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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

"'W hen | think OF lhoSe long
pillows of green skirting the
paths, and look upon my prosalc
posts and rails, it seems to me
plain enough that a great bit OF
the warp upon which have been
woven so many Of the charming
rural pictures in British art and
song is forever wanting to us
here. Fancy a trim line Of posts
running across the clayey ground
of one of Gamsboroughs land
scapes. Fancy old Walton sit
ting under the "rails" for a little
chat with his blooming milk
maid. Fancy Milton planting
his
Pusset lawns and sallows gray
Where the nibbling flocks do stray
under the lee Of a we'll mortised
rail fence
Yet poetry apart, we shall
probably keep by our timber
fences for many generations to
come in America first, because
in most parts of the country it
is good economy to do 50; and
next, because we have as yet no
hedge plant which can thorough
ly make good the place Of. the
hawthorn in England. We
venture (modestly of course) to
assert that in no particular, ex-
cept in the matter Of its lovely
flowers, is the Jujube inferior to
the hawthorn as a hedge Plant,
and to express the wish that
this genial rural author ,bache-
lor no more we presume, but
dreamer and farmer still), may
live and lovingly admire his
own Juiube hedges even in Con
necticut. Our impression is that
it will be perfectly hardy as a
hedge plant there, though it
may not, perhaps, ripen its
agreeable fruit,-the superiority
of which to the hawthorn will
compensate for its inconspicuous
flowers to the Marylander at
least, if no further North. Seeds
are obtained by the English
cultivators from the South of
France and Italy. 1t does not
ripen in England, according to
London. Your contemporary,
the American AgricuIturist Of
New York, gives in one of its
inimitable wood-cuts a branch
with fruit and a description of
the tree and its culture in
Georgia as a fruit. Perhaps
seeds might be obtained from
that quarter through the instru-
mentality of your Southern
readers. w. X. SMITH.
Botanic Gardens, Washington.
THE great experience of cur
correspondent, and the opportu-
mites he has enjoyed of extended
observation, makes his judgment
upon this plant extremely valu-
able, and he has our thanks for
his interesting and useful paper.
E1C A Il
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When a Chicago baby gets
the Group, and is held up to the
telephone in the wall that the
doctor, a mile or two across the
city, can listen to its breathing
through his telephone, and ask
what It's pulse is, and hear It's
shrili cough from minute to
minute, and subscribe for it
finally, without ever budging
out of his slippers at home, the
paradise of doctors will seem to
be reached Chicago telegraph.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
The FINEST CABINET LADY

The FINEST CABINET LADY
Mrs. Key, wife ofthe Postmaster
General, is the finest looking OF
any Of the cabinet ladies. She
is tall, a very handsome figure.
black eyes and hair. Her fea-
lures are quite small. Her dau-
ghter, who is in society is also
the prettiest of any OF the young
ladies of the cabinet. She is tall
and slight, very easy and grace
ful In her movements. She IS
quite the reverse of her motLer
in complexion, having blue ewes
and light reddish hair. The
Keys live very simply, as they
are obliged to 60, having a large
family Of children. They board
quietly at the Ebbitt House, and
OF course, do not entertain at all.
The eldest daughter is the only
one Of the Children with them,
the others all being in Tennes-
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ever saw, and its beauties will
pale before the gorgeous color
ing which now lighted up the
ocean, heaven and mountain. Ii
half an hour the sun bad swung
up perceptibly Oh his beat, the
colors changed to those OF morn
ing, a fresh breeze rippled over
the flood. one songster after an
other piped up in the grove be-
hind us-we had slid into an
other day"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

KISSING IN New ENGLAND =
"Whosoever shall inveisle OF
draw the affections Of any Made
or maide-servant, either tor him
self or others, without first gain
ing the consent OF her parents,
shall pay to the plantation for
first ot1ense, Hos; the second 4
pounds; for the third, shall be
imprisoned or corporeously pun
ished.' Under this law, at a
court bel! in May. 1860, Jaco-
beth Murine and Sarah futile
were prosecuted "tor sitting
down on thestle together, with
his arm around her waist, and
her arm upon lis shoulder on
about his neck, an continued
IN hat sinful posture about halt
an hour, in which time he kyss-
ed her and she kissed him, or
they KISSED one another, as ye
witnesses testified."--F ON a
Nfw Horen Statute of 1860.
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8be garnt.
From the Wilmington sun.
Col. Waddell in the Botanic
Garden.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON, ID. G.,
Feb. II, 1879.

