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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-24

GRASP CoNsIsTORE. The Grand tnn~is-
tory. sd degree, Of MasonS for the state OF
Virginia "jii assemble 1T Masons' Hali III
this city on Monday next, the 9TH Instant, at
y O'Clock M.-LynchburY Meas
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-24

OFFICE OF THE RICHMOND BA-kINc1
AND Insurance COMPANY.
THIS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED on
! SATURDAY the 18th Instant christmas day..
All parties Ia Wing NOTESor DRAFTS maturing
on that day viii please attend 10 them TIE day pre-
yinu>.
dc 23-ot JOHN c. DAVIS. Cashier.
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New NcuLLES Factory IN HARRISON
GCEG.-Mr. james II. Larkin> has erected II
splendid building, IS by 10 feet, for the pur-
pn-,. OF establishing y iirsI-claSs w0olIrn fac
tory .-OlI Commonwealth.
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WELL >oLp.-On Friday parcels "f land
near Hylin@ion were Scld for 80, ISL, and
$50. respectively, per acre. Mr. David
BrinkcrAon, near Emmwcll station. on the
lin" ofthc Alexandria. Loudoun and iiamp-
hire railroad. in Loudoun county, last
week sold his farm, containing SJ3 acrae, to
SIr. jacques V Quick, Of Iundcltcn
Nd, for -. 015.-LeeSjNrg -NTr0r.
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LAMP SALE.-Thc farm Of \. Dcpu", in
Prince William county. near N"kcsNIilc
station, Grange, Alexandria and ManasSas
railroad. containing 1S5 acres. to John
Tr2.iicl, Of Now Hampshire. for S4',625. OF
so dollars pei acre.
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For TEHSEsSEE.-Four families, number
inc in all twenty persons, great and little.
passed through the city yesterday, moving
10 Tennessee. Thrv came from Halifax
county.-Ly"ch6Wg EcpUb!cGn.
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Opposition TO the Confirm alton of
SickIes's Nomination.


It appears that the nomination OF Sickles
as Minister to Spain has not been reported
from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
but has lain in their hands upon the fear of
IN adverse fate should it be pushed. One
member Of the committee opposes slckles5
nomination on the ground thath previous
moral character has not been such as TO tit
him for a representative Of this great coun-
trY to Il iiist-class foreign court. Two other
members Of the committee incline TO go the
:ame wav, and when the matter comes be-
fore the Senate in executive session it Is
said rather formidable party will be found
opposed TO the nomination, but, nererthe-
less, there is not much doubt but that he
viii De confirmed.
Governor Buil0c3<-Eais Procian,a-
ttcn.
Governor Bullock leaves for Georgia to-
morrow. His proclamation convening the
Legislature on the 10th January will ap-
pear in the Georgia papers tomorrow, ac-
companicd By certified copy of the recent
net OF Congress. Under this act both
Houses have Radical majority, 50 that
there win lie no question about 4 quorum.
His proclamation states that no one VIII Do
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II has tran>pred Today IIlAI INC JuUlC!lEE
Committee reported l;.vorably upon the
nomination Of Sawyer for Judge Of the
Ninth Circuit. i single objection to con-
sidering his case, under Of the Senate,
carried it over one day. Meantime the Sc
nate adjourned for the holidays.
Assistant Secretary Richardson was to-
dav appointed by the President to lie Act
ing secretary Of the Treasury during the
absence OF Secretary Boutwell,, who goes
1,,,,,o-+o tha hD1tIa.,c
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Gold Certificates.

The Senate Finance Committee have I'M
der consideration Il proposition to issue
iorty-tivc or fifty millions OF gold certiii-
Gates, based on gold in the Treasury. Of
small denominations, for general circulation.
SauYe~-4ctins Secretary Of Urea
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NyCurTS nECEr,SiNC.-Within the past
'.@ .N h" receipts from customs and in
1.al revenue have fallen OF amazingly.
about ouc-third If the amount hereto
&c received in the same periods being de-
-.--t .rNm these SnErccs.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-04-23
AgrifaItnral.
Fancy Stock.

