Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1884, Page 7

HOME MATTERS. & LOT OF GooD RECIPES — DREAM CAKE AND LADIES @AKK — MARYLAND PIB — STEWED EGGS ——EMBROIDERY HINTS — HOW TO MAKE FANCT MATS — SLEEP AFTER EATING NOT UNHEALTH- FUL. One cup molasses, one brown suzar. Grixeru Cooxies One-half cup of butter. four beaten sepa- “ufehatel cheese was al- nt thing to serve and un- ‘© the new fashion ot little Frel, with suiall scoops to eT are in 3 or wood, and the wood or silver. 5 We a little puff or short- and sprinkle over it a © stand upricht in the mi: vafuts baking powder Drop. by ad at the de: These will not ab- t pernicious of es that are Improved met it would rselt with some r of iron it will nt com- ‘ot usly cooked in pall oval dish | with bits of cold stewed per, salt and a little nut- ith layers of cracker it bits of butter . Ikit isnot too moist it will keep jen it is turned put. Durep Peacu Pie.—An excellent pie can be made of dried peaches. Let the peaches soak in cold water all night, stew thei in the same Water until so soft that you can mash them fine; add for one pie two tublespoontuls of sweet cream anda little morethan haifa cup of suzar- too much sugar destroys the favor of the fruit. Butter used in the place of cream. but if cream, It gives such smoothness to the native Indian Tussore embroidery t. For working on merino or casti- nothing else does so weil, for it is as light ther and has no tendency to draw the 1. For embroidery on satin there is no silk 80 pleasant to use as the shiny and ntiful filefluss, in which charming results ean be obtained. Pat.vrsuieCop Liver Or.—Every one knows bow vicult it is to induce a patient to takecod liver o/!, and how the taste is abiorred by most A perfectly simple way to prepare it is the desired dose into a little glass of Take a swallow of cold water, from the and when find that no eft in the mouth. are six medium-sized po- hot water and boil until they are seit, mash them with a little milk and salt. 4 put some of re is best » take tl Cov the top Jenuiey Cuickes.—To make jellied chicken er ve bell the meat tl it alls from the bone: use } Waler as possible; when ¢ chop it ver ith pepper and and = 7 a like put it ina meld with full cup ot shorter ugar, two of m 5 hort time, and then let cool. ar with one-half GINGER SNaps. ups of bro tablespoon- tablespoonful of allspice, nutm da all, one ta- olved in hot water; “r to use one part but- rolls with the hand, then +size ofa hickorynut, va in the pans to’ sy oven. Let them co vol 4 in Maki fore taking then Drea Cane on bake! i ab ‘The t o layers are fi aud the whit un layer pred with lemog, the Rext Joyer with vanilla, and the top layer is thickty covered w flavored witha fev. ¢ be made by following any good and cake. stove. If they are ly there is danger of their polled. Itis a good plan to 2 ol or near t! he placed. Of course her range or stove ther oned abo be Kept in the or an iron , if one int! heater and used flatiron folder will be found To Mage Faxcy Mats on Tipiss, cut out the required shape in coarse net; obtain a paper and leaves for wool work, of canyas not too fine. Lay the iton to the net; work the pat: t sitk, or all in gold color; the threads of the canvas and tern « ave the worked de=izn on the net. The eflect i pretty and the work easy. The em- is of course done in cross-stitch. The Gelieate lace or white This work is Russian, and small stiade thus cre much used. They are soft white cr colored mus- Boil Ove or six exgs ten min- nd let them lie in cold water until they perfeetgeold. Then peel and cut crosswise = with a sharp knife. Have cn the fire in o=-pan a cupful of soup-stock or gravy, in utes whie half an onion has been stewed five min- utes then taken out. When it comes toa boil, beat ‘1 atin plate a teaspoonful of butter, roll it, coat it with flour, and lay vepan Set the pan at the odo. this, then remove to a pot, but do not allow the gravy to boil ely to simmer around the edges. Leave theeggs thas tive minutes. Line a flat disir sith very crisply-toasted bread, dipped in boiling water and buttered. Lay the snd pour on the gravy. This ireakfnst dish that may be improved by chopped parsiey. Steer Arter Fartxa Hea &re physiological reasons for healthy person should sleep after every hearty meal. Digestion requires a determina- ton of blood to the stomach so as to stimulate the m ery by which the food ts assimilated dn the system. “} all through the brute 2reation sleep follows the taking of food. The sicste. or the nap after dinner, which is the eus- ww the we do in all hot countries, Practice. Itis true that people who © of their prinel cir principal meal Between daylight and dark, and whe do not usuaily eat before zeing t re often ea late su ‘oken in upon ted organs nds upon them. A ce established tends © blood Is withdrawn ands of the digestive ne of the cures * habit of sleepiag roth | r nit ts brown turn | hot platter, and garnish | n slices of | ih t, a wine giass of catsup, flavor. Then | FARM AND GARDEN. Notes and Suggestions, —All buildings in which horses, catfle, sheep, hogs or poultry are kept should be well venti- lated, but not in such a manner as to admit draughts. — A steamer for cooking food will pay for its cost In two seasons. If it does not add to the bulk of food it renders it more easily digested aud more nourishing. — Barbed