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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11

Canon Farrar says that "Hell is a
temper, not place." If he has that
kind of wife, why doesn't he apply
for a divorce ?-G GNorristown Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11

The man who advertses in a news
paper don't waste any flour pasting up
bills or wear out any shoe leather
travelling around the country.-Owegc
Timos
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11

What must bs shall be; and that
which is a necessity to HIM that strug'
oles il little more than a choice TO
him that is willing. Seneca.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11

An Irishman tells of a fight in
which there was only one whole nose
left in the whole crowd, sand that be-
longed to the tea kettle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11

Brick Pomeroy has revived his La
Crosse paper. Prayers are requested
for the people of Lacrosse.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11
Hartland Business Cards.
+. G IL b Il Il i
Manufacturer of and Dealer IN

Plows, .Culiiyat0rs, Cottage and
Box Stoves, CauldrOn Kettles,
SINKS, HOLLOW wARE,RoLL BAKERS
Door Rollers, Door Roller Tack, Corn,
Shelters, Sugar Arch Mouths, Crates anc
BNrs, Sap Pans, Arch Tops, Mouths rno
Rimmcrs, Slide Yoke lrons, loot Jacks
Registers, Door scrapcrs, Empire stove i'Iack
Guards and Doors, Bedstead Castings, Gas
Castings, Birjsnest Tuycr Irons, sleigh ana
Sled Shoes chilled and common, Cart and
Wagon Boxes, Gr.mes's improved smut Mills
lIowc's Standard Scales, GIBBS Cylinder Plow
Shares, IIarrows, &c.
NJ Orders solicited. ~
lIarland. W., May !, 1871. lisf
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11

Bishop Gobat of Jesusalem has
lust died. What name that would
have been for a baseball player.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11

Dennis says Zach, the statesman,
must 90. Dennis evidently haukers for
popularity. .
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25

ever, the scattering Is not uniform.
On the contrary, there is one part OF
the ring which is far more dense than
any other. Bearing in mind that the
ring is continually travelling around
the sun, just as the rim of wagon
wheel travels around Its axis it is ev-
ident that every November the earth
must pass through some part of the
meteor stream; but as The earth re-
q r's only one yea to make Il revo-
luton about the sun, while the mete.
or stream requires thirty three aud q
quarter years, We pierce different
purt Of the + ream each year. If IL
happens to be dense part there is q
fine display of meteors, but If not there
are few meteors.
Owing to the time Of revolution of
the ring the whole cycle of meteorlc
displays must occupy period of one
third OF century: and it is known
that the length of that part of the cy-
Gle during which extraordinary dis
plays are possible IS at least 32 and a
quarter years. The last displays were
in 1865 and 1877. This year we pass
through the ring at point far remov-
ed fr m the q Dse portion aud but few
meteors will be seen. An important
display cannot be expected before the
years 1898 to 1901. Yours, etc,
WILLIAM UARKNESS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25
Points In Etiquette.

Letters should never be crossed.
Anonymous letters are beneath notice
Letters of introduction should always
be brief.
"Yours. &C." Is rude ending to
letter.
Novo, v,i, ovor Grtoen Minutes for n
ordv gnost
o.. ,,oooa ,,,p o,d 40, ocood.uorn.
o"y ' INV "O'
t..,,...,,,,,., -. o,oo or,or INF,
Wv" Wv ''' w ~
conversation
Upon entering room one bow shoulo
include all.
A call should not be less than fifteen
minutes In length.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25
THE ALL UNDE BULL.

