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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-27
Proof Positive,

First Club Idler-What does this mean?
The paper says that Rocco, tho well
known architect, Is in an insane asylum.
Second Club ldler-Oh, yes; he drew
the plans for q house to cost s25, 900 and
it cost only SEQ 900. A commission was
at once appointed, which declared him
insane.-New York Tribune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-27

seeing the stock
Of tho Big -Four
sell in 1889 Ut 10.
Last year &. 7.
Huntington CON
cluded that Dir.
ingalls, would
make a good man
to help build up
the Chesapeake
and Ohio road,
and the latter
gentleman was.
elected presilca;
ofthat line, which
extends from old
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-27

Thcact Of li23 chapter 10, Is what is Known
rs the blasphomy act and provides for the
punishment of b'aspheweFs, sWoarcrs, drunk
ards and sabbath breakers. Tho first section
provides tnat any person who shall whiting
81. maliciou.iy and adyscily, by writing or
speaking. biasphcme or curse God, deny
the Saviour 90 De iho Son 81 God, or deny
the Trinity. shall Tor The first ohense be b0r-
I'll through tho tongue and fined go For
the second oncua De s.al be burned in the
forehead with tie letter b and lncd $40, and
IN default Of payment Boz imprisoned twelve
months For ihs laird oifonso the punish
ment is death without the benefit OF clergy.
For proiaEc swearing iu tie presence Of a
magistrate, minister yeTtryman, warden or
constable, man couid De punished by fine
0f - for tie first and u.s. for each subsequent
oath
any ne.s1a ra5 should be- drunk before
any one of tho ofi ials or dignitarics mon
toned was liable o. a liae of five shillings Tor
every such oien.e $50 person was, however,
10 receive more than tiiriy-nino lashcs or
over thrco hours ID tho stocks for any one
ofense When las lles wero uat immcli
atcly paid and th9 goeE.ci "as not free
holder or rc. pectable person. it was the ma
gistrctos duty 90 order him whipped or put
IN tho stocks The magistrate had uowcr O.
appoint persoua s coH able i1r tho purp0.e
who, ID l3saiu-si 10 act, was liable % fine
OF ten shilings = li..e penalty was imposed
on the magistrate OBJ other officer guilty
thcmsalrc 81 cufshs swearing or drunken
ness, or omiitn8 lo enforce the Jaw. No
person "as peTn'ttei 10 WofN on INC sab
bath or sHiIeF sneh 10 ne Done or aiio" ms
clillieh' servants OF sHt'eS % engage I'D
gaming, hunting, hf-in1 or "Isef unlawful
pastlmoa On ihft 1'J' unles q penalty OF 2V3
pounds OF lo'aeeo'
SEVERE PUNISHMENT ron SLAVES.
II the severity Of these old laws contrib
utcl 10 making any class an orderly, lew
abiding clIss, the slaves SHOULD lago become
SUCH An cct u 1929. Tor Instance, provided
.hat slaves convicted of patit Treason, mar
Ter or lou bgfni.g should be adjudged "to
have .uerleht hanlc cut OF, % be hanged IN the
usual manner. thc head severed from the body.
,ho body divided into four quarters. and head
and quarters ~; un IT, ilo most public places
II ,he county, Tho same act recitel that as
several lel0ls had broken and entered shops
storehouses and warehouses AL stolen goods
and il had been doubted whether such we're
Excluded. hY laY ia force, from the benefit OF
clergy, Il deelaced il slch offender took
goods 20 the value oi i've sAillings, and is
convicted therefor he shall suffer death
without the benefit Of clergy
The act Of l,5i imposes penalty Of death
without the bcrlht Of clergy On any slave
Who shall break into ami steal from any 20
5acco houso, and lis9 penalty for stealing
ans boat 81 oqef .-goatcln feet and taking it
Ten miles, or Tor aiding or abetting another
20 Do so. Ia l55l death without the benefit
u clergy was imposed upon slaves who sd
visei or attempted 10 raise ap nsurrection.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-27

DR G. SMITH, DENTIST, 433 E4M
- Broad street, Richmond Ia daily "''iD
using htcinau's local Hnasthctic Tor extract
iny seth-thc best known aiicyiatOr Of pain
OF the profession. lie has the exclusive right
~ ~ use In the city VI Richmond.
- TOO eod6m
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-27
CIGAKErTeS.

