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CheerfuIness i'm Disease.

Nothing does more to drive away
disease than a cheerful, pleasant and
even mirthful state of mind. What
the sun is to nature, what the stars
and moon are to the night, ARE cheer
full persons at the bedside, in the
house, and by the wayside. All the
nervous influence sent from the brain
to all our organs should be of the
most agreeable kind. If we are
cheerful, all nature smiles with us,
the air seems more balmy, and the
sky more clear, and our physical and
mental beings more bright. Laugh.
ter is conducive to good health, and
as general rule, the best men and
women laugh the most. Let those
who think differently stand with
long faces in life's shadow. Good,
sound, hearty laughter is health for
everybody, and there is more virtue
in one sunbeam than whole hemi-
sphere of cloud and gloom. Ohio
Farmer.
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Fashionable Summing.
Washington Republican.

Washington Republican.
"We are preparing to tackle the
last English idea," said the West
Ender to the avenue man. 1--WE are
going to have stunning party at
an early date"
'sWhat is that ?"
"Oh, the latest London sensation,
you know. A party of ladies and
gentlemen get together and, under
the guidance of couple of police
men, they 60 out at night and make
a tour through the tough side Of the
town. A party of fashionables up
our way have been discussing trip
of this character andexpect to try it
very soon. They propose to take in
small doses at first and will probably
make out a route, beginning In the
hardest part of Swampoodle, and
then taking in Hell's Bottom"
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Give IL a Trial.

The school officials in Germany
are-paradoxical as the statement
may be seem-beginning to require
the blackboards and states in pri-
mary schools to be of cream white
color, and the crayons and pencils to
mark in black. This is done on the
basis Of Investigations which 60 to
show that plainly written letters
drawn in black on white ground can
be seen 1874 feet by the children;
those in white on black ground,
134 feet, and those in gray on black
ground, lOf feet. These figures do
not seem exactly right, but investi-
cation Of such matters in this coun-
try also might lead to important con-
clusions.
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Pearls ofThougIlt /.

Hatred stirreth up strifes but love
covereth all sins.
Travellers change their guineas,
not their characters.
The future destiny of the child is
always the work of the mother.
Goodwill like good name, is got
by many actions,and lost by one.
To persevere is ones duty and to
be silent is the first answer TO cal
umy.
Those who have known real grief
seldom seem sad.
The sunshine of life is made up of
very little beams, that are bright all
the time.
Those who excel in strength are
not most likely to show contempt
for weakness.
In the lives of the saddest OF us
there are bright days like this, when
we feel as ii we could take the great
world in our arms.
Sincerity is to speak as we think,
to do as we pretend and profess, to
perform and make good what we
promise, and really be what we
would seem and appear to be.
Never go back. What you at
tempt, do with all your strength.
Ii the prospect be somewhat darken-
ed put the fire OF resolution to your
soul, and kindle flame that nothing
but death can extinguish.
There appears to exist a greater
desire to live long than to live well.
Measure by mans desires, he cannot
live long enough; measure by his
good deeds. and he has not lived
long enough; measure by his evil
deeds, and he has lived too long.
When you meet with great and nm
expected offers of friendship, receive
them respectfully, but with moder-
ate degree Of caution; endeavor to
discover IL they flow from a warm
heart and silly head, or from a de-
signing head and cold heart; kna
very and folly are often hardly to be
distinguished.
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His ssead child.

New. Osiaans TimeS.D Democrat.
The other day i New Orleans man
had occasion to go over the lake.
On his way hack, and when the train
stopped at the bay, he noticed man
getting into the car in front of him
with a little baby in his arme. AT
ter the train had got under way the
conductor came and said. Come
with me; want to show you the
saddest, strangest sight you ever
saw" and he led the way into the
next car There sat the man whom
he had noticed with the babe; his
precious little bundle lay on the
seat in front of him, and as these
other two men watched he leaned
over and looked long aud earnestly
In the little face, and then kissed the
frail finger-tips he held sogently in
his hand. THAT baby g dead" said
the conductor. sit died this morn
ing at the bay. He couldn't bear to
put it in coffin, because then it
would have to go without him in
the baggage car, and so he is just
carrying it home to New Orleans in
his arms Stricken to the hearts
core he sat there quiet and unheed-
ing, watching over his dead child,
kissing the fingers that would never
again softly clasp his. looking down
upon the white lids that had closed
over the bright eyes as the petals of
sensitive flower close at night
time over its delicate heart, and the
world was nothing to him.
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Youthful Co ngress,nen.

