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SUMMER RESORTS.
99.CESI' STORE.

99.CENT STORE.
ECEIVED THIS WEEK AT THE
99-CENT STORE,
4 lot of LARGE LEATHER SATCHELS:
A lot of MEDIUM SQUARE-END SATCHELS;
A lot of 16-ISCH VALISES:
A lot Of LARGE LAVA CUSPIDALS at 99c.
q pair:
4 lot of MAJoLICA CORN-pITCHERS at s9c.
apair;
A lot of MAJOLICA GAME-PITCHERs ut 99c
pair:
4 lot Of g. and lO-RIB WATER-rROOF UNI
BRELLAS:
All sizes In LADIES FOXED CATERS;
All sizes ia LADIES' LEATHER SHOES;
SO new patterns In LADIES' PLATED OPERA
CHAINS;
Bargains In TABLE CUTLERY;
so barrels Of GOBLETS At 99c. dozen;
More Of those LARGE HEARTH-VASES;
Ne. styles in MEMS FELT HATS;
A A complete assortment OF BRONZE ISKSTANDS;
More of those handsome BLACK-BASE CALL
To close out our stock OF STRAW HATS We will
sell them at soc.
Catalogues free to any address.
W. A. STEVENS,
au Is sos Bread street.
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The Fire Company-Thc Alert Fire Com
panv will hold an important meeting next
Wednesday night.
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Our best dentists use and recommend MEADE s
BAKERS CARBoLIC MOUTII-WAsH. Fifty cents 1
hotr1e
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Ru.uTJrY YOUR TEETH by using MEADE & BA-
urp,s elegant sApoyINE DENTlFaIcE. Fifty
cents box.
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SAVE MONEY by having your printing done at tn,
DISPATCH PRINTING-HOUsE. Good work, LOW
prices. and satisfaction guaranteed.
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BLEEDING AND CLcERATEo GUNS hcaied oy
MEADE s. BAKERS CARBoLIc MOUTH" ASH.
Fifty cents bottle.
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THE CARBoLlC MOUTH WASH is pleasant to the
taste, and excellent gargle for sore-thrOat. Fifty
cents bottle.
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ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR MEADE 3 BAKER
CARBoLIC MoUTH-WASH, for sore gums and de-
cayed teeth. Fifty cents bottle.
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al ! l-tAiL2
DICliMONn SEMINARY,
IL 4O3 EAST MAIN STREET,
RICHMOND, VA

