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Poetry.
ivers that Never Wither.
There are flowers that never wither,
There are skies that never fade,
Ttere are trees that cast forever
Cooling bowers of leafy shade.
There are silver wavelets flowing
With a lulling sound of rest,
tfhere the west wind, softly blow
ing, ,
Fans the fair land of the blest.
Tbitherward our steps are tending,
nfi through dim, oppressive fears,
More of grief than pleasure blending 1
In the darsening wwj u jwo.
Often would our footsteps weary
Sink upon the winding way,
gut that, when all looks most
dreary,
O'er us beams a cheering ray.
Thus the Father who hath made as
Tenants of this world of care,
ii
Kooweth how 10 Kinaiy am us,
.With the burdens we must bear;
Knoweth how to cause the spirit
Hopefully to raise its eyes
Toward the home it doth inherit,
Far behind tne azure tK..
There's a voice that whimpers lowly
Down within this heart of mine,
Where emotions the most holy
Ever make their sacred shrine,
And It tells a thrilling story
Of the great Redeemer's love,
And the all bewildering story
Of the better land above.
Oh, this life, with all its sorrows,
Hasteth onward to a clote !
Ja a few more brief to-morrows.
Will have ended an our wow.
liien o'er death the part immortal
Shall sublimely rise and soar
O'er the star resplendent portal,
There to dwell forevermore.
Household.
Selected Story.
MY FIRST LOVE.
BY M. K. D.
When I was a little boy twelve
fuin old, I fell in love with my
first sweetheart. She was apretty,
Mr little creature, with long, yel-
h.v hair and lived only a few doors
fv-ay from us. At first I nsed to
ratch her playing with her doll, in
fcrr little front garden, without
during to speak to her. Her parents
rrc new neighbors, and mine
rre not acquainted with them ;
tot after awhile I began to make
rhiMish overtures to acquaintance
h tho shape of smiles ancU linger
ing at her pate, and at last In a
rniechles3 offer of candy through
the palings. The candy was ac
cepted and we were friends hence
forth. Often I used to take my little
cart and go to her gate and whistle
there. Then she would bring out
her doll, dressed In hat and shawl t
and put it in the wagon, and take
hold of the cross-handle, of which
I held one side, and away we would
go down the road, generally stop
ping at the graveyard, which was
preen and pretty and bad neither
terrors nor sad associations to us.
There we would play until we
heard the clock strike six.
It was always after school that
ve started on these excursions, and
then we would pack the doll into
the wagon and go home again. We
ilways talked a great 'deal on the
vray, and I suppose a listener would
have been much amused at our
chat. We however thought it very
sensible, -x
I was fond of telling her my
school troubles and she hated my
teacher, Mr. Birch, .worse than I
did. Once when he had ruled me
on both palms so that they were
re, I remember she kissed them
nd vowed to go next day and steal
the ruler and break it She did
creep to the window for that pur
pose, but there she grew frightened.
It was before school hours ; but she
could not be sure that Mr. Birch
was not hiding in some corner
ready to pounce out upon her, and
he rani away. ," ; ; ; - - .' , t. . . , ; ;
She had her - troubles too; one
as needlework. She hated to take
liny stitches and she always tang-
led her thread. I used ; to com fort
u uy promising wm wucu , w
& man she could be my wife and
never Bew one fctltcb ; but there she
always shook her little head. ' -
4 1 shall have to make your shirts,
you know,' she would 6ay, and I
must try to learn ; but I hate to
learn now.
Yes. we were betrothed to each
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VOL. V.
We were going to build a house In
the woods and live there together
always as soon as I was erown.
When I shut my eyes and lean
back in my chair for my afternoon
nap i can sometimes see a picture
w m mm
of my little sweetheart that seems
to bring her straight before me.
vHcr sweet, big blue eyes, her
rosebud mouth, her pretty, round
white shoulders, her pale, yellow I
w m w w i
hair falling over them there she sits,
in her blue gingham dress, holding I
her doll in her arms and talking to
me. The shadows of the swallows
flutter over her as the wind swings
the branches to and fro, and my
heart is full of the Innocent baby
love it felt for her. If there be
angels, I think they love as my
little sweetheart and I loved each
other.
