The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-17

Ono more business for me-" sad manu-
fsctrrer the other evening, who bias been IL
the habit OF employing about sixty men ant
over thirty women and children. d" ~
more business for me! Four wears ago
supposed myself worth two hundred thou
| saEd dollars. I have kept my Workshop
open at loss during the whole OF ina
time. This summer there seemed to he
nice little chance for fresh start II
the fail, and kept my men on, making
goods which I might have thrown
| in the street for all the hope OF getting any
money for them. And, by GeorSel when
the strike came they struck, knowing all the
time that the wages they We're paid every
Saturday night was not earned by profita-
bile work, but taken bodily out OF the savings
OF thirty wears. I told them that if that was
their game I'd strike, too, and close up shop.
and SO T have; and I've advertised for n
farm, which Pm going to buy and live upon.
Wife's quite willing. We were both OF us
raised on farm, and id If touch bust
ness again."-Jennie June.
How French candidate electioneers A:
The honorable gentleman IS seeking re-
election, and runs to meet his constituent
from afar, hat in hand. "Good--day., my
honorable sir. I trust your health is
cood.'' at is" "And your honorable
wife is well, too, I hope.' "Shc is" Il
was iust thinking of you. knew l should
meet YOU, for. Just round the corner had
the pleasure OF meeting your honorable
dog" ...,.-....... -..-.-.
The very little children seem touched by
the atmosphere of the place. A little boy
not three years old said to a gentleman call
ing upon his father "Is your father
dead2' The gentleman answered in the
affirmative, and the youngster continued !:
"Did he drink whiskey or get killed?''
The boy thought there was but two ways OF
dying in Bismarck. by whiSkey or murder.
Bismarck letter. ~ ...E r. y: :.'..i
The celebrated goose-catching machine,
much in use about the Union depot. consists
of q string attached at one end to q grain OF
corn, at the other end to piece OF red pa
per. The idiotic fowl swallows the corn,
and, AZ the paper moves up towards it, be-
gins to flap, hiss, and FUN in An agony OF
fear, still swallowing the string. In this
way whole fiocks are driven of.-Ie1Te
Haute Express.
A curiositv-dealer carried with him to the
studio of an artist a picture which he had
lust bought with the view OF resellinS it to
advantage. 81 gave only f10 for it," cried
lie, painting for breath. The artist ran his
hands through his hair. ''Ten pounds. Ell
Well, that's about what it's worth" isn't
worth more? Not more than sl0s Then
Pve been robbed" ...'s-~. 49,. Z.
Little, If any, of LongelIow's poetry, as
published, is written on the spur OF the
moment" In this we resemble Mr.. Long
fellow very muchly. Very little OF our
poetry is written on the "spur Of the mo-
mentor en- any other spur No'TiSto1on
Herald. ....'-
Customer Ito Yender of watermelons):
"Isn't dollar rather a. large price for
watermelon ?" Vender: "You wouldn't
think SO, Mister, eff you'd sot on top Of a
fence with shotgun every night for three
weeks s-watching the patch. "-PittSburgh
Telegraph. ..
I: is proposed in Indiana to change the
marriage service so Us it will read: "Who
dare take this woman?" And the bride
groom shall answer: ~ dare" Louis
Times. -. az ...&. r. I'D a 80. 80. ...
Boston processes to give a dog show next
month, here in New York we don't pro-
pose to give the dogs any show at ALL
Commercial Advertiser. Ee'Et .~.'r
A single baby is one, and we suppose
twin 10 u oueder,- Press. ...a- 81.