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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17
by II. l.. StspleS & Co.,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
I10S Main street.

TRUSTEE'S SALE OF ALARM NEAR
II Elk KILL, IN G0OCHLAND COUNTY.
BY AUCTlON,-By virtue of n certain deed ~
trust made by j. ID. fergu. on and wife 10 the un-
derstgned trustee, dated March 2s, $50, and re-
corded In Goochlanj county clerks Once, shall
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1882,
at IL O'Clock NJ. In front Of the ost-oliice IN tho
city OF Richmond, Na the TRACT OF IANII In
Elk Ill! station, confirming TWO HUNDRED
AND TWO ACRES, more or less with The Inn
provemcnts thereon, consisting OF a log dwelling
rooms framed barn, stable, cow-house, and to-
b1cco-barn. 49, "
TERMS: Enough In cash 70 pay the expenses Of
20, 1852, and upon the following credits: II n an
payable March %, 1881; 1880, payable Sen,
tember 2s. 1883; $500, payable March IS,
n1nf anu tiie residue, !! any upon such terms As
uel7 ii. l.. STAPLES. Trustee
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17
By Chewing s Rose,
Real Estate AnetiOnecrs and Broker.
No. 3 north Tenth street

the above described PROPERTY I'm the order
following:
rirst. That DEsIRABIN-LOOATED AND
WEI BRICK DWELLING
No. IL Duyai street. The DWELLING contain.
The lot has front Of AZ by 4 dep,a OF - f,lf.
with lO-foot alley on the east.
secondly. aud immediately after The sale II tl.c
nweiing: THREE BUILDING LOTS commcuc-
fach lot has front of 20 feet by depth of --
feet. In view OF the retired location 81 This pro-
perty together with rs close proximity 10 the ,a-
tensfye works OF ". r.. Tanner < 90. an opi-.-.
tunity Is thus afforded operatives OF locating boz
their scene OF Labor. We Invite the ATTENDING
an 'niere-ted In good Investments % b. With ass,
the time named.
TERMS: One third IN cash: balance 1T slN 4li
weiSc months, per cent. intcroSt sddci. t..
secured by trust deed upon the property.
CHEWING & SO>E,
ut Ia Anctour,r.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17

by Jno. r. Laughton. Jr., Auotiouc.r.
1906 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A CELE-
~ DRAFTED AND VALUABLE FARM IN
YORK COUNTY. VA.-By virtue of a decree Of
the Circuit Court of York county, Va, pro-
nounced an the 10th day Of November. 1882, In
the suit therein pending Of &" X. j. and John X.
Nicely, survivors, &C, rs The Yorktown Cent"n-
NAL Association and Others, the undersigned spe-
cIal commissioners will sell before the cour-housc
door. In Yorktown. on
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17

= COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VAL
" LIABLE REAL ESTATE in TIE COUNT
OF Gf,OC,iiLAND, VA.-Undcr DEGREES or the
Circnit Court OF t;oochand in therein depend
Ing, We will sell ut public auction, mt 6ooch'ano
(c,,rthf,t9Q on
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17

At the request Of all the partic, Interested, we
shall offer for sale at public auction. the prem
Uses, the aforementioned pieces of PROPERTY.
commencing on
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17

Nv an agreement OF all parties concerned III
deed of trust from j. *. Chlldrcy, a. VI. lyon
and d. Wells and their wives. dated 9th OF De-
rember $50, and recorded in Richmond IMAM
cery Court ID. II. I21 G., page 325, % secure Ger,
tain note therein described, and by the mutuai
consent and request OF all parties interested ana
concerned, will sell, on the premises, on
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-17

