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SATURDAY SALAD. “Pure than the purest gold, ichtning’s dart ‘When it cleaves the air apart. What is this so pure and strong To which such swiftness does ‘The holiest gift from God above ‘To man on earth? A Mother's Love.” Ontil The Critie (of New York) published a Picture of our distinzuished townswoman, Mrs. Frances Hodson Burnett, nobody in Washing- ton had any idea how very bad the alleged por- | traits furnished to that periodical by Mr. Frank Fowler could be. Take away the name from the bottom of the picture in question, and it is doubtful whether the most intimate friends of Mrs. Burnett could guess for whom it is in- tended. + ‘* One of Dr. Holland's last sayings was that the greatest blessing a young man can enjoy is poy- erty. The © bearing hobservation lies in the happlication of it.” To enjoy poverty Is the great thing. That point accomplished, all else is easy. . ate Tt ean be said for the red window shade, which appears to be gaining quite a foothold in Wash- ington, that it looks much more comfortaple in | cold weather than in summer time, when its wart color. together with that of the red paper shade frequently placed over gas and lamp globes, seems to have the effeef of adding inten- sity to the prevailing heat. The first place the writer saw this particular style of shade in_use was London, where.as was explained by an Eng- lish friend well up of history, it ed mainly by women of the town, and that ilk, and who also greatly affected it for their own abodes. The same au- thority pointed out that this significance of a red window shade or cloth has been recognized in certain eastern countries ever since Rahab, the bad woman of Jericho, used that color in her window to indicate the character of her house at the time that city was captured and destroyed by Joshua, as recorded in the Bible. . os The Art Journal accepts the views expressed by Mr. Stillman in his very interesting article on that famous statue in the November Century, to the effect that the commonly styled Venus of Milo or Melos is not a Venus at all, bu figure intended to represent Victory—a shi inseribing Vietory, who has just finished writing and looks out towards the field where her heroes died, a suggestion intended to account for the outward gaze of the statue. This is substantially the theory put forth by Millengen shortly after the s atue was disc is doubtless the one whieh will be ally accepte * ats i The eternal fitness of things seems to have been at least partially realized at a medical so- ciety dinner in New York the other evening where the coroner occupied a conspicuous posi- tion at table. Why that useful member of com- munity, the undertaker, remained uninvited is not explained. a ae The people of Rhode Island are moving ac- tively toward the erection of a statue of the late Gen. Burnside. Already considerable money has been raised forthe purpose, one party having subscribed $1,000, and there is a strong proba- bility that the project will be speedily and sue- cessfuily carried out. The statue is to be of bronze. : oe Mrs. Fassett, who has been in Chicago for some time past, recently allowed a few friends to see the portrait of the late President, upon which she has been engaged there. The critic of the Times says of it: ‘‘ The standing figure is life-size and three-quarters length, and the head is slightly turned toward the right. The calm. dignified pose of the figure with the right hand hanging at the side and the left half concealed in the breast of the closely buttoned coat, will forcibly recall to those familiar with Gen. Gar- field’s public life his attitude as he rose to speak. ‘The face is strong and life-like. the artist hav- ing, in addition to some exceptionally accurate photographs. the remembrance of a long per- @onal acquaintance to aid her in her work.” - ae The national memorial statute of Daniel OConnell, which has been in the hands of committees and artists for so many years, has ‘st last been completed, and will shortly be set up in Dublin. It is of bronze, colossal in size, and will cost 242,500. ae i Why fear ye death, the fatner of sweet pe » brings release ‘Once only to a mortal can be come; ‘This fs the sum; Twice hath he neer been seen by mortal eye. But sickness cometh strange and manifold; No time ts told; And in a thousand shapes it passeth by. Lite is a pertlons storms may whelm And wreck us like poor mariners out of hail; hance fs the steersman standing at the helm, And wind and wave beset us as we sail. Fair pass»ge some, foul others, doth befall, ‘Yet death one’s haven shall re —From the Greek. - as Mr. William H. Beard, the well-known New York artist. rather graphically defines the decor- ative art of the day, so-called, as a “craze con- sisting of Japanese fans, cat-tails, sun-flowers, &e.. grouped in various ways, and fastened with @ horseshoe upon a background of two sick colors cut bias. . ats In the Corcoran Gallery has lately been placed on exhibit seated by the readsideon her return from Pros- erpine, to whom Venus, Jealous of Cupid's love of Psyche, had sent her for a vase filled with the Gower of beauty. Proserpine, it will be remem ered had warned her azainst opening the vase: bat, overcome by curiosity, she has lifted its lid. and. white in the act. looks timidly around as | fieid in w she strives to c “al