Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1880, Page 7

. on the itel-piece; an old harpsichord ina know thes outward the low horizon line fight must fail, watch shall keep by day, or near or far, vid Some other eyes a Where tite an if it love's sweet will, Whatever may betide. a So round the world the shi To dreary lands or fair So with them go, for weal or wi Some dear eues every And these will speed each lagging keel ‘When homeward it is laid, Or watch will keep oer oa *, 80 kind, so true, jot mete nor bound, But follows with unwearied watch ‘Our daily chanzing round! O Love Disine, « What matter w: ow, where’ ‘Thy watch will never f Sota walang York Observer. FOUR OLD MAIDS. AN ENGLISH FAMILY HISTORY. I love an old maid—t do not speak of an Indi- Nidual, but of the species—I use the singular iber, a8 speaking of a singularity in humar- An old maid ts not She isan antiquity; not me rely an antiquarr, “ly a record of tht ast Itself: she has escaped sympathizes not_ ta the or it She Inhabits a @ great chance. dinary mutations ttle eternity or er own. She ts miss from the ing of the chapter to the end. like to heer her calied mistress, as s sometimes the practice, tor thut looks and sounds like the of despatr, a voluntary extinetion do not know whether marriages are some people say that they are, ‘Hat old maids are. There that 1s not of the earth ors of the world, not ramblers; perha Taey are, evident- cir condition to x for it but on the e known many cold all, not one that has not good and amiable qualities out of a hundred of my mar- Why, then, are they single? the left band of the road between London and Liverpoo! e Li Tied Tels thelr tat On. 1 Littleton: and will hether it is nearer to Lon- but it ts a very pretty et keep a sharp lookout be travels that road It is valley, through which runs a tiny rivulet as prighi as sliver, but hardly wide €ngugh for a trout to turn round tn. little ‘stream there is a bridge, which seem: to, baye been built merely out of compiinent tothe quid thread, to save tt the mort! Of: being hopped over by every urchin and The churen 1s covered way Up the steeple, but the Bas removed the green tniruston trom ek, Which, with its white sur- k figures, looks at a distance like A lttle to the lett of is the parsonage-house, almost honeysuckles; In front of the plot, and up to the door, there 4 carriage-drive; but Saw a carriage drive up there, for It 13.30 steep aire six horses to pull the carriage up. and there {s not room enough Somewhat farther up the uds the Uttle valle Village stand=, there 15 a cottai tants of Lil/ieton call It the whi to Liverpool: 1 Clodpole in the p: ‘with ivy, even tial the face of the an ow! in an iv house is a grass is what 1s calle that it would rec ‘Dill, which cannot affora a large house, it is gencrally Called a cottace. AN these beautiful and picturesque objects, anda great many more which I have not d>- seribed, hare lost with me their interest. would make me melancholy to go fato that chureh. The interest which I had tn the par- as transferred to the white cot- erest which I had tn the white 1s now removed to the chureh-yard, and the interest is in four graves that Me par: T, with headstoues of nearly four graves We the remains Poor things! thetr re aS hot much that rema’ ‘There was but little left of them to bury. The bearers had but light work. ey should have tour separate ur distinct tombsto: Bonage-house allel to each ot wondered why Particular desire, in order to make the church- and they left behind them just suificient money to pay the under- taker’s bills and toerect four gravestones. I ‘Saw these ladies twice, and that rv ade one more attempt to see more grieved than I could Yard look res; them, ana I» Bat noone long dL was, after a while glad been long separated. I saw the first time hieh ew the world, for Ancient History.” even then bad i any other villages In wi rang with the praise of the ud agreeable daughters of the ladies dependent of husbands merely cn thetr the neighberii accomp.isi.ed were the youn: be worth a thousand a year— ed more than six hundred. or was said to be worth Bless him! he mg) Worth thatand a great dealmore, but he n; the utmost of his private unin the 3 per cents. It ts enough to designate the ladies by their Thetr good father used to bis daughters had really Christian ona, and the youngest Eliza- ~t was, When I first knew them, d to & youag gentlemaa who a's degree at Cam- ned a prize for a Greek ep! orl of genius Seemed next to ton, for the people of the prizes for Greek epigrams, Ts, Who had heard of hissuccess, used » fora prodigy,and almost wonder- o legs and eat mut. do?” like the rest of the he was such a nice sessed So mu: man. He never ped irrevereatly young men of his age would do, went over the bridge. It was edi: acefully he handed the yout ladies over the said bridge, Mary always the last, thcugh she was the eldest. squire of the parish was generally considered as the suitor of the second. The third had many as what {s called a showy young a little of the theatrical In her She was eloquent, lively and atutudiniz- beautiful voice, and her She had a most good para used to say: sound of your voice ts very elightful, and it gs you stug to your own 7d, but I wish I could hear you sing at Poor man! he did not consider that no possibility of hearing any other e pi 1 abeth, the young fest of the four; Cause of sighing to others. I little thought when i first saw them that I Deheld a nest of predes- is; but It was so, and the next Ww them they were ail living to- rs. How I was occupied the next id. be tedious to relate, there- Unut period, and come again to a mtsehfevous urchin