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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25
22E 20, Chesapeake and
49, Ohio Railway.
K1uTE 1 ' Il ID
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER %. 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
LLO.D-a LLL.-L .LLL.-

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER -3 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
BHOAD-sIHLEl STATION.
$50 a. Nj. Daily, Mlt4 l.a4 car for
local stations, Newport AcNa.
ola Point, Norfolk, and Ioit,-
mouth. Connects daily Wltl
Ola Dominion steamships lor
s:s5 r. NJ, Daily with Pullman. for
local stations, Newport News,
Ola Point, Norfolk. and Ports
mouth.
,o.oo 4 NJ. Local train. except Sunday.
for W. clifton Forge D..-
meets al G0rd0ustlIe Tor
orange, Culpep.r CalgeIt0..
Manassas, Alexandra and
Washington. az Union station.
Charlottesville. Tor Lyncn-
burg. al Basic for IIee.5-
town. at slalnt0l Tor VIM
chester.
OLE NJ. DAILY with Pulimans 10 Cin-
c.lnau, Louisville. aud si.
Louis. Stops only at Important
StalCls. Connects Ht C0Ell--
ton. Va. for Virginia Hot
Springs. Meals served on Du-
ing cars. 30 g. Local Train,
except sunday follows above
train from Gorlons Vile TO
stanton.
$50 p. NJ, Acc9mm ,9ea,.I except sum
100 p. NJ, paiiy, i,,rr S5n l,iar.ti' win
and trOruOlntlilc tD Cincinnati
and Louisville. Meals served
on dining cars. Connects q
C0yiugt0u, va. daily for Viz
glli4 Hot Sprines.
TpATNS LEAVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION
s.so 4. NJ. Daily. for Lyuclburg. LeNlus-
ton, Va, and tilIlll Forge.
Connects at tteMo. except
Sunday. fer 10 .ney. 40 l.yllu-
burg, cdu}i .ltN Ne N 81. IL.
r. and the Southern rluH -
for Southwest ana south. lld
at w clifton Forge with 80.
/ for Cincinnati
400 r. NJ. Except sunday. Local ac-
c0rmOdati0u Tor Columbia.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
BROAD-STREEr STATION
500 A. NJ. Daily. from Cincinnati.
1870 4. NJ, Daily, from NcfioiA and Old
Point.
s.so p. NJ, Daily from Cincinnati ana
louisville
$50 =. NJ. Daily, from Norfolk and Old
Point.
7.a5P p. NJ. Except Sunday from ". clio
ton Forge ....
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION.
$50 A. NJ Except sunday, from co.
iumhl1.
$40 p. NJ, Daily. from LynchDlrs. loN-
ington. Va, anu Cution lofbe'
JOHN -. POTTS.
Assistant General PASSENGER Agent
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Metropolitan Bank OF Richmond, Va,
December 16, 1896
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have to-day declared n DIVIDEND
OF THREE PER CENT, payable TO
stockholders on or after January 4, 1871
H. \. WILLIAMS.
de20-tiai cashier
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.
DfVIDEND NOTICE.

The Beard OF Directors OF the PEIt. kS-
BURG RAILROAD COMPANY have ue-
clared a dividend OF IL PER CENT:
on lhe common and preferred stock OF
the company. payable on and after the
"a DAY OF JANUARY. 1891, TO all hoid-
ers OF record on the 10Th day OF DeeeIhpti'
lS4g after which date the books OF trans
fer will be closed until January D lss,.
W. IL. JONES.
de17-td Treasurer.
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Richmond. Va. Dec. -. 1896.
THE DIRECTORS or THIS COM
1 PANY have this day declared DIV
IDEND OF THREE PER CENT. Oh the
capital stock Gree of tax, payable on 4nd
after January p 1871.
JOHN MORTON,
. ae23-tja5 Secretary and Treasurer.
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Planters National Bank.

