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The critic., 1890-12-24

Fran he Richmond Dispdioh. Dec,mjer 81.
Ono Of the epicurcan members OF tn,
Wcstmoreland Club gave the following
formula. "To make eggnog in thcgcnuine
Old Virginia style you must take dry cut
loaf sugar wcll-gromd and mix with the
yolks Of the eggs for at least half an hour,
then stir in your pure cream and best
brandy, with Just enough rum to give
good flavor. II is better not to use the
white of the eggs. When finished the
mixture will he quite thick and will keep
for weeks A little nutmeg should be
sprinlilcd ON the top of each gassful."
The owner Of this recipe had II handed
down 10 him as one of the family secrets.
II is said that many years ago he spent
Christmas in the West Indies and initiated
the natives into the delights of nogg. II
nearly set them wild with ccstaCy, and
added much TO their already high opinion
Of the great American Republic.
Mr.. William Sncllings, who Is an ac-
knowledgcd connoisscur in such matters,
suggested the following: "ln making egg
nog everything depends upon having the
proper quantity of each ingredient. The
right proportions are q tablespoonful of
sugar and a drink of brandy to each egg.
Break your eggs, putting the whites and
ytlks in separate dishes. Beat the yolks
ard the SUGAR together for good while, and
tLcn lowly stir in the brandy and add Just
enough rum to give nice flavor. When
this is done pour in the cream until the
mixture is of the proper sweetness. Beat
up the whites and put ON top. Eggnog
made this way costs about twenty-five
cents glass--niore than the ordinary Gus
toner is willing to pay; so, in order to
sell over the bar. have to make 1t of
whisky and milk"
The chef of the Commercial Club de-
scribed the process simply: "Wetake pure
cream, beat the yolks OF the eggs up by
themselves. Next cstirth sugar into the
beaten eggs, and then we put i'll the
whisky or brandy, as the case may be-
The beaten whites are put on top, a little
nutmeg added, and your nog is complete
The critic., 1890-12-24
Try Berkeley.


The sport-lovins fraternity had lots of
I, u last night at sparring exhibition at
Forrest Hall, Georgetown, it being ben,
cit given 10 Billy Mcmillan. The hall
yrs crowded, and the sparring was above
The average. Good order prevailed, and
ne ne, exhibition was highly successful.
Peter Lally, James Goodwin. the o. Rourke
brothers, @. 9. Smith, Jesse Wharton, the
Black Pearl" MclIenry Johnson, the
Black Star" Billy Nally, Dan Drill, Nc.
Manus, Hoicombe Taylor, George Colens,
Albert Dyson, Fred Morris, Lee Dam,
ranx. At the close Mcmillan made q
brief address.
The critic., 1890-12-24

" you desire useful M well "a n service
able prticlc 10 present to your friend some
thing that will not perish In itS use In few
one of those handsome s35 pailor suites ak
pccce, in throc varieties, Mt Ruddcns, p3O and
~ seventh street northwest. II viii last
much longer than more expensive Christmas
rrracui, snd give more general and real salts.
lection 10 Your friend. Purchase now, while
small amount of cash Is required, and pay
the balance eftor tho holidays.
The critic., 1890-12-24
Xmas Holiday Rates on the B. 6 o.

The i. & o. II, II. Company will this
year follow its annual custom of selling
excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates
ON all of its lines during the Christmas
holidays. The sale of excursion tickets
will begin at all Il. & o. stations east of the
Ohio River, December "a, and will con-
tinue until January /, inclusive. All
tickets will be good for return passage
until January 8, 1891, inclusive.
The critic., 1890-12-24

Ron Down by n Bicycle.

Yesterday afternoon, at the intersection
of seventh street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue, J. Il. White, man 20 years of age,
was run down by bicycle rden by Henry
bruised and also received severe shock
and had 10 he sent home IN carriage.
Mr.. James was placed under arrest but
left collateral for his appearance in the
fOlice Court.
The critic., 1890-12-24
berkeley puro rye whisky.


The following officers have been in
stalled by Golden Council, American
Circle' Charles l.. Patten, past comman-
der; Dr. James A. Dickinson, chancellor;
hrs. Josie A. Cox, vice chancellor; $. <.
Everett, treasurer; NJ. i. Cauldwell secrc-
iaTy: u. q. Gunson, herald; Charles i.
Freeman. sentinel; Fred. Il. Woodward,
j. @ Wood and j. Ii. Alcott. trust eea.
The critic., 1890-12-24
81 rcr gallon, 81 per quart, 500. pint
Cleo and Banjo clubs Concert.

