Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1882, Page 3

HOME MATTERS. 2 BATCH OF EXCELLENT RECIVES—HOW TO WAX FLOOES—SENDING PLANTS BY MAIL, aC. A Cake Wine fe calle may be made by xeept the te er of dkttes; Baxep Deven rye mestry because they but if baked, but- does not sath- » tour. Parad Dreakfast is this: Buy your su steak for n day's dinner, then cut of th which w covked on a uridivon shrivel up and are th Bane as wasted. ha i With pepper and saltand a if you like that favor fori them in flat « fore breakfast in Pan and f butter Bice gravy to pour over the A Riu ter in a <auee- lithe more oe ATO Seer. alixpice, whole Cook them she ‘n strain through a st util the skins and onions Pepper 3 soft, t! in dd be rt of p or ba os st in dowdin omatoes tite it, add the s beaten up in a little cold iti sippets of toast or tried DDING or custard mak sins and sprink a dainty 1 pieces, at of milk, of succor, and in the oven to browa. Hf the less sugur can be used, ofone bunch . half a cup o make a thin . then time and f salsify mute cook till ten- in milk jard, and try until: bi Mock st tshould mp in this way. This is Cook i f water ld one tea- tops, and d milk, season add one quart of © with pepper and salt, and butter.and let it come to aboil. Roll a few crackers very fine and add Just before taking the soup from the fire; put a layer of whole crackers buttered on the bottom 0% the dish in which the soup is to be turned. ¥amky GiINGEREREAD.—One cupful of butter, two of sugar, one of milk, four of flour, three- ynful of soda, one table- inger. Beat the butter to a cream. r gradually, and when very light e milk, in which the soda has been e flour. Turn baking down and wipe the bottoms very Butter them and spread the cake mix- ry thin on them. Bake ina moderate until brown. While still hot, cut into Squares with a case-knife and slip from the pan. Keep in atin box. Thi delicious. _ With the Quantities ziven a large dish of gingerbread can be ti It must be spread on the bottom of as a wafer and cat the moment To Wax 4 Fivex —The simplest thing seme- times requires jou; and as there are Miny who have never witnessed the modus Operant «a floor. we venture to give prove acceptable information the floor as whit corn meal, Have ready with a long wf melted bees-wax. wax and get it well cov- {ter which let it cool until ‘he brush upon the } ly but not heavily of bran under the brash nes as you please to pass mere you rub the more The bran may swept carefuliy into a pan and repeatedly used. Ki is not aecessary tu use wax every day. An old fashioned plantation serabbing broom with & long handle and Med with shucks and plenty of bran will keep a fluor nice and polished if passed over « y wvadual use of wax every crack will be diled, and the floor will be- come pecfectly smooth aad as polished as glass. ital anit E Denictors Barrer Prpprve.—This moat difficult 0: is the pnddings to make; but its difficulty lies not in its combination of many ma_ rials, for those are few and stmple. The trouble 4s in mixing and bringing it to the table in the ‘cht and teatlery condition that makes of ita food fit for fairies. Beat up four eggs thorough- Ito them a pint of milk and a reasonable pinch of salt. Sift a teacupful of flour and add it gradually to the milk and egus, beating liht- ly the while. Then pour the whele mixture through; a fine wire strainer intothe tin in which it is to b> boiled. This straining is imperative. ‘The tin must be perfectly plain and must have a tight-ntti the least t af the pudding wonld spoil it . great secret of a boiled batter p the potful sr in which the pudding pan is t be tonched or moved until the pudding is done. It takes exactly an hour to cook. If moved o1 . so that the pudding ean oscil side of the pot. the pudding Sand comes out as heavy as lead. he put the spot on th jost delicate and delicious. Slip an onahot dish and serve with vsauce. This used to be a ay yuth Carolina, in whic! Rezro cooks tovk great pride.—N Tribune. PLaNts ny Mait.—The following directions are for the cuidance of those who receive plants by mall: Unfold the packazes carefully, and put the moss-bound roots into a pan ot water quite warm tothe hand, and let the roots drink t° their All of it. 1t will not burt them to soak an hour in the water, or until it becomes quite cold, and if the leaves still look a little crisped turn of the cold water and add warm water. Then take off the moss carefully and dip the roots into fine sand; if you only have white sea sand for scouring purposes, wash it through two or three waters, in a colander or sieve, and dry it in the oven partly, then roll the roots in it until they are coated with it. Plant in good, rich com- of one-third decom; manure and two- hirds garden soil. and rich. and weil mixed together. Take small pots for small Plants. Three-inch are large enough for jants sent by il. Put a small bit of char- or broken pottery at the bottom and fill one-third with soil. Press in the roots and fill uptightly with the soil. Close planting—that 4s, settling the earth close around the roots—is needful for success in ee in pots, as well asin the open border. & he plants in the shade for two or three days, or into a well-pre- hot bed, and cover them with newspa- Water freely with & watering pot—but if the house do not give enough to sodden them—and ina week they will have home begun to when they have entirely recovered ean be transplanted have New York it can stay until the | sod recipe for the cake itself, | » one spread leime } nove the stones, of | would be needed | «dso that