Evening Star Newspaper, January 3, 1880, Page 6

-Pended in cutting. Stock. Hint for the Work of the Mont How Do You Stanp ?—One cannot lay out his Work to advantage, without knowing precisely how he stands with re to his business. The Dgeginning of the year is the appropriate time for ascertaining it. uently an account of business is kept fora month or two, anf@ then neglected. if it is only to encourage habits of larity and perseverance, {t will be time Well spent to keep an account, not only of money affairs, but a record of events for every day. “This tends to beget. promptness and sy¥s- tem in every detail of farm work. and in busi- ness affairs, that foresight and economy which are everywhere the prime essentials to su Keer A RecoRD of the everts of each aay’s Work, and farm-life. One of the boys or girls shouid do this. A book will be needed, ruled a lines, on which to make the entrie: put down the condition of the weather, th work done, and by whom; purchases and sal made, indeed, anything that may be needed for future reference, or that should be entered in int book, which will thus become a valuable and interesting record of the farm. MAKE AN INVENTORY.—Put down every thin; you from the farm itself, to the sma\ tools and untensils, and value each item fairly. Enter the money on hand, and also every debt owed. This isthe first work in beginning an account. ‘The property owned, and money on hand; will be on one side of the account, and the debts on the other. The balance will show {ust how the farmer stands. This account will we the account of stock. PURCHASES AND SALES are entered in the datly record, and from that into a purchase and sale ook; except the cash transactions, which go Anto the cash book. ‘Tne Cas Boox.—Every payment and receipt of money for purchases, sales, or should be en! be done every evening, and before it Is forgot- ten; all these entries are transferred to a le to tfe proper accounts. The work is very sim- le and easy, and there are farmer's giris who Keep all their father’s accounts in the most ac- curate manner. Tirkixe MEN.—A farmer should try to make work for a hired man, or several if possible. If he can find profitable work for them, he is m1x- ing money for himself. A few months wages Spent in procuring or making manure, draining, clearing off stone, getting out stumps, or other- wise making the farm more productive, will be well invested. KEEP THE STABLES CLEAN.—Clear out the manure every morning, and scrape or card off all filth from the animals. The stable should Mase so Warm that the manure will not freeze at night; a lower temperature will either demand a larger amount of food, or the animals will fall of In condition. PILE THE MaNvuRE in square and compact heaps; and if it is not frozen when thrown out, it will heat and ferment in the pile, but if once frozen it will be likely to remain go daring all ‘the cold weather. IN THE SOUTHERN STaTES the work of making (aoa heaps, should go on rapidly this month. ime is needed in making composts; raw mix- tures are not fit. for fertilizers, until the mate- rials are decom) A bushel of lime added to each load will hasten the decay of the mate- rials of the compost heap, and cotton seed, well soaked with water, will soon heat and warm up a large pile of compost. Cur THE LitreR.—If the litter is cut into 3-Ineh lengths, or even smaller, it will hold more moisture, will make better and finer manure, and will keep the animals cleaner than long litter. The gain in the quality of the manure, in one year, the saving in time in the handling and increased effectiveness of it will Bay good interest on the cost of a windmill, and a fodder cutter, to do the cutting. But if the Stormy and disagreeable days are chosen to cut yp straw for this purpose, an_ abundant supply wn be made, A broad axe can be purchased for $2.50, and with this and a block a Sheaf of straw may be cut into3-inch chaffin half a minute ‘Two persons, one to hold the sh on the block or plank, and the other to use the axe, would Soon cut up a ton of straw, Where hard-wood sSaw-dust, dry swamp muck, or pine straw can be procured, these make excellent litter and manure. z ECONOMY IN FEEDING Is a very important con- sideration. In some cases half the feed used is wasted. Cutting the fodder has proved a saving of one-third to Pct |S Where but 10 head of Stock are fed, if the feed of one-third, or one- halfcan be saved, it is simply a large increase Of the resources of the farm, and ts Sufficient to pay the cost of a good cutter and the time ex- WATERING .—The supply of water in winter {is a source of trouble. Ice gathers about the troughs and other drinking places; pipes freeze and burst, or become choked, and many other inconveniences occur. These may be ayoided by methodical management. Have regular watering periods, twice a day. Fill the troughs from the pumps or cisterns, and drive the cattle to them and see that they drink. When all are supplied, empty the troughs, and either cover them or turn them over. lave no flowing water in the yards to waste and freeze, or become ice-cold for drinking. A cold drink will reduce the milk from the cows 10 per cent. or more. THE MILK-Room oR Srring-Hovse.—Frozen cream will notapake good butter. To prevent milk from freezing, have a small stove in the dairy, and in the spring-house make a covered box over the - Where a run from a spring can be brought in pipes, a Cooley cream- ery can be used during the winter with great advantage; keeping “an even temperature ual to that in the Summer when ice 18 loRsES.—When not at work the horses need ‘but lktle grain, if sufficient good hay ts given. But as hay is generally dusty, and long hay is wasted in the eating, we find it economical to cut and wet the fodder, and give three quaris daily of bran or ground feed. The hay saved ‘will pay for the meal, aud the increased: value of the inanure will pay for the labor. The moist feed prevents injury to the horses from breath- ing e dust from dry hay. ARES IN Foop.—A roomy loose box i3 the safest and most comfortable place for a brood mare. A colt may be raised for the same cost as a@ cow,and when three years old be Worth four cows. There isa brisk demand for work horses. and a large export business growing up, so that the keeping of mares wid become a source of income. But not only must the right kind be kept, and the right kind of eolts be raised, but the mares must have proper ‘stable accommodations. Whea a mare is idle a large portion of the time, exercise is needed, and ‘this she can get in a loose box. @eLts.—Young colts should be well fel and cared for the first winter; provide a warm stall for them, with plenty of ‘litter, and give them a good brushing down once every day. A quart of oats dally will be needed, and some bright, clean, sweet hay. Cut-feed Is not suitable for young colts, whose digestion should not be over- taxed by food packed solidly in the stomach; feed light and frequently. Wokk OxeN.—Oxen that work on frozen roads, although there is no tee, should be The wough, bard surface wears down the hoots very fast, and causes inflammation of the interior; the trouble may not become apparent until later, when the mischief 13 dificult to repair. If the feet are tender and hot, and slight lume- ness is perceived, exaiine the hoofs” be the claws, cleanse the feet, and apply if needed. Cows.