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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-21

IL FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Twelfth and Broad cc:sl.-Religious services on
SUNDAY at IL \. VI. and 5 r. VI. Rev. W. ID.
THOMAS, ID. d.. of Richmond College. Will preach
IN the morning. and The minister for the evening
services will be duly announced. All welcome.
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III SEVENTH-STREET CHRIS
TIAN CHURCH, Preaching by Or. j. b. CRANE.
of Cincinnati, SUNDAY at IL \. VI. seats free.
Public cordially invited.
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rCT MAIN-STRE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH. between Pine and Laurel strects.)
Preaching by j. \. DEARBORN at IL o'clock
SUNDAY MORNING. No night services.
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Iii GRACE-STREET BAPTIST
CHURCH corner Grace and Foushcc strect,l.-
Preaching 10y The pastor, Rev. WILLIAM T.. IiArCH-
ER, ID. d.. al IL O'Clock A.. VI. and at o'clock
l.. VI. on SUNDA
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NJ THIRD PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.-Rey. WALTER CoND;cT Will preach
at IL A. NJ. No service at night.
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III SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
lcomer Main and sixth s~treetsl.-Rcy. W. W.
LANDRUM will preach on SUNDAY at IL \. VI.
and al 5 L. VI. u
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CRocKERY. GLASSWARE. &c.

GOOD NEN>.-THE UNDERSIGNED
" VIII allow % discount II ~ pIR CENT. Oh
ALL GOODS PIRCHhSED FROM THI> DArE.
The store b. 90 Dee rcmOdcllcd. which ucrr@-.fItf-
my giving rap temporarily. such an opportunity
~ secure bargain B.. seldom offered. 4 lul ltIt d
CHINA. GAS. IlNWARE. TABLE CUT
LERl. &c, which sin be sacrificed f0r~ixiy days.
~. n. WALLACE.
ap Him 4OO Broad .treet.
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III FULTON BAPTIST CHURCH,
Rev. j.. VI. DrLLARD, of Nelson county, who has
been conducting a series Of meetings during tie
present week with signal success. will preach
SUNDAY at IL 4. VI. aud at 7:45 p. VI. Services
will be held every night next week. You arc most
cordially invited To come.
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Nj BROAD-STREET METHODIST
CHURCH tcorncr Broad and Tenth streets).-Rev.
A. BLEDsoE, the pastor, will return to the city
to-day, and Will preach on SUNDAY at ii n NJ.
and 8 z. NJ. Subject at night, "Herods Fears
All welcome.
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PECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES.
nrHAvE YOU SEEN MEYERS
IMMENSE STOCK OF MATTINGsg
They show. the largest stock in the state, and their
prices are the lowest.
Look at their FANCY CHECK at zoe.
HAVE YOU SEEN MEYERS BEAUTIFUL
LINE OF SUMMER sILKss
They show nice styles at Soc, handsome CHECK
and STRIPES at 55c., and beautiful styles
from IS to zoe.
HAVE YOU SEEN MEYERS EXTENSIVE
STOCK OF
SPRING DRESS GOODS IN ALL FABRICS
AND CoLoRs9
Their styles are the latest and prices low.
HAVE YOU SEEN MEYERS NEW STOCK OF
HANDSOME P~ARAsOLs?
Entirely new and novel styles and remarkably
low prices.
HAVE YOU SEEN MEYERS MAGNIFICENT
LINE OF MOURNING GooDss
They have
ALBATROss, JERSEY, and OTTOMAN and
BENGALINE CLOTHS;
NUNS YELLING, BUNTINGs, &C., and they
offer many bargains.
HAVE YOU SEEN MEYERS TREMENDOUS
LINE LADIES SUMMER UNDERWEAR?
They nave Deen pronounced ut NhiS+Nt MOI
UNDERWEAR ever offered in this city.
HAVE YOU SEEN MEYERS NEW LINE OF
CHILDREN'S
LONG AND SHORT WHITE DREssEsP
Elegant styles from soc. to 10.
HAVE YOU SEEN MEYERS NEW DEPART
MENT OF LACE CURTAINS, CURTAIN
NET, LINEN CURTAINS, CURTAIN HoL-
LAND, POLECORNICEs FLAT ORNICEs,
CURTAIN-FIXTURES, &C.Y
CURTAINS put up to order at low rates.
JULIUS MEYER & SONS DOUBLE STORE,
apoI COL and sos Broad street.
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GERMAN Potash SALTS.

