Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1874, Page 2

VI om Harper's Bazar he 2 mer Holi, as RUTH'S THANKS * . * hoase nai ga ead i 5 whose owns laaghtors were married aad g aod whose wife ven. She was g ng, howaver; her uty, her breat mais noching as of the wei he Woald catoh mans, ant leap & + in tre paetu: backed—enough to make one’s nair nal mowed a whole after- #s0n ona wager, ant won ching as Maud was both apable ant 2 no t mnt by wita a high har not th: ast becaus was natura’ to | 1 | Kitty Dart to hang over aif-cracke 1 woman | to the farm der, and brvag’s likely to vas any nO m2 e bin j iz of a dont | One morning they vere limb fro & wood tree near the house, snd just as it was about to fall, Kath cams | ’ the ya | wy face, 2 orth a tg bad mot Eika- ped the ax he was grinding, aud aang out the manin the | ¥ tableag of yo: Prac- d it a moment and bagea to good this morning—to—to n be interrupted bray “Do you think I'dstaad by and sea knocked down?” «Bat you might have hurt yourself. I don't— knew how to—reward you," she stammared, dropping her eyes before his. It was the tirat time ebe bad ever hesitated in her speech to- ward man. “You will reward me, if reward is necessary for doing one’s daty, by forgetting all snout hesaid. And Kath felt as if it had been lees cruel had he aliowed the button-wood Lo: to crash her instead. “it are over to the qui'tiag at Jackeoa's,” Uscle Issac, rox! day,” you wad better let Elkanah drive ” “1 prefer to walk, thank you,” ssid Rath. “They've found bears’ tracks in the woods between here and Jackson's,” said Elkana. “You can go round by the bi ay, it youlike vyRiking, “Tes @ mile further, but yoa avoid * Ruth made no Tusy im the eancy bow and i | market, or, reposing in the bins {a the ¢: | ready to depart nin ers for a bouquet. She had for- gotton all sbout danger, in fact, when a rust- | ling in the underbrash ‘startled her out of her | thoughts, and she bad only time to lok over her shoulder in season tosee Bruin spring across the path and plunge into the woods again, b=- fore there was a sharp click and a fissn. and it seemed to Rit as if the trees were all dancing together and the earth was shaking unter har, and then she had fallen like ona dead amoaz the brambies and the scented ferns, shot throngh the foot by s ganner on the track o the bear, whose fowling-pisce had ciught in the undergrowth and discharged it: When Kath got about aiter this i was very plain that she would never ekip down tha weil | again for the lost bucket, nor cateh tha colts in the pasta nor mow a long su: dance at quilting or wadding, nor “+ @ match for any young farmer now neighbors said, tor she walked with the Eixahah Reed had tashioned for her, avd would probably never lay it aside. So the year wore on. The fragrant hay-r ad toltered up from the meadows, drawa by the contemplative oxen; the corn had filled out ite €ars and unfelded its banners to the breeza, been gathered in, and groundin the mill; the blue-uosa and backster potatoes had bdden u to sunny fields; the early whest crop hal been gathered; the yellow pumpkins, like gold nuggets, had heaved the staggering wains. the Witter pears had been stored, fae damsons pre- served, the tomatoes canned: the quince- bushes had been stripped of thelr spicy fruit, and giliytowers and dwius hal gone to they draamed of the days when hey live: thrived in the sunlight, and the sweet ded largely unter Elkan t, but he was to leave it st was he who lad assisted and ossaty to her in-doors to her uncle outside. He anticipated * before she conid put her nand to her » but he never k tall a tender nor permit bim: tarning a compliment away the spare mi is halt king, so dear to your to drive to market to- 1oat to pull e painted hed fera that she praised; bat she 1 him stop his horse and climb’a tree to cular bongh of glory for old mants!, and Kath g. it kiing, preserving, and caoning, ad become a’ most ashe w taid no h woall 1, and satden the the young men nen at tho Htlt wile they dived ewrched the melted quench it,” rpon the blaze. to depart, che was opp’ ie aud grief, wh’ asleep in nis arm- 30} . ; the rested po. eternal reve to-day, id Likanab, touching the dead man’s Tuere was a hushed st'r in the farm- t day, friend= and relatives comiag needles and neighbors basy over 2 of Lombaz Bat when Uncle Isaac 9 Hill Farm forever, Rath woke to tha that she had no lonzar any home. Tue which Isaac Hili was to have p ad put aside unfinished; the facm nd the proceeds div.ded among he only one among them who ot- cousin she had re- ora, and whose wits, notsecond the invitation. Alone, und crippled, Ruth foand ng Day drew near, wh n its sky. ek, and there wat a gre in tho @ Kuth