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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

Our senior partner has Just returned from New
York. where be attended The large auction sales
and purchased large stock Of NEW and DEsl-
RABLK SPRING GOODS, which We offer al such
LOW PRICES a. to astonish all:
DRESS GOODS IN Checks Plaids. Plain, and
CliAneeable. In all the new shades:
PLAID DRESS GOODS IN Prints, Gingbams'
Toile-dn-Nords. from 6l 10 l2Hc.. 10 al colors;
44-INCH COLORED CASHMERES al 3oc.-Dew
shades-reguiar price 5Oc.;
SPRING AND SUMMER SILKS. Checks and
stripes, al as, 80, and 6Oc.;
BLACK SILKS Ia al the popular brands from
soc. to $3.50;
COLORED SILks, new spring shades at Co. TO-
S5c.. sl, and s1.25 for the best.
BLACK DRESS GOODS.
NUNS YELLING (3-4 and Ga. CAShhEkEs
In all widths and prices HENRlETTA CLOlHr :
ALL-WOOL BLACK BUA1lNGs Al ! -. -. -,
and 22e.: BLACK IAMlsE, GEke hh
CLOTHS. CREPE CLOTHS. ALBAIROsS. 10
fact. our BLACK DRES>-6OoDs DkfAkI-
MENT Is one Of the largest and mosi complete ID
MATTINGS. MATTINGS-
An entire cargo Of MATTINGs. bought from
the Importer. We Offer these goods al The lowest
figure ever known:
2t0 pieces WHITE MATTINGS al l2B. 10 ls'
and 2Oc.-cOsi double The money % land;
so uieces RED-CHECk MATTlN6S at l49-
l6,. ] :. 20. and 25c.; ~
9s2 pieces FANCY MATTINGSa at l4.l7' 10. 20.
81. %. 80. and 40c. These hsrures are about
one half Of last years prices. - .-,,
We are closing oct our stock Of CARPETS AND
hoOs a. ' d. q Z. MTTFL DoRFER.
NH 80 527 Broad street
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FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS and RIGS bought at auc-
ton;
oIL-CLOTH al 80. 50. and 40c., in all widths.
DOMFSTICS in Bleached and Brown al wholesale
prices.
WHITE GOODS. WHITE GOODS.
Our stock of NEW WHITE GOODS consists Of
VICTORIA LAWNS. LINON De DACCA. IN
Ola LINEN, PERSIAN NULL, CHECK Nus
LINS. CORDED and CHECKED PIQUE, DOT
TED aud FIGURED Swiss LINEN LAWNS.
Sc. &C.. from 6s 20 4Oc.
LACEs and EMBROIDEBIES IN every style and
quality;
hosiery, GLOVES, UNDLkN hAk' RIBBONS
GLOVES In Md. six. and Lisle for ladies, chill
dren and gtntlemeu: ,,
IrNIAIrNDl.IFD SHIRTS al 45c.-linen bosom
and Fruii-Of-the-Lpomc coiiohi al ooc- 2'lOo
linen and WAmsutta cotton - -
CASSINTEFS JTAN>. TWEEDS, TRICOTS,
and tIANNELS 80 Sd ana Cd Tor men and
boys wear-a very large new. suppiy-irom
l2se; s2 s s2.59 PEI {AFTe BUTTONS. COMBS
BRUSHES, sATCHKLs, IlkS' sCAkfS
FANS; o,-,
RUBBER GOODS Tor Ladies. Girls BOYS. and
Gentlemen az a great reduction,
NOTTINGHAM LACEs Tor curtains by the yard
and cnrtsins from lOc. o 81 per yard;
MARsEILLES SPREADS ~ an quALIiuNes
TOW ELS, HANDKERCHlkfs, and NAPKINS
CoI-RfkTIp's CREPE, direct from ihe import
srM75eslsl;2,51, Sid sl;s05 i'''' ~ ''' anu
COLORKD SATISES - the new evening shAdes
at 25e. worth 4oc. ..,,, -. ...-..,
that our prices are the loves .,.,.r,, r,on,,,,u
527 Broad street.
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~ WHAT THE PEOPLE WILL BE

