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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-08

member 81 this body, fss & shtrked the re .
sponsibillt which they laid upon myshonl-
ders ,, Dignity and deecrum were alike
forgotten. md members on both sides OF
the House warmly applanded the sentiment
thus eifinciafeds ,-s-s-. .,fs- 49,
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MT METHODIST SUNDAY-SCHOOL
SOCIETY.-The regular monthly meeting Of this
Society will be held ct Park-P!ace Methodist church
SUNDAY AFTERNOON at 81 O'Clock. Interesting
exercises by scholars OF the school may &c expected
A. l.. WEST, President.
Charles p. Rddy Secretary. sG 81.
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ngFIRsT BAPTIST CHURCH (corner

Twelfth and Broad strects).-Rev. J.. W.WARRES,
-. D., will preach on SUNDAY at ! A. II. and -
p NJ
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RAILEOAD tONrhET.
5fOINENrlNG MONDAY. D,cym',rl5
=; 1878, trains Oh :!s road vii run i.l 50:
LEAVE RICHMOND >DtTH.
1855 A. d., THROUGH NAIL '.aii.. "a.
Tor Charleston. S1TA"&- -,'l
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JackSohylllC-Iari, = r"rs 80 ". ..:..
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chester
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stations TIA: T!a!, mas.
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all regular stations.
AGO +. VI. ACCOMMODATES TRAN 80
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~ Peter bury {. ',1-i Sd.
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for NrliUt. NliUlE-.''... r .'...
Charleston. Savannah. i'-.-.s.
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RICHMOND, YORK RIVER AND CHEa..EAKEf
RAIL'iutO.
or TRAINS.
- COMMENCING NJ Y p, lS77
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MT HAMBURG EDGINGS AND IN.
SETTINGS, in 4 variety of patterns, and at prices
lower than ever yet offered.
mh6 LEVY BROTHERS.
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LIVERY sTABLh>'

E.T. d. MYERS. General NHi|' D.
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Arrive ~ Augusta.
ia. .......... .. ....
Arrive at Savannah.
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RAILROAD Ennis

Catalogues mailed free.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-06
The Travellers Trunks.

There was an odd genius, but not at all
odd as TO his utter disregard OF an econom-
ical preservation of his income, who was
once ornamental, and 10 certain extent
useful upon the Philadelphia stage. He is
now one Of the ''highly efficient attaches
OF the police Of Baltimore. Jack came
from an express Office upon the stage He
was an incorrigiblc joker. One Summer
1t was his last upon the stage being out of
an engagement he came here in search of
''snap. OF course hc wasn't flush OF
funds. But he was well dressed and as
airy as prince. He "glnncd" around for
a hotel or pace whcrcat he could abide i'm
comfort. He ionnd ono, gcntccl and reason
able in charge. The landlord was all smiles.
lie gave him fine room. "Where is your
baggage-your trunksr They'll be here
this evening For IA fortnight Jack Jared
sumptuously. The landlord had again and
again suggested payment, until at the end
OF two weeks he became obstinate and
savage. 81 want your bill, 4" said the rate
host ''NO more prOmscs-the money or
your room. You have deceived me, sir.
l Where are your trunks-the baggage YOU
said you had?" "Sir, ~ said Jack. "mytrunks
are here! They've been here ever since
have" "Eh-oh, no. Well, sir, where
are theyl' said the landlord little mOlli-
fed at the prospect Of security. "Ask
your clerk, sir, at the Office said Jack, lor-
tily. "And, sir, you can retain them for
your beggarly bill if you choose. 8"
wait, said the landlord, starting for his
Office. "ilo hasn't any baggage, said the
clerk, except this paper, which he left
here the day he came" "Thc lying
swindling-let Inc see that parcel" The
landlord grasped il, tore it open, and saw
the point II contained pair Of old
velvet stage trunks-part Of a shape suit
These were the "trunks" Jack called bag
gage Next day Jack caught a "snap,"
and started of on the road lie sent a
note to the landlord requesting him TO be
careful and not break the locks Of those
trunks, as he might "want 20 wear EN-
some day"
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Dun.Ioss and Military Traotios.

