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Year: 1871




At the Conservative Convention of Fauquier
the following resolution was adopted without
opposition: a 81
BY Col. w. w. Payne t


ResoIred, That the bill known as the Fund
ing Bll'' is an nquity, contrary to the policy of
the State, greatly unjust to the taxpayer, and
ought, in our opinion, to be repealed


From the indications throughout the Valley
and the Southwest, this Fauquier resolution
seems to express the general sentiment. As the
Radicals have unanimously denounced the bill
for which they unanimously voted, present ap-
pearances lead TO the opinion that the bill will
have few friends in the next Legislature


We copy the above from the Wing of
this morning, and are surprised that it
should have so long remained in ignorance
Of the true feelings of the people of the
Valley and Southwest, in relation to the
especial iniquity Of Democratic legislation.


The Dispatch of this morning impudent-
ly denounces the Republicans of Virginia,
and charges they are "avowed repudiators
and totally regardless of the honor of the
State"


What will it say of the s'repudiators" of
its own party? It must choose between
popular sentiment in Virginia and the
wishes of the jobbers and gamblers who
engineered the "Funding BILL" 1t must
decide under which king it will serve.
Year: 1871

WAKE SNAKES, DAY is BREAKING! !!
We understand an order has been issued
from the Internal Revenue, and will issue
soon from the other departments of the
Federal government, requiring those who
hold commissions as Federal officers,
to resign their positions as such, in case
they accept nominations for State offices.


We hail with satisfaction this evidence of
the determination of the Administration to
assist us in building up the party in the
State, and giving it healthy tone. This
disposition Of greed on the part of num-
Der of selfish aspirants, has been an injury
to the party in this State, which we have
long struggled to correct, but in vain.


We hope no compromise Of this question
is possible, for we have long since felt the
impossibility of any man serving two mas
tiers, or giving satisfaction to both parties,
where the proper and faithful discharge of
his official duties necessarily rendered him
unpopular with the masses. If such an
order has not been issued, we beg that it
may be done at once.
Year: 1871

The NEWSPAPER A NECESSITY. The
Cincinnati Commercial, describing a re-
cent visit to Chicago, dweIls upon the
wonderful display of newspaper vitality
as one of the notable signs of the time.
Political and personal antagonisms have
been sunk in efforts for the common
good rival sheets are printed amicably
in the same Office and On the same press;
the old spitefulness and abuse have been
put aside; the business men are pouring
in their advertisements by the hundred,
and the improvised accommodations are
inadequate to supply the demand. In
short, the Chicago dailies are revived
with the best promise, and their profits
are so large that great part of their
heavy losses will. be made up in year
or two. The newspaper has become a
necessity In every civilized community,
and neither fire nor tempest can repress
the energy which it represents.
Year: 1871

A white little clcudlet up in the sky


Born Of the winds and Of the waves am
And soft float through the tremulous blue,
When the shining stars of heaven peep through.
cover them often from mortal sight,


And hold in my bosom their silvery light;
And the moon enfolds me in soft embrace,
And smiles upon me with tender face.
The sun climbing high in the rosy morn
My whiteness tints with the colors of dawn, !.
And around me sheds through the long, long


day
The glory and light of his shining ray; p b
And the lark springs forth in the morning
And siegs to me songs for the dawning meet
While he plunges deep in my snowy wave, zs
The stains Of earth from his pinions to lave.
When the sun sinks deep in the far, far west,
On purple billow, with golden crest,


And stains with his glory the mountains dim,
And tinses with crimson my curling rim,
And the twilight dies, while the night-birds


sing, Ae
And darkness sweeps downward on noiseless


wing, e,ii. =
Then again bold in my bosom white @
The deep shining stars with their silvery light,
Year: 1871




