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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28

We have oil the NEWEST STYLES or TYPr,
and execute work In manner that cannot be s,r.
passed. -.
We also do all kinds Of BINDING and RULING.
Orders from the country ;promp,iy filed sns de
ivered by express or mail Sc
We VIII cheerfully furnish estimates ana send
ampies when required. nh2l-dsw.&w sa
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28

TnE WEATHER YESTERDAY was partly
r,ouder and cooler. At night there was Il
shower. with clearing weather afterwards.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28
WASHINGTON.

THE LONG FIGHT ENDED AND THE DEMOCRATS
CTORIoUs-TWENTY-sEv HOURS OF CON-
sECUTIvE sEsSION-THE CRITICAL MOMENT
OF THE WHOLE F1GHT-THE FINAL STRUGGLE
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28
PRESIDENTS REPORT.

RICHMoND. VA, November 30. 1877.
To tie .>tochhoiders Of the Richmond ana
PeterSburg Railroad Company:
On behalf OF the Board OF Directors
submit the following statement Of the busi-
ness OF the company for the fiscal year end.
ing 30th September last
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
Keep of Cows when Dry,


Itis the too common practice among
dairymen to give their cows while dry
but scanty living. When COW ceases
to give milk or is dried up, any feed is
considered good enough for her. This
is great mistake, and the result is a
diminished product iof milk, both in
quantity and quality, when che does
come in. There is a large draft on the
system to sustain the calf, while the COW
is carrying it, and to keep the cow in
good condition then is as important as
when she is giving milk. II is the opin.
ion of the best and most prosperous
dairymen that dollars worth of food
when the COW is dry is. worth one dollar
and half's worth after she comes in
An animal in poor condition cannot di.
gest as much food'as one in good con.
dition. Ii the COW be poor when she
comes in, she will not digest enough
food to support the system and at the
same time to make large quantity of
milk. The practice of turning cows
out on poor feed while dry, expecting
to make up when they come in by good
feed, is very uneconomical one, and
will not be followed by good and cares
full dairymen.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
Jumping at ConclusIo Ms.

Don't do it When you commence
reading an article, read it through. AS
sertions, apparently leaning to one side
of the question in the beginning, may
be modified or explained before the
close in such a way as to put an entirely
different face on the matter. Tue Irish
Justice was satisfied to give his decision
when he had heard the evidence produ-
ced by the plaintiff in the case, without
waiting for the story of the defendant.
A cattle doctor in Massachusetts, who
was called in the dusk of the evening
to prescribe for sick COW, entered the
stable and commencing bis. physical di-
agnosis in the manner usual with quacks.
He took mold of the tail, exclaiming,
"Just as / expected Horn all is the
trouble. Here are all the symptoms:
Softening of the tail-wasting Of the
bone. No mistaking the cause of the
difficulty, this time"' Going thence to-
the head of the animal, and attempting
to take her by the horn to further dag.
nose her, he found she was mulley!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
The Length of Days.

At London and Bremen the longest
day has 16 hours.
At Stockholm, in Sweden, the longest
day has 1S4 hours.
At Hamburg, Germany, and Dan,zig,
Prussia, the longest day has 10 hours
and the shortest Z
At st Petersburg, Russia, and To.
bolsk, Siberia, the longest day has 19
hours and the shortest 5. ~ @
AT Tornea, in Finland, the longest day
has I'll hours and the shortest 81
At Wardnuys, Norway, the day lasts
from May 81 to July "a without inter.
ruption, and at Spitzbergen the longest
day is 81 months.
The Registrar General of London has
recently begun to record the ..amount of
sunlight e., the number of hours du
ring which the sun shines, accompanied
with the number Of hours it is above the
horizon each day,and these facts are EN-
bodied in his weekly report. The third
week in February there were but 9 8 10
hours of sunshine out of SO 8 10 hours
OF sun above the horizon.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
NUMBER IS.