How many days, how many
months passed over us thus ? Not
many. It was spring when I first
gaw her ,n the gartjen. It wa3 au-
tumn when we went for the Iaat
time to thQ o(J fraveyard.
j had nQ idea that ,t wa3 tho lafjt
u then Neithor had she We
werp merry a8 U!iUai an( j grew
gleeful over a visit I was to pay to
my uncle in London. I should be
Id : and that was
Saturday. The next Saturday we
should see ouch other.
w.L-i.awiartin.,ndhnmndfiLnri.fnrntfnl of mv mother's in-
me ki.ss her doll loo.
As I went into my house, l saw
her standing at her gate, looking at
me wistfully. I milled at her.
shp nrtfrl the doll -in the air and
waved its hand towards me.
At nrlv dawn next morning I
was 0n uxn my journey.
fhnf wook seemed like a vear, it
was so full of adventure, of sight
seeing and amusement. I came
back a traveled man in my own
opinion.
After I had my dinner my first
thought was of my little sweetheart.
I gathered up the fine new treasures
hot hnd been bought me in the
city and hurried to the door.
To see Lilly,' I said.
Rh linked at . me oddly, I
Kf V w w - -
thought.
4 Paul,' she said, you will be a
good boy and mind mamma, I
IrnrMv Vnn will not go to to
uuv t v -
Lilly's house to-day?'
Why not mamma?' I asked.
Because there is a reason why
....f cVinnM nnt she said. I will
tell vou to-morrow.'
But Lilly will want me, I said ;
irA cvo will rrv. And I want to
nuu ov -
show her my blue top and my red
soldiers, and the village and the
Noah's ark.' and I began to cry
mvself. - '
My mother knelt besiae me anu
nut her arms about my waisi.
You love little Lilly very much,
my boy,' she said.
We love each other very much,
mamma.' l saiu : anu wucii
. I 1 .V. nn 1 m
big, Lilly is to be my wife, and I'm
to be her husoana. .
My mouier kiwu
Hi 1 .
Poor mue enow,
Sometimes 1 thinK ii is p
there should be such a thing as af
fection in a world like this.'
Why, mamma?' I asked.
Rh did not answer. After
vrhU she made me promise that I
would not go to Lilly's house and
bade me run and play somewhere.
RhP. knew I would not break my
word, and I did not ; but she had
not told me not to go to the grave
yard, and I had a faint hope that
Lilly would come there and meet
me, if I went to our accustomed
place. So, making a circuit, I
crainnd it by another road, and,
niimhlng a fence, hurried to the
rl sat waiting for
my little sweetheart. It seemed
in mn that she was sure to come;
hut. An hour passed and still I did
not hear her little feet tripping
over the gravel path, and I waited
towards the gate to look down the
road. On the way I passed a little
pit that had been evidently newly
"dug, for a spade lay beside It. And
as I paused, with childish curios
ity, to peep in, the church bell
began to ring slowly and heavenly
not a3 they rang for servicers
What could It mean?
v jAnd there came the clergyman
ir.' hu nrnlice and the old clerk. I
irnew him and I had begun a fihrill
jon when he put his hand upon
head and said :
Don't talk now, my lao. jusi
sit down and listen with reverence.
It la no time for that.'
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And I obeyed,' perching myself
on a stone and staring at me
Dconle coming through the gate
iraa m PT1 ftll In black, who
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I tr hp prvinc ana wuu, ua r
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Raleigh, n. c, thttbsday, February 3, 1876,
four men who carried something
covered with a black fringed cloth.
