Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1873, Page 6

if : i sake, what can mean?” 4 Xot he who knows no more delight from her dark Than dwells within hie fickle Hight; pty a For blush and bloom may away Bas of a summer's day; her Hate But stil] the rose’s heart is sweet, Sos Though all itsoutward glow be fleet. best, nobi Sea a ee ees yest th and tender scorn; earth! Whe omsthe royal heart that stands for hating Roger? H i tor Waiting the touch of royal lands; oar, a When love's own blowoms {nde and die; Pp gee 10 waits passion’s patient strength i. ‘ > shield him, Letitia,” she ‘Masts. pms ~— Fp oh rao think of Thomas Taylor, Dr. E. P. Howland and J. E. eR PEllence. Letita's face wears ‘a dim, cha | "308 referred tothe building of the (slarper’s Magazine ‘7% | smile. She stands at Litian’s side, looking | new market, and suggested that the ‘sociaty nei down upon her with an expression of Pini should be ready to offer claims to rooms there HOW HE WAS UNFAITHFUL. pity, resently she breaks silence with th: = ae esi epee £9 their = and nd for a rary. mo" commi of three * You haven’t been in spirits for ever so long, | , “1 temember the night, perfectly, Lilian. I | to Jook into the plane of the market company, Roger,” the bright-cyed little spouse of Mr. | ¥@%,the woman with whom Roger was scen | with a view to the interests of the association. Meredith makes rather peevish comment, while | talking, and this was the house upon whose | The preeide Messrs. Colonel 8. E. ahe watches actors the coffee-urn her husband westood. I had taken his hand, the bet- g ‘lagett, and Hon. M. G, annihilating his breakfast very hastily indeed, ittee. beeanse he has only a few minutes in which to it o'clock train for town. “Ido er tell me what's the matter or ise acopt a different style.” ter to express the fervor of and he, for answer, had suddenly Cinaped it fovele ok both of his.” : “¥our thanks, Letitia? For what, pray? And now it is Mrs. Walters's turn to bap of Clifton, yaaae a cial i into tears. committee, consisting of Messrs. J. T. Bra - Bi ohererimnepaincin = Bae a eee: | Oh, then you don’t know, Lilian? You | hall, J... King, and D. 0. Munson, who gave Fight thoughtful and ashe eneoeex haven't heard?” it fayarable coi but reserved fital "You imagine all sorts ef old things, Lilian; | ;; Heard! | What, in Heaven's namo?” until the next ing, as they jn Weaeur ‘aekie pee inate aed Ge <a About poor Stanley's tr me people t pass hasty Judgment pro or nt pte Ry Nr ~ o caHit a defaleation, Anyhow, he was Ces | to imebaant a ee ‘towards taciittat * Don't to ‘leew dust im my eyes 8 with—-with certain maney, you know, and when | the trans) m of fruit. Mr. Georgia was rence ry So Sar Saat Su ay once Other the fimo came for ing (e back he had ‘used | requested to be tat the March mecting tartly, rising from the table. A: hen she of it, oF of sort. I'm not | wich samples of his different erates, and a state- fenty herself getting: angry | $F, clear myself as t it all preciacly whs. | ment of what he may have to say upon them. and cannot help it, or at least docs ‘to | Bi @ dreadful time. Mr. Sqn- PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. i help it: and all on a sndden is conscious of hay. | 2¢780n, Si partner, was here four or The president then read his inangural ad. ing said several most bitter things about a-total and » they were do- | dria, which was listened to with close attén- lack of husba: confidence on Roger's ing to imy Fao Stanley, and if it had got tioa, and upon its completion he received a full and—for all she can say_a wearines Of book] es lear, Ei _——"? Yote of thanks on the inmotion of Mr. Saunddrs. having made her his wife ‘Then she feels | Well, well, what about 2 tell mo.” | | He spoke as follows: Keeny that she has made'a fool of herself, cot | «The eager question leaves 's Tips at | Friends of the Potomac Fruit Growers’ Associn- rushes from the room. , ry ee as risen, and ts graspipg | tion:—Another year of tha existence of gur Roger Meredith's eyes flashed once vw “ ory zation rolled rou! ince .our fiercely indeed, after ‘his wife's excited: cxit. ‘Seana He oe otankey | election for officers, and in “this Inpso of time sun solemnly calm enough for hi ideal ‘of pas | OF his not ba ne home for several nights | peeyemant in p eal acience if tt fience itself. and not long afterward jeaves the | Fecently, and and | may be called; but T believe it is denied pcan oe etn Bre-oecupied. twas all this terrible aftsir. | mom eeecunernen ta eek tet one ues Perhaps, after all, there is some decided ex- | APA he told yon nothing—you, his wordhipped | mom selentific men to, experience; hence the, euse for Lillian’: hysterical outburst, Her hee. tie wie because he ‘wied to spare You the greater for closer pitention and prac- band’s manner has certainty been most sober | Etna sane Intelligence abut | ties! il ‘and experiments. and presecupied during fully a week —_ “Can this be true” to-tender my cordial t Lilian has just uttered the words, when the door opens and none other than Roger himself enters the room—Roger, who