Our experience seems to prove that no
thoroughbred animal can be so profitable
for farming purposes, rs half or quarter
bloods; or rather n cross Of different
breeds Is better than any fnll-blood.
For instance, In sheep, a cross between
Merinos and Cotswolds will give good
sized mutton and a good superilne quality
Of wool, much better for practical use In
New England than either the full-blooded
Merino or Cotswold.
Again In horses, each different breed
has various good points, but are lacking
In other desirable ones. A good horse for
farmer should possess all the good
points.
So In cattle. Probably II would be i'm
possible to find a single animal Of any par
ticular breed, which would show all the
good points requisite for use on our New
England farms. One Of the best milch
cows the writer ever knew was 4 cross of
Devon with Native. Another superior
one was half Dutch, part Ayrshire and
Native. Most people acquainted with the
different breeds are aware that the Devon
are not great mixers, though the oxen
are handsome and good workers, but not
SO good for beef as the Durhams, while
the Durhams are not noted as great milk
ers. The Dutch are good mixers, but are
not so good for fattenlng, as they do not
take OF flesh so readily rs more COM
pact breed. And no experienced feeder
would think OF taking the Jerseys for
stall-feeding.
People are often disappointed In new or
fancy breeds Of cattle or sheep, for the
reason that such fancy breeds have been
kept In fancy manner, and often their
superiority consists mainly In their hav-
Ing been reared and kept upon the best
the land affords, and they usually tall
away and dwindle to insignidcancc when
treated as native breeds have been. Many
farmers I'm Vermont and New Hampshire
have been sadly disappointed with fancy
Merino sheep which have cost them fancy
prices. In many cases these sheep have
dwindled and died when treated as the
Native sheep are usually.
Having examined different herds OF SUI
perior Durham cattle, owned by noted
breeders In Vermont and Canada, l have
Invariably found upon inquiry that large
quantities fgraln were fed to such stock
the year round; and L am satisfied that In
no instance was the owner repaid for his
outlay by any cash value received; al
though the satisfaction Of seeing the
growth and Improvement of such fine an
imals might repay the man Of wealth for
his care and expense; and occasionally u
slight return Is received by the sale Of an
animal at fancy price,
In some cases, doubtless, the breeders
OF fancy cattle may confer benefit to the
country. but usually the parties purchas-
Ing such cattle for practical use lose by
the operation, for the reason that with
common feed they are sure TO depreclate.
We are aware that IL would well pay most
farmers to take better care Of their stock,
and feed better than they do ut present; !;
but until they conclude to take fancy care
of their animals, they had better not pur-
chase fancy stock OF any kind.-Cor. NJ
Z. Farmer.
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BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY

you the cost ofa new wagon, or Mt least
the wheels filed, when the old one will
do the required service II properly cared
fora broken spoke not being replaced
when Il should be, may cost new wheel.
And SO with many other farming utensils,
One can economlse without being niggard.
ly.
What is Il that makes my stock brcechy'
Poor fencing Of course; by not mailing on
n board when by accident one Is knocked
of; by not setting a new post when you
find one has rotted Off; and Is held to Its
place by boards. In fact by general neg
ligence; by not feeding your stock well,
as well as by poor fencing.
II hunger causes his stock to cross your
fence In what you call "poor spot" In
the fencing. for the same reason they will
cross a much better place the next time
they are hungry,i IL the former place should
be fixed"
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A Mich in Tim. s.r,. N,...

