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Year: 1877

Editors Dispatch: In your paper Of yes
terday appeared an article giving an extract
from letter Of General Taliaferro to gen.
tleman Of this city, in which he expresses
his disinclination even to seem to be guilty
Of the indeLicacy Of Il private and personal
canvass for the nomination. This is entire
ly in keeping with the whole life and con-
duct of this modest, brave, and high-toned
gentleman, and gives another evidence OF
his fitness to be trusted and honored by the
people OF his native State. No man ever
loved his people better or served them with
more fidelity. In the councils of the State
and on the tented field his best energies
have been given to his country. He has
now reached the prime OF life, and his ex-
perience will enable him to conduct wisely
the business OF the Executive department
of the State. He is man of broad and eX-
pansive views, and will be Governor OF the
1ohole State, and not Of any section or local
ity. Nor has he any preiudices against the
city of Richmond. And while the people
Of every portion Of the State may safely
trust him, the people of Richmond city may
rely upon it that they will find in him as Gov
ernor the same true friend that they have
ever found in him as citizen, legislator, and
soldier. - CIVIS.
Year: 1877

Messrs. Editors,- When the taxpayers OF
the city consented to the appropriation OF
hall million dollars to build the new reser-
voir they were promised by various city Of
ficials that thereafter they should be fur
nshed with clear water.


Has this promise been kept?


Draw glass of water from your hydrant
and see.


Is there any reason why one apartment OF
the reservoir cannot be left to settle while
the other is drawn upon?


Will not the Mayor do the public the great
favor of ascertaining what is wrong with
the new reservoir, and what ought to be
done to get tolerably clear water, at least in
the summer time? MONROE.
Year: 1877

Messrs. Editors,-We are very much
gratitied that our people are awakening to
their true interests in the gubernatorial
canvass, aud are f1ocking to the standard OF
General Fitz. Lee. In the past few days
the friends of General Lee have developed
such remarkable strength for their candi-
date as TO leave no doubt Of the fact that be
is the real choice of the unbiased and un-
prejudiced voters of our city. In looking
over the field our citizens have discovered
that in this candidate for their sufrages
they have a gentleman upon whom all can
centre. OF family distinguished for every
virtue that enupbles our race, we may be
sure that he, at least, has no private axe to
grind. With q military record OF resplen-
dent glory, and o, devotion to the material
interests OF this State since the war, which
is ia distinguishing characteristic OF this un-
selfish and noble family, he has bent the
energies OF his enthusiastic nature to the
healing OF the asperities Of war and the
building up OF our waste places BY tne I'M
migration OF settlers from other States.


He cannot be otherwise than true to the
capital OF the State he loves so well, and his
very name Is a guarantee that under no cir
cumstances can he be either bought or
bribed to do her injury.


Let-us do honor to ourselves by honoring
him; and now that the plan OF the primary
election has been changed So as to allow OF
the fair and unrrammelled expression OF
Richmond's choice, let every one Of MS
friends bestir himself to testify RicbmonPs
regard for the distinguished services, pure
character, and high ability Of this sayorite
one OF Yirginia's mighty SOUS.


CLAY WARD.
Year: 1877

/ CENTENARY ExCJRs1oN.-The ladies OF
Centenary church expected to have the band
from the Soldiers Home with them on their
excursion from Old Point to the Capes on
the 28th, but now find that they cannot get
the band, and think ii but fair to inform
the public. The excursion, however, pre-
sents SO many other attractive points the
band will not be very greatly missed:
Year: 1877

day, to settle the claim ,wed by the arbi-
traitors OF the agreement between the town


OF Manchester and the county OF Ches-
terield when the courthouse was removed
from the county to Manchester. So far as
the differences have been reconciled by the
arbitrators, the city shall agree to levy tax
next year to meet its part Of the indebted


ness OF the county on account OF salt
(s631. .G6-city's part). This agreement will
no doubt be accepted at the next meeting
of the Council. .t -
Year: 1877

;Auea's Strengthening Cordial is acknowl-
edged by all class of people to be the best
and most reliable blood purifier in the
world. 1t Is a never failing remedy and
can be relied upon. How many thousands
upon thousands have been snatched as 1t
were from the brink of the grave by IT'S
miraculous power. Who will suffer from
Liver Complaints. Dyspepsia, Disease OF
the Stomach, Kidneys, Bowels, or Bladder
when such great remedy is within reach?
Year: 1877

SUPERIOR CLOCKS, WATCHES,


JEWELRY and SPECTACLES,
Constantly on hand and for sale at the low
est market rates. Particular and personal
attention given to Repairing any articles in
the above line.