NVDDlN ~ AVE. ~ fND l.
THIRTEENTH S1REET.--Go down to Goddin
q Tribhctts, and in the sweet, buy and
buy, and keep on buying.
For now the saccharine suiselueut's
The expression that's rife
With the siangy Addenda-
Just bet your sweet life.
Wholesale and retail, these gentlemen
meet you with the fullest line OF fancy
groceries, foreign fruits, canned goods. and
CONNECTIONS.
1t used TO be in old times lin the coun-
try thought commonplace for beau to
send confectioneries to his sweetheart, and
among the dear, sweet girls nothing was
considered more blaze than "candy
beau" But time changes everything, and
nowadays you need not fear, for the sweet
things blend very nicely, and present OF
the saccharine order Is perfectly allowable.
Your dinner Christmas-day must have
some OF the thousand Of palatable things
found at Goddin & Tribbett's. Go and
sec the gentlemen; tell them the Dispatch
man sent you, and see how you'll be
treated. Goodbye.
GODDARD & MOSES, 800 MAIN STREET
He drew up his chair.
And dogn he did set;
lie wrote her letter:
Twas time enough YETI,
and afterwards he found that he was TOO
Late: The sequel Of this unfortunate cir
eumstancc showed two facts worthy of
being recorded: First never trust to cir
cumstanees when proerastination is in
yoiyed; and secondly, In regard to time,
be like old DaYy Crockett-be sure you are
right before you 20 ahead. Had the too
late young man have been provided with
chron0meter from Goddard & Noses Jew
elry store he would never have been left,
for he would have known that he had no
time 70 spare. The only way to make
amends now Is to 90 ut once to 920 Main
street and buy beautiful diamond Christ
mas present and send il as a peace offering.
Fact Is, Goddard e. Moses have full line
ofswnches and iewelry that an examine
Eson will convince you they are selling at
real cheap prices.
JOSEPH NJ BLAIR, 800 PAGES BLOCK.
MAIN 6TREET.-The pot must be kept boi,. |
ng. There's no doubt about that. In old |
lines, before the invention OF small-sized |
ron kitchen, called a cooking-stoye, they |
ised to cook In ample fire. pisces, had SWAY
.oies and pot-racks, and then II was that
hey used to sing
'besc's mrsie IN the kettle that's boilIn' GU the
= Ssrs nssisIn d. nisssr-old Virginia never
But IN order 10 keep things acceptable
TIC dining-room, you must know where
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
How Toothbrushes Are Made.

Although the toothbrush is not very
complicated article, no small degree of
skill is required in its manufacture. In
the first place, care must be exercised IN
the selection Of bone from which the
handle is to be made. For this purpose
the thigh bone of an OK is used, and in
stead Of boiling these with the joints on
the method commonly in vogue
these joints are sawed off previous to
the boiling process. The increased heat
necessary in the former method renders
the bone unfit for the purpose of the
brush manufacturer. On arriving at
the factory the bones are first sawed into
the required length and thickness for
brush-handles. They are next turned
with model in a similar manner to that
employed in the manufacture of shoe
lasts. Then comes the polishing pro-
cess, which is done by means Of sort Of
revolving churn. An ingeniously con-
trived machine now takes the pieces and
deity punctures holes for the bristles,
while grooves are cut in the top by saws.
Now being ready for the bristles, they
are introduced to the department for
this work. Girls are usually employed
for this branch of the business. After
putting in the bristles, they are backed
with sealing-wax to fasten them securely
in place and to fill up the groves. All
that remains to be done is to brand the
brushes and pack them for market.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
StonetCaiI Jackson's To-day.
philadelphia Times. !

Having fingered to the last allowable
moment with the members of my family
s'herein before mentioned"-as the legal docu-
ments would term them-it was after 10
O'Clock at night when 1 returned to headquar-
tiers for final instructions, and before going to
the generals room / ordered two whisky
toddies to be brought up after me. When
they appeared l offered one of the glasses to
Jackson, but he drew hack, saying:
ono, no, colonel, you must excuse me; 1
never drink intoxicating liauOrs.''
"Iknow that, general said I, "but though
you habitually abstain, as I do myself, from
everything of the sort, there are occasions,
and this is one Of them, when a
stimulant will do us both good; other
wise I would not take it myself nor offer it to
you So you must make an exception to your
general rule and JOIN me in toddy to night"
He again shook his head, but nevertheless,
took the tumbler and began to sip its contents
Presently putting it on the table, after having
but partly emptied it, he said:
Colonel, do you know why I hsbitually
abstain from intoxicating driaks?" And on
my replying in the negative, he continued:
"Why, sir, because like the taste of them,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
A Warning to Early Risers.

