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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-14
COMPLETE LIBRARY EDITION.

In hve very large octave volumes with Portrait IN steel
81 Charles Dickens containing the reading matter as
Tue Illustrated Edition and comprising four thousand
very arSr double cou'nned pages, handsomely printed and
EOLl NE cvntahs IickSick Papers and Old Curiosity
Shop.
Oliver Twist, Sketches ly ''Boz" uud
Barnuby Rudgc
Nicholas NicRleby and Martin Gh,s.
zcwit
David Corperfed, Do,ul,ey and Son.
and Christmas Stories.
Bleak House, and Dickens New s,o.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-14
MEDICAL.
Prof Wnnds,

Fcof. woods
HAIR RESTORATIVE is now for the FIRST
tiir introduced To the citizens Of Wheeling
Monroe street, which Is the only remedy ever invented
will ectualy restore the grey and whisSer
the original color OF YOUTH without dying; the bald
head IN short time with the natural covng remove danI
run and prevent the hair from falling off, Is free from
me hF sediment so Objectionable in divers preparations
beautiful article for the the or young and can
only be appreciated by its all respectfully IDYf
ted to call at the Depot and OF ladies'
ant gentlemen OF high reputation in the Vest
where was invented, but will refer certificate below
Of the distinguished statesman Senator Judge Bresse Of
Illinois.
CAaLyLs, III, June %, 1861 /
have used PrcE o. S. Woods Hair Res,orstive,' and
nave admired tue wonderful effect Afy hair becoming
as thought prsmaturey grey bat hy the use OF his Rest0
permanently 90.
SIDNEY nREEsE.
Rx-Serator OF Ile United States.
Pre-. Woods Oriental SnuaITve Eminent
This Inimsn valuable auxiliary the treatment Of
some Of the formidable Diseases which ii our lot
10 contend, for Instance, inflammation Of the lungs aud
co'fE H thorough and continued application Of this
Lnlnen over the region OF the affected organ these other
wise formidable diseases diSaTlnc
half their terrors particularly among children
Ais OF mothers, they allowed speak, would with all
The eoquence Of feeling and affection, bear their united
tnOny to the fact thar 1t had natchei their children
the aTs OF death, and their former
health and beauty. Again, 1t found powerful aXil
larry III removing what Is generally an Ague Cake
enlargement Of the Spleen an exter-
nal application Is ofServic this Eminent will be found
GENERAL DEPOT Bg5 Broadway, New York. and III
MarSetst., ST. Louis.
For sale wholesale and retail in Wheeiwgby
j. r. VOWEL. Monroe ST. and
Marskl7 bridge cornrr.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
New Civilizations.


~ VERY LATEST PUBLICATIONS.
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beck OF great power"
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Including Notices Of the Battle OF saaoss and ibe Cowpsn'
with portions Of h' CorIe'PSnee.c compiled from AZ
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TIE CAPTIVE y2gTus ,S En Q o. " JuDaa. yoa.. ,,mo
"A Story with Moral Piisse ~ 'ns 81 a:s ss L. ''H' ~
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l2mo, illustrated. Price 81.
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No. llS Nassau ST., New York.
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LATEST MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS.

MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS.
HINTS ON THE MEDICAL EXAMlNArION OF RE-
CRUIJS FOR THE ARMY and the Discharge Of Soldiers
from the Service Surgeons Certificate Adapted y the
Service OF the United States By Thomas Henderson, H.
Assistant United Stses Army late Professor Of the
Theory and Practice Of Medicine ia Cou nbs College d. o..
edition revised by Richard H. Coolidge, H. d. ss-
| ant Surgeon u. Army. vol limo cloth .
Smith NJ d. Inustse by eighty arse steel plates enbrsc
nearly eco fsnrts Of which have been esuerreo'
typed natne and finished In the finest style OF steel
cravings Second edition. revised and enlarged vols, s7o
| sheep
ssor Of Anatomy in the University Of fennsyvsnis Fifth
ednion carefully revised and entirely r.modeled BY Henry H.
Smith NJ D. Fellow Of the Co o Physicians OF Phila1el-
pbi. &c With ~ new iusiraons vol demi syo p,op
TIE PRINCIPAL DISEASES OF TUE INTERIOR
VALLEY OF NORTH AMERICA. BY Daniel Drake, "a. d.
seeoId the Yellow Fever and other Feves
'bIcTioNARY OF poMEsTIC MEDICINE AND
BOUSEHOLD SURGERY. BY Spencer Thompson N "
F erican from the London edition. Revived with
| KOLLIKEKS ANATOMY OF TIE HUhAN BODY.
MANUAL MIcRoscoFIcAL ANATOMY OF THE HeMAS BODY
By Albert KOte Proessor Of Anatomy and Physoiogy In
Wuren BERG Translated from the German BY j. De Costa
h. D. Member Of the Academy Of Natural Sciences, Phsde
Iba With 35 Wooecuts, III vol 6vo - -
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Professor Clinical Surgery Of the Faculty Of Medicine OF
Paris From Notes taken BY Walter Alice NJ D. vol &c.,
sheep. " n,. 5000,
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
fine Arte.
RPHIC SAY y G s.

ORPHIc SAY I G S.
Beauty everywhere the land .nd on The 'e. sa' 'ps
,i,lv At BRADY's AMsRorYPE GALLERIES Noe s5
and $50 Broadway. =,
Art is org but longer Inefficient The Pictures t~Aen 'o
sav At BRADYs GALLERIES nc, for d's, su. for a.
time m
hold tbe,. truths 70 be sefeydent that -. Pictures are
QUAIL that the best In the world are maze a. zoo
,,s.t AMBRoTYPE .ud PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY Of ~
r BRADY No SO Brosd~syi also at No .oo bros6SS
"
Th. e. ron NAV roar and ;he muskets may fatus,
He feels not, be hears no O., he's free from ali PAN,
He has fou sht his last fight Re bss bic las: bate,
No ,ouI d shall awake him TO sory stsip.
Acoustic and beautiful Porats Of the most prominent PSo
&, man NJ the country may ke BRADf'S, No -
Bosewsy Lkerees and other pictures COPIED 70 Asy' re-
qsred size.
Thoush clouds obsc ured the morning honr,
Ard keen and blew the blast,
Ard srirrips fell the cherries shower
As doubtful down the street we passed.
We found that all the maie the slightest difference
BRADYs but that he ooh mssnh:e Porus - readily -
the farsst day u the year.
% wl,h" ,aa Uncle Toby. with deep sh, wish Trim.
had Ambrotype my poor old aee." go TO BRADYS
your hOror said Tim; that's whele they do them beautiful
aid nowhere else
VII
The most successful mi,ato Of Stens MackeoIe 6ut
the most successful mtsor Of Nature BRADY, the rea
Ambroypc and Photographic Artist, at No Se Brosaway.
Call and see. 1850
According the tradition of bis companions. Maboms wss
distinguished by the beauty Of his person. Now, BRADY has
got no portss Mshonet but he has host OF s Lhs
ne,ses Of worhes which be seen a. his galleries
TX.
be remembered that the only place in the city 70 a.,
The genuine AMBROTYPE is at BRADY'S. HIS Pictures
defy criticism
TIE PHOTOGRAPH is the most valuable of all Pictures,
when taken by true artist; such for instance BRADY
Nos 2s5 or 3s Broadway.
One sitting for PHOTOGRAPH s all ths required 70
produce ry number Pictures from 20 tboussnd
BRADYS PHOTOGRAPHS are the fines, msie In this
country. -
The clesrpess dencaey, and perfection Of BR ADYs AN
BROTYPES baye made them the popular Pctafo yes
kLown 1880
PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESsES Of all 'i1es' from tba
smallest loeket to life, made at BRADY'S.
XIV
E.vtr delay the important business Of getting your Pos-
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

