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yXTANDERINGs In CORSICA; Corsica;
w Picturesque Historical, and Social with a
Sketch Of the Early Life of Napoleon, translated
from the German by Edward Joy Morris Price
s. so.
10 Tennyson, by Henry Reed. Price 81 25
Just published, and for sale at
TAYLOR " MAURY'S
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READY MADE CLOTHING
REnIrCEn pRgCES--A.th the

IA is advanced, we have determined TO sell oa
the remaining portion OF onr winter stock at
greatly reduced prices; therefore gentleman wish
ingto consult economy in purchasing fine Over
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Black and Fancy Cashmere Pants; Velvet, Silk,
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: a Ri HTNTS.-NfCHfttCIuTc SCUIDtUTe,
N and Painting, by James Jackson Jarves,
author Of History of The Sandwich Islands, &c.
Price 81 25e
Waikna, or Adventures on the Mosquito
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ST. 25
The Heiress Of Haughton, or the Mothers
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IA Greece, from the earliest times 10 the Roman
Conquest, with supplementary chapters on the
History of Literature and Art. BY Vim. Smith,
LII. d., editor of the Dictionaries OF Greek and
Roman Antiquities" Biography and Mythology" "
and Geography" With notes, and continuation
10 the present time. BY c. G. FELTON,, LID,
Eliot Professor of Greek Literature in Harvard
University.
The above work is tended principally for schools
of The higher classes just received and for sale
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Pennsylvania avenue and llth street. Aug 2l.
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nANIEL WEBSTER.--Messrs Taylor
IL " MAURY have afew OF The original sub
scribers copies OF the works Of Daniel Webster,
printed on very fine imperial paper, in which Mr..
price $40.
T. ~ M. are the only booksellers in the United
States who have any copies in their possession.
Mar IL Bookstore near 9th ST.
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COUTHERN BOOk.-origin Of the Con-
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TO the Treaty with Mexico, 1S4S; Division of the
Public Lands; Specific Duties Origin and History
Of the Puritans; Origin and Cause of Trouble be-
tween the North and South, and Jeopardy Of the
Republic; Legal mode Of Redress pointed out by
w B. Davis, Wilmington, North Carolina. Price
Two Dollars. 4ttH ar
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No 2l6 Pennsylvania avenue,
adjoining WiIlard's Hotel.
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CATIRE AND SATIRISTS, BY JAMES
- Hannay, author Of Singleton Fontleroy, &c
Cosas de Espana, or Going TO Madrid via Bar
ceona.
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND
STRANGERS.

NTATCHES.-Mcmb of Congress and
wv others in want OF perfect umekeepers would
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to test their quality before leaving the city.
Our assortment for both Ladies and Gentlemen
never SO complete as at present, embracing
,very descriptions which we offer unusually low.
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MRS. JAMESON'S NEW BOOK A
VNl commonplace book Of Thoughts, Memo
ries and Fancies, original and selected, by Mrs
Jameson. Price IS cents.
Leaves from Family Journal, from the French
Of Emile Souvestre, author Of "the Attic Pho-
sopher in Paris" Paper, so cents; cloth, rs
cents.
Theory and Practice OF Landscape Painting in
water colors illustrated by series of "a designs
colored diagrams of numerous wood cuts, with
two extra plates Of simultaneous contracts, by
George Barnard. Price S5
Just received at
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NAV 81, ls55.

II EAVEs from a Family Journal, from
IL the French OF Emile Souvestre, author oi
"The Attic Philosopher in Paris.
Mrs.Jameson's Common place Book Of Thoughts,
Memories, and Fancies.
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NEW BOOKS RECEIVED At sHIL-
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ENGLISH AND FRENCH BOARDING
AND DAY SCHOOL.

ENGLISH AND FRENCH BOARDING
AND DAY SCHOOL.
MISS BROOK Il from Phila delphia, will
Nl open her BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
for young Ladies, on Monday, September 10th,
1855, al No. 13S, Penn. Avenue, corner OF
Seven buildings and 10Th street. Miss BROOKE
will be assisted by the most competent Profess
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A French lady, recently from Paris is engaged
as a resident governess, and every means will be
used 10 accomplish her pupils in that language.
Drawing will be taught in various and elegant
styles.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
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lady, of great intelligence, whose CIVILIZATIONS as
n teacher, and whose accomplishments in English
literature, entiile her TO high consideration:
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= Miss Brooke is well known 10 me as lady
who is entirely capable Of conducting successfully
the education Of young ladies, and in every way
worthy oil the patronage OF parents
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gress.
Hon. JAMES CAMPBELL, p, M General
Hon. ELLIS LEWIS, Chief Justice Of The 5.
Court, Pa.
Hon. g. w. WOODWARD, Associate Judge
of the S. Court of Penna.
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tory
| Circulars stating the terms 10 be had al the
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! l9S Pa. Avenue.
| August 30-3tawlm.
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! Anchovies in sauce, in pickle, and salt.
Essence Of Lobsters, Anchovies, and shrimps'
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III ohN AmpOTteT anu
q Dealer in Wine, Brandy Cigars, &c, Penn
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Cognac Brandy, pale and dark, from very high
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Scotch Whisky, Schiendam Gin, Of superior
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the highest price TO n fine Bordeaux table Wine.
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ssDooR,s RAILROAD MAP or THE
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T,HE SONS OF THE sIREs, A HIS