wire can be used as a fence ‘against hogs by putting the lower wire four inches from the ground and the next wire a foot or | fourteen inch higher. This fence does not | Reed to be hizh if hogs only are to be enclosed. —It is claimed by our most experienced stock-zrowers that colts should never be per- | mitted to stand ona hard floor, such as plank, brick, stone or cement, nntil after they are a year old, as hard floors are liable to injure their feet and limbs. — There is quite a difference between the common turkey and the large bronze variety. Young gobblers of a year's growth of the bronze have been known to weigh forty pounds, and pairs of bronze turkeys, of longer growth, often weizh three times as much as a pair of the common stoc — The Lombard plum is said to be curculio proof; but this is due to its productiveness, as the tree overbears and ripens a portion of its fruit. despite the destruction by the insects. The habit of overpreduction causes it to die oner than other varieties, however, though it may be greatly assisted to’ extend the bearing period by manuring and care. | — Many a man has had his pork fail to Keep | Properly because it was salted in a frozen con- dition.“ Frozen meat, whether beef, pork or mutton, will not properly assimilate with salt, and cannot be depended on to keep in hot weather. A moment's reflection will make this seem so reasonable that one will wonder why he did not think of it betore. J | —Mr. Stewart. a member of the Warsaw | (i.)_ Horticultural society, is said to have dan annual crop of apples for fifteen con- ecutive years—a pleasing fact due in some measure, he thinks, to his management. He cultivates so as to make the tree grow as rap- |Idly as possible ur bearing age, after which he cultivates but little, but keeps the sod down by mulching. — Horatio Seymour has recently written a etter warmly encouraging the planting of wild cherry for lumber uses. It makes a rapid, straight growth, and its wood is likely to be more and more valuable, as it iscapable of high polish. Mr. S this variety shading his house which has grown up within the last forty years, and he has many other trees planted in various placeson hisfarm. — The Agricultural Epitomis says: “So soon asthe manure 1s entirely cleaned out of the barnyard the bottom should be covered with straw or other retuse material, to absorb the liquid excrement that would otherwise be wast- ed. Muck, where it can be secured without carrying too far, is excellent for this purpose. But it must be remembered that the last Toads in the barnyard are much more valuable than the first.” —The farmer should keep enough stock to consume all the hay, grain and surplus produce that is raised on the farm, as by so doing he will generally get a better price for what he raises, and it will be much easier marketed. The far- | mer should guard well against over stocking, which is a prominent fault with those farmers who estimate their profits by the number of cows and hous they have, without regard to the condition they are in. — A hog sweats, not like a horse or man, but throuzh his fore legs, just below the knee, in the form of a sieve. ‘through this the sweat passes off, and it is necessary that this be kept open. if it gets closed, aS is sometimes the case, the hog will get sick. To cure him, sim- ply open the pores. This is done by rubbing and washing with warm water. There is m much danver, however, of a healthy hog ever being troubled in this way. Once ina while it will occur in the best regulated hog pens. — It Isa rare thing to find cooked food in the sin this country, and yet it is ly beyond the A The late nd, was in the habit of for his animals, Professor Dick recommends i round that by he organs of digestion puch exertion is saved to the ‘tem, a result h is likewise attained by the bruising of of hay and straw. | — An experienced breeder of farm horses gives a is opinion that the best animal for the farm is that produced (the runni crossing the horse) on lat or. ed nes of the thoroughbr vith muscle, and the horses of that breed are famous for speed, courae, and power. The cross produces a horse very ‘imilar to the Clevelands, and such ho are not only well adapted for nearly all purposes on the farm, but do not fail till well advanced in years, —All young fruit trees, says the Country Gentieman, which do not make a growth of two | feet for the longest shoéts in a season need ad- di are heavily covered | 13 clean and weil cultivated, or if they stand in | grass or happen to beencumbered with weeds od meliow cultivation must be given them. is the rule for young trees, aud the best tine if manure is appli late in autumn or | during the winter, th the better. But rs todo the most good on bear pple trees, often good poor and biennial crops . Bearing trees need not trees, but if they de at least a foot long they need more manure or both manure and cultivation. The manure may be spread broad- cast in winter, covering the whole surtace. ‘ome people recommend planting straw- berries in May and June, and others in Septem- ber and October; each practice h adherents, and while they are settling which is best we will prepare our ground by deep trenching and | aliberal dressing from the compost heap, and then we will tell them that the best time for plant- ing the strawberry is as soon as you can get the frost out of the ground in spring. If planted in | September and October, more than one-haif of the young plants are thrown out and destroyed by frost, and if planted in May and June, the | hot, dry weather coming on before they have | got a permanent hold of the soil shrivels more than half of them up; but when planted before the sun has much power, and while there is plenty of moisture in the ground, and generaily a liberal allowance of showers, they commence with the season and never go back.