davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
D0n'a Forget

those beautiful Silk Scarfs in new and
stylish patterns, at % cents. at 90l
Main street. E. B. SPENCE K Son.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
Elegant Diamond

Rings, Lace-Pins, Ear Drops, and Scarf
Pins. Sixth Annual Holiday Reduc-
tions. Goddard Il Moses, 920 Main
stFeot
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

Give your children B. II. Douglass 4
sons Cspsicum Cough Drops for thsir
Coughs, Colds, and Sore. .Throats. Thsy
viii cure speedily, are harmless, and
pleasing to the taste.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

LEVY a DAVIS have the largest stock Of
Holiday Goods In this city. Nearly quss.
ter OF an acre Of flooring covered with sonnn
suitable for Holiday Presents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

eunee Company
This old home isstitation sdvseeoee
ia usual semi-annasl dividend Of 8 ~
cent. Dividend No. Sl.)
The career OF prosperity snd pope..
lsrity which this company has sejeysa
the past hslf.centufy Il but The dse -
ward Of the conservative and juss ponsy
which has marked It's administrator
throughout.
Oar people recognize the propr'eey
and policy Of . generous Partially icr
the old and tried Institutions OF our own
city and State, and, sustaining them ~
liberal patronage, they adj to tho N
dependence and wealth Of our owo com
munity and the State generally.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

XMAS CARDS. frlpgec, at two for cents;
and all Plain and fringed Cards at half
price at l.. LgWm'u.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

More goods suitable fer Holiday Presents
at LEVY 4 DAvIs's than At any other place
In this city. They have the largest store,
and carry the largest stock. Five fiooss
oaded with goods. A steam elevator run
ming from the bottom 10 the highest story.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

CLoAKs for the holidays at LEVY q DA-
vIss. The largest assortment In the city.
and at the lowest prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

Gold and Silver-Handle Silk Um-
brellas for the holidays at 90l Main
street. Z. Il. SPENCE & Son.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
SMOKE rarxy CzoAns.

Call at l.. LEwis's and - IN moGana
offers and Pictures at low psiose bssbrs ~.
ing holiday presents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
s'soxs rsrxY czeAza

lazy a DAyIs will keep their dDmn -
ON TUESDAY and wRpNHspAY NS0un u11R
soeiock and on TnuHsDAr HIoHr unsn ~
O'Clock. fFTl n
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

well qualified to give opinions, mis-
take.
1t would probably be better to have
the poles erected with the long arms
than SO to disfgure the grand avenue
between the Governors house and the
monument and injure the view Of the
monument,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
Drpssiur. Roi,es,
Remember

Dressipg-Robes at low prices-stylish
and nice. +. Il. SPENCE 4 Son.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

The plans for the work are now received,
accepted, and determined on. The minor
details will be on hand by the 18TH OF the
present month. The amount necessary TO
deiray all expenses is In your hands. the ma
terial in your possession ready 10 be
utilized, the workmen are awaiting your
orders TO begin the work that rghtfnlly be-
longs TO them. Why the reason for longer
deferripg the matter? Cut the Gordian knot
now; determine tonight 10 bring this sub
ject 10 q conclusion Cast aside these ideas OF
requesting bids for foreign granite as well as
Virginia granite. for foreign workmsn as
well as Richmond workmen," and let the
world see that Richmond has public spirit
and public enterprise enough TO do her own
work with her own material, and by your
action tonight proclaim that your City
Hall. standing for ages, shall be a perpetual
monument 10 your own wisdom, 10 the
genins OF your City Engineer and his able
assistants as the supervising architects. to
the skill and energy OF the mechanics Of
Richmond, and TO the beauty and dura bill
" OF Virginia granite.
T. 4. STRArToS,
Chairman for Committee lof District As
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
Superb ai.yeru are.

