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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Remarks by Members OF the House and
senate on the Resolutions.

The General Assembly met at 10 o'clock
i'm the morning and adjourned until to-day
after remarks had been made by several
members upon the resolutions adopted i'm
the Senate. Mr.. Stubbs, of Gloucester, al
luded to the extraordinary character of the
gathering, and went forward TO review
briefly the record Of Mr.. Davis down 10 the
commencement of the war. Then he took
up his war record, and i'm eloquent terms
alluded 10 the proud reputation Mr.. Davis
made as President of the Confederate States
lie declared he did everything in his power
to establish the principles for which ne
struggled. When the Confederacy fell then
Mr.. Davis manhood was put to the seyerest
test. His endurance was theme dwelt
upon in terms Of high eulogy, and the
scourge applied by his enemies received
proper notice. Mr.. Stubs read his speech
nom manuscript, and he was listened TO
with earnest attention. As he closed a can
non doomed In the square.
senator Peters said he belonged to a gen.
GRAFTON which had grown up since the war:
"a class which knew nothing Of the hardsbips
and priyatiOns Of those who lived in the
generation 10 which Mr.. Davis belonged.
but he was present 10 mingle his admiration
and sympathy with those who knew him. al
the tomb Of the great man now no more.
History would be compelled TO regard JEFF.
Davis as the greatest man Of the century.
ale is dead, sir. but he lives in the hearts
of the people, Mr.. Peters speech was
brief but il created profound impression.
senator Moore, of Fairfax, followed. Like
Mr.. Peters, he was not participant In the
stirring drama in which Mr.. Davis figured.
but he wanted 10 bring his tribute 10 the
Of the man who was dead. A long
days work ended when Mr.Dayis ended his
life. Mr.. Davis, while In the Union, was
he peer OF ..ay man In his devotion 10 his |
lie then reviewed his military
,areer In the Indian and Mexican wars, |
Ind while Secretary Of War, and said he
vas the father Of the present military sys-
EN- OF the United States, and In all the
Ugh attributes Of manhood and noble intel
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12

sylyania. j. A. Chisholm. : e.. liei ia-
lion NJ. hunin, :. ". Clark. hln.t.i 4,
j. n. nuval. ~. -. Iaucy. Thomas Na-
drop. Thomas D.. Williams u. j. NurAN.s. n.
b. Nolan. Hanover. nr. William b hf.n.'lN,
Or A. Williams, A. %. Lee. leNinh. luI...
W. Hutchiues. Norfolk, Thomas Nfftrih
John K. fasseii. I'd. tt. Woodward, B. "hfi q.
A. Muller n -. Goldln. ncniicn, john b
Graves Williamsburg.
II ls apparent that largo number NI Pm.
members are composed Oi the menu m nj
Farmers Assembly and clubs. anil in' A...
gnce is in the minority. The officers I'D ITO
Assembly have already been published
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12
HE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
The Rev. l.. A. Cutters Address-Prayers
aud HYMNS.

The Christian churches united at the Sew
cnth-strcct Christian Church. Rev. l.. A
cutler, Of the Maishall-street Church, deliV
cred the address. A good audience assem-
blcd The pastors Of the other Christian
churches, Rev. MessIe. Hall and Cole, Occu
pied seats In the pulpit with the speaker
In the opening Of the services Mrs. pafratl
sang solo anu Mr. Hall read the HYMN be.
ginning Father, Hear the Prayer We OF
Ter" Mr.. Cole rad the LAlI. Psalm and
the last eight verses of the fifteenth chapef
of. Corinthians. Mr. Hall offered an APP
propriate prayer aud the choir sang.
Mr.. Cutler opened his address 10y saying:
= Jefferson Davis is dead. This announce
ment awakens memory from her thousand
cells and recalls the stirring even's oftbe great
evil war In compliance with the request OF
our Governor, and compelled by that feeling
which the God of nature has implanted Ina
the human heart. the people OF our South
land gather Ina public assemblies To-day 10 do
honor 10 man they respected ANA loved
while living. and whose mem ny they siD-
cerely ana proudly cherish"
Tho speaker stated that he did not desire
10 stir up the ashes Of sectional strife. nor
arouse those feelings which fired tue hearts
Of the cbiyairous southerneis when their
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12
vIRGINIANS MOURNING.
Various Observances In Number o
Places.