The Giee and Banjo Clubs Of Tufts
College gave am entertainment last night
at the Church Of Our Father, which was
much enjoyed by the audience, Among
the specialties were the "Barnum Song"
Jumbo Cantepic" and the Happy
Three" The clubs will spend their Christ
mas IN Washington, leaving on Friday.
The critic., 1890-12-24
Excursions to Boston,

Until further notice the B. & o. II. II.
Co. will sell round trip tickets from Wash
ington to Boston and return via the
POughkeepsie Bridge route, at rate of
S20.1O. Tickets good for ten days.
The critic., 1890-12-24
CITY SPECIALS.
Christ'nss Goods for Christmas Pros
cnts--parior Cabinets Sold Regardless

our elegant stock Of parlor Cabinets arc being
offered wiihout the slightcst regard q, ID tucit
cost. We have more OF those pretty 81 rortcrs
lh0t nave hcop 40 much admired by tha lsdic-;
oi chair, hek 10 sec our superb linc OF giit
furniture; you viii he pleased p, their clr :tuc'
Examine Our endless and beautiful liljo-
desks aud fancy rcckcrs, Our cntlrc mammoth
stock IN tho scvon story building will be sold
At prices that viii st0rilc you. Look ut our
rohby and desirable gt.75 plush rOckcr: II T.
an article OF beauty and Il q Joy forever TO the
occupant. W. ", HougifToN a Co,
WIS and tgaO 4 At IL v
The critic., 1890-12-24


The Columbia Athletic Club, having q
prior claim to Capitol Park, the football
game between the Athletics of Capitol
Hill and the High School win not be
played until $50 in the afternoon The
Columbia All-Washington game will be
played at 1l:30 tomorrow morning, and
promises to be an exciting game. The
teams are:
@. A. @. POSITION. ALL-wAsIIINGTON.
Butterworh. -. Full-back ..... Enrich Cadet
Neazey ey......... ,IIalf-back. :, .Ordway CLehigh)
llarban....... Half-back. .. Taylor lKondalls)
Emery y...,. Quarterback. = King PrlnCcton)
Welsh. ......... Right end. Writ (Washlngtonl
Wells....."..R Right tackle Cash Qrinceton)
Lewis.......Right guard. .O'Donnell (Goo'tn)
Wadc............ Centre. Lewis (Yale)
Ranier.,,....Left guard. Dickinson Wash M
Byrnes. ......,... Left tackle Porter 0Lehigh)
Barnard. ..... Left end. -. Brainard (Washn)
For the best of holiday liquors go to the
old reliable Chris. Xander's, 300 7th st. II W.
The critic., 1890-12-24
ThLr,,, sis \ street northwest,

Services at the Y. M. q. A.
President Gurley will lead the one-hour
service from $3.50 10 l0:30 Tomorrow morn
ing at the Y. M, G. A. Hall.
The critic., 1890-12-24

sli.S5 sale of Suits and Overcoats. Else
man Bros. 7th and u.
The critic., 1890-12-24

Grand Christmas matinee at Kernan's.
The critic., 1890-12-24
Union Soldiers. Alliance I,anouct.

Suits and Overcoats reduced to sits5.
Hscman Bros, 18th and Il.
The critic., 1890-12-24
Christmas music will be rendered O
Sunday, the 2Sth of December.

Morning service II u. m: We Praise Thee,
o, God; Festival To Deum. by Dudley Buck,
chorus by full choir; Bethlehem, by ".
Coombs; solo by Madame Kaspar; Sing, o,
Heavens, by Tours, chorus: Praise Ye the
Father, by Gounod, chorus. Evening service,
$50 p. IN: Glorious is Thy Name, Almighty
Lord, from Mozart, chorus by full choir; o,
Sing 10 God Your Hymns of Glidness, by
Gounod, solos and chorus: benedictus, He
l. Blessed That Cometh in the Name OF the
Lord, from Hayden, chorus.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
The Naming of tlle Months.


