Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 22, 1888, Page 10

153 BENNIS THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SU DAY, APRIL 22, 1888--SIXTEEN PAGES. IN' 1519 and 1521 Douglas Street. Great Cut-in-Two Sale Monday Morning We want every lady in this city and surrounding counties to come out and attend this speci the time to buy dry goods cheap. =~ We shall continue this sale as long as the goods last. SRRrSRtPRTRTEpRrprpasesEeRRrRTRUTSPRERRSSIEESIEESEEEIE A A A MMM ( 10 Yards Beautiful DRESS LAWNS In all colors, for 25¢. HOW IS THAT. 10,000 Yards Beantiful Satines, 7c Yard. Colors Guaranteed. 18 Yards of Lonsdale or Fruit-Loom Muslin For $1 BO,000 Yards DRESS GOODS Beautiful shades in small checks, 8c Yard. These goods are worth and sold the world over at 16c and 20c, and we will close this lot at8ca yard, aslong as they last. b B,000 Yards CHAMBRAYS, Tn buffs and Nile greens. Every mer- chants asks you Isc. Our cut price, 7%c Yard. alsale. We shall cut all goods advertised. But we advise our customers to make their se- lections as soon- as possible, as some of the goods will go quick. Satin Damask TOWELS 330, We will place on sale Monday, 100 dozen very fino Satin Damask Towels, with wide handsomely flowered borders, knotted {ringe. at the very low price of 3¢ each, worth 75c. BLEACHED Linen Towels 10c. 75 dozen all linen Twill Bleached Towels, for Monday only, 10¢ each. Lace Scrim, 6. 20 pieces fine Lace Stripe Serim, usu- ally sold at 15¢; on sale Monday at 6¢ a yard, TURKEY Red Damasks 19c. Monday only, 15 pieces Turkey Red Damasks colors fast, patterns the best; sold by others as leaders at 35¢; on sale Monday ot 19¢ a yard. snsastIRRa R RRRR AL CCSRRRRRRRRRRe v EXPERIENCED CARPET SALESMEN. b= SILKS! SILKS! 25 per cent. Experieuced Carpet Men. Do you expect to buy a Silk Dress. minds to cut all prices ever Named or Advertised fully Remember we quote only first class goods and handle no trash. 50 pieces Striped Satin, elegant shades, 89c. 50 pieces plain Satins, at the slaughtering price of 224c. Monday morning to make you all happy we will sell you the best black Rhadamas ever shown at 76c a yard. It is worth and sold at $1.15. Monday morning all our $§1.25 China silks at 75c. Read this, and we don’t mean one or two pieces but a line of black Silks and all fancy and staple shades Surahs, at 59c¢; These are beautiful goods. Faille Francaise Silks, 83c, Monday,we will place on sale,25 pieces Faille Francaise Silks, in lavender, pink, light blue, cream, white. Regatta Silks, 8gc, 5 pieces Regatta Black Gros Grain Silks, every yard warranted; on sale Monday, 89c a yard, would be cheap at §1. Regatta Silks, $1.05. 5 pieces Regatta Black Bilks,every yard warranted, on sale Monday and all next weel, $1.05 a yard; worth $1.35. Regatta Silks, $1.35. ‘We have made up our . s4afe 1adue) paouersadxy 4 pieces Regatta Black Gros Grain Silks, every yard warranted; this number is simply grand, $1.85 a yard; worth $1.85. MAIL ORDERS FILLED. RRR———PRRREPE TR S i e SIS 1 Case Ladies’ Gauze Vests, 18c, ‘Worth double. Ladies’ Jersey Ribbed Vests, 29, 20 dozen Ladies’ Jersey Ribbed Vests no sleeves, usually sold at 50¢ on sale, Monday, 29¢ cach. Ladies’ Lisle Gloves, 19c. Monday only, 50 dozen Tadies’Lisle Gloves, in blucks, tans, browns, Mon- only, your choice, 19¢ pair; worth Kid Gloves,65¢ 50 dozen Ladies’ fine Kid Gloves,fancy embroidered backs, in tans, browns, blacks and greys, Monday only, 6bc; worth $1.25, Ladies’ Lisle Hose, 22c Monday only, 00 dozen Ladies’ Lisle Thread Hose, in blacks, browns and navy blues, 22¢ a pair, worth double. Childrens’ Hose, 22c. 100 dozen Childrens’ Black Ribbed Hose, sizes 6 to 8; your choice Monday 22¢ a pair; worth 40c. N wig R ] Carpets! Curtains Now is the Time to Buy Garpets and Curtains; We offer nex terns, at special prices. veelk some private pate We can sell you a very fine cotton ingrain cavpet, at 20 a yard, and o good ingrain came pet,at 350, A dandy carpet at 50c. We also Make a Spe= cialty of Shade Work, Leave Your Orders for Our Man fa