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g How glorious is this invention OF writing, where
BY we can easily communicate to our absent friends
whatever may afford them pleasure improvement!
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Aboutl2 on Saturday, night, a fire broke oul
in ,he building No III Sea street, Boston, oc
cupied by the Boston Harness CO., and burnt
so rapidly that but very little OF the property
was saved. Loss estimated at 5000.
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A police officer of Boston was fined 81
and cost on Tuesday. for smoking in the
streets. r.
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Miraculous EsoAPE.--A little girl Of DR..
Auslin's IN Broadway, Albany, fell from the
third story window of his house on Friday
into the garden, and strange 10 say, escaped
almost without injury. r1 aa tal
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A Justice of the Peace in Montreal lately
commitied u Vermont lawyer 10 prison. for
words spoken in debate, he having called the
said Justice odd High Cockalorum' in open
court ,8 4ltt NJ ft .t s4ji i .sp #4sI t
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There are now in the Oregon Territory up
wards Of 6OOO Americans; 5 grist mills, 8 saw
mills, and a large surplus agricultural product.
The population is rapidly increasing. "a
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Y Eight hundred feet Of the lelegraphic road
between Albany and Rochester, was stolen on
Wednesday night of last week. u0iH9
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On Tuesday last fire occurred on Georg'
street, Philadelphia, which consumed tweni!
four houses. s.s# .. aaib -au
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A State Temperance Convention is TO b
held al Hartford, Connecticut, on the 29lh in
Stant tst f .0at 5fa.DfIa iH assib7sa s,E+hs.
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ELEGANCE AND ECONOMY
Reebe a. Cost n r,s Fall SfvIa of IJote

Beebe a. Costar's Fall style Of Hats.
TINE elegant, light and hghly-finished Mole
II skin Hat, made by the celebrated house of
Beebe e. Costar, Broadway, New York, we offer
for sale. Gentlemen will please observe that these
hats are "comme u fault in all respects. Also,
I,eary e. Co.'s much admired style, a full asson-
ment aleA 8}tHe ,HH3t 4. a'
Gentlemen about changing their bats are politely
requested to give ua call Our present stock will
be found unusually handsome and at exceedingly low
prices. 18tHt8
Hats Of the last fashions sold at twenty per cent
less than usual prices. .1
TO THE LADIES.
We would announce that our entire stock OF chill
dren's Caps Is now arranged for SALE We solicit a
call, as the goods are freely shown at all times.
He ta5.. STEVENS Il EMMONS, N
oct s-6teo Hsters, ! and 2, Browns Hotel.
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There are l75 miles Of telegraph in opera
lion in England, and already there are 1863
miles in successful operation in the Uuited
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The honorary degree Of LII, D. was confer
red on the Hon. Isaac Davis, of Massachusetts.
the Democralic candidate for Governor blythe
Columbian College. Washington. ON Wednes-
day. keystone.
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g. HOLMES, Grocer, has just received an add-
- tonal supply Of Sugars, and now offers for
sale
Porto Rico, st. Croix, and New Orleans sugars
Brown and white Havana Clarified
Loaf, Crushed and Powdered
He has also on hand general and fresh supply Of
Groceries. october II
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FlfIy-hye persons have been indicted b,
the Grand Jury, for selling liquor, at Ro-
chester.
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Thinking. Reflection is flower Of the mind, /,
giving out wholesome fragrance; but reverie
IS the same flower when rank and running to
seed Better TO read little with thought, than
much with levly and quickness; for mind is
not as with merchandise, which decrease,h in
the using, but like TO the passions Of man,
which rejoice and expand in exertion.
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MFRS. r. R. BILLING, having removed to the
1vl large and convenient house on 9th street, be-
low (formerly occupied by Mrs. Johnson,) is
prepared to accommodate Boardsrs on reasonable
terms. oct ~
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TAKE WARNING. We have been informed
that three robberies were committed in a rum.
hole. near Richmond street. yesterday. A
young man, who had about 36 dollars in his
possession, was persuaded TO walk into the
shop, where he drank some liquor, and was
robbed of all the money he had.
Another man was turned off from the shop
minus nearly the whole Of his clothes, and
was found in the street, nearly naked; and the
third person, sailor, states that he was rob
bed Of SIP in the same shop. Boston Trav.
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A SMALL CALCULATION.