that plays. Sad tricks In our absence, and so disarranges and persons too, that when we come in we hardly Know where to find them. Insde my second visit to Littleton, the good old rector had been several years tn his grave; and when I asked after his daughters, I ‘Was told that they were living and were to and that they occupted the white cot- to hear that they a3 Surprised at the in- should be well re- all thats old aifeo- . I knew that I ceived, that I should not find eed, myself known, and more difficuity in the ‘ladies, the one trom the other, and co! With their past appearan: — days were over, and Of needie-work, to sacrifice Is: ‘shells, sea-weed, black mahogany case, stretched its leviathan fom dae aiong one side of the room; six exceed- ingly heavy and clumsily carved mahogi chairs, with high backs, short legs, and bro: ®quare, flat seats, any one of which might have accommodated all the fourssisters at once, ac cording to their mode of sitting, stood around the room; these chairs, I recollected had been in the dining-room at the rectory, but then there Was a great lubberly cub of a footman to ing them about. The fire-place was particularly neat. It had an old brass fender, polished up to the semblance of gold, delineating in its pattern divers birds and beasts, the like of which never entered Noah’s ark, but they had a right to go in by sevens, for they were as clean as a penny. The poker iooked like a toothpick, the shovel like an old fashioned salt spoon, and the tongs like a pair of tweezers. The little Diack stove shone with an icy coldness, as if the maid had been scrubbing it all the morning to keep her- Self warm; and the cut paper was arranged over the vacant bars with a cruel exactitude thar gave no hopes of fire. The ladles them- selves looked as cold as the fireplace; and I could hardly help thinking that a stove without @ fire, and the cold end of A looked some- thing like an old maid. ‘The ls owever, were very chatty; they all spoke together—or nearly 80; for when one began the others went on, one after ano: her, in the way and after the manner of a catch, or more accurately speaking, per- haps somewhat in the similitude of a fugue. ‘They talled very loud, and sat very upright, which lest circumstance I should have thought very conducive to health, but they were not healthy; the fact is, they lived too sparingly; for for their father ha? left much less than had been exy«c'ed, and they were obilged to keep uP ap- eal ances, and they still visited the first faml- les inthe neighborhood. By lving together iney had very much assimilated In manners: they all had the same sharp, shrill voice, ai the same short, snappy, not snappish, manner of speaking. When I called on them I had not dinea, but I Supposed they had, for they asked me to stay and drink tea with them; though I should have preferred dinner to tea, yet for the sake of such old acquaintance, I was content to let that pass. ‘They pressed me Very much to take a yiass ot wine. and I yielded—but afterward I repented it Single elderly ladies are very much Imposed on in the article of wine; {l!-luck to those who cheat them! T! we had tea. I knew theold cups and sau again, and the little silver teapot, and the little silver cream jug, and the Suger-tongs, made like a pair of sors; I was glad to see the tes-urn, for it helped to warm the room. The tea inade'us quite communtea- Uve; not that it was strong euough to intox!- cate, quite the contrary, it was rather weak. I should also have been glad of some more bread and butter, but they handed me the last piece, and I couid not think of taking tt, so it Went imto the kitchen for the maid, and I did not grucge it her, for she seemed, by the way, to be not much better fed than her mis- tress. She was a neat, respectable young women, Alter tea we talked again about old times, and I gave several broad hints and intimations that I should like to hear their Tespective histo- in other words, i wished to know how it Was that they had ail remained single; ror the history of at old maid 1s the narrative of her escapes [10m matrimony. My intimation was Pil received. and my impHed request was com- Plied with. Mary, as the eldest, commenced! a ee you remember my friend, Mr. do 80, ard Is he living?” “He fs, and still single.’ I smiled aud said, “Indeed!” The lady smiled not. “Yes,” continued tne narrator, “he 1s still living and sull single. { have occaslonally seen him, but very seldom of lateyears. You remem- ber, 1 dare say, what a cheerful companion he was, and how very polite. He was quite of the old school, but that was only as regarded bis external manners. In hls opinion he partook too much of the new school. He was one of the liberal party at Cambridge, and though he was generally @ Very serious and good man, he per- plexed “his head with some strange ‘no- Uons, and when the time came that he should take orders, he declined doing so on account of seme objections he had to some of the 39 artt- cles. Some people have gone so far as to say Iris 4 BaRBARIsM to compel children to eat | fat meat, lean meat, or anything else to which W. A. Wheeler, they may have a repugnance, an unconquer- able antipathy; you might as wisely try to make a — eat white beans, or a chicken drink salt water. Bal CuEEsE Toast.—Grate the bits ot old cheese | Bayard, that have become dried; take three tablespoon- | fuls of it and boil ina pint of milk. Add to it two well-beaten eggs; stir till thick as custard. Then spread it on slices of toasted bread and t serve for tea or supper. DsLICIOUS PINzarrLE CcsTaRD.