eyes, sir, caught these buGalocs when
they were calves got the prairie dogs when
they were puppies; the antelope when il
wasn't az big as kitten, and the prairie
wolf when the eyes were scarcely open
They arc all over four years old now, aud |
trained them myself"
The speaker was John Richardson, who
for ten years had been serving Uncle Sam
as private soldier at Forts -. A. Russell,
Harkcr, Wallace and other Outposts on the
Indian frOntics lie varied the idcncss Of
garrison life by studying the habits " the
prairie animals, and as q result he has been
able not only 10 make pets Of three buffa-
loes-a cow with two calves, bull and q
hclicr AN antelope, q prairie wolf and a
prairie dog but also 10 bring them into %
tolcrablc condition Of training. Recently
he landed them in This city and
proceeded with them 30 the farm Of James
Archer, near Fordham, where they will be
kept until hc can give an exhibition
"Nhai can tho bulIaocs do asked the
Hcr0H reporter
"Wcll, / would hate 10 tell you without
proving it because you thing I'm bOasiing.
Well wc have "a little exhibition soon as T
feed 'cm. You sec they've been on the
cars since Thursday, when j started from
Lcavcnwouh. had the buIalocs ont at
Rochester, and like enough they're scared
and won't obey nwimtc"
The prairie dog nestled ON his masters
shoulder, the wolf sncakcI at his heels and
thc antelope walked alongside ihc buTalOcs.
all Of them responding 90 their masters
voice by following hm through thc stock
yard of the New York Central railroad.
Then they were fcd-tho buffalo with
hay. the antelope with twigs Of spruce and
gras, the prairie wolf with n great bone
and the dog with % apple.
When they were through with their meal
Mr. Richardson called ont "Tau inl" At
once tno bu1aIocs stood facing him and
formed iu line accordingly tO size The
antelope took position az ilc closer, wM.c
thc wolf, refusing TO take part iu thc drill,
go' % beating and skunk OF into corner.
whore Doe whucd pio0usly
"lle BE- very disohcdicnt, and will parade
only occasionally ] coniro. him by fear.
The rest, except The antelope. arc very do.
cilc. ard hc isnt wild j taught him 40
stand always behind ihc line. NOw sou
sec I got these things and ] made pets Of
them. ] didn't intend to train them f0r
anything but FUN
'Bcing myself O soldier !, naturally
enough, taught them Uptons tactic so far
as they can be adopted for three big shOul-
dsrsd brutcs Ike Topsey, General Custer
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-06

The sponge may bc found in the various
subtropical waters of the world. The
principal sponging grounds of the United
States are the waters around Key West
and along the western coast of Florida.
from Tampa Bay ON the south 10 Pensacola
on the northeast The sponge schooncrs
have two places 90 clean their spOnrcs when
coast Sponging, one at AnClote KEYS the
other at Rock Island. OF the sponge there
is several varieties, claSSCd according To
their marketable value rs "shcCp wool, ."
yellow, fox glove, grass, etc. be
sides one class, 'loggerhCad, which has
no value, and is not thought worth picking
mp. The first named is the variety mostly
sought, as il bears the best market price.
The most of the vessels engaged i'm the
sponge trade are owned and fitted ont al
Key West. The outfit Of "a sponge schooner
consists in number of long poles with
hooks fastened ON the end for gathering
and from three TO seven small boats called
''l)ingys, from seven 10 fifteen mCn, with
provisions from eight TO twelve weeks.
water glasses, &c. Having curiosity 10
see actual sponge gathering, last bright
morning found me aboard the schooner
'Samher,' spinning towards the bars
but owing TO light winds during the day
next morning, however sponging COM
mcncod in earnest. Shortly after sunrise the
'dingys,' manned low two men each, with
water glasses, sponge hooks, etc. set olT in
quest of sponges. One OF the men i'm the
"drngy' souls the boat about here aud
there, while the other lying across the
boat ; thwart with his head i'm the water
glass, scans the bottom for spougcs. The
water glass used by the spongors is moth
ing but common deep wooden pail, with
n circular pane of glass for bottom
Placing this upright an the water, aud put
ting the head i'm far enough TO exclude
most of the light, one can easily see AN
object ON the bottom iu six or seven faith.
oms of water. The spongcr, when he sees
sponge, 10y the waving of his hand directs
the scullcr how TO 20, and when in a de
sirnblo position lac tlTusts his long pole
down and hooks his spongs. The vessels
usually remain out upon the bars from
Monday until Friday evening of each week,
coming into the Keys Friday night i'm
order To clean the spOngcs which they had
gathered the week previous, put those gath
cred the present week into the Crawls
put their wood and water on boad
and prepare the next week The spongcs
which they gather one week are put i'm
crawls or pens, made by driving posts into
the sand, where, at low water, they will be
quite or almost dry. Here they are left
until the next Saturday 90 be- washed by
the tides. On the following Saturday they
are clcansed by striking them ono or two
light blows with paddle. When the
spongcs are cleaned, they are taken aboard
the schooner and strung ON strings usually
about five aud half feet long, when they
are thrown upon the beach TO bleach and
dry The number OF vessels engaged in
sponging from Key West probably reaches
10, gathering spongcs to the value OF
about 100000 annually. Besides the
Key West schooners, we have about forty
or fifty fitted ont from Cedar Keys aud
OrlOckncy
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Painting.

