Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1873, Page 7

THE ANTIDOTE. An oniy boy, & common fate, Ded tamble “On, what @ terrible disaster? A sponge—some Sn ry sticking plaster. Quick, or bis little heart will break— A cabbage leaf—a piece of steak. Something or ether quickly bring— Vinegat—beandy is the thing.” A remedy fromevery voice ( auses embarrassment of choice. (ld nurse appears among the flutter, And cries im ively, “Butter!” Her sage adv the: a take— His front is butteredf 1 ke a cake; No remedy could be more pat; He calmly dozes after that, " roother ning a little while, . rected with a cheerful smile; 1 stele opsey'ee been 90 Kinds ml little ced 80 kind; whem Lshowed her where I fell, werk the place and made it well.” ns often gain applause are beg come ¥ dhe kb ‘Thus act! When selfish motives are ‘ It Topsey ali the truth could ater; ‘The onl —v—* The dog. The World of Numbers. (Prem Hood's London Comic, Annual.) It # bad boy coukd have been a possibility in such a nwxiel village as Haylington, Tommy | Spratt would bave been that boy; but as it was overawed by the Viear, the Viear’s wife, the Vicars three strong-minded daughters, the Imaster, the schoolmistresy, and the six achers, the natural wickedness of his only displayed itself in an intense study, especially of that division of known as ‘rithmetic. ¢ figures, I do; I wished they was love was love for butter. [Once a Week. storm of their eyes. secretary followed sut beneath the glowering aball_we give him?” ssid py sank “What m = king, pensively. “Fetch hither the regis- | not over 89,999,909, 20,06 The King for ove moment foamed at tho th; then, recovering his speech, flew at the Secretary (11,692, and ‘of his number, ed “The traitor has dared to pro that this stranger, this indivisible boy, shall hencefor- ward become one of the royal family—one of the nearest to our own o_ Every one hooted 71 ho hid behind his fellow secretaries to escape the storm. ” continued the prince; ‘some other lan must be thought of. Whoever brings, be- fore to-morrow’ noon, an unoccupied number for this boy, shall have s nought added to his name. "” ie shoutel and withdrew; but Tom- my, ¥! never before looked on mm; lingered behind to stare open-mouthed at company. his dictation, never ob- gorgcous rooms and The King contim serving the absence of 71,032; so every fourth chapter of the novel was missing: but this, ef urse, only made it the more interesting. i Tommy's curiosity soou the better of his manners, and he interry; them with, “What did you hay dinner? what's your name ? and bow old are 7” “Boy,” said the Prince, ‘you are as yet un- numbered.” “Well, come now, that ain't my fault, you know,” argued a The Ki Tominy. } ‘ing had never seen it in this light before, | and his face grew milder and more geut\,s0 Tomy dared to add, “AWhat’s your namé, or number “I,” said the King, with pride, “I am the In- numerable Nought- “Whatever ts that 2” thought Tommy; but he #iin’s sak, onty went on 09 Bi moll, Nougat into nought, nought remains; m1 nought, and. then divide by nought, and the is ” But ,” solilequized that hardened youth of ten, asone arithmetic afternoon he sect off for school; as support for the outer man during the fi ny journey he esrried in hig right hand = ingerbread, while with the by a string a half-penny air- ed orange, destined to beguile the Tommy Spratt left his home with no other in- » than that of going straight to school; but Tow Spratt was mortal, and whea he | answer he soon me COR eame to where the road divided, and one hot, | fused, and gave it ep. is dusty lane led to the school room where a grimy | ‘Do you not seem to understand ? And ‘so saying, the Ki waist a white-satin suarf on. whieh endless succession of site and serapy pencil awaited him, while the | other meandered thro fields, he «lid not even hesitate, but suri ‘at ence into the of temptation, ee a PRN G| gga ORT stn of the delicious les you?” Fe) though crumbly refreshment he had provided, | current oom and acting up to spine of ly seeured bis air-ball tathe | that proverb which advises yeu what course to ry ‘klq | pursue when you find yourself In the City of the erect | Seven Hills. ; hi Now, | |<: Everything!” was the reply.on which ‘Tom- whether Master Tommy's defeliction from the | my resumed his former caleulations, and re- Paths of virtue rendered bia mo amen. | lapsed into a