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Year: 1878

The husband who informed his
wife six months ago that he would
let ber put out the washing as
soon as times improved, has kept
bis promise. He let's her put 1t
out-on the line. And still she
is not happy.
Year: 1878

There is a farmer living near
Mount Bethel in this State, who.
in the interest of science, agreed
to cut open an old hornets nest,
20 examine tn, architecture Of
the interior. As soon as he can
see and talk again, what he dis
covered will be announced.
Year: 1878

How the boys do forget themselves.
We clip from our exchanges:


We hope to see many of the Press
Gang at the Hot Springs convention.
One of the attractions may be an essay
from Bro. Burke that may fall phlat-
but then great men are never under
stood by their generation !'--[Col. Will
coxe's paper, Van Buren, June 18th.


Thank you, thank you kindly, Colonel
for thus bringing our poor name to pub
lie notice; your goodness shall ne'cr be
forgot. But why give way true, your
people did not understand you clearl y en-
ough to place the circuit jud geship in your
itching palm. Nor did they understand
you when you sought seat in the Leg
islature. Really they have failed to un-
derstand you from general standpoint,
if we mistake not. But you must not
despair. Running at large as you do in
the political field, your generation must
come to an understanding Of your mer-
its, sometime, or the country will be lost.
I Helena World, June 18th.
Year: 1878

From the Little Rock Democrat OF
Wednesday we learn that meeting OF
the Republican state central committee
was heidi in that city, yesterday, at which
an animated discussion upon the qucs
ton of calling a state convention was
had. Numerous letters were read from
prominent members Of the party rosid-


ing in different counties, nearly all of
which were opposed to the calling Of a
convention, or the nominating ofa State
ticket; whereupon the committee unani-
mously resolved that they would call no
convention of the party, this year, and
would put no candidates in the field for
state officers. We understand they filled
the vacancy on the committee occasioned
by the death Of Hon. Joseph Brooks by
the election OF T. M. Gibson, of Yell
county, and adjourned without further
business.
Year: 1878

The success of any prospective plan
no matter whatsoever the nature, must
depend almost entirely upon the unity
and harmony of action of those who are
interested in its prosecution. We, like
every one else, have our favorites for
Office, but their failure shall not make
us less earnest in our support of any
one that may be nominated by the con-
ton.


We have a skillfnl, watchful, and adroit
enemy who would onl y be too much graf
titled at tho disntegration of the party.
By such an occurrence a gap would be
made, through which the radical hosts
might be led to victory. The purpose OF
a convention is to nominate the officers,
in order to the concentration of the vote
power, thereby untizing and harmonic
ing eombative elements. Now. if af-
ter the programme adopted by such CON
vention, men, who are members of the
party Of which such convention is the
representative, refuse to be governed by
the action of that body, whore is the
sense of their congrcgating Let every
one lay aside his prcjudices, abandon his
candidates, and determine to support
those who are selected by body of men
delegated for that purpose. Such con-
certed support of nominees must be alb
solutcly general. There must be posi-
tive and perfect harmony among the op-
posing interests of the party.


Personal preferences must be abandon
ed in the presence of predominant wish
es for the success Of the party. We hope
every good democrat will support the
nominee.


Since the above was written the coun-
ty convention has been held and the
early issuance prevented our giving the
result. We give them in an extra.
Year: 1878

Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, who
is n member of the Mathews invcstiga-
ting committee, is reported to be the au-
thor of very happy bon mot at the ex-
pense of Stanley Matthews. 1t was at
the meeting of the committee, yesterday
afternoon, and the committee was discus
sing the propriety Of holding a meeting
on Sunday, for special purpose, and
somebody made the point of order that
it was contrary to biblical teachings
Hoar said he thought not, and claimed to
be backed by scriptural authority, as the
Bible agreed that it was right to pull an
ass out of apt on the Sabbath. This is
the way men in all classes refer to poor
Matthews for writing those self-convic-
ting, stupid, tell tale letters.
Year: 1878

We find in the Gazette of the 10Th the
following letter from Maj. Woodruff
Withdrawing from the contest for Treas
urer. Our support OF the Major wa'
not out of any disrespect for General
Churchill, but for the sympathy and res
pect we had for worthy and much-nee
ing citizen. This is the letter:


LITTLE Rock, June 25. 1873.