A SUNSET INCIDENT AT BUFFALo.-The
Buffalo Express says "The sunset of
Saturday evening, as witnessed from
Central Wharf, exhibited most singu-
lar phenomenon. As viewed from that
point the great luminary appears to sink
into the waters of the lake, and presents
beautiful sight on all ordinary oeca-
sions, but at the time referred to, Just at
the moment when the sun appeared to
be floating, as it were, ball of fire on
the surface of the lake, it suddenly as
sumed a conical shape, as If of molten
iron and the sides had run down, the
whole form evidently magnifed to twice
its usual size. Directly in the centre of
this body of fire was plainly visible the
form of ship, as if sailing in and part
OF the sun. Many of the business men
of Central Wharf, who have for years
witnessed many curious features and
beautiful scenes in the western sky, never
before saw the like of this"
Year: 1871

NEWSPAPER MEN.-Therei is no class of
people who do half so much good, or
work so hard, as newspaper men. They
publish good papers, and they strain
every nerve to do this, but the populace
do not consider this, or the fact that news
papers are fair index of their own in
teligence and enterprise. Some papers
put up with all sorts of expedients to get
along, when there are scores of inauen-
tial men who are greatly benefited by
the papers who do nothing to sustain
them. They might speak good word
for them, get their friends to subscribe
for them, sustain them with their adver-
tising patronage, and thus remunerate
the Woodworking newspaper men.
Every citizen ought to be animated by
sufficient pride, if by no other motive, to
sustain good papers, and thus see them
worthy representatives of the people.
Year: 1871

ADvERT1s1Ne.-Advertising is an art,
and is the mother of the art of money
making. Successful advertisers unhesi-
tatingly and gratefully deslare that they
owe the beginning of their prosperity
and the foundation of their wealth to
the liberal and iudicious use of printers
ink. 1t is paradoxical, but not singular,
that printers ink, by blackening a mans
reputation, actually benefits him. The
ingenuity displayed by some accomplish
ed advertisers makes advertising almost
a fine art. These shrewd men manage
to make the most unwilling read their
Year: 1871

A SINGULAR Casa most singular
occurrence recently occurred in Lawrence,
Mass, at q grave The deceased had for
some time previous to his death kept a
dog, who had been his constant compan-
ion, and even in death the faithful ami
NAL would not leave the side of the re-
mains Of his master for scarcely mo-
ment. When the family left the house
to go to the cemetery, the dog was shut
up but before the procession had reach
ed the cemetery he made his escape and
ran about, looking eagerly for his mas
ter. He was very much bewildered, and
was finally taken into the carriage with
his mistress. Arriving at the grave the
poor brute crowded to the side of the
grave and looked wistfully ond mournful-
ly at tie casket as it was being lowered
into the grave, and was about to Jump in
himself, when he was caught and held
by a bystander. The scene was very
touching.
Year: 1871

-Sheridan's solicitor call


ing one day found his wife alone,
and walking about in state of violent
excitement. He asked what was the
matter. Her only reply was "that her
husband was a villain" After some
time she added, with some hesitation.
"Why I have discovered that all the
love-letters he sent me were the very
same as those he sent to his first wife,"
Year: 1871

A Jersey tavern keeper, who
had become more celebrated for
the length of his bills than the
abundance Of his people, met
with razor as sharp as himself
not long since. A Yankee hap.
pening to pass through that bar
barous region, stopped at this
mans hotel and ordered dinner
When he came to pay the bill, he
was astonished to find it stretched
out to the round sum of ak dol
lars. This rather startled the
Yankee, and he demanded to
know what he had eaten that such
a bill could be charged. The
landlord replied:


The bill will slow you"


On consulting it he found there
in charged several kinds of wines
and extras.


Well, look here, l didn't have
none OF your wines-there was
mono of that ere stuff brought on
for me, and l won't pay the bill"


20, we never wait for orders
here-we know our business" re.
piled the landlord; the wine
was on the table, and you could
drink it or not-that was your
business"


The Yankee saw that there was
no use in quarreling about the
matter so, with a mutt. red VOW
OF vengence, he paid the bill.