sat on the old se: idly folded over each other. , with her to-mo:row,” s ‘ave I to be thank? had a dsace tu t ere, and I could dance and polka wi: “Dy you reeail the day { came here—the ear ng day?” asked Elkan, ettting down beside ber ou the settle, and tiking har hand in bis broad palm. The thing was so strange ou his partthat Kuth drew 1 away quickly and turned ber head aside. Ay, Lremember well enough.” If this man take pity om her, ee would sno aaccipple had som3 pride, 89 1 den soms 2 of bis warm hand that r Thanksgiving weath ‘almost awn ber hand away, bat cyald at answer I mada zo Fs Fara b 4s to th ee or wor 2, Rath, while It Jacob se: > earn jour love, hand into m child, if T i, let be thanktul to- And, truth to t the traant baud yiy back and nestled sw you see, sir, giving mornin fogether, with the us i. iaughed Rath, on , as th Greensid peallog across the frost rand Urove toward Elaansa’s hom, wh J eent word for a parson to meet him, w, you see, L shal 6 Farm and make all the girls envions. knows"—with a tocen of her old misehier— tter for myself and indeed?" answered Elkanah; It day's joucney, he drow use and called (or aman to s horse, and said, “Welcome nome. bending’ to kiss her mouth, Kath ex- claimed: “What, here? Why, I passed by hero eix years ago with Uncle Isaac, coming home from Aunt E-ther’s funeral, and he said it was the Kidge Farm. is the Ridge Farm,” he assured her, and fam itsowuer, Ruth. They told me you'd jilt even an angel in disguise, but I can ewoar that you treat a man better. When I saw you atthe fair last year I made bold to fallin love with you, Forgive me the part I played, dear; the end sanctifies the means in this case at loast. Come, sweetheurt, Parson Welfare is waiting for us.” And so Guy Elkanah took uth Elfen for his wedded wife, and it was Tusukegiving moraing wt the Ridge Farm. Imrvritigs in Watt WaTer.—A cae which has recently occurred at Soath Norwalk, Cona., where three ns in one family diet in con- sequence of drinkiug water from a wall tainted by drippings from acesspool, ought to bo a warning to all persons to be aware oi (he typhoid poison sure to be found in welie near dwellings, ifany of the hoase drainage can percolat. to them. The gelatinous matter often fouud ap- on the stones of a well is potson to the human system. Wholesome water is slways odorloss and colorless. To test ita purity thoroughiy, piace to ita few of lamp suger and ex- it, st nnparedy to eaulight in’ window. Should the water turpid soon after an mer’s after- | never marry the master | iM Market Garden. No more profitabie branch of business can be conducted by landbolders near a large city than that of mirket gardening, and bandreds of our *ell-to-do farmers are found wituin the range the city, upon land which former- ly were considered valueless, on account of their exposure to malarious disease. The improve- » however. of these lands has been affected by draining and cultivating, and no other class | § genersily es prosperoas as they, on a similar quantity of land. We question, however, whether, as @ general rule, this clare has pro- gressed mach further than the first principles of gardening anithat they have been successfal in spiceot their want of acqasimtance with tha | improvements of science, bat in consequence f their locality and hardy indastrr. Bs th as it may, however, we wish te introduce to the notice of Oar readers, the following account of a noted gardener near Louisvills, Kentacky, | whose practice and success is worthy of commendation, and tie following we copy from & Louisville paper: } M Sdward Thompson, who resides two miles trom Louisville, i: ene of America’s most suc- cessful gardeners. His soil l@ asandy loam, with clay that has required but lite ge. His general practice is to invert tue soil eightto ten inches,and subsoil abont the same depth, and his after cultivating is | thorough. Manures heay with manare from horse stables. He also uses the refuse trom the steam tanks from hog slaughtering hoas93 and during the slaughter season, which lasts about aix Weeks,he keeps three four horse-teams loved, ring nine loads per day, which ae Spreads on the surface es fast as {t i@ hauled, ard as soon as the ground will permit, plows with a light furrow. He keops all his fer- ng substances as near (he surface as pose le. Me frequentiy turns under a heavy crop Over in preference to selling it at He has used gas time (previox to the element) som mor twelve tate of fifty cents a bushel to the lands with good effect. He has varlouy ‘commercial fertiti- thinks their value inks groand bones bi Tops are as follows, in qm y value are generally in th r eet potatoes, as} beets, opions, Scotch kale asoDs Cutting ag many a3 200 barrels ps He ra ty and order named specialties, He son, or the pr 5 Of the reget He ever seems to b> now OF is never excited abont s or tho quantities or it bas to compete ahany, nor pro- the first day of b te: will be the beat ¢ » Of the season. Nor is idie; his gr re grown, harvested a meriketedd,s arently to y much as the Ohio iT tlows, wit withoat any fires. From time he began to emp! up to 1 hey were fu man aud irish birth. thirds of them have been persons of color, and they have generally proved honest and efficient. His gross recetp's for the last foar years wet 1 S181; 181, 1; 157 5s; 18 le |, expens average. Averag tion, 75 acres.