he called. and had long chat with the
old man. Cadet H C Whiting, whose
name appears on record as having grad.
uated at the head of the class OF rs.
standing first in every study, and who
was afterward General in the Confed.
crate service, was a friend of Benny's,
and presented him wits keepsake when
he graduated. j.. -
Perhaps the greatest admirer the i'm.
mortal Benny had among the Cadets
was the poet, Edgar A. Poe, who was
dismissed before completing his course.
Poe was perfectly infatuated with the
old Joker, and would steal away from
the Academy and sit from morning un.
I'll night conversing with his host and
drawing out, the old mans peculiarities
OF Character Benny used to- relate
many interesting anecdotes of the poet,
and was great adEirer of the "Raven. u
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
Fitting Shadows,
Detroit Free Press.)

,While half dozen persons were roll
ing along in Michigan avenue car, yes
tertiay, man leaned across the aisle and
said to another:
"Excuse me, but didn't bug crawl
down behind your collar 2"
"Ooh! Ouch!" exclaimed the other, ,as
he leaped up and hauled off his coat he
looked the garment all over, and there
was no bug to be seen.
"Perhaps it crawled down under your
vest," suggested the man.
Off came the vest and it was closely
inspected without making any discove-
ries The attentive stranger then made
the victim turn around two or three
times, to see if the bug wasn't hid under
the suspenders, and, when thorough
search had been made, the stranger sat
down and said:
"It was probably shadow fitting
across your collar, but felt sure it was
bug. You can put on your coat and
vest again"
The more the victim thought about il
the madder he got, but before he put or
his coat the other man left the car and
slid down Twelfth street as if he ha6
grease on his heels.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
To Break Off Bad Habits.

Understand the reasons, and all the
reasons, why the habit is injurious =
Study the subject until there is no lin.
gering doubt in your mind. Avoid the
places, the persons and the thoughts
that lead to the temptation. Frequent
the places, associate with the persons,
indulge in the thoughts that lead away
from temptation. Keep busy; idleness
is the strength of bad habits. When
you have broken your resolution just
think the matter over and endeavor to
understand why it is you failed. 30 that,
you may be on your guard against a re-
Fcurrence of the same circumstances
Do not think it an easy thing that you
have undertaken. 1t is folly to expect
to break off habit in day which has
been gathering long years.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19

A girl who can put a square patch on
a pair of pantaloons may not be accom-
plished as the one who can work green
worsted dog on yellow ground, but
she is of more real value in the ccmmu-
nifty .-Norsoich Bulletia.
Sarah c. Gregg, of Texas, married
against her fathers wishes. The parent
being rather more obdurate than usual,
smoothed away his domestic infelicities
by killing the unwelcome husband then
the Sheriff, in attempting to arrest the
parent, killed him; and, finally, the girl
killed herself Let this sad story DO a
warning to parents in Chicago not to
resist the Sheriff The best plan is to
stand trial, bribe the jary, and let the
girl marry again, Chicago Fibaac.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
ADOON THE LANE.

Upon one stormy Sunday,
Coming adoon the lane,
Were score of bonnie lassies-
And the sweetest maintain
Was Caddie,
That ! took beneath my pladdie, =
To shield her from the rain.
She said the daisies blushed
For the kiss that I had ta'en;
I wadna hae thocht the lassie
Wad sac o a kiss complain.
snow laddie,
I wanna stay under your pladdie,
ifsi horaei in the rain.
III.
But on ane after Sunday,
When cloud there was not ane;
This self-same winsome lassie,
I CHANGED to meet in the lane-
Said Caddie,
"Why did'na ye wear your pladdie?
Who kens but it may rain?"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
The limo cent Little cactus.
Isunshine lCol.l Courier. j