Three months after that, cur
Eastern friend again made his ap
pearance at the hotel, and called
for q dinner for himself and friend.
When he sat down to the table he
laid a twenty dollar bill at the
side of lis plate, and ordered all
the delicacies be could think of,
and all the wines he could stom
ach. While eating his dinner, he
called the attention of the land.
lord to the bill, as to whether it
was genuine or not. The landlord
looked at it-replied that it was,
aud handed it back. AS soon as
they had finished their dinner and
cracked an extra bottle of cham
pagne, the Yankee put the money
i'll his pocket, walked out of the
house and jumped into his wagon.


" Halo ! here you've not paid
your BILL" said the landlord.


THAT'S your own fault" said
the Yankee; II never wait to
have a bill presented to me--the
money lay on the table, and you
should have taken it or not, inst
as you told me about the wine
three months ago yesterday"


The landlord swore to some ex.
tent as the Yankees horse, "kick-
ing up the dust" along the road,
grew small by degrees and beau
tifully less.
Year: 1871

MIXING WTTu STRANGERS. The
effect of mixing with new people.
who have new ideas and new meth,
eds of thought, is very salutary.-
Always to see the same people, do
the same things, feel the same way,
produces stagnant condition of the
mind and heart that is very dis.
tressing to behold. There are
thousands of invalids who might
be. greatly benefited by getting
away from home, ifonly for short
time, to mix with strangers, and
be touched with the magnetism of
the great world as it courses in its
accustomed rounds. And there
are mental and moral inYarids who
need the same change, TO get their
minds and hearts enlarged, and let
in little more of the great light of
life. Outside influences are very
valuable to those who at home
have been well trained by health
full influences in early youth, so
that they can avoid the srares and
pitfalls into which those who 60
blindly often fall.
Year: 1871

A Glouster girl, about throwing
away a faded boquet found in it a
note with an offer of marriage
from nice but bashful young
man. The youth now labors .une
der the delusion that all his griefs
are ended.
Year: 1871

The mode Of making comfortables
warmer by lining then with newspapers,
is good, as long rs they last, which can
not be long, especially after washing
lew times. have tried simpler way
OF attaining the same object on cold
nights, when | have not had sufficient
bedding over me, especially at hotels,
where we cannot always get just what
we want Throw off one or two of the
top covers from the bed, then pull from
the pocket or satchel, two OF three large
newspapers-one very large one will dc
spread them on the bed, replace the
covers, and you will have warm and
comfortable night, without any percep.
tible increase in the weight of the bed
ding. Again, when you have hard,
cold ride in cutter, OF ten OF twenty
miles, against the wind, place a spread
newspaper over your chest before you
button up your overcoat, and you will
not become chilled through. Nothing
can be cheaper, and as far as it goes
nothing more efiicient.--Cor. Country
Gentlemen.
Year: 1871

A beautiful waif on the sea of litera-
ture, which could only have come from
the pen of the gifted George d. Prentice:


"Sometime-it is a sweet sweet song,
warbled to and fro among the topmost
boughs of the heart, filling the whole air
with such Joy and gladness as the birds
do when the summer morning comes out
of the darkness, and day is born on the
mountains. We have all our possessions
in the future which we call sometime
Beautiful flowers and singing birds are
there, only our hands seldom grasp the
one, or our ears hear the other. But,
oh, reader, be Of good cheer. For all
the good there is a golden sometime;
when the hills and valleys of time are
all passed-when the wear and fever,
the. disappointment and the sorrows of
life are over-then there is the place Of
rest appointed of God. oh, homestead !
over whose roof fall no shadows or even
cloud and over whose threshold the
voice Of sorrow is never heard-built
upon the eternal hills, and standing
with spires and pinnacles of celestial
beauty among the palm trees Of the city
on high-those who love God shall rest
under thy shadow, where ,here is no
more sorrow nor pain, nor the sound OF
weeping Sometime.
Year: 1871