According TO the Cleveland Lead
er's Washington correspondent,
many man who has been elected to
the House before thirty. hiss retired
after a single term into well .merited
obscurity. MePherson, Clerk of the
last Congress. came here nearly
thirty years ago, scarcely over the
age alluded to, tor admission to the
House. twenty-five years later he
returned to take the, place Of Clerk.
John Randolph, Of Roanoke, was at
the opening Of his term one Of the
youngest men who ever sat in Con-
gress.. He was, so the story goes,
not yet twenty five, and the question
was asked az to his age. II refer
the gentleman" was his reply, ito
my constituents in Virginia." and
on this reply he was allowed to take
his seat. Henry Clay was only
twenty nine when he was sent to the
United States Senate, and John G..
Calhoun was the same age when he
entered the House. Blaine became
a Congressman at thirty-two, Conk-
ling at thirty, John Sherman at
thirty one, Daniel Voorhees, at thirty
two, Ben Butler at thirty eight,
Webster at thirty, and Tom Benton,
coming first to Washington at the
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De FinOd's Compilation.
FLASHES OF FRENCH WIT, WISDOM
AND wICKEDNEsS.

FLASHES OF FRENCH WIT, WISDOM
AND wICKEDNEss.
If thou canst not suffer-die.
Pity often gives birth to love.
Love renders women discreet.
Great souls love, weak souls desire.
The good is but the beautiful in
action.
Every man has in his heart a slum-
bering hog.
Who ceases to be a friend never
was a friend.
Servility is to devotion what n.y.
pocrisy is to virtue.
No one wishes to be pitied on &C.
count of his errors.
How long seems the night to the
sorrow that wakes. e
Men are so unjust that to be un-
happy is to be wrong.
A short absence quickens love, a
long absence kills it. aNsv8
Solitude is the voice of nature
that speaks to US.
We are never as happy, or un.
happy, as we fancy. lEs
God put in man thoughts; society,
aCtions nature. revArie.
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A child, grown restless as the night came
Y on, &EHF&
Tired Of twilight--wondering where the
day had gone,
Stood watching ct the window, with q
weary sigh,
Till heaven should hang its star-lamps in
the sky.
Mamma, why don't they come 2" she
questioning said,
Then looking up, "Come, pretty stars, |"
she plead.
Deeper the shadows Of the night around
her grew,
While patiently she peered the darkness
through.
At last, with shout Of joy star she spied,
II see one now, mamma, why not be-
fore?" she cried;
The mother kissed her little eager lips
and smiled,
because, it's just grown dark enough, my
child"
So shine the eternal stars" in sorrows
night;
The deepest gloom but serves to bring
their blessed light.
Take courage, then--look up--oh heart,
that most has bled,
Gods stars of hope are shining overhead
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Silence II Golden.

Mr.. Dumley is making an evening
call, and Bobby, who was allowed to
sit up little later than usual, put
to him the following question:
"Mr. Dumley, do you want to
make SIS in ten minutes ?"
"Do I want to make SIS in'ten min.
utes ?" laughed the young man.
Certainly I do. But how can
make SIS in ten minutes, Bobby ?"
"Mamma will give it to you. She
told papa that she would give SIS to
see you hold your tongue for ten
minutes"
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age of th'rty-two, entered the United
States Senate, where he remained
almost an equal number of years,
taking notes of all lhe debates and
writing his ponderous Thirty
Years" view, which nobody but
himself has ever read.
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BE autiful Hands and Feet.

Beautiful hands are they that do,
The work of the noble, good and true;
Busy for them the long days through.
Beautiful feet are they that go,
Swiftly to Tighten another's woe,
Thro' summers heat or winters snow.
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IA (SRrAr HopsrMA N.-Mr. !. Z

