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HOME MATTERS. wrupéw.—It clothes are absolatety ary before thry are folded and laid away, they will not midew. * ‘Tra Coskys grow in popularity, and are at Osce pretty and useful. They are made ia cap ah * be waraly satin, or me- ad for them, some red or haud painted. Senoor SaTCHELS can be made of Hnen or h may be desirable, and are pret- ned at top aud bottom with wire wedoard. Upon one side e sen- ‘Labor conquers all things;” beneath the nee a crossed pen aud pencli, upon the re- ‘ ide the inittais of tne OWner, and Over all & laurel wreath. How 10 CLgan SILVER -WARE.—Frosted silver- Ware or frosted ornamentation on pian silver should never, says @ contemporary, be cleaned F, bat oaly with # soft’ brush and padted dy frequent riasings with soit Water. Afver the frosied parts Gry, the yollsued parts may be rubbed carefully with powder. A USEFUL PRESENT 15 a little case to be car- wed in the pocket when travelit tatniog selsgors, comb, pins, needles, black and waite ectton (or Mat Winders, sUckiig plaster,siamps, Dutton Hook aud tuuubl~ This may be mids Of enamelled cloth or leather, wita loops of Castic atrauged oa It in suck a ma wiil foid lute & Little par abode Ub letter and only 4 Salt over tal while fresh. If parily dry daropen clean rata wat &nd whe sodone tue washerwoman can ras eut the site Withvut difficulty by mot using suap. Phare sliveeeded la geting out ciare: Slals Of jong standlug by weutlog aad raoblog Verta-d Chalk aud sad, aud lay ng us many days, aud tng In the sun, repe keeping it dan DeaTa (rom & 1 Hlness trom that cause ts to eat no pori ei be is to 0 JorK Ul 1s a je pork is pervind u pork live ts thorough cooking. Wasuisc Lingy ts FRaNck —Any one who has ever been in France wust have odserved x hick es bolling ess IS repeated until 2 intik. det B varnish them: smou So that they will nc ir g take botled Oil, four 4 : and and so 1d, iling or tlree at, and out of ‘doors . japan. ; may be rubbed down, fi lot, thea with a few drops of o WASHING CREWEL W method of washing cr vent thecolors London Queen hot, with the sos €n the material, or the colors will r iittle Epsera salts in the water, an: articles; rinse in cold wate: Mi it; next squeeze the things ‘through the wring- ing machine, and dry out ot doors. [ron with hot tron when quite dry. Quantity of Epsom —The ork following $0 a8 to pre- aded In the salts, three tablespoonflls to one gallon of wa- ter. Ifthe articles require star Epsom Salts must be also put into the st lalways wash my crewel work this w very successful.” CHARCOAL AND Its Us harcoal, lald fat While cold on a burn, will cause the pain to abate. Tainted meat, surrounded with It, ts sweetened; strewn over heaps of decomposed pelta, or over dead animals, tt prevents any un- pleasant odor. Foul water is purttied by {t. It and have been sweetens Offensive afr, ff placed in shallow | trays around apartments, It is so porous that Wt absorvs and condenses 5 mOst rapidly. One cubic inch of fresh charcoal will absorp nearly one hundred cuble inches of gaseous ammonia. Charcoal forms an uarivaied poul- Uce for malignant wounds and sores. In cases Of what 1s Called “proud flesh” tt 1s tnvaluaoie. it hurts bo texture, injures no color, and ig a Simple and safe sweetener and disiniéctant. VERY USEFUL ON 4 DERSSING Tang are little baskets of three or fourjinches tn diameter, ju:t large enor ‘9 hold a spool of biack cotton, one of white, a thimble, needle nook and a ul: pair of scissors. Baskets of this kind are to had resting on th: gS, aud may with a tlitl: patience and 1 excecdiagly pretty as we shouid 0 " a le we a § uf: bo e¢ and should h. enough tor site Units shor. fastened a U cushion. The scissors should have a suea"n 9. the same color as the Untog. If possible, aud th needle book should be small but couveul-nt fo holding two flat papers of needles and a leat or two of fine Uanpel. “A 'tUle cord round the e ige of tho basket is a great improvement and finish. Such are some of the tritles wh y be made as Christmas presents for those who will value the gift as part of the giver, because It 1s her own handiwork. Disngk Comrasy.—There are a number of rules to be observed respecting the ettquette of “dinner company.” Custom governs the dimner hour this year. It 1s fashionable to dime from s to 5 o'lock. "The hostess generally arranges Waleh gentleman and lady sail go in to dinaer together. The gentleman of tle house should offer bis left arm to the most distingulshed lady present. A military officer always offers his t arm, as he wears ols sword om the left Side. The host sits at the foot of the table, and the hostess at the head. Tne ptaces of honor are at the right of the host and hostess, Gan- Uemen should staud benind their respecura chairs until the ladies are seated. Tas entire proceedings are supposed to elicit no attenuon from the company: nor showid tae parites giv- tng the dinner take heed of how ths viamda are ecoked or served. It 1s considered 11 bred to Speak of the 1ood or to reprove the waiters, After soup the walters serve wine. If you decline it simply say so, but do not lace your hand over your glass to show you do uot wish todrink. Be sure you never use your napkia as a Dib. MINCE P1gs.—The proportions ef materials given below will make enough miacs-meat to last a reasonably large family ali winter. pounds lean beef: 2 pounds sue’ chopped apple; 3 quarts cider; z q iv; 2 quarts molasses; % pounds sugar; 4 pounds raisins; 5 poun aute currant citron; 6 lemons and 6 oranges; 34 cunces each of alspice, cloves, nitim 9; F aeeee: ped San | Semenoem pepper, and anit to | Sond oct We tee paper money here. taste. =‘ The beet and = suet rast Be put on the range together ia the mora ing and tn cold ‘water and slowly supmered for many hours, being skimmed at intervals. Try Ube Suet from Une to time with @ fork, and when it 1s thoroughiy doue take It out and put it inthe cold. When the beef 13 done let that also get cold. ‘Tae suet whica accurmulates at the top of the keitie when tae broth cools should also be added to the mince. Chop the meat and suet togetuer very finely. Put the cider on the range In a coavenieat ket. Ue and stew the apple in tnat. Then mix all together, the meat, suet and apple, adding the molasses, sugar, raisins (chopped fine), cur- rants, citron (fuely sitced) and the qitacas stewed In Water until cooked tender aad then chopped. If the quinces cannot easily be found tu market they may be omiited, though they add to the delicacy of the mince. Then squeeze out the juice of the lemons and Oranges into a bowl and add Lo It ail the spices, dissolving them so that they will mix thor oughly with the mince. Be sure to have pleaty Of salt. MIX all the ingredients well together, and the last thing add the Dragdy. 