temporary state of hopeless imbe- Able to the laws of gravity, or whether the air’ | cility. i ball was endowed superuataral powers, it s «# © # # # # is impossiide to say; all this veracions chronicle | | No.1 and Tommy both passed a restless atid cH us is, that instead of Tommy keeping | feverish night; but ere they left for Arithmet- the miniature balloon down om earth, 3 im the Mr. Dryden's Timotheus, Raised'a morta! to the skies. “Idon't like © ¢ cried, in alarm. “ me go.” But, by degrees, he grew accustomed to the sensation. and rather enjoyed it thau otherwise; it was => pleasant, it southed him to shumber, sium)er trom which he was aronged by a violent concussion of his head against # corner curb- ig he lay im a state of semi-insensibil!- knew; but at last he struggled and sat git, finding bimself, the air-ba! ate tached lo his belt, in a crowd of odd-looking ‘They all of them varied in size, but as a rule beiow the statare of human must remarkable thing about them every one, like the sandwich men of a board on which was inscribed <tiption of number. they saw Tom upen his & j | | | | | every cl w h Beit bel th ts to, 10 nought; ing thus promote: Shite thee Vor that number was degraded to his humble position), he would have no less than three servants. “And which of you,” asked the Innumerable uught, “has thought of a number to bestow on this waif of the skies? 4 His Majesty piqued himself on the poetical tazn.ot Bie sentence. den tenga ® “Please, sir, are.” st ed for- 1 with’a little bow and fourish. g him scornfully, “pro- ¢ Infinite, what if he should be a “A what?” asked chorus of voices. “What n the world of numbers de you mean’ i “May E never be divided,” said the King, “if 1B understand you!” — what a fraction was, should be 3. And } should not have dared to pro this | if it were not that the wretched boy had hitherto the gingerg | been pumberless, and therefore half a loat sbapeloss | w mula be better than ne Ueead: ae the perils of his journey. , ‘Phe King, ever ly t© encourage talent by med inctined to take advantage of | his example, and to reward it lavishiy wit att's suggestion, but Coe 4 old | — Cero = spe tw N number 441, asked with dig- | and hum! SES - <—— | “Your inpoual y is—asvirtue ever is—its own Te you even or uneven?” | reward. ne 2 no longer the lowest iy the kingdom; for Tommy Spratt—" (that youn, jeman had been careful, in the absence o} FAY Number to which he could lng claim, to in- orm them of his name), ‘for Tommy takes his place as the slave of slaves and di of 1. retorted Tom readily, that being fhe Balaclava Cot! , Victoria Row, | | ‘Tommy was about to weep—he had actually Ge 20 {2 29 to life his cu for the purpens’ pr ing his eyes, when a thon Kh “And where's % then? He'd ie, and « Here, 2, 4, Jg,and 1-16, and 1-32, and 2-647" he went on ‘call, three numbers } faking a spiteful délight in sesing the grand | blank of incomprehension © ead the features of his listenérs. the truth was known, you're some of you tions yourselves.”” “Youth,” said the King, in a tone of the ut- most severity, ‘be silent.” “Aud Ihave’ },” coniinued Tommy, wht hither® hated stand him i gop nd X have heard tell of decimals, a1 ‘you’reinnumerabie, ieve you're neither more nor less than a cirenlating For onb moment only the King was stunned! y mmaipied audieieyy then hig occasion. Frese sateel poss to the ”" cried an indignant voior; aud a short fussy gentleman burst from the erowd. and pointed to the legend 16 inscribed | upon his beard. In obedience to = wpon one! Yer scien ovat G The ery again rose, the first stout man added, wi « 2, rat and feteh 1." yourself,” retorted 2. ‘some con- “E don’t Seg % mes 3 “He is convicted by hisown mouth of trea- son,” 0 was ignorant of the meaning ot the “e he guessed no compliment was in- rendered the je Was a jaded, bararcea ', Whose counten- ance might have been pretty but for a certain stratued iwok of atten ‘His whole bei aie peared worn out with fatigue, as he feebly for word, tend ‘the term. ‘Take him and 1 to the bat- tlements, and east them into the moat. Once more Tommy found himself the center of a crowd of who, seizing on himand here's 5% I've been all over the town Jooking for you, 5,” he added, reproachfully, as the other drew “The army want you to Pack your boots. 5 imi aealy started off ata rapid pace, said: me, look alive! Help that youngster out of the gutter.” 