The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-24

The valley south OF the Balkan, where
General Ghou-ko lost 5000 men in retreat
ing before the columns Of Suleiman, is the
centre of the most remarkable species OF
horticulture in the world-the ottar OF
roses. The Mussulman tradition assigns
the origin Of the rose to the night OF Ma
hornets Journey to heaven. The white
roses sprang from the drops OF sweat which
fell FROM the forehead OF the prophet him
self in the toiisome ascent; the sweat OF
Borak, the miraculous animal he rode, gave
birth to the yellow ones; while the celestial
drops which fell from Gabriel were the
source OF the red rose. The appearance OF
the neigbborhood Of Kasaulik would favor
q suspicion that the heayenward journey
must have sorely tried the Archangel; and
Count Won Moltke, who was we'll acquainted
with Bulgaria and the Balkans, has styled
the valley OF the Tundia 'the Cashmere OF
Europe, the Turkish Gulistan, the land Of
roses" Roses are not grown there in
isolated patches, but in fields and ridges. as
il they were no better than potatoes.
\ writer in Harper's gives his views in
. column article on how to fish,. He makes
a very elaborate performance Of 1t, but Goes
not say he catches any fish. He says man
ought not to sit down to fish, and we agree
with him fully in that particular. unless
the man is wearing pair OF borrowed
pants. Beyond this the article is. OF no
value. The best way to fish is the simplest
way. Just dig your worms before the dew
is of the earth, use cane pole, Il linen
iine, and finely tempered hook. Start just
before the sun rises, and take good-sized
lunch with you, leaving behind money
enough to buy the necessary fish for dinner
from the dealer.-Danbnry Netns.
Let a man have dollar in his pocket to
go marketing, and the first things he buys
are dimes worth OF fine-cut tobacco and
five-cent cigar. Then he'll lay in sup
ply. OF meat-enough to last boarding
house 4 week-and with the remaiaing If
teen cents of his dollar he'll hire a boy to
take the meat home A woman expends her
money differently, but hardly more judi
ciousiy. Twenty cents Of IL goes for peck
Of green apples, fifteen cents for cup OF
honey, TWENTY-FIVE cents for new potato
masher, ten cents for mock-oranges, fifteen
cents for soft-shelled almonds, fifteen cents
for n soup-b bone, and her last dime for q glass
of ice-cream soda.-St. Louis Journal. =
Out on South Hiu, yesterday afternoon, a
man who was mending wash boiler poured
a Quart of molten solder down his bootleg,
little girl fell down the cellar stairs and
disiocated her Jaw, a boy fell into cisfern,
horse ran sway and knocked over baby
carriage, cow fell of bridge and broke
her leg, q second-story window sash fell on
mans head, and Q woman had a tit on the
sidewalk, In the evening citizens meet.
ing was called to diseuss the ACCESSIBILITY oil
starting daily paper In the neighborhood
Burlington Ha,sieye ,' i,s....t.,r,z
Adolf Strefalsky, Russian who was ar
rested in Philadelphia on suspicion OF hay
ing murdered young Hocbne at Elm Station,
has confessed the crime. In his possession
were found q coat, vest, and pants, two
handkerchiefs and 8. razor.strop, all belong.
ing to the dead man. He also had pawn
ticket which called for the hammer used in
the commission OF the deed. lE,
A New York restaurant keeper has re-
sorted to the device of stationing a dog to
hold handbills, and the result proves very
satisfactory. The dog holds the bills in bis
mouth and passers-by seem more willing to
take.them from him than a pert boy who
thrusts them in their faces. go ..rr.
We want some man, able-boded and loud
voiced, who has plenty OF leisure, to come
in and read aloud to u.s. Old exchanges
win be furnished aud the highest salary
paid. He will not be required to read SO
much as to impair his constitutional seh-
eye S9E set "a sf<'' .a e
Mr.. Ham publishes ,paper in Georgia.
Ham may Noah thing or two, but he must
find it hard to save his bacon in that State
Turner'S Falls Reporter. Doesn't the Ark
itect OF the foregoing know that such puns
are shem-fui - orristoun Herald. TX J.
When those nineteen Governors meet at
Philadelphia it Is feared that the Governor
Of North Carolina may repeat that remark
to the Governor Of South Carolina, and the
other seventeen viii say, "The same for
me.'
Woodworth's cottage, near which the
"old oaken bucket" swung, is carefully
preserved by q descendant OF the poet. The
bucket was sold long ago, but the clear, cold
well remains.
am busy ploughiDg, and cannot en-.
terrain company WAS the substance OF a
note sent by Michigan belle in reply to an
her.
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