4 4
INTERESTED IN.
our resident partner in New lork andsNf.
LEVY, OF this city have been buying bARG An :
nAered 10 their customers al a very small advance
zee their elegant llue 0f SUMNER SILhs.
BLACK SILKS, aud PLAIN COLOKED SILKS.
] case REMNANTS OF 1910. LAWNs-the
latest sfyles-will he sold az s5c.:
$50 pieces EXTRA-WIDE GRAY WAsH-POP-
LIN az &c. for the best goods mace;
BLUE-AND-NHITE PLAID-neafly all wool
al l2Nc. a YARD. worth double the money and
An elegant stock Of GINGHAMs ii G., ss, 10,
vALTNCiENSEs NET at lse. yard, worth
STRIPED MUSLIN al 1oyc. a ward. worth lsc.;
CHTCKED NAiNSOOK al sc, worth l2%c.;
INDIA LAWN si sc. worth Re;
An immenso stock OF PARAsOLs direct from The
TIDES al &C.. worth &c; at Ice, worth 20c.;
BANbsoME 10 LACE PuLow-sHAMs at 25c~
xoTTTTSGHGM FIN HAN LACE CURTAINS at sl.25 q
pair. worth 80 a. 81 10. worth s2.oo' AZ ~,
worth as; Al 1925, worth $3.50; al 81 worm
SHETLAND sHAwLs, In al colOrs' At Csc
200 g9TI pairs = sUsPENDERs al 2sc pair, worth
cySSqIfiSE NEw-YoRK-MILLs SHIRTS. with
LINEN FRONTS AND An J., cgtts' !, o,. al foc'' a.
100 dozen PURE LINEN HUCkAbACA
TOWTI.S al 81. so per dozen. worth s2
IS dozen DAMAsh TOW hLs al - S'~0"
eoo MI IFlLiFGINT OPEN wORK-BoRDER,
KNOTTKD FRINGE TOWELS al Soe' eAch'
BAGs.-We show the largest stock in the city at
'NccGLI's BAZkAR GLOVR-FITTING PAT
rERNs for The spring are In. Call and gel copy
EIegaft assortment Of HAMBURGB EDG-
INGS AND INsERTISGs, aAd al lower 'Aiue
than ever vet offered. -..., -
We show the lEfgest and rest assortment OF
SWISS EDGINGSN AND INSERIIAOs 70 DC
found in any one establishment. ,,.~-y,
Creat bargain fn HENs TITCHED HAND
HFRCHIEFs Al 10 and l3c. apiece, worth 40
and 2Oc. ,.,ooo,, eoa
ELEGANT BR0CADKD SASH RIBBON csc
A ward. the regular value Of which Il 81. ,-,,
A fun assortment OF TABLE DAMASh ~
DOILIYs. Our stock is the most complete IN thls
city, and we show every quality from cOfnmCne.'
70 hBesl made You VIII ind our prices All rgrt'
CHiLDRFN's IINEN AND WORsTED SAh-
RiAGE-ROBEs. LINEN LAP. ROBES. at siTA
rood bargzin. EXTRA SIZE LINEN LAP
RORFS. LEVY. DAVIS a. DRAhk-
Inh 26 l0l7 and 1919 Main 81 est'
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~ sYcLE BROTHERS.