has staid in town one last night longer, to complete eertain trans- ce this opporbun:! thanks to the members of the association for the great mark of respect shown and reposed in me, by pl me again as the presiding officer at these meet ‘as they are, of sore of the best sci of this great nation, from the fact of his having remai: all 28 town—fof imperative business reasons, as he explained to her—no less than three nights out of this same week. Lilian has been ing Up her mind for quite a while to fire an arrow of ms relative to the generous work he bas i ital. I T de reproach, and speak the first really harsh word undertaken. ’ an, too, at its very capital. I say 0 hot ‘And so the arrow bas bern fired. Miserable Chen che gives m Gort OF eels ay at Her. | Itwas stated at our last meeting that some indeed «oes poor Lilian feel after having de- of prolonged leap in his greater means should be used to increase the ; : tt. | direetion, and nearly before Roger himecit rea- | & atched it. Certainly t hours of alter- size of and interest in these meetings of the aatp cuphale crying and pensive sscditation lizes her design, has thrown her arms about his | association. ‘Well, Lwill ask you what shall be elapse after her hurried retreat from the break- fast room to the seclusion of her own chamber. ‘When Jane knocks gently at the door, and States that Mrs. Frillington isdown stairs, Lilian, does not feel at all inclined to see that estima- ble lady. Indeed, itis on the end of Lilian’s tongue to send down word she is unwell and cannot see anyone, when the thought suddenl eceurs to her that probably Mrs. Frillington’ flippant, gossippy, mischievous style of conver- sation may have 2 rousing offect, even if it had nothing else; and she feelsdull and inert enongh, just now, not to object if somebody assaulted ier witha stont pin. Ard so Lilian directs Jane to my that she will see Mrs. Frillington, and is presently shaking hands with a pleasant-faced, fleshy little per- son, indubitably ferty. rapid in her style of aking, full of a liveliness and spirit that en- thie her to being called “"good company,” even by her worst enemies. ‘It is not long before Mrs. Frillington has de- “Oh, can you ever forgive me?” she moans, in tremuious, tear-choked voice. “ This is yon have been unfaithful, you best and ki of men! I shall never so you again, lieve ore, yh ei Speak a few wi r them ither your forgiveness or your refusal of36.” - 's it at last finds yoice. L! ‘Whatever Ihave to, sured of my pardon,” he maria aod ad ll confusediy fedced.” sical And for answer, it must be chronicled that Lilian kisses him, ina manner little else than ravenously,on lips and cheeks and forehqad; and, for all we may be sure to the contrary, on nose and ears as well.— Days Journal. —a Reses--The Class te Plant. rer gals Scranton ot we the reed Contrans ‘ane In thie opinion that the tender or monthly vi braced under done in order to effect this; shall we not alldo our best to effect the discovery means to instill mew life into the collected een by evory member, to conbider thateach one owes something towards making every gpimne es Sn ge and interesting, by either having something to exhibit, or some informa. tion to give that will go to benefit fruit | eybes ee pr more can be done by e pre- siding officer In any way to forward the work, or to make the mectings of the association more interesting, he is at the service of the members, if he can find out what that would be; he does not flatter himself with having an intimate knowledge of parliamentary rules in the man- ment of the meetings, neither does he think that necessary in order to effect the object in view. But he does fatter himself with having some knowledge of fruit growing, and is willing to impart it on every necessary occasion, inside the society and out of it, having had consklara- ble experience in that line for over half a as to the best ng ing qualities of certain v: ‘aptain H. D. Smith, some for name; — % al Colonel Chamberlain exhibited casts of the Vicar of Winkiield and of a "ee minute flices® seedless » Which pple: grows: on a stock, apple grown in Penna “attracted attention with sore of the Apple of Sodom, or Coly- in the language of the eye, but bitter, ter- ” ohn T. Bramhaltinvited inspection of a jar of Jersey sweet in A No.1 co hg Ep in the jar, and There was a large por- ich he stated to be addi: ple ger, and it ‘appeared € be good, APPLES CLASSIFIED AND DISCUSSED. A list of winter phabetically, aud C= Fine ES wi mm, it a profitable feature’ B me son can judge of told owe ject was the when ripe. Coli Jate ke . confor for hi: tastes Atram.—Judge Gray Major bled sa — led outws iy. “Alvemarle—D. 0. this weve: a Ac ee! in St his trees do wall Ji bo Fascias Was the judgment was ie members By this method wants: ithe said it wns poor quality If asto and berlain, rater. He ing @ little gin- by 1 mm taken up al- upon nee aod ae that it was a thatit should not be use, which it resem- . Munson, had kept with him aesy, as bee? wea Isla “ eS well. “Col. Chamberlain stated that it does well in New in Obigy where it waa exiled ae Gomen oe i wi e it was on. pin. Harrison sai Joxandrla, it bore well e and that it kept well. F y other not plant it in an drehard, hi found it doi ville and the chester und Buftalo. Boling’s Sweet.