Our friends Of the Knoxville
CHRONICLE again bring to the front
that dangerous aud excentric OK f,
first introduced to the American
youth in Webster's Elementary spell
CT, in tlo following fashion:
The way in which the Maine swim
die ia TO be perlrated, Is at last made
Iublic In one town two notices Of
election were posted instead Of three
as required by law, and for this the
vote Of the whole town Ia 10 be thrown
out. THIS will change the result in
the county and will take three Sens.
tors from the Republicans aud give
three to the Democrats. In another,
the election notices were only posted
slx daye instead OF the leaal seven,
and the vote OF this town II to be
thrown out. which also changes the
result In the county. Similar changes
on the same trivial technicalities will
give the FusloDists 10 and the Repub-
licnus 10 Senators. The real vote gave
the former ~ and the latter 10. This
proceeding will give the Republicans
80 600 independent votes next year.
We last saw these same gentlemen
exhibiting this bovine specimen in the
Autumn of 1876, when he carried on
his bloody horns the entire vote Of
Louisiana, 1t will be remembered
Mr.. Tilden had by the returns
handsome majority In the electoral
college, but by the bold preetidigi-
tcurisn of this OK. Mr.. Hayes had
majority Of just one vote. There
WAS economy in this bold steal. 0n>
ly one majority was needed and just
one was taken. These Maine fellows,
are extrayagant In their yillainy, be.
ing satisfied with nothing less than
an ornamental majority. The
CHRONICLE Is now q convert 10 the
negative side Of this business, but It
must be taught to remember that the
policy has been fastened on the peo-
pie by the Republican party, aud all
objections 10 Il now are covered with
the slime Of the questionable philoso.
ply expressed in the words 'ALI uN>
DE"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25
The american Obrlisk.


From an Interview with Con. Lorng.
"How Is that obslsk regarded IN
Egypt ~ ut ls the only Object Of
great historical interest left in Alex
andria. aud 1t won't be there long
IL II the first object you rec IN Mp
proschin the city nom the sea- The
obelsk that went to England had been
buried for hundred years in the sand
some thirty feet from the one eland-
Ing. Both were brought from Hello
polls by Cleopatra aud placed in front
OF the Cm-ars. The New York 0hc.
lisls Is much better preserved than the
English trophy, and the writing on 1t
Is more distinct, 1t In one OF the old
eat obelisks in the world, and was
constructed during that splendid era
Of art Of the Twelfth dynasty, a thous-
and years before Joseph. Not a man
In Egypt could realize that the Khe-
dive had given II away. They were
all wonder-struck' When England
was moving her oh, lsk there was
general rejoicing In Egypt when the
rumor came back that II was lost In
the een.n
"What In the color o. the New
York obeli,k2n
ut In The color OF brown.stone
front on Fifth avenue. il came from
the famous quarry 600 miles above Cal
ro. think II In about seventy feet
high. The granite fresh from the
quarry sparkles like jewels. The
grandeet of all abellsks IL still sncred
Ia the Temple Of Karnok, II II a
hundred feet high and IL the most
beautifully cut and engraved Of nIl
known obelisks. rhe one In Parts
was IN thp temple, aud Ia the second
In height IN the world. There IA one
In the quarry like the one at Karnak,
The New York Obelisk IN n thousand
years Oldor than either of the others
The moet Interesting one, historically,
Ia still at Hellopolis II WAS cut 3 0e4
years y. G., and preserves all the style
aud grandeur Of the finest sculpture
Of that brilliant epoch Of Egyptian
art. 10 IN the oily object left Of the
splendid city Of on II stood In
front Of tho Temple Of the sun. of
which Joseph's father was the priest,
Nhero Moses learned his Egyptian
Nlsdom, and where Plato, Solon and
pythHgorue learned their philosophy"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25