aa in- | | do not. ly until quite | HASHEESH EATERS. How They Submit Themselves to Its Effect, and the Hesults—Saloony Which Flourish im Arabia, Persin and Syria—The Elder Dumas’ Heroin “Mente Christo” — ‘The Sensations Camsed by the Drug, Pleasant and Otherwise — Advice oi @ Chemist Agal mz at. ver carefully. Frost | Frem the Brooklyn Eagle. “Is there any habit equivalent to the eating These ditter rom Boiled | and sinoking of opium?” the writer inquired of ‘The use of | Mr. Jomacmahn, professor of chemistry, who was uted for boiled | seated js private laboratory. replied the professor, thoughtfully, as pd his side whiskers. “There are people who eat hasheesh.” is that habitual?” vtainly,” was the rejoinder. “But it is not common in this country. though I person- and the results the same as y.” replied the Professor. nerally pleasanter and the jess harmful. A man under the influence wesh Is just as happy as it is possible for to be. oF perhans just the opposite ex- The hasheesh is a preparation of Indian fut does not the hemp of other European “s, or even that raised in America have me properties ?” In the northern’ latitudes the hemp plant (eannabis satira) grows almost entirely to the fiber, and is a and abitterish acrid taste. The stimu- lant and narcotic of the Indian hemp has been known in the early times. It was employed as an anesthetic as far back as A. D. 220. At pres- ent it in the eastern countries as an nd to effect the mental dered safer than opium, imilar remedies, as it does not atonna and k the secret cients.” “now 18 TH “Tt is sometime comes from the into a conser ti it is taken in the Persia, Syria, has- are not unlike the co The walls and ceiling 1 to represent. picturesque scenes ltype. They are — hor- rible daubs, however; yet to the |hasheesh eater, or smoker, they grow gigantic in proportion, and appear to be zenu- jae Seenes of rare beaut A few string instru- | | } | s | landof wonder the | upon ments furnish the music, and an oceasional stery-teller—the genuine story-teller of the st—endeavors to carry his listeners throuzh a nd he usually succeeds, for his listeners, under the influence of the drug. with ittle assistance, will allow the imagination to ry them to the extreme. The twang of the musical instruments, even though struck in ac- cord, will reverberate through the saloon with a sweetness unequaled by any music listened to in asober state. I say sober, because a man the influence of hasheesh is intoxicated.” What are the sensations experienced by the hasheesh eaters?” * ITS EFFECTS. “The effect upon different people is as various as that of alcoliol; with some it merely produces stupor. while others experience a mental ecstasy. Alcohol enlivens, saddens, excites, depresses, fills with tenderness, or urges to brutality, im- parts vigor and activity, or nauseates and weak- ens. while, on the otlier hand, hasheesh gives rise to still greater phenomena. The first sensa- tion experienced by the eater is, sometimes, a pain in his head. The top of his skull seems to move up and down like the cover of a coffee pot when standing on the stove. After that sensa- tion haa passed away he begins to have visions of no ordinary kind. For a time he is apparently transformed into another being, and has taken flight to another world. He becomes exceedingly happy, and his visions are of pleasant nature. Occasionally he will burst out into fits of boisterous laughter, with no idea ot what he is langhing at, except that everything has assumed a ludicrous ap- pearance. Time lengthens, and a minute seeins like hours; space expands, and a distance of ten feet seems a long way—a tiresome Journey. Fitzhugh Ludiow, in writing of his experience as 2 hasheesh-eater, tells of his first sensations. After he has experienced many delightful visions he retires to bed. There he is seized with the idea that he is dying from the effect of the drug. He gets up with the intention of go- ing to see adoctor. He describes his sensations something like this: ‘I hurriedly left my room, but paused as I looked down the stairs. The depth was fathomless; it was a journey of years to the bottom. The dim light of the sky shone through the narrow pane at the side of the front door, and seemed like a demon lamp said the Professor, emphatically, -‘they | resource for mats and | epread The chief of the sect, spoken of as ‘Old Man of the Mountains,’ controlled his sub- Jects by the influence of hasheesh. Persons held worthy to membership in that bloody commu- nity were subjected to the most seductive im- preasions while underthe influence of hasheesh, ments of a supernatural power. was the controi that the chief had over his men man would immediately do it. oftentimes the case. ‘ul feast, and was intoxicated with which was concealed in his food. The to ex] of heaven; beautiful flowers and trees, beautiful women and all the sensual and enervating de- ers. | words, the ‘Old Man of the Mountains." Al- | though degenerated the assassins are not yet | extinct. | Asia, but, being an ignorant set‘of people, the, have no Knowledge of their former power, and Coisequentiy are apparently harmless.” “But,” said the writer, ‘does it not at times ease just the opposite sensation to that of hap- ? For instance. in the case ot the Assas- urges men to brutality and murder, and ives of Southern Asia and Africa are said, while under the effects of hasheesh, to run amuck, and COMMIT HORRIBLE DEEDS.” “Tn the case of the Assassins,” replied the Pro- | fessor, “it was their devotion to the chief that caused them to commit murder. Running | amuck, though attributed to hasheesh, is not the case. The drug will- never produce that effect, The only explanation I can give is that it may have been taken with stramonium, better known as Jamestown weed, which would prob- ably produce the effect described.” “Are there other narcotics or stimulants con- taining properties similar to hasheesh?” the writer inquired. Yes, though not exactly the same,” an- wered the Professor. ‘Stramonium will cause | @remarkable phenomena, but if taken in sufi- | efent quantity will also result in death, Bella- donna will cause tan ic dreams similar to those produced by hasheesh. But there is no drag saye opium that will answer the purpose of hasheesh.” “I should Juge,” remarked the writer, “if the properties of hasheesh were generally known there would be many people who would have a desire to experience its pleasant sensa- tions. § doubt,” 2 s the rejoinder. “This is the first thouzht the young chemist has when he be gins to study up that subject; but in nine cases out of ten the experimenter is made sick; he esperiences no pleasure whatever. In the first place, it is dificult to obtain the genuine prepa- Tation of hasheesh, In the second place, the people of this norghern. climate are not consti- tuted as the people of the southern climate, and consequently the effects will not always be the sume. T would not advise you to try it,” added the Professor signifieantly. ‘A man can very easily become a slave of the habit.” ?” the writer “Have you experimented with ventured to ask, “Yes,” he re “And the effe “Was similar to those I have described. I felt decidedly happy, and eyerything appeared ludicrous. I would laugh without the least provocation. Then the phenomena of time and space was the same as that of which I have spoken. I lived through every pleasant inci- dent of my life again. "All my friends—friends of my childhood—all seemed to pass before my eyes dressed in holiday attire, like the working of apanorama. Every one was smiling. M. body seemed to be devoid of weicht, and I feit as though I could walk on air. But I took the genuine article, a preparation I had had im- ported from India; and then the effect upon you. even though you took the gennine preparation might not be pleasant. It is a drug that very Nttle is known of, aud, I might say, is dan- gerous to experiment with. The physicians of the present day know very little of ita use, and it is very rarely used in prescriptions.” “But it can be obtained in first-class drug- stores, ean it not, and there are people here who are HABITUAL HASHEESH FATERS?” “Young man,” said the Professor, with great severity, “your persistent inquiry on that par- ticular point is remarkable. But, as I remarked before, I would not advise you to experiment with it. It is.a bad thing. There are habitual hasheesh eaters in this country, and in this city, but they are no better than habitual drunkards. Fortunately, however, they are few, which is more than I ean say'of the opium eaters. If you wish to have pleasant thoughts. lead a moral life, work hard, and do your duty, and you will not tind time for unpleasant thoughts or memorles, which ought not to exist in the mind of a man who bas lived a good life. If you want a little recreation or pleasure, some- thing to aid in producing the visionary, do as I do—smoke a quiet pipe, and then, if you are not able to build some of the tallest air casties, you had better build small ones without the use in the middle darkness of the abyss. I never could get down. Suddenly a happy thought struck me. If the distance be infmite, I am immortal. Then I bezan the descent, wearily, wearily, down the leazue-long, yeas-long jour- ney, stopping to rest now and then as a traveler would at ® way side inn.’ Though the book is greatly overdrawn, :that portion which has reference to the apparent difference of time and distance, as viewed in the hasheesh state, is per- Pen sles A person when under the influence of the drng will sometimes imagine that he is living a life eternal, or that he is plunged into an infinity of space. To walk a hundred yards would seem like so many miles, while the time consumed in making the journey would be equivalent to the distance. The experience of | Pa! M. Aubert while under the influence of hasheeh tay interest you: He says: “““T was engaged in conversation when I felt aprickling sensation in my feet, and in my head a stricture, whieh gave way suddenly, and my skull seemed empty. Every object wore a new eet: my compenton's i seemed grotesque in appearance; { burst out laughing, and “prs to laugh for an chee The merest trifle renewed my mirth. Meanwhile the most various and whimsical ideas coursed through my mind. I experienced the most perfect sense of comfort. For me there was no longer past, present and future; the fleeting moments limited my whole existence. Then followed a calin, and sleep stole over me. The whole night was but ONE LONG, DELIGHTFUL DREAM. On awakening I remembered all that had taken place, and my head was not heavy nor my mouth dry, as it would have been after a de- bauech in opi Others have written periences. Sometimes tte i | sound of the voice to the cater will reverberate pudding of all | like thunder. This is owing to the intense sus- ceptibility of the sensorium produced by the Se What decided effect will the drug have @ person?” “Hasheesh is always characterized by the most remarkable phenomena, both. spiritual and_ physical. eriments made by eminent medical men at Calcutta some forty years ago proved that it was capable of producing ordl- nary symptoms