davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-03
DICHMOND FEMALE INSTITUTE.

n
Under the control OF the Board of Trustees the
Institute will b" conducted by the following
FACULTY:
Miss JOSEPHINE EATON tIrincipal), Latin Greek.
Mathematics, and Moral Philosophy.
Miss SALLIE HAMMER associate Pflnclpal). HIS
tory, Literature. English. and Composition.
Professor G.. II. WINSTON, NJ A., Natural Sciences.
Miss LILY BUpwELL, French AM German.
Miss ELIZA CRoSTHwAITE tGovernessl, English
Branches and CaliSthenics.
| Mile NELLIE DCSTINAN. Music.
| Miss ELLA LEFTWICII. All Department.
| Mr. and Mrs. L. X. HOLLAND, Home Denlrn
The next session will BEGIN the 23D OF SEPIEM-
BER and close the 23d of June, 1879.
TUITION IN
Preparatory SCHOOL,. ....................s34 10 50
Collegiate School. 69 10 sQ
Music School fInstrunentaI) ............-. bO
Music School Vocal l)....................... 60
School of zu 10 Az
Board. including everything except 80
waShinp.......... ...............'''..'.. Aco
Callsthcnics free OF charge.
Daughters OF ministers are charged half rates for
tuition.
Reduction Is made TO patron sending two or
more pupils. 60
For circular. containing fuller information, ad-
dress L. II. HOLLAND. RICHMOND. Va.
j. Is. JETER.
President OF The Board Of Trustee
au l5-eOdt cl ) & &tdtSc23
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-03

4 YOUNG LADY QUALIFIED TO
n give instructions in Latin. French. Music.
and the usual English branches; de-
sil es a SITUATION us TEACHER in private fam
ily References given If desired. Address stating
terms. So Columbia, Fluvanna county, Va.
iv lS-2tawlOw
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20
Not April Fooled Badly.

A gang of young sports stood on the
corner of Walnut and Fourth streets
yesterday morning, grinning and eying
something on the pavement. 1t was a
pocket-boOk, neither fat nor lean, but
pocket-book a little worn and without
the usual string attachment and juve-
nile at the other end. Still it was a
tirst-of-April joke, let the joker be who
he might, and the young men laughed
and waited for some one to get " taken"
on it. Men and boys came along, SHE'D
at it and passed on grinning. They
were I" too old'' to be caught, and they
chuckled at their cuteness. Presently
a blue-shirted, looking
young man came along, with a torn
hat-band and leather belt around his
waist. He seemed to see nothing in
particular till he got to the pocket-book.
He darted for it, secured it, and had
scarcely got it in his hands till yells of
mirth broke on his ears. The young
sports were laughing at him. He
said not word, but opened the pocket
book and took out two n-dollar bills.
Somebody had lost it. The laughter
stopped suddenly, and the young man,
turning on the crowd, placed his thumb
on the side of his nose with aggravat-
ing GOODNESS, and walked off with the
prize in his pocket. Philadelphia Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20
Tobacco and Cancerous Humors.

An Albany surgeon removed can
Ger from a smokers mouth to save his
life. The operation is one of great
difficulty, and the danger of death from
hemorrhage is very great. The lower
lip was divided to point below the
chin, the flaws turned back sufficiently
to expose the lower jaw, which was
then sawed through at the chin; and
after the tongue had been amputated,
holeswere drilled through the jaw-bone,
and it was wired together and the lips
replaced. The influence of the tobacco
poison is direct and dangerous in de-
veloping this fearful disease; and did
the public know the number of opera
tons performed in private hospital
practice for the relief of men who have
suffered from it, there would be less to-
bacco smoking and chewing.-M y
Witness.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20
The Uses OF the Photograph.