Sixth Annual Holiday Reductions.
Goddard & Moses, Jewellers, 920 Main
street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

Ny compiess sock Of nne Engrov4>m'
oieographs. ana rsintinGD % b so,1 - -
reasonable onsr - rsdnes stoek. ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

The placing Of the electric-light poles
on the psrade-ground Of the Capitol
Square is, in the judgment Of people
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

My entire stock Of HOLIDAY 0oons . -
sold at ao to ssIs per cent. rsduetsnu.
4 Luvm !
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
Fine watches.
sneciai Indueememenss

Sixth Annual Holiday Reductions.
Goddard & Moses, 900 Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
SIGNAL OFFICE,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON CITY,
nacarnhAr L 1SsS

NASHINGTON CITY.
December Il, 1885.
Sir,-I have the honor to acknow-
ledge, with thanks, the receipt of your
communication Of the l4th instant in
closing resolutions adopted by the
Tuckahee Farmers Club, and in con-
nection Herewith to state that if Con-
gress makes the appropriations for the
signal service as embodied in the esti-
mates the Chief Signal Officer will be
aba to render aid in the establishment
of the system of railway weather-sig-
nails on the roads Of Virginia, and will
be pleased to do all in his power to ac-
complish this end.
| am, very respectfully, your obe-
dent servant, W. K. HAZEN,
Brigadier and Brevet Major-General,
Chief Signal Officer, United States
Army.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

Fer sunday. and Chpastm 49, Dsnoss.
One hundred Choice Virginia Hams.
One hundred Of our Celebrated Cor
don's. CHRISTIAN, WHITE 4 Co.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
FINEST FRENCH CANDIES.

Call on A. Antoni, the Conlectioner,
HOS Main street, and make your pur-
chases before the rush.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
Rich .IeRelry.

Sixth Annual Holiday Reductions.
Goddard u Moses, Jewellers, 920 Main
street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
Elegant Freuch Clocks.

Sixth Annual Holiday Reductions.
Goddard & Moses, Jewellers, 920 Main
street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
RAILWAY SIGNAL-SERVICE.
Answer OF General Hszen 10 the Tuekahoe
Ciub Resolutions.

Answer Of General Hszen to the Tuckahoe-
Club Resolutions.
At the last meeting Of the Board of
Directors of the Chamber Of Commerce
they approved and ordered to be for
warded to Washington, with their en-
dorsement, q series of resolutions
adopted by the Tuckahoe Farmers
Club urging the Government, as the
best means of serving the agricul-
tural community, to provide that rail-
way trains shall carry the signal-seryice
flags giving warnings of approaching
extraordinary changes in the weather.
The following is the answer addressed
to the Secretary of the Chamber OF
Commerce
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

y 10
Let the percentage that would be paid TO
contractors and the fifteen thousand dollars
demanded by the architect for supervising
the erection of the hall go TO our workmen.
and with the splendid material and skilled
workmen at our very doors il will not be
building Chinese wall around our city (as
some OF our city fathers have remarked, 10
determine that there snail be no competl-
tion with either; butt will be simply "a Just
appreciation OF the value OF our own granite
and recognition Of the justice OF the claim
that the taxes paid by the honest wage
workers shall be returned In this way and
not be carried out OF the city and State by
contractors: so that by distributing this APP
pIopriation at home the greatest good may
accrue TO the greatest number of our own
citizens. thus proving that you indeed have
a preference for our own mechanics. o local
pride in oursplendid material and the prow-
ess OF our WoTkmen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22

PLAIN AND FRrscED XMAS CARDS at half
price at l.. LBwHB.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
To Country and city Families.

LOOK . LOOK :. LOOK =.
.Antoni's prices on the following
goods, until Christmas, have been re-
duced as follows
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-22
CHRISTMAS GOODS.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.

Having made further special REDUCTION
on all goods OF my immense stock. oiei
the greatest bargains in Finest Gold and SIT
Yer Watches. Diamond Earrings. Lsce-
Ladies and Gentlemen's Chains, Rhine
stone Lace Pins and Earrings, Bracelels'
Gold. Head Canes, Gold Spectscles and Eye
glasses, Gold and Silver Thimbles' Iootn-
&sre &c JOHN r. KOHLER-
IA Is7fs IT'S Broad street.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
English and American Society,

