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1000 northwest guns, Clint lock
100 - percussion lock. ~
Proposals win BE- received for the delivery q said goods Boston
New York philadelphia Baltimore New oreans g Ious Memphis
son respective destinations from places pro
posed BIO delivered WIN form an element in deciding upon the
right be require less quantity
others Of different description that be needed
Goods American manufacture the required styles and quality
preferred the samples q blankets and cloths
either q those kinds thai amps thereof shan accompany the
furnished respects conform
with the samples recently selected which be this
s @ r s e. nDs
thereto any particular viii be rejected which the
days. done they purchased q his er
Psnss fAymen, win be made for tho goods received
win bids furnishing the goods sbov.
by manufacturer a. Or regular
dealer M the article 70 BE- Furnished which tss the
Of ali who have failed TO comply with The conditions
s s Se opn q % psS ~ ns
with the letter spirit Of Congress relative
bids for provisions clothing for the the navy approved
Bonds viii be required in the amount q the bid Tor the ffal per
the contract with
cheney must be certified by United States Judge district
proposals articles, with the quantities there
o. as they are arranged The foregoing schedule with the
and the amounts must be carried Sut and footed mp cs
They should be subnised with the following heading a
Tor wei hereby furnish service Of ,he Indian
department. according the advertisement therssr
AFFIXED here the list according classes pord
deliverable the Of fsion, New Philadelphia Ran.
more Orleans 81 Louis Memphis case NAV
bel by the first day of April q such time during
1883 be ordered by the Commissioner az Ansrs
Tor vel via also furnish the prices addona
quantities qualities
market priccs snch other articles be-
reouired Indian wear
Isss deliverable above stated and this
There words, whole class be
proposed for wewa twenty days thereafter execute
accordingly and give security, satisfactory
same Iere whether the p a man
ucture In tc article
Each proposal also be accompanied by ia
following signed
whose sucncy certified by persons personally
or orslly 10 The department
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COUvENIRs OF TRAVEL; BY Madame lie Vert

Ny Trip 70 France; BY Rev. LAn Do~aan Price rs cents
Fresh Leaves. by Fanny Fern. Price rs
Leigh Hunss Pscns- vcss- Hue and gold.
Bzy4nts rcezas. 1 vol Bloc and gold ~.
Noes ss1e; by Naroa ii1rland.
Iynercr r~r1rr BY the aaso< q She Hcir a Reacynep
vek~ 81 So sts
Fnr s4le By BLANCHARD NOIiCN,
SEP Is IAie r. Farnham.
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STAFFORD ii. PARKER, Register,
GEORGE W. MUNEURD,

Secretary Of the Commonwealth q; NirginkS,
Copsps ission<Ys Of tA< Sialiae Nzsld
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BARBARIsM IN ENGLAND.

a duel III the United States or any act
that can be tortured into cause for abus-
ing this country, is always eagerly seized by
the English press. We arc represented as
nation of outlaws and cut-tllroats, brutes
i'll habits, and Doors in manners. Tn fact. an
| Englishman's idea of an American is a TALL
raw-boned, six-footer, who speaks through
his nose, cllcws an inordinate quantity of
tobacco, and carries revolver in his pocket,
and bowie knife ut his side. But how do
English manners and customs compare
with ours? Here no one thinks of commit
ting so ungcntlcmanly All act as smoking in
railroad car, yet by a recent English pa
per we observe the directors of railways in
England have given up all hopes of stop
ping the practice there.
AS a sample Of English laws and of the
magistrates who enforce them, we may
mention that two poor men in Norfolk were
recently sent to prison for fourteen days for
the awful crime of shooting, OH the wild
common, two wild rabbits! The men who
prosecuted them owned thousands of rich
acres, yet they begrudged these poor men
the pitiful products of the wastes. When
these men were brought up for trial before
a certain "Lord" Hastings, there occurred
one of the most remarkable scenes that ever
transpired in any pretended court OF justice.