It was all so solemn that I beean
to feel frightened, though I did
not know why. I had heard of
ueain, out in so vague a way tnai a
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had no fixed ideas concerning it,
and I had never seen a funeral ; but
suddenly it occurred tome that I
had been told that people were
buried in the church yard
-
They were going to bury some
one. I supposed it was the lady in
the black veil who sobbed so. A
great terror seized me. 1 shut my
eyes and sat shaking
as with an
ague on the tombstone, and then I
heard the clergyman begin to pray
Sure good Dr. Walverton was too
kind to bury any one. I grew
more courageous and dared to look
at the group again. And now I
saw they had laid aside the black
cloth, and there was a little box set
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on a sore oi iaDie a very prny i
box, with silver nails in it.
Suddenly the black veiled lady
uttered a cry :
Oh, Lilly! my
little Lilly is
dead V
I looked and listened, I did
not
but
saw
the
yet understand what 1 saw
the veil was cast back and I
T.illv's mother, and I heard
word 1 Lilly.' I repeated 4 Lilly,'
and rushed from the graveyard
fnnntinn. straight to Lilly's home.
Jikixsvv ' ry - r
The doors and windows were an
wide open and a servant wiin
swollen eyes was putting the par
lor to rights.
Where is Lilly ?' I screamed.
Arid she turned toward me, look
ed at me and burst Into tears.
Ob, you'll be so sorry, little
Paul,' she said. 1 Poor, dear little
- m .
Lilly is dead. They nave taKen
her to the graveyard to bury her
To bury her I'
Then I knew all. As much of
the mystery or deatn as we ever
. ii
know was taugnt me in mose
words. ,
4 They shall not bury her.' , I
screamed, and rushed headlong
back to the churchyard ; but when
I got there, there was no open grave
t 1. cmnnfh mmmrl nf
anywiieic, umjrao.uw.
turf.
The bells rang no more, the
mAiirnPNWPTfi POne. aUU X KUUVY
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that I should never see my
little
sweetheart's face again.
Miscellaneous.
How to Get Along.
Don't stop to tell stories in busi-
ness hours.
Ifyouhavea place of business,
be found there when wanted.
No man can get rich by sitting
around the stores and saloons.
Never fool on business matters.
Have order, system, regularity,
and also promptness.
Do not meddle with business you
know nothing of.
Do not kick every stone in your
path.
r M hflmrifl innne
I iM III ti 1JJ11CO Wl wrv
More miles can
W .oin steadily than by stop-
'
tray as you go
A man of honor respects his word
as he does his bond.
HelD others when you can, but
vnr o-ivp what vou cannot afford
Ka if i fhionable.
T e,r isirk "NTr Tipcpfssitv
1 it "ill 11 iu oaj v-" i
of snapping it out dog fashion, but
say it firmly and respectfully.
rvnnr nwn brains rather than
tha of others.
Learn to think and act for your-
self.
Keep ahead
the times.
rather than behind
What I Have Seen. I have
seen a young man sell a good farm,
turn a merchant and die in an in
sane asylum.
I have seen a farmer travel about
so much that there was nothing at
home worth looking after.
I have seen a man spend more
money in folly than would support
his family in comfort and indepen
dence.
I have Seen a young girl marry a
young man of dissolute habits and
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repent it as long as sne uveu.
I have seen a man depart irom
truth . where candor "and veracity
would have served him to a much
better purpose.
I have seen extravagance and
folly of children bring their parents
to poverty and want and themselves
to disgrace.
I have seen a prudent and Indus
trious wife retrieve the fortunes of
a family when her husband pulled
at the other end of the rope.
The Emperor of Brazil will sail
for this country in April and will
be accompanied by his wife.
a n a ncrAi on Board-
Two hours to wait at a Junction
riLmmerdai! That
deoot on a midsummer day
irrepressible boy came around. This
time he had tempting fruit, and I
begged him to find my nusuauu.
lady at my side said :
"Excuse me ; but do you carry a
purse when you travel ?"
"Never, when with my hus
band." "Let me tell you a story."
"Thanks."