A metropolitan writer, comparing
English and American society, says:
London, when gay, PUSHES its season
through with far more velocity than
anything we know of here. Four or
five balis-or routs, as they are often
called-are considered q moderate
allowance for onenight for a London
belle, and she goes from one to an
other keeping her carriage
waiting at the door while she takes a
turn in the dance or shows herself and
her diamonds 10 the crowd, without,
probably, enjoying any of them.
Here the women go for enjoyment
aud admiration, and, as a general
thing, they get both. The german,
which may almost be called the ma
tional dance, affords an arena for the
display of every good point Of person
and costume, and carries with it
through the eYer-changing fig
uTes an effect of motion,
light and color which is exhilara-
ton and excitement of the best that
a bali can give. To lose half of this
bewitching dance by going ia search
of another that might chance to be
far less pleasant, would be looked
upon as suicidal in this part, of the
world. A good. straight, lively ger
man, with lots of favors, and a stake
out" every few minutes, is an Amer
lean girls idea of perfect bliss.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
De NIorny and Bismarck.

A writer in the Temple Bar says
that one point upon which De Morny
and Bismarck could not agree was
about the qualities that are requisite
in a public servant. De Morny cared
nothing for character. The men whom
he recommended for prefectshlps or
posts in the diplomatic service were,
for the most part, notwithstanding
liant, witty, and cajoleTs of the other
sex. Bismarck loathes ladies' men:
and he had the poorest opinion OF
Napoleon ILLS diplomatists. His own
ideal OF a state functionary is the
blameless man without debts
or Observation-Disclosures but
not pushing, well-educated but
not aboundIng in ideas,
man in all things obedient. His
sneerIng judgment plenipotentiaries
like M. Benedetti and the Due de
Grammont is well known He called
them dancing dogs without collars
They never seemed to have a master
he complained, but stood up on thelI
hind legs and performed their antics
without authority from man alive
If they barked, you were sure to heal
voice from Paris crying to them tc
be quiet, Ii they fawned, you might
expect to see them receive some sly
kick, warning them that they ought
to be up and biting" Bismarck cou-
ceived some hiking and respect for Ma
poleon Ill, whom he saw to be bet
Ter than his encourage. HaG the En-
peror's health remained good, the wa
Of 1870 would doubtless never. hav,
taken place, but so early as 1862 Bis
marck perceived that Napoleon ILL
bodily ailments were causing an indo
lence of mind that left the Empero
at the mercy of intriguing counselers
and what he observed in his subse
} quent visit to Paris in 1867 and t.
Piombieres in 1868 confirmed thes
3 IMPRESSIONS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
SINNERS AND SAINTS.
u1 KATE CLYDE


There's plenty 81 sinners about In the world,
we III Ow that dear friends, bat too well:
And s me OF cur ntlghboTS. we're sorry 10 see,
Are helpine the number to SNen
AS for us-:,h! we do no prt tend to be saints
just exactly: bui then we must say
mat we'd not be guilty OF half the mean tricks
Our neighborS are working AL day.
50 we think, while those neighbors are saying
of Us
The things We are thinkngof them,
Ana while We are eenSuring, they in their
Our faiiingS and fuilieS condemn
But. All, II would be much better, my friends,
II all wO Id examine within
Their own hearts, and see If Secreted safe
there,
! They viii not lind some cherished, pet sin,
/ Yes, the worlds full Of sinners, and yet in
! most hearts
/ There is much that is loyal and kind,
| And If only Wen look with the right sort OF
| eyes
More of good than of evil Well find.
We all have our faults and our queer, cranky
ways:
There is no perfect being on earth,
! But. ah, there are many We meet every day
W. o are creatures of genuine worth!
But then you must look meath the surface, my
friends,
To discover the good and the true.
Real virtue is modest, and does not parade
itself to the worlds pu lie view.
| Yes, cen mongst the sinners we meet every
day
There are some, tho not spOtless from faint
| Who are, IN the sight of the angels above
Deserving the title of SAINT
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

