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SIX devs In the week do toH ios ny bread, And surely should feel iikea slave. Except that Proyidence hxt pverAe=a
 That hallowed the duties it savs work for my mother, my bates and my wife, And starving and stern is my tasi,-- For who tell truly how had is the life
 or a labcrfng son of the soil A debt to the doctor. score to the shop.
 And plenty of uenble aad seiEa.- White baek-breskihg tOil makes me ready to drop, Worn out aud asgseaEy with kfei o! were there no gaps in the month or the year, No comfort. or peace, or repdse, How long ahssli battle wssh nisstiss here, How sOoa bs weighed dowa ky ny wOesr Six davs in tho week, then, ssfngeia and strive, Aad 0! but tss ssyesah is b'dAs8 Then only l seen, to be free, aud alive,
 My Ssal and my body ai reaG: need R | get ups tn the cold and the dark. need at go work in the rain, On that happy morning wait Gill the lark
 Has trI'd to the sahstige sgain. Unhurried for once. well shsven and clean.
 With the babes and the mother at meals, gather what home and its happiness mean,
 md feel gebtleman feels: Then drest in my best I go bithely to church,
 And meet my old friends on the way. And gossip awhile in the iyied old porch, And hear all the news of the day. And as soon the chimes of the merry bells cease,
 70, rare is the bell ringers da.- We calmly compose us b prayer and peace.
 As Jabez is ,olling us in: And then in the place where my fathers have prayed praise and pray at my beat, And smile as their child whsR l hope to he laid ln the same bit of turf whsSe they rest For wisely his Reverence tells of the dead
 As living, and waiting indeed A bright resurrection happily said From earth and it's misery freed! And then do know that, though poor, am rich An heir of great gioriss above, 'Tiii i seems like throne, my old seat in the niche, Of the wall of the church that love. Then praise the good Lord for his SabtAths, say. So kindly reserved for the poor; The wealthy rest and be taught aHy day,
 Bat we have but one, and ns more. Aye, what were the faboring man without these His Sabbaths for body and mind? work weary wretch. without respiIe or ease,
 The curse and reproach of his kind! And don't you be telling me, sages o' trade.
 The sevenths loss in my gain; pretty we'll guess of what stuff you are made, And know what you mean In the main: Yoa mete out the work aud the wages you fix,
 Ind care for the make, not the meA; For seven you'd pay us the same as for six - And who would be day winners theRl No nc, my shrewd masters. thank God that lis law The SHbbath-is law of the land; Thauk tod that His wisdom so truly fOresaw
 What Mercy so lovingly pisnnd: My babcs TO tu schooi. and my bibte is reud.
 And 1 walk ia my holiday dress. And get better fed, and my bones lie ubed---
 And my wages are nothing the lees. Then praises 10 God-snd all health to the qaeen And thanks for the Sabbath, say l. It is, as il shali be. and ever has heen,
 The earth-grnbber's giimpss al the sky; The Sabbath is ours, my mates ef the held--
 A holiday in the seven; The Sabbath to nammon never will yield -
 Il is Poverty (oreiaste Of Heaven. -<
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D, Mach ?, ls49.
IrrRLIc-Nn. 24l

IfUBLtC-Nn. 24
 AN ACT :o provide for ali increase of the medical
 staff, aud for additional number o( chapsins
 of the army of the United States
 He il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- seuatises of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That so much of section third of act entitled An act 10 auien nd ac entitled a1 act supplemental to an act entitled sn act providing Tdsthe prosecution of the existing wsr Bstween the Unieed States and ihe rspnblie oi Msxiee. Apd for other purposes" approved July niDeieen. eF8Etsea . hundred and forty-eight, prevents the fitting of vacancies in the medical department of the army until further authorized by law, be, and the same Is hereby, repealed.
 Sec. ?. And be it further enacted, That the medi- cal staff Of the army be increased by the addition of ten assistant surgeons to be appointed as provided by existing laws, and the regulations made under them.
 Sec. ,. Aud he it further enacted, That the pro- visions of the act of eighteen hundred and thirty eight be. and hereby are. extended to author ize the employment of ten additional chaplains for military posts of the United States.
 Sec. 4 And be il further enacted. That the Pre- sdent be, and he is hereby, authorized by aud with suitable person as judge advocate for the army, to be taken from the captains iD the army, who shall have the breyet rank. pay and emoluments of a major of cavalry; and that much of the proviso 10 the !hird section Of the act approv July nine teen eighteen hundred and forty weight relates 10 the officers of the adjutaDt generals department be, and the same is hereby. repealed.
 APPROVED, March ;, 1Sf9.
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The Geld Feper iH Nep Ye(k.-" How is youi health '" said we to bilious booking friend that met, after missing him for some tune.
 "Twen,y three czratS fine. '"
 Your hraltt ' said we again.
 W orth sixteen doilsrs an ounre. We said nothing more. and left him. perfec'l, we'll convinced that he troubled wiih the Cal- lylnrny lever"
 Whats the price of United States stock '" said we 10 a celebrated Vail street broker we jostelied against a moment after.
 "rhuteen los. of pare gold ln one luap 7" New York sixesF"
 Perfectly iu-xssusl'ele. and more mines di'- covered"
 We trembIed iot the fs,e shares we possessed, au. pssssd on Presently came acTesS tamoas dive. who preached every Sunday against the greedy thirst tor goid and msniBon.
 That was noble discourse of yours last sunday, Doctor. II We remember righi the text was, "li Is easier for camel to pass ihio' the eye of needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom oi Godf"
 "Es,ahiish a Dint, siT--esi4bIish mia'. I've alresiy sent out two ant four nephew-. and ~e are 10 share sltke.'
 "Te text, Doc,or--the text"
 .'Thar be--thuRdered The standard value ul donbleops is sixteen dollars. A douhloon ls all ounc-. Thirteen pounds of gcid make"---- We did Rot wal 10 hear ihs divine's answer, Aol was Il necessary he had got thx sal'sr iess'.
 Saisda, Tlmes.
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fl Cook Josf.--OH the 18th ult. in tse neighheg. hood of the Screw Dock. kensingten Philadelphia, poor unfortunate iadividaal, whose unisfertaae il, is to be frequently In that slate whea the subject fssls upward for the ground indalgsd. as osusl, in his favorits amusement. He was found by aam. Der of boys stretched ai full length On the com mon, enjoying a comfortable snoeze. when the youngsters agreed to play him . trick. Accord ingiy, they gathered al worksher rear hy large quantity of khavisgs. and formed eirele roand the sisepsr-st such 6isssnce. however. that no scci- dent could eccaT--and then one of ths nsmhsr sta tionsd himself ready for the word A light vss procured. the shaviags sst on fire. and the boy called ca to soand the uuapes. The noise of the fire among the shar!ags. and the siii neiss of the irsfayst caused the sespsr to seart pp, and sssnz hsnss.f sguoan9sd 5y Ere. and hsasink the "xsyn- isg" he cried out. al sAe top af his rsies; In hs s, !ast. sy -; ~eii, thougst il would seas to this
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/" TAe Isff HsrvseaHs tn .9iabama.-- The Mont goFnety Journal leaIus tfosD tbe eoeatsy, east sHk Sosh that veiy extensive damage efeHrsa irosn ths tate stcsm n that region. tepess in <ne icesssffss were completely swept s~ay hks sssswA, ssd ssssay buildings destroyed No other lass Of fife fs men toned "a adA Mon t that rseossisd sst week. ysnng soa Of Ns Joars. of Monni Maigs. ~ho ktiled hy the xIins of sehooi-hcase. The family 4 Ms. H Ba,,s were as.c ssaga, thets fsling bcas@. bn, owing ,o rhe position of sos ot sns large ifn- bess aH prosident,sliy escaped dAmsg.- One rs- uarksbis feature of the ssorsn was tue in1nense oaantlsiss of bal deposited rsrss ~ att eour.e. One gentleman informs the Ienleai thsf
 the hail ay on level over his heIds six iaehss deep. and several feet deep where s driissd sgsiass ohslTueti09s.
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LPunLIc-No. 2al
AN Acr for the settlement of the claims of \,
 Hampshire against the United States

AN Acr for the settlement of the claims of New
 Hampshire against the United States
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- seltatyes Of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled. That the Second Auditor of the Treasury be- and he is hereby. authorized to settle and adjust the account of the State of New Hamp- shire against the United States "for suDdry military expenses incurred by the State in repene invasion and suppressing instruction at Indian Stream. in The county of Coos in said State, in the same nia and upon the same principles as if the militia therein referred to had been called out by the Pre- sident of the United States; and to pay the amou thus ascertained to be due ont of any uuappropria ted money iH the treasury PropiJed, The said amount shall not exceed the sum of seven thousand dollars
 APPROVED, March ?, 1899.
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 Az Acr 10 provide ior carrying into execution, in pat, the twelfth article ot the treaty with Mexico, concluded at Guadalupe hidalgo.
 De i, esscted by inc senate and House of Repre seHtativCs of ihe United States Of America m Con- gtess assembled. Thai the following sums ot mohey be- and the same are hereby, appropriated out ot sby money n the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purpose et carrying into execution, in part heiweifth article ei tae treaty beieSeea tue United S;aes and Mexico, male and concluded at Guada- lape Hdaigo on the second day ol February. in the year of our Lola eighteen hundred and ioriy,e eight Prepayment of the iUstslment and interest which w fa due under said article, on the ihirt,eth day Of May. in the year of our Lofd eighteen hundred and fory nine the sam of three million ssy en hun dret and Rdtweniy thousand dollars:
 For ray neat Of he ihstaiment and interest whiei fat due. under sand srtfr uri tire ttirtTett r.ay oi May. in the year of our Lord eighteen hundIe, sad hlly, the sum of three miiloH five hahdsed 4iz iogiy houssaa ioiiais,
 tryHayFs, ftbfs.alsS 20 Is s4ys
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AS Acr 10 extend the provisions ot an act approved the third Of March. eighteea hundred and forty seven, fer carving into effect the existing com- pscis with the States of Alabama and Mississippi, with regard 10 the i've per cent. fund and school reservations.
 Be t eoaeted by the Senate sat House of Repre- 'enaiiYes oi ihe United at=s oi America in Con- gress asseubed, That the provisions of An act to sHsrd ac entitled " i II act n carry into effect, n tne States of Alabama and Mississippi the exls- ung compaets with those States with regard ,o the i've Der cenl gad and the school reservations, sp- pfosed Mach third, eighteen hundred and forty Sssen, be, aud the sane are hereby. extended so d' 'o ena5Ie the State of Alabama to have three Yeis from uS passage of ihis act ia which 10 make iAe selections oi land authorized by the preceding ses i2 "hich thts IS an amendment.
 APPROVED, February 26, l59.
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[PualIe-No. If I

 As Aer 'n addition to the sc; entitled " An act te
 incorporate 'le Washington, Alexandria, and
 Georgetown Steam Packet Company"
 Be t enacted bv the Senate and House of Repre- sentatFes cl the United States of Americs in Con- gress assembled, That the act entitled .' An act 10 incorporate ihe Washington, Alexandria, and Georgetown Steam Packet Company, approved the 'aifd March, eighteen hundred and twenty nine, be aad he sane hereby is, ex ended and continued in iiH ioTee and ehect for further period of twenty years, commencing with the first day Of January, tsaeeh hundred and forty y-hne Proottfd, neusrtke- '" hat Congress may al any time hereafter modify repeal the ssure
 ete ? And be it further enacted, That TO sui o' acton depending 10 any court whatsoever, in ~@ch ihe sad corporation is plaintiff or defendant 'al abate or be discontinued by reason of the ex- Ffihon Of the original charter of the said corpo- 'l'n Out the same shall continue and be prosee ued 'i ai respects as if the said charter had no, 'sphedi and ,he president and directors who were " once al he time lt expired, shall continue in 'dee ander and by virtue oi this act, until others Nli De duly chosen in their places
 IMPROVED, February 26, is49.
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comfsvssAs solsyv = The salary ,peIqsisstes fees. ke Ge .of .bs Hsslh ofhcsf os N feak, sntossrs. if is sad. to thirty sheusaad dollars Der snn7ms isree sass. we snsnk, to se received hy . medical ofieer. i'd this modest and ssoeomieai Repahisc. vA<re the Chef MsgisiSsss of the aasiea receives has lw<n,y-kve thcassnd. Bat why does he receive so mYeAs wocid be very natassiiy ssksd. Ths New Yosk Express gsses the sseson, wAstnsr ngbf os wronx ws do not deescs:
 e A a5c n0o satsrsed ofkcef is not essy tn be ssr reed "a sey go~eraRent e4ftaipiy noi ie L-gis1s- tare wh.fe eis eoo saa 60 fos lSsss ana isAss . sich saszEy behind
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D. Immense deposits of coal. il is ss,d. have bese found al the s'ats ot Magellan, of superior quality. should tAis prove true. it's importance cannot De es'iU,Aied to ibe sieam nAy,gstio witch K ultimately io set through tbe passsgs from tue Atlantic to Inc PAciiic, and rins rs,sa. The discovery mad, hy an Eng,ish vessel of war which anchored ia the Straits soS the Paipcse oi sxplofstIcn.
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PROVED March 2, Is4s.
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IPUBLic--Ho. 22.1 AS Acr to continue the light at Sands Point, on
 Long Island.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America n Con- gross assembled. That SC much of tho fourth sec. scH of the act of the 3Fd of March, ls47 sntitled sAn act authorizing the erection of certain light hohses." aud for other purposes, as requires the light st Sands Point on Long 1slasd, te be discsn- tiheed, be, and il is herehy, repealed. ~ APPROVED March 2, lS49.
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LPunLrc-Nn oa
tPUBLte-No. 2s. AN ACT 10 sid the State of Louisiana In d.aini the swamp lands therein

AN ACT 10 aid the State oi Louisaua Ia draining the swamp lands therein.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentAives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled. That 10 aid the State of Louisiana in constructing the necessary levees and drains 10 reclaim the swamp and overfowed lands therein, the whole Of those swamp aud oveFhowed lands which may be, are unfit for cultivation, shall be, and the same are hereby, granted to that State. Sec ?. And be 1t further enacted. That as soon as the Secretary of the Treasury shall be advised by the Governor of Louisiana that that State has made the necessary preparation to defray the ex- penses thereof, he shall cause personal examina- ton to be made under the direction of the sdrveyor general thereof, by experienced and faithful depu- ties, of all the swamp lands therein which su b. ject to overflow and unfit for cultivation, and list of the same 10 be made out and certified by the deputies aud surveyor general to the Secretary of the Treasury who shall approve the same, far as they are not clsined or held by individuals; and that approval the fee simple said lands shall vest In the said State of Louisiana, subject to the dis posa of the legislature thereof Pr0cided, hocecer
 That the proceeds of said lands sha be applied ex- cusivey as far necessary, to the construction oi the levees aforesaid.
 Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted. That in mak ng out list of these swamp lands, subject to overflow and unfit fnr cultivation all legal subdivisions the greater part of which Is of that character, shall be included in said list; but when the greater part of subdivision is not Of that character, the whole oi it shall be excluded therefrom: PrUrfdei, hoHerer
 That the provisions of this act shall Dot AppIy to any lands fronting rivers, creeks, bayous, wafer courses, &c., which have been surveyed into iots or tracts under the acts of Sd March, lsli, and 24th May, 1921: find brooidsd, firlAer That the United States shall in manner be held liable for any expense incurred iB selecting these lands ana making out the lists thereof, or for making any surveys that may be required to carry out be pro visions of this act APPROVED, March ,, ls4g.
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Sad for tAe tstrls- MssIiages will he fewer ihls year than they have been toS years back. large share 0, the oung marriageshis 9sh gre, soon Wia b., oH fot California = PhdG San.
 Bu, the girls are also O K, (oa for KAl,lots,a, } and their prospects for maiflmoeY are one handfsd per cent. better than they have ever heen. The population of CsiiornIs IS bound to RcresAe, hers xfter, hy icm- productions ss well as by imPcFts- uon.-Nosa lRlag,
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act. shall consist of the PaymasteF General the two deputy Paymasters General now In commission, the fifteen payuasAers who were In service under the acts in force at the Commencement Of tho war with Mexico, and ten paymasters to be selected from the additional payTlasters lH service and the thirteen paymasters authorized by the acts of seventeenth of June, eighteen hundred and forty six, and the third of March eighteen hundred and forty seven.
 APPROVED March 2. Is4a.
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rsEDERlCK s. GARRETT, PHStiHAr
2. TEXAS
JAWS OF THE UNITED STATES LA ANc VI ,,s go srss,oS SxxTH coNGRRss.
rPgsLIc No. lS iAcr to establish an additional land once ID me n' siN' V ...... ,f AiisS.nnri
fsr AUTHORITY

TPgsLtc No. l3.
 iS Acr to establish additional lAhd once in 'ie N State of Missouri.
 p.i, ~,acted by the Senate and House ei Repre- D. '. of ,h. fToiisd States of America in Con. s. .ssenhiei That 90 much Of he pubic lands sss IIited states included ia the present ayette ,,s., in inc State of Missouri, as lies within tne , boundaries 10 wi, Beginning al the point @ ,s netthern boundary of fhe Stale lnterseeteu Dy ,ss line between ranges thirteen and iourteeni ssnrs south along that line until It hteIsecis the k,,aen toynships fifty s6Ve aud hy-sIxs thence .. nu. .1ong thai line between ranges twenty-three "I ,.ru,y. oor; thence north along the last men ad inc to the northern boundary of the State; ,Sa ..s, with said boundary line te the begin s .L,Y ke e,IInsd into a new land oisiFiet, to oe s,Isd the enaritos District" dnd tor tie sale ot ,he uubIie lands within the district hereby con- s,isuied land otbce shall be esteoaisAed at sucn ~ convenient place within the said districts as the p,s,den, of the United States may designate.
 ssr ? And be it further enacted, That for the .A in inc land district hereby created, register, sna receiver shall be appointed by the President. by .od v-hh the advice and consent of the Senate who sha seyerally give bond and security, according to ,W before entering on the dulles oi fheir respective offices They shall receive The same compensation. lee. and eno.un,ents, and shall perform similar dsfis. and possess the sane powers with all other i.ters and receivers of iaId offices. and shall iii all fespects be governed hy ihe laws of the United States providing for the safe of the public lands. Sre s And be il farther enacted, That the Con- missioner of ihe General Land Office shall cause ;o be transferred o the land office hereby created all such books maps records. field notes and plats, or transcripts thereof relating To the surveys aud entries o the pobie lands rn this district, may be neees- sary for ihe ssle of the public ands in compliance wi'h the provisions 1i his act.
 R0B'T (. WINTHROP,
 S,eaker Of tse House of Representatives..
 C. NJ. DALLAS,
 lice President of tae Unaed Stafes, and
 President of tAe SeRGts. APPROVED March ?, ls49.
 JAMES k POLK.
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 ." nc' To allow subsistence 10 certain Arkansas sae other volunteers, who nave been prisoners of war G Mexico.
 ss |, enacted by the Senate and House of Rep. ,+sthtstyes Of the United States of America in Y, ~,as'ess assembled, fbdt the proper accounting 'Hef' oi the army of the United States be- and sy are hereby, required to pay. in money, to each ''aaiesr of the Arkansas regiment, and to each eaaieef Of any other corps that has been ia the a''a'y service of the United States. who has been pfsoner oi war in Mexico. the sum of forty cents 'asy in lieu of bsistenee during the whole time hs Imprisonment
 ose < na be Il farther enacted. That the bene. s provided by the first section of this sc, ex,rud .As legal representatives of said volunteer. et s' Ana hS 1t farther enacted. That the same 'sace as Is now required to establish the fact of aaIy service. sbsii be sufhcien, 10 establish inc "i imprisonment, aud to authorize and require - .aeeeoan'ieg officers 10 make the payment pro- ''s@ Sy sae hrsi section of shs act. upon sppIica S,a y9'Aa'eer, hs authorized agent, or legal AffkesEo, March 2, ls4e.
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puEI.lc--No. 2I

Az le eN1istA-N~%No Nt
 Acf eoreeFoing the pay department of the aruy. -. enacted ny the Senate ard House of Rsn,n- 'es o' the United states sf America in Can s,s's 1s>e aoed' That the pay depsrfs,ent of inc a.i Alaa consist of a paymaster General. who .e ,ia ss 'he rsok ef coioas!. and the same psy 30: inc s''' as are at present provided by law ,n., ', same tenure of officer as the hssas of .sastv peFs'aE departments Of ths army; two s, ,st ynas'sr General. with the same .ranh .,'s @a allowances ss are now provided by law f,, s.s ana The same tenure of etiee as officers ae s,,s' n o'hef dtsbnrsing departments of Sn. ana twenty-five paymas,ers, with the !, "A pay, and allowances as aye now urov,ssd sSe. .g such officers, and the same tenure of = o'eers Of like grade in other disbu rsins
 < sr hs oi the army That it shail be the dutS
 s.x soas'ng otiiceD of ths psy department to As nsi' bonds, or furaish sdjRioasI seeur,~ !,
 hsxs.., 'h 'eer years, CT as much efssner as inc
 s.,,,'ay sa' nay direct That the officers of she nsv
 ' provided fO' by the lint ssetioa of ihis
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anything herein contained to select lands out of the land district in which said fractional township is situated, if there Be land within said district asi cable to school purposes. under the provisions oT the act Of May twentieth. eighteen handred and twenty-six. APPROVED, March 2. l649.
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IT, \ bill has been iHi,edu~ed into the British PA,liamrn; bs hr. x WorIiss, to iegslize mar riag~s wub tse sister of aaeeeased wife her niece Alsos hi by Ms Bo1yiris, to relieve ffctn peslhes ministers of the eha5eh ef England who declare Themselves to be dIsssners thetetscm."
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Rabies, Among the petitions wh.eh hay. been presented to Congress, da-spg the pcs. s~sAioa Is one asking Congress to make provisions tor yesag woHaan of nl,ness. whs. ia io yeaFs, has boTss ls children The petition was, very appropriately. re- feFrad ts the Communities on Public Lands.
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TERMS FOR ADVERTISING:

Advessiasments wgll he Inserted as Inc asaAl fatse of tlse ethsF bxssp l siis slsy-that a St sqmMEe Ter tha 6rss Insertion. aai fsy esnts eqasss sss each aaditional pahskasisa. AilAeFuf dlasoani wia be nsNte to the=s whs advertise sy slls ssaf.
 ~. Pesemastsrs awthsfiand ts eea a1nF nanNtss ss.a will Yetmin 70 pss esul ef aa msmag ves%svsa and tFanssnsstsd fes Vspers sa& aasssaleDeaia
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gr Prince Louis Napoleon has taken the box al the opera formerly rented by Lonis Philippe We are s.tonshed at thls considering that his Wss evidently ia the ' uFVag box"