Edison, the inventor of the phono-
graph, replying to the question of the
New York Graphic reporter as to what
uses he expects the photograph will be
put, said:
81. For debating it will take the
place of shorthand reporters, as thus:
A man who has many letters to write
will take them to the photograph, and
send the sheets directly to his corre-
spondent, who will lay them on the
photograph and hear what they have
to say. Such letters as 90 to people
who have no monographs will be cop
led from the machine by the office boy.
"2. For reading. A frst-class elo-
cutionist will read one of Dickens
novels into the photograph. 1t can all
be printed on sheet ten inches square,
and these can be multiplied by the mill
ion copies by a cheapprocess of electro
tipping. These sheets will be sold for,
say, twenty-five cents. A man is tired
and his wife's eyes are falling, and so
they sit around the table and hear the
telephone read from this sheet the whole
novel with all the expression of a
tirst-class reader. See? A company
for printing these is already organized
in New York.
"3. 1t will sing in the very voice of
Patti and Kellogg, so that every family
can have an opera any evening.
-. 1t may be used as musical COM
poser. When singing some favorite
airs backward it hits some lovely airs,
and believe musician could hit one
valuable popular melody every day by
experimenting in that way.
"5. 1t may be used to read to inmates
of blind asylums or to the ignorant who
have never learned to read.
SO. 1t may be used to teach Ian
guages, and | have already sold the
right to use it to teach children the al
phabet. Suppose Stanley had had one
and thus obtained for the world all the
dialects of Central Africa!
~. 1t will be used to make toys talk.
A company has already organized to
make speaking dolls. They will speak
in little girls voice, and will never
lose the gift any more than little girl.
IS. 1t will be used by actors to learn
the right readings of passages. In fact,
its utility will be endless. -
What will the photograph sell
for?n
1--WE shall charge 800 for machine.
This will limit its sale for the present."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20

bling hands, put the note with his own
card into the hand of the girl that came
to the door, and ran away to his lodg-
ings. He had been scarcely half an hour
in his room, trembling to think what
he had done, when note came from
Col. Benton saying he had received the
card and note, and that Mrs. Benton
and himself would have much pleasure
in receiving Mr.. Wilson at breakfast at
nine o'clock the next morning. They
would wait breakfast for him, and no
answer was expected.
1.-The idea,'' said he to himself, "that
am to breakfast with Tom Benton!
John Wilson, what will people say, and
what shall l say? The thing is not to
be thought of. And yet must. have
delivered the note and sent my card.
If don't 60 now, it will be rude. /
wish had not taken it. 1t doesn't seem
to me as if | could go and sit at the Ia
ble.n Il lay awake" said he after
ward to me, " that night, thinking of
it. and in the morning | felt as man
might feel who had had sentence of
death passed upon him, and was called
by the turnkey to get up for his break
| 1cols IOoC, llONCNtl, lily UOllCl,
and, after hesitating great deal, went
to Col. Benton's house. NV hands
trembled as | rang the bell. Instead of
the servant, the Colonel himself came
to the door. He took me by both hands
and said: Wilson, am delighted to
see you; this is the happiest meeting l
have had for twenty years. Give me
your hand. Webster has done the kind
est thing he ever did in his life. Lead
ing me directly to the dining-room, he
presented me to Mrs. Benton and then
we both sat down to breakfast. After
inquiring about my family, he said:
You and |, Wilson, have been quarrel
ing on the stump for twenty-five years.
We have been calling each other hard
names, but really with no want of mu-
tual respect or confidence. 1t has been
a mere foolish fight, and let's wipe it
out of mind. Everything that | have
said about you | ask your pardon for"
Both cried little and | asked his par
don, and we were good friends. We
talked over old matters, and spent the
morning till twelve o'clock in pleasant
conversation. Nothing was said of the
letter until | was departing. He turned
to his desk and said: | have prepared
some letters for you to my son-in-law
and other friends in California and he
handed me nine sheets Of foolscap.
1T was not a letter, but an ukase-
a command to every person to whom
these presents shall come, greeting;'
it was to the effect that whoever received
them must give special attention to the
wants of his particular friend, Col John
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20
A Perfect Woman.

A wIFE-sEEKING, methodical youth,
who has occasionally escorted young
lady home on Sunday evenings and
gone in for supper, after performing
both services last Sunday night, sud
denly said to her: "Do you talk in
your sleep?'' "Why, no." she an
swered, in surprise. "Do you walk in
your sleep?" he next inquired. "No,
Sir" He moved his chair an inch
closer and with increased interest
asked: "Do you snore?" "No," she
hastily replied, looking uneasily at him.
At this reply his eyes fairly sparkled
His lips eagerly parted and, as he gave
his chair another hitch, he brskly in
quired: "Do you throw the combings
of your hair in the basin?" "What?"
she asked, with blank face. He re-
peated the question, although with in
creasing nervousness. "No, | dom t, :"
she answered in some haste. Again
his chair went forward, while his agita-
ton grew so great that he could scarce
ly maintain his place upon it as he
asked: "Do you clean the comb when
you have donePn "Of course l do"
she said, staring at him with all her
might. In an instant he was on his
knees before her with his hands out
stretched. Il love you," he passion
ately cried. 81 give my whole heart
up to you. Love me and l shall be
your slave. Love me, as l love you,
and | will do everything on earth for
you. OH! you will take me to be your
lover, your husband, your protector,
your everything?" 1t was a critical
moment for young woman of her
years, but she was equal to the emer-
gency, as a young woman generally is,
and accepted him. -IoWa State Register
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20