Ci0AHErrEs AND T0BtcCO MANuFAcrUh
RICHMOND. Va.
Factories 9th and Caryaai 7ih and Cary NS.
CiGAKETTEs.-R ichmoud straight Ga
No Ifse original brand. virginia bfishS
Opera run. aud other popular brands.
SMOKING TDBAffD. -Gsishmond Gem
Curly Cut, Richmond straight Cut oid
hip long Cut, Dixie Chop Cut, smekih-
Mixtures lcuriy cat and yAnrlatell. ana I"'
Plug Iobacco-. &c. &C. All prepared ifoiu
tt choicest a. baccOs prOouran.c. .......,,
mh2tf ALLEN 4 GiNIER.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-27
STOCKS AND HOT IRONS.
SEVERE LAWS THAT WERE IN FORCE
EARLY IN THE CENTURY.
Death without Benefit Of tho Clergy.
Tongues Of Dlasphemors Bored-Crimcs
for Which Slaves Conid he Hanged and
Ouarfercd-Thc sabbath Laws.


Tho oil Maryland CRIMINAL laws, many Of
" hich continued in force in the District after
the ccssion Of the ten miles square 70 the
Federal covcgnrl ni, provided for many ca.
rious punishmonts which would now be con
-idcrel barbarouR Some n ticsc laws re
main Unrcpealcl hy congress These laws
Gro set forth IN two old volumes, unfamiliar.
10 least % iaymln. known rs kilty's Digest
Published al tlc beginning CO the century. \
glance thr l-A Firt kitty shows that at
e.eh Successive session - tie general Assem-.
5.y provision was mnie % make the laws
more effective hy pros, iling fees for inform
'r. or Ay increasing toe penalties
TO PREVENT FALSE SWEARING
In iG2 an act wls pas. providing that
person conticici %. procuring awiluass 70
swear falsely shall forfeit go or suffer i'm
.riuumcnt one whole voIr uId stand in The
iiiiory one logr, AMI iaat a.trward be shall
not be- received as d witness The second sec.
ton provides tlat "a person convicted Of
aiilul perjury shall forfeit t2o suffer six
months Imprisonment. anil, If be shall not
have he goods Go pay tle go, shall be set IN
the piliory and have l1.n sars nailed. As In
The case Of the rrocul-r. bee could not after
ward be received as witness \ subse
,uont act. however. provided that person
50 convicted may give evidence against con
ycted persons
In l1l5 an act was passed providing that
Justices Of the county courts shall have juris
liciion in cases Of thievins and stealing when
the goods are not over 1000 pounds Of tobac
go in vallc, and have power 90 impose penal
ties Of fourfold tie value Of tho stolen prop
srty, to be returned TO Che agsrioyed party
putting in the pliory anil whipping, not ex.
reeiing forty stripes II incapable Of return
iag the four,old. The convicted person shall
receive the corporal punishment and satisfy
The claim against him. and the fees for con
siction by servilpde subsequent ofense
hy the party, IL TIE goods nro Of the value Of
twelve shlliings, is male triable In proyin-
cial court On conviction be shall pay four
l0ld, be bran led with hot iron and receive
other corporal punishment, as tho court shall
adjudga 10 lill unmarked swine above
three months OBJ, or 10 conceal or disagurc a
mark on swine, subjected the offender TO sim
liar penalties
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-27
FOR Infants and Children:

"csstoria Il 80 well adapted to children that
n commend Il as superior 70 any prescription
Nnown @ me- II. A. ARCHER, " d.,
IL So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
Thieves at the Paris Exhibition.

M. Goron, the head of the detective
department, says that bands of pick
pockets have been specially organized
for the Paris exhibition both in London
and New York. These people give the
French detectives no end of trouble ow-
ing TO the eonsummnte skill, coolness
and audacity with which they work.
Even when detective thinks that he is
sure of his man and arrests him, he finds
nothing in the fellows possession, for
the plumber has been adroitly passed
to n confederate Then the gentleman-
", or, as the case may be, ladylike pick
pocket, reports the detective at head
quarters, and endeavors TO set diplomat
ic or consular machinery in motion, as
was VIGOROUSLY the case about twelve
months ago, when great fuss was made
over an American woman who had been
arrested for pocket picking. M. Goron,
however, has organized his little plans.
as well ms the cosmopolitan sharpers.
He has had from the London and New
York police photographs and full per-
sonal descriptions and biographies of all
the principal British and American pick
pockets. These the French police Off
Ger has bound in book, which lie fac
tiously calls his "breviary," and over
which he pours diurnally, just as o
priest does over his mathis, lauds, COM
pine and vespers.
Furthermore, the astute II. Goron
has formed a special brigade des piekpock-
ets, which is composed of his best pu-
pills, whom he has instructed, with the
aid OF his ''breviary." Finally, the chef
de Ia .SUret has qualified himself and
some of his pupils for the task before
them by learning English, so that An
glo-Saxon sharpers will have to be ex-
tremelv active and 'swide-awake" in
order to carry ON their operations in a
successful manner during the exhibition.
NJ. Goron and his men may be fooled
frequently, but, on the whole, they have
given proofs of remarkable ability down
to the present, and, with their newly
acquired attainments, they ought to
prove match for the most formidable
OF the modern cut-purses who are at
present within the walls of Paris
London Telegraph.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
The Beautiful TAI Mahal.

