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! was recommended TO Mr.. John Tobias as a skill
full Optican and as have eyes of rems rkaIe pecu-
Iarity, was gratfed to find that Mr.. Tobias seem
ed to comprehend them by inspection and some light
cles that suits me admirably. A. +. BUTLER.
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Commissioner OF Deeds and Notary Public Of Z
State Of New York, 81 Wall street, New York

We challenge the Medical Faculty of the United
states to produce a certificate equal to the above
DIR. puprles Remedies are the only efectual cure
for External and Internal Piles. Only 50 cents per
box.
Office-76 Nassau street. New York. Will be sent
by mail TO any part Of the United States.
For sale by FORD BRO, corner of Ilth street
and Pa. avenue. Washington. d. c. oc q
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corner of l. and 9th streets. Navy Yard. feb Sc
A CARD.-FOR SALE, A VERY ELEGANT
"A Family COACH, Of the latest style NE5R .,
and and make: 4 ,g!est bargain: Also, a&6g&
aon9ie set Of HARNESS. Inquire ofXESS
~, Nm: Wall, No. SO Pa. avenue, between 9Th and
A"s@ sssessss mar Act
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Having been induced by friend to visit the estab-
Ishment of Mr.. Tobias for the purpose of trying
his glasses, l was furnished by him with a pair
slightly colOred blue, which have afforded me more
My sig ilt originally very good, injured by writ
ing and reading at night. frequently to a very late
hour; but with the aid OF these glasses can study
almost as late as ever and that too without the pain
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rOUGH-COLDS-H0A
DIR. TYLER'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF
GUN ARABIC:
The most Pleasant, Safe and Speedy ,Cure for
eased Lungs and Consumption.
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GONE It LAST. The German Student
" Lamp.-The subscriber has just received, direct
from Germany, one case of those excellent Readlng
they are especially intended; Egr sale BY
J,R, MoGREGOR,
mar &-FATalm ~ It'll street.
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ARNY'S CONFECTIONERY No "a. Rp1no,.
"A STREET, GEORGETOWN, ID. c.. where All lima.
of Entertainments are furnished with the best Ice
Creams, Cakes, Water Ices, Confectionery, &c, AT
the shortest notice, and the most moderate terms
Medal arded ut the last exhibition Of metropolitan
Mechanics Institute. jan3-tf
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Balance remaining with tho Company. .S22s.o57 on

The business Of this Company will compare favor
ably with the most successful similar institutions i'm
the United States.
From the LIST day of August, 1885, in fifteen months
up to the LIST day of November, 1856, the premiums
and interest received amounted to the large sum of
four hundred thousand one hundred and eighty five
dollars and sixty eight cents, with the pay of
losses and expenses of one hundred and seventy
seven thousand one hundred and twenty eight dol
lars and sixty -one cents.
With these evidences of success and good man.
ageuent, the Directors feel justified in soliciting
share OF public patronage believing that the security
offered IS ample, and that all fair claims will be ad-
lusted more according to equity than legal technical
tiles.
The Company is prepared to issue policies against
loss or damage by fire on
DWELLINGS, FURNITURE. MILLS, NAN
UFACTORIES, WAREHOUSES;,
All descriptions of BJ I1DINGS and their contents:
or all kinds of MERCHANDISE, trans ported by
VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,, CANAL BOATS, RAILROAD ,
and the usual conyeyances to or from portion of
EUROPE and AMERICA.
and on the huls of STEAMBOATS, navigating the
Western Waters.
The rates Of premium will be as low as other COM
panies, and In fixing them every improvement in
slderation.
All losses speedily adjusted and promptly paid.
OHlce, northwest corner Pennsylvania avenue and
nth street, Washington City, ID. e.
Insurance may also be Effected at the Home O&e,,
n0rthpeH corner Walnut and Second streets,
And in other principal cities Of the United States
by authorized officers Of the Company. APPS
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TT. w. TAZEWELI..

