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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27
,as-To ICrIRE or NOT TO CURETHA

rYT TO CURE OR NOT TO CURETHAT
Is the question and the only question which affects
IS are aficted with Dyspepsia, Disordered Bowels,
Loss OF Appetite, Nervous Headache Constipa-
tion, and such other diseases as have their origin
in in,nroper digestion. We admit that sufferers
had better bear their Ills than resort to remedies
that they know not {; but when they have the aSsu-
rance Of their. friends and nelghhors that bA-
these. complaints = that they purify the blood,
strengthen the nervous system, quicken the liver,
tons It is little strange that all who suffer do not
seek relief by the use Of them. These BITTEss
have now borne the test Of time, and from LheiI
curative properties have become an established
family medicine IN this section Of the country.
Their properties are purely vegetable; may Oe
Will prove unfailing tonic In all cases OF loss OF
appetite. ,sa,I-
and drugpists generally. Is. 8 z. BAKER.
= - So = - = Proprietor. g
iva Box s31 Richmond, Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27

wDUTCHER's LIGHTNING FLY
KnLER.-Cheap and destructive. Every sheet
win kill quart. Don't be pestered with files.
Give them the sHEET-LIGHTN1NG and rest In
reace. Ask for BUTCHERS, and take no other.
Sold by PURCELL, LADD co. jys-lm
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27
CARPETS, SHADES, dc.
PROPOSALS.
DROPOSALS ASKED FOR.--SEALEl

DROPOSALS ASKED F0Rs-SEALED
IL PROPOSALS viii be received at the of!tee OF
the Clerk OF Henrieo County Court until the sIh
DAY OF AUGUST as n O'Clock for rebuilding the
fallen ahsitment Of the bridge over 0mond's creek
on the Osborne Turnpike road, the contractor 70
replace the rNo06-work and earfh-gork as oeiose
The destrucSton Of the bridge.
Proposals viii be received at the same tine iol
the construction OF calvert near the pressns si'
OF che bridge, .s,s..s :,
said Clerk by calling Tor report Of Commissioner
In both cases the contractor win take iEtc COW
siderztion the value Of the old material
Address JACoE y AILEk,
Commissioner Of Roads Of Henrico CeSnsgi
JULY Is 1SsS. StN-ta
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27

NEW METHOD OF WASHING
TOMATO CLoTIiES.W ASHER AND HOLLY I'm
does the work IN twenty minutes Csn ~ ass sasn
any stove or rage. IL has been
ard nroaonnced uneoualied AS . CLUTnE o
WASHER Ey ina thousands yho bsye y IA - ase'
fer sale By GREae41hMS "a S a..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27

r UMBER, LUMBER.-For sale, four
4 4 carloads WHITE PINE LUMBER, 1t Gem
trail Railroad depot. Apply to
y37-lss TYLER u SON, At depot,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27
Send TO T. e. a1LL's LARGE BAKERY, sc
BROAD STREET, this morning, and You will get
the BEST LOAF OF BREAD IN the city, made
of Dunlop s Mccance's new family -four. jyr7

II D. BRIGGs's OLD ESTABLISHED
10 RICHMOND BAKERY
ESTABLISHED lsSdl -
Is NOW BAKING ONE-THIRO NOR THAN
ANY OTHER ESTABLISHMENT
IN THE CITY. ga.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27
KEFRIGERATORs, &c.

have another
IA, lot of REFRIGERATORS Of our OWN manu-
facture, which we VIII sell rs low as any house In
the United States. Give us a call.
MOUNTCASTLE'S,
1e1s $50 Broad street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27
SPECIAL NOTICES:
rTaasAx nEDUcrroNN DRY GOODS.
SELLING OFF THE EETr.E STOCK =
SPRING AND SUMNER DRY GOODS AT
AND BELOW COST,
FOR THIRTY DAYS ONLY, AT
JULIUS sYCLE's
No. sls MAIN BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH s1s'

