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From The Honorable John Ialiqferro, Member Of Con-
gress dated

STeSSI 00tcu
WAsaINGTOa, January %, 1879.
sIp-Ith has been my wish, fora considerable time,
TO communicate to you the good effect with which |
have used the Ointment invented by DIR. Judkns,
and which | now understand is made and sold by
agents appointed by yourself, l have applied this
Ointment during the last three years to every species
oftumor and wound, without failure to produce cure
in every instance Iconsder it the most decided and
efficient remedy in all of tumor, be the cause
wbatit NAV; and have found nothing good for
wounds of any description 1t may be proper to
add that the cure of tumor called white swelling,
given over by the most distinguished physicians as IN
durable, and whicht tn ~ decided would, withoutampu'
tation prove fatao the patient, was, under my lmme'
date notice. effected by the ofJudkns Ointment,
and the patient is in fine health His limb affected by
ness Also that the leg of an aged which had been
wounded, and exhibited dreadfully liberated sur.
face from the knee to the foot, and which. for more
than two years. had been considered ncurable eff
fectually cured by the application of Judkns' Olnt-
ment. mention these two cases, Whlchfellunder my
immediate notice and management, as decided EVIL
dence of the efficacy othis remedy in oftumor
and ofuicers: have expe fenced, as decidedly, the
good effect ofthis remedy in the of Felons and
of every species of fresh wound. Iseems to me that
any one who will observe the operation OF this Ont-
ment must be satisfied to it's beneficial effect lean
with the utmost confidence recommend the use ofthls
valuable remedy lam, sir, very respectfully,
JOHN rALIAPERao.
b. To more fully guard the public, (the proprie-
tori c. Herston's will appear in his own hand
writing written through the circle outside the ointment
pot.
az Sold by appointment, in Alexandria, wholesale
and retail, by WIN. STABLER,
oct Is Druggist, Fanfar street.
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wHIrE rrnrH, AND HEALTHY GUMS!

VI
yIyiOSE who would retain OF restore these desirable
personal advantages are assured tnat no comPo-
sition can be obtained superior t tue
BRITISH ANTISEPTIC DENIRlFICE.
This is an elegant and pleasant preparation IN every
respect and has, for many years past gwen unVersa'
satisfaction wherever it has been used
The Antiseptc Dentri6ce is exempt from sco ano
other deleterous ingredients. which too frequently
enter the composition of tooth powders IN common
nee and II wh,tens the enamel or the teeth without
doing the least injury. The regular use OF thus ao'
mred powder by purifying the mouth and preventing
The accumulation of tartar operates as the pest pre-
vent;ve of the Tooth Ache. The Denrlhce removes
dscoIoratons and restores the beautiful native white
ness Of the enamel. AS its application braces ana
strengthens The Gums secures to them their nes!ny
and fsrid hue and, by removing all offensive foreign
accumulatons from the teeth preserves the nsturai
sweetuess of the breath. Price SO cents
None genuine unless signed on the outside print-
ed wrapper by the sole proprietor, T. Kdder' imme-
d;ste successor to the late DIR. w. l. Conway For
sslr with all the other Conway Medicine. at ms
Counting Room, No 90. next door to j. Kidders Drug
store corner of Court and Hanover streets near ION
cert Hail. Boston. fHoMrsoN hiD
And by his special appointment, oy
VIM STABLER, Fairfax street, ALEXANDRIA
- large discount to those who buv to seii again.
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The following extract is published by Dr. Lees au.
thorty, viz
Extract of letter, written by very respectable gen
tleman, residing in Baltimore, to the subscriber, who
deems it his duty, though unauthorized, to lay it be
fore the public, withholding the writer's name, for
particular reference, should any require it person.
ally. SAM. Il. 2. LEE.
BALTIMORE, August, 1928.
Doctor S. Fl. P. LEE, New London, Conn.
DEAR SIn-It is now upwards of twenty years that
have used your New London Bilious Pills in my faml
y and always found them efficient purgatve in al
most everv description of disease, and believe they
we'd MANY long doctors bill by their early and timely
use. never found their accustomed certainty to vary
in their operation and effects until few months past;
and having since them been sadly disappointed in eve.
ry instance of using them began to conclude that you
bad made YOUR fortune, and abandoned their manufac
ture to mercenary and unfaithful hands. Under this
impression, | accidentally advertisement of
yours in New York newspaper designating spurious
limitations from your own manufacture, by having your
WRITTEN SIGNATURE to each bill of directions
and that in no instance the limitations signed with
pen and ink although perfect copy in every other
respsct Finding those had without this test, be.
gan to suspect that all not fair in medicine, as
well in politics. and called at several of apothe
carries for your pills. with your written signature.
found many without this test, but with it, until
came the Messrs Keerls', who assured they had
them direct from you. lprocureda box, and using
them, found the same effects from them had always
experienced, and am SO much rejOiced on-fnding my
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CERTIFICATES.
From the Hon. John Cooke Member Of the House Of Re-
From l. p W. Bach, Esq Counsellor at LaD, Frede.
rick Nd

