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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS
The country has so far done nohly in the
cause Of relief for Chicago. The sum total
OF this city's contribution now reaches
81 1851 05 in cash and supplies, and the
whole amount of subscriptions to the same
charity outside Of New York will not at
present fall short Of $4,000, ON. This is
cheering to contemplate, and We hope that
none will feel that the work Is dore so long
"a Il single sufferer needs food, clothing, and
shelter during the coming winter.-Neac
York Tribune.
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CITY ORDINAsCES.

AN ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE A
~ PENAL FOB CAUSING FALSE
ALARMS OF FIRE:
SECTION L Be it ordained, That should any
person knowingly give or cause to be given any
false alarm OF IRE by means OF the teiegrap IN
boxes conD ected with the dre-alarm telegrA PHI,
lie, she, or they, shall he subjected 10 imprison-
ment for one nth and fine or not Ie 50 than enc
hunored nor more than two hundred dollars, 1t
option Of the Police Justice, be recovered IS
other fines are recoverable
SECTION 2. And be it ordained, That authority
is her eDy glveJi 10 The Mayor 10 offer reward OF
one hundred dollars or less for the apprehension
aud conviction OF any person or persons who
shall knowingly give or cause 10 be given any fal.e
alarm OF tire by means of telegraph boxes con-
nected with the fire alarm telegraph.
Published by authority.
or iT-5t II. &. HOWARD, City Clerk.
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Richmond Tobacco Market.

~. o.iooLh is.-ihs market dur.ns the past week
,n Cs,- ~ ls'her unsettled. The news from toe fss
aud the market dropped, bu, for me l.s, ssy =. ~
confidence has been resumed. and rrscss t.. -,
grades have advanced, particularly n, .osa,u, -
so'o bright wrappers. We quote "A heGo,a
Dark
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

EA-r WEEyCnTS.-ln many parts OF the
49, watch trmain uuhurncd, bnkcrS, gro
r'T~. UGl butchers, have raised the price
80. ih".r stocks ~ trade TO cruelty eXorbi.
'am proportions, and refuse under any
circumstances 10 ahrte ii cent on their de-
9aHd>. MANY OF the landlords have also
coined ,3c army of cxtortionists, and no"
;.G -A"ltcr i required by suffering hui
maH.'y from the cold and damp, refuse 10
al.'W their vacant houses TO De occupied,
"Ay"Nl hy payment, in advance, Of fabulous
'Hrhth.y Kent. One small. fye-room cot.
ta-r. N The West Division, which few
DAY. a-o could only have been rented for
ABOUT twelve to fifteen dollars u month,
rH-i4 moi Dc aired yesterday under seventy
III" dollars Il month, the landlord even
'7nT"t1Iating the persons who took the
collage If his hands or having encountered
- cnteTprI,ng and generous a man as he !!
\ hundr,d Instances OF this character can
III qahlct tut The above will suffice TO IL
II'lfatt the busrursS Of some specimens OF
Mistaiicd hNmanItv.--C Chicago Journal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

UNFORTUNATE SHOOTING APFA1R.-COn-
siderable excitement was manifested on
our streets late in the afternoon Of Thurs
day, occasoned by the shooting Of John
O'Brien by young Robert c. Bea!. 1t seems
that O'Brien and Robert j. White had a
difficulty on the street, which resulted in
an order for the arrest or OBricp, who, at
the time the order was issued, was leaving
town. The Mayor, Mr.. Doll. sent in pur-
suit of him a negro, who had in his hand a
weapon in shape something Ike wooden
maIlet, and young Besl. who says TINT Mr..
Doll told him to "take O'Bricn all haz-
urds.' We understand that Mr.. Doll de-
MES this. Mr.. D. A. Clements took
from the negro the malet. The parties kept
on. and getting within about fifty yards of
O'Brien, Beal ordered him to "halt."
O'Brien was in q run, and did not slacken
his pace whereupon Bcal fired upon him
twice with 4 large army revolver, one ball
striking him in the buck, passing through
his right lung and lodging under the right
nipple. He fell to the ground, and laid
there untouched until Mr.. John NJ. Page
very kindly sent for, brought him to his
house, and has since furnished him with
everything he needed. Mr.. Doll, we learn,
says he did not know that young Beal was
armed. Strange to say, no legal action has
been taken in the case. DR.. r. Lindsay
has attened the case, and extracted the ball
Yesterday evening. rBrien Ia in very
critical condition.-ScottsplUe Register.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

