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scuoo, yop LITTLE CHILDREN.

Fxpericnce has taught us that chii lren acluirs
t.ngtI0cs more eusily and more perfeetiy IAN
,,cnnle of more advanced years, Va Hussia. WheEe
lie s,uly of languages isc1rried OF 20 Ihs hsArss
perferion. II Is not rare ~ meet ctlldren irY,h ss
=, ion wears old who can converse In four dinerent
i,ngulg,s Rea ling - scarcely known 10 tnem'
,ra1,ner sill less Everything Is the result OF the
nliahlI Of their organs OF speech. anl %, uns.r
s,re,t n, iiity To imiigfc sounds. They take the
nov iaugpag, and It's idiOms without !hy en0ri At
once without irinslatng. fearing neither mistakes
nov ttr smiles of IN lr schoOlnaies. Parents
should NOT neglect this. and remember how snort
lie time l. wbe the child can. while Dlaylng, ae-
1ui,c what later become. 80 dihcui. rs lar - ac-
c.ut m A Recommendation arc concerned.
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Dean of Virginia Medical College.
p,c,,yoNn ", Ju,els.Iss3.

RTCHMOND. VA. juno :. I-s3.
Ib,yc known Professor Leon y. llasseeif for the
last even wears ~ teacher Of the modern LAM
stanton, Va. and then in Richmond.
lie T. 4 thorough scholar, and his methods OF
teaching have proved eminently successful In
qnallfyng his pupils not only 10 read but u write
and speak the French and German languages with
ease and accuracy.
Professor Hasselef has, moreover, the recon-
incubation of being most accomplished aud high
toned gentleman. -
W. T. RICHARDSON. ID. d..
&c 5.lt Editor Central Presbyterian.
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HxpCU,NICs, INSTITUTE.-Thes e..

WI sion Of This school begins MONDAY EVEN
ING, October a, 1884, at 3 o'clock, under the
auspices Of the Builders Exchange of Richmond.
Va. Persons wishing to take a course OF study VIII
report for enrolment at The rooms OF the TX
change, corner Of Eleventh aud Main streets iup-
stsirs), between the hours of 6 and $50 Z. VI. on
and after Friday the ID instant. Tnttt IN DGU De
0irsn FREB In arithmetic, algebra, geometry,
riconomrtrv. mechanical drawings, natural
philosophy, mechanics, descriptive geometry,
chemistry. and bookkeeping. Capable teachers
nave beeiI secured To conduct the Institute.
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II the gentleman whose lips pressed the
lsdy's snowy brow and thus caught Sc
we're cold bad but used DR.. Bulls Cough
syrup. no Doctors bill would have been
necessary.
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QUARRY FOR SALE.
DUTCH BULBS, &c,

HUTCH BULBS, HYACINTHs, AND
H. all kinds II WINTER aud sPRINGyLOW-
ERING BULBS. CATALOGUE WITH CUL-
TURAL DIRECTIONS free on application.
j. W. WOOD, Scotsman,
corner Sixth and Marshall stFsets, aud 81 Haia
street. oc 4-2s
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BRIEF COMMENT.

II the weather prophets will get together
and predict warm spell the weather VIII
probably become bearabie.
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T W. BILLUPs q SON, FUR-r,
i 4. NIsHlN9 UNDERTAKERs, have
removed 10 their new warerpoms, 1903 east Main
strrss. under -. Charles Hotel where sheir former
psiTons sud the public generally will and FULL
20. Funera c0nvoysnees furuial>ed Al All hourA
Telegraph orders attended to day o. nishI
se 7.lms
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~ SECO BAPTIST CHURCH
fcorner sixth and Main strcots).-Rev. WILLIAM
W.LANDRUM. pastor. Worship and preaching al
II \. VI. and ?. VI. strangers and all Others well
coined. -
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
ALMANAC FOR OCT. 8.
PORT OF RICHMOND, OCTOBER 4, 1854.
AppTVEn