of eatalepsy, or even of trance. Congtant use of the drug causes imbecility. “Can a hasheesh eater be detected by appear- ances?” the writer inquired. “Yea,” replied the Professor, “by ths extreme pallor of the person’s face, or by a peculiarity in his walk. I had a friend, a member of the med- ical profession, who had spent a few years in Hindostan, where he acquired the habit. of eat- ing hasheesh. Upon returning to this county we found that he could not break loose from it. He wasa brizht young man and an excellent physician, but the constant use of the ruined him. As the habit grew upon him his life became a misery to himself and friends. I believe I was the only person who knew that he used-the drug. tor he tried to hide it from others of narcotics.” “But what serious physical results will con- stant use of the drug have?” “Like many other pleasure-producing habits, it ls injurious. For a momentary happiness a man may lose his health and sacrifice many years of his life. That rule is not confined en- tirely to hasheesh eating alone, but excess of any pleasure that requires a mental or physical effort will lead to the same results.” “Ts it ever used as a narcotic in preference to opium and similar drugs?” “Yes, it hag been successfully used in many cases,” replied the Professor. “For instance, in cases of amputation or other surgical opera- and led to believe themselves chosen instru- The chiefalone possessed the secret of the drug. So complete that if he shoutd say to one ‘kill yourself,’ the at fact has been illustrated many times. Then, if one or more neimbers of the sect were directed to as- sassiifite a certain man in the kingdom, they would do it, even though they sacrificed their lives in the effort, which was A new applicant for mem- bership to the sect was invited to the chief's | Palace or eastle.where he sat down to a delight- | hasheesh, he begant ience the most delightfal visions, and while in that state he was carried into the most tiful garden, where he enjoyed a foretaste lights whieh the prophet promised to his follow- From that moment he became a firm be- Hever and follower of the prophet; in other hey still exist in_ certain portions of After spending several days in Washington ja communication with the head of the parking commission, looking into the reports of the District for information in relation to the ex- penditures from year to year, on account of the department, becoming better informed by per- sonal examination as to what has been ae- complished in the direction of health, comfort and beauty by tree planting and the creation of small parks, I am more than ever convinced of the importance of this matter in connection | with the future of Brooklyn. Let me be understood in the outset as not en- tertaining for one moment the idea of entering into competition with Washington or any other city. L only hope that in time we may be able to compare favorably with many I might mention. We are not at present in the condition, finan— cially, to warrant other than preparatory ; toward future development. But now is the ime to plan the campaign, to organize, to find the best men willing to devote their time and gervices as members of such a commission, to frame and fogare the passage of laws by which to clothe thei ith authority to carry on their work, to educate public appreciation and sup- port by the planting of one avenue or street at least, if unable to do more the first year. It is specially Important that steps should be taken at this time, in view of the completion of the bridge and such changes as may result from an addition to our population, the opening of new streets and avenues. Washington has been styled the “city of m: nificent distances.” It has no rival toctay in | this country, and is said by foreizners to be un- surpassed in many respects by the ledding cities | ofEurope. The average width of its streets and avenues is double that of Paris, Berlin, Boston, Philadelphia, and almost the same In respect to Vienna and New York. You can drive for miles over asphalt pavements, kept in perfect order— around you @ succession of beautiful and costly residences in every style of architecture. Trees line the roadside as far as you go, lens in front of the houses, bright flowers in the windows, small parks at intersections of the streets, circles surrounded by marble or gran- ite, filled with grass and flowering shrubs, in the center a statue of some distinguished statesman or general. On to the Soldiers’ Home, a charming spot, with miles of winding roads, fine buildings occupied by those worn out or disabled in the service of their country; its | beautiful graveyard, the silent resting place of thousands who haye fought their last battle. From the summit of the hill a magnificent view of the capital and its beautiful buildings, the Potomac winding away as faras the eye can reach, on its banks many spots of historic in- terest. Can such a drive be had in Brooklyn or New York, such ccmfort in riding and at the same time so much to please? I am sure that after such an experience any one who passes through Fifth avenue to the park, gazing upon Tow after row of brown stone sions, solid exhibitions of wealth, will wish in his heart that twenty years ago the street had been lined from Madison square up with elms, to break the mo- notony, if not to afford shelter from the sun. It must be rememberee that the present con- dition of the city is not the result of gradual im- provement extending through a series of years. Itis largely due to the force of character and brilliant