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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-25
DICUMoND AND PETERSBURG

MOND AND PETERSBURG
Az RAILROAD COMPA y N.-Commenciny
SUNDAY, January ~. 1882, trains On this road
VIII run rs follows
LEAVE RICuMoND--sOUrH.
9IJ i. ~, FAST Mil. daily. Makes through
connections for savannah. stops
only at Pet. rsburg and Chester.
Il.J0 :. NJ, THROUGH NAIL. daily. conncct-
ing for Raleigh, Charleston, Au-
gusta. Aiken, savannah, aud Jack
sonyillc stops al Shops, Chester,
Ccniraiia. Pullman sleeper, be-
tween New York and Charleston ON
this train.
IO:O2 L. NJ, MAIL. daily, makes through con-
nccuon for Charleston, savannah,
andJacSsoDy!ile. Stup-at Drewry's
Bluff. tcuirslia. ana Chester. Pull
Inun Palace SlCcplng-dHrs between
Washington ana Jacksonville, fla.,
on this Train.
GOO p. NJ, FREIGHT dali, EXCEPT sunday.
G:iJ \. W., FREIGiiT daily except sunday
LTAvK PETERsEUEC-soRTH
3:55 \. W.. FAST Mh!I., daily. Stops only at
s;fa p. ", IIIROIGII MAIL, daily, connecting
with Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad ipr all points kist
aud Wet; al.o making connections
with Chcopcike and Ohio railroad
for all points West. THIS train
stops NJ Manchester, Chester, and
Cehtpiia. Pullman Slcrpors on ibis
train between Charleston and New
York.
GAo :. ", MAIL, daily. connecting daily lex
ccpt Smdagl with tie Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac riil-
road for the North and West. stops
at Ihe-ier, Drcwry' B!Ui, and Cen
lIaiia. Pullman Palace sleeping
cars between Jackfonsillc, Ia,
and Washington on ihis itu.n.
500 \. VI, FREIGHT, daily except sunday.
4:30 L. NJ, FREIGHT, daily except sunday.
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FoE BALTIMORE. -:
POWHiTAN LiNE-DiRECT STEAMER.
CHANGE OF WHARF.

Until further ctcc. The steamer IICll.It VIII
sail every MONDAY at - noon from lpNfiA-
TAN DOCK. No Twenty-fIurtli and Dock streets.
direct for Baltimore.
Cbrnr.,h hnIs or ladlng signed and goods for
,y.trerd with dispatch 10 points North and wet
Frriglt rrctiyct daily until > +. VI.
For further information. apply I"
". -. Knight, Agent.
d.. v iIsIGER. soliciting Agent. dc -
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..ur. FinncN,s Turnip."

MIR. Finney had turDip,
And 70 grew and IL grew;
And it grew heEin thc barn.
And the tuudp dbl 10 harm.
And IL grew and u grew,
Tin II could gr W no tiiier;
Then MIR. b lnncy tDok Il &C.!
And put il IN The cc'i''r.
There II lay. there " iaN,
Til 81 began 60 rot;
When his daughter susie Washc -
And She put II in the pot.
Then she boiled u, and boiled ~.
A long as She was able;
Then his daugl ter Lizzie took a.
And She pU. 4 on the table.
Mr.. Finncy andlis wife
Botii SIT down 10 sup.
Aud they ate, ard ihey atc.
Ir:il they atc the turnip up.
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changed. wiitat unsettled and generally biglief
4i.s5sati.S6 Arrjl II 35l May Torn mode
raicIy active and higiuy 63el66c cashs 63es05sc.
March, CSC. April. Oass f,irly active a19 snade
higher 42td44sc. cash. 4ZSgl42sc. April ,fo!s
In fair demand aud higher: ALI cuh and ANfiI'
Lard moderately active and higher: slg.15 essn,
1O.65mf1r.67is April. Bnik-nieats fairly arslye
and "A shade higher: shoulders. $500: short nh.
1895: short clear. $3.50. Whtkey steady and
unchanged Mt S1.1s.
MILWAUKEE, March 2f.-rIour In fair demand.
Wheat dull and lower: No. 2 hari. SLAP; Hor
fresh. 80 cash; March. sl.c7t: April, tl.2ss;
G5dG5Ec. Oats higher; No. 2. 43c.: white, 4sc.
Rye scarce and firm: No. !. s5kc.: No 2. $50.
Barley tame; No. spring fresh. 9lr. bid. fro-
visions higher. Mess pork. tlc.97% cash and
March, SIT April. Lard-Prime steam, sI0.b7E
cash and March, 5000 April. Hogs hrmcr ~
eel sd 1913.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK. March 2i.-totton--Nei receipts,
SCI bales gross 1853 tales. fntures closed steady.
sales $4,000 bales: March. fl2.1i; April,
sl2.i5; May. %i2.32M sl2.33: June sf2.5l:
July. ft2.6s: Apgusi si2.s3: september,
s12.4f@SI2i6: October. ~ 1.17C0s LIS; Mo-
yember. sl1.5e@sll.57; December, sll.5sto
sll.59.
The POSTS cotton report says: Future delvo-
ries met with little attention to-day. Ihey Wee
run up and down 20 make few point therein.
They had brought prices 3-I0O to 4-loO fellow
yesterd iy's closing quotations. but the boss was
covered. At the th.ri call April was Sid at
sl2.l3: May at sl2.31; July az Sl2.G7 ana
at sl1.5s."
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FINANCIAL.