And this Is what she told me, and
I do not doubt its truth :
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"My husband was thirty-five and
I a country girl of seventeen when
we were married. Our bridal tour
was to end on Christmas at his
father's, in Boston. We took a
boat from New York. The steamer
was elegant, and, having shown me
my stateroom, ne sieppeu ouu j.
went back to the cabin, read a uiue,
i. i- ,i -w rs1nr frm nam ATIS
wauanju uocmi6
a great deal, wondered what friend
he had found on the boat, until
nrripr-tfme came, and he did not.
The cabin maid asked, if I wee go
ing to supper. I said, When my
husband comes for me.' She went
to the ofiQce. Inquiry was made ;
there was no such man on the
boat. Then came the captain's re
quest that I would 'show my tick-
i - -v ftir..r.-a inn arm m
et.' mad none: vvomui
nay ray fare V I had not one cent I -
Trwthpr innnirv : there was cer-
tainly no such man on the boat. I
began to cry.
" 'That won't do, my little girl.'
(She was very small.) 'We have
seen too much of that. Pay your
fare, or I'll put you off.'
"I had a bright thought. cMy
trunk is here.'
44 Show it to me, if you please.'
And he went with me to the bag
gage. I pointed it to him triumph
antly. Your key, if you please.'
44 4My husband locked it and has
the key ! but you may break the
lock.'
44 4The owner of the trunk may
object.'
lIt is mine '
44 4Look here, little girl, you are
not married. I shall put you ashore
n Af lanriinrr ftn hnmp. and
uw mo. -"b- '
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"Every drop of blood In my veins
boiled, and yet I must bear it, be
cause I had not a five-dollar bill by
me I I never before dreamed of the
degradation of poverty. He turned
away and I sat down on my trunk.
It was my own. It wouia wn oi
ray innocence ana my iruin, n ne
wouia du ienu
the presents we had so careraiiy se-
lected for the dear ones at nome. 1
could have put my arms arouna u
and kissed It. 1 only asicea 10 De
I only asked to be
allowed to sit upon n an n,gnt'
Wouldn't he 'just let me do that V
upon It all night.
qtwastheworstquest.onlcould
have.. presume you'd .k.
"T rose nroudlv and walked to the
I I i
cabin without a glance at him. I
would not cry until I could get to
would not cry
my stateroom.
But when I came
to the door it flashed apon me, J
have no stateroom. I had no spot my
"own, no baggage, no friend, no
character, even
the black cabin
maid was whispering about me, no
husband : where
was
he? where
cowWhebe? He must have fallen
overboard I i never snouiu src mm
again! and I should l put off in
the night, in a strange place, with-1
out a cent of money to buy a lodg -
ing or even a sheet of paper and a
three cent stamp ! And Christmas
morning, when all would be watch
ing for the happy bridal party,
where should we be ? where was he?
I grew frantic. I believe now, I
was on the verge of insanity. I re
member feeling sure he had fallen
overboard and was drowned, and
that, if left on a wharf, I would go
and spend Christmas with him. I
often shudder, even now, when I
think what I might hare been
driven to. I only know the dark
fright and horror of that hour.
"One of those little ones, whose
angels do always behold the face of
the Father, came and put her hand
on mine" and asked 4 why I cried so
hard V I told her. She said, 'He's
dpad. iust as my mamma is, and
I'll tell papa.' And she went to
him, and I could not doubt but.
softened bv his own treat sorrow
anQ hi3 gweet cnnaa pleadings, he
would help me.
shake hi? worldly
But I saw him
head and heard
him say, 'She
is crying too hard,
too nublicly ;' and I rushed into the
stateroom mine or not: I must
hide the sobs I could not check.
"""Then came a thought One
here was, even on that awful boat,
tooeiennerex uo iniiKtH iu .c u belonged to the other. At length the mother n-s not sirong enougn
ladies' cabin, and don't yon leave d chiftain appeared to be to take her by force.
it until I put you off the boat.' MBmA xto k frHor An a last resort, the mother,
who knew all ; ana x aroppea on
my knees and simply said, Pity me,
pity me, dear Saviour. Save or I
veriihP I said those
woros over
and over. The loving little girl had
not been convinced, and came and
peered through the glass and made
her father look, and then she came
in and put her arms around my
neck and said :
Here is a five-dollar bill papa
gave me for yon, becaus had girl
donHprayP
"When the steamer touched the
wharf, my husband and his father
rushed upon it I My husband had
stepped back to see a friend on the
wharf, and, but for their seizing
him, he would have tried to jump
on Doara. xe leiegrapiieu
father, took the night express, and
was there before the boat arrived.