Suppose man drinks four glasses Of liquor
aday, at five. cents a glass--ina week he spends
one dollar and forty cents. and in year sew
enly-two dollars and eighty cents. This will
buy the following articles. viz: - -.-- ~
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man down east has invented yellow spec
tacles for making lard look like butter. They
are great saving in expense if worn while
eating. .t.|N| s
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II is strange thing, bat true nevertheless,
that lover is most easily influenced by the
woman who does not care for him; she is not
disturbed by fears or doubts; fre,ted by no
jealousies, she is ready TO fatter, and col
lected enough 10 observe when and where
the fanery will tell Having no feelings of
her own TO control. she is better able to note
his, and take her course accordingly.
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A person shaking with fever and ague can
read first rate in railroad car. The two shakes
neutralize each other, and the body is perfect
ly still. 0
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The Pittsield and North Adams Railroad is
in operation. -3.S.E H'
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Silence. Speak not but what may benefit
others or yourself; avoid trifing conversa-
ton.
Order. Let all things have their own
place; lei each part Of your business have its
time. #t I#. ....
Resolution Resolve to perform whatever
you ough perform without fail.. what you re-
solve. l. I... ...,.
Frugali'y. Make no expense. but do good
to others and yourself; that is waste moth
ing. a tH Ha
Industry. Lose no time; be always employ
ed in something useful; leave off all unneces
sary actions. ar
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GENUINE ELOQUENCE.

One man. whom saw sitting on the ground
leaning his back against the wall, attracted my
attention by degree Of squalor ia his appear
ance which | had rarely observed even in Ire
land.
His clothes were ragged to indecency-a
very common circumstance, however. with
the males-and his face was pale and sickly.
He did not address me and passed by-but
having gone few PAGES. my heart smote me,
turned back.
III you are in want said with some de,
gree Of peevishness,' why do you not beg p
Sure il is begging am was the reply.
You did not utter word.'
mo! it is joking you are with me sir! Look
there = holding up the iattered remnant of what
had once been coat, do you see how the
skin is speaking through the holes OF my trou-
sers, and the bones crying out through my
skin 2 Look at my sunken cheeks. and the
famine that's in my eye! Man alive! isn't it
begging am with thousand tongues p
.'E'.a|.l Leigh Ritchie's Ireland.
lNTEsTAcY. Dying without will. Some
people never have will of their own until af
ter their death, and have therefore been intes-
tate all their lives; though upon their demise
It is otherwise. The song writer who said:
my hearts my own, and my will is free,'
evidently knew nothing Of law; for though his
heart might be his own, his will could not be
free as wills are always subject TO the probate
duty.
A person shaking with fever and ague can
read first rate in railroad car The two shakes
neutralize each other, and the body is perfect
ly still.
"A man down east has invented yellow spec
tacles for making lard look like butter. They
are great saving in expense if worn while
eating. N
/" Peter, what are you drawing 2" said
school painter to his pupil.
"a house and pig SIR" ...'
Well. where's the pig"
|" Behind the house sir.''
For the Columbian Fountain.
mil DESPERANDUM.'
it0t BY t. ' &
Freemen shall we basely yield, @
To the foe our we'll earned field? s.#
han g.. L.
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NEWS TIE MS.
What is it but Map OF busy Lille, J
Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns p COiope1

TELEGRAPH TO ToRoNTo. The Magnetic
Telegraphis TO be speedily extended TO Toron
to. The papers OF that city announces that
Messrs. Livingston and Wells have made a
proposal TO build the line from Toronto, via
Hamilton and ST. GATHERINGS, to the Niagara
river. and to cross the river between Queens
town and Niagara Falls. SO as TO connect with
continuation Of the telegraphic line TO extend
from Buffalo or Lockport TO the south side OF
the river for $l4,0 ,000 This is 10 include all
necessary batteries, magnets, instruments,
ready for operation at three stations along the
line, at Toronto, Hamilton, and ST. Cathe-
rine's respectively. Roch Dem.
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!" Peter. what are you drawing 2" said a
school painter to his pupil.
"A house and pig SIR" ...'
Well where's the pig''
/" Behind the house SIR"
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APHoRIsMs BY ANCIENT POETS.