Richmond. Va, Dec. q, 1876.
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS f3ANh
have declared "a DIVIDEND - SlA
PER CENT. on the capital stock tree or
taxi. payable on and after January z,
1877. RICHARD II. SMITH,
de22-10t Cashier.
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WINES AND LIQUORS FOR NMAS

WINES AND LIQUORS FOR AMAS
w CHEAP. IN
Pure Catawba Wine. per Sdi..'.'''''''S ~, ~
Sweet cider. per gallon. .....''..'''' ~
Wine Tor JeIly ........-- s.....''''''''' n
California Sherry Wine .....-...'.'''-. ~
Imported Sherry Wine ..........'.''''' w
Old Port Vine. per gallon. .........' ~
Claret Wine, per bottle, imported...'' .
IA D. tybiskv ........... 50
old Rye Whisky 4 years old......... w
Old Rye Whisky. ) years old ...'..'' %
Old Rye Whisky, s years old........;;. W W
Fine y. c. Corn Whisky, years olu' "
French Brandy. years old......''.' w ",
= i, utS O.u a. 10y nPf,O vesrs old.. 3 %
New England Rum .............''.''''' ~
Imported Gin. ......... '...'''''''''-'' a.
Blackberry Wine .............''''''''' s1
Fine Catawba Wine .............'.'''' " "
Blackberry Brandy. per gallon. IN
:. TLLMAN'S SON.
iS20-1S22 east Main and SOC east Marshsa a,;
Phones 3l6 and 81. NV
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BANK sTATEMENTs.

u EPoRT CT THE CONDITION OF
IL THE CITIZENS BANK OF RicM IL,
MoND, Al RICHMOND, IN THE sIAIE
BUSINESS. DECEMBER IL. loS:
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BY Geo. L. Crawford & Co..
Real Estate Auctioncers,
1000 Iank street.
II RUSTEE 5 SALE
T
OF
TWO DESIRABLE TRACTS OF LAND
IL HANOVER COUNTY,
NEAR NEW CASTLE FERRY, ADJOIN-
ING THE LANDS or b.. r..
TOMIIN AND OTHERS.

BY virtue Of q certain deed Of trust
TO me. the undersigned. trustee. bc1Iirg
date on the Sth day Of June. $50, and
recorded IN the clerks office Of Hanover
County Court i'm II. B. o. page .lN, de-
fault having been made in the payment
Of "a portion of the amount secured there
in and being required so 10 do 10y the
holder of the notes. ! Will sell, at public
auction on the premises on
MONDAY, JANUARY 4. 1897.
al y. NJ. the property described in the
aforesaid deed Of trust.
TERMS: Cash as 10 the cost Of this
sale and to pay any taxes which may be
due at the time of sale and to pay a
note Of s73 80 with protest and interest
from June ll 1896. and note - $3.50.
with protest and interest from December
n. 1896. and a credit as 10 three notes
Of $3.50 payable. respectively. tWCntv-
four. thirty and thirty-six months from
Iune ]. 1895. and one note Of $3.50. PAYABLE
juno II. 1895. balance on such terms as
may be announced at the sale.
c. a. CRAWFORD.
dc2' lot Trustee.
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State OF Virginia. city Of Rlchmond-.ss.;
j. $. c. Wallace, president Of the aooye-
named bank. DO solemnly swear tnHt tns
above statement SIS true 10 the best OF
IS. G.. WALLACE
President.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me- TINS
24th day Of December, 1856.
J. H. WALLACE,
Notary Public.
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dividend NOTICE.

The Board Of Directors OF the RICH
MOND. FREDERICKSBURG AID 70
TOAlAC RAILROAD COMPANY have de-
clared a DIVIDEND OF IL PEE CENT
on the con mon stock and dividend ohiisn-
lions Of the company, payable on and
after January 2. 1897.
The transfer books will be closed from
the 23d of December, 1896 until January
8, 1891 j. Is. WlNSION,
de23-tia2 Treasurer
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Planters National Bank.
Richmond. Va. Dec. II. lS6.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
l STOCKHOLDERS of this bank will
be held on TUESDAY, January II. 1884,,
at H. NJ. o'clock In the bank building.
RICHARD IT. SMITH.
de12-td Cashier.
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II>A>tIAI.

