The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-19
In England there is now much activity

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In England there is now much activity
;u'ru~ trad,.llnion!,tS and coUpcratorS, and
!b"y are discussing Il project for the cOOpcr;l'
live working of coanlincs on large scale
The cooperative idea has been spreading iol
snnir time among the Golfers. Their urgani.
zsticn> are powerful. and they have an
abundant command Of funds. They begin
10 think that they can work their own
mines. and add the profit of trade. or Il por-
iior OF it, 10 that of labor; and that their dc.
sire III this direction may take etlect, the
!rlGng c"Upcratu:> OF the metropolis, rs well
IL @. lie north OF England, have volunteered
L. work in harmony with them.
VI. de- LtS>cpS is still mdauntcdly pursuI-
i4g hi scheme for Il railway from Orenburg
10 pcsiIawar. Through the Russian En-
oa->ador at Paris he has obtained passport
authorizing himself aud his son to travel
'tr".t-h the provinces from Orcnhurg to
~,uatcrtlid, in order 10 satisfy himself, and
i enable him 10 convey to the public per-
SQUAD assurance OF the souudncsS OF his
scheme. The great promoter is still saE-
"U.ne. and talks Of haricg the railroad from
Or"uburg To samarcand complctedand open
il tf,llic " thin six years.
II l. held 10y the editor of App!et0nS
J'A"Gi that, after all, Mrs. Grundy serves 4
good purpose. The annexed extract give,
III line of thought: However extensive
and d"pIOrihIc may be the evils Of society
how, il Is certain they would greatly increase
Il Ill Restraints were removed; for, with
hIaiy people, right doing IS result OF moral
coercion rather than of principle: and hence
win this large cia>>--if all of us. indeed, are
not more or less kept in the straight path by
outside prcssure--tl fear Of public opinion is
Wholesome disciplinr.'
Don Joaquin dc Costa, of Bogota, New
Grenada, Is reported 10 have found on one
OF his estates II monumental stone erected
w small colony Of PhGncians from Sido-
MA III the year IN or Y Of the reign OF
ulram, contemporary of Solomon, about
zen centuries before the Christian era. The
block has an inscription of eight lines, writ
zen in fine characters, but without separa-
hOn Of words or punctuation.
One of the Japanese students at Yale was
a"coSicd by sophomore the other day with
" " hats your nume:" The gentleman
iavm Japan answered politely, giving his
ugauuc. oh" rejoined The questloner,
lou heathcn don't have but one name,
see" What was the first name Of Moses p
was the reply.
Lady Amberley, an English woman who
recently visited this country, said "Ameri-
rlu schoolgirls all look sick" But then
Hawthorne said English women past forty
Step like elephants" And Aaron Burr, on
seeing Fanny Kemble, said she was ga fine
animal" Who is ahead in this contro-
veISy:
According TO Bcecher " the cheapest thing
Oh earth i, mean man. j faithful dog dies
and /, missed, good and stately horse dies
and he is missed, the emigration of the birds
il allti!nn is Il source Of sadness to Us, but
mean men die aud few tears TAIL"
English technical papers express surprise
that means are not taken to Use petroleum
for fuel, 50 as to influence the price of coal,
the former article being now very abundan,
and cheap.
church near Bergen, Norway, which can
contain nearly GOO PERSONS, is constructed
entirely Of popier-n2dche, rendered water
proof by sat,n.!lion in vitriol, limc-water
whey, anA white Of egg.
>'cps are taking in England to convert on
:; large scale the waste of gas, soap, and
chcmicii-works into Il cement which will
withstand hreand damp and into Il material
resembling asphalt.
A 1;'S-nllkmg apparatus by wiiict il is
5sla"d LAS may be produced at as low a rate
as tx cents per ,00G feet is exhibited in
Enghud.
a pocket boot-jack has been invented IL
Nc" 1otk. You put your foot into yo,ll
}ocHt', elFe spring III the air, and oil
coMeE your boot.