—Red winter apple; were remarkably well betw: otomac, Mr. J. it came in when deast profitable poses. ¥ The Adams’ White, Carter Buff,.and Chi- chester Red, passed. Also, keeper; farther donbtful. Carthouse—C. er and keeper.” Smith's Cider. —J. H. King said it was a good late fall or early winter varie Col. Chamberlain pronounced Judge Gray would not call it a regalar winter apple; failed with him for winter lingham found it a vor for table, and Cubas saga.—Mr. Bou had seen it said with him,near Al in an od oj am, een Rock- |. Smith thought for market pur- » the Belmont quite good illingham,‘‘tine grower, bear- xi for stock. it first-class. eld. C.G good cooking apple, fine fla jaicy. Saunders Stated that it was a fine fruit in North Carolina; hoped to seeit tried here. Conch. —Ney seedli from ‘Sovembor association recommended its in lower Virginia; runs to Aprilin Sy i) Carolina. The Domine—Mr. Munson would not recommend it; not a good keeper. Mr. Snodgrass: thought it yor, Munson. G ple; ot tobe ter apple: irindstone. ate more ju! s here. i e-—Col. Cl sells high; 1 uable winter appl Mr. Saunders though ples were brought here they would be inclin- ley; “‘we can get the best win- e of ie in Zansneys geet oy ut rots badly, as found by Gill keeper; it fla~ and hamberlain, flat gray 4) aie: bearer ry 7 >a val- lavor, but very dry. ‘Wial the Ni forth Carolina Horrison Cider—Mr. Saunders had this yaric- ty recommended to him for an orchard. Mr. tected. ancied ed fury. Sigua of depecetign in hers friend's snune,| the heats of Tea, Bourbon, and Nol-} 1 will here make a few extracts from the ad- | Harrison sald it was an excellent elder apple, Some people would pass over such a discovery | #ette—are 34 as are best for our hot | dress of that veteran pomologist, Marshall al tledewt » large Sir ni 1 fm weil-bred and considerate silence; not so Mra | Summers. ‘T varieties known as Hy- | Wilder, delivered before the American Pom = a irginia apple, recom- Frillington. Something is wrong, she playfully | brid Perpetuals, although the flowers are logical Society, at its biennial at Rich- | eee ton Major J. H. King found this insists, and playful demands, also to know what | Faily finer in their first and almost only bloom | mond, Va., in the autumn of 1871: 1 would wetecnons Walton teas a ing va- the <ometbi ’ in, Seales tee tee at nies perpceaal Bi {said he) that it is desirable for us to | ™ a Bigg cy home difference arose as to At last, in, Somehow even against her | character that name indicates. In fact, er up for future use the lessons which have cain ed thee ing true to name that were Will, admits that there has been a slight disa-| the term “perpetual” applied to that is, acquired by the experience of the past. | “ The dade is they were isaidlaler A nt—-only very ht, you know”—be- | ferus, a complete misnomer, and one ich | We have been 86 basy in accumlating knowl- ‘kind of an “ye are po nm Alexa ia of » herself and Roger that morni ng. brings upon us florists no little odium. edge in the various branches of our culture that prem oo pstimeaee pet any pthor; light == «7 daresay I wanelegeinerereng! she adds, pa fag arene mip Sr ee mel te we have bad no time to look back and to sys- from Ostober to February. ole Penh, nite penitently. ‘Roger is such a kind, good Enstand, you Buow, that it's a shame for me ever to find fault with him.” amet Mrs. Frillington coughs rather ¥- Ob yes,” she mnrmu tematize the inferences and deductions to, be drawn from our operations. But we believethe time has now come when we should pause and survey the field and make a review of the }es- sons which science has taught; for science is lessons—e: and may be , for in their lower su: perature and humid climate the Hybrid Perpetual class of Roses grow without cheek from June to October, and ” ” consequently bloom as they grow. Hereinour | but a statement of these rience | 2pple of general repul ae tropical summer the bloom in June is succeailed | systematized and trained for progress It is ack—Mr. Saunders sald. it rag the You're certainly not satirical, I hope?” she | usually Dy S Gry stmecebene, Suds tomperatare the of sand that roll up the mountains, — apple in Georgia, common ieh- somewhat emphatic comment. Tunning from +5 degress degress in the | the drops of water that make the ocean, and it | ™0! Se Vicsinls apie, Wt tirieal? Why, how ean you aceuse me af | Shade for two months, and to w! 6 to speak, | is lesson upon lesson, fact mn fact, which puctne—G eeper; Virginia apple, but being ©. my dear?” And Mré. Frillington ends | the cold-blooded gone the “Hybrid Per- | must build up the science which we’ wish to “a “pig idiey a <h S sentence with an emphatic little langh. | Petual” refuses to respond, and tes less . Nothing in the present age astonishes | |, Peeks Pleasent— Long land app! S « But Fi allow, Lilian, love, if youdon’t mind, | Or more until the more congeni: on a us more than the wonderful power of sssocia- 5 ceed trying this. ia gd eco that a rather queer thought did occur to me | autummarrive. So with as itis far from being | tien, the centralization of thought and action r Paradiee—Redish green, and ¢ ‘when you made that amiable criticiees on your Perpetual, as it gives us only one full Bloorgiug | for the promotion of particular objects, ts Senate ~ eee uve, tk fem straggling Sowers in Sep- | cateeting the exporigher of indiviganle and || Bris Rod.