— fa, ¥ per cent., 2 amount of land in cutiva- more American cthrrtoradiari brea cwocndy A Livtia Bit MANCE. tsnmmer a well-known and wealthy manufacturer ot > England visited tie White Mountains. He be- came infatuated with one of the waite , He was seventy and the maiden was eu * He agreed o give her an education and adopt d_ several daughters of his Joy accepted ths proposition, her white apron behind the door and ed on her new life. Of course the co: tion could not be very satisfacto 1 ‘of shrewd! paper Phis was doi irl waseent to a well-known edacatic tution to receive a little polish. a ondence was kept up between the parties. Bat to ont Atter Was Mot Satisfac- tory, and the principal refused to receive tae youug lady ints the echool ai was over. onafter, the ger razy and was removed to & lunatic asy removed, ay the girl said, to get him beyon reach. The remittances fatled, au course here was trouble in the new schoo! into which ue girl had entered. On the passing away of sanity, the infateation of the old man seemed » go Withit. He tried to break up the corres- pondence, withont success, and the family ex- t erted all their iniluence to recover the fatal | bond cf adoption; but the girl heid on to it. Sho | had besides a bushel of letters breathing the most ardent affection. A pecuniary negotia- tion wasset on ivot which at first the maiden liated. She professed to le devotedly at- td man, and did not want moncy. But it was discovered that the docur asa legal claim, was net worth the pap was written on. Then the young tady came to terma, and the sum of £3.50) healed hi ken E igation that more. gz from her an o bis the old man ni or. Boston Journal. by Pianet, out of E to Mr. Schemmerhorn, of F Gray Planet was bred by Mr. A.J. Alexander, of Wood burn stad farm, K. ud pareh seed yearling tale by Mr.'D. J. Crouse. appearay.ce on the turf was at th sli esting of Iv! 43 a tw wou the champagne stale rot? mile, At the Baltimore meet- two week rwards, he woo the Annie: wood stakes of 55,301, for two-year olds, th j4atters of a mile, iu 1.17). Immediately after igrace Mr. Crouse soli bim to Mr. Belo. ), but although he ran his best performance was h Guck len ina purse rome Park ear oll, when he 1 5%, three-quar- August 11, i674, when, carrving 110 ibs., (or 4 Iba. less than weight for age,) he ran amilein Li2x, the fastest time on’ iecord. £x-Governor bowie, of Maryiand, has dsposad of Lis haif interest in the thre3-year old colt Pi- colo, by Concord out of Mandina, to Mr. Cla- baugh, of Baltimore, recelring in exchange the brood-mare Mary Watson, by Douorail out of Ann Watson, by Glew in foal to Vauxall, ie by the same sire.— and with » tilly by ber per. N. ¥. Ci a A Foaosny Casr.—In Philadelphia yesterday, at the hearing before United States Commissioner Biddle, in the case Unit, charged with having posses- sion Of Certain forged Uaited States bonds, and ais» couotertett places for printing fractional y, United States District Attorneys Mc- nd Valentine represented the govern- Benj. H. ster red for the de- t, aud Lewis C. Cassidy for Pinkerton's ve agency. Mr. Brewster stated that | since the adjournment of the last hearing the defendant bad been arrested on a charge under } the state courts, snd placed in the county pris- | on. it was not only necessary that he should | thus be legally arrested by tue state, but also | that Ue shon!dbe protected from rature kidnap- ying. He had been obliged to leave the prison On account Of asevere attack of sickness, and it would endanger his life to have him moved. certificate was read, showing that nt was confined to lis bed with In- | flammatory rheumatism, and the case was post- | pened. Laxsp Saizs in Vinorsia. vingto! 