 In looking up the peculiar names given each of the twelve months of the year 1t becomes necessary for us to go back to the old Romars who have i'm posed upon us set of names equally as absurd as those which the Norsemen, the Scandinavians and Saxons applied to the week. January is named from Janus, the god of doors and gates, be- cause the month open, the year; some say that he is two faced god, and could look back on the last year and forward to the coming. February is from februo, to purity. March was originally the first month, and was named for Mars, the god of war. April is from aperire, to open, because the buds open in that month.
 May is from Main, goddess; June is from Juno, the patron of marriage, and is, therefore, the favorite month for weddings. July was named for Julius Caesar and August for Augustus Cesar. Originally August had but thirty days, and February twenty nine ln the common year ara thirty ln leap years. Augustus was jealous that Julius month should have more days than his own; therefore, he took one from February and ad ded it to August. September, October, November, De- cember are so called because they were originally the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months of the year. The names are inappropriate and rank mis- nomers as now applied.-Exc change.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24

A dying parent cannot be reckless or thoughtless in regard to his children. Consent to part with them forever at the door of the tomb we cannot. By the cradle in which their infancy was rocked, by the bosom on which they first lay, by the blood of the covenant, by the God of Joshua, it shall not be. We will not part, we cannot part. Je- hovah Jireh, we tak e thee at thy promise 'I will be Sod to thee and thy seed after thee
 JOSHUA'S DAYS NUMBERED.
 Dead, the old chieftslin must be laid out. Handle him very gently; that sacred body is over hundred and ten years of age. Lay him out, stretch out those feet that walked dry shod the parted Jordan. Close those lips which helped blow the blast at which the walls of Jericho fell Fold the arm that lifted the spear toward the doomed city of Ali. Fold it right over the heart that exalted when the five kings fell. But where shall we get the burnished granite for the headstone and the foot stones Ibethink myself now. I imag- inc that for the head it shall be the sun that stood still upon Ctibeon, and for the foot the moon that stood still in the valley of Ajalon.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
A Very Little Christm.s rals.

Very Little Christmas Tals.
 A party of gentlemen were discussing Kris Kringle and the days events It the Auditorium dispensary. All or nearly all were relating the experiences of tho night before or that morning with the little folks. Boys" said one of tho party big furniture man on Wabash avenue, "I want to tell you what my little young ster said when he saw the Christmas tree He is the baby of the house and has taken most absorbing fancy to his papa l seem to be to his babyish fancy the be-all and end-au of humanity. My wife and fixed up the tree last night, and this morning we opened her up just itt2s after daylight. Three pairs of eyes weps all ablaze, but the fourth little pair seemed to be missing something. The little one of course understood that Santa Claus brought everything, and as Santa Claus had been very liberal older heads marveled somewhat at the indifference of the baby boy to his gifts. Pretty soon the little fellow laid his toys away with kind of bored expression, and climbing on my knee he isped, Papa, did Thanta Claus bring dose singer S<aA0, Aoo, oetI, IcEosSIAuS to6 COaVou- tional lie. The little chap put his mouth to my ear and whispered, Papa, don't care for Thanta Claus-what is co doin' to dig mer Boys, maybe didn't go off and buy that baby something. and give it to him out of my own hand. Some times l think the Santa Claus fable ought to be relegated to the top shelf. That little boy cared nothing for Santa Claus or for his gifts. He did love his papa and wanted him to remember him. Chicago Herald. al .....e ~
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
THE LEGEND OF GOLDBERG.

otm cd gAasfly in the moonlight n AAS the 0esmm vfllago brown, U4RRoSd 10 hnnan AHme, ktE Tor the phgue was b tho town rAero had coepses hid mbmied,
 And whom death had chanced to spArs Wrs all hidden in the houses
 Ffem the psstilensal cir. eohsarsoe AAd shsy hsAden,
 Dseadng night afraid of day, Praying. waiting. scarcely hoping.
 For tho dread to pas away. Came the snow, then morning nanahinA
 Came the Christmas As Of old, But DO form moved in the village; h Ay dlent> whise and cold Ros, that morn tho hnger, Cspar, " Yfum the bed where he had lain 0s alone of ell the sEicken J h hb homo would rise Againo- T Taloaa. " he thought. .-am living; alone"-his eyes grow dim T alone Of an the village :. My xspeas the Chrissnas hymn .whAs though death may hs swaitine- What is dsathAths dAy b bright; - Iwfn sing the Chriss ehild ssry-
 Sing t looking e the Hghtr' Open then he throw the shutter,
 And upon the si2ent street. Yrum his Hps rang out the anthem,
 e0oaS end hopefnl easar and sweek Through the frosty air of morning
 Theo1d Christmas anthem rang What vas thatf Another shutter
 Opsoed wide a Caspar sangi And anotheri and anotheri-
 There Was limif to tho slafn- God be thanked score of voices
 1oined with Caspar in the gtratni And they knew no moro were dying.
 That the hand with power to stay Had been reached out to deliver
 Thb they knew on Christmas day.
 Stanley Waterloo in Chicago NevA
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
Maryland Pudding.


 A Maryland plum pudding, warranted to keep a year, is made from six poundA of seeded raisins, six pounds of brown sugar, four pounds of curFants, six pounds of stale oated bread, six pounds of suet chopped very fine, six pounds of eggs, two pounds of citron, six table spoonfuh of flour, half . pint of wine, half pint of brandy, three nutmegs and little mace and salt. Mix all well, let it stand over night and divide into twelve parts; tie each in coarse cloth, plunge into boiling water and boil four hours; expose then to the sun for two or three days with the cloths on and when dry hang in 8 cold room. They will keep year. When wanted for use put into boiling water with the same cloth on and boil for one and . half hours.- New York Herald :.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
CONCERNING THE MlSTLETOE.

An Exotic Shrub Which Has but Recent
 ly Been Introduced in America.
 The nnistletoe hung on the castle wall,
 And tho holly branch shone in the old oak hall
 And the barons retainers were hHthe and gay
 Keeping their Christmas holiday.
 At this season of the year the mistastoe is welcome addition to the stock of our florists, being intimately associated, astt is, with Christmas sports. It is new, however, to this country, and it is not much more than decade since the 6rst venture was ever brought here. The shrub is mostly tropical and parasitical, and authorities on the subject tell us that there are over four hundred known species of the order. There is only ono species known to Great Britain, the com mon mistletoe-the viscum album, as it is botauically hown-and it is with that particular species that we have to deal
 It is popularly supposed that the mis- tletoe grows exclusively on the oak tree, but this is mistake, as it is found on the oak in very rare instances, while 1t grows with great profusion on the apple, the pear, the hawthorn. and also on syca- mores, Times, poplars, locust trees and frs. In some portions of the south of England it is very abundant, and it's evergreen leaves give peculiar appear anoe to the orchards in winter, when the bushes of mistletoe are very conspicuous among the naked branches of the trees.
 There is a superstition connected with the mistletoe that it is unlucky to fell an oak on which it grows, and the author of ''Magna Britannia" describes great wood belonging to the archbishops of the Hundred of Croyland, said to have consisted wholly of oaks, and among them was one that bore mist1etoe, which some persons were so hardy as to cut down for the gain of selling it to the apothecaries of London, leaving branch of it to sprout out, but they proved un- fortunate after it, for one of them fe1l lame and others lost an eye. At length, in the year 1878, 8 certain man, notwith- standing he was warned against it, upon account of what the others had suf- fered, adventured to cut the tree down, and he soon after broke his leg. To fell oaks had long been considered fatal, and such as believe it produce the instance of the Earl of Winchelsea, who, having felled curious grove of oaks, soon after found his countess dead in her bed sud- denly, and his eldest son, Lord Maid stone, was presently killed by a cannon bau.-New York Press.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
Her Birthday Gift to Her Husband.

Her Birthday Gtft to Her Husband.
 Madame D., In Vienna, was very careful sort of person. She met Mad anne s., who asked her what birthday present she had made to her husband. Madame D. replied:
 ''You see, find it very difficult to save anything from my housekeeping money these hard times, and l had to set my wits to work. My husband, you know, is an inveterate smoker and passionately fond of a good cigar. Dur ing the last three months I have every evening taken a cigar out of his case and slowed it away in a box. On the evening before bis birthday I presented him with this box as surprise, and you ahould have seen how delighted he wos. ."-Nsw York Ilsdgse.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
Worlds Fair Pudding.

WOf1A'D Fair Ru0610Gs
 The composer of the following reoipe for Worlds fair plum pudding has choeen a name for it that should make it famous:
 One pound each of currants. raisins, suet chopped fine, and brown sugar: one and half large loaves of bakers bread grated fine, without crust; ten eggA whites and yolks beaten separately; three nutmegs, half . pint of brandy. ono wineglass of wine. Mix suet, bread. raisins, currants, pinch of salt, nut megs and brandy over night. In the morning moisten with a little milk. Just before putting on to boil add sugar, eggs and wine; work well together, put in doured cloth, leaving room to swell; drop in boiling water and boil steadily for four hours.-New York Herald
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
Roman Fever. .

Rome, the capital of the kingdom of Italy, the center round which the Ro- man Catholic church revolves, has tho character, not undeserved, of being the most unhealthy of the capitals of Flu rope. Munich has always the specter of typhoid fever haunting it, and Stutt- gart can by no means show a clean bill of health; but in RoIne not only does fever of one sort or other riot in the summer, but it also bloods in the win ter. No sooner does the sun begin to gain power, the flowers to open, and the birds to sing, than those not inured to malaria pack their portmanteaus and depart
 Too often visitors to Rome in tho winter and early spring carry away with them, if not prostrated on the spot, tho germs of typhoid, and IS all the world goes to Rome, the curiosity skop of the world, it is we'll that the causes of the insalubrity of the city should be well understood in order ttlat, as far e pos sible, precautions should be taken against the fever To remedy the evil lies not in their hands, but in those of the municipality, which is eagerly labor ing to make Rome SO hideous as.to de- ter travellers from the clesire pt rsvidt- ing it, and as yet hal not done sum- oient in the right dixsetiou to eegssct Eas dead1t svl -01nEtbon' Jou1nal
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
Tn Pattlofa-

Mime. Patti, will you kindly tell mo the French for farewellr"
 Certainly, sir. With me it is 'au re voir '"-New York World.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
The Retort Courteous

The Trousers-You couldn't make both ends meet if I should choose to throw you over.
 The Suspenders-But you forget that you are entirely dependent upon me- Clothier and Furnisher.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
pelieieu. P..nut Candy.

Shell your peanuts and chop them fne; measure them in 8 cup and take just the same quantity of granulated sugar as you have peanuts Put tho sugar in . skillet or spider on the fire, and heep moving the skillet around until tho sugar Is dissolved; then put in the peanuts and pour into buttered tins. This is dsd- cious, and 50 quickly msde.-PGiladea- phia Ledger. .s.r- -a =.- s..a.~
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
A Horrible TAouxht.

sntsr the army.
 ahs-laA sSpDoss thers shouN kAA Waa
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24

Bunker-I never wear the same pair oi trousers for two days without change. Hill-Neither do I. I always take mine off at night.-New York Sun. s
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
old Times Recalled by Q Prairie Schooner.

Old Times Recalled by Prairie SCh00ner.
 There was an interesting sight on Broadway last week, and it brought back to many the thoughts of days long, long ago. It was nothing less than 8 ''prairie schodfer," with canvas top and sides, a barrel of water between the wheels with a bucket dangling be- meath the feed box, and all the other necessaries for journey across the plains The picture was complete in every detail, for the cumbersome wagon was drawn by three horses, with rope harness, and a little colt trotted de- murely behind. On the seat was brawny looking man in fannels and overa1ls, with his wife attired in cotton dress and big straw hat on one side, and freckle faced boy on the other. The journey had evidently been 8 long one, for all were travel stained, and were watched and commented on by all they met. They went slowly up Broadway and San Pablo avenue toward the foothills. Oakland Tdh-
 nA
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
The Fourth 1rinEor.

The Eoureh lr1ngor.
 It is a generally known fact that tho fourth or ring finger of the human hand is not on 8 par with the other fin gers, it being the weakest, the least flexible and the most rebellious in ae- ttion Scientific men e1p plain this feeble ness by the theory that the lateral ten dons joining the ring finger to tho oth- CTS composing the hand in a measure paralyze it's movements. To the ma jority of people 1t msttsrs little that one of the fingers should be inferior to the rest in strength. As scientific oddity, however, it is worthy of note. To the pianist or the player of stringed instruments it is a source of consider able inconvenience. f
 As art can in the present day remedy most defects which inoommode us medical man has thought that some thing might be done to free the ring finger. He informs those interested in the matter that if they wish to have . strong, flexible fourth finger they have but to submit to surgical operation, which consists in dividing the tendons of the hand. The operation, which is very simple, scarcely deserving the name, has recently betn performed on several New York, Boston and Brook En pianists. Louis Republic.