— Vick’s Titustrated Magazine. — It has often been said that no rule can be given to cuide a tyro pruner, because tree, bush or vine requires some modification of treatment. But there are rules applicable quite | Kenerally. of which a leading one is to thin from the exterior so that all shoots left shall have ample distance to expand their leaves in full light without shading other, or shading | were give Fow So Fapidiy as you ot not make annual sh those of the inner fruit-bearing spurs In orchard |trees. Wherea branch cin be stayed apart jfrom others iuto an opea space it is a |double economy to do that rather than jto cut it off, because there is the saving of its fruit-vicld, and the saving to the tree of a wound. wound is injurious that | remains open to the air through a sec son. All wholesale praning of whole braless twigs and all, for the sake of speed, does yore harm than good. So another general rue is to | Femove only the weak, unripe young wood, or | decayed old wood. In pear trees, where liable | to blight, all unripened sprouts should be cut ont eariy. before the sap begins to circulate, or the tree will be injured by the infusion of pol- sonous sap from the winter-ktlled, blackened wood of these sprouts, Just a we are endangered by pywmia from decaving parts remaining at- tached to tie circulation in our bodies. Some trees are very impatient of the knite or saw, of these the cherry isone. The ‘h on the con- trary, a more tender tree as to effects of low temperature, eudures cutting remarkably well, and so does the grape vine, but our native sorts less than the vinea of Enrope.—Cor. Country Genlleman. eee A Colerade Snow Sterm. As a matter of fact, snow does not fall here as it does in well-ordered communities, writes a correspondent from Silverton, Col., to the New Haven Palladium. 1 have been in the midst of avigorous Rocky Mountain snow storm from early morning till late at ae with not a single cloud in the sky, with nothing but the myriad flashes in cast a haze over snow storm that it, but not to one days here of continu does not seem to quently to be going up as coming down; when for the most part it goes = pioneine hort- zontally through the —— ° pies no Ly pose of stopping anywhere. In fact, snch a thing as & weil-ordered New England snow storm in which the snow comes legiti- mately from a cloud and falls of its own gravity to the earth is here an impossibility. We have no clouds worth mentioning. We are at the very apex of nature’s storm parapbernalis aud the cloulds are all below. and snow ‘ymour has one fine old tree of } 3 | al stimulating with manure if the ground | DOLLY'S LAST FLIRTATION. Tam Kitty, and Dolly is my twin-sister. I was always sedate, mother used to say; but Dolly was giddy, and fond of flirting. When we were seventeen, Dolly became en- gaged, with our mother’s consent, to Frank Wil- mot, a young fellow of twenty-four, son of, banker, free and cheery in manner and dispo- sition. He was very indulgent to Dolly, for he felt so confident of her love, and was himself so loyal and sincere that the admiration she ex- cited was his triumph; the freedom with which she received and encouraged it never pained him, though mother and I used to watch her with serious anxiety. Sometimes our mother wonld say a few tm- pressive words; then Dolly would throw her arms round her, and with kisses assure her she would be a better girl, or she would pout a lit- tle, with tears in her bright blue eyes. She would be very demure through two balls, and at the third worse than ever; scarcely could Frank get one waltz for himself. One evening he brought to our honse a cousin of his, a barrister, a man some years older than himself. He was ratherefamous, thougt only thirty, being an acute lawyer, and consequently looked up at the bar Dolly owned to methat evening that Frank had confided to her that I was Jack Dacre’s ideal woman. so don’t blush so angrily, darling.” said she, “for it would be the most delightful arrange- ment. He ie Frank’s ideal man and dearest friend. It would be the happiest thing for us all” And Dolly gave mea hug and a kiss, and ran off to bed. r. Dacre came very often after that one sit, and Tsoon found that he was my ideal man, for he strangely resembled my father, both in manners and his chivalrous courtesy to women, as well as_in appearance. It was with achill at my heart that I was the first to make the discovery that he was falling in love with Dolly—he, the soul of honor, seemed bewitehed the charms of his bosom-triend’s affianced fe. I knew it before he did, but of course not before Dolly, who had a genius for uner- tingly detecting every symptom, however ob- scure, of dawning love, either inher own case or another's, ly mother and Frank were utterly blind to the danger. I was very unhappy, and exceed- ingly sorry for Dolly, for Frank, tor Mr. Dacre, and, I own it, for