APHORISMS BY ANCIENT POETS.
Nothing that is broken bears any value, ex-
cept the heart, which becomes the more valu-
able the more it is broken. p X cts taam
The unleeling eye is never moistened by a
tear.
We do not find a pearl in every shell. !.
Oh, my heart, if thou desirest ease in life.
keep thy secrets undiscosed like The modest
rose bud. Take warning iron, that lovely flow
er, which, by expanding its hitherto hidden
beauties when in full bloom. gives its leaves
and its happiness to the winds.
saw potter in the market place, who in
cessantly stamped on piece of fresh clay that
he might fashion it into vessel, when the
clay raised its voice and said, 81, too, was
once man like thee, therefore be gentle with
me-" "+s II H .a
CoNUNDRUMs. Well Mr.. Snow, wants
10 ak you one question"
|" Probel il den." . ,..h
why am grog shop like counterfeit
dollar 2" 0 ss .-..u. ...fh 4.
+" Well Ginger, gives dat right straight
up"
{" Does you glib dat up!-kase you can't
pass IL" A iaIizt .9@ =. fN
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SELECTED SCRAPS.
NAMES OF COUNTRIES.

The following countries were named by The
Phanicians, the greatest commercial people in
the ancient world, These names in the Pho
niclan language, signify something character
istic of the places which they designate.
Europe signifies country Of white com
plexion---so named because the inhabitants
there were Of lighter complexion than those
of either Asia or Africa.
Asia signifies between, or ID the middle
from the fact that geographers place il between
Europe and Africa.
Africa signifies the land Of corn or oats. IL
was celebrated for its abundance of corn and
all sorts Of grain. MI
Siberia signifies thirsty or dry--yery charac-
terislic Of the country. .a F..
Spain country Of rabbits or comics. This
country was once so infested with these ami
mails that they sued Augustus for AN army 10
destroy them. @ s4 aa a. taass 4.
Italy, country OF pitch--from its yielding
great quantities of black pitch.
Calabrla also-ior the same reason.
Ganl, modern France, signifies yellow
haired, as yellow hair characterized its first in
habitants.
The English Of Caledonia is high hill This
was rugged mountainous province in Scot
land. a#.E Y.# .'sna
Hibernia is utmost, or last habiiation; for
beyond this, westward, The PhGnicans never
extended their voyages. e...,tU III n.
Britain, the country OF tin---as there were
great quantities Of lead and tin found on the
adjacent islands. The Greeks called it Albion,
which signifies in the PhGnician tongue, either
white or high mountains, from the whlteness
Of its shores, or The high rocks on the western
coast. "l""t t' Nu a,a... ,n
Corsica signifies woody place.
Sardinia signifies the footsteps Of man
which it resembles.
Rhodes, serpents or Dragons, which it pro-
duced in abundance.
Scicily, the country Of grapes.
Scylla, the whirlpool OF destruction.
| Charybdis, the holes Of destruction.
Ena signifies furnace, or dark, OF smoky.
Syracuse signifies bad SAVIOR, called so from
the unwholsome marsh upon which il stood.
| The above were gathered from very an
cient history OF Britain
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ORIGIN OF rEEToTALl

IE
Names Of places and principles. and even Of
persons, sometimes spring from the most ludi-
crous circumstances. M
Al the ia,e sWorld's Temperance Conyen-
ZION, one of the delegates was a short red fared
man. known as Dicky Turner, Of Preston.
England He was one of>>lhe earliest advo
cafes Of the reformation in Lancashire. and
being afflicted with an impediment in his
speech, his reply, when asked whether he
was temperance man or total abstainer,
was that he was tee lee-lolal. FROM this ac-
cidental suffering is our term lee-otasm de-
rived-just as good word as though il had
come from the kings lsxicosrapher.
Speaking. Speech is the golden harvest that
followeih The Towering Of thought; and YET
ofientimes runnelh il TO husk and the grains be
wlhered and scan,y. Speech is reasons bro
ther, and kindly prerogatiye OF man, that lik-
eneth him to his Maker. who spake and il was
done. Spirit may mingle with spirit. but sense
requireth symbol; and speech is a body OF
thought. without which il were not seen. A
man that speaketh too little. and lhinketh much
and deeply, corrodelh his own heart strings,
and keepeih good from his fellows. A man
thar speakelh too much, and museth but lit,le
and lightly, wasteth his mind in words, and is
counted fool among men. jg .U
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$72,8O