6254 fhe Upper Sal- n tract of land in Staiford county, about ormerly the property of Henry T. deceased, was sold at public eals, on rday, for ss eacre. It was bought by ra. W. P. Couway, Henry Edwards and | Simeon 0. Peyton, and will be divided, Also 145 seres (Windsor) in Henrico county, on the | Westham road, two anda halt miles from Rich- mond, at $125 per acre; three tarms in Chester- | field county, one of 310 acres, (Cedar avenue,) | on the Broadrosk road, three miles from Kich- mond, for $5,000; one’ of 250 acres, near the Kichmoud aud Danville railroad, ten miles from Kichmond, for $4,109; and one of 44 acres, Manchester and Petersburg turnpike, two miles trom Richmond, at $75 per acre, and | tne following sales in Montgomery coanty: | Forty acres of land, known as the Hneepee Tract,” at $4.50 per acre; 500 acres of rivet land brongbt $15.05 per acre, a fair price; “Page Place,” 2 res, brought $11.10 por acre; also the Preston Estate,” the property | of Colonel Robert I. Preston, which averaged $02 per acre. OUTLAWBY IN PENSSTLVaMIa.—A special dispatch to the New York Herald from Scran- ton, Pernsylrania, describes a terrible condi- tion of atiairsiu thet section, and says reports of excessue committed by tue Molly Magaires bave not been exaggerated. Many prominent gentlemen residing in the locality have received threatening letters from this murderous gang, upon one of which was drawn rough cuts of cof- Dns, skulls and ctuse-bonves, ordering them to vacate the neighborhood within a given period, under pain of death. Among those receiving such notices are Constable A Pfeiffer, Mr. Coonan, editor; Mr. Heermans, & yea _ tieman; Judge Ward, and Dr. J. W. Gibbs. Within the past four ro twenty-toor murders have beea commit and no executions. Most of the ierderers escaped, and only two of them were arraigned. Goce was acquitted, and the other tm) G for only a few months. Every man im Scranton who ventures upon the streets at night carries a revolver. —————— ees Tae Usk or Horss-Fiusa.—This reminds me of the reportof the committees tor the promo- tion of the use of horse-flesh. Daring the third quarter of iSi4 the equine butebers of Paris eight 3 of that | have dt-posed for public food of 284,110 kilome- ‘el poy ee nee Fn kind ¢ ‘of sew- | tres of moat, coming from 1.555 horses, dookeys, er If it remains porfectly clear, !t is pare | and mules. The number of those avimais sent and safe. Such an e: as this costs | to the slaugbter-houses in the correspondin, nothing to make, and it would be well if all | three months of vious years was 1,11{ in 1873 pect that their drinking-water is impure would | beet mad® in the provinces. The their drinking-water this way to ascertain the trath of the mat- | ered to consum; were paid for at 125 to 150 ter, in order that they may im Came | Hanes on an Average-—that ts $0 ony, Ot east 190 sinst the insidious and poison contain- | francs more than Knackers sowerage.— | Cipal canses of those animals slaagh' a of the feet, contraction ra eo Patte Cor weighs 33) | viciousnces, age, Cor. ‘somebody's darling.” ' 7A Vernet ent, whose sinter Sreart ‘& per wiper, is weariug it asa necatic. eS her market garden crop, but these | | | } She | ropoee to go in search of aer apron.— | | k. | ! | lousehold Receipts. A Vary SvrreoxBcacs Cake.—Ons porn of butter, one and one quarter pound of sagar, one poundof flour, tweive eggs, three pounds raisins, seeded and eiopped; two pounas car- Fants, washed, dried, and picked; one pan! citron, cut thin and ; One glass of Mateira Fine, two wineglasses of brandy, one of rose- water, two nutmegs grated, two teaspoonsful of cinnamon, onc teaspoonful of mace and cloves mixed, pearly @ pint of currant jelly, which beat well; butier and line your pans wich white paper aud bake in a moderate oven about four ours. Motasses Pounr Cake.—Two teacups of molasses, two of brown sugar, One cup of batter one of milk, two epoonsfal of ginger, six ezgs, One teaspoontal of saleratus, make as sti: a: pound cake, Makino Goon Corrgx.—The making of good coffee is ® rare thing in this country; most per sons boi! it, thus making adecoction’ instead of an infusion; this etfectuaily gets rid of the deli- te and agreeable aromatic flavor, and leares & comparatively tasteless beverage. The fol- lowing particulars will be found worth atten- tion. “Never buy your coffee ground, but grind | At yourselt, immediately before using it; keep | your coffee-pot, whatever kind you may use, wiped clean and dry instde; a damp tea or cotfes pot acquires a musty tiavor that apotls the best | tea or coffee. The cheapest and perhaps the | best coffee-pots are thuse made on the French | ‘an, called eatetieres. Ifyou have not one of | these adopt the following p'an: Put your tresh- ly ground coffee into the cotfee-pot, previously made warm, and pour upon it water actually boiling; eet the pot by the side of the fire for a sew seconds, but do not let 1t boil ap, then pour @ cupfulout and return it back again to the pot ‘n order to clear it; having