The life of Josiah Quincy has the fol-
lowing good anecdote Gone day Mr..
John Quincy Adams, who was addicted
to the same vice of Incorporate early
rising, with much the same consequen-
ces, was visiting my father, who invited
him to go into Judge Story's lecture
room, and hear his lecture to his law
class. Now Judge Story did not accept
the philosophy of his two friends in this
particular, and would insist that it was
more excellent way to take out ones
allowance of sleep in bed, and be vide
awake when out Of it which he himself
most assuredly always was. The Judge
received the two Presidents gladly, and
placed them in the seat of honor, on the
dais by his side, fronting mis- class, and
proceeded with his lecture. It was not
long before, glancing his eye aside to
see how his guests were impressed by
his doctrine, he saw both of them we're,
sound asleep, and he saw that the class
saw it too. Pausing a moment in his
swift career of speech, he pointed to the
two sleeping figures. and uttered these
words of warning: Gentlemen, you see
before YOU melancholy example of the
evil effects of early risingl' The shout of
laughter with which this judicial obiter
dictuna was received effectually aroused
the sleepers, and it is to be hoped that
they heard and profted by the remain
der of the discourse"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
THE RITTER BIT,
Il Miner Caught IN His O,rm Steel-Trap
TIeadyiIle Chronicle

Il Miner Caught IN His O,rm Steel-Trap
[Leadville Chronicie.l
One of the most singular and at the. same
time distressing accidents which has been
chronicled for many day too place in Buck
eye gulch yesterday, the victim being miner
living there and named Henry Sullivan. Late
Yesterday afternoon he was brought to the
house of DR.. Smith, who knew him person
ally. He was at the time suffering from a
severe cut on each side of his leg, near the
ankle, and fracture of both bones. An injury
of this character, at that spot, is an extremely
serious one, and all possible was done to re-
lieve his pain. How he received the
injury and how he reached the city
embody an exceedingly interesting story of
fortitude. Sullivan lives, as many other mi
ners do, entirely alone. in little log cabin at
the head of the gulch. Among the tools and
articles in his humble place of abode was a
large steel trap, such as is used in catching
bears and heavy game. Its shape, when open,
was oval, but when the spring was touched
two sets of cruel teeth sprang together, clos
ing on whatever happened to be in range, be
it man or beast. The trap had not been used
for long time, and stood open in corner of
the place Yesterday morning it occurred to
Sullivan that the trap might do some damage
in that condition, and accordingly he
pulled IL out TO the mlOule OF tne moor 10 CLOSE
it up. In its long period of disuse the springs
had become rusty, and the working por-
lions of it stuck together, refusing to oper-
ate. Sullivan labored with it for quite time,
and then becoming angry, picked upa Ratchet
and began hammering at it. Still the jaws
refused to shut, and without thinking Of the
consequences, he thrust his foot against the
lever and struck it again. At that instant
there was clash, and the teeth sprang shut,
pinning him just above the ankle. The
springs were of the most powerful make, and,
as there was no loosening them when they
had once caught, Sullivan, in his agony, felt
his very bones crack undr the death-like grip,
and half tainted as he fell to the floor.
Then nerving himself for desperate
effort, he wrenched at the stout
iron with both hands, but without
Ioosening it the fraction Of an inch Half an
hour of pain and terror followed, and q new
idea occurred to him. The trap was fastened
at the base with heavy screws bolted at either
side A wrench lay within reach, and grasp
ing it with the strength of desperation, he
succeeded at length in christening the bolts.
The steel bars dropped apart and he was free.
1t is needless to enlarge upon his journey of a
mile and half up the gulch, to the nearest
house, and how he was finally carried to this
city. His injuries are of such nature that
he may possibly yet suffer the amputation OF
a foot. Sullivan is an old Leadvllle man.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
4 Iryiug Situation.

"Say, mister, are we on this side of the
bridge or the other?" asked placid old
lady of gentleman on a Court street
brooklyn car.
"We are on this side," responded the
gentleman, gravely.
claws met Then we amt anywhere
near Greenwood cemetery yetl''
eyes, madam, we are within a few
squares of it."
"Sakes massy! thought Greenwood
was on the other side of the bridge!''
mo, madam; it is on this side.''
"Well, that pesky conductor told me
it was the other side when we started"
cit was, madam, on the other side
then, but we have crossed the bridge"
"Then we are on the other side!''
ono. madam; we are on this side of the
bridge. We've passed it."
"And is Greenwood on the other slider"
she asked, starting up in some alarm.
"No, it is on this side''
"Don't try to fool me with your nom
sensel" exclaimed the old lady indignant
ly. "Don't try to make me think that
Greenwood is on this side of the bridge
when l know better, and don't try to
make me believe I'm on this side of the
bridge when 1 know Pm on the other!
Don't We do til You want to be careful
how you amuse yourself with me, or I'll
fit We out with new set of ribs!''
and the old lady shook her umbrella
in warning. "The idea," she continued,
turning to the other passengers, "ef try
ing to muddle an old woman that might
be his mother! III bridge We, both sides,
in minute. Conductor, just as soon as
l get on this side of the bridge you let
me out, or this will be your tombstone
trip to Greenwood"
And the dame Strengthened back and
glared defiance, while her well-meaning
informant concluded that it wasn't too
warm for him to walk to his destination.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
POINTS ON NAPKINS.
Hotv 10 Use the article at Dinner-CuriOus
Court Etiquette.

