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For the +. 4 VI. Household
Topsy Gives a Little Inform ;ion.

guess if ''Grandma' knew that
was writing this letter on sunday night
she wouldn' read it but it is 50 near
Monday morning that | shall just have
time to peep in' and >at good night
Mrs. Murrill'' that the authore>s OF
"A Woman's Question" was Adelaide
Proctor an English writer, | think
but am not quite sure.
Feria Detensor, | am afraid that you
already consi1er me an ungratetul mem
Der Of the Family for not having be-
fore thanked you for your topic Of con
versation. although it did not come un-
der the head of my accomplishments
| Gf such they may be called / should
| think that any conversation relating to
cooking, would touch chord in the
hearts of more Of our members, that
would vibratc with delight.
! \ impOrte, putting aside all sarcasm
am real glad to see You back again.
but am afraid that you set us bad ex-
ample IN leaving Your State for | a Il to
follow. (not YOU, but the example) pret-
| ty soon. In what direction are YOU go
! ing? Perhaps we will meet. if not, we
can describe our travels to each other.
for | am gong to a beautiful part Of the
country in a lovely season; but as you
are to be the first TO leave we will have
the first descriptive letter from you. aud
| hope If will not be very long before
you write it, for | enjoy your letters.
although you do speak OF ours in such a
disincouraging manner. Perhaps such
neat retorts are calculated to Increase
our emulation.
Many thanks \. L. II. for you sym
pathizing remark about my suul idity at
attempted wit. | think there is moth
inc that wins ones love sooner than
sympathy.
| had forgotten that [ merely came to
say Good night" but will say good
bye too, for it may be some time be-
fore l can stop long enough to write
again. but don't forget
April l5th ''TOPSY"
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For tn. +. & NJ. Ho,I.eha,d


Ladies please let me take 4 peep into
your Household ard sec If There are amy
smiling faces to greet me and to wt.-
come me as member of ycur happy
band. | have been strongly solicited
privately by my friends to lend my
mite in making the Ladies Del iartment
success. Now | think they must be
poking fun at me tor honestly never
wrote an article for the press during my
whole life. and the idea now seems quite
absurd as it recalls quite torciale to my
mind a little incident i'll my early girl
hood which killed me to the love of all
| literary pursuits; and never should have
attempted to use the composing pen
had not some other motive presented
! itself save desire to show my smart
ness | was quite Young when | dis
lcoyery at | had wonderful Literary
I talents to be developed sooner or later,
and 50 impatient was | to gain fame ana
rcnown as an authoreSS. that | went
I feycrishly to work right away going to
surmount (as | prcsumcd) all difficulties
in very short period. So all the spare
time that | could call my own was
devoted to the development Of my
talents you might see me any time du-
ring the day hiding my MSS from the
family. But one (ah. woeful day that il
was) | unfortunately carried ink and all
my aCcouterments into the par'Or to
write because il was more unlikely to
he disturbed. there arrange everything
on the piano which had a beautiful deli
cate shaded cover on il. Here | began
writing very brisKly. when all at once |
heard footsteps on the hall and in
jumping up to conceal everything, ! was
in such Il state of excitement that | up
set the whole bottle Of ink on the piano
What should do? | knew how much
mama priced her cover, fortunately no
one came in Just at that time so | ran for
some water and soap I know better
now and dipped the pretty delicate
thing in and rubbed on soap and washed
with all my might, and when | was
done. had only the satisfaction Of see
inc the colorS all run together and the
ink look if anything looking blacker than
ever, and while | was quietly surveying
the mischief | had perpetrdtcd who OF
al persons should walk i'll hut mama
need not add what followed. suffice it
to say my literary hopes were buried on
that evcnttul day.
7 Old maid, whoE the editor of the Tar
me,. aHd .Eechdnjc deems a nice girl, and
he's correct rs a general thing. has re-
queSted me to walk il. and make myself
pleasant and useful ] know what She ;
after, she wants to show her authority,
She knows M perfect chatter box
aud she want to have the pleasure ot
telling me to hush when | begin DO
the Ladies of the Household like old
maids? | lik" this one. but she's not
like I've heard that OH maids We're
masin t''ey We're all sour and Ill tem-
pered. but they certainly are not all 50.
| had an occasion the other day while
visiting the adjoining counties Of being
in company with one. who by the way
had a beau. People may all laugh at Us
girls and call Us trisly, because we laugh
and entertain our male friends, then tell
Us TO be quiet and nice Ike aunt Deborah
or some other prim old lady (Which
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no doubt her mother referred her 10 some
nice person when she was young) bur
II YOU il was quite amusing 10 watch
hat old maid entertain her beau. Why
Size tried 10 mimic the girls then cause
She thought she'd entangle him. thai
way. AMI believe She did. because she
3, a heap Of bejn a fool. love this
IL maid and let me add she not a
III - Ste prctcni- but if she were Id
Sc her dearly. I'm worry fond of old
people. society. indeed I've left many
.Mc~ a bcvy Of young laughing girls
and boys 70 sit down and hear the gen
tleman tell Of the war, or the ladies OF
old times etc.
am anxious to hear from Daisy Dell
IL She and hail .om the same county,
also from 4 Lat precious Old Maid. Well
I've made my little bow, said my little
-pcech, 30 Ill sit down.
MAUD MULLER.
April 10, 1888.
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For the r. 4 Household