KAINIT. OR GERMAN POTASH
All
200 tons. high grade. for sale tow iY
nh 2s-lm A. LFr.
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III FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH Grace above S~haferl-Rev PEYToN H..
HoGR pastor.-Seryiccs at IL A.. VI. and s L. NJ.
Seats free. Public cordially invited.
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~ MONUMENTAL CHURCH-Rey.
J. &. ARMSTRONG, ID. D.-Divimc service i'm this
church TOMORROW at IL A. VI. and . L. VI.
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~CLAY-sTREET METHODIST

" CLAY-STREET METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH corner of Clay and
Adams notwithstanding at IL O'Clock A. NJ.
and at quarter 10 8 O'Clock r NJ. by the pastor, Rev.
s. LAMBETH. All are cordially Invited. seats
free.
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DEATH TO wMuTEwAsu.


WI for Whitening and Coloring walls OF DWELL
ings. stores. factories, Mills, Barns, or any pur-
pose where. Whitewash or kalsomile Is used. Is
easily applied. VIII not peel, crack. or rub OF.
sanitary properties excellent. Packed In barrels,
hall barrels, kegs. and cans. Sendfor circulars.
uhzLEIT; FOSTER 4 CO., 1873 west Pratt street.
oaiulaore', d. " sV.svAjmx
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M GRACE-STREET PRESBYTE-

RIAN CHURCH t%corner Of Grace and Fourth
streets).-The Rev. ALEXANDER HIsLoP, Of Hell
ensburgh, 5 otland. will preach at IL o'clock \.
VI. and the Rev. WALTER CoNDICT at 6 +. NJ.
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MI FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.-Rev. T. l.. PRESTON, ID. d., pastor.
Services at IL A. NJ. and & p. NJ. Communion
after the morning service.
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~PARK-pLACE METHODIST

CUURCH.-seryices by the pastor, JoHN HAN
yoy. Subjects: IL A.. W., Advice that Is Not
superluousr; 8 T.. NJ, The Hope Of Glory"
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BUGGIEs. PHAEToNs. DRAYs. &c.
DEPOT.

A ~ Nm n N whNT 2F IrrAS5&seSS@
S~EiNE-rMINEN arr invited o. ell and examine
our stock, Of all sizc-. AZ lowest prices.
sElNETHREAD of all No. and qualities;
SEINE-LINES. ROPES, hAMhlN1,
CUltkS. CORkMOOD.
IELLOM OiI-CloIhlNG.
AWNING and >NlL-Dt(k~. MiN\ON-<ET-
TING. SKIM and fNkE-NEr>.
Manufacturers of sklNtS aud NETS Of all
sorts. MACRAME LACE-liikkAD al sizes.
Imported LINEN SIlkGEON-IMINES.
l.. LlCHTENSrtlN & SONS.
corner seventeenth and frauAin streets,
Sole importers OF the Lion brand Selas Thread,
and importers Of all other brands. NH 90
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III CENTENARY CHURCH South
side of Grace street between Fourth and rim
strects).-Services at IL A. VI. and 8 r.. VI. by the
pastor, Rev. L. a. PETERSON. Seats free.
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nRTIsIZERS.
NOTICE TO FARMERS.