PORT OF RICHMOND, OCTOBER 4, 1854.
ARRIVED.
steamer Roanoke. Couch. New York, merchant
disc snd Passengers, George W. Allen & Co.,
agents.
mail. merchandise, and passengers, l.. b. Tatum,
agent
Brig Meeden (Dutchl, -, Boston, to load
-four for Brazil
Schooner Annie Lord, Randall. Woods Holl,
gusnO, John Knox. Jr.. agent.
schooner Franklin. Nichols, Perth AmbOy, rail-
rosd-irOn. W. II. Curtis. agent.
schooner Annie Alnslie. McAndrews. Perth AM
bow. fsh-plates, w. h. Curtis. agent.
schooner Thomas l.. james, Longstreet, New
Ork, light, ~ load coal.
schooner Wake, IngersOll, Philadelphia, sand,
j. X. johnson x Go,
SAILED.
schooner Minnie smith. Aery, Bermuda Hun
dreds. to load railroad-tles for Philadelphia;
schooner BENJAMIN T. BIggs. Blockson. VIII
mington, poplar wood: vessel, Curtis & Parker.
schooner Daniel Clifford, smith, Philadelphia,
Schooner Dora Allison, Rose, NeS York. empty
csrboys. slaves. and ore, vessel, Curtis Parker.
schooner j, Wapies, Ponder. CULLEN, Point OF
Rocks, TO load wood for New York; vessel, Curtis
& Parker.
CLEARED.
Brig Activ fGermanl, huffman, Santa Catha-
nina, Brazil, flour. Haxall-Crenshaw Company;
vessel, Charles Duncker.
FORT OF VIEWPOINTS NEWS, OCT. 4, 1854.
IBy Telegraph
ARRIVED.
steamship Manhattan, stevens. West Point, and
sailed for New York.
SAILED.
Schooner Laynia Campbell. Franklin, Boston,
coal Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
schooner Governor j. Y. Smith. Nickerson,
Portsmouth, X. l., coal, Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
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Ut PARK-P LACE CHURCH.-ser-
vice. IA IL a. VI. by Rev. JOHN HARMON; T..
NJ. by Rev. SAMUEL &. CLOrToS, Of the Clay
Street Baptist church.
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nj FRIENDS CLAY street above FirsD.
There will be meetings for worship at l o'clock
A. ST. snd 4:3O L. NJ. TO-DAY. Amongst the VS.
ting ministers In attendance are Mrs. Macy W.
THOMAS and SAMUEL NEAvE, Of Baltimore
The public ere invited 10 attend.
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MARRfAGrs.

stzFR-KELLEy -Nsrried. October g. 1884.
h,,de's uncle. Sir. q. v. scott. by tine Rev. ". w.
Iapdru,n, ROBERT sizER TO Miss NAVY
y. KELLEY.
FAIRCLOTH -BACCIGLUPPI.-Ms at
st Johns Ft'sconal church. Richmond. Va. Mon
dsy, September 20, 1884. at 2:3O r. NJ, by the
rcrtcr, Rev. Lewis linn Burt,n. Mr.. ROsERT
r. PAIRCLOri and Miss MARY A. BACClG-
i,iIPPI; both Of Richmond, Va.
McKENNA-kRUG.-mar September 25.
ne Rev. ". a. John. ROBERT L. MCKENNA 70
Mis- EMMA v. kRUG; both OF this city.
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MEETINGS.. 100000,
efsseOSNs'sSs~
UrtpouAnrEns RICHMOND CoMnAxSprkRf't
RICHMOND. VA. OCTOBER 4. 1851
CPECIAL ORDERS. TX
SIN KNIGHTS !. Assemble al ne ssy- ~
INN Isl Adams HsIl) on MONDAY NJ
TFRNOON, 9Th instant, at $3.50 oclockI o,oorf
in raI dress Of Templar foot! to act ss sS's'
Ia UenrIco Union Lodge, No. l3U' a. - au 49,. a.,
a, the LAYING of The ,orner-st, one or Cortorsn
Hall. Csrriagos viii be provided to conve! the
Cornmandery from the hall. 80. 49,. nam on
TUIRsDAY AFTRRNOON, 9Th instant. a.,
O'clock sharp. full dress Of Tenp'sr ~ ,hs
10 narlclpate I'm the parade and review neiors VIZ
t;rand Commandery Of Virginia ~ feirI ,.1
on that day. A chartered train VIII leats pS'u'
sweet depot at "A 3, and return that night -
an siF knights of other coinnanocrlSes WI" van
do 20 SIC cordially Invited 70 turn out WIN u.s.
BY order OF the Eminent Colnman1er,
~ ALFRED Il COURTNEY,
Captain-tieneral
NCG TrCurp. Recorder. O~tt
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July I6, Iss3.