FREDERIcK, Md. May 6, 1881.
Mr.. C. Herstons-I deem it proper to state, for the
benefit of the public that several years since, two of
nv children were affected with scald head of an lnve
terate character. Ny family physician, Dr. John T.
wilson. of L eesburg, Va who was very skilfu and ju
dicious in his practice, vain endeavored by every
means to effect cure. At length Judkins' Ointment
was applied. and the affection was permanently reev
ed Very respectfully, your o6edent servant
L. p. W. B1LCH.
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COLoRED APPRENTICES WANTED,
For The Patent Rope-'lahing Business.
WILL take two or three Colored Boys, OF
il UNREASONABLE character, (none other will
be taken) to learn the Patent Ropemaking Blu
Siness. :. JOSIAH n PAWS,
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NOTICE.

VENHE subscriber, having taken the large three
Il story fre-proofW at the corner OF
Prince and Union streets, nearly opposite his
Grocery Store, (Which he intends occupying as
a Warehouse,) respectfully informs his friends
and country merchants generally that he VIII
receive and forward GOODS of all kinds; re-
ceive FLOUR on storage; store GRAIN and
other GOODS, on the usual terms. The SlIua'
ton being convenient to shipping persons dis
posed to STORE their FLOUR will find an aa-
vantage arising therefrom. Any business Ell %,
trusted to his care in the above Agency VIII De
punctually and carefully attended TO-.
He continues to keep constantly on hang Sc
neral assortment of GROCERIES, WiNEI h
SALT, &c. &C.; and will at all times lufhI al
PLASTER to those wishing to purchase u1 Am
of which he offers, wholesale and retail vel!
low. WILLIAM N. Mc' bloii,
feb IS Prince street "I"iI Ill,
IL Leesburg Washingtonian, W iITarron.
Republican, and Political Spectator, W SdV
TOM months. and charge W. y. VIZ
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

BOOTS AND SHOEO. ,.o,,
T H. WHITE has just received, PEI liz s,O IN.
y Union, a we'll selected and seaSohap thor,
voice of BOOTS AND SHOES. Among u'S''
are
Mems Calf Sewed Boots, first qua!lty Doots
Do thick Pegged and sewed Water Water. DOO"
Do Calf Pegged and Sewed Nluli az
Boys do.Pegged and Sewed 90 nd Tos
Persons, Every cheap
Hair Trunks, &c. &c. r.,n,
Also in Store, Of his opn manufacture
Ladies' Cater Boots a.. Shoes
Do Lasting Seal Morocco & Kid Slipper
Do Calf and Seal JeffersonS ,., ana
Misses Lasting, Seal, and Kid oApP'''
JeffersOns .,,o binds
Gentlemen's Boots and Shoes various , Noes
All of which will be sold at the ioSe1 ntIFempn's
II Made to order, Ladies and u tariaIs an6
BOOTS and SHOES, of the best mate a1ar II Il"
workmanship. NJ
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TON has commenced her regular I Iippis or
Tuesdays and Fridays, for the GreaI G Street
CrommeIin, starting from FredericA and
Bridge, (Georgetown) at o'clock, "A. ni2 Fare
returning the same day at or before SUNSET
to and from Crommelin, so cents ,.ho co,n-
The Canal is now in fine order, ana m M those
try presents beautiful appearance "a - desire
who are fond of short excursion, anu ~ the
a short relaxation from business, UP
II Parties, on any other days of the hi, n WGto'
can be accommodated, by giving a snoL. Third
or application to the proprietor ilVl n5lggE ~
street, &eorgetewn y. NJ or
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DR.. JebB,s Lississseast!

will afford immediate reliei to patient, ind has
somst;mes been attended with such extraordinary
80 "a 10 cure the distressing rheumatism in
twenty four hours even when of years standing.
rh;s highly valuable Lniment is recommended
;,s En- nfdence founded On the experience of qua.
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afford instant relief, nhcring the slightest in
Jury on the teeth They appiied externally to the
parts affected with the greatest and expedition
and generally operate as soothing lenitive to the
suffering patient Price so cents box.
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.s,fu nossesson of medicine so highly prize. that
that cannot, in justice, refrain from giving you this
information.
n To avoid the imposition ofcounterfes and spu.
IL to examine the bill of directions covering each
box and if signed at foot. in my own handwriting inn
m.dateIy under my printed name, they are genuine,
and prepared by mel but if OILY the printed name is
afix ed, they are spurious, and to be avoided
S. HI. P. LEE,
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DUMFRIES'


This well established Nasu for Eye Is perfectly
innocent and gives immediate relief, even in very ag-
gravated cases of soreness and Inflammation.
Price IS cents
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authority granted him in his letters patent now 70
call the Ointment after his own Nance ne"ceioi'n
will be known by the name OF
SHEPHERDS PATENT SPEClFlC olN =
MENr. /forn,ertu Judkins'.

,, c.. ,,ade and prepared this Ointment. and
had in several instances experiehcea s soou
sent It to several physicians win ~:
cases In anply it. who were OF opinion tnat the oht
ment would be valuable pubic Densn' c.. oo con.
,hst The ointment would occasionally fall into many
ha nda. some Of whom would probably undertake 70
aaka;t and knowing the difficulty OF the process-ne
vertheless it might be progated IN TINS auu''e,Aeu
tuaon. as il might in some degree resemo'e tue olsi
nal-and in this way it's good effects woud De
I'll ITnder these considerations secured the oriGi'
mol and certain remedy for those obstinate Diseases
s~ns Of which have so long baed the skill OF me-
dicaI science:
list white swellings of every description;
I'd Sore legs and ulcers oflong standing,
9d schirrus or gandular tumors, partlcularIythose
bsrdenedtumo in womens breasts, which oftentimes
terminate in liberated cancersi
4th Felons; or what some people know by the name
Of catarrhs, of every description.
5th Rheumatic pains ofthe JOINTS;
9Th sprains and bruises ofevery description, or In
whatever part situate;
9TH letters of all kinds. In this complaint the pa
t;snt IN appying the ointment, must keep the part
out of water;
9th Chilblains or partsaffected by frost.
II IS also one Of the best remedies tor burns and
co,ds II eases the pain and draws the fire out In
short time.
ngs it is superior to any medicine yet known 10 the
medical faculty 1t is much safer than mercurIa' ap.
]
any preparation of the mineral because it does not
lay the patient liable to injury from exposure to cold
This ointment has cured sores OF many years stand
ng Where it is impossible or imprudent to heal the
external sore, in consequence of the bones becoming
carious OF rotten will the progress of the carries
ncres Sc the quantity of discharge remove the often
sive smell, and ease the pains.
II cures the worst Felods and Whitlows, applica
ton of forty -eight hours
CERTIFICATES.
Fromtte Hon. John Cooke Member Of the House Of Re
personalities In Congress.
WAsHINaToN, March %, 1926.
Sir-My son having been afflicted for five years
with white swelling. and having applied every RENE
DIV recommended by the most eminent physicians
within nv reach without success at length procured
onejug of DIR Judkns Patent Specific Ointment, and
made the application according to the directions &C.
companying the Ointment and state, for the benefit
of the afflicted that before jug used perfect
cure was effected. Ny son has enjoyed good health
ever since have no doubt that to the Ointment alone
he is ndebted for nothing else was used for more
than nine months before the application of the ONT.
ment Respectfully, JOHN COOKE
DR.. VIM Gunton, Washington City.
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SORE AND INFLAMED EYES.

TIVE stud;ous, the weakly. and others, WHO are
Il troubled with soreness or Inflammation OF that
delicate organ, will be able to obtain most pleasant
and invaluable application, in
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To Rheumatic Invalids!

TNEn,uNs surfsrias ualer rtneumAuc Ahecuon are
Il respectfully assured that .ney can oosS,n - rsms
DIV for Rheumatism, however obstinate the disorder
NAV be- and in all its different stages.
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THE TOOTH ACHE.

THVHIS agonizng disorder cured in It's most palntu
Il stages, by of the most simple as we'll as pow
erful remedies known in modern practice The
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,esnecty,ls solicited by the subscriber 10 an IN
vaIuabls preparation. the merits OF winch nave
been tested By time, and ere sustained Dy undOuO'eo
tact
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nv wears. not only as cure for that excsuciang dis.
esse but as an excellent application for Stiffness OF the
Joints. Numbness, Sprains, Chilblains, &c
This article is considered so superior to every
thing eIse and to possess such uncommon virtues that
il is ordered from all parts Of the coantry.J
mr. An Agent recently writes: "Piease send me q
further supply Of Jebbs Linment the drst opportun.
tyI shall probably sell considerable quantity as "
IS recommended by OF our physicians very high
w. although contrary their rules and regulations TO
give encouragement to such Cor. patent) medicines
But isa most decided proof of their confidence IN It's
invaluable properties
Another agent writes: "I wish you to forward me
some more of Jebb's Lniment, which has recommend.
ed itself very highly" Price so cents bottle.
The Painful and Debilitating Complaint Of
THE PILES
Receives immediate relief, and in numerous instances
has been thoroughly cured, by the administrator Oh
DUMFRIES' rem D FOX
T THE PILES.
VVVHIS approved compound Also niugates ana re-
l. moves the symptoms which frequently acGompa
ny that disorder and increase the danger OF the pa
tent viz: pains in loins. headache loss OF appete'
Indigestion, and other marks OF debility
relieved patient writes from distance:
0It is but Justice to inform you, that nave useo
your Dumfries' Remedy for the Piles for some trme
past and have found it eminentiy successful
The remedy is quite innocent, and may be ADMINS
tered TO all ages and both sexes. PLAIN and ample Oh
rections, with description of the complaint. accom-
PAW each package which consists OF two boxes, one
containing an Ointment, and the other an Eiectuary
Price 81 for both articles, or 50 cents Whefe Ou
one is wanted.
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r. Dyspepsia -

AF most obstinate character after having baffied
" the skill of the most eminent physicians, and
withstood the most highly recommended medical pre-
paratons has been checked, relieved, and cured, in
number of instances and about this city, by using
for short time. DIR RELFE's
VEGETABLE SPECIFIC. AND ANTI-BI-
LIOUS PILLS,
in connexion, according 10 the directions accompany
ing the Specific is also of the best medicines
known for Sick Headache, Sickness at the Stomach,
Nausea, and Flatulences.
Price of the Specific and Pills, SO cents each,
- None genuine unless signed on the outside prin
ted wrapper by e sole proprietor, T Klddder, i'm.
mediate successor to the late DIR. w T Conway. For
sale, with all the other Sc Conway Medicines at his
Counting Room, No 49, next door to Kidder's Drug
Store corner of Court aud Hanover streets, Con
cert Hail, BostCP. THOMPSON klODER.
And also, by his special appointment, by
WA. STABLER,
jan "a Fairfax street ALEXANDRIA.
20 Large discount to those who buy to sell again.
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IMPROVED COMPOUND CHLORINE
TOOTH WASH.

YENHE discovery of the Chloride of Soda and
l. it's uses, by Labarraque, of Paris, was an
addition to the resources ofmedicine of the nj.
most importance as a neuralizing agent.
To counteract at once the principle OF decay
which commencing imperceptibly slowly ga
theirs strength, and finally destroys, is the i'm.
portant service which can be derived from the
use Of the Chloride ofSoda, when administered
with skill and care. The diseases of the Teeth
being, in the great majority of cases, the result
of neglect and gradual accumulation Of the
principle above alluded to, it became obvious
from the earliest experiments that the Chloride
was the proper remedy and preferable to pow.
ders, dentrifces, &C., of whatever kind or pre-
tension. By chemical analysis, it will be
found that the greater proportion of the Chic
rine Compounds so extensively in use do not
contain particle Of the Chloride of Soda, Oh
the agency of which their efficacy must neces-
sary depend.
This article is confidently offered to the eX.
animation ofthe public, as possessing in an en-
inent degree the virtue of neutralizing all that
is offensive in the mouth and breath, removing
soreness and sponginess of the gums, destroying
the faint Of tobacco. or any other eff1uvia from
whatever cause. In short, this preparation VIII
be found to justify the various commentators
notices and recommendations it has received.
~ Prepared and sold wholesale and retail
by Rushton & Aspinwall, No 81 William street
and 10 Broadway, and N. Smith Prentiss No
45 Maiden Lane, New York; and sold in Alex
andria by WILLIAM STABLER; in Wash
ington City by William Gunton, Todd e. Co.
in GEORGETOWN by 0. M Linthicum. 70
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DR.. LEES GENUINE PATENT
New AnnAon Bilious Pills.

lust received, fresh supply of the above useful
81 Medicine direct from DIR. Lees Dispenssry
18th mo 30th, 1885. w. STABLER.
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DIR. MEAD's ANTLDYsPEcTIC, or en-,
MACH PILLS. W

THE only medicine ever yet offered f. a.
Il public, from which radical and ns,. NE
nent cure can be obtained of all those chrls'
states of arrangement of the digestive ornolc
constituting that complicated disease. te s~as
Dyspepsia. 'u
The duty which the proprietor owes 70 CO.,
ety. has induced him to adopt this mode If "O vi
culation, in order to give it greater rance sI T.
publicity, that it may thereby become mos VI
tensively useful than it could possibly he r CA
it confined within the private practice of vel" "
individual whatever. The diseases consoo, any
on a morbid state Of the stomach and ho 1ueAl
are numerous, complicated, and, for the moa1
part, very difficult of cure. must
The proprietor of these Pills is hannv IN J.
inc it in his power to offer to all those wbo nav
afflicted with the above complaint. mad;o are
in which the most unlimited confidence ma,H
placed, and, for simplicity of composition Soo Ue
be given to children and patients of the m ,oy
delicate habit. In every CHRONIC case ofstomaos'
complaint, where the disease does not densu9i
on schirrus or cancerous state Of that orr r',1
lin which case no medicine whatever can ~
any good these pills will effect certain an
speedy cure, after the stomach of the patient.
been cloyed with magnesia and chalk anS
drenched with all the bitter potions that N s4
could invent, to no purpose They will mos,
effectuay remove all sourness of the stomacS
not merely by neutralizing the acid, but by c0r
recting that morbid state Of the secretions who
gives rise to it; and at the same time that tbeu
are giving tone to the organs Of digestion tbeyy
will renovate and G. We new life and vigor TO tbs
whole system. GEO. SMITH, Proprietor
For sale by WILLIAM STABLER
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SWAIM'S PANACEA.
A FRESH supply just received from the pro
IN prietors William Swain & Son. On hand,
SWAIM'S VERMIFUGE.
Sd mo 10 VIM. STABLER.
BARTON'S COUGH DROPS.
A FRESH supply received for sale by
IA KENNEDY; price 25 cents per bottle
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New London, Conn. Dec. 1923.
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WIN. POMEROY. Alexandrj

Sole Hgent Tor tie District Of Columbia and Its ocinty.
BY whom the Pills are sold in packets of one two,
and three dollars EACH and the Powders at 375 cents
perbox, with printed directions; and also by the fol-
lowing sub.Agents: R. w. Polkinhorn, between 9th
and 10th streets, Pennsylvania Avenues John Stillns.
Navy Yard, Washington; and Thomas C. Wright,
Georgetown; of whom alone can the Medicines be
warranted genuine. BY appointment of DIR. H S.
Moat, H. P. NJ. NJ B. C. H., Brooklyn, New York. the
sole importer of these Medicines.
Morrisonia, the Family Adviser, price S275; Prac.
teal Proofs illustrated by of cure,
third edition, price 81 3cents; to be had above
apI ST