The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-02

To make shoe-pegs enough for American
t,se consumes annually Ice, 900 cords OF tim
Der. and to make our lticifer matches 3OU,-
/ 900 cubic feet OF the best pine are required
every year. Lasts and boot-trees take 5Ogs-
/ 900 cords-of biz ch, beech. and maple, and
the handles OF tools 100000 more. The Da-
kin. of our bricks consumes 2,000.O00 CORDS
of wood, or what would cover: with forest
about sc. 600 acres Of land.a l:Telegraph-poie
already up represent SOC, 900 trees, and their
annuai repairs consume 300, 900 more. Inc
tiles OF our railroads consume annually thlr-
ty years. groWtn OF %, 900 acres, and to renee
iall our railroads would ifcost $45, DOC, 000,
with yearly expenditure:of SIS, 900, 900 for
REPAIRS. These are some Of the ways which
American forests are going. There are
Others: our packing boxes, Tor instance,
cost in 1874 $l2,0O0,000, whHesthe timber
used each year in making wagons and agrl-
cultural implements is valued ut more than
Sl00,000,0OO. - =, go o.. -: ~ -, -;
/ Concerning Dir. Webb Hayes, the Wash.
,ington. correspondent OF the Herald, OF
Boston, tells this story: I" MIR. WebD hayes.
who has keen sense of humor, astonished
his parents and the friends with them last
fall at one OF the largest public receptions
held by the President and Mrs. Hayes 10
the West. He (the wag of the family,
while thousands were passing up to snake
hands with the couple, pulled bis hat down
over his face, drew his coat tight around
him, and, falling, into line, gravely Wa'Sed
up TO his mother, and, taking her hand 10
shake it as The others did, stood Tor mo.
iment and gravely said, in a clear, raised
tone, so that all might bear, 'God bless
Won. madam, for your noble adherence 10
the temperance cause Mrs. Hayes, though
taken unawares, thanked him gravely With
out auy appearance OF recognition, and ne
passed on with the crowd" .ts 'n,,.r".:.
I An English nobleman, who is In the habit
of speaking to soldiers in an anADl .ed man =
ner, was much amused lately when q
piuiardsman said to him., in hearty and
genial way: 81 like you, my lord. TherGs
nothing Of the gentleman about YOU" s,
One Of Raphaeps pictures sold for s47 in
New York the other day. The man that
,Uainted it said In a disgusted,sort OF way,
as he made the change, that; art received no
in, Observation-Disclosures free
Press. ~ = ~. 80 :s.ts.s.'
/ A rumor comes from Paris: that bonnets
are to be worn on the head hereafter. 1t
strikes us the head would be O good place
on which to wear bonnet but such
departure will look little odd at, first. -
.NorriSloaon Herald. ,!..l.@,. i y - {. 80
Women have great respect for old age.
Watch young lady seated in street-caf
between young gentleman and an elderly
one, and see how determined she is not to
incommode the latter by crowding against
him. -. -, {.
THE man who waits to get three cats in
line before he shoots will some day find the
poor-house waiting for him. 1t is the man
who;peppers away at cats whenever chance
offers who will lay up ducats for old age
Detroit Free Press. u u ~ =, 80 -. -, .:..
! There are ten shades Of, red this season in
wonen'5 toggery, and 347 shades OF blue
about the husband and father who foots the
tiry-goods and millinery bills. ,a. ( .gi,t >.
e:sAfter the Turtle j" is:the name Of Q, new
book rublished in London. Ii it is the
least bit lively thought to: be able to catch
up.LNeao Orleans Picaysne. II, III Il - =,
Whenever va cum akrost q man who dis,
trusts every boddy, 1glI have. found one
whom it is safe for everybody to dlstrust:
JOSH bsAtn9S., B. .7aliaa,s .s,:,s;
The Washington monument has one part
Of il flushed: That is the fund-that was
used up long ago.a& tan .@2t,sa! go :gs3ts."i
/ "a little melted India-rubber mixed with
ice-creatn will preserve this favorite dish
against the Weather for hours. -
A wise man' wifi never lift d lid off the
stove with his fingers more than once. -
HacEensacE Republican. - .1ea. :.
Evidently, Yakoob Khan-not.- NeaO York
Express.
The last thing out-my bed.candle.-
Punch. -. =, ..2<*''' .''t
Something "queer" Counterfeit money
Out of sight--A blind eye.
A precise fower-Tbe primrose. "a
A leading article-A halter-strap. Il. !. g.
The following is written under til,
"spell" Of Leicester, and IL 1t Is not Q
pronounced" success, it must be deemed
ON photographed faipre ~ !. = r:s ~
I There was young lady In Leicester, >t. ras.
Whose lover ftfpndly carecelster, le$5fsa !.
And, as she cpnfeicester
Strong love for him. b3eicester.
And called her bis dear, darling Eicesser., 2 =,
80 LAGER BEER. So A9sf r