no TIE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA:
w., T., o'y'r yoti orr -eryiccs for the PuR-
tAsE kND SAB Ht ,i Nam and o oisf aaTks 9s
,oNDS hNb 0s,i,t"s or buyirg. selling. aud ear
.y 1e viFGISiX BoND-. our o;ee being In tie
,tosk hAgh.i,fo "e',orr.'pondence collected.
He,is,G rational Mechanics Bank, Wes.
,r ~ Nsiionsl PAM. ranL Il Commerce, Howard
nan, Na''""'' p,hi'NsNi. CLABAIGH & CO..
OHM r,ntc,S md brokers baltimore nd.
10 tr-Gfu
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4 direct four-hours connection IS made between
richmond and Norfolk ~ trains having Fics-
u.Ond ~ 1850 4. VI. aud Norfolk ~ 1925 J.. VI.
hli trains leaving Petersburg viii s,art from The
ApuoInattoA depot. 4. ID. KLINE,
General superintendent
\. POPE, General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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Passenger. Freight.
2:iJ =. VI. $40 A. A.
5:Oo l.. VI. 1915 l.. VI.

Arrive at Ncss P'nL....l 5:Oo T.. NJ 1913 +. VI.
%Aii trans daiiyexc.pt Sunday--passengcr train
connecting ~ West Point on Tuesday,, Thursdays,
and Saturdays With steamers for Baltimore and
the North.
Frugnt train leaving Richmond at $40 A. n.
vii have passenger coach attached.
Train NJ. "A connects ~ Burkcyille with NOR
lolS and Western railroad for Farmylie, Lynch.
burg. and AL -outhwcstorn points.
Train No. 30 Through passenger stops ut all TIA
Su;hrrlm N1rrOw-ti3uge railroad for Milton; al
salisbury with Western North Carolina railroad
Tor al point, In Western North Carolina; Il Al
lanta Coz lll points South aud Sou Invest.
Train No. 80 Through passenger aud maIil stops
az all stations, connecting al Suiherlm's with Mil
ton and SuthCrln's Marrow = gc railroad for
Milton NJ Atlantis for all points south and south
west; al ChailDtic witI Charlotte. Columbia and
Augusta railroad for Columbia. Augusta, Sgyan-
nah, aud lnrlda points,
yI7ius from the south arrive NJ Richmond nj
f.3j y. W., $40 \. NJ. aud lZ:it l.. NJ, and from
West Point lJ;2N A. u. (PasscB6srl, aud o:lV 4.
VI. tfrghLl
PELINAN-CAR SERVICE
ON Train &C.. New YORK and Atlanta r.G Wash-
/ ington aud Dmylllo.
| ON 1rain 52--lIchmOnd and Charlotte, and
| Charlotte and Charleston.
| All passenger trains stop NJ Hon Air.
| Tickets sold 90 all points south. southeast, and
| southwest and baggage checked through.
! Nolay-oycr checks given On local tickets.
\. POPE,
General Passenger and Tickle, Agent
| T. NJ II. TALCoiT, General Manager. NIB
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richmond, BURG
IL. ANn PnINMhC RAJ. II Dfat1seN.c lcdI 4