1 meekly obe: ‘but when he caught a better view of Tom's figure, be answered indi 9 A idon’t sce-why I than theothers: * He hasn’ ” murmured 3, in a tone of should wait on him any more But, my K cutting contempt, “you know you divide every- thing.” And ssa; toot, meuts. They only met one alight interruption, when a wrathful number, with a cruel laugh, fastened to them the air-ball, the faithful com- panion of Tom's perilous voyage to that inhos- iad teen pasesidid a> pera too us ine ” he ramparts, where @ large crowd was assembled to witness their execution. With many a taant and jeer over, but, to the astonishment of the maltitnde, after sinking slowly for some seconds, the air-ball began to take effect, and impelled. by a favoring breeze, they arose out of reach of their tormenters, Ere he couid uttera wonl of thankfulness or f at this mnexpected deliverance; ‘Tommy tt found himself ty im the grass under omg d tree, the gi read crumbled te patna 3 in serenely from Tomm: At any other pratt would have bewaiied the loss, but at that momentit passed unnoticed, as he wasintent upen hisnew com- ranion, who b of #what he was to «do With this unnumbered boy, the adjective being ultered with as much contempt asan inhabitant of thig world would throw into the term unlet tered. “ Pake him to the King to be registered,” re- tortered *, and flew off to answer a hasty swm- mous from 24. his hand, and the air-bal} floating above him. boy, remarkable : food qualities his persevertag. attention perse: to arithmetic, aud his unremitting and tender care of No. 1. OEE Re Coe 0 cot ‘Three M come, no ny Tom: ‘ket, ” returned his companion. «But w, what i your number? i y felt ashamed to confess he dida’t ht he'd like to be Number ‘tyou 4 replied the other, misanthrop- “Tm 1" "t there be another 1?" « { wish there could,” retorted his friend. ‘Tommy ventnred to ask “ Wh it'd divide the work, divide 1.” But what is all this about division quired Tom, whose escape frout the afternou feswon hac led him inte a tar wider field of fig- wre used, and constantly appeared with utils tinged with blue or red or purple starch. The introducer of the Pepaler color into Engla was @ Mistress Ann who has acideved some degree of notoriety as having been the ac- lice of the Countess of Somerset in the urder of Sir Thomas Overbury. fashionable starcher was brought to trial an@d condemned to death, Sir Edward Coke, who tried the case, sentenced her to be hanged at Ty burn im a ruff stiffened with her own yellow starch. A cotemporary writer (Hi ) that the sentence was carried out to the lette and that Mistress Turner was wear! ruff stiffe=-* the compound had invent ed. One Michael Spark, who wrote in 1651, re- joy, | to this, expresses a wish that the judges of his day would sentence female offenders to be ed with naked bosoms and backs, as might digcour: po nrg ice of ladies: reese ically ‘jon’t you know that every figure may order about those that may divide ft?" They're md 4, have to waiton 16, and 16 2, and they all have to wait on 68. | have many servants, some | ey all have me.” ' hos in his tone. ‘om, “1 divié _ every- cx exersthing, even 2 and 3; amd they'te the hardest masters of all; tuey've a deal of waiting to do, but t most of it on to thmetical Progres- going about on! fter Anne Tur- Tcnavaraoel snin ner’s execution, yell sion. ~ What's that?” asked Master Spratt. Palace, And I drew . as an elderly clergyman with a large beard, on which was inscribed 482964, stopped up the door- wal 7. “© Where are going, 1, the indivisible?” 1 no red at the taunt; his weak poiut was his indi visibility. en VEGETATION 1 THE a the hapless 1, bound them’ together hand and | ud bore them in triumph to the battle- | From that day Tommy Spratt became a | ‘The Ruff of the Times of Queen Bess. overgrown boys,and havi were ridiculous, and the they were covered being a wor! Rekearsed, and Saberdimate Actors. THE LAST B0eNeS ix {From Anecdotes «of Forrest inthe Philadephia ‘Tho New York fimes gives the fac. To the majority of actors he was aeouce of | Count of the strange scenes In court in New terror. The “A of his to a | York on Saturday evening upon the returp inte thestre was the court room of the jury in the Stokes case: At 8.10 the retired, and the court-room became com empty, only about forty persone re: . At Mat J Boardman entercd and took his seat, and whic! thoee in