EDITORS GAZETTE For two or three
weeks past Gen. Churchill and | have
exchanged roes-I have played tramp
while he has been bulletinizing printed
reports of the action of the several
Democratic county moetings-nearly all
favorable to his nomination. The mani
festatons OF public sentiment thus as
certaned are so plain and distinct that
do not fail to gather their import. There
fore, like Martin Scotts coon, come
down without waiting to be dispatched
by formal vote of convention, and ask
you to announce my withdrawal from all
candidacy.


70 the many friends who solicited me
to become andidate-mcasurng Gas
did, the importance of my services to
the party by the earnestness and unset,
fishness with which they were rendered
Il return most grateful acknowledg
ment. Like Judge Ben. Asl1ew, similar
ly crcumstanced, am sorry there are
no more of them. 1t is due to myself to
say that should not lately have been a
candidate but for the combined infiuen-
ces of urgent aud unsought solicitation,
at time when place would have been
of great help to me. AS it is, | am well
satisfied, and suppose tho party is too
so the account stands squared.
Year: 1878

EE- A man, in New Orleans, has IN
vented process of manufacturing mir
rors, which, it is claimed, is destined to
take the place of the quicksilver process.
In only ten or fifteen minutes, the sub
stance used in place of quicksilver is
made to adhere to the glass, and the cost
of the substance is not more than one
tenth that of quicksilver. Any one can
convert an ordinary piece of glass into a
mirror after acquainting himself with
the process.
Year: 1878

We are authorized to announce Mr.. HEN
RY SHELLEY as a candidate for the nomin-
ation Of the Democratic County Convention
for a seat In the Legislature of the State from
Crawford county, subject, of course to Its
action.
Year: 1878

Chickamauga, and then was sent to
to the valley of Virginia, and it was
up there I lost this eye touching the
sightless socket. GIVE got medals
for my service, and was given a regu-
lar commission. My husband was
all through the war and shot all to
pieces. Oh, my! but I picked him out
of the mud once just torn to pieces.
He had great big hole shot in his
head, and his skull is trcpaned
with a silver quarter, and it's in his
head now. Come round here VII
liam, and show that place"


Mr.. Austin walked around to the
reporter and leaned over so that his
head could be examined. The silver
coin was there covering what had
been an ugly wound. During this ex-
animation the interviewes took occa-
sion to study Mr. Austin alittle. He
Is five feet eight inches high, compac-
ly built and finely developed black
eyes and dark hair, and beard scarcely
tinged with gray; a weIl-shaped head
and good countenance. He looked
about forty-five years of age, and
his conversation proved him to be a
man of sound common sense and fair
education.
Year: 1878

A correspondent of the Spectator
writes that this story Of dogs sa-
gacity may be depended upon as alb
solutely true;


During the meeting of the Brit
ish Association at Glasgow, friend
of mine had occasion to go one day
from that place to Greenock on bus
mess. Hearing, on his arrival, that
the person he wished to see was out,
but expected shortly to return home,
he determined to take stroll about
the town to which he was a stranger.
In the course of his walk he turned
into bakers shop and bought a
bun. AS he stood at the door Of the
shop eating his bun, a large dog
came up to him and begged for a
share, which he got, and seemed to
enjoy coming back for piece after
piece. Does the dog belong to your
my friend asked of the shop-woman.
No. she answered, but he spends
most of his time here, and begs half
pennies from the people who pass.
'Halfpennies What good can they
be to him? p oh, he knows very
well what to do with them; he comes
into the shop and buys cakes


''This seemed rather q remarkable
instance of cleverness even for
the cleverest of animals; so
by way of testing its reality, my
friend went out of the shop into the
street where he was Immediately ac-
costed by the dog, who begged for
something with all the eloquence OF
which dog is capable. He offered
him a halfpenny, and was rather sur
prised to see him accept it readily
and walk with the air Of a regular Gus
toner into the shop, where he put his
forepaws on the counter and held out
the half-penny towards the attendant
The young woman produced a bun
but that did not suit the dog, and he
held his money fast. 'Ah,' she said
4 know what he wants. and tool
down from a shelf a plate Of short
bread This was right, the dog paiC
his halfpenny, took his short-brcad
and ate it with decorOus satisfaction
When he had quiet finished he lef
the shop, and my friend, much anus
ed, followed him, and when he again
begged found another half-penny fo
him, and saw the whole process gon
through a second time.