july Is, lsSS.
II gives me the greatest pleasure 10 speak IN the
highest terms or Professor 1as.eleifs knowledge
Of The modern languages and OF his method OF
teaching. ,.,.,,
lie has the faculty, so characteristic or ms ma
ton 1.-THE Russian), of mastering not onl, the lam
curge but its hest dioms, and his pupils have the
advantage Of acquiring them In Their nuresttorins.
j. q. MCCAW. Vi. d..
Dp,n of Virginia Medical College.
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MUSICAL.

CL. PETICOLAs WILL CONTINUE,
~. as for thirteen years past in Richmond, TO
GIVE THOROUGH AND SCIENTIFIC IN
STIRETrCTioN on Piano, ORGAN. VOCAL
FINE PIANO TUNING. Address 6s5 north
Eighth street, city. Oc 2-6ts
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RtCHMOND, June T., 1883.
LETTERS.

PARIS, july 3, 1888.
Nv personal acquaintance with Mr.. Ht''elef
enables me 10 state that he has 4 perfect know
lchye Of the French language. and speaks u with
out any accent, fact which does moi surprise me,
a. ali well-ciucated Russians are known 10 pos
sess that faculty. I would rather hear one or them
.peak our language than many frenchmln
MARQUIS DE ROCHAMBEAC.
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Ihavc lad some opportunity Of informing my
aeif personally with regard TO Professor 1i'se-
lcfT's system Of instruction IN modern languages.
n f. one / have always approved. lie begins by
fesrhlng colloqulaliy. faullariz ng the pupil with
word. and phrases most used In ordinary con-
yer.atiOn Those who learn 4 modern language
from HOOKS only neither understand II when they
hear IL spoken, nor do tLey express themselves IN
rlI'giblv when they attempt TO speak IL them
elves because thea 30 not use the stNle or phrise~
ologv OF common life. Even an hngiishman talk-
INC John.one.e. or casting his sentences into the
mound of Milton. would not slways be conlpre-
bonded nv his country men. When both tnc ear
aud tongee Of Professor liasse"fs pupils nave
become accustones to the language OF common
life he give. them a scientific training by means OF
arsmrnar rs and COED classic authors. Ills success,
m rapidly advancing hts pupils IN the art OF spelh-
Ing auently and Of reading and writing correctly
il The besi demonstration OF the wisdom 0i nis
method. WHEELER in classes of childrcn or OF
adults. He has IN this city one class composer
entirely OF professional men. Wherever nc mas
tnugbt the modern languages In this country ne
has gained an enyiable regulation, not OILY be-
c,nse of his skill as instructor, but because OF
the ment,l and moral qualities which nave COM
manded the respect and woa the affection OF hls
nuniIs lie would make an admirable professor or
modern languages In any Of our Virginia colleges.
MOSES ID. HOGE, ID. ID.
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MASONIC NOTICE.-The stated A
nj r,ooting Of UFNRICO UNION IN
LODGT, 80. will he held at Masonic Hall, M
on Twenty Gfth street, IO-aORRoM
fuondayl EVENING. Mt 1890 O'Clock: wnefi ,nS
lodge with tho assistance Of Richmond EandOiph
Lodge. No. 10. under escort Of Richmond toln-
mnndery, No. 2. will proceed 10 ihy INC cpIncI
stone OF CorcOran Hall, on Iwcaty-nt'n slreet.
Members of sister lodges and transient brethren
I'm good standing are fralern.liY invited 10 unite
with
~ ''''' MiLfTAN WILSON: secretary.
OCToBEu q. 4. l., 1854, a. ID. ieof'
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d o Y :.
THIS WEATHER