—Mr. Munson, a popular outherd ‘6 i tember or October. nowledge for nefit e a Ne ngubitiee enough tose <1 | Bue the perpetual class being the favorite in | Soria: Saou cheeks eta ane a ene oF the | HT Re cece ana in chai ig yuly this, my dear; that we wives know xo | Entope, the great majority ol new roses we lun- | tions of our own society how great the shatees ules, Genet Col. Chathbortain, “aboat toi ‘aleer sit, togpedl port are frems thot class. Thvas we keep on yea: | and how rapid the progress since its formation: | Weeks later in bloom th an ches teas pavliao ‘When wi after year pandering to this {<Perpetual” story. | ‘Then its list of members was 107, now its roll | bearer; splendid, flavor: inclines PB attr cceived, and when— Foe aly slecelving ourselves, and then wliolly | contains the names of 312 persons. ‘Then its | ftult should always be thinned out, a wy ha ». please.” Lilian's voice rings trenchant | deceiving our-customers, Our patrong in the sphere of operations was limited by the boanda. | clusters. Pe ada interruption. “Do you mean toimply anything | northern states usually ask us for a hardy ros: | ries of a few states, now its field extends from gb cccectetanet tn Pe iehtlla: ef that sort regarding Roger? pe not, | that will bloom monthly, but let it be fully | ocean to ocean, from the provinces to the guit. i ige Fup “Originates mnsy! 3 ‘Amelia. “Because 1, for one am a wife whose | understood that is no ever-| ng Fowe | and wherever the foot of civilization rests in | ood quality, an Sy bite ‘Virginia ven! knowledge of ber husband's character is | that in ordinary conditions of shelter will stand | our broad domain. Nor is it too much to say Rayai setts.—Early apple; theroughiy pertect.” in any section where the thermometer falls | that in this space of time more progress has ‘Shock Mr. Sau aN lina “Are you sure of that?” Mrs. Frillington | down to zero, unless protected. This protecti been made in the science of, pomology than in | Shockiey-—Mr. Saunders, orth, Garolina speaks. whilst smiling what is somehow not a | isa verysimple matter—any mulching of leaves. | the wi " since the scttlement of our | Winter SPI eft ct Poneto ree one Smile. "Then the smite leayes her lips and is re- | sawdust, tan-bark, or such material, placed six | country. Never before was the interest soen- | Winter Sere eraing th Virginie, Placed by a vi serious indeed. “I al- | inches ‘around the roots of the plants, wil! | grossing or so widely extended.” Wa ea a ny ‘too much cannot be Shost feel it my duty Lillan—thoagh a most di keep enough of them alive to give splendid INSECTS AND DISEASES. Se re. ‘who kuow ble duty. pray believe—to tell you of «ome- | plants the Bext season. ‘The important point is | | ‘The subject of insects and diseases s daily at- | said in ite praise, as all are ine corte I have recently heard eoucerning— | that it should not be done too early in this sea- | tracting more attention, for their depr s 6 apple. ae Sorgen psa ao te ” son; it need not be done until the middle of | are ‘dally becoming a great evil, and the im- Ro nae Ths od — iigantt pid questions the young wife, eager- | December. If done too early, it would rog the ee to pee ae ~ race Pontes te took great careor his fruit, y stems. lay more im le is Drs. Frillington nods an oracular little nod. | ” Hardinest in any rose in'the northern states | since Dr- Harris’ hist Bubilshed his workron, | Keeping It in bs collar which he had opes « Please explain what you mean!” cau only be had 25 Se ckueies eversiending: “Inseets Injurious to yeaetasn,” and great = ee ee Ma Lag ths rf pt *« Do you really insist.’* or, in words, all plants, roses or others, | is the debt of gratitude which we owe to him, sh iD and otheee would ta ie * cere om cerse Tineast™ that wil endure out wishers without protection, | and tothe smectedng. Investigators who hays | betiain and others would ju percent: «Well, then, I mean something that my | with few triding exceptions, bloom fully only fixer thelr lives to studying the habits of these | 4g¢, of apple in any orchards they mig! ndrew told me the other evening | once in the 1% be cases, | Hittle ‘creeping. thi Which be upon the | COTO Keeper.