Places.
DANvIILE, Va, December H. special
At II o'clock to-day large crowds of Dan
Vile people gathered AT the Academy of
Music. The auditorium and stage were both
draped in mourning, and in the back ground
was portrait of Mr.. Davis set in group of
flags. There were also portraits of Lee and
Jackson. Confederate veterans occupied
seats on the stage, and military COM
panies at near by. The exercise
opened with music by "A select choir,
followed by feryent prayer by Rev.
DR.. Martin, who prayed that people of
the North and South might be united in
bonds of peace. DIR. i. a. Peterson then
delivered conservative and patriotic ad-
dress, in which he paid high tribute to Mr..
Davis, and said if Mr.. Davis and his asso-
ciates were wrong, il was because they had
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12

n RKuEMBER the Pound Party fflaa,. IN
cember 18th. over impuy's drug .i',''
east Broad street, by the Wome"s ''''
tian Association.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12

REMEMBER the Pound Party ff1''' III
cembcr 18th. over Duput's drug s''.'' -.
east Broad street, by the Women
tian Association.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12

REMEMBER the Found Part, fs'a"s. b.
cember 18th, over Dnpu,'s drug .,', ,tr,,.
cast Broad street, by the Women
tian Association.
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AT wAYCRoss.
GRAPE EVERYWHERE.

ROME, GA. December ll.-Crape could
be seen ON all sides ts-day. Between the
hours OF II and o'clock all business was
suspended. The bells tolled In all parts OF
the city as the large crowd gatherea % lake
the memory OF jefferson Davis.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12
LlNCHBJR re-.

LYNCHBURG, Va. December 1l.-.,pe-
cial. To-day has been observed with great
solemnity by our people and churches IN
honor of Jefferson Davis. Tonight the
military and citizens generally are out IN
full force at the Opera House, IN response
to Mayor Manson's call Tor pupllc uelnoli-
stration. Most impressive addresses were
delivered bv leading citizens, and touching
resolutions in honor Of the dead were
adOpted.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, December II
Special. AT the request of the students
memorial services were held in the Prayer
hall to-day, lectures being suspended from II
TO l2:45. Colonel Charles ;. Nenable made IA
short speech, in which he paid beautiful
tribute 10 the character and the memory,
which will ever remain fresh, of the late ex-
President.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
Good Enough Pin Hooks.

FROM the BROOKLYN STANDARD l. mon.
Mr.. Beecher's father, DR.. Lyman
Beecher, was once asked by Mrs. Stove
what his amusements were when be
was boy, and he replied as follows
Hunting and fishing were my amuse'
mcnts, except that / used to play
checkers and 90 TO singing school. The
first time | went fishing Uncle Benton
took me down to Beaver Head, tied q
brown thread on a stick, put crooked
pin on i and worm, and said: There,
Lyman, throw it in Threw il in, and
out came q sinner. The first time !
caught a perch was at Quinnepaugh
Outlet. He got of my hook and fell III
the shadows and began to topper of,
and away I went down the shadows or
all lOnrs quicker than q flash. Another
time | found a lot of perch IN a hole
under he roots Of tree, and took them
all out with my hand.
81 ALWAYS liked training day be-
cause then | could 20 fishing. Fished
all day till dark, and felt sorry when
night came. That was my passion.
Couldn't leave oil until the bullheads
had done biting. Once at the sawmiil
/ hooked pickerel without bait; how
whopped him out Used to follow the
trout brook round to the mill dam.
Once below the dam, in deep hole, /
saw fix salmon trout. Dropped my
hook with d grasshoppef none OF 'em
bit Tried a worm, tquirmed lively
one of 'em struck it; took him out, cut a
stick and strung him; baited my hook,
threw in; another Of 'em struck ii;
pulled him out, strung him; another,
and another until. had the whole six. y
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quently confessed inability 10 snnnroee
it when once it becomes estabItsfnI in
a flock. That the disease is strictly
sporadic viii not be denied bv oD in
telllgent observer Of its inception and
progress. That it Is due to local and
preyentable Influences is. | think.
equally true. That 1t can be eradicated
by removal OF the cause, ana not other
wise, l as fully believe. Not all exposed
fowls take the disease, and not all at
tacks are fatal. There are numberIess
cases OF recovery, apparently due to in
dlYlduaI treatment or change Of food.
but that they are really the result OF. such
treatment Is, to saythe least not proven.
80 Tar AS my observation goes, the pro-
portion IS less than when the fowls are
let alone, and the treatment confined to
the dlsinfectIOn of their quarters. /
have abundant reasons for believing
that the disease is always traceable to
faulty quarters and the neglect to prop
erly protect their occupants against the
germs generated by decomposition Of
their own eXcremeuts.
] knew of an outbreak of il severn
years ago, in one of the largest poultry
establishments in the country, where it
ragged with terrible yiruleuce among
turkeys as well as chickens, and the
money lost ran well into four figures.
At last dlsintection by sulphuric acid in
hundred times as much water was re-
sorted to with the most astonishing ef-
feet. Not a single new case was known.
and the establishment was entirely freed
from 1t as soon as its period Of incuba-
ton in the already affected birds ex-
pired. What means of prevention have
since been restored to 1 do not know,
but no further trouble has been expert
enced, though many thousand fowls are
huddled upon the same grounds every
year. | believe no other preventive is
necessary except to keep the droPpings
covered with dry earth. The saving III
manure generally wasted by lack OF pro-
lection from the air, viii more than pay
this expense. High perches also con-
tribute to the safety of the fowls, pro-
noting moro rapid diffusion Of the
harmful gases produced by respiration
and exhaled by the eXcrements dropped
during the night. The instinct Of the
fowl to roost high and sound practice
are III entire harmony III this respect.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Hints TO HOusekeepers.