Feb. II, 1879.
To the Editor of the Sun
Happening to be IN the Botanic
Garden the other day my atten-
ton was attracted by a quantity
of reddish-looking balls, re-
sembling somewhat the red h0~s
so common in the interior of
North Carolina, and upon in
quiry | found that they were the
seeds Of the Jyube Tree, which
the superintendent, VIM. r..
Smith, Informed me was, in his
opinion, the most valuable hedge
plant known. Mr.. Smith, who
is not only a most accomplished
botanist, but a man of culture
generally, gave me in reply to
my questions the enclosed article
which he had written for the
American Farmer, and express
ed a desire to see the plant gen
orally introduced. He has not a
sufficient quantity for distribu-
ton, but it occurred to me that
a knowledge of the facts in re-
gard to the plant might be of
some interest to your readers,
and that, perhaps, persons de-
string to procure the seeds might
obtain them elsewhere. At any
rate it is worth knowing that
the Jujube tree is not only good
for making paste, but fences.
Yours truly,
A. NJ. WADDELL..
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Hard Times.

Mr.. George Allen of the en-
terprising firm Of George Allen
& Co, of Newborn, n. c., writes
the Raleigh, n. G. Farmer the
following letter, and we COM
mend the moral it contains the
thoughtful consideration of cur
readers.
1--WE propose giving in this
article one Of the causes that has
operated to produce the present
hard times and universal poverty
in North Carolina, causing us to
have the unenviable reputation
of paying less for wages, and
having the lowest priced lands
in the Union.
"We have SO neglected our
manufacturing interests in the
South, that when a child is born
in North Carolina, it is dressed
in clothes from Europe or from
New England, and laid in a
Northern made cradle.
"Our citizens sit at Michigan
tables, and eat Minnesota -four,
with New York butter, and
Iowa pork, with Connecticut
knives and forks, from New Jer-
sey plates. They dress in Cali
fornia or Colorado wool spun
and woven in Massachusetts or
Rhode Island, and made into
clothing in New York or Phila-
delphia. Their under clothing
is made from North Carolina
cotton, spun and woven in Mas
sachusetts or Maine, and made
up in New York. He drives a
Pennsylvania or Illinois horse,
with a Maryland harness, in
front of an Ohio buggy, or hauls
Baltimore guano in an Indiana
wagon. Nearly all of his agri-
cultural implements, axes, hoes
and farm machinery are made
from Northern material, by
Northern workmen in Northern
workshops; and as grass wW not
groW IN The South, we are COM
PEELED to import several thou
sand bales of hay from Maine,
in order to feed our horses and
mules, while cultivating the
cotton crop. When a citizen
dies be is buried in a coffin from
Ohio or New York, in a grave
dug with a Massachusetts spade,
a Baltimore tombstone is set up
over his remains, and his friends
go about the streets clad in New
York or Paris mourning.
Ten cent cotton is expected to
pay all the bills. The result is,
that instead of bringing back
English gold, Or United States
greenbacks for our cotton, we
only exchange it for food, cloth
ing and furniture, The bulk Of
which could be manufactured or
grown at home.
If one-half of our energies,
during the past thirteen years,
had been expended in producing
food, clothing, sho.s, hats,
guano, Cor manures) ho4ses,
mules, sheep, hogs and hay, we
would be selling cotton at from
Il to 10 cents per pound, and
instead of the present poverty,
we would be wealthy and pros
porous.
agriculture and manufactures
combined r necessary to pro-
luce wealth and independence.
We cannot afford to ignore the
Use Of machinery. We will
give some other reasons in our
lext article. G.. A.
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An lnterestingexperiment aa'
been made to determine WhetA".
the head waters of the Dauu.e
found their way through SUP
terranean passages into the Aao..
Some hourescein was placed ia
the waters of the DANUBE. AMI
10 three days the splendid sree~
color and golden reflections were
quite distinct III the water q.
the Aach. Ten kilos Of hours~
celn had colored at least two
hundred million liters Of water
a preparation Of this interesting
mud IS given as a premium /.
subscribers by one of our ~-'---
tho contemporaries.
\ process Of manufacturing
artificial stone has been pateu.7N
by a DR.. Terminus, Of Germany
which promises the mos, -a.-s
factory results, though so man.
os these processes, III EuFo9,
and America, have proved lno-'
unsatisfactory failures.
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NEW AND VALUABLE HEDG PLANT.