A fine assortment OF Spectacles constant
ly on hand and sole agent for the Celebrated
Diamond Spectacles. marl5
Year: 1877

illustrates the Piano w ar by a DOG
story, and Gives the Bottom Facts.


Last week at the Tombs court, New
York city, before Judge Duffy, two claim
ants appeared for and with handsome
Newfoundland dog. AS neither had any
corroborative evidence, the sstute Judge
decided that the instinct Of the dog himself
would be the surest test of ownership. A
policeman was ordered to hold the dog in
the center of the court room, while one
Claimant was placed on one eide of the
room, the other on the opposite side. Both
were ordered to whistle for the dog at o
signal from the judge, the dog to be re-
leased at the same time, and choose between
the claimants.


The judge called time each claimant
whistled to the best of his ability. Police
man let go the dog but the dog, after
looking at the judge and surveying the
scene, escaped through the door, and
sought elsewhere its rightful owner.


a similar scene has been enacted for the
past two weeks among the piano men. A
couple of piauo-forte msnutacturers-both
honorable men-hsve been whisting their
respective centennial awards through the
public press, with about as much success
as the claimants had with the dog.


The prize belongs elsewhere.


Stripped, then, of all verbiage, subter-
fuge, elimination and recrimination, law
suits, and all side issues simply intended to
befog the public. the naked facts as to the
centennial awards are just these


Most OF the leading manufacturers re-
ceived nearly the same recognition in re-
gard to workmanship. Durability the
commission could only guess at. The
only real distinction was made by the jury
as to the TONE of the pianos exhibited.


The piano, violin, and every other musi-
cal instrument ia valued and purchased
for its


Thus, then, the Baltomore house is given
an award for general excellence in the
requisites of a f1rst-class instrument in
power Of tone," to which the commission
added singing quality.


The New York house for "largest vol
ume, purity and duration of tone"


Whereas to WEBER is awarded "sympa-
thetic, pure, and rich tone, combined with
greatest power"


Comment as to which is the highest
award would be an insult to the intelligent
musical public.


Let them be the judges as to who is ne
rightful owner of the centennial prize.


Suffice 1t to say that the Weber award
contains all that is possible in piano-f0rte
sympathy, purity, richness, and great
est power" t


In short, soul in piano. A. WEBER.


MCCLURE & HALL,
RUTLAND,


Agents for the Weber Piano.
Year: 1877

Coming home last evening we met a
very lame horse and on inquiring the
cause found that some ignorant Black
smith of this city had pared the hoof too
close to fit the shoe, just as you would
cut your toe nail down to the quick. Now
when this same Blacksmith goes to get a
pair of shoes how would he like it for the
shoemaker to get sharp knife and pare
away few toes that stood in the way Of a
nice fit. We ask again how would he like
ii? w.
Year: 1877

From the Phila. Evening Telegraph. Z
I The National Guard, which is still pro-
posed to put on a war footing in time Of
be as likely to keep Grant in power as
President as it would be to place Mr..
Hayes there, for those who are to con-
troll it would sell to Grant rather than
give to Hayes. The hands that have
played the game of troops at Charleston,
at New Orleans, at Tallahassee are
plainly seen in this nefarioIis game,
playing to win the perpetuation of their
own unstatemanlike and unscrupulous
authority. They mean to rule or ruin,
and they want the National Guard of
Pennsylvania put upon war footing to
help them do their work,
Year: 1877

We do not know by whom this warlike
and sensational project was conceived,
but it has doubtless been discovered that
the North american voiced the sentiment
of the graver portion of the people of the
State in protesting against letting Penn
sylvania add fuel to the smouldering
embers of what might by such a means
be kindled into blazing fire of hot
headed passion,
Year: 1877

men as Morton, Sherman, Grant,


and Chandler who made money
Mast civil war seem anxious to
e another. Perhaps they would not
well should war he the result of q