A HANDFUL of pokeberry root put into
a pint of sweet milk is said to be a sure
cure for eryslpelas.
VOLATILE soap for removing paint,
grease spots, etc: Four tablespoonful
of spirits of hartshorn, four tablespoon
fuls of alcohol and one of salt. Shake
the whole together in a bottle, and APP
ply VIII a sponge or brush.
If you have any old plaster Of paris
figures, such as shepherdesses, etc, but
are too much soiled to look we'll, bronze
them with the article generally used for
bronZing children shoes, etc, and they
viii appear to advantage once more.
To MEND broken china, take Z very
thick solution of gum arabic, stir into it
burned or baked plaster Of paris, until
of proper consistency. Apply this
with brush to the broken edges and
stick them together; let it dry before
using.
To PRESERVE eggs try the following:
To each pailful of water add two pints
of fresh sIaked lime and one one pint
of common salt; mix we'll. Fill your
barrels half full with this fluid, put your
eggs down in it any time after June, and
they will keep two years if desired.
To OBTAIN a beautiful skin one must
diet properly. Butter, fat meat, and
greasy food of every kind must be
avoided. Coffee and tea must be given
up so must claret and all kinds of wine,
and milk or lemonade substituted.
Fruits and vegetables should be eaten
in abundance, rich candies and cake
avoided; pie never should be touched,
and pickles and acid fool generally
dispensed with. \ woman who follows
the above rules viii find that her skin
will become smo h and clear after
several months have passed. OF course
the dieting must be thorough and care
full. No Improvement can be made IN
less it is.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
japanese SuperstitiOnS.