myself; for, though I had not fallen in love with Frank’s cousin, I must say he was the only manIhad seen whom I felt I could fail in love with. An accident brought matters to a climax. We were sitting in the drawing room after dinner one evening, when _a noise in the street drew usto the window. The pole of acarriagze had entered the shoulder of a cab-horse. Dolly became ill and faint at the sight, and Mr. Dacre, who was at her side, threw his arm round her to save her from falling. He led her to a sofa, and stood aside as Frank drew near her; but from that night he never came no more. He and I only had seen the half-petalant way in which Dolly had turned from Frank, had caught another expression on her face, had seen her vivid blush. From that evening she became cold, petulant, teasing to Frank. At first he laughed, then was hurt. and finally the engagement was broken off. This is goon told, but what my mother andI suffered must be imagined. { dared neither to tell her the truth nor to hint to Dolly that 1 knew to whom her heart was given, though [loved her so dearly; and I felt so sure that this was the first true love of her life. This determined, decided, somewhat stern man was sure to charm our little butterfly, if she noticed him at all. Mother and T arranged that Dolly should go away ona short visit. Frank was to come one evening to return the letters Dolly had sent him. They would not feel the abruptness of this rupture so much as if they were placed personally by him in my hands; and 1 had his j letters ulso to give him. Mother was quite | unequal to seeing him, for she loved him dearly | and the task was leftto me. I was not sorry, i! t | for [felt 1 could say all that was likely to com- fort him, loving both of them so deep! So poor Frank produced his serrowful little packet, received the one I had for him. and stood leaning against the chimney-piece, whi Isat quite u tears drepping quietly from my eyes. At last he told me that he knew Dolly had been faith- tohim. He felt sure she and Jack Dacre d each other; and hespoke so humbly of tnself, and as if it was quite to be expected at his cousin should be preferred above any | other man, that | was greatly touched, and my tears fell faster ani faster. honor, Kitty; but T must athat he is free ‘to do as his His and her happiness must I will get my father to send ) house in India, and will not lreturn till they are married. "Jack is rich Jenouzh to marty at once. I embark on Thu ig nie to utter a word, but wi 3. | hi make it heart dictal me to our bran he charzed me with tender blessings for nd, at his request, I went to ask my mother to bid him farewell. Presentiy she ie held out her tre ; but Frank folded her and she sobUed on his breast. I stood Weeping bitterly; and, when we were some- What calmer, Frank’ embraced us both finally, and, placing me in my mother’s arms, left us, Poor teilow, how brave he was, how gentle and patient! In a month from that time Dolly was affianced to Mr. Dacre, and the marriage was arranged to ke place at the beginning of the long vyaca- tion. We were by this time convinced that It was | the best thing that could happen. No one could see Dolly and doubt that this was the only man she had loved. His calm, Intense character in ressed her, his wreat talents awed her; and hei retty Innocent pride in her manly lover, her Kness and quietness, were most promising symptoms of happiness in her married life. y lappy! T was y , ther; he was such a power for good and peace in our home that we |Rever had been so contented before. Frank wrote freely to u: ly patient letters, full of unselfish interest in allaround him, His sorrow had sweetened, not embittered his character. He had set himselt to. alleviate his anwuish by 00d, aud his first act on reaching his tinat | cial cifts for the welture of the widow and child- ren of an officer in the army, and, at the cost of tine, talent and energy, to rescue her small for- tune from unsafe hands and invest it profitably. His letters were filled witi similar incidents, naturally and simply told, and our affection in: creased for this truly brave man. Dolly's godmother took it into her head that it was her godchild’s duty to pay her a farewell sit before her marriage. Though, as she bad never troubled herself much about us, we were rather startled at this demand, we all thought it would be best to accept the invita- tion—for my sister was not looking well—and it was settled that she should go and spend a ; month with the old lady in her lovely North Country home. Mr. Dacre was pressed to go as often as his professtonal engagements would permit; so Dolly left us in pretty good spirits, in charge of the elderly servant who was our substitute for a regular ladies’ maid. She wrote to tell us how she was enjoying the repose and beauty of the country. Mr. Dacre had managed to run down from Saturday till Monday at the end of the first week, and bad, of course, made a great impression’ but was afraid he could not come again—a long case was pending at Westminster. The letter which followed this I give in its integrity: “ Higuwoop, July 20. ree get this in time ot to ¢ “Dearest Kitty.