—On the day iB before you wish to use the custard peel and pick . Butler, M. iikinson, oie Mst. & n, be ‘Wormley’ ter. Matt H., Wis, 922 to plects with two forks a nice pineapple. Put plenty of sugar over it and set it away. Next day make a custard as above, and when cool mix with the pineapple, which will have b> | Cat come soft and luscious and thoroughly sweet- | ened. has been bolled and allowed to cool. Hot water destroys its essential qualities, and raw cold Water might cause it to ferment. Put the mus- tard in a cup with a small pinch of salt, and mix with it very gradually sufficient dolled water to make it drop from the spoon without becoming watery. A FRENCH Paper relates the following ex- riment: “A cow was milked three times a ay for eleven days, and ylelded 170 quarts of milk. With two milkings daily she gave only 146 quarts in the same number of days. Analy- sis, moreover, showed that the milk in the first case was richer in butter globuies by more than one-seventh than In the second case.” DELICATE PuDDING.—Beat four eggs with a tablespoonful of sifted wheat flour. Boil a quart of milk with a little stick cinnamon and some {candied lemon or Ran Stir in the eggs and flour when the milk boils. Let it cook, constantly stirring for five minutes. Strain into a pudding dish. Cover the top with powered loaf sugar and bits of butter, and bake until handsomely browned. VEGETABLE CURRY.—Cut some onions into thin slices, and fry them a good brown in but- ter, add a breakfast cupful of milk, in whicha ; teaspoonful of curry powder has been mixed; let ail doll together for twenty m{nutes, stirring the whole time; then add the vegetables previ- Gee ebeieen aud let the whole simmer by the tide of the fire for about an hour, Pota- toes, peas, beans, carrots and turnips can be used, but broad beans alone make a delicious curry. LossteR Mcrriy.—Boll and mash a dozen potatoes, must be smooth; add milk and butter to them, and the yolks of three eggs; boli your lobster beforehand; pick clean; add eggs of lob- Ster, if there are any; Stew lobster gently with a ad of cream; add a very little cayenne, and alf the juice of a lemon; only enough flour to thicken It; take potatoes and cover Inside a tin first; put ina quick oven and bake; when suf- ficiently hard put in lobster stew; replace in oven for five minutes, and serve. TEA DRINKERS nowadays will do well to ap- ply the following simple test to the tea pur- cbased of their pces: Turn out the infused leaves, and if they are found a good brown color, with fair substance, the tea will be whole some; but if the leaves are black and of a rotten texture. with an oily appearance, the tea will not be fit todrink. The purer the tea, the more the distinctively brown color of the leaf strikes adopied to reduce prices results in the tyvo kinds of leaves being supplied together. is im- portant that the leaves have the serrated or GREEN PEaS.—Just once in 14 years a man gets good boiled green peas. That ’ere mar- Velous luck arises mostly trem the fact that tne peas are good and that the cook by chance has Just bit in the right way of serving them. There ain't much principle in cooking peas, as It all depends on the tenderness of the pea. But what hurts peas is to drown them in too much water. Some cook-books say it don’t make no matter as to quantity of water, but it does. a Boil quickly, that’s the thing, and with just as that_he was no vetter than a sociaian, though I do not believe he was ever so bad as ihat. SUI, however, It would never do for the daughter of a clergyman to marry aman who had apy doubts concerning any of the thirty- nine articles. We did all In our power to con- vince him that he was wrong, and he did all in bis power to convince us that he was right; but it was all to no Ue Sey Indeed, he seemed to consider himself a kind of martyr, only because We talked to him. He argued most ingeniously that exact conformity of opinion was not essen- Ual to happiness. But I could not think it cor- rect to murry & mao who had any doubis con- cerning the articles; for,as my father very justly observed, when a man once begins to doubt, it is impossible to say where it willend. And so the matter went on from year to year, and so it re- Malus Stilt, and soit Ls iikely to the end of the Peers { will never give up the thirty-nine articles.” All the sisters said that she was perfectly right; and then Martha told her story, saying: “It was just about the time that you were Visiting Littleton that Mr. B—, who had long paid me Very particular attention, made me ai offer. Mr. B—— was not a man of first-rate talents, though he did not want for understand- most strenuously ob- from being on friendly terms with us he suddesly dropped our acquato- lance, and almost persceuted us. My tather Was a man of high spirit, and could not pa- tently brook the insults he recetved, and I nave every reason to belleve that thereby his days were shortened. In proportion, however, as the elder Mr. B— opposed our uaton, ‘the afiec'tons of the younger seemed to increas°, and he absolutely proposed a marriage in S. lard, but my father would never allow a diuz: ter of his to be married otherwise than by the rites of the chureh of England. At length old Mr. B— dled, and then It was thought that we Should be married; but it was necessary to Wait a decent time after the old gentleman’s th, In which interval the young squire, ¥ attentions had diminished of late, went to London, where he married a widow with a fortune. ‘They are now living separately.” Gi — Were falthrui to your first loves,” I ob- serve “ But I,” said Anna, “have a different story to tell. I had four offers before I was 19 years of age; and I —— that I was exercising great Judzient and discrimination in endeavoring to ascertain which was most worthy of my choice; so I walked, and talked, and sang, and played. and eriticised with alt in their turn; and before I could make up my mind which to choose 1 lost them all, apd gained the character of a flirt. It seems very unfortunate that we are placed under the necessity of making that de- cision which must influence our whole desiiny Tor life, at that very period when we least kaow what Ife 1s.” “ Itis expedient,” said I, “to entertain sev- eral lovers at once.” “Ifound ft expedient,” sald Elizabeth, “to entertain several lovers In succession.’ My first}lover won my heart by pie payin He wasa Heutenant in the navy, visitiag In the neighborhood. My father disapproved the connection, but I sald that £ would not live without him. and so a consent was extorted;but, las! my flute-player’s ship wasfordered to the West Indies, and I heard of him no more. My next lover, who succeeded to the first rather too soo. tn the opinion of some peopie,was a medi- cal man,and for a marriage with him areluctant consent was obtained from my father; but be- | fore matters could be arranged, it was found Uhat iis business did not answer, and he de- parted, Another succeeded to the business, and also to my affections, and a third reluctant cgnsent was extorted, but when the young gen- Ueman found that the report of my father's wealth had been much exaggerated, he de- parted also: and tn time I grew accustomed to these disappointments, and bore them better than Texpected. Imight perhaps have = a husband, ir I could have Hved without a jover.” So ended thetr sad storles; and after tea we walked into he garden. It was a small garden, with four sides and a circular center, so small, that as we walked round we were like the hames in a round robin, it was diflicult to say which was first. Ishook hands with them at parting, gently, for fear of eo am, for their fingers were long, cold and fleshlesa. ’The next time I traveled that way they were all in their graves, and not much colder than when I saw them at the cottage. Jected to Ube match. a3 asso ee Why Boy» Should Not Smoke. When boys are advised on the und; of health not to smoke, says the New York oe id tea Dat fre Reoailert and call its giver 0! ies. But careful experiments late! made by a physician of repute prove that pind Practice is very injurious, He took for his pur- pose 38 boys, Who were in the habit of smoking, and examined them closely. In 27 of them he found hurtful effects plainly to be seen, 22 hav- ing various disorders of the circulation’ and di- — palpitation of the heart, and more or less craving for strong drink, Twelve of the boys were frequently troubled with bleeding at the nose, 10 had disturbed sleep, and 12 had slight ulceration of the mucous membrane or the mouth. wich disappeared after discontinu- ation of tobacco for ten or twelve days. The pbysictan treated them all for weakness and eTvousness, with no ayall until they had given up meng: when heaith and strength were ly tored. Even if it be granted that Pao be injurious to adults, there ts no doubt of its harmfulness to youth. ’ Dr. Rankin, an appetite for Nquor in both young and old. When Dove drinks to excess they are invariably smok- ers. Men who want to give up drinking usa- ually have to give up smoki: the same ume, for a or pipe excites desire for control. little Water as you can. A good way is to cook peas with lettuce, then you don’t want any wa Line your pot with the leaves, put in ‘kK, and put in the peas; cover close and Steam them. Butter and salt them, that’s all— Bob, the Sea Cook ‘THE following recipe will restore the original Polish of furniture, especially in the case of Such articles as pianos, fancy tables, cabinets, lacquered ware, &c., which ‘have become tar- nished by use: Make a polish by putting halt an ounce of shellac, the same quantity of gum lac, and a quarter of an ounce of gum sandarac into a pint of spirits of wine. Put them all to- gether in a stone bottle, near the fire, shakin; it very often. As soon as the gums are dissolv— ed it 18 ready for use. Then take a roller of wool- Jen rags—soft old broadcloth will do nicely—put alittle of the polish on it, alsoa few drops of Vnsced oll. Rub the surface to be polished with this, going round and round, over a small space atatime, until it begins to be quite smooth. ‘Th-n finish by a second rubbing with spirits of wine and more of the polish. Furniture thus treated will have a brilliant luster,equal to new. ANGELS’ Foop.—One-half tumbler of granu- lated sugar, one tumbler of sifted flour, one i teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of vanilla; sift the flour four times, then add the cream Of tartar and sift again, but have the right measure before adding the cream of tar- tar, sift sugar and measure; beat the whites of eggs to a suff froth, then add the sugar same way, then the vanilla; do not stop beat- ing until you put in the pan to bake; bake 40 minutes in a moderate oven, not opening the doors for the first 15 minutes; try, and it not done, les stand a few moments fonger; the tumbler must hold two and a quarter gills. Icing—Whites of two eggs, two teacupfuls of sugar; boil the sugar with just enough water to moisten it; pour boiling hot, very slowly, over the beaten eggs; dissolve a small half tea- spoonful of citric acid in a tablespoonful of water, and put in enough of it to make a pleas- ant flavor.—Detroit Free Press, IMPROVING THE Lawns.