the reom. Prods © bim, im, then the prisoner, with ‘ons. paleyend rurroanted by his father, meni sister. In four minutes the watehi prisoner ai mo cient’ agheliners: The clerk wi answered, ‘stions, fecy. ery: n the prboncr” Stokes | Hillsm thd’ 06 WHR ‘an fonmmove . “Gentlomen | Airs, who ox the jury, how say you; ‘do you find Edward 8. | “ey bad one, Stokes, Prisoner at ‘the “bar, guilty or not apes. was & particularly Washi M, consisting princ! : gto ote the st. =, first act was over was himself ipally of Own a8 War r. Forrest on with a very Ee ile, but before e smile peared, and the third act a heavy fro g of the head denoted ain. The readin; vt any saspiciom of her hnsband’s is evident from all tho surrounding did cireu: Not a sound had been heard by lines without diffieulty. the other persons im the house; no article of second one was not so sueccasful. He had to sy immediately | (ew pbc furniture in the room had been or dis- upon his appearance, «Macbeth! Bf of BBs turned sharp) cond Shine oon curbed, but all was order, denoting lacbeth !” to which Macbeth , Had SL his tenth, “Mtr. Boach you have my and friend! three cars, I’d hear thee!” ‘be- ‘THE DRAD RODY OF SuRrrERD lay in the sitting room below, upon a lounge it "The Bp parition, had been pl: upon moving it from near the ng, glanced at Mr. Forrest, and’ im- lost his voice, his words being inaudi- ork well. I hope you haye pe fore sete i The rest of what he ALPHABETICAL | BUSINESS DIRECTORY: Curée Wa! en & Witciams, ‘T. Jonson, Pa. ave RAFYT, 1745 Pa. ave., corner 8th strent. M. Lams, Nat'l Pic & Broad, 2 B. Oxpitol st ie iawn, 711 Teh street between G and ene parece in Forrest rey win tence eottned ae words, resolute,” blood: att | visor } ! t 4 word man, roari s are he wants me to Godown, sir, man came up than bloody bold, cte. Forrest become that ‘orre: the person “doubling’ of the the unfortanate young performing the should be entirely-«lifferent in manner. :—“ You're & "t want me to be blood: be bloody, bold and resolute’ down.” Seven times that young Se caldron, never to get further and so exasperated did however, were not to en there. the unfortunate youth had to play the second officer and ri a tr hi he devil Wheve gottest by it. black, thou tho I that gov _ The young man repti are thousand, tiers, sir, Mr. ua vy with tremen v In one of his turns his eyes the secord office: p and stood wond Forrest gazed at his tixed! a voice of the utmost calmness said, “S you are a batcher by trade, Sir, [am an actor. “An o resume your cal Mr. Forrest, however, never f i ‘as he cxlied him, and that he followed him everywhere. ‘Huelnnati, a few months aftepward, an actor playing Seyton in the same ¢ the death of I uided Mr. Forrest’s ear instead oF the words, dead,” said. teher,”” 10 Say In € ng in to an ord to pass was to play Lucullus to For Damon and Pythias. in th iy if you will ‘This ebull assed ot withou ¢ King, etiing hiauselt and ‘am I doing ber he. young 1 it took ‘tom Ikely to dr: of his nature. play of is Damon’s servant, an Forrest's y, viz., that ju which He ain ays sei: him ‘dawn, and fin oe nag actor vided and in more known to lift Lueullus n 1 actually throw him off at the wing, with the most utter recklessness of the either to the poor actor | prompter. So great a dre of ac atone time M a prs or ly every actor who has ever played with rest has his own little a1 grim humor or > athing sarcasm, but with that'he has W: hin. a bts 3 by whi orrest an, a me ny ordinar} s regardiny vir. Bo 3 er n cooled and the rest-of the rehearsal and the per- it oryet the trouble. “voung been heard ere. The Queen, my Lo y Lord. ts dead; tonishedt his an butcher from Washing: persuasion to convince Loa man ot somuch ex- grentest Lucullus announces to tris horse. t of his grandeur, and as somet terrible to Behold. zed Lucullus by the waist, threw nally rushed off to Syraci ‘The antortauate ing Lucullus has always to be pro- leather belt around the seized him him, when Mr. Forrest was by ie” we same belt, and the scenery, or the arose in this part of Lucullus that crest was obliged to travel with his own Lucullus, as the only means of se~ curing the proper Interpretation of the great ne. such anecdotes mainly depend upon an imitation of the tr manner. That his marie in Baltimore @ few come famous as tradition. were a theme of great admiration.to the wor ‘at large, and of no little