How ic pr e'rve the hair a subject
which seems to interest almost every
body, If We may judge from the fre
queDt inquiries from every direction
which come to this office. One wish
es to know what will prevent bald.
ness, another how to preserve tbeir
hair from turning gray, another how
to eradicate dandluff. etc. Now II il
a delicate matter to recommend any
special treatment, but Prof. Wilson, of
England, who is deemed high author
ity on the hair cOndemns washing 1t,
and advises, instead, thorough rush
ing, This promotes circulation. re-
moves seu,f, and 10 In all respects,
better than water.
Cutting the hair does not, as com
monty thought. promote It's growth
Most of the specifics for badness, not
expecting petroleum, are mere stlmu-
lanta, and are seldom or never pernia-
nently successful, Some of them give
rise 10 congestion Of the scalp. When
a stimulanl is desirable, ammonia is
the best. 1t is safe.
For falling out Of the hnlr, DR.. Will
son prescribes lotion composed of
water of ammonia, almond oil, and
one part each, dlInieo
with five parts nlchol or spirIls II
rosemary, the whole made fragrant
IS i:h druchm Of oil Of lemon, Dab
II on the skin, after thorough friction
with the hoir brush 1t may he used
or abundantly, daily or 9TH
erwisc.
For q cooling lotion, ono mnde OF
two drachnls Of bornx and glycerne
10 eight ounces Of dstilled water il
effective, allaying dryness, subdulng
irrjtahility, and removing dsndrutl,
Roth badness and gray ness depend
ON defective powers Of the scalp skin,
and are to be treated alike What II
needed IL muderste stimulation, with
outeDy irritation. The following is
good Rub into the bare places daily
or even twice day, liniment OF
ammonia, chlorforu, ma
ucouite, equal parts each. The fric-
ton should be very gentle.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, .25, 1875
EVENT and COMMENT

Roanoke College seems destined TO
good luck. The late Jacob Persinger,
of that county has bequeathed it the
handsome sum Of ten thousand dollars.
This gives rise to any but Drehr-y
thoughts.
Eliza Pinkston, that beauteous Pink
of sublime justice who was wheeled be-
fore the Louisiana Commission, draped
in the bloody shirt, has been arrested
under charge Of numbering her husband,
with whom she has lived in superb in
felicity for two years. They quarreled
last on Friday, and on Saturday he was
dead. Ne move his dead body be now
wheeled in front of the northern multi
tude, as the body of Caesar was pointed
to with its gaping wounds.
Lynehburg is to have large steel roll
ing mills in short time. Gov. Hart
ranft, of Penn. is at the head Of the en-
terprisc. He doesn't mind Readjust-
ment. The Keystone State once took a
hand in that game herself, and it did not
kill her.
Mr.. w. c. Palsen Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
has filed in the Va. Supreme Court, a
petition for mandamus to compel the
Second Auditor to allow him to fund
his peeler bonds under the repealed
Funding Bill of 1871. lie contends
that contract with portion of the
bondholders by which they funded, was
Il complete contract with all of them,
and could not be repealed. A rule was
awarded making the case rcturnable on
New Years day next.
w. G. Roanc, the colored lawyer of
Richmond, qualified last SATURDAY week
rs an attorney in the Va. Supreme
Court. This is the first case Of the
kind in this State.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25
THE ELIcUTURAL VOTE.

The Springfield REPUBLICAN,, with
on eye to It's own comfort, makes the
iollow'ng table for 1880. We are
mush oblijcd to that journal for the
vote Of New Jersey, but unpleasant
~ Il may be, we are obliged to call
It's attention TO the vote Of New York
which we will thank il to transfer to
tho other column. En- News.
10 make this clearer and lay before
our readers table In which there will
5e growing interest for the neNt
year, we give the composition Of the
electoral college at preaent aud the
probability efths vote In 1880, 40 far
Ne It can bs drawn from tho vote In
the recent oleciIons, except that we
still place New Jersey In tho Demo-
oaiic column,
Electoral college Repubiicdns. Dem.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25

WATrERsoN's WELCOME TO GRANT
baltimore Gaeette, Democracy. MIR.
Watterson, of the Louisville Courier
J0WR0l, with his usual frothiness, says
that General Grant will meet hearty
welcome when he visits Louisville; for,
politics aside, ''there is not a, man wo-
man, child, or dog in Kentucky who
will not be glad to see him, and to eX-
tend TO him an old-fashion, cordial greet
ing" Everybody knows that this Is
not so. General Grant has done nothing
to endear himself to the men, women
children and dogs of Kentucky, and
outside the few Republicans in thai
State nobody cares chew Of tobacco
for him. There is no bond of sympothy
between Grant and Kentucky save that
Kentucky manufactures n great deal OF
whiskey, and Grant is one Of her best
customers.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25