—Mitl.ing co ing their feed with w done without too much troub! may be treated to a warm mes withont difficulty, and tt will inee perceptibly. Cut the hay and pour a pall full Of hot waicr ove mIX the Mess SO that the hay is all wetted: and add the meal; mix again, and feed while w ry of tweaty tor the labor in the needed. more digesti- Ble, an aste of animal heat will be avoided, aud the same effect \ result as from an increase of food. Study of the principles of = aus the be feeding n dé a sourve of profit by the economy wh may be practiced through It, ‘The card and brush should be in frequent use during the Winter, and if necessary a coarse cloth ‘and ‘warm Water may be used to preserve cleaull- ness. If filth ts permitted to gather on the skin {t is difficult to remove at this season. YOUNG CALves will thrive well if shed together and well fed. 1 littered liberal until the sprin come a foot or more deep. Calves may come good manure-makers, but it will be ne sary to feed them well. Bran and oats, wit iittte corn, will be the best food for them. Gty one pint a day for those under a year, and a quart or two daily for yearlings. Costiveness in cold weather Should be carefully guarded against, and, If necessary, half a pint of raw Hnseed-oil, or a pint of Huseed-meal, should be given with the food as a remedy. SHEEP.—A flock of sheep may be made the most profitabie of farm stock, both in return of money and of manure. By feeding a small flock well through the winter, their value may be easily doubled. But th be requi , abundant good food and pure well water: feed and water larly; to provide fresh pure air, and to avo! dampness, When feeding ‘sheep for market, it is well to try the weights every second week, and note the increase. ‘The effects of the feeding cif thus be readily as- certained and changes made if itis thought MQUEEDING Ewes th ed REEDING FE) at are expected to dro; lambs early, should be closely watched. The springing of the udder is an unfailing sign of ay ing Parturition. ‘The ewe should then be removed to a separate a and kept quiet, but visited at least every three hours ani last thing at night. It ts rarely that except, in Mat eer Weather, to wrap a piece of soft et tthe lamb and to help it to suck as soon as ible. AS 8: the lamb wilt be alt wand the ewe may be left to herself for a few ‘TAMENESS AND the any help Laurs.—Lambs dropped this month should be Manure, and of the best quality, that is possi- ble, should be made and saved. It ts one thing to make manure, and another to save it. Be sure oneavas be collected at any time during EAVES m4 at tu wud Is clear of snow. LOVE TRIALS IN COURT. How the Artful English Maidens Fleece theirSwains, , Well fed through the ewe. Give little heatin food, such as corn, in any shape; but bran, ol- cake meal, and oatmeal in gruel, WHI be health- ful and nourishing for the ewe and the lamb. In stormy weather the ewe and lamb may be kept London Truth treats of love suits at law S under cover, but in fine, sunny days, they may | the winter when the in a late number ig unm le si run in a dry yard; but not with other sheep. | They make the best of Utter, and act as an ab- | ef Mr. Labouci “sown It says: Having a peers should be pushed ahead | poe —— manure, while they are rich | claimed for girls a wide tatitude in withdraw- as fast as may be safe. | themselv. Ing from engagements too hastily contracted Pacs.—Store pigs will thrive well on roots with | | CoLD FRAMES.—It is to be remembered that wi men tomards whom they ver that a slop of bran, sour milk and water. A supply | the plants in the cold frames should not be kept | they entertain no affection, I may be supposed of roots on hand will greatly reduce the cost of | so warm that they start into growth. If such | to excuse breaches of promise on the male side. feeding store pigs. Turnips that cannot well be | is the case. when a cold snap comes, the you! I do not, however, for 1 think that a young fed to cows may ne ven to the pigs. Give young | growth 1s killed down, and the plants ruine man should know his own mind, and he cannot pigs & warm dry | When the temperature is above thirty degrees | plead, likea girl, that he was ignorant of the ifoor andmiawsbie NS AeTacearate Micratse MT Ban in tne southern | Sed anda hiss Me ame mals poor and miserable. To rid them o! \OT-BEDS southern ! peing aware of what responsibilit incur- pests urush the skin all over thoroughly with a | states auring this month. At the north the Tea ete rush dipped in a mixture of linseed-oll and | sashes, etc., Fag eh in order so that every- A young man would not set up a horse and kerosene, shaking the excess of oll out before | using the brush. “Work the greese down to the skin; If this is persevered in the lice will soon thing may be in ess when the hurrying time of spring comes. gg without counting the cost, so he has no usiness to think of matrimony without calcu- Roors Rat away in trenches will need some | jating its expenses and obligations. In love, he disappear. aqditional covering as the cold increases. 4s the attacking y; the proposal comes from po OUETay.— Hens and carly ales pee Smxps should be looked over and alist of those him, and if the aft scope she does so on the laying freely. They should be encour: yy | want le out and sent e men. | tacit understanding that giving them warm food. Baked small potatoes | Order early, and thereby get the better atten- “A pe nes cousin aie taken direct from the oven, and hot, are much relished by the fowls; scalded corn-meal, corn or wheat jpettesey in the oven, crusts of bread, or oatmeal, steeped in hot milk; and meat scraps, with some stimulating condiment, like Cayenne pepper, will be found to add greatly to the store of eggs all throug: {he stormlest weather; but the fowls must Gave 4 ary, Warm, clean, shel- > pri of ways and means. If, by and by, ie s that he is not in a position to marry with comfort, she may, I take it, retract her promise with perfect propriety.’ Chival- roushess is nothing but the moral rectitude which prompts an honorable man neyer to let @ woman suffer damage through his fault it he can help it, and he always can help it to some extent. I knew a young fellow of eighteen tion. FLOWER GARDEN AND LAWN. The work here will be mostly in preventing injury to the trees and shrubs from heavy snows, and the lawn from being trespassed upon by careless drivers. Evergreens catch a great amount of snow and bend and break beneath the weight If not relieved; it is best to shake off the snow soon after it falls, while it is loosaand tered place to roost and lay in. who was inveigled into a promise to marry his TeE-Get in asupply ofdce as early 48 possi- | light. If the snow is deep, it may be necessary | tutors daughter. aged thirty. He backed out ble. A stock in the house is worth twoin the | 6 ag {? away from the long, lower limbs of lage of it; the damsel brought an action, and, being pond. A supply has often been missed by walt- | evergreens. That all persons driving into the | good looking, obtained £500 damages. ‘There 1s. ing one day too long. When ice fs 6 or S inch grounds in winter may Accp Jn the drives, a | another case of an Oxford undergraduate, the thick, it should be cut and stored without delay. ORCHARD AND NURSERY. AN OLD ORCHARD 18 a8 unproductive as it is unsightly, and to one who really loves a tree, many of the orchards one sees in going about the older portions of the country, present mel- ancholy examples of “cruelty to’ trees.” The @ause of the present condition of these trees is, partially neglect; mainly robbery. The trees could hardly been brought to their preseat con- dition had not the land for these many years been made to bear two crops. The act of plant- ing an orchard Is a promise that thatrees should be fed. From the very first year these trees have had a yearly crop of grain or hay taken away from their land, except on those where the grass has been taken ‘away by the animals pas- tured fn the orchard. No question is more fre- quently asked us than How To RENOVATE AN OLD ORCHARD?