NOTICE TO FARMERS.
" GROUND PLASTERR.
In addition 10 my regular business. lam now
grinding my "STANDARD" BRAND OF piA~-
TER. which IS unequallef by any On Tho market,
and which ! intend shall become universally DDpu-
lar ON is own merits. Having carefully selected
my lump. | can furnish the best quality. and h1v-
ing the capacity for grinding nfiy tons per- day.
I can give consumers the advantage AZ having it
freshly ground. a. / viii not keep o. supply 0u
hand, but grind h after receiving order, ou -lort-
est notice. Price, &c. on application.
WILLIAM T. KING.
300 TO $500 Williamsburg avenue.
NH 3-2m lu-f-pflrf Bow !.
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NJ FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
CHURCH Seventh street between Grace ard
Broad)-Rcv. W. C.. S%CHAEFFER, ~pastor.-Preach-
ing at IL A.. VI. and at 7:45 2. VI. All welcome.
seats free,
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NEW
BOOKS. STATEONERY.& &c.

SNOW THAT BARTON'S CHANCE
RY PRACTICE is complete, ! feel impeucd to
to say that ! regard f. as indispensable % Judge
or lawyer In the two Nirqnia-. and in the other
states itis certainly OF high %yaluc.'
CIIANCERY PRACTICE PLEADING.
VOLUMES ]. =. al -. or the two iu one. SI2.
RANDOLPH ENGLISH.
ap 19-d&w Publishers.
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OFFICE or HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY CO"MPASY.l
RICHMOND. VA. April 20, 1883.
TIIE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
L STOCKHOLDERS OF THE HOLLYWOOD
CEMETERY COMPANY viii be held az the Office
Of the Virginia state Insurance Company. No.
zoos Main street, on TUESDAY, Nav l, 1888, at
. O'Clock l.. NJ. X. 4. BROOKE,
a p2l.td Treasurer.
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MEETINGS.

COLONIAL COUNCIL, No. 7Gj, A. L..
~ OF lI.-Onicers and members will attend q
regular meeting at Elletts Hail, corner Fifth and
Marshall streets. THIS Saturday EVENING,
2lst instant. AZ ) O'Clock. Our regular meetings
Will be held I'm future At the above Hall on The first
and third Saturdays OF each month.
ROBERT HARROLD.
ap 2l-1tf Secretary.
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The great furore created at our house last week
was not due to the medium of advertisement.
GOODS md PRICES
MUST SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
II GREAT SALE CONTINUES THiS WEEK
WITH MANY NEW ADDITIONS.

The stir I'm our
SILK DEPARTMENT
has been without a parallel. No wonder. when 1t
Is remembered that we are selling
ALL-SILK B%ROCADEs ut 69c. that We formerly
sold at $50;
SILK-FACE OTTOMAN AT 52c.:
GUINETT'S GROS-GRAIN SILKS at Gle. that
sell generally from soc. to 81;
PURE SILK CHINA OTTOMAN at 95c., cost
upwards Of s1.60 10 import;
SATlNS and SATIN ~RIIADAMAS az SIC. that
generally sell at from 81 to Sl.25;
The most superior makes and qualities of eros
GRAIN SILKS;
SATIN RHADAMAS, OTTOMANS, and other
TEXTURES at prices that are quite astound-
ing.
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~ REMEMBER THAT MRS. CARO-
LINE FOX'S BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE, with
FOUR ACRES or LAND. on the Grove road
will be sold nc auction, on the premises. on SAT-
URDAY AFTERNOON. April 2lst,a Al 81 O'Clock.
". GODDlN & son, Auctionecrs.
ap 12.15,17,l9&2I
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Our successful purchase Of this week is. COM
pOsed Of $1,000 worth Of FRENCH MULLS. IN
white. and also ECRES in plain, striped, and
checked lace effects. with polka DOT; spanish
Lace pattern. pin-dOts. and other designs. The
entire lot will be sold at the uniform price Of 23c.
a yard. The general value of these goods Is from
40 % 65c. 4 yard. .
Also, a large stock Of LACES. SWISS and
NULL EMBROIDkRIES, suitable for trimming
them.
4 large stock Of LADIES' UNDERWEAR Of
every description. COHEN BROTHERS.
an I4-SaSu&W Fourth and Broad streets.
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SALE OF sToCKs-C0NvICTI0Ns IN THE HUST-
INGs COURT-CHARGED WITH ARs0N-DIs-
CHARGED AND REARREsTED-C0UNTY POLL
TTCc So
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-03-08
Proven for these Days.

