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From the knickerbocker,

Sitting for Poriraii' IL old subject, not very
ecousy handled, in the sketch before us, although
il Is certainly not without merit. "SpeakIng of por-
uals," there is very good ory told OF Jarvis, the
painter which we think will be new to many of our
readers When his bacchanalian propensiies had
rendered him rather unequal If no, unsafe artist
he was employed by gentleman in Southern city
to paint his wife, miracle of plainness under the
stipulation that pint of wine, at single sitting
must be The exten of his potations. Jarvis assentcd
and in due time produced perfect fac smile OF the
lady On exhibiting it TO the husband he seemed dis
appointed. Couldn't you have given it, said he to
the painter, lille less tina, is, couldn't you give il
aOp a little more - If you expect me- SAID
Jarvis, seeing the husbands drift at once, if you
expect to make handsome portrait of your wife,
must have more than pint of wine at sitting
couldn't get up Imagination enough to mike her
good-loosing, under quart at tie very least" TIL,
gentleman " left the presence
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.


THE UNDERSIGNED has the following arl
Il clos for sale al reduced prices for cash
Ladies and genllemen's writing desks and dressing
cases
Work boxes with and without music, inlald with
pearl aud steel
Toilet stands, Cologne bottles for the centre table
Card cases OF pearl, ivory, shell, and leather
Pocket books purses, tablets wallets, gold and sill
yer pencil cases, and thimbes, from % cents
TO $50 each
Pearl aud ivory penholders and paper folders
Albums and scrap books
Port iolios embossed, with locks
Rodgerss superior knives razors aud scissors, in
pearl, ivory and shell handles
Motto seals water coors in boxes with locks
Bronze, China, and other nkstands
Thermometers, taper stands miniature cases
Combs, hair brushes dsseeted maps, chessmen
backgammon boards, batedoors and graces
Every kind Of the best foreign perfumery
Mathematical and musical instruments
A great variety Of fancy boxes, from cents TO s.
each
Dsmssk, embossed, perforated, lace and colored
note aud letter paper
Transparent and cameo wafers-wth every other
article in the stationery line OF superior quality
Intellectual and amusing cards OF philosophical
Historical Pope JOAN conversations from Payley's
Theology,
Drawing room Gipsey, sacred oracles, poetical
Oracle of flowers and New Year. with many other
w. FISCHER.
az
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PROPOSALS FOR RIFLES AND PISTOLS.
Ordnance OrrIcr,

ORDsAscr OrrIcE,
Washington, Oct 81, 1874.
DY direction OF the Secretary of War sealed pro-
- posas will be received at this Office until three
O'Clock, T. M on the 3lst Of December next for tho
manufacture and delivery Of the following arms Tor
the use Of the United States, viz:
10000 rifles, percussion lock- new model.
10000 pistols do do do.
One fifth Of the above arms 10 be delivered annn-
ally, during the ensuing five years, commencing on
the lst Of july l645 The whole subject to the proof
and inspection prescribed by the Ordnance Depart.
ment, packed IN strong boxes Of the pattern now
used, sud delivered at such places may be designs
ted the United States paying reasonable price for
the boxes and transportation to the place Of delivery
The proposals will be- sealed, endorsed proposals
for Rifles and Pistols, and Addressed under an envel-
ope, TO this Office. @. TALCOTT,
Lieut. Col Ordnance.
To be published in the Msdisonian, Globe. and
National lnielligencer ST. LOUIS Reporter, Cncinns
Il Republican, Columbus (O.) Old School Republi-
can, Pittsburgh Morning Post, Baltimore Sun, Phs-
delphia Mercury, New York Aurora, Norwich News,
Ct, and Boston Times, for two months.
Oct o2-2m
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Dec 20
NEW JUVENILE BOOKS FOR CHRIST
MAS