70 count the electoral vote cor
Year: 1877

BENEFIT OF PA1N.-Life would be &C.
ries of disasters, without the warning voice Of
pain. Infancy would be MANNED or perish
before experience could inform it of its dan
ger Lord Kaimes advised parents to cut the
fingers of their children "cunningly" with a
knife, that the little innocents might associate
suffering with the glittering blade before they
could do themselves worse injury; but if no
smart accompanied the wound, they would cut
up their own fingers with the same glee that
they cut up stick, and burn them in can
die with the same delight that they burn a
piece of paper in the fire. Without pain we
could not proportion our actions to the
strength of our frames, or our exertions to its
powers of endurance. In the impetuosity Of
youth, we should strike blows that would


crush our hands and break our arms; we
should take leaps that would dislocate our
limbs, and, no longer taught by fatigue that
the muscles needed repose, we should con.
tinue our sports and our walking hours till we
had worn out the living tissues with the same
unconsciousness that we now wear out coat
and Shoes The very nutriment which is the
support of life would frequently prove our
death. Mirabeau said ofa man, who was idle
as he was corpulent, that his only use was to
show how far the skin would stretch without
bursting. Without pain, this limit would be
constantly exceeded, and expicures, experien'
Year: 1877

KISSING THROUGH THE BARS.
When was but boy in years,


Near seventy years ago,
met romping laughing girl


Pure as the driven snow;
From spelling or from singing school
Beneath the glittering stars:
saw her home, but at the gate


kissed her through the bars.
And often then, when going by


Her house at eventide,
I'd whistle that familiar strain


"Oh, come! my bonny bride"
When to the road she'd blushing come,
Bright as the evening stars,
And clasp my hand so lovingly,


Then kiss me through the bars.
Now old and gray and bent with years
While in my easy chair,
sit and dream Of youthful days,


And hopes once bright and f,ir;
And fancy am young again,


And gazing on the stars
While waiting for my love to come
And kiss me through the bars.
While by my side sits my old wife,
With burrows on her brow;
But to me there's been no change


From blushing youth, till now;
But fsirer grown with lapse OF years,
Her love like twinkling stars,
Has never changed since first she met
And kissed me through the bars.
God bless this old gray wife Of mine
For what she's ever been
Since first we met at singing school,
And all the years since then;
And often now in walking out


Beneath the same bright stars,
She slyly asks me how I'd like


To kiss her through the bars.
Though seventy years have bleached our hair
White as the mountain snow,
Rnt tn me she looks as fair


AS fifty years ago
When roses bloomed upon her cheeKs,
With eyes that shamed the stars
As when boy saw her home,
And kissed her through the bars.
Year: 1877

No Arab is curious Curiosity with all
Eastern nations is considered unmanly. No
Arab will stop in the street, or turn his head
to listen to the talk of bystanders. No Arab
will dance, play on an instrument, or indulge
in cards or any game of chance, since games
of chance are forbidden BY the Koran. New
er, moreover, invite an Arab to take a walk
with you for pleasure. Although the Arabs
are on occasion good walkers, they have no
notion of walking for amusement. They on.
ly walk as matter of business. Their tenn
perance, their outdoor habits, render all out
door exercise, for exercise sake, unnecessary ;
they cannot, therefore, understand the pleas.
ure of walking for walkings sake. What
Arabs like best is to sit still, and when they
see Europeans walking up and down in pub
lie in Algeria, they say, "Look, look the
Christians are going mad!" The Arab does
not even mount on horseback except as a
matter of business or for his public carousals.
And when you do walk, you should not walk
quickly, just as in talking you should not talk
fast or loud, for the Koran tells you, "En-
deavor to moderate the step, and to speak in
a low tone, for the most disagreeable of voices
is the voice of the ass."


Indeed, it was observed by famous Arab,
"Countless are the vices of men, but one
thing will redeem all, propriety of speech"
And again, "Of the word which is not spo-
ken, am the master but of the word which
is spoken, l am the slave" The famous
proverb, speech is of silver, but silence is of
gold, is a motto of Arabic origin.