hhe ShhtAcah EeEaoUS VI Ahuhoh


From the age of forty to that of sixty,
man who properly regulates himself
may be considered in the prime of life
His matured strength of constitution
renders him almost impervious to the
attacks of disease, and all his functions
are in the highest order. Having gone
a year or two past sixty, however, he
arrives at critical period of existence,
the river of Death flows before him, and
he remains at standstill But athwart
this river is q viaduct, called The Turn
of Life, which, if crossed in safety, leads
TO the valley "0ld Age, round which
the river winds, and then flows beyond
without boat or causeway to affect
its passage. The bridge is, however,
constructed Of fragile materials, and
it depends upon how it is trodden
whether it bend or break. Gout,
apoplexy, and other bad characters are
also in the vicinity to waylay the traveller
and thrust him from the pass but let
him grid up his loins, and provide him
self with perfect compose To quote a
metaphor, the Turn of Life" is turn
either into a prolonged walk or into the
grave. The system and power, having
reached their utmost expansion, now
begin either to close like flowers at sun
set, or break down at once. One inju-
dicious stimulant, a single fatal excite
ment, may force it beyond its strength;
while a careful supply of props, and the
withdrawal of all that tends to force a
plant, will sustain it in beauty and in
vigor until night has nearly set in.
Year: 1871

by reason of sickness, had drawn out
and spent the original sovereign, but
had since then deposited several shil-
lipgs toward its renewal. One letter
came from sailor now serving in a
British man-of-war, where he was daily
laughed at for keeping his pledge, but
which he nevertheless had kept as was
shown by certificate inclosed from his
superior officer.


of the remaining four nothing had
been heard; but the giver Of the sove-
reign has not yet lost hope that he will
speedily hear from them, as they may be
now on service at distant parts of the
world.
Year: 1871

V'HS MILITARY ASD THE STATE FAIR
Tlscir was 10 little excitement and iudc-
nation among The gentlemen composing
;i,c First Virginia regiment on Saturday
upnu the official announcement by the Sec
aplary of the. State Agricultural Society
stat the tive hundred men in the regiment
who propose to visit the Fair in q body
next Thursday would he charged the full
price of admission for each mon. We ecould
hardly believe this true until assured by
the commandment Of the regiment that, such
was The case and even now we cannot be-
lirrc that the Executive Committee bas
sanctioned such an unhcard-of proceeding.
Certainly the members Of the Society aid
the public generally will not. The man.
agcmcnt OF the Society has frequently been
characterized by old io9yism and short
sigh,cdnc>s, but we cannot realize that
they are so far behind the live spirit OF the


age rs to lay 4 tax of $3.50 on the most at
tractive feature of the Fair. Nothing will
attract a greater crowd either Of city OF
country people than the promised dress
parade and drill for the prize medal, and it
is an undoubtcd fact that 1T is decided by
the board of officers to have the military


display on the Capitol Square OF in Holly
wood old-tield, instead of being the most
brilliant day of the Fair Thursday will be
the dulleSt of the four. Let the secretary
write TO the commandant of the regiment
and extend to him and his men n cordial


and earnest invitation to visit the Fair
Grounds whenever they may lind 1t conve-
nient to do so.
Year: 1871

A MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
The officers of the Richmond, Fredcricks-
burg and Potomac railroad have arranged
for round-trip ticket ut reduced rates
from Baltimore to Richmond for persons
wishing to attend the Fair. This wise
movement will add largely to the success
of fine Fair
Year: 1871

LOOK Our FOR PICKpoCKETs.-In view of
the anticipated influx of pickpockets, three
card monte men, thieves, and other sharp
crs into Richmond during the present
week, Major Poe has directed the whole
detective force of the city to be on the look
out for such vagabonds. When caught
they will be summariy arrested and kept
out of the way until after the Fair.
Year: 1871

The THOMAS GENTRY spoken Of in the
proceedings Of the Police Court it is hardly
necessary to say is not Thonas Gentry the
plastcrcr, SO wcll-known in this city, but
some other family Of Gcntrys.
Year: 1871