—At this season every- one’s attention is drawn to the lawns and grass plots surrounding their houses, and any Suggestions for improving their appearance fo L ae Talking hea ae ae gent English gentleman some , he Expressed the opinion that much of the bean. ty of English lawns was owing to a per- sistent wee out of coarse vegetation and weeds that might interfere with the grass.) We repiied that such was no doubt the fact, as it was the course we had pursued since possessin; lawn. Our English acquaintance also sai that their lawns were regularly rolled after a rain, which closed the holes made by taking out the coarse grass, weeds, etc. We again ier that It was the way we had always pursu In doing so we imitated no one. We saw the necessity of it and did it. Many gardeners now follow the same course, for without it a first- class lawn Cannot be maintained. Where a hole may be too large for this operation of the roller, or where from some cause there may be bare Spots in the lawn, take a wheelbarrow load of good soil and fill up these holes, and where the place is bare first scratch with an tron rake or fork, add a little of the extra soll, sow some lawn grass seed, which should always be kept on hand, and run the roller over. In a month or six weeks everything will look green and pertect.—Germantown Telegraph, ‘THE CULTURE OF THE Rosk.—Every rose will not eome from the slip. Of the three great divisions into which the rose family is separated, viz., the damask, the noisette and the tea, the last two may be pro ted with more or less readiness from the slip, or by budding; the first only by dividing the roots, and planting the seed, which latter method is resorted to, how- ever, only when it is desired to obtain new varieties. The best season for taking rose slips is in June, just after the profuse bloom of early summer 1s over, although a person who knows exactly how to cut aslip may tind good cuttings throughout the warm months. Judg- Mment and discernment are needed for the selec- Ulon at all seasons. I know agenerous lady Who sent her friends immense armfuls of ; Goode, Jo! boughs, with hardly a real cutting upon them. One should choose from a good vigorous branch of last year’s growth a fresh shoot, containti two or three buds such as will always be fount more or less swollen at the base of the leaf stems. It snould be cut from the parent branch diagonally, with a smooth, clean cut that will | Hi! bring off a little of the o:d bark as well, in order to make the condition as favorable as possible for the formation of roots. Have @ box or pot of rich mold. With a round, potnted stick, make a hole several inches deep, and fill it Gee clean sand; Insert the end oi the sitp in this sand to the depth of one or two inches; be sure to make it firm in the soil, and the sand acting as a percolator for moisture, cal is in taking root, but do not attempt to re- move It to the place where you would wish {t permanently to remain, until it has put out Several sets of new leaves. OONGEESSMEN AND THEIR RESIDENCES LIST OF SENATORS, Riggs House. 1124 Vermont ave, 1907 H st. nw. acsach aot aved B.. Ky., 1307 F st. n.w. M. mnsylvania ave. cast vania ave. | Coke, Richard, Texas, 921 G st. n.w. Mvstarp should be mixed with water that | Co House. Mass., 1409 K’st. n.w. Ferry, T. W., Mi Garland, A. H., Gordon, J, B., Ga., 9 B st. n.w. Groome, J. B., Md., 1328 I st. nw. Ark., 619 2d st. Frank, W. Va., National HoteL. ., Ga., 1115 @ st. nw. Col., 1407 Massachusetts ave. ‘Mass., 919 J st. n.w. J., Kansas, 611 13th st. n.w. hnston, J. W., Va., 686 13th st. nw. Jonas, B.'F., La, 1329 M st. nw. Fia., 1116 G st. Rw. iev.. Cor. N. J. ave. and B st. £6, Kellogg, W. P. La., Willard’s Hotel. Kernan, Francis, N. Kirkwood, 8. J., low Lamar, L.'Q. C., Miss., 9 B st. n. gan, John A., Iil., $i2 12th st. n.w. E.. Ind., 610 14th St. D.W. inn., 211 North 1409 Ma ¥., Arlington Hotel. va, 1314 10th st. DW. McMillan, 8. J. R., Mi McPherson, J. R..N. J., Maxey, S. B., Tex., 413 4th st. n.w, Morgan. J. T.. Ala. 401 G st. n-w. Morrill, J. S., Vt.. cor. Vermont ave. and M st. Paddock, A. S., Neb., 1323 H st. new. |., Ohio, 1301 K st. n.w. Piatt, 0. Hi., Conh., Arlington Hotel. Plumb, P. B., Kan., 1121 Pryor, Luke. Ala.. 1116 G st. nw. Randolph, T. F., Ransom, Matt W. Rollins, E. H., N. 1326 Massachusetts ave, *.. $26 13th st. nw, H., 145 East Capitol st. Del., 606 13th st. National Hotel. a, Arlington Hotel. Saunders,’A., Sharon, Wililam, Nev H., Oregon, 1117 G st. new. or an earthenware form, buttering the form | Teller, H. M., CoL, 1011 Mst. n.w. Thurman, A. G., Ohio, 1017 i4th st. mw. Vance, Z. B.. N.'C.. 525 6th st. n.W. Vest. G. G., Mo., 610 14th st. n.w. W., Ind., 1827 I st. n.w. K., 619 24 st. nw. . Pa., Willard’s Hotel. te, W. P., Md., Baltimore, Maryland. J. linn., 1116 Vermont ave, . Alexandria, Va. OFFICERS OF THE SENATB. , 1025 Vermont ave, dom, Williz Withers, R. E., Va.. KS. brisne ‘SCrgealv’ at #1 East Cap. st the attention. The mixing that is frequent J. Bright, set nt-at-arms, Hop 28 ares he typ kinds Henry E- Peyton, executive clerk, 613 13th LW. F. E. Shober, chief clerk, 521 12th st. n.w. Isaac Bassett, assistant doorkt rT, 18 2d st. Le, W-like edges, without which no tea is genuine. | W. P. McMichael, postmaster, LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES. Randall, Speaker, Pa., 120 C st. 8.6, Acklen, J. H., La., 207 East tol st. 721 12th st. new. R. L, Arlington Hotel. Til, Arlingtion Hotel, an., 615 E St. nw. 522 10th st. new, jo, 223 East Capitol st. ‘enn, 419 6th st. D.W. etropolitan Hotel M., N. ¥., Arlington Hotel, Ind., 525 13th st. n.w. Ballou, L. W., &M.. Pa., 1640 Rhode Island ave. Beale, R. L. T., Va.. 455 C Belford, J. B.. cot ., Ind., 211 No! nw. jae Capitol sty sl York ave, n.w, Hotel, a iS | Blak ‘1s., Ebbitt House. , cor. Pa, ave, & 1st St Se. is., Ebbitt House. ich., $14 12th st. WwW. . H., 193 B st. s.e, J., 