A silent, grave people are the Arabs, and
polite one too, very much given, neverthe
less, to highway robbery on large scale; but
the Arabs tent is always open to you, and
you can get any amount of coucoussou, cam
els milk or roasted mutton, if he has it. You
will be treated as guest from God as long as
you are under his roof, after which your hap
pness is in your own hands, which means
that your host, who fed you in the evening,
may, at decent distance from bis tent, rifle
your saddle. e.bag in the morning, and let the
powder speak to you if you object, after
which Allah be merciful to you!
Year: 1877

cling no uneasy sensations, would continue
their festivities until they met with the fate
of the frog in the fable, who was ambitious of
emulating the size of the OK. An eminent
physician mentions the case Of gentleman
who had lost the sense of heat in his right
hand, and, who, unconscious that the cover of
pan which had fallen into the fire was burn
ing hot, took it out and deliberately returned
it to its proper place, to the destruction of the
skin of the palm and fingers. This Of itself
would be an accident of incessant occurrence
if the monitor were wanting which makes US
drop such things quicker than we pick them
up. Pain is grand preserver of existence; /;
the sleepless sentinel that watches over Us.
Year: 1877

p@ One of the most audacious English
quacks that ever lived, was j. Harrison Curtis,
"aurist." He knew almost absolutely moth
ing of the profession that he adopted, but he
got something of reputation, and was once
summoned to attend Sir Robert Peel, who was
suffering from temporary deafness. He went
provided with two watches, one that ticked
very weakly, and another that made as much
noise as clock. Peel began to question him
as to his mode of treatment, but Curtis, CIV
ing him dig with syringe, told him if he
didn't hold bis tongue some injury would be-
fall him. The quack at first applied the weak
ticking watch to Sir Roberts ear, and of
course he couldn't hear anything; but after
working for some time he applied the other,
and Peel could hear perfectly we'll. 1t was q
marvellous cure.
Year: 1877

RosEwooD.-It has puzzled many people
to decide why the dark wood so highly valued
for furniture, should be called rosewood. Its
color certainly does not look like rose, so
We must look for some other reason. Upon
asking, we are told that when the tree is fresh
cut, the fresh wood possesses very strong
rose-like fragrance, hence the name. There
are half dozen or more kinds of rose wood
trees. The varieties are found in South Amer.
lea and the East Indies and neighboring
islands. Some times the trees grow so large
that planks four feet broad and ten feet in
length can be cut from one of them. These
broad planks are principally used to make
the tops of pianofortes. When growing in
the forest, the rosewood tree is remarkable for
its beauty, but such is its value in manufac.
lures as an ornamental wood, that some of
the forests, where it once grew abundantly,
now have scarcely single specimen. In
Madras, the government has prudently had
great plantations of this tree set out, in or
der to keep up the supply.
Year: 1877

A MorHER's INFLuENcE-It is hard for
young mother who has not overcome the
wayward tendencies of her own youthful ma.
ture to realize the influence she exerts over
her little ones. She is constantly surrounded
by critical imitators who copy her morals and
manners. As the mother is, so are her sons
and daughters. If a family Of children are
blessed with an intelligent mother, who is
dainty and refined in her manners, and does
not consider it necessary to be one woman in
the drawing.room and an entirely different
person in her everyday life, but who is a true
mother and always tender, charming wo.
man, you will invariably see her habits of
speech and perfect manners repeated in her
children. Great, rough men, and noisy, busy
boys, will always tone down their voices and
step quietly, and try to be more nannerly
when she stops to give them kind word and
pleasant smile-for true woman will never
fail to say and do all the kind and pleasant
things she can, that will in any way help to
lift up and cheer those whose lives are shaded
with her care and toll. The mother of to-day
rules the world of tomorrow. Think of it,
dear sisters, and guard well your home treas
ures.
Year: 1877

KEEP YOUR AGREEMENTS
reason why many people do not get
along in the world is because they can
not be depended upon. They do not
keep their agreements. When they are
weighed in the balance Of actual affairs
they are often found wanting. They
are seldom on time. The workman who
is always on hand at the appointed time
and place, and does his work according
to agreement, is sure to get along. To
a young mechanic, starting in life, the
habit Of promptness and punctuality is
worth more than thousand dollars
cash capital-although thousand dol
lars is not to be despised. The trust
worthiness of the faithful workman
produces money; but the untrustworthi-
ness of the unfaithful one causes him to
lose money. This is an everlasting
principle. He who would be perma-
nently prosperous must keep his en-
agements.-Ledger.
Year: 1877

In addition to the above. I keep large stock
Of all grades of Smoking Tobacoos. from Soc.
per pound to $500 per pound, and 10000 Cigars
of my own manufacture, from SIS to go per
thousand.