DR.. MARY WALKER has a rival in
Katie Brownell, of New York, who ex-
hibits a certificate of discharge from
the First Rhode Island Regiment, in
which she was regularly enlisted and
served three months. She was with
her husband at the battle of Bull Run, and
on the expiration of the three months
term of service both re-enlisted in the
Fifth Rhode Island. Her husband was
wounded in the battle of Newbern, and
both left the service. Mrs. Brownell
claims to be the only woman member
in good standing of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20

IL man or an institution is charged
with some enormity, is investigated and
found innocent, the papers always say
he has been whitewashed. 1t is so dis
appointing to find here and there some
body or thing better than we hoped
PhiIddelphtG Bulletin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20

GEN. MITE, the dwarf, is said to have
earned 500, 200 for his mother in the
last two years. This is fine illustra-
ton of the value of the widow Mite"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20

A JAPANESE papertells of bird with
legs three feet in length and bill as
long as plumbers. Pshaw! all that's
tork.-N y. Commercial advertiser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-04-20

Mock cartridges, for duelists, have
been invented. They smash the skin,
draw blood and satisfy any man honor.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
From the Danbury News:

You don't find among communists any man who has been in business for himself in the past five years.
 The attention of James Gordon Bennett is called to the fact that the North pole is the one to reach the persimmons.
 A Ridgefeld man has invented chair which can be adjusted to 5000 different posi- tions. It is designed for boy to sit in when having his hair cut.
 Danbury .rejoices this season for the first time in it's history in perambulating ice cream cart. It is convenience without donbt, but the cry of the vender after ten D. m., is rather disturbing to the party who is trying. to get to sleep, as most of us are at that hour. Another drawback, and a mighty serious one, is to have him come around in front of the house of the man who has ten or twelve guests spending the evening with him, and who has only half dollar in his pocket To such man the cry of the ice cream vendor, and it is unusually loud before such house, is most appalling sound.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15

The New Haven Palladium says that a young man named George H. Willis died in that city on Monday from some malady re- sembling hydrophobia, but which puzzled his physicians. It says: "Wills was a clerk in the freight office of the Consolidated Road at Belle Dock. He quit work last Thursday night, complaining of headache. Coming to work, he complained of severe headache and had to go home. He remained i'll during Friday, but with no alarming symptoms Early Saturday morning hiscondition changed He began to lose his mind and exhibit symp- to water was marked. He was attacked by terrible convulsions, and it took several men to hold him while they lasted, and he seemed to be in great agony. These convulsions con- tinued at intervals until his death, which oc- cured yesterday noon. Several physicians attended him, but they could do nothing but administer an9sthetics. Some of the symp- toms of hydrephobia manifested themselves as we have said, but no one remembers that he has ever been bitten by dog. When he was three years old, monkey, owned by an organ grinder, bit him in the leg, but the wound was trifiing one. Nothing else of the kind is known to have happened to him. During his convulsiens he tore at his throat, where he said the pain came from; he snapped with his teeth at anything within reach and could not bear to hear water mentioned. Between con- Vulsons he was very rational, and showed strong religious convictions. Knowing that he must die, he gave minute directions about his funeral and the disposal of his personal prop: erty, and insisted that his body should be ex- amined after death"
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
SHEPAUG RAILROAD.