Thelaw OF the napkin is but vaguely IN
derstood. One of our esteemed metropolitan
contemporaries, says the Philadelphia Press,
informs an eager inquirer that it is bad form
to fold the napkin after dinner, that the proper
thing is to throw it with negligent disregard
on the table beside the plate, as to fold it
would be reflection on the host, and imply a
familiarity that would not befit an invited
guest. But the thoughtful reader will agree
with US that this studied disorder is likely
to be good deal more trying to q fastidious
hostess than an unstudied replacing
of the napkin in good order beside the visi-
tors plate The proper thing is to fold the
fabric with transformations care and lay 1t on
the left of the plate, far from the liquiGs, liq-
quors and coffee, and thus testify to the host
ess that her care IN preparing the table has
been appreciated.
The napkin has played famous parts in the
fortunes Of men and women. It was one of
the points admired in Marie Stuart that,
thanks to her exquisite breeding in the court
posing than the full court OF her great rival
and executloner, Elizabeth. At the ia
BILE of the latter the rudest forms were
maintained, the dishes were served
on the table, and the great Queen helped her
self to the platter without fork or spoon, a
page standing behind her with silver ever to
battle her fingers which the flesh had been torn
| from the roasts. At the court of the late en-
pire, Eugene was excessively fastidious. The
use of the napkin, and the manner of eating an
egg, made or ruined the career of a guest.
The great critic, Sainte Beuve, was disgraced
and left off the visiting list because, at a
breakfast with the Emperor and EN-
press at the Tuileries, he carelessly
opened his napkin and spread il
over his two knees, and cut his egg in two in
the middle. The court etiquette prescribed
that the half-folded napkin should lie on the
left knee, to be used in the least obtrusive
manner in touching the lips, and the egg was
to be merely broken on the larger end with
the edge of the spoon, and drained with it's
tip The truth is, luxury and Invention push
table appliances so far that few can be ex.
pected to know the particular convention that
may be considered good form in any diversi
fed society The way for young fellow to
do is to keep his eyes open-which, unless he
is in love, he can do-and note what Others
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
GA" an Indefinite Article.

OF North-countryman, who was both
Parish Clerk and schoolmaster, it is re-
lated that when he was compelled to re-
sign his scholastic duties to a qualified
teacher FROM training college he heard
the new master tell his pupils: "'A' is
an indefinite article. "a is one, and
can only be applied to one thing. You
cannot say cats, dogs but only cat,
dog" Upon this the clerk said to his
doctor: "Here's pretty fellow you've
got to keep school He says that You
can only apply the article "a to nouns
of the singular number; and here have
I been saying Amen all my life, and
your reverence has never once corrected
al the Year Round.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
Untamed Shrexs.

'Look here" said man to his bust
ness partner, one day, eve have stood
your lt-fnding, when there is no cause
for it, about long enough. If you can
not live with your wife without quarrel
ing, why, then, quarrel with her and be
done with it !; but do not bring your
quarrel at home to the store with you,
and vent the spleen you gather there on
the unofending clerks here!'
This mans remonstrance was we'll
founded. The partner had been pros
porous young business man until he
married fair-faced, well-eoucated girl,
who turned out, in practical, welded
life, an untamed shrew. Then his fort
unes began to fall the patience OF his
partner at length became exhausted the
firm was dissolved, and the young man
went into bankruptcy, and found the
reproaches from his shrew-wife's tongue,
for his mismanagementa and misfortunes,
much sharper than those from any Of
his numerous creditors.
A curious scene occurred in the course
of trial in court in this city. A man
had sued his wife for divorce on the
ground Of cruelty on her part-not a
very common allegation in behalf Of the
husband, in proceedings for divorce.
Unexpectedly there appeared upon the
stage, at this juncture, another man
who informed the complaining husband
that the woman had previously been
married to him and had never been di-
vorced, SO that prosecution for bigamy
would lie. The two men conversed to-
gether, aside, for few moments, when
the second husband, turning to the
court, said: ct have no doubt of the
truth of this mans story for he has re-
lated to me particulars of the woman's
prosecutions such as I do not believe 0,ay
other aOonaaaa a0as ever guilty Of"
1t was remark which, while it illus
trated his keen appreciation of the evil
spirit Of this one woman, who had &C.
cupied to him the relation of wife, at the
same time testified his mistaken conf
dence In women In general, notwith-
standing his own bitter Individual ex-
perience.
And this general confidence was right
and well founded. The conclusion of
the most profound student of human
nature, on the subject of women, that
they are better and worse than we are,
is entirely sound. But, fortunately, the
crooked-tempered, though considerablei in
number, in comparison with the amiable
and good are but few. It is true, as
we said at the beginning, the career of
many husband has been bEghted by
his having unwittingly married an un-
tanned shrew; but in reference to @ far
greater number of men it may be truth
fully said: ellis Life has been expanded
and sweetened by the companionship
and devotion Of an angel-wife. "-Nes0
York LedQer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26