11 1s useless for an ignorant person who has not a delicate laste to allempt to e good mincemea’, for the great secret of tts perfection fs in tasting It from tme to time and 0b; ug one thiag or another, working tt up to the poiat clousness. If when It Is supposed fo ba finished the clever housekeeper fds it has a slightly Hlat taste she throws In just enou, ‘e or cider Vinegar to make it Proper amount of salt is a thi struction can preseribe—tt must be tasting. If at the end the mine too moist. a little pounded er. added; If not moist enough, some of Which the meat an Keep the mince tn a cool place.—N. ¥. Tr: eT may be the broth in Sfel have been cooked, overed stonewal fn a ne. A New Flute. An Eoglish musician has invented a new Mute. He asserts that by doubling the last — bao Sa har the — of the wer notes, wi Ing mereas wer, ease and brilliancy to the instrument gener’ ally, and there is nothing more to pay for these improvements. je material chiefly used by the patentee for the head and is ebonite, a preparation of India rubber. ses extraordinary seund Longe ‘ies. One of the great aifical ies of always been the third octave, the fingering for entirely from that of the first or al the new futes are con- — to such a manner-that the third octave be easily played with the same fingeri ast bat ¢uuployea for the two lower ostarea, ute nas jet black | wil mike | THE EXPENSE: msn. Furnishing a Sma!l-sized House and Kunning a Restaurant, Among Other Things. * How much am I ont?” “Ivll figure up about $2,000. won't it, Dan?” ~ Tguess that's about It,” O°Leary sald, with ‘a forced laugh. O'Leary and bis partner, Charles E. Davies, were condoling with each other while lounging in the office of Sweeny’s hotel yesterday. “Rowell would rather ik his right hand than lose that belt, but I bei lave Dobler can get i,” O'Leary continued. “He was tickled to | death when we told him we wanted him to Walk for it, and he isn’t down-hearted now, althouxh he didn’t get anything.” “lus all right when you win, but ft isn’t so Pleasant when you come away with an empty ocketbook,” Davies said. it isn’t generally Known how the money goes. Take, for in- Stance, this race. We poeagot Dobier to walk and Guyon to attend him. Theu the expenses began to loom up. Dobler went into training here, and on the 5th of October we started— 1ass cabla passengers. We ih'ng we wanted on the ship, but it gh Voyage, and Dobier didn’t have se, and he gained sixteen pounds. After we arrived we had to nant up a training ground, and you don’t get anything for nothing over there. ‘That took a day. Sunday was ther day lost. Then we had to fix things in our house in Agricultural Hall. You have no icea what is needed. We had to have an lee box, a gas _scove, plates, glasses, cups, dishes, a cot, blankets, coffee, iea, sand other things. We had to make araid ona clothing store and get six pair of drawers of the best flannel, six shirts, a dozen pairs of socks, a dozen towels, and two cr three sets of racin trunks. We took our shoes over. Some b: Uhree pair and others five. After the men began walking sometatng was needed all the time. If Dobler took a notion to have pears, we went out and got them, eveaif we had to get them in a hot-nouse, and the same way with grapes. There 1s no’ telling what a man will want while he ts on the track. If he thinks he would like to have some jelly, we give tt to him if we think iv’ll not hurt him. Ii be doesn’t ge it he worries about it If he thinks he would like to have some Champagne, say on the last day. we get it. He will probably be satistied with a smail glassful. Turee or four hours afterward he may want some more, but the bot- tle bas been emptied or 1s no good. and we have to get some more. It costs on the average $25 a day to keep one man and three attendants. How mitch beet do you suppose we used In one week in making beef tea? Two hundred pounds! That would make a good many gallons of tne soup that we get in a restaurant, but you would be surprised to see bow small the quantity was that we got. We made the tea ourselves, or had somebody we knev well make tt in a by. Besides ali these, there are iin- tments, bandages, aud sponges that have to be kept tn order. Alld we had to tip everybody if we asked for ai n liy, 1 asked pollce’ adhe t ued his hat and but shail I dr € L bad to tip bit. nen troubi me when in a rac ty man. i. bi Pp to ourselves. The poknts, aud we don't tell ston’s weak polnts,” O'Leary in- and if I had him under my training icould make him do something bigger than abything that has been done yet.” ; : trouble is to keep the mind occupied. did you used te do, Dan? termupted, beyheod days, when I pitched pennies and rolled marbies. Of course I couldn’t help think- ing about the race at times, although I tried not to. The strain comes when a man {s behind you. J used to watch the posts at the side of the track. If I was opposite one post and the man behind me was opposite the post behind me, I'd try to walk to the post I had left. If I was ahead a few steps I'd tutnk I was gaining, and that would urge me on to the next st. Sometimes a man feels Mke dropping down and giving up, and it takes pluck than anything else to keep on the track “And it’s worse When the mea walk in an uncomfortable place,” said Davies. ‘Why, the tog Was so thick over there that Davis sald he Was going to cut some out and gend it over here ina box. Honestly, you could almost pick it up with your hands Ike snow.” “You must meet some queer characters in yourtravels?” “Well, I should say so. They are queer ducks over there. About the queerest of ‘em ali were the boys and men that imet us at Liver- pool and gave us a reception. I should think ‘there were at least 2.000 of ‘em on the big stone dock, They all wore wooden shoes shod with iron, and when they ran after us It was clap- Ty, clapperty, clap, for at least six miles, A ‘iceman shouted, *What’s the do?” “Oh, oaly ther walkin’ coves,” was the reply. “We: We met a curious He hada (oh and O'Leary.’ vustomer 1p a eo house one day. big fat head, short hair, and a stout body. short coat was buttoned up to his chin, and his pants were so'tight that you could almost See the velus of his legs, and the toes of his ‘shors lool himinthe face. [tuought he was & prige fighter out of training. O'Leary asked everytody to driuk, and motioned to the man in the short coat. *Well, you know, I don’t mind ff 1do take a lite bitters, you know,’ sald ne. Then he turned to O'Leary and sald: ‘But if it's the game to you, sir, I'll take a sixpence instead.” “Tf you can’t do as the rest of us,you needn't take anything,’ O'Leary growled.’ “‘T'm a coachman out of a job, you know, and I'd rather have the money, you kuow, than | the drink, you know,” he sald. “O'Leary got interested in the man and be- fore we went away he hadgiven Dan all the Points about getting a job as a coachman it he wanted sucha job. We were ‘coves’ ever y- where—‘walkin’ coves’ and ‘Yankea coves’— and we couldn’t make anybody believe that Madison Square Garden, you know, is better tan Agricultural Hal know. v. ¥. Sun, In a Turkish Post @ffice. A turbaned Ottoman, approaching the pigeon- hole of the post oflice, bows repeatedly to the official, and, laying bis right hand on his breast, exclaims: “May the noble mornlag be fortunate for you, sir Offielal, returning the salutation, inquires: “What is your pleasure?” “Tby servant desires a few saris postage ‘4 stamps—in order to send letters to Europe. son, Abdullah Effendi, giass merchant of Ak Seral, has traveled to London, and his family Wishes to write to him. I, myself, indeed, do not the accomplishment of writing, but 4 relative. the grandson of my trst wife’s great uncle, the great pipe bowl manufacturer of Tophane, is master of that art, and he will pen the epistle for us.” “Very good; and how many stamps do you want, Sir?” “Ah! my jewel, how many do I require? One, I suppose, will not be sufficient, for ne will not return yet for four weeks; so give me two.” “Very good; here they are; two and a haif Plastres.* “What Is that thou sayest, my lamb? Two Plastres is what | used to give some years back, When Abdullah was previously ta London. Wait. tt was—” “Quite right, Efendim; but since the fee has been altered, and the price is now gveater.” “Is it so. apple cf my eye? “The price Is greater: alas? alas!” Herewith the Turk pulls out a roll of notes, on seeing which the oilicial exclaims: No, my “Eb, ? no paper? Why not? Surely It 13 good money ‘Une padishah, tn Whose realms you are. Weil, well, I will give you hard money. Ihave some with me in cop, . Effendim,” rejoined the offictal,” “we don’t take copper, eliher, You must pay in silver er? By my head, Ihave none! Do me the kindness Of taking copper. Iwill pay you the agio.” Ges Effendira; Iam not allowed to eit.” “Well, what aro I to do, then, my son?” “Go to the money changer; he Is sitting there in the corner.” “Ab me, itis very hot! Won't you really take cop) per? “I cannot under any circumstances.” ~Very well, then, vou shall have silver. Here It is.” “Thanks.” ‘This part of the business belng concluded, the irk asks: “When will the letter be sent off?” poe tell me, father, when do you intend to write?” “Oh, to-day! as soon as I get back from the fish market, whither I must first go, I will have the letter written.” “Then it will be dispatched in the morning if you bring it here before two o'clock this atter- oon.” Ds “Excellent; and when will tae answer com: “Well, Effendim, that jrill depend on when ‘our son posts his repty. u “Writes his reply, Any lamb? Why, what are you thinking of? Do yousuppoze he wil! keep Lis father waiting?” “Very well; in that case the answer will See quickly. You may, perhaps, get it in ten vs.” “Bravol bravo! Then I will come back in ten rl Ume. Good-by! May Allah lengthen thy yw. my heart.” “Good. by, sir, and may thy beard luxuriantly Sourish.”—Cologne Gazette. MEDICINE BULL SEVERELY WOUNDED.—In- formation trom the Lower Brule arencr. Da- kota, is that the Brule chief Medicine Bull ‘was F PEDESTRIAN- | I used to let my thoughts ran backto my | ‘They thought I was Weston, and cheered | His | | ome COMTE DE CHAMNBORD’S courT. The Daily Life of a Bourbon Who Believ Himself **ivery Inch a Ming.” {Pall Mali Gazette.) ‘The Comtesse de Chambord {s tall as a gren- | adler, and bony. Her nose Is violently curved | and awry. The Comtesse is bereft of every physical grace. Her voice is sepulebral and her | ear Insensibie to sound. Yet there 1s something in her which inspires sympathy. Tue harshness of her profile and her contour is redeemed b; the goodness of the expression and the soft dignity of her manners, Kindness and self- denial are the laws of her life. Tne Comte de Chambord ts impatient of anything that ap- proaches contradict on. He will support no opinion which is not an echo of his own, and Teads only those journals which treat the ques- tans agitating Europe from this point of view. ‘The secretaries read the others, and when there there is an article which has made a mark one of them calls bis aitention to lt. La Comtesse de Chanibord listens with kind attention to every obe who speaks to her and is very patient in Supporting the expression of views which she does not share. Sie venerates the Comte de Chambord, wo treats her with | purctilious deference ahd courtesy and who imitates bis kingly abcestors in bis village gal- lantries. Madame has a court around her of old Freach and Austrian dowagers, Every fortnight the Serles of courtiers are changed when Lhe royal pair are at Frohsdort, Chateau life there is dull and ceremonious for the ancient ladies. Tho:e who like walking, riding, shooting are tree the whole morning and afiernoon to walk, ride or shoot. But all visitors are expected to be in evening dress tn the saloon of the chateau be- fore the ringing of the second dinser vell. No excuse fs held to be aceeptable, even from =o bear a relative and so illustrious as Dona Mar- guerite. <A fair-haired, pale-complexioned “pug,” devoid of external'as of moral digaity, Marguerite is the neice of Monsiegueur and the neice-in-law of Madame. Ladies, as they enter the saloon, fall into line on the ht han le, and gentlemen on the lett. About the time they have formed a semi-circle the Comte and the Comtesse de Chambord are ushered in. The august couple adress a few civil or cordial words to each person just to show they are aware of his or her presence, and are glad of it. Madame is a Hapsburg d and was brought up tn the observation of ¢ man etiquette. Her civiliites at her evening cercle are Ineasured according to the rank of the lady or gentieman before her. She has formulas for each visitor, which