BANKS DEsTRoYED.-We find the follow
inc banks named:
Manufacturers National, First National,
Second National, Third National, Fourth
National, Fifth National. Commercial Bank,
National Bank OF Commerce, Illinois Ma
tonal, Cook County National, Union Ma
tional. Merchants National, Merchants
and Farmers Saving, Loan and Trust,
Badgers Bank, Illinois Savings Institution,
CITY National Bank.
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ROCKS, STATIONERY, &c.

GLOBES, &c.-RANDOLPH & ENG.
VI Ll-H, 1918 Main street, a,e State agents for
the sale Of CLUB &S, WORCESrEk,S DC
CHARTS, ard sell ut state prices oil the books
and stationery used in the public and private
schools.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

!ar y AvER ~rPrLY.--tireat harGzhlpS
~. tr.HL endured tom want OF water.
H. utmost economy has 10 be exercised,
,: s, - consequence. persons who are
,..,-' .,rauulou>V clean in their habits are
..u.. ,.lit,; - Irrc.o their former luxurious
..r II yg.,ri and soap, While all clean linen
.r lari ha> Ia E,. i~aiou-iv watched and
'..-., into rrpl.i~ii!on uaGc! the most
....,.ns,. regulations. The artcsim wells,
.... fuyh. and the lake front are croWd-
.a ,,t. men, women, and children con-
.ts- 4"-~rt> Of iron. TN, WOOD. ana
,.a'..Hgar,. IL all almost every imaginable
-.-,.-aua in which 10 procure supply
f.. ~a'ar Thousands OF curt, wagons,
II t-...-narron-, and other vehicles, are also
"'u. ulri in the same capacity, While the
a4tHar!l.r~ have chartered almost every
,,E...'--l .iuhliuE machine in The city 10
,.:n,u.y y .tcr ana distribute II free OF cost
Ill Iorr-sary s,ut not cNtravagant qlant!-
..-, - those WHO need ii. In some sections
ID, iar city th~r" exist private wells, which
'ar ,omc year, huNc not been used, and
I1.uy o; these now OH being opened are
sound 10 be foul ana useless. One man on
No,l Twelfth street, who owns a well
"A. !. aafIcned 10 contain affair quality OF
N4'.-. ;r;U-rj 10 allow any one, except
Nv 81 hi relations who live in the city, TO
.tA" nom y.
Ia'rr.j his is not the only case Of the
..'nt reported. while thcr" are men going
.rgGt win barrels OF water on wagons,
Mt -,0.jug III" iltIl - ten cents pint,
j. 5otjv pa!tinl. and So on. The
:a... Qr. warned that these mcn arc not
4aao.E"t hr the city, are so many I'M
fo,'or-, and Should not, if by any means 1t
ro4t &c avoided. receive the least encour-
a-r!Nrn'. 4 supply Of water necessary
uHlcr existing circumstances can he pro-
r#'r'I from t!ir city " carts, and the eX-
,,r...u!>r- ,yotG"d by the exercise OF close
r.rr-any and watchiulnesS. Meantime
'F"Irthn. that can hc done by the authorl-
,.~- t. furnish Il limited supply Of water Is
."u. 'n~. and the time Is not Tar distant
".'a 'hr di>tccs, IN that particular Will he
:Ai".a}iy'y relieved, and arrangements
,gr 'riug mad' By which either Tonight or
h~l4DrroW water will he pumped from the
.ak" - stationary engines Into the mains,
-o tat hA-yIu. MS and first floors will have
">EPpty. 'hicag0 journal, llM.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