Good Intentions 20 long vay in cxcusing mis-
takes, but mistakes Of advertisers using extrava-
sani headings, as have certain dry-goods firms Of
late, should be viewed by the public In a tvofeld
light
Attention Is respectfully invited 10 the follow
ing, being q few Of the many extraordinary In
ducements Which we win Offer:
Our steck of BLACK and CoLORED SILKS is
very lArge. and must he reduced. In order 70
DO 90 we have made sweeping reductions.
Our stock OF SUMNER SILKS Is larger than ever
s'S ssr. worn sse- SOC. worth sese, s2sc.
so pieces ecs of BL AcK CASHMERE just received,
10 be elesed 0at 1T \ very low price;
Opening Of new styles IN sPRING DRESS
GOODS, consisting q PLAlDs, sTRIPEs,
cHECks coMgISATfoNS. CoLoRED
cAsbMERES, SER6ES- 0TT0MANs. and
LADIES CLOTH In the newest and most
rs pSeces Of xLL-WOoL BLACK LACE BUNT.
ING al 25c- rednced from size:
20 pieces Of GRAY PIN-CHECK at l5e. worth
NUS's YELLING IN Black and all color:
81 pieces Of BLACK CREPE. bought last week ai
aver large sale In New York. to be closed out
AZ less than half yalns:
PARAs0Ls In all the latest novelties OF the sea-
JERSEYS from sl.5o TO s4.45o In all shades;
We have Just purchased al a great sacrifice S.Voo
pieces OF RIBBON; they range In price from
x 20 69c.:
In LADIES UNDERWEAR we offer greater bar.
gains than ever;
GENTLEMEN's UNLAUSDRIED SHIRTS, our
own manufacture. 10 be sold cheap:
GENTL EMEN'S EXTRA FINE HEMsTITCHED
HANDkERCHIEFS reduced from 75c. % 4Oc.
ALL-LINEN COLORED BORDtR al 2Sc..
worth zoe;
$4,000 Yards Remnants Of DRESS GOODS and
SILKS, 70 be sold at a sacrifice:
LINEN and COTTON DIAPERS from auction;
Remnant Of IRISH LINEN at soc. worth 81
yard.
Having purchased 1000 pieces Of HAMBURG
FDGlNGS and INSERTION at a great sacri-
fee, We will offer the same tomorrow al the
following prices: 3, g, 10, l2k Is, 49,
CHECK and PLAID NAINsOOK at s, 10, u,
10. s. 20. and 23c. per yard;
LACE-STRIPED PlQUES ~ Csc;
CORDED PlQUES at SC. per yard; -
All the new shades IN sILk GLOVES aud MlTI>.
Mating AZ 2Oc worth 25c.; MATING al csc.
worth 40c.;
SYCLE BROTHERS,
NH 3O-Su.W&F 81 Broad street
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MTnICAL COLLEGE.

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA,
Nj SPECIAL COURSE or PRACTlCAI. MED
iCINf.-ssssion win bcgin on WEDNESDAY.
April 2, 1884, and end JAY ]; rrsstssal sne snf
s,assf5r ,.ncrsb Tor stud.uts. Terms. s2S for The
soarse IS Tor anatomical material FOR eircnlAl
o' i"' '-'e' DH. John ". UPSHUR.
SECRETARY and Treasurer,
qoe easgGraee street. Richmond. Va
NH 2-eodlm
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FERTILIZERS.

II AND PLAsTER.-MY" :" STANDARD
Il BRAND" or LAND PLASTER u grouhe
FROM tsle bcsf-seiecieG Nova scotia Blue .ne'p.
trial lnsnreS its peEmsDeBt use, salsiAeHon
&aarAntaed. GEORGE ]. klN1,
Lump and Ground Plaster, Meal, Feed de.
ms fg.am Richmond, Va
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ITO NAVAL DRAUGHTsMEN AM