—I hope you fo send my hat here mstead ter-lu-law, a confirmed tnvalid, Was coming’ to { Spend just that time with her, my godmother was | glad to get me out of the way, I know. I can’t write much, for the we drop our latest le | go Into dinner. post leaves Here at eight, and ters into the hall box as we I expect the gong every minute. and the ls place 1s lovel; new Baronet—Sir Charles—is the dearest—,. The gong! Your own Dour.” I felt uneasy concerning this letter. I was sorry Dolly should have lett her godmother’s quiet home to visit a gay young widow Just as she was sobering down and wing such a thoughtful little love. It might unsettle her to pass s fortnight in a country house with a fascinating Baronet; and I knew Jack Dacre would never permit, never pardon the smallest suspicion of flirting. He had her de- fection in Frank's case,-tor k himself had pleaded eloquently, saying that she was so very y so naturally affectionate. But mamma and I felt sure that not for one hour would he rmit the slightest approach to disloyalty to is deep tenderness for his detrothed. Neither her youth, her love of fun,nor her heart would plead one atom in her favor; 80 read this letter with a heavy heart. My answer was as follows: < “Dearest :—Your letter reached me in to have the bos ‘sent to wood. You wire cetve it soon after this you. very fully, for letter was cmp mea every ve roused curiosity as to cl " who i The rest of my letter contained home-news, and [ need not transcribe it. But Dolly's answer Twill transeribe— bod y, “You ask me for a description of t is very eau, vers darling. Millcent clever, and devouate attached to this Chartes; but I feel sure her heart ts buried In the gtave of her noble husband. I send her photo, Smet vee = words tn fee = head “Sir Charles is very fascinating, thou; my description may not you in his favor; but you beg me to Hets n had been to use his keen commer- | lovable fellow she had met'for a long time, really was excited that I Bosted a letter tu her at once. “You distress me, Dolly. You know Mr. Dacre would never forgive you it he saw your letters. I hide them even from mother. Oh, pray do think before you madly risk the loss of his love, for that will follow the very hour he loses his high opinion of you!” This is how Dolly answered my tender ap- at & lecturing little thing you are get- itty! Iam very much attached to Sir es; and, it Jack 1s ever so angry, I can't help it?” ‘Thus flippantly the letter ran on. I was really angry and distressed. but resolved to try no more lectures; they clearly made mat- ters worse. So, the next time I wrote, I gave a fall description of a day we had spent in court hearing Mr. Dacre plead. I described his dis- nified appearance, his easy graceful gestures— above all, I dwelt on the beauty of his nose. Dolly answered— “Tam quite shocked at you, Kitty, to make such an idol of a nose!” And then she continued, as usual, about Sir Charles. Meanwhile Mr. Dacre seemed quite happy: and said he had his daily letters from Dolly as regu- larly as when she was with Mr: Lioyd. Was my beloved sister growing deceitful? I kept all this from my mother; but I grew more and more wretched over Doily’s letters. A Picnic would be “glorious,” for Sir Charles was going. She had spent the whole morning “quietly with Sir Charles.” Once he was indis- posed, and she had “nureed him, played for him, sung to him.” Well, I could do nothing more. I resolved to say not another word about him to any one else. I began to dislike the very sound of his name, or rather the sight of it; and, when Dolly de- clared I should like him as inuch as every one else did, I made up my mind that I hated him. I wrote’one more tender appeal, which I said ‘was my last. Every Tuesday mother and I had Dolly’s let- ters, but one day there was none by my break- fast plate as usual. Mother read hers. “Dolly says she has written to you,” she ob- Served presently. ‘(How can it be that you have not received it?” Mistakes of the post office are so rare, we could but suppose she had omitted to post it. By the next delivery, however, I received a let- ter from Mr. Dacre, containing an enclosure which turned out to be a letter to me from Dolly. A few lines from him ran thus— “Dear Kitty—I had read too much of the enclosed before [discovered the mistake. If you receive a letter from Dolly before this reaches you, you will have discovered she has mis-sent the lettera I shall run down to Highwood without loss of time.” Thad not received any letter then, but by the second country delivery came one directed to Jack at once. The letter he had read began thus— z “All you say ts usel darling. I love Sir charles devotedly, and nobus his day declared he loves me. You ask mé, Does he know I ain en- gaged? I told him a gentleman was coming to see ihe; but he seemed little concerned at this piece of information.” Se far Mr. Dacre had'read, and the mine was sprang. , I locKed my room door, and fell back, de- spairing into an easy-ehair. I was resolved to hide all from my mother fill Mr. Dacre had seen Dolly. I huntediup Béadshaw, and found that a train started about four that would con- yey him to Highwood by 7:50. If Dolly wrete to me at once. I should get her letter by Thurs- day: but of course I sheuld hear from Jack on Wednesday. I dreaded every ring, every post- man’s Knock. All day Wednesday passed and no letter arrived from, my sister or her lover. On ‘Thursday mornfng I ran down wi heard tle usual welcome sound. able fay a thick letter addressed in Dolly’s writing. Iran up to mamma and