rIyHE SONS oFsTHE SIRES, A MIS-
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on the next Presidential election, TO which IL
added REVIEW of the Letter of the Hon. Henry
A. Wise against the Know-nothings, by an Anne
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The History OF Mason and Dixon's Line, con
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Mrana Elliot, or the Voice Of the Spirit, by ..
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Autobiography Of Charles Caldwell, M d., with
Preface, Notes, and Appendix, by Harriet W.
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TUsT RECEIVED AT TAYLOR 4 MAUI
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wAsHrNeron. Nov. 26, 1854.

ns- DEBow's ISpUsTRIAL RESOURCES, three
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NIEW WORK, by the Author of the Heir
IN of Redclyfs.
The Castle Builders, by the author of the Hearts
Ease, in paper covers; price so cents bound, IS
cents
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VTALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR

Dec l6--3tawif
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-05-18

To obv,atc this circumstance. YOU must
c|enr yonr rooms from smoke every hour,
by free ventilation for half an hour, and
and then repeat the process Of smoking
and v-ntilniing alternately.
:. You mus. be d,Iigent, and remem.
Der when you begin to Gsh, the morb,fic
mater or small pox you are not fighting
in certain sense the particles of brute
matter. but mascen. and slippery den,en
whose inclination is 10 seize upon some
new aud unsconcious victim. lie m
forever awake and on hi. wing, through
you may be asleep. BY the s,ubos Of
smoke alone. you will darken hisseye.
and palsy hi. pinions.
II you will smoke, and smoke. and
smoke your house. you will probably
save your nurses from all danger, and
your household from the demon. whether
they have or have no, been protected by
vaccnsa.i"n. Thus, what you may lose
in narring the internal beauty Of your
mouse, you will abundan,ly save IN i.s
henlthful aud safe condition.
Smoke is the universal solven.-,he
universal nentralizer Of the small pox
c"'t,gion; all else perhaps are only ad.
Iuvants OF auxiliaries. We have but
little doubt tha, the morbifc matter gen.
Grated in 'ypns fever may he rendered
lnnoccuou. by the same agent,
1t IS highly probable that the lymph
in the p"s'ule, "f the small pox, from
which the contagion is emitted, contains
a trace of the hydrochiorate aud phos oh.
ate OF .ota.
From this circumstance il may he
considered as an alkaline fluid, and the
surrst nen,ralizer Of it must be an acid;
and accordin. y we find that smoke is
the most potent and sUrest one with
which We are acquainted; from the
cre"sofe or pyroli.neous acid which i,
contains
In our humble opinion, smoke is a pey.
feet neu,raIizer Of the small pcx coniay.
ION. We speak with more confidence,
because we have put the theory of smoke
To the test in our own house, for i, has
recently been con. erted into hospital.
4 very aggravated aud unsuccessful case
Of the small pox fell under our care in
""r own house. and smoke and ven,ila.
tion TO the utmost extent OF enduring,
were steadily, night aud day, KEEP, IN Al.
,erna'ion; and two young females who
were unprotected by vaccination, the
co"sta" attendants upon the patient, e..
capped the con,agion.
Yours truly, JOHN s. I.yNDE.
Norridge sosk, April 80. 1855.
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may the pathway Of your life be- eve
smooth, and sorrow never, n.ver hlieh
the fair bloom Of yoIr youth
Reader our simple story is ended; vii
il do!
mo, no." methinks | heard some fail
one cxclaiin, "the wedding, the wed.
ding"
Well, ladies'. there WAS one ; bu. f"r
the particulars OF that joyful event, which
was celebrated Oh the village green, :he
next bright May day morning. we must
refer you to the happy William Howard
ard the joyous May, who acted as
groomsman aud bridesmaid on the occa.
sion. or to the now chagrincd James
Wilson.
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4 HrScKy CAHrEr BAG. The Bu6a-
10 E.rpress relates All amusing incident
which occurred at Erie few DAYS since.
a gentleman l-f, Cleayeand ior New
York II, an early hour in the morning,
ul,hon, his breakfast, and being very
hungry, upon the arrival of the train at