Rev. Father Cassidy VIII deliver q lecture entitled
"1raves In Ireland" IN st Marys Hall, Cour, street.
Brooklyn, this evening The proceeds are to be de.
voted to the aid OF the poor Of the parish the Star
or the Sea. The urain upon the resources Of the
st. Vincent de Paul Society has been very heavy,
owing TO the severity Of the past season. and it is TO
be hoped the amount realized by the sale OF tickets
for the lecture Will be sufficient TO enable tho
charitable officers OF the society In question 10 con-
tnue where the need Of The poor is greatest. The
well known ABILITY OF the reverend and eloquent
gentleman Is sufficient guarantee oil the fact that the
theme Will be finely dealt With.
Year: 1871

DISARMAMENT IN FRANCE.-The disarma-
ment of the French National Guard will


commence on the 18th instant, i'll pursuance


of decree recently passed by the National


Assembly. This decree created ut the time


OF its passage great sensation throughout
France, especially in those sections most
deeply imbued with Republican sentiment.
To many il seemed but the first step OF the
authorities towards upsetting the Republic
and establishment OF an empire. and in
this light it is yet considered. Trouble is
apprehended, particularly in Southern
Frunce, but the precautions Of the Govern
ment, which has itself reciprocal dread OF
the power of the National Guard, have been
extensive, and should conflicts ensue 1t will
be the old story again OF the triumph ol
bayonet and bullet over riot and disorder.
Year: 1871

Governor Randolph has signed the repeal OF the
Newark Police Commission and now the city is vir.
tually without police force. Ever since the pas.
sage OF the repeal by beth houses Of the Legislature
the greatest anxiety has been felt In Newark as to
what would likely follow. Mayor Ricord and those
Fepublcans who are not blinded by partlsanship are
strongly In favor OF an organization that will not be
~ the beck and nod Of politicians, but few OF the
republican members OF the Common Council who
provide places for will listen TO nothing short Of
having The force once more under control of that
Douy: Hence there is furious fight going on in
TepuDncon circles about the matter. In the mean
Time = Dill mas been prepared and Is now before the
Legislature providing Tor the creation of a new
commission TO be composed of two members from
eacn political party, to be chosen In Newark, the
mayor 70 10 atthe head Of auairs,
Year: 1871

Patent Medicines. When We first as
cended the Editorial Tripod we made il .
rule never to puff or commend anything to
our readers unless the article noticed pos
sessed, in our opinion, real merit; and
though frequently imporsuned, we have
never departed from it. Bot when anything
is presented to our observation possessing q
these qualities, we consider it due to our
patrons that we make it known to them.
We therefore call the attention of our pa
irons to Tsylor's Stomach and Liver Cor
rector in another column. We know it to
be good remedy. Hundreds of our sub
scsibers have tried il, and in no instance
has it failed to effect permanent cure We
only speak what we have seen and know.
To those afflicted with this prevalent di-
sease we commend it, for it is we'll dsserv.
ing Of confidence. Try it.
Year: 1871

Is the great remedy that physicians appeal TO
and use almost entirely IN all diseaFes Of the
Liver. There are thousands at the present time
that are suffering with the rheumatic pins in
the joints, caused by the use of CGlonel which
has created q disease Of its own worse than that
which it was intended to cure. There 10
drug that leaves it's mark more prominent in
the system. Yet, perhaps, there are times when
1t can be given, and have a benifcial effect, but
should not be dealt out 1t has been, and iE at
the present time, by those that pretend TO know
what they are doing, but in reality do not. The
Liver is more liable to disease than any other
organ in the human system, and when that fails
to do its duty it leaves the weak points of the
body exposed, rs the bile is not thrown of, but
taken up by the blood, as il passes through this
great filter of the system, and becomes impure.
Then follows train of diseases, whose name il
Legion. There are many that suffer from pain
in the side and across the body, dull, hesvy
droWGy feeling, headache, pain in the right side
often severe pain in the bowels, costivensFs, fat
ulence, diArr heA more or less 10 Digestion loss Of
appetite, ssllOE skin, white Of the eyes yellow,
sinking of 1ssh, depression of spirits, at other
times great craving for food. Some Of these
symptoms are caused only BY torpidity Of the
Liver. 1t is Impossible to give all the symptoms
Of deranged Liver, and they all eurenble
without the aid OF Calomel.