The Reard ON he Chesapeake ana Iis Trihu-
tar1es, organized BY recent act oi The virginia
1 IeCt.lature. offer premium ~ - ,.
ONE HUNDRED AMI flfI1 DoLLAks
ron IHk
BFST CONPLtTE SET OF DRAWINGS
PLANS. AND SPTCnlCATlONs FOR
STEANEk
., p. rees Ia virginia water. fr The protection OF
ovsiers-1he boat t0 be not less than O5 nor more
man l2O feet over all The draNings must set
frrfh everN detail of construction. with estimates
80 g. ,csnsge disu!scemeut daught- speed, &C.
Provision 70 be made for a magazine, and allow
apces for deck room for a heavy gun forward aud
aft cabins Tor officers and crew ana saicnia'lons
MUM l. offered for the best suggesuens A. 70
hoaf Tor r.oiice service on The Chesapeake hay.
All communications should oe slaItSsea 70 70 70 ane
undersigned and none vii be cogsioefon NJ iEh
TIP l4TH DAY OF APRIL. lest' ,.,,.
49, WILLIAM D.. CAMERON.
-,.-,,, ~ v,rygn,a and President q The Bnard
na he Cbesspseake ana IL Tributaries.
"N '-4N nh 3O-lOf
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PERSON AL.

WE LEARN THAT DR.. EDWARDS
w bas located IN Richmond, at the ~. Csarles
ua,.t ~" NH 3O-lts
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Having qulllled as executor OF the >, estate Of
a. 49, ,o,he sasrne 40 present their accounts for
ssttleinsni. Al Dersous dase Tie estsie Of said
S""'' VIII 0"''S 4 THOMPSON BROWN.
,.hgao, Executor.
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NJ JOHN c. sHAFER.

III JOHN c. sHAFER,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
1904 MAIs sTRKET lseeond door above posi-
ofice), Richmond. Va
Always on hand large stock OF the LAifsi
STYLE IMPORTED GOODS. NIB i5-Sm
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FIRST OPENING-DAN.
TALLEY Il CO.,
3Og BROAD STREET.

H. this our first advertisement Of The season we
AK ,our careful paru.al Of the attractions and
inducements ve ofer 10 The SPRING TRADE
viz:
SILKS.
BLACK SILK at 81 AS good value for price as
can he found anywhere;
BLACK SATIN MERVEILLEUX ai 9ic.;
FOULARD SILKS at 35c.;
FOULARD SILKS at 59c.:
BROCADED sATINs IN eve ming shades-boaUii-
ful goods and cheap-only Boo;
BROCADED sLR GRENADINES in an shades
at4oc.;
ALL-SILK BLACK GRENADINE atsl.23;
A beautiful line Of SUMNER SILKS.
BLACK GOODS
our assortment in this department Is more COM
plete thsn ever before, both a 10 the medium
and lightweight goods, and prices we gaaran-
tee a. low A. lie lowest
PARASOLS
in q variety Of STYLES There are q number Of new
designs in PARASOLS lhis season. and We ask
m early call, That you may SEE our large col
lection.
HOSIERY, HOSIERY.
We are confident that we have a. complete a line
of medium goods IN HOSIERY A. can b.
found 80 the city.
Our 2ec. RIBBED HOSE. Tor boys Tor school
wear. j. something extra;
We also have q beautiful line or Ll>Lk tO>E'
both for MISSES and ladies
TRIMMINGS. NOTIONS, &c.
All Il the latest designs IN PASSAMENTERiEs
FRINGES. LACE>. and ORNAMENTS Tor
dress trimmings
WHITE LACES.
4 nice line al reasonable prices.
WHITE GOODS. WHITE GOODS.
TOWELS. NAPKINS. .TABLF-CLOTHs;
CAS- IAfERE- Al S5c- worth 81
RTrTTON~ iu endless Varlcty;
.GFNTI EMFN'S >CARFS anJ Dl IlE TItSi
FIGTRFD TERRY-CLOTH az 75c In white,
pink and light blue, for childrtn'- sacques and
afshans. -
HAMBURG EDGlN6>.
NAINSOOk EDTING>.
LINEN TORCHON.
We would can special attention H. our magnificent
line Of
Our stock Is even more attractive in hifh-art de-
signs than last season. Wheu We made rtpuiA-
lion FOR carving The most unique and attrAc-
tive assortment In the CITY. mh ~
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Won't you take peep at our Piece Goods FOR
Popular Price Tailoring?
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Io.r. srRaYED. AND FOUND.