Having determined to close out my entire seoeh
ASPIRING AND SUMMER DRY GOODS at ana
below cost for the next thirty days, such as
ENGLISH BAREGES at 2oc., sold at 70 ana soo.'
SCHALLIE and SUMNER DELAINEs ss we,
sold at 25c. ,,o,,,s
PLAID and FIGURED LENos ana MoAA"--
BIoUEs at aoc., sold at a7s and 4oc. -,
FRENCH and AMERICAN LAWNS ana o' :,
CANDIES a. 70, %, and ssc., sold at rs 50 and
EMBRo1DEREp and STRIPED GRENADINES
LAMA LACE POINTS and SUMMER sHAWLs;
EMBROIDERED SWISS at 2sc., cheap at 4oc.'
FINE EAINSoOK at 2sc., worth &c.;
DIMITY LONG CLOTH, BRILLIANTS JAZZ JAZZ
NETS, oAMBgIo, sTaIRED and ,snp Gah ~.
NAINsoOK. UNDREssED CAMBalG, &C.
Also, large stock of SUMNER CAssIMEREs,
LINENS, CoTToNADEs, SUN UMBKEL-
LAS, FANS HOSIERY, KID GLOVES &C.,
will be sold regardless OF cost. DOM delay, an1
call at once at JULIUS d CAGS,
iy2s OILS Main street, between Ninth ana Iensn.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27

DEMOVAL-COAL OFFICES. P. La
III THROP has removed his COAL OFFICE to
SEVENTEENTH STREET, at drawbridge.
with ample stock, Is prepared to furnish In any
quantity FIRST QUALITY RED AND WHITE
Also. superior BITUMIN0US LUMP COAL,
for crates. - s. ?. LATHROP,
iy2o Seventeenth street at drawbridge.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-03-28

The Herdld'S special has details of an interview
with General Thomas last night Thomas said
Il shall go down TO the Wax Department at the
usual hour as Secretary dd interim, to all intents
and purposes. without any reservation or doubt
that my powers as such are perfectly legitimate, as
were those of General Grant. l shall set abOut the
business of the department, issue orders in the
name of the President, give Instructions TO subor-
dinate officials. and direct the general work of the
department. OF course. it will be very unpleasant
for me tn find officers there vino may be prepared
to disregard my orders 1t may. perhaps. happen
to- be a personal iriendof my own, but | have no
other recourse than to use the power conferred up
on me. and order them under arrest if they refuse
to obey legitimate authority
.sBut what about the Great Mogul himself? Is
Stanton to be left severely alone? That is the
question:"
He has already refused to vaCate and | suppose
he will persist in the refusal. On my own option
should decIiue the use Of any force. but it the Pres
ident instructs he to employ iorcible possession |
must do so. However, l shall await further devel-
opments. This is a disagreeabIe business
In our interview with Secretary Stanton. says
the same correspondent, he formally stated that ne
(Stanton) had not issued any order tO prevent Gen
eral Thomas from entering the War Department.
He also stated that il was impossible to say what
action he would take ii Thomas insisted on assum-
ing the duties of the War Department. His action
will depend altogether on the movements OF Gen
eral Thomas
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-03-28

- One of the foreign prisoners employed in coal
ing the SiOnewaH, slowed himself away ON board the
ram, shortly before she left He was soon missed
from the gang, and when search was made, was
found snugly enscOnced in a coal bin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19
Hints for Ladies' Who Wish for Dfseon.
tented Husbands.

| Let your husband return home from
his labors at night, and the fire out, hi
tea and toast cold, and you in the parloI
reading novel.
| If he tells you he fears his expenses
are going before his income, and propo
ses to move into a smaller house, SCI
down aud cry about it. Tell him you
always lived in "a large house before you
were married, und you think il is very
cruel i'll him TO disgrace you now, in the
eyes of all the world, by putting you ir
a shanty.
If you ask him for money, and he
says he has u note to pay on the morrow
but promises you shall have il as soon az
he can spare it, tell him you never asked
him for money in your life but he had 9
note To pay; and he is willing todisgrace
himself 10y letting his wife wear her fall
bonnet in December, you are sure you
don't care-you will never ask him fol
cent as long as you live.
If at the end of few months he fails
i'll business, don't like a sensible woman
make the best of his misfortunes or help
him TO bear his trouble by your sympa-
thy. but cry as if your heart wo'd break
Tell him, by mismanagement in busi-
iness, he has brought a dreadful disgrace
upon you and your family. and he can
not reasonably expect any of your, OIL
your parents sympathy.
| Hint occasionally before him, of how
much higher position you held in soci-
ETY. before than since your marriage.
| Let him know how many dresses Mr..
So-and-so buys for his wife, and how
much better he loves her than your hus-
band does you.
| If he has business to call him out in
the evening, he sure and fret, when he
returns, about his being out of nights
and about his disliking to be at home
with his family. 1t may have tenden-
cy to make him like home and the soci-
ETY. of his wife better! You can try it.
Ifyou have little children to keep at
home, whine every time he comes into
the house about being tied at home
Then, If he proposes to take yon and the
lchildren out to ride, tell him you are
tired half to death and don't want to
ride. Very likely he will leave the house,
closing the door with force enough to
shake ;tsvery foundations, thinking that
you may stay at home until your dying
day, before he will ask you to go out
again.
You must find fault on every possible
occasion and tell him regularly every
day that you do not believe there is an
other woman in town that has so hard a
time as you; and i'm return you will have
as impatient and discontented a husband
as can be found, and one who will come
home only at eating and sleeping hours
and you may be thankful to see him
then.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19
Natural Barometer.

