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WASHINGTON CITY, WEDNESDAY, NIGHT, MAY

ERESH DRY GOODS.--Again, again, and yet
l. again, within a few days, has James b. Clarke
made large additions of the choicest styles for ladies'
gentlemen's, and chldren's wear. Many having
been bought at the auctions NORTH and all being
bought well, will be disposed of at extremely low
prices for cash or 10 punctual customers. All who
are in want of good as well as cheap goods are
earnestly invited to call and examine my well as
sorted and general stock of seasonable dry goods.
Fancy coored and plain black bereges at IS cts
Handsome styles, lawns, gnghams, and calicoes
Jaconet, Swiss. striped, and cambria muslins
Brocade and damask curtain muslins
Fine and heavy damask table diapers
Birdseye, huckaback, and Rus towellings
Super shifting and collars
Linens, from 81 cents up
Single Nailed.
Tweeds, checked linens, &c, for sacks
French cassimeres, doeskins, &c, for pants.
For boys and servants weW
Linen and cotton drlngs, plain and striped gam
broons, cottonades, jeans, Kremlin, Mexican mix
lures, dc, &c.
Elegant light silk, buff, cashmeret, superior white
and coored Marseilles and English satin yestngs.
Mapls and Scmts.
Rich 6-4 embroidered cashmere and black, and
light coored berege shawls and scarfs
About 1000 dozen hosiery and gloves, embracing
100 varieties of kinds, quality, color and size.
Green berege for wells
Fans of several kinds
Parasols, parasolettes, and shades
Beautiful and new styles of bonnet and cap rib
ands.
Straw Bonnets.
Plain and lace neapotans, gimps, Florences,
birdseye, brilliant, modenas, pedal, and willow bon
nets and hoods. Children's leghorn and palm leaf
hats All Of which will be sold, as bought, on the
very best terms.
JAMES B. CLARKE,
OPP. Cen. Market, and No. 2 from 9Th st.
May l4--3teod &5ag
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Navy AeENr's OFFICE,

Washington, May Is, lS45.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Office until
i 3 O'Clock on Monday, the 10th day of June
next for the delivery of thirteen hundred cords Of
best quality seasoned pine wood, upon the wharf at
the navyyard in this city, to be corded, inspected,
and approved by such person as the commandant
may designate, free Of expense to the government;
one half thereof to be delivered or before the last
day of August next, and the residue on or before
the first day of January following.
The offers for the above wood must be sealed and
endorsed, and accompanied by a guaranty from
two responsible persons, stating their willingness to
join in the bond as suretcs in case the offer is ac-
cepted No offer will be considered unless it cor
responds with the foregoing stiPulatons A reser-
walton of 10 per cent. will be made from each pay
ment until the contract is completed.
w, B. SCOTT.
Navy Agent
To be published in the Union, United States
Journal Constitution, and Intelligencer in this city,
twice week till 18th june
May l5-tawtl6J
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SWORDS, AND COPPER POW.
DER FLASKS FOR THE NAVY.
BUREAU or OnpNANcE Awe HYpRocnArnY,


BUREAU OF ORpsANcE AND HyDRoenArHY
23d April IS45
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau un.
IL til 3 O'Clock, p. M, of Wednesday, the 18th
day of June next, for furnishing and delivering
the following pistols, swords, and copper powder
viz
1000 pistols,
200 swords, and
l,20O copper powder TASKS.
All the above arms must be made of materials of
the best quality; and all arms and materials to be
subject to such proof test, and inspection as is now
applied to similar arms and materials in the army of
the United States
The materials and the forms and dimensions OF
al the parts must conform to those Of the estab-
lished patterns. The workmanship and finish must
be equal to those of the model arms; and the seve-
raj parts must be Drowned, blued, case-hardened,
or polished, as in the standard MODELS. The forms
flying gauges already established
Patterns Of the aforegoing pistols, and copper
powder TASKS, may be seen on application to the
commandant ofether of the navy-yards, or to this
bureau.