pride to himself. The | play was «¥ vostume of a oman ye mpon the wings in his usual firm usual scornful smile, per nu: ower limbs of the actors ing plevtifally pe appearance, bu su meraries standi butcher, ly eventually on rst apparition, the other two, although all three appearance ond ‘he troubles with the young man, Inthe fifth aét ay oS sepounce. Ww Macbeth the roach of im’s army. _ ing situation for ® novice, and many failures ave caused by man, howeyer, rushed in at the propermoment and dropped upon one knee, the us ‘The tragedian, who: was as encr; sals as he wasat night, rushed at him, seized him by the aes, and shouted: This is a very 's young I business. ‘ic at rehear- ty Ye-e ts wh a ler ep, kill oxen, il Shikspeare the traged ely. on by saying, hin sce Here For- ase, | his han | eced it, as G | suppose you think’ it's all right; but a verdict » he has been juences minds’ edote te tell of appreciation ian’s voice and. r. Forrest had ‘abundant | humor of its kind no one can doubt. A remark hasbe- ir. Fortest’s inius,” and Mr. Forrest, inthe was standing at tude, and with his zing at the on the stage. The actors and e-most part be- ded, presented a respectable the poor supers, being, as is usually the case in American theaters, mere cab pads, their limbs with which too wide tor their shrunk shanks, their appearance roused the ire of Mr. Forrest, man citizens! like on the st citizens, the are therefore of injury to t Ford, the mai ry called his attention pers, ‘Mr.Ford, for heaven's sake what are those?” “Those,” said the mana+ ger, “are Roman citizens, Mr. Forrest.” +‘ Ro- Ye Gods, di on ge and all. and id Roman have legs ‘The air ot utter di the words was indescribable, as if he could devour the Roman forrest talked Sheep om Poor Farms. The impression is very. prevalent; that shgep upon pastures bite the grass so very cl y close he field, but it ij suggested that they can only bite close where the pasture ls short only on a farm that bas beech too much exh , and that in such ey there will be found au abundance of w Driars, and brash inthe fence corners and sh are the very best means by which: these can be erad 2 recommends, under ted. mm Agricuitu ‘the ee such circumstances, that rmer who has $200r upwards in cash (or credit and then let him bortow the to pay one per cent a month for the use of it,) in vest it im as many ewes, not older than th years as you can get inthe ‘summer it ip such amount, if he hi for the money. Put the we have ‘an scribed, and give'them, In addition to what the; can pick up, a pint of wheat bran and oat mca ly, with free Tky them gut; ev 1 ongee Uitte ‘will first “ T-again, scr that and salt. drtion of that and: cleat will be tro¢ 6 weeds wil have no chance. Fold them on that field duri: winter, and c: them thrivii season—Sou' m feed sufficient to k use of a m have luck, (that means buck ia ive them proper ms, feed inriy’) ‘vou will raise more lambs than you hav ew Fo eB. ‘mone: the wool and interest. In the field im corn with the per Cents inpreace. of} crop. Swai man's be i will Ld json re pay. ar gg Mma. foot of the stairs, where it fell on the instant : that the fatal shot’ was fired at him. To all _ case as District tterney, then rose and made along speech. He sald that he had oe struggled, rates ee positively Fofuned to go 08 with the care unless yee ty fe eoiching, S486 War at Gen mitent: ee eucEton, or some othor | j\oqse from alldircetions for miles aronted ne the eit. & Bt. Bicecher, $04 Pa “ Homen, were associated | seq intelli . ‘i 7 i each) badunwilingly oawented toy toca | endreds fad gathered’ co view the remalms with him, at the request of the district attorney, ] S84 Fender what assistance lay in their power. Per about Ray foe, from any member of Mr- | was a farmer of about fifty years of age and had friends. eo soner here Tose, and swinging his arm excled'y, asked: | resided for in Moravia snd in the town of Niles ing, had always taken an active interest in ‘agricultural interest of the country, and was ane! su eS nergetic “Nor m day Gonld?” Fellows, however, continued his remarks, thanking the counsel thf eure” ani Raciesoantay tree cou » and a] neludii con- Timself that aia. th ears ot on gratula his three years ot cn- 4 pay epee towarey hin, aol te noose life so suddenly cut offin the prime of manhood, credaround hime Oncatthejuters here Veasel | 8248 eee ee tances wi! rad