1t appears that the Norfolk Ne,cs, paper
published in the town, had commented
with some severity Of language upon tho en-
traordnary proceedings III the case. "Lord'
Hastings therefore went to the house of the
editor and threatened "to blow his brains
out" indeed, desired "to call him out" as
lie expressed it, in Il duel
When the case came before the court, the
editor, who was also solicitor for the poor
men, desired "Lord" Hastings to leave the
bench as he wished to make an application
to the other sitting magistrates for bond
to COMPEL "Lord' II. to keep the peace
lie refused, however, to leave the bench,
and insulted the counsel by telling him "he
had no fight in him." indeed, he seemed
over anxious to come down from the bench
and have the dispute decided with pistols
on the spot. If IN Arkansas or Alabama
Judge had offered to fight duel from the
bench, what splendid text it would have
been for our abolition journals to expound
from! How they would lave cxpatiatcd OH
the corrupting influences of "slayery ~
But i'll "irce" England, all these ebulitions
go for nothing. So much for being bar
barous" American, instead of "refincd'
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L nIIadeIpha Bulletin, after making some
very timely suggestions on the duties of the
current year, comes to the following very
sensible conclusion. Its hint Is as applica
ble here as in Philadelphia
"Finally, make resolve-if you are in
any sort of business, that you will push it
with all the economy, lberality, spirit and
enterprise you can muster; and by way of
taking q fresh start, and combining the
the whole four in ono vigorous effort, the
best thing you can 90 is, beyond question,
to take 9 newspaper, and send to it good
long advertisemsnt--one of that kind which
no. only makes itecertain that yonr. name
will be ssop by All tbsa world, bntt which
also proves thst you arr doing q arse rate
busipess and ssn afford 70 make ii known.
5,Triss world loves te pstppiss those whon i
thinks ssys doing va sad llibsrst aasertis.
ing u an spass ips siaa ss ptospsfjjs d
ssiilss ees 4 Sil iIs ,,is 9, fBlyon1
es IL q sasy i,l 10 = I Ess ~. l i i
|.f6s | asli6a ;df d tIis h; ysss. q g g Nj SSa si;s.
Essssly i eesDssssa q q tes sall aisess ga s,
kS}StHy ~ ~ 49,
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BE PATIENT WITH THE LITTLE ONES,


Bo patient with tho little ones, Let
neither their slow understanding nor their
occasional pertness offend you, or provoke
ti'e sharp rcproof. Remember the world is
new to them, and they have no slight task
to grasp with their unrpcncd in,cllcc,s. ,hs
mass of facts and truths that crowd upou
their attention. You arc grown to maturitv
and strength through years of experience.
and it i'll becomes you to fret at the It'll,
child that fails to keep pace with your
thought, Teach him p tienty, as God
teaches you, line upon line, precept upon
precept; here little, and there little."-
Cheer him on in this conflict of mind-in
after years his ripe, rich thought shall rise
up and call you blessed.
Bde patiently the endless qucstionincs
Of your children. DO not roughly cr,sl,
the spring'ng spirit of free inquiry, with all
impatient word or frown, nor attempt, on
the contrary, long and instructive reply.
to every slight and casual question. Seek
rather to deepen their curiosity. Convert,
if possible, the careless question into pro-
found and earnest inquiry; and aim rather
to direct and aid, than TO answer this in
quiry. Let your reply send the little ques.
toner forth, not SO much proud of what
he has learned. as anxious TO know more.
Happy thou, if in giving your child tho
molccule of truth he asks for, you can vile,
his curiosity with glimpse Of tho ,noup=
tain OF truth lying beyond so wilt thou
send forth philosopher, and not a silly
pedant into the world.
Bear patiently the cl,ildisl, humors of
those little ones. They are but the untu-
tored pleading of the young spirit for carp
and cultivation. Irritated into strength,
and hardened into habits, they will haunt
Tie whole of life like fends of despair, and
make thy little ones curse the day they
were born; but, corrected kindly and pa-
| tlenlly, they become the elements of hap-
plness and usefulness. Passions are but
fires that may either scorch us viii, tloif
uncontrolled fury, Or may yield us a genial
and needful warmth.
Bless your little ones with a patient caro-
of their childhood, and they will certainly
consecrate the glory and grace of thei=
manhood to your service. Sow in their
hearts the seeds of perennial blessedness
its r'pencd fruit will afford You perpetual
JOY.
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A LEGAL CONSULTATION.

A certain lawyer in this city is noted for
his promptitude in demanding payment of
his fee, his lack Of faith in human honesty
leading him to suspect that everybody is
determined to cheat him. His plan is the
same that newspapers are sometimes com.
PEELED to adopt-to collect subscriptions in
advance. lie considers that if lie is unable
to get his own fees before the action is
commenced, he will prove hardly compe-
tent to gain lis clients cause afterwards.
Yesterday gentleman in the tailoring
line called on linn and informed him that he
wished to hold short consultation with
him respecting a suit which he was about
to commence.
"My fec will be Eve dollars for consul
tation."
"Wbat !" exclaimed the man of clotE,
Five dollars, If you please-and gen-
orally take the fee in advance" said he
reaching forth lis hand, for the expected
fee.