''This dog clearly had learned b,
some means the use of money, and no


merely that it wonld buy something


to eat, but thatit would buy severa


things, among which he could exel
; else right of choice. What perhap
5 most remarkable is that his proceed
ings weIe entirely independent, an
5 for his own benefit, not that of an
. teacher or master.
Year: 1878

Little Rock DemOcrat.l


For several months past, among the
many teamsters and wood choppers
working for the railroad company at
and in the vicinity of Popular Bluff,
there has been one, trim, very
smooth-faced fellow, especially notice
able. He was popular with all his
associates, owing perhaps to his boyish
ways and straightforward bearing.
He did not indulge in the use of intox-
icating liquors, and night after night
as the men assembled around the
camp fire, his CHEEKY voice, as he sang
! the rude ballads of his companions,
made the forest ring. About ten days
ago he fell the victim to the chills and
fever, and while delirious, his attend
ant made the startling discovery that
their favorite was not what he claimed
but a woman in disguise. At night
on the return of the choppers to the
camp, the information was i'm
parted, and the next day the CIR
was carried to Popular Bluff, where
under the care of a physician, she sooI
recovered. Her occupation gone, shC
found herself an object of suspicion
and curiosity. Unable to obtain
work suitable for her sex, a few night
since she dOnned her cold clothes.
and, as we learned from Conducts
Welch, came to Judsonia, where sh'
is again at her old occupation-drivins
team. The girl, when questioned
as to her reasons for leading the 1if
she does, answered frankly that sh
cannot obtain employment suitable 70
a woman, and that as 4 man she re
ceives much larger pay than she woult
as q common domestic,
Year: 1878

That clergyman cutin Indianapo-
lis, who, while preaching his sermon
one Sunday evening, perceived IA
young man and a young woman
Hnder the gallery in the act of
kissing each other behind hymn
book, did not lose his temper. He
did not flyintO an unseeming @ rage,
and call upon the sexton to rush
up the aisle and disband the riot
ers. No. He remained calm. He
beaned mildly at the offenders
over his spectacles, and when the
young man kissed the fifteenth
time he merely broke his sermon
off in the middle Of thirty and


offered a short prayer in behalfoi


''the young man with the pink
tie and the maiden in blue bonnet
and grey shawl who were profanine
/ the sanctuary by kissing one anOth-


er in pew no sixty eight" And all


the congregation said "Amen!


Then the young woman suddenly


p IIled her veil down, and the
young man sat there and swore


softly to himself. He does not
90 to church as much now as hC


did.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Blaine will be sustained. Every
word OF his speech will be indorsed by
the North. The Sonth cried to bs let a
lone when they attempted to destroy the
Union; all they desire now ia to be let
alone in their march to sec re the con-
troll of the Government by fraud and
terroirsm.-Rennebec Journal.
Year: 1878

THE You've MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
MEETING at THE SEvENTH-STREET CHRISTIAN
CHURCH tomorrow night is one of the series
Of such meetings which the Association has
been holding.


As a rule the Association has not held
meetings at hours conflicting with SER
vices in any OF the churches, and does not
propose to do so in future. Indeed it has
always so conducted its work as TO be in no
sense in conflict with the churches. But in
their great desire TO excite greater interest
in their noble efforts they have been hold
ing meetings at several of the churches
whose authorities have invited them to
do so.


The meeting tomorrow night will be ad-
dressed by several Of our best speakers, and
the occasion will be one OF great interest.
Year: 1878

MANCHESTER, VA, June 13, 1873. 81


Editors Dispatch: Will you please in.
form me as to the law in regard to fishing
with drift-seine at this season OF the year
BY 80 doing you will oblige


a MANCHESTER SUBSCRIBER.