NEW AND VALUABLE HEDG + PLANT
Messrs. Editors american Far.
mer The question of what is
the best plant for a live fence
has exercised the mind and pen
OF the rural improver from time
immemorial. In our opinion,
few subjects are of such vital
importance to the farmer as a
good cattle-proof fence. We
have no sympathy with the
communiftic idea of no fences
that prevails in some quarters.
John Ruskin's vigorous assaults
on some of the iail-like enclosures
of England has driven some of
his readers and imitators to the
other extreme. 1t would not
surprise III to see them stripping
pictures of their frames ere long.
This much by way Of preface.
Permit me through your time
honored pages to introduce to
your readers the Tin my opinion)
very best hedge plant yet pro-
posep, viz: Zisyphus yuIga,is, or
J,yube hee,-a native of the
countries bordering on the Medi-
terranean. W. venture the as
sertion that nothing named in
any list of hedge plants is equal
to this as an enduring, easily
trimmed and really useful arti-
Gle for the purpose named. 1t
is a much harder tree than the
Usage orange ; smaller in growth,
and not requiring the intermin-
able labor to trim of that ram
pant growing hedge tree. Our
mutual friend, Thomas Meehan,
informs me that an old tree
grows near his nurseries in
Germantown. Another tree,
perhaps 80 years of age or more,
grew near the Senate wing of
the National Capitol. / should
say, rather, existed,-because it
was robbed by large sycamores
and silver poplars till about 2
years ago, when it was moved to
the Botanic Gardens, where it
is now doing well, having borne
100 seeds this season. Six seeds
obtained from this small tree )
years ago produced the plants,
now 6 feet high, the careful ex-
animation Of which induces me
to write thus earnestly of the
Zizyphus as a hedge plant. Your
co-laborator, Mr. Breckenridge,
DR.. Warden, author OF the Essay
on Hedge Plants, and others
well-informed on the subject.
have made personal inspection
with us, and pronounced IN favor
of It's eminent adaptablllty to
the purpose recommended.
The Sage of Edgewood, Dona.d
Mitchell, in his Rural
says with rete: ence to
the hedges Of Great Britain
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
The Hcg Cholera