FOrEDED TO DEATH-Some special pa
'i"! on lark street, near Harrison, found
n!ats -kulking under the sidewalk in the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17
ALL THE SCHOOL BOOKS adopted

ALL THE SCHOOL BOOKS adopted
for use IN the public and private schools OF the
city of Sichmord and counties Of the Stats can be
obtsine o. the subscribers at the lowest prices.
Parents, teachers, and pupils, will find full
stook OF DUOsB, as we'll rs the nioest STATION
ERY OF every description to select from.
Parties ordering may rely upon getting every
article IN our line at the lowest figures.
oc2 WOODHOUSE Il PARHAM.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

Rrl.1rF.-The magnitude Of the relief
work may be estiu atrd from glance Mt the
operations Of the Government der0t on
Elizabeth street, near the east bank of the
river. The officials there unlosded sixty
ears on Wednesday; fifty Yesterday. and
will unload about seventy to day. A large
proportion of the later receipts consist of
clothing and bedding; those Of the first
day were mostly provisions. They have
already distributed about one hundred car
loads. The churches are all reported to be
in good sanitary condition. The officials
announce that they will honor all orders for
supplies issued by clergymcn If presented
at the depot Chicago Tribune.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

Already contracts have been made for re-
building some OF the burned blocks, aud
the clearing away Of the debris will begin
TODAY, If the heat is so far suhdued that
the chaIrcd material can he handled. Field,
Letter 6 Co., aud John V. Farwell & Co.,
AID many other of our leading firms, Will
recommence business to-day. The money
and securities in all the banks arc SAFE
CHICAGO JC7irndi.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17
TIE VISITORS GUIDE TO RICHMOND
AND VICINITY,

TIE VISITORS GUIDE TO RICHMOND
AND VICINITY,
Embracing sketch OF the city notices OF all the
principal places Of interest and historic note;
directory OF the churches, charitable Institutions
sud secret benevolent orders, and much other
valuable Information TO the citizen or tourist
The work is embellished with an engraved title
page, an accurate map, and hne views OF the Cap
Itol, Washington Monument Libby frison, ana
st. Johns Church.
Price, FIFTY CRNTB. Liberal discounts 10 tha
trade
THE ATTENTION OF BOOKSELLERS IN
RICHMOND AND OF NEWS AND BOOK
AGENTS ON RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT
LINES IL PARTICULARLY CALLED TO
BENJAMIN BATES.
No. 1908 Main street, Richmond, Va,
,v,9 bookseller and Publisher.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

ONE OF THE MOST SALEABLE BOOKS OF
THE REASON!
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

The Steamer City of Paris.
QUEENSTOWN, October 16.-The steamer
City Of Paris, reported broken down OF
Cape Clear, has arrived here.
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"OfFIcE OF PlsKKgroN's PoLIC

OFFICE OF PlsKKETON's POLICE.
Orders are hereby given TO the captains,
,"n1"nallls, sergeants, aud men OF Pinker-
i9u' Wcvcnti"c police, that they are IN
raajE' OF the burning district, in the south
WF4>Ion. Any person stealing, or seeking to
>tiul any o! the property i'll my charge, or
attempting to break open the safes, as the
men canno! make arrests at the present
ui'r, They shall XIII the persons by my
"fd"r-. No mercy shall be shown them,
bat death shall be their fate.
GILLIAN PIEEERToN."
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CT &c AG 0.
o,n,u luccudtawtes.
,r,y,ia, rc2Mt> have been gathered
Y - " - l.,ll.l