—Fine fruit in February; during the visit which he paid us. On the pre- { as we ha: » Special.con- | earth,” that they may teach us how to destroy | om era eepere Barys vious mght (Tharsday) | remember hearing | ditions of soil or shelter, were of the true | those which prey upon oar trees, and to distin- | fair flavor. Winter Blu: felis ek tie a Say that Mr. Meredith had remained in | monthly roses will stand year after year and be | guish our frienis from our foes. ewksberry = th —J ay fount —_ er bardy, but t ms are rare ones. A very pist tinpertedt rye abroad beings with | itexcellent; strong banners 2 ~~ or red “ Yes." peated of this fact = sr much its new patent or Sineaes, ivi te diene imation pari Bee dy oe tate eee after by « fn how menti disappointment ie lovers lowers, | of new and varieties, without which there | + sind Seentnninne tas teaabe cess andsnve aswho tro deslore awarkd of. tiie is | can hee re ee inevitably | | Some general remarks were then mae upon suds Mrs. Frill! m, With a sorely pained ex- | explanations. disseminates their insect enemies. On this su’ "Willow Twi allan ites i fal but on in her ard eyes; ‘‘but as soon as A) of this subject, a well-known German | ject, the words of Edmund Burke are appr: “a ne ge “ ee 4H, Posceg apie The subject was broached, brother Andrew sur- | florist related to me the other day in a high | priate: “The most vi igilant tatendane m the doup lowing. cntting the roots Shout ten sng 4 of way. He rompt activity, w! yas T Hien mocnighe le Now Vek?’ Why, Andrew’ | suid: “I bavaee mugh arecbie wich the ladies | reece ihe tee ee pices of old iron into his tfees, had received T returned, I wasn't aware that you and Mr.| when dey comes to buy mine rosé; dey wants | farmer,” and we may add, still more #5 to tho | fair Sent conn Nee ert know, bab, tees Meredith Knew each other.’ «We don't,’ was| him hardy, dey wantsbim doubles, dey wants | frnit-grower, and ten-fold more. * =:ry in were tho ‘Me. Manson though lard the reply; ‘that fs, not except by sight.” And | bim moomily, dey wants him pies | Combating our insect enemies. Ti. ucgiect of | of the tree was retarded, and my dear Lilian, Andrew ect to tell | wants him nice gouler, dey wantshim ebery- | battling with these vile ereaturos is the great | into the fruit. sous asd tie me that on the previous night, at about half- | dings in ene rose. I what vou | bane to, succesful caltivation; but as long as | |! Vinginte apples He hat mucky we ting past eleven o'clock, whilst he happened to be | calls one uncaliant man, butI have somed! moral evil exists in the world, so long we | 9 tak tp waethots cae oo passing through one of the upper streets, he | to say to dat ladies: Madam, Lmever often sees | ¢: there will be evil in the natural world, | f¥ year the mountain regions of North Gi = glanced toward a certain stoop where a man | dat ladievdat was beautiful, day was rich, dat he who is not willing to contend agains’ | look to the mountain regions of No os yo aml a woman were standing, and, in the full, | was tember, dat was youngs, det wax | both, is not worthy of the name of either culti- or Ma best bright moonlight, he distinctly recognized your | clever, dat was perfection in one ladies. I sees | yator or of C Tc ansaemdangyitie anita J hated ’ her much not!” —American Agricalturist. tigate treaph oF Saad See eatin tee moat | March, the apple and pear discussion will be ‘Man’ o1 over evi 5 ———— + nytt y voice in-} Woman's Ries rx Cacironsta—The new | world, and our Teas strong ¢ | continued, to which time the association then ex. ‘+ Did—did he notice the woman at all?” | code of C: such complete | insect Diagn shal, if not exterm' at | adjourned. 0 “Oh, yes. She was a very women, | quustite, in she sec aeogee Sas 3) least be subdued, so that the labor of ke@ping | gz-4 bali-kernel of coffee strangled a child to 4m teed, and quite young. She had—but [don’t | away with the old notice @ man and his so far im check that no material death in ‘Penn. ‘Z ‘Gh nk J ought to tell you this, Lilian; it really | are one » that the two can cautract with | shall be caused them, will be comparatively has oh drinker, Every font right” “ | and sue each other thé same asif they had never | easy. We have di meas> for prevent- | ., 87 Troy has a phile ~ he drinks te tay % Pabaw! Goon, please,” with a sick, chilly | been married. ‘The marriage of minors chai ing’ the ravages of the oureullo, | Fottowing toast: “Well, boys; here's what leilled Omile. “1 am quit able to hear the ” their status from minors to and so in- a * bug and aphis, my father.” Bs ihe boprh- 4 «She had given him her hand,” hesitated fa ahs Bp byes state and the mildew and oth at yom: | See ~ pli appl pose we can remedies for, or the | saved her boy’s life ten cents, aud cordially In- meahs of preventing all the diseases and dep: vited him to ‘‘call at Ber house and hear her dations that vegetation i Table a eit con: | play on the plane” i sistent with ecomomy, so benevolent | g7ritis teach. zi inal MS espeecd neko: to believe that thix | ye roe Fanioo, nnd te Alea iam cenesion bas pease soaeea Deny Se ae it ‘of more importance than masi¢ hopes deferrod and our hearts ade sek init | S2-7he Intert opidemle in Maine-and ew that Divine Providence which sre. ‘They axe very low, = 4 If any one say it is of no use to contend a. weno tee teste eal es ments Ba is of Boston 20 as to homes for este conquer them. Thee ghall.