DURHAM. y. G. April II. 's3
Thanks ladies and gentlemen Tor your
kind works. But Young man with the
pronouncable name, you needn't be
Dragging about Your cooking and house
>ccping accomplishments for | can do
those things as well as YOU or any one
else. though have never had the bad
luck to keep bach" and never expect
70 either a. long As there j. woman in
the land. | sympathise with you in the
loss YOU speak of, but thank God it is
not'frOm experience, for my mother still
leads in the straight road and Will trust
ike many years to hear her children
rise up and call her blessed.
Speaking of good mothers reminds me
10 say to every boy. good. bad and in
different. who is absent from his moth
cr. don't you fail to write 10 her at least
once week. She will always be glad
TO hear from You. and her pleasure j.
worth ten times the effort the letter viii
cost YOU. | visited an old lady recently
who has three sons in the far South.
While they let her want nothing, 1t was
pathetic to hear her lamentations over
their silence. One of them she did not
even know TO be alive. Another Of them
has gotten letter since and guarantee
that his mother hears from him soon.
Here is a little quotation which eX-
presses my sentiments exactly in regard
to the Girl am looking for. 1t is about all
| remember from s-Kenelm Chillingly.' :
and | would be obliged to any House
holder who may be able to tell me
whether this is all or if there is any more
Ike i:
''She is standing somewhere, she that
honor.
She that wait for, my queen my queen,
Whether her hair be golden or raven,
Whether her eyes be hazel or blue
know not now. twill be engraven
On memory walls as my tavorite hue.
She may be humble or proud my lady
Or that golden mean which lies be-
tween.
But whenever she comes she will find
me ready
To do her homage, my queen.my queen.
TAR HEEL.
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Prof. w. H. NEAVE,