I"HN H. POWELL. Principal;
Mr. l. o. PElIoN: Associate priucir,lS:
M,nANEIG. $TiiLiTsiE; French:
nEn, Hir;,noJ C,, S ~ ""''ei"
LANG ""S''' '''''''''''- -o..'F''' >''' ''''''''
-: SO.
The Principals Eavc succeeded In securing one Of
ia. msos1 ,' houses
m Inc VII, ,,r,ix & , ~, ~
he nsa and S gs%F q The lie poSI',: xr vos,ns ' %
zone lar payable September cath and the balauce
r,,..,.,, fchrnary I, lS7s1i
'"1H anl E"SisS Tastien 1"s: '"e" ." .'5" $3.50
fr.nch i"cl"HinS class Ill conversational. 3o 34
Latin. ~
German. ;:...;:.;.... ..........;.;.............. 20
Primary Engll.h--day y-sclIulars............ %
Higher En-lish-dsy scholars. g
s s'@i!'i Of riao @ ."''"t is
.,sl!3thencs........... "a 20 20
Music ............... ...................... 60 10 80
For circular and Catalogue. apply at the book
stores or 10 JOHN II. Pow ELL,
~ s-I;n = - = JIMMY! I1.1T.D..: 12:
oCoSl DALE ANiDEh 11 .,,rr,,n ,mn wen,
and close. 25TM JUNE. Full corps OF experienced
teachers: Givcs'lhorough prcparation for univer-
every eve y respect ' Accom- nodstions ample '> ~ "
TERMS: $500 to 81 % PER session. For Catalogue
address -: %0Ri2oS. ~ a, NJ fTineipai'
Sfp EafpsH TsStion; w; G. ah' v NJ H. h'' Va
EgRS SNJ y AEJ-S DEEn,s DAN hND
WI BOARDlNG-sCIo FOR YOUNG La
MES Nos. . AND EAST FIFTY-T1iIRD sTREET,
NEW IoHk.-Fourtcenth year begins OCTOBER,
1877. French lhc language Of the school. Collegiate
course OF four years Careful training In Primary
aId preparatory c4asSG y 31-cod3n
CyCIIO0I~ NEAR NOEJ,OF PARK
Mss TaySEB win hcyin t,c mimi, snss,nm or
| Sri .Sh tuG ninn S:ssioI w
III, thn 49,, Tn,Iisn T hrnh Llran% oin anL
,'cS .r nsia Emsis.i 1faic,iEs, M trehc nc hth' u
ply TO principal, at 7UI west Main street opposite
lit iark. au 20-In,Ih&StSept3
IIbSSJCAI SCHOOL FOR ROYS -
~ The undtrsl-ncd proposes TO open CLASH
and Grace streets. on the sExESTEENTH SEP
educate Is respectfully solicited Reference: Faculty
bookstores. :
y 3l-Tu&S6w* II. T. DAVIES, NJ. A.
NJ hS. DE ~ Ill hE-OI EN- HLh
n1fCf. foif SNAIL 1hlLDhEN Oh
Nnin6cr imiied TO- u. hpny u, 40 east Main
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schooner oliver Jameson i2r; Schooner Mary E.
Newell: Schooner Fleeing: schooner John - ldr
schooner David Tcrrcy: Schooner j. }. Pharo:
schooner SELMA Burnc'!; E:,fgc kalIcsh0: Brig
Jenny /. Cheney.
W. ". FORBES, Postmaster
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DISCOLORED TEETH rendered beautifully white
by the Use of MEADE & BAKERS SAP0SISE DEN
THRICE. Fifty cents box.
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w ATC9I ES. &c.

.DELEGATES AND VISITORS !&6
~ 4 hearty welcome Is extended you TO e. 81
usredcc1ucd pledges. & OIL d and Sill V ER
WATCHES, CHAINS, RINGS, BUTTONS, DlA-
MONrS, Sc. for less than half their value Every
article guaranteed as represented. Don't faii to call
S. a. WISSTOCk,
au7 No. II Fourteenth street.
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CHRISTIAN 6 WHITE call especial attention to
reduction In teas.
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RoASokE FEMALE COLLEGE,
In -. -, DASViLLE, VA.
2ar,i ny Mile nin9teenthl session begins on the
May, 1878. A'N SAus VI TUG Io'h VI
Board, washing. lights and English studies. 1928.
ppsaa charges for Laaguases. Music, Drawyg and
send for our catalogue.
'1'a&s"tssi s.. W. & j. 7. AyERETT,
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HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA PILLS.
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EOR RENT, A DESIRABLE IiOUSEGs
Il (ncarly newt on Tenth street between Clayl Ill
PURCELL, LADD & CO,
M 2l-lw. 1916 Main street.
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FOR RENT.
~oIrETRY RESIDENCE ga
W. '' - '' FOR RENT. ia iii

very desirable COUNTRY RESIDENCE. on the
Grove road about mile from the corporation line.
The house Is large: of excellent quality; line
barn aud stable: out-holseS. Apply 10
JOHN PURCELL.
an 91-lwa 1916 Main street.
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SCIlOuL on CHURCH HILL.
- DANDbLPH-MACDN COLLEGE.
SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER 2QTII.

course Of study thorough. Expenses moderate.
>cII for catalogue to Secretary oi Faculty, or 10
REV. j. \. DUNCAN, d. D.. President.
au l3-t2uS Ashland. Va.
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VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE

. : .INU UNIUN, VA.
REV. X. II. PHILLIPS, rcclor. assisted by n rull
corps Of experienced officers. The lhriy-iiird am
nua session will commence SEPTEMBER l2Tu.
ls77. buildings spacious with gas and hot and
T,id ;,id waller. Heated by steam. Extensive grounds.
lratr0aagc from nin;ceen States. School nrSt-cass.
i,rMs moderate. Seven churches within three
n'na'es M ~ak. For catalogue address the Rector.
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'E4lE MISSES RANDOLPH WILL RE-
- OpEs THEIR SCHOOL AT EDGE BILL on
Ii. i2IH OF SEPTEMBER, 1877.
na %"iSno siiad%e!l Depot, Albcniarc county, Va.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