y -
commencing 81 SnAl January rs lsS%' ''+f'
200 4. NJ leaves BY rt-~ trc,ts,atioB hiIy siopa
only az Milford aud Frederick sburg.
500 A. NJ. leaves ByTd-Streei la lon daily lex
cryt sunday.
800 l.. NJ. leaves Byrd-~ rect siation drly:
400 J.. NJ, Accommodation Tor Ashlabu, leaves
Br0ad-str,ei station daily tc2ccW
SundHysl.
ll.2e A. NJ. arrives At Eyrd-strCot station daily.
3.0f l.. ~. arIl ses al Byrd-StFr's s.'lioh oAiJ'
rlskes no local stops.
GAS +. NJ. arrive ~ byri-s'rtc' station daily
(cAccpi tndryl
S;3s 4. NJ, Accommodations .Ffnes =. brosn-
TAYLOR. UDicrai Ticket Agent.
FT d. sI,IRs. General superintendent. 70 20
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v..,,,ou Mt Middicburg, Pn.

1t,nnr rnrpg. pa, March 4.-jonathan
,,nrnr was hanged here to-day for the muir
S -,or and robbery Of John Kintzler and his
,,';,c Gretchen on December s, 1877.
, Tnu Tie DELAY in removing prop the
an ' was moi sufficient TO break his neck, and
S aa ensned from strangulation nine and
- han minutes after the drop fell. lie
"hnxyed cxtrcme tirmness. declaring on the
sn,nnld that the murder had been commit
,cd ON Friday evening. December Ith, by
two parties. He claimed iha' he uiu 10,
participate in the deed, bu' Una, ne nelpeu
to rob and burn The premisesand The bodies
on the following evening.
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WALNUT CHAMBER SI.iiii>;.@,@
, ny nd elegant designs. We solicit nj
5ili from ali Who N meet fun t1Ta os 90 o. r,ad
ny Kind 10 examine orr iAt-e s,uvA nov on n'l',
special inducrncnt Z" -" ""'''' iN'''' "'''
nd accommodating 10 all ,,,,,.,crtr 4 coy
40 D., 10 Governor street.
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NOR NEW YORK.-The Old 81 ~,
II dominion steamship Company s-ss<i- 80
steamer, viii sail as follows steamer OLD Do
NiNION CAPTAIN MALEER. EVERY TUESDAY
al o'clock y. "; steamer WYANokf. Cap'nin
CorcH. EVERY FRIDAY at2 o'clock l.. VI
steamer MANI ATTAIN, Captain KELtY.LNEkf
SUNDAY az @ o'clock \. VI. =,
Freight received up 10 o'clock y. u. Tor IN,
Tn,sdav's and Fridays steamer, and % q o'eiocs
saturday evening for sunday ship.
, Through bills of ladng signed ana goods tor'
wardod with dispatch ~ NJ points h"ith' SOUTH
east. aud west; also, ID foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations unsurpas-ti.
After-cabin fare 10 New Norh. 9t"' t""h'
trim. sis: steeragr. 50 and ~.
passenger. iefVing Richmond Monday ca
ncsdfys and saturday 10y NE III n,.nd 5u' -
forsi,urg r,iirnad 80 1850 4. Vi. VIII nilhr on
uectgou II Norfolk with The steamer tal tii Nlci,
mond fhe dly hcf,rc. Cabin fare: slD' rHhi
trim SIS Ticket. 20 hc had az the ltichhipni az
/ P,ter.b.nt, Depot and \. ". 1arber-' louO MAIN
stIpct.
~ -, ". ALLEN i co. Agents.
uve Company wharf. Rockets.
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THE YORK RIVER LINE.
PASSENGER ROUTE
10 BAL TlMORE AND ALL POINTS NORTH
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND sATUP-
DAYS
FROM RICHMOND AND DANyILLE DEP0R
VIRGINIA STREET.
AT 2:i5 T.. VI.