The prevalence ofho- H..
which i reported to be-
in maay portions Of The
suggests the idea to the
that the mortality anon.
swine may really, In man.
stances, have teen caused =.
lowing them access to
seed, which they eat with 81.
ty. The sickness which
tain to follow, resemble, n
very closely in It's >vn,.
The animal seems drawn
mopes, refuses food and h..
spasmodic, peculiar cold
fore and after death, the , .
becomes distended also. and.
remedy seems to arrest the
plant. We have lost ~ra,.
hogs, both in Liberty and Ri.
county, from the eating Of ,r.
cotton seed, and took somer.
to investigate how the r'.
operated.
Strictly speaking, there
poisonous element In the
itself. Repeated eNam.naa
OF the lnt,stines after death s..
their action to be purely
chanical, The hogs ro...
them up without proper n...
cation, and the seed, simg,.
and warmed by the fluids Oil.
stomach, forthwith begin .
swell and sprout. 1t is this ..
mination that causes the a,..
of the animal. As rro.t
this, when the germ has o.
destroyed by long exposure -
the weather or s,eaming. l..
will eat the cotton SEED H..
impunity. We have Seen ill.,.
bulrow for weeks in a pile ot..
cotton seed in a fermemtcd ~a.
eating them ad hhitum, wIll..
injury. Indeed, the writer Is.
used cotton seed to fatten
meat hogs, mixed with ri.
flour, bran, turnips, potatoes. .
loose corn, and thorough.-
boiled, with the happlest result.
Even III a green state they at.
excellent food for cattle ar
sheep, although the butter pu
duced from the milk of a c..
ted chiefly upon cotton seed .
white and cheesey in its cons
1t is not at all improbable that
much of the supposed morta.u
among our swine which is a.
crlbed to cholera, upon exam
nation would be found to Ie-.t
from the eating of fresh cotton
seed, which the hogs have aces
. frequently at the gin ho1~.
Or when carted out in othe field,
or manure. Hence the nece~
'lty OF great precaution in the
PREMISES. We trust our far}aer
Who are suffering from ch9.e-
lmong their stock will sat--
themselves as to the real eE.,
Of that disease, Or whetae
:otton seed may not be t.-
ause of the prevailing sicHae~
nd mortallty.-Macon, ''.r
Messenger.
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from whom he eIope..
more, i a very estima a..
The family had been
city but a short tins
Fletcher i now In TIM.
her fathers family. Ira
is DR.. II. Nichols Wal.
we'll known dentist. H.
at the corner Of Verne.
nue. and | streets n.~.
The e~lopement will crea..
Il "Sensatlon IN VAS.
socie'v.-W WASHINGTON
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0penin. and Closing of the Mails.

CLOSING.
Washington, D. G., North and Northeastern
unails II m. and 8 30 p m.
Western mails 80 and 80 p. m.
Southern mails, Wis Richmond, Va, 10 a.
m. and co p m.
Southwestern mails, via Lyncbburg Virgin a,
Qhroueh mniD i W .. N.
Alexandria to Lynchburg, Va. (wsy mails)
including through mails, W q. m.
Manassas Division Oh p. II.
Alexandria 10 Round Hill, Va, O0 e. NJ.
OPENING.
Northern and Western mails, via Washing
Ton. y. c., 8 30 q. ID. snd 00 and 4 90 p IN.
Southern mails, vie Richmond, Va, s 30 g. II.
ard 90 p. IN.
South western mails viz Lsnchburg, Virginia,
Through mEils) s 30 g. II.
Southwestern mails, incuding way mails on
Midland Railroad SO q. II. Msnessas Diria-
Ion s 80 i. N.
r.ourd Hill to AIexerdris, Va, 3 30 p. IN.
GtIicc Honls--Cilice opens al s 20 a. m, and
cioa,s 1t I 90 p. II.
Sunday Bours-Olice opens at s l5 q. M, and
cloees st 8 80 u. H.
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VEGETINE,

ALLHAyE OBTAINED RELIEF.
South Berwick, Mo, Jan. 17lh. 18Th. K.
Stevens, esq.--Dcer Sir have had dyspepsia
in its worst form for tho last ten years and have
taken hundreds Of dollars worth of medicines
without obtaining any relief. In September last
/ commenced taking tho Vosctine, since which
time my hesth has steadily improved. My food
digests well, and l have gained fifteen pounds OF
fash. There arc seversl others in this place
taking Vcgctinc, and all have obtained relief
Your. truly, THOMAS Il. MOORE,
Overseer Of Card Room
Portsmouth Co.'S. Mills.
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VEsgTEIlNE
SAFE AND SURE.