| below te eurface ground’ They were 15 wo gather the: ite of our ‘ Toute ur - Al i of Se ‘iret man aud a alters, is at hor employment of female teachers in ublic ‘Were tillers of the sol, the servant tells her. schools in Massachusetts, except m the primary And that was mercy ’s mandate then, Liilan enters the parlor, and nas only waited | schools. Which destined man to to:l, Bramhall recommended this variety ae Keeper.—Good keeper, or. ly. Dat Yaeks vor. Milfeld.—C. Gillingham said it was a Virginia G NITED STATES MAIL. MARYLAND. Der. inedby the schedules of doparcares ana ives bersia (Bidders will examine coreialiy the forme and in- Attention of bidders ie called to section af the Post Office of 3.1871; ‘upward Ne hy LES Tg than five per cent. of such Railroad routes advertesed. ‘M12 From Plummerville to Frederick, 3 miles aad s eek Dy a schedute of + back. three aw Tey Tt master at PI ‘ile. lames to Breathedsrilie, 3 eras ool bate tae ee mre a week, by of pres and arrivals estisiac tory te the powmaster at College Se. Jamex Proposals invited {or six-times-a-weck service by Fairview and Coar- to the bottom of was very their social scale. She was not even allowed to S83 From a4 the choice fraite of the lam. They seemad fens to acon te inte (PS) Wo tives wud ave a le idea of the tron! wodueced by back, three & week. Eve's i in fruit, and were not willing Aaare, Os jonday, Wednestlay, rhe lecturer described. the government of of is Us 4. this pe with a deal of unction, wday, Wednesday, monarchy uge army of oftice-holders. Take a club and knock down the first three arday at Arrive at Conocochcague meet, two will be high officials aud the | SS From Pundee to Skipton, 85 mites nt back, other am office-sceker. They have all manner once @ week, by aschedule of departures and of grand titles and orders of nobility, and Bimdss,, Met Rctary “wo: the postmanter a4 ministers of state. ‘There is a minister of the Interior, though you cannot go any distance into the interlor without falling overboard on the other side. There is a minister of war, thongh the army consists of about 200 men’ 3S From Westminster, by Mexi 9.) and Burs derabrargh (ne 0..)t0 Mancinader, iv wtee sea back, once «we day at 9a. m.; I2m.; Westiuigster Sate ve af Mauchenter by mostly brigadier generals. ‘There is secre? cave Manchester Saturday ai} p. 90.5 tory of tid wavy, thexee tae So ee _ detive at Weetainter by tp sists of a second-hand bath tub. The gem of Proposals invited for twice-a-week the lecture was, perhaps, the description of Har. , & lank lawyer from New Hampshire, who was minister of a little of everything. The hu- morist said, if Harris’ wisdom equal master at Saiteville. to the length of his legs, Solomon would seem a Proposals also invited for service Lan- bau, and ending at Wilson's Station,(n o.) S87 From Mulliken Station,(n. o..) by Mitchellville and Shepherd's Store, to West River, 12 miles Mul three Caen A week. Th Saturday ston SARE. CEs ome his modesty ignorance, a violet would seem stack up in the comparison; if hie learning were equal to his vanity, Humboldt would scem as uniettered as the back side of a tombstone; if bis ideas as large as his words, it would take a man three hours to get around one. If Harris rive at West im; : andience'to Hatem a6 jong ‘as he woul a be ie ‘ 4 ee ‘Tuesday, Thursfay, and Sat- audience wo of old age; and if he talked till he said something, he would still be chis peat Mtuflte! Sation by «p.m. sik titnes-a-week service. Proposals invited 9688 From Duffield to White Plains RB. R..) 2% miles and back, by a schedule of departures a: factory to the postmaster at Dui 889 From Port Tobaceo to Murdock Station, (BL & P. K. RK.) 2miles and back, six times al weak, by a schedule satisfactory to the postmaster at Port Tobacco, and maki ing on when the last trump sounded, and would only stop then on account of the force of cir- eu ces. Still he did not wish to dis- arag® Harris. He liked Harris. He un- derstood that Portiand claimed Mr. Harris. “It is all right. She can have my share.” Reminiscences were then given of the last of the Kamehamehas and the first of the Lunalilos. ‘The colossa! volcano of Kilanea and the terrible or oa of ved were — grap! (rains worth aud south. scribed, and after a convulsing stor . . 1 Bie. one else probably eould tell with success, of a | From Lake Reland. by Brooktandritie. to Sto. man who tried to cure himself of stammering tule of Qopabtures ied seri a week, by a ached! vals satisfactory FORM OF PROPOSA! . CERTL by substituting whistling in the pauses of his speech, till he resembled an ungreased wheel- Darrow in conversation, the lecturer concluded with an eloquent and poetical description of the dreamy ae land which reminded one of the passage In Thomson's “Castle of Indolence:” “ Aland of drowsy head it was, of that wave before the half-shut eye, And of gay castles in the clonds that pas Forever flushing round a an ” the posttonster= icGUABASTEE, AND tween —— the Postmast 5 i . 