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, 1883-05-03

A READING RooM.--This question
has been mootea SO often heretofore
by the ARGUS with so little effect, and
the last effort made in that direction
by yenterprising citizens Of Port Town
send resulted ia such n fiat failure,
that it is quite discouraging. But the
object is such u worthy one, and the
need Of such public resort in our
wn is so apparent that we cannot
refrain from striking a lick or two in
its favor whenever occasion offers.
The move last year resulted in organ
izing a society, and was participated
in by Hon. A. w. Bash, Hon. @. NJ.
Bradshaw, Rev. John. Reid and 9th,
ers who earnestly desired that the adj
vantagcs Of a public reading room
might be secured for this place; but
so little general interest in the mat
ter was aroused that the burden fell
almost entirely upon the few who
started it. Besides contributing for
the rent of the room used, we wrote
to Washington city, to the depart
ment Of agriculture, to the census bu-
reau and members of congress, to Sc
cure such reading matter as might be
obtained gratis, and the result has
been the accumulation ever since OF
documents of public interest. No
doubt number of newspapers could
be obtained, free of cost, OF sent re
gularly at a nominal figure-and thus
a nucleus be formed at little or no
expense. But it does require money
for other necessary expenses. A suit
able room must be provided; lights
and fuel must be paid for, and the
services of a janitor secured. The
plan we have to suggest now is this:
Form society with suitable laws;
sell yearly, semi-annual, quarterly
and monthly tickets, at graded prices;
let twayfarers be charged nominal
sum each for the liberties of the read
ing room per day or evening, with a
lighter charge pro rata for weekly
tickets; when books are obtained, let
them be catalogued and valued, and
when borrowed, let their coin value
be deposited till their return. The
beginning may be small, but the end
iustifies the effort; moreover, unless
a beginning is make the town will re-
main without a reading room. I'm
grants come here seeking the local
literature of the country; finding no
public reading room, they are at loss
where to go. Strangers of all kinds
come here to remain few days at a
time, and not few of these go away
disgusted, because they "have no
where to CO." as they term it, to pass
the timein reading or innocent ampse-
ment. Other towns have their read
ing rooms, and are immensely bene-
fitted thereby. Why not Port Town
send, too? If we do not keep trying,
we shall never succeed in this matter.
, 1883-05-03

AS an item OF Importance to the
Quileute people, we may mention the
fact that the Brockways, Of Pyscht,
are about constructing alogging road
in such way that it can be utilized
for a road across to the Quileute val
ley from that point. They contem
plate trying to get it laid out as a
county road so that residents of that
locality can do their county road
work on it-and then perhaps the
Quileute people will make little ex,
ira exertion to have the road opened
clear through. We are glad to no
tice our suggestions about advertis-
ing that locality ably seconded by
the Post Inteligencer. If posters
announcing its advantages were
placed in the hands Of incoming i'm
migrants, many of them would so
there.
, 1883-05-03

STEAMERS sailing from Hamburg, wa
Havre to New York. during the mt hth Oh
April will be; Bohemia, Sueyil, kh1eun,
Hnmmonia, Gellert, Gugia. Wes'phaim
and Frisia. For passage amply 70
WATERMAN & KATE.
, 1883-05-03
NOTICE.

Parties wantinga practical exp rlenccd
engineer, either for steamer or suwlnill,
please apply to ROTHSCHILD & co.
Port Townsend, April &, 1883.
, 1883-05-03

A peculiar occurrence has taken
place in London. A devoted young
high church curate was waited upon
by an attractive young woman, who,
however, wore an air of deep melan-
choly on her features. She invited
En to her house and told him her ia
tai secret. She loved the curate with
a deep, fervent love, but, alas, twas
hopeless! He had vowed himself to a
life Of celibacy. But she would car
ry her attachment to the grave, and
die happy, if he would only give her
one kiss to cheer her on her dark and
lonely road. Of course, the curate
complied - who wouldn't? and
the young lady went away with a
hollow sigh. Next day the preach
er received apackage, tastefully tied
up with blue ribbon, that on open
ing he found to contain an instantan-
eous photograph, cabinet size, show
ing himself in the act of kissing the
young lady. With the package was
very prettily written note from the
fair damsel informing him that she
had eleven more such portraits, and
that he could have the dozen at $50
each-if he wouldn't pay she could
dispose of them in other quarters.
IT'S said the preacher paid the coin,
and will look no more upon the
face of woman.
, 1883-05-03