The household superstitions of Japan
are very numerous. They are harm
less, often exciting laughter; yet so
intrenched are they in the household
that religion, argument, even ridicule
cannot destroy them. Some Of these
/ superstitions have a moral or cduca-
tional purpose, intoxicating lessons of
beneyolence, neatness, and habits of
cleanliness. A room is never swept
Immediately after the departure Of the
inmate for fear of sweeping ont the
luck. At a marriage ceremony neither
the bride nor the groom wears any
clothing of purple color lest tleir
marriage be soon dissolved, purple be
ing a color most likely to fade. If the
cup of medicine is upset by accident
during the illness of person it is a
sure sign of his recovery. This looks
as if the japanese had faith in our
proyerb, Throw phvsic to the dogs. :"
There are some curious ideas in regard
to the finger-nails They must no- be
cut before starting on Journey, lest
disgrace fall upon the person at his
situation. Neither should thew he
cat at night, lest cats claws should
grow out. Children who throw the
parings of the nails into the fire are in
danger Of some great calamity. If a
piece should fly into the fire while cut
ting the person VII soon die
The howlingof dog Fortends L ath.
If woman steps over an egg shell she
will go mad; if over a razor it viii be-
come dull; if over n milestone il will
break. If man should set his hair
on fire he Will 20 mad. Children are
told if they tell lie an oni limpj will
pull out their tongues The whole
some terror OF the oni, standing ready
to run away with his tongue, has
caused many a japanese youth to
speak the truth.
The japanese have a horror of the
darkness; they always keep a light
burning to ward off ghosts. The iunk-
men believe in ghost who comes to
them and politely asks to borrow Il
dipper. The answer decides the fate
Of the junkman. If dipper with a
bottom is bestowed upon the ghost he
uses it to bail water enough to swamp
the junk, but if the bottom can he
knocked out and thrown at him he dis
appears. In this last case the act must
be accompanied by an incarnation. or
the ghost turns into a sea cappa-a
mauy-clawed monster-who Will drag
the junk to the bottom.
The Japanese are Il gentle, sensitive
race, very much under the influence of
their emotions. Love with them is a
serious matter, often one of l;ta or
death. Disapl ointment in love ar lie
Sertion frequently ends in suicide.
Sometimes the girl becomes al avon-
ger and implores the gods to curse or
visit with death the destroyer cf her
peace. The passions which thrill and
torment the human soul are as intense
in far-away heather Japan as in those
lands which boast higher civilization.
Philadelphia Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
TIE STOCK RANCH.
The Deterioration of Short-Horn..

In commenting on the low prices OBJ
tanned for high bred herd of Short
horns, the London Lire Stock JOrunGJ
speaks strongly against the pampering
methods by which many of the highest
+ bred herds III England have lost the
rate of increase, the early maturity, and
the great milking characteristics of the
former Short horns, IN the following
manner:
We believe the chief reason of this
loss is the confinement (the rabbit hutch
treatment) in which the costlier herds
of Short horns have been realed in En-
gland for many generations. The calls
rarely sec the sun earlier than their
second summer. The bulls are kept
closely mewed up; and even the cows
and heifers get far less exercise, and in
each year inhale the vigOr- givin Q
breezes for far shorter periods than is
desirable for their own good. We are
| fortified IN this opinion by the curious
"bolt'-we can call it by no other name
that is now being made in so many
herds to secure q cross with a Scotch
bred Short horn bull. We do not in
the least object to this innovation upon
the established practice; having for
many years, yentured to point out what
very excellent butchers beasts those
North country Short horns were. But,
If the produce Of the Scotch bulls are
going to be treated as nine out of ten
Short horn breeders have of late been
treating their young stock, it is to be
feared that there viii be more lost than
gained by the introduction of Scotch
slTes. The Scotch Short horns are only
better in that q more natural method of
rearing and feeding has retained among
them some of the old Teeswater charac-
tcristics when fashionable English
Short horns have been so managed as
to lose. If one is to 90 on treating the
calves by Scotch Short horn bulls as
those by English bulls have of late been
dealt with, there Will be little real i'm
provement effected.
There is, as it seems to us, the great
est necessity for treating all breeding
stock more naturally than has recently
been the case. The young should be
reared in the open air, and the mature
should be compelled to face the wind,
sun and plain diet. The whole tone of
modern life is to aim at dispensing with
discomfort. Now, to have to shift, and
to pinch, and to endure is part of ma
lures demands before she comedies
vlgor. OF course, there is a limit be-
yond which hardship may not be pushed.
But English practice with choice cattle
land other things besides choice cattle)
has stopped long way within the
limit. 1t is because country children
have to face winter cold and plain diet
that they grow up healthier than towns
folk. And Scotch Short horns are lust
now In greater favor with some. not be-
cause the blood is better, or the SYM
metry greater, but because. like the
hardly chiefs and oliver hi2zies" of
whom Burns saag-they are early made
acquainted with the kind crueities of
nature, and the inyigorating influences
OF having to take care of their own
calves and of themselves.
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Chopin's Method.