Ere, entered the dining room. and pIac.
ing h's cnrpc, bag upon chair. sat down
beside II ard commenced valorous at
tack upon the Wand, placed before him.
BY anI BY the proprietor Of the estab-
I'slni.ent came around to collec, fare. land
upon reaching our friend. CALCULATED,
I"Doila. sr..' Il dollar :" responded
the Eating man, "a dollar-,hough, you
"n,y charged fifty cents meal for one
ich /" That's true" said IMeanness,
!. hu coun' your carpet bag one. since
1t occupies seat" (rhe table was far
from being crowded.') Our friend ex.
posin'a,ed, but the landlord insisted, and
the dollar was reluctantly brought forth
The landlord passed on. Our friend de.
/ liberately arose and opening his earpe,
bag, full in its vide mouth, discoursed
mt" it saying. "Carpc, bag. it seems
you're an Individuals human indivij.
ual. since you ea,-at least I've paid for
you, aud now you must eat,"-upon
which he seized everything ea'ablc with.
IN his reach, nuts, rasins. apples. cakes.
pes, and amid the roars OF the b,stand.
ers. the delight of his bro,hs, passen-
gers aud discontinue of the landlord,
phle.ma.icalIy Went and t,".k bis sea, it,:
the cars. lie said he had prnvi.ione
enough 10 las, him to New York, after 4
bonn'ilully supply had been served ou, in
the cars. There was a, least IS worth
iu the bac-upon which the landlord r...
al'zed nothing III the way Of pr, fit. So
much for meanness
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A t"uchin. tribute to the memmory
Of Eliza Wharton occurred ut Danvsna
lately, durin: the session Of the Ama)'
can Institute. Her grave. marked BY the
old muiilates freestone monument, IVES
visited by the members. and each one %
he turned away picked up u fsaxmens oi
the stone and placed in his poke, 10 pre-.
serve AS memorial M that trail but
beautiful object for whose fate . many
tears have been shed As they ~ up
Mn the meu,nrials they carried ffosu the
grave. they must give special thanks "
the generous Mr. Annabls. vho wss
away to Salem TO procure tesstoMe chip
enough u supply the dsmAad. aud aeat'
tered them round the spas. Pea.
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4 TRAP FOR SIMrLEroNs.-Fo
some days past a Hartford paper has
been publishing an advertisement, call
ing for 900 teachers to 80 to Califor-
nia-S00 men and 200 fcmales,-thc
former being promised 81 per day, and
the latter g. per day and their expen.
ses for one year. Applicants were to
forward 81 each. So palpablc as .
swindlc az this could not have called
out single applicant, but alas for the
sullibility of human nature. the ineog.
agent. who resides at Bridgeport, re.
ccivss ten or twelve letters daily, each
undoubtedly enclosing the one dollar
which is expected to procure lucrative
situation and steady employment!
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Walter, the Baron. and Major Linden
were engaged in close conversation
the reader can picture the painful sur
prise Of the MAJOR and Mrs. Linden. or
the baron's announcing his susPicions.-
Mrs. Linden was incredulous. notwith
standing the incontestible proof brough;
forward by the baron, had almost con-
vinced the Major tina, he must relinquish
his little fairy"
"The old nurse, Nanny, must have
some knowledge Of this affair."" said the
N Major, '.let her b. sent for immediate.
y."
Lizzy. who had been out. now return
ed. Walter me, her a. the door. Al
exclamation Of delightful surprise escap
ed from her lips when she recognized her
lover.
The sudden revulsion Of feelings SC
oyerca me her, that she would have fall
Ell had no. Walter caught her in hi
arms and borne her to 4 seat IN ,h'
shrubbery, where the cool breeze sooI
revived her.
Dearest L,zzy." said Walter. taking
her hand. "the objec. Of my mission i
not yet accomplished. but | have return
ed on an erand Of far greater moment
and which intimately concerns yourself
The mysterious presen,imen, which you
once expressed. Lizzy, was not an idle
imagining. bu. reality"
He then related 10 her the prime cipa
incidents of his journey already knowr
to the reader.
Lizzy listened to his story with mia.
gled sensations Of grief and pleasure
To think that the flial affection whic
she had from infancy bestowed on he
protectors, was to be transferred to aaott
er, gave her a sad feeling Of sorrow
while the knowledge Of her true position