The Dayton Chronicle believes that
nine-tenths OF the people Of Washington
Territory desire the repeal of the Sun
day law.
, 1883-05-03
Editorial Notes,


Henry Waterson avowed few days
ago that he intended to take the pro
lection bull by the horns, Samuel
Randall Of Pennsylvania will take the
animalby the tail There will he a
lively tussle in which Samuel will get
kicked, Henry will be gorcd and the
Bull will walk triumphantly on.
Some of the Oregon papers, nota
bly, the News, are raising a mighty
howl over the dangers of Puget Sound
navigation, and are trying to make it
appear that the dangers of the Colum-
bia River are as nothing, compared
with those of our waters. Let them
howl. Eremany years have elapsed
the towns on the Sound will have
grown into great maritime cities,
while Portland as a seaport will
have ceased 10 e&lSt.
The Portland papers cannot be
blamed for trying to uphold their
city. 1t is natural for all papers to
do that. Portland needs all the"boom'
her newspapers can give, for that
CITY is on the brink of a commercial
collapse thatwillinevitably everwhelm
her, if something is not done to de-
crease the danger to navigation on
the Columbia and Willamette rivers.
When, however, in order to help their
own, they deliberately lie about other
localities, we think they go too far.
As Willard told the Portland mer-
chants some months ago, there is lots
of vacant land on the Sound, and
they had better build warehouses
here from which to ship the wheat,
and other products of Oregon. By
SO doing their bank accounts will be
much larger in a few years than they
will bel the merchants continue in
Portland. Large and constantly in
creasing outlays will be required for
river improvements, that will not be
warranted by the income. The Col
umbia river cannot be permantly i'm
proved and Portland people might as
we'll acknowledge it now as later. 1t
is conclusion they must come to
sometime in the near future.
Portland must be in a uery bad
condition when it becomes necessary
for her newspapers, in order to black
en- the superior excellence of other To-
calities, to go back eight OF ten years
and bring up a slight collision like
that of the Northwest and Nonantum
in which neither vessel was much
injured, and which was caused by bad
seamanship on the part of one OF the
Captains, s,and try to make it look as if
caused by some obstruction that rem
dered navigation on the Sound dan
gerous, and the same papers are try
ing to bring up all the groundings,
wrecks and collisions that have occur
red on the Sound and in the Straits
in the past Is years, making it appear
as though they were recent disasters
thus showing they are afraid to show
things up fairly. Why, there were
more vessels wrecked during the past
five years on the Columbia bar and in
the river than there has on the Sound
in fifteen years, and we have just as
many ships coming here as there are
going over the bar. 1.-THE Columbia
is SO much safer than the Sound, why
is it most wrecks occur there?
, 1883-05-03

Justly, form set by themselves They
give entertainments and favors that
poor men cannotretuln, and, therefore
should not accept. He is out of place
with them physically, mentally, NOR
ally and financially, and every mar
riageable girl knows about as thor
oughly as her sensible old mother.
The simplest advise to the men is to
stay out of swell society. There is no
room in it for them. They are a dis
tmbing element, and are as foolish
as drunken men, for after the into1i-
cation of the moment wears off there
is naught but mental depression left.
, 1883-05-03

Henry Waterson avowed few days
ago that he intended to take the pro
lection bull by the horns, Samuel
Randall Of Pennsylvania will take the
animal by the tail. There will he a
lively tussle in which Samuel will get
kicked, Henry will be gorcd and the
Bull will walk trimphantly on.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

II is universally conceded that there IL
no other stock more beautiful than that OF
Carlton Mccarthy & Co, At sos Main street.
PAGES block. But il does not seem TO be
generall' known that they have all the
L0w-PRIcE goods usually kept in hook and
stationery stores. II Is fact. however,
that their stock, though very elegant and
in some departments expensive, embraces
desirable and scryiceable presents at very
moderate prices. Certainly there il no one
bookstore where the public can see great
or or finer variety OF stock in their line.
The stock is too varied TO be described
within the limits OF an advertisement, but
they assure the public and their friends
that they were never so well prepared TO
serve them as now.
Please call and test he truta Of these as
sertions.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
A DVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are YOU disturbed AZ nlg.t and broken of your
re-, by a sick child suffering aud crying With pain
of cutting tectlIy II send AZ once and get bot
lie OF MRS. WfNsLOW's SOOTHING sNkUP
for children tee'hing. Is value is !nealculahle. IL
Will relieve The poor little sufferer immeditteiy.
Depcnd upon Il. mothers. there isno mistake about
A.. II curs dysentcry and diarrho'i' regulates tie
stomach and bowels, and cures wlnd-colic, soncns
the gum. reduces in iannaiion, ana gives tone
and energy 20 the whole sYs,em MRS. WlNs-
Lows SOOTHING SYRUP for children teeth
Ing Is p'ei.ant 10 the tastc and Is tie prescription
of one Of tie oldest and best female pbys,cisns
aud nurses IA the United STATES. and Is for sale by
AL druggists throughout the world. Price 25 cents
| a bottle oc 23-codiw
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
Carlton Mccarthy & 90.