l.
George Sand has given us a vivid
sketch of Chopin's conscientiousness as
composer. "He shut himself up in
his room for entire days" she says,
weeping, walking about, breaking his
pen, repeating and changing a bar a
hundred times, and beginning again
next day with minute and desperate
perseverance. lie spent SIX weeks over
a single page, only to 90 back and write
That which he had traced at the ilrEt es-
say (Ob, modern composers, read
and learn !. AS regards his creative
ness, George Sand says that lit de-
scended upon his piano suddenly, com
p!etely, subllmely, or 1t sang itself INTO
his head during his walks and he made
haste to hear 1t by rushing 10 the IN
strument." | have already mentioned
the fact that when he wrote his last ma
zurka he was too weak 10 try 1t
on the piano. In one OF his
letters he speaks Of a polonaise being
ready in his head. These facts indicate
that he composed mentally, although,
no doubt, during the improylsatlOns
many themes occurred TO him which he
remembered and utilized. Sometimes
the pictures in his mind became SO
vivid as TO form real Authorizations.
Thus, it is related that one evening
when he vas alone in the dark trying
over the A major Polonaise, which he
had just completed, he saw the door
open, and in marched a procession Of
Polish knights and ladies in medi eval
costumes-the same, no doubt, that his
Imagination had pictured while he was
composing. He was so alarmed at this
vision that lie fed through the oppO-
site door and did not venture TO return.
Another illustration OF the relation be-
tween genius and insanity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
TIE FORESTER.
Growing Nut-Bearing Trees.


Secretary Smith, of the Minnesota
State Forestry Association, answering
inquiries relating to the planting and
and growing Of nut bearing trees, writes
as follows TO the Orange Jltdd Farmer:
When forest tree nuts fail 20 grow il
IS because they were injured IN drying,
heating, or molding before planting, or
were planted too deep. 1t is well
known fact that not only nuts, but
many tree seeds, if covered deeply with
earth, leaves, wood, or anything else,
VIII remain foryears in dormant state,
retaining their vitality, and when ex-
posed TO the necessary heat, air, and
moisture, viii sprout and grow; while
some are SO easily injured by moisture
or drying that they require very careful
handling or they lose their vitality and
fail to grow under any conditions.
AcOrns are most frequently injured by
first sprouting and then drying. They
should be gathered as soon as they fall
from the tree, kept cool and dry-that
is, not exposed to rain, or stored in a
damp place-neitner should they be
dried so much as to shrivel or shrink.
Ordinarily gathered in October. they
may be spread on the floor of the gran
cry or barn TO the depth of SIX or eight
inches. Stir them up every four or five
days until late in November, when they
may be packed away III dirt for the win.
ter, as it will then be too cool for them
to sprout. Freezing does not iujure
them.
They should be planted one and a
half to two inches deep, as early in the
spring as the ground can be worked.
They may be planted where they are to
remain or in seed beds. II in the latter
they should have the tap roots, cut in
August and trarsplanted to nursery
rows the following spring. The same
general principles applyto the handling
of all the nuts, Keep them cool, neither
too dry nor too wet, until cool weather
sets in, then pack away in garden soil
until early spring; plant only deep
enough to insure constant moisture;
have the soil loose and warm and few
nuts of any kind fail.
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The pace of God has come to me at last,
At peace / kBeel before the sacred Throne,
At peace at lasti Through stormy days I've
Until came unto-unto my own.
MY own? Yes, vest For peace is mine, and
Is all man ever can call his. peace
OF God thrice blessed does il come to one
Who for long years from sin has sought re
iea7e'
1 wandered long in search Of rest and peace,
Bright crowns Of glory were within my grasp
But X 1 touched them all were turned to dust,
And faded from my eager, lowered clasp.
But now I'm thine! 0, holy mother, hear
And bless thine erring son, who at the last
Has come unto thy shelter and sought rest.
Count not against him evil days hes passed.
The sun shines brighter gainst the convent
The green Of trees is ereener in the wood;
The flowers bloom brighter, and it seems as il
Thro all the world there shines u beam Of
good.
And her loved may God be with her through
Her life on earth. She chose the world
The church God bless her in her life. She may
Have chosen rightly. Only heaven knows.
II may be better for her that we partl
Earths glories shone full brightly on my path,
Success in what / sought seemed near my hand
Yet now know peace takes the placeof wrath.
The joy Of peacet The Joy OF peacel To me
The seeking one is known in cloister dim.
The path I've chosen is apart from men,
And with the angels now walk with Him.
In cloisters dim now do know that when
lived q wording, and did love the things
Which men think highest best to give their
strength,
That naught was all to what this cloister
brings.
The peace of God has come to me at last.
Within these convent walls of rough hewn
stone
III live. No thought Of earth, or what I've left
Shall thrill my soul l walk with God alone.
TOPEKA Kansas.