The innocent little cactus is now
reaching out into the glad spring air in
search Of the unwary young man who
wears thin pants and sits down thought
lessly to look at the gorgeous picture of
q Rocky Mountain sunset. The cactus
doesn't act on the offensive very much,
but the young man who thinks he car
intimidate cactus by sitting down on
it suddenly and taking it by surprise,
viii find, when it is everlsstingly too
late, that life is indeed stern reality.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
nuehy.
MY CREED.
by JOHN G. WHITTIER,

by JOHN g. WHITTIER,
l hold that Christian Grace abounds
Where charity is seen; that when
We climb to heaven tis on the rounds
Of love to men.
hold all else named piety
A selfish scheme, vain pretense;
Where center is not can there be
Circumference?
This moreover holdl and dare
Affirm where'er my rhyme may go;
Whatever things be sweet or fair,
Love makes them so,
Whether it be the lullabies
That cheer to rest the nesting bird,
Or that sweet confidence of sighs
And blushes without word.
Whether the dazzling and the flush
OF softly sumptuous garden bowers,
Or by some cabin door or bush
Of ragged flowers,
'Tis not the wide phylaotory,
Nor stubborn fact, or stated prayers,
That makes us saints; we Judge the tree
By what it bears.
And when man can live apart
From work, on cheologic trust,
know the blood about his heart
Is dry as dust.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
His Idea.

A suburban youpgster stood looking
out of the window up into the blue dome
that spread out so clear before his be-
wildered vision.
"Mother," he said at last, "what did
God stand on while he made the world ?
81 don't know, my boy"
"Well, I know. He just made little
piece first and stood on that while he
was piling the rest up; but he had to
hurry up to get it all done in six DAYS, l
guessw
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-06-19
Mill Building and Mill Machinery.

n AM PREPARED TO FURNISH PLANS
Il and SPECIFICATIONS of Steam FIGURING
Mills, Grist Mills, Saw Mills and Factories
will take contracts for the erection of all
kinds of mills. and to furnish the latest i'm
proved machinery for them Have had 2S
years experience in the business. Address
GEORGE RICHNER,
Jerusalem, Monroe Co., Ohio.
4 mohl4,'76Y.
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L. r. FARQUHAR. MI. ID,

formerly of GAINESVILLE, 0hio,)
Physician and Surgeon,
Office and residence in the Kirkbride property,
WOOD SFI E L D, D H l o.
Having located at the above place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes by
close attention to business to merit public
confidence and patronage.
Chronic Diseases will receive special
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

fNHN undersigned, having been appointed
i Notary Public, would inform his
friends, and the public generally, that he is
prepared to fill Pensioners Blanks. admin
lister Oaths, take Dispositions, acknowledge
Deeds. Mortgages, and other instruments OF
writing. JOHN JRFFERS.
apr18,'76Y. Beallsville Monroe Co., Ohio.
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HOUSE PAINTER.

FHB undersigned is prepared to do all man
ner OF house painting at low rates. He
has had ten years experience in the business
and solicits the patronage of the public gen.
orally. WILLIAM L. SLOAN,
.jan4,'76r. Antioch P o., Monroe Co.,o,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-06
A WOMAN'S LETTER.


MY letters late by one day,
But truth is, Jennie dear,
Ned GraySon came on Sunday
1t seems he's always here.
He and young Fred Mckenzie,
They stayed three blessed hours
And ma was in a frenzy
He brought some lovely flowers.
Imeant to tell you, Jenny,
The news and everything,
But find there isn't any,
Oh, next week, Neds to sing
With the Mozart Club at Irving:
I'll manage, dear to go,
The fate and weather serving
/ don't want ma to know!
len, lovers are nuisance!
George brought the ring last nlght-
A solitaire, like Susan's;
It gave me such fright!
cried and wouldn't wear 1t;
How underneath the sun,
Do girls contrive to bear it
This narrowing down to one?
Poor George, the foolish fellow,
Began to storm and fling,
And turned quite green and yellow
hate that sort Of thing.
Now, Ned is always quiet;
think his cool gray eye,
Would still an Irish riot,
Or make regiment fly.
But what's so very funny
About him-Eed, mean
He hasn't any money;
heard from Clarence Green
Just how he's situated
Keeps books for Webb & Ware.
All, well-those things are fated!
George owns a million square.
Yes, dear, Fate trims the corners,
Rough-hew them as we may
We can't go clad like mourners.
Or weep the livelong day.
But. oh, don't breathe it, Jennie!
I'd marry Ned, you see,
Without one single penny.
If only he loved me
All. Observation-Disclosures folly.
But sometimes. Jen, I've thought,
He, too, seemed melancholy;
Quick glances that I've caught
Lookedfu1l OF speechless sadness
There goes silly tear,
To blot the page-what madeneSs
Good-by, pet, George is here.
We dine at Ella Johnson's.
P. ST. must decide,
He won't stand too much nonsense.
The crepe comes full yard wide.
Don't get the buff it fades so:
Have train and split up saque,
For organizes are made so.
NY heart aches. Love to Jack.
Scribner's Monthly for September.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-06