May be well applied to the various du-
ties OF the farmer, one whose profits arise
from taking care OF the expenses as well
rs the sales. Young Farmer In the 'west-
ern Rural' thus applies the old adasc:
"a few stitches In your lines when they
begin to rip may save your team from
running away, and the probable breaking
Of wagon or buggy, and the cost inciden-
tal. Almost any farmer can repair his
own harness with but trining cost. A
very good article for this purpose, which
l prefer TO sewing, Is the copper rivct TO
be had at almost all hardware stores.
Use when the sewing first commences to
rip, or before at points most likely to do
SO, such as the llncs-splicc, the lower end
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All insects have six legs, unless they
have met with an accident. They do not
breathe through their mouths, but by a
great number OF little pipes, which run
through them lengthwisc, having open
ings here and there on the side OF the body
where the fresh air Is drawn In. These
little openings arc very curiously contriv-
ed, In some cases protected by tiny trap
doors opening on hinges; In others hsv-
Ing strong grating over them OF very
coarse hairs. Hence, an insect when cut
In two, rs he does not use his mouth for
breathing, and as his brain Is not confined
to his head, but runs all through his body
will live for many hours In this mutilated
state In fact. some insects never eat a
mouthfhl amer they are full grown.
Insects have from two to fve eyes. Two
large eyes, called compound eyes, be-
cause they arc made up OF many little
eyes, united Ike bundle of six-sidcd spy
glasses tied together, largo at ono end
and very small at the other. and looking
under the microscope Ike the n,eshes Of n
very fine net. Then there are sometimes
three little eyes In addition to the largo
ones, placed generally on the top Of the
head, although they vary their position.
All insects are provided with ssisss~,
which are those little, many jointed pro-
jections extending from the head, near
tho eyes, somewhat like rcIndccr's horn'.
These are probably used for feeling smell
Ing and hearing with. although their uses
have not been definitely settled. They
vary much In appearance, sometimes 70.
sembllng Indian clubs, sometimes ffing.l
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the National Hotel and had round Of
drinks. The witnesses In my case swore
that Booth and I moved TO corner OF the
room and were engaged for an hour or 90
In secret consultation. That was bare
faced lie. The whole four Of us were In
loud and open conversation all the time
we were together, and when We separated
VIC fouF never met again. r..
you told the soldiers, Doctor. the course
the fugitives pursued after leaving your
housep ........., ..s,
Il did. told them the route that Booth
told me he Intended to take, but Booth, 1t
seems, changed his mind after quilting
here, and went another way. This was
natural enough; yet was stralghtway
accused of seeking to set the soldiers
astray, and 1t was urged against me rs q
proof positive Of Implication in the con-
spiracy.' .r.r ..-a tf...g
You must have felt seriously agitated
on being arrested In connection with this
matterT ..- .4..f.. .-..
NO, sir. Twas just rs self-posessed rs
I am now. They might have hanged me
at the time, and I should have faced death
just rs composedly rs Ismoke this pipe :,
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we succeeded In tearing on one OF the long
cleats from the side of the boat, and after
half an hours labor, succeeded In raising
It In the bow with the white skirt stretch
ed across It for q sale, which after all,
was not so much Of sail as signal Of
distress. Inow began to feel the tortures
Of raging thirst; but my companion was
SO still and accomplishing, that I felt as
hamed to say anything Of my own misery.
Slowly, step by step, the sun mounted
the stairs Of day, and the sea became hot,
and burned our eyes. The land had van
ished In the night, and we were alone up
on the barren waste Of waters.
At last, toward noon, spled far upon
the horizon, tiny, snow-white spcck, and
we sat wa:ehing breathlessly rs It came
nearer and nearer. In an hour my strain
Ing eyes detected the white wings Of a
yacht, aud the little hool-mistrcss piled
me with hundred eager questions. '-7
Did think they would sec usP Was
our sail big enough, or our mast high
enough? Would they not be likely to pass
by and leave usP How far of were theyS
How long would It take them to reach
US? 1t o.. .s. .1 .a ..-t ....
Our fers were soon put to rest, for the
yacht suddenly altered her course little ;
aud bore straight down upon us. The
wind was very light, and It seemed year
before lt came within hailing distance.
On the forward deck stood n tall man,
whom recognized at once as the cavalry
captain.I Strange rs 1t may seem, the
old feeling came back to mo In a quick
hot flush. and wished him and his yacht
ut the bottom Of the sea. '
"Hallo, my boy! Take this llnc," he
shouted cheerily, throwing a coil Of rope
across to me, while tho vessel luffcd up
Into the wind.
Imade him no reply, but sat notion
"Zounds, man !" he continued, "are you
deaf9 What's the matter with your
The boats driftcd together, and he
reached down and made fast to us with a
boat-hook. Then he llfted my school
mistress up over the side, and. to my ut
ter astonishment, she Immediately threw
her arms around his neck, and burst into
tears.
Hes my brother" she said, laughing
and crying together, and with this ex-
planation was satisfied. ...-.....
! Twas so stiff with salt wator aud expos
ure that / could scarcely move. The cap
tain helped mo tenderly into the cabin
and put me to bed, while resigned my
companion to his care with confidence rs
sudden as It was implicit.
1t is nearly three years since made my
memorable voyage with the school-mis-
tress. r....f .,.
We live together now, in a little cottage
overlooking the beach where she first cali
cd me dear; and the incidents Of that
evcntfal afternoon and following night
have to-day been vividly brought back to
my remembrance, by the reception two
neatly cngraven,weddlng-cards, whcreon
was Inscribed the names Of the cavalry
captain and my cousin Nellie.
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Among the absur,lities talked about
women, one hears, perhaps, such an aphor-
ism rs the following quoted with sort Of
ludicrous complaccncy.-.The woman's
strength consists In her weakness" as II
Il were not the weakness OF n woman
which makes her In her violence at once
so aggravating and so contemplate, in
her discrimination at once so shallow and
so dangerous, and ut once so cowardly
and so cruel. 49,
shouldn't say. from my experience OF
my own sex, that woman's nature Is
flexible and impressihle. though her feel.
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Disorder. Ineiden, to spri.o.