over and said, “Mr. Tremain, Lope that you not fecl any way bad against us, as we tr add their tears to todo our duty. Via sate you tia yours, and Hillsman, worked as hard fur Stokes as If he was your own son.”” and nape and who will those of the bereaved family. THE MURDERER, ‘was of southern birth and education, was natu- 1" , 316 -18-20 13th street. ATERSA! i i rally of a suspicious and jealous ain ee em ey roy Mo tag toaay; bat how | irritable and my careeees geenooe the iden wanarner ER, (wholesale oniy,)c. 9th &D Juryman—Well, { do not think I have any | jhat te only honorable remedy for a fancied ood, 8. W corner 9th & Bis injury was the life of the offender. He was a dentist by occupation,a resident of Madison, Georgia, where his relatives reside. His age was about forty years. He arrived in Moravia on Friday last, and has been an inmate of Mr. Shepperd’s house since that time. MRS. AILLSMAN was & woman of prepossessing appearance, a native of this county and about thirty vears ot ge. Married at an early age, she was posscsned considerable property, which ber husbaud pent in high living and extravagance. En- deavoring to dissuade him from his former course and settle down to the realities of lite, only resulted in an ment, and engen- dered feelings in bm the sequel of which was yestertlay. the tragedy of Heme Topica, [From the American Agricuiturist.) WHEE TO SET THE DREAD To Kise. T suspect that a many of my failures and poe ures in making during the first half dear of my hous:keeping, arow from the fact t @ right degree of heat whi nit no hearth She sponge nth oven, QP sure to get too hot, and so seaid the yeast and kill its life. The fire was in the upper and middle of the stove, and did not heat the floor underneath enongh to keep the bread warm there. I used to open theoven- door and set the bread-panon a stool close to the: oven, covering it with acloth. But how slow it would be in ing all that winter! In vain did I try different kinds of yeast, as well recom- mended. Lhaye never had a stove with a warming closet and the reservoir is not lapge enough to set the bread-pan upon it, though I larly set the kneaded loaves there to Tise before putting them to bake. On cold days [ dare not risk set- ting the-dough in the oven to rine. But Lhaye learned @ way which serves my purpose very well. Isctan empty kettle upon the stove, put a short and narrow board across the top. not covering the kettle with it, and set iny: bread sponge atop of that, moving the kettle from the hot to the cooler parts of the stove, as the fire is fast or slow as the dough requires.’ A friend of mine has a rack hu m the ceiling, nove her stove, where she dries fruit, etc., {a p drying —< and she fiuds this convenient ra 5 this bread is more likel: tir it re is no harm; now itis all over you may “peak your mind. Juryman—Well, we stuod, going out, ten for conviction and two for acq niteal. Mr. Dospanso (one of Stokes’ counsel) —Yes, and those two gave in, like cravans and cowards? (Sensation. Then that remarkable was witnessed of = re) fp pgracks of the, jet. Cerys Fel- lows, inthe court-room, jing Ul juan who’ had just been convicted of Leurde + ex ming with tears in his eyes, and holding out ul. “Ed, [hope you have no hard feelings against me. I did oul, yay, duty, and did not try ex- made nie.”” Stokes refused the Kenan hand, saying: All right, Fellows; I hear all you say, and 1 fe t CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. L_ 8. Carman, 36 E street and 1222 12th street. Joux H. How Lert, 618 K street, bet. 6th aud 7th. KA RING 487 M. bet. W.H. Gane: 60 Penn CHINA, GLASSWARE, & I.WibaAe eben es Bek NG S Wait Konixson & Co. Noam Watxen & y Y that no bentenenee—never, never, long as stands.” ‘The room was then cleared, court having al- journed. ——_—_— The Birth of au Iceberg. It ‘would be impossible, with mere words ey any adequate ideaof the action is new-born child of ‘the Aretic froste. of a solid lump of ice, a third of a mile and more than “Ralf a mule in lateral diameter, hurled, like @ mete toy, away into the water, and set to rob) pe to, avd tro.by the i petus of the act as if itewere mature’s merest Toot-ballynow down one until the huge bulk was nearly capsized; thea again; then down the other side once more with the same uuresisting force; and so on, up aud down, and down and up, swashing to aud fro for hours betore