614 13th st_ nw. , 511 13th st. DW. . M., Ind., 144 A st. ne, Buckner, A. H., Mo., Metropolitan Hotel, Burrows, J. C., Mich., 814 12th st. n.w. rth, Benjamin, Ohio, 1222 New York av Cabell, G. C., Va., 617 11th st. n.w. V., Ky., 2013 Eat. DW. Calkins, W. H., Ind, 1221 New York ave, + Arlingt National Hotel. Carlisle, J. G., Ky., House. Carpenter, C. , A little at a time, then the flour the { G., ‘iowa elo 12th st. LW. House, +. cor. Vt. av. & H st. hw. Mass, 1409 K st. n.w. (0., 523 13th st. nw. Willard’s Hotel. rk, J. jr., Mo., 1325 F st. nw. Clymer, Helster, Pa., 723 15th st. Dw. Cobb, T. K., a aL es St. ae a Coffroth, A. H., Pa., Metroy an re 623, Pennsylvania ave, O. D., Mich., National Hotel. hid, Willard’s Hotel Ga., 210 North Capitol st. N. Y., 1104 F st. Dw. ittenden, S. B., N. N. ¥., 1421 10Wa Circle, as, Imperial ett, R. M., Nev., 717 14th st. n.w. Davisot oH National Hotel. Culberson, D. B.. Vis, J. J. N.C, alee ., Mo., 910 F st. D.w. N.C., Jowa, Ri Mbert, 113 C st. ne. 1s., 2209 Pa. ave. R.w. Divrell, G. G. ‘Tenn., 408 6th st. Dick, 8. B., P Dickey, H. L., Dunn, Poindéx a., 1310 F st. nw. Onio. National Hotel. ter, ATk., 914 F st. Rw. Dunnell, M. H., Minn. National HoteL J. B., La. St. DW. ey 'E., La., 1233 New York ave, Erreit, Russell, Pa., 222 ist st. se. Evins, J. H., 8. C. Ewing, Thomas, .- 121 12th Bt. DLW. ‘Ohio, 937 N st. n.w. H., cor. ist and East Capitol sta. Ga., National Hotel. N. Y.. 1413 K st. Ww, Sass, 1405 F st. n.w. ‘Ohio, 1407 F st. n. Pa, i912 F st nw. 1116G st. nw. ‘0s bs Rye W. P., Maine, 922 1 Garfield, J. A., Ohio, 1227 I st. n.w, Geddes, G. W., Ohio, 7 Grant Place, ’a., 1322 G St. LW. ., Ark., Mades’ Hotel. H., 115 Maryland ave. ne fohn, N. Y., 1415 Mass. eid ‘$10 12th st. n.w. . R., Conn., 312 C., TIL, 810 12th ton, G. C., Wis., 21 ‘iliiam, Ind., 2209 Pa, ave. n.w, 1 Nort Capitol st, § 515 1 , Ohio, 418 2d st. n.w. N. ¥., Arlingto! Hooker C. E.. »G. B. Mass, Yen Kat nw. ‘William, N. Y.. Ai W.3C, Ala, 483. C gt nee ee ; McLane, R. M., Ma.. 1607 I st. n.w. McM: Miller, Warner, N. Y., 921 M st. I.w. Mills, R Q, Texas, 6 Grant Place. Mitchell, J. 1, Pa., 729 13th st. nw. Money, H. D.. Miss. 1710 I st. nw. Monroe, James, Ohio, 1213 N st. n.w. Morrison, W. I, I1L.,'39 B street se. Morse, Leopold, Mass., Willard’s Hotel. Morton, L. P., N. Y., corner H and 15th sts. nw. Mureh, T. H., Maine, 113 C st. ne. Myers, W. R.. Ind., 608 13th st. n.w. Neal, H. S., Ohio, 312 C st. peak D., Se nen SAH jewberry, J. S., ich. fayette Square, Nicholls, 5. C.,Ga., Willard’s Hotel. Norcross, Amasa, Mass., 1500 I st. n.w. O'Brien, James, N.Y., Willard’s Hotel. O'Connor, M. P., 8.C.; Metropolitan Hotel. O'Neill, Charles, Pa.,'1406 G st. n.w. O'Reilly, Daniel, N.¥., 312 C st. nw. Oith, G.S., Ind., 1820 F st. n.w. Osmer, J. H., Pa., S16 21st st. now. Overton, Edward. 1r., Pa., Willard’s Hotel. Pacheco, Romualdo, Cal., Metropolitan Hotel. Page, H. F., Cal., 1329 F st. new. Persons, Henry, Ga., 1115 I st. nw. Phelps, James, Conn. 457 C st. n.w. Boy Mo., 1895 F st. nev Poehler, Henry, Minn., 601 I st. n. Pound, T. C., Wis., 1215 K st. nw, Prescott, C.D... 711 14th st. Price, Hiram, Towa, 1001 G st. n.w. Keagan, J. H., Texas. 1007 G st. n.w. Reed, T. B.. Maine, $06 12th st. 1.w Rice,’ W. W., Mass. 1341 L st. nw. Richardson.'D. P., N.Y.. 1005 E st. B.w. Richardson, J. 1 Est. nw. Richmond, J. B., Va., Metropolitan Hotei. Robertson, E. W., La., 1323 New York ave. Robeson, G. M., N.J., 911 18th st. n.w. House N.C., louse. W. A., Mass., 201 New Jersey ave. Ki 600 13th st. bw. Pa, 1212 New York ave. d., Ala., S07 9th st. nw. Iowa, Hamilton House. Mo., 136 Pennsylvania ave. 6, 203 A st. S.c. , W. S., Pa., 610 13th st. mw. &M., Ala., 906 14th st. now. 1, 9 BSt. new. . B., Tenn., 417 6th st. now. W., IIL, 209 A st. se. . R., Miss., 1307 F st. nw. Slenons, W. F., Ark., 302 E st. n.w. Sulth, A. Herr, Pa., Willard’s Hotel. Smith, H. B., N. J.,National Hotel. Smith, W. E., Ga., Sanderson’s Hotel. Sparks, W. A. J., Ill., Ebbitt House. Speer, Emory, Ga., National Hotel. Springer, W. M., Ill, 102 East Capitol st. Starin, J. H., N.’Y., § Lafayette Square. Stecle, W. L., N. C.. 708 Stephens, A. 'H., Ga., National Hotel. Stevenson. A. B., Ill’, National Hotel. Stone, J. W., Mich., 617 E st. n.w. Talbott, J. F. C., Md, National Hotel. Taylor, R. L., Tenn., 999 New York ave, Thomas, J. K., IL, $06 12th st. n.w. Thompson, P. B. Ky., 725 9th st. nw. .. 8. C, Townsehd, Amos, Ohio, Arlington H>tel Townshend, R. W., IL, 213 437 st. nw. ‘Tucker, J. R., Va., Hainilton Houss. Turner, Oscar, Ky.. 1331 F st. n.W, ‘Turner, Thomas, Ky., 725 9Un st. n.w. ‘Tyler, J. M., Vt., McFhersou House, I and 15th. Updegratt, J. 'T.; Ohio, 1213 F st. n.w. Updegraff, Thomas, Iowa, 720 13th st. Bw. pson, C., Texas, Imperial Hotel. Urner, 'M. G., Md. 610 13th st. n.w. Valentine, E. K., Neb., 1120 New York ave. Yan Aernam. Henry, N. Y.. 707 12th st. BW. Van Vi bie Sonne ie a ‘Arlington Hotel van Vor ‘ol i. Y., ATI a Voorhis, C.'H., N. J., Ebbitt House, Waddill, J. R., Mo., 901 16th st. nw. wal oe ie ey ke hw. J vélliam, Pa., st. DW. Warner, A. 3., hig: 11 Grant Place, Washburn, W. D., Minn,, 1731 1 st. nw, Weaver, J. B.. Iowa, 210 A st. ne. Wellborn, Olin, Texas, 8 Grant Place. Wells, Erastus, Mo., Willard’s Hotel. White Harry, Pa., 1213 F st. now. Whiteaker, John, Oregon, 1303 F st. Whitthorne, W. C.. Tenn., 918 14th st. nw. Wilber, David, N. Y., Willard’s Hote. Wiliams, C. G., Wis., 18 Grant Place. Williams, Thomas, Ala., Metropolitan Hotel Willis, A. 8., Ky., 1115 @ st. nw. Willits, Edwin, Mich., 96 Bst. ne. Wison, Benjamin, W. Va., National Hotel. Wise, M. R., Pa., 1235 New York ave. nw. Wood, Fernando, N. Y., $25 15th