suggests warmer clothing. Now, us no use puz'
cling yourself about where you will buy yorr
WINTER CLOTHES. We know that your good
and thoughtful mothers will bring you right here,
for ,hsy have confidence In rs. TLey know that
We won't deceive them about the quality Of any,
thing we sell. and that wen refund the money
cheefully II they come back with the goods.
We tender our services 10 parents near or far,
in the outhttlng Of their male children. We keep
CLOTHING Of every grade worth keeping, all Of
our own careful make and selection, and onr prices
are always right aud Just.
We also sell
BOYS SHIRTS, sHIRT-wAIsTS,
UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY,
GLOVES, SUSPENDERs,
HATS. ETC.
A. SAKs & CO..
ONE-PRiCE CLOTHIERs,
1913 MAIN STREET,
opposite the post-ofllce.
(oc4l
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1zsrsrsrd's Asid Pho.phs.s, U.s.

Or. r. NJ. Alexander. Fanntttsburzb,
Pa, says: al think Horsford's Acid Phos-
pIlate e not e?uailed in any other prepira-
ton Of phosphorous.'
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nMUSENEfES.


MozARr HALL
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ENOUGH SAID.
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Concluding with the funny act, entitled
THAT AWFUL BABY.
Admission to all this great show only 10 cents
reserved seats, 20 cents. Doors open AFTERNOON AT
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TESTIMONIALS.

RICHMOND, VA, september H. 1851.
To al those interested on The SUM ct OF tu,uoI
-, Er,uch We are glaL 10 have the opportunity OF
rcmmendIug Professor l.. y. liasselef OF THIS city,
=, has been our pleasure 10 be under his Instruction
sneak 10, highly Of our appreciation OF him A. a
teacher and gentleman. -,..,... 800.
If culture, courtesy, interest. and urhanlty' cou-
MED With the happy faculty Of impariing snow-
ide and emil sung the ambitious Efforts oil his pu-
niIs constitute the element. Of success. and are
measures Of merit in a teacher ely Professor
IIasseicf may he congratulated IN being their pos
.essor. Very respectfully. &C..
GEORGE ROSS. VI. d.,
y. n. MCGUIRE,
MARSHALL N. GILLIAN,
=. II. HAWE~.
r. NJ. BOihtS,
J.F. ALLEN.
up. THOMAS.
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HORSES. MULES. COWS. &c.
WINES, LIQUORs,&c.

Al BARRELS WHISKEY,
~ APPLE-BkANOY. GIN RUM,
PORT, SHERRY. CATAWBA WINE,
FRENCH BRANDY, WHITE WHISKY.
PURE VINEGAR, IRISH OATMEAL,
CHOICE GROCERIES,
at lowest market rates by
JOHN VI. HIGGINS,
Oc Franklin street.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-07-19
Large Family.

1.-THE yellow italian bees are gentler
than the brown wild bees; and it is
said that the Italian bee has a longer
proboscis, and 81 can get honey from
the red clover, which is so abundant
hereabout. / thought they were bet
ter; for, when ! was a very poor man,
I bought an Italian queen bee in the
big city of New York, and paid tWen-
ty dollars for her, and I have never yet
repented of my extravaganza. Ihave
now s~ixty-nine hives of pure italian
bees, and they are all the descendants
of my pretty queen. Allowing forty
thousand bees to swarm, which is a
moderate number, it is not a bad
showing for her majesty. Let me see,
forty thousand by ~sixty-nine makes
well, at least two and a half millions
of living descendants, besides dozens
of queens I have given away, with all
their descendants; these, added to the
multitudes that have lived and died in
the meantime, must make altogether
not far from two hundred millions in
twelve years."-St. Nicholas.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-07-19
Level Planting OF Potatoes.