are replied to in da‘hb show, as she ts very hard of hearing. When the Comte and Comtesse de Chambord have got to the end of the semi-circle a major-domo, who has been lookiag through a keyhole, tliags open folding-doors and announces’ tha “Monselgneur 1s served.” Monseigneur and Madame proceed arminarm to the dintog- room, and their guests and courtiers singly Places are marked. according to the rales of precedence established at Versailles. Mon- selgneur Is true to his blood in the play of his knife and fork. The name of Bourbon yS synonymous with “good Bourbon kings, his ancestors, with voractt, and bolting what the fork rapidly transt from his plate to his mouth. i ze what appeased, the play of the Knife and for Siackens. He remembers that he Is In company, looks round and scts the example of talking: His table talk 1s commonplace and a little pomp. ous tn the mannef of its delivery. Monseigaeur aflirms. {f polities are touched upon; and those whom he “distinguishes” by addressing assent. | By the end of the dinner he is in a slate of re- | pletion. During the early phase of the digest— ive process bis temper ts not smooth; ft 1s best when he {8 neither hungry nor replete, He eats, drinks and sleeps well, and 1s not troubled with gout. Monseignenr enjoys his attitude of king i” portitus and takes an au- thor’s pride in those letters which from time to lume he sends to the U: His paternal tpstincts crave for sattsfaction They have been thwarted by the bolsterous Dona’ Marguertre and the wild Carlos.. Marguer!ts ts a ripe hoy- den, She biurts out fn @ most nneourtly manner | her reasons for sjuabbling with the Don, her | busband. In thequeenly ‘aeu'ty of batng able | to grin and bear It she 1S roadept. At Versailles | the Queen had the honor to provide heirs to the throne, and was expected to lead a dull, saintly Ite, while the mistres3 ruled the court and camp, abd was the center of all the gay and bililiant company. Carlos, though an old court prince, does not want his wife to be a goody- goody saint, whatever her uncle would like her to be, and Le does not wish to quarrel with her for maintaining that sauce for the goose Is sauce for the gander. Christmas Gifts. | {The Queen.} All sizes of knitted or crocheted Tam O’Shan- ter caps are nice, Babies’ sizes in white wool, with a colored topknot, are made for a trifle, ; and find much favor. Hungarian caps, chap- | kas or kalpaks, for little girls or boys, can be qmade of scarlet or dark green cloths. ‘The cap | Is like a jeliy bag in shape, about twelve inches | long tapering to a point, whitch ts furnished with a tiny tassel. A wired band 1s put on and | covered with white, black or gray lambskin or | astrachan. The little lamb’s skins can be bought separately at a furrter’s, and cut up very well. The scraps left furnish material for manufacturing stuffed shapes of lamb3, poodle | dogs, etc. Long sleeve gloves of cuamois leather for children, worked with a s in crewels on the outside of arms. a great novelty recent! | to come ag far as rowing slightly to the thumb wes cut out room ina bag. the proper glove stitch tn sik. and edge was scolloped cut. ad 2 | downy tursewn on. There was also toqu~s to | match, with fur or velvet bauds. Totiet or dressmakers’ pincushions, in the shape of a bol- | Ster, about six inches long and three or four in diameter, covered with giazed cotton or stik, and with musiin or crochet covers outside, pro: v.ded with ribbon loops coraing from each end to hang them on the ptl'ars cf ‘a toilet mirror, or on the arm of a chair. were also a novelty, ag well as boxes containing three pretty servants’ caps and aprons ready to put on, and in which maby ladies gladly invested. These would make ac eptable Christmas presents for servants, Bed and bath-room sitppers of soft felt mate- rials, easily embroidered with colored wools, and bound round with ribbon or braid. They were made mule shape. Some, made of coarse Scarlet flannel trebled, had narrow black broidery braid drawn through tightly to form {uch diamonds, as if quilted. Little turts of black Wool were taken 1n at’each stitch, giving the slippers a soft, warm appearance. Hyacinth glasses with hand-panted medal- lors, terra-cotta water bottles, or fern cases and stands, are always tn request; so are sets of Menn cards etched and painted, aud all kinds of doyleys. Some for 5 o'clock tea sets were traced ‘as vine and other graceful-shaped leaves on a new kind of dark green, pale green, and faded leaf-colored silk crash. ‘the outside edge of the leaf was worked over in button-hole Ssutch with crewel silk, and cut out; the vein- poe were painted on the silk. Bands of amber, oid-gold, pale green, or blue satin sheeting, with applique of vine leaves in green cloth, and pane in plum-colored cloth, with stems in own Silk, sell well by the yard. Plums and sloes can be worked {n the same way. A very effective band of this kind was black cloth, about six inches wide, with squares of alternate’ old red, china blue, and yeilow cloth squares of the same diameter put on alternately diamondwise, with a row of Ubick silk machine stitching. The edges of the Squares are all slightly notched out, and the edges of the band also, or an edge lett to turo down for stitching on the tablecioth,curtain,etc. Sofa and invalids chalr-rugs. in light wool ma. terial, in an Yellowdrabs, bound with scarlet braid and embroidered with wool, are quickly made, cheap, and useful. Fringed ends should be avoided for such, as they gather dust, and are often uncomfortable. The cushions with Straps to hang on chair backs, are acceptable presents. Screen photograph 8, tO Open | the length of a mantic; lece, are much sought, ‘They can be made of double cloth, ing brocaded velvet, plush, etc. The divisions are stitched together lke the back of a book, to fold alternately; the tep is left in the center of each panel, and ed; @ handsome silk, goid, or silver cord. | tos are slipped in at the top; | to make the screen stand, an with ‘he pho- {f not stiff enough | Covered shield-shape to hang wu iy ferns and trailing plants or flowers: are very | decorative. Some of these in bonnet straw, | Worked all over with glistening white or iri: | descent beads, looked remarkably well. Eau de | Cologne whicker-covered tlacons, worked over | in white, a cmerica blue, or garnet tny glass | beads, and provi with chatns, sold absurdly ; high at a recent sale, ee @ run being made on | those ornamental trifles. tn fact, are | used on all