"No, you DON'T" said the tailor, making
his way towards the door, "you can't play
that off on me-"
"There's nothing wrong or unprofession.
al about it, SAID the lawyer with severity,
II can't help that-you must get your
five dollars out of the other party"
"No, thatll never do. Mover heard oi
such proceeding"
"Well, then, I'm blowed If I don't aban-
don the suit and you may get somebody
else to make 1t. +,
- What suitare yoH talking about" asked
the mystifed lswyer, ~ ,..,sss :, a. :,
q rWhy, the suit of clotl,ea yon won o,
Jim---on the election Igcams To- con,
suit you about the color, and Ishan't pas
five doliars tori advice, bysa great sight Z,
| soA--ah--nm, That's @ ditfarsbt cass
I.rather think I1l hsyss green !n-,Hsyai5
i. =
goctssy, liks SHADED mdsE bs ,ii yiswedi q d
lin all situations, Of its colon yiH deceive
~,
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Tile DaLlmess Of great Men.-Descartes,
the famous mathematician and philosopher; /;
La Fontaine, celebrated for lis witty fables :;
Button, the great naturalist, were all sinGu-
l;rly deficient in the powers Of CONVERSE
ton. Marmontel, the novelist, WAS so dull
in society that lis friend said of him, after
M interview, must 60 and read his tales,
TO recompenso myself for the wearness Of
hearing him. AS to Cornc;llc, the greatest
dramatist i'll France, he was completely lost
in society-so absent and embarrassed,
that he wrote Of himself witty couplet,
importing that he never was intclligiJlc
but through the mouth of another. Wit
on paper seems to be something widely diff
fercnt from that play Of words in covcrs;.-
ton, which while it sparkles, dies for
Charles H., the wittiest monarch that ever
sat on the English throne, was so charmed
with The humor of "Hudibras,"" that lie
caused himself to be introduced, in the
character of private gentleman, to Butler,
its author. The witty king found the au-
THOR very dull companion, and was of
opinion, with many others, that so stupid o
fellow could never have written so clever a
Book. Addison, whose classic elegance has
long boep considered the model of style,
was shy and absent in society, preserving,
even before single stranger, stiff and dig.
nified silence. In conversation, Dante was
taciturn and satirical. Gray Of Alfieri sell
dom tailed Or smiled. Rosseau was re-
marlIaLIy trite in CONVERSATION not word
Of fancy Or eloquence warmed him. Mil
ton was uusocial, and even irritable, when
much. pressed by talk Of others,
| TIE Profits Of The Slave zrade.-It is
estimated that about: forty vessels are en-.
gagged in this country in the slave trade
'Flese, it is calculated, ship 600 negroes
saclf from tho African coast, Of whom 500
are landed at the port Of destination. Al
lowing $4,000 for each yessel for brokerage
and commission from the port whence slle
ssils, $4,000 on each vessel sof wages for Of
\ fcan snd msn, $l5 q head, ,fSTthe purchase
laf negroes On the African coast and $42 to
secure the laadingo ZOE each negro at the por,
Of delivery, tho whols.sost would come up
4 to 81 ,448, 900, Twenty thousssd nsoross
! al $500 q head, would produce 4i0, ,o6o, 900
lNs Dir profit Of $s.5a4.oo0, ID III npcn tvs
| voyages year, more than sl7,o0o, o,ooo
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A DOG STORY.

Portland, Ohio, soon after it was establish
cd; fortunately, just in the nick of time to
witness the following scene:
While the operator was explaining TO us
the mysterious workings Of the galvanic
current, the molus opcrandi Of its applica-
ton i'll transmitting intelligence between
distant places, tall, particularly ungainly
specimen of tho genus homo, stalked into
the office. IIc was muscular, brawny
fellow, of the species Pike, and, to judge
10y his brusque manners and uncouth ap-
pearance, had always dwclt on the frontier,
or somewhere near sundown, outside the
pale of civilization. lie showed the
symptoms of a rapid walk, and hastily in
quired:
"Tclegraft Office, eli I"
"It is, sir" replied the operator, politely.
Runs from here to Dayton?"