4 DEMOCRATIC BOMBSHELL OF THE
IA OLDHN TIMES,
Thrown into the Camp If the Modern
BOGUS DEMOCRACY
Or A PLAIN STATEMENT ADDRESSED TO ALL Honest
DEMOCRATS
BY ONE PEOPLE.
This will prove be of the most effective documents OF
the Campaign The author has drawn from the writings OF tue
sturdy ssv. Jeeronsn Democrats Of former days. and by
way OF ample quotations from the rckey bent
ss of the self styled Democrats Toonbs Dousas
Pierce, Buchsnsn, Id genas onne .,, !,
This phs should b. circulated BY hundreds OF noas.hos
smoI honest Democrats there are plenty OF saee "ao are
see kinc isbt We shall publish edition IN GERMAN 80
PaIcE-shse l0c per dozen. per 100 So per 600,
Az John p JEWETT Co Publishers, Boston
Wv Il p b JEWETT, Clevel and Ohio.
SHELDON, BLAKEMAN Co New York
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
VIII he r,sdx Sent %.

SMITHS PRACTICE or SURGERY
TREATISE on THE PRACTICE OF SURGERY. By
Henry H. Smith NJ d. Professor of the Principles and Prsc
tce Of Surgery in the University Of Pennsylvania lussted
by numerous ensrayngs on wood. vol, svo sheep.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
VALUABLE MEDICAL WORKS


WOODS THERAPEUTICS AND PHARMACOLOGY
A TREATISE On THERAPEUTICS and PHAaNACO-
LOGY or bATERIA MEDICA. BY George B. Wood, NJ D;
the Theoy and Practice Of Medicine In the Uni
vtrsy President Of the College OF Physicians
Phi pha the auhor of the Utited States Drpsnsa
tory author of Woods Practice Of Medicine &c in vols
8yo. -
AGNEW'S PRACTICAL ANATOMY
PRACTICAL ANATOMY Y-anaI ged upon the bssis of the
l. ndon concise view OF the pars the
which they appear the Dissection Of the Hu
BODY By d. Agnew N. H.. Lecturer Anatomy and
Surgeon the Phsdephs Hospital Blootleyl vol Emo
SIMPSONS OBSTE rRICS, VOL. .
VOL. OF THE OBsTETRIC MEMOIRS AND con-
TRIBUTIONS OF JAMES Y. SIMPSON, ND FRS E.,
Professor Midwifery in the University OF Edinburgh, &c
Edited by W q. Perly, MD, Ecintursb and iora,io r.
Storer NJ D. Boon L. oftbe Phy'icians the Boston
He Member Of the MedicO Chirursica ana O6
sterc SOCIETIES Of Edinburgh &c. The first volume pub
lish.d last October.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

A NEW SUPPLY NOW READY. T..
N HE.DLEY's ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF WASHING
lUN; AZ full. page FL Uavirrs | vol. syo. $3.
c. SCRI8NER, No 81 Broadway, mp stairs.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

Fever delay the important business Of getting your Pos-
TRAIT you cannot tell how msy be too las. sJn-
ger. in tcwn will find BRADYS SPLENDID GALLERIES
At Nos SIS and $50 Broadway. NJ b. BRADY
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
epetial Notices.
-..hfican STATE

John TIA ndc jr Civil II sioeeIn eeI,..sS be wn hear Of
,sn A. the CRY srAL PALACE inineo'
4 ! lhirr u lii AhvAn'aRc 49,
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

CURNEY's PALACE of ART, NO.349 Broadway
" cona~s collection of Photographs and DAsaer'
eotypes on exhibition the wohs and always open for ,hs
free inspection Of the public.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

The Fremont and DAYTON Republican Clnb o. the
syel h $40 Broosya w hold meetIs at their hall sn
Tv,.. av n,si Graham S.. On THURSDAY EVENING,
St4 Ad6r6tsss ny 5 i NACOMBER esq Of New York
,rS Others Recitation % Whter's Sabbath Scene by MT
HARRIS Music " be prov del 70: the OCCASION All epds
Of Frecdou 81 invited TO attend. .
JACOo w. JORALEMON, President.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