gave her the one I found enclosed in it for her; then Isat down to read mine, after fortifying myself with a cup of coffee. I must give every word of it:— “You are well aware that a catastrophe has happened through my heedlossness. ‘the best thing avill be for me to deseribe fuily the whole consequences of that misfortune. On our re- den-party on Tuesday, I found ing me from Jack. ‘hall be of this awoke no Jack might ran ins permit. Lady at once to be dressed by her artist-maid. What she made of me you must have seen to believe, Kitty. I would uot look at myself till the whole process was com- plete: and when I glanced in the long glass, I s really amazed at what I saw. It was the result, I now know, of many discussions between. Lady Milicent and this gitted young person. You may imagine how [ exulted in the thought that Jack would see me look as he had never seen me look before, for I am so improved in health that my whote appearance Is changed! Well, the bell rang. Lady Milicent received Mr. Dacre inéthe morning-room, and caine to send me down at once. atelezram awai with you by cour fears in my’ mind, for I knew down at any moment the tr: illicent sent me off “Tran down with iy heart bounding. Ten- tered the room. [noticed Jack give oue start; | but he received me in such avery un-Jack-like | manner that I was terrified. | Lcried. *Quite well when Lleft them | Dacre; but when he placed me ina chair, and took one opposite to me, I felt matters were | desperate. ‘What is wrong?’ I gasped. ‘Dear- jest Jack, pray speak!’ ‘Only an address,’ said he, and put the unfortunate envelope in my ; hands. “This contained a letter for your sister, | which I, perhaps fortunately, read re [ per= ceived the mistake. I have Just seventeen min- utes before I leave for the return train; so if you wish to say anything, let me beg you to speak at once.’ 1 sank back in my chair and covered my face ith my handkerchief, trembling with agitation. ‘Will you hear my explanation?’ I stammered. ‘Neediess; the letter can have but one meaning. T came to release you trom your engagement to me. Did this scoundrel know you were en- gaged?’ I covered my face again. To hear Sir Charles North called a scoundrel was too much forme. I did not speak for several minutes; but time was flying fast. and at length I sald, ‘If thisis in truth our last meeting grant me one favor; say that you will before 1 tell youwhatitis. Of course it is a reasonable, honorable request that 1 wish to make; but I own it is one you will not like to grant.’ He paused a momient, then said, ‘I will do whatever you ask? ‘I ask you to see Sir Charles North.’ “le winced, but bowed silently. I left the room tp see the baronet. I found him in his own room, intentiy studying an immense book—but only the illustrations, I believe. I asked him to come with me to speak to a gen- teman who was waiting to see him. He flatly refused. Time was rushingon. I knelt by hin, implored him. at last I” kissed him, and he yleided. “Taking my hand in a firm clasp he descended with me to the room where F' left Mr.Dacre. Jack stood, moody and stern, pale as ashes, where I had left him. We entered. I led Sir Charles toward him. ‘Mr. Dacre,’ said I, ‘let me present hes to Sir Charies North, Baronet.’ Jack etarted—paused—seized Sir Charles in his strong arms, and—threw him out of the win- dow?—no, kissed him!’ For this ‘scoundrel,’ this ‘fat, greedy. idle littleman,” is the dear lit- tle son of Lady Milicent, azed just two years! Now you sce, Miss Kitty, you had better have had a little taith in your. sister for once. You put all this Into my head and I could not resist the joke, but it shall be my last, for never more do I wish to see such a look of pain in the face T love best in all the world. “Jack did not oe bagk bythe return train, though he was obliged:to leave early this morn- ing; but I donot think F can tops, Fired from him one day over a mdnth, Lady Milicent say you must come to take ay place. She will writ and ask mamma. You will soon be as madly in love with Sir Charles.” And so it proved. I went to stay with Lady Millicent, and of all the darling, quaint, noble, chubby little pets I had seen Sir Charles was the king. At the end of the year Frank returned in time for Christmas. He did not go back to He and I were India; he settled in married about six months after Dolly. 5 We both rotole = rely part of Kent. ee band ves devotedly. ly hus band erage allhis love sdelicate tender ho- us as his mother can bear to him, and the most welcome in Jack’ Dacre's home is ‘Sir Charles North, Baronet. Boston's big organ in the Music hall has been sold and ts to be removed. the Ist of July. The New ‘land Conservatory of Music has the refusal of it until thattime, after which it ts Nable to be sold to go to any one of three west- ern cities which have made negotiations for its purchase. 