A GREAT HORsEMAN.-Mr. J.. H
Goldsmith, owner Of the Walnut
Grove stock farm. N. ", says OF the
wonderful curative qualities Of st.
Jacobs Oil, that having long used it
for rheumatism and on his breeding
farm for ailments Of horses and cat.
tie, he cheerfully acc0rds this great
pain-cure his preference, as the best
he ever used, in an experience Of 20
years. Ngs,
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my mark II the ornament of honor
and usefulness, III sink in infamy
and everlasting oblivion.
Ito be coatiaued.)
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BURKHART s. 90. are getting
ready for the Fall trade. New rJed
all the time: au 18thv-3&
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TITO those who are the lovers AfsSir
Il Walters need, we ask ts3Ubf
our gen ~ inc Graverly--it is all thd2we
clam for 1.-THE best.
JOS. III. SHAFFRR.
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Il FEW PAIR Of choice WOOL
"A blankets very cheap to closepUut
at DEATRICK'S.
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Hatred stirreth up strifes but love
covereth all sins.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-27

A. Necnah, Wis. special says: OAs
Of the most dcsperate crffEes ever conn
mitted In this section occurred bers 90
Tuesday. The dis1ict-3itorasy, W. y.
Macarthur, was met BY Paul sseinei. an
old snd we'l-knswn resident ~ tais place,
and the two nen greeted srh o:hcr
q IN apparently friendly and cordist
spirit. Without an instauts warning
Sleinel dtschara ~ revolver from his lSi.
hand cost poekes, the ball entering McAr-
thurS abdomen and coming within an inch
OF passing clear through him. Tse ofend-
er's grievance IL that be had suit IN which
some land was involved, and no saws that
sitter paying Macarthur all the money be
could raise the attorney refused 10 prose-
cute the case further. On the other hand,
Macarthur claims that Steinel had no ease,
and that he only received paw Tor actual
services rendered. After commfepg the
set Steinel gave himself up.
FgARseY LYSCuyG.
when the news spread the grsatest eN.
citement prevailed. There wac talk OF
lynching the old nan for what was termed
8 prcrnediiated aud cold-blooded murder,
and 10 prevent this the police conveyed
him in a sleigh 70 Oshkosh. On the way
over he said all would come ous In the
courts, and claimed that he fell himself
justified I'm shooting. The greatest sympa-
thy Is expressed In behalf OF Macarthur.
who lies yerv close to death. ar. Near
thur was r,eleessd di.trict attorney nj the
last election, ana Is one Of the ablest law
yers in this part Of the State.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-27

A Des Moines Qowa) special says: \
Tod and successful robbery was perpe-
tlaied at panora. Guthrie county, last night.
The Des Moines Northwestern railway
agent Al that place IL also United States ex'
press agent, and last night he received 4
package Of $4,000 in currency sent by the
Valley xstiOnal Bank. Of this city, TO the
Guthrie County Bank. The railway safe
has beea blown open several times recently.
and 10 has since been the agents custom TO
take home at night adv money that came
to him after banking hours. About
Q O'Clock he locked up the station and
started home. having the express package
IN his inside coat pocket and the railway
funds in TN box which he carried In his
hand. ON the way home he stopped in an
out house, when an unknown man came in
upon mm, grabbed the package from his
pocket. and 1ed. The agent whipped out
his revolver. whe N the robber turned and
fred upon him, shooting him through the
am, causing his revolver to drop TO the
ground. Before he could pick il up again
The robbeI was cut Of sight and made good
bis escape. The agent has doubt OF his
ability to recognize the man ii he should
see him again, buI the express company IL
confident Of . sure trail and that the proper
arrsst will be made tonight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-27
Meath or I.aac Read watkins.

The Charlotte Gazette announces the
death Of Isaac Read Watkins, which took
place at his home. at Charlotte Courthouse,
ON sunday. From that paper we condense
the following sketch sf the deceased, who
was one OF the most prominent Of the bar
Of ms section: Mr.. Watkins was the son
OF William Morton Watkins. lie was born
near Mosslngford June -. 1921. His
mother was Elizabeth Woodson Venable,
daughter OF Colonel Samuel Venable. OF
Prince Edward county. His father was
owner Of a large property. Isaac Watkins
enjoyed every opportunity for thorough
mental training In his early years under the
tuition OF MIR. 4. 4. Boulain aud Mr.. David
Comfort, who was then teaching In Prince
Edward. Al the age Of sixteen he entered
the University Of Virginia. graduating with
nigh honors after three years, having re-
ceiyed The degree Of Master OF Arts.
On leaving the University he spent one
year al the Harvard Law School. The FOL-
lowing year. at the age Of twenty, he en-
tered the Office Of Wood Bouldin. Esq,
and under his careful instruction continued
TO read law until isf3. when be was adj
miited 10 the bsr. AT this time Mr.. Wat
kins was great sufferer from hip-diseasc,
which continued for three years, and re-
suited In lsmeness. from which he never
recovered. he removed 10 Richmond In
lsf7, forming a partnership with Thomas
II. August. which continued four years.
subsequently George w. Randolph, who
was afterwards Secretary Of War under the
confederacy. was admitted. and the psrt.
neTship continued one year under the style
Of August, Watkins q Randolph.
In 1858 Mr.. Watkins retired from the
setlse practice Of bis profession, returned
70 Charlotte county, aud devoted himself
10 agricultural pursuits for some Eve or ak
year. Trained. however, a. a student and
lawyer his farming operations did not
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STANTON.
A shossIns AFFAIR AMsnG the Cslored fee-
rs~-s,.-~~~~.~.rss No.