done this let it stand on the hob or centre to settle, and in less than minutes a transparent, ‘strong, aromatic Ip Otcotiee may be poured out. The propo 8 of Coftee (Which should not be too fins! ground) recommended, are an on} ora pint anda half of water. with coftee should always be boil bot as possible; the boil t cullar and exceedingly pleasa €. White sngar is recomm ses-liko flavor of moist sugar the dolicate atoma,—Germ BURSING FLUID POR WaisKy. H., Repub isresponsivle fo y t man living at Stark sted a barrel of poor whisky of a Portiand, Me., firm, a like hot cakes among his neighbors. he had a dance, and the liquor up. | Not long uiter, the owner received a letter from the Portia: honee, sayin, Send back the | barrel we sent you last week,at our expense, im- | mediately, By mistake, we sent you burniag ftuid instead ot whisky.”” a7-They say that one of t York has ‘the voice of au ang & shrimp.” "7 The police of Havana, force of yolunte ibly drove the gold brokere off the et yesterday. Sz A number of Frenich-Canatian physicians | of Moutreai recently met and formed an auti- compuleory vaccination league. | @F-No foreigner whatever will be permitted | toenter the forts in coutee of covstraction around Par a7 The beautiful Mrs. Hicks, whom the news- Papers marricd to Minister Schenck, last enm- | mer, is reported engsged to an English noble- man, and of impoverished family. 87-At the Sheitield, England county court the other day a moulder named Dixon obtained & verdi. bf {15 against @ schoolmistress who had beaten lus son so severely that he wus like- ly to become permanently crippled, and had been tor some time a patient in the mfirmary. S7-A meeting of tho citizens of Philadelphia opposed to the erection of cattle yards on the west bauk of the Schavkill river along Market street, by the Pennsylvania railroad company, | was held yesterday. They agreed to employ counrel to contest the rizht of the company to uso thesite for the purpose indicated. 87-A charity fair in Chicago was enlivened by voting for the minister who should receive a fet of furniture offered asa prize by the man. | gers. The contest was between the friends of | Patton and Swing, and toward the close there was confusion, wrangling, and accusations of | fraud. Patton won. REAL ESTATE AGENTS, REL ESTATE AGENOY, SEAL ESTATE BOUGHT AND 86LD | P UPERTY RENTED AND EXCHANGED EDGAR SPKIDEN, 613 7th street, opposite Patent’ OMlice, Wash- | ington, deci-eolm™ Atm =| 2 tenorsin New | aud the legs of assisted by a = BEAL ESTATE EXCHAN No. $1@ 7ru STREMT 8. W. ( Ee. ¥.M. FAEHTZ, Late with Fiten, Fox & Uo., NOTARY PUBLIO, CONVEYANOER, £EAL ESTATE AND GENELAL AGENT. ocl)-cv3m” L *eowi8¢@ Fite insusaNoE Comrany, | 4 of Muncy, Pa Organized tn 1st) } Asects, January 25,766,154 ‘this‘old and lish agecey $n thise 5 r ai lowest rates by J. BUSSELL BARR, General Agont decl-3t* 815 71h score, WIRE INSURANCE. | Fiagars Fire ineurauce Compery of Bew Yors— 6 Ascu, BSB 228. tus, @ 534293. Republic Fire Insurance Vompany of New Yors— Asevts, BTW KE. Surplus, $4,000. x ot Hew 385,000 Manhatten Fire Tusurance Tork—Assets, 905,450. Eurplus, National Fire Insurance Oompany of Pniladei- Pa.—Assots, $508,000. Barpius, $262,000. Oia Dominion Fire Insurance Company of Vir- obi cinka—Asects, $515,000. Burplos, $118,000, WILLIAM L. BRAMHA4LL 8 00. may33-tr Agonts, 607 7th street north: THE GREAT METROPOLITAN DOLLAR STORE, IMMENSE ASBORTMENT! SEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS EiCES LOWER THAN EVER! GOODS BETTER THAN EVIS SOW 13 THE TIME TO BUY! Here area fow of the bargains offered :—Bora’ and Gris’ Merixo Kaubroidered Caps and Hoods, avd Merine French Hoods, Hand Kuit Gophyr Oaps and Hoods, Hand Knit Sacques, 81; Silk and Satia Qcilted Hoods. very fine, 61.6 and $2; Infants’ Me- rine © conn: 971 y oi nd Lad’s Leg. £1; Ladies’ fine Blerino Vests end 1; Gels! heavy Mertuo Shirts. 80s, and Heaty and Figo fall regaisr Hose, three pair for 31; Men's super siout British Socks, 28 and ihc.; Large White Obinese Stix Hand chtefs only $ d0., 802., very cheap; Lae ies? and Gents’ Hematitched aad Memmed Linen Handkerchiefs from UP to S0c.; Mons’ fine Waite Shirts only $1; Large size flue Linen Dinuer Nepkins, $1 pe Turkey Red Bruit Nepkina, §1 per dozen; O ?and Lndies? ‘ool, oxt to bo. m pair; Ladies fine White Nubians, $1; very tandsome Silk aud Wool Em- broidered Stipper Patterns only @1; very superior Kid Gloves for men and tsdies, latest styise, all colora, @1 and $150; Ladies’ Dogskin Ganntlets 1; six fine Ivory "Handle Table axd Dessort tives only $1.60; sx solid steel full Silvor Plated Dessert or Table’ Kaives, $2 er vets six Tablee spoons or Fork: Plated on White Metal, S2; alx