I + YOU WANT MONEY OK REAL
l ESTATE in Richmond. or are now
carrying loan thereon. IL Will pay you
TO investigate our plan. Better, safer,
cheaper than any other. Can on or adj
dress JOHN r.. WEST. manager. room Is.
Times building. city. dcl3-lm
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25

n JOPtKTSERSHIPs
...
HAVING LEASED THE
HAXALL CORN MILLS
formerly so we'll and favorably known for
inc excellenCy OF its products, / am now
operating them In connection with the
RICHMOND CITY MILLS.
whose capacity alone has been inadequate
10 eunnly my increasing trade. The high
Standard Of qualities Will Doe maintained
lv both mills and guaranteed unsur-
passed. old phone. No. 42l. New phones.
No. SO and No. 1918.
GEORGE II KING.
Flour. Meal. Grain and Mill-Feed.
dc20-lt
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Correct-Attost:
J. H. CAPERs,
j.. RAND. WEXFORD.
w. o. NOTING,
debit Directors

ID EPOR1 or THE CONDITION OF
II THE CITY BANK or RICHMOND.
At RICHMOND. ~ THE STATE OF
VIRGINIA. AT THE CLOSE or BuSI-
NESS. DECEMBER H. 1896.
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BY virtue Of a certain deed Of trust
TO The trustees Of the fystiOnal Building
and Investment Association OF virginia
from John ". Roberts and wife, bearing
date on March p 1891 and duly recorded
I'm clerks Office OF Chesterfield County
Court i'm -. T.. 81. page ~, default having
been made i'm the payment OF the amount
secured therein. and being required 50
TO do bv the receivers Of the Bunding
and Investment Association Of Virginia,
we will SELL at public auction, on the
premises, ON ......,.-. oil, ..,.
at 4 O'Clock II. NJ. the property described
i'm the aforesaid deed. consisting OF Five
ROOM FRAME DWELLING, I'm good
condition. and LOT OF LAND thirty
three feet front by one hundred and ntty-
seven feet deep to siNteen-iOOt alley,
situated I'm SWansbOrO. near Manchester,
ON the north side of Decatur street be
tween Thirty-second and Ihirty-thiid
streets. being Lot No. ~ I'm Square no.
on a plat made by Joseph a. LaPrdue,
surveyor Of Chesterfield county.
TERMS Cash as 20 cost OF sale and TO
pay any taxes that may be due AT the
time OF sale and 10 pay bond OF 5000.
with interest from date of deed, balance
ON such terms as may be announced at
sale Whilst the deed calls Tor cash,
more favorable terms will 10 doubt be
announced at the sale.
s. a. BRACER,
W. Il. IlZIlNl,
Al. Adamson, Auctioncor
Tho above sale is POSTPONED until
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3lST.
at same hour. oe-f--l
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state Of Virginia. city Of Richmond-ss.:
II. 4. Williams. cashier or the
ahove-uamcd bank DO solemnly swear
that the above statement is true 70 Tile
hcet Of NV knowledge and belief
n. a. WILLIAMS. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this
2ith day Of December. l>96.
(Siencd J. H.. WALLACE:
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest.
fcirncD JAMES y. BOYD.
II. T.. CABEIL.
G.. y. LOElIR,
deo4-rt Directors.
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.deI7-td
dividend NOTICE.

The Board CT Directors Of the RlCH,
MOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
COMPANY have declared dividend OF
- PER CENT. on the capital stock OF
the company, payable on and after the
"a DAY or JANUARY. 1884, TO all hold
ers OF record on the 10Th of December.
1886. after which date the books of trans
fer Will be closed until January ., 1881.
w. Il. JONES.
det7-td Treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25

?. n. goHs. F.s..rr''.'.ai Al e'''r'' ''''f"'
~ r.B1f. Conceal SEQ ss.a-saasai
a. arorr4 q. .. f1pfrsnN.
= " - 80. r...--. G.esril rtsre a.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25