Air. Il. Il. Stevens: In 1872 your. Vegetino
wss recommended 10 me, and, yielding to the
persussions of friend consented TO try 1t.
at tho time 1 WAS suffering from general debil-
~ and nervous rrostrstion, superinduced by
overwori and irregular habits. Its wonderful
strengthening ard curative properties seemed to
atfec. my debiiitated system from the frat dose )
and under lis persistent use l rapidly recovered
gaining moro than usual health and good feel
ing, Since then | have not hesltsted 10 give
Yesetuc ms most unqualified endorsement, as
being safe sure ard powerful agent in pro-
noting health and restoring the wasted system
10 new life and energy. Vogetine is the only
medicine use; and as long as live l never
expect 10 find better. Yours truly.
w. II. CLARK, lZO NJ onterey ST.,
Allephsny, Pennsylvania.
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isE51ECINAL.
VEsGE,IINE.
HER OWN WORDS.

Bsllialoro, Nd, Feb l3:n. 16l7.-3r. &. L.
S.e7trs: Gear s:i!-Snce several years have
cot :ore ard very painful foct. l hsd some
phys;cians bu: they couldn't cu!e me: NOW
hsyn En,rC, RI your Vepe;inn from lady who
ysg s;ci, -. long time ard became all well
rem c5 -. yon v@sGtiaa. snd i vent snd bought me
ore bcttag of Tegc,ine; snd after bad used one
bottle, The pains left IL g, and it began to heal,
snd hen | bough. ono ether bottle. and so take
il yet lhsrk God for this remedy and your
self; snG wishing every sufferer may pRy atien-
zion 70 il, It is q blessing for health.
Mrs. G. KRABE, 63S West Bait. st.
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VEGETINE
WHAT is NEEDED.

" dhI 4NII1HOs
Boston, Feb. 18th, lS7l.-H. +. Stevens, esq {:
Dear Sir-About one year since found myself
in feeble condition from general debility.
Vegetine was strongly recommended to me by q
friend who had been much benefited by its use.
| procured the article, and, after using several
bottles, wss restored to health and discontinued
lis use. l feel quite confident that there is 10
medicine superior to it for those complaints for
which it is Especially prepared, and would cheer
fully recommend it to those who ieel that they
need something 10 restore them to perfect health.
Respectfully yours. U. l.. PETTINGILL,
Firm OF S. M. Pettngill y Co.,
No 10 State street, Boston.
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VEsGETINE
TaE BEST SPRING MEDICINE

TIE BEST SPRING MEUIUINE.
Chsrlestown-H. 4. Stevens: Dear Sir-This
is to certify that have used your Blood Prep:
arAtion" in my family for several years, and
think inst fer Scrofuls or Cankerous Rumors or
Rheunaic Affections it csnnot bs excelled; and
q; o blood purifier and spring medicine it is the
best thing | have ever used, and have used al.
most everything, 1 can cheerfully recommend
it 10 any ono in need of such medicine.
Yours respectfully,
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Dry GStsSsS.

DRY GOODS CHEAP.
1 .I.nusry Goth, 1879.
We sra about completing our Inventory, sha
now offer al goods in store 1T unpreceaeh'GeI G
low prices, il. order - reduce stock AMI mske
room lor ERGO Spring ard Summer pErchnScs'
Rcmnart. # Dress Go5da, Ca:sincres. te7cele',
Calic91s F:nrre.g. &c. &c, ST ha!l prices,
White Kid G!.gos at zoe per pAr' we ere
agent: f.r Nine nemorests S Re.lib!e fatlcrbs'
l.. +. BHaSHEAR.
H.E gcones 20. ICQ King street,
in 3j Alexandris, Va.
rLACk SILKS AND GASAMERES,
y January 17Lh, 1879.
Great bargains in the above goods: Gail and
see. Also Henric!Ll CLOTHS. hustfsl!an EFspo
Grape Wells. &c, re.
y. +. BEASHGAR,
Z Z Eoomes, No. 10o King street,
Jan II hieAhluIlH, a.
ENRY GOODS At REDUCED PRICES.
- Janusry 1lth, 1879.
M'e teko inventory to 1st Febfusry and IN
order 10 reiucs our stock as much IS posslole,
are prepg-ai TO ctFer ali stylas of goods st sucn
low prices So 10 make it to the Interest OF con-
sumtrs 70 purchase freely from u.s.
d. =. BRhSHEAR,
e. B. Hoones. No. 100 King street,
ian II Alexandris, Va.
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snnrxssEHz zsm:sHz1A&E