7 OsT. A TEN.DOLLAR BILL. BE-
IL TWEEN corner Aaia and Governor hY =
tDFs.fn ger going tid Governor, Hraakhn. s1s bAak
sfr,efs to Swossncy's Stables on Teutb street fh-
anser viii bs libsrsily rewarded ~ ieayins sanae
- H. DispatcL osFee. nh 30-its
OST. MARCH 2JTH, A PENSION
L. CHECK for s2a. drawn IN favor of Mr..
CaTHAEISE II. hEFToN. The check 4 % no
valuc 10 any one bat the bensaciAry. paymeSs
has been stOppsd. a ful 'ahle reward will ic paid
for rs delivery 81 No. 6i9 west MAin strs'ei.
nh S0-lts
TOST, A WHITE SETTER ~
IL DOG, WITH YELLOW MARk.@n
INgS. liberal inward ain he paid Tor bis re-
turn 20 1911 Cary stzeei. nh t9-Sts
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WANTED, ORDERS FOR SAWED
w AND DRESSED LUMBER, @ b. delivered
promutly al Chesapeake and OHIO depot. Rich
mona. Mills near kwell station.
%. :. JONF>.
fe17-Scsms Box 3. Wnlam,iurf. va.
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ronEIGN sTEamsHIPS.
moULDrxGs, BRACKETS. Ae.

WHITE 4 PoINDEXTER,
w PLANISG-MlLL AND BOX FACTORY:
MAnufaeturers % M0pLDlNGs.. CnkSISS =
DESCRIPTIONS, ROuND AND SQUIRE
WOODEN PACKAGES. Estimates furnished.
FACTORY, TEsBsy-fo fourth and Main stree's
tfe 2e-3ml
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BOARDING.

EXCELLENT ROOMS,
WITH BOARD,
a, AO1 north Eleventh street, corner Marsha
street. Ndghborhcod good a. any ~ The city.
GOOD STABLE TO- rent. nh 5O-Il-
nOoMS FURNISHED OR UNFUR-
X, SISuVD BOARD for gentlemen. MEALS
- hosrs 10 euif business. Persons visiting Rich
snand - NJ xtil 6nd pleasant place 70 stop AZ.
""Au ""' MRS. :. II. WATKINS,
h,o-wkSnGts seq north sixth street.
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FIyASCIAL.

''-r,- :S,,s S,1rS 1rSs,S,no1H.yALLE RAILROAD Co.
~ ~ "a "a "a az SfST sTHEET, PHILADELPHIA.
n,HE COUPONS MATURING APRIL
,So< % ,he GENERAL MORTGAGE
noNhbs oF THE sHENANDoAH-vALLEY
RsnRoAD coMPAN,ns s ss e a'S wSnK oe Iad al'fT
LII Th,ri sfrrei, PhilAdeiphia. or bY
cY7y yS2 nnIlGF a co, 81 wan street. New
York. T.aa,.,-.
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4 rHoIcE TAILORING.

OUR TAILORING DEPART
MExT, UNDER THE SUFFER
VISION OF AS EXPERT CUT
TIERS AS cAs BE POUND fS
THE UNITED STATES, Is NOW
BUSY IN CONSTRUCTING
SOME NOVEL sylTIsGs- A
PROMINENT YOUNG oFFI-
CIAL oFTHE RICHMOND AND
ALLEGHANY RAIL ROAD
LEFT A CARTE BLANCHE Or
DER FOR A xoBBY BUSINESS
SUIT, WHICH WE SHALL DE-
SCRIBE, AS IT Is AS PRETTY
AND STYLISH AS ANY SUIT
EVER PRODUCED BY ANY
NEW YORK TAILoRs.
1.-THE SUIT Is MADE OF A
BROKEN PLAID, THE BACK
GROUND BEING A MILD TER-
RA-CoTTA; THE FIGURES
ARE DISTINCT, BUT NOT or
FKNsIyE. THE COAT Is OF
SACK FASHION, WITH PATCH
POCKETS. THE VEST HAS
FOUR OUTSIDE yEsT-P0CK-
ETS. PANTS ARE OF SAME
MATERIAL, CUT MEDIUM IN
LEGS TIE WHOLE MAKES 4
REALLY KNOBBY SUIT
Huntsville gazette., 1884-07-12
Personal AND IMPERSONAL.