Good Lislc Thread Gloves, Is cents per pair
Linen-f faced Paper Collars, 10 cents per boS
Gents Calico Shirts. 40 cents each.
Gents Neck Ties, 10 cents each.
y Dozen Agate Buttons, Sets the lots,
Best Machine Oil, 10 cents bottle.
Best Lead Pencils. 10 cents dozen.
! Best Note Paper cents quirc.
Best Envelopes (all colors), ca pakage
Best S.hoe Strings, cents adozen.
Best She Polish, Is cts a bottle, 2 for 25c
i Best Niue uage, 10 cents bottle.
Good Cors,ets IS cents pair.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-06
Medical.

DIR. Tut has been en-
gagged in the practice Of
medicine thirty years, and
foralong timewas demon.
strator Of anatomy in the
Medical College Of Geor-
gia, hence persons using
his Pills have the guaran-
tee that they arc prepared
on scientific principles,
and are free from all
quackery.
lie has succeeded in
combining in them the
heretofore 'antagonistic
qualities of a strengthen
ing,PaIgafive, anda PR.
tying tonic.
Their first apparent ei-
feet is to increase the ap.
petite by causing the food
to properly assimilate.
Thus the system is nour.
ished, and by their tonic
action on the digestive Or
gans, regular and healthy
excavations are produced.
The rapidity with which
Persons take on flesh,
while under the influence
of these pills, Of itself in.
dicates their adaptability
to nourish the body, and
hence their efficacy in cur.
ing nervous debility. mel.
ancholy, dyspepsia, vast.
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gishness of the liver,
chronic constipation. and
ength to the system Sold
Murray Street, New York.
Arizona citizen., 1877-06-09
NOL all Indian Thieves.

Several weeks ago, we received a letter from well known gentleman oi Las Cruces, New Mexico, saying a band of horse thieves were on the road towards Arizona. Other letters and statements seem to confirm the particulars of that letter In thi, connection, we reprint thls from the Silver City Herald of June ?:
 On Monday last about a mile and a half west of town, J. W. McClareau while taking lunch, was approached by two MeXicanS in friendly manner who asked for drink of wafer and afier drinking took seat on the ground and commenced eating out of bag in which they carried prOvis- ions. One, almost behind McCiarean, had a Henry rifle; the other Was arm. ed with a sheath knife. and may have had a pistol which was not revealed. After they had finished their repasl the one with the rifle, al full cock. pointed IL directly at the person oi McClarean, and ordered hlm to get up and go with them, and at,er waiki; z about 500 yards into deep arroyo, stripped him of his coa, and hal, and then tied his hands behind h:s back and drew hlS Jeff leg up and tied il tu his hands. The one with the gun re mained on guard while the other put ting on the hat and coat went tD the herd winch McClarean was in charge of, and drove the whole herd go horses and mules) inIo the arroyo where the Eerder and hIS guard were, and lariaI- ed four horses. They tied two tngeth CT, and then freed theIr prisoner and ordered him to mount, bare back they also mounted, one in The herder's sad dle and the other on hIS own blanket and all started southwest, and afler having ridden eight miles Tn a galiop and occasional trot, up hill and down, to where they had hidden saddle, some blankets, small sack of flour and some cooking utensils which were in bag, they changed their course Co a soUtherly direction for, perhaps, seven miles further at same rapId pace They halted, d smounled and released their prisoner and bid him good bye.
 The Herald states further particulars, showing that the thieves were follow. ed and that they went southward to- wards Mexico by Cow Springs, and thus describes the thieves:
 