Beware of false prophets and patent
tooth-ache drops.
Look not upon the horse race and
monkey with the BOOKSELLER, for it is not
wise to bet unless you can win.
Try not to guy the stranger who So
iourneth in the land that seemeth meek
and sad; for of such are three card
monte men made.
A wise woman will not light the fire
with kerosene, but will invite the servant
girl to whom she owes three months
wages to do the same.
If man smites thee on the right
cheek, turn also to him thy left cheek,
and peradventure thou canst with great
ease plant kick that will cause him to
become discouraged and repent of his
folly.
The young man who drinketh too CO.
piously of tirewater and trieth to run a
town." will surely come to grief, when
IN the fullness of time he hath ever
lastingly hammered the stubborn lime
stone.
Experience is high grade school
course thorough, tuition free-but Incl.
dental expenses enormous.
The foolish man sayeth to himself: 81
will blow in the muzzle of this empty
gum" and the wise coroner will say in
his report: Accidentally blowed to the
hereafter.
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Born OF CannibaIs.

Among the arrivals in this city during
the past week, says the louisville Courier
journal. none is more noteworthy than
that of a native-born cannibal girl. Cap
tain L. G.. Means procured the girl
from her home on one of the Sooloo is'
lands, in the China sea, all of which are
inhabited by cannipals He brought her
home with him and she has renamed in
his family ever since. The girl, who is
known by the name of 'Saide, is now
about twelve years old, large for her age
and very attractive looking. Her COM
plexion is light copper color, her fea-
lures regular, eyes very large and black,
and her hair long and straight, being
also Jet black. The only thing peculiar
looking about her is the construction of
her teeth, which are very strong and
white, and, instead OF being straight, are
pointed outward. Although she has
been in the family for some time, yet
she has scarcely succeeded in getting the
customs of her native land out of her
mind and is in constant dread of being
eaten. She remembers distinctly some
of the occurrences in her native land +,
and tells of several persons being eaten.
She relates that on one occasion an old
aunt of hers was captured by the enemy,
who proposed to eat her, as is usual
with their prisoners. They first bit a
large piece out of her arm. however, in
order to test the sweetness of her flesh.
The test was evidently not satisfactory,
IS they finally concluded net to eat the
old lady, but to keep her as slave.
which they did unit! she was rescued by
her native tribe. The girl retains many
of her native customs and signs and
dances in the true cannibalistic style.
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A CHR OF THE OLD BLoCK.-There
are great many more lottery tickets
sold in Galveston than is generally sup
posed. One of our most respectable cit
liens, church member, observed a
printed list of the numbers that had
drawn prizes, in the pistol pocket of his
sons pants, and captured it at once. he
looked over it, and casting his eyes on
his guilty son, said in low voice. choked
with emotion:
.'This looks bad, James"
The young man looked as il he would
sink through the floor and in an humble
voice began to make excuses, saying he
was sorry, etc.
II am as sorry as you are, James. /
don't see the number of any Of my tick
cts in the list. Blast the luck, anyhow"
was the paternal response.
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UNMARKETABLE GENIUS Authorship
is tempting career for those who are
conscious of lively parts and have moth
ing better to do. When the only object
is to please the reading public. to vary
skillfully we'll known popular themes, 1t
must go hard for clever man not to
succeed. But the old difficulty presented
itself anew. Literature may easily be
the most dishonest of trades if a writer
be not on his guard. Carlyle could not
go into the literary market and ascer-
tain what was the article most in de-
mand and forthwith produce it without
scruple to the best OF his ability. He
simply could not; it was not only he
would not. He had a most refractory
and imperious genius which would only
go one way. He had no fuency, but
wrote with tremendous difficulty, as he
said; none of the glib superficial facility
so remarkable very often in those who
have the least 10 say. He had so much
to say that he found it, in the first in
stance, at least, difficult to say anything.
But really he had not much talent and
no cleverness, only genius, and that of a
very unmistakable kind Macmillan S
Magazine.
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TWO WOMEN.