and every kind of wearing apparel | and fancy work with more or less success. When He Was Out of the ‘Unitea States. “When I was abroad,” remarked McSquint, | you what,” exclaimed Robb, “when you | Were abroad? Why. I have known you all you life, and to my certain knowledge you hav- never been out of Ar) I wouldn't be thst you were ever fifty miles from Little Rock.” “You Will please excuse me,” continued M: Squirt, “but Tl bet you twenty-five dollar ¥ ‘at { Went out of the United States some sm “T'll take you. Put up.” eB. fell, I have.” ‘In ieel, when Arkansas it Out of the “ , went out Union.” The bet was decided in McSquint’s favor, {Little Rock (Ark) Gazeue, — y | silk sheet- | open; the square or oval Openings are out | AMERICAN FISH. Ways of Cooking Them. “"Tatn’t no use talkin’, dar ain't no place tn | de World like “Metica for fist,” said an old cole | ored cook tecentiy, The Guth ot Brmed any | Fulten T asseveration may be con- day by # Visit -to one of Ube great ‘Ket lsh houses and an tispection of | the less Varie y Cilered to putciasers. Bat While nature wad done 89 mucn, tae wrong- beadeduess or man often brings fish upoa the table in ab unealis Lis tae aim ct this ardicle w gt eW Plain abd Sita ple directions for the preparaticn of fish for Tamliy use, Without entering into a recital of | elaborate recipes and sauces. For much of the lufcrmation acknowledgment should be made to Fish Commisstoner Eugene C. Blackford,who isan undoubted authority on uli piseleuiiural | atters, Fishermen themselves harm their own inter- ests abd the palates of their customers by allowing fish to struggle their lives away 10 gasping agony afer ley are caught. All fisu shoula be kliled as soci as Laken from toe Wate! by Making an incision in the Dack uf the neck with the small Dlade of a knife and cut- Ung the backbone. Many dealers prefer to have live fish on Welr stands Decause the flap- pibg attracis attention. A fish Slowly dying, however, becomes teverish, and Lhe fesh teads to ready disintegration, ‘becoming soft and flabby, aba crumbilng readily whea polled. An excellent way Of killtig lobsters, whicn saouid Dot be put into the Kettle alive,is to bleed Laem, This is done by makibg au lacision und | last joint of the tati ana hanging the lobs: by the head. About hale a te seni transparent tfluta, sligutly whitisi, drains off. Death by this me'hod renders th’ iesh of lobster harder aud sweete: Freshly caugut fish are somewhat rigid, walle Stale fish sre soft and flexible. witu colori ss gills and flimy, opaque eyes. Properly retag erated fish may be kept from summer unil spring in good condition, thoign whea tne lemperatuie Is too low tue freezing and tha x- Ing destroy the character of the fish. Fish ls ever be placed in aciual contact with ee. The manner {un which fish should be cooked depends, generally speaking, upon the size. A large fish should be dolled or baked, a small one broiled or fried. In preparing fish'for cookin, as little water es ble should be used, an the fish carefully dried with a cloth. According to Miss Corson, in Doiling fish those of large size should be placed in water cold and weil salted, while smali fish may be put directly into bolling water. Others recommend that the water be aiways cold at first. Half a teacuptul of vinegar—to Europe Claret 1s used—correcis the muddy taste of some fresh water tish with— out itaparting apy acidity. Stived lemon aud a few cloves aid pepper-corns or a “bouquet” of herbs will add to tue flavor of boiled tisk. This “bouquet” cf herbs is composed of a little bay f, a stalk of celery, a dozen cloves, aud a zea pepper-corus Ued In a buneh of parsley. If the iesh of a tsb to be baked is somi a> dry, an Improvement will be effected by cutting jd hal slashes along the side and placing in each a of fat pork. There saould be no tv butter, or salt pork Can be us brown'meat gravy warmed wil Ient with baked fish. Brown sauce wate ‘he baking pap, but olive oil, fresh d. The ordinary be found excel often used With baked fish, 18 made by putting fn a tick saucepan for One pint of sauce a tablespoonfil of butter ana one of flour stirred over the fire unt brown, then adding siowly one pint of Water, stirring all the time that ft may be smooth, aid seasoning with salt and pepper. In broiling tsh, the gridiron should be but- j tered and the flesh side placed next tue tlre arst and broiled to a light brown, while the skin side shonid be more thoroughly cooked to a dark color. Maitre hotel dutter Is ; a excellent addition to brotled ish. This consists of one tablespoonful of bui- ter, one of parsiey chopped fine, one teaspoon- ful of lemon juice, one saltspoon of salt, and ohe quarter Of asaltspoon of pepper. This is mixed cold and spread over the tsk on coming from the fire, Fish can be fried to the best advantage in ood Olive or sweet oll. When tals becomes so ot that a light blue vapor arises drop the fish in and try toa ight brown, If much trying is dene this ofl can be used again and ‘again. Either fresh butter or beet-drippings rank next, though common sweet lard is usually used, Many smail fish are improved by beiug dip) in the beaten yolk of an egg and rolied in cracker crumbs before frying. All fried fish sbould, as scon as cooked, be laid upon brown Paper, Which wil absorb the grease, In addition to these usual methods, a fish may be stewed. Miss Juliette Carson’s recipe for fish en matelot(e 18 as follows: Cut up tue fish into two Inch pieces and put them over the fire In cold water Containing a tablespoonful of Salt, an onion stuck with cloves, and (0 table- Spoonfuis of vinegar. Boll for fifteen rainutes, then take up the fish, dry In a clean cloth, roli in flour, and fry In a saucepan with two ounces of butter. When brown add a boquet of herbs and a pint of boliing water. Season the sate- fotte With a tabiespoonful of salt and a quarter saltspoonful of pepper. Peel a pint of button onions, tose over the fire until brown, with a roontul of butter and of sugar, ana add to emaulove to simuwer oue hour. If the sauce Porates, add enough boiling water to make up the original quantity. When the mat-lotte isdone, adda giass of wine and serve with croifons of ited pread.—N. Fo Privone, Song of the Morse Car. [Boston Traysgript.1 , and taster of the district, Ave still, wh He sank the Funch! punch! punch! Before the peep of day ; And punch! punch! paneb! ‘Till the stars have died away. 