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d PSYCHOLOGICAL OFFICE of DR.. HERNIs,

ID CHRONOLOGICAL OFFICE Of Dr. HERNIS,
i (irom Pafis,) on Pennsylvania avenue .aearly
detons.
Examination Of the head, with descriptions Of cha
racter and taller be obtained at every hour in the
day and the evening. Chdren's heads examined
with regard to their capacities education and qualf-
cations Tor business professions at half price.
The object and use of Phrenology is to make each
individual acquainted with all the powers of his mind,
so that he may he able judicousy to choose a
profession, avocaiion business to which he natu
rally adapted TO enable parents TO Judge of the proper
education of their children, &c.
n B. Ladies and parties visited, if desired, at their
own residences Oct 23-6t
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FARM FOR SALE.

TIME Subscriber offers for sale his farm at Belts
l. vile, Prince Georges county Md Consisting of
about TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
ACRES. Ii is situated the Baltimore and w ash
ngton railroad at The Beltsvllle depot twelve miles
Gan half hours rde) from the latter place. and there
fore convenient to this market. 1t consists Of wood
land meadow, and upland the latter capable of produ
cling and is now bearing excellent crops Of coin ano
tobacco, and the meadow, good seasons, producing
so to 60 tons Of hay. The farm is well supplied with
water, and has upon il house and barn, The rail
road divides the meadow from the upland
will sell also my stock upon it, consisting of horses
cattle, Berkshire hogs, &c.
THOMAS ALLEN.
WASHINGTON july 81 1871
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HAiH MATTRESSES
AyY CoMMIssIoNER's OFFicE,
December l6, lS4l.

December l6, l64l
DROPOSALS sealed and endorsed, will be re-
Il ceiyed at this Office until three o'clock r. nj. OF
the 18th January, 1872 for manufacturing, furnish
ing, and delivering twenty-four hundred Mattresses
for the use of the Navy, TO be delivered as follows
500 at the Navy Yard, Charestown, Massachu-
sets;
500 at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York and
$40 at the Navy Yard, Gosport, Virginia,
on or before the LIST of April, 1912.
The said Mattresses must be six feet in length,
tweny-eigh inches wide, and made of the puresi inn
ported cured horse hair of the first quality. The
ticking to be of American manufacture of the best
qualityeither of .4moskeGg Ticking equal there
to- the gross weight of each of the said Mattresses
to be eleven pounds, nine pounds OF hair without
the tick. The hair must be Uniform in quality, and
perfectly clean in its state when imported. Each
Mattress to have sotton check cover OF the best
quality, with tape strings at end to be taken
of and replaced At pleasure.
The said Mattresses to be subject on delivery to
such in"pection as the Commissioners of the Navy
may authorize direct and must be in all respects
perfectly satisfactory to the commanders or COM
manding officers of said navy yards respectively
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-third the
amount OF the respective contracts entered INTO, VIII
be required, and ten per centum, in addition, will be
withheld from the amount of each payment to be
made, collateral security for the due and faithful
performance thereof which will not be paid until the
contracts be complied with. After deducting ten per
centum payment will be made by the United States
within thirty days after said Mattresses are inspected
and received and bills for the presented to the
respective Navy Agents at Boston, New York, and
Norfolk, approved by the commanders or command
ing officers of said yards, respectively, according to
the terms of the contracts
All the said Mattresses must conform to, and be in
quality equal with, the samples deposited in the Office
of the Commissioners of the Navy.
g.rTo be published in the National lntelligencer,
Madisonian Globe, and Army and Navy Chronicle,
District of Columbia Boston Atlas and Boston Morn
ing Post, Massachusetts Express and Commercial
Advertiser, in New York; American Sentinel and
Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania Baltimore Patriot
and Baltimore American, in Maryland and Norfolk
and Porthmouth Herald, in Virginia.
dec. 2I-dtl 5thJan.
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PARIsIAN MILLINER AND DRESS MAKER

PARTISAN MILLINER AND DRESS MAKER.
Mrs "A. MITTEREGGER and Mrs. "A. KNOTT
lVI have just opened several boxes of French bon
nets caps head dresscs springs, ribbons ieateers
feathers, flowers gilt pins, &c with rye supply OF
silks and ve.vet long shawls of the latest fashion
Also, assortment of worsted cumass and patterns,
with number of finished pieces of needle work
Goods received weekly from New York.
South side of Pennsylvania avenue, between 9lh
and 10Th SITS dec % st
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BOOK BINDING.