EYES,"
Good! 1 have got right smart job
for ye. l left there afore sun up this NOR
ming, in such an alfred spluttcr that clean
forgot my dog at the tavern. Hes a
mighty powerful good dog, stranger, tell
yea cross between Newfoundland and
regular bull-smart rs Il mountain cat,
and stout as grizzled bar. lie ken whip
his heft in wald cats every day, and is wutll
M-u'chtcAomis 10 hunt injuns, and that's
just the place where I'm gwine. Now, l
want you to TELEGRAPH linn down here in
double quick meter, for the steamboat is
gwinc to leave in IN hour, and wouldn't
lose the critter for Il heap"
We observed comical expression fit
over the operators countenance as he pre-
tended to note down description Of the
missing quadruped, and answered sail right,
sir to an assurance OH the part of the ex-
cited customer that lie would drap in after
the dog in half an hour.
When he returned, the first Object that
attracted his attention was stump-tailed
pug of the most diminutive proportions,
which was tied to the leg of the operating
table, and salutcd him rs he entered, with il
thrill bow, WOW, WOW!
You are just in time, sir. Here is your
dog, all O. X. Only little out of breath,
owing to the rapidity Of his Journey" said
the operator.
Wllcre?" interrogatcd Pike, striking an
attitude expressive Of astonshmcnt which
was too pregnant for words.
"1Iere, sir, tied to the table"
"W-h-at! that tecny sprinklin' wv fizzle
hair, my dog? You don't mean to say tina
that there doddarncd, short-leggcd, littl'
squint eyed, lop-carcd, mangy-jeast is M.
dog? No, sir; that ant my dog. Min
is the best dog in Oregon-a walopin' bi,
suplendcd animal-reg'ar Lcauty-a tw,
hundred FOUNDER, sir! phcw! Cuss
snake!
At this point, the speaker having ex
haustcd his vocabulary, stopped to tax
| breath.
"Very singuar-cxtraordinary singular
may say. Has your correspondent mad
II mistake, and forwarded the wrong an
NAL 2"
"Mistake be cussed! It's rcg'lar swi,
die, sir. That blasted tavern keeper
thar has stole my dog, an seut me this j,
fernal little runt in his place. WHAT'S Il
damnges"
Nothing, sir, as you have failed to
the right animal" replied the operator, wi
joined US in al uproarous burst of mer
ment, as Pike left the office, swearing
WAS "gwine up to Dayton, to scalp Il
dog-rottcd, dog-stealing tavern keeperp
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Il Cool .Story.-"A A bear and its leader,1
says the Courier dc Lyons. lately arrived
towards night at a village near this city,
and the latter sought admission into tic
public house of the place. The host at
first declined to admit the strange pair, not
knowing where to place the animal, but
finally lie consented 10 receive them. The
bear was placed in pig-sty, and its occu-
pant, fat pig, which was to be killed OIL the
morrow, was let loose in lie court yard
In the middle of the nigh. cries Of help.
proceeding from the pigsty, aroused tile
house, and the host, his wife, and tie SER
wants, at once ran to the spot. II was then
ascertained that u,ief. excited by Ito
splendid condition Of the pig, had daier-
mined on eloping with it, and had entered
the pig-sty with that laudaLle intention.-
The bear, displeased at being suddenly
awakened sy this e,tarprising individdal,
rewarded him with fraternal hug, which
caused tho wouldbs-thief to cry out SO
Justify. The man was delivered from the
paws of the bear, but only to bc handed
over into the hands Of justice"
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Facts about the Presidents.-Four
the first seven were from Virginia. Two
the same name we're from Massachuse
and the seventh from Tennessee. All
one were sixty.six years old on leaving
flee, having served two terms; and one
them, who had served but one term, wol
have been sixty.six years of age at thee
Of another, Three of the seven died
the Fourth of July, and two of them ont
same day and year. Two of them wsTs
the subcommittee Of three that draftsdt
Declaration of Independence, and thHyty
died on the same day and year, and ,onttl
anniversary Of the Declaration Of Indepel
dcnce, and just half century from the da
of the Declaration. Tie names of three {
the seven ended in son, yet neither of thes
transmitted his name to son. In respec
to the names of all, it may be said, in cor
clusion, the initials of two of the seye
wore the same; and of two others that the
were the same. The remaining one, VIII
stands alone in this particular, stands alop
also in the love and admiration of his eour
trymen and the civilized world-WAsH1No
TONI Of the first FIVE, only one had sor
and that son was also President.
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FATE OF THE APOSTLES.

St. Matthcw-lhlS Apostle and Evan
gelist is supposed to have suffered martyr
dom, or was slain with a sword at the city
of Ethiopia.
St. Mark-This Evangelist was dragged
through tho streets of Alexandria, III Egypt
until he expired.
st. Luke-This Evangelist was hanged
upon an olive tree, in Greece,
St. John-This Evangelist was put into
a cauljron of boiling oil, at Rome, and
escaped death lilo afterwards died nat
ural death at Ephesus in Asia.
st. James, the great-This Apo:t'e was
thrown from pinnacle, or wingof the tenn
pie, and then Leatcn to death with fuller's
club.