1t was saying of Mrs. Sigourney
that '.it is one proof of good education
and true refinement of feeling to respect
antiquity"
Captain George A. Perkins. q. s.
n, who married q daughter of the late
William +. Weld, of Boston, received
with his wife fortune of $1,000, ,000.-
Boston Post.
Senators Harris and Jackson. OF
Tennessee, have presented to the White
House portrait of the widow of Presi-
dent Polk as gift from the ladies OF
that State.
Leila johnson, "a female member OF
the Boston bar, has distinguished her
self in winning a suit for a deserted
wife, who sued for the custody of her
children.-Boston Herald.
The real name of General Mite"
the dwarf who was married in England
the other day, is, the Buffalo EGpress
says, Joseph Flynn, and he was born in
Oxford, Chenango County, N. Y.
Jonathan A. Green, who used to pose
as reformed gambler" and whose
great boast was that he once won $685.
900 from fellow gamblers at one sitting,
is now an old man. living in impover
ished circumstances in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Press.
Rev William Taylor, the newly
elected Methodist Missionary Bishop
to Africa, when asked the other
day where he viii live when he goes to
the dark continent, answered: I'm a
row-boat, perhaps. | shall 90 there
trusting wholly in God, and | know l
shall succeed"
There are but three persons in the
ahree degrees OF Doctor of Divinity.
Doctor Of Laws and Doctor of Litera-
lure. These are Professor Wilson, of
Cornell, President Barnard, of Colum-
bia, and President McCosh, of Prince
ton. n.-Albany Journal
When Mr.. Fish, the eX-President of
the ruined Marine Bank, was arrested,
ne responded to the officers sugges-
tion of bail by saying: ''Men in my
circumstances lose their friends with
remarkable rapidity. | do not think |
shall be able to obtain the most ordinary
bail" And he went to jail rather than
ury.-N. y. Tribune.
OF the aged Bishop Whipple, Of the
Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, cor
respondent writes: ellis work is well
nigh done upon earth, but it was beau
tiful to see his heavenly face and listen
to his humble words of trust in Christ
He told me that in his nearly forty
years among the Indians he had ridden
over thirty thousand miles on horse
back. - Chicago Journal.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-07-12
ga LITTLE NONSENSE"

There is q Sioux Indian waiter at a
summer resort near this city. When
anybody whistles to him he puts on an
injured look, and remarks contemptu-
ously: "Ill Sioux later. ."-B0Ston Tran
script.
"A witty young lady having two
suitors, one of whom was an army ofliz
Ger and the other physician, she said
it was very difficult to choose between
them, as they were both such killing
fellows.
"A celebrated real estate lawyer in
Boston fell asleep at the theater while
attending a representation of .'Mac-
beth," and waking up just as Macbeth
cried, "a deed without namen' he ex-
claimed: Then it's void! A deed with
out name isn't worth a cent?
-'I suppose" said Clark street
physician to a patient, while feeling his
pulse, ''that you consider me a hum
bug" l think it very odd that you so
accurately divine my thoughts by sim
ply feeling my pulse" retorted the pa
TENT Chicago Times.
-s'What is your occupation, my
ivy. dchCu N1SluOi- hllluIt. Vi IL
bright lad, whom he met in the corridor
of the Capitol at Washington. The
boy happened to be page in the House
of Representatives '.Im running for
Congress, SIR" he replied. - Golden
Days.
-''Shall | help you to some butter,
Mr.. Smith," asked the host, '.No,
thank YOU Don't you eat butter?"
mo, not now. / used to. but I've
reformed you know. Tmproud to say
I am now a temperate man. .Iknow;
but don't see why that should inter-
fere with your eating butter II don't
take anything strong" Chicago Jour.
nal.
-Pater familias, who is perusing the
morning papers at breakfast, meets
with an item that excites his utmost
surprise. He says to mater familias:
"My dear, only think of it! Eighteen
billion of eggs are consumed ii this
country annually. Where in mercy's
name, can they all come from?n Mater
familias, not without something of a
tone of reproachful sarcasm: 'schiety
from the hens, L suppose The head
of the house resumes his reading with
a mental objurgation at the literalness
of some people. Burlington HawkeVe.
-''First boy-.'I understand YOU
have left the Office of the BugIe Johnny"
Second boy-''Yes, | was obliged to
leave" First Editor gave you
the bounceP" Second boy-"Nary a
bounce. He was taking away my
character. You see he started funny
column in his paper and all his jokes
began Our devil saws so and so.' |
could have stood it il the jokes had been
passable at all, but they were too bad
altogether, and as had reputation to
sustain [ left him. / couldn't stand
having the responsibility for such stuff
put on me. ."-Louiscille Journal.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-07-12
The Food Fish Of Alaska.