Mechanics 10 the Rescue!-Toe Ne:hsnics and work
sn Of pis city will hold meeting a. the gon snldlngs
NJ GS novery iear BrOome st On FRIDAY EVENING, al
- ck 70 take for The promotion OF the cause
Ffe Labor aud The Extension Of Slavery over Territory
pcg FIee MI, r zn.o..
stcSEp-Robert B. Montgomery, Thonss Emmery' Thomas
Bis james CoveD, Lrrg Gross Geo &c Sherwood Deo r
James HunieT Jan Lescroit, James bite George
Cook Edward Bsins Charles Watson John Gardner Daniel
Co,.n Fdwsrd Derby Johu A Smith, George smith John
e.l.y c { Glass Robert Johr Franklin Jones' William
Heniy aeLry Tlotson, f. Reed John Jackson, and 20
ekes
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

nAGUERREOTYPE PLATES GALVAN-
ILFD BATTF RIES ofthe kind msde 20 srder os
the use Of DAGU ERREUIYPIsTS Sy
L. L. SMITH, No. Canal St, n. Y.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

FREMONT, FILLMORE and BUCHANAN
i just Published LFEsIZE POhTRAlrs Of 'aese tisn.
susl ed Anne Prices each: PLAIN, & TsTED 81 ISi
CoI with GROUND IS The usual Discount 10 the
Haae GOUPIL A Co.. No. 3tS Broadway, ~ T.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
nipprsota settlement AssociatiOn.-Notices is hereby

eubsrs Of this Association reualul- here thst
ke,ins will be held rtlS EVENlNG a. their place, No
DBogtr, a. o'clock J. BERRY, Secretary
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

American Institute.A stated Monthly 'etins Of nv:
l,,fpte r1 hold Rooms No 35l Broadway TdlS
tursday) EVENING, Sept AZ u O'clock This being the
m eR pIioI 70 the opens OF tbs sar II is hoped full
,,.Ldsl &c Of neInbers will he present.
MEIGs, Recording Secretary
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
Shorf-IIand Writing.

short-Hand Writing.-The underlined. during the
psi y..rs practical Resor'eE III Pi'msA5 fnon9
rlthic Short band for three years CONNECTED WIN
wesdrs ourr Of New York having been frequently I'm
ntDned give Instructions in the sit OF VERBATM RE-
0sTING hes opsned Rooms for this purpose a. NO 3f5
b4dua, oppo size ppetons Apply teom No. TO- daily,
v.veer II a n, .1i q 10. EDWARD T. UNDERHlLL
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

ETRIBUTION: A TALE OF PASSION By
| II M T. N. sourBwosrh PuHLishED THIS DAY Is
| A rRnLI,xr EovEL-rHE BEST tVEs WRITTEN BY THAT
psrNcrtsBIp Lu1HoREss. Clo'h, Sl 2' psper 81. Se~
| w.. pnhu,.,iop Ofce, No lS Nassaus..
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04
Tifleenth Ward Rocky Mountain Clab.-The week.

An Editor Of may yens exoeence out foI The last se
ytaIs al iesl n soct the situation OF 40 haCor
n, PROT Read Newspaper Printing establishment,
wbee moderate exerou will BE- required and no cooder
abe nshrlsbor exsced epuOcAI ufnsl would be pre-
r ed Ei, of roeompeDse Moderate For his
tsrsei;y ar be refers to q. GREELEY who knn.
him Ioroushy Address U. A. b. OF H. Greeley, Tno
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESsES Of all 'Ies, from
smallest lceket to life, made at BRADYS.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-04

9 Il A X G II A NJ B T. X -
- AINswORTHS CELEBRATED WORK.
Beautifully Illustrated Price 50 cents Is published and for
sale this dsy by all News Agents ard Copies sent
per mail free of Eossse tn e,ept price, BY the Publisher
TB. PETERSON,
No. lO2 ,es,nutst., Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-30
SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS NEW
YEARS. PRESENTS.