RUSEN EINS tdd N NNNFS.
TOR SALE, ONE DUMB-WAITER-
L ROPE and WEIGHT colnpletc-for store. Ap-
nIy to LOUIS EUkER,
az 05-3tx Seventh and Broad streets.
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MRS. DEWITT WILL REOPEN HER
w SCHOOL FOR SMALL CHILDREN on
THURSDAY, September 2hh
Number limited 10 II. Apply ut 4l0 east Main
street. au I5-WSS2w
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The Ia,ronS Of this Institution are respectfully re-
minded Ihai the new scholastic Wear begins on the
FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
references be made Ia Right Rev. JAMES
GIBBONS. D. d.. Richmond Va. or the Supcrioress
- Monte Maria. all 25-d3wSt3t3wlm
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HOLM II. POWELL. Principal:
NRS. 1. g. pEITD\. I ,.sao;,. ,,.;,,o;,.,.
MADAME &. GUlLLAuME. French:
PROFESSOR RoDES MhSSIE (ProtcsSor of Modern
Languages, Richmond Cocgc). German.
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EDUCATIONAL.

CApEMY OF THE VISITATION.
y MONTE MARIA.
nrarc s'rc,.t between Iwcnty-secona and Twenty
tiiirt! streets,
nlCINOSD. VA.
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sssT OF LETTERS.

r 1ST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
| TIE rOST-otFlCE AT RICHMOND, HEN
woo cot. .NTI. VA. AUGUST 25. 1877.
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CLASSICAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS
~ The undersigned proposes to open a CLASSI-
CAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS. at the corner OF second
and Grace streets. on the SEVENTEENTH SEP
TENDER. The patronage of those having sons to
educate Is respectfully solicited Reference: Faculty
Richmond College. For terms, &C.. see circular In
bookstores.
Iy 3l-TuS SSwS r. r. DAVIES, NJ. A. '
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T,HE JOHN 3. CRENSHAW AGENSIa,Es
/ for the sale OF FARMS, MIL LIS snd Sr:a MILL; 1t;
PROPERTY, SrEAM-Bo!LEfs;E NJ, ans
amertcsn Food Tor Cattle, the best and cheapest
Fertilizers for Corn. Wheat. and TOBACCO hSnse- 9
rte Pan and Duplicating Press the best ana coeap.
est Sewing. Machine the White SHUTTLE $so .sf sna
Sns nj for country homes the Acme HACKING sns
rvoof Polish for Boots and Shoes invsissose
tn fsrmsss--is h unaffected by rain. COW, or snoMs
The celebrated Ssrafenix Cement mends nroEen NAx9
perfectly. Cali and examine ut Nc. 10 Nasn s1rss
Richmond, Va. Aasp Aa
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TAnES g. JOHN n. GORDON,
WHOLESALE GROCERs

DEALERS IN METALS AND NOVA SCoril
GRlNDSTOSES,
offer for sale to the trade well-assorted stock.
Just received, a lot OF LARGE NOVA SCOTIA
GRINDSTONES suitable for machinists.
Call at Nos. . and Fourteenth street. nsar. nn e.,
Exchange Hotel. au 16~S -
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MRS. SYLNANUS REEDS DAY AND
Nl BOaRDlNG-SCHOpL FOR YOUNG La
MES, Nos. 9 AND EAST FIrTY-TIIIRD STREET,
NEW I0Hk-Fourtccnth year begins OCTOBER,
1877. French HE language Of the school. Collegiate
course or four years. Careful training in Primary
aud Preparatory CLASSES. jy 3l-eOd3m
, 1877-12-08
Spanish EufcherY.