A grandma ST I'm her great ana-cA,.c,
Balmy sweet Is che soft spring 1,t.
Through the H,,jcal, 5Gai,we3 pane
She looks to the orchard, beyond the lane,
Aud she catches the g,aam ota wouaus dress
As it tluttegs about in the wind caress.
''That child is glad as the day is long
Her lover is coming, her lies q soug."
Up from the orchards Aoverv bloom
Floats fragrance faint to the darA'ning room
Where grandma dreams, till a tender grace
And Il softer light steals into her face.
For once again she is young and fair,
And twining roses in her hair,
Once again buthe as the lark above
She is only girl, and g.rl in love!
The years drop from her their weary pain;
Shs is clasped in her lover arms again!
The last faint glimmers of daylight die,
Stars tremble out oithe purple SKY,
Ere Dora fits up the garden path,
Sadly afraid OF grandma's wrath.
With rose-red cheeks aud hying hair
She uestles down BY the old srm-chair
"Grandma, Dick says, may we-may /"
The faltering voice grows strangely shy.
But grandma presses the little hand
"Yes my dearie, understand,
ale may have you, darling" Not all in vair
Did grandma dream she was girl againl
She gently twists a shining curl;
"Ah, mel the philosophy of girl
stake the worlds treasures, its nobest, best
And love will outweigh all the rest"
And through the easement the moonlight cold
Streams on two heads, one gray, one gold.
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Widely separated religions have
touched each other in Philadelphia. A
Baptist Clergyman preached in q syna-
gogue. The rabbi, introducing him to
the congregation, said that by the Chris
tian acceptance of the invitation to ad.
dress Jews there was no surrendering of
opinion and no compromise of belief on
either side. I'VE agree to disagree on
certain points," he said, "but there are
many more on which We agree to agree
for all time to come, and chief among
these is love OF country"
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SHORT BITS.