In the spring Of the year plll-makers
reap rich harvests from the sale Of their
nostrums. A single dealer has informed
us that In single town OF five thousand
people, between the first OF March and the
first of June, he has sold as many as nine
hundred boxes Of pills. or course they
had been pulled well by almanics devoted
to that purpose. The reason why there
Is always such demand for physic In the
spring, Is because when the warm weather
OF March and April comes, people keep
on eating too much food. more than can
be managed by the stomach except dur
Ing the cold winter weather. The result
IS. the stomach is ovcrtaxed, tho liver and
bowels obstructcd, the blood deteriorated,
and the patient for want OF knowledge,
knows no better than TO resort to physic.
The true method always to be observed
In such cases Is, In the approach Of spring,
to eat less food, and that Of milder ma
turc. The brown bread should take the
place OF the white, II white Is used In the
winter. More fruit should be taken.
Avoid stale vegetables. II you have not
good potatoes, eat none, for poor potatoes
are very unwholesome. II you have good
potatoes, bake or boil them, and not fry
or hash; eat with fresh cream instead OF
gravy or butter. Use freely the canned
fruit, or we'll kept apples; at least one
meal each day should consist largely Of
fruit. Avoid fat meat, pastry, cakes, rich
puddings, and live simply and naturally.
Every family should put up for spring
use sufficient good fruit to have Il abun.
dant during March, April and May, and
rs soon as strawberries ripen they should
be used freely. Strawberries for those
who have attacks Of the disorders incident
to spring. are one Of the best remedies
that can be used. wcplty the family that
does not have them In abundance, and
early ones too. Nature seems to have
made them on purpose to meet a demand
of the system In early summer, and we
have known many cases Of individuals
being greatly improved by their free use.
Wilson, the ornithologist, was once order
cd by nm Indian doctor to live on straw
berries In order to cure IN obstinate dys.
entary, and to his surprise he was cured
In less than aweck. The tomato, which
can be canned In almost unlimited Quanti-
ties, so rs to be fresh and good In the
spring as In autumn, should also be used
freely, and not rs an occasional luxury,
but as a regular article Of diet. They arc
especially wholesome at this season OF the
year. These simple rules followed, will
In most cases, prevent much disease and
sufIcring.-Hrad ef HtaiA.
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A Gentle Hint

Old Deacon Hopkins was worthy
soul. and very generally respected for hi'
outward show Of picty and religious zeal
and have no doubt that he felt at hear
most of that which he profcsscd. In Q
certain direction he was troubled with Q
morbid desire to steal. His chief employ
mcnt was the making OF soap from ashes
which he gathered In the nelghborhood
and In making his soap, he was obliged tc
keep two or three big kettles Of lyc boil
Ing, to which end an abundance Of fucl
was necessary.
Now It so happened that the Dcacon's
nearest nelghbor was Capt. Jack Payson
whose calling kept him upon the salt
water the greater part of the time. Cap.
tain Jack was great hand at keeping his
family supplied with well-seasoned wood
AS he owned an extensive wood lot, he
often had vast pile Of It cut and hauled
to his house, and there worked up and
stacked. It furthermore chanced that the
rear door of the good deacon's soap-house
opened directly upon the rear Of Captain
Jacks huge wood pile. The temptation
was strong. Surely there could be no
harm In taking few of the scattering
sticks; the Captain would never miss
them. But tho disease grew upon the ne
ccssity Of feeding the fires, and he fan
cied-kind old soul!-that the Captain
would never miss the abstractcd fuel.
But ne was destined to rather an unlock
ed-for and unpleasant enlightenment us
we shall see.
The question was up before the church,
on introducing Instrumental music Into
the choir. One OF the singers had bass
viol, which he was willing to play, II the
brethren would permit; and both ho and
the chorister declared that It would help
the singing wonderfully. But this was
before the days when fiddles were tolera-
ted In sacred places, and several Of the
brethren objected. Deacon Hopkins was
emphatic and bitter In his opposition. At
avery full meeting Of the church, he ex-
pressed himself decidedly. Captain Jack,
who chanced to be on shore, was pres
ent, and favored the introduction Of the
viol.
"Bring It In" cried the Deacon, "and
I'll 20 out! won't be seen where that big
e.lll. ts tnlar,to.l ~
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Dernts 0'Rassrsy', Opt~tos ssest Fay.
ssaIe Suffrage