Teaspoons, warranted plated on White Metal. @1; three akd five-bottle Uasors, gl; fue ditto, $2; best Hutter Knives, 60c.; Napkin Kings Dost plats, 600, ; sulid ellver ditio, $1; fs0 Hair a Clothes Brushes, 2c.,80c. and §1; Bubber Dressing Combs, 250. $0c. and g: Fronch plato Mir- Bul Books sna Wallets, 28c, to g1; Pic- 06 in Large variety, 250. ap to 92; Brack- _ Kinds, 260. to $1; ‘Towel Backs, Book Shelves, Tables, Hatracks, 'S1; ten-pin Diamond Hatracks, Mc; fino Razors and Pocket Kulves, Dravers, § 1; Ladies Work Baskets from 25¢. upto 21; Washstands, Lunch Bealets,25 and S0c.; Shawl Straps, 23 and Bde ; splondid assortment of Vases and Orne. mente from 2c. np to $1; fine Carowes to immense variety, i It ts in ible to enumerate and describe the thousands of articles. Qome and see for yoursel No troubles te show goods. Three floors of my large establishment are packed with goods to the oelling. B. SILVERBERG, METBOPOLITAN DOLLAB STOKE, octt)-tr 319 Fen Or... NEAR PRENNSYLVANIs Av. pePERiaL HOTEL CAFE, ADJOINING NATIONAL THEATEB. Ladies snd gentiomen will be served with all the DELICACES OF THE JASON Pil be opened to the public THURSDAY, No- “govieimt ” 3 8 PEIROE, "D8= BcrraLo Lizaia waTee FOR BALB. | PRY GOODS MARKED DOWN. | Androscoggin and Fi DRY GOODS. IRT FROSIS 41 HALlP Pri PLUS stock of TAREE Pisa, ALL LINEN BIST BUS UMS, which we are» ef @t ONE HALY the original calne Bargains in Dress Goods, Shawls, Blankets, Flan Oastinieres and Heavy Wiuter Dry Good z EBicz To aur we av cotire new stock of Fall and Winter Dry Goo!s cbt sithicthe past wees al redaction of 33 stben avy bonus ih of Sew York Sod we intend to seli the eame ata reduction of 83 ber cent. less than any house in Washington, We name e few specialtine: Best Merrimac Calicoes,3 ceute. Good washing Oalicoes, 5% cents. Yara dreseod, at 10 Cents, worth 15 Five quarter Sheeting Cotton, 120 worth 39, Ottcman Cloth Skirts, 76 cents, worth §1. leading brands Cotton at wholesaie prices, rter long Towels at 12% cents, th, two yards wide Water rs in French Poptin at 28 cents, s former price 59 1 new Dress Goole, snch as ir Poplin, Kotagiines, Boll srous to meation. » bonght low », Fianuels, Napkio-, Wine Cassimeres cheap. All lies’ Initial 4a general, and Domestic Dry spection of our goods, solves, All weask fe aa y Will speak for th C.™, TOWSON & 60. 36 Pennsylvan‘a ay ay near Sav siree novs)-26 Lupin’s Black Bomb né, $1.5 35, 45, 69,62, 5 boys’ weai a 1. $1, very cheap. | Doeskin and Cassimeres. ‘uderwear in great variety. LUTTRELL & WINE, 3 fw 1930 Pa. aveuue, corner 20th st. D® GUUDS VELY CRAP at CARTER'S, 707 MASKEET SPACE. ‘ t }, in Washi; ry ine in Back Bilk: ae © stl-wool Biaek Oashmere, 1. eontiful new Dress Goods, 35, 31, 37, 6y and G2 cts. ¥ Y on ¥ : 4 4 aan cents, ery heavy Blankets, oniz * Large asoortnent of Uloths tor Mon and Boys, Very bes, Ualicos, only 5 cents, CARTERS, 707 MABKETSPace. REAT ATTEACTION To PUCHASELS OF DAY GOODS. Vater Proof Closki reduced from $1.25to 9! Al! Wool Flannels at 25 conts. Canton ls at rednoed pr Blavkets, Towels and tous aslow ss the lowest. Bargsius ia Blac airs aod Aipascas, always ea hand. Brose eds to Vewuritl st} lcs and’ at popular prices, ‘oalory aug Nevicne cheap Oa Bac XTER’s, ORY octat-Im 1920 Penosyivanis avenge, Bsevszan a&cv. ABE NOW OFFERING Worsted Bullion Fringe, something new, Yak Laces; Guipure Lace Veixet Bibbons and Beaded Belts and Beiting at poplar prices; also, Biack Silks, 75c. snd up. (A beas Gratn just received s* §1 25, Sitk-faced Velvets at $2 an Bonvets. novi? tr . » for Trimmings and Orders for Coat Velvet will be mnkea code furnished at New York prices, til be auown, 8 | Beautlfal All-wool Berges nt 800, per yard. | Black Oashmeres (double width), 752. and op. Drap De Kte, $1.25 and Heumed all-Linen Rae Klegant Paris Kids, Cacton Fisnoel (best up. it of the Loom Cotton, 120 examine our stock. BSUDHEAD & CU., 1208 F street, between 1th and 1th. _ BOOKS, STATIONERY, &e, BLANK BOOKS FOR THE NEW YEAR, We have the very best facilities for ing BLAEK BOOKS cf any deetred p in order that they be properly seasoned, made a short time before use. NOW 1s THE TIME toses onr patterns aud give your orders, OUR PRICES ARB ALWAYS LOW, and all work is guaranted. SOLOMONS & CHAPMA Acts. Laurence “Pare Linen” Papere decl-tr 911 Ponusylvani T Vall an oct23-tr manufactur- ern, while be 2. HE KING OF NO LAND, BY FABGEO. com plete, for sale at SHILLISGTON'’S BOOKSTORE, Corner 43: street and Penusylvania avenue, Alcleen Ferrers, by Snsan Morly. ‘The Love that Lived, a Novel; by Mrs, Eilcart, Nursery Noontugs, by Gall Hamilton ‘The Life and Habits of Wild Animais,iMastrated, Politics for Young 4 mericaas, by Chas. Nerdhof. ‘The