Grape vines CAN be trimmed any
time from now until March.
1t is said that Kentucky has more
manageable river front than any other
state in the Union.
The largest prune orchard in the
world is Situated in Saratoga, CAL,
and contains 1900 trees.
Poultry farming is now declared to
be the most profitable department. of
husbandry in England.
An oyster measuring two feet in
diameter" Qocal papers say was re-
Gently sold in Paris for $3.50.
A carpenter at Lebanon, Ill when
nail is too long for his purpose. takes
it between his teeth AMI breaks it off.
IL costs more to maintain the city
of Boston, in proportion to popula-
ton, than any other city in the United
States.
A specie Of wild potato has been
discovered in the mountains of AriZO-
IA. The vegetable is about the size of
a walnut.
Twelve oysters recently taken from
the shells at Baltimore, Md, weighed
ON6l AtO bOu4lOos e-no SOlhP1OSSAy li.4S u
quart measure.
1t is said that in some parts o.
Kansas a pound of good butter Will
bring as much in market as I60
pounds of corn.
A society belle in New Y ork is said
to have recently paid $500 for a pair of
shoes. They were OF white satin, and
Ell. broidered with pearls.
Salinas, Cal, is troubled by plague
of frogs. They hop in at open doors
and windows, and are nuisance ant
terror to nervous housekeepers
Almost every place has something
to he proud of. In the case OF Fort
Worth, Texas, it is a jail. which is
said to be the finest in the south.
There is nothing that keeps an amt
mails system so well regulated and
seems to sharpen their appetites SO
well as the judiclous use Of salt.
According to conservative esti-
! mates, We have total OF 3,O0u,OUO
colonies of bees, which annually yield
120,OO0,0O0 pounds OF honey.
A Canadian has had his tongue am
pu; ated at the General Hospital, in
Toronto, because of cancer, alleged to
have been caused by cigar smoking.
Never mix potash with any SORT of
decaying manure. To do SO would
Iiberate all the ammonia and nitrogen
and cause it to escape and be wasted.
The Ontario Agricultural college is
good authority in matters agrlcullur-
al. and it declares that peas are better
| and cheaper food for stock than maize.
A man named Smith, living out in
Iowa. bet fifty dollars he could hold
| 800 pounds on his chest. He did II,
and he now holds up almost the Same
| weight of earth.
When it is desirable to promote the
growth of horses hoofs the best
method is to keep them frequently
wet. The simple application Of water
is all that is necessary.
a rainbow, about twenty-five min
utes after sunset. was recently wit
messed in ireland. 1t was evidently
caused by the light reflected upon the
clouds II ON the glowing western SKY
A Florida paper is responsible for
the statement that the phosphores-
cence on the st. Marks river and bay,
near the lighthouse, is now mora "a ili
liant than ever known; that at
the bottom of the river can be plain
seen when a person is On the wafe
a boat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
srRAIGHr OUT GAMBLERs.


The Fort Worth Gazette uses adj
mirably conceived arguments in favor
of license for gaming. 1t says, when
it has been demonstrated that uncom-
promising prohibition Of an evil will
not suppress it, because of popular
dissemination to enforce the laws
strictly, wisdom suggests compro-
mise. AQ experience of some years
has taugA the Texas public that our
laws prohibiting gambliS6 s..e notou-
served. In every city and town in
the state of any Importance gambling
is carried on, openly in some, secretly
in others. Attempts have been made
to break it up, but in every instance
the law has been whipped. This is a
lamentable confession, but it need not
be withheld" The Gazette refers to
the fact that strong effort was made
In Dallas to break up gaming,
during which numerous arrests
were made, followed with Wig
orous prosecution and the
imposition of fines. yet Dallas is still
a field for professional gaming and viii
remain so, and our Contemporary says
ga similar result must attend every
movement to eradicate the evil from
any of the cities of this state. While
money can be won at games of chance,
rambling will be carried on, either
with the continuance of the law or in
violation of it." 1t heartily approves
of the Lenox bill for licensing gam
bling, and declares this " is the
solution of the problem" These
nicr Hnur1.ed: ..It 5 in the ma.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12