The sensibility of many animals and
plants to the varying condition of the
atmosphere is so great that a careful
study of their movements will often in.
dicate with certainty approaching
changes in the weather. When storm
is pending the spider shOrtens the
threads of his web, and lengthens them
again when the storm is about to pass
off; careful observers even pretend to tell
how long fine weather will last from the
degree to which the web is extended. II
the spider is quiet, it is sign of rain
out when he goes to work during 9
shower, be sure it will clear off. The
swallow is also an infallible barometer
flying low, most touching the earth, and
uttering low, plaintive cry before a
rain, but sailing back and forth high in
the air during settled weather; when g
violent tempest is abont to break out, he
scars even to the clouds, and adopts q
sle " majestic motion very different from
his ordinary one. In pleasant weather
the crow will at any time leave her nest
in search of food; but if she feels storm
approaching, nothing will tempt her of
till her mate takes her place to protect
her young. The peacock fortells rain by
its frequent cries; the woodpecker by It's
cooings; the paroquet by its chattering,
and the Guinea fowl by its going tC
roost. The goose manifest great uneasi.
ness, plunging into the water, and rap
idly returning to the land. The sea
gulls seek the shore and are only seer
far from land in settled weather. The
petrol, on the contrary, dashes out bold.
ly into the midst of storm and tempest
The chirp of the cricket is sign of fair
weather, but the cry of the tree-toad in
dicates rain. When the air is over.
charged with moisture the odor of flow
ers is strong and penetrating, and in dry
weather is soft and agreeable.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19

m. Guest. of tn. Heart.

sof, falls through the gathering twilight
The rain from the dripping caves,
And sfirs with a tremulous rustic
The dead and the dying leaves;
uThiie afar I'm the midst of the shadows
Ihear the sweet voices of bells
Come home on the wind of the Autumn,
That fitfully rises and swells-
rbeycau ond they answer each other
Tiiey answer and niingle again
As the deep and the shrill in an anthem
Make harmony still In their stralnl
AS the voices of sentinels mingle
In mountainous regions of snow,
Til from hill top to hill topa chorus
Floats down TO the valleys below.
The shadows, the fire-light of even,
The sound of the rains distant chime,
Come bringing, with rain softly dropping,
Sweet thoughts OF shadowy time:
The slumberous sense OF secluSlOn,
From storm and intruders aioof.
We feel when we hear in the midnight
The patter of rain on the roof.
When the spirit goes forth in its warnings.
To take all its wanderers home,
Or. afar in the regions of fancy
Delights on swift pinions TO roam,
quietly sit by the nre-lighf-
The hre-iight SO bright and 80 warm
For know that those only who love me
VIII seek me through shadow and storm.
Rpt shouId they be absent this evening.
Should even the household depart
Deserted should not be lonely;
There still would be guests in my heart,
The faces of friends that cherish,
The smile, and the glance, and the tone,
Will haunt me wherever wander;
And thus L am never alone,
with those who have left far behind them
The joys and sorrows of time
Who sung the sweet songs of the angels
In q purer and hoiier ciimei
Then darkly, o evening OF Autumn.
Your rain and your shadows may fall;
NV loved and my lost ones you bring me
Ny heart holds feast with them all.
-IChambers' Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19
A Sea Monster.