the ve This is the thousht and point of time souzht to be ex- pressed by the artist. The ficure was modeled in Bertin. and won for him there the prize ofa jear's study in Rome, where he put it in marble. ibe geucral design is very pracctul, aa many parts are of rare beauty. The bust, arms, and | which has grown up within the few years last hands are particularly fine. It is ev | Past has rendered desirable if not absolutely tentiment. The face is perhaps. the weakect | Bistory of that country. ‘This want has been at ipeut of thet wilsle werk, least partially met by the votume prepared by Mr. Nathan Haskell Dole, which, though in- '. Money does not make a coll than it makes the man. The recent gift to Col- umbia College (of New York city), makes that institution by far the most munificently endowed cvrporation of the kind in the United States. it has long stood with those best off financially, if not at their very head: yet its {learning has never been anywhere n Fesonrees are pe greater than th whieh is the next of Harvard, ein the country; nt ofclassing the ix that the only comparison via Would appear at disadvan. uid have to take rank below Yale, Princeton, Auierst, Dartmouth, Brown, Bow. doin. and Williams, and possibly’ several "others which miht be cited. if judzed by that infallible test, the influence exercised and the distinction won in after life by their graduates. With a college, as with men. poverty may not therefore be an unmixed evil. The history of some of the institutions named above certainly shows that their power for good. though doubtless often curtailed, was never wholly destroyed for want of weaith. can Wate Society will be opened in the galleries of the National Acadmy of Design in New York. on the 30th of January next, and close on the e < of Febraary 25. No works in black and white, ex chings, will be areceived. Artists re out of New York will have to forward their pictures to an agent « . The Academy will not receive them di- —_—-e-— The Germans of Connectiew' smecure, Jaws. are organizing to . if possible, a moditieation of the Sunday ie » sign or badge | ered, and it | ding in rezard to people and places to be found finally gener- | in guide books,—which, we are forced to be- | i Hang | ion an interesting piece of sculpture Quartet,” by W. 0. Stoddard, (published by dy Mr. E. Keyser, a Baltimore artist, now in | Charles more | folks, w | | | | | | it will have | of Harper's Monthly—“that | who unfold a story with more persuas BOOK NOTES, RECOLLECTIONS OF ‘AND PLEASANT PLACES. Dy Crammer bomen Flinbarg: David Dougias. ‘Washington: Jamnes Its title well defines the character of this book; and whére an author is so well known as Mr. Lanman is in Washington it need not be sald that its contents are interesting and the literary work well done. The author's acquaintance with men and nature has been extensive and in- timate, and his recollections are told in a style that recalls the delightful old English essayists. now. alas! going quite out of fashion. Severa - apers constituting the volume, which, ' y. is beautifully printed. have a pleas- aut local interest, particularly to the older class others, again, are philosophical, ‘torical and descriptive, and all are attractive ont door flavorand appre- e jove of nature. A sainple of the lighter lity of the book is presented in the sketch ted “The Potomac Fisherman,” reprinted where in to-day’s paper. UGH CITIES AND PRAIRIE LANDS. By Lavy Dy vy w York: R. Worthington. Wackin A N SUMMER. By Katnrnme E New York: G. P. Putnain’s Sons, Wash- J. Chspman. NEWFOU DLAND TO MANITOBA. By W. a rab York: G. P. Putuam’s Sous. (Part Chapman. NT RAFT: ON THE AMAZ& Charles Seribu eail. One would suppose that the railway trip across the continent with its attending inci- dents had about been exhausted in the way of furnishing fresh material for book-making; but Lady Hardy manages to find something fresh and interesting to say on the subject of her “s stay in this country. It is not an_impor- tant book: that could not be expected; but the author therouzhly enjoyed her experiences in a good humore y. Her recital of themis. there- fore ph sshe is an accomplished and experienced traveler, her impressions of what she saw and heard are worth reading, even by those who are more familiar with the subjects dis- eu he is herself, while to her English readers, for whom the book was mainly written, value for its inteilizent pre: nd its accurate descrip an enthusiastic admit n pronounces, —exee} Francisco, that stands unique and al finest and fairest of all the modern Saw or expects ever to see Less ean be said of the ‘Scandinavian Suin- mer.” This book is not without merits as the record of a visit to strange scenes; but it is too lar ry day annoy. ances of travel and that Jopediae pad- « FRASER Washins- ton THE GI LEAGL 4 J 1) EIGHT HU! i By J ns. | | i sentation of facts Lady Hardy | lieve, the authoress finally succeeded in finding somewhere, in spite of her bemoaning the want of one in the outset of ber journey. But such Must needs be the case. when one under es to build a four-hundred-page book on a six- weeks’ sojourn in any country of which the aye is not understood. Mr. Rae’s book is a collection of letters writ- ten by him for the London Times during the summer of 1878, and gives an intelligent and re- liable account of the commercial, mineral