Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1860, Page 4

EVENING STAR. eS 4 MODEL WORSHIPER. “Tell me aboat the sermon, dear; . ate off your shaw! and hat. rr come and sit beside me here :, ‘Phe text first—where was that? =e prety Annty, } don’t know, have forgotten $ ‘wish you conki :ee Jane Munroo, I Bhe dresses like.o fright THE / Pe hadon ‘Descon Noheve rie dress the Lever sew, and her — have cost flty ith, you know.” “The audience you remember, near, If you do not the perp 00; Vv reacher do vou like to hear, Wolfe daetor Mr. Herwen < I like Air. Herman, for Fie haodsome, aunt, you know; Then he's so racotul aad a teeth How sp: 7 they show !"” Maxine Barrap—The follow! followe the ladies who for the a bread, at Oe a County Agricultural 4 : a John Shattuch’s sttement for maki Brown Bread.—One quart of rye Le ys im of ladian meal, two tables; lasses, San Weoronghi with soreet mill; Jet it stand an it, and e it in a slow oven. ante Eugene Hart's statement for making W; Bread —One spoonfui of hop yeast; two potatoes, boiled; one pint of water, and make a sponge, and when light or sufficiently raised, mix hard. utd let rise, and when if is light again, 1 mould it over and bake when light. Mrs. O. L. Cromwell's statement for making ‘Whest Breid —Grate one half dozen potatoes; ‘Jam, and add ove quart of water; one cup of bop y at night, and fn the morning when light, add three teespodufats of sugar, flour to adough. Let rise; when light, pot it in tins; let rise again, and bake one-half hour. For biscuits take some of the bread the morning, as much as would make a loaf of ‘brevd, add one cup of butter, mix well; let rise, ke into biscuit; let rise, then bake. Tea- ne half pint of a at zea cup a now ; set the sponge at night; jour eo wastes in the motning add one aif pint of milk, one cup of sugar, one of butter, “on@exg, one nutmeg, flour to make it sufficiently ‘StH; ict rise, then roil and cut it out; let rise, then bak Mr. E. H. Prentice’s statement for making molasses cake:—Two cups of molasses, two cups of butter, three eggs; one third cup of cold water; one tablespoonful of soda, and bake. Grasszs ror Lawxs.—A nese the Obio Cultivator, in allusion to experiments which are in progress to test the value of the Spergnia pillifera for lawns, recommends the Anychi Aotoma, the i@ of Litneus, and known by the English name of forked chickweed, e ditterent thing, however, from the ¢om- mon Chickweed ) This writer says: ‘‘ We have this little plant growing in our back-door yard, where no blue grass would flourish, and never ‘was Brussels carpet softer to the tread, or of a finet tint than its beautiful velvety green.”? We commend this delicate little plant (delicate in appearance, not In constitution), which exists ia many localities throughout the country, to the trial of all interested in rural improvement. As it is an annual, however, there may be some objec- tion on the score of durability. There are a num- ber of plants that ought to be tried in this way ‘The necessity of mowing lawns every week, or oftener. im order to keep them in proper condi- tion, when m: of grass, renders it im it to procure something else, of dwarf growth, that shall not need this constant attention, if such a thing is possible. Atthe same time it is juestionable if we shall find a plant perfectly Saag. that will not kill out in patches, nor be- come a troublesome weed, and at the sane time form 2 softcarpet for the feet. The Arenaria stricta is & very snail, fine-leaved plant, and may Possibly be worthy a place among others for ex- periment; while the Anychia isan annual, the Arenaria perennial —Country Gentleman. Sa Tux Ant or Dixine at a Hore,.