Pursuant TO q decree rendered In
said cause ut the October term. 1870.
ol The Circuit Court OF Washington
county. Va, the undersigned will tako
an account at his oilloe In Abingdon,
Va. on the 22nd day OF Nov. inst. to
ascertain "the amounts still due on
"tbe debts secured by said deed of trust
"in the bill mentioned aud also what
"sums have been paid by j. w. oven
'as trustee under the deed of trust
aforesaid. and 10 whom paid and
"when, and also ascertain the annual
rental value Of the houso aud lot 10
"bill mentioned since the execution Of
said deed of trust
Parties interested IN the above nc.
count will please appear before me on
that day, especially j. w. owen,
Trustee. l.. r COSBY,
Commissioner In Ch0ncery.
nov III '7O-lt.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25
Commissioners Notice.
James NJ. Trammell, Petitioner.

Peter G. Archer. j. w. owen, 'rrus.
tee, j. II Winston ~ Co., Buntlng e.
Pepper, j. NJ Barker. =. l.. saul,
Burrow e Berry, w w. james, j. q,
Hammer, aud w. T. Dulaney,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25
Thn Noyemhpr nIotoora.

wAehtNoToN, Nov 10, ls79'-Per-
init me to say that astronomers do not
anticipate any important display at
preaent. The November metcors are
due 20 . stream ef meteoric matter
whase perihelIon iutersecis the orbit
Of the earth while It's aphellon is In
tho nelghborhood Of the orbit Of Uran-
ua. Centuries ago this meteoric matter
was oil concentrated into . tolefably
compact mass, which Travelled along
the orbit Just specIled, buttbe action
Of the planets hss been such as to draw
Il out more aud more until now II IL
soa. tered along the whole orbltln such
wise as to form q closed ring. How
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25

A Louisiana paper says woman
tact" hen on some eggs In field
aud when they were hatched four lit
tie alliestors appeared among the
chickens. They followed the old hen
~ docilely a. their half brothers and
slaters--the chickens and seemed un-
conscious Of any difference. II Ia sup
posed that an alligator deposited the
oggs IN the hens nest
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-11-25

the counsel and others which, in the
Supreme Court, was finally determiu-
ed, without remandment, giving Il g
heirs the relief sought aud reversing
the decree. A copy of this decree
was taken before the Chancery Court,
and on motion, without notice the
original cause was reins,ated and
judgement rendered against the coun-
sci for the amount paid to him. Held,
on writ Of error, that the judgement
is void,--BrOaOn rs NOrthyOp
Surety. Discharge, Indulgence of
the principal by the creditor on the
payment Of usurious intei est does not
operate to discharge the surety. -Sher-
rood Us, P3ltsc.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-25
,s SPECIAL N0TrCEs.
10" FIRST EDITION, 1os. 600,

30 raDid'y are orders Increasing for tho n,,.
BER sCRGBEER that II is ,horzbt ,bo a., d.
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OF tne recent Increase In clrcu alton, by Whit,
600 NOVEMBER Nos. WERE SOLD r. we
is undoubtedly due to the growing ,.,o....,' "'7'
tHo serials, Henry Jn,ncs, Jr.. "ros,,nr,<,
and George ". Cables N"'
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-25
FROM THE BORDER.