Here is the foundation fer two or more
coats Of paint. The first coat upon the
wood is called the priming. This may be
made little thinner than thick cream by
the addition Of more lnsced oil. Some
painters add spirits turpcntinc TO the pri-
ming, but it is not best for outside work,
even in the priming cont, and il is ruinous
for the outer coats as 1t causes the paint
to soon cut all to pieces in the weather and
rub OF like lime whitewash. Spirits tur-
pcniine is often put largely IN outside work
by dishonest painters, OJ, il they furnish
the paint themselves, because it cost less
than linsccd oil, and l2), because il makes
their work dry with greater rapidity. The
farmer doing bis own painting will not be
apt 10 fiHd himself in any great hurry about
the drying, but If nc does he can make the
paint dry fast and yet be all right By adding
% IT, at the mixing q small quantity OF
what they have for sale at the paint shops
under the name Of 'Japan gold size
The second coat Of paint must never be
put ON until the first coat or priming is en-
tircly dry and hard If you desire To- put
on a third coat prepare your paint exactly
~ Tor the second coat &c very careful
not 20 get your paint too thin. and before
putting on the third coat make sure that
the second cont Is perfectly dry. FOR in
side work you ,akc your lead frsm the kcg,
and mix "a 90 tine consistency Of cream with
tupcutnc llouc. Some painters apply 90
90 tms condition, but if 10 be used about
the house, great advantage win be found 90
come Of the addition Of one half pint light
cOlOred coach varnish 90 every gallon Of
paint This gives 10 n peculiar hardness,
and makes 30 80 that one may wash 30 thor
oughly with soap suds and not damage 70
In the least This, IL mus be borne in
mind, is for u second or third coat; the
wood must first have been primcd tho
same az for outside work, though tho pri-
ming may be mixed with turponliuc instead
OF liusccd oil, set "a small proportion of oil
improves it a very beautiful finishing
paint for inside work is made bv missing
zinc white (Which is something similar t0
white lcad) Boo damar varnish. and reducing
BE- 90 working consistency with turpcnJiur.
This imparts "a bright gloss TO- the work (.
but you win find 10 more troublesome 90
put ON smoothly than any Of thc other prep
aaUons
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and Meadow Grass The hcircr is Meadow
Grass. Fours right say fours, but it's
really thrccs march,
Immediately the unwicdly Meadow Grass
began To wheel, the others keeping the
alignment bv moving more slowly until
the front had been changed 'lIaltl right
dress and the great shaggy beasts turned
their heads and ewes 10 the right, and
waited Tor the order "Frout" Then came
"Fours left! "Fours right about ="
Two left and rights " "Threc step to
The rear and "a score of orders mtclligihlo
only TO military man An obcycd with
pumptitudc and intelligence. Finally,
the ouicr was given, Forward, double
turn, march w and at once the trio. follow
cd closely 10y the antelope, started oil at n
sharp run, and halted the word
'PcQuita, said Richardson. speaking OF
the prairie dog, is sick lie has been sick
ever since lac got out of Kansas. But he
shall turn summcrsault for you. Here,
Perquita; over march -
At the word the quaint little animal
threw half handspring that would have
done honor 10 "A trained athlete.
IL is Richardson's intention to give ex-
hibitiOns of the chase of the buffalo, as the
Indians do IL with bow and arrows. aud 10
that end he has brought with him n mus.
tang and bow, with blunt arrows. 81 use
blunt arrows because | wouldn't hurt my
Meadow Grass would ~ and the mns,c,
put his arm carcssngly over the shaggy
neck OF the hcilcr, while she responded hv
aiiGclionntlN rubbing his hand with her
nose
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-06
household system.