—There isa “previous question” in this case—“fs the orchard worth renovating?” should be first coi sidered. This can not be properly decided by one who has not seen the trees. When trees are very old and badly decayed, with trunks and larger branches more or less hollow, it ts not Worth while to expend labor upon them; the number of poles may be set along the roads, and if this fs not thought sufiicient, a wire may be stretched between them. It is a dificult matter for “fast” people to keep in the right path just after a heavy snow has fallen. The ament of the surroundings of the house is a subject that most of us will do well to consid Plan now for new walks and drives. Consider the planting and select the sarubs, herbacsous =e Une flower seeds for annuals, and order early. younger son of pce’, Who fell in love with his lodging-house keeger's daughter, the young lady who brought him up his coffee and toast of a morning, and was induced to na promise of marriage with his blood, which he did, being tipsy, and having punctured his arm with a needle for the purpose. ‘This affair never went into court, for the lad’s father preferred to compromise by a pay- ment of £1,000. In both these cases a whip- ping all round, for the maidens as well as the young men, would have been the most equit- able form of settlement. Jurfe3, who are gen- erally foolish, show themselves chiefly so in awarding damages for breaches of promise. They start from the assumption that a man who breaks a promise deserves to be fined something, and if the plaintiff be pretty they gallantly assess damages which they consider may be worth her acceptance. Tadmit the ex- pediehcy of a fine, but I think it should be in- flicted by a suas and not by a jury. Naturally there are cases In which compensation is ne- cessary to cover serious losses which the plain- tiff_has incurred. The other day a Parisian actress brought an ‘EENHOUSE AND WINDOW PLANTS. This fs the season when in-door plants should be showing at, their bes', and it is the holiday season for the greenhouse, when all without seems lifeless. Burs for forcing should be brought out from the cellar, and watered sparingly until they start into new growth. ANNUALS.—Sow seeds of Candytuft, Sweet Alyssum, Mignonette, and other annuals, for later blooming. Insects, living as they do upon the juices of the plants, are a constant source of injury if not at once removed. The red pleas may be kept off by thoroughly drenching the foliage, especi- ally on the under services, with water Once | action for damages against a young man who, wood-pile needs them. But if merely badly | aweek or so. House plants. especially suffer on the faith of Ts ‘promiso ie aur her, had shaped, and, though sound, are unfruitful, it | from the red spider, and also from accumulated | induced her to throw up a lucrative theatrical will generally be a profitable investment to re- | dust, because thelr owners think they need | engagement, to sell her town house at a. 103s store them. ‘The “‘syringing,” “as usually directed, and this | ang to purchase an estate in the country. AS Wuat To Do, will vary with circumstances. | they ‘know is not practicable in the French law does not recognize promises to Often putting down a few rows of drain tiles, | dwelling room. Syringing 1s a quick and marry, the plaintiff was nonsu! which was with the necessary pruning, will be all that 18 needed to overcome the original mistake of the planter, who set his trees’ on land not good convenieat method of washil ed, It is undeniable that the but by no means the only one. women Who suffer most in feelings and pocket the plants, suredly a hardship. rake therplants | Nomen sn to the bath-tub, lay the pot carefully on its side, | : rom blighted matrimonial hopes are generally enough for the usual farm crops. Many of the | and then use the ee holding it high, | the THOS backward in seeking legal Panrea bad orchards never could have been good with | so that the fine streams will descend with force, And this should make one look with some sus- any above-ground care. If the soil was good, and so direct them that they will strike the un- the now suffering trees have been starved. The dersides of the leaves. Set the plants upright, great want ts food; supply it by and let them finishing dripping before taking MANURING THE Sort.—Such orchards general- | them back to their places. If the bath-tub is ly are in grass. Spread a heavy coat of manure | not at hand, the kitchen-sink will answer as over the Whole surface, and turn over the sod in | well. The mealy bug end Scale may be removed ;, OF picion upon breach-of-promise suits. I confess that I do not like to see a brazen-faced wench sitting stolidly in court while a talkative bar- rister tries to excite the compassion of the jury by expatiating on the agonies of her heart.” An elderly widow in the same case fs even less in- thespring. When the sod has decayed, then give | by hand-pickin; yy the use of a brushand | teresting, Not long ago a west-country jury Seinen ees and spread ashes if theycan be | strong soap-suds. A ‘wash of tobacco water 1s awarde toan ‘ola lady of 60 for the 108 dhe dressing of lime, and har- row. ‘Thus far’ we have attended to the roots. ‘The above-ground portions need care. The trunk and larger branches are usually covered by scales of old bark, growing upon which are mosses and lichens, and hidden beneath them the eggs and chrysalids of insects. ‘CRAPING THE Bark with a short-handled hoe will remove a portion, but to make a complete jeb, use strong home-made soft soap, made from ley or potash, Thin this with enough water to apply readily to the bark, and leave the rain to do the rest. Do this work of seraping, ete., early in. the spring. most effectual with the lice, or green-fly; fumi- ation with tobacco smoke is used in green- ouses, and allows of a wholesale application; this is not so practicable in the house, and to- baoco water diligently applied answers as well. | bags, notat him. Itisa pity that those who Worms in the pots are often a source of ; differ as tothe propriety of atolishing breach- serious trouble, but can be removed by turning | of-promise stiits should not at least agree to the ball of earth out of the pot, whea the worms | draw the line somewhere as regards the age will generaily be found upon the surface of the | whena woman might be disqualified from be- ball dnd may be caught. If clear lime-water, | Coming a plainifl’ Supposing this line were enough to saturate the earth, be applied, it will | drawn at 3s kill the worms, and not injure the plants. An There are cases of breach of promise whereot hour or so after applying the lime-water, water | the rights ahd wrongs would puzzle any cas- was supposed to have suffered in not marrying aswain of 74. ‘There was no pretense of senti- ment In the matter. ‘The old man was well off, and the old Jady had set her cap at his money ring. abundantly with common wate uist. Take this instance. A young man falls Prusing will generally, if not always, be | Warenixa.