The Tai Mahal, writes a correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Press, is the
most beautiful and purest piece Of arch
itecture ever designed or built by man,
which was erected in the seventeenth
century by one Of the mogul kings as a
tomb for his wife. 1t lies ON the banks
of the great Jumna river.
Built upon mosaic platform of stars
of black and white marble, covering
fully two acres, it rises beautiful tower
upward for ia feet. Here it ends in
turrets and from its centre springs a
great, bubble like dome of white marble,
inside of which a four-story house of
fifty feet front could be lost, but which
is so regularly cut that it might have
been the work of Grecian sculptor, and
the proportions of which are such that
it seems in perfect harmony with the
great octagonal tower below. The whole
is n mass of fine stones and white mar
BILE so inlaid and carved that it is more
like Jewel of mosaic than an architec-
tural structure. It's doors are lacework
of the purest white marble. In its inte-
rior there is enough of this marble to
fence in city block.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
Healthiest European Country.

Authorities seem TO differ as to wheih-
er this distinction rests with Sweden or
England, the Registrar General having
given his opinion in favor of England
while that great health authority, Mr..
Chadwick, in his " Health of Nations. p"
saws "that with continued attent on TO
sanitary science England might be
made as healthy as Sweden" Mulhall
gives the death rates of Sweden and the
United Kingdom in the decade of
1S7l-S0, as lS.4 and 21.0 respectively.
The death rate for England and Wales
was 90. s per 1000 in 1881, and in 1887
it was reduced to 1873, which seems to
bear ont Mr.. Chadwick's views, and to
show that England, if not so at present.
soon will be the healthiest in Europe.
The "sick population of the United
Kingdom is estimated at sc per cent,
that of Sweden at 40 per cent, these
two countries showing owerpercentages
than any others in Europe. Sir Robert
Christison, a distinguished consulting
physician, is T ported to have once said
that the healthiest place in the world
was the prison at Perth, in Scotland.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20

THE Boston Globe, which has made @
synopsis of years arrests in New York
city, remarks: 1t is noticeable, too, that
of the total arrests only 4,337 are set
down as having no education. This
showing is not easily reconciled with
the prevailing American idea that ig-
norance is the most fruitful mother oil
crime. When it is remembered that the
educated scamp is vastly more able to
elude arrest than the ignorant one, ii
becomes extremely doubtful whether
ignorance is half so great a cause OF
crime as education, where the tendency
to viciousness is organic. Our interest
ing colony in Canada is largely made up
of gentlemen Of fine education and cul-
ture. Those who contend that mere ed
ucation is in itself no guarantee OF good
citizenship would seem TO find support
in these figures. We are sorry to note
the arrest of SO editors, but presume
they were led astray by the 50 lawyers.
Neither do we venture any extended
comments ON the 50 physicians, as it is
not stated whether they were regulars
or not. 1t is noticeable that the seven
organ grinders are not counted in with
the III musicians arrested. They might
at least have been numbered with the
IS artists, and grave professional af-
front have been thus avoided. This
official carelessness in iumbling together
nice class distinctions probably accounts
for the fact that 10, 500 of the persons
arrested claimed no occupation at all,
and thus laid themselves open to the
suspicion of being loafers.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
The Texas Karporama.