i have tried pair of Spectacles obtained from Mr.
TOBIAS and ind them Of great assistance my sight
ana corresponding with hls description Of the focus
recommend him as a skilfu optIcian.
HENRY A. WISE,
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by the President: -
THOs. A. HENDRICKS.
Commissioner of the General Land Office

n, livery person entitled 10 the right of pre-emption
Of towos ,ns lands within the townships and parts
hsh the same oxe enumerated is required to estab
kegu 1s d nsG ses land Office and make pay
and before the day APPOINTED L. Tho .
the tract camesaae public sale lands embracing
'''''"' co,,.; THOS. A, HENDRi CKS 'oi-
feb l9-laWlSW " wv Veneto@ Land once.
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nR. DUPRIES'S REMEDIES ore the only ef-
- fecual cure for External or Internal Piles Salt
Rhenm, Ring Worm, &c. They are unrivalled for
purifying the blood. -.
s. cents per box. Office, 70 Nassau street, New
York. Will be sent by mail. - -->A
For sale BY FORD'& BRO, corner Of nth a.,
oSd Penn. avenue, oc2
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Jan
TOALL THAT VALUE THEIR SIGHT,

ITO ALL THAT VALUE THEIR SIGHT,
Il JOHN TOBIAS, Practical Opt NM~
can, wishes to call the attention to alls<V
that suffer with defective sight, caused by age sick
ness, and particularly from glasses injudicously So
iected to his superior SPECTACLES and GLASS
lis carefully ground by himself to a true spherical
accuracy, and brilliant Transparent suited precise
~ and benehcIally to the wearer. according to the
concavltH or convexlty OF the eye. Very numerous
are the Ill effects caused to the precious organ of
sight from the commencement OF using glasses in
not being precisely suited, by the use of an Optop,e
ter; and the practice Of many years enables him to
measure the focal disease of the eyes, and such
glasses that absolutely required will be furnish
ed with precision and satisfaction.
JOHN TOBIAS acknowledges the very liberal
announcement already obtained, and further socits
the patronage of those who have not yet availed
themselves of his aid.
Persons that cannot conveniently CALL BY sending
the glasses IN use and state how many inches they
can read this print with their sPectacles can be sun
Piled with such as will improve their sight.
lnntllnerable testimonials to be seen and refereD-
ces given to many who have derived the greatest
ease and comfort from his glasses
. Circulars tn be had gratis at his Office, No. 5I2
Seventh street, three doors from Odd F elbows Hall
up stairs.
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n WnksnARnE Pa, Septembr q, 1850.
DE- J. =. AVER. NV dear SiF.-Your medicine is
much approved of by those who have used it here.
ano IT'S composition is such to insure and maintain
us reputation. l invariably recommend il for pull
monary affections do many Of our principal ply
cians. am your friend
CHAS. STREATER, NJ d.
Prepared BY DR. c. AVER. Chemist InwAII.
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What We eat, and what VIC drink.

WS have frequently taken occasion to quote
from chemists concerning the compounds
that are sold for spirituous liquors. The
fact had become well established before the
grape disease and the failure Of the sugar
crop, that considerable part Of the liquors
sold were adulterated. Ii was this cause
which produced the different effects upon
the consumers. Formerly even hard drink.
ers-especially where they confined them
selves to simple rum or whisky - men who
would drink their quart or more day, were
rosy faced, strong end longlived.
There was more in what they drank Of what
might be termed food, that was taken into
the system to support it. No such disease
as deirium tremens was known. In time,
to increase their profits, dealers would to q
limited extent adulteratc and often there
were cases Of sudden death among the in.
temperate-consestion Of the brain, apo.
pleTy, paralysis. How those diseases hars
increased Of late years among the classes
named, and often times been transmitted 70
as to affect their children II was impos.
Sible that it should be otherwise, when they
were hourly taking into the stomach that
would eat through copper kettle, if allow.
I'd to act upon the metal.
After the grape disease. rum and whisky
were exported to Europe, colorcd and
drugged. and sent back to us under tho
name Of various imported drinks, at high
prices for the poisoning, and duty OF .
hundred per cent. to get II into the country
again. This was well known fact to the
whole world still people drank on with
their eyes wide open and still more deaths
nscd through their ranks. Nine tenths Of
all the brandies were limitations, and still Q
greater portion Of the wines. The color and
the favor were given by poisonous concocti-
Gus, which they soon learned to prepare In
this country Us we'll rs abroad. The ladies
even. W ;uld boast Of their Sherry, old Port,
or Madeira wines, which were made in the
very stores where they were purchased "A
little bad rum, good deal Of pure water,
some sweetning, horsc.rldish. pepper, with
the poison Of sulphuric acid mixed with
dead cockroaches. was all they had to boast
of. Anybody can see that were hasc coun-
terfc;ts from this fact, that OF some kinds
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Fodder Corn ard TUruipS.