Gl3s e { SSfSS "a ---s'"+ ! : ! :.
ftHAS :. T. fLOK, Jr.
(L.te o! J. /. tjeckhem s; CO )
GENEEAII CGNAISSIOH AGECH : y l.
Agent fer
}. |; FiCkLEN & sons
CELEBRaTED BRIDGE y ATER "A Vi thI
FL0U",
IL Ncr!h Union s;rsn..
ian 23 Aio:srG5ia, Virginia.
AIexsn!ri., JsIMsry ist. 1879.
TJIEE UNDgESIGNE II Az THIS u AZ
i formed y coras tnersh;p, unaor tlc urn
name Of .AKNOE & Sii irH, for the purpose
Of conducting the GROCERY snd co II Is
SION business NJ ,ao cid stand Uf j Han {. Har.
mon, corner Of Prirco ard Suysl streets. SAD
wouId be plc.Erd to rccgiva cc:tiHusnGe o. TIC
patronage OF the l2tc Grin. "
''''' Allan c. HARMON.
ian 1,-im hLAXi>; SMITH.
nAeMOH & SMITH,
GROCEKS s. COMMISS!ON Il ahGHAN Ms
Corner Prince ard Royal st:.,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
& choice line of FAMILY GAOCERiEo 81.
WAYS in stock and fer sale at lowest market
prices. Ccnsignmea:5 collected and prompt re-
turns msde an ll-sl
slexsndris, January |, 1872.
MR. EDWIN II. UBRlEN is member ol
IaI our firm from this date, which herearer
will be conducted under the firm OF GREGORY
s. UBRIEN.
Z. II. o'DEfES. ! [ian II GREGORY S: CO.
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ian 1T ALEXANDRIA, VA.
NEW AUCTION AND COMMISSION
IN HOUSE.
We have opened at No. 22 ROYAL st. on
Auction and Commission House.
We are now ready to receive all kinds of uler
chandi.s and household goods on coh:iGnmoat
or purchase the ssmo
We think it may provo al advantage TO per-
sols who have PRODUCE Of any description
10 send it to US. Located Immediately opposite
the main entrance 10 the Market on Royal ST.,
goods csn be ey posed every morning at public
auction, when tho bes. prices may be expected.
Prompt returns made on sales.
Persons having FURNITURE for sale will
1nd it to their advantage to give Us q call.
We will attend to auctioneering at public sales
of properly, and respectfully solicit share of
public patronage. UNEAL y LUCAS.
B-Auction goods constantly on hand and Tor
ssle. nov 5-tt
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Efsfs SAEE Or RENT.

EItOR RGNG-TEn STORE ROOM on tho
a north east corner Of King and Union street
The lest location in the city for grocery ond
i;Gucr s.cro. Apply at this olLlce. ap 1877
Daily Republican., 1879-05-13
Miss Wick hams Readings.

Miss N. C. Wickham, well known as
one ofthe best among our educated and
intellectual readers, and also as very
successful teacher of elocution, will
commence a series of four critical and
classified readings at noon, this day, in
St. Georges Hall, corner Thirteenth and
Arch streets. They will be continued
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings
that is on the Oath and 25th of this
month, and closing on Msy.day. The
idea (all her own, We believe) of read
ing exclusively from American writers,
and of classifying what she reads, is
admirable. We who have watched her
progress through several years, and
know that her taste, judgment, and
good sense are aided by her most ex-
pressive voice, with its variations ofin-
tonation, are well assured that she will
crafty her auditors. The distinctive
classification which she announces is as
follows Tuesday, The Romantic in
American Literature Oh Thursday,
the Fanciful in American Prose; next
Tuesday, the Pathetic and the Pictur-
esque; and on May-day the Numerous.
Miss Wickham's are admirable and nat
ural readin IS and not mere elocutionary
exercises Phil. Press.
She will give one of her readings at
the Lecture room at the Opera House on
Thursday EVENING" May 18th. Tickets
so cents.