—The soll should be kept motstand | jn love with a gitl who by dint o great selt- needed. How, and how much, Will depend upon | loose, that there may be a good circulation command succeeds in concealing from him that the state of each tree. Endeavor to apen the | of aif, not alternately soaking wet and pow- she has avery ugly temper, and no heart at tree fo les in light and air all through it, and | dery dry. all. He proposes, and {s accepted; but after he also to bring the head to a well balanced shape. It may require the removal of some large branches and the shortening back of others. This may be done at the end of winter; cover all large wounds with some dark-colored paint, large ragged wounds have been made by’ the breaking down of branches, dress the cut by the use of a drawing knife or stout chisel, to make a clean, smooth wound and paint it. We have as- sumed that the variety of fruits is good. If the tree fssound, but of a worthless yarlety, renew it by grafting. PLANTING ORCHARDS. — One contenfplating | planting an orchard, should first determine to | do well by the trees, by Cae Neen the first and | sole right to the ground. orchard poorly kept is a bad investment. Next, use great care | Wrspow Pants should have special care when severe weather comes; take them from the window to the middle of the room, and cover with a sheet or other cloth, or with paper dur- ing the night.—American Agricuturist, THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET. [As Revised and Edited by a “Sanitarian.” With what anguish of mind I remember my child- hood, Recalled in the light of a knowledge since gained; ‘The malarious farm; the wet, fungus-erown wild- ‘wood ; The chills ‘then contracted that since have re- The scum-covered duck-pond; the pig-sty close has been cog ges. some months’ an accident discloses to him tne true character of his in- tended. What is he then to do? He knows that if he marries he shall be thoroughly wretched, and his wife, too; the prospect before them Is in fact one of continual bickert end- Ing possibly in the divorce court. 1 would ad- vise no man to risk this kind of thing, which runs counter to the primary aim of marriage— “An institution for mutual help and comfort.” At the same time ifa round payment in money would compensate the i-tempered young lady for her disappointment, I think the man is bound to make it. He shouid, indeed, es- teem himself happy to hobble out of his scrape with honor at any price. S 3 Our last case shall be that of a man who as- To Tea ng gpe Varleties of fruit, Donot make | tye Gigs where the gour-smeling howse-drainake | certains that his betrothed nas some dismal se- VARIETIES OF APPLES.—A f 1 ling: *, cret in her own past life. is ion must then ample, and may be thus derek Wreues 1S | The danin, shaded dwelling: the foul bara-yard | EC inituenced by the cheeuinstaneco una hace four autumn, and six winter kinds. Of course | But worse than all else was that terrible well, § ee him in possession of this evilreport. If he the number in each division will be governed | Aud’ the old oaken bucket, the mold-crusted | have heard it from third parties, his intended somewhat by individual taste, and whether the peti i fruit is solely for home use or for market. It is | 22¢ ™08s-covered bucket, that hung in the well. difiicult to give a list of varieties that wil suit | Just think of it! Moas on the veseel that lifted all persons and all localities. The folowing may | ‘The water I ark in the days called to mind. bride has obviously been guilty of deceit, which auguys ill for her delicacy of feeling; bat if she have Inade him the coniesston with her own Wps—trembiing and crying in her shame f some ald t al ake E Ere I knew what professors and scientists ifted anxiety—why should not a mar in love con Hn ee, ae, dic | HUTSON RBM ANT gS inet oer, a i % ? a 1e wood: , the oxide of iron, for his y Wy ent on a Gol wees Willlains’ Favorite. Autumn— ine sles the frog of inusual size, Di s despair all through a lifetime? It may Unat the moral to all Ubls is that men not contract engagements without fall quiries, and nothing can be truer; but. passion always acts hastily, and philosophy must tind remedies for inconsiderate action as well us suggest maxims for preventing them. ‘The water—impure as the verses of Byron— Are the things I remember with tears in my eyes. And to tell the sad truth—though I shudder to think Tconeidered that water uncommonly clear, And often at noon, when I went to drink it, T enjoyed it as much as I now enjoy beer. How ardent I seized it with hands that were grimy, And quick to the med-covered bottom it fell; ‘Then soon, with its nitat s cu "nitrites, and’ slimy With mattor organic, it rose from ths well. ens rter, Maiden’s Blush, Duchess of Oldenburg. " Winter—Rhode Island Greening, Red Canada, Golden Russet, Ben Davis, ‘North ern Spy. VARIETIES OF PEAkS.—For orchard planting, the list may be: For Early—Doyenne d’Ete, Manning’s Elizabeth. Summer—Bartlett,Clapp’s vorlte, Beurre tard, Autumn—Beurre Hardy, Doyenne Boussock, Seckel, Duchesse @Angculeme, Belle Lucrative, Winter—Winter Nelis, Lawrence, Vicar of Winkfield, Dana’s Hove Es.—In every peach region, the selec- ‘The Lesseps of Nevada. A middle-aged man with a iarge red beard, very curly hair of the same color, and one biack eye came beiore Judge Knox this morning on a rge of vagrancy. His tues budded through his heelless shoes and the neck of his collarle: ‘shirt looked like the rim of a pot. His coat was out at the elbows and a quart of some deod »: ing liquid would have made him more agreeabie to his fellow-men. Still he had a dignified mein. One hand was thrust proudly into the breast of his closely-buttoned coat and he held his headwellup. He ran his disengaged paw through his red “hair and eyed the court with self-possession. ‘hat’s your full name 2” inquired the court. Oa! bad I but realized, in time to avoid them, ‘The dangers that lurked in that pestilent dransht, T'd have tested for organic germs, and destroyed [had quast PEA Uons for market vary with each locality. ‘The following is # good selection for home use: Early York, Early Crawford, Old Mixon Free and Smock. ° Cnerntes.—Early Richmond, Black Tartarian, Coe’s Transparent, are the leading varieties. QUINCES are often put in some Gut of the war, low, wet place, and they gften give fale truitin spite of It; they should Have as good soil and culture as any fruit, and when thus treated, f2" fruits are more profitable. The old apple em With potassic permangan: Or, perchance, I'd have boiled it, and afte, etrain fi Throueh filters of charcoal and gravel gombiusd; Or, after distilling, condensed and rexalued it In potable form, with its tilth left behind. Hoy But, since Pve become ad In the teachinss of science orapge quince is best known, and good. Kea’s she Ne By aha "Kosciuszko Lampoilsky—an exile from !