I UST PUBLISHED and received for sale by
a +. TAYLOR,
rne Brother and Sister, and other tales by M rs
Ellis-l small volume
Turns of Fortune, by Mrs. S. c. Hall, and other
taes-l volume
Short and simple Prayers, with hymns, for the use
of children, by the author Of" Bible Stories"--
! volume
Flowers for children, by L. Maria Chid-2 vols
Conquest and self conquest, or which makes the
hero-l volume
The Fayorte Scholar, by Mary Hewitt, and other
taes-l volume
The Young Sailor, by Mrs. DANA volume
Riches without wings, or the Cleaveland family
by Mrs. Seba Smith, volume
The pictorial Natural History, by Peter Farley
/ volume
Wit bought or the adventures Of Robert Merry, by
Peter Farley
A Christmas CAROL by Charles Dickens-illustra
ted copy-and many others too numerous for
the limits Of an advertisement.
Also, colored toy books in great variety
Albums, Juvenile Souvenirs, Drawing Books,
Portfolios, Gard Cases, Miniature editions,
bound and embeliished
Gold and Silver Pencil Cases, Pocket Books,
Purses, Bibles and Prayer Books, OF every kind and
description, for sale at the lowest New York
and Philadelphia prices IN every case.
Dec. l9-u
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From The Hartford Times

"LoupER "A colored man lately vent 10 the
post Office and putting his close up to he deliy.
cry box, cried out Loudcrln The clerk supposn M
The negro to be deaf, and that he was making a re-
guest Of him to speak louder, that he could hear,
asked him in very loud tone, the name of the per.
son for whom he wanted the letter.
Louder" cried the negro
What namel" yelled the clerk.
Louder" again bawled the negro, who now sup
posed The clerk TO be deaf.
he clerk took a long breath, and with all h
might again beloved out in the negro's face the
zane question, g. Whai narne7r This was done in ss
,oua tone that the echo seemed to return from thu
lar OF hills
The negro started back in alarm, shouting TO thu
Wy Top Of his big lungs, Louder, sir, Louder
"e lou Loud =! my name is noting else ~
oh, ahl oh, ho!" said the clerk your name i
nJ"tf eh' Didn't think Of thst--heres your letter
'"' Louder, here's your letter ~
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Strong SEAsosiSe.-ln my first excursion into
the interior of Carolina, made long ride the Sc
cond day and reached the bank Of the Pedee River,
and as the ferry boat not ready to go over
cuded TO bait my horse and take my dinner at the
log tavern standing on the bank. While preparing
Tor dinner, observed the old lady looking round in
every corner and ipquiring Of every body about for
her pipe, which she had lost or mlsed. As the mat
ter did not interest me- took no notice of it, and sat
down TO dinner with the family having strong APP
petite from ride Of over sixty miles It is the Gus
tom in many parts Of the country for the lady Of the
house to do the honors Of the table, and to help the
guests Our fare consisted Of bacon and green's with
some good corn.bread and milk. ! did not wait for
any ceremony, but went into the bacon and greens
pretty extensively; and just as was about through
my dinner, the old lady, helping herself discover
ed her pile IL the greens. why, la me, ~ said she
there IS my pipe now, and il It hanr been boiled in
The greens until II is as white as when It was new ~
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New MKrnoD OF BLAZING Every one who is
accustomed TO life in a country is aware that
the rst settlers IN the habit Of bazingn trees
all along the new roads that they may lay out, pro-
cess which is nothing more less than cutting a
small piece Of bark from each tree. BY this mean.
they can ever after keep the road rain or shine. A
friend tells good story Of q back woodsman he met
day or two since IN Of our principal streets
The chap had large piece Of chalk in his hand
with which he was marking all the more prominent
buildings he met with Anxious to ascertain his OBJ
Ject friend inquired his reason for thus cha ing
The fronts and doors as he passed
Why, the fact is" replied the back wood.man
" got considerably snared up here yesterday-wa,
lost about two hours, and like never to have found
my hst-bost again for the turnngs and winding. -
When ! came out to day thought would Just
blaze my way" as went along so that could {. ad
my back. You'll not catch this particularly IN
dvdual being lost again IN your dublin and tsistir
streets, any way you can fix IN o. Pic.
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The following story may be old for ought we know
bu, we only saw it Yesterday, in number of the New
York Evening Mirror which ought to have re-
ceived a week since
THE present King Of France, one very cold eve
ming, was riding nom Boston 10 Salem, on the out
eide Of the stage. He was entirely without money TO
pay for lodging that night, and be began to make
friends with the driver, to get part of his bed After
swhileS he drivers compassion was aroused. You
are moi vey clean looking chap, said he to III, poor
Frenchman, but my bed is in the harness ROOM where
there's siove, and If you'll keep your irowsers on
and sleep outside, / don't mind.
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From Chancellor kents Euiogu on The author.


" The american Dictionary Of the English Language,
is work of profound investigations and does infinite
honor the pathological learning aud general lite
ratuie Of this country Happy the man who can
thus honorably identity his name with the stence
of our vernacular tongue. There is no other way
in which mortal'man could more eiieclualy secure
Immortality benet III the skies. Obesks, arches, and
trumphal monume nts seem 10 be transient as the
bubble of military reputation. No work of art
Withstand the lncessant strokes of time The unr-
vailed Par,henon, glowing in polished marble, and
which, for more than two thousand years continued
from the summit of the citadel of Athens cast its
broad spendors across the plains below and along
the coasts and headands of Attica, is now crumb-
ling TO ruins, after being despoed of Its erqui-
size materials by savage war and heaTtlrss man.
Even the Pyramids of Egypt, whose origin is hidden
the deepest recesses OF antiquity, and which have
always stood in swe-lnspinng solitude and grandeur
now annoyed by the depredauons of curiosity,
and greatly corroded by the action of the elements,
and gradually sinking under the sncroachng sands
of the desert This dictionary; and the language
which II embodes will also perish; but il will rot be
with the gorgeous palaces 1t will 20 with the solemn
tfmpi and me great globe Itself"
The Publishers OF the foregoing work respectfully
announce that they have made arrang Clements with
MIR. F. Taylor, Bookseller, of Washington CITY, to
furnish the American Dictionary, IN two large
lumes at the very reduced price oi twelve dollars
1t is to be understood that for this price the hes,
paper and type, and the best binding will be sup
ped-e best copies, that is 10 say, in oil respects.
The very valuable supplement, ,oheh is contained
in other edition than the present one should not be
passed unnoticed; ii contains four thousand words,
NOT grpen in any other dictionary only completed
by Dr. Webster in lS43, Immediately before the
sickness which terminated his valuable life, and has
been published and Copyrighted, since his deahby
biz executors.
The work is now therefore IN finished and com
pIete state IT is not 10 be supposed that any thing
will be added to IL; the present edition de-
6ning aud Illustrating twenty thousand more words
than the edition which, when 1t first issued from the
hands of DR.. Webster, was acknowledged by the
Engi,h phologsts TO be the best dictionary IN the
word. T. s. & G. ADAMS,
Of Amherst, Massachusetts,.
Washington city, 1874. dec l3--if
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SHkRipAs's Wn.-Durisg the debates on the In
dia bill al which period John Robinson was Secre
tary Of the Treasury Sheridan on one evening wher
foxs msJoriies were decreasing, said-'Mr Speak
er, this rs not at all to be wondered at when
Der is employed 10 corrupt everybody in order to OBJ
tain votes Upon this there was great cutlery made
by almost everybody In the house. who is lip
Name him name him . Sir said Sheridan to the
Speaker, Il shall not name the person. II is an uu-
pleasant and nvidous thing to do So and there
shall not name him But don't suppose, sir, that
abstain because there is any difficulty in naming him
could do that, sir, as you could say Jack
Robinson p Lord Eidon's Note Book
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CUPERIOR STATIONERY. Sc.-W. FIs

CUPERlOR STATIONERY, &c.-W FIs.
- CHER, Importer and Dealer in Fancy and
Staple Stationery, Parchment, Drawing Materials,
Rodgers Cutlery, Perfumery, Musical Instruments
and fancy artlc es, has just received via New York
per schooner Frank, the balance Of his assortment
enumeration Of which will be given in subsequen,
advertisements
Members Of Congress snd strangers visiting tn.
city will find the most extensive variety Of the bes
articles, at reasonable and uniform prices, whole
sale and retail, at Ststioners Hail. second store east
Of l2lh street, Pennsylvania avenue.
dec T-3iav2w
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nor THE HOLYDAYS.-French Papa,eries,
Il containing large variety of note paper and en-
veopes, oolored seang-wax, seal and pen-holders
motto waters, and scent bag; Gold and Silver Pencil
Cases; Diamond pointed Gold Pens Rosewood
Work-boxes and Writing desks; ebony and bronzed
Ink standshes; Portfolios, plain and without locks
Gard Cases of Pearl Shell, Ivory, and Velvet, very
rich patterns; Agate, Ivory, Glass, and Pearl Pen
holders; French and English Note Paper and En-
velopes; Pearl and Ivory Reading Hooks and Fold
ers; Carved Seals Ivory and Pearl Motto and Cy.
pher Seals; Colored Seang-wax; Rodgers's fine
Cutlery Dissected Maps and Puzzles TOR children ;
together with large assortment of imported Sta
uonary, at the lowest prices, for sale by
WIN. +. BAYLEY,
Pennsylvania avenue, few doors west OF llth st.
dec 20-6t
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TUCKER & SON, Merchant Tsors, between
Browns and Coleman's Hotels, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., would simply announce 10 their customers, both
in and out Of the city, well visters TO the Me-
tropoli. during the session OF Congress. that their
assortment Of CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, and VEST
lNGS at present in store Is extensive and varied
as that of any former period and that they pre-.
pared to furnish every article Of dress both IT
specs style and price VI on satisfactory terms
the same articles can be had elsewhere.
An examination of our stock is respectfully nvi-
ted as test Of the validity Of the above statement
nov 25--dAwn
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LA POLKA AT CARUSrS {!
DANCING soiREE

r CARUSl respectfully announces that he viii
L. give Dancing Soiree on Thursday Evening
December %, at his Saloon, which has recently un
dergone thorough and expensive repair.
Mons. Cordet and two of bis female pupils from
the North will go through the graceful and inimita
BILE Bohemian Polka, and between the Quadrille:
perform various Pas Seuls
As time will not allow the usual invitations to be
circulated, Mr.. Carus hereby most respectfully in
vtes the Ladies who have honored his Balls hereto
fore, well his pupils to avail themselves # this
the first opportunity in Washington, to witness The
new, fashionable, and unsurpassed Polka.
Genemen's tickets to be had at the usual places
and at the door of the Saloon
Dec 23--tT (Globe and Intel
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DISCOVERY

TIEN TISTRY-VALUABLE DISCOVERY
~ Why will you have the tooth-sche, when you
can have It permanently and eficclusIly cured by
calling on DR.. PAIGE in 7th street, three doors
north Of the lntegencer office. He ha. an entire
preparation, that will cure It in few minutes
without PAIN or inconvenience, so that II may after
wards re filled aud made a valuable tooth for life
thereby obylatng the pain and danger of having il
extracted. II IL one of the greatest discoveries of
the age, and never fails Of the desired Effect
Teeth inserted, from one TO full set, by the new
and latest improvements Teeth extracted by new
instruments, with very little pain. All work on the
nlost moderate terms.
Prices-Curing tooth. ache IS cents extracting
25; filling SO cents TO one dollar.
dec LIT
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I'm the petition Of Edmund Nj. Waggoner, OF Co
~ iumbia, Adair county, Ky, praying for tho ex
tension OF patent granted TO said Waggoner for az
improvement IN the Bar Shear Plough, for SEVEN
years from the expiration Of said patent which takes
place on the 18th day of January, is45
IL lie ordered that The said petition be heard at the
raient Once on the FIRST Monday in January next al
IL O'Clock, Nj and all persons notified to appear
and show cause If any they have why said petition
ought not TO be granted
Ordered also, that this notice be published in the
madisonian printed at Washington; the sun printed
al Baltimore the Keystone and the Sentinel printed
al Philadelphia the Aurora, printed at New York
The Times printed at Boston and the Democrat print
ed al Louisville, Ky, once week for three success.
sive weeks previous 10 the first Monday in January
next HENRY l.. ELLSWORTH,
Commissioner Of Patents.
I 5. Editors of the above papers will please copy,
and send their bills TO the Patent Office, with paper
containing tins notice. dec 5-law3w
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EXTRA BOUND PRAYER BOOKS, in every va
J" rety richly bound Bibles, both English and
American, of all kinds, sizes and descriptions Cath
Ollie Prayer Books, handsomely bound and gilt Al
buns Souvenirs Books of Illustrations, Portfolios;
beautiful editions both English and American Of the
most popular authors both in Poetry and Prose, some
Of them beautifully illustrated and others richly
bound.
A large collection Of Books Of the above class and
description will lie found at the Bookstore Of =.
TAYLOR, many Of them just received, for sale in
every case at the lowest Northern prices.
dec Ia
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FIVE HUNDRED GROSS METALLIC
PENS

w LILLIAN FISCHER, importer OF Fancy and
w Staple Stationary, has just received directly
from the manuiacturers-Perry & CO., elliott, Win
die, aud others-the largest and most extensive yare
ty Of Metallic Pens (many Of which are entirely
new that has been offered for sale in the eoun-
try.
Dealers in Steel Pens can be supplied at the low
est New York prices, al Statoners Hall.
Dec. l9-u
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THE Library OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY
EnIrEn ~ JAnrn SrARKs
THE DIAMOND PENS.

TINE undersigned, being the only authorized agent
J. for ihe sale of Browns Original Gold Pens
with diamond points, has just received large sup.
ply in silver and gold cases, for gentlemen and ladies
use As there is imitation article in the market
which can be sold ST two dollars, purchasers should
avoid buying Of nerani Dealers or other irrespnn-
sible persons For the superior excellency and du-
rablity Of these pens, Members Of Congress are
respectfully referred to Benjamin B. French Esq
clerk in the House Of Representatives.
Dec 9-3tsw3w VIM. FISCHER
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J. NJ. DAVIS,
SURGEON DENTIST,
LATE OF TRENTON, N. }.

LATE OF TRENTON, N. J.
avlng located himself in this city, respectfully
offers his professional services to the Ladies ard
Gentlemen Of Washington and vicinity. He has
taken rooms at Mrs. f. kLElBER'S, on Pennsylya-
ma avenue between sh and 9Th streets where he i.
prepared to wait upon those who will be so kind as to
favor him with their calls
All the curative operations will be attended TO
with as much care and ease, practicable the pa
tent From to whole or parts of sets Of
INCORRUPTIBLE TEETH
with gums, inserted upon a new principle, which will
give entire satisfaction TO Those who may favor him
with their patronage.
The advantages over the ordinary method will be
explained by exhibiting set Of each kind to those
who may call at his office. Dec Son
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Lord Eldons anecdote book has the following re
minscence Of DIR. Johnson at Oxford-"I had a
walk in New Inn Hall Garden with MIR. johnson,
SIR Robert Chambers, and some other gentlemen. =
Sir Robert was gathering snails, and throwing them
over The wall into his neighbours garden The Doc
tor reproached him very roughly, and stated TO ho,
that tins was unmannerly and unneighbory "Sir, -
said Sir Robert, "my neg bor is a Ds.enter" "Ohv'
said the Doctor, " if SO, Chambers, toss away, as
hard ms you cap ~
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An attorney in Dublin having died exceedingly
poor, shilling subscription was set on foot to psy
we expenses Of his funeral. Most or the attorney.
ana oarristers having subscribed, Of them applied
70 Ioler, afterwards Lord Chief Justice Norbury. ex-
Pressing hi. hope that h. would also subscribe shil-
ing Only shilling said Toler, only shilling
bury an attorney Here rs guinea 20 and bury
one apdtwenty OF them
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COAL DOCUMENT.

A REPORT, TO the Navy Department II the U
II s. on American Goals applicable to Steam Ma
yigstlon and other purposes by Walter r.. Johnson
beng Report Of Experiments made under the su-
thorlty OF the Navy Department, the Evsporstiye
Power and other Properties of the various kinds OF
American Goals one octave volume Of COZ page,
just issued from the press. few copies tor sale dy
dec r. TAYLOR.
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WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,

Attest and most Complete edition. Price re-
IL ducsd In two large octave volumes, in full
leather binding for twelve dollars; being the most
full and comprehensive edition issued, aud cona in
ing much more matter than the original edition,
which issued (unbound) for twenty five dollars.
For sale for the publishers by +. TAYLOR.
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.TRAlTE THEORlQUE EFT PRACTIQUE DES
OPERATIONS DE LA GUERRE, accom-
payne dun Atlas in quar,o, contenapt a. plans topo-
graphques avec sommsires ct legenJes pour serv,r
Intelligence des movements; par A. Lallsmans
2 vol in octave, svec tableaux, ct un Atlas in
qpar,o.
Published in Paris in October last, price there az
francs; can be imported 10 orJerb by
dec 10 r. TAYLOR.
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BRILLIANT PRIZES

TicketsSl2-Halves s6-ouauersS3 Eghthssl 30.
Certificates Of Packages of26 w hole Tickets 100 90
Do do 26 Half do 30 90
DO do ~ Quarter do 40 %
DO do % Eighth do 80 90
Orders for Tickets and Shares and Certificates Of Pack
ages in the above splendd Lotteries, will receive the
most prompt attention, and official account Of
each drawing sent Immediately after it is to all
who order fiom us. Address
J. G.. GREGORY & CO., Managers,
Washington City, ID. C.
Dec 9I-2aw3wd&cpif