ltisuo, vet ton ht, T. PUNT or >,w corn
for fodder. In cas-, o, droueh, in the latter
part Of summer AMI during autumn, when
pastures are short and parchcl, green corn,
planted in drill. Tor IN, purpose OF feeding
COWS and oxen. is "a very convenient AMI i'm.
por'ant ar,icl' Of feed To thos, woo keep
dnirics. as wollas other stock All who IL
sire this sort or fed must attend to the
planting oft at once. Ii will soon be too
late.
The hes, variety for this purpose is the
S,ownIl sweet corn. Some may prefer to try
the chinese sugar cane. Almo,' any yarie
" Of Indian corn will 10 well. bu, .he kind
named Lrs the highest reputation. Il Is
not only ycry sweet AMI succulcn;, hut a
vigorous grower, producing more per acr,
than any other variety. Planting in drill,
i better than sowing broadcast, ~ some do.
1t ,hc rows h., 3 - or four irg,aTlrt, run.
ming north and south - that the sun may
pour his hot rays about the roots which H..
mostly. near the surface Of the soil. The
after culture may b. done with horse hoe
or the cultiator. What j. not nsdd for
AL feeding may b, cut aud elr,d and .tyr-
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LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor.

ed away in the barn or shed, where /; may
BE- kept in good condition for winter feeding
Cattle are very fond Of dried stalks, as well
as green corn.
English turniPs may be sOwn any time
between the present and the 18th Of July.
TIE earlier the better, as general thing.
rurnips may be raised with corn by sowing
the seed at the time OF the last hosing, Five
or six hundred bushels have been riis.d per
acre in this way. 1.-THE corn be thin, no
matter what may have been the cause, SOW
in turnip seed. Beside this way, piece OF
land where you have taken of u crop Of hay
may be turned over, ftrtlizsd and sOwed to
turniPs and u good crop grown. TurniPs
to the farmer who is short OF hay are like
green corn, when pastures are short "a
gOod substitute, and will preyent the nsces-
.ity Of buying hay to winter the stock. Ii
is time to BE- making preparation for this
crop. Turnips are good tor cows.
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Golden Rules for.Gardeners.

Never waste animal or vegetable refuse -
Tho very soap suds from tho laundry Is rich
manure.
Have all flower pots washed, dried, and
put away rs soon as they are empty.
Never ill pot so full Of soil but that 1t
may hold water enough to go through it.;
every pot should have an inch Of vacancy
above the compost.
Never grow bad variety of anything If
you can helpit It takes the same room,
and wants the same attention as good one.
Never buy cheap seed. II is only by getting
good prices that scotsman can supply the
articles to be relied upon.
Cover all seeds with at least their own
thickness of soil (; but as some Of II gets
washed of you must allow for il.
Gather fruit in dry weather, and with the
sun shining, and place them as carefully in
a baske, as il they were glass. The smallest
bruise commences decay.
Never subject plant to rapid change Of
Sudden checks or sudden sI.
elements are equally injurious.
Never grow the same crop, nor crops Of
the same family tN ice on the same spot with.
out an intervening crop Of different M.
ture.
Never transplant shrubs and trees in
growing state. However carefully it Is
done, the check is dangerous If not fatal.
Keep oil kinds Of plants under glass as
close to the light as possible.
Never tie up lettuce or cndivcs, or earth
up celery when perfectly dry. They ara
sure to spoil il you do.
Keep your plants clean. Dust and dirt on
the leaves makes them unhealthy, and IL
soils the plant to certainty.
Never train or support O plant unnatu.
rally. Climbers will not do hanging about.
Trailers will not do climbing.
Never sweep gravel walk with an old
broom. 1t not only tears the edges, but it
also scrapes up the walk itself.
Now lawns before the dew is OF the grass,
unless you have a machine, which cuts 1t
best when dry.
Rapid growth makes mild flavor, slow
growth strong one. Therefore grow veg.
ctables quick, and fruit moderately.
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night stars Of Hcll sang together for JOY"
On last Sunday evening, saysa writer In
the New York Times, Mr.. Bevcher read this
scrap, during his sermon, and then said -
"whether Luther ever wrot, that or
not, it is true; I don't wonder that when
the man dropped his Bible and went to
preaching politics, he went to the Devil at
once |; but he would have no trouble If he
had lived in our day. 1t is notsuch preach.
ing as that that makes disturbance now-it
Is when q man takes the Bible and applies
its truths Kissing hot to the side Of public af-
fairs that the Devil screams"
The writer in the Times adds this COM
ment:-
at is to be hoped that the kind friend
who sent the extract may have been
present to hear the whole sermon, but az 1t
ia possible that he was not, the above 10 sent
to the Times, to give him another chance
Of learning the eject he produced. If he
should See it, let him not he discouraged,
but pick his flint and try It again."
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MiGrrlllnG0ng.
An Incident in the Travels Of a Pare
nOlOsist.

