The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-25

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;nnrnedw Great heavens. What's an ago.
n;zed country to do?-NeW York CONNER
ciai AdcerhSer.
Mich Of what we caunot help is the poor
The most melancholy spectacle in the
world is Il cold pancake
The most truthful man is an advertising
agent. He never lies. -Phttadetphad Er'
press.
Valentines day comes on Sunday this
year, but that won't prevent our getting
about sixteen dozen tender misslTcS with a
picture of man with paper cap on his
head, malct in his hand, anda big wart on
his nose. Creston Gazette.
After the police have raided the gambling
places Of Chicago n large number OF promi-
nent citizens are generally missing Tor Gay
or two, and they never tell a fellow where
they have been.-Mlpaukte NeecS.
ANY party having new and startling inior-
nation to offer relative to George ", Mrs.
FitZberbert, and the mysterious book, can
get it all published in the Commercial at our
usual advertising rates.-NeW York Cont
mercial A&tertiscr.
The snow all around must have terribly
hindered the mails. It's a long time since
we have heard anything from Chmley Ross.
Graphic.
Rather more washing was hung out on
Monday than for several weeks previous.
The papers that day bad no reports of the
Bcecher trial on account Of the adjournment.
Berkshire Courier.
This is the coolest day of the season, and
so was yesterday, and so was Sunday. And
from present appearances so VIII be
Tomorrow, and tomorrow. and tomorrow.
-NeW York Nail.
An editor in little southern town threat.
encd to engulf this country in another iratri-
cida war because the Republicans there
elected Il constable. He says, "better death
than anarchy. Norrasto,cn Herald.
Twenty foreign nations have signited their
intention of starting peanut stands at the
grand centennial panjandrum. The repre-
sentatiyes of New Jersey and Abyssinia are
already fighting for the best places. -Br00k.
Ign Argus.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says: "Speaking
If Il lecturer, the Chicago Times says: AS
he sat down there waSa shower Of applause
When we used to lecture the audience al
ways applauded when we sat down."
So much ice has been housed on the Hud-
son that dealers will be around shortly to
see what premium they shall pay to con-
sumers who will kindly consent 10 take ice
next scason.-Grdphic.
The average length of a farmers life is
! siXty.tiye years. while that Of Il printer is
thirty.three, hence the necessity OF paying
for your paper promptly.-- RerkShtre C0u-
| ucr.
The fashionable style Of benevolencc is to
keep all your money until you die, and then
! leave its disposition for charitable purposes
to the better judgment Of your heirs.-.-
Broohlyn AIgus.
This steady cold weather which elderly
people are so fond of praiSiDg as healthy and
braCing, is really unhealthy, and should be
guarded against by plenty of comfortable
clothing and jewelry.
The detectives working up the Charley
Ross case have found the horse driven by
the abductors. Before the close of the pre-
sent year-they expect 10 find the buggy
Ne,o Orleans Republican.
One of our citizens found pair of skele.
ton keys near his hen-coop The other Cay.
He has not seen them advertised as lost, and
he does not know what TO do with thcm.--
NorrcQM Gazette.
4 Kansas man now visiting in Norwich,
Conn.,, drove all the way from home in
buggy, and the native Norwichians are sit
Ting III rows on the fences asking each other
why he didn't take the cars.
We should dearly like to see the chap who
predicted this was going to be Il mild win
ter sitting on the fence in q linen.duSter
and listening to the mocking.bird.- Berk.
SHIRE Courier.
This is good time to kill Canada thistles.
Dig all the roots up carefully, and leave
them on the wood-shed roof over night
DGatariGn.
The birthday OF Tom Paine, the " boss
ntidel," was celebrated on the 9th utimo
1t pains us TO know that he should come be.
fore &. %aShington.-South Bend Union.
A Roman who commenced reading all the
evidence 10 the Tilton-Beecher case has al
ready been Obliged to put on Eyeglasses for
the first tune in his lie.-E0n,e Sentinel.
II you've lost your baby about twerty.four
hours old, you had better SEND to Brooke
vile, Indiana. They have foand one .here
on door steps,. L.,ssss ReautlicGa
We don't believe anybody ever froze to
death on purpose bu. if any body did that
thing during the past six weeks he is entirely
-. Rochester Democrat.
A Philadelphia pickpocket, just sent up
for three years, estimates that he will be at
least Sl50, 900 out of pocket il he is not IT,
eased " in t!cca.:or the centennial"
When an American asked an EngIishman |
{ 90. Victoria ever loafed around the
strand" the Briton expected to see the ru!. /
ian fall dead.
(which is the butt end of goat" asks an
Exchange. All but the middle of the ami.
nile, ne answer Whitehall Times.
Send US poems, sweet poems. The cold
nap has used up nearly all the other fuel
rochester Democrat.
It is not a matter of much importance,
ut we don't remember ever seeing any one
NY an umbrella.
If the Tiitou-B eecher trial holds on few
'eeks longer it will ruin all the large MORN
lg papers.-Nen York Mail.
A Berlin mans house is blockaded with a
ank OF snow twenty rods long and twenty.
loe feet deep, but his mother-in.law, who is