The coinage at Philadelphia for Jan
uary was 50, 294 900.
Missouri is sending acorns to Europe
to improve the forests.
In some parts of Northwestern Iowa
farmers are using hay for fuel
There are $4,000 acres of United
States land for sale in Mississippi.
Four thousand merino bucks have
been received by San Antonio, Texas,
farm.
A Boston paper claims that that city
has the most complete dry goods ''estab-
lishment in the world"
The Japanese farmers comprise one
half the population, and most of them
cultivate less than an acre of ground.
Tobacco is an important product of
Pennsylvania. The yield last year was
$3.50, 900 pounds, valued at $3, 49,
600.
The Hudson river ice crop will yield
nearly 5000 900 tons-one OF the largest
harvests, if not the largest, ever taken
from that river.
A party of gentlemen from Kentucky
are prospecting in Florida, with view
to start factory to manufacture fiber
from "bear grass"
Savannah has shipped cargo of Ten
nessee corn-22 car loads direct to Liv-
erpool, and it is thought that more will
follow.
A substitute for celluloid has been in
vented which is said to possess all it's
valuable qualities and the additional ad-
vantage of being fire-proof.
The sixty.six insurance companies
reporting IN New York State show q
loss of nearly half million in surplus
and no profit on the business, taken as d
whole.
Contrary to the opinion of old fisher
men, statistics clearly prove that there
has been steady increase of the behring's
taken annually on the northeast Of Scot
land.
The Salt Lake Tribune says: There is
little doubt the peach trees in this Ter
ritory are generally used up by the Sc.
we're weather. New orchards will have
to be set out in the spring.
1t is stated in New York that the con-
troll of the Denver and Rio Grende road
has passed, by the purchase of the stock,
to the hands of Messrs. Gould, Hunting
ton, L. w. Scott and Osborn.
AS an indication of the productiveness
of our country, it is significant that the
exports for December, 1882, amounting
to 800, $50 ,433, were exceeded in but
single previous month in our his
tory.
Lovers OF genuine sugar from the cane
will be glad to learn that all the glucose
factories in Iowa, established at an
aggregate cost of more than half
million dollars, have proved financial
failures.
Mr. Luft, of New Orleans, has in
vented n machine which so facilitates
and cheapens the preparation of domes-
tic jute that it may be made to compete
in price and quality with the importa-
tons from India.
The freezing of fish, flowers and other
articles in blocks of ice which are used
in the windows of restaurants, making
very attractive signs, is practiced
by the New Orleans ice manufacturing
establishments.
Foreign immigration is credited with
fetching 10000, 900 of money into Win
nepeg, besides bones, muscle and brains.
Economists figure the cheapest kind of q
man at about $500 of capital lost or won
to town.
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Judge Pittman has habit of slipping
his watch under his pillow when he goes
to bed. One night somehow it slipped
down, and as the Judge was restless it
worked its way down toward the foot
of the bed. After a bit, while he was
lying awake, his foot touched it it
felt very cold he was greatly surprised,
scared, and jumping from the bed, he
said:
My gracious, Maria, there's toad or
something under the covers. l touched
it with my foot"
Mrs. Pitman gave loud scream and
was on the floor in an instant.
"Now, don't you go hollering and
waking up the neighborhood, said the
Judge. " You get a broom or some
thing ready, and we'll fix the thing very
quick"
Mrs. Pitman got the broom and gave it
to the Judge, with the remark that she
felt as though snakes were creeping up
her legs and back.
"Oh, nonsense, Maria Now. turn
down the covers slowly while hold the
broom aad bang it. Put bucket of
water alongside of the bed so that we can
shove it In and drown it,"
Mrs. Pitman fixed the bucket ana very
gently removed the covers. The Judge
held the broom uplifted, and as the
black ribbon OF the silver watch was re-
vealed, he cracked away at it three or
four times with the broom ; then he
pushed the thing off into the bucket.
Then they took the light to investigate the
matter. When the judge saw what it
was he said:
Il might have known; it's just like
you women to go screeching and fussing
about nothing. It's utterly ruined"
''It was you that made the fuss. not
me, said Mrs. Pitman. lyon needn't
try to put the blame on me-"
Then the judge turned in and growled
at Maria until he went fast asleep.
A lady at Branchville, New Jersey, one
day fed o common brook turtle that had
approached her door. Thereafter the
turtle paid frequent visits. This season
the animal brought = mate with it, and
the two mako frequent excursions from
the brook TO the house TO obtain food.
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called upon Mrs. Briscoe at the appoint
ed time he was smilingly informed by
that lady that she had never possessed a
diamond bracelet in her life.-London
Truth.
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name, | am sorry l. have wasted time
in come here to assist you to preserve
it."
81 don't understand what you meaI,
ma am" said Mr.. Maurice, rather faint
ly. eff you don't think fl00 is enough,
perhaps you will prefer to select some.
thing from my stock"
Upon my word, Mr.. Maurice, your
offer is simply contemplate" exclaimed
Mrs. Briscoe, rising from her seat in
dignantly. "As you evidently don't OBJ
ject to acquiring notoriety as a receiver
of stolen property, shall give evidence
against the girl without the smallest
conjunction. Good morning."
Stay, mann, stay~ exclaimed Mr..
Maurice. fairly startled out of his senses
IL am open to any reasonable sug-
gestion you may have to make. Shall
we say another fifty?"
Another fifty, indeed! Look here, Mr..
Maurice! am not going to waste any
more time talking to you" said Mrs.
Briscoe, confronting him and looking
him straight in the face. Unless / re-.
ceive from Won $4,000 in banks notes
within an hour I will set the police on
your track, and you will be very rightly
served. The inspector left word that he
would call at my house again at o'clock
and il have not heard from you by that
time shall identify the bracelet and tell
where got it from"
Its an awful price to ask for-for q
bracelet" gaspsd Mr.. Maurice. Never
the less, when the inspector Of police