A shostIns AFFAIR AnfsnG the Cslored Fee-
pie-imprevemenss, &c.
tcouesponderce Of the Richmond Dsspateh.l
DRcEsBgR %. 1854.
A serious shooting affair occurred among
the colored folks here yesterday evening.
James Beverly had quarrel with his father
in.law, Paul Madison, and struck him;
then dared HIM TO come out OF the house.
The old man declined 10 come from under
cover then, but afterwards. thinking the
danger had passed, came from the house
and attempted to get home. Beverly was
lying In wait and shot at him twice
with his pistol. The first shot missed.
but the second ball struck the old
man in the back OF the head,
and laid him ont with an ugly wound, from
which the surgeons have not been able TO
extract the bali, and 1t may prove fatal,
owing 10 the age OF the wounded man.
When another colored man interfered, Bey-
erly shot at him also. Meade T.. White,
ESQ, Commonwealth attorney, had The
obstreperous individual arrested. and he
showed fight again and threatened to shoot
MIR. Moor, who arrested him. He was only
subdued by Moor getting the drop on him
with q Winchester rife. lie was finally
lodged in Jail. This was all the result OF
fighting Christmas wblskey. With the en-
ceptlon OF this disturbance. the Christmas
holidays have so far passed of quietly.
The work on the remodelling OF the City
Optra-IIeuse goes rapidly forward, not
withsianding the holidays. IL will soon be
completed. and will be the handsomest
tbeatre Of It's size probably in the south.
Major Jed. Hotchkiss has returned from a
weeks stay at the Exposition in New Or
leans, where he spent the time in putting
In place the Virginia exhibit, which. he
saws. in the display Of metals, minerals,
&C., compares fsvorably with that OF any
other state there represented. He has
since his return sent on two more carloads
OF specimens. and will receive and forward
any additional ones that nav be forwarded
him during the month Of January. The
Major reports the exhibition 10 he mag
nlticen; affair.
The buildings and improvements IN
Staunton for the year Just closing include
an expenditure OF $50, 900. which. hotwith-
standing the severe noney.pressure OF the
wear. falls short only $4,000 on the outlay
in the same direction IN 1883.
The Grand Lodge knights OF Pythias
holds lis annual session here in February.
Police Justice ID. &. Richardson. OF Rich
mond, the Grand Chancellor Commander,
will preside. Preparations are already
being made to give the grand body credi-
table reception and entertainment.
VOX.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-27
Drowned In s,ghs Of HnrAircdS.

A West Point, Ga special says: Forest
Mcneil, the aeronaut. was drowned IN the
Cbattahc ochee river here to-day. Between
. aud 3 O'Clock the balloon arose almost
perpendicularly, until lost to view for
about two minutes. 1t was soon seen
again descending rapidly and bearing to-
wards the river. into which IL fell.
Instantly tina crowd, numbering over q
thousand men, -an with all their night 10
the point where It appeared 10 BE- drifting,
but before they could reach the spot the
balloon was floating down to the foot bridge
and Mcneil was seen struggling In the wa
ter. Twice BE- was seen 10 rise. but rs no
boat had beea provided for this contin.
gency the people VINO thOnged the
banks were powerless to aid him. HIS
body was recovered i'm about half IN hour.
and Dr. Willie 6riggs apr|ed the hat
teIy and all known means for resusci-
tatioD. but TO no purpose. A portion
Of letter written to the youag man by his
old mother, who resides in Mobile. Ala.
was found on his person, In which she said !:
81 pray God every night on INV knees that
he will bring you TO the feet Of Jesus. Re.
member, mgsoD, always to ktcD my card
about you With my name and address, so.
IL an accident should befall you, persons
will know where TO send your body His
brothers. grocers in Mobile, were tele-
graphed. aad his remains will be forwarded
to that place for interment.
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Rockville Notes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Uisp Itch