conceptions of one man, who, like Ba- | Ton Haussman, could stride on despite all oj | Position to the attainment of the grand end fe view. When we recall the fact that scarcely more than ten years ago many of these peauti- ful avennes were little better than barren wastes, it seems like magic. A large sum ot money was expended, and it is claimed there was corrup- tion inthe disbursement, but we can point to ilar instances nearer home, only that in such cases there 18 little to show for the outlay. They have splendid streets, good sewerage, abundant supply of water, spacious markets— and what interests us most at this time, a thor- ough system in respect to tree planting and ereation of small parks, one of the most attrac- tive features of the city. The work in this di- rection has kept pace with the advance of im- provement under the direction of the Parking Commission, of which William R. Smith, esq., is the head. le never received but one order from the master spirit of the board of iin) e- ment. After listening to the recital of com- plaints made by the “penny wise and pound foolish,” Shepherd’s only reply waa, “Smith, drive things.” A man so enthusiastic in this matter that it is no uncommon thing for him to start oft before breakfast and go a long distance to inspect a tree that hasbeen reported as need- ing attention. He and his associates serve without compensation. Under their direction upward of 67,000 trees e been set out in the streets and avenues. The trees have been raised in a reserve garden provided by the city govern- ment, enabling the commission to have a supply on hand which can “ be moved and set.in place in a few hours, without loss of vitality by expo- sure of roots, or from the casualties resulting from lengthened transportation.” (Have we no place ayailable for like purposes In Prospect park ?) Theyare planted twenty-five feet apart, affording over 180 miles of shade, in the pleas ure and blessings of which poor and rich share alike. Two dollars and fifty cents covers the cost of tree, expense of digging the hole, plant- ing, and boxing. A space three feet by six or more fs left clear of brick or other stone. Each street is planted with the same variety of tree, 80 asto secure uniformity—attention being given to surrounding conditions—as for instance, in damp locations preference being given to the Carolina poplar, which in the absorption of tniasmatic exhalations bears a strong resem- blance to the eucalyptus, which cannot be grown so far north. In early days so little attention was given to matters of public improvement that the streets were mud holes, awamps abounded, members of Congress and others sickened from malaria, and Washington was a good place to get away from. In 1832-84 It was no donbt thought extravagant to expend in each of those years $1,000 In plant- tag trees on Pennsylvania avenue and improving President’s square. It was not till 1871 that the great change was Inaugurated. Owing to the manner in which the accounts were kept for two or three years following, I have been unable to obtain the amount expended for tree-planting. In 1874 the sum appropriated to the park com- tions that would necessarily be painful to the tient.” “Is there a effectual antidote for hasheesh7” the writer finally asked. “There is no effectual antidote. The juice of a lemon will allay the sensations somewhat, will not restore the person to his normal state, concluded the Professor. +> __ 4 A Grea? Southern Industry. Bheep-raising and wool-growing would be highly remunerative in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and other parts of the south; and this would be one of the easiest industries for people to engage in who have not much capital to begin with. But the south, In common with large portions of New England, 1s devoted to another industry, which is always incompatible with sheep-raising and wool-producing. This is the rearing of dogs. I did not find anything else, I think, that can be attributed to the south gen- erally.’ The south is so large, and its life and thought so varied and complex that a real “ob- server will be slow to impute many things to this part of our country in general. Bat in re- gard to this business the south is really *‘solid.” ‘The popular devotion to the rearing of dogs re- calls the animal worship of the ancient Eypt- jans. I was often on the point of asking, “How much do you make a year on your dogs?” Th are so numerous, and are increasing so rapidly; they ooruey a place of such prominence in the «eneral life of the south, and so dominate public sentiment and influence public moraiity. that one is constantly inclined to the conviction that their rearing and care must be among the most Important and valuable pursuits of the people. was told that there is a dog tax in some of the states, but that when the assessor of taxes goes his rounds scarcely anybody can be found who will confess to owning a dog. A vigorous effort was made in the legislature of one of the chief southern states, a few years ago, to enact a law to limit or discourage the pearing of dogs, and to stimulate the produc- tion of sheep and wool. But a colored member of the legislature made an eloquent and enthu- siastic defense of dog-rearing, and talked sentl- ment, and quoted what the poets have written in of dogs (some white wags having as- him in the pre; ion of his ought that the highes until one would have by drinking liquor, and his friends thought he had becomean itual drunkard. He wasalway under the influence of hasheesh ar strong dri or both. He would occasionally v into