st. hw. Wood, W. A., N. Y., 1334 I st. n.w. TERRITORIAL DELEGATES. Ainslie, George, Idaho, 101 2d st. mw. Bennett, G. setts ave, Brents, Thos. H., Washington, 17 Grant Place. Cannon, G. Q., Utah, 720 [3th st. new. Campbell, Arizona, 737 9th st. n.w. Downey, S. W.. Wyoming, cor. 6th and E n.w, Maginnis, Martin, Montana, Willard’s Hotel. Otero, M. S., New Mexico, National Hote. OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE. George M. Adams, Clerk, 1013 E st. n.w. John G.Thompson, Sergeant-at-Arms, Willard’s, Charles W. Field, Door! keeper, National Hotel. James M. Steuart, Postmaster, Alexandria, OFFICIAL REPORTERS OF DEBATES, SENATE. D. F. Murphy, 314 C st. nw. ASSISTANTS. Theo. F. Shuey, 519 13th st. n.w. Edward V, Murphy, 419 2nd st. n.w. Henry J. Gensler, 427 I st. n.w. R. S. Boswell, 126 C st. s.e. HOUSE. John J. McEihone, 1318 Vt. ave. ‘William Blair Lord, Riggs House. David Wolfe Brown, 111 Maryland ave. ne, iy wards, 5 John H. White, 616 13th st. n.w. Chairs and Tables, The best chairs and couches are those which you like best, and which best conform to the hatural contour of the human figure in repose. A couch should allow of the feet being put up, if necessary, and should be of such a shape that you can le upon it, either full length or half length, with perfect comfort. To be realiy ser- viceable it should not be covered with pale blue satin or maize-colored taboret, but with a tapestry covering ina neutral hue, say green or dark, rusty red, to wear well. The tap- estry should not be too tine to He down upon,or even, in the ee of family life, tolay one’s feet upon. \d the whole couch should, if posst- ble, turn towards the fire, so that its occupant may have his face toward the cheerful glow. Atthe same time, a little wickerwork table— black and gold if you will—may hold a lamp for reading. As to chairs, a couple of good, well- stuffed easy chairs, also covered in the same tapestry and arranged 80 as to look toward the fire,ought to be sufficient for luxury, while 6 or S little ebonized and ee, chairs are the simplest. a “occasional” furni- ture you can have. The gossip chair has acurved back which exactly fits the natural curve of the body, and the seat slopes gently downward and backward, 80 as to give one the best possible sup- ea with the least angularity or awkwardness, Vith these pretty little clean cane seats, a black wicker-work chair, two easy chairs, anda couch, you should have enough places for fami- ly and guests in a quiet household. Tables are of very little real use in a drawing-room: we must have one or two to give the whole a furnished look. A table near the bay win- dow will allow ofa jardiniére, and a fern or india- rubber plant to stand in the sun. You can have nothing better than black and gold for this pur. must be some place to lay books and other heavy articles, and the table for Unis office should be solid and should stand against the wall. Nothing remains but the plano, and that must: = where the exi- es of id. Few articles of furni- Mucnte alae tinge in everyboay's scutt ways way, and it can hardly be thade presentable even e utmost of the struggling dec- orative imagination Tt 13 almost lamentable to think of all the useless efforts lavished acutties. "Perhaps the ‘best solution “ot ths scut Tl solutio prob.em is that which combines scuttle and what-not in one comprehensive whole, having @ box for the coal beneath, and one or two shelves for knickknacks above. This composite Piece of furniture may then stand Soe the Ra eee she pene: ene, where it adds 2 eral prettiness room, instead being an ts incumbrance. Moreover, on should always be avoided in a drawing-room.— The Cornhill’ Magazine, rho 80 Base tcee ae lly tte one =i) llhclaemlaneeae Lc has discovered that cats can’t elevation than 18,000 feet, Beat eevee ie Dullt 1he00 fee FAMILY SUPPLIES. DEVILED cuans MATTANO.”” (Carrars WrLiiam been tho and repaired in the most sul» tantial mapper, will reeume ber tripe on ‘Thureday, Merch 4, 1ssu. every Tuesday, Thursday pect Hill. On Thureday ne in Wicomlen. HB STEAMER IN TWO-POUND CANS, ORIGINAL SHELLS ACCOMPANYING EACH CaN. 8 for Oolton’s, Nomint and HAVE ONLY TO BE FILLED FROM THE CAN or Mattox Oreek and AND BAKED UNTIL NICELY Pe oan nL N ORFOLK AND FORTRESS MONBOB STEAMER LADY OF THE LAKB. First-class fare, €1, JOHN H. MAGRUDER, FINE GROCERIES AND TABLE LUXURIES. _ies 1421 New York ave. B°lTTER! CHOICE DAIRIES: BUTTER! hart DNESDAYS and FRIDAYS, at 6:30 p. ng at Alexandria, Piney Point, ‘ort Monros, Va. FOR Fo 0} wharf and SATURDAYS, at KRS FOR NEW YORK. RATE RDAYS. até p.m. atl p.m. MONDAYS. 3 ‘Tickets, Stateroome, &e ander Nat. Met. Bank. orp. ‘h 2 corn. ¥ State, 1d to Creaniertes, ‘ner pound. TT! nd... a # mA ot wing, Stalin 97 Center Market. Fi Open every day til ome orelock. FyxXcunsionists, FISHING PARTIES, TRAVELERS AND OTHERS. val of Imported and DomesticGoods. Corned. Li Boneless, with Jelly. HAM. Fated any, in Jelly. SBeueless in Trulties. Potted. Varieties. SAUSAGE, OURRIED ‘1D MAOCOARONI. PICKLED OYS- ‘estern VIBGINIA BU’ #0 to General Offion, Say ay ee » WOOD. Bec, lOUTH, FORTRESS Buccsesor to 3. Nos. 496 and 4! RK NORFOLK, ye E STEAMFK GEORGE LEARY, Joseph White, Commander, oTEAYES Washinetox, Norrois, From foot of Seventh at. | From Gaimpbell's wharf, very MONDAY AND WED- | T NESDAY, at 5 30, a at es Point and Point Lookout Going Fipet clare fare, $1; Round Trip, #1 good until used.” © B. F Bob 3 inurton, EELIN| ~ \LYDE’S NEW EXPRESS LINE A GEOKGETOWN, AND PHILADE! Connecting at Philadelphia with Clyde's nes for New Nork. nee, Fall Hiver, and all points in the wed euin of lading i ei BaTLING 1 TON PICKLED SHRI VALNUTS. WOODEN PLATES, PAPER NAPKINS. ‘TRAVELING BASKETS. ing and delivering goods to . W. REED’ Wier ALACE MARKET, Cor. 14th st. and New York ave. FRANK J. TIBBETS & CO. We have SPRING LAMB and PEAS, STRAW- BERRIES, ASPARAGUS, TOMATOES and OU- CUMBERS, OYSTERS, FISH, GAME, &¢. Bos- ton PICKLED PORK. Philadelphia CAPONS, 40 cents 8 pound. Bet N. ¥. BUTTER, per Ib... Prime NEW CHEESE, per Ib..... 1can SWISS CONDENSED MILK. 3 iba. Best ITALIAN MACARONI. 