The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-18

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In one Of these villages there arc some Wv" ~,
hnndred souls, counting men, women al ~
nh;Idrer There is service on SATURDAY
rho Srycn,h.Day church; the store pos,,
ot|,rc and carriage-shop are open ana III 'ui'
omnr-t;on. On the succeeding day the'e - ,
~ ASSOCIATION Baptist service, QUAKER sci.
1;cn while a store and carriagc-shop are a'so
o,rn In one manufacturing eStabhshnen'
rho nartncrs are divided on TINS Saonat"
o,,rs.ion Both arc members oil chutches'
and arc regular In their attendance; ouIou
Goes 10 church Saturday, while lhe o:",,
runs the establishment, and Wli'c ~ =" NV
work the next day, the other par'l'c. III -;
tends church, while the WORK goes s'''''":
on.
Gunnery is not taught, ;tappca,S' 81 81 that
mouth College. Several sluorr'' SHOOTING
venerable institution bciag out s1,nt -
lately found coon in tree. /! h;tt;n,r
tha a,;m,I twcntv.rour times witho,.,t nltI'ns
him while he snccred at their Gun. w.,
from his ncrch. At last, coming q" W,
hayinr loSt AL patience At being Killed ~
clnmcilv no went for those literary youu9
mem Lone the battle ragged. The stock OF
. $50 Gun was shivcrcd. Coonic died al
I,st for the odds against him were fearful.
He was one of the heaviest characters OF ms
class. and weighed thirty pounds ana six
ounces over.
SThc wonderful history of Samuel Dunn,
Michigaudcr, is that he used to get Slorl-
ously drunk and then crawl into Il hollow
tree in his town of Plymouth, where lie
used 10 hold, all alone, what he ca'ico
" camp- meetings" at which bowling Was
his Drincipal exercise. After having an un-
usually powerful revival there one nlghl, he
returned home, took a big pull at his Ootllc,
swore hard just once, and then declared le
never would drink or swear again. he
| kept his word. but went to bed, where he
| Law for nineteen years aud nine months,
never being removed theme but once I'LL
| bed was maize for him in the earth
Willard Bledsoe, Missourian, OF Domphnn
| county, determined to shtlillc<n ms nioi''.
cell by the good old way OF Wlnoplpe ana
razor, and wadcd out into the river 10 com
nit Tie dreadful deed. so that he wouldn't
n,atn such an awful muss on bis clothes.
| But while wadue in he dropped the razor,
and had to 20 back to shore disappointed.
He never thought of drowning till nc got
home and had got his dry clothes on, and
didn't want 10 spoil second SUIT.
William A. Richardson, cX-mcmber OF
Congress and senator of Illinois, and eX-
Governor of Nebraska. announces: nave
assumed charge Of the Quincy (lli.) HcrdG.
In advanced life | am taking upon myself
grave responsibilities in fields OF labor lln-
tried by me. While shall advance ana
maintain my views with icarle>sneSs ana
tlanknes>. will cndeavor TO have due re-
gard for the feelings and scnsibllitlcs OF
others"
The Roundout On. " Freeman says:
:" At precisely 1:50 A. VI. on Wednesday
morning our carrier-pgeon came nutteiug
into our Office from Hardenbcrsh iilty.odd
miles away, bearing under his wings the
tnll election returns from both districts.
Thi, is the first time in the political history
Of Ulster county that the returns from liar'
denbcr"h have reached the county seat IN
les than day and hall after election
We have tried TO make men honest hy
LEGISLATION. but il was Il failure; we have
tried to max" women vrtuou> by legislation,
and that Eliicd: we have tried TO make AL
the people of Massachusetts temperate by
legislation. and in that we >iSnai!y iaiicd.-
ChalisS FrdnctS -iddnlS, Jr.
A Michigan farmer has written 10 Mr.
Bcr-h 10 Know if ioldin. doors III ho:r-ptllS
will bc in fashion this winter. They will. If
the Michigan farmer takes his 'pen again.
ST. Louis con"ra:ulatcS herself that she
is sound Chicago thinks she Is nothing
else.
A bad habit to get into--a coat that is not
paid tor.-Fun.
When are skipping lambs like literary vol
umes. When they arc boundin' sheep.