'T were better to be a slave In the reconstruc ed South, With never the voter's right to have, ‘Than living from hand to mouth, Pu punch! punch! ‘onder it makes Puneh! punch! puneh: A badge of diszrace I wear. Pink and purple and blue, Bine and purple and pink, I carefully punch them through and through, Although 1 am ready to sink Directors of the road! me swear! Thiet! hief!"” + Thiel With its tintinnabulons voice. ‘Think you that Lring the confounded shine Of wy own free will or choice? Teare, you say? rates Dect ae x of ed not to wear the mark,of Cain ‘Tili walls surround him high; Till walls surround him high, And every one dressed the same— O God! that it ever should come to be J had lost all seuse of shame! But why do The thi Ring! ring! rin, Aw the cur thumps over the flags! And what are my wages? A place to roost, A luncheon cold—and rags! A jolting car—and this uniform— A punch (but not to drink — A numbered badge in lieu of a name— Strips blue and purple aud pink! punch! 1 Morning unto night; ! punch! puncl ‘Till nearly broad day light. Blue and purple and oe Pink and purple and blue; T punch and ring, and ring and puncls Hora he rtless, grasping crew! Punch! punch! pune! In the summer sunlight gleam, And puneh! punch! punch! *Mid snow and four-horse team; While in the crowded The passencers i | Onme they heap all sorts of abuse— © God! it is hard to bear! Oh, but to get away, And be a free man'once more! No numbered badge upon my cap, No tell-tale punch evermore! or only one short hour pase an T used to feet Before I knew this horrid punch ‘That tells me I steal! T steal! Oh, but for one short hour, A respite however sual moment's leisure to Or to do anything wt allt 0 S2Y "Mere day or two off would do me good; Put, heavens!—there’s the rub— ‘The slender wage on which I starve Would yo to the starving “sub.” With clothing shabby and torn. ‘he passengers all in a bune ‘The conductor travels up and d lown, inwing his tell-tale punch. Bing! ring! ring! Sfid rock and jostle and jar; Wi si mae he snapped. ieee isy thing— ig company's heart might — fe sang the “Song of the Oar! eee VTMR: car row] and swear; A New Definition of Ferever. “Forever is A lone aetalieng fen isn’t 1t?” Ibe ele than the Wor taeeee yar tere nora. a idea of its terrible distance.” se “Oh, yes there 13,” said ‘What is 1t?” = he chee: “Why, it would give a better idea of should say a thousand years elect a Preaident.” How the Ra n ie Lives. {Londen btandsra j On Mis arrival the prisoner is driven stratght to the police wara, where he ts inspected by the Ispravrik, a police officer who ts adsolute lord This repiese: sof him to he following questions: H Married or singic? Where parents, or relations, or friend all which are entered tn the book mise Is then ¢ lessons of aby kind, or try to teach hat every ietter he ‘writes will go through the Ispraviik’s hands, and that be will follow no occupation except shoemaktng, car is then told he 1s erniy warned he Umits of the town be shall be shot down like a dog rather than be atlowed to Pe, and should he be taken alive shall be sent off to Eastern Siberia without further formaltiy uhan thai of the Is: pravnik’s personal order. The poor {Low takes up his little bindle.and, iuLy railzng that be bas now bidden tareweal to the eulvure and material comfort of hts past life, he walks Out lato Lhe ehecrless street. A group of exiles, al: pale and emaciated, are Tuere to greet him, take him to some of their miserable iodgiogs, and feverishly demand news trom home. The new comer gazes on them as one in a dream; some are meiancholy mad, others nervously irritable, and the remainder have evidentiy trted to flud solace tu drink. They lve in comm unities of twos a rees, have food, a seanty provision of clotues, money, and bocks in common, and coustder it thelr sacred duty to help taca other every ehergency, without distinction of or #4 The noble by birch get s shillinys a month from government maintenance, aud commone.s y though many of them a fatoextie with young fauiites. darme Visits thitr lodgings, isos. Iseswhen and how be pleases, tuen makes some mnysterlous eairy in his book, Should any of their nunber ¢ wart dinner, a pair of new) a change of linen to some pa’ for moment tn the po! lkely as not marked agatast hlin } itis crime to come aud see a friend pentering or field labor. iree!—bul at the sam time ts 1 10 ps in mar erie, off, or accompany him a little on the way. In fact, Should the Ispravnik feel out of sorts—tne effects of cards or drink—he vents his tem- per on the eatles: and as cards and drink are the favorite amusements tn these dreary re- gions crimes are marked down againsi the exiles ii astonishing numbers, and a report of them sent regularly to the governor of the provinee. Winter lasts elght months, a period during which the surroundiog country presents th appearance Of a noiseless, lteless, trozea mmersh—no reads, nO communication wiih the outer W A. Deas OF es time alwost every Individual e ous convulsions, followed by proiou, upathy and prostration.’ They begin to quar and even to hate each other, rive to forge false ke Ge passports, and tb iT escape, ®ut the ims of the Tuird or dic of the tion elLucr go mad, comunt! um tremeéas. Their history, vomes tor it fo be studied abd publis will disclose a terrible tale of hon aud acministerial evtis likely to find their equity rary history of any oub Lourdes, Madonna and Worshippers. If Pau ts the fore e, Lourd the pligrims, is the first true taste of pyres Mer the church built over the for more than balf an hour afterward procession was still winding on b: t river up fo the broad paveuient where the ptl- gtims kneel and pray. ‘The seene was a very striking one, ‘To the south, the great peak ot the Pic du Midi de Viscos, as lt Is cated, that towers up above Argeles, and one or two glacier sprinkled nelgubors, were in the burning 5 On the ¥ilm custie of Lourdes, on Its perpen: rock, the most unassailable of fortresse before the discovery of artillery—the Blac Prii Sees held it for months agatnst a large French army—completely dominates the dirty litle town. To the west stand the chureh and grotto of the Virgin, close by the rapid Gave, into which, in the middle of the litue town itself, a large tributary Is poured from the valley of Arge.es. Thus the light and beautifal nucdern chureh of the Virgin and the grin castle of the feudal ages, each skirted by Lhe river, directly front exch ‘other; while rugged moun tains rise over both, themselves Surmounted by a still grander chain on the southern horizon, But at