and agricultural resources of those portions of the Dominion through which le passed. He believes in a great future for the basin country of Mani- toba and the districts west of it, which, he de- ciares, “in all physical advantazes and’ poten- tialities cannot easily be matched, and cannot any where be surpassed.” In Mr. Verne’s profusely illustrated volume, which purports to be the experiences of a family descending, the upper Amazon on a mammoth raft, that prolificand highly imaginative writer manages to weave in his usual proportions of scientific information, thrilling adventure, graphic description, and captivating romance. As the volume before us closes at a most ex- citing point, the second part will be anxiously looked for by those who have so far followed the fortunes of the adventurous party. ME IDYL, AND OTHER POEMS. By Joun WNSEND TROWBRIDGE. Eoston: Houghton Mifitin . Washington: F. B. Mohun. If the general reader cannot accept the esti- mate of Mr. Trowbridge by the literary editor there are few among our living American poets (none,perhaps, save Longfellow and Whittier), who are more perfect masters than he of the simple cadences and musical harmonies of our English verse, or art,” it must at least be admitted that no one but a nuine poet could have written the title piece ofthis volume. It isa sweetly and touching! told fainily history, abounding in appreciative ‘ches from nafure, and fine poetical pas- | Thouzh shorter, many of the other are nearly as good, in their way. and, they are, all sive promise of still better things in future. Under the title “Seven Voices of Sympathy,” Charlotte Fisk Bates has compiled quite a sizable volume of extracts from the poeticai and prose of Longfellow, intended for the solace in bereavement, and arranged under eneral heads of Bereavement and Saiferi Weakness, Struzele and Aspiration; Labor and % testlessness, Doubt _and Darkness; al and Philanthropy lect, Disap- tment and Inju: Retrospection and Old | ‘These titles sufficiently indicate the char- f the volume, which illustrates, in a way, the strong vein of sweet human | sympath ng through all of Longtellow’s writings. The book i: for the general reader, but on that account it will be prized all the more by those for whose benetit the compilation was made. (Published by Hourhton, Mifflin & Co.. and for sale in Washington by F. B. Mohun.) In a “Happy Boy,” by Bjornstjerne Bjornson, (published by Houghton, Mifllin & Co., for sale by F. B. Mohun.) “George at the Wheel,” by Harry Castlemon, (published by Porter & Coates, for sale by J. J. Chapman.) and “The strikin cribner’s Sons. for sale by Wm. Ballan- ne & Son,) will be found three capital books The last named is a sequel to “Dab the seeond belonzs to. the p ‘Roughing It” series,—both of which the young ks know all about; while the first is a tran ion from the talented and fascinating Nor- ian whose writings have lately become so with all classes of readers. This is re- garded as his very best story of peasant lite,—a ich he confessedly excels. It is trans- lated by Prof. Anderson, of Wisconsin Universi- ty. who is recognized by Mr. Bjornstjerne as t nost competent person in this country to interpret his spirit and style. ‘The interest in Russia and Russian affairs fot I tended, « its title indicates, specially for young I nevertheless be of great service to the geneval reader who desires to trace the con- nection between the past policies of that. coun- try aud current eyents. It is profusely but it y handsomely illustrated. Published by E & Lauriat, and for sale by Jos. Shillington. To Messrs. MeCreary & McClelland we are in- debted for a copy of the very useful “Historical and Chronological Atlas of the United States,” by Mr. Lucien H. Smith, of this city, a work which bears something the same relation to the history of this country that Adams’ wonderful wachronological chart bears to that of the world. So far a8 we have examined it it appears to be full and accurate, and is therefore a useful companion in every office and household. From Charles Scribner's Sons, through Robert Beall, we have “The Peninsula,—McClellan’s | Miami Valley and way up toward the Rearranging Ohie Congress Districts. GEN. GROSVENOR’S OPINION OF THE PROPER COURSE FOR THE REPUBLICANS—TWENTY-ONE DISTRICTS INSTEAD OF TWENTY. A telegram to the N. Y. Times from Cleveland, Ohio, says: Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, one of the leading republican managers of the state, and who knows as much about the inside work of the republican party of the state as any man, is in Cleveland on some quiet political work, and gonsented to give his views on the coming congressional redistricting. He thinks that there will be 21 districts instead of the 20 now existing. In his opinion three leading ideas will control the legislature in its work. First, similarity or homogeneity of counties together; second, that of accessibility for the communication between different parts must be taken into consideration; third, care should be taken that the republican party inain- tain its just supremacy in the Congressional gations. No district ought to be shaped one way or another for the purpose of turning out any one now in Congress, and especially no dis trict should be shaped with the view of putting any particular person into Congress. “There is dea.” he said, “that ought to