The strange animal killed near East
port, Maine, has been On exhibition in
that city during the past two weeks:
This animal, part fish and part beast,
is over thirty feet in length, and girte
tweDty-one feet. 1t has one enormous
dorsal fin, two side-belly fins, and a
shark-like tail. About One-third of it's
length forms its tail, in connection with
small fins; it has two huge legs, termina-
ting in web feet. Its mouth makes a
line Of five or six feet in length, the
whole extent of which is set with in
Vulnerable small teeth very much resem-
bling in size and shape the kernel of a
species of short pointed pop corn. 1t has
series of gills, which overlap each 9TH
er like the hOunces once the style of la
dies dresses. His immense body, which
was estimated to have weighed, when
Captured, about eleven tons, has no
framework of bones, its most solid pOr-
ton consisting of cartilage incapable of
preservation. Its skin is dark and tough,
like that of the elephant and rhinoceros.
There is no record of his species, and to
none is it greater wonder than to natu.
ralists whose attention is being drawn
to it. Among others who have had an
opportunity of seeing it, is Prof. B ird,
OF the Smithsonian Institute of WASH
ington, who is yet unable to place it in
the known list of the animal kingdom.
When first discovered it was swimming
along leisurely, and when pursued took
to the land, and when captured was a
hundred and twenty feetaboxe high-wa-
ter mark. Numerous shots were fired
at it, but none took effect till the gun
was loaded with small spikes, which took
effect. striking just above the main fore
fin. On analyzing the stomach. it con-
tanned nothing but vegetable matter,
which leads to the conclusion that it
subsisted upon vegetables on the bottom
of the ocean and shore.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19
Spider SILK.

The Salt Lake News, says: Brother
Caleb Luker, who resides at Black Rock
brought us, inclosed in a small box per.
forated with holes, species of spider
which he caught while cutting wood,
north of tile point of the West Noun.
tain, and about three-quarters of mile
up the mountain. His attention was at
tracted by the spiders web, which was
remarkable for its glossiness. He hunt
ed for the spider and found 1t snugly en-
sconced in mice house of silk"-a co.
coon. He took it home, put it i'm the box
and few leaves with it; and it spun
some silk of light color inside ofwhich
large number of eggs were deposited;
but for his forgetfulness to put fresh
leaves in the box it died. The subject is
worth inquiring into, for by the quanti-
ty of eggs i'm the box the spider NUS be
prolific; and if it should be found to be
more easily taken care of and attended
than the regular silkworm, it might be
Profitable to obtain specimens and breed
them. At any rate, it would give new
variety of silk.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19
sntsrestiua & } Shsfruetirs fafts.
Heat and l.iRhf.

| The established doctrine is that heal
and light are propelled from the solal
orb out equally into all parts of sur
rounding space, and ff II upon earth anG
other planets just as land no more than
they do.upon any waste part of the sky
And these rays of heat and light, we art
told, decrease rapidly alike in number
and in power, diminishing with the
square of the distance from their source
the sun. But is it so?
Ascend in balloon, and what do we
| find? Do heat and light increase in in
tensity as we rise in the air nearest to
the sun? BY no means. Six miles up
all heat is gone The thermometer is at
zero, and bOar-frOst gathers on every
cord of the rigging of the air ship. How
can this be, if heat comes down TO US in
diminishing force from the sun? If that
were true, heat ought to increase rapidly
as we ascend nearer to the sun, the
source of it. Even light, though exceed
ing pure-the air being there free from
the aquetous elements less intense in
those airy attitudes. Look up from the
car of the balloon into the abyss of the
sky above, and what do we see2 A
bright dazzle comes from the spot of the
heavens where the sun is; but he is
shorn of his rays. All around the sky
overhead is of a deep azure, like the col
or OF RUSSIAN olue-a weii-known slgE
OF light -lmperiectly developed; just as
we see In the fiame OF candle or gas
jet, at the part OF imperfect combustion
or, to take better example, just as the
blue flash of the electric machine be-
comes yellow or white light when the
power OF the machine Is increased
Inere Is httie llght In the air at those
attitudes; the moment the prism, by the
gyrations OF tne car, Is inciined Always
from the direct rays oil the sun, there Is
no spectrum at all. ManIfestly, then,
neither heat nor light comes to us from
the sun In the manner supposed, name
ly, travelling down 10 US through the
empty waste OF space, ana decreasing
with the square OF the distance. FOR, II
TINS We're the iact, ootn neat ana ight
wouia increase rapldiy WIN tne lessen
ing distance as we ascenaTWhereas llght
dlmlnishes, ana neat Wholiy uisaPpears!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19
4eal estate for Sale.
Valuable Town Property
For Sale.