j., ..... wyn,lts have been SatNproU
.o' ."'0'N',.. iY,cudlariss killed:
&. .'''' I'.,,,,1 10 help OH thc conila.
= '.' 4. .'h,.' - r1,thcs line saturated
1...H - .hrnvinr il into build
>.'",' ~ wy" ',,1 .,rrri, He reserved
o." M'N, ~, ',,,,d, Of tho ,iromcu,
crd ..uow sleeps III the
,,,o r,,lnnvn, was shot BY 4
-. ~, ,o,rcr at state and Thirty
E" a" go, 1Iis ,tf,u,p was that he set
.i 49, ~; 49,, 8, attain better orrortu.
81 % ".'"'"S
'-s .t J.. -. ,,-.. arrested FOR setting
.s.' NV +r,a rr1r Of a houSe on
~ " >" -, some mistaken idea Of
....f ~,t',,' -L.,,rrl
., s. ,'' - , ,., ,.q,,nh, tryinc ia SET
.... 'sr. va r.,,,..,, an I'm Wr>t side
So, .." "'>''' ,',r,%nt rrr,nnrv and
.. a,,.">'' ~ .1'a>"a - SOW :. .n,yrd
...>sr, ~" wiz
s.-',. ..r.3,,. h,,, =, ~,
& ''" ',,' -; :r,,,o,,;nth s.-oris
...r" ".,' ,'>.TS'' -, Irn Ennn;nr ;ha,
... .r'\'' .' ,,' 49, ,n,, ~ an ;rcon-
g -. '.''. -. ,,,;tnd - rytinrui,h
...' .-'' .,.,- ,Yi mats and every
'"'" ''' 49,. hn,J OF With sand.
10y '.' ,,'>>',:%,"l>hni in good time.
..r,yt n there captured. Ii Is
'.., ',.,'', .,hn;. Whether the re
'., rr,,,, j. NOT known.
49,, u ...la.k Yesterday forenoon
'.....,. ~. Ennrih avenue caught
S..,r,.,,, Il hi. house, nam
-.,, yrnrd with lav aud
'yr ;I,r alarm. and The in
">' So J., Wi stoned and hat.
~. '.,, -. H., an tlp 3,cn.c vet.
.".' - '.'..t
* '..'''. :" .,,',,. II + Brown the
>. 5" ".''' l,,r,,,S ,rifs qu.
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vicinity Of butcher shop. He was called
upon TO comic out and account for himself,
but instead OF doing so flourishcd huge
knife and made incendiary threats. The
patrol caught him, and with slaves
pounded him 10 death. The body was lying
this morning near the scene Of the tragedy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

HOTELS BuRNED.-The following are given
as among the hotels destroyed
Adams House, Massasoit House, City
Hall, metropolitan Hotel, fremont House,
st. James Hotel, Palmer House, Pacific
Hotel, BigeIow House, Sherman House,
Matteson House, Nevada Hotel, Briggs
Houre, the Clarendon Hotel on Clark
street the Humboldt House, the Revere
Hotel, the Hatch House, the PheAix Club
HnIIsp
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

INTERESTING TO THEY Es.-Clrcular5 are
posted in various portions Of the city, OF
which tn" following is Il copy:
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AT O W r E a d Y!
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Six men working on the top Of ]. B.
Chambers's store, corner Of Clark and Mad
ison streets, were oyertaken by the fire,
fell through the building, and were con-
sumed.
Five men IN an express wagon were
crushed and DESTROYED by the falling wall
of Ross, corner Of State and Washington.
CHICAGO Post.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

QUICK WoRK.-In Chicago, one man is
building three houses for business pur-
poses on his vacated lots, and has con-
tracted to have them ready for their occu-
uGnts in q week.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-17

CurRcnEs BrRNEp.-We gather from tho
various accounts before us the following
list Of churches and church property which
have been destroyed In Chicago: First
Methodist church, st. Mary's (Catholic).
First and Second Presbyterian, Trinity
>kpi>copaD. st. Patrick (UnirersalisD,
Swc,,rnhorCian church, Wabash Avenue
Methodist partially, New England md
Westminster churches. The Church Of the
Holy Name. the Cathedral. the Hospital of
The AlcNian Brothers, the Jewish Hospital
on La Sallr street, the new Catholic one on
the corner OF Sedcwick and Elm. with the
Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, the House
Of the Good Shepherd, lllinosStreet
church. and the Jewish synagogue.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21
Reclaiming Land In Holland.