Can be employed, occasionally, to teach bands
tie IS the only thorough and expeditions Band teach
- IN ,. =; and has, in these respects, but few
equals and no suPeriOTs in the United states, fact
We'll known IN the first professional circles OF all
the large cities During the war, the only band
master in the whole South-who commissioned as
such, and exempted from conscrption by the e. :.
A. Seer tary of War, and solely because of his pre-
eminent abilities and energetic use Of them among
the many army bands He also, only, can and does
give nrst class concerts to aid bands in paying
his services.
He writes Music to order, to ft, for band, or
ch"-tTa, pianos, voice. ETC. Fills demands first
class music at great festivals with ba nd conn osei
Si artistic Amate urs selected from many towns in
ltW State, after the mann>r Of his Sta;e band for
Yorktown His permanent address Is Salisbury,
y. e..
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VIII visit our ancient city-see the sur
rounding beauties breathe our invlsor-
ating ar-and feel the happier OF hay-
ing visited Quebec. We. Quebcccers.
have had a lon, rest in winter. Ia
summer We must work. Merchants aud
tra jers all peoplenlu>t he~tir them
selves here in Summer. Sull | should
be very busy when | would not give 4
little Will. oj my time TO mem her ~
the T. .~.hold, should il ever b, my
good fortune 10 meet one al them N
Quebec. | am much pleased ~ meet
with some of my old friends in the
Househo Il of the r. \ NJ. Anita has
the grace Ia charm wherever she goes.
N'importe. Dixie, are also graceful
writers. II ! am To judge Of the South
from th' specimens | have known. then
il must bc as conducive 10 mental devrl-
opment as il Is to the luxurious growth
OF fruit. and flowers. With best wishes
for the welfare OF the household.
| am as ever,
NERITAS.
IL
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Popular Clergyman Under a Mule

1t was III the yosemite on steep and
rugged mountain road. The party mum
bered about a dozen and the ioliesf Of
all was well known dominic Some
or other his mule stumbled and rolled
the mule was on cop. Both III" domi-
Die and the mule were badly bruised
One of the party happened To have a
bottle OF PERRY DAvIs's PAIN KILLER.
La a lew hours they were ready to pro-
ceed on their journey.
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Iaaies Department.
Original Contributions by Soutierl Lady
Writers

NOTE -Irsi-.ng 10 assist IN takIug aN4. tile t--
+, o.. ,. tr .fr TIE -gsirt .4at orr ,t" ha~ htllr
literary and that La lea rule Iiei tEf
--a', ID, use tL. composing pe 4, We detaft
-. page Of ~ ~ an -tLaa AMI ~t--e t-t
MA -iI,s ~ ctuuvt ~ ,'rrr ~ ehr-
oirT..l.z iJn but shall b. ti.a~ef TO send pack
4yr oi IRA c. .lies vi any one s.-H-
i q, m -..rt them to friends II is best FOR Zach
cuntrl lbutcr writ. her address slip OF paper
,Ith tn, u.icatiJ on bat II She be too tIiud
this can be omitted; the articles will be couan-
81 t. Literary, household, poetic, aud kindred
topics, which vii lose OF their interest, even
though the ed tor should not know the author.
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AND THE LOUISVILLE

one year for only Sa0l. Two papers for little
than the price OF one.
BY laying rs 81 90 You will receive for one
year your home paper with the Courter-Jour-
al, rcpIes'i tative utV-parer o. the south,
Democratic ana 'or a Tariff for Revenue only, aud
one OF IN best, brightest and shlest family Week
lies IN tho Ut.Itet States. 1huFr Who desire 10
examine SAM !e copy - tho COufier-Joarnal can
1o At 90.
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An insane Rochester girl gets out of
bed at midnight and &c es to work saving
wood in the back yard. Her father
deeply deploses her insanity. hut 81 he al
ways leaves the, woodPile hgniy for her
to get at.
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The scoundrels who. un,i, the false
name oi Nv aAhburnC y Co" advertise
II, (and place It witt, local DrngVsts)
have swindlcd nearly every Newspaper
III North Carolina, and. of course, their
Medicine ls Fraud. No Respectable
Druggist viii hereafter oiler 1t for sale
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Home Dressm akinx.