Take a Diagram of Your Room, FOR SHADES AND CARPETS, Wa will Tell You How Much It Will Cost You, Remember We Are Hard Work- 613, Wo Want Your Trae. And You Can Save Money by Calling and Seeing Us Before You Buy. s . Bennison Brothers, 1519-1521 Douglas Street AT STONERILL'S TO-YORROY. ‘Width 7 8-4 cents Yard, Advertised. by Our Competitors at 8 Cents in Single Width, Worth 25 Cents—Fancy All. Wool Dress Goods. Double Dress Goods, At 39 cents, worth $1.00. Black Henrietta Dress Goods, 48 inches wide, at 99 cents, worth $2.00. CREAM AND WHITE RUSHING at 22 cents a yard, worth 20, not more than six yards to one party. Sanitary Black Hose at 22} cents, ‘worth 50 cents. Sanitary Black Hose at 36 cents would be cheap at 75 cents. r We will continue our sale of 12 yards of Satine for 79 cents. 500 Pieces Unbleached Muslin 4% cents per yard. Sale of Muslin Underwear at 79 cents and $2.84, worth double. Broadcloth at 99 cents, worth $2.00, Table Linen at 69 cents, worth 75c. Shaded Ribbons at 29 cents a yard, lulgl&worth 75 cents, extra quality. Remnants of English Cablo Cord Dress Goods, worth 25 cents, Monday at 7%, This bargain not guaranteed to last the day out. 25 cent Imbroidery sale, worth up to 75 cents—Swiss, Nainsook and Hamburg - edges. e shall coptinue our sale of real ostrich tips at 19¢ for Monday. 25 dozen ladies’ colored border hand- kerchiefs, Our roof leaked and thoy were soiled; some fine hankerchiefs in this lot, choice at Ie, not guaranteed to last the day out. Ladies’ pure silk vests at 81.69, worth 00, all colors, spring coiled wire bustles at 9e. Largest, finest and cheapest line of parasols in the city. Children’s and i hats at 69c, worth 1. at 29¢, worth 50c; adver BEE at 88¢ by our competitors. Sale of ladies’ hats at 19¢, worth up to STONEHILL'S, 1515 Douglas st. e vd Oil company will commence a series of their popular open air concerts on next Wednesday night at the corner of Nineteenth and St. Mary’s avenue. We spent fourteen waegu in the beautiful city of Denver, Colorado, last summer, helping to boom the place as we will Omaha, e M Kate Kennedy--Che Machine Office. T'o the Ladies of Omaha : I have sold my entire business to . I, Thornton, of the Whitesewing-machine office, and shall remain with them ans saleslady. We will keop all the latest tterns, ne, ete., ete.;nlso stamp- ng, fancy stitching by hand or machine, Thanking all wy friends for all they bave done for me, and hoping to see one and all at the White machine ofiice, I am yours truly, Miss Kare K Good girls furnished fax phone No. 429. Whita Harvard Men Attention, The Harvard club of Omaha will hold its annual dinner, on May 2, 1888, It is desired that all Harvard men in Omaha and vicinity be present. Those wishing 1o attend will please send their address to . F. Weld, secretary, No. 812 North Thenty-second str - r L. M. Lewis, upholstering and furni- ture repairing, The finest in the west. 110 North Thirteenth street. {HAYDEN BROS.' Handkerchief Sale. Children’s imported fancy handkerchicfs, ¢ each. Ladies sheer lawn handkerchiefs, 8c, 50 and 7¢, worth 15 to 25c. Ladies” shoer linen handkerchiefs, yles, 10¢, 12c and 15c, fully worth border sheer linen lawn handker- cl_)iefs at 25¢, all reduced from 65¢ and 75¢. LADIES’ COLLAR AND RUCHING SALE. Silk ruching of every description worth up to $1.25 per yard, prices cut square in two to make this sale interest- ing. Fine silk ruching at 10e, 12¢ and 150 per yard. Why pay 25 to 35 Our assortment of ladies’, children’s and boys’collars and Windsor ties was never so complete or prices so very low. Dress trimmings, dress buttons. Ivory buttons in all shades lc per dozen. Metal buttons in new styles at 5e, 10c, 16¢ and 26¢, worth 25 to 7oe. Silk erochet buttons in all shades, also cut jet buttons, at less than import- or’s cost. Our sale of veilings, nets, Hamburg and Swiss embroideries, laces, flouncing and ribbons hasattracted such attention and pleased our friends so_well that we will continue one week longer. The great strife among dry goods’ men now seems to be who can