The Texas Karporama at Fort Worth,
to which all creation was invited to
come on its opening, is a structure which
would astonish Palladio, Violet LIE Due,
Richardson, or any other famous archi-
tect. 1t has Moorish windows, mansard
domes, Chinese pagoda towers, a Roman
porch, a tower with Norman Gothic bat
Elements, and a surmounting dome
which may be pure Texan. 1t is con-
structod largely from indigenous fruits
and vegetables and minerals, hence its
name-Karpoo being Greek for pro
ducts or fruits of the earth, while Drama
is Greek for view. The big dome
was covered entirely with wheat, and
the towers We're made each of a product
one of corn, another of cotton, one OF
wheat, one of shells of the ocean, and sc
on. There were pictures, by gentle
Texan danes and lasses, of farming,
stock growing, domestic life and his
tory, made out of fruits and flowers.
Then there was music, also made out of,
we mean blown out by North American
lungs, through comets, trombones and
things, the players being the band or
ganized from among the worlkmen in
the Elgin watch factory. So, by all
means, go to Texas if you would see
building made out of corn, wheat, and
oyster shells and potatoes. - Boston
Transcript.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
English Royalty and Card Games.

In the reign Of Edward " card-play-
ing was the general, if not the only in
door amusement in England of those
who could afford to buy pack, fer at
that time all cards we're ainted by hand
and imported, and we're. therefore, very
costly. Henry VII was a card player;
so was his daughter Margaret, who after
ward became the bride Of James ~ Of
Scotland. Queen Mary of Scots WAS also.
another devotee Of cards, and her pas
sion for the game may have had some
effect in bringing about the events which
made her one Of the chief historical per
sonages of her time, and which ended in
the block. James /, while he liked the
game Of cards. was lazy, uninteresting
player, even going to the length Of coca
sionally calling upon one of his courtiers
to hold the cards for him New York
News
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20

Miss Blynn was getting ready to
change her tactics, and this was val
uab.e pointer.
ssWill this system of trading be safe
in the long run r. was asked OF the com
mission man.
'It is all right for large fluctuations
in the market" he said. ssThere are
often weeks or months when the prices
change only few cents. In such times
as that Miss Blyn might play losing
game The past year has given her big
profits. In other years she might play
a losing one. Small variations would
work against her system. There might
be months when she would play a los
ing game every day.-Minneapolis
Tribune.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
JoNEs's APPREHENsIoNs.
A Feminine Life-saver.

Miss Mary Borst, of Philadelphia,
was recently seated on the pier at
Somer's Point, n. J., watching two little
BOYS playing in boat which was fasten-
ed TO the shore Suddenly she heard a
splash and found that one of the boys
had fallen into the water, which was
very deep. Without giving one thought
to herself she plunged into the water,
and though weighed down by her cloth
ing. succeeded in reaching the boy and
regaining the pier. She chung to the
rough posts until help came and they
we're saved.-[New York Press.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
HE WANTED A SHOW.

"You must stop this smoking during
business hours, said the head clerk.
"What's the matterg" inquired one
of the boys.
"The boss says he can't appreciate
his five-cent cigar when you clerks are
putting your Henry Clays. 81 Epoch.
CONFORMING TO THE LETTER.
Tommy-Wont you kiss me, Nelly 2
Nellie-No, mamma saws / must't
kiss the boys, but you may kiss mo-
Burlington Free Press.
REAL ESTATE QUIET.
Eastern Man-Anything stirring in
real estate ont your way this season.
Western Man (gloomily) Moo, not
even q landslide.
HOIST.
"Yaas, know you ah name. You-ah
fathah was one OF my gwandfathah's
keepahs.
"Indeed. I never heard that my
father looked after the monkeys"
MONEY MISPLACED.
Mr.. Greathead local and ice dealer)-
didn't sell as much coal last winter as
usual
Mrs. Greathead- bad. Your Gus
toners must have some money left
which you would have had if the weather
had been cooler.
Z" Yes, they have, but / shall raise the
price of ice and get it away from them
before fall. ~ New York Weekly,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
MORE MARINE COMPLICATIONS.

"Well," said Young Hyson, 81 see
the fishery troubles are ON us again. F"
canadians fire into an American
smack Z asked old Hyson. b" No,
but the bookkeeper took day off for a
whip at the brook, he called it; he was
gone three days, either fell into the sea
or slept in it; lost his hat and rod was
drunk about all the time, came home
with cold that will keep him in bed
for week, and can'tremember whether
he lost the duplicate keys TO the safe In
the river or left them on the train.
IBurdette.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20

Two Russians have been spending a
few weeks in the far West studying, il
behalf Of the Gar, the irrigation works
that have restored to fertility SO large a
part of the great American desert.
Their mission is to get ideas that may
he useful in the work Of retaining the
Merv oasis, once one Of the garden spots
of central Asia.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
YARN.

o for lodge in some vast wilderness
Where alone could give my feelings vent;
At eyentide be free from this distress
That o'erwhelms him who cannot pay his
remit -[Bazar.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
NO POPULAR DEMAND FOR HIS WARES.