John II. sMOOT, No. 1l9 SOUTH SIDE
~ Bridge street. Georgetown, ID. g , has received
great variety Of useful and seasonable GOODS,
10 which he Invites the attention Of both Iadies 8
and gentlemen who may wish 10 make Christ
mas and New Years Present.
EMBROIDERIES.
Rich worked Cambria Sets collars and Sleeves)
DO do Muslin do do
DO do Muslin and Cambria Collars
A great variety Qow priced) do
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Black and white Lace SETS and Collars
Worked Cambria and Muslin Bands
Embroidered Linen Cambria Handkerchisfs
Hemsutched, tue ked and plain do
Black Chantilla and + rencb Lace Wells
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ALSO
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Rich Fancy and Black silks
French Merinos, plaid Merinos
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Kid and Buck Gauntlets
aides, gents and children's Warm Gloves
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Portmonnaies, and ladies' Cabas
Gents. Linen, Cambria ard silk Pocket Handkfs
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Gents Shawls, Merino and Wooden Scarfs
Children's Knit Talmas ard q oods
Ladies, gents and boys Comforts &c
With many other desirable goods, which will
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dec % J. H SMOOT
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Proposals foi Engraving and Lithographic
Printing.

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING,
WARRINGTON, December 20, 1866. )
DROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
Il this office until the 3lst dav Of December inst =,
for Engraving on Stone, and Printing from the
same, for the use Of the Senate Of the United
States, sixteen thousand and four hundred, (16,-
4OO,) or more copies each, Of certain maps to &C.
company the annual message and documents Of
the president OF the United States.
The maps will be open for the inspection Of
bidders at this oAce until the morning Of the day
for closing the bids.
The paper req quired for printing these maps will
be furnished hv this Office.
Bidders will state the price for engraving each
map, and the price for printing per lOOcopes, Sc
parately.
contract will be entered into with, and bonds
will be quired from, the successful bidder for
the faithful execution Of the same
II Is to be distinctly understood tha. no bids
will be entertained from any parties not directly
engaged In, and practically acquainted with, the
style Of work bid for
The proposals must be addressed to A. 6 Sea
man, Superintendent Of the Public Printing,
washington, D: c and be endorsed Proposals
Dec % -eodt31stDec A. g. SEAMAN.
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GONE TO DINNER l-Gone to dinner-back
In Gfteen minutes" That notice stands on your
Office door.
You gormandizer you ostrich you great
pig! Also, You lean, ScrRwny, wizIled, apx-
ous.loOking old thing You poor, irritable,
tOuchy, suappish fellow
My gobbling friend, eating is not q process
whose operations and results are wholly con-
fined within the stomach, as hesh is put 10
seeth or soak within an iron pot 1t tells upon
muscles and vitals, and brain and nerves
upon mind and soul. Fifteen minutes Fiji
teen minutes is enough To eat one cracker an
and to drink glass Of water, and TO see the
mass of victuals that you are pitch fOrkiug
into your cOuntenance, as If you thought
harpy was watching to snatch il from you
How dare you bolt those chunks Of meat all
soaked with gravy" and that greasy, sod
den pie. and hot cakes, and Kissing mud col.
ored coffee, and then, while your miserable,
over-wOrked old stomach Is calling for all the
dispossble nervous energy uf your svstem 10
he'll ii drudge an its tyrant's task jumping
headlong back into your dark, close counting
room and demand that same nervous energy
from the same source to engineer your brains
and eyes in absorbing s1ertion OF making
money lgnoramus how dare you
Well, poor fellow, it's Of no use 70 scJld at
YOU, after all Pityis much moro appropriate
to your sad case. Who would be such juice
less, dirt eomplexiOned, dried-up musk, for all
your money, or all every bodys else? Il is
but a maimed soul and deformed body that
YOU have acquired under that regimen. And
when your old, cracked, shaky constitution
quite breaks mp, and YOU die prematurely-
sretched man, who knows what miserable
fate yOu have incurred by your years Of sit
still monsy-grUbbing, and this intensified
course of mad sggrsvations with unchewed
meat-chunks and hot grease and drink all
abIaze ?-Lit6 III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-30