The Manufacture of paper patterns.
has grown into an immcnsc business. and
patterns for the latest novelties in every
article of clothing for men women and
children, may be purch 1sed for a trifling
amount With these are usually fur
III he'd plain and simple directors for
cutting out and putting together a. well
a. Instructions as to the quantity Of ma-
tereral required for the garment Be
fore buying the pattern, take your mems
ure, easy, around the bust, under the
arms. with a tapeline Cut the lining
out first before touching the material of
which the dress is to be made. Take
care to keep the goods straight in cutt-
ing, and pin the pattern down carefully,
with every straight line running true to
the thread of the material. A piano
makes a capitol cutting board for large
garments. polonaises, skirts, etc, and
next to IT, at come the top Of the dining
table. For sleeves, folds, and for
basques, an ordinary lap board serves
every purpose. Mark the darts with a
tracine-wheel, which will leave prickcd
line upon the goods, but do not cut them
out. Baste up and try on with the
seams outside, taking up more or less, a.
may be necessary.
DREsSMAKERs' RULES.
The best dressm akers merely mark the
darts. and pin up the figure. but this is
not practicable if you are fitting your
self BE sure to have good light on
vour mirror. SO that you can see exactly
hoH your dress lining fits. Never take
up or let out a seam without making a
corresponding alteration ih the opposite
one or your dress will be ore sided No
dress waist will fit well if tight over the
bust, and it Is a wise precaution to lay a
fold of cotton batting or a soft toUc'
across the bust. from under one arm to
the other while fitting it. The carts
should be kept quite low down; high
darts make the figure look fat. Stout
| figures require a greater instance be-
tween the front of the first dart than
slender ones. After the lining fts 70
your satisfaction rip it apart, and, lay
ing 1t on the dress material, cut out by
it instead of the pattern he two
fronts must he cut so "a TO fee in OPP
poste directions, with the salvage Of the
goods on the outer edge. Everything
even white muslin, has a right side and
a wrong side. and even if you cannot
detect ,he differen nee. it is safer to 10
cut 5our dress all on the same face Of
the cloth
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Golden Medical Discovery is not on
Is sovereign remedy trr consuup ption,
but also for c0n~umptive Disht->wea:s.
bronchitis, coughs, influenza, splitting
Of blood, weak lungs, shortnes- of breath h
AID Kindred affections OF the throat and
chest By druggists.
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CoLoRiESS AND Com. Il voting girl
deeply rcgtef ell hat she "a 50 color l,s,
and cold II ~ Lace Wa too white, and
her hands and feet telt az though the
u,ooi did not circulate. After one bottle
OF Hop Bltters had been taken she was
the rosicst and heathiest girl in the
t.~n. with vivacity and cheeriulness OF
ulud gratifying 20 her friends.
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SIR Can you tell o. anything that
VIII remove freckes without iujuring the
SKIN; If YOU cannot. perhaps some oi
your correspondent may be able to, and
thus greatly obl'ge a
FRECkIED GIRL.
The tendency to flecklcs arises from
The condition of the lood. and washes
while frequently dangerous. are seldom
efhcaciou. in more than temporarily drv-
ing away the the blemishes.
On Tu ,sday of last week. the kitchen
,f Rev. Joshua |. t,arrct, who lived near
Harrellsville, in iio,ford county took
fire. Mr., Garrett became quite alarmed.
and took such violent exercise in trying
to arrest the flames that lac died very
suddenly 0. apoplexy, or heart disease. =
Editor Eaq,irrcr
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STOP AT
The Bonitz Hotel
GOLDSBORO, n. c.
MEALS soc. ROOMS soc.
M & EAIS soc.

At the solicitation of my numerous country
friends ! have re-opened RESTAURANT in
connection with my i.otel, whore good Lunch
will be furnished for 25 cents; OYSTERS (when in
season. 25 cts; good bed, IS cents. Meas at
all honrs mar 'Sl-tf
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Quebec. April 9th. 1888.