St. Phi!lip-Tlis Apostle was hanged up
against pillar, at IIicrapolis, a city of
Phrysia.
st. Bartholomcw-Ths Apostle was
hayed alive, 10y the command of IL Larbar-
Gus king.
St. Andrew-This Apostle was bound to
il cross, whence he preached to the people
until lie expired.
ST. Thomas-This Apostle was run
through the body with lance, at Coroman-
del, in the East Indics.
St. Jude-This Apostle was shot to
death with arrows.
St. Simon-Zeabot- Apostle was
crucfied in Persia.
St. Mathias-This Apostle was first stoned
and then behcaded.
st. Darnabas-Tlis Apostle of the Cen
tiles WAS stoned to death 10y the Jews, at
Salinia
St. Paul-This Apostle was bcheadcd at
Rome, by the tyrant Nero.
Il Ncw Excitement IN Prospcct-Burn-
ing tie Deud.-An eminent New York
| physician has, according to the Buffalo Re-
public, written an elaborate work in favor
Of the practice Of burning the dead, which
is to lie published after his own death.
By his will, he directs his mortal remains
to be kept for five days in warm room :;
the thorax then to be opened, and the heart
extracted, which is to be embalmed and
enclosed in thick vellum bag strongly
inpregnatcd with asphaltum; the remain
der of his body is then to be publicly burnt
on pyre of sassafras or sandal wood, in
one of the public cemeteries, the ashes
carefully gathered and deposited with the
embaimel heart in bronze uin. Five CO.
pies of the leading daily city papers, con-
| tanning an account of the whole proceeding,
re likewise directed to be deposited in the
,rn, which is then TO he hermctically sealed,
md taken to the New York Museum.
In the midst Of the excitement created
~ these proceedings, the work is to he
published. For its circulation $4,000 arc
appropriated, $4,000 more for distribution
.mong the city officials and leading politi-
:ians Of all parties, who arc to receive from
sa5 to 500 each for assisting in the ccrc-
nony; and $4,000 more for the editorial
fraternity, to be divided pro rata according
their influence.
Should anything occur to prevent the
lue execution of the will, the bulk of his
property IS to be at once transferred TO IL
charitable institution in Philadelphia.
The Republic has these facts from the
.ttorney who drew up the will. lie cst-
mates the property at 100000.
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Tile Scarlet Fever.-Thc following rem
.dy for the scarlet fever is recommended by
0r. Lindsey, Of Washington, as tile treat
neut which has been rcsortcd to with great
success by DIR. Schneeman, physician to the
King of Hanover. We give it, rather for
he benefit of our medical men than for
,tlers. for in a matter Of such Importance,
ind involving consequences SO serious, too
uueh care cannot be exercised:
From the first day of the illness, and as
soon as we arc certain of its nature, the
patient must be rubbed morning and eve.
ming over the Whole body with pieco of
bacon, in such a manner that, with tho ex-
option Of the head, covering Of fat is
everywhere applied. In order to make this
rubbing in somewhat easier, it is best to
ta1re piece of bacon the size of the hand,
that we may have a firm grasp. On the
volt side of this piece Sits are to be made
in order to allow tho oozing out Of the fat.
The rubbing must he thoroughly performed,
and not to quickly, in order that the skin
may be regularly saturated with the fat
The beneficial results of the application are
soon obvious with a rapidly bordering on
magic, all. even the most painful symptoms
of the disease are allsyed quiet sleep, good
humor, and the appetite return, and there
remains only the impatience to quit the
sick room, e tsp ,z.
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DO Gooa.-Thousands of men breathe.
move and live, pass of the stage of life, and
are heard OF no more. Why! they DO not
10 particle Of goo'l in tho world, aud mono,
were blessed by them, mono could point to
them rs the instrument Of their redemption;
not word they spoke could Le recalled,
and they persisted; /; their light went out iu
darkness, and they were not remembered
more than tlc insect of yesterday. Will
YOU thus live anu dio, oh man immortaI,-.
Live for something. DO good, apd leave
behind You a monument Of virtue that tie
storm of time can never destroy. Write
your name in Kindness. love aud mercy, on
the hearts of thousands who como In con-
tact with You year by year; you will new
er be forgotten. No, your name, yonF
deeds. will be as lesibe on The lea.ts you
leave behind, as the stars on the btowtoe
evening. Good deeds will sLine rs tle
stars of heaven.