A correspondent asks some very
pertinent questions in regard TO the
planting and cultivation of potatoes,
to which we take this manner of re-
plying, as the subject is Of much i'm
portance just now. AS one generally
pracGises the method which he believes
the best we will describe our own
plan. The ground is MANFRED and
plowed and well narrowed, SO that the
manure is well mixed with the soil. It
Is then furrowed out seven inches deep,
and if any artificial fertilizer is used,
which is usually the case. 800 pounds
per acre of special potato fertilizer is
sown along the furroW. The seed is
cut to two eyes each and as much of
the potato as can be is taken with the
eyes. The cuttings are made as fol-
lows: Beginning at the lowest eyes
the cut is made diagonally downward
to the centre of the butt end. The
tuber is turned and another piece is cut
In the same way, and so on until the
top is reached, when that is cut
straightdoWn into two pieces. These
pieces are dropped in the furrow
singly about 16 or Is inches apart
and the furrow is closed with the pillow.
When the planting is finished the soil
s levelled By dragging a heavy har-
row on its back, BY one corner, length
The Opelousas courier., 1884-07-19
FARM AND HOME.
Value of Rye as a Fertilizer.

~ @1
G. L. c., of Somerset county, Md,
writes sis rye a good crop to turn
under, and does it not rank next to
clover in fertility? What time of the
year should rye be sown, and when is
the best time to plough it under?
What will kill sheep sorrel?" Rye is
counted amcng the plants best adapted
for green manuring. Sown early in
the fall, rye a be grazed during the
winter, a green crop cut in the springs
and the stubble then turned under IN
time to occupy the land with some
other crop. To gain best results to
the soil by green manuring, however
the stock must not be permitted to
Craze the rye in early spring, nor must
it be cut, but the entire growth turned
under as soon as it begins to flower.
Rye may be sown in almost every
month of the year and ploughed under
as soon as it has arrived at considera-
BILE growth. The plan of sowing rye
from the last of August until the first
of October, according to circumstances,
and turning under in spring, is eco
nomically practised, because it not
only benefits the soil but furnishes
pasture for stock at a time when the
animals need it. Continuous Gull
tivation and high smanuring con-
stitute the only sure method of eradica-
ting sorrel when once it has gained a
stand: indeed. it is only by the most
thorough cultivation and persistent
| efforts that a farm can be cleared of
this pest. The sorrel has two ways of
propagating itself-by its numerous
seeds and by its numerous and rapidly
extended roots. By ordinary culture
sorrel increases, for its seeds are car
ried all over the farm, and plants cut
off grow again, while every root left in
the ground sprouts and makes another
plant. The spring cultivation of in
tested soil must be sufficiently thor
ough to leave no plant to ripen
seed. In hoeing, have a basket at
hand in which 10 receive any plan
removed, SO that these may be burned.
It is a good plan to grow two crops of
vegetables in 4 season, thus insuring
continued cultivation throughout the
entire season. In July and August
the old roots grow with less vigor; the
new seedlings are also small; hence in
these months much may be done
towards diminishing the plants by
thorough cultivation. Enriching the
land loosens the soil and renders it
Easy to till; it also makes it less fav-
orable to the growth of the sorrel.-
World.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-07-19
Recipes.

CurrGnt Pudd61g.-Make a puff
paste; strew fresh currants thickly all
over the paste, roll it up, scald and
-four a cloth and put the pudding in
and boil three hours.
Boiled Apple Pudding.-Make a
paste and roll out half al inch thick;
pare and core apples sufficient to fill
the crust; close it up, tie it up tightly
in a cloth and boil three hours. When
done turn into a dish, cut piece of
the crust out of the top, put in a piece
of butter and sugar enough to sweet
en- it.
Fried Parsley.-Great care should
be taken to entirely free from water
parsley which is to be fried, because if
it is put into the frying-kettle wet it
will cause the fat to spatter badly; af-
ter the parsley is washed, shake off the
water by tossing it in a dry towel, and
then lay the sprigs apart on another
dry towel; after frying the article for
which the parsley is to be used as a
garnish, take the stems of the parsley
in the right hand, dip the leaves into
the hot fat. moving the parsley gently
about in the hot fat for a moment IN
til it is crisp, and then take it out of
the fat and useit.
Unground Corn Soup.-A break
fast cupful of wheat must be put into
a stewpan with two unc of butter.
Stir till the latter is melted. Add wa.
ter and simmer it until the grain is
quite soft. Season it with salt and
pepper, chervil, parsley or any other
herb minced finely. Have yolks OF
eggsin the tureen, CRATE in a very lit
tie nutmeg, and pour in the boiling
soup.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-07-19
eWhy did / assume that odious dis