DEAR SIR. i would like 10 know il
my sister aud go visiting and wish 10
leave our cards, whether We should both
leave them or only one.
If two called together. one
card marked The Misses Jones i pre-
ferable Ii is not, however. inc,rre
70 have sci arate cards. The eldest
daughter will be simply Miss Jones !"
and the other Mis-, Alice Jones. -
ED
WEDDING TROUSSEAC
VIII the Editor kindly inform pc
whether it is etiquette for youup lad,
to mark her ,rousseau with her present
or with her married name?
NIol TT
This is matter of common sen~e
rather than etiquette. 1t would be ab
surd to mark the rrousseau with the
maiden name, when it is not 10 be woI ?
till that name is rclinqui>hed Ed.
FULL DRESS.
Please inform me, to decide bet,
whether black necktie can ever be
worn with full dress. A. T
Yes, with a white waistcoa., a mar
row black tie Is correct. .-ED.
WHITE HANDS.
As to using oatmeal wa.he. aud poul
tices to make the hands soft and white
The plan is very good one; but a, soon
as the hands are once whi'ened with the
poultices, they need not be continued
but gloves should be constantly worn. |
wear gloves both day and night Il wear
out my soiled party gloves at n'rht(
II ey keep the hands delightfully."- cool,
and when take them of nv hands are
as soft and as white as chi'ds
Yours tuy,
CHARLOTTE ID
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PHOTOGRAPHERS! !
HOME AGAIN
Wa1son's New Gallery
OVER HELLER'S SHOE STORE. 8
FAYETTEVILLE ST.

Dor = forget the place. II = with ve-y great
pleasure that Z tnOuIIS. 10 the citizens -. RaI-
rh ard NoEtt Carolina. thai after al absen' { of
sEeral years Ia other tates working IN tie inter
et # my profession, l have r turned to Raleigh,
a fd permanently located OLt OF tAe best equlpe
Photo raphtr Galleries in the country having just
received a ful set OF Instruments Inade by !. ii.
bat aoyer. the celebrated o. tician OF London,
whose Instruments are acknowledge to be the bes
IN the world. My light il the best that can be
e11-=~ '.i .-a - well located a1,t easy of a~ress-
"eT# .tlE I-s..aEaf vzt4 every COivsDisDce auI
,vlltCat Az class of work il my lne viii DC done
from the smallest to the largest portraits 90 plc
lures copied, enlarged, sc. Call and see ma
whether you wish pictures o. not
j. W. WATSON.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-13

- 3 =
Ethel, and I dare say you think I did not
make a bad exchange
" i should think not" said. 'But how
comes the set in your cabinet now.
"The old lady kept me 10 great suspense
all the time Ethel and were engaged, and
although hid my feelinffs, / began 30 n
to think That it would be very nice to have
Ethel and the china, but dared not hint
such thing to Miss iCrofton, who, more
over teased me dreadfully by praisiag in
Ethers presence my generosity in making
her so beautiful a present.
''While on our honeymoon, l thought no
more of it--in fact, gave tup for lost; and
may guess my joy when we returned to town
to see in my room strange cabinet with the
set as you Sc eitnow. So got good wife
and completed the service as well-''
Just then the doc opened. and voice
said, with assumed petulance .s
"Are you gentlemen never coming? aunt
Lesbia is upstairs, Robert and wishes tosee
YOU before her carriage fetches her.
"Let us go xp, Burke, "said Headley,
as we finished the last of the ciaret; "and
If you want any more particulars of my
Chelsea mania, Miss Crofton will give then
en- .s.sas5- s-rla
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-13
MARRIAGES,

IL ths city. Jan. IL. by Rev. A. H. Wright Geo.
F. Johnston and Miss Annie Mcleod, both of Port
land. ss.,.s I'D
In this city, Jan. 8. by Rev. A. McKeown. D. D.,
Alfred g. Wilton Of Newton Mass, and Mrs. Le-
vina n. Morse of Boston. G1
In Biddef I'd. Jan. f. Irving Stackpole of Port
land and Alma f. oss Of Biddeford
In Harrison, Jau. 1. Lewis E. Monk of Bridgton
and Miss Nellie s. Wood of Norway.
In Dover, N. H., Jan. /, Geo. 8. Moody Of Cape
Elizabeth and Olive Skillings of ScarboIo.
In Saco, Dan. 6, Frank L. Northrop and Susie
Kelley.
In Boothbay. Dec. 20, Geo. T. Murray and Miss
Nellie A. Sargent.
In Boothbay, Jan. 3, irving P. Greenleaf and
Miss Annie b. Stewart.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-13