The sea flows over certain shadows
in Holland. The shore belongs to pri-
vate parties, or to the state, as the case
may be. Beneath the water is a thick
layer Of fine black mud. In its present
position it is useless. Exposed to the
air it will make the finest soil that can
be imagined. A company is formed and
possession taken of the tract of water.
At great expense an earthen wall is
projected into the sea, enclosing GER
tain space, Powerful pumps are erected.
Steam or wind power is applied, and
the seemingly hopeless task of pumping
out whole square miles of water is at
tempted. The engineers take their
places, and the stockholders go to
sleep or die, as the fancy strikes them.
Wait they must, AMI years will slip
away before the bottom of their lake
appears. If their pockets were any
thing but Dutch, their bottoms would
appear before the land. At last a wet
bog takes the place of the sea, and
ships sail up and look over the bank
at the ewly-discovered country. The
mum WIN VI uhS puihPn 10 uViiOJ bup
months must pass before the owners can
even walk upon the soft black mud.
bitches must be dug through it, and
joined one to the other, so that the
pumps may begin once more and drain
the last drop from the spongy soil. In
about two years after it appears the land
is fit for the pillow.
Then comes the first dividend for the
patient stockholders, and the heirs drag
forth the forgotten wills to see who owns
the new country. The land is divided
into farms of convenient size, and sold
or let at handsome profit. Hereafter
the only expense is to keep the dyke in
order, to pump out the rainfall and col
lect the rent. The happy shareholders
may go to sleep or travel. All is secure
unless the dyke bursts. They need
not concern themselves on that score.
Other men build houses with their chin
ney tops on a level with the sea, and
risk their all on these sunken farms,
and the mere shareholders may bide in
peace.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21
Very Bad " Spells"

At late session of a New York State
Teachers Institute, each teacher was
given certain words to spell, and was re-
CURED to write them out on paper. The
list of the words-fifty in number-dic-
tated to the teachers, were the same
that had been used in Institutes held in
several of the counties in the State,
with the following results: In Ulster
County sixty per cent. of the words had
been incorrectly spelled in Greene
County sixty-six per cent in Saratoga
County sixty-seyen per cent in Soho
harie County sixty-four per cent; in
Madison County seventy per cent in
Chenango fifty-seven per cent. The re-
port showed that the word "cachinna-
ton" had botherer the teachers more
than any other. In the ninetyfve pa.
pers examined there were no less than
fifty different spellings for this word
In the ninety-four papers examined
there were two thousand six hundred
and 5ixty-three mis-spellings-a average
of twenty-eight
The "hard words" were as follows
Intermittent, Heresy, Bilious, Coercion.
Ecstacy, Clarionet, Surcingle, Paralyze
Licorice, Trafficking, Suspicion, Ellipsis
Apostasy, Mortgaging, Singeing, Skill
fully, Subpoena, Allegeable, Ignitible
Phosphorescence, Sibylline, Cachinna
ton, Vacillation, Catechise, Trisyllable
Tyrannize, Apologize, Gauging, Saccha
rine, Hemorrnage, Rendezvous, 'Fahren
heit, Galilean, Sadducee, Erysipelas
Canaille, Cannibal, Mignonnette, Ka
leidoscope, Hieroglyphics, Apocrypha
Daguerreotype, ldiosyncrasy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