If man drinks, does not his money go TO
the rum makers and the rum sellers?
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east, the cause Of which could NOT bo explain
ed Il was asceriained that the copper IN The
Canal. through which the fluid is carried into
the earth, had been stolen. Dealers 10 cop
per may be able 10 detect the thief.
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About l2 on Saturday, night, hire bIoke out
in The building No III Sea street, Boston, oc-
cupied by the Boston Harness Co, and burnt
so rapidly that but very little of the property
was saved Loss estimated at S5OOO
The honorary degree of LII, d. was confer
red on the Hon. Isaac Davis, of Massachusetts,
the Democratic candidate for Governor, blythe
Columbian College. Washington. ON Wednes
day. Keystone.
MIRAcuLoUs EscAPE.--A little girl of DR..
Aus,in's IN Broadway, Albany, fell from the
third story window of his house on Friday,
into the garden, and strange 10 say, escaped
almost without injury. fa 80 taaa
The New England Iron Company are now
in full blast. Altheir works in Providence, as
we learn from Ross's Express, they are turn-
ing out iron rails for the Housalonic road, at
the rate Of 20 tons per day. f5 aq
The Bangor Mercury states that there is now
living in that city. female who is lO4 years
oil age, and that she was born in Newbern,
(N. C)ln l742, and quite active, walking 10
church regularly on the Sabbath. aay grs,t
There are now in the Oregon Territory up
wards of 6OOO Americans; 5 grst mills, 8 saw
mills. and a, large surplus agricultural product.
The population is rapidly increasing. a
A Justice of the Peace in Montreal lately
commited Vermont lawyer 10 prison. for
words spoken in debate, he having called the
said Justice .Old High Cockalorum' in open
court. s satt Itg aH5i' Z e.F 4a
There are IT'S miles Of Telegraph in opera
lion in England, and already there are 1863
miles in successful operation in the Uuited
States. H 81 #f ffs a.a aH tsf a. ,f4Hf
Eight hundred feet Of the lelegraphic road
between Albany and Rochester, was stolen on
Wednesday night of las week. yaiaa9
On Tuesday last fire occurred on George
street, Philadelphia, which consumed twenty
four houses. e. .al.5 l#atb -aNI'
A State Temperance Convention is TO be
held al Hartford, Connecticut, on the 29th in
stant. am III aa2J Ja II a7sa REast
Seven men have been arrested in Nashville,
Tenn, for manufacturing base coin. a.r n.
Snags and other obs,ructions in the western
rivers are now called Polk Stalks!
The Pttsfeld and North Adams Railroad is
in operation. t-311s
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lNTEsTACY. Dying without will. Some
people never have will of their own until al.
ter their death, and have therefore been intes-
tate all their lives; though upon their demise
II is otherwise. The song writer who said:
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LICENSED? TO DO WHAT7

Licensed TO make the strong man weak
Licensed TO lay the wise man low;
Licensed wife's fond heart to break, .q
And make her children's tears to flow.
Licensed to do thy neighbor harm;
Licensed to kinde hate and strife;
Licensed to nerve the robbers arm; m
Licensed to whet the murderer's knife.
Licensed thy neighbours purse TO drain;
And rob him Of his very last;
Licensed to heat his feverish brain,
Till madness crown thy work at last
Licensed, like spider for fly, III AZ.
To spread thy nets for man. thy prey
To mock his struggles suck him dry,
Then cast The worthless hulk away.
Licensed, where peace and quiet dwell,
To bring disease, and want, and woe;
Licensed 10 make this world hell, M
And fiji man for hell below. a.s
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ORIGINAL CHARADE.