3 df ~ EDITORIAL INVESTIGATIONS, Seme Startling Results from Inter- views of Newspaper Reporters. SEVEN WISE MEN BAFFLED. The New York Morntng Journal, publishes the fol- lowing remarkable event: Mrs F. G. Kellogg, liv- | ing at 50 East S6th st., in this city, was partially Paralyzed by being pots- oned, as alleged, by a ser- vant. She lay for seven days in convulsions, and although she employed the Dest medical skill, her case baftled their best endeay- ors. One physician after | another was engaged and discharged, until seven different doctors had tried tocure or help her and failed. She spent four weeks at a Health Lift, but her case remained a prob- lem which could not be solved. She was unable to leave her bed, and was as helpless as a child, not being able to use her hands. Her body was in @ paralyzed condition and her death was looked for atany tme. Salves, oint- ments, lotions, plasters and in fact, nearly every- thing endorsed by the leading pharmacists, were tried until her case was given up as hopeless. At last, reading of the won- derful cures credited to the use of the celebrated St. Jacobs Oil, she was in- duced to try a bottle as an only hope. She began to improve from the time the first application was made. By the continued use of | this Great German Rem- edy, Mrs. Kellogg has com- pletely recovered. TY YEARS OF AGONY. The Baltimore Evening News says that for the Denefit of the public, Mr Walter Gemmell, residing at y S. Gilmore street, makes the following state- ment: “Mrs John Gemmell, the wife of my brother, living at Milroy, Mimiin county, Pa, was thrown from a wagon in the Spring of 184, and sustained a most serious injury to her back, resulting In partial paral- ysis, and from that ume untll the Spring of 1983, she was a helpless cripple | and unable to walk. During all these, long twenty years of acute suf. fering—more than half of an average life Ume—she lay upon a lounge in her sitting room, unable to move without help. All prescriptions avd applica- Uons fated to do her any good, until providemtally, at the time mentioned, her daughter read the adver- tsement of a great remeay and bought two bottles. The first trial gave her instantaneous relief, and before the second bottle ‘was exhausted Mrs. Gem- mell was able to walk about and has been com- pletely cured. The great remedy which she used and which cured her 80 mirae~jously, was the world,tamous St. Jacobs Ol. Mes. Gemmel receatly visited her relatives at a distan-e for the first time since she was taken down, which che was enabled to do through the eflicacy of the ‘Conqueror of Pain, Which’ well deserves its name,” ONK OF THE MOST MARVELOUS, The “orwell, Mass., Citi zen, bis investigated the follow, g remarkable case, and 86 4 editorially: Yesterday afternoon as quired in his usual way, if the” as anything new. “Yes}"'said one of the Partners, “something re- markable, something that you ought to know, and in this age of progress, something the people should know.” He then went on to relate that a oy named Orin Robinson, from “raniteville, Mass, 3 i é "a f He iy s u 4 i é i iy iRsE | i ‘The Great German Remed; it. Jacobs Olt, con- quera pain, Sold by druggists, chemists, and storekeepera generally, throughout the works. | ¥° “95 W- Balt @ and No. 1 North Liberty Street Baltimors Ma a Price in the United States .fty cents a bottle. 7 AUCTION SALES, PIANOS AND ORGANS. ___ FUTURE DAYS. ERAS Sa uONDAL MARCH "ERIRD. at KALE PASE | " Grect boxes and any tro I ‘of Gold and Blanket» § ‘a, Silver and ‘Please tak» nouc. Suver-ylated Wi ca which tine expires will TURE, CARPETS, No. 1309 VES, ON. H THT ell, at Cr MARCI com- RD. Li. LOT EICHELBERGER | ES, AT AUCTION. | CH FOURTH, 1884, mn rooms, I stall sell | from Courtney & Co, late On TUE~DAY MORNIN TEN O'CLOCK, within stock unsold’ 's Sons, embracing Snail let Btchelbereet Wh isky in demijohns, her Fine Wines, the fine goods that were strent and all that w | called for, the whole being a spundid coli foods, rpuosas DOWLING, Auchoncer EXECUTOR'S SALE OF HOUSEHOL EMBRACING “MAHOGAN a Fare rT 3 No. Bon T etieet, No. 3026 P st hold effects. feb2)-dta, MPHIOMAS DOWLING, Auctioncer. Executor, CATALOGUE SALE OF MISCELLANEOUS AND CLASSICAL BOOKS, Many of them very rare and finely illustrated works, To be sold at my Auction Rooms, corner 11th street and Fennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C., TUESDAY EVEN Commen ING, MARCH FOURTH, cingat (30 0d Se feb2T-ats TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO-STORY BRICK DWELL- ING No. et 33 NORTHWEST AND LOT 18x100 TO AT. ates Sas t, No. 1236 Pennaylvania forfeited by non-redeuy fobs Mater Watchea, G | FIRST-CLASS Wonk, Paow RELIABILUT H. L. SUMNER, Agent, S11 Ninth street northwest PIANOS AND ORGANS, BEGINNING FEBRUARY 127x, NTINUING DAILY TILL ALL ARP SOLD, se SNOT SOLD IR IX Dave AT PRICES QUOTE E BEST OFFER WILL BE ACCEPTED. CHAUNCEY J. REED, No. 433 7th street, offers the following unprecedented Bargains: 1.—Chickering Grand Square. Spam SALE OF x moder tmprows. men! Sood as hew , cost 8700, offer! at RW by park leaving the city. To be seen at raidence No. 2 very. fine Square Py >. An wo onter, offend at 81 Steinway & Sons" Upricht, n fered at $326. Part culars at xt Up 7 octave, hands. - y six months. $500, offered by private party at #150. No. 5.—Oue of the very finest Square Piatios made in tone and action; all modern #100 400. offered at tn trod, No.6 Aw i Subsbane “at $55. No. ean Peular, at heer i Taichlees St sy ras in the world containing a complete cuutue of bella, feb12 feb8-Im Hewexave Praxos TAKE THE LEAD OF THE BEST. Magnificent styles in Squares and Upriehte. elegance oi Unsurpassed in fine t c id dural and but Little shy peysiment ty ral now on hand.take Se red, will be sold very low Pisnos of other makers monthly paym yor take at as part pay and allow PTNES! x. ¥_RECKER. 