Lourdes for a time one rorgot the moun- tains—one cannot forget for an instant that frowning castle which, even in this century, has had an English prisoner, Lord Elgin haviag been shut up there by ‘Napoleon during the great French war—in the multliude of the plgrime. We must have seen near a thousand, J tinagine, In the single day we spent there, and more men than women, though there were at least two hundred nuns among them. 4 church was crowded to the very door. Priests were celebrating mass at several distinct s and Outside the grotto, where great can re t shining bra cement candi¢s burned beneath the tmage of | U Waconna, there was, durin We were there, a crowd of Peo on their knees, reciting litanies to the Virgi Here were sick people drawn in bath-chuir: evidently going through a novena for tt covery of Uelr health; there was an e surrounded by her friends, laughi here Was & Simple-looking Image of the Madonua, whi carry, bringing It to be blessed; a haif hour or $0, 4 hymn would which all the voices jolaed, wut rushing of the Gave Mlied up the mc tervals. Al Light there was 9 great procession of pti grims to the grotto—two and two—e ach holding a lighted taper; abd thts went on for hours. 1 doubt If during a sivgie hour of the night the gTollo was deserted. And the little town was all in keeping. The street heen the chure! is crowded with booths full of “objetsde plete statuettes of the Virgin, rosaries of all sorts aud slaes, medallions, crucifixes, pictures, all blessed by consecrated hands; the saleswomen, of course, as eager to sell as were the cabmen to entice you to drive hither and thither. Most of the shops boasted of some connection with the poor girl who first saw the vision of the Virgin Marla Soubirous; one was the shop of her brother, one of some other relative; all sold pic- tures of her. ‘There was a regular buceau for the sale of the miraculous water. Otten you Were stopped by kindly looking nuns begging Jou to give to their special charity, and promis- ing to pray for you in return. ‘Even at the lable @ hote two or three such deputations came round. Certainly never was piety so elabor- ately organized. On the whole, We liked the faces of Lhe Women devotees much. They were pure, and sweet, and earnest, but the men, I thought, often looked more crafty than pious. The whole thing had tn it too much of the whirl and excitement of a watering piace.—Cor- respondence London Spectator —————— Dangers in Bringing up Children. ‘The cruelty done to chiidren by some pa- rents, a8 well as by teachers, is indescribable. Children are held to be of the same tempera- ment, of the same adaptability to learn as thelr parents and teachers; yet the boy who cannot learn his lessons as quickly as another is Ubrashed, or he ts degraded in some way. Grown people forget the intense misery to which childrea are thus exposed. The child's horizon is so llofited that hesees no remedy to ni ee and his sorrow absorbs his whole lit- ing. “Fathers. provoke not your children to wrath, lest they be discour: 1.” If the life of a cuild be embittered, the result is shyness and secret aversion. Even a child feels itself wronged, and a sense of bitterness is implanted in its heart. We can never think without pity of @ parent who lost a promising son by death, andjwas haunted through life by his parental severity. “‘My boy,” he sald to a friend, ‘used to think me cruel, and he had too much reason to do so; but hedid not know how I loved him ay che bottom of my heart; and now it Is ‘vo fate!” Weoften think when we hear of parents beating their children that they should rather be inflicting the punishment upon themselves. They have been the means of bringing into being the inheritors of their own moral nature. ‘The child does not make his own temper; nor has any control whlie a child over its direc- on. If the parents have conferred an irri- table temper on the child, it is a duty on their part to exercise self-control, forbearance, and beats Jovead ioe ence ot ere) A urse of time, correct and modif; the defects of its birth. 1 But the “child's will must be broken!” There is no greater fallacy than this. forms the foundation of character. pen ot Heres will be no strength of Scores of the whole tue m2 be the clcar entary in- fear. A thousand in- in proof of this state- When the parent or teacher relies chi af asa oy a iu obedience with terror. And when you have tous over the will of others with pain, soomee ‘ou ave done ali lay the foundations of at bad “cuarhowen rat aa Son, a bad husband, a bad father, a bad nelgie f tk is when toes are beating: inte their chit dren their own faults: wat tc true neverche. Some of them | © | j i | | | 1 | | the goal of o he | BOOTS AND SHOES. ___STEAMERS, ée. 7 1 7 MARKET SPACE PURCHASE BUBBER SHOES THE PLACE TO SHEAE. ho yee 6 to12, at 6Se. pair. — 26 G08 st So pair at ase. pair, ren’s bore snuraccerers and conntey Come early. as the cupply, at these prices, is limit WwW. 8. BICH, 727 Market Space. INTER BOOTS AND SHOES. LARGEST STOCK AT TIE LOWEST PRICES. LEOPOLD KICHOLD's BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSR, ©. southeast Gees D— 5 cents a pair; Gen. 214h5 Gente ny house in the United States; 1,000 pair Men's Kip Boots, #1 98, worth 83; Ladies’ and Misses Shoes, the isreest slock st the most reasonable prices. A ticket wiven away with every pair of Shoes bought at either of my stor-s: Bfteen of these tick cts entitles the holder to one goud pair of Shoes. LEOPOLD BICHOLD, Proprietor of the GREAT BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE, 491 Peona. ave, kign of the Red Flag, between 4% ‘and 6th st ing Shoe House in’the District BRANCH STORE— 659 Penns. ave., Sign of the Red Flag, opposite Wallach Schoo!’ Building, Capitol Hill. nov26 R THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS We will sell our entire stock of first-class BOOTS and 6HOSS at prime cost, as our stock is entirely toolarge. ‘Ibis is no humbug, as a visit to our Store will peritively convince you. Wenamea few es? wood Butt. Shoes, $1; do. fine Shots, $1 45; do. fine Kid Batt, Shoes, $1.48. do, fine Kid Butt. Shoes, work 1.70; do. finest Kid Batt. Shoes, 3 . hole, $2 to $3.50: do. finest Common Seure, best quality, &: Misses’ fine Kid Bi worked butt. “45; Children’s same kind; worked butt. hole, $1.20:\ do good Butt. Shoes, 85, 48, 62 and To. ; Tofants’ do, 20 to $50. ; Ladies’ Bilppere from 20c. ‘up; Men's Gaiters and Walking Ehoes, #1, 81.25, 81 45 to $4: do. fine Boots from $1.50 up; do. heavy Farmers’ Boots, #1 50 to 82.50; and many other goods too numerous to mention. Courin’s fine Shoes ip all widths and at astonisiiug low prices. Spring-hecl Bhoes for children, of every kind. ‘The entire stock must and will be sola Withont reserve; therefore come aa early a8 poasi- ble, 1 can gave money by bu e pulention to ail, and money refunded for woods Te- urned. Remember name and number— SINSHEIMER & BRO., SOS 7th st., bet. H and'T Branch Store, 140 Bridge st,, G'tn. n02)-Im L, SEtsnuns ' SHOE HOUSE, No. 402 773 STREET, Sian: **The Old Woman tn Window.” “TRY OUR COMMON SENSE LAST.” LADIES’ GOAT AND KID A. BUTTON $eea2 WOOL-LINED SHOES AND bea | = ITE KID SLIPPERS, all eizea. GUM BOOTS AND SHOES. “GENTS SCOTCH BOTTOM BOOTS AND GAITERS.” novl3 NEW ¥YORH SHOE STOBE, 605 Pennsylvania Avenue. Paices Tuer One? oe Baas EV. ERY IHING AS REPRESENTED. Honey Pale Back for Goods Returned. Bead this Price List: Ladies’ Fine Kid or Gost Button. Ladies’ Best Our. Kic itton. Misses’ Best Kid or Goat Button Child's Kawhide ‘Tipe. esis Child's best makes, aie eels. Men's id Goupress Gait . ‘Men’ ‘s or Le (en's hand-made Boots se 00 A dobdot of 500 pairs LADIES FIRE KID BUT- ONY for $2.50, worth 83.60. ep a8 3 GEO. McCARTHY. : RAILROADS. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. ‘THE MODEL FAST LINE, AND JHE ONLY LINE THEEAST AND THE WEST, VIA WASHINGTON. DOUBLE TRACK! JANNEY COUPLER! STEEL SCHEDULE TO TAKE EFFEOT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1820. AM. LEAVE WASHINGTON. 11 90—Chiesgo, Cincinnat! and St. Louis Fast Bx- ese. 5 (cP Haitimore, Ellicott City and way stations. 1§.40—Ba'timore Express. 6.50-—Baltimore, Aunapoiie, and way. (Piedmont, Strasburg, Winchester, H via Relay.) agerstown and way, .. (Connects aud at Point of Rooks for rick ) ‘New York, Philadelphia and Boston Express. ”—On Sunday only for Baltimore, Anuapode and way. 10.C0 Baltimore F ys at Hysttevilie, Colléze, Bel! orel. Annapolis Juno: ver. Ciucinnatt and St. and Fi Chicaxo, plows Express. 12.10—Baltimore, Ellicott City, Annapolis and Way Stations. tations. +1 25—On Bunday only, for Baltimore and way. +2.05—Baltimore Express. 42.35—New York, Philadelpnis and Boston Express 3.00—Baltimore and Way Stations. (Winchester, Frederick, “Hagerstown via elay. 4.30—Maitimore, Hyatteri'o and Laurel Ex- presa. (Frederick, via Relay. Btopsat Anua- volis Junction.) +4.45—Point of Hocks, Winchester and jn and Way, Frederi Hagerstown, ‘Siscions. (On Sunday to Point of Rocke and Way Stations only.) Baltimore, Annapolis and Way Stations. 18.45—Philadelphia and Baltimore Exprans. (Mar. tinsburg and Way, via Relay. Stopaat Hyatts. ville ard Laurel.) 6.05—Point of Rocks and Way Stations. t6.45—Bs timore aud Way Stations. 7.30—Baltimore and Laure! Express. 18.50—Pittebury, Chicago, Cinclenati and Bt. Louis Express. 9.45—Baltimore. Byatteville ana Laurel B: i 110.00" New York, Philadeiphia end Boston Ex- preas. Sleeping Car to New York, and speo- ial Sleeping Car at Philadelphia. tDaily. i8unday only. Other trains daily, ex- All trains: at Relay Station. For further information apply at the Baltimore and Ohio ticket offices, W: mn Btation, and 619 and 1351 Pennsylvania avenue, corner 1ith street, where orders will be taken for baggage checked and received at any point in the city. THE GREA' 80 PENNEVEY Sate ROUTE TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTH WEST. Ne Track, Rails. Doubi . Steel ENBRY. EFFECT, NOVEMBER 28th, THAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, er of Sixthand B 00, 9: For, 40, 6:40, 9:30 a 10:00 p.m. Bi , 10:40 a. m., 2:10, 5:40, 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. For Pope's ‘Greek Tine, 6:404.m. and 440 p.m. » except Sunday. Ht lis, 6:40 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. daily, ex- iunday. EXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG BAIL- Awa AND ALEXANDBIA AND WASHING- AD. dria, 7:00, 7:20, 9 4. 11:20 For Or bd 6:20, 8 0 am Ho pa. On Sun 1:00 and 11: - and 8:00 Paitimore, 6 40, 8:00, 10:40 s.m., snd £10, 4:20, 4 On 9 :20, 5:00, 6 a 11 fay at, :20, 11:00 and For Richmond and the South, 7:00 and ‘daily. and 6-00 pm. anilyy 81 Trains leave Alexandria for and 10:00 a.m. ; 1:00, 3:00, 5 ziaicsan ‘Tickets, information, commeastious rt 11:004.m. junday Smee ee RH Sm Pm on ray RINING mRCORD, 03,5 Far Fr POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS. SUNDAY, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, POTOMAO RIVER LANDINGS as Sr Leoasttown and Souci, returning MONDAR, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. Fare and Freight at lowest rates jy18-1y F. 3. STONE, Purser. OKFUOLK 4ND FORTHESS MONBORD STEAMER JANE MOSELBY. CarTatx JAMES 2 BARKER. First-class fare, $1; Round trip, fir, Sl Leaveeth at Wharf MON tt cave Gth et. wha = DAS) WED NERDAYS and FRIDAY, at § o'clock p.m. Leaves Norfolk alterante days at 4 p.m.,«top- ping at Alexandria, Piney Point, Poiut sud Fort Monroe, Va., ecing and returning. STEAMERS FOR NEW YORK. Steameniys JOHN GIBSON and E. 0. KNIGHT, ster 43, Eart River, N.¥., SATURDAYS, at 4p-m. Georet FRIDAYS. For it town at 7 catce apply to K.P. BENHAM, Axt., 63 Wi . GEOTRCOW D. Ule Eat! gw. near Wibante Bete Wwitars pee Swe BOAT. 6 LUVELLy President. MONROE. AND THE ROUTH: | STEAMER GORGE LEARY. Oar- ging 0.8. Mall. Joarrs Warren, WaskIneror, ag te Rowrors, from foot of Seventh st. | From Campbells whart, “DAW ani FRIDAY. si| Day a&D BATOR: Brope at Piney Point and Point Lookout Goins “Wiret-cinse fare, @1, Round Trin, 81.60. ;Tieketa is We Beet Soue, 26 etaw sd. B Pok. ate. W. tnborn's statiouer “ce; Pur NG, Awenit, sep37-61 wharf, Norfoll. ORTH GERMAN LLOYD—Sreaueme Ling Berwsen Dew YOUR, Havana, LONDON, SOUTHAM P . The steamers o' arday from Breme.. Pier, Gates of caskeye —Froni fou, Bouthampton and second cabin, @00) | steerawe, vertificates, €25. For fre XELRIOHS & CO. 2 bow W. G. METZEROT® & GO. for Washington \LYDE'S NEW EXPRESS LINE , TWREN BE: WAPHINGTON, GRORGETOWN, ALEXANDRIA - AND PHILADELPHIA, Lixgs FOR New Youx, Boston, PRovipanom, Fatt Rives, aND aly Porrs Is THE NEW Tisoueh bile cof iad! Ds ven. Through bile ing gt BAILING DAYS. From Washington—Moudaye, at From Eniladelphia “seturdaye, Freight received daily nptdl 20008 received aud delivered at Ww foot of 12th atreet. Tpouth Wharven, Pussdelpeian izsont arves, Phiisdelphis; £00, Agents, 12th-st. wharf aud Washington. s Spm atl0s m. $28 ‘ashineton. M ike ow ‘oa. 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