Seedy Individual with very dirty
boots -Exsuse me, ma'am, my business
is to transfer real estate
Angry Housewife-Get out with YOU.
/ don't want any of it transferred to my
porch. Time.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20

WOULDN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
Mr.. Billington-Oh, why do You say
ssNol"
Miss Cooington-Because / didn't
think you would take "No" for an ans
wer. Puck.
JoNEs's APPREHENSION.
Brown-Ten English paupers came
over ON the late steamer.
Jones (who is very rich and the father
of several daughters)-Great goodness
Not all dukes, hope Texas Siftings.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20

Mr.. Lawschool Patton Gin very gruff
volce)-I think you've made a mistake,
Johnnie. This is the Columbia College
ballet in "William Penn. - Judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
THE JOKERS BUDGET.
TESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY
MEN OF THE PRESS

No Popular Demand for His Wares
he Wanted A show-conforming
to the Letter.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20

Humility is most serviceable as an
undergarment, and should never be
worn as an overcoat.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
REGULARLY IRREGULAR.

Blobbs-Is Smith regular in his hab-
its nowl
Jones-Quite regular, but his hs3its
are bad.-IThe Owl.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
THE PROPER KIND OF TREE.

Manager Ito critic)-We are thinking
Of having a real tree for scene in oul
new play. What kind would you sug
gest
. Critic-Well, 1 think a Chestnut
would be the most appropriate.-[Time
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20

Hardware Dealer-Now, Mr.. RustI-
Gus, there's what call bargain. That
stove has quick oven, and the draught
is so arranged that it will save one-half
your fuel.
Mrs. r (who is student of econom-
ics)-La sakes, pa why not get ts0o,
and save all the fuel Bazaar.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20

Little Howard had beeh told he mu
be punished, but that he could choo
between whipping and being shut up
q dark closet.
After moments's painful thought
said: "Well, papa, if mamma'l do 1t
guess I'll be whipped, but if yor are 6
ing to whip me | guess I'll be sh
up."-TYouth Companion.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-06-20
BRIees' rARoEr rRAcTIcE.

Hicks Ito Briggs, who has had day
out at target practical Did you hit the
bullseye, old man.
Briggs-No; it was COW, ! believe.
At any rate it cost me hundred dollars
to fix it up with the fellow who owned
the critter. II Boston Transcript
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-25
BreYitieS.

Bumgardner & McQuaide shipped last
week to Melbourne, Australia, barrel of
Bumgardner whiskey. eight years old. 1t
was ordered of course for the wine cellar
of private gentleman.
A citizen of Winchester who has just
been to Florence, Ala, and is writing his
experience to the Winchester News. says
the old inhabitants of Florence persist in
speaking of the Virgin1ans who have late
~ come there as 'Y ankees."
To "a Twenty year subscriber" we
have to say That all communications must
have the real name OF the writer to them.
A Coffee" of the Ladies Auxiliary OF
the Y. M c. A. will be given next Thurs
day, Jan. 3lst, from to P. M. at the
residence of Mrs. W. r. Tyree. The
members are urged to attend these Coffees
which have proved socially delightful to
the Auxiliary, as well as pecupiarily bene.
fetal to the Y, M. C. A.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-25
The Paid Fire Department.

The special committee to prepare plan
for the Paid Fire Department, which sys-
tenn has been adopted for Staunton, is
pushing its work. 1t consists of Messrs.
McQuaide, Bargamin and Bell. For the
Electric Fire Alarm. which will be worked
with the new system, there are two COM
petitors Gamewell, which offers to
put up and equip the line for $1,000. and
the Union. which offers the same work for
ST. 200. The committee is writing to
cities where each are in use to ascertain
their merits. Mechanics of Staunton in
that line of work, have been notified that
they will have chance to bid on the
horse hose-carriages that will be needed,
and bids will be received for the erection
of the sleeping hunks in the engine house.
On the day the Paid Department goes into
service, the old fire companies go out of
service, selections of the best fremen in
the ranks of the latter having previously
been made for the manning of the former.
The old reel houses will be taken down
and disposed of. The work of the old De-
partment, which has been for 80 many
years given to the property holders of the
city without reward to the firemen, should
be gratefully remembered.