The comm.nder-in chief of the Span
ish forces i'll Cuba. Gen. Martinez Cam
pos. has jnst issued private order to
the commanders of columns, ordering
that all Cuban prisoners shall be killed,
and reported as having been killed in
battle Campos promised the Spanish
government that he would end the rev.
olution i'll Cuba by the end Of January.
1878. The following shows to what
desperate straits he Is driven when he
is compelled to order the assassination
of prisoners of war in cold blood:
HEADQUARTERS IN CUBA. Nov. 1, 1877.
To the Command-rs OF Column (Private):
Knowing the uselessness of clemency
toward the enemy, who are unable to
appreciate it, for they esteem it as
weakness on our part, |. find myself
called upon to adopt energetic meas>
ures to finish at once and forever with
the dydra of the insurrection. You
will therefore, upon the receipt OF this
order. shoot all prisoners of war, who's
ever they may be. making it appear in
your report as If they had been killed
in battle.
recommend to yon secrecy in this
matter and an exact fcltillment of this
order. CAMPos,
With reference to the above procla-
nation, il is reported from Cuban sour
ces that nine prisoners of war have al
ready been executed at Manzanillo.
, 1877-12-08
vanderbilt'S MaladieS.

An incidental disclosure of the
Vanderbilt will case is the story
told by DIR. Linsly of the old
Commodore's physical injuries
and ailments. Few men, it ap-
pears, were ever more terribly
beset by the ills flesh is heir to
in the form of chronic diseases;
and it is one more evidence of
the resolution with which this
man fought the battle Of life,
that he had not only to encoun-
ter the opposition and resistance
of those enemies whom the
world saw him encounter, but
also these little known, persist
ent and relentless foes that were
with him day and night and 81
lently sapped the citidel at last.
DR.. Linsly's acquaintance with
Mr.. Vanderbilt extended through
forty-seven years, and he was
his family physician for the
greater part of that time. He
testifies that the Commodore was
sufferer from heart disease,
from hernia, from hemorrhoids,
from chronic cystitis, from dys-
pepsia, and from dropsy conse-
quent upon the heart disease;
that on one occasion he was very
gravely injured in a railroad ac-
cident, having the ends Of sew
eral fractured ribs driven like
daggers into his lungs, and that
the results of this hurt lasted so
long that it caused him severe
pleuro-pneumonia three years
later, and that he suffered from
repeated attacks of fever and
ague. That is the physical re-
cord Of one OF the giants Of his
time. With at least five mala-
dies from the danger Or distress
from which he vas never free,
and with intercurrent troubles
that would have carried down
many man physically vigor
Gus, the old Commodore fought
on and not only accumulated one
Of the greatest fortunes ever
made in this country, bat also
achieved successes that were
wonderful apart from their fin
ancial results. Let no invalid
despair with such a history be-
sore him.-N. Y Herald.
, 1877-12-08

this degrading practice is habit
ually INDUCED in by men in the
most exalted positions in the
nation. We remember once trav-
cling in . railr9aaed aed car between
Philadelphia and Washington,
in which were two men who
made themselves conspicuously
offensive to every decent passen-
ger by their loud discussion in
terspersed in almost ever SEN
tence with the most horrible
oaths, and the unfeigned disgust
exhibited by a fellow passen-
ger when informed that they
were two distinguished Senators
of his own party, Ben. Wade, of
Ohio, and Zach. Chandler, Of
Michigan. The man who utters
obscene language in the presence
of ladies is regarded by all de-
cent people as a low-bred black
guard; he who INDUCES in pro-
family before strangers is no less
offensive, and leaves no more IA
vorablc impression of his char
acter upon the minds Of those
who hear him, though they may
themselves be guilty of the same
practices. Who in a stage coach,
railroad car or upon crowded
street, ever heard a man belching
forth ribald blasphemy, without
feeling in his heart that the man
was a ruffian, unworthy the as
sociation or respect of decent
people?
The young man who expects to
achieve honorable position, can
not afford to disregard the de-
cencies and proprieties Of social
intercourse, even in appearance.
, 1877-12-08

Major General Hancock has
been beaten in a suit the result
of which is Of general import
ance to hotel keepers. The ac-
ton wasbrought to recover the
value of three thousand dollars
worth Of jeweIry, stolen while
he was living at a hotel in New
York City. Having made a
contract for board it Is held that
he was not guest but board.
er, which released the hotel pro-
prietor from all responsibility.
, 1877-12-08
MitchelI's Bill.