the laboratory, look into my face for a moment, then burst out into a fit of boisterous laughter, and would continue to laugh for some time, as though he thought I was exceedingly funny. THE ELDER DUMAS. “The elder Dumas was a hasheesh-eater, and he probably wrote some of his best works under its Influence. In his work of ‘Monte Christo’ the hero is described as_ being a hasheesh-eater, orb Lies ue story you Will recollect that in appearance Te- marks his extreme pailor—a face like marble. To illustrate the ‘Influence. that hasheesh will bave over some persons, I refer sect of Aseassins—a terror of | interests of civilization depended. upon having as many in the as ble. The forty, andthe mperitod industry was Teseued, Ys in was ta Allantic. sh mission was $7,000; 1875-6, $20,181.11; 1876 to “77, 820; 1877 to ok 038.49; 1878 to °79, 356.20; 1879 to "80, $14,729.59;' 1880 to °81, $15,280, and to June 80, 1882, $19,900. The increase is largely due to cost of labor, new boxes and other expenses incidental to the care of the number of trees already set out, as well as those added each year as called for by the extension of streets and avenues. A super- intendent is employed at a salary of $1,500, with adeputy at $700. Now, to what extent is the city benefited? Thousands of people from all parts of the Union and abroad are to be seen in its streets, some to remain during the session of Congress, others on short trips of pleasure; hotels and private boarding houses are con- stantly crowded; an immense amount of money inthe aggregate expended by strangers. The permanent population has made rapid increase ‘since 1870, and is now upward of 180,000. Sen- ators and’ Representatives have bullt splendid houses for their own use orto rent. The in- come has increased, the bonded debt reduced. In respect to general health the percentage of deaths is no doubt less than in many cities less stringent in Fenpect to mortalit records. Having inquired of Theodore Mead, M.D., medical pela inspector, a gentleman who has devoted much time and thought to the preparation of valuable statistical tables In con- nection with matters ining to his depart- ment, if he conside the number and variety of trees planted in the city had any bearing upon the question of tts healthfulness, he re- plied that on general principles he had no doubt ot the fact, though he had not made the subject a study as applied to a particular disease. If any are skeptical on this point, I would refer them to the work by George P. Marsh, entitled “The Earth as Modified by Human Action.” I wish that many of my fellow-citizens could have stood with me a few days ago in front of the Capitol, and enjoyed view of far- ines of trees As a general thing, there is a sort of airy un- concern about those who take boarders, in re- ee to all matters not absolutely “down in the id,” which is highly exasperating; and con- Sree ot things, the wonder is not that so many fffil in this calling, but that any succeed. Were it not that there is always an abundant fupply of homeless people in the world, land- ladies who trouble themselves only about what. is-barely necessary, and do even that in an in- efficient way. would oftener find that “it doesn't pay to take boarders.” aw often, for instance. does anyone looking for board chance to find a room that has a home look about it? Do not the apartments gener- ally took as if some one had just died there, and everything had been dismantled in consequence? Not a bit of drapery to bed or windows, not a bracket or a table cover, not a cushion or foot- stool. The four walls are there—often with an | ugly paper on them—with the orthodox bed- | stead and bureau and chairs. possibly a hard lounge, but probably none at all. What. possi- bilities of cheerfulness are there in such a room, | if the occupants have no furniture of their own with which to brighten it? “But we can’t afford to orngment rooms,” say the struggling landladies; “it wouldn't pay. We can poatbely make both ends meet as it is.” This is just where they make a mistake, be- cause it would pay. It would pay to drape the | windows with cheap but tasteful curtains—those of white muslin, cretonne, unbleached muslin, canton flannel, or low-priced worsted stuffs be- ing particularly serviceable for winter—to drape the mantle with the same, and to have a table cover that matches or harmonizes. A lounge improvised from a packing-box, with springs and a small husk mattress over them, could be covered to suit the draperies. A few touches of this kind would completely transform a bare, | ugly room into something homelike, and the |small outlay required would certainly be re- turned tenfold. A lady who desires to receive into her family one additional iumate, asa means of increasing her income, will find ‘no difficulty. if she reside | in the city, in obtaining a desirable lady or zen- tleman boarder willing to pay liberally for home comforts. Many such people detest boarding- | houses, and would willingly dispense with a | great variety at the table for the sake of having what is put upon it made inviting. simple a thing as the popular breal dish of | oatmeal is seldom cooked so as to be fit to eat. | Often placed upon the table half raw, because so few cooks seem to understand the i amount of moderate boiling or simmei it requires, it quite deserves the name of “‘chick- en feed” facetiously bestowed upon it. It can be made, though, a very delicate and nourish- ing dish—bearing In mind the fact that cream or good rich milk is its natural congener. It is not necessary, however, to go into the details of breakfast, dinner, and tea dishes, a passing allusion to the causes of failure on the part of those who attempt to take boarders be- ing sufficient for our purpose. The assertion can easily be proved from facts that more peo- ple are looking fruitlessly tor home-like quar- ters than there are people haying such quar- ters to offer, It follows, therefore, that any one who will furnish something more attractive than is usually offered will have no reason to complain of want of success.