GThere is no law prohibiting the use OF
driftseines at this season OF the year. It IS
not lawful, however. to kill or capture any
mountain trout (salmo .fontdnaiis) in any
OF the waters OF the State between the 10Th
OF September and the 1st day OF April OF
each year by any process ,ohateuer, nor at
any other time except by angling with hook
and line; nor shall it be lawful to kill or
capture any river bass commonly called
black bass or black perch). or pond bass
commonly called southern chub), between
the 10th day OF May and the 1st day OF July
OF each year; nor shall it be lawful to shoot
or spear either species OF these fish at any
time
Year: 1878

THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was delight
full day, though the sun and air felt more
like September than June. The summer
has so far been very bland. In April we
had warmer days than we have had in June.
Whether or not the summer, like the wYl-
ter, is to he remarkable for mildness, it is
unsafe now to predict. At any rate, the
two weeks past have been, unless memory


is greatly at fault, rather unusual and the
health OF the city, generally worse at this
season than nearly any other, has been very
good. The temperature has been bad upon


the dealers in ice and ice-cream, but plea
SAINT and profitable to nearly everybody else.
Year: 1878

BAsE-BALL.-The newly organized Stone
wall Baseball CluD, composed OF some OF
the best material in this city, will play their
first match game with the Atlantic Club at
the Richmond and Atlantic Baseball Park
this evening at 4a o'clock.
Year: 1878

Two skulls of stays, with their horns
so firmly locked together that they
could not be separated, were found one
is quite plain tina. they once belonged to
couple of stays who had terrible fight
in the solitude of the mountains. After
the combat had been kept up some time,
their horns became so tangled and locked
together that they could not get them
apart. 1t is very probable that when
this happened, they stopped thinking of
fighting, and tried their best to get away
from each other. But this was of no
use. Their horns were so firmly inter-
locked that they could not twist nor pull
them apart. So they stumbled about
for the rest of their lives, with their
heads close together. We cannot know
how long they lived this way. They
may have been able to eat little grass,
if both of them agreed to put down
their heads at the same time. But at
last they died. And how curiously
things turned out! Each of them hoped
to kill the other, and yet the result of the
quarrel was to bind them together as
long as they lived ,and even death did
not part them. And, if they thought
that no one would ever know of their
fight, how greatly they were mistaken!
The record of the combat-their two
skulls fastened together-has remained
for many long year, and will remain
for many a year to come. TWAS truly
strange end to fight.


Shakespeare makes Polonius say:


"Beware


Of entrance to quarrel; but, being in,


Bear t, that the opposer may beware of thee"


These stays did that with vengeance;
didn't they?


1t very often happens in other fights
or disputes that the fighters cannot stop
and separate just when they wish to.
is apt to get hopelessly inter
locked and tangled, such az goodwill or
self-respect, or fairness, or honor. Still,
one mustn't be too peaceable, as the
Quaker said when he took up q pitch
fork as he saw the mad bull coming
st. Nicholas for December.
Year: 1878

A true theory of the cause of giddi-


ness ought to explain the following ex-
treme experience, which deserves record
in print. The method was first told to
me by friend; once tried it myself
successfully in q mitigated form, and
will assurediy not repeat the experiment,
and l persuaded philosophical friend to
try it also, with much the same result.
Stand in the middle of asoft field where
you can't hurt yourself by tumbling on
the ground or against anything; avoid
having your best clothes on, and secure
appreciative spectators. Then put both
hands, one above the other, on the top
of your umbrella or walking-stick, and
bend down until your forehead rests on
the back of your hands. Thus your legs
will be vertical, your body will Be more
or less horizontal, and the umbrella will
be vertical. Shut your eyes. Then get
friend, by touching your hips, 30 to
guide you that you shall circle three
times, with sidelong gait, around the
vertical umbrella a. an axis. Finally,
raise your head quickly, and try to walk
straight, rs though nothing particular
had bappeneds What will occur 10 o
frightful giddinesA and feeling of sick
ness, sense Of ground rising up tumul-
tuOusly on all sides, . wild rush to save
yourself, and headlong tumble.-Md-
ture.
Year: 1878

A NAIL GUN has been invented by a
New Zealander, to be employed in nail
ing down flooring boards. 1t is not un-
like gun in shape and size. The nail
is placed, point downwards, at the top
and slides down to the bottom, when the
operator draws up rod, and by one
downward stroke of this the nail is
cleanly driven into the boards beneath.
A practiced hand by this simple con-
trivance can do the work of half dozen
men,
Year: 1878

EVERY approach to the Ameer's do
minions is over a road that would call
out the enthusiasm of tourist, and the
employment of elephants and camels
give to the invading army an Oriental
cast that has al least the charm of nov
city to Europe and America.
Year: 1878