lose the most money on these goods. We will not be behind. NOTIONS GO IN THIS SALE. Kirk’s toilet soap, Kirk’s flake white, 5¢; Colgate & Kirk’s perfume at onc-half drug store price whale bone, 10¢; cover for 1c; embroidery silk, f reeds, 8-inch set, elastic en HOUSE I VISHING GOODS. No one has had the courage to meet our prices on st oods. 1847 Roger Bros,” knives or fo , 31.50 set. Roger Br Japan- ed slop pails, 85¢; iron, stone, china slop jurs, 7Tac; ewers and basins, 50c set; tea- cups and saucers, 87¢ per set, worth ‘We sell Boote’s English decorated war glassware, ete., at less than half erock- ery store pri STATIONERY. See our ‘n s: 24 she paper, 5e; best envelop silver gilt boxes paperter 24 sheets paper and 24 fincst qual velopes, all for 10e. We are sh the most elegant asiortment pape at lowest prices on earth. ale on ladies’ and children’s ch ornaments and s best note Hey gold or quality, variety of our goods, HAYDEN BROS., 110 and 118 Sixteenth street, Attention Odd Fellows, All members of Omaha lodge and transient brethren nre requested to meet at Odd Fellows hal rner Four- teenth and Dodge streets, t Thurs- day, April 26, at m. sharp, for the’ purpose of visiting our Couneil Bluffs brethren, and to celebrate our wuniversary. Members of Keystone lodge will meot at their hall corner Sixth and Pie streets, at 12 o'clock sharp, and ma from there to hall Fourteenth and Dodge streets. Special train leaves 1:30 p. m. for Council Bluffs, COMMITTEE. Mr. P. L, Harman has been appointed gent by S. Beals to represent gue’s bad debt collecting agency i northern Jowa and’ southern Dakota, This ofice in Sioux City has proved a success in collecting bad debts, as Spr HAYDEN BROS. Letting Down the Prices Still Lower. 200 picces of sateen added to out stock on Friday, which gives us the largest variety of patterns you will find in this city, and our prices are the lowest. Sateens on Monday 6, 8¢, 10c, 123¢, 15¢, 20c, 25¢ and 35¢ per yard. Batiste, 36 in wide, light and dark styles, at 1240 per yard. Scoteh zephyr gingham 124c, 15¢, 18c and 25¢ per yard. Viectoria lawn bc, 8c, 10c and 123c per yard. In- dia linens e, Ge, 7e, 8c, 10c, 124e, 15¢, 20¢, 22¢, 25¢, 28c, 30c and 85c per yard. Crinkled seersucker reduced to 4ic per yard, Checked and striped Nainsook ace, striped and checked P. K. fancy corded two toned effects, ete., 8%c, 6¢, 7c, 8¢, 10c, 124¢, 15¢_and 20c per yard. We have a big stock of white goods on hand and are anxious to sell, and are therefore letting down the prices on them. Only 43 pieces left of that job of cotton diaper, at 50c per piece. e on hand Monday if you want a piece for 50c, regular price $1.00. Turkey red table linen 19c, 22¢, 25c, 20, 85¢, 39c, 40c¢, 45¢ and dsc per yard. Cream table linen at 15 per yard. 60-inch cream damask at 89c, worth 65¢. We are the only house where you can buy 8-1 table damask at &9¢, others ask $1.00 for the same. Special bargains in white erochet bed spreads at 75c and 85¢ each. The larg- est and the finest linen towels ever of- fered in this market at 25¢ each, worth from 85¢ to 50¢ each. We call your atten- tion to some odd lots of lace curtains which we place on sale Monday, no two pair alike, being a line of samples sent to us. There are about 25 pr. of extra fine Nottingham lace curtains in this lot worth from £3.50 to $7.00 a pair—our price §3.00 to 88.75% pair. 50 pair of xtra width and long tape-edged cur- ns worth $8.50, on Monday our price $4.50 & pair. 6-4 raw silk covers, hand- some styles, worth £3.50, our pr 8- lkk covers worth §0 i White silk eml flannel at 75e,85¢, 90c $1 and$$ well worthy your inspection. flannel reduced to 94¢ to close. Apron checked gngham, Heuvy checked shirting e, Yard wide muslin bleached or unbleached sca yard. Our special bargain _on Monday in soft finished bleached muslin, yard wide, at 15 yards for $1; you want to sc Did you read ouradon dress goodsin this paper. Our trade on wall puper is still in - ing. HAYDEN BROS 116 and 118 S. 16th street, Omaha, Neb. Outing 4 earing Sale of 820,000 worth of clothing and fur- nishing goods which we will scll at cost, on account of our removal, Block & Hyman, 406 North 16th street. -~ Auction, Auction, Mr. A, W. Cowan, the boss auc- tioneer, has opened a room for the storage and auction of household goods and merchandise at 707 N, 16th street, First sale Monday April 23. Do not fail to attend as he has an elegant lay- out. e Auction at Residence. 