"He had an elegant picture paint
ed of the little girl, and every
Christmas we dress it with flowers
and call iU-THE Christmas An
gel." Indians After an Honest Man.
Indians may be treacherous, but
they can be just, and they can be
honest ; and who shall say how far
the dishonesty of others has led to
their treachery ? They know when
they are cheated, as our .govern
ment hag found tQ itg CQgt
An old trader, who had establish-
J . Viimcoif of ttrhof hnnnpnPdtohe
a ravoraoie locality among me
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Northern Indians, tells a good
story of his first trials with his red
custonsers. Other traders had loca-
ted in that same place before, but
had not remained long. The In
dians who evidently wanted goods,
and had money and furs, flocked
about the store of the new trader,
and carefully examined his goods,
but offered to buy nothing. Fin
ally their chief, with a large num
ber of his tribe, visited him.
How do, John ?' said the chief.
'Show me goods. Aha I I take
that blanket for me, and that calico
for sauaw three otter sums tor
A
blanket, and one for calico.
Ugh !
pay you by'm by to-morrow.'
ide received nis gooas anu leu.
On u next dav he returned with
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i a large part oi nis uanu, ma uiau-
m m m m A I M mm fJW TTT W Wm O r 1 W tj M T TT M VlfllVU
i i-i. w hi I Mil iitrii wiiii oniiio wx v Chi jvu3
kinds. Now, John, I pay.'
And with this he drew an otter
skin from his blanket, and laid it
on the counter. Then he drew c
second, a third, and a fourth. A
momenta hesitation, as though cal
nd nQ dre7r out a fiah
skina VGry rich and rare doe-
and passed It over.
That's right, John.'
The trader instantly pushed back
tfce las(. skin wUh
,Yoaowe me but four. I rrant
oniy my just dues.'
The refased tokc( itf
anfXeach one arttng that
scrutinizing look, and then put the
skin back into the blanket. Then
he stepped to the door and gave a
yell, and cried out to bis follow
ers :
4 Come ; come and trade with the
pale face, John. He no cheat In
dian ; his heart big.'
Then turning back to the trader,
he said :
'Suppose you take last skin, I tell
mv DOODle no trade with you. We
drive you off like a dog, as we drive
off others: butnowlyou Indian's
1 friend ana we yours.'
Before dark the trader was waist
furs, and loaded down with
, u TT fm,nrt tVinf rinnoofv harl
a commercial value with these In
dians.
Diamon d Cutting:.
The process of diamond cutting is
a very simple matter to those ac
quainted with the nature of the
gem. To cut the facets, two stones
are cemented n two sticks, and
rubbed against each other , until a
facet is cut ; then the position of
one of the stones is changed, c tid
another flat surface . is cut. The
nrocess is thus continued until , the
gem is faceted all oyer. After the
facets are cut, and a definite form
given to the stone the' diamond is
a in the hands of the Dolisher.
x I r
who fastens it in solder, and then
holds it against a small steel disk
Tflorhorirspwd
tened with oil mixed, with.dla-
a I r
polished at a time. Diamond cut-
M. X um I I I um M Mm Mm mmmmfm m m n i fltflTin
bat the polishing is slow ana
disous. One cutter can generally
furnish sufiQcient work for lour
five polishers.
no.33.
Too Many Lovers.
Young ladies sometimes get
themselves Into trouble by having
two lovers, both of whom are pay
ing assiduous at once. An instance
of the truth of this occurred to a cer
tain young lady In this city a few
days ago. . One of the lovers invit
ed her to attend the theatre with
him, which invitation she accepted
with evident pleasure. The other
lover, however, had invltedt her to
go with him the same evening, and
having also accepted this invitation
she was in a quandary what to do.