—Ella Hodman Church, in Harper's Magazine for June. L)51 08 Le Fe-To obtain any of these Letters the applicant must gallfor “‘Apvntisen Lerriius," and give the date of is lint. Fa, not called fgr within onemonth they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. LADIES’ LIST. THE Awkward Martha Amold Willie M Anderson Moilie Blanchard Clara A Bell Catherine Brooks Charity Beste E M Brown Ellen Burke Sudie V Nash Kate Beach Jennic © Nicholson Kate Buchanan Mary Northern Mary L Barrett Maxgio Poindexter Aume L Brooke Mary L Prge Annie Brandt Olive Parker Blanche A oyd Pearl ry Buber SG Park Ball Viney Physilki Maria Cohe Anna A Porter Matilda oe apman Cel ery Mary © ase Caroline Quinn Candas Mire mpbell Fanny use] A W Mra Gurtin Geo M. ter Catherine Cotan Louisa Richardson Catherine Lottie Mre ieux E Mra Countee Lucy Robinson Mary Cattor Mary: ced W A’) Drane Annie gomera AE weeny Elen Shinuiken Frank Mrs Simmons Gussie Stall satio Fyer A W Mrs peon Mra Frazier Mary mons Mary B Freeman Rachel Teny Annie GarfieM Elizabeth Thowas Charlotte Geneihl Salle ‘ate Caroline Hawkinn Caroline Turner E Lizzio Hall Emms ‘Taylor Emly W Harney Henrietta 4 homas Mrs Hugh-s Heury Mra Tettey Mar, Hill Isabel Thompson Mary Holderman Maggie, 2 Toiles Martie Humphreys Mary Tobey Sarah Hollines Martha ‘Tibbs Sophia Willson Anna i West Bettie Wiis Fliza Wooley Florence E W con JV Mire te White Lizzie Joyce Cornelia Woif io: Joy Carrie Whiting Rose Jones S Wi tamss.rah ¥ Jaul M. Waiker Saltic L Kendall Annie Wease Sophie Kershaw Susan Willis Sallie deish CV Mra Wright Wm D Mra Leins GENTLEMEN'S LIST. Alexander David Jones Barbour Adtkins MT’ Johnson Jno Byrne Ca Jounson Righa yrne Cal fohnson " Batler Chas. Joues Hon T iu ED ck AS Belford Frank Kennedy D M Berrian Goo W Knapp GG Reece 0 Bait — =e Colburn T A jnty Hon BH Gunningain D eh Frank mel Frank Little TC Carter Frank L Lusbie Jas H Carter Juo C Lee, an L Cailen J H Lewis Robt E Cambail Matthew More CO Connor Orlando Martin Henrie Colman Tommie ‘Moore Harry Z Chambliss Col W P, 2 Manning 1 Cothout Wm M Michael John Connors Wm Marshall Lioyd we ‘Moody RP Dennis Jas A M TE Pease, Bete Hin eo Drake JV Alt Dyer Capt LD Newton Geo Dewali N He er Gould O 8 Sawyer Geo D Gilpin Rodney cca Henrie. Grants CV Btone Johany Graw Sam Swords J Horaitzky Ben) Kohan,2 Sed schahles oro} Head CC Ph Sylvester, 2 Hale Enos A Yincent PB Hughes awd B Winead Hung? Warren Ch chas n erent Harris James Wiliams & © Hen 7 Wheeler LB Huger Ward Mark & Heiner Gaye & @ Willtus Robert ner Capt Hollis Wm Wart bors F m Haynes the stretching lines decked in fresh green follage, swaying with the ° he ‘breeze, the ‘ks glistening like emeralds in the su it; it was a sight worth traveling many miles to see. The American people have good reason to be proud of the capital of the nation;‘their repre- sentatives may safely continue im being liberal in providing for its adornment. - F Taking Boarders: To take boarders for an absolute dependence in the way of support is probably as harassing ‘an occupation as can well be found, eerped with the risk of hi a house nishing it for the outa ae how- ever, can be said on both sides. £0 difficult with the owner or -oceypant one he aos having room thatean d money €an not be made in way Without effort of some kind, and this method seoms preferable to teachi: sewing. - and énter- |” List. Shelton Geo, 2 D. B. AINGER, Postmaster. LADIES’ GOODS RS. SELMA RUPFERT, Novre Sracer, Orrostre Patext Orrics. CAPS. PREPARED BY A WOMAN s Lisle New LAC! ‘Cambric, Nainsook ar d Swiss. LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND - THIS nets, Fl: Is a Postrive Cure and BONNE'S CAPS a speciaity For ail those Painful Complaints and Weaknesses #0 eommon to our best female population. Itwill cureentirely the worst form of Female Com- plaints, all Ovarian Troubles, Inflammation and Uleera Gon, Falling and Displacementa, and the consequent bpinal Weakness, and is particularly adapted to the Changes of Life. It will dissolve and expel Tumors from the Uterns in an early stage of developwwent, The tendency of Can- cerous Humors is cuecked very speedily by ite use. It removes Faintuess, Fiatulency, destroys all Cra- Vinge for Stimulants, and Relieves Weakness of the Stomach. Itcures Bloating, Headache, Nervous Proe- tration, General Debility, Sleeplessness, Depression and Indigestion. The feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weiehit and backache, is always permanently cured by its use. S¥PHYSICIANS USE IT AND PRESCRIBE IT FREELY. a3 P2TTERN HaTs AND FINE MILLINERY GOODS; SILK AND CLOTH WRAPS; SILK, FLANNEL and CAMBRIC SUITS, the largest and most clecant assortment in the city, made exele- sively to my order, « M. WILLIAN, 97 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR. 7 CITE TREVISE, PARIS. als ‘ME. VON BRANDIS. MODISTR. Pennsylvania ave., over M. Willian’s etal Formerly with Lord '& Taylor, New York, and Evening Drewes, Brvial ‘Troamegiy Cloaks, Dolmans and Suits; all made at notice: work, superior fitting; euarant M's ANSE K. HUMPHERY, “430 