The subscriber has resumed the above business and
will feel very grateful to his friends and the public for
share of their patronage.
He will furnish at the shortest notice
BLANK BOOKS
OF every description, ruled and bound to any pattern
U ned States he will also execute orders for all
' inds of MACHINE RULING
MANU- SCRIPTS, PERIODICALS, AND
MUSIC
Arranged and bound in the very best style and at
,onable prices
OLD BOOKS rebound, MAPS mounted and var
nished, PORT FOLlOS of all sizes and descriptions
manufactured to order
3TPartcular and personal attention will be paid to
orders for confidential work at the public Offices or
elsewhere II
The subscriber having been for many years
gagged in the above business, and having practical
know ledge of the various branches feels perfectly safe
assuring the public that he will he able to execute
orders for every description of work in style that
not fail TO give Satisfaction.
His Bindery Is the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue between fourteenth and fifteenth streets, ol,o
site the Post Office Department
JOHN A. BLAKE.
WAsHNGToN, July Goth, 1871.
N B All orders ltft at the Madisonian Office will
hr promptly attended to- july u
NEW BUOkS.-Lives OF eminent men OF Italy !;
~ Dante Petrarch Bnccacio, MachlavelIi Gallileo,
Lorenzi de Mtdici Tassi Guarini Vntoria CoIouna,
n nd Goldon, in two volumes, by Montgomery Mrs.
Shelley and Sir David Brewster
The Secretary Of Macchiayell, or he Siege of Flo
renee in 2 vols, by Mccarthy.
Barnaby Ridge, No H. with illustration.
! Just published and for sale by F. TAYLOR, or
for circulation to the subscribers the Waverly Cir
culaing Lbrrry. aug
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r USBY & DUVAI.L. Merchant Tailors. ad

T USBY & DUVALL, Merchant TaIlors, adj
IL joining Newton & Gadsby's hotel, Pennsylva-
nia avenue, desire respectfully to call the attention OF
citizens, members OF Congress, and strangers visiting
the Me ropolis, choice and well selected assert
ment Of superfne Cloths, Cassmeres, Vcstings, Bea
yer cloths, &C. which they will make up TO order in
the superior and fashionable manner at moderate
prices In addition to the above, we have many other
desirable articles for gcnemen's wear, such as silk
and Marine Shirts and Drawers, Fine Linen and
Muslin Shirts, Scsrfs, Cravars, Stocks, Hdkfs, Gloves,
Suspenders Hosiery, Dressing Gown, &c.-all of
which will be sold as cheap they be purchased
in he District dec 6-3tawlf2w
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WASHINGTON, July 81, is4l,

r Avs RELATING TO THE PUBLIC
IL LANDS, for sale by F. Taylor in two volumes,
containing also instructions issued from time to time
from the Treasury Department and General Land
Office with Judicial decisions, and official opinions OF
the Attornies General questions arising under the
Land Laws-wi'h engraved plates, maps, surveys In
dian reservations, sc, sc. Prepared by order of and
for the use ofGovelnment. A few copies only for sale
by F. TAYLOR.
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$1,000 REWARD.

d OBBEKY.-A oclock, On Monday d
IL small room, adJinng lie large Aatltn4l GAlety
was entered by false h y, aid casec staining
valuable articles forced open, The following wtrt
stolen:
The elegant Gold Snuf1- Box set With dian ond,
in the lid was the letter A in diamor U.s., A F,atl
Necklace, containing liS pearls Also Is, Very lar-
ones, separate, presenedby he naum OF Muecat ~
the President.
A Gold scabhord-the sword left, the Sea!
bad doubtless doubled up.
The above reward will paid rthe recovery ofthc
articles and detection Of the rohbcr,
The room in which the articles were keIt had lctu
opened but few moments previous Ia the robbery ID
show the curiosity 10 visitors,
HENRY l. ELLSW ORTIZ,
Commissioner u Patents
Dec 2llsil.
SPLE NDLD LOII'ERLES lar NV LAI.
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w ASHINGTON HOUSE, No. 223 Chesnul
w street, next door to the Masonic Hall Phlladel-
phia II. +. HART WELL Proprietor This new
and splendid house is open, aud fitted up IN the
most fashionable style for the accommodation of gen
teucn and families.
The ocalion for health and convenience, to places
of fashionable resort or business has superior
while the parlors dining rooms, and chambers, will
bear comparison with any similar establishment IN the
Union.
The ladies will find in il all the quiet and elegance
Of stately private mansion and the gentlemen every
luxury that may be expected from hotel OF the first
class in the city of Philadelphia.
The proprietor hopes, by his exerticns, to merit a
liberal patronage for the Wash ngton House, and to
ive entire satisfaction to all who may honor it with
their company march 25-tf
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r EvY'S BROAD POINTED PENS" We
IL pronounce Levy's Circular Pointed Metallic Pen
to be the best in the market "-Nep York Courier
and Enquirer.
GAS we are often obliged to scribbe against time,
we prefer Lerys Broad Pointed Pens; which serve
our purposes better tina any pens we recoect to have
used.-Bos on Mercantile Journal
For sale by +. TAYLOR.
iulv 30
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DAPER-P PER-P APER-Just received from
i the celebrated Franklin Manufacturing Comp'g
Richmond, Va, 800 reams of an invoice of Wiring,
Ledger, and Envelope Papers, equal 10 any of the
Northern manufactures for Durability, &c; varyiny
from 81 so to ;s4 for Letter and Cap Papers ~ to
IS for superior fine Enye ope, and 80 10 Sl2 fr Demi
and Medium Book Papers. The principal part was
made To order and invites the Departments and others
to call aud examine intend Keeping regular sup
ply on hand. This being the first attemp, to obtain
Stationery south of the Potomac Old Virginia curren-
cy, we ali know, is not bad 10 take
Also on hand, general assortment of Papers from
the principal manufactures in the United States, for
sale on reasonable terms.
GARRET ANDERSON
Pennsylvania Az. between lth and 18th streets
dec
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Rsdwscd 6rsys /. Be .uppil.d RON Msuh! VII
ling, miles and bask, bhcc week.
Spring Hill to be supplied from CheneySille, Is
miles and back, once week
The Village to be supplied from Point Coupee,
miles and back, once week.
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T ONDON SOUVENIRS for 1912 The Book
~ Of Beauty, small quartz SIZE Friendship Offer
ing the Keepsake; the Picturesque Annual, are
this day received for sale Ivy f TAYLOR, together
with valuable and varied collection OF richly Trimmed
and oInamchted books embracing the mott esteemed
among English literature moi. 20.
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NEW sTATIoNERY. FIscHER. lmporl.

n u y I a nj ~, TrHT0Tr-
i Y er and dealer in Stationery, Is now opening the
most extensive assortment OF English, French, and
American Stationery, that has ever been offered in
the District and which is not surpassed by any other
house in the United States. To due appreciation
of his stock and the qualities Of he articles, an in
secton is necessary, aud which he respectfully IN
vtcs at Salioners Hall where strict uniformity OF
dealing is observed An enumeration 1.-THE articles
&c VIII be gwen IN subsequent advertisements
dec Z
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T,oLLEorloNa or rHE NEW YohR HIS.

TsobLEcTloN5 or THE NEH YORK. His.
~ ToRlCAL sOciETY-New series, vol. I,
just published and this day received for sale by F.
TAYLOR, containing Verrazzano's Voyage from
Csrolina 10 Newfou Midland, 1854; Lambrechten s
History and Van der Donck's description of New Ne
theands; Extracts from the voyages Of Deyries and
DE Laet; Juels Journal Of Hudson's Voyage Cor
respondence between New Netherlands and New Ply
mouth, 1927; Argalls Expedition to Acadia and TO
Manhattan Island, 1913; and much other interesting
maiier-wiih a map of New Netherlands and view
of New Amsterdam NOW New York; in 1856.
july 3
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INK AND WILING FLUIDS.-Supeuor En-
L gsh and American Wiring Ink; Stevens blue,
black and brilliant red Writing Fluids in large and
small jugs.
Arnold's Copying Ink
Terry's British do. do. For sale by
WIN. F. BAYLY;
(Agent for j. X Herick.)
Pennsy vania Av., between 18th and 18th streets.
nov %
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MISUNDERSTANDING PAPERS, &c.

yITHATMANS.DR ING PAPERS, &c.
w Whatman's Draw ng Paphs OF various sizes
Bristol Boards assorted sizes.
Drawing Pencils, Sable and Canels' Hair Brush' S
Rhoads & Sons superior English Coors, in boxes
Of from one To four rows.
Large boxes Of Colors, with complete assortment OF
colors, brushes, pallets, &c, for sale Ivy
WIN F. BAYLY
Agent for J X. Herrck.
Pennsylvania Az. between 18th and l3tfs,ee's.
Loy 25,
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Ar Fourth Presby terrain Church, 9 h street, north
of the Patent Office Rev, MATHEW Hale SMITH,
Of Boston. will preach every evening this week ser
vice at 7 O'Clock. Public invited.
Dec. 81 lS4l
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GEOLOGY AS A SCIENCE, applied to the Re-
VI canaon of Land from the Sea- the Construc-
ton Of Harbors the Formation of Rail Roads, and the
Discovery Of Coal BY John Rookie, vol. London
ls4O Just imported by F. TAYLOR, and other valu-
able works on Geology Mineralogy and other branch
es of Natural Science. may
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rHHE PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY, by A
L lexendre Dunn :, illustrated in the history Of
Gaul and France volume, translated by an Amer
Gun. Jus, published and this day received for sale by
F. TAYLOR.
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NOTlCE-THE ALPHABET FOR THE
~ DEAF AND DUMB.-The undersigned re-.
specially requests the ladies and gentlemen Of this
city and others buy the Alphabet for the Deaf aud
Dumb and signs Tor the igurs price % cents for
one card Apply to p, d, j. ROGER, born deaf and
dumb at Mr. VIM. Morrsons juIyl-3
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A CAkD.-Members OF Congress hereby re-
n speclfully informed that the undersigned will
gladly attend 10 any business they may have to trans
act for themselves their constituents with The pub
lie Offices or the citizens for reasonable eompeRsa-
ton
CHARLES MURRAY,
Notary Public and General Agent,
9th street. neal Penn avenue
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NOTICE.
| PROPOSALS. will be received at the Office of the
i Commssary General Of Purchases, in Philadel-
phia, to furnish the following materials and articles
for the United States Army, for the year 1912, viz.
Blue cloth GA wide, dyed in indigo and in the wool
Sky blue twied Cloth GA wide
Unbleached Cotton Shifting, 7-8 wide
Bleached do do do
Flannel of Cotton and Wool, 7-S wide
Cotton Flannel 3-4 wide
Unbleached Cotton Drilling, ga and IS wide
Bleached do "a wide :
Uniform Caps, for Dragons, Artillery and Infantry
Pompoons for Artillery and Infantry
Hair Pmmes, for Dragons
Bands and Tassels, do jul
Aiguilletes Artillery and Infantry
Worsted Sashes, do do and Dragons
Shoulder Straps, do do
Do (brass) for Dragons
Epaulettes, Non Cumd, Staff, Artillery, and In
taDry
Woollcn half Stockings
Laced Bootces
Leather Stocks
Blankets, l2 feet long, feet wide, weight
pounds
Metal Cap Equipments for Dragons, Ar,y. and
Telling Axes
Hatchels
Spades
Drums complete with Sticks, Sings and Gases
w ors,ed Binding and Cord, of all kinds
Common Tents
Hospital Tents
Painting and Swapping Knapsacks
Casks and Ccoperage, for one year from LIST April
next
(The quantity and number of these articles will he
determined hereafter
The whole are to he ofdomestic manufactured ma
terals Patterns of all the required WooIen and Cot
ton Cloths and articles deposited in the Commits
sary Generals Office in Il is city, for examination
Sample Of the Woollen and Cotton Cloths will be
sent TO any manufacturer application to this Office
by mail and such Information given may be desired
The Buotees are to be OF eight sizes, and the Caps
of IRE sizes. The sizes and proportions of sizes i'll
be stated in the contracts
On the samples and patterns exhibited the contracts
will be founded and inspections made, and no art Gle
wl be received that Is inteor to the material or
workmanship to, or does not correspond in every re-
spect with the pattern ON which a contract is founded
4 The supplies are TO be- delivered at the United
4 States Arsenal near Philadelphia, for inspection, in
equal monthly portions, and the contracts to be
fulfilled on or before the Isl day of July, 1912
The proposals must be in writing, sealed and en-
dorsed Proposals. and must reach the Office of the
Commssary General of Purchases, on or before the
4 7,h day Of January 1912. No proposals will be re-
celved after 3 o'clock of that day,
Secur,ty will be required Tor the fufment Of con-
j. WASHINGTON TYSON,
Commissary General of Purchases.
I Commssary Generals Office,
Philadelphia Decemher II, 1871. dec 2l-tJl7
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CHARLES GILMAN.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, QUINCY, ILLINOIS,
Will promptly and faithfully attend TO any proes-
sional business entrusted to him in Western Illinois
and the river counties Of Missouri and Iowa, above
Hannibal
sfParticuar attention given to the collection OF
DEBrs.
Refer to Hon. George Evans, o. S Senate Hont
Elisha ii. Allen, House, Representatives. julyl.t
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~ AHDBNiNu, FARMING, BOTANY. n,
VI RlCULTURE for sale by +. TAYLOR 1..
continued
Rufin Calcareous Mannres Meckenburg 4,
grasses.
Useful and Ornamental Planting vol London
The Planters Guide, by Sir II. Steuan | vo
Busby's Visit 10 the Principal vineyards Of sf.
and France their Methods OF Cultivation aini Of ,,
nufacture.
The Culture ofthe Vine in France, Italy and s.,
zerland and the art of wine making by S. Fisher
Marshalls Rural Economy of the West of Enc
land, l vol. London.
Agricultural state of Great Britain vol
Outlines Of the Husbandry Of East ana W.,
Flanders, vol. London.
Natural History of Vegetables, by B. S Barton
M. ID.
Anderson's Agriculture.
Smiths Flora Britannica, 3 vols, London
The Cultivaors Almanac, 1910 and lSll
Report of the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 C.,o
gress on Cotton, its cultivation, manufacture and H.
reign trade.
On the Culture of the Beet and on the manuf.,
ture Of Beet Sugar, vol % cents.
Cobb on the growth ofthe Mulberry Tree and tr,.
Culture of Silk % cents
Childs Botany, ninth edition.
The Flora ofthe District of Columbia by Brcrron
Loudon's Cyclopadia of Gardening do 10 n
Agriculture; do do. OF Plants do. do. If Rural A.
chitccture; do Suburban Gardener-and many otber
OF which the iist VIII be continued may
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D ALL ROAD NOTES.-Several hundreds cords
IN superior seasoned and green hickory and oak
wood fol sale very low the rail road depot for which
rail road notes will be taken at par.
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J. S. GREGORY & Co, Managers.
$50 Oo0-Sl5.00O
VIRGINIA LEESBURG LOTTERY.
Glass "A, for lS42,
To be drawn at Alexandra, Va, on SATURDAY.
Sth Of January 1872

20 drawn numbers-I3 drawn ballots
Tickets Sl0-lia!yes - 00-Q Quarters 50 80
Certificates Of packages Of % whole tickets $50 ~
Do. do. IS haf do G5aua
Do. do 20 quarters do b 81
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SPLENDID LO11'ERIIgS jor JANi IR
1872
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$50 900.
VIRGINIA WELLSBURG LOTTERl \"
UIass Tor INI2.
10 be drawn at Alexandria, Va, on Saturday, Il
22d January, 1872.

lst drawn number SIG, second drawn rGIh
third dawn number SIi foutl ,.rlwr IA !
SO fifth or sixth drawn numb,r 81 lalt-t
$40.
Tickets $40; Halves 45 Quertcr- @2 50
Certificates otPackages oil - Whole 14ck,ts Il l.
Do. do 10 Half aao tl
10. do % Quarter To-. ~
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DEASES CANDY, for the core ofc5ugh, c6r
i hoaiseness, &c Public spes kets wifi fin ,l.
a invaluable remedy for clearing the voice
WAsHNGToN Cry, Dec 1 lsll
Gentle, men The substantial benefits rtcei,., NI6.
ring cod and tedious journey here, from your ni
liable Horehound Candy, enabled me to liscAarae "A 1
duties in Congress far beyond my expectations r, III
departure. My voice and lungs have perfectly nc
cred their tone, and my breathing is free and sauna
have given what left to several Of our member,
who wish me 10 write to. you for small case y,.,..
YOU will forward early To my address
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-
For sale at the store Of A. r. JENKINS. aloir.
ing the American H,te
IRA fresh supply received every week;
dec 10. (lntel)