Don't forget the place. When you come to
town give me a call, and you will see that I can
supply you with anything pertaining to the To-
bacco trade at the very lowest prices.


Respectfully,
Year: 1877

DEAD THIS.


For sale at the old Tobacco stand. Corner
by Armentrout, a large and carefully selected


Stock OF
CHEWING AND SMOKING TOBACCOS,


At Old Prices.
Notwithstanding the increase Of the prices Of
all Tobaccos in consequence Of the addition
al Revenue Tax, yet at this old stand you can
buy at the same low figures as heretofore.
Nineteen different kinds and styles open at


Retail.
Year: 1877

The Kings County Democratic (Socum) General
Committee last evening in the Unique Building,
Fulton street, Brooklyn, Mr. Albert Smith IN the
chair. The resignation Of General Slocum was read
aud tabled but finally taken up again and accepted.
very spirited speech made by one Oi the members
on the resignation IN which ne was dcnounc
MS traitor the interests OF the organization, an
IN the estimation Of the speaker the committee would
prosper great deal better without him than with him.
Some Of tho committee say that ever since The COM
mittce first organized the Gcpcral has used 1t Tor
his own selfish ends. His resignation was based on
the ground that his Presidency OF the Board Of City
Works made 1t Inconsistent Tor MIN 10 retain his
membership In the organization.
Year: 1877

OF law ne was singled out by the Metropolitan Lilo
/ surance Company, or New York. To take charge OF
business IN Pottsvle and some time thereafter was
10 the position OF manager and attorney Tor
company for the state OF Per vania which po
ston no still hlIs Mr. Passnorc has been republi-
since he had vote He has never held
public Office but has always taken an active interest
in politics. As chairman Of tho republican committee
in a democratic county he has worked so assduously
his party to secure several successes for them
aud the present nomination Is his reward therefor
Year: 1877

A short time since young merchant
of this city, only recently married, re-
ceived letter from q relative IN Massa-
chusetts stating that by the will of an
uncle just deceased he had become the
possessor of the fourth part of an estate
valued at 100000. He knew he had
been favorite of the deceased, but was
too much engrossed with his business
cares to think much about inheriting
the money of others. He went home
rejoicing, and his family were of course
delighted. 1t so happened that his
wife had issued invitations for a small
party at her house for the next evening,
merely social gathering of few
friends. Our hero Immediately, to make
it something more than cold, formal
affair, and first enlarging the list of in
vited guests, took the whole RESPONSE
bility upon himself of ordering mag
nificent supper and floral decorations
to be prepared by fashionable caterer.
His wife objected to the expense, but
he laughingly referred to the legacy,
and said they could at least afford one
''grand blowout" upon their newly ac-
quired fortune. The party came off,
and was brilliant success. There
were numerous guests, excellent music,
gorgeous flowers, and sumptuous
banquet. His friends heard of his good
luck, and they all congratulated him,
of course. The bill for the entertain
ment was about SE,00O, whereas he had
previously expected to expend about
$50. The affair took place Wednesday
evening, one week ago. On Saturday
he received copy of the will, and
found the bequests were correctly re
ported, but the important fact was
omitted that the estate could not be di-
vided until his aunt was dead and q
younger cousin had attained her ma
jority. The latter event is seven years
distant, and the former may be prolong-
ed twice that period. He will sell out
his future chances cheap.-Neao York
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1877

state of preservation as perfect as
though it were just built. There is
therefore but little reason to doubt that
it was adorned in a most splendid man.
ner. So, I am perfectly sure that the
whole interior of the great hall was
lined with polished plates of bronze or
brass. | believe this the more, as we
see in several ancient authors that the
Greeks had, at very early period,
adorned their houses in this manner;
for we can in no her way explain the
brazen houses and chambers of which
the ancient poets and historians speak.
Year: 1877

CoFFEE-MILK.-Boila la dessert spoon.
full of ground coffee in q pint of milk
for quarter of an hour; then clear it
with white of egg or isinglass; let it
boil for few minutes and set it by the
side of the fire to fine. Sweeten &C
cording to taste. This is a suitable
breakfast for those of spare habit and
disposed to affections of the lungs.