R,chund Transfer COMPANY.
EichmCnd Va. Dec. Z3. lN6.
UNHE DIRECTORS OF THIS tQ3l-
IANY have declared a DIVIDEND
or SIX PER CENT. on the capital stock,
uavable On and after January .. 1877
&. A. TAYLOR,
de25 la123 Secretary and Treasurer
The city Bank of Richmond.
Richmond. Va. Dec. Do 1895
THE DIRECTORS or THIS BANK
I have declared the usual SEMl-AN-
NUAL DIVIDEND or THREE Pi.R
CENT. out Of the earnings OF TIE cur
rent six months, payable on end after
January Q 1897. J. W. SlNTON.
de95-l0 Cashier
The state Bank Of Virginia.
Richmond. Va. Dec. a. 1906
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS RANK
! have declared DIVIDEND OF II
PER CENT, payable on and after jan
ner,' fSq7. WIN. VI. NIL
deo5-Qt Cashier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25

Once Virginia Fire and Marine ms. &C..
Richmond. Dec. % 1896.
- 1VTDEND.-THE DIRECTORS OF
- this company have declared a SEMl-
ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF -FOUR PER
CENT Gree Of taxi, payable to stock
holders on and after January 2, 1897.
VIM. H. MCCARTHY,
de2s-2w Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25

BY J. y. Elan & Co.
Real Estate AuctiOnecrs.
RUsTEE's SALE BY PUBLIC AUG


RUsTEE's SALE BY PUBLIC AUG
TION OF s.
THAT NEW, ATTRACTIVE. AND YIN
VENIENTLY LOCATED ,,v
DETACHED TWO-STOK1 FRAN +
DWELLING, ..,.-,.
No. 2l7 FAST BAKER SIREf.l ~.
SOCTHSIDE BAKER BEIM hLS ShO-
OND AND THIRD S4HELiS'
In execution OF a decd Of trust. datea
December Is. 1894 recorded In ID. y. 10
& mage 20 Richmond Chancery CehI :
default having been made IN the deot
and being required so 20 do by the Dehe-
friorv the undersigned. trustee VIII seii'
Nv p,ihllc auction. on the premises, on
MONDAY. DCEMBEk ~, 1896.
at 4.9O O'Clock T. NJ. the LOT with inc
DWELLING thereon. described in sald
deed. and situated as above stated. nt
LOT fronts 10 G-12 feet. more or less, on IN,
south lire OF Baker street between Stcohu
and Third streets. and eNtemds "a, n
scuthwardly 10 Cave street. Inc owen,
ing is new. substantial and conveniently
arranged. containing six rooms, mas gu
water sewer, pavement ana the urIai
convenicnccs. and s. under GOOD rental .
TERMS: For cash az 70 expenses 81
eole. any unpaid taxes. the sum or $40,
with interest thereon from December j.
Icoe and the sum OF 800. due under a
enbec0ucnt deed. with interest thereon
from December IS 1906. and 0s 10 the resi-
due. at six and twelve months, by nego-
table notes. with interest oddcd and se.
cured by deed OF trust. or all cash, ~
the option Of the purchaser
'''N JAMES p. ELAN.
de92 Trustee.
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TRUsTEEs' SALE

TRUsTEEs' SALE,
DESIRABLE TWO-STORY FRAME
HOUSE OF FIVE ROOMS
SWANsBORO. NEAR THE CITY OF
MANCHESTER, VA.
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Richmond. Va, Dec. p, 1896.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
the CITIZENS BANK OF RICH
MOND have this day declared a SEMI
ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF THEE FER
CENT., payable on and after January ?,
1897. }. ii. WALLACE.
de23-tia2 Cashier.
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State Of Virginia. county Of - SIS:
J. w. Sinton. cashier OF the above
named bank. 90 solemnly swear that the
above statement is true 10 the best OF my
knowledge and belief. .. -.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me TINS
23d day Of December, 1896. ...-.,.
WILLIAM SlNION,
Notary Public.
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BY George T.. Crawford Coz
Real Estate Agents and AuctOneers,
1905 Bank street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25