801 9TH STREET NORTHWEST. EFFERS SPLENDID UPRIGHTS Ale ON HAND, EASY TERMS. jall-sin WM ScCTAr Ww Anyone cau play th pon it with sweetest express instruction, ‘The STIEFF, the RRANCW & BACH and LAND PIANOS, the BARKER and other Ul F. A. Uns) ny PIANOS TUNED AND RE PARED A SPECIALTE. 27 Onlers promptly attended to, Aseferenoes: Chickering & Sons, New York. ¥, A, US'S Piano Roona, werk 613 11th street northwest. ENUINE “DECKFR" PIAN rn CSE BADE BY DECKER Bids. x Sole Awent, 407 10uh si. i w. ‘Also for Burdett organs, sepia t(OOMS. PIANOS at re EW ENG aus JRRIGHENBACHTS PIANO WARER: : ‘auced By virtue of a deed of trust. ‘Bist, A.D, Was and duly recorded in Liber No. 998 fos 375, et seq.. one of the land records for the District of Col ‘and at the request of the thereby, I will offer for sale. at public of the premises, on TUESDA' a RCH 1884, at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P, M., Lot No. two(2), in George B. Coburn's subdivision of No. 237, in Washington city, in said District, together with the improvements theron. Terme of sale: One-third cash, of which $100 must be id at time of sale, and the balance in cqual urchaser's notes ‘2 deed of trust pe aad two years. to be secured by 1 Dearing int from day of sale ‘on property sold to the satisfaction of the trustee. Con= a recording at purchaser's cont.” Terma of ale to be coniplird with fu nie days after askerelos trustee reserves right to resell at risk and cost of pur- chaser in det feb2l-dtdbs WM. F. HOLTZMAN, Trustee. iCERY SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROVED L ESTATE ON NORTH CAPTIOL STREET, EEN D AND E STREETS. | Diente of a decree of the Supreme Court of ¢ District of Columbia, passed ont y of | December, 1883. (and aminded on the 7th day of | December, 188.1 in eauity cause No. Bitd, | wherein tho National Union Insurance company §% Plainriff and John B. Tyler and others are defendants, T | shall se the highest bi of the premines, commnencing at FOUR 0% P. Mon WEDNES- AY. FUFTH DAY OF MARCH, I | Six (6), seven (7), ehebt (8), ni ). tem (10), (1) in'the subdivision of | six bundred and thirty | bounds, covenants, and | scribed in ti entensd into by. | his wife, and Plat of subdivision annexed it | one of records of Washington c Jolmbia: also all that N>. 630 at the hort mty rt of said Io st be ‘Tertos of sale, as ad by the deere: of the purchase mney in curly, acid the bal the da ja i¢ a le | will sell at put KD DAY OF MAIR | AT lA M.. in fru re wbered tif ith street, ubove Pa, ave. Pers, ORGANS, SHEET MUSIC. STECK & CO. PIANO, ‘The Most Perfect Piano Mada EMERSON PIA ‘The Best Medium-priced Piano Mannfacturea. WILCOX & WHITE AND KIMBALL ORGANS. Pianos and Onrans sol! on installments, rented or ex * Pent applied if purchased. 6 CENT MUSIG. ‘The only complete stock in the city. HENRY EBERBACH, No. 915 F STREET. Manaring partaer of the late firm Ellis& Co, a FIN 3an90 ANCIAL. &CO., BANKERS, Pennsylvania avenue, TE OF INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DEPOSITS. Call or send for terms. INVESTMENT SECURITIFR UNITED LAND WARKANTS and TRADE DOLLARS bought and sold at market rates, COLLECTIONS made everywhere, feb19 STATES : ve Puyaze Srock "Texecrara Wruzs priwens WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, &o. PRINCE & WHITELY, Srock Baoxana, €4 Broad 2 MEP Eh Aveta) New York, Genezal Partners: lenry H. Dodge, TT. Cruger Oakley, of squal Gi). toxeth dered w has a front © | the 2h of street, and runs ck with an even width one hurdred and five (105) feet, ‘the depth of the lot 10 an alley. ‘The terms of sale are: One-third of fhe purchase co in two equal install- ments cl 2) months from lay © such deferred payments to bear interest at the rate ix per cent per annuin ahd to be secured by the P chaser's notes anda deed of trust of the: ‘cush, nt the option of the purck will be required at the timeof sal it the cost of purchaser. If to be at i ed with In ten days MEDICAL, &e. | LADIES TRY DE. MOTTS CELFBRATED HO- | Rimeopathic Female Pills for all diseases produced irregularities. Sent to any addnes for $l Can be had at Dr, Brothers’, 906 B st. 8, mhi-lin* R LEO FEMALE PILTS -Bent to any aidress on receipt of $1. Cull oF Write to 329 Misso: fae Hy. feh28-Im* HEALE! 2 TO DR. BRC 10.908 1 strevt southwest. and be cured. The unly Teliuble resident advertixing physician iu Washington. He has given his particular attention to. the treatment of 1s of “Disease,” ly that of | Ss attenti line to Ladies, married crsiuusie, All Lrreqlaritiesand Ovarian troubles treated, “Thirty: seven years’ experietice, febl3-Lin* | DSS BROTHERS AND GRAY GIVE Xo FREE ons and send you to some. | rite Uivide protts widy the donor | point Of private digeasos HOTHERS and GRAY, 96 B et. w._ Wil . a cure 3 7 medicine, guarantee: bay. 37 peane expe ‘ANHOOD RESTORED BY USING A BOTTLEOR I) ES ines ae a eRe erry Bal cure any case of Seminal W: S | system, 906 Bistreet soutiiweat 2. ROBERTSON, CONFIDENTIAL CO! ing Physician for Gentlemen and | Seivoreenss SON. Liberty atreet, Bal | ]WfANHOOD RESTORED. INSULT. ‘Over 20 teed. Consulted 6-3. 4 cae iE DE FOREST HAS REMEDY FORLA- Ant female complaints quickly: ‘k p.m, with ladies only. Jall-2u" York Mia | from 1 to ‘FOR MEN—CHECKS IN HOURS. 48 cirsin tire days Drug Stine, 1 eee — 420Penna, ave. Washington, D.0. 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