 One of the thieves. had Q mark or scar directly under left eye winch Was distinctly prcceptible. He Is about thirty years old; weighed about 12j pounds; very daIk skinned and had d beard and mnusIache half an inch long. The other nnr quite SO dark weighs about lG0 pounds; 9 years old; wore mouslache and goatee; wore boots Wi,h tops turned down; spoke some English.
Arizona citizen., 1877-06-09
Local Mining Affairs.

On the average, we could not wish for more encouraging reports from all quarters of the county. Mir. Warner Buck has inst returned from an In- spection of lhe mines out in the Santa Rita and Arivaca districts. He gave especial attention to the Emma and Josephine, owned by himself, hessrs. Jacobs & O., Tom Roddick and others. He is greatly pleased with the prospects; says there is rich ore and plenty of it from top 10 bottom |; that 400 yards from the mine is living water enongh 10 run 40-slamp mill, and oak and juniper wood in ullmiled quantity. Mir Buck found the best feeling in Arivaca district. Men all al work with highest hopes. The McCaf- ferty lode has four ,hafts from twenty to forty feet deep, all showing plenty of valuable ore He says in all his travels in mining camps, he has neY- CT observed more systematic indus. try and greater confidence displayed among the miners, ihan ID Arivaca dis trict.
 Mir. George Cooler, of the Gem Sa- loon, has lot of ore from a vein south. west of here, that indicates large and rich lode. He and others are bound to soon known its extent and value.
 H. Buehman has made a location west of here few miles, of vein tha, prospects well in gold. It lies near Ar. kelley's galena mine.
 Hou. $. R. DeLong has discovered rich gold ledge high up in the Santa Rita mountains and is now out on al second trip to explore it further. If he has struck the vein from which the gold of the placers below, comes, he has, we venture to say. the richest mine in Arizona. Every experienced miner familiar with the Santa RiIaI placer gold, is confident it came from 6 ledge near at hand.
Arizona citizen., 1877-06-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Special Dispatches to THE CITIZEN. by
 United States Telegraph Line.

YUMA, June 4.-This afternoon al 4 p. m., five cars of construction train were destroyed by fire near the Cobra do river station. Loss about $500. Sup posed to have caught fire by q spark from a steamer close at hand. Several other cars on the same siding were saved with difficulty.
 The general and assistant superin- tendents, 4. N. Tow and E. E. Hew- it, with general freight agent Stubbs, have been on an inspection and return i'd yesterday. Chef Engineer Gray has asked the city for four more lots for depot grounds. The location of the various shops and depots has been decided upon at ihe head of Gila street.
 SAN DIEGO, June S.-A Salt Lake special just received says Crook has returned to Washington satisfied that there is no immediate use of more troops in Utah.
 The Tweed ring case in New York settled by P. B. Sweeny paying $4OO,- 900. Connolly wants to return and will probably surrender million and a half dollars.
 Ben. F. Butler supports President and says Presidents policy must have a far trial.
 Third Assistant Postmaster General Barber has resigned.
 There is strong feeling Tn Repub- lican and Democratic parties through out the west in favor of remonetizing silver, and President Hayes declara- lion for it is very popular.
 Lerdo writes to the New York World opposing the order for Amer Ican troops 10 cross into Mexico, and says MeXicans will not submit
 War news Is favorable 10 Russia The Turks are virtually beaten in Asia and are falling back from Ezeroum Preparations are being made for an early passage of the Danube. The Czar is at headquarters. Russia will not submit to an unfair neutrality by England The Monienegran rebellion is giving he Turks trouble. There i- no doubt of a secret treaty between Russia, Germany and Austria
 Bonanza mines of Comstock declar ed regular monthly dividend yester day.
 There was great fire last night in Galveston, Texas. Loss $2,500,000. Greenbacks, 941l@95. Gold, SAG i5B.