The sooner a young housewife remem-
bcrs that there are but seven days in the
week, and that in that period Of time CON
sists one revolution Of the household.
washing day being the central sun. and
baking day and sweeping day being, as it
were, planetary affairs, but eXertinr tidal
influences, the sooner she will come into
her kingdom and reign undisturbcd by her
people. Custom fortunately fixes one dqv
Of the seven for washing day fin this land
although in some lands across the sea that
fearful epoch arrives, with n fifty times
multiplied power, but once or twice year,
with an importation Of whtc-cappcd wO-
men into The family 90 celebrate its rites
through an unnamed period ull an is
over And washing being fixed, Of course,
ironing day is its most immediate satellite.
If for the rest, the young housckccpor
makes mp bcr mind That enc day shall never
infringe upon the orbit Of another, that
baking day shall bc q fixed feast, mud
sweeping day an immOvabic feast, and that
the silver and the closets shall now and for
ever be cleaned upon their own day and no
other, there win bc q code established that
viii keep things straight as long as she lives
and rules her house Her work will roll
on her hands, If she does 10 herself, with
half The wear of body and soul that 20 usu-
ally takes and n she has servants, she may
tall sick, She may 60 away, she may have
n score Of distractions or Of other OcCupa-
tiOns-the house will never snow &C.. and
whether, ike the good woman of the Pre-
verbs, strength and honor are her clothing
or not, she viii certainly "rsjoice In time
ta come ~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-06

lightly-Sec,' and lac struck il softly rs it
lay in his palm, and. marvellous 10 behold,
il cracked and parted as the stone had done,
directly i'm tho middle Of the sphere. In
the centre o. the ball (whosc surface was
very thin, was a small flat roll OF rough
paper.
Upon unfolding it we found that it had
writing upon it, Something hard was i'm
its folds which slipped out and rolled over
the table. il was a jcwollcd ring. We
seized it, looked upon il, and wondered
very large brilliant diamond in the form
OF a star, in a quaint old setting. surmount-
ed the ring, and We turned now and read
the scrawlod writing, which it was difficult
to deciphcr Cecil at last read 1t aloud
This is TO certify that |. I.eftic Sllriuc.
wife OF Hale Slrine, stole from the house
/ OF LeOhard CaStenwcll. of --, York.
shire, England, this family heirloom, the
crown star diamond ring, commonly worn
10y the proud daughter Of the house.
Amelia Cas,enwell. | stole lt To- revenge
myself for hcrNnaughty treatment OF me
and mine who sought 10 predict TO her the
I fortunes Of her house. / wish TO make
confession before | die, but wish it only
known by her descendants that did so.
repeat here my prediction, uttered To- her.
and which will prove true, as time will
show, thong she saw fit TO gainsay it, The
/ blood of the Custenwells, of -. York.
shire, will minglc with that Of our tribe
within the next hundred years.
lSigncdl "LEFrE SKnINE."
AT the conclusion of this reading my
husband sat down aghast. This then is
our family diamond the loss of which nv
/ grandmother, the naughty Amelia Castcn-
well, mOurned up To the time Of her death.
1t is OF great intrinsic value, and was pre-
scnicd TO one OF our remote titled ancestors
/ by member of the royal family, as the
reward Of valiunt action in their defense. -
And the Gypsy's prophesy has proven
| true, your blood has mingled with that OF
her tribe, and within one hundred years. -
! Ny husband smiled, ahd looked by no
means miserable at this reminder.
"llow strange that YOU have never sub
mittcd this stone to chemist. / think
/ he could have discovered the line of
division
"AIy father once did, but though the
chemist was an eminent one, hc made no
/ discovery, but pronounced il solid
stone
Later on, my husband exposed the stone
/ TO friend of his, gcologist, who told
! him il had beeh rendered thus firmly al.
hesiyc 10y the use Of an invisible cement.
/ which, on account OF its enduring qualities.
| oHght' hundred years ago, to have been a
/ fortune TO its inventor lie also said, had
it remained in the more humid atmosphere
OF England, it would, without doubt. hav,
/ separated much sooner, and that its return
to that atmosphere had fastened that ac-
/ fipp
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-06
VOL. III.
SADDENING PAYS.

The saddening sunshine shone upon the fallen
leaves:
The fallen leaves were crisp, and dea 7. and
sere;
The noiseless wind. still like a heart that
grieves.
Yet motled he leaves Of the waning year.
soothing sadness the sAdR ~ OF beautiful
ia nga,
Came with the brcese, the sun-hiuo and the
leavee.
How n any things were down. OF gone, like
kings
Uncrown'd, or glistening empty sheAves!
That l should sigh and sadly sec these au-
tumn dayz,
Now ripe, now sadly i'm fade aud fall
AZ falls the leaf, as falls the flower. promise
Were not strange to ono whose life is past
recall
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-06

At the last meeting of the British aesocia-
ton. Sir john Lubbock read an interesting
paper ON seeds. He commenced by ycallinV
attention 10 the difference presented by
seeds, some being large, some small some
covered with hooks, some provided with
hairs, some smooth, some sticky, ETC. tie
gave the reasons Of these pcculIariios. and
then spoke Of the modes Of dispersion, by
means Of which sccdssocurcd "a sort OF ualu-
raj rotation Of crops, and in other cases were
enabled 20 rcctify their frontiers Some
plants actually threw their seeds some were
transported by the wind, and many were
provided with wing which caught the
wind. Dispersion w1s also effected by the
agency Of animals. This means was diyid-
cd into two classes, where seeds adhered
to animals by hooks, and where thc same
purpose was effected by sticky gland The
next point touched upon was. that seeds
found themselves in spots ssitahlc for
growth. Most seeds gcrmiuatcd ON the
ground. but there were Instances. as the
misilclOc. where they wcrc parasitic on
trees. Such seeds were embedded I'm q
viscid substance so that if dropped by "a
bird ON % bough they adhered TO it I'm
some cases plants buried their own soeds.
andin other instances thc seeds buried
themselves, tho means ly which these
processes were Effected being fully explain
cH by Sir john who, in con.
c.ui1H, called attention TO- mimick
in- Seeds such as Che scorpurus. tho pods
Of which did not open, but looked SD ox.
acily Iikc worms That birlswcrc induced Oh
peck at them and thus free thc sccds That
ihis was the purpose OF the resemblance he
would not assert, but hc threw it ont as 4
matter for consideration.
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The Finest Diamond, In tho world.

Western soycrcigns are not the posses
sors OF the finest diamonds in the world for
the Rajahs of Manton Bornco and the Shah
Of Persia have the largest hitherto known
The one belonging to the Emperor Of the
Mouguls weighed 270 carats (abOut four
grains cach), and was valued at ., 600. 600
francs. The famous Orlon, the property of
the Russian crown, is ono Of the most re-
markablc diamonds, on account Of the
wcll-known circumstances under which it
was brought TO Europe. The large stone
belonging TO the Emperor Of Brazil, which
weighs ,730 carats, would be worth many
millions were not its brilliaucy diminished
by certain defects. The Sultan Of Nizam's
diamond weighs 400 carats: that Of the
Emperor Of Austria 20 grains and that Of
the King Of Portugal 25l gains, The ia
nous kOh-i-n moor, or Mountain Of Light, il
the property Of the Queen OF England
The one which adorned the tiara OF Plus
IN, and was bcqucaihcd by him 10 his
successor, Leo XIII, is one OF the finest
stones known. II came from the treasury
Of the Duke Of Burgundy, seized at Gran
som. 10 was sold after the battle 20 Jew
Of Bcrnc, for crowns then succeB5ivcly
for 5000 and GODO ducats, and afterward
purchased for $4,000 by Luigi Sforza, from
whom ii passed into tho hands of Pope Ju-
Illus H. for 10000 ducats. Every one
knows that the 'Regcnr', OF The weight
Of l3G carats is the finest diamonds belong
ing to the French rcgalia Connoisscurs
consider it 20 be worth y 900, OOO francs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-06

ON thc wall of woJdshcd which con.
sifUcs thc station at Doncv's ON the
Baltimore and ohio railroad. the following
hoa recently been written in a fdr con
mnGl hand "Bouud Tor Virginia in
search " employment. Lodged here one
and peas delightful dish Tho polite
attention 0f ihc walters Of fhis establish
mcut ] can not GOO highly commend to my
followers Edgar s. Wlkins. of Bristol,
England Tho sarcasm OF This can be-
appreciated when it is remembered that tbc
dandcIions and peas bad 10 Doe pincked
from a neighborIug field, and Chat nobody
lives within half q mile Of the station
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-06

10 is said that locks with sliders and
lumblers have for centuries been made
in China,