In lS2-. happsuiu. 10 be in the lovely
town of ---, lying at TIE foot OF the
ALPS, was making practical apple tion
of the principles Of my science in dcvotin-
myself arleu,ly to numerous private consul
ta',ous, individuals deeply interested having
inquiries 70 prop,unl \ very large mum.
b.r Of persons og both sexes, of all ages and
Of every social condition, had professionally
consulted me, hut no ease particularly strik.
striking had thus Ear presented its,lito my
notice, and my c,ur,' being concluded, |
auuounc my pirtnrc.
Wy preparations beins finished, on the
cy,uius Of the day before was to leave
town. an anonymous note /, brought in,
mysterious both in form and style. was
desired to grant an interview Tor cousu Ia
ton at ten o'clock. and the terms Of the note
were very pressing, and iu,imatci tha; the
future OF a young girl was involved in my
compliance.
Accustomed % mysteries or a similar con.
Gdsutial character. at 10 O'Clock INV man in.
troduccd two ladies. one of mature wears,
the other young, and - surprisingly beau
t.iul that am b,wild,rci in attempting TO
define IN, expression Of her couuteuancs.
singular thoughts animated these two
faces. both pale, both bctrlyins secret pain.
They were mother and dlush,cr. Awomtn
of forty years, the mother exhibited in her
f,aur,s and in her laugushuc eyes, the
expression o. the blind. iudulseut affection
- ruiuou. To the welfare OF daughters. Her
cuuu,cuaucc was sad. The passions had
passed over her face, leaving Ib,ir traces +,
the wrinkles in her forehead toll OF burning
regrets. yet her general aspect indicated an
iucxprc,,illc tenderness. The youu: c,rl,
on the contrary. presented Il di,,lainlul con.
trmpt ursdhjug,tions hers was uota sub
mlssiye soul; she scanned uudc- the empire
VI soms complete, profound decep,ion.-
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The Little Tin Pals.

At about O'Clock in the afternoon, n pas
senscr cannot walk through the quietest
street in the city without meeting men, each
with little tin pail in his hand. As the
bearer s"ing. it at his side, and raNs 1t
against hisl large buttons, one can readily
know that iii empty! Where has he been'
What has he been Ioing? What is the pail
for' One may not be able to see anything
in the pail, but. after all, it has a pleasant
story in 1t. E,rly in the morning that pail
is flied. Before the breakfast things are
washed aud put away, it is placed upon the
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How to get Cheap Turnips

Turnips are coming more and more into
use among Us Cor feeding stock, and il be.
comes a question how to produce them at the
least cost. Even the white lcshcd field tur-
nips are valuable for feeling in winter, and
a stock oi them il iciously fed tells good
story, in milk or in beef.
We tried an experiment with the cow horn
turnip, as second crop after corn, the past
summer. The corn consisted Of about one
acre, had been mauuryd with fi,h applied to
the growing crop in June, and yielded about
sixty bushels to the acre. The sol was in
good heart. but not highly mauured. The
seed was sOwn at the las; lO,ing, early IN
August. ~ the ground va. shaded by the
corn, the ,urnip sec,l came up well, ana the
young plants made good progress even in
dry weather. About the middle Of Septem-
b'r the corn was cut up and puy in shocks
The trulps having full advