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BY tho President OF the United states.

TN pursuance of law, !, JAMES K POLK, President of
bat subn ass & be bsa al he
mentioned land offices in the State of IOWA. the periods
Al the land office at Fairfield, commencing on Monday
the fourth day of June next for the disposal Of the public
lands situated within the aforementioned townships and
parts of townships, viz:
North of the base line, and Oest Of the fin principal
Townships 'eventy-two and sevenythree, of
Townships sevenywe and seventy three, OF range
Townships sevenytwo and seventy three, of range
y FIVE.
At the land office Dubuque, commencing on Monday,
the eighteenth day of June next, for the disposal of the
public lands situated within the aforementioned town
ships, to wit;
North of the base line and psst Of h principal meridian
Township ninety three, of range seven
Township ninety-threc of range eight
Townships ninety-two ninetythree, and nney-i of
Township ninety three, of range ten.
Townships ninetywo, niney-three, and ninety flour, of
Lands appropriated by law for the of Schools mill
tary, other purposes will be excluded from the sales
Inc 9s'ing Of the aboyemsnt,oad lands vii, be com.
which they advertised with all convenient de patch,
closed Blu. no sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks and private entry OF any OF the lands will be adj
nd s9 ne "a hs Of eH TIVE M
twenty-sevenih day of February, Domin one
''''l''N ''SA' '''''>''' N''' ~ , JAMES X POLK.
By the President.
Commissioners of the General Land Office.
Notice to Presumption Claimants.
Every person entitled the right o6pre em pon to any
Of the lands within the townships and parts of townships
above enumerated required to establish the the
office, and make payment therefor, practicable
after seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale OF the lands
bracing the tract claimed, otherwise such claim will be
forfeited.
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pursuance OF the provisions of the second section of the
o he oa I Oh. 5 Mac
lS4S, JAMES X POLK, President the United States
public sales will be held at the aforementioned land Of
ices in the said State of WISCONSIN, at the periods
At the land office at MILWAUKEE, commene ing on
Monday the fourth day Of June next for the disposal Of
parts of sections situated i'll the following townships
wit.
North of the base line, and cas-. Of the fourth principal
dian.
Townships six and seven, of range fourteen
townships SIX, seven, and eight! Of range fifteen.
Townships seven and eight, OF range seventeen
Townships six, seven and eight, .frange eighteen.
Townships seven and eight, of range nineteen.
Townships six, seven, and eight Of range twenty-one
and oes on Mon
day, the eleventh day OF June next the disposal
and parts of sections, situated in the following
named townships and parts of townships, viz:
North Of the base line, and east of the fourth principal
Townships twelve, thirteen fourteen, and fifteen, south
Of Fox river, OF range nine.
Townships thirteen and fourteen, and fractional
ship fifteen, south OF Fox river of range ten.
Township fourteen, and fractional townships fifteen and
SIXTEEN south OF Fox river, OF range eleven.
Township fourteen, and fractional townships fifteen,
teen and seventeen south Of Fox river of apge twelve
Township sixteen. and fractional townships
and eighteen south OF Fox river, of range thirteen
Township seventeen, and fractional township eighteen.
south OF Fox river OF range fourteen.
Fractional townships eighteen and nineteen south OF
Fox and east OF Wolf river, OF range fifteen
Township SIXTEEN fractional townships seventeen, eigh-
teen and nineteen, and township twenty, of range six
Fractional townships ffteen sixteen seventeen eighteen
nineteen twenty and twenty-one, of range
Fractional townships fiiee sixteen, nineteen, twenty,
twenty-one. and twenty-five, OF range eighteen.
Fractional township nineteen, township twenty. and fac-
tona townships twentyone, wenty-one and twenty three
of range nineteen.
Township twenty one, and fractional townships twenty
two and twenty three, OF range twenty.
Fractional township twenty three, of range twenty
The offering OF the above mentioned lands will be
menced the days appointed and proceed with all con.
venent DESPATCH in the order which the townships
advertised and accordance with the particular lists
the DO offered, which will be deposited with the
land officers before the days of sale, until the whole shall
have been offered and the sales thus closed But
entry Of any of the lands will be admitted until after the
expiration Of the weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington this
seventh day of February ammo Domini thousand
eight hundred and forty-nine.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President,
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
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n KNOX WALKER will practice law In the o.. !.
a prone Coup Of the United States, and attend to the
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National Eating house.
lust RECEIVED, direct from the Island of st. Thomas
u per brig Annalostin CAPT. Dorry lot Of the finest
genuine green turtle brought this market which
will be served up daily in soup, and all various modes
of cookery and in the best possible STYLE Also from Nor
ok fresh oysters spiced oysters, sheepshead, msokere
hogish, &c, &c, all of which will be served up AT the
shortest notice.
o. Families served . umal.
Arg. 19-d w. WALKER
NJOTICE.-Barard Tor Benard) Peck, late private ID
~ Lieut. Gorgas company regiment United States how
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calling upon JESSE T.. DOW,
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BY the President,
RICHARD M. You're,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.


NOtlC6 % Ffc-oihPtfOh OfA1m1Htss
Every person entitled the right of presumption to any
of the lands within the sections and OF sections above
enumerated is required establish the to the salts
faction of the register and receiver OF the proper land Office
and make payment therefor soon as practicable after
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for the
of the public sale of the lands embracn
the claimed, otherwise such claim will be forfeited
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Mar 4-lawI3w
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Notice to Prescription Claimants.

Every person entitled to the right Of presumption
any OF the lands within the sections and parts
above enumerated, is required establish the
satisfaction OF the register and receiver of the proper
land office, and make payment therefor prae-
ticdb after seeing this notice, and before the day
pointed for the commencement of the public sale of
lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of tho General Land Office.
Feb 2S-lawl3w
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+ ON0FELLOW's New Book sKavanagh" Price
IL rs cents. For sale TAYLOR ~ MAURY'S
May ID DvvK ssoIe, nea4 81. 81.
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OFFICE SECRETARY SENATE
May q, 1919.
TN pursuance of the ac legazing and making appropri
atoms for such necessary objects have been usually
included in the general appropriation bills without author
ty of law and fix and provide for certain incidental
penses of the departments and Offices OF the government
and other purposes approved the 26th of August 1892
scaled proposals will be received at this Office until 10
o'clock Monday, the I'd Of July for furnishing
the following articles OF stationery for the OF the Senate
article TO be Of the uy best quality and to be approved
by the Secretary, viz:
900 sheets OF parchment, l6 by " inches, prepared on
both sides
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NOTICE.
Falls of 81. CrOta..

The sales advertised above be held at the land Office
the FALLS OF ST. CRox the fourth day OF June and
the third day of September next, will not be held,
district having organized OF the part of that dis
rct lying State of Wisconsin and the land Office for
part the Territory of Msofa having been directed
be removed saltwater from and after the hlrtcth day
June next by Congress- approved March ID ls9
Il. TAYLOR.
BY the President.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
March 30th 1919.
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Wisconsin.
NOTICE is hereby given that the public sale of lands,
ordered by the proclapaton Of the President OF the
United States OF the 7th day of February ISt9 be held
ne land office at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Monday. the
n gay OF June next, is postponed unul, and will
mence or, Monday, the 18th day of September next
ny order OF tbs Secretary OF the Interior.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
May l7-wttth June ~ 1890
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-06-20
TIE TWO BR WAISTS.

The foundry bell rang anu Matthe WIS fastened
home to his breakfast. The Fl rst sound that met
his ears opening the door Of his house was the
squeang OF the children, while his other scIrses
were re galed with bad SINE! Of ashes and steam
and the sight Of his wife in the act of hopping
up puddle Of brown and white slop, which was
spreading itself over the floor. The character
of poor Matthews domestic comforts generally
might be in his wife's toilet the morning
in question. Her uncombed hair sticking out
under the border of dngy night-cap, her gown
open behind, apron hanging by one string, and
boots dirty and unlaced, completed the appear
of the thorough sattern. Her husband
was up to work regularly at six, but she laid in
bed till the last minute, and then all was hurry
to get bre ak fast ready in time On this morning
as usual, she brought down the baby, which, un-
comfortable in its wet nj ght clothes, lay scream
ing in the cradle. A little boy, tired of being
left alone, had crawed to the top of the stairs,
and there sat crying in turn. Mrs. Matthe VS.
had made the coffee, and put :le milk on to boil i,
and had only inst up to smack the noisy
dressed urchiu tire stairs, when she heard the
milk boiling over. aud hurryng to snatch it off
the fire, she upset the coffee pot. and mop
ping up the wasted beverage as her IIusba nd
teSed. She eyed him with an angry frown,
meant TO show that she not afraid; Iie said
nothing, ana looked around On one side were
the supper things of the night before, the 9TH
r,
cred with dustant sloppy floor. He turned on
his heel, and went 10 breakfast al a coffee house
which he had visited often under similar cir
cumstances that he looked upon il u much
more comfortable place than his own house.
Richard Cooper, also workman iii the sam.
foundry wen, TO breakfast at the same hour. No
sooner did he open the door leading into his
kitchen. than little giri, the picture of cleanii
mesa. for kiss, and little boy. Just able to
crawl, seemed eager 10 Jump from his mothers
arms. Richards wife was tight and trim little
body, always neatly dressed. never look ed Stat
t-ruly even y hen at work The clean
and cheerful. breakfast quite ready, the bright /
coffee pot stood staauling on the hos. and dish
Of porridse and milk on the table for the chii- |
dren. Richard snapped his fingers to the niue |
boy. kissed the girl, lifted tnert both INTO iheir
chairs. and sat down opposite bis wife looking |
and feeling happy His baif-lour's visi; to his !
family every morning sent him back to his work |
witt, renewed hope and confidence The secret
of his eor1for, and good temper lay in bis ife's |
hat,i, OF early rising, and careful management |
Family Economist.
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Norwegian Water Tclescopcs-IIow
slow we sometimes are in copying the
simple and useful inventions Of our ncirI,-
bors, Is eXemplificd in our being so long
in applying an instrument which the peo
pie OF Norway have found Of so nrca, u;il-
lty, that there is scarcely Il single fishing
boa! wlthou! one. We mean, the water
telescope. or tube, Of three or four feet in
length, which they carry in their boats with
them when they 60 a-Gshing. When they
reach the fishing-ground, they i,nmcrsc
one end OF this telescope in the water, and
leaning over the gunwale of the boat, witt,
their head, or rather the whole Of their
face. closing up the other end, so as 10
exclude the light fiom dazzling the eve
and distracting the vision, they look in
tcnsely through the glass. which shows
objects some tel, or fifteen fathons as dis
tinctly as if they were within few feet Of
the surface: by which means, when n
sioal Of fish comes into their BAYS. the
Norwegians Instantly prepare their nets.
man their boats, and 90 out in pursuit.
The first process IS. minutely to survey
the ground with their glasses, and wl,cr.
they find the fish swarming about in tho
greatest number. then give the signal, and
SuTTONIlu tuc Hsh win iIfeif large Urauuhf
nets. and often catch them in hundreds.
at a haul, which, were it not for these tel
escapes, would often prove a preca-ious
and improbable fishing. as the fish By
these glasses are as distinctly seen in the
deep clear sea of Norway, as gold fish in
a crystal Jar This instrument is not on
ly used by the fisherm en-. but is al 50 found
aboard fine navy and coas,ing vessel. Of
Norway. When their anchors get into
foul ground. or the cables wrapped in q
roadstead. they Immediately apply the
glass. and guided by it, take steps to put
all to rights, which they could not do So
we'll without the aid Of this rude and sim
pie instrument, which the meancs, fisher
man can make up with his own hands.
without the aid Of craftsman. The pre-
ceding remarks form the introduction 10
the notice OF telescope made on the same
principle. and Introduced last week, we
believe for the frs; time. into the Tav.
whereby the fishermen below the BRIDGE
have been enabled TO discover The stones.
holes and uneven ground over which the
he, travels, and have found il 10 answer,o
ldTnira'ion, the minutes, OBJECT in l2 feet
water being as clearly seen as on the sur
ace English paper
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The Board Of Directors of the Lou
isville and Frankfort Railroad. have or
dercd the grading for the entire ad to be
put into immediate contract.
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FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
Robbery IN The Posi- OGcs. IRashfngto.,. ID. @.


IN the deent day Of July Sunday morning follow
ing, our entire mail stolen from box
In this city, The letters IN our
box npon the distribution Of the mail ar which they
out ~ the box by the Post Once with
he hostages due tied them into parcel and replaced them
tory delivery Neat morning they gone. al once
clear that bold and daring robbery within e
walls OF tue Post Once and under the employed
there by special active na
discovering The Of the robbery leaving mater
IN The hands Of the Post Office Department
and me Department Is yea witaoa. any clue g the robbery
letters Tar ascertnined, red
Dollars r the detection Of the thief and Of money or
proporuonae thereof for the -
In letter from Medca spcer Co.. dated baltimore July Il
I649- r. - -~'''' -
Virginia bank notes. Al 400
District Columbia small notes lis.
In letter from Purvs d Cover, date
District Columbia rs
Check Thos Parker, on a. II Parker ........... 40
Dian H. o. Madd on Jourdan Maury Of this place,
In letter nom Drexe Il CO., Philadelphia lS49
Virginia. District Columbia, Wheeling bank nocs $40
In a letter nom Thos l.. Bocock, Appomaiox
Y Land Warrant No. A. 62, issued TO Robert A. Richardson
dated It'll February, 1S49. 100 cres
There were oter letters but, far know, they
nothing OF value. w. LATHAM co.
Aug 2f-eodlm TI
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From The Boston ro.t.


The oue.,on is often asked. Which fruits are besti--
OF rather, which are most conducive to health
Now there is nothing but species OF empricism that
can answer this question in few words II would be but
one form Of truthful reply to say, as we sometimes say
Of different modes Of discipnehat whatever y best
administered is best :; OF in other better words that
best which is best adapted 10 circumstance 80 WIN
the reply which might be mads-"on are oest'
would need much explanation and qualification.
The truth is this There are circumstances ana con-
ditions of human existence in which almost any peJed
fruit whose pulp dssolves easily when brought m con-
tact with the machinery OF mastcaon ana sanvauon:
there are hardly any circumstances or conditions OF life
in which one kind Of fruit another s not better Than
an absolute Introduction OF all
Bu, though il would require volume Of considerable
size to answer fully the question, which fruits are most
Conducive TO health yet something may be done even In
a few paragraphs. may at least make beginning.
Every fruit ia best in its season and IT Il Be a>ked
what fruits are best for the present season. the answer
those which, in our own climate, and BY natural-not
a forced--process come TO maturity al this season.
Among the fruits OF the month of September, are the
melon the apple, the pear, the peach the plum. &c Ia
some parts Of our country, the cucumber whortebey
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TRANSPORTATION OF STORES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

:
Bureau Of Provisions and Cothing September 49, l6i9
DROPOsALs proposals freight
i received D.
Thursday the I day OF October Si9 for the transportation Of
400 of government
al Boston, the port Macao China
United orekeeper Shore
present. The
asked per barrel without distinction between and d and each
barrel half bare) beef pork -four vinegar pickles,
whiskey, dried apples will be
packages estimated the 81 cubic barrel
other than barrels the hs will be deducted No pmage be al
lowed. Ten fair weather working allowed
taking
Payment be made by in the United States be
selected by the bidder and designated the party within
thirty days after producing satisfactory evidence Of the delivery
The Inspection
18th Of October 15
her cargo II presented for days
after being notified OF acceptance will
liberty offer the freight the lowest bidder
such arrangements as may best suberve the public interests
Sept A-ia4w
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GENERAL House Furnishing Dry Goods wareroona.
VI CLAGETT DoDsoN would most respectfully inform all
intending house, that they have
hed prepared their for the reception Of much
goods line
O. ID. will be absent for few
purpose making purchases would respectfully desire
pretes and
choose 10 wait their return. They will have In
d .
superb Tapestry Velvet, Tapestry Brussels,
Three ply superhne Ingran, low priced do
Daniask wlled and plain Venetian Carpeting
Together everything pretty and good which be needed In
their line. Aug 2S-4f2w2awh
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. !.

Faculty OF Physic.--Session OF ls49-'5O.
THE Lectures will Monday 18th October, and
inue until the 18th Of March ensuing.
Chemistry and Phamacy-WLLIAM A. AIKEN, M. D., LIZ d.
Sugery-NATHAs X SMITH. a'l
Therapeutics, CHEW, d.
Anatomy and Physiology-JosEPH Rory, M. ID.
Theory and Practice of Observation-Disclosures POWELL, NJ. D.
Midwifery and Diseases Of Women and ChdrenRIcHARD
THOMAS, MD. ~, H..
Lecturer Pathology and Demonstration of w
MILTENBERGER. = 3 Is
Instruction Clinical Medicine and Cical Surgery every
the Baltimore Inrma opposite the Medical College, The rooms
will October under
the Fees Comfortable
be obtained in the vicinity the Medical College for - 50
- SO per week. WILLIAM II. A. AIKEN,
Aug. 5-2awtNov1 Dean of the Faculty.