The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-23

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The rumors respecting the practical re-
adoption by the German Government OF the
mixed gold and silver standard Is confirmed
s by the president OF the National Bank tell
ing the committee that silver sales have not
been merely suspended, but absolutely. dis
continued. Inkeeping with this announce
ment, the old thaler- pieces are being plenti-
fully reissued. The quantity OF silver thus
indefinitely kept in circulation beyond the
sum fixed by law amounts toabout SOC, 000;-,
600 marks.-Ne,o York. Tribune. I'LL
eThe reconciliation Of silver in this
country is the security OF resumption.
Cincinnati Commercial. ..'@
"Yes, and the RECOMMENDATION OF silver
would never have been security Tor re-
sumption but for the Democratic party"
Indianapolis Sentinel
The beauty Of summer in the temperate
zone is The amount OF physical exercise
man can take. he lies awake and tights
mosquitoes all night, and writes with the
Aies and prickIy heat all day. They must
miss these things in the tropics.-Burkang-
ton Ha,okeye. IL. :. s-' ..s sas., \
Some people who are wearing the wig OF
! pretended righteousness may some day rub
against gale that will bare their demag0g-i
ical pates to the indignant gaze Of men and
women who have been led to suppose the
hair was OF real growth on the heads that
wore it.--F6nd du Lac Reporter. 80; Il
A Watertown fVt.l woman moisteued her
handkerchief and rubbed it on one Of Bar
NUNS tattooed;men's legs. She said it was
blued by the operation, and the heroic
Greek left the platform, swearing that he
did not propose to stand up for people to-,
:: Z. pinchy, pinchy, pinchy, all de time" :"
The editor of the Louisville Courier.
!, Journal writes such red-hot editorials that
the reader is forced to the conclusion. that
the only water with which he is acquainted
is to be found in bis name-and that has too
much ct" in it for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald. .. r.4.t
Texas may not pay as much attention to
higher education as some OF hers sister
States, but when 1t comes to teaching young
Ideas how, to shoot with neatness and dis
patch, she Is concededly without a rival
Albany Etening journal. .'1
An old bachelor being i'll his sister, pre-
sented him q cup Of medicine. "What Is
it?" he asked. She answered, cit is elixir
astbmatic; it is very aromatic, and will
2 make you feel ecstatic." Z" Nancy be re-
piled, with q smile, "you are very sister
z matic.o o.,s5;,@ = vssit ~ So
81 would box your lesalrs,'' said IA, Young
lady OF Belfaste to her stupid and tiresome
admirer,7 q ff"--. 81 fswhat ?n he Ianx-
iously asked. g If,o she repeated, Il / could
get 4 box large enough for, the purpose"
Puck. A}&7 %,ss'sEE ..ss.. s
1t seems remarkable thata nice easy chair
at home Is SO much less comfortable to a
man than the hard side Of q dry-goods box
on street corner with crowd otsi0afers
around. --steu5enUille Herald. ) n. III.
An auctioneer, wassendeavoring to sell q
fowling-piece, and falling to get Q bid,
bystandere who had read the papers said:
i Blow in the mnzzles and it win go of. p
Boston Commercial Bulletin. .s15 ~ =
Little Andy has gone to the head Of his
class at last. !" hope you will stay there
now" says his father. g Oh, no, don't
think l will, pa" says the thong htful boy !;
81 might get too proud. "--Boston AdoeT-
fiser.
Events in the United States in the last
twelve months have "laid out !" more sen,
esteemed doctors Of finance than WouIa
cover the floor OF 3 large skating rlnk.--
{ Philadelphia Record.
A circus is great institution, and has
many attractions. People who can only
afford water Johnny.cake for tne family can
no to the circus on full price ticket Goto-
dnEa Enterprise.
i The man who discovers a medicine that Is
warranted to cure ttall the Ills that hesh Is
heir too may get rich quicker than his
neiphbor, but he doesn't lire any longer
Nosristo,on Herdid.
An, Albany girl was frightened into con-
~nIsinrs by brass band, and died. Usually
fhe results Of such Inflictions are not fatal
but tend TO produce bad language and In
saRity. Boston Post. s,s5 |
A Chicago edltor shouts, !" W e have killed
A0A, 900 hogs since the 1stof March, The
Waterloo Observer says II that's the casait
{ will hardly pay 10 get out q directory this
year. ',..s eit a..i 8.
j Grace Greenwood says New England
produces the best girls and women in the
world. Yes, and New England gives them
the lowest wages and the fewest husbands
BHFdLo ExpYeaa. ss:e,s
s5 It ts aereat piece of folly for man to- be;
aixaxs ready TO meet trouble halfway. III
nc would put NIL the Journey on trouble he
might never meet N q all
81 citizen Of Fleming. KY. 6red at / rat.S
stsaek kske8 Of powder, blew bis house III
pieces; and hid % Jump ii,tf,e river ia keen;
1sas burning .ap. The fat remains unhnrt.
ssI 1sae Rseitation I'D Mental gcienca
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