Commencing THURSDAY, December lst, the
safe and thoroughly comfortable passenger steamer
HAVANA will leave West Point on arrival Of the
Richmond train TUESDAYS. THURSDAYS, and
SATURDAYS. arriving In Baltmor, about 1880
\. NJ. and connecting with all trains nOrthward
straight tickets to Baltimore. 90
Round 80
Staic-Rooms aud Bcrfis secured on application
from steamers cabin plans.
For Tickets. Timc-Cdrils. and all information
call on \. ". CARRIER y CO.. the Ticket Agent
~ the Richmond and Danyillc depot. or ihe UNDER
signed. NOPE
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
no 80 No. Tenth street..
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euruu,risu come, from inactive k'dney..
Iior B,ITgRs meyer fall, to cure ~
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TURSfETkE.

FURNITURE! FURNlTCRE!-0
L CUe NIRER SUITS. Pthl-nE Ut II,
-UNlNG-pDON SUITS. etc.; Dtl'biSH-
-, .'rtyF.i2S UATFuE SSf~. cic. Every arr J
iricio 10 round In the furniture line WILLIAM
AFTEOE, li3S Maln street. branch house
10 north Mann street. tictr!' TO- ~; ..,i''
- north Fifteenth street. II ---SHl
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uenr ~", pnmhcrrcr (brothers) were hanged
~ tin ~ IN 4 n to-day for the murder and
roh ,S,,y %. %; DanieI Troutman In November.
iseo r ~ were no incidents or acct
d lent Ev,rvtbing was done with Inc
ohnmi.., nrecision. and there were no leave
Elm ~ ~ - remarks from the scaflold. One
Of ,hc mon Nc closed his eyes rs he was led
to, III coll and never opened them or
snake ~ word afterwards. The other had
nv RVe svc . one" omen. but said nothing. Neither
Of Them showed sign OF iear'
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FOR NEW YORK.

This company wiz Dispatch ono Or their splcndo
stcaucrs-Ol.D DOMINION, MlANohE y. MA y
HAITIAN. ndEICHMO\D-LNEK ~ $50 -
aud FRIDAY at O'Clock T.. VI, and SUNDAY
1T Z 4. II. A.. .,,,,.,,.
DNNS. and SATURDAYS ~ 8 l.. VI. !iUnl PieI
30 new nuhlbcrl, foot Of Beach street. Norm
river - 49,. 49, - a,S
They have splendid .alo0ns, staie-roons ahc
bathrooms.
The fare. accommodations, oud attentions art
/ ul surpI @spd. ,,
After-cabin fare t. NtW York rlu' fonhn tlP
sis Storage. 20 and -.
fr.ights for polnfs beyond New York forwarded
with dispatch. and no charge made except actui'
exUen-as incurred. . =, 81,
/ Fr,ighi, received m;il q O'Clock =. ". daily.
For further information. apply "a
GFORGE ". ALLEN & co, AGENTS.
mvI nfico Company's WhafNcs. Rockets.
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.

DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.
VIRGINIA sTEAMB0ATe LII
JAMES RIVER LINE FOR
NORFOLK, PORTsMOt I'll. AND JAMES
RIVER LANDINGS, Dli,ECT. CONNECTS
At PORTSMOUTH SAME AFTERNOON
ron
Old POINT ithc great fashionable winter and
spring sonii,iiuml, bAi TiMOEE, AND
TIE NORTH.
ALSO. CONNECTS At NORFOLK WITH
STEAMERS FpR HAMPTON. SNuTIltlELD,
AND EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA.
JAMES RIVER BY DAYLIGHT
CHEAPEST ROUTE.
GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
FARE TO NORFOLK. s1.50.
FARE ROUND TRIP. $3.50.
:lEALs. Zoe.
ALL TICKETS UNLIMITED.
oSE or THE CcMPANY's SPACIOUS AND
ELEGANT DAY STEAMERS
CITY OF RICHMOND or ARIEL.
carrying United states mail.l
y. G. CLIFFORD. Commander.
leaves Richmond every MONDAY WEDNESDAY
and FRIDAY NJ $50 \. VI. for aboye-named
ullccs. councc ing ~ Portsmouth wi'h the BAY Line
Tor Old Point, baltimore, and the North. Retnrn.
ing. the steamer leaves Norfolk II \. NJ. arriving
~ Richmond ri about Z. VI.
Fare 10 Baltimore. "
Fare Ia PhiladClp W
Fare 10 New ~ ot
Fare 20 Boston. IL w
Through tickets on sale on steamer aud II Car
hers Agency. 1000 Main street. Baggage checked
through.
srATEROOAis CAN BE ENGAGED For DAY
Or NIGHT.
FREIGHT.
Freight received daily for Norfolk. Portsmouth.
Smiihilcld. aud Hampton; Washington, -. c.:
NeWhcrr. Washington. aud Iarhoru', y. -, ans
all po'ut, in Eastern North Carolina: also, FOL
Eastern shore OF Virginia. O,d Point, and an reet
lar landings ON james RIVER. IT Low Isl HAIES.
and through bilis issued. l.. y. TATCM,
/ NH II superintendent.
NOR BALTIMORE. = c1slS,
/ ssa-ss.ssE.
PONHtTAN LiNE-DiRECT STEAMER.
CHANGE OF WHARF.
Until further NJ ticc. The steamer IlCll.It VIII
e,li every MONDAY m IL noon from l'NNftA-
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BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, March 2t.-Vrginia O., consol
Co.. pasi-dHc coupons. 81; new lo-4O's, ~
BID to-day.
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Richmond. .
Arrive at
Col unbia...
Lynsh l,rrg..
Lexington.
w mson's...
Leave
W'nson's...
Lexington.
Arriycst
LynchiiIgg ,
Leave
Lynchburg
Columbia.
Arrive at
Richmond,
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II /, related that when the great poet W -
nine years old, lis teacher wanted INN L
write Il composition. Little Henry, IKE
all children, shrank from the undertaklng'
but the teacher finally persuaded him L"
take his slate out behind the school-hou5t
and write about anything which mighl
there attract bis attention. lie WIS allowed
. hall hour 10 complete the work. 4 Mr..
Finney'S barn Glanced to he near th'
school-bousc. and by the side Of that barn
grew trunip. Taking these for has SUD
iectS. he wrote:
Connecticut western news., 1882-06-21
Missouri Banishes Oleomargarine.

The St. Joseph (Mo.) Herald says:- Missouri has 8 new law forbidding the manufacture or sale in this State of any imitation of butter, no matter whether represented to be genuine or not. The oleomargarine interest made desperate fight in test case, carrying it to the Court of Appeals on the question of the laws validity. The decision is that the prohibitory act is constitutional. "A statute prohibiting the manufacture and sale of an article of food made in imita- tion of wholes ome article in common use" says the court, (which initiated article is so repugnant to the tastes and prejudices of our people that they will not eat 1t when advised of its real char acter, but only when cheated into the belief, in resemblance of which it is made. is statute fairly within the Police power of the State, not opposed to any provision of the Constitution of the State or of the Cons titution of the United States, and the wisdom of which is not to be called into question in the judicial courts and this is so, although particular samples of such initiated articles may, in the opinion of scientific men, be ss wholesome and beneficial an article of food as the original substance in imitation of which it is made" The effect of this decision will be to close several factories in St. Louis, where the sale of imitation butter, made from beef fat, lard and other materials, has been extensive.
Connecticut western news., 1882-06-21
At a Bull Fight.

A terrible accident occurred on Sun day, May 2S, at bull fight at Aries, in the south of France. The bulls were principally Spanish, and very savage. A spectator named Louis Bony, aged sixty, having accidentally tumbled with in the barricades, was immediately pur- sued by one of the bulls. The poor old man could not run very fast, and in 8 few seconds the bull had tossed him high into the air, and, letting him fall to the ground with a dull thud, the furious animal gored him with his horns, An indescrioable scene of excitement ensued. The bull was secured, and u @ man carried in shocking state to the hospital. Immediately after this the Commissary and heSub- Prefect ordere d the spectacle to be stopped; but this measure provoked such an outburst of protestation from the spectators that after an hour of free fighting and tumult within the arena, during which the cashiers office was unsuccessfully stormed, the Commissary and Sub Prefect were actually compelled to order the continuation of the performance.
Connecticut western news., 1882-06-21
A Great Mans Memory.