it comes fiu to rest. Pic! @A DINGS. THomrson & Co.,28%b st., opp. Conter Market COMMISSIONERS OF DEE! josers T PLant, cor. £ and sth sts. ® ab pONVEYANCERS. A. G. HaLet, 810 Pa.ave.,( Law, Titles, Notary.) CORKS, SEALING WAX, &c. W. BakThoLomax, atwholesale, 10g7 7th strost. CORSETS, RTS, kc. lies Underwear geverally ) 403 9h st DENTISTS. Dr. Wx. Maret, 1112 F street northwest. DINING SALOONS. Hanvix & Hovpen, lié Peun.av_, corner ith st DRESSMAKERS. Miss M. E.Wison 129 Pa.av.,Cut'g taught by ruic! UG STORES. vi Penna. avenne, corner 3d st. ew York avenne apd lich st. Fexuovusos, 15) Penna, ave., Capitol Hill. Dooey, 23 east Peuns. ave., pol Hi. BK DRY Goo! Yares a Wiswatt., 107th at.. near Li Booax & Wr1ir.(Gne Price,) Wis & W2 Mus. ANxie E. PATTERSON, Cor. Pa.av. &Shst.cast. 3 at ..adj"g Medical Masoum, Ww. Jefferson street, Gourgetowa. EMPLOYMENT Mas. Lov iss ©. Buren, PRESS OFFICES. Kxoi sia picees Main Oiiese: 008 Pa ‘cor. 6th, Wah Bridgest.. Gt’n; 7 Wash'n st., Alex'dris, ENGRAVINGS. H. Bacmcarten, (also Die Sinker,) 02 Pa. avenue, conceivably fine. Waves of euormous tude were folled up with great violence against venme ch st billows came smaller icebergs the water broke com- pletely, ax if @ tempest were piling up the heaving them fiercely against the nD, to ald still further the com- motion thus occasioned, the great, wallowing iceberg, which was the cause ot it all, was drop- ping fragments Crom its sides with each oscilla- tion, the reports of the rupture reaching the ear above the general din and clamor. Other bergs were set in motion by the waves; ahd these also dropped pieces trom their sides; and at last, as if it were the grand finale of Sis pleco, the clash of cy: and the big bass dram of na- ture’ nd orchesira,—a munstrous berg near the middle of the.flord’ split in two; and,above the sound of breaking waters and i this last. disruption filled the air with a peal that and, echoing mong the bergs and cr from hill torhill, died. amy only in the void be- yond the mountain top; while, to the noisy tune, the icebergs of the ford |, Un- gain, dance upon the waters. It was many ours before this state of wild unrest was suc- ceeded by the calm, which had praceded the commencement of it; and when, at length, the iceberg that had been born camé quietly to rest, and the other icebergs had ceased their dance upon the troubled sea, and the waves had ceaced theix lashings, it weemed to me, in beholit- ing this birth of an iceberg, I had one of the most sublime exhibitions of the great forces of nature. It was, in truth, a conyulsion.— Brom Dr. Hay’s Land of Desolati Flewer Garden Hints. So many peoplesay that their flowers whieh. once did ‘well do not thrive any more and the reason is incomprehensible to them. In many cases the tronble is from worn-out soil; and if a little manure, or little fresh earth be added occasionally, it is wonderful what an effect it will have on the rehewed growth, of half wort- out amet toes Some 4 ot i flowers es- pec! soon grow surly and bad-tempered! unless ‘they have: a complete change of earth’ once in awhile. The verbena is of this charac- ter. In perfectly fresh soil, that is earth which has never brown a verbena before, it ike aweed; but the next yehr {t is not quite so well; and in a few years it Absolately rétfases to creep, run or do anything, and we are forced to confess oe! the verbena won't do for us as it used to cD rs a or Rowers bre net quite ‘ee seabbornty tus- tidious as the verbena; but still aff more or less ted by an addition of some like to feet hy y to the earth-blessings they A tivate your jus close watchin, without its ru or getting a very thiek crust. I have been told that an hour Is the proper time of baking, but my loaves seldom come out it in so short a time, Something depends on the'size of the loaf, of course. Fransox, cerucr Pa: av. sndaih ts iadice & 'EARSON, corner 2 ats furnishings. c., blacked, & FLOUR, FEED AND COMM fh DING. cor. 7th st. and WOOLEN WRISTLETS. ae A pair of warm wool wristlets is abont to an additional garment for keeping the whole body warm. The blood which the heart pumps into the arteries with each beat comes very near the surface wherever you can feel the pulse beating. ws» at the wrists. Keep these warm and the ole circulation is favorably affected. Knitted yarn wristlets are worn by old and young, male and female. They are three or four