The Oregonian says: "All the
Puget Sound papers which want
the Northern Pacific grant de-
feated lest it be renewed in a
way that may benefit Oregon,
strongly commend the Mitchell
bill. Among these journals is
the Seattle DISPATCH. That pa
per is especially anxious that no
road be built INTO Oregon. Its
theory is that if this can be pre-
vented means will be found to
get road through from Seattle
to Walla Walla, and it's own
town will thus obtain CONNER
cial preeminence over Portland.
Hence it looks with approval on
the rise of a controversy between
the Northern Pacific road and
the Salt Lake suggestion which
promises the defeat of BOTH
The DISPATCH never would COM
mend the Mitchell bill If it tho't
that bill would bring two roads
into Oregon, or even one. The
sagacious editor Of that paper
looks further than many who
have been examining this matter,
and it is but natural that he
should contend for the local in
terests of which his paper is a
noted and able representative
Our "sagacity' has never yet
been equal to Disgusting our
thoughts by words with covert
meaning. Nobody need look for
ulterior designs in any of our
statements. We never took a
position upon any public meas
ure without then and there stat
ing reasons for the same entirely
satisfactory to our own judg
ment. In approving the main
features of the Mitchell bill, we
stated at length the reasons for
the same, which were briefly as
follows:
1st. In renewing a subsidy to
a company which had forfeited
the same by misdse IN private
speculations, the bill properly
guards against a repetition Of
speculations, by granting the
proceeds of the sales, instead OF
a fee simple in the lands, which
otherwise be held for monopoly
and speculation. Already the
company land ring, in expecta-
ton of a renewal of the grant,
have Judge Lewis, their agent,
in the Palouse country gobbling
up public lands and plating
town sites with a view to future
speculations, as they sent Gen.
Sprague to this Territory in ad-
, 1877-12-08

The old saying that "a mare
is a horse but a horse is not a
mare," has been put in legal
shape by a decision in the Balti-
more Criminal Court. Two
young men we're tried on an in
dictment for the larceny of a
mare valued at $780,. but the
evidence showed that the ami
NAL was a horse and not a mare,
and the defendants were acquit-
ted.
, 1877-12-08

ator Grover do not constrain US
to defend him against public
criticism; we but protest against
the sentiments expressed as the
cause of the assault made upon
him, which we regret to see has
the quasi endorsement of SO re-
spectacle a public journal as the
OreOninn.
, 1877-12-08

Joaquin Miller says of one of
his tangle-haired heroines that
she "swept the lonesome sea-. 1t
would have been more to her
credit to have been at home
sweeping the lonesome kitchen
or helping her poor old mother
wash up the supper dishes.
, 1877-12-08

vance Of the railroad surveyors,
to enter large quantities of the
most available lands in the mar
ket, and then directed the loca-
ton of the railroad where, they
could realize the greatest fbene-
fit to their private~speculations,
regardless Of public interest or
convenience.
I'd. The company has kept out
Of sale and settlement a larger
part of the territory lying west
of the Cascade mountains, to the
damage Of the country to a much
greater extend than the compen-
sating advantages derived from
the portion of the road thus far
constructed. This bill restores
all the land to sale and settle
ment, the proceeds only to be
restored to the company when
earned.
Sd. The bill provides an alter
nate against forfeiture, by allow
ing the land in that case to re-
vert to another company; the
only means by which the con-
struction of the road to Portland
can be guaranteed, as we are
abundantly admonished by pre-
vious experience.
The Oregonian finds 1t much
easier to question our motives
than to demol1sh our premises or
eontrovert our arguments. 1t
iterates and reiterates the asser-
tion-which. is purely a matter
Of conjecture-that in asking for
two roads Oregon will get none; (;
for which it offers no other rea-
son than that the n. P. Co. will
not accept the grant on any 9th
er condition than they shall have
the sole and unconditional con-
troll of the lands, with the right
to forfeit any portion through
which they do not desire to
build the road. Very well; let
them refuse, then both Portland
and Seattle would have a dead
sure thing for a railroad connec-
ton with the Union Pacific; give
them the grant on the terms
demanded for them by the Ore
gonian, and neither Of us would
stand the ghost of a chance to
get a railroad connection thro'
that company.
The DISPATCH has never been
hostile to Portland railroad; it
always favored the p. ID. and S.
L. road, with the certainty that
wherever that road struck the
Columbia river from the Union
Pacific, Seattle would have a
railroad junction. We opposed
the transfer Of the grant for a
branch across the Cascades to
that company for the reason that
we did not think Washington
ought to be robbed for the bene-
fit of Oregon; but we are ready
to accept that alternative as a
preference to an unconditional
surrender to the n. p. Co. with
the absolute certainty that nei-
ther Portland nor Seattle would
ever get railroad from that com
pany. Remove that monster
from the body Of the territory
and Seattle can take care Of it.
self. With its central position,
splendid surroundings and finest
ocean port in the world, it can
have no rivalry with a town 120
miles in the interior.
The old saying that "a mare
is a horse but a horse is not a
, 1877-12-08