ssWhy did / assume that odious dis
guise, you would say? Just to try
your sterling worth and native chival-
ry. Charles. I somehow fancied that
the young man who was polite and at
tentive to a bent old woman, would
have in him the stuff for a good and
roble husband, and"
"And may | be your husband, Steph-
anie?" demanded Mr.. Charlie, prompt
ly deducing a favorable inference.
"I-f'n think of itp' said Stephanie'
laughing and blushing. "At all events,
Charlie, I like you ten times better
since l have seen how devoted you
were to the poor old woman in the
snuff-colored cloakr"
Upon my word, Stephanle, you
ought to have been all aetressF' said
Mrs. Early, archly.
Cali the worlds a stage" quoted
stephanie, "and I have only per-
formed my part. Henceforth 1 relin-
quish the profession!'
$50 you are going to marry my Aunt
S~tephanie, eh ?" said Josephine, as she
met her brother-in-law in the hall af-
ter a heightened interview with his
fair-haired goddess. "And will you
be my uncle then?"
81 don't care if / am your grand
father, now that she has said yes
was Mr.. Charles Early's exultant re-
nIy-
The Opelousas courier., 1884-07-19
English customs an The Made Ages.

English Customs an the Middle Ages.
1t was possible for a woman to pur-
chase a royal license to marry "whom
she would,' always granted with the
proviso that it was not to be n ofthe
kings enemies. Widows very often
had occurs to this measure; maidens
more rarely. With the former it
might denote either an attachment to
some particular person or a mere desire
not to be forced into remarriage; but a
spinster who was not a u was never
heard Of in the middle ages. There
were a very few old bachelors-rare
phenomena, but an old maid was never
seen outside the cloister. The nearest
approach to it was in the Ease of a few
ladies difficult to please, who delayed
marriage until middle age was reached.
1t was rarely that this could be the
case, since they were seldom allowed
to please themselves. The color which
was pretty certain not to be worn at a
wedding was white, for white was the
deepest possible mourning, and was
worn by widows Immediately after be-
reavement. Medieval education was
a very different thing to that of the
present day. Among the higher
classes both sons and daughters were
sent into the service of a gentleman or
lady and educated in the necessary
duties of gentle people. Why they
were not taught a home is not quite
clear; probably a better discipline wa
secured under stranger guardianship
A girl was thoroughly trained in house
wiferY, medicine and some slight sur
gerry, if fortunately placed, needlework,
etc. sometimes to read and to write
also. The boys were trained in war
like arts, to ride, to shoot, and so forth;
most frequently the reading and writ
ing were omitted in their case Royal
personages were obliged to study both
reading and writing, and the royal
signatures are interesting and often
characteristic. Henry Wills hand is
very characteristic; doubtless, as
Isaac Disraeli has said of him, che
split many a good PEN" Mary wrote
a pretty Italian hand, but rather
sprawling and irregular. "NeFer
could any lady write a more beautiful
hand than the early Italian N of
Elizabeth; and / hope no lady ever
wrote any uglier than the horrible
serawl of her queenly years The
food, cookery and medicine of the
middle ages were alike in respect that
they were most elaborate and astound-
ing concoctions, often repulsiye to the
last degree. Only iron constitutions, is
would seem, could sustain such fearful
admixtures of indigestible and unlike
" food, yet our forefathers and mother
throye and grew hearty upon them
aye OJdeB Time"