his dcsccndni-.
The British burnt the original building M
1914 but Captain llobson rebuilt IT, ana
opcned il for visitors ON the lsi
daV Of January. ISIS, when ola
Hickory Jackson came up there 10
live. You may shake your heads. but ten
YOU il. 80. aud IL you viii take the trouble
a. enquire YOU Will lind / Un right Ana
can tell YOU something else, may Doe. thai
Won don't know. There never was but one
President that did not live in the White
House. and that WAS General Washington,
who had way OF d0ing things that was pc
culiar 10 himself.
Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Post
poned
Attention il called % the notice published
in these columns OF the pos;pnnem mt OF
the meeting Of the Richmond Chamber OF
Commerce 10 Friday, the 2'th instant, al
l.. NJ. 80,
Ten additional mcmb3rs oithe board Of de
rectors will be elected on that occasion;
and Hon. George L. Christian states tht
e. ..N.. "a. b.