7
 SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. TvoMMENCTNG June Sd, 1878 trains will run as V follows:
 Through car to or from South Norwalk on all regu- lar passenger trains.
 DOWNWARD. LISA. A.M.-Passenger train from Ltchheld connects at Hawleyville 10.57 .. m. for Pittsfeld and Albany; Il.S0 \. m. for Bridgeport and New Haven. Connects at Bethel with trains arriving in Danbury at 10 4O a: m.; at 12.05 P. m, and New Haven at l2.0l P:m.
 2A5 P. M.-Passenger train from Litchheld connects at Hswleyville with trains arriving in Bridgeport at 545 p. m.; New Hayeu 7SO p. m.; and Pittsfeld at sos P. m, Con- Danbury at 5.s6 p. m.: South Norwalf at 6.00 ?. m., and New York at 7.45 p. m. Sunday Mfk- 80 p. m. train from Litchheld, con- meets at Hswleyville, for Bridgeport and New Haven, at Bethel for South Norwalk and New York, arrives in Danbury at 2 B p.m.
 UPWARD. 10.95 A.M.-Passenger train from Bethel, connects from New York at sos a. m.; South Nor walk at s,SB a. m.; Danbnry at $40 a. m.. via Danbury & Norwalk Railroad. Con- nects at Haweyville, from New Haven at 9.S3 a. m.; Bridgeport at 10. 10 g, m. via Housatonic railroad, arrive in Litchfeid 6.a2 P. M.-Passenger train from Bethel, connects from New York at 800 p. m. South Nor Tsk wal ss 1SO m Sona DsnGqry Rs;-s at 4sS m ~f meets at Hawleyville from New Haven at s.ls m; Bridgeport at 4.55 p. m Pitts field at 1.25 p. m. via. Housatonic railroad arrive in Ltchfeld at TAO p. m. Saturday Special-7.3O p. m. Passenger train from Bethel, connects from New York at 4.4O p. m.; South Norwalk at 6.24 D. m.; Dan- bury at 6.lO p. m. via. Danbury and Nor walk railroad. Connects at Hawieyvilie, from New Haven at 5.28 D. m.; Bridge port at 500 ?. m.; Pittsfeld at 400 p. m., via. HousstOnic railroad. arrive in Litch. field at $50 p. III.
 FREIGHT TRAINS.
 (Without passenger accommodations.) Connect with Freight Trains from New York, New Haven, South Norwalk and Bridgeport, and arrive in Litchfeld at 1.45 p. m.
 LEAVE LITCHFIRLD at 2:30 D, m., and connect for che above named points.
 c. H. PLATT, Superintendent.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
vEGElNE Will try Vegetine.,
 He did AND WAS CURED.
DRLKvARR, O., Feb. I6, ls77.


 MR. H.R. STEvENs;-
 DsaT Sir.-I wish to give you this testimony, that you may know. and let others know, what Vsgekine came on my leg; it soon became large Ulcer, SO relief, growing worse from day to day. suffered: could not rest day or night; was % reduced my friends thought would never recover. consulted . doctor at Columbus. followed h3s advice; if did no good can truly say vas discouraged. Al this time was looking over my newapsper aaw your advertisement of vegetne. the Great Hood Puraers for cleansing the blood from all impurities, curing Humors. Ulcers. &c. said to my family, will try some of the Vegetine. Before had used tho hlst bottle began to feel better. made up my mind had got the right medicine at ast could now sleep we'll nights. I continued taking the Yegetine. I took thirteen bottles. My health is good The Ulcer is gone. and am able to attend to business paid about four hundred dollars for medicine and doctors before bought the Vegetine. have recommended Vegetine to others with good success. always keep bottle of in.the house now. It is most excellent medicine. Very respectfully yours,
 Mir. Anthoni is one of the pioneers of Delaware, o. He settled here in 1884. He is wealthy gentleman, of the firm of F.. Anthoni Sons. Mr. Anthoni is extensively known, especially among the Germans. He is well known in Cincinnati. He is respected by all.
 IMPURE BLOoD.-In morbid conditions of the blood are many diseases; such as sslt-rhsum, fing.worms bos earbuncles, sores ulcers and pmples. In this condition of the blood try the VKaKTTNE, and cure these affections. As blood purifier it has no equal It's effects are wonderful.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15

suppose at the ringing of certain bells every man should step, well armed, into the roads and fields, escape would be nearly impossible West Hartford, as sovereign town, would have full legal right to make such Police regulation. Would it have right to punish :?
 We'll, there are deep, well-formed rights man keeps in his secret heart by which he kills the mad dog and the brutal violator of women and babies-and the stealer of his horse, of course. A combined alliance of men, fire arms, beacon fires and hemp in every town, village, country and State will only render life safe. If the terrible monster grows and lives under that system, then start the battue, clear the woods, make ring of fire, let no guilty man escape"
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
CLIPPINGS,