publishers, booksellers and stationers, anu
dealers in fancy goods, respectfully urge
their patrons and friends to call as early a.
possible, and during the quiet of the next
few days select the choice things in their
stock, thus avoiding the ineritabie cro,rd
and rush OF the last ten days before Christ
mas. No place is more convenient than
theirs, ut sos Main street pace Block).
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
THE DISPATCH
rr.RMS OF ADVERTISING

BuRNETT's COCAINE. the best and cheap
est hair-dresslng. II kills dandruf. allays
irritation. and promotes a vigorous growth
OF the hair.
Burnett's Flay0ring Extracts are invari-
ably acknowledged the purest and best.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
(hr}stnas Snl, .

There will be a sale OF ancy articles.
large collection Of toys, and other articles
suitable for Christmas presents. at the lee
ture-room OF the Grace Street Presbyterian
church, on next Thursday and Friday, De-
cember 9th and eth. The sale will COM
mence each day at II o'clock, continuing
through the day and evening. Refresh
ments will he served. The public are In
Yitcd 10 Nttend.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
Closing Sales OF SiIyer.PIated Ware.

Thursday, Friday, and saturday will be
the closing sales Of the valuable collection
oi rich Silyer-Platod Ware, Bronzes,
Rogcrs'S Cutlery, Clocks. and other desira-
BILE goods at Llughton's auction-house.
sales at log 4. VI. and O'Clock u. VI.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
AUCTION SALES This DAY.

T.. b. COOK, lO% A. NJ. goodwill AID AS.ures Of
A. Nerl'lo.
CHEWNING T. ROSE, T.. NJ, frame dwelling
No. ll0t north flrst street.
WILLIAM GOLDSMITH, lC:30 4. ". dry
goods. clothing r..
JAS. MACDOUGALL, i0k 4. NJ, h0Hsehoid fur
niture. stoves, clothing, &c.
JSO. y. LAUGHrON. JR.. 10y \. NJ. and
o'c.ock 4. NJ. rich rnpie-plated siyef"arr.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
Union Depot.

The fact that we are to have Il new city
Hall and (aiter timel the electric hghI
inspires tbc hope that a union PASSENGER
depot j. no: beyond the range OF pos'lbiiiii-
ties In tins generation. What do the rill-
road-men think about ity l. 1t possible
that altogether they cannot get up ieasl-
bic schen.e for raising the 100000 neces-
SaYV
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
Invitation.

You are requested TO call at No. III cast
Broad street, Richmond. where will he
given a practical exhibition OF IIecker's
Seli-Raising Buckwheat and FlOurs De
cemher 6, 7, and s. 1883.
Ladies especially invited.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
rroR OTHER LOCAL SEE FOURTH rAcE.l

KEEPING ACCOUNTS Mr.. Tbomos ;.
Chappen, Treasury Department, Washing
ton, u. c., had congestion OF the throat,
and says Ihel by the great raln-eure, -.
Jacobs Oh. be was cgr"d.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

Now. all we can say Is that il W. ID. Blair
~ Co., ll00 east Main street. is not place
that you can get the most reliable Liquors,
Teas, TobaccOs, &c., nee make a mistake.
We find the quality OF their goods unSur-
passed, and their price, most reasonable.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

are most cordially invited to call early and
often at Ryland n Lees warerooms, 9l3
Main street, where they will find the largest
assortment Of Piano, and Organs ever seen
in this city.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
PERSONAL.