ture Of compromise with what
felt to be a depraved principle OF h's-
man nature; but as it is necessary to
regulate what We cannot coeTce, VI.
LenoX probably feels that this is the
best u a. can be done. a proper Ii
cebse law can be made to surro' nd the
conduct OF gambling institutions
with such safeguards as TO destroy
many of the worst features OF the
practice. If the proprietors or con-
uuctois Of gambling-touses are re-
quired to carry on their business i'll
the least public manner, to avoid
cheating and swindling devices, to
| exclude minors from their houses,
then the practice will be shorn of
some of its evil fe ituTes. Bonds may
be entered into for the observance OF
these requirements. BY these means
are enlisted the gamblers themselves
for the enforcement of the law, as It's
violation by irresponsible parties viii
be to the Injury of those who regard
the law" The Gazette answers OBJ
jections &c this measure by asking 81
what respect is gambling more obnox
ious to society than whlSky-selling
and yet the sale of whisky i
licensed and practiced by almost ever.
state in the Union" 1t might be sat
too, that the use of whiskey leads L
almost every other great immoral *
cess. II these great social evils b
unprevented, then it is certainly wis
to make them contribute to the main
; tenance of government. License /
all such cases should be very higf
and the penalties for violating an
disregarding such law, should be eS
ceedingly severe Through such
statute, the dirty, robbing fakil
. might find their way to the peniteI
{ tiary, where they certainly deserve
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
PERSONAL.

Gen. Simon Cameron, of PennSylva-
MIA, now nearly Sc years old, is about
to make tour OF the south.
Kate Field says: ga Mormon wo-
man is an animal to replenish the
earth; only this and nothing more"
Hon. William E. Gladstone recently
said: Washington to my mind is the
purest figure in history"
Gen. MeClellen has not yet fully de-
cided whether he Will or will not &C
eept the grand marshalship on inaue
guration day.
Prof. Whitney, of Yale, in spite of
his facilities for objurgation in seven
teen languages, is suffering from the
consequences of having stepped on a
needle
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb is to be
married in about three months. The
prospective bridegroom is thought to
be the Count Rosebud, a gentleman
of exceedingly diminutive stature.
Although William Cullen Bryant
has been dead several years, letters di-
rected to him are received almost dali
ly at the Office of the New York Eve
ming Post.
The late Gen. Reinbold de Wrangel,
commander of the Riga fortress, was
one of the most noted veterans of the
Russian army. He served in it seY-
enty yelrs, and was for forty-four
years general.
s.For prince it must be admitted
that the eldest son of the Prince of
Wales has been well brought up"
writes Lab0uchere. prince Edward
has had an excellent education, and
the plan of making him pass some
years at sea was as good a one as
could be devised
At President Arthur's reception to
the army and navy officers, Tuesday
evening, General Butler was distin-
guished figure in the blue room, and
held small reception of his own
while be stood back of the president
and the receiving party.
One OF Gen. Grants staff officers,
too modest to give his name, writes to
q San Francisco paper to say that he
was with Grant when it occurred, and
that the general. touring the whole
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
Fought it Strong.

Rockdale Messenger.
The Galveston merchants made a
strong fight at Austin to defeat the
alteration of the attachment law. The
proposed new law would compel a
pro rata distribution of the assets of
a bankrupt among the creditors, and
in the minds af all just people it will
certainly be considered better than the
present law which is first come first
served, enabling one creditor to jump
in and take all. This plan is an invi-
tation to "wrPckers" and led to the
ruin of many an honest and well
meaning country merchant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12

VIM. Burris. farmer living near
Denton, when summoned before the
grand jury refused to answer the
questions propounded. He was sent
to Jail and fined 800 twice; he then
concluded to tell the grand jury what
he knew.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
The Roller Skate Must Go.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
Will the roller skate have to go
The Dauphin county (Penn.) grand
jury, in its latest presentment TO the
court, reports that the skating Kinks
are nuisance, because detrimental to
the health Of our young people and in
4 great measure destructive of the
morals of the youth who frequent
them" This. with the opinion of the
learned scientists that skating en-
larges the feet. will have tendency
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12
Whet Protection Does.

From the Boston Herald.
What protection does is to intensity
the effect # these excessive fuctua-
tions. at one time prices are at an
abnormal heighth, so high as to Sc
siouslv interfere with the success Of
collateral industries, and later on they
are pushed down to an abnsrmally
low point. The business is at fever
heat one day and in chilly lethargy
the next.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12

THERE is rs, use for socialism and
dynamite in this c0Sntry. Inc uen-
ocratic party is the sAteGy waive
through which it is to be saved S9m
the strains and excesses, which breed
destructive sentiment in Europe. The
American socialists and dynamiters
should have no quarter; they should
be done by as they desire TO do to
others-be given no quarter.