home, occupied in numbering the last scenes
of drama, when the servant announced that
| a lady was determined to see me- 1 gave the
order 10 allow her 10 enter Nv study Was
Lighted by a working lamp, which gave but a
feeble light But / saw advancing toward
me the most graceful spparition which a poet
could dream; L will not give you the descrip-
tiOn, il would take too much time. The hrst
impression was that had an affair with some
young woman who had come TO demand, as
then often happened to me, my protection in
making her debHt at the theatre.
L offered her q chair, and asked 70 what
owed the homer of her visit Judge Of my as
constituent when L heard her, with q voice
but slightly moved, make the same demand as
did the mother of Myrra to Lord Byron. L
will not detail the strangely interesting con-
versation-hslf physiological, half meta physi-
cll-which followed nor the resolutions and
counter resolutions that passed and repassed
through my mind while looking in the face of
my strange visitor. 1t will suffice to say that
L found myself the next day deeply in love.
but that | have never seen Or heard from her
since; that recognised her rs a foreigner by
her accent; that she must have been q great
lady from the fact Of her having lef; q roll OF
thousand louis or on my mantel piece--a
gift which L FASTENED to send TO the buresu of
the EDf1rtS Tronves
While on the subject Of literary uen and
their habits, it will not be nal apropos TO
mention that nearly all the present dstin-
guished writers Of France accomplish their
daily task in the morning. Thus NJ. Theirs Is
always up and ready for work at six clock
in the morning, ia all seasons; NJ Scribe, like
vi. Lsmartine, works from to IL; NJ Victor
Cousin Only works before breakfast M Mig
Let works till in the afternoon Madame
George Sand is an exception-she writes, by
Preference, at night; Alexander Dtmas, pere.
works by paroxysms; he may remain four
days without touching a pen, and then he
writes forty eight hours without stopping III
DUNES was not built IN cut stone, like n ca
thedral, he would have been dead Iorp ago
This year, the son having rented a country
house at Saint APIECE, on tho borders of the
Seine, the senior vent from time 70 time TO
pass a few days there; but as usual, spent the
most Of his time, and especially the nights, in
writing Whenever Dumas (fis) found that
his father was working too hard on copy"
he had but one way TO win him from it. The
father piques himself On his knowledge of
Sduces-it Is one Of his vanities. "I should
like to taste one Ot your sauces. says the son.
Down goes the pen, and three by three the
elder Dumas descends the kitchen stairs-tbe
long red robe, which you know, streaming az
an astonishing distance in the rear By the
aid of a variety Of unheard-of ingredients be
compounds one or more plates Of sauce, such
As never figured on the card of the best Of res
tsurants If Alexander Dumas were not the
greatest Of nnveliSts and dramatists, he would
unquestionab ly be the greatest Of cooks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-30
COFFINS-COFFINS.

NJ M. WHITE, SOLE LEAGENTFO FISK'S
Nls Alright rtallic votrns for
the city OF Washington, wishes to - .su<Iszzz.ssS
Inform the public that he has now
on hand large supply Of all sises, similar In
form to the riG hpsl wood eofnns, aud beautifully
finished In imitation Of rosewood They can be
sold at the same rates as well flushed mahogany
coffin. These beautiful Alright Cofins can be
ready for use In thirty minutes for transport
to any part OF the United State,. Ihe under
sgned attends to UNDER TAKING in all It's
branches, ut all hours Of day or night Aiso, on
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nue., south side, near the corner Of Third street.
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