2002 Webster street. On Wednesday morping at 10 0’ , I will sell at auction the contents of above residence, comprising body Brussels carpots, marble top bedroom suits, par- lor, dining room and kitchen furniture, Peninsula range, ete. Everything in the house is good and nearly new, HeNRY CREIGHTON, Auctionecr, e -— Calico Ball, A calico ball will be given Saturday evening, May 5, under the auspices of the German Ladies 100l wssociation, in Germania hall, kets may be had ;;L May Meyeragor of any of the mem- ers, HAYDEN BROS.' Hosiery Sale For Monday. Children’s heavy ribbed cotton hose only 8¢ pe¥ pr;_worth 20c. Children’s ribbed cotton hose only 124c; reduced from 25¢. Boys’ heavy gray mixed cotton hose, ribbed, only 15¢ per pr; worth 25 Misses’ fast black cotton hose, ribbed, double knees, only 23¢ per pr; worth 50c. Ladies’ ingrain hose only 10¢ per pr; worth 20c. Ladies’ balbriggan hose only 15¢ per pr; reduced from N Ladies’ fancy striped hose, regular made, only 12ic; worth 25¢. On Monday 100 doz ladies’ fancy hose, hair lines, cluster stripes and Richelieu ribbed, at 25¢ per pr; good value at 50c. Ladies’ Richelieu ribbed lisle thread hose only 65¢; reduced from $1.25. Gents” Shaw knit half hose only 10¢ per pr; others ask 25¢. Gents’ superfine British half hose, double heels and toes, only 15¢. per pr; worth 25¢. GLOVES. On Monday 100 doz ladies’ lisle thread gloves only 10c Ycr pr; worth 25¢. Tadies’ lisle thead gloves, silk points, only 15¢; worth 40c. Ladies’ spun silk gloves only 25¢; re- duced from 50c. 50 doz ladies’ kid gloves, embroidered backs, only, 69¢; worth $1.25, Gent’s heavy lisle thread 25¢, worth 50c. UNDERWEATR. Ladies’ Jersey ribbed vests only worth 50c. Ladies’ Balbriggan yests, Jersey bed only 89¢, others ask Ladies’ lisle thread vests, Jersey rib- bed, trimmed in silk lace only 60¢, worth ;;]nvcs only 25¢, rib- Infants’ Balbriggan and merino un- derwear, 10c each, worth 25 ts” summer shirts and draws only 25¢ each, worth 50c. Gents' fancy Balbriggan shirts and draws on 0c¢ each, worth 81, 100 doz ladies’ corsets 89¢, fully worth 750, Dr. Stone’s corsets only 59¢, reduced from 75c. 4 roll bustles, cloth covered,only 12}c, worth 25c. Bargains in wall paper. HAYDEN BROS. 16th st, near Douglas, e For fine carringes, buggies, phaetons and carts, for light single AT harness, for heavy truck and farm har- nd for finest line of turf goods and hc lothing, lap-robes, whips, ete., in the west goto Mitehell & Haines, cor, Capitol ave. and 16th st. - ned at 1512% Farnam st. A Again to the Front, Commeneing Monday, April 80, the Chicago, Milwaukee & 8t. Paul rail- way will resume the running of trains, vid Manilla, between Council Bluffs, Omaha, Sioux City oux Falls, Yank- ton and other principal points in Da- Minneapolis and northern Towa, and other particulars en- qu ket agent. Don’t forget the Manilla line. Gloves cle - Dr. T. R. Ward is confined to his bed by severe sickness. Opened the Wrong Package, “Why, these not the shoes T or- dered,” exclaimed the lady of the house with extreme vexation, iis is a4 pair of $10 French kids. I can’t afford such shoes as these.” “Bog pardon, madam,” said the mes- senger, ‘but you have opened the wrong package, That# pair is yours. The other was ordered by the hired gisl,” Hayden Bro.'s. Letting down the prices still lower on dress goods, English beiges, plain and striped, others advertise them as a big bargain at 8¢ yard, while our price has been let down to 4fc yard. Wool bro- gatells in light shades, others ask 15¢, our price 5c yard on Monday. Satine daigonal twills worth 25¢ on Monday, our price 12ic yard. 40 inch fancy English twilled checks worth 45¢, only 29¢. 