The greatest and most available re-
source OF Alaska is the abundance of
food fish to be found in the streams and
n the waters along the coast. From
june until September the fresh-water
streams, from the great Yukon to the
little brooks flowing from melting
glaciers, are crowded with salmon and
trout, while their presence in the BAYS
and adjacent sea is indicated by the
leaping OF herds of porpoises pursuing
them for food. Were it not for their
destruction by these ravenous fish, and
the fact that but q small percentage of
the spawn lives to reach deep water,
the sea and bays in the vicinity of these
rivers would become unnavigable In
the spawning season they ascend the
streams in such numbers as to render
fording extremely difficult. There are
five distinct species as classified by the
inhabitants, though no scientific classi-
tication has vet been made. Early in
June the Quinnat Ga very fine fish,
called Chowchou by the Russians,) be-
gins to run, followed soon by the Kikoff.
In July appears the Crassena Rubia
(red-fleshed), and in August the Gar
bosha (humpbacked), followed later in
the season by the Kischutch, or black
mouthed. The last is considered the
finest table fish, though the Garboshe,
which is coarse and unfit for canning, is
the favorite with the Indians, and is
cured by them in great quantities for
their winter food. There are already
half a dozen cannerieS at work, several
Of which were built the past year, and
the Alaska pack is becoming quite q
factor in the market. The possible ex-
pansion of this industry is practically
unlimited. Large quantities are packed
in barrels by the various fur and trading
companies. Off Fox and Shumaoim
Islands, at the southern extremity OF the
Alaskan Peninsula, cod-iishing is car
ried on quite extensively, Three com
panies in San Francisco employ twenty
vessels in this work, catching about
1000 tons annually. In this vicinity
there are a number Of good banks, with
a depth Of water varying from thirty to
sixty fathoms. In the eastern end of
Bchring Sea is q bank covering IN area
of $4,000 square miles, which has a
depth of fifty fathoms, and on every
portion Goldfish are abundant. The cod
is found from the Straits OF Fuca as far
north as latitude tfty-nine degrees, or
the southern limit of floating ice in Behr-
ing Sea. having been caught at Moot
ka, Sitka, Lituya Bay, Yat-etat Bay,
Cooks Inlet, throughout the Aleutian
Islands, the Alexandrian Archipelago
and in the Okhotsk Sea. The black cod
which is now attracting much attention,
and is especially abundant in the vicinity
Of Queen Charlotte Islands and some
distance to the northward, is superior
to the cod of Labrador; so also is the
fish caught near the Shumagim Islands.
Halibut abound, but have never been
caught in large numbers for the market.
The Indians dry them for food. They
range from forty to five hundred pounds
in weight, and are caught without diff
Guilty. There are many other species of
fish, valuable for food or oil, which viii
all furnish their quota to the wealth
which will be drawn from Alaska in the
future.-Portya'ad (Oreg.) Vest Shore.