"Templeton, the well-informed Bos- ton correspondent of the Hartford Courant Senator Hawley's paper), writing of Mir. Emerson, says: "His friends now date the failure of his memory, of which so much was said in his later years, as far back as the period of the great Boston fire of 1872, which was great shock to him. His decay was very gradual. Strangers first mo- ticed it in an indisposition to converse on his part. He who had always been looked to to lead at such times was more and more inclined to be reticent. Of late years, when friends called, he would say, I will go in and hear them talk This deprivation was very pa- thetic, especially when it was seen how fully he realized it himself. He still enjoyed society, however, and at times in the earlier period took part in public meetings. His exquisite courtesy was always apparent. He was never inn patient or disturbed by any event, aud kACAO was AO oy yAReOAA OA AORAAAhS III his manner. He continued to write until within two or three years of the end. The power to compose had be- come more difficult with age. At one time, when in his full yigor, he delivered a course of twelve weekly lectures in Boston, prepared each one, after the first, in the intervals that elapsed be- tween them. He looked back with wonder on this mental achievement There was more of growth in his style than in his thought. His latter work was much clearer to the ordinary com prehension, as we'll as more carefully finished. The amount he has left in unpublished manuscripts is very great. It will fully equal that which has been given to the world"
Connecticut western news., 1882-06-21
A Delicate Bribe.

It is doubtful whether more delicate form of bribery will ever be devised than that which is alleged to have been resorted to in the trial of will case in Baltimore. A new trial is sought on the ground that beautiful daughter of the contestant was in the courtroom throughout the trial, carrying on quiet irritation with susceptible young man in the jury-box, whereby she so infu- enced him that he confessed his inability to acquiesce ill verdict against her father. It IS further alleged that after the close of the trial the victorious father invited the young juryman to his home, where de jure acquaintance was substituted for the de fdcto affair that the young people had gotten up in the court room.
Connecticut western news., 1882-06-21
MATTE AND THE DUSTPAN

I've sung my love in many rhyme; I've wound her life in many story What better worth hath poets time Than adding to his mistress glory P I've sung her dainty morning dress; I've sung the needle in her hand; I've written verses to her curls, And strewn them broadcast OCT the land,
 But there's one weapon she can wield
 One before which ever yield;
 To her it is both sword and shield
 Her dainty little dust-pan. Ah dust's thing you might suppose That never could be made romantic, And placed before the poets nose, Would have effect to drive him frantic. But poets still must eat and drink, However far they like to roam:- An Dante's self had smiled, I think, To find his Beatrice at home
 A cottage in Italian land,
 A jolly dinner neatly planned, ---
 And in his lovely lady's hand
 A dainty little dust-pan. An! Matte knows the poet-soul Is not sustained by fairy dishes At breakfast-time it wants a roll, And has some fixed ideas on fishes; That ecstasies are very well, But cleanliness must have place; That Heavenly raptures as they swell Will not support our fallen race.
 And so at morn she comes in sight,
 Armed with t he symbol of her migh
 To put my troubled room to right
 Her dainty little dust-pan.
Connecticut western news., 1882-06-21
The MungOOse as a Rat Killer.

The introduction of the mungoose into Jamaica as cure for the once formidable rat pest on the sugar planta- tions is said to have proved notable suc- cess. The sugar rat is huge white bellied fellow, measuring ten inches in length of body, his long tail adding ten inches more to his length. Formerly the dam- age done to the sugar plantations of the island by these rats amounted to some- thing like half million dollars a year, rising to quarter of the crop in sea- sons of special ravages. About five years ago the mungoose, whose zeal as snake and rat killer is we'll known, was imported from India. As a result the plague of rats has been greatly di- unfinished, with a saving in sugar of not less than 65 tons of sugar on each estate. There is also saved the expense of rattage, formerly amounting to hun dreds of dollars 8 year.