12, “with celerity certainty, and security,” law of Juue 8, 172,) for the annual sum of dollars. A Valley of Desolation. A spot almost as terrible as the prophet's val- d This proposal is made with full knowledee of the disiance of the route, the weight af the mati to be car ley of dry boues lies just north of the old Mor- | ried, and all other particulars an reference to the vowte mon road to California, a region thirty-six miles | and’ seretce; and, also, careful cramination Jong by thirty broad, and surrounded. except at | the laws and tastructions foadveriesernent of mat! sercice; and of the provisions cont@ined am bac art of Consress of June d, isi2. Bitae. + _ GUARANTEE. 8 “a The undersigned, residing st ——, State of ——., undertake that if the f-regelny 1g bid for carrying the mail on route No. — be accepted by the Postune-tor two points, by maccessible mountains. Itis to- tally devoid of waterand- vegetation, and the shadow of bird or wild beast never darkens its white glaring sands. The Kansas Pacific railroad engineers discovered it, and also some papers which show the fate of ‘the lost Mont- mmory train, which eame south from Salt wees tebe tee caeaielt sealatine ax Looe Fakets 1060, guided by a Mormon When oat Paden desaaenesat ee eee: Death's Valley they came to the conclusion that | cient sureties. ‘ the Mormons knew nothing about the country, | \ This we do, understanding distinctly the ebligations 0 they appointed one of their number a lealer, ives assumed by Buarantors. and broke off from, the. party. ‘The leader ere a turned due west; so with the people and wagons and flocks he traveled three days, and t The _upderiigned, pomeiaer a, ———, Babe leh scended into the broad valley, whose tr . centifies, UNDER His OATH OF OFFICE, that he mised water. They reached the | is acquainted with the above guarantors, and knows ous prot centre, but only the them to be mew white sands, bounded by of property acd alte Lo make «od scorching peaks, met their gaze. Aruand the iat ae fin eee valley they wandered, and one by one the men 4 0 ved by died, and the panting flocks stretched them~ | 9 Seii@i Suu eign ord mus, be acompanted by, selves indeath under the hot sun. The child- ren, erying for r, died at their mothers? breasts, and with awolien tongues and inrning vitals the mothers followed. Wagon after equal to & per centum on the present annwal pay gp she jet af Jueme 8, 1502.) route; or wn case @f met service, not less than 5 Centum of ome year’s pay proposed am bid ~ Secitom 253, 4 agon was abandoned; and strong men tottered. | «,x me Pea ments Miagntedien tee Sey aga and raved an l. a week's wandering igned. parties, dated. og ocasrminimereeenente sane ie eee ae abe ED eal 246 OF AN low ofa in mountain. It d bata | OA’ REQUIR! k _ short time, whenall perished but two, who es. | ACT, UE CONGRE} SAPEROVED JUNE, caped outef the valley and followed the trail of Ee aad tan We TO a Bee their former companions. Eighty-seven fami- thy - hex, with hundreds of perished there; TER 0. and now, after twenty-two years, the wagons *e still stand complete, and iron-work and tires a aes are bright, aud the shrivelled skeletons lay side y Lge 4 my obi: by sis s gation &s such 7 that the bid ts made in good susnkeres sites the eral canal agai ht orm the ser¥ mg tm Moist sponge, | Sryi2d! and that Sipsstere of the, garantie, Some dozen eo or more an Tee intone eg pecuniary Tbatiove the said gape ved » hanging basket in whic all Gpemeage, toe Dales shall suffer by Fick solutions of fertilizing materials were de | Day sl! damages tie United | y obligath to nourish bright blossoms and trailing = a eed Sworn to and enbseribed before me, ——, for, tne in tectimouy thereof T bereanto wubsaryto my it di Teme aed altx my eelal wal tho day ahd what costly: but-of late-a similar de- | “Wrest ve, she onth ie befure cot yice ona amajler, cheaper, amdat least equally | 2% e7— When the cath i taken be its Sater effective scale, line been and found to | cor should be added, under ihe we EURE the answer satisfactorily in the win; hk nter reon whe administes a hy The bulbs were bea din deep In- Justicoul ihe peace. in ‘Spon, eg snugly over and-atound the’ bulbs; and. tea | INSTRUCTIONS TO SIDDERS AND POSTMAS- in app sha vases. Water ; CONTATRING ALSO CONDITIONS To BE TNOORPORA TED INTHE CONSRACTS TO THE EXTENT THE DEPAST- | MOAT MAY PREM PROTER. moderately warmed, fay to (5 or70 degrees, was poured into the vase until it reached about mid- the height of the sponge. ¢ bulbs began to sprout in two or three days, and in about six weeks thte plants'were as 4 many inches high, anlcontinued to thrive ust | 3. Gn rontes where the mode of conveyance adrsité til the flowers came out-'of ‘‘wnusaally large | of OT yy oe Fog] a. ares size and perfect form.” The sponge was hid- | ment al host ofice tae dentine ee after the first week or two, by sowing rape | 3% Way bills” or receipts prepared by d upon tt, the resaltant srowth comple ¥ ter, oF other agents of the Deparuncat, will accom cov wi moss-like vegetation. rom w Mails, specify pam! ia its porous and warm’nature, the jon of the eeveral bags,to, be examined by the Sass e seoms = = so oe ee it for ei ee insure regularity in the delivery of zing material mig’ would appear, he ad- made fo ot performed; and ee the ones a HoRgORs oT THE CooLre Trarric.