be followed out by the republican I think it isa legiti- mate right whieh th have, and that is to form the new districts so as to take close counties that have heretofore been generally democratic and put thei into repub- lican districts. I would do this as a measure of fair play, and with a view of : | tothe republicans the fature electio | tors in the legislatures. For instanc put into republican districts. is always debatable ground, and ther districts. There ought, perhaps, to be two or | three other doubtful, and about five democratic, districts.” “Considering that the republican majority in the state does not exceed trom 15,000 to 20.000, that an unfair seheme?” », it is not, and for this reason: If it were not for the heavy democratic majoriti are two west and over in the districts represented jeddes, and Converse, the republic majority in the state wonld t creased. In other word! state, and color the coui cratic white and those that we and you wilLtind that the de 1 prop not 8 Ta that over cer- piajorities, Althouzh Gea. Grosy not be considered as certai with those of a inajori bers. as eras Shocking Murder in Maryland. A FATHER SHOT DOWN WHIL REMONSTRATING WITH HIS SON'S ASSATLANT. A special to the Baltimore American, from Westininster, Md., December 23, says: “At an eagly hour this morning, shortly after Justice of the Peace Gustavus W. Crapster, of 3 had entered his office, and was preparing for the common-place, routine business of the he was startled by the appearance at his des! a man whose pale and haggard face, and n yous, excited manner, plain deed, he had not. ‘I have kille want to be sent to jail,” he annou: maxistrate, who had by this time recogniz visitor as a middle-aged German named Andrew Pfoutesh, who had been arrested and brouht before him In one or two pi the charge of assaulting his wife. Further inquiry on the part of the justice brought out the additional statement by Pfoutsch that he had shot one of his neis named Jacob Lockman; that a on of the latter, in passing his house on the way to school, had been in the habit of throwing stones at him’ and otherwise tormenting him; that on this morning both Lockman and the boy camealong the road, and both threw stones; that he (Pfoutesh) re- monstrated with tiem, whereupon the elder Lockman picked up a large st d advan ‘ds him in a threatening way; that ie then is cun, and, as Lockman continued to ad . he fired. “The load of man in the abdomen, killin ly Pfoutesh at once went to W and surrendered himself to Mr. Pe who brought him he » Justice Crap this statement the justi jail. t instant- ichester's mili, thi iniie fuin the ter Mill, on the We only about t Lockn nthe priso house to Carrollton, a quarter of a well-known Winet: a. ome months ago Pioutesh w his wife, and at that ti n was unduly proin: about. This and caused bad blood be heen no outbreak up to ti Loekman shooti puns Son, in goin Lo school, u punty read, wh OW 5: of throwit es at him. that. on the contrary, in the habit of abusing him. Be this as it may, the shows that on this particular mort man accompanied his boy along the road they came within sight of the pri as he came opposite Pfoutesh’s house the latter came out as usual, and began tormenting «nd abusing him. He went on his wa: without paying any attention to the abuse, when a short distance past the house he t and looked back. He says his father cam to where the prisoner was in the county rc and demanded that Pfoutesh should cease troubling the boy. The latter made some vio- lent reply, and both men used considerable rough language. Inthe midst of the dispute Pfoutesh raised his gun, which he had with him from the first. and fired a load ofshot into Lock- mans abdomen. The gun was fired from a dis- tance of only a few feet, and produced a terrible wound. Lockman fell, his entrails protruding, and almost instantly expired. SS How Leather Scraps Are Utilized. From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. Eyery little serap of leather that flies from the cutters’ knives in the Auburn shoe shops is saved, and either goes into leather-board, shoe heels of grease. Who says this isn’t an econom- ical age? About two months ago a factory was started for making shoe heels it Auburn. ‘They now have about twenty-five hands at work and aremaking about one hundred and twenty cases of heels per day, or about 15,000 heels. ‘The heels are made entirely of small scraps of upper leather. The seraps are first cut into the right shape by dies. They are then packed and sent to Chelsea, Mass., where the oil is extracted from them by a secret process. They comeback dry, and are then pasted together in wooden heel molds. ‘The grease is extragted in order that the heels may be burnished. They take as nice a polish as a genuine sole leather heel. All the pieces that will not go into heels are dried out, and the firm getstwo or three barrels of grease per week from this gource. It Is used again for leather dressing. The firm is endeay- coring to obtain possession of the naphtha pro- cess of extracting the oil from the whole pieces, and thus save the expense of shipping to Massa- chusetts. Their heels are largely used in Au- Campaign of 1862,” by Gen. A. 8. Webb, and “The Army Under Pope,” by John ©. Ropes, being volumes III and IV of theexcellent series covering the campaigns of the civil war, issued by that house. They are valuable contributions to the history of events yet fresh in many minds, but in regard to which accurate information is still greatly needed. Colton’s new Map of Texas is a publication of real value toall persons interested in any way in that great and rapidly growing state, which is just now attracting more attention than at any other time in her history. It is very complete, and from surveys down to the present time. seo The state of Wisconsin, which is 33 years old, has had fourteen separate governors, and all but four are still living. The public schools of Lincoln, Neb., followed their usual custom of late years, and appro- priately honored Whittier’s birthday. Portrush, Ireland, can boast the first electrical eet railroad. It will be under the direct con- rol of Dr. W. C. Slemens, who is a large share- vider, burn, and sell at $1.30 to $2.40 per case. re THE HENNEPIN CaNnat ScueMe.—J. M. Allan, of Geneseo, and J.H.Murphy,of Dayenport,repre- sentatives of the Hennepin canal commission, appointed to visit New York in the interest of the canal, returned to Chicago spate In an interview Major Allan said, Judge 1 lurphy and himself had found all of the commerci interests of New York, like those of Chicago and the northwest, to be in favor of the canal. No opposition to the scheme was encountered except from a few railroad men, who were afraid the canal might Rrys inimical to their interests. In Buffalo, New York city, and Washington, the canal representatives found transportation to be cereus question of interest in business les. The coupenos of the Hennepin canal was deemed on all sides to be for fall development of the of great out money iG commerce northwestern states, which now paid enough every year to build two such canals. ————_---____ A Catskill coroner’s jury decided that a woman “came to her death in the providence of God by the accidental inhalation of chloroform and heart inter- | ests—mining counties together and agricultural | , | Rumber of The Luhera Hardin, Madison, Franklin, Perry, Muski Belmont, Ross, Hig nd. Adams, Clermont, Tusearawas, and Hancock eounti 0 be | 1 | Vilued at from § that he had come on no trifling errand—as, in- | us occasions on | d the meetin dence. He then stopped at a neizhbo se, | : Heenan feet but took a position where he could. seo all that | {nf Luelr neton therefor, whi might occur. The boy went on quieily, and Obie: sue pes RELIGIOUS NOTES. ~ —At the little brick chapel erected on the site of the Calvary Mission (5th and P streets north- west) by the late William Stickney as a memorial to his only son, William 8. Stickney, formerly superintendent of the Sunday school, will be dedicated with appropriate ‘excercises’ to-mor- row afternoon. The Sunday school of Calvary church and others will be present with the me- morial school and the choral society. The new chapel is quite a neat edifice and costs in the neighborhood of $10,000, all of which was paid by the late Willlam Stickney, who, at the time ol bis death, was looking forward anxiously to the day of its dedication. The Baptist Examiner says that the ebb, and flow in (Baptist) pastorate is incessant, though subject to no known law. York city has decidgd that hereafter men shall remove their hats in public worship. —The Rey. Dr. Williams, of Baltimore, says that the grumblers neyer work and the workers | never grumble. — The Rey. J. Owens Dorsey has been elected as nt minister of St. Andrews Episcopal parish, of this city. — Rey. Georse Ci Sutton has resigned the as- | sistant rectorship oft. James’ Episcopal church, Richmond, Va. —The Lutheran Over chureh in York, Pas, of batter, Catholics who had Tived lated way eluded int —T! s Advocate “fears the tual side of the holiday season is not | forth to the children vy pastors and superinten- | dents as it oueat te ¢ Christia rotestant inini, tholic letter trem slowly, pr to be eratitied with the sj the Russiaa goy 21 . Newton, re The Pope sion shown hy Jand the chur The eburch bs Ness portion of the —Dr. Joha He have cH bexinning w se has has broust —An Brooklyn. inst Rev, arisen istry who, » the e sed his disbetiet in AS the examiners did not report the fact to the conterence, he naturaily eonctuded that these doctrines were “dead things, preached accordi on the relig- ny ¥, Whethe now impel Keep sambliye of ail d And don't att —The Rev. 3 Madison Square Co: York, intends to res cided where to er o . Alb led hetwe because se from dl but has he is thai until ald in public | —he Rev. Dr. Rylance, ligion and Popular Amu: St. Mark’s chureh in New York on Suu ing, took the ground that cheerful. He had nothing to say « nature in favor of da ing billiard balls ab operas. He adv with their amuseineats as they de, tion to deal with other | the good. He said that clersymen should be consistent, and if they condemned such amus ments ought not to lead to the communion ble men and women whom they knew at- tended balls and parties. —A letter from Mr. J. Cavnaugh, dated Elk- ton, Md., December 20, states that he is engaged there in holding revival services in the Free Methodist chureh and at the jail. strong liquors are sold there, but now and the some people get drunk on cider. which is not included in the prohibited list. Last Sunday was the first Sabbath he spent in that section and not asound unsuitable to the day could be heard, nor any people be seen