Richmond. Va. Dec %. 1895.
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MAErIN :
| of the STOCKHOLDERS Of this bank
will he held I'm their bankiny-house WE'D
NESDAN. January r. 1897. 20 y o'clock NJ.
de2s-td WM. VI. HILL. Cashier.
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Office Guarantee Building, Loan and Trust

Company
Times 3ululng
Riohmcnd. Va. Dec. 2f 1896
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
| STOCKHOLDERS Of this company
will be held az their office No north
Tenth street. TUESDAY, January 10. 1897.
at 4:c0 O'CLOCK =. NJ.
GEORGE G. JEFFERSON.
dc25- eodtjal2 Secretary.
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Richmond. Va. Dec %, 1856.
THE BOAl< OF DIRECTOkS or
l this banr have this day declared
their usual SEMl-ANNUAL DIVIDEND
OF II PER CENT. out Of the earnings
Of the past six months payable on and
after January 2. 1891.
]. i. GLENN.
de2l-td Cashier.
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- TPORT OF THE CONDITION or
u THE MFTROpOLlTAN EANk,
AT RICHMOND. ~ THE STATE of
VIRGINIA. Ar THE CLOSE or BLSl-
NESS. DECEMBER l.. 1896:
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Granite Building Company.
No. 110S east Main street.
Richmond. Va. Dec g.. 1876.
THE DIRECT ORs OF THIS COM
1 PANY have declared "a SEAll-AN-
NITAL DIVIDEND or THREE PER
CENT. out of the net earnings for the
MAST six months free Of tax. payable at
the Office Of the company en- and after
January ,. 1897. .,,,
SAMUEL II. PULLlAM,
Secretary and Treasurer.
6e23. %. q. % 31ja1&2
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Ccl1ect-Attest:
l.. p. ADDISON.
GEl. W. ANDERSON,
WILLIAM III. PALMER
da9Iff Directors.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-05
THE LAST ANSWER.

Dying eyes, what do you SCENT
l see the love that holdeth me;
The look that lighting leans to bless,
The little daily tenderness;
Smiles without words; the sweet sure sign
Which says in silence, am thine.
Returning feet met at the door,
Alas, for those which run no morei
All me, for lips that whispered, ''Dearl
Earth us all heaven, for thou art here
I see a figure like stone;
The house where one sits on alone
o God, have pityi for l see
The desolated needing me.
Dying eyes, what do ye seer
see the Love that taketh me.
Loud In the breakers, soft in song,
Ever the summons calleth strong
l see upon an unknown strand
The signal Of a distant Hand.
The leaf is light, the bud is out.
FLOODS Of May colors float about
The pulse leaps high, the heart is Young,
the sweetest chimes are yet unrung,
MY bravest deeds / never did;
AND, struggling with the coffn-lid
Hopes, dreams, and joys and happy tears
Start, throbbing, to live down the years.
Almighty Listenl l am dust.
Yet spirit am /; SO I trust.
Let come what may, of life or death.
l trust Thee with my sinking breath.
l trust Thee, though 1 see Thee not
In heaven or earth, or any spot.
l trust Thee till shall know why
Ihere's one to live and one to die.
l trust Thee till Thyself shall prove
Ihee Lorq OF life and death and love.
E. ). Phelps in Harper's BazaH
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-05

fast; then that bearingdown feeling.
Her doctor says, "cheer up, you have
dyspepsia; you'll be all right SOON"
But she doesn't get "all right" She
grows worse day by day, till all at once
she realizes that distressing female
complaint is esta blished.
Her doctor has made mistake.
She has lost faith in him; hope van
ishes; then comes the brooding, NOR
bid, melancholy, everlasting BLUES.
Her doctor, if he knew, should have
told her and cured her, but he did not,
and she was allowed to suffer. BY
chance she came across one Of Mrs.
Pinkham's books, and in it she found
her very symptoms described and an
explanation of what they meant. Then
she wrote to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass, for advice, feeling that she was
telling her troubles to a woman.
Speedy relief followed, and vigorous
health returned
Lydia E. Pinlkham's Vegetable Com
pound instantly asserts it's curative
powers in all those peculiar ailments
of women. It has been the standby
of intelligent American women for
twenty years, and the story recited
above is the true experience of hun
dreds of women, whose letters of
gratitude are to be found on flo in
Mrs. Pinkham's library.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-05
oLD-FAsH1oNEp POUND CAKE.
Directions for Making the Cake
Famous I'm the Days of Brick
Ovens.