—an times the pop of the trip wil be deducted. For ar- American engineer, late of the coollé transport | Tivals so far behind time as to bi connection with Fatchoy, bas published in a New-Orleans paper | depending mails, and not ly excused, ones a he paper | fourth of the comipensation fur the trip is subjcot t an account of the cruel treatment which was forfeiture. For repeated delinquencies of the kind bance fe ompep set bis ship. oe ieaaiares en sd Renalticr Br coolies on board..All went tithe | may bemade. = P yeh ti coatice muted, were som 5. For leaving behind off the mails, oF iri yy em. - One hundred aud. Atty were puta fons, and | ort tcing concerned in ectting ap or Tannin au on the next day flogged so severely that the | Inailca quarter’e Pay may be deek was wet with Blood. Aseach-Chinaman | "5" Fines will be buposed, unless the delingw: was he was washed with salt-water and | be promptly and satisfactorily explained by - tes of postmaster. oF the aGidavits of other credi- cet i or deliver t ink 7 wet, injured, elec ies tee sehedon chee? mail ae py ———— i boat on a route > 7. The Postmaster General may annul the con- tract, for repeated failures to io tract! for siflating the pow ofice law np at ious of the Department; for refusing. ts carrier when required’ bythe Depart. py hd miailable matter ott of the mail. the St ade ing connection with | firm, where © company offers, should be distinetly Sabai cemne ce makes he Tig fies Bed for opening the propeaiss Te Tet be grarantead two reeponaie bere ne bid abould j- Seed often met Treorves the right te reject any bid which may be decued ty to disregard the bids of failing comets and at a and ders. (Act of Jum “+ ieseepehaee 16. Phoebe whe WE BIZ, weer per annum certified cam irarts br crewed amd rturasd t the dst day of Drs, A der wotl be Saricd. and the Postmascer G on" 1 of comtracts. « m by law, ay . Neither cau t cred of aesigned t therefore take neticr Perform the sory ice whol: contract term 1 : the Department by or tefon otherwise the accepted + Aavone. ey M2. proviive Pe om of thee mail #hall atder tender rf nweet all whers, and bo others are consid stramboah routes A mediticat meet 1 Ret « the cortineets oe and the bid and euatante: eres: and (two) gun vents of the sixtently ect in both c 1 bidders, ua tinctly motified that form the contracts f acorpted bids, their de ‘asainet them. ri 22. Present contractors. and persons known at the ) Sina. 1 Debortmcnt, uarantore Santialiy ju thee of» sysatiy teh certificates of their sul forme above describedt jency minist Ie eign ® prt JOHN A Fath ta jand-s ow cotnte. rhary , 473. te SHIS 1S TO GIVE NOTICK, That the wabecribor Wty ES | Dietrict of Columbia, holding © mpocial fers of administration on the pteomal THOMAS THOMPSON Inte of Wachinton District of Cc ia decenaed. AN pers ne har ing cla are heteby warned REAIDAT ce to exhibit the sate, wit the the eeheceer, 90 obs Hs the 18th da aary ext, they may'otherwiae by daw te exch ron Bi Bene of te aid tate Ko cares bot Given under my hand * HIS IS TO GIVE NOTH: ber has @bistued fram hold Spc = ge the District a, letters of administration of SOPHIA ARNOLD, county, D.C. cared. Al cata “Aen net the said € scmamod to exhibit the game, with the ¥. thereof, to the subscriber, on or before the Jah day of Janu may ctherwiso by law be excladed of Ms anid cstate,, Giveu under my day of January MO TRMES F URIGS: Admiuistrator. eats Washinctn Persone having hereby warned thus 3" ‘benefit of be wma any band, this }4 day of Febreary.) BRCHIBALD Wilt z ‘FO GIVE NOTICE, That the eutacr a8 bigs oftalned frum the Say © » holds wins ing @ ration on fhe personal ne Slate ot Wahingum county, Det, au having ine again the sad famed ‘warned to exhibit, the sm Futh the vouchers ther to the aubscribe: before the ist di eo ay oxt: wiee by law be excluded from all benefit. of the estate. Fires under my band, this let day of F ma __MARY E. JENKINS HIS IS TOGIVE NUTICE. That the subscriber ins from the Supreme Court of the bin, holding a special term, letters: A. oW the personal estate of Washington coumty, D.C. aroatfogsmbieteeze” wa ex hil = the om or before }. Alt perso deevace are hereby, the tat day of Fehrvary ts hey, may hy st any of Feber oH aherw ise ine Toast oabemabiewste Bagel arte, | : MARY JANE RAGAN ber has ol tise Distrtes of bagi Such E ‘et Vouchers thereof,to the subscriber,on oF Yeth day of January mext: they may vt ber Rigg ty lew becxcinied from all b of the said rege all bench of maid Peep ee 7 ME COUR: £ DISTRICT N THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DisTRICT The W8h day of SILLIMAN BLAGDER, vs. Einis etal. Har - L and 5... ho- wan On motion of their ce to be im, Defore t to be ewteted bere: YF lal other be proceeded with as in case ot the Court, c 08) A, f ch, Administrator AMG CRANCH, Gccesend, the Admintaratcr fi reward has. the on of thy Bupreme Court Day, 7 py aforesaid, “> ¥ ‘ JES) tl pext, for RASS gieereses | eg and of the aasete in as the same have been 7 and