Dennts O'Ra6srsy's Opt~toS shout Fay
wsaIe Suffrage
Och, he is baste who opposes the right
OF q faymais TO vote whinlvcr sho plases;
For mcsiif, look forth 10 the day with delight
when the polls will appear like meadow o.
daisies.
said 10 mo Kathleen, when nom tho Convintior
She came Wild q beautiful smile On her face,
Yen soon be lady. and livery attintion
Do shown ycx by those who have power and
place.
Mrs. Gunnybags thin on yccrsilf will be dotin'.
And AKIN yes mp 10 her house, never fear;
And thin In her carriage, when faymsles arr
votin', ID .H..r
Yen sit by her side, OCH Kathleen, me dear.
II Is said that this life, afthcr all Is bubble,
But not so to me, thruc sen Of the sod;
For the years have been Joyous, and free from all
throublc, .r...... .... ....
While mixin' the mortar and carryin' me hod.
And am not jealous, on, no, not at all,
But welcome from Erin each strongmindcd
daughter, -..r -Ha rr.s -
To climb mp the ladders and walk on tho wall,
And share all the joys Of the brick and the NOR
tar.
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SHARP PRACTICE. "A llycy-stable
keeper, not thousand miles from Lowell,
Mass, was applied TO by q Zine appearing
man for horse and buggy, 10 20 out Of
town for q day. lie was furnished, and,
when about 10 leave, was Informed that it
was customary to have deposit len by
strangers. He inquired what the owner
would take for the team, and was told
$500, which was Immediately handed over
to the proprietor. On returning, the sta
ble-kecpcr was asked 10 examine the
team and see n no thought it was worth
n much M when taken In the morning,
to which he replied In the affirmative, and
handed tho stranger the identical $500.
who Immediately len for the hotel. The
stable-kccpsr not having realized any
profit IN tho transaction, followed, and In
formed him that he had forgotten 10 pay
for the team. "what tcamr' was the re-
ply. ~ bought horse and buggy OF you
this morning, and sold lt back to you just
now for tho same price. drove my own
team" The livery man found himself
minus tho amount OF his charge.
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The Ferry.

The German poet INLAND wrote an exquisite
little poem. entitled "The Ferry" There Is an
English version OF it, which is actually better
than the original. II Is rs follows:
Many year Is In its grave,
Since I crossed this restless wave;
And the evening, fair as ever,
Shines on ruin, rock, and river.
Then, In this same boat, beside,
sat two comrades, old and tric'l;
One with all n father's truth,
One with all the fire Of youth.
One on earth In silence wrought,
And his grave In silence sought;
But the younger, brighter form
Passed In battle and In STORM
so, whene'er turn my eye
Back upon the days gone by,
sad'ning thoughts OF friends como DER me,
Friends who closed their course before me.
Yet what binds us friend to friend,
But that soul with soul can blendl
soullike were those hours OF yore;
Let US walk In soul once more
Take, oh boatman, thrice thy fee,
Take-I give itwillingly;
For, invisible to thee,
Spirits twain have crossed with mel
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guetrp.
TIE I,caitisg.


TIE I,caitisg.
FRAGMENT IRON "DrE ERwAKrUSG" on scnIL
LER.
Do I not hear the gate turningi
Was IL the latch that then felll
mol the zephyr murmurs ycarning
Through this quiet poplar dell.
siiencci the hedge-row was parted,
Rustiing while one through IL crept.
mol frightened bird then darted
From the copse, and onward swept.
A voice with the stili air Is blending,
Softly In whispers fondp
mol the circling swan Is sending
Rippies DER the silver pond.
Hear not feet lightly moving
Over the gravel-strewn pathl
MOI the falling fruit Is proving
Ripeness from the weight it hath.
DO not see white shimm'ring,
shining with silks sheeny falll
Mol the pillar there Is giimm'ring
'Gainst the shadowed yewcn wall.
And SOFT, while from heavenly clearness
The moments all happy descend,
Nigh she came, unseen In her nearness
And wakencd with kisses her ffiend.