See yon misty shroud ascending
From the sunlit purple foam,
Far to breezy climes It's vending h"s
There to rear its lofty home .I
IT'S my TTRsr and ere he wanders 81" Z.
Where those countless jewels reign. ni'.'@
Howling tempest DER him ponders, 'S
Dashing back his wintry chain.
Hast thou roam'd the field Of battle, 4
mid oppression's black array2
Hast thou heard the death like rattle,
Mock destruction's dreadful play; ..a.
There my NEXT SO wildly rushing, s., ..
Braves the darkest, fercest foe, a..5al
See the life's blood freely gushing, ae&
When il strikes the fearful blow.
When those clouds Of grief and sorrow,
Sank beneath the distant shore,
Then my WHOLE to crown the morrow.
Gladstone news and tidings bore. a
From some strange and mystic power,
Came this glory calm and fair,
Ere its sceptre ruled an hour,
Baeath'd short existence there. aa #8I
pG P. MD
u s. Hotel, Penn. Avenue. #.
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onged attention. No doctrine, however inge.
NOUS, not based on positive demonstrable facts,
viii anygnsre;be regarded ~ as piece Of
postica stiec bia,ion. whichssnay indeed nmuse
thelhncy b,.tscan never in6nence the conduct
OF Scientific men, much less Of practesI Phy
scians. But utHomGopahy comes before US 10
much more imposing aspect, and claims our
attention on grounds which cannot be gainsaid.
| II presents itself as a new art OF medicine, as
mode ofpraclice utleryat VARIANCE WIN lhal
Hong establishedin the'worlds and claims the
notice OF mankind on the irresistible grounds OF
its superior power of curing diseases and pre-
serving human life. And il comes before US
now, not in The garb of suppllant, unknown
and helpless, but as conqueror, powerful
famous and triumphant. .v.f,3 ~
! sThedisciples Of, Hahnemann are spread oyer
the Whole civilized world. There IS not
town Of any considerable size IN Germany,
France, Italy, England (Russia) or America
that does not boast Of having one or more no
maopalhic physicians few OF whom
are men Of high responsibility and learning
many Of them il large practice. and palronlzed,
especially, by persons of high rank New
books on Homeopathy issue, IN abundance
from the press: and journals exclusively de-
voted To- the cause are printed and widely eHT
.calated in iEurope and Americafl Numerous
hospitals and dispensares tor the treatment OF
the poor on the new system have been estaD
lished, many Of which publish reports blazon-
ing its successes. not merely in warm phrases,
but in the hard words and harder figures OF
statistical tables. The very fact OF the publ
cation of third edition of such a large and
expensive work as DIR. Lawrie's, proves how
widely the practice is spread among the public
generally, &Eh fl iGeA ile f4N
The last triumph which Homeopathy has
achieved, is the conversion ofthe Profesort OF
Palhologyinthe University Of EdingbHrg from
the old faih." aa h !t4i l9hl 9QS
Now these declarations made by DR.. Forbes,
whose position as journalist. affords him the
very best opportunity of obtaining an extensive
and accurate knowledge of every thing that
ranspires relating to medicine, are diametrl-
cally opposed to those Of KY. who says"We
spoke in our last OF the limited countenance
and support Of Homeopathy, we intended
that duration, as well as extent, should be un
ders,ood in,s patronage" Without attempt
ing 10 harmonic such conflicting statements,
we leave il to our readers TO decide, which Is
true. Evidently one must be mistaken. Here
is a question Of veracity 10 be settled between
them.
In subsequent essay ! shall pursue The
same subject, viz: the spread Of HomoGoPa-
thy. &c., &c.-more in detail. l,d5.4qJG
1T is computed that the number Of Homoaopa-
thic physicians in this country is at the present
time between 6 and 700; and we know il 10 be ra-
pidly increasing, as we almost daily hear Of some
new converts. r#s ytg Fgf4 II
There are two homeopathic Journals publish
ed in the city Of New York, and another in the in
terror of the State, s5 ..s,a.,t t,..tgtstts.,q
tWllIlam Henderson, NJ. Y. n.A9 Inae
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WAsTE-W -WAsTE--WAsTE

u
What is there a man cannot waste and
that 10 without a single instance of lavish pro
figacy; but solely by those minute, scarcely
perceptibte squanderings which, like the con.
stant dropping Of water upon the rock, wear
away that which seems most likely 10 endure.
He may waste his health by liulc indulgences
|ofpernicious habits by constant irregularities,
slight in themselves, and their effectsin single
instances scarcely perceplible, but which as
violations ofthe laws of his being. will work
gradual but certain inroads upon the strongest
constitution, untilth energies decay, the foun-
tains Of life are dried up, and premature old
age sits like crown of thorns upon the head
of early mandood He may waste fortune in
petty squanderings time and talents on tri-
fies or In lisllessness and idleness. How many
giant mind has been friuered away in pursuit
Of the belitting objects Of low ambition. How
often do we see powers perishing for lack Of
thought into insignifcance for
want Of intelligence to feed upon, which use
might have polished to the highest brilliancy,
and exercise would have made equal to achiev-
ing the nobest purposes! How many scatter
in ideness or indifference 10 their value, the
little minute particles Of golden-time, till gol-
den hours, and days and years are wasted, the
treasures Of life all scattered, and Death finds
nothing but poor naked and useless thing a,
the last. Ia
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CONFECTIONERY.

N all its forms except intoxicating, is made and
L sold, wholesale and retail furnished to families
parties in first rate style, and on reasonable terms at
all hours Of the day, excep, Sundays, by
H.t HENRY BARNS.
a Corner Of Ninth and streets
~ Stores and shops can be supplied, by the
quantity, at this establishment for cash, cheaper
than at any other place in the city The ice-creams
soldhsre are ice-creams, rich, smooth and hard
se.t22 I'm I6i tttd a4 ~H D.