It was a Boston girl who referred to Bea- oonsfield's new honor as ''thc order of the elas- tic"
 Bees can no longer be sent through the mails. Their business ends are not conducive to the ends of business.
 Jennie Quigley, the dwarf, says that she makes money by being small She hasn't a monopoly of the business by any means
 A truly great man.-'Den't talk to me of Shakespeare, Milton, Bacon and them fellers. What was they wuth? Why could have bought up the lot of 'em
 boy with patch on his knee can't be hired to go on an errand to the next house. but he will follow band wagon all over town and never realize that he isn't dressed in broad cloth.
 The eclipse stopped game of ball at Utica, N. Y. That sort of thing must not occur again and the heavenly bodies might as we'll understand it at once
 There iz lots ov folks in this world who. rather than not find enny fault at all, wouldn't hesitate tew say tew an angle-wOrm that his his tail waz althgether too long for the rest ov hiz beddy.
 II Mir. Edison has any spare time Sunday nights we wish he'd get up machine to keep womans eyes shut during prayer time, when friend with new dress occupies the first pew Tn front.
 Brandy has been made from sawdust. Ice IS packed in sawdust, and that is why so many water drinkers become intoxicated. It is the sawdust on the ice that makes the good man reel.
 I'm saddest when 1 sing" resounded loudI ly above the banging of a piano attuned to woe. ''If that's the case, it seems to me wouldn't warble quite so much, if was she, 1" said the next door neighbor. | People make too much fuss altogether over these athletic exhibitions. In his greatest match O'Leary didn't walk as far by seven miles as weak woman out on North Hill did while she was trying to match a shade of rib- bon.
 A clergyman created consternation at fu- neral by praying earnestly in behalf of .the bereaved husband and the one to come who shall fll the place made vacant by the death of our deceased sister,"
 ''Heaven lies about us in our infancy. says Wordsworth. That's a scandalous remark from poet. However, the village gossip or the investigating witness lies about us as we get along in years Give us back our infan- cy.
 ''What is a junction, nurse ?" asked a seven year fairy the other day of an elderely h. dy who stood at her side on a railway plat form. "A Junction, my dear," answered the nurse, with the air of very superior person m indeed, "Why, it's a place where two roads | separates" ''' n The ruling passion may be strong in prayer. Bishop Whitaker, of Nevada, could find no building in Tybo in which to hold services ex- cept gambling house, and in response to enc of the sentences of the Litany an excited worshiper, with his pantaloons stuffed in his ! boots, cried, '"Keno!' Making the best of it, is good rule for eve- rybody. What is the matter ?'' asked a law yer of his -coachlnan. ''The horses are run | ming away, sir. "-''Can you not pull them up?" ''I am afraid not" ''Then, said the lawyer. after judicial delay, run into something cheap"
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
vEGETINE, CuFn6 H0p

D0RcHKsTER, AAss.. June II.
 Dear Sr.-I feel it my duty to say one word in re- gard to the great benefit have received from the of one of the greatest wonders of the word is your Vegetine. have been one of the greatest sufferers fer the last eight years that ever could be living. do sincerely thank God and your Vegstine for the relief have got. The RheuSaatism has pAinad me to such an exten that my feet broke out in sores For the last three years have not been able to wak nov can walk and sleep and do my work as we a ever did, andI must say ows it all to your blood pnriHer Vegetine. ;
 cleanser and purifier of the blood is shown beyond doubt by the great numbers who have taken it, and received immediate relief with such remarkable cures
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15


 tic medicine that can be employed: cleans ing the stomach and bowels, and even the blood. In small doses of one pill day, they stimulate the digestive organs and promote vigorous health.
 AYERS PILLS have been known for more than quarter of century, and have obtained worldwide reputation for their virtues. They correct diseased action in the several assimilative organs of the body, and are so composed that obstruc- tions within their range can rarely with stand or evade them. Not only do they cure the everyday complaints of every body, but also formidable and dangerous diseases that have bafled the best of human skill. While they produce power ful effects, they are, at the same time, the safest and best physic for children. By their aperient action they gripe much less than the common purgatives, and never give pain when the bowels are not infamed. They reach the vital fountains of the blood, and strengthen the system by freeing it from the clements of weakness.
 Adapted to all ages and conditions in all climates, containing neither calomel nor any deleterious drug, these Pills may be taken with safety by anybody. Their sugar-coating preserves them ever fresh, and makes them pleasant to take; while being purely vegetable, no harm can arise from their use in any quantity.
 PREPARED BY
 Dr. J. C. AVER & CO.,, Lowell, Mass, SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE,