The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-17

~ y" ~ . 49, mar n the audience By sim
~ ~s's,ssr~ lie Ijueaments Of hts face sne
,'r~ : bSmp or two. The hrst man e
e.rS ths nisiform had sort Of rolling
80 srS The lecturer set him down AZ onct
ssiIor. "You plough the masn,'. saic
Never plcughed In Maine In my IiIc.'
sss,,.a ths man: " done . little cuiiiyatin,
- f~ssrnv. though" The. audience Uttered
: ,;ssic. hut the lecturer persisted. "lrs
~ nss telling me that you hayn't spent some
- rnnr life on the water. Answer me
sr.ssiv. have YOU notf" Yes, salo .ne
.. sss - Tell the truth, / have" (the lee
srrs, eIows triumphantly). al used 70
ss-~mfiiiv The CHILD Of the sea ana the
Horn slippsd down and out amid tbunder'
- snrisusc. Csncinnati Saturday N'ght'
An A,sbsms man announces that be does
moi believe the world rotates. lie says
0Wheu two objects pass each other, going
In opposite directions, they pass very
nuickis. -, for instance, bird nying west
omchs IL psse objects upon the earth mncn
more rapidly than when II flies east. but
fhis iS NOT toe case. A bird passes no more
rsnjdIy going west than when II nies east |;
: bsIi thrown against house IN westerly
direction does not rebound any more than
when thrown east. You may SEND oai,
Ioon mn above your head and let II stand
tweuty.four hours, aud at the expiration OF
the tweuty.four hours the balloon VIII DE
directly over your head. have studied .ne
reasons given In astronomy and ma hotn'
ing to rtfute my observations"
.Paul," exclaimed the fair daughter OF q
California bonanza king, addressing one OF
her suitors, "paw has settled SoVV,ooV on
me, and I thought there'd be no narm IN
telling you." "Florinde." he SAID, ner'
vousIy lingering few nickels 10 bis waist
coat pockef. and striving to bide the eyi-
dences OF the profound interest when tne
communication excited, "Florinde. do you
think I'm 20 sordid as to let sucn conslae-
ration affect mefv NO." she added non-
chaIantiy, al didn's suppose youd care
much, SO ! engaged myself TO Mr.. SHAKER
last night" Ii was a ten strike, and he
hopped, but she was q cool girl, ana sum
rnoniue a servant, told him to set the suffer-
er out on the back stoop until be felt better
Waits.
The following hints for the prevention OF
sup.stroke are given by Or. Edward Z.
Mann, OF New York, IN an article upon TINS
subject 10 one OF the medical Journals: TO
avoid sun-stroke, exercise in excessively not
weather should be very moderate; the
clothing should be thin and loose, and an
abundance Of cold water should be drank:
Workmen and soldiers should understand
that as soon as they cease TO perspire, while
working or marching in the hot Gun, they
ere in danger Of sun.stroke, and they should
Immediately drink water freely and copious'
" TO afford matter for cutaDeous traDspira-
ton, and also keep the skin and clothing
wet with water.
Albany Argus (Dem.): The real tourney
was between Assembiyman Bradley and
Senator Sessions. The first IS thirty.hye
years OF age, OF more than medium height,
thick set, black eyed, with strong features,
showing under a mass OF short black hair
and behind an aggressive moustache. His
appearance Is resolute, and bis bearing
cool, moderate, and like that OF long,
headed countryman. Senator Sessions's
eminently ministerial looks, emineniIy self.
possessed bearing, and collected, effective.
and precise choice Of words, are as well
known as his clerical clothes and bis pratt
cal hat to our citizens.
II 1t be true that one man 10 twenty-five
Is color.blind the cabse OF great many
heartburuings and alleged practical jokes
has been discovered. There Is the color.
blind lover who said to his lady love, who
was O brunette and wore maroon, " You
dear little strawberry blonde, what q nice
green dress you wear; 1t just becomes your
blue hair and yellow eyes," He was merely
color blind.
The Sanitary Engipeer says OF macada.
mized streets: 1t would be difficult to lind
a material better calculated to irriiate the
eyes, the throat, the lungs, not to speak OF
the feelings Of the unfortunates who have to
encounter II, than the fine dust which is
ground from a macadamized city street
when not properly cared for. And where in
the United States Is there a city which takes
proper care Of Its streetsi
Philadelphia Times 6. There are obvious
advantages In moustache. The kiss that
comes from moustached lips is generally
more relished by the fair sex. Besides this,
IL Is an adornment 10 most faces. II gives
character, as 1t were, TO youthful mouths,
and sometimes couceals the trembling Of
the lips when the lover has decisive things
to say"
The editors OF America are waiting for
Whitelaw Reid to do something in England
that will get his name into the papers. The
idea Of allowing a noble profession to be
entirely oveEshadowed by couple OF
three year. old colts h, as Mr.. Reid would
say, Just too preposterously ridiculous for
any use.
"Mr. Depew to be one OF the senators,
and Mr.. Conkiing not to be the other" say
the "Half Breeds" "Mr. Conkling TO be
one Of the senators, and Mr.. Depew not to
be the other" sayshe "stalwarts." That's
about as near q compromise as the two New
York factions have got, or arc ever likely TO
get.
The Nashville Americas says: What
would Uncle Remus say about the habit Of
the Treasury Department OF buying lunches
aud things and covering the bill under the
name Of candles? The old man would pro.
baby remark: "Dat's mos candelous
prcceedin'."
Senator Kdmunds Is going to the Casca-
peoiac river for rest. But II won't do.
Ise only thing that will ever relieve Mr..
Eomunds Is Niagara Falls. He will have to
eet down aud let the mighty cataract pour
over his giant intellect for at least a week.
Genersa Tom Browne says that "when
sne Naval Academy Board unanimously
sussa the use Of tobacco an Injurious habit,
49, 49, ought not to be tolerated among ca.
~ %a,,.s every member Of 1t had a cigar in his
.rs,sy were getting readyfor Sunday ex-
csss~ es0 the father said: "Wife can
ss.ns, sne sandwiches; Billy can carry the
nm n,s,' .su spyg'ass.; Johnny can carry the
the pistol.' s'l' anu III carry
tbs = democratic country and al that
put when the woman is poorIs Srsss ad ' anS
rsller old beats all how lopr II tsts e".
Press. :" 0e car.-frset
a suese1ieer wants to know " whv te..
s sss,as are psssied red" 1t Is because nro-
glIe!ols on taese stores employ men to pair,a
Snem that COLOR ox<sscun EernT p1'"'