inches long seamed all of the way usually, and may be finished at the hand by a natrow fringe, or crotcheted border, or by a knitted raffle. It is well to have two pairs for a change, and if these are of white or delieate colors, daintily wrought and scrupolously clean, they are not a — = nice dresses. A pair of white ones, with no fringe or raftile at the hand, can be worn under linen eufis, MOTHS, B.P. A. asks: “Will you inform one of your subscribers through yonr valuable journal if there is any way to get rid of moths in a housa ak end Fr &e. A. fit M0 Pa. av., bet. Kh & 1th sts, OFFIC! Wassineres Gas Lowe ‘Company, 418 lth, near E. houses, &c., 711 D. FIXTUR: D&C 1. & Hume. Si Mi . H. Pax? & 60x, N. CBARLEs PPEL, corner streets, N.W. Janes Jinviagrox, 171d Pennsylvania avenue. Gro. Skitz & BEo. cor. 4% st. teat Wu. street, between T and Bi 5. W-cor. ORB, ER: 5 Sovr {albo Fishing Tackle,) 623 D st. ORK, &e. or barrel #0 tightly closed that thee iteaale ‘an not get in to deposit her 5 ate alredtty im the articles: sisat moth When moths kind occastot MXfmost at our best harly low i altour rd ers are natives of wooas, or Low, undisturbed — where the decaying leaves the ie Washi of er su lands, make a new annual S ae te bgt vag it has ee found yy experiment that noth so good for thesa Fetty little as well-decaved leaf-mouid wes ghar ad arotind the root-stocks NG Lapy. {From the St. Pan Dispatch.] For some time. past lady named Nel_ bee: oomfag i the house of in poor health, and Core. a Pas aber ch and 10h st. E ERS. Jour byes x Phat pphaetunD st. ARLINGTON House, Vermont ave. and H street. TINENTAL HOTEL, Pa. £, 8. W. ‘Strong rich been found ree in Li flowers’ and the soi} poor, this w i be f found ng Plants 2 . le < 2 Siett 4 at ret ‘This is the time of the yeav (0 think: of cune ne thesg do Ee i i ME KZ, 5 ‘Tt Pa. av ‘th. ate SEAM NANOPACTORIER, Dat TACTOMIES: cana, ut wena? , 24 Teh ot, oe il i ge, fi Goop Exovca.—A o the Spi Td, cet abe eta y ee ‘O¥erseers c if st eee on an ia we Leon, We ote v R Cisou & Tormey. Pa. aves bool na Sake MANTLES. | pega Faryons. ¥ sms bo Teh RARER ote. ™ x ih nt. Onn. Mee. "© Tucmn:(whaicnte velpiSN bk a moet até, Oeeiewae ee macatee NS. Pa. ave, corner 1th at. Driver.) 1216-6 Pena ar. ‘09h st, near Penna. 2: Louis) bet Beh aed PATENT AGENTS. Mews dco (NY Asien Be weecw oa Rornwent Tih & ¥ ets.. near Pat. 0: * PATENT MEDICINES. CAXNON s Livan Tonic, the greet Dy or wale, iby 7th et . by W manwiecturer and proprietor red iste. OF Buy mome other OTOG! 3.0 kamen eae BJ. Pevaman, (copring s PIANOS. FC. BRicHENBACH AOUIh ab Pa av act. Kaabels. tO TU * 5 Prine tanh athe atte tor Bh ee in LL S E corner REAL ESTATE AGENTS. Aterror & Duviry ROM Ha whet F.. K. Watson, 511 7th atroet, opponite P_O. Dep't, 4 a ret Ppt Dep’ eanury # ark fe 7 raw . Pa. av and iret. near Rigas” * INING DALOOW, Meals 2c 035 Le. ov. N SASH, DOORS AND = Perey eMAN, 2S 7th wt uter Marke. TeCKER & SHERMAN. 6% Louisiana avenue, SM HOOLS AND COLLEGES. Wasnixotos Business Cortkon, cor 7th and L ste TERS. h street, op. Post Office 84 D st, bet. Sth and 9h ANDLE FACTOR Fe: ton cae es rena Ta. EPOTS. AS FITTERS. wv Ps. wy, bet Mhaleth ate, im, Iet and K streets NW STOVES, SHEET-1 aLtee D. YVILE, 486 Pe w, GM Haywarvd Co! 517 het YW. ExMERT, 1912 Pa. av. ber 19th and HEY, 819 7th street, betwoen H aud 1 streets, Roofing ,) 29-21 Pa. ave, ik Joux UNK MANUFACTORIES. Jas. 8. Tormam & Co., 3 7th st, UMBRELLA ARASOLS, CA Cnas. Pesece ai Paes » bet. 1th aud Danie Preece, liu E street. near 11th. Wi 5 street, ucar F. UNDERTAKER: Josxrn GawLex, Wl Penn. ave. near Appison Day, Penn. ave. and Ly 4 st. 8. WATCH MAKERS, &c. Jous Parc Doxen, 15 Peon ave.. Capitol Hat, OOD AND W: Al ) ™. Y . Onshior. SAVINGS BANK, ENTH STREET, thce Deparimen:. Bank : 98. m.todp.m. Saturdays open as- sto Peceive dopestie ouly. Luterest’ paid on deposits. Collections made ead ITZ President, A. EB ¥. Prost, “; TTINGLY mec.,Cake TEE Tied Dok'?, ished SECOND NATIONAL BANK, F STREET, Between Sixth and Seventh Screets. Collections made and Exchange furnished om @lt pointe, oct DL. BATON, Cashier. Tm. equine, GEN. ADRIAN @. ROOT Late Col'r Iuternal Rev, Buitalo, N. T. Baxxrse HOUSE OF SQUIER Open Wi ‘aud fr ‘click, to receive. ~ Call at the Sioa ees Oe aE tox, Bapeyione 0, are Cashed in 3 ‘ "” SCOTLARD, Sree “W42INGTON CITY SAvINGS BANK, PAYS 6 PER CENT. INTEREST ON DEPOSIT.