86 inch double twilled English body cashmere worth 28c, on Monday only our price 12ic yard. : 86 inch all wool French tricot 22c, well worth 60c. 35Doublc I cashmeres 19¢, well worth 50, 44 inch figured and striped French henrietta cloths worth $1, our price only 50c yard. 56 inch wide French suitings 69c yard, worth $1,25. 88 inch flannel suitings in spring shades worth G5c, our price 45c. 4 inch French novelties 79¢, all new shades worth §1.10. Black silk warp, Henrietta cloth, at 98¢, $1.10, $1.25 and $1.45, worth from $1.85 to $2,25. A full line of moire silks, all new colors, at 65¢, worth $1.35, 24 inch surah silk, in all new shades, 55¢, worth 81.15. A great bargain is our colored grds grain silk which is fully warranted, at 99¢ yard, worth 1,50 or money refunded. 019in satins in black and colors reduced from 76¢ to 48¢ yard, marbleized plushes, a new line of colors just received, and N A Monday at Others ask $1.25 for the BLACK SILKS. There is only one make of Regatta silk. The Regatta is so long and well known in this market it is useless to speak of its matchless superiority, either in wear, finish or appearance. We will sell it at our well known low prices, only twenty yards to one person. h to sell to dealers, Our » per yard. y ial stylesin wall paper have ar- and will be ready for your in- spection on Monday. HAYDEN BROS., -~ Omaha, Neb. el el Perpetual Motion. A Vermont woman broke her f]“w and her husband facetiously called her the sox-speaker.” Burlington Free Press, The woman who can control her own tongue is greater than he who ruleth a city. She isalso scarcer. Somerville Journal, Diamond Tock, Mich., has a car y with a double voice.” We’ll bet that word “canary” ought to be *‘woman.” Kentucky State Journal. A Massachusets doctor has discovered potual mooion, He probably asked a Lmy to lot him see her tongue’ and she did it, Yonkers Statesman, Indianapolis, Ind., has a woman whose voice can be heard for a mile. We do not know what her calling is but she must be successful, Burlington Free Press, Nothing is calculated so effectually to overthrow one’s confidence in humat: nature as the spectacle of a man poul- ticing his wife’s throat in order to ve- store her vol an Artisan, must be that your hus- iting saloons!” “Yes, indeed. He promised me when he went into business for him- self thathe would never go inside of a saloon again, and he has kept lis word. It must be a strugigle for poor George, but he bears up heroically,” “What is his business now " “He keeps a drug store 69¢ yard. same, “How glad ya band has quit'v MRS. J. BENSON. Underwear—Silk, Lisle Cotton. We call special attention to our line of ladies’ and children’s underwear, Some special bargains: A fine all silk ribbed vest for $1.38. Something extra fine, silk and wove, at $2.50. Finest quality three thread, all silk, {full regular made, at $5.50. B_Iixtrn. fine quality ribbed lisle at 7.75. Heavy and light weight in balbrig- gan, price from 25 cts. upward. MRS.¥. BENSON, 15th and Harney sts. Knit ana e They Were Waiting For Him. New York Journal: The other day I was in the treasury department of a theatre for a while, says a writer in the Chicago Mail. It was a matinee day. Among the people in line wasa chap whose make-up indicated that he was in the city to seo the sights, “I would like to have one of your sost seats,” he said, as he looked in at the window just asa chicken in a coop looks out atagrain of corn which it can’t reach. *Dollar and a half,” was the reply. “Got any cheaper?” “Oh, yes; got 'em for 81, 75 conts, 50 cents and 25 cente.” “Gimme a 50-cent ticket,” “All right; there you are.” “Has the show begun yet?” “Not yet.” “How long before it will begin?” “Just as soon as you get seated,” said the treasurer in a way that was matter- of-fact, “We have been waiting for you.” “Hey?" said the countryman. “Isiy we have been waiting for you. I was afraid you wouldn’t come. Pleaso stop in so as not to keep the company walting.” The countryman looked at the treas urer for a half minute and then asked: “How did you know I was comin Lilubedy High-Priced Cooks, Boston Globe: The cook Mr, Vander- bilt has recently brought to this coun- try, and who is to be paid $10,000 a year, is‘rivalled by a London chef, who éarns possibly a still larger annual income. Phis “professor of g is called, is really aconsulting cook,who sent for whenever an important din- is to be given, Frs daily work is to visit the kitchens of those mansions which he has on his engagement list, and taste the various dishes to DLe 5e 1, suggesting any little changes in flavoring or e ning which in_his udgn would improve them, *Dur- ing the fashionab) his coach- man is him from place to professor’s ser- vices ave eagerly sought by those ling to pay $10, his regular § that their dinver is 1 Although the pape! his following tainly to his' 1 struggling on in > higher professions who would like to bo assured of e a fraction of hisin- come, Ind with baseball man- agers buying pl at 810,000, and millionaires paying ike sum for the yearly services of a cool, it might he well for some of the young men who are 0 anxious to ‘o west” to stay east and take up baseball or cookery, e He Had Time, “Ten doliags,” said the judge. “I have no money,” said the pris- :n days,” said the judge. Preisoner (struck by & happy tioigh ==} 1 haven’t got time, judge,” But he found he had, — . OHIO'S CENTENNIAL. Interesting Relics Shown at Marle etta, Shoebuckle, 1792. Chair of Governor Meigs. Teakettle used in 174 Pewter teapot, date 1768. Picce of Plymouth rock. Linen thread made in 1778. Silver sugar-tongs, date 1738, Small china teapot, used in 1788, One cup, saucer and spoon, 1719. Carved corset-board, made in 1788, Wooden dle, used in Fort Harmar. Piece of first carpet woven in Mari- etta. 3 4 Cradle used in theold fort, 92 year old. . Masonic apron of deer skin, made in 1788, Commodore years old. i Conch shell, brought from Vermont in 1800, Wine chest, belonging to General Joseph Buell, 1786. Embroidered picture of Mrs. Nahum ‘Ward in 18 German wine pitcher made in the time of Martin Luther. Plate, teapot, cup, and teaspoon, used by Rufus Putnam. Picture of Amos Porter, last survivor of the 48, born in 1769, Candlestick 100 years old, once owned by General Rufus Putnam. Traveling trunlk, used by Dr. Cutler in coming to Ohio in 1788, Sampler, 105 years old, wrought by & descendant of John Rogers. Shoes worn by the betrothed of Na- than Hale,the hero o the revolution. Wine glass,owned by the first teacher in Ohio, Barbura Rouse Greene. Drum made April 2, 1785, It was car= ried through the war of 1812; age 103, Pewter platter, used in the block house of Fort Harmar in the years 1788 nd 1789, Commission of gi in 1797, signed Washington. Oftice chaur of the first officer admitted to the bar in the northwest territory, Paul Fearing. A letter from Rufus Putnam to Col, Tchabod Nye in 1806,relating to the first lodge of Masons in Putnam, then called Springficld, Kettle owned by Mrs. James Owen, the first white woman who scttled in the Ohio colony. 1t was used in cook~ ing their first meal, Picces of velvet and fringe that formed o part of the military saddles skirt of Washington, and used by him during the revolutionary war. Two pieces of silk that were a part of a dress that belonged to the wife of Miles Standish, and which she wore ag a wedding dress in 1620,and was brought from Ingland by her in the ship Mays flower in the same year, Whipple’s tongs, 109 Haskell, President Jonathan by T A 18" Writing. From the Youth: Girls should look 0 their handwriting, for it may serve them at some future crisis better than short-hand or the There is a lady clerk in the department of the interior, Mrs. Avery by name, who hag a snug and easy place of $1,600 a year, chiefly on account of the cnmuerurly excellence of ‘her penmanship. It fs she who is selected to copy the letiers of the department which are regarded as of the greatest consequence, such, for example, as ave 1o 1gceiye the attans tioh of .the president, who frequently compliments Mrs, Avery’s admirable penmunship, i *