visiting saloons or stores. There is little sickness in the place, no begging in the streets, and only eleven per- sons in jail, and some of them are of unsound | mind. He attributes the excellent condition of the place, in a great measure, to the entorce- ment of the local option law. —According to a Berlin newspaper the work of revising the Lutheran translation of the Bible has just been brought to a close. The Caustein Bible Society has decided to prose- cute the printing ofthe entire Bible at its own cost, with the understanding that as many copies ‘as possible are to be circulated by the other so- cieties. It has been decided to follow the new orthography in the printing. During the next two years the congregations are to examine and Judge of the revision, which is the fruit of more than ten yeargof labor. , Then on the basis ofthe criticisms made public, the commission will in corporate such cl or corrections as maybe advisable, and thus the text of the German Bible will be pfbsented final and complete. — “ We are rapidty tending toward commun- ism,” said the Rev. Dr. Newton, at the Anthon Memorial church, New York, Sunday afternoon; “but it is the communigm that Christ tanght, for Christ was a prominent communist. At the present time there are many co-operative so- cieties. Labor and:edpital are working to- gether. With the advance of skillin the arts and sclences, wages are becoming higher and labor 1s absorbing profits. There is a levelling; bat it is a levelling up. - There is dat from monopolies, but there are checks to the increase of their power. Their-abuses are now getting beyond mune endurance, and government is them. be It is thus we shall attain ts Plato, and the dream will come to pass that so many have relied on go tong—that of the com- octy wall ways be helt, but the grost wi ith of the country be public,” —One of the Jewish congregations in New | —The town of Jadkson, 0., was settled by | affairs of life—rejecting the bad and chosing | Hesaysthat no | A Dismal View. Awriter in the London St. James's Gazetie says. “Ifthe man is growing more and more ruffianly, you will find, I think, that the wo- man ts growing more aad more provocative of his brutishness. Common sense suggests that it must be so; and tolerably large experience of low-class life assures me that so it is. In these days it is much more difficult than it used to be for a working man of the town to obtain a wi who wili make his home a happy one. Before the time of machi: domestic service was the chief employment of such young women as worked out of their homes at all. Now, do- mestic service isa good school for a working- man’s wife. She is accustomed to be neat and cleanly ateali times and = ns; she can cook and clean methodically; she is used to speak quictly and under due restraint, and it is her own fault if she does not protit beth in man- ze; at any rate she has some . of conrse, plenty of such . and wh: mes are pleas very few workin | we meet with then | look upen. | class girls of t some do town ix nto ouL- ave eTown Up red others the int Ss a rule, have ne: oppor sto keep house.” As y wash, sew, Cook, : | Place one of thein at (i she is as much out of p i ee labor has alar ion or spinal ery, Ca in opi ming on Then, where w son 2 pass = mile round Cran the hour avd. 7 y Tor tht on wrote in indulye: elt nselve insured for kville, has been pained the wo weeks aro mmnounced the k) 1 tened in pursuit ot them on the road. her way to sto that ver, started to pose of at- being held ne mel + Kettle isiand the ce of bad ice and five Tae other t id the comrades, but, in out, the ice es were stauding s got into the water for the . whieh t oa which they | way, and they Two Misses € younz ladies ran for t they pushed aero: v came to the broken spot, when they launched it and sue- | ceeded in rescuing the young men who were in | the water. They were not a moment too soon, and was taken out of the water senseless.— Montreal (Canada) Witness, Dec. 18. ese! m PLIT IN Two.—A split #1 bill was at the First National bank, clined to takeit. It was sub- ned that the other half of the ed on Conant & Thedinza. Mr. J. F. Humphrey. the cashier of the Fi National bank, purchased the half passed Conant & Thedinga, and it was foun¢ two exactly matched. | Sequently ascerta | bill had been passe on that the Itis the first instance known of a $1 bill, or in fact a fibre bill of any denomination, being split. The facts of the | case will be made known to the controller of currency.— Colorado Springs Gazette. +o. AN OVERHAULING OF ACcouNTS.—A New York letter says:—“There is a pretty sharp overhaul- ing of public and private accounts going on ina quiet way in institutions and offices where per- sons are employed whoare frequently seen inand about Wall street, and the process will be kept up until the end of the year. Thisextra scrutiny has no doubt been stimulated by the latest de- falcation at Newark. The reasoning is that if it was possible for the city auditor there to throw away $125,000 in ‘the street’ without anybody knowing anything about it, ‘the street’ is a place to watch; furthermore, that it is a safe inference that when men who have the handling of other People’s money are seen hanging about ne brokers’ offices, or soueing. with eres uency the ‘tape.’ something is wrong. hapsa better way than watching the men would be to first watch the books and accounts, so that there would be no locking the door after the horse is stolen. In former years, when amerchant would suspect his clerk, if was no uncommon thing to hire a detective to watch the gaming houses, in order to learn something of his but there are few young men or old men ruined now at the oldtime. bling saloon—it is almost alws at the stock exchange, where, a8 eve Fivsnine’s Color War.