% seedling Is very tine, and a new Connecticut | Av pow, far removed from th? seen land—a Nibitist and a patlol—an eneiy of ihe variety, Champion, gives high prom ‘Lhe story for warning to others T tell, Czar—a lover of libert _PURCHASING.—By ull means purchase of re- liable nurserymen, that you may be sure of ¢ stock, and trees true to name. Other thing As memory reverts to my youthful imbibiac, And I ay at the thoucht at Lorrible weil, And the old oaken-bueket, the fuusns- ‘Yes, but what did you work at last In Unt: eountry 2” “J have been several times obliged to saw being’ equal, it 1s best to bay as near_ ho: eee ° wood in this town, ani to shovel snow, but possible, as there 15 less danger of injury in | 1 faq, tue slop-bucket— that bang in the well. mny life is devoted to the commerelal interests 01 transportation. InskcTs.—The Clusters of eggs of the tent cat- erpillar are most conspicuous uow. and should be found and dest They are always glued nd hear the ends of the small twigs, and tscen In dull weath the United States.” The court tooka glass of water and sera’ is head. Then it inquired: How do work it?” ‘The Isthmus of Tehauntepee,” repli h ae with in ed dignity, ‘i: e Drug-Store Curiosities. Aman stepped Into a Reading drug-stor and said to the poaiideat air of oae c wast ar , against ine attack ooh. O04 x | the Guifot Mexico trom t ‘ Punks with bloo¢ glass case anc met ‘ Js about 130 miles. It is traversed a nian therteine glass ease ‘and linmed Sabor a i ‘a sd upoa ti steniug them in place a bo.tle of Pace a b).tle Oo Counter in front gf hi ure Death to Cockroa cil me how it wi take a pinch of the powd Anger, hold tt down near ULL be s hroughout by the river Coat with wire, ark—to pre- vent this, tread the snow down firmly about the trun! #N out and spread In the ny Une. When the snow ison the ground a sled can be used with advantage, be- ing lower than a wagon, and passing more Sy under the trees. THE FRUIT GanpE! ¢ For the benetit of tl y you down there digg stead of being pulled out of a Virginia hot roach powder, that had bean new readers, tt may be | mexdeéd for the “old woman,” and the covcest | goods box by a policeman?” demand: said that under the “Fruit Garden,” we include | article was soon supplied. court lly known as small truiis—the | "An Eagle reporter, hearing of this adveatare, am here among you, sir; with the purpose grapes, dwart pears, ei. ‘The | asked the druggist If many such cases, result. | of interesting your great ‘capitalists in my iden Ought to be a reality on ever scheme.” “Is there apy particular hurry about your canal? I mean, aint you afraid that If get there within 2 fei ; somebody will jump your Tehauntepec inquired the court, kindly. “Poverty has taught me patience, sir. swered the new De Lesseps, sadly. “I do not fear to wait.” ‘All right, then,” sald the eourt, cordially. “Tm glad to hear it. 1 don’t like to keep a man out of a good thing. Tilgive you just ninety days in the county jail t aborate your plan: like. JUN save you several millions if make nomistake on the start.—[Viryinia (%/ iele, December Vi. ing fro Ignorance or carelessness, cam’ under nd | bis notace. 2 “Shey occur almost daily,” was the reply, “and are not only confusing, but superiativeiy ridiculous. What would you'say to this for in- stance?” Here was displayed a numer of orders that had been recelyed from various ¢15- tomers, among them the following: ‘ye barer 5 sents worth of ontk: “Send me to pondesot Lick: 1b. Grimitartar” (cream of tarta some Maganieshia for a fisig. of hole Sinimon.” “Twenty-five “sends of heir creasing.” “Piees send me some said pe. ter.” ‘The spelling of some of these has Deea somewhat tinproved and the punctuation at- tended to. ‘the writers penerally seem “B is ae must carefully state the purpose to whieh the He wasn’t a member of the Lime-Kiln Club, propose applying the articles sent for. One | pnt he had a whole wheelbarrow full of ptioso- Writes for “Ten cents’ wortn of cologne tosmell | phy and logic under his ancient-looklug p&uz- a trunk with,” another for ‘two coughing stioks Tat as he chtered the post office and Sald he Fe i cnanged he eee bicceipe gree Wavy | would like to rent a box. ‘The chief clerk was trom cto oe Hore isa horribie cane ey to accommodate , When the appitcant ep-cack for iny little girl.” “De terms am cash, I ‘spose? ” Reading druggists formerly did a large busi- “es. sir.” * _ ness in mani ne Uhre large or stall, for the enjoyment it the health, aud even protit well cared Tor—giving a suc cious fruits from the Ume strawberries come until the late grapes are gone. It isan unpleasant fact that the fruit garden is much neglected on many farms. With the good resolutions of the ne Year, we hope that many will resolve to set apart a portion of ground to be devoted to the culture of small fruits. Son.—The soll of the fruit garden should be rich and well drained, that it may be loose and allow of a free circulation of air, and not per- iit Water to stand upon or below the surface. MANURE Of the best irre should be used. STRAWBERRIES.—The list is so large that a novice is bewildered in making a Selection: Charles Downing, Seth Boyden, Monarch of the West, Duchesse, Forest Rose and Sharpless are all good. On heavy solls the old Triomphe de Gand and Jucunda. RaspBeRKigs.—Brandywine, Cuthbert, Her- stine. Black Caps—Amer. Improved ’Mam- moth Cluster. —Downing, Houghton. “De Ideah.”” GODSBRRRIES eens CunRaNTS. — Versailles, W! Grape, ne les, White Grape, Red ° CO: or transfer pictures. 3 Y 7 om pee ACKBEREIES.—Kittatinny, Snyder, are the | Que a ks, “Give me Atty: cats and dogs andten’ | Deno mes cyon me pay: quarry iWl-ade GRArEs.—Concord, Wilder, tigers,” ancther, “I want a little girl. vance? er, Delaware, Brigh- | Cu:tomers generally imitate the articles the: ton, Telegraph; Iona and Catawba, where they | desi There is rae for: “Hope and deil | : t succeed. killer.” “Titter rint- and “Laddynum. * Jess 80, sah. Make out a deed of dis yere box an’ your quarter am ready.” * 'The price 1s 20 shillings per quarter or three months,” explained the clerk. The colored gentleman fell back at the rate of a mile a minute, but slowly advanced after re- coveriog from his sheex of surprise and re- peated: “Twenty Suillings cbery free months, an’ no rust?” +The same.” The man took from his coat-tail posxet a _brokcn two-foot rive and measured the dt Sons of the box. Then shutting up the ri KITCHEN AND MARKET GARDEN. ‘THIS Is A DEPARTMENT of the household and the farm—{i under the two heads and join- ing them ek together. Gar bel So ig the dinner; and as the dinner, so the ith, the disposition, and the general com- the tamity table. Ritonen Gardening. theaeae e en Gardening, in y Salas en ea, { Skating. { the arms and throw the body forward; | and siace it is forced over on the outside edge | much more than with us, it follows that the lez which is not supporting the body it be thrown out wide in order to preserve the bal- ance. The Eagush prefer the upright bo.ly. hands clos to the side, and the pendant leg close to its fellow. In the “run” of the Dutch paas- , swelled out aud exclaimed: ant the body ts quite in froat of the fect, tas | * Does dis pos'oifus take me fur a for, 5 hands are freely worked and the knees depended + Dees dis ignoble gav’ment imagine dat U'ze on to a very ugly extent. Bat even an Enyilsh avy, sal?” localities, may to re te near a Manufacturing town, many fen skater holds his bady erectata dance, and | “I guess not.” Doves it massively to and fro, not obliquely. © Den, Why, sah. does dis ign-bie guy’ment tr? His Work is therefore done mainly by the hips, ~ to rob me, sah? Look ate ideah! i kin rent which is the best and vi {a hull hoss-bayn on Indiana street for #2 a Neither does this } th, sab, an” yit dis ignoble guv’meni aces terfere vith speed son | eto pay 20 shiiias a quarter foc a pos'off 4 the ska‘er3 of make haif-mil> | box rot as big as one eand of man bursts at the rate of thirty miles an hour; and | wasn't bo’n in de Woods sah—no, sin—a with long ‘ranners” and a fair wind behind | kin keep dat box, sah. an” dis knobte gay them seventy miles a day was not consi lered } kin imy leMers frew de winter, sip. an extragrdinary pace.—[Philadelphia P. ¢:3. j teil Free Press, CONGRESSMEN AND THEIR RESIDENCES. LIST OF SENATORS. W. A. Wheeler, President, Riggs House. Allison, W. B.. Fewa, 1124 Vermont ave. Anthony, H. B., R. 1, 1807 H st. nw. y, J. E., Tenn. 1209 K st. ldwin, H.P., M i ich., Arlington Hotel. Bayard, Thomas F., Del., 1413 Massachusetts ave. J.B., Ky., 907 18th sf. nw. Blaine, J. G., 13 Biair, i. Booth, Newton, Cal,, 601 13th Bruce, st. National Hot tel Col , Re -, Wormley’s Hotel. Davis, Davia, TIL, Nati Hotel. Davis, H. G., W. Va., Ai n Hotel. Dawes, H. L., Mass., Wormley’s Hotel. Eaton, W. W., Conn., 1322 L.st. nw. Edmunds, G. F., Vt., 1471 Massachusetts ave. Farley, James 7, Cal., Arlington Hotel, Ferry, T. W., Mich., National Hotel. Garland, A. ii., Ark., 519 24 st. n.w. Gordon, J, B., Ga. 1027 Vermont ave. Groome, J. B., Md., 1398 T st. D.W. Grover, L. F., Oregon, 1108 F st. n.w. Hamlin. Hannibal, Me., Willard’s Hotel. Hampton, Wade, & C.,9 B st. n.w. Harris, I. G., Tenn., 515 11th st. n.Ww. Heretcrd, Frank, W. Va., National Hotel. Hill, Fenjamin H., Ga., Arlington Hotel. Hill, N. P., Col., 1407 Massachusetts ave. Mass., 919 I st. nw. S., Ala., “. Ingalls, J. J., Kansas, 611 13th st. n.w. Johnston, J. W., Va., 606 13th st. nw. Jonas, B.'F., La., 1329 M st. n.w. Jones, C. W., Fla., . aones, J. P. Nev., cor. N. J. ave. and B st. s.e. Kellogg, W. P. La., Willard’s Hotel. Kernan; Francis, N. Y., 1312 N st. nw. Kirkwood, 8. J., lowa, 1314 10th st. new. Lamar, L.Q. C., Miss. . Logan, John A., ML, 8i2 1th st. n.w. MePonald, J. E., Ind., 610 14th st. n.w. MeMillan,’'S. J. #., Minn., 211 North Capitol st. McPherson, J. R., N. J., 1409 Massachusetis ave. Pex., 413 4th st. n.Ww, Ja., 401 G st. n.w. t., cor. Vermont ave. and M st. Neb., 1323 H st. n.w. Paddock, A.'S. 3 Pendleton, G. H., Olito, 1801 K st. n.w. Platt, O. H., Conh., Arlington Hotel. Plumb, P. B., Kan., National Hotel. Randolph, T. F. , 1326 Massachusetts ave. Ransom, Matt N. C., 200 A St. se. Rollins, E. H., N. H., 145 ; Fast Capitol st. Saulsbury, Ell, Del, 606 13th st. Saunders.’A., Nebraska, National Hotel. Sharon, Willlam, Nevada. Slater, J. H., Oregon, 1117 G st. new. Teller, H. M., Col., 111 M st. n.w. ‘Thurman, A. G., Ohio, 1017 i4th st. n.w. Vance, Z. B., N. C., 935 K st. B.w. Vest, G. G., Mo., Willard’s Hotel. Voorhees, D.W., Ind., 150 Green st., Georgetown. Walker, J. D., Ark., 519 24 st. n.W. Wallace, W. A., Pa., Willard’s Hotel. Whyte, W. P., Md., Baltimore, Maryland. Williams, J. 8., Riggs House. Windom, William, Minn., 1116 Vermont ave. Withers, R. E.,-Va., Alexandria, Va. OFFICERS OF THE SENATE. J. C. Bureh, secretary, 1025 Vermont ave. R. J. Bright, sergeant-at-arms, 201 East Cap. st Henry E. Peyton, executive clerk, 7 B st. nw. F. E. Shober, clef clerk, 941 H st. n.w. Isaac Bassett, assistant doorkeeper, 18 3d st. n.w. W. P. MeMichael, postmaster, Metropolitan. LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES. Samuel J. Randall, Speaker, Pa., 120 € st. s.e. ‘Acklen, J. H., La., 207 East Capital st. Aiken, D. W., 8. C., 1005 F st. n.w. Aldrich, N. W., RL, Arlington Hotel. Aldrich; William, Iii!, Arlingtion Hotel. Anderson, J. A., Kan., 615 Est. nw. Amnfield, R. F., N. C., 522 16th st. now. Atherton, Gibson, Ohio, 1336 Q st. n.w. Atkins, J: D. C., Tenn.,’ 419 6th st. n.w. Bachman, R. K., Pa., Metropolitan Hotel. Bailey, J.'M., N. ¥.. Arlington Hotel. Baker, J. H., Ind., Ebbitt House. Ballou, L. W., R. L., $11 9th st. n.w. Rarber, Htraih, jr./I., 602 East Capitol st. Barlow, Bradley, Yt., “. Bayne, T. Pa., 1640 Rhode Island ave. Beale, R. L. 1 ‘a, 455 C st. DW. » Va, Belford, J. B., Col, 1912 G st. nw. Beltzhoover, F. E., Pa., Willard’s Hotel. Berry, C. P., Cal., 608 13th st. n.w. Bicknell, G.’A., Ind., 211 North Capitol st. Bingham, H. H., Pa., 1330 L st. Blackburn, J. C. 8., Ky., 917 New York ave. n.w. Blake, J. L., N. J., Wortaley’s Hotel. Bland, RK. P., Mo. ——. Bliss, A. M.,'N, ¥., Willard’s Hotel. Blount, J. ii., Ga.; National Hotel. Bouck, Gabriel, Wis, Ebbitt House. Bowman, 8. Z., Mass., cor. Pa. ave. & 18t st. se. Boyd, T.A., il, Bragg, E. &., Wis, ——. renee, ‘M. S., Mich., 814 12th st. now. Briggs, J. F., ‘N. H., 123 B st. se. Brig! L. A., N. d., 614 13th st new. Bright, J. M., Tenn., 222 3d 9t. now. Browne, T. M., Ind, 144 st. ne. Brickner, A. H., Mo., Metropolitaz Hotel. Burrows, J. C., Michi, 814 12th st. n.w. Butterworth, Benjamin, Ohio, 1314 G st. n.w. Cabell, G. C.; Va., 941 H'st. n.W. Caldwell. J. W., Ky., 2013 E st. nw. Calkins, W. H.,'Ind., 1221 New York ave. Camp, J. ., Arlington Hotel. Cannon. J. G. Tliinols, National Hotel. Carlisle, J. G., Ky., ——. Carpenter, C. C., lowa, 808 12th st. nw. Caswell, L. B., Wis., 1405 F St. new. Chalmers, J. Rt, Miss., 717 14th st. naw. Chittenden, 8. B., N.Y. cor. Vt av. & H st. n.w. Claflin, W: Mass., 1409 K st. Row. Clardy, M. L., Mo., 523 i3th st. now. Clark, A. A., N. J., ——. Clark, J. B., jr., Mo., 612 14th st. new. c — ymer, Hfester, Pa = Ind., 613 14th st. n.w. i ‘Metropolitan Hotel. G., Ind., 623 Pennsylvania ave. D., Mich., National Hotel. Conger, O. D., James M. Steu: Postmaster, Alexandria, aud Hayover. Converse I, Ce ae Bes x pc iH 23 m.—Battimore, Annapolis, Ellicott City Ccok, Philip, Ga., 210 North Capitol si 3 | and Way. New York, Philadelphia and Boston Cover AG, RY Eupite House, OFFICIAL REPORTERS OF DEBATES, | 51.90 p-m.>New York, PI ip) Cowgill, Calvin, Ind., 1312 F st. nw. Fae 1:35 p.-m.—tOn Sunday anly, Baltimore and Way. Cox, N, Y., Weleker’s. SENATE. 280 pum.—Laltimore, BL and i Crapo, W. W., Mass. Wormley’s Hotel. D. F. Murphy, 314 C st. n.w. | Exprefs.” Wrederich, via Belay. ‘Stops at PEE ei Der CIN ASSISTANSS, 2:30 pim.—tPoiut of Rocks, Frederick, Hagers- poles Cle ie eal ‘Theo. F. Shuey, 519 13th st. n.w. town, Wincheet-r aud Way Stations. “Om Sunday to pe : Edwaid V. Murphy, 419 2nd st. n.w. Bethe OF OCR Sa ey Erte a ae eae National Hotel. 741g St. aw. 14th st. nw. Dickey, H.'L., Onio, , Dunn, Poindext 1101 G st. naw. nell. M. I. , M ational Hotel. gton Hotel. ‘Wormley’s Hotel. t. DLW, . G., Pa., 1312 F st. new. Ford, Nicholas, Mo., Howard House. Forney, W. H., Ala., 1116 G st. new. Forsythe, A. P., Ul, Metropolitan Hotel. G. L., Tg, Riggs House. st, R. G., MO., 612 14th st. n.w. , W. P., Maine, 922 14th st. now. Gartield, J. A., Obio, 1227 I st. nw. Geddes, G. W., Ohio, 7 Grant Place. Gibson, R. L., La., 1525 K st. nw. Gillette, BE. H,, Towa, 1007 G st. n.w. shaik, William, Pa., 1322 G st. n.w. Goode, John, Va., 1405 1 st. now. Gunter, T. M., Ark., Mades’ Hotel. Hall, J. G., N, H., 115 Maryland ave. ne. Hammond, John, N. Y., 1415 Mass, ave, 2.W. Hammongq, N. J.. Ga. = t,, Harmer, A. C., Dis, 1310 F st nw. Harris, B. |ass., 18 Grant Place, Hy ing ‘7T., Va., Metropolitan Hotel. aris, J. Haskell, D. C., Kan,, 1311 H st. Rw. Hatch, W. H., Mo,, Willard’s Hotel. Hawk, R. M. A., lL, $12 12th st. D.w. Hawley, J. R., Conn., 312 C st. n.w. Hayes, P. C., lil, S10 10th st. nw. Havelton, G. C., Wis, ——. Hei 2209 Pa. ave. Iman, William, Ind., Wr. Henderson, T. J., ill., 211 North Capitol st. J., Md., 487 C st. nw. Henry, D. M., Md., National Hotel. Herbert, H. A., Ala., Metropolitan Hotel. Herndon, T. H., Ala, 713 11th st. n.w. Hi, W. D., @hilo, 415 2d st. n.w. His . Hotel. e s N. Y., Arlington Hooker C. E., Miss, Arlington Hot Horr, R. G., Mich., 517 12th st. n.w. Hostetler, A. J., Md., 800 A st. se, & Tenn., 114 C st. n.W. -; Denn., Ebbitt House. ‘A;, Mich... 1403 K st. nw. full, N. A., Florida, National Hotel. furo , H. L., Wis., 19 Grant Place, an Va., Al Hotel. , H., Ohio, We y's Hotel. Waldon, N.Y., ——. James, A. B., N.Y. ——. ,, J. We, », 523. K Pa., 1225 F st. n.w. Kenna, J. E., W.Va., 911 New York ave. nw, Ketcham, HL, N. ¥., 199 K st. mw. House, STEAMERS, ec. a KR NORFOLK, FORTRESS: AND THE Lant OF THE LAKE leaves 6th-strest z art on Mondays, ‘and at @p.m. First-class Second-class fare, $1.50; Roun DAILY LINE ON THE POTOMAC RIVER. Steamer Joun . THO! leaves 6th Hbaiitaed stgnday and tmaredays at 7 tm Toe : 4 Intermediate landiiga, “Steamer Jaxe WoeRERE MeMahon, J. A. lo, “. MeMillin, Benton, Tenn.. Riggs House. Miles, Frederick, Conn., Arlington Hotel. Miller, Warner, N. Y., 921 M st. now. Mills, R Q, TeXas, Grant Place. | Mitch . 1, Pa., 729 13th st. nw. Money, H. D.,"Miss., 705 15th st. new. Monroe, James, Ohio, 1213 N st. n.w. Morsison, W. R., Tl., Willard’s Hotel. Morse, Leopold, Mass., Willard’s Hotel. Morton, L. P., N. Y., 1501 H st. new. Muldrow, H. L., Miss., Arlington Hotel. Muller, Nicholas, N. Y.. Welcker’s. Murch, T. H., Maihe, Metropolitan Hotel. Myers, W. R., Ind., 515 12th st. D.w. “.m. on Sunday to St. - ents Bay: coleienneeet ais Get: sna to Chaptice, stopping ‘st int STEAMERS FOR NEW Bteamers EC. ksrant and Jone Gah M'L BACON, Proaident. | Gees NEW EXPRESS LINE BETWEEN ELPHTA, ALEXANDRIA, W, iN ia, RE Neal, HS. Ohio, 412 ¢ st. el! New. J. D., Ind., 734 12th St. nw. News engbonton. Providence, Newberry, J. S. Mich., 92 Lafayette Square, rieerreeol Nicholls, J. C.. Ga., Willard’s Hotel. m Philadelphia—saturday, at 10 e.m. Norcross, Amaisa, Mass. 1500 I st, -w. so ahinton— Monday, af 11 a. O'brien, James, N. ‘illard’s Hotel. — p.m. O-Connér, M. P., SC., Metropolitan Hotel. Freiqhts received daily un! m2. O'Neill, Charles, Pa.,'1406 13th St. n.w. OReilly, Daniel, N.¥., 312 C $., Ind., 1820 F st. n. Osmér, J. HL., Pa., 816 21st st bills of laden Kiven to Boston and Brovidenos, ape River. Cons wishing thei t. DAW. SLGeormctown wharl el theses here oe eed fs: “GEonGETOWN, D.C.” . nw. For full information apply to J. H. JOHNSON & Overton, Edward, jr., Pa., Wiilard’s Hotel, ¥ x ©0., 1202 F street northwest, and 12th street wharf, Pacheco, Romualdo, Cal; National Hotel. Wachingto ‘DE, 9 Water street, Ti. F., Cal, 1999 F St. n.w TLLIAM P. CLYDE & 00.. Persons, Henry, @a., 117 6th st. &e. South” Wharves, Phimdel- Phelps, James. Conn... 457 € st. n.w. Phister, E. C., Ky., Willard’s Hotel. ORTH Did Linz «RMAN LLOYD_sreawsue Pierce, R. —. BRIWEKY New YORK, HavaE, LONDON, Poeliler, Henry, Minn., 923 7th st. n.w. BoUTHAMPTON AND BREMEN. steamy of this will sail every Sat- ray from Bremen tier, got of Sd strest, HoboKea. Pound, 'K. C., Wis.. 1215, K st. n.w his Prescott, C oy TH 14th s peasy one Sto ivea toe Price, Hiram, fowa, 3 Grant P.ace. bree mre pen peo na Sy cabin, $108; Reagan, J. H., Texas, National Hotel. second cabin, $60; steer: ‘$30. For freight or ~ eed, T. B., Maine, 523 6th st. n.w. earrty to OELUGHS & 00. 2 Bowling W., Mass., ——. Green, New York. ‘W. G. METZEROTT & 0O., zi bs 1008 Est. nw. Pa. ay., Agents for Washington. eepld Metropolitan Hotel. i= , Metropolitan Hotel. NEW YeORK-— DAM. La., Imperial Hotel. pe Sean of i N.5., Wormley’s Hotel. CAL. Mass., Rij Hous . Willard’s Hetel. othw: Mo., Metropolitan Hotel. Russell, .C., EbbItt House. Russell, W. A., Mass., 201 New Jersey ave. sc. Ryan, Thomas, Kansas, 600 13th st. n.w. . Kyon, J: W., Pa.,1212 New York ave. Ww. a Saat Se ene, U STATES AND Rovat, Matt 8: a s NEW YORK () QULENSTOWN and LIVERPOOL.) 136 Pennsylvania ave. s.e. EVERY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. eee City of Beriin 75301 | City of Montreal... 4400 . in City of Richmoiid:.. “4607 | City of Brassela..../8775 BOERS. HY of Cheste 14566 | City of New York! /3500 e nL, 9 Sd st. De, ‘These magnificent steamers are among the strong imonton, Tenn., 417 6th st. n.w. (bh largest and fastest on the ‘Atlantic, and bave Singleton J. WL SGASL Be every modern improvement, including hot and cold Singleton, O. iss., Willard’s Hotel ‘water and electric bella in TOO! ving: Slezzons, W. Fry Atk 302 Est new, chairs in saloons, bath and smoking roomn#, ‘barber smith, A. Herr, Pa., Willard’s Hotel. eee Sith; HB, J National Hotel. se HOuN Ge ear eager ata PRE as £550 DIROSNAS, S006 ed We 'ELER & Ebbitt House. BRO., 923 Penn'a ave. ;@. W. MOSS, Adams’ Ex~ Speer, Eatery, Ga Nauonay oe ae press, Washington. decd8-e0 Springer, W: M., Til., 102 East Capitol st. : | Starin, J. H., N, Y. le feo Square. UNARD LINE. OTT Steele, W. L:, N. C.. 509 12th st. n.w. cies (ehannioes O8 GEE: Stephens, A. IL, Ga., Natignal Hotel, Islon the Stearvers of thie line take a specie comrae Stevenson, A. E., TIL, National Hotel. foal atoemach theese Stone, J. W., Mich., 1011 H st. nw. ‘On the outer paskaie from Queenstown to New Talbott, J. F. C., Md., ——. ‘ork or Boston, crossing tha meridian of 60 at 43 . ‘Taylor, R. I., Tenn., National Hotel. t., or nothing to the north of 43. ‘On the homew: Thomas, J. H., 11., 806 12th st. n.w. Thompson, P.'B., jr., Ky., 725 9th st. n.w. ‘Thompson, Wm. G., Towa., Hamilton House. ‘Tillman, G. D., . C,, 509 13th st. n.w. Townsend, Amos, Ohio, Arlington Hotel. shend, R. W., IL, 213 4% st. naw. Tucker, J. 1, Va., Hamilton Houss. crossit the meridian ae {itineto the north of 42. THE OUNARD STERNER COMPANY EIM- ee ee : ret Bt 40, N. K., NEW YORE. : Turner, Oscar, Ky., 1325 F st. n.w. . Jan. 7 Seythie - Wed. Feb.11 Turner, Thomas, Ky., 725 9th st. n.w. + Jan. 14 | Betavia “Wot. Feb-18 Tyler, J. M., Vt., land 15th sts. nw. > Fan 28, cine : rod. Mi Updegraff, J. T., Ohio, 1213 F st. n.w. = Updegraff, Thomas, Iowa, 720 12th st. Rew. We Upson, C.; Texas, 601 Est. n.w. Urner, M.'G., Md., ——. Valentine, £. K., Neb., 1120 New York ave. Van Aernam, Henry, N. Y., 628 A st. se. ABBAGR. 860, 880 and $100 gold, scoonding to sccommo- dations. Ticket to Paris, $15, gold, additional. Return tickets on favorable terms. Vance, R. B., N. C., 223 E st. n.w. is 1 { Van Vorhis, John, N. ¥., Arlington Hotel. cae at yey dow pl eet | °.'H., N.'J., Ebbitt House. Voorhis, C. H., N. Waddill, J. R., Mo., 901 16th st. D.w. Nigh bills of laden given for Belfast, Glasgow, TO 6 of for a re, A Other ports on the Dontinent, Wait, J. T., Conn., 613 13th st. n.w. Ba: utwerp and f anit = y. and for Mediterranean Ae ede For frcght avd, faseage apply at the Company's Washburn, W. D., Sinn. 1731 Ist. n.w. eabin, to O18 BIGELOW wDO th otvosk Weeks ‘eaver, J. B., Iowa, 3 St. n.W. ton, D. C. Wellboxn, Olin, ‘Texas, 8 Grant Place, jan28- CHAS.G FRANOKLYN, Agent, N.¥. Wells, Erastus, Mo., Willard’s Hotel. White Harry, Pa., 1309 F st. n.w. Whiteaker, John, Oregon, 736 12th st. Whitthorne, .Tenn., 505 12th st. n.w. Wilber, David, N. ¥,, Witlard’s Hotel. Williams, C. G., Wig, 18 Grant Place. RAILROADS. JRALTIMORE AND OHIO HAILBOAD. THE GREAT DOUBLB TRAOK. Williams, Thorias, Ala., Metropolitan Hotel, : Willis, A’ S., Ky., 1115 @ st. naw. National orth Northwest ¥ west, *° “me Waits, Edwin, Mich., 26 Bt. n.e. ‘and South’ Witsen, Benjatnin, W. Va., National Hotel, Totako effect Sunday, ‘November 16, 1879, at 1:20 Wise, M. R., Pa., 1235 New York ave. nw. ¥ vood 13 N. ¥., 5 '. LEAVE WASHINGTON. Wood Wea Noy. lees naw 5.00 p.m.—Baltimore, “Ellicott City and Way Bta- Wood, W. A Wright, 11. B.. P 20 H St, new. 6:05 a.m.—tNew York, Philadelphia and Boston Yocum, Pa., Metropolitan Hotel. E: ‘On Sundays to Baltimore only.. Break- Young, Tehn., 515 14th st. fact at Relay Station. ig x T. L., Ohlo, 1112 G st. 6:60 a,m.— Baltimore, Annapolis and way. 5 oe TERRITORIAL DELEGATES. tone Sirsabure w inchoate, Hagerstown, Prods: Ainslie, George, Idaho, 1012 G st. n.w. 8:00 a-1.t Baltimore and Laurel Express. Bennett, G. G... Dakota, National Hotel. AQa:tn.— Point of Rocks, Piedmont, Seraabara, Brents, Thos. H., Washington, National Hotel. ester, Hacerstown and way stations. Gannon, G.Q., Utan, 20 Lath St. DW. 8.15 a.m.—New York, Philadelphia, Boston ang Campbell, J. G., Arizona, Et = st. a Baltimore Express. Parlor car lew X Downey, 8. W., Wyoming, Metropolitan. L co Maginnis, Martin, Montana, Arlington Hote | peas 8m—t8t, Louls, Chloago,, Columbus and Otero, M.’S., New Mexico, National Hotel. Viteg Branch except Sunday. car to OFFICERS OF THE HOURE. | fon io Sandieky- ally: oper Seturtays 2 OT George M. Adams, Clerk, 1013 E st. n.w. i John G. Thompson, nt-at-Arms, Wilard’s. +BaXimore, Annavo's and Way. Se Cuaries W. Field, Doorkteper, Metropolitan, .1.— Baltimore Express. Stops at Bisdens- College, Beltsville, Laurel, Annapolis Junction, Menry J. Gensler, 427 I st. ne 4:40 p.@.—tBaltimore, tion ey aoe Baie FAERESS. oriole, excent. San Joun J. MeEthone, 1318 Vt. ave. day, Norfolk paseenwors taken in the care direct to William Blair Lord, Riggs House. boat st Canton. Stops at Blade a fant Laurel. David Wolfe Brown, 220 2nd st. se. 6:43 pom imore and Way Siationg J. K. Edwards, Anacostia, D. C. 7200p SLITMORE AND LAUREL EX- John H. White, 516 13th st. nw. PRESS. cot City, r. ee eee Fa Phi COM LUMBUS AND Sponge Gathering. PUITSBURGH EXPRESS. Bleeping car to Ohicago. The sponge may be found in the various sub- iNEW Song, PHILADELPHIA trophical waters of the world. The principal EXPRESS. Stopes at Bladens- pging grounds of the United States are the Waters around Key West and along the western coast of Florida, from Tampa Bay on the south: to Pensacola on the northeast. The § Sleeping car to New York, and rto Philadelphia. | "Ga at Louis and Cincinnati Express. Pullmgh Cas. ponge | PY Daly. gSurdey only. Other trains daty, except schooners have two places to clean their sponge sunday. Maa ast sponging—one at Anciote Keys, the nine stoy at Rela; 5 es at tock Island, = i ie ¥or further intornud ion apply st the Baltimore Of the sponze we have severai varieties, | aud Ohio Ticket Oittces, Ws o Station. and classed accordiug t “sheep Wool,” “y &c., besides One CI has no value, and is not th 603, 619 aud Corser 14th and Pennsyivania ayenu where ordert wil he Laken for Bagwaieo to be check: and received st any es ne Mf Gimwewrs, faster of Trap: ion. LE, General Tieket Agent. heir marketable value as y s e L. M. Co: ae The first nuued 5, the UM. COLE, General Ticket Agent ae most of the vessels engaged in the sponge trade = re owned and fitted out at Key West. The ~aRBAT a ei characte ots: | L879 prexvsyevanra 1879 outfit of a sponge of long poles With hooks fastened on the end for gathering, und from three to seven small boats called *dingys,” from seven to fifteen men —according to the number of boats—with pro- visions for trom eight to twelve weeks, water- glasses, &c. Having a curiosity to see actual sponge gath- ering, last Monday morning found me aboard the schooner Sammfiler, spinning towards the bars; but owing to light winds during the day we did not arrive ull after nightfall. ‘Tuesday TO THE NORTH, WEST, AND SOU’ Double ‘Track, Steel Rails, SPLENDID SCENERY, MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMERT. In Effect Decempun Isr, 1879. TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, from Depot, Pittstvurg snd the West 1040 san? daily, with Par and Sleeping’ Pittsburg’ to Cuchapath: St. Lotions Oilence ming to Cincy Tal Chicago? 7:40 De daily, witht Palas ee Chicago. morning, however, sponging commenced in Taran bbe AND POTOMAO RAILROAD. earnest. Shortly after sunrise the “dinzys,” Falls aud the North, wt 6.00 ara. mes manned by two men each, with water-glasses, Sunday; 7:40 p.m. daily, ‘daturday with sponge-hoolss, &c., set off in quest of sponges | Palace Gars to Can a One of the men in the “din; Sculls the boat Lock Haven, and at 10:40a.m. 'e about here and there, while the other, lying except Sunday. across the boat’s thwart, with his head in the water-glass, scans the bottom for sponges. The water-glass used by the spon; is nothing but a@ common deep wooden , With a circular pane of glass for a bottom. Placing this up- Tight in the water, and igsrg 5 the head in far enough to cxclude most of the light, one can easily see an object on the bottom in six or seven fathoms of water. The Leet when he Sees a sponge, by the waving of d, directs Ow 8°, and when in a desirable ition he thrusts long pole down and 10oks his sponge. ‘The vess-ls usually remain out upon the bars from Monday unt Friday Cad each For New York and the East, 8:0 .7u., ang 1:90 r, BN sane Ny : Prexceps week, coming into the keys Friday dn or- der to clean the sponges which they had gath- ered the week previous, put tinose gathered the ( present week into crawls, put their wood and water on board, and prepare for the next week. ia- | MATEROAD: The nes Which | ther one week are put For. 7, 7:20, 9 Iam, 4 5 Inerails oF pens made yy ariy’ posts: a be $228, 8 and 11,36 p.m. Sa banaay AP 2 sand, where, at low water, they W! 3 se: alirost dry.’ Here they are left unth the next | or iighmond and the Somth, 7-00 a.m. dally, and Saturday, to washed by the tides. On the | ‘leave A oe Waki va following Saturday Te etdereapcp a A striking | am. ; 12: 3 & 7, 996 p.m. sc} - PResL one oF twWOlig ED switha . Wh nh; - On Sumfiay’ and 10am., and 7 the sponges are cleaned they are take? aboard H 2. the sckeoncr.—[(f.0m the Rermer and Pouit | faformation, gnd Parlor Oar 90- G. ower, 5 i can at the a | east corner of and Ir was 4 Wowen’s Rignts Meerina—The gnoeeeae: aN and the ca ker Was sayivg, “Let us take our stand pnt here, and tiny yecalve that aetther the oftnerses & votes nor the argnments of the ie SEX. a Agent. nor any power Onthis earth, shall Reausenitet Geeta Geman “sms, bape dl dp kat rooting eee a wicked bat flow tuto tire room, and the mest. ' ing adjourne.. with so much some of the inembers lost uncir Speaker, who conld not. be “tarned aside,” was seventeenth from the last in getting out'at the front door, And it is not ceituin that the bat Was one of the “opposite sex,” either. ‘