In this city, Jan. H. Mrs. Eliza R. Bucknam aged
AZ years. @f
at her late residence 1853 Franklin street Rela.
tives and friends are invited to attend.
In this CITY, Jan. ~, Mary f., daughter OF John
and Sarah Pearl, aged IL years months.
[FuneraI service Sunday afternoon at 21S O'clock
at No. Cushman street.
In Bath Jan. IL. Eliza, widow Of the late JOHN
Davis of North Yarmouth, aged ~ years.
Funeral on Monday afternoon AT a selclock
at residence Of r. B. Davis. Deeripg Centre.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-13
WHTTE SCAR LINN
General Ocean Steamer Ticket Office.

NOR sale of passage tickets by the White Sta,
IL Cunard Anchor state, American, Red Star,
North German Lloyd, Hamburg, American, ROtter-
dam, Amsterdam and Italian lines, all first class
fast passage steamers, to ard from all points in
Europe. Cabin, I'd Cabin and steerage outward and
prepaid tickets from Portland at lowest rates.
Steerage prepaid tickets from inland places in Eu-
rope to inland places in the United States. Ster-
ling and Scandinavian exchange at lowest rates.
Choice Cumberland and Acadia coal for sale by the
cargo. For cabin plans, circulars ,aiiing schemes
&c. and other Information Apply to j l.. FARMER
Agent. % Exchange st. p. u. Box 979.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-13
RAILROADS.
Boston & Maine Railroad
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT


On and after Monday, Oct. 16. 1882,
PASSENGERS TRAINS WILL LEAVE
1ssssszaasssssssat Is a. M, 100 and SO ?. M,
s---and 500 p. m. BOSTON FOR
,. m, arriving at Portland at 90, 800, and 500
p N m. PORTs AND FOR sCARBORO
S ssaSHI PINE sEa GENT, s45 and a. oh h
s ssG and a 30 q z Sc ssD D0' SEM.
n %@5 F SEL NS. Il ~ . : n VIC
MOS FALLS, GREAT FAsLs'
LAwRENCE, ANDOvER AND Low.
ELL at $40 q. m, 90 and $50 p. M; FOR
N SG 4 and "a n nc n
N. NJ. 8.45 a. M, LOO and $50 p. m. FOR
AhT0N EsN AZ 1 SO aS q M, S;sS 2; M FOE
via Lawrence) at $40 a. via New Marker
IEa y 81 * RRNN " StS FSR PSaT-
n NorE-f II 100 p. m. train from Portland
viii not stop at Scarboro Beach, Pine Point, Old
Passengers For Boston. Parior Carson all
through trains. Seats secured in advance al
Depot Ticket Office.
~ The 100 pm train from Portland con.
meets with Sound Line Steamers for New
Work and all Rail Lines for the West, and the So
p. M, train with all Haii Lines for New TOri
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Portland For Roston and Way stations a
| LOO p. m. Boston For Portland at 600 p. m
Trains on Boston & Maine road connect with al
| steamers running between Portland and Bangor
Rockland, Mt. Desert, Machas, EastporL, Calais
| St John and Halifax. Also connect with GRAM
| Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Main
| Central and Portland Ogdenburg trains at Trans
| fer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
meats. First class Dining Rooms at Portland
| Transfer Station, Exeter, Law renee and hoston
| THROUGH TICKETS to all points West an
| South may be had of "a. T.. Williams, Tickle
| Agent, Boston & Maine Depot, and at Unio'
| Ticket ORice, 40 Exchange st.
| j.. L. FURBER, Gen. Supt.
| S. H. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland
| oct13 dt