Lictle Lame Prince, by the author of John Balifox. ‘The Nursery, for tl ingest Readers, Linly Rochford, a by Jnstin McOart Jack's Sister; ‘rast; a Mor Loeza Doone, Ameri Mixing Little Foiks, ne for the ¥ trated. Chatterbox, beantifally ilinctrat-. Casket of Bemitinconces, by Henry 8, Foote, Note, Lotter sud Osp Paper f Buvelopes, Pass Socks, Peus and Ponoils, Playing Onrds, at the very lowest prices, and of the very best qaslity for the prices charged, whule- etal at sale aug rete tLLINGTON'S BOOKSTORE, 1 corner 453 street and Penn’a avenge, or of Maid of Sker, the Art aud Mystery of 3; ios. cecl-tr BOOKS. Far from the Bsdding Crowd. By T, Hardy,.91.25 Animal Mech 3 Prot. Mare 1.50 Hebrew Histo By Bev Heury Qowies. 2.09 A Ramble Round the Werld. By Baron Hueb- be Prof. Drape The Hanging of the fellow Travels wb The Pareclete. An £ssi of the Holy Spirit Bbymes and Jipgies.” By Mary Maj Criental and Dioguistic Studies; 2d Prof. Whituey All the New Bocks, Beaut!ful Books for the Holidays, = Splendid aesortment of Juvenile Books, New styles of beautiful Writing Papers just re- cGi.ed. Graud opening of HOLIDAY GOODS, MONDAY, DRORMBER 72%. WABREN CHUaT & CO. Booksellers and Station Gecl-tr_Vornon Bow, cor. J0:h st., and Pa. ave. ernon Bow, cor. 10th st., and Pa. eve. N W BOUKS at WM. BALLANTYNR’S, 425 Seventh Street. Life ané Literatnro in the Fatherlan: ‘The Scottish Epilcoophy: by McQosh. by Harst, he Hanging of the Grand; by Lougfellow. els ig Bouth Amorica;'by Paul Marcoy. ‘The Paraclete, the Pe y and Holy Ghost. Bunning to Waste, the of a Tomboy. Allarge number of new Juvenile Books just rex ceived, bov23-tr EDUCATIONAL, ING W! i@ OLA! LAD! ESR SaNrRERaS SURE Se ESS novii-kn™ JAMES COBRIDOG, Toschor. , FREURD, ‘CONFRCTIONER AND CATERER, ‘Be, 690 TENTH STRERT, soft gar” Band F mreets, Washington, D. 0, RAILROADS. JRALTNCBE AND Onl waib,oaD. WINTER itLaw. ists ta., Baltimore and Re'ar. m., Baltimore and Bea: Hew York, Philadelphia, Boston, Bale ago. Si Lonts, Lontes nat jambus, ‘Bendusky, Pitiubare, ta geretown. Bockille, Germentowa, barns rederick Valiey @rauc 3 d BR. Parict Cars. nmner ai Com . Supee ai Graton Potnt of Rocks and Way Stations. Baitimore and Way Stations, Baittmore and Kols| «(vie Metropolitan brar Baltimore, Annapoli« snd Intermedi one. via M Man Brauch.) m., Bai.imore oo Belay m., Chicago. Dati. Solaneas, San: man Cars «a Baltimore and W m, Phitebnrg, vil hersbers ie. Bos vehe, Sarslasbars 6d Cumberiard. Pullman Cars 9 00 p.m, Battimere and Betsy 2 50 p.m. B«itimy ind Way Stallone 12.40 > m.,Ohiceco and Bt, Louie, Cinc Baal! & Lounville. Fast £xpres« SUNDAY That Balwmere and Way Statims—S, @. my 2.30, 4 sod Toe For Ba'more and Relay —7.20 ant 773 a.m Wer.—8.10 8. m. 924 11.40 p.m , sopping %* dur lug the Week Pittsiure Tain — the week BF Ail Trains Stop at Be opie s -. 50 p.m. r soRD city, * THOS, R. SHABP, Master of Tra: L. MONLE, General Tickst 4g ___@E0.8. KOONTZ, Gen'l Agent. B4Lrtimo iE A Dxror r TRAN renter & Re tiki 4 6:38 8, m. : ~! Pres Le iry t § Wa northern x- 6:23 datiyyx M ms A scommoda- @auly. my Limited Bx Frew tor § K, ally i fay, ex Par- a 8.2. $5 Jom daliy a ibe Line 2:40 p. , West ‘: a Norfolk 3:40 p. nly Accom Yon, daily, ex. Sand 83 p.m. tor Pilea rhta, ¢ ed. Sunday. 3:2 n © La. 7:10 p mw. Ci, tion, exce; dey Rxpross, Wow 9:13 'p. 3s dwily, from 8:08 p. m., daily, Battfnore ond tho wnat York Night hxe 1L3s p Boutaers 10:18 p mi-. Pactic Bx" lgxpress, daily ‘Trains lodving Washir gion st 6:39 9. m a rh 40 >. mm ° owle with traiu sxcept Pope's Orsok yi ‘Tratue leaving Washington st $ 3:40 p. m. counect af Odenton with ti polls, “Fraine arriving at Waedington at 9-00 a, m, and 92135 p. M-,Counect et Bowie wich trains frow | Pope's Crees line, Passengers leaving aortiweat corner of avenge, northwest coi ner th «rect and . Bort So se: Lb. DUBABBY , Genera! Sep’: B. 8. YOUNG, Geu"l Pasar Azert, 17% [874 eeynsyivanta ROU SORTHWEET, goU rH, AND SOUTHWEST. tne leave iT «10-25 pom. | 1 THE GREAT DOUBLE TEACK Bot gith elegant Scenery, Paisce Btece-roum Day wite mondora improvements, fod miles seved t+ Western and Or: MAKE CONNECTIONS through from WASHINGTOM to ie WEST and NOBTH without chauge. ‘Tickets ad Toute can be procured at the ofBcer corer of Uth strest and Penusyivanis sorner of 6th street and Penusylvacts av Nattonal Hotel rlyen sf all times, Passengeve tuburg. Builate ad Bl teburg. Buffalo sud Kimira. tb. B. TOUMG, General ——— ‘Agente ‘and ue, Under @& WASHING?DON KB ALEXANDRIA Hn ALEXANDRIA &PREDERIOKSBUKG ES. | Corwen oF 8 anp SIxTE StTavaTs. Local tratus ienve for Aloxundria se follow: 7, 8,9" 20,11 am, 4,3 6.7» ad ¥ p.m. daily, all other’ rains dahy excer: p.m. Tho @, 3 p.m "y except Bundsy, and @ ton and Obfv RB. &. BICHMOND FAST SX PRESB teaver Astiy, ex- zept Sanday, st 6 p. m., arrive at Kichmond 10: vm. GEBAT SOUTHERN EXP leaves Washington 11:33 ‘Through tickets to ‘BESS, via Bichmoud, :33 p.m. dally ,exoopt Sunday. ail points South and Southwest for sale at OMices corner 18th street and Pennaylva- als avenue, and €ofner 6th street and Penusyivenia | . where jers can leave orders for > fare,t3 be,checked Ai al kote and "residences yagh to destination, . YOURG. Gon'l Passenger Agont. HOTELS, /ESTMiGSTER HOTEL, Wee OTe RCRD PEAN PLAg. Germer ef Irving Place und i6ch sires’ W YOK K ‘Only one Diock Union the c, nare, the mom cen- fret yot quict location ia y, tu the immeciare wictutty Of all the prinoipal places of amusement sod leading Fetail stores, bas been entarged and tu. ae the past sesson by the eidition of Oty rouse febsiy elevator. FENBIN, Proprietor, Hons BUTEA, OBAB. B. B , 709 @ STERT, Burwarrlra and @rx Oy2urr. MISCELLANEOUS, “EP OUND TOP R HYDRAULIC CEMENT,"" ‘The undersigned sro now Prepared tet above celebrated CEMENT to dealers syed five tors at low J, G.83.M. WATRI 3036-Sm Ho, 25 High street, fn Sa NAB SRSNG STYLE OaBuLAGES over Neate et 2 ae Top Suagies, Sas and Low Door and Jamp-scat Carriages, Second-| Carriagestakea io exchange, Call before por ng evewhere. &. D.SCENIDT & CO., No. S12 > tween © and D, Washington, street, Baltimore, Md. (Le) as aan WOOD-BURNT Limam 99 conte per barrel. THOMAS FABRI B street, bet. ithand ith co *, STATS ISLARD, WN. ¥.. DYAING SSTAB- be) LISMARETEsTABLION ED 15295 A ot sinatzect sprout Baten One 9} ou Ladies Dresses cleaned without ing thers fentiemen’s Clothes cleaned wit! shriaking. Grease removed 80 that they never spots ab, fs oe cleaned on short etioe, Prise me E*®t4s8ar1 BED 1861 real EY Sy INES yn aa, sons Ri inoue tance tones a el 875 | » Where relisbie tuformetion will Dy | proctring tickets at these oTices can | ‘Oars for Chicage, | % i2 Late ‘Alexandrin datiz, ali | J, xe. connect With trains on | STEAMER LINES. en yy inte ABBANGEMEDT ¥ POTOMAC RIVER LANBIN Afer thi dete the steamer FILO? BOY ron as follows Lcare Wasiington frem Srh-street AY ond BATE an H re for this trip w at 1 oclcck a.m Pilot Roy t ee = = = HB. BY UBS, Agent INE BXPemss LINK VIA CANAL, 7 ~ PHILADELPETA, ALEXANDRIA, Va INGICN AND GEORGSTUWS, D. 1a Day bh Wharves. SATURDAY wasn. 0 ° Fr nYDE Arent OLYPR & CO REED, Alexan PEARL AN FLAG iUMSDAY WN and LIVE ” rs ivI8H AND NORTH AMERIO4N } Y4al MAIL STEAMSHiPs | SETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL, | CALLING AT CORK HARBOR om Naw Yost. | From Naw Youre Java, Wet, clots on favor: OTIS BIGELOW, Banker, Patont OM\ce G. FRASOKLYB, Agent, ND NCBFOLA, KEW vow AAD FRUVIDENOE > icamer LADY OF TUE Lakme pet — tart rinctpal steam . Line for Boston and Pr Did" Dominion BSteasa: » fh street whert, ‘T General Agent = Room No. 16, Piaut Borlat chonA in AMS M UBANT'S gh oT cies WASHINGTON 4ND NEW YORE. ©. KREIGETasa fi iar week SAINGTOR and » es follows:—Leare NEW ¥O. | from Flor 37 Tiver, every SATURDAY joave QECBGRTUWS every FRLDAK sud AL a A DBLA the see x. ae oMce of THE TRADES. Personal attention given to Jobb Otderm solicited, aud examination o } lls Dp scpli-tm_ fronting op Ponusy! nSTeRGn, one dock est of Toh vt (or Be Dullinge, Uo panzings ¢ rea, Publio Builings, bot | LMOD FRAMES for Btore, ot factory pric ¥ Mo-MASTIOG TRETS for eaie or rout for the Im; ret 504 agen proved Mildew Proof Lwuts Mars-tr WARINGS AND AWNING Fiavige Of vaproed Style and P. for Btores, Hotels, Pubilo Battal, try Ber.deaces at isciory Msucfectured by JOBS ©. HOGAR, T13 Market Space, betwen 7th and Btn streets, Fiage aud Comy Meeting Toute for sale or rent Boie ngeut for the oviy Gencine Mildowed Prowt Awning uintectel spies PAINT. I have m@ method of preparing Patot whien 1 to eflectoniy prevent datipuem ve brick walis and iesky meine (be palot te applied ty my ova for three tod tn Oke wery inteat the most darspie mea: a apped Sor oveay Kind of work ottnily ask ® tifal from thore bereiofore met profexsionsiiy, r en¢ loore wom, a ISAAC CUBRY. PLSEsine. S1iaG ABD tewaes- AGE aoe | Atiendet to, on rassonable terra, by Saude B. BUIEN, Practical Plaster Bet ped yr] eS Cg th nie 5 caee D strett norineses. Bpscts.ty, LISED PLPS siwayes on bend wf StHeOn BROTHER Bock aud Sov Printers, 2919 Pounsyicavis Avoans, souta stuc. acres “jes Pork a cbenele Becember 293. SECOND AND LASTGRANDGIFT CO IN AID OF THE Masonic Rellef Association, OF GOBFOLK, Va. WAY POSITIVLY FIAED. TUESDAY, 29th December. LAST CHANCE RCEETr Aut orized by Act o* the Virginta Legiststare . (pesect Marct tin, is. 60,000 TICKETS—6 000 CASH GIFTS. @250,0C0 TO BE GIVEN AWaY! One Grand Cash Git ot.... Own