Postmaster-Generalk Key has officially in.
formed the house that unless an additional
appropriation is made he will discontinue
the use OF railway postal ears on and after
the first of January. This he finds neces-
sary in order to keep the total expenditures
within the amount of the appropriations.
Year: 1878

THERE is lighthouse near the Isle
of Skye which stands in peculiar situa-
tion. Just before it is the width Of q
narrow channel; 70 the left the channel
stretches away for short distance; on
the right itextends indefinitely. A Ian
tern sufficient for the short distances
would avail nothing at the longer ones,
while such light as would be seen at
the longer range would be needlessly
and wastefully blight for the shorter
ores. Recourse has therefore been had
to lantern which, unaided, will light
the narrow channel, while two series of
prisms concentrate and defect a beam
equal to a 6rst-class light over the longer
distances. b. The saving is from f400 to
$500 year.
Year: 1878

This is the season of the year when
the night air is very dangerous, but
the girls face death at front gates with
the same heroism which has always
been one Of the chiefest adOrnments of
the sex.-C Cincinnati Bye0ktast Table.
Year: 1878

A young man made his appearance
at DeadwoOd last week in a pair of
white pants. He was promptly es-
corted to the cars, put on board of
them, and an injunction placed upon
him never to revisit the place: eve
can stand a billed shirt, you know"
exclaimed a miner, "but when it comes
to wearin' billed drawers we just make
them git up and git"
Year: 1878

Golden Medical Discovery
Is Alternative. or blood-cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Pectoral.
Golden Medical Discovery
Is Cholagogue, or Liver sIimulanl
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1878

original color, aoah the gloss and freshness of youth. Thin hair is thickened, falling hair checked, and badness often, though not always, cured by it's use. Nothing can re- store the hair where the follicles arc destroyed, or the glands atrophied and decayed. But such as remain can be saved for usefulness by this application. Instead of fouling the hair with a pasty sediment, it will keep it clean and vigorous. Its occasional use will prevent the hair from turning gray or falling off, and consequently prevent baldness. Free from those deleterious sub stances which make some prepaTa- tions dangerous and injurious to the hair. the Vigor can only benefit but not harm it. If wanted merely for a
Year: 1878

Even mourning for the, departed
can now be done by automatic 'mechan-
ism, rs witness the telling machine re-
Gently erected at Ealing Cemetery in
England 1t was calculated that this
maehine would accomplish the work as
efficiently and less sexpensively than if
done by man.
Year: 1878

STEPHEN ALIENS POCKET PIEcE.-In the
pocketbook of Hon. Stephen Allen, who was
drowned on board the Henry Clay, was found
a printed slip apparently cut from a news
paper, of which the following is copy. 1t is
worthy to be put in every newspaper and en-
graved on every young mans heart:


Make few promises. Always speak the
truth. Never speak ill of any one. Keep
good company or none. Live up to your en-
gagements. Drink no kind of intoxicating
liquors. Good character is above all things
else. Keep your own secrets, if you have any.
Never borrow if you can possibly help it. Do
not marry until you are able to support wife.
Keep yourself innocent if you would be hap
py. When you speak to person, look in the
face. Make no haste to be rich, if you would
prosper. Ever live misfortune excepted)
within your income. Save when you are
young, to spend when you are old. Avoid
temptation, through fear you may not with
stand it. Never run into debt, unless you see
a way to get out again. Small and steady
gains give competency with tranquil mind.
Good company and good conversation are the
sinews of virtue.


Your character cannot be essentially injur-
ed except by your own acts If any one
speaks evil of you, let your life be so that no
one will believe him. When you retire to bed
think over what you have been doing during
the day. Never be idle; if your hands can
not be employed usefully, attend to the cult
vation Of your mind. Read over the above
maxims carefully and thoughfully at least
once week.
Year: 1878

actly but she did not like him cordially, yet
She felt rather pleased, than otherwise, to
think that he was going away the next morn
ing. ..-.


What Colonel Dacre felt, is not precisely
knowD but certain it is, that he was unusu'
ally cheerful at breakfast the following day,
after his cousin had taken his departure, and
that he remarked in tone of much satisfac'
ton


"Well Mary, here we are alone again, you
and I. Idon't think we shall be interrupted in
our solitude now for some time to come"


And Mary smiled back at him as though
she, too, were we'll pleased.