All to be delivered on or before the 4th day of
June, 1876: one-third at the navy-yard Boston,
and two-thirds at the navy-yard near New York; to
be delivered free of charges, except as to packing
boxes-for these fair allowance will be made.
Proposals for all or either of the above named
articles will be received, be sealed and endorsed
Proposal for furnishing pistols, swords" &C., as
the case may be.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-half the
amount of contract will be required, to be entered
into within fifteen days after the time limited for
ceving BIDS and ten per cent. Of the amount Of all
bills will be retained collateral security, for the
faithful performance of the contract, which will be
paid only on the satisfactory completion of il and
ninety per cent. of all deliveries made will be paid
all
provisions of this contract within thirty days after
their presentation to the navy agent
To be published twice week in the Globe, Nat
iona Intellgencer, and Constitution, Washington
Daily keystone, and Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Evening Post, Morning News, and Journal Of Com
merce, NewYork; Morning Post, and Daily Times,
Boston.
April 23-2aw
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r AW NOTICE TO STUDENTS.--Mr. Hof-
IL mans law institution No. III South 5th
street, Philadelphia is established for legal educa
ton, by means ola thorough union Of practice with
theory, upon plan contained in his circular to
Students which will be sent to any part Of the Union
upon application. The plan consists Of course of
reading, adapted to each students wants--of the
practical proceedings in a moot court-and of daily
lectures. These commence LIST October and end LIST
June. The moot court then begins, and ends its
session LIST of August. The two remaining months
are occupied in their customary studies, by all who
prefer no intermsson. Students enter on any day
ofthe year, and only for six months at time Fee
500 So The library is extensive in law, literature
and science. The building is dedicated exclusively
to the students-is airy and well furnished.
DAVID HOFFMAN.
May 8-1aw2m
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NAy,I SroprRrEpER's OrrIcr

Navy Yard, Washington, May 0, lS45
CEALED proposals will be received at this office
- until IL o'clock, M, on Monday, the Goth inst
TO furnish good and approved vessels within eight
days from that period to take the following freight
from this yard and deliver the same follows, VIZ
m The u. s. nary-yard, Boston, Mass.
2 chain-cables weighing about % tons.
l camboose (boxed up) measuring about $50 GU
bic feet.
AT the IT, s. nary-yard, Nno York.
3 chain cables and anchors, weighing about so
tons; and about $50 cubic feet measurement blocks
and I 900 cubic feet oil tanks. rs
The bids for each parcel to be made separate.
J. M. SELDEN, N. s. X.
May l6-dt26
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.
To mail contractors applicants for the appointment o.
Postmasters, &C., &c.

t@'l NOIlCE.
To mail contractors applicants for the appointment Of
Postnasters, &C., &C.
THE undersigned having been associated with
i the General Post Office Department for more
than twenty years. and being perfectly familiar with
its details of business offers his services to such
of his old friends The contractors, as may be disposed
to patronize him, to transact any business which
they may have from time to time with the depart
ment, and on such terms as will not fail to be ac-
ceptable to them A letter to him at any time, post
paid, will be promptly attended to.
To applicants for the appointment of postrnasters,
he will, upon the remission of fee of S.,
postage paid that their petitions or recommended
lions received and file at the department, or, if
not, give them due notice thereof and also give at
tenon to their interests until the decision of the
Postmaster General is made, and then notify them
ofthe result be it favorable or adverse. 1t must be
certainly no small satisfaction, after the trouble Of
procuring such testimonials to be assured that they
have been duly received and brought to the notice
Of the appointing power. To such as may favor
him in this particular branch of his agency he can
not fail to give entire satisfaction.
The undersigned will also attend to any claims or
other business which may be intrusted to his care
and supervision, before any of the departments Of
the general government.
Address THOMAS B. ADDISON,
Washington City.
April 9-6m
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EXTRA! EXTRA!! EXTRA!!l--FNE CT
~ CARS just received of the following justly cele-
DRAFTED brands, viz: Is.
5000 Planters, very superior, warranted genuine.
5000 La Alabama, very fine do. do.
Is 900 Ell Parssio, very fine, do. do.
10000 La Constantia, very fine, do. do.
10000 Justa Lunz, very fine, do. do.
All of the above have just been received, and are
positively genuine.
Also in store 100000 Cleans, various brands all
of which will be disposed of as low as can be pur-
chased in any city of the Union.
w. HI. WINTER,
No. g. east of Coleman's Hotel, sign of Jim Crow.
May l2-3teod
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IMPROVED REFRIGERATOR sub
scriber would call the attention Of citizens to an
improved Refrigerator manufactured by him, which
for utility and economy surpasses all others. A
small quantity of ice will keep reservoir of water
(attached) perfectly cool; the ice not mixing with
the water il is kept pure the same ice keeps every
thing cool in the refrigerator and needs but he
to be appreciated Coolers for water can be
tached to old refrigerators, at short notice, by
M JOSEPH Fl. NEVETT
Pennsylvania avenue, opposite Fuller & Co.'s Hotel.
May 12-eo6t
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ExPLORINd EXPEDITION, S volumes large
IL octave, and an atlas of maps, beautifully
printed, and giving many hundred engraved Illus
trations; the whole got up in style not approached
by any other publication hitherto issued IN this
country. Price for the set, s2s. few copies this
day received by r. IAfLoh.
March Is
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CARPET HALL AND DEPOT, PHILADEL


PHIA.
HtARPETINGS, floor furniture, silk and carriage
~ oil cloths, mattings, and window shades
House-keepers "attention!n
100 pieces Brussels and Wilton carpetings
500 do super three ply imperial and ingram
do
1000 do medium and fine ingram do
500 do venjtian and dan,ask, assorted widths
500 do hemp cotton and rag carpets
500 do Nankin, Canton and Spanish mating
100 do druggets and woollen floor cloths
100 do furniture oil cloths, 34 to Ga wide
1000 yards floor oil cloths, from to 8 yards
wide
900 transpa rent oiled window shades, Italian
moonlight and landscape views
1000 New England patent blinds
100 bales alicant mats, assorted sizes
200 do MANILA and iute mats
500 Wilton, Brussels and tufted hearth rugs
5 cases embroidered Partisan. muslin curtains
2 do worsted carpet binding
500 dozen brass stair-rods
cases embroidered cloth and worsted piano
and table covers
This mammoth stock, laid in for cash, comprising
every variety of pattern, will be sold wholesale and
retail, at the warehouses, 10 and ~ north Second
street. up stairs, at five per cent advance for cash
city acceptances, with interest added.
J.SlDNEY JONES.
Jan. 28--ly
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TX On0 LAND OFFICE PARcH

10000 M NhNR oEf.c Subscriber pSMG has
for sale lot Of $4,000 parchmen:s of the land Office
size Also, an assortment of other sizes for deeds,
official commissions, and printers uses; all of
which he will sell at the lowest prices.
Also, lot of cheap cap and letter paper, ruled
and plain, 81 25 and 81 SO per ream blank books.
and other stationery, at the most reduced prices.
VIM. f. BAYLY,
Penn. av, between 18th and 18th streets
May l4--eod4t
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CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SCHILL
" Err and GOETH E from 1874 to 1905, translated
by George II. Calvert, ] volume, ls45; Eothau, or
Traces Of Travevl, brought home from the East,
| volume, lS45; Human Magnetism its claims to a
dispassionate nqdiring being, attempt to show
the utility of its application for the relief of human
suffering, by w. Newman, M. r. s. L.. volume,
ls45. The first and second volumes of Wiley and
Punam's Library Of Choice Reading; volume sec
ond, ssThe Amber Witch"
Just published, and this day received for sale
by +. TAYLOR.
March 20
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rHEAP LAWNS FOR DRESSES. 500 yards
~ rich style balxarinc lawns, from auction with
in day or two, will be sold at IS cents yard Also
on hand, considerable assortment Of French paint
ed lawns, worsted, berege, and balxsrines, oil Of
JAMES B., CLARKE,
OPP. Cen. Market, and No. 3 from 9Th ct.
Nav ll--3feod sii aNH o.
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NEW GAMES.

NEW GAMES.
wv FISCHER, importer Of fancy and staple
wv stationery, has just opened the following
new and interesting games for children and adults:
Characteristics, an original game.
The Spirit of Genius.
Master Rodbury and his pupils.
Doctor Busby illustrated.
The beautiful game of kings
The Pickwick cards.
Shakespeare in new Dress
The National Game.
Scientific amusements for the old and the young,
the grave and the gay. Also, large assortment Of
Chessmen, Backgammon Boards, Checker Boards
and men, Domnoes, Graces, and Battledores, kept
constantly for sale at Statoners' Hail. at reduced
prices for cash.
MAY 6-2aw4w
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NEW MUSIC.-WM. FISCHER, Pennsylva-
" MIA avenue, two doors east of 18th street, has
ms day received the following new music, which
will be sold at reduced price:
Air from the Opera La Double Echelle--varia.
tons. Composed by III. Rosellen.
Desideria Pensee Romantique. Par Fl. Cramer.
LIE Diademe-brllliant variations. Par Hunter
Fantasia for the Piano, or the most favorite airs in
Rossini's opera of Otheo.
Pennsylvania Waltz. By VIM. Jucho.
ddrensylvana March. BY VIM. Jucho.
On nauye scenes-song. BY Phillips.
son murmurs the gale Music by John A. Still.
remember remember the aged elms so gray
song. Music by VIM, Jucho.
The Lyre--a collection of airs marches &c for
the guitar. BY Weilland.
Fra Divolo Gallop. By viereolk.
May 8
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WAa DrrAnrMsNr, May 1915.

TIME appropriations applicable to such objests
Il are SO limited by law, that no books, aliases,
maps, newspapers, or periodicals., sent 10 the War
Department without subscription order prsvious-
Iy given, can be paid for or considered public prop
crty. All claims and accounts against the depart
ent must be rendered at tho close ofthe quarter in
which supplies Of any kind were ordered and fur
nshed except for newspapers and periodicals -
ordered which will be rendered and sctsled yearly
The accounting quarters Of the fiscal year termi-
maize on the 3eth Of September, 3lst Of December,
3lst Of March, and Both of June.
May 13--2awlm
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WE promise our customers to keep on hand =
wv supply Of our - boots. We are happy 70 6nd
they please so well, and shall not spare pains TO
please all who may favor MS with CALL
J. E. FOWLER a CO.,
llth and F streets,
e7 and w. MANN,
Sign Of the LARGE BOOT,
Pennsylvania avenue, 3 doom fron q ssTsst.
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JAMES I. DICKINs.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
DRACTlSES in the Supreme Court of the
United States, and The several courts OF The Dis
tricl OF Columbia; prosecutes claims before Con-
gress and the several Departments of the General
Government; and, in general does all business re-
curing an agent or attorney. Office, Mo-, west
wing OF the City Hail. Washington city, D. 9,
Oci 26--dly
A GENCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHING
IA TON.--The undersigned offers his services as
an agent for claims upon either of the departments
or Congress.
Particular attention will be paid to the settlement
of accounts of disbursing officers, who may find il
inconvenient attend personally, especially those
of the navy. His experience and practical knowl
edge will afford many facilities.
Charges will be moderate, and regulated by the
amount claimed and the extent of service required.
Communications (post paid) will receive immediate
attention. CHARLES DE SELDING,
Room No. III Todd's Building,
Pennsylvania avenue.
REFERENcEs-
Commodore Charles Stewart, U. s. N.
Commodore John Downes, U. s. N
Stephen Cambreleng, esq, New York.
A. 0. Dayton, esq, Fourth Auditor, Treasury
Department.
A. t. Smith, esq, Chief Clerk Navy Depart
ment.
Rev. Septimus fusion, Chaplain to the Senate.
John G. Rives, esq, Washington, d. C.
John Boyle, esq.,,
James Hoban, esq,
Charles Q. Handy, esq, Purser U. S. Navy.
John De Bree, esq, "
R. r. Waldron, esq, I"
April 9-tf
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DIAPER AND FEATHER FANs-W FJs.
Il CHER has just opened a choice selection of
handsome paper and feather fans, at intermediate
prices, from 6 cents to 80 each Ladies would do
well to examine the great variety Of useful articles
for sale at Sationers Hall, before purchasing else
where.
April IS
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BALTIMORE TYPE FOUNDRY. - News,
ID Book, and Job Printers, can be furnished at this
well established Foundry with every description of
Type suited to their use, from Pearl to forty lines
Plea together with plain, fancy and job letter, COM
bination borders initial letters for books, and very
great variety Of cuts suited to every purpose.
Brass Rule, plain and waved, Of all sizes.
Printing Ink Of every quality, for news, book and
fancy work.
Printing Presses Of the most approved construc-
ton, always on hand, and Power Presses Of every
description furnished at manufacturers prices, at
short notice
Cases, Chases, Sticks, Furniture Of all kinds, az
well as every other article required in printing Of
fee.
Sereotyping carefully attended to and executed in
the best manner.
Old type taken at cents per pound in exchange
for new.
n5- Orders from printers for any thing they want
will be furnished with fidelity and despatch by
May 6-2aw F. LUCAS, Jr., Proprietor.
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800 bolts hammock stuG, sach bolt to weigh 100
pounds avoirdupois adys7
$40 bolts bag stuff, each bolt to veirh rs pouuds
avoirdupois $500
Tonne.
5000 pounds fax twine
2, 400 pounds cotton Irvine. -
The fax canvass 70 b 20 iRshss wide, and each
strength Of the max canvas win b one iucA W..
except for No. 3, which viii BE- ono and quarter
inch wide. $3.50. -
The cotton canvas 10 be 20 inches wide, and each
bolt TO contain 50 running yards. ,V IN ~ =,
The hammock stufFto ~ inches wide, and each
bolt to contain SO running yards. aigi = e..s3
The bag stuff to be " inches wide, and each bolt
to contain SO running yards. ,t $500
The Irvine must conform in size, numbcr Of
threads and in other respects, 70 The acquisitions
which shall be made from the respective navy
800 bols No fax canvass
100 bolts Nos do do
IS bolts No. 6 do do
40 bolts No. do do
400 lbs. fax sewing Irvine \.
40 bolts No. cotton canvass
10 bolts No. do do
10 bolts Nos do do
bolts No. 8 do do tsls
60 bolts hammock stuff
30 bolts bag stuff w
$50 lbs cotton sewing twine 5tss ~ ys-..s,
10 DC delivered u the payy-yard at Philadelphia.
One-fourth the remaining quantities of ~ d;f
ferent numbsn Of canyass, hammock and bag stuff,
and of the quantities 0ftvine, 70 be delivered III
each Of the navy-yards ChaHestown, Massachusetts,
and Brooklyn, New York; and the remainder at the
navy-yard, Gosport, Virginia. Proposals 70 be
hammock and bog stuff, and Irvine; and ssparsis
proposals will be received and considered for the
quantities to be delivered at each of tho navy.yards
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April 96m

CHARLES s. FOWLER, importer, store on
~ seventh street, opposite the National lntelli-
gencer Office, is now opening fresh supply of
goods, consisting, in part Of
White and gold-band China dinner sets
Casseroes, compotiers, fruit baskets, and most
other kinds Of dishes required to make large
and complete dinner sets, which sold as
they wanted
Rich China tea sets, plain white do.
Beautiful coffee and tea cups and saucers, by the
dozen or singly, plain white do.
Vases, aumet holders, cologne stand, &c.
Flowing blue, white granite, and other Liverpool
dinner sets and detached pieces
Toilet sets and tea wares, &c.
Rich decanters, various colors
Wine and champagne glasses, hook do goblets
Cut and plain glass bowls and dishes, &c.
Solar lamps, for lard oil, girandoles, hall Ian
terms and lamps, chimneys and wcks
Elegant walters, plated baskets, casters
Britannia coffee and tea sets, looking glasses &c.
Fine ivory balance knives and forks, in sets Of 81
pieces, and by the dozen; also, an inferior arti-
Gle and silver-plated forks
IN store, large assortment of ware suitable for
common purposes, which will be sold at reasonable
prices, wholesale or retail.
May 7-2aw4w
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TINTED STATES EXPLORING ExPEDi-
- TON, CheY Edition.. --Nsrrstive OF me um-
ted States Exploring Expedition, during the ysnrs
1898. 1889. 1870, 1871, 1892 by Charles Wiikes,
United States Navy Commander Of the Expsdhicn,
with Illustrations and maps, in vols. Vol. y.
This edition contains PRECISELY the same type,
mage. and reading matter, 40 the one in imperial
,avo-the difference between them being in the quail
iiy and size Of %, s pspsI and the o"c..on Of the
Of wood illustrations in this edition u nearly thrse
hundred. volume viii be published about every
two weeks until the whole work shall BE- completed
For sale by FRANCK TAYLOR, Bookssiier,,
Mays Warrington City.
ERENCH BOOKS FOR YOUTH.-Just inn
j ported from Paris, by r. TAYLOR, and this
day opened, collection Of French juvenile books
Of instruction and amusement for young people Of
eveW age; embracing more than my varieties Of
kind and price, some Of them beautifully illustrated
IN ornamental binding -
May IA
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CNHEAP CASH SHOE STORES E. Fow-
~ Ter e. Co., 18th and F streets, and w. Mann,
Sign Of the Large Black Boot, Pennsylvania avenue,
two doors from a street.
We beg to call the attention of our friends and the
public generally to one Of the handsomest and best
assortments to be found in the District.
Among which may be found
Ladies' white satin slippers
do colored morocco and kid slippers
do Estes do do do
do fine French morocco slippers
do do kid Paris ties
do do kid and morocco village ties
do do CATERS and half CATERS
Misses colored morocco village ties
do do do slippers
do French morocco and kid slippers
do CATERS and half CATERS
I. Childrcn's boots, slippers, ankle ties, and CATERS
Gentemen's boots Of every quality, from ~ SO
up to rs per pair
Gentemen's bootees at almost any price
Gentemen's CATERS
do slippers
Boys fine dress bootees and coarse wear
In a word, we feel confident to say, that we offer
inducements seldom to be met with. Times are
hard. Money scarce just now. Drafts must be
met and paid, and we must sell, and will, low.
Half soling, heeling patching, anything in the
way of mending done TO save our customers penny
and put one in our own pockets.
J. E. FOWLER e. Co,
lIth and F streets, and
w. MANN, Sign of the
LARGE BLACK BOOT,
two doors from Al street
April "a
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CtHEAP SHOE STORES.-You are hereby no
~ tilted to be and appear at one of our shoe stores
on or before the first time you want new pair OF
Boots or Shoes, and then and there fit yourself from
large assortment at prices to suit the times.
j. e. FOWLER d. Co.,
18th and F streets, and
w. MANN,
Sign of the LARGE BOOT,
Penn. av., near 4. street.
April II