—The question of admitting colored children to the FI hi school continues “to be the source of feeling among the residents of that village. The board of Scocation Bold & mecting yesoriay st which affidavits of three of the red pupils who applied for admission to the high school. Mr. ‘5 ‘ nS ever come under ‘e per- | its ckyille.Md., | ly, the | ve) for one of the young men was ulterly exhausted | ‘The Balleon Reute to the Pole. The N. Y. papers of yesterday publish the fol- lowing card: “The in one sense happy but otherwise unfor- tunate tidings of the Jeannette, combined with the driving buck of the William Barentz and non intelligence of Leigh Smith, bring up to latest date a confirmation of the almost insuper- able obstacles necessary to be overcome by ship and sledges ere the pole can be discovered. Are we forever to ki to one line of action while other untried paths are at our disposal ? | deciare, sir, fearlessly and emphatically, that the pole can be reached by the ai hin bal. loons. This modus operandi will be but a trausposition of the dangers and hard- ships common to si¢dges and ships dangers of a less degree without ardships. It has been too well and too roved that ships can be ernshed in ghe advance at the ofa mile per day over the very rough ice, reas balioons are not liable to lee-crushing, vance to the pole can be made at miles an hour without hardship or mperature, work can be a in carrced on in the balloon-ear with our coats off This is no exaggeration. 1 experienc res}iass n your space by «i on details. Suficient to say that the plan has been thor- > men in tary ofi- | Awe layd. naval and wi e d i tical whali not only placed committees to car vization of the e1 have clin Loadon, informing me Late movement in the United States. ting action and the tions in London. Henry Wal- so generously sent earch of out two expeditions | Franklin—tins gent | cler | sponded oted tray- » the situat to be as speedily as po K for the purpose of OW as the American q plecting the sum of nta toward the ex edition. The other land, the total cost h the bailoons will cost the invitation of Sir John M, “Leonard Tilley, 1 start ¢ orrow for to Ottawa and other cities, to Canadian people. I in New York about January urine my absence Mr. Grinnell has kindly aken to wateh the interest of organiza- Donald New York, lived bh veal to d weaithy citizens of New York In the United States to support ent of the expedition. s will not be in any way be at the disposal hi yund by next P. CHEYN Queen Victoria's table $day weighs about 300 pounds. It eut from a pri land white shorthorn, Duke of Connaught at Bagshot Park, fetched £73 at ler majesty’s recent sale uw Farm. CHAMBER P SIDEBOARD, WALNOT ANE, SEAT e MBER TWENTY- O'CLOCK, at No. 1207 L strects northwest, I shall sell the auctioneers, ‘Sth and D streets northwest. PGULAR SALE OF FURNITURE AND MER- | ___ THIS EVENED ¥, Auctioneer. YNBROKER’S cLFTH, wi al National Loan t, and continuing until every dicpwed of, cotnprixing— d Silver Watch sd Praten € Clothing, ntion. 2goF “UNREDEEMED and many 24-6 i" ug cf Gold and Si starve it of Gold Ringe, uns, Pistols, and other st n. SELIN sto nenton, F Pawn and Loan Office, 73 Y, Anctionver, ued on MONDAY, DE- the moruiny for La- -M., and continue un- 15-9 AU be contin Sule ice at LEN tal the ! (antes AUCTION 84 [ANDY, Real Eetate Agent, - LE OF No LOTS 4 IRABLE BUILDING OR UNIONTOWN, D. C. ublic 2uction, in front of, the premixes, DECEMBER TWENTY-SECO ND, KP. M., Lots $14, 315, 334 id Jots being on Harrivon street, opposite ‘Fernie cf sale will be announced op Aay of sale. dis-d&dbs J. T. COLDWELL, Auct. S2_ THE ABOVE BALI TUESDAY, DECEMBER. atsaine hour and place. rps DOWLING, Auctioneer. RUSTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED PROPERTY IN THE, COUNTY, NEAK THE CITY LIMITS. deed of trust, dated Mi i, dvuly: recorded in Liber 884, folio 220, of istrict of Columbia, “we in front of, the premises, TWENTY-FIRST DAY” OF ENCING AT TWO Is POSTPONED UNTIL TWENTY-SEVENTH, 1881, 33-2 | By virtue of , 1871 land'recctdnof in Equity cause () to thirty-six eorded subdivision. laxive, according to our re- ‘Iwelye of these lot frout on the 7th street road, ci¢htjon Mt. Pleasant etreet are on the line of the road to Kock ereck churd hider front a forty foot road or strert lai said subdivision. |The lots on the 7th street road have a frout of 30 feet, 48 fect aud 50 fect by a depth of 200 | fect or thereabout. "The iota on the 40 fort road or street have a front of 50 feet by ‘a depth of 180 feet or | thereabout, except I which frouts 35 feet on raid road oret nd 1 rervabout On the road to Rock creck church, and Jot 19, which fronts 118 feet on said road or and 206 feet or | road to Rock ereek church, frame dwell it On said reek church. There is a commodions ‘ing upcn lot 5, which lot hasafrontof 150 tut Ou Mt, Pleasant street by'a depth of 200 feets the lots on Mt. Pleasant Vea similar dey nt of 50 feet, except lot 9, which fronts street and 216 feet or ther ck creck church. front will firet offered, then the lots on said 40 foot road or street, then the mim and lastly the dwell proved lots on Mt. Pleasant 1 ling house lot. Pate. division may beeen upon ayplication to orthetrustecs, Some of the 7th in two lots. be ‘of the sub- the auctioneer will be old r Jonn | | . ateered to | | become secretary to a proposed Arctic Commit | pe formed in New | FINANCIAL. T nt P Seu O P No. bs sion Yor ‘k, Boston and Washington. Orders executed on the com B to: P. 12: Fr 2: 13. et INTEREST PAy, THE FIRST Db, ‘The road forn Western Ratlro: NEW The Morteage ix well ax upon a8-1m Bought and So atk Advances made and to the extent of $50 to $1,000 or # y Refer by perminion to ond Te ri MATTHEWS & KR. SISK & | sent fre Cloaks, Dolmans and Suite; M“™=. WASHIN: Dresses, Tior sty/e at ah aud Frederick. 19:00— Balti Stops 25—0n s 15—-BAL’ 0B. 3:90—Bultimore sua We erick, Haverste 4:30_BALTIMORE, EXPRESS, CF 4:40—Baltunore, ‘Annapolis and Way Stati t4:45—vomt of Kocks, Frederick, 19:35—PHILADELPHIA, P xr 1LADI » OPERATIONS IN 8TOC! and Provisions. ny = a Bought and Carri Fractional Orders executed close oy ares in care they sbow a profit went DT MICHELOT ® CO., 68 Broad st, house, F. A. BEERS &00.. id la, EW YO N _ LACKAWANNA AxD WESTERD RATLWAY COMPANY, FIRST MORTGAGE SIX PER CEN BONDS OF NT 192 ABLE SEMI-ANNUALL AYS OF JANTARY ANDOU upos LY. 7 FFALO. first ion upo the equipment ag Por make by >. H. SMITH, STOCK BROKERS, 52 Wail Street, Now York. HE MINING RECORD, 61 BROADWAY, N.Y. SAMPLE COPIES FRER. BANKING AND STOCK DEPARTMENT. MINING STOCKS: omission in New Francisco. pwest ratew of © ark 21 dl rs) E. A. i CHLISOLM & ©O. TO OPERATE IN 1K, ONS WISHING STOCKS, RAYMO! a oO. York. t Bakers, State omnes : No. 4 Pine Street, New prominent r dine Business H. KI JUL 00. PERATIONS 101 ork, . Ranker, Seranton, Pa. Brokers, Harrisbury, Pa, @® Kors and Brok a which $25 RIVATE STOCK TELEGRAPH WIRES BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORE. H. H. DODGE, ~ | | Bonds, Stocks and Investment Securities Bough tind Sold on ¢ mmission, 539 15TH STREET, (CORCORAN BUILDING,) Avency for Prince and Whitely, Stock Brokers, (4 Broapway, New Yor. Wwery class of Securities boucht and gold on commim nin San Franciseo, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New ‘New York Stock Exchange at one-eighth of one per cen? umission, Private and direct telegraph wires to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, through which orders are executed on the Stéck Exchanges in those cities and reported back promptly. Quotations of Stocks and Bonds and information ‘Markets received through our wires INSTANTLY @i- rect from the New York Stock Exchange. nt ___ LADIES’ GooDs. ["E: YON BRaNDis, a i MODISTE, Penneylvania ave.,over Dempsey"s Store, wimerly with Cd te gawd York, and Wm. Co. amin. Evening Dremes! Bridal ‘Troameaia, ; BLE MMING STORE, iT FASHI ING ANT 1211 PENSYLVANIA AVE., Suite, Costumes, “Cloaks . inade in supe. art notice, “Ladics can fave Dresser cut and 4 perfect fii cuarautesd. aps TURKISH BATHS. ISH BATH, 1417 G STREET (OPPO- mise): Inte pool: good. ventilation; id Friday; not open Sunday; oper: Mae; hatha, $1, 6 tickets, = ectrician. RAILROADS, ALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD, THE MODEL FAST, AND THE ONLY LINE DRESS! Berwee: THE FAST AND THE WEST, VIA WASHINGTON, DOUBLE TRACK! JANNEY COUPLER! STEEL SCHEDULE TO TARE EFFECT SUNDAY, DECEM- rr 1X. A. M. HAVE WAS * A 18:30 CHICAGO. CINCINNATL AND ST, LOUIS FAST EXPRE 5-00—Haltimore, Eiicott City, and Way Stations. 6:50— Baitimo Anns and Way (Piedmont, Strasburg, Winchester, Hagerstown, and Wap. Vib belay.» 45 BALTIMORE EXPREs». 10—Point of Locks aud Way Stations, :15—PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND BOSTON EXPRESS. jor Care to New York. 40—STAUNTON AND VALL EXPRESS (con- nects for Hagerstown and at Polut of Mocks -) re, Hyattsville and Laurel Express t Abnajolis Junction and Jessaps. Om m storm ut all stat el, Annapolis Juncti and Hanover.) SBURG, CHICAGO, CINCINNATI AND SS. Coilesze, Jessupe 4 “PTETS io. _ Baltimore, Ellicott City, Annapohs and Way uday only for Balti vay. DKK EXPRESS. sAbosrict fay ray Stations, (Winchester, and Way, Wi s + via Relay.) ILLE AND LAUREL y, Slope at ALLap- own, HYATTS' ick. via olts Junction.» Win- ‘Ghester and Way Stations. (On Sunday to Stocks atid Way Stations cindy.) = S—BALTIMORE a APRESS, ia Relay. Rocks and (Martinsburg an@ ye at Hyatteville and Laurel.) 0 Way Stationa. NEW YORK and Slocyimw Gare to New York. Suay ab Hyatievite and Laurel. t9:47 CHICAGO, CINCINNATI and ST. LOUIS EX; eeealy 3Sunday only. Other trains daily, except ‘Ail trains from Washington stop at Relay For further information apply at the and Peunayivania avenue Somme tah steeee, Stuart oraees Wabia aven or ° wil be taken for baggage to Be Teoelvod 8 any pomt in dhe city. pe For For Pope's ASnepolis, 640 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. daily, except 1881 and BALTIMORE AND PO’ Kochester, THE GREAT ANIA Cars. Louis POMAC “RATLROAD. Nusrara, at 8:00 pt Sunday; 7: esnips, et vox vile cir aad the East, 8 ’ : ie enemy express of ‘Care, SAY: a oar ing rma J sev City'with boats of bncklps monn for direct transter Rultes street avonaing 5:00, 10:00 a.m., 2:00, 6:40 amand 4:40 p.m. daily,