A great many sof.-hearted Ia
dies have lately been deceived
by a plausible beggar, who IN
sisted that he was both deaf and
dumb, "Poor man." said one
who had not yet discovered her
mistake, che told me himself he
had been dumb since childhood
and had not heard a sound for
years."
, 1877-12-08

An old lady in Norristown,
Pa, celebrated last week the
centenary Of her birth. Her
age appears to be we'll authenti-
Gated and would seem to answer
affirmatively a question fire.
quently discussed whether any
one has, completed a century of
life.
, 1877-12-08
Value Of Department.

All persons have experienced,
but few have reflected, upon the
influence OF deportmentln giving
first impressions of character,
which are generally the most
lasting. One of the solid men of
Boston, in relating his early per-
sonal experiences, said he came
to Boston from a country village,
well supplied with recommends
tions, seeking employment in
store. Before starting out on
his search, he dressed himself in
a fashionable suit, had his hair
dressed by barber, put on light
gloves and procured a fancy
walking-stick; seeing many
young gentlemen on the street
in that kind of costume, he fan
cied it was just the style to pro-
cure him a first class position as
a salesman. With the selfcon-
scious air BETTING his stunning
get-up, he proceeded to deliver
his letters. At every place he
was received by the old business
men, none of whom were as we'll
dressed as himself, with chilling
and almost contemptuous man.
ner. one or more remarking that
they had "no use for puppies"
With this experience he tried a
more modest and natural gulse,
putting away his gloves, jewelry
and rattan, he appeared the neat
ly dressed, modest and ndpreposses-
sing country boy he was, when
he was courteously and kindly
received wherever he applied,
and soon procured a clerkship
from which he advanced by de-
grees to the head of one Of the
most responsible mercantile es-
tablishments in the city, without
ever again attempting to COM
mand respectful consideration by
personal display.
There are other young men OF
fair ability and in the main OF in
dustrious habits and not addict
ed to gross immortality, who
make the greater mistake Of dis
regarding social proprieties Of
which foppery is only an exag-
gerated form, and least objec-
tionable of the two. Smoking,
for instance, is a national indul-
gence, participated in by repre-
sentatives of every class in soci
ETY., from the highest to the low
est, and yet there is not one OF
us who practice the same habit
ually, VINO would not conceive
strong prejudice against a young
man or youth who we should
meet for the first time in a public
place with a cigar in his mouth,
or stretched over a billiard table.
Very few Of US would give a re-
sponsible position to such an one
or commend him to others with
out the most indubitable proofs
of his trustworthiness. Young
men of ambitious views do not
seem to comprehend the great
disadvantage they place them
selves under by indulging in
fast practices and rowdy airs,
though they may be only lmlta-
ting those who have achieved
honorable distinction.
The use of profane language
is one of the most useless, sense
less and vulgar practices to
which any intelligent people was
ever addicted. No intelligent
man ever INDUCES in this gross
prostitution Of language without
being conscious Of the fact that
he insults the most sacred senti-
ments of the most refined por-
ton of society without any cause
or provoeation whatever. Yet