II suppose you think me peculiar in
not leavin' you my money, seem you
are the only kin I've got" went on Miss
Silence, 'sbut you've taken such pre-
cious care to convince me that you don't
want it, that I've believed you and acted
accordin'."
Tom went home and repeated the con-
versation to Prissy, who shed few tears,
but tried to cheer her husbands oroop-
ing spirits with hopes of more law bust
ness in the spring.
That night Miss Silence died, ard the
whole town turned out to her funeral a
few days later.
81 expect Wolfboro Academy will find
itself able to erect new building when
Miss Slence's will is read" said old Mr..
! Craig. "She's told me she'd consider
the matter, and I know she was i'm
pressed with my arguments"
IT rather think you are mistaken"
said Squire Darby, 'for I feel morally
certain she has left her money to found
library"
The minister, who stood near, smiled
to himself. He had not the slightest
doubt that the debt which hung over his
church like pail would now be lifted
through Miss Silence's will.
Tom did not want to go to the reading
of the important document, but Prissy
insisted, so they went together, though
neither of them looked very cheerful.
Mr.. Simons made no objection to the
presence Of Squire Darby. Mr.. Craig
and the minister chuckled as Deacon
Bonney entered with a pleasant smile
for Tom, who we'll knew what sarcastic
triumph lay beneath it.
The will was dated three days pre-
vious, and every penny in the bank, and
the large farm were left Internationally
to Pressy Lowey. Her husbands name
was not mentioned.
Toms face was study, while Prissy
almost tainted from the sudden relief to
all her trouble.
The faces of the other men present
were studies, too. The deacon left the
house without word, and the Squire
looked grimly at Mr.. Craig.
"She was very peculiar woman,"
said the minister, wiping his brow, on
which the beaded drops Of perspiration
stood thickly. His anxiety about his
church had been very great, you see.
But Tom and Prissy could afford to
forget their dead cousins peculiarities,
since she had kept her VOW never to give
Tom cent, and yet had managed to
make him comfortable for life. There
was an immediate fitting to the comfort
able farmhouse, and Tom furnished a
nice Office in town and drove in every
morning in the spring wagon. Past
troubles and cares were forgotten, the
Baldwins were made more comfortable,
and, considering all things, Miss ST.
lence did more good with her money
than if she had left it to found a library
or lift church debt.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-26
A BACRELOR,s SIGNS.

A life misspent, an incompleted mission,
A house all void Of merry laugh
Pertain unto that fractional condition
OF man without q better half.
No one to cheer him in this worlds unrest,
And soothe debt-bemuddled brain;
No love with fertile fancy to suggest
Some way to :" raise the wind" again.
No ono to laugh with him when all is bright,
Nor weep when joys seem over gone
Alas no fingers, deft and white,
To sew q missing button on.
No pure-wfite brow, no love-It eyes of blue,
No tresses moved by summer breeze;
Ali me! no dewy lips of rosy hue,
No lingering, soft, white hand to squeeze.
No sympathetic hope of morn of life,
Nor memory when he is old
So sad the thought! no meek and gentle wife
To sheer at when the cofee's cold.
And duties over, when the long day dies,
No need Of gentle wifely tones,
No one to ask with glad, expecting eyes,
"Dear, did you get the best of Jones?"
OF earthly joys and pleasures he is bare,
He has no hope of heaven withal;
No school for Christian resignation whers
He never hears baby squat.