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, Makes CORSETS to order in every style aud material, and guaran tore perfect comfort, HER SPEC TES ARI French Hand. othing, Merino Underwear ‘and finest. y a the all ‘It will at all times and under all circnmetances act in harmony with the laws that govern the female sys- tem. For the cure of Kidney Complaints of either sex this Compound is unsurpassed. LYDIA E, PINKHAMWS VEGETABLE COMPOUND is prepared at 233 and 235 Western avenue, Lynn, ‘Mass. Price $1. Six bottles for $5. Sent by mail in the form of pills, also in the form of lozenges, on receipt of price, $1 per box foreither. Mre, Pinkham freely answers all letters of inquiry. Send for pamphlet. Ad- dress as above. fit a SIAL made Under Dr rect, 0% Mine i. el Corset, ber own tnake, that Suita, Costames, Cloak, &c., made in supe. — rior style at short notice. “Ladies an have Dresses ong vara and basted, and a perfect fit au Ja family should be without LYDIA F. PINKHAM'S LIVER PI y cure constipation, biliousuess, = oar inerie Sud torpidity of the liver. 25 cents per box. GENTLEMEN'S GOODS. 27 Boxp sr aut Davacrste. es r HAM, “HATTER.” SPRING STYLES 63-00 Hi: ore Md #tyles rem ne | Siraw Hats of all Kinds cleaned. <l, &.5 tb Manilla a specialty. CUNNINGHAM, ‘Suh obreat, cco H H 0OO mT CCO FEB as cue So tun 8 ons ° fe WE ABE UNDERSELLING EVERYBODY IN &9 HOO Hoo Be DKLSS SULTS. : = Linen Collars, Linen Cuffs, Silk Neckwoar, Cotten, 000. b ppp Bocks, Undershirts and Drawers, era 2 3 New rtyies of Percale Shirte, the very best quality, Oo of DD copier 000 KLLL bpp Fine Percale Shirts, only 75 cents, wow own HM <sss, kK Finest Dress Shirts to order, elegantly made, only $2. |WwwwwHoun ee 8 Kk Ba Six fine Dress Shirts to onder for §9. | Wwww BUH H S885 RKO OE Ss | All woods are guaranteed to give satisfaction in evey WoW Hob ut Ssss¥ fk 1 Ere Sgss® | as, st MEGINNISS, 1002 F street northy PURE AND UNADULTERATED. ‘The peculiar medicinal qualities of Whiskies distitie1 from the finest growth of rye{n ths renowned Valley of the Monongahela, have attracted the attention of the Medical Faculty in the United States to such a degreess toplace itin avery high position among the Materia Medica. We beg to invite the attention of connoissenrsto our celebrated fine OLD WHISKIES of the following well- known brands, 1N CASES containing one @2zen bot- tleseach, viz: UNRIVALED UPPER TEN WHISKEY. VERY SUPERIOR OLD STOCK WHISKEY. For excellence, pureness and evenness of quality, the above are unsurpassed by any Whiskies in the market. ‘They are entirely free from adulteration, and are of na- ural flavor and fine tonic properties. ‘These Whiskies are sold under guarantee to give PER- S, ® ELLeny, = sUccrseoR TO DUBREUIL BROTHERS, NUFACTUREKS OF FINE DRESS SHIRTS ‘TS FURNISHINGS, 1112 F Srneet Norrawest, Wasnixerox, D.C, jx of the Finest Dreas Shirts Aix Extra Fine Shirts to orde1 Six Fine Shirts to order... mare rTuomrson’s DRESS SHIRT MANUFACTORY axp MEN'S FURNISHING EMPORIUM, 816 F Street Northwest, NECKWEAR, FOOTWEAR FECT SATISFACTION, and can be hat atall leading ARANDWEAR ‘y -madie SHIRTS at following: yi srovery stores at retail. to Petpet untninbey Toes Ma, H. & H. W. CATHERW JOD, Bosra Wamnmtaa’ watinisied: nes; aatatet, 18, sam 114 SOUTH FRONT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, M4?4xE WASHINGTON, 7 i H fut ES E Pt ‘uu uM No, 1211 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. 24NEW DEPARTURE. NO ADVANCE IN LUMBER DRESSES MADE AND MATERIAL FURNISHED ar THAN NEW YORK PRICES, er WILLET & LIBBEY’S. ELEGANT GOODS NOW IN STOCK. Ladies chould call at once and leave their orders be- fore the assortment of elegant fabrics is broken. . SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SAME PRICES AS LAST YEAR. mié-3m MADAME WASHINGTON. 22% Gaaaa ‘We have ¢,600,000 feet of Lumber, carried over fram last year, snd we will cell every foot of itat old pric, | Tt} ment! KEK R GARDEN TOOLS, HOSE, WINDOW SCREENS, And all seasonable goods at lowest prices. Dealers supplied at a discount. F. P. MAY & CO., HARDWARE MFR'S. AGENTS, m4-1m 634 Penns. avenue, near Tihstreet. J Nie 8 CHEMICAL PAINT. WILLET & LIBBEY, COR. 6TH AND NEW YORE AVENUE m29 SPRING DRESS GOODS, ‘We are rece! prising a full hne of all elties, Combination Suitings in Bilk ‘The or:ginal and only Mixed Paint that will not peel orchalk. Sold in this market for fifteen years with entire satisfaction. ALABASTINE for ceilings and walls. Better than agit will not rub off. Bend for sample cards and circulars to FRANCIS MILLER, SoLe Acewr, 307 9th street. 220-1m B ROBINSON & CO., '° BOYS’ CLOTHING HOUSE, PATAPSCO BAKING POWDER, Laree Price 10 will receive, free of pay ag SMITH, HANWAY & CO. a apl-com o13 909 PrNNaTE-VANTA AVEXUP. UILDER’S MATERIALS. Belenitic CEMENT. Best brands Port- NT, Ked Beach Calcined PLAST! Bartmore, April lst. T= CONCORD HARNESS.” ‘atound Te Jand CE) J. G. & J. M. WATERS, 1045 324 street, Georgetown, D. C. mi2-1m AKE AUBURN MINERAL SPRING WATE! . Thousands have beech cured from its use. Do not fail to try it. Hon. J. L. H. COBB, President, FEN. WOOD: Premnree } Lewiston, Me. G. C. GOSS, Director, Bath, G. G. CORNWELL, Grocer, m6-2m, Gabinciow B.O. LAGER BEER, FOoxouicaL AND B84FE. WEAVFR, KENGLA & 00."3 LAUNDRY S0AP ‘THE BEST IN THE DISTRICT. 408. SCHLITZ BREWING 00."S MILWAUKEE LAGER BEER, FOR SALE BY DEALERS AND THE AGENT. SAM'L GC. PALMER, DEPOT, 1224 TWENTY-NINTH STREET N.W. S2F Telephonic connection. ops Q°t 200k SPoRTS. LAWN TENNIS, ~ Saciset ad ARCHERY, AFotl Assortment at the Lowest Prices. Wholesale PUES ‘Wh. BALLANTYNE & 80%,