BRISTOL. GoODsOS, November 90, 1879.
Editors Dispatch: A heavy snoW-storm
is prevailing here to-day, with high and eN-
ceeding cold wind from the northwest.
The weather had been very warm since the
first week in November until last evening,
and now we are having real winter wea-
Their. The fall, with the exception OF few
DAYS in early November, has been most
remarkably warm one, many days in No
yember the thermometer ranging from so
to $50. Our farmers have awaited them
selves OF the very favorable season, and
have gotten in over an average crop OF
wheat, which / learn is looking very well.
There was about an average crop OF to-
bacco raised in this section, all OF which
was saved without being at all injured by
frost. The raising OF tobacco in Southwest
Virginia and East Tennessee in large guam
titles is comparatively new business for
our farmers. They find it, when properly
handled, the most money-making crop that
is grown by them. There was within 4
fraction Of one million pounds sold the last
season at the two warehouses in Bristol, at
very satisfactory prices, and the new crop
is now beginning to come into market, and
is selling at very good prices. A large por-
ton that is sold here is loose tobacco, and a
SFcut UeuI Vi III - Di lLIu uuu SCAt " LuS
Richmond and some to the Lynchburg mar
ket. We have only one tobacco factory
here, but that is q very large one, working
from sixty-fvc 10 eighty-fvc hands during
the working season.
A very large number OF walnut logs are
being shipped from this depot to the north
ern markets. think from the number sent
that the stock must be welnigh exhausted,
at least those in striking distance Of the
railroad. If. in the course Of human events,
the narrow-gauge railroad should be built,
as sincerely trust it may be very soon, to
Cumberland Gap, there will be IN almost
inexhaustible supply Of the finest White-oak
and walnut timber imaginable.
One word as to the result OF the late cleo
ton. The same reason as you have shown
to exist in many other parts of the State
will apply to this section. But for the negro
and Radical vote the result would have been
altogether different. I have no doubt, from
all the information I can gather, that the
Door, deluded negroes voted almost IN
body for the Repudiators, and the White
Radicals saw that it was too good an oppor-
tunity to let slip, and as matter OF policy,
without regard to the debt settlement, voted
for anybody to defeat the true Conservative
party. The Dispatch did its duty manluly,
ably. No blame can attach to It. so did
the obIe sneakers. BORDER.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-25
DANVILLE.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
N0IEMRER % 1870

E-.. NOVEMBER 22, 1879.
The Dispatch may not have noted that
the Times, Of Danvllle, and the Tribune, Of
Chatham, think that the State Central Com
mittee g did exactly wrong" in throwing
down the glove to the Readjusters. Per-
NIT me to say on this point that it is hardly
probable, OH the one hand, that the Re-
adjusters of this up-country section, all of
them, are going to follow the lead of Ma
hone and Cameron, and that, on the other
hand,, there is growing disposition on the
part of the McCulloch men up this way to
reform the tanks of the Democratic party.
There is no wind this morning, but the
mercury OF Fair enheit's thermometer was
at 100 at sunrise. The weather-man here
wishes to know il the Dispatch man was
not in error in saying that the mercury was
at $50 In Richmond on Thursday morning
last.
Dir. j. D. Glenn, of Chalk Level, in this
county, recently sold to Mr.. Henry Berger
250 acres OF land for s., 500, Of which 81 $500
was paid cash.
In the United States Court, now in SEES
sion, 81. G. Harvey has been found guilty
OF embezzling S159.62 while acting as post
master at Rolling Mills, Charlotte county,
Va, and has been sentenced to one years
service in the penitentiary at Albany.
The demand for flats for the transporta-
ton Of lumber on the Midland road Is so
great that the superintendent OF transport
tation has forbidden the use OF. flats for the
OF wood. Parties here who
bought their winters supply OF wood from
wood-merchants along that road are conse-
uuently put 10 some Inconvenience and to
the expense of buying by the waSon-load.
Mr.. j. W. Stultz, of Henry county, re-
Gently killed all eagle which measured seven
feet. from tip to tip.
Mr., T.. FL. Pratt, of Rockingham county,
n. c., sold five hundred pounds OF tobacco
here day before yesterday for $50 per hun
bred.
About General Toombs The writer was
once member OF Toombs's brigade. The
colonel OF the Virginia regiment which
had been attached to that brigade informed
me that when he called upon General
T0Ombs, Immediately after bis assignment
to his command, the General expressed him
self freely about army matters. He said
that Beaursgard was inefficient, but it was
useless to quarre! with an officer when peo-
pie, Were. naming children and horses for
him. General Toombs also said that be had
often demonstrated with General Johnston
for lying quietly around Centrevlle, and
had several times proposed, il General
Johnston would not object, to take his
{Toombs's) brigade and march over McClel-
lan's army into Washington. Colonel E. c.
Edmonds, who was killed at Gettysburg,
often spoke of this conversation to the
writer, and be- thought General Toombs
was rs odd as an officer as people now think
him as, @ politician. ,s.. ALPHA.