WE LEARN FROM GOOD AU-
w THORirY ihst Cgplain Wu.LlAM \.
BRAGG, og Richmond, Va, has nllen L,ir 20
.',ol ~ ,olk aeie.L.. ~ 6-lls
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

XMAS CARDS. Many thousands. from the cheap
est Ia the best. OF the very unique style, we have
very few. Call curly.
j. W. RASDO PHI & ENGLtsH,
1902 Main Street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

THE BEsT BRANDS oF CIGARS in the city are
G.. & r., Love Me, and 90.
GODDIS Il TRIBBsrr, Proprlctors
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

FINE BIsQUEs. PLUSH TOILET CASES,
rocERs.s GRoris atL. LEwIs's. 9i2 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

II you want TO enjoy good smoke ask Tor tie
Cuban clgars O.. & L., Love Ne. and Ninciy-Nine.
The more you smoke the NOR sou want
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
Hnnse of Delegates.

At 12:Oj p. NJ. yesterday i. Ii. McCaull,
Clerk of the last House. raped and called
tbc House OF Delegates 20 order. He said ::
" Gentlemen, the tin having arrived, |
noV. according 10 law. call this House to
order. and designate William +. Pumphrey
IN act as Sergeant-at-A Arms
PRAYER by Rev. DR.. j. Il. Hawthorne. ot
the First Baptist church.
THE Clerk called the roll, and ninety-four
members answered TO their names.
4 quorum being present, the Clerk IN
vited the members to arise, and then adj
ministercd the oath OF office.
ELECTION OF srEAKER.
Nominations for Speaker were declared
10 be- in order.
Mr.. Il. II. Cardwell, Of Hanover, noml-
roted .Jndge c. f.. stuart, OF Alexandria.
in a generou, and happily-coneeiyed
snoc,h. Mr.. Cardwell said that Judge
Smart combined elements that would excite
nyiJe in the breasts Of all; that he had been
rsaIerted 10 preside over the body. lie al
h,1od elon,icntly to Judge Stuart as the re-
nre.entatiye OF the young Democracy ol
NJ NJ DuG Green. Of Stafford. took the
eocr affer painful silence, and SAID nc
MONT ticht. lie had not come TO snrren'
dnr and he did not doubt bat that the ON
All actIon, OF the gentleman OF his choice
sar % cne,ker had met the approval OF ever,
r,anbor of the House. He therefore nom
mated | the present incumbent, Mr.. !. c
Fowler. ,r,,
-. ,arr 81 the House, Mr. Fowler no
Iei',., member Of tAc Assembly.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

Fine Original Water-Colors At
L.LEwIs's Art-Galisry.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06
Capitol Notes

The Office OF Second Auditor i the next
to the best, II not the best, paying Office IN
the Capitol.
Mr.. Andrew J. Wingfeld, Of Hanover,
one Of the Famous Five senators OF last
session. /. candidate for Register OF the
Land Ohice.
Mr. Massey occupied a privileged seat in
the Senate Yesterday.
Major Daniel was also visitor 10 the
Capitol.
The pressure OF candidates upon mem
bers i. 80 great that the members VIII be
forced 10 make nominations sooner than
they otherwise would.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

SNOhE
G0ddin & Tnbhctt's g.. & T..
Godln & Trlhie'ts Love Ne,
Goddin & Tubteirs 90.
! best y-cent CIGARS m tAe city. Made Of Gu
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

II Mr.. Hurt Is the presiding officer that
his friends take him 10 be, he will have
better order than has usually been MAIN
tained in the Senate.
The members more than the crowd need
to be kept quiet.
The senate ought to be and ought to look
Identified,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06

The condition OF the state as to health
and prosperity is such that congratulations
NAV he exchanged. Providence has eX-
tended TO our fields genial suns and re-
iresbino rains. We have had bountiiul
boryesfs. increased industry, and a grow
Ing population. . IT,.
II Is sad to mar this pleasant picture by
aludine TO an unhappy circumstance which
all GOOD people should pray God shall
never be repeated in the state OF Virginia.
Ear Le If from the Governor OF this Com
mon,vealtb. whose duties are purely eXecu-
tive to characterlze or criticise in any par
t;san sense the trouble by which death and
Hood came on the Sd Of November to many
citizens in one Of the cities OF or State.
There IS no purpose hele to a'k your hon.
orahle body to investigate the matter.
Thcre /, no right vested in the Governor to
do so. But the charge made against this
State and that community-it cannot be
denied-is this: That men were killed.
men were wounded, OF no matter what
rarty. OF no matter what color, ana that,
CONTRARY 10 all the law-serying habits OF
his % neopIe, no man has been accused,
arrested. or tned for his part In The killing
or y.our ling. Tbs is The vi~w Q! the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-06