In the afternoon preceding the
evening she was to see the play,
lover No. 1 received a perfumed
note from her, stating that she was
unable to go with him on account
of illness. The explanation was
satisfactory to him, but having
purchased reserved-seat tickets he
concluded he would go alone. What
was his surprise shortly after his
arrival there to behold the young
lady enter leaning on the arm of I
lover No. 2 and both take their 1
seats near him. He was thunder
struck, and of course had no relish
during the evening for the beauties
of the play. The next evening he
prom ded to the lady's house for
an explanation of the matter, hav
ing understood himself to be her
accepted lover. Loer No. 2 hap-
Pened to be there also, and the
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prepared herself for the
coming
storm. What followed may readily
be Imagined. Suffice it to say that
lover No. 1 left no better satisfied
than when he came, but ignorant
of the fact that his rival was in the
house. Louisville Journal.
An Affecting Scene.
An exciting scene was witnessed
in a New Orleans court room the
other dav. the leading actors of
v f
which were a mother and her child,
and a charitable lady. Some five
months ago, Mr. Charles Astelle
picked out of the street a half-naked
and half-starved little girl 01 aoout
bbvcu "
waif of humanity was seemingly
RAVfin rears 01 age. xiws nine
I iriffinrr ohnnh tho oitv. without
.
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lenas or a nuixie.
She was kindly cared for by Mrs.
Astelle, and became warmly at-
Uched to her and her family,
About three months ago the mother
of the waif came to the surface and
visited the child. At first she was
satisfied to allow her to remain 4n
the home fhe had found, but as
time passed on she desired the pos
session of the child.
Mrs. Astelle raised no objections
farther than to .dvise that the
chUd be dlowed to remain where
he . The mother was inezor-
.... .
able and determined to have ner.
In thl, she was foi.ed, as the child
reused to bo with the mother, and
Tnllnn Oravies. annlied for a writ
of habeas corpus for her child,
Ceclle. During the hearing of the
case in court, last week, the child
broke out into violent sobbing, and,
with tears streaming from her eyes,
begged the Judge, in piteous tones,
not to give her to her mother.
The little one, through her tears,
said that her mother drank whisky
and beat her, and that she was
afraid of her. The Judge's sympa
thies were with the child, but he
felt that he must obey the law, and
-i.i mMhr should
. .
hntra MOP Pnl I f 1
The child sprang from her chair
nnd flflfl. Screaming With
terror to
the Judge. She grasped his arm
and clung to hjm, sobbing, begging,
pleading that he would protect her.
The Judge could stand it no
longer. His humanity overbal
anced his respect for tho law, and
he reversed his decision, and com
manded the child to be placed in
the charge of the young lady who
had brought her into court.
, Where They Are.
disaonearance of Wm.
The disappearance oi vm. ux.
- r
Tweed directs attention to his com-
A &
nanions who disappeared when the
New? York ring suits were first
B. Sweeny's life has been of the
quiel eort. When in Paris he
Americans the region around the
i iirann nniH . v rv . it:w uciouuo
lirrana -tioiei. very iuw pciouun
. f . . ,x
call upon him, and his acquaint
mm m I ! mm m-m I mj w I V I m U m m.A LV A m
te - nesee&s uu new uu,
are limited to the stray JNew xorK
or I ra who kiew him in his days
power and are willing to know him
PUBLISHED EVERY1 THURSDAX
(SEE RATES OP SUBSCRIPTION
ON TIIIS PAGE.)
.