= excuse for not accepting an inUitatIon "
friend 10 make an excursion 'olth hsH'
The hollow winds begin to blow,
The clouds look black. the grass il low;
The SCOT falls down, the spaniels sleep,
And spiders from their cobwebs peep.
Last night the sun went pale to bed,
The moon in haloes hid her head
The boding shepherd heaves a sigh,
For, see q rainbow spans the sky,
The walls are damp, the bitches smell,
Closed il the piDk-eyed pimpernel.
Hank how the chairs and tables crack
Old Betty's joints are on the rack;
Loud quack the ducks, the peacocks cry I;
The distant hills are looking nigh.
How restless are the snorting swine;
The busy flies disturb tho kline;
Low DER the grass the swallow wings;
The cricket, too, how sharp he sings;
Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws,
Sits wiping DER her whskered Jaws.
Through the clear stream the fishes rise,
And nimbly catch tn incautious flies
The glow-worms, numerous and bright,
Humid the dewy dell last night.
AT dusk the squalid toad was seen,
Hopping and crawling DER the green ;
The whirling wind the dust obeys,
And in the rapid eddy plays;
The frog has changed his yellow vest,
And in russell coat is drest
Though June, the air is cold and still,
The mellow blackblrd's voice is shrill.
Ny dog, 80 altered in his taste,
Quits mutton bones, on grass to feast
And see yon rocks, how odd their flight,
They initiate the gliding kite,
And seem precipitats to fall,
AS il they felt the piercing ball.
Twill surely rain, / see with sorrow;
Our iaunt must be put off tomorrow.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

PnEAsANT.-A cooperative milliner
and dressmaking house in London is
founded on shares. 1t contains every
comfort for forty young ladies. They
work never longer than eight hours
daily. A piano, large library, instruc-
ton in different branches of science,
gymnastic exercises, and visitors fill their
leisure time. Two French forewomen
and two lady superintendent manage the
business and the house. Their fifteen
hundred customers, belonging to the
highest ranks, are at the same time
shareholders. The second year, 1867,
when the writer visited London, it gave
dividend of six per cent. to the share
holders and after distributing $1O,2l9
to the working women as their par, on
shares, fund of $500 was left. The
general behavior is excellent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21
Casa by Anchor.

The boy stood on the burning deck,
There isn't any doubt;
And vet who saw him on the wreckP
Who really heard him shout?
Would he have stood and roasted there
With jolly-boats 80 near,
And Dragged about his fierce despair,
Nor walked off on his carr
Why not give one good roar for oarsP
Assail his pa for sail
To watt him toward the fishing shores?
Why stay aboard and wall
What wonder standing there he seemed
SO beautiful and brightp
Who couldn't while around him beamed
That lovely Titan lightp
His ow-wow with his father
Regard as tempting fate;
II he declined to early die,
Why stay there and dilate?
He called aloud, Sam allowed
Your leave to leave? Your son
Stands fire, you know, but don't you GROVE
The thing I'm toasted done.
"Speak father, | would be releasedY
l list your loving tones"
He knew not that his pa, deceased,
Had gone to Davy Jones.
The yards and spars did burn and snap
All in the widest way;
Not cen shrowd was left the chap,
And he the only stay.
There came bursting thunder peal
Good gracious Pretty soon
Boy, ship, and anchor, flag and keel,
Went up in balloon.
And when this sound burst DER the tide,
The boy oh, where was he?
Ask of the winds, for none beside
Stayed long enough to see.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

OUR FUTURE. According to the Off
cial aggregate of the new Census, the
population of the United States in 1870
was 3S, $50, 9S3-against q total of 81
443, 321 in 1860. A journal, taking the
figures of the last two Censuses as a
point of comparison, hazards a guess as
to the probable population of the seve-
raj States and Territories in the year
1880. The supposed aggregate is 49,
1000; and the largest estimated in
crease is in the States of New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Tex
as, Kentucky, and Tennessee. New
York Is put down at 100000 in 1880 ;
Pennsylvania, 100000; Ohio, 5000,
600, and Illinois, 1900, 900 while Texas
and Kentucky are estimated at 1,500,
coo each-the largest ratio of increase
being in Texas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-09-21

WIFE AS A MORAL PRUNING KNIFE
A iudicious wife is always shipping off
from her husbands moral nature little
twigs that are growing in the wrong di-
rection. She keeps him in shape by
continual pruning. If you say anything
silly, she will affectionately tell you so.
If you declare you will do some absurd
thing, she will find means of prevent
ing you from doing it. And by far the
chief part of all common sense there is
in this world unquestionably belongs to
woman. The wisest things which man
commonly does are those which his wife
counsels him to do. A wife is the great
wielder of the moral pruning knife.