The condition of the public iree-schOol
system should engage the active interest OF
everv citizen OF this Commonwealth.
There is no individual and no element OF
our population but should rejoice to know
that the State in the past two years has
been able almost to double the facilities FOR
free education. Reference is confidently
made to the report OF the department OF
public instruction to show that no proper
effort or expenditure has been lacking by
this administration to carry out It's pledges
in that respect. As was said 10 your pre-
decessors and pledged to the people, the
Executive of the commonwealth knows
no higher duty than to contribute all III MS
mower 10 furnish the means for teaching
all the people to understand Their rights,
IN know the limits OF their privileges, anc
In feel and perform the full measure OF
their duties. To those whom we have
armed with the powers and responsible
ties Of citizenship, present or future, hlgh
oIIigot;on exists. To call human beings
INTO the front of the battle OF life ard deny
.bem or obstruct them in the means which
are essential to their intelligent use OF free
dom wouId be as gross an abuse as
to call men into real war and iall 10
mt in their hands the weapons with which
ic make them soldiers. IL is to be hoped
that these views will meet with no opposii--
tjon in Virginia, and that all persons OF all
classes will agree that our best policy, ms
our highest duty, dictates the free educa,
ton of all the children Of all classes OF
our people.
school system and those institutions OF
higher learning which Virginia created in
the past and should be liberal to foster IN
the future. The attention OF vonr body IS
called 10 the reports OF .he University OF
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-16
Carter & Gibson Printing Co.,
Blank Book Makers, Printers, Etc.,
=, ais ELM STREET,
Dallas. Texas.
Gnnuict 1:ahoc tn Art.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE REClEVbD
~ bv the undersigned up TO | o'clock u. m
Monday, July 49, 1888, for the labor of from 500
to 900 convicts belonging to the Texas state
Penitentiares, at Huntsville and Rusk Texas.
These convicts to be worked at industries inside
the prison walls or at Rusk, on the outside ol
the walls, at such labor rs is necessary to oper.
ate the iron furnace belonging to the Rusk pen.
itentiary.
Ample shop'room will DO furnished, together
with such mac hinery rs the state may have fol-
manufacturing.
AT the Rusk pententiary, there will be n
blast furnace, with capacity of "a tons of iron
per day also foundry, and machinery for
MAKING wagons, furniture. cars, etc. All ma
chinery new and frst-class,
At Huntsville, there will be a machine shor
and foundry: also machinery for the mauuiac
TYR OF wagons furniture. and shoes.
The touvicts will be contracted In forces OF
not less than twenty co. or in any number owe,
that TO the iull capacity Of cell aud shop.roo
Contracts to run not more than five (A) wears
All proposals must be accompanied by a good
and sufficient bond of one thousand dollar,
$1,000, for each one hundred (lOQ) convicts. or
fractional part thereof bid for, conditioned tina,
contract aud bond will be entered into and exc
cnted If PROPOSAL be accepted.
The board reserves the right to reject any ant
all bis.
Parties desiring to bid may submit any add
tional proposal they may deem proper
signed, at Austin Texas, or Il, j, GoRER, Super
intendcnt of renitcntiarios. Al HUNTSVILLE
Texas. JOHN IRELAND,
&. SEARCH
WALTER llpS,
mNlG.2w Pcnicutiary board
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-16
STATE PRESS OPINIONS


STILL KING,
Newspapers, big and Ii tie, men of high
and low estate, merchants. lawyers, states
men and cotton factors are continually din
ming in the ears OF cotton planters the ne
cesslty OF diversity of crops ana n lessenng
OF the area devoted to cotton. With all
this unsolicited advice before them, the
advices from the cotton belt is to the effect
that more of that staple will he planted this
wear than ever before. 1t seems reasonable
to suppose that the people Of the cotton
belt are very much like the folks OF other
sections, with the same nature, desires and
aspirations We furthermore think they
are as acutely alive to their own interests
as others, and being on the ground they
are the best judges as to their own wants,
conditions, necessities and opportunities.
In our travels, and they have not been
few, we always found growing in the fields
those products best suited to the soil. Ma
ture controls the crops, not the men. The
husbandman, whatever the nature of the
soil and climate, adapts himself to his sur
roundings and plants such crops as exper
fence has demonstrated are the most re
munerative, The attainment of the "al
mighty dollar" is the end in view, ana there
are no people under the sun who can see
clearer the road to IL than the citizens OF
the cotton belt. If these conclusions are
correct, there has been much gratuitous ad.
vice wasted. The cotton plant is fixture
and so long as 1t remains so nearly negoti.
able, will remain green wave.--[ Colorado
| Clipper.