—The art of @ining at a botel is thus told by a correspondent: if you have a taste for delicacies and diplomacy fou can slipa quarter into you hand and then mble fora moment with the back part of your coat collar, the —— some way disappears, and Jobn will expedite things for you in most myster- fousmenner Buta still better plan isto Lemp ang uarter on the table under an inverted wine gisss the glass plays the part of a convex lens; the quarter assumes gigantic dimensions, and John takes it to be a half a dollar. exertions that ‘be makes to secure it are really surprising. You et well along with your fish before your neigh- Ge soup plate is removed, and the dessert chases up chicken with astonishing rapidity.‘ wish to catch the expression of ment, just remove the glass, return uarter to = pocket; and walk off unconcernedly. John 2s had bis reward; he hs enjoyed the pleasures ef anticipation, and there is good reason to believe }- that they far exceed those of reality. But never occupy the same seat again.— Boston paper. Kissing THE Hanpsourst Grats —A distia- guished candidate for an certafn State, who bx ‘ap bad 4 keen 2) ‘tation of live >» When = it is ae cr on an clacHoncering tour pene said to wife, who was accompany him for prudential reasons : i ‘‘My dear, inasmuch as this election is compli- vated, and the canvass will be close, l amanxious to leave nothing undone that would Promote my Popularity, an. so I have thought it would be a good plan for me to kiss a number of the hand- om ger ie in ovety yee beng te may be hon- pred a ¢ reception. a" you think it would be a Foon idea?’ ie “Capital!” exclat to make your election kissing the handsomest bumber of the Tire distin; not since referred to larity. ure thing, while you are girls, | will kis an equal foung men!” cal we. believe, has this pleasing means of popu- ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS. NATIONAL HOTEL JT La; CL alker, Ark; J J Edwards, Md; E R Jewett. E W Gentog, D Harris and ly, WE Alcock, Guy Richards, NY; G De Coursey, T 45 Levi, Pa; Mire Munroe Bibby, —; E M and ly, Mra and Miss Conner, two bo , and servis, SC; J M Bowen, V Brent, CG Thotlpeon, & Ken 3 W R Hayward, Md. C Galicupe, De Livingston and ly, \V Binney, Mase’ C W Trousdale and ly, Tean; W A Nash, Ga; J Perry and ly, NJ- BROWN’S HOTEL.—T C Hyatt, Ma: V H Vaughan and ly, Ala; C Reinhard. NY, L Colm, La; EC Johnsen, Va; R Scott. Pex; IP: Va; D Wilcox, NY; $'C Ludington, Va; C Pa; A Meeks and ly, Ala; J D Cocksand | JS Dickinson. A Graithe, Da; P Satton, 8'B Ja cobs and ly, Miss V Hill, Va: MA Smith and fam, Mrs E C Stockton, infant and 2 narses, Pa; J McGowan, Md; W J’Warden, V: KIRK WOOD HOUSE —J Wilkerson, Va; G Lockwood, Mass; L P Goulding, NY; H Miller, W A Plet.'Va; F Buskull, Md; © T Jardelia, W B Maclay, 3 Solymon, Hyde, Va 1 NY; NY; JH Turner, PS OCEAN STEAMERS’ SAILING DAYS Paou tax Unrrep Sraras. Steamers. Leave. For. New You N Borusa soa Nope pto ov Cs: fe prorosats FoR INDIAN oops. prides alae Fares Oct. 3 ‘ BALRED Pro 5 lorsed “ Proposals Lares tcrteett a Saatchi ace yatl 0 o’es Dae zB me DaT twenty- fourth day of October next, for ‘shing the foi Crass No.1, Mackinac Blankets, Cloths, and Dry Goods. en's ek walt eta, 2 et by G8 tach 6 is 1,000 paira hit ne 6 imenagre a by 38 ine por - ite Mackinac bilan! to - Moeasure’ se By. fy inches, and welsh” ae pou: - i ite blankets, pounds. 500 paurs 3-point ecariet Mackinac blankets, to measnre 60 by 72inahes ont weigh ® poangs 2- it scarlet Mackinac ete, to 3) Wousulo 4 Dy 8 inches, aad weieh Ok, ~point scarlet Mackinso blankets, to messare ‘2 by 46 inohes, and weigh Si s ‘ackinac o! and wi 10 pounds 5 i ‘dius ee ee a is i i -biae Mackinas blan- teste nine Be 6 eheo, and weig Mack inches, and pow int geatinel!a-blae Mackinac blan- ‘measure 6) by 72 inches, and weigh 8 pounds = tinella blue Mackinac m ket oA in Scare 64 by 68 i os, and Weig - ki blen- "For Dimoetare ‘2 by if inokesy and weigh pounds “point gentinela-blue Mack: Be ae Te aieare 0 by be ince yor and weigh 8 2 6 and jackinac blan- ANG . at gentinella-blue ant weak jeasure 3 by 461 esssee ESE a2 ives ses aa Sagteissgseress 3, 104500 pes brown cotton duck 000 i laid a! hl 1,000 prowa fil ling twine, No. 3) 2800, 6 ~—Sscotton maitre = 1,500 flannel shirts i) 100 “* Madras handkerchiefs, = frook coats, indigo-| -biue broadaloth 50 ‘biue Ma*kinao blanket capotes 20 blue satinet costs 200 gl loons 160 cadet, mixed satinett coats 30 satinet conte, ( abel, 2) Son pantaloons 30 0CU Crass No 3, Hardware, Agricultural Implements, &c. 5,000 pourds brass kettles ), ny aes 8 nest) tin pans Hi e288 r E38 fle 3 cat é . & 3 F 1 i i -saw files, 4 inch 1, le fry pans on tab Peon to sh to inc mirrors ads brats wire best Chinese vermillion, Cass No 4, Northwest Guns. 1,009 northwest guns, flint look oo. # look 100 dozen powder horns Proposals wil! be received for t! said srti at =a olen pe Bostow, New York, (with S Gulude.Seteuteszstabssulsuay! é i artic! oposed te be dee of the Lie preferred beat ae the er te i more than 8) vidder, the pri esoh cated in the bide The Gonmteare right to decline taking or @ny nung and wader horas, 1¢ or leas than are ‘advertised ‘or,ashe msy shed must in all respects ual ith Soars qace ae those jraieh: others of the maueetarutst rtified by the egeet mm. wi wil: be rigidly inspected asmpies Qn agent vious pton ‘ork. 211 a ow Vonks sOeris Shas, bidd plat racked Sleeve New York on WATCEREDAIBING N ey VER WARE an '@ one of the best C ing @ IBY own super Ine suiperior ja edid | y deaiera Own mnnufset wes Jost ht pts ‘sui ‘Satins ERS BODY" RS Body's Four x . 460 oy Rint Soltero _ ACH Cash paid for all Kinds of Grain, | an 25-8m ' Oonts. ; ¥enton, h 6 pounds Macki Diankets, to. nape 6 pound PER VOR Tak FURL TRINTING: = oon eeen eg Tennatoee, Daioh thant Crass. 10,000 reamis fine printing moasure 2% by 3B Ingbes, pounds to the ream of 480 2. 6000 reams fine measure 2% by 38 muds to the ream of 490 sheets, Ciass arfins eitaing PAper, d-sized dered, to measure 24 by $2 inohen, ht pounds to the ream of 490 ri to mednurest ty bs cee ned filty pounds to the ream of 430 gheets. 4 Cu 1020 reams superfine map , sized and cal- endered, of au vinesae may be resus; |, COrFes— onding in weight with paper measuring 19 by nd weighing twenty pounds per ream Crass 5. 20 reams fi ite paper, (eslendered or uncaiender ran mar mais by 24 inches, and pi gpee Weight per seam ray, be required. The fibre v1 the paper of each of the above classes to bs of line: ton, fres i Rie mines 3 Wwoiek fore hve ch ream to contain 480 perfest sheets, Uniform ty in color, thickness, bs it will be requii and no bundle (exc! 8 ppers) vatying over nder fi 01 6 standard weight Wweicht will in alt a je pt eight willbe tion of the contract, Crass 6, quarto-poat writing paper, 10 cap do 13 demy folio-post medium me bund! the considered a vi 38 reams by 16 inches, do by 161-2 do by 2012 do by? do by 23 by 24 = pe 3 38 Be pseepsepe ssesss dovble-cap colored me .,, Lass 7. reams writing paper, 16 by weigh twen’y-th is per ream 2, 1,500 reams writing paper, 19 by 26 incher, to weigh twenty sight pounds per ream reams writing paper, if by 25 inches, to weigh twenty-six pounds reams writing pian 18 by 2 iaches, to weigh -foar pounds p-r ream ream aper, 18 by 8 inches) to -two pounds per ream ir, 12 by 18 imohes, to .facsorted colors) 26 inches, to a may ‘Thoae in class7 are to the sizos and weights specified in The right is reserved of ordering a reater or leas maneits of each and ev: q ind contracted for in a'lthe sea, to be fai ed at auch times and in such A gp roerge the hie ser siject toa weparase nested may audjec & ae rt sf ont dot, one or more of the classes in the same Proposal. i No proposals will be considered unlees accom: nied Uy the guarantee that the bidder or bidders, af his or thei 5! be accepted into an obligation, with good and si ies, to fur: the articles propo: lank forms for pro; be furnished at this offices, and i] en into consideration unless sub- Screeing therewith, 5 per in the several classes must be de- or places as may be designated rd of ali and subject to the tion, count, weight, and meavurement of the uperintendent, and be in al! respects satisfac- tory ‘Samples of ail the aired be \t thin office, but bidders kre recuired in Tara eine their propo: + SBT} ess than one quire grat eH Pryaed spon eh tt 7 be u ne wi be required rigidly to conform to their sam- Hé 8. 5 be Stdropeed. 3 fi id ae if Publi uperinl ent oO! ie Pa! ton, endorsed “Prop . Will enter nent su: to “Jons Hzarr, in i, (No-672, SOM PAverteviiiy £0 HE STATE UF ARKAN- 1 tho provisions of the got Gongrean aed Rouen tas at of nm Spproved March 3, known that the the date desi, rthe notioe as 19 the prooise time of le, preparatory to the office at Fayette rem and its opr for Huntsville, will rs M4 von by the Hegistor and Reoune for the Lax alsa apr tad eg of Wanhinei, iy order of the President : 3. » Commuasioner of the! General Can ORée. 0% wow No 668, Thicr, Awe secre ‘OF M J OF lotiog is hareby x1 2 2. Srasicersaiie re Noe unsold, jand 1 “ é wilaces sera nian eo jou: aeren. the Sooretary of the Interior has di the discontinuanes of eaid di cr the efios for ¥ fodoceted at £ A hat the Iande therein be lemubiect to sale and entry at i spRen in said State, from and after the lst day TSSISSIPPt, the’ ih ls at their offic: ioe hi All of November next, returned to this offi ry. ; th ay of Soptombe sane Domini ents: CO adh & wie, Commi: o pee eee saloner of the G eral Land Office, ‘N°@W REapy: LADIES’ CBILDREN’S FANCY FU fa their varieties: a ineation, ors ir efor we] Aer r we ‘vice of the tndian id Pana HCTUNES an, TARAS soars, Gale 6 T ¥e to info: citizens Renee JMPORTANT TO HOUSEKEEPERS. E.R. DURKEE & CO,’3, BExr LET NO FALSE DELICACY PREVENT. APPLY IMMED ATELY. 4 CURE i Fou One Tb Wo Dats ‘Weakeses of she Bast, wae ‘ontte, Dodiliy, UFACTORY, », Washington, D. 0. i} ee ro pa f i ', &t short nol Franks delivered in Sny part of the city, George- ec Agaat for ewe’s oclebrated FAMILY * ~ JAMES 8, TOPRAM. TRAVELERS’ DIRECTORY. ILY LINE OF NEW FOUR-HORSE D*voaddht TO bh a9 ny LBORO’, The undersigned are now Tunning Daily, (except Sander.) Four horse hes be- pper Marl tween Washington and boro’, as foliows : Leave the Steamboat Hotel, corner o! treet and Pa. at7o’clock a.m. Return: Ypres Marlboro: @t Ll o’clock &. m.,and arrive in ashington at So’clock, in time to connect with the 3.20 p. m. tain for Baltimore. The Coaches are new and commodious, She tegine first-class in the hands of careful and sccom: ing drivers, Uy? to Uj Marlboro. ‘0 Lor eid: venth is leave coming weak OAD. Beery ai heron SEANe Cuanex or Horne. ON’ AND AFTER WEDNESDAY, June 13th, 1080, trains will ran as follows: ve Washington at 6 20 and 7:48. m. once V acninnwoe at 3.29 and 5.30 p. m. in Sunday at 3 20 p. m. ve Baltimore at 4.25 and 8.40 a.m, eave Baltimore at 3.15 and 4.20 p. m. Jn Dundsy at 4258, m. : PAssong: for the East will take trains at 6.20 and 7.40 2. 3.20 p. m. For Aunspolie 0's ts ek Se, orioik at 7 40 a. i brains evening the3.20 p.m. train gées to anne ont: H. PARSONS, Agent, NEW @RLEANS THERES DAYS Wirt TOR CHOICE OF THREE ROUTES. an 1s-d LYNCHBURG: 66, Tennessee and Virgins East Tennessee and Geneeie: , Nashville and Chattanooge, Memphis and Charleston, Mississippi Central, "Woe Orleans and Jackson, TO NEW ORLEANS! an : Memphis by eaeas Fer cass Packets to New Orleans. ager gta ka ten oe ‘class Pack ote hopile to New 'WO DAIL Al Tete Src Pura The Steamer GEORG foot of Seventh street vagal ‘abd Alez- El at id 6 1 went, ijoe— Pennsylvania avenue, corner of Sixth st. BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH TO NEW ORLEANS. ynehbure ——_-..87 5 —- 5 pe ray avite Bor Ta eae a THIS ROUTE Is SYNTIRELY, BY RAIL 900 MILES 8H Virgina Rest Ppt OUTE R SOUTHERN TRAVELERS! It is provided with First-class Sie¢ping Cars! To Now Orlcans,_.___...72 Hours, val” B= E ville —. —__. TESLA DAM exPanae on ateville, Grand J; om THROUGH TICKETS FO THE Va» R1IOUS VIRGINIA SPRINGS, , . buses and Baggage Wagons leave the oblse een tasdgnnretee Aer fibeoaieitpt es Pee ie MUAY Rx art meaner and wi av- vfagsts Gr SURAIOM RR Sar OFFICE % PUSESESE AND SEALER NOTICE: OF GA: Ri Joly'18, 1900, istration off 7 Aird ‘Very meter, if found in: ‘@nother, seal - Az’t, 9 GAS FIXTURES. Sofentirp sea Sete =} ESS Eee, FRANCIS appearance al su PBsP oR DORE, “SPN SOP RIRRELE co Jv 2F ; bale, ourvoms cea emaciated, 708, cough or ens:itutional cremprame of re eae | ‘trent, Mose, rapidity, ull death pass 4 bums te tbat ue D&_ JOMNSON'SREMEDY FOR ORGARIC WEAKNESS By thle gress and top mony weston of tha as ‘Ipeedlly ci a fall viger restored. ‘asesence by sending Be tre Agent. GARE aPEL eRe YS APPL. 6 eee FOR STAMPING A PACKET OF PAPER, AND ENVELOPES TO MATCH, ‘atthe METROPOLITAN BOOKSTORE, PHILP & 8OLOMONS, Asents Mi strepeten Sal"t Papers, sem ly Pa. av.. bat, 9t and 14th ote, OARRIAGE FAGTORIES. bs oe DEN’ ARD. D, MUNSON eo ae and reeemed bis rome. Office and house at Rat loor east of Sixth In addition t s other approved etyie, Dr, M bar teeth on vu! waive Base for the inet thre and, from experience, Knows it exes. and is one-thid lees in price than ¢ trons of Washington. ere fae a ‘more adhesives “ USEFUL IN EVERY HOUSE” eqatehtaes oe Scoompanying each oii arn a package. DINGS makes U; ee AACR DONA WAASAAR ARR LOWY ‘SAAVIA'S SAWS INAS WOSASYO Ks “SA BROLMVAIS & AS 88 “% CAUTION. _PORCHASERS SHOULD BE CAREFUL °". 1N_PURCRASING THE VALLEY SALE IN WASHINGTON BY es uly BARBOUR & oa