1 Pint Bottle VIRGIN OLIVE OIL. MAGNIFICENT IMPERIAL TEA, uneq' elsewhere. . S WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA Freight receiv foods received and delivered at Wherf, foot of 12th si WILLIAM P. CLYD 12 South Wharves, Philsdelpuis: JH. JOHNSU! 1; ‘and 1203 Fst. 1, 8. Mail to the an, ny's Dock, Jersey City, rerularly on 24 Cabin, 818-50. General Agent, 27 tnwton ; or F. H. JOHNSO! Deport Building, corner Ibs. GREEN COFFE! A6th st. n.w. 1 bushel GOOD POTATOES 6(1-lb.) Bars BABBITT'S N. ¥. OITY SOAP... 60 Scans 8. & W. CORN ..... ben STEAM COOKED WHEAT, OATS AND BARLEY. OALIFORNIA BRANDY. GEO. A. HARE, 1213 7th st. n.w., Between M and N. {NE MAYUNE GUNPOWDER TEA, 50 Cents Pen Lz. Best Government Java COFFEE, Roasted, 33 cts. Best Bio CO) 20 cts. per Ib. Bwiss Process FLOUR, €1.15 por x DEL. NEW YORK TEA OOMPANY, Cor. 7th and K sts, WH. H. SPIGNUL & CO. HST PREMIUM Awarded at the National Fatrover all other compet- re F YD —-STRAMSHIP RTH MAN LLO Link BETWEEN New Yous, Havas, Loxpon, EL} 2 W. G. METZEROTT & for Warhington. (QUSARD LIne, LANE RB THE OUNARD STEAMSHIP OOMPANY LIM- Between New York ana ng Wednesday from New York. RATES OF PASBAGE. 80 and 8100 cold, ing to ‘Ticket io Paris, B15, gol Betura tickets on fa - rage Gi very low rates. Bteerage erpool and Queenstown, and all other bills of laden given for Mediterranean ports. Fassuwe apply at the Company's af No. ving Gi or both steerawe un, to O16 BIGELOW, 608 Tth street, Washing: jana8 OHAS. G. FRANCKLYN, Agent, N-¥. LILROA DB. a THE ¢ HEAT 2 L880 a NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST. Splendid Seenery, Marnitcest Equipment plendid Seenery,, Masrnificent : Mendy EFFEOT. MAY siss, Ibs" TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, fi co B streets, as follows: ‘t, 6:00 a.m., with sccommodations, onal. TO CERES, The handsomest Minnesota Patent Flour in the United States. A very superior Minnesota Patent. LING'S ST. LOUIS Fi Giaacow, ‘the tinent, STEB: A Magnificent Winter Wheat Patent Process. ‘WHOLESALE DEPOT: Corner ist st. and wi. GALT & CO. COAL AND WOOD. G™ ? DRALER Im on COAL AND WOOD, Bpecial attention given to every order. beret and Mus, Water'and N attests Pooinac Palace Oar to Chi: AND POTOMAC RAILBOAD. For Canapdaicua, neater, Falls and the North, 8 a.m: ly, except Saturday, with Canandaivus and Watkt For Williamsport, Lock Haven and Elmira, daily, except Sunday. York’ and the East, 8:00 a. On Sunday, 1000 p.m. an Parlor Cars, 9-30 a.m. daily, For Brooklyn, N. Y., all through trains connect at ity with bosts of Brooklyn Anuex, af- fording direct transfer to Falton street, avuid- double ferriage across New York cit} Eo store i Tato etek Smet coal is lowest floes throughout the city, and all in immediate commn nicati ering prompt attention pared to offer Hee of coal at the very. We insure sted Pets. nows "Ditoce nw. ; 1418 7th st. n.w.: NATIONAL FAIB ASSOCIATION. oes. re coal of 3,240 ML depot, foot of Lhe Lath ata Wats aw. 2 111d ‘and 231 Pa.av. oY ay, 8:00, 10:40'a.m., 6:40, 7:40 and 6:40 a.m. and 4:40 p.m., . and 440 p.m., daily, ex- RIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL AND SIeXANDEIS AND WASHING- , 9, 11.2. m.,4:20, 5:20,6.95, Sand 11-30 p.m. On Bunday at7, 9 and 11 as. y, except Sunday. ‘MIUM FOR BEST OOAL and was awarded to us over aj) BINDLING WOOD competitors. STEPHENSON & BRO., Depot and Mill, 7th-street wharf. ‘Office: 13th and Penna. avenue. PROFESSIONAL. T. M. TALBOTT, Dewrist, No. 443 7th ver Eisel I its branches. ‘Te set. All work warranted. SEFUL FEET, &c.—Thousands virit DR. op establishment, 1416 Pa For Alexandria, 7, m. Tikets, information, sleeping and paclor car ac- odations can be procured at the othoes—north- Store. 1 insert my3l northeast corner 6th jepet, where orders can be left for the check- ‘Dakwaue to destination from hotels and Posi ,, FARMER, General Passenger THOMSON, General Manager. ALTIMORE AND OHIO KAILEKOAD, 7 K. Ses DevEED RAPE: North, Northwest, West, Tosa erer SD 5:80 a.m.—Baitimore, tons. vascular excrescences and other ailments of the feet. Office fee 81. my25 H. JOHNSTON. Di o A Graduate of experience. 1d and eniver, st. lvanis SR er A8s0, st 1:30 p.m. ‘City and Way Bta- —{Baltimore Express. tumors, Annapolis and way. (Pied- Wochestr, r Hagerstown, Frege. Dental office and business of the ohn H. of 1237 . Bal avenue, will be continu: 0. 3: WATERS, Penked en Dp ay. cs avenue. continuans oint of Rocks and way stations. fully icited. Staunton and Va. 8; 4 Baltimore Express. Parlor car ied ni Tormerly of 9) ce of patronage ringt Express. R. WEISENBORN, removed to 410 jith cane CELLULOID T! inserted Chicago, . (Cohuects for Hage and ocks for Froderick and stations east of Piedmont, except Bunda to Cin- ginnatl and Louisvile, daily ; Graf E. M. 8. BROWN, DENTIST, No. 725 lérn .m.—Bslti oy stations. (Win- ester Fr sh Hacer wade : Mprederichs ris Relay. Btope at Annapolis SPORTING GOODS. -00 RAZO “71 ahabea with vain CaO) ht Paltimore, Aubapols aod Way Sta- m.—tOhicago and Columbus Express. Piiladelptis aed Baltimore Express. it Le ‘Way Stations. TBALTIMOME AND “CACHED mx. BAZOR is made ‘Wade & Butcher, of rlant arssvacr gun eineigo Dawasory rene S a touch. 11.00 and warranted fo: |. —t Baltimore, Ro ee Md