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlsp itch
REIDsvILlE, \. C., December -, 1884.
Oscar Walker returned last night. hay.
ing served regular apprenticeship IN the
machine-shops in Philadelphia. He was
the only young man from the South in the
shops. He is now sent by the Irm to put
uptbe machinery in toe new cotton-factory
at Durham.
General " iliam Lea, a prominent farmer
in Caswell. cut himself badly in the knee
with an axe while bewing piece OF TIM
Der. II u feared he cannot stand 1t, as he
Is igaty-odd years OF age. General Lea i
q most estimablc citizen.
There is talk IN Person county OF syn
dictate for extending the narrow guage road
from Milton TO ROXboro'. There is a ridge
route with but two bridges to build. The
distance is twenty miles. It's estimated
the road will cost hundred thousand dol.
lars.
Fifteen farmers have recently LEFT Per
son county for the neighboring tobacco
toWns to live and do business. ROVER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-27
The Hocking.vailey Troubles.

By Telegraph 10 inc Di-patch.I
PIrNBrRGB, Pa, December 2G.- \ couple
Of intelligent young miners from the Hook
ing Valley were interviewed here to-day.
The unmarried men. they say, are leaving
that section by hundreds. Some are now
at work in the Pittsburgh district. There
Is no doubt" said one OF them. "but that
the miners will finally win. Contributions
have been coming in during the week from
the labor organizations all over the coun-
try. Young men who left several weeks
ago have commenced TO send back por-
ton OF their earnings. Last week the do
nations were much larger than ever before.
! am happy to soy that there are none Star''
ing in the region now. The Iinglrians
and Italians sent to take our pllr'' at the
mines are not giving satisfaciiil. and a
change will take place soon. ~ are tired
OF the strike. and | think 4 compromise
could readily be effected.
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Suicide I'm a Hotel.


SCRANTON, PA, December 26.-A clerk at
Whyte's Hotel went TO Room . this MORN
ing and found the occupant dead in his
bed. The man had gone 70 The hotel Tues
day last and registered as III. ). Ball. Of
Ohio. He was apparently about SEVENTH
two wears OF age. He was tall and straight,
and had benign. well-preserved face. He
represented to hi, fellOT-bOarders TINT he
was lawyer and a journalist. He stated
that he had studied law under ChiPf-Jus-
tice Chase. and since. then had been con-
nectcd with the Chicago Inter Deem, the
Boston Pilot, and the New York Tribune.
He bad come TO Scranton for the purpose
Of writing up the locality for the Inter-
ocean. He retired TO his room at about
O'Clock last night, and was heard cough.
ing and vomiting At o'clock. In one OF
his rockets was found box OF rat poison,
which bad evidently been purchased in
Evansville, Ind. lii bis possession was
found manuscript sermons that showed
he was "a frse-Will Baptist minister.
lie was unknown to parties here. Want
and family troable caused him to commit
suicide
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The New Orleans Picayune on the Me
araxuan Treaty.

by telegraph 20 the Dispatch.l
NEW ORLEANS, December 20 - TO-dly's
Picdbune, IN double-leaded leader,
speaking OF the American policy and the
Nicaraguan treaty. says: "The country Is
ripe for an entirely new departure-ODe
that is worthy our great nation and one
that will stamp itself upon the whole his
tory Of North America. We must adOpt Il
policy of acquisition. OF territorial aggran-
dizelnent to the southwark. IL need not
necessarily be accomplished by armed in
yasiOn or inaugurated in blood. The Mic
aiagua treaty j. an opening wedge. Let
Us drive that home. and 10y investing
Sl00,0OO,00O in a ship canal there secure
The country. American enterprise will
soon annex the whole OF Cen
Ural America from that base line"
II concludes: " Sectional discord has hap
PLY ceased, and the South is primarily and
deeply interested in turniGg the tendency
u enterprise and the march OF empire
southwark. and her statesmen. Is 1t once
championing bold and brilliant policy in
that direction, will open Il new era for the
entire country and map ont a safe and
short read to prosperity and Continued nj
tional growth. insure tranquility at home,
and add TO the glory OF our great rcpub.
lac "