Directions for Making the Cake
Famous in the Days of Brick
Ovens.
The making of cakes nowadays, par
t1cularly the good old-faShioned pound
cake, is not what 1t was in the days of
brick ovens and our grandmothers.
but satisfactory results may be OBJ
tanned II a little more attention be
given to the work. This is a recipe for
a fruit pound cake like the pound cake
of half century ago:
Wash one pound Of sweet butter. and
take from it piece half the size of al,
egg for use in greasing the pan. weigh
one pound of flour and thoroughly dry
1t In the oven, but do not allow it to
brown. Stone one pound of raisins.
cut them into two, and Sift them lightly
with flour from the weighed pound.
Cream the washed butter and stir into
1t one pound Of sugar. Crate one nut
meg into the creaned mixture and the
yellow rind of a medium-sized lemon.
Measure two tablespoonfuls of good
brandy and dissolve in 1t piece of
soda the size of pea. Secure ten large
fresh eggs. Take seven saucers or
small dishes and break four eggs into
four OF the dishes; into the other three
dishes put two eggs each. Now into
the creamed mixture turn one egg with
oi.e Ie1OiespooHiui ol Hour, ana beat the
mixture for five minutes Treat the
four single eggs in this manner, beat
ing the required five minutes each time
Then add two eggs at a time, and after
all are stirred In beat the batter ten
minutes. Put in the brandy, the Juice
of the lemon. and then the prepared
raisins. and beat ten minutes longer.
Bake this In a. paper-lined and we'll
buttered cake tin.
This cake should require two hours
to bake, but the exact time cannot be
given. as much depends upon the oven.
which should not be too hot at first
and should grow hotter as the cake
bakes. Always place a loaf Of cake to
the ear when testing 1t to see If It Is
done. So long as cake Sings II Is
not ready to be taken out.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-05
HER OLD BLUE MUSLIN GOWN.

When waxlights shine on diamonds blaze.
On snowy shoulders gleam
Inere comes thought Of other davs.
l see, as in a dream
dainty table, spread at five.
Vine-shadows Pickering down.
And behind the teacups Margery
In her old blue muslin gown.
Its ruffles lay about 4 throat.
80 round, SO ivory-fair:
It's sleeves were full yet one might nota
Divine arms hidden there
Away with Redfern-Pingat- Worth
Those messieurs Of renown!
NO gown ere owed to them its birth
Like that blue muslin gown!
Why DO not manufacturers mako
more muslin-plain soft blue
And girls all other tfnts forsake
For that bewitching hue?
Well-goyerned they are, and fair. gran,
But there is not one can drown
My memory of Margery
In her old blue muslin gown.
MY castles oversee In Spain
Alas! how far away!
And 1t has a winsome chatelaine
VINO wears no satins gay.
she waits, upon a vine-clad porch
MY coming home from town
And she looks like none but Margery
In her old blue muslin gown.
-Scribners Magazine,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-05
THE SECRET COMBINATION.

Her heart she locked fast in her breast
Away from n1olestation:
The lock was warranted the hest
patent combination:
She knew no simple lock and KEY
would serve to keep out Love and me-.
But Love clever craftsman is
And cannot be resisted:
He likes such stubborn Jobs as this
Complex and hard and twisted
ana though we worked many day
AT last we bore her heart away.
For Love has learned full many tricks
In his strange avocation;
He knew the figures were but six
In this, her combination:
Nor did we for minute rest
Until we had unlocked her breast.
First. then, we turned the knob To "s,ob. I,
Then back to Words Sincerest e'
fhsn Gazing Fondly In Her Eyes"
Then Softly Murmured Dearest"
Then. next, "a Warm Embrace. we tried
And at "A KISS" the door few wide!
Ellis Parker Butler.