WILL SILL MY RESIDELCE IN KIRK
1 WOOD, Belmont County, Ohio, as 1 intend
The House is a neat two-story Brick well de-
signed d built of the best materials 1t contains
Two excellent cellarS,-one 4 wine cellar-fOur
rooms and pantry on the first floor and five
bedrooms on the second floor, and is surround
ed on three sides by verandah. There is a
brick wash-houSe, Summer Kitchen and coal
house in the rear of dwelling house, and a good
well and an excellent cistern right at the Kitch-
en- door. A complete under-drain of stone pipe
carries off all the vast water from we'll cistern,
kitchen and wash-house.
There are three full lots enclosed with the
house, and full supply of grapes, fruit trees
and shruberry planted thereon. There is also
lot across the street on which there is an eX-
cellent stable.
For further Information call and examine the
premises, or address the undersigned at Bridge
port, Ohio.
Iowa land taken in part payment.
30-f GEORGE KEELINE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19

When persons are feverish and thirsty
beyond what is natural, indicated in
some cases by a metallic taste in the
mouth, especially after drinking water
or by a whitish appearance, of the great
er part of the surface of the tongue, one
of The best '.coolers," internal or exteg-
nal, is 20 take lemon, cut off the top,
sprinkle over some loaf sugar, working
it downward into the lemon with the
spoon, and then suck it slowly, squeez-
ing the lemon and adding more sugar as
the acIdity increases from being brought
up from a lower point. Invaiids with
feverishness may take two or three m
ons day in this manner with the most
marked benefit, manifested by sense ei
GOODNESS, comfort and invigoration. A
lemon or two thus taken at tea-time, as
an entire substitute for the ordinary sup
per o. sufnmer, would give many man
q comfortable nights sleep, and an
awakening of rest and invfgoration,
with an appetite for breakfast, to which
they are Strangers whow have Their
cup of tea or supper OF "relishp y and
cake, and berries, or peaches and cream
-fHalI's Journal Of health.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19

! English bee-culturists stupify the in
sects with chloroform, and then safely
remove the comb.
! We see it stated that coal ar gas tar
applied about cOrn-crib will keep the
grain from devastation by rats.
/ If you would not have your horse ac-
Quire the habit of hanging in the halter,
do not strike at him i'll front when
/ young.
! The best food for fattening fowls is
said to be ground oats mixed to dough
with water or milk. The latter is the
best.
Professor Spooner objects to saving
off or shortening the horns of cattle. 1t
gives pain to the animal and impairs its
! strength.
A good farmer uses the hoe often,
weeds or no weeds, but slack fellow
never uses the hoe if he can find any
excuse to avoid it.
An item of Importance in plowing is
to see, before beginning, if there is any
defect in the surface of the ground that
can he modified or corrected.
The Norfolk Chronicle condemns the
use of check reins on horses. They spoil
their mouths, impair their tempers, and
render them generally uneasy.
A Kentuckian writes to the North
western Farmer that of Z lot of telegraph
poles put up in Kentucky, the chestnut
rotted first, the cedar gave way next, the
locust stood five years longer, and were
still nearly sound.
BLACK WARTS on plum trees should
be cut off as soon as they appear. They
are caused by diseased state of the sap.
Some plum growers recommend the free
use OF salt as preventive of the black
knot, but it cannot be always relied on.
Nathan Cope, residing two miles from
Fairfield, Columbiana, county, has an
orchard of eighty acres, from which he
has obtained four thousand barrels of
apples this season. He has sold one
thousand barrels at three dollars per
barrel.
THE Bates County, (Mo.) Record
recommends wetting new horse collar
just before putting it on the first time,
and then adjusting the hames to suit the
neck and shoulders, and setting the
horse to work, so as to have the collar
adjust itself to the proper shape.
|, Cisterns should be cleaned and put in
order to be filled for winter. 1t is well
also to look after the arrangements for
supplying the farm stock with water
during the winter. If there is not a
supply in the barn-yard, perhaps few
dollars expended rightly will bring down
an unfailing stream from spring.
The following is said to make an ex-
cellent liniment: Take the whites of
two eggs, beaten to froth, a wineglass
of vinegar, a wineglass of spirits of tur-
pentine, and a wineglass of alcohol,
beating it all the time. This liniment
must be put together in the order men
toned above, or it will not be thorough
ly incorporated. Very superior in all
cases of sprains bruises, &C.. on man and
beast.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-11-19

DoN'T BE A LoBsTER.-A lobster when
left high and dry among the rocks, has
not sense and energy enough to work his
way back to the sea, but waits for the
sea to come to him. fit does not come,
he remains where he is, and dies, al
though the slightest exercise would en-
able him to reach the waves which are
perhaps tossing and tumbling within a
ward of him. There is tide in human
affairs that casts men into tight places, !"
and leaves them, expecting some grand
billow to take them ON its shoulders and
carry them to smooth water, the chances
are that their hopes will never be realiz.
ed. Nor is it right they should be. The
social element ought not to help him
who makes no effort to help himself.