TdS- Job Work executed at abort no
tice and in a sty lo ;un surpassed by any
similar establishment in the State,... J
RATES OP ADVERTISING . i
Ono square, one time, - "fl 00
4
two times, - -throe
times, - , - ,
1 50
2 00
Contract advertisements taken at
proportionately low rates.
now. No doubt Sweeny is willing
to entertain anybody who will en
dure his society and pass over the
scandal attached to his name. Evl
dently ho does not wish to absent
himself altogether from the world
if one may judge by a visiting card
that was visible quite recently iq
the window of ant engraver In the
Palais Royal. It bore ; tho name
Piter B. Sweeny In neatlyengfavexl
letters. Whether the plan of spell
ing tho first syllable with an "I"
was the design of the, ex-magnate
or the blunder of the engraver I
am unable to say. I ' can hardly
think it was an engraver's blunder;
as i saw me cam uispiuyt
among other specimens of work for;
more than a month. It la not more
than a week - or ten days since it
disappeareu rrom tne snow-case.
Circular, .
Tho Women's Centennial Execu-
tive Committee leei we imporiauw
of issuing a circular, giving all the
iciormation xnai can pussiuiy w
desired in relation to it.
,In Juno last the Director Gener
al, finding the applications for spaco
from foreign countries so numerous,
and seeing that under the rules for
classification much work done by
women would bo thrown out of
lost among the crowd or maio ex-
hibitors, suggested a separate ouiiu
ing for women. '
The chairman of tho Building
Committee of the Board of Finance
stated that "If the m5ney: lii
the treasury of - the Board of
Finance "warranted this expendi
ture, such a building would be un
dertaken." .
The money in said treasury not
warranting the erection of a sepa
rate building, the Executive Com
mittee, sitting in PMIadeiphhy
proposed It to their , organization
throughout the country, and re
ceived, in a majority of cases,. a re
sponse so prompt and cordial, $hat
though it is sccarcely four months
since the proposal was made, the
wholo $30,000 (tho estimate of cost)
has been promised, with a surplus
1 , - . nrt
owards the amount needed fcr tho
Interior uecoranons.
nrnnnfied havlni? met
. . t. n
with the entire approbation of all
I m. m
lno8e "
consulted, the work waBComnjenced
by the breaking of ground In Oc
tober. AJ the date of writing,
Nov. 15, 1875, tho walls are rapidly
rising. - , , ,
As the object of the Woman's
Department is the exhibition of tho
hiVhest tvne of women's work, and
I i !4- A..4- o .Ton iiea tt ticuflll
a' " -"-"T. "Jl"'
ness and profit not generally known
i3ProPra,nflDeS
tart,leSffi
cmiinrnra T!nTirnr. lifpratnrp.
- , " ".'i "vT.
fk
'S
fication which, omitting women-
clothing in all Its branches,' gives
place to the finer J kind of needle
work, lace work, Ac, thus leaving
the larger portion of the building
for the exhibition of; the useful
arts. - ...:
Letters have been addressed to
all the Foreign Commissioners, ex
tending, through them, to the wo
men in every country, an invitation
to forward their exhibits, and
through this circular : an Invitat on
finnall v cordial is ffiven to
women of the United states.
It is of very great importanco
that we snouid Know w
possible how much and.wbat land
that wn should know as soon aa
I nf snace is reouired. we would
I k
therefore ask that applications may
be made at an early day, printed
blanks being furnished at thli of
fice:..,.. :,,- 1 '-V
,. Short biographical sketches! ' of.
eminent women ; of the .United
States are to be collected, in jone
volume; also, a volume of Amerlj
can cookery will be- compiled, tho
women of each State contributing
not more than, twenty or less than
six receipts, t r r, r-. . r, j ;.f t
"In order to obtain a definite Idea
of the charitable institutions! car- ,
ried on by , women, photographs, of
these institutions, with r. short ac
count of the same, are respectfully
solicited. -,', v.V
m mm. . i
An addition, to the building will
I pe prepare-, '".rW'IST
poses: tho Kindcren,. object
Tsxzm
hibiteci mWU
( . A. , u
I toMMi will nrnmntfl the nerfect
t '
- 1"' - - : -Jvi
xrrnrTrlnfy nf the WOmen'S
UU -
i . the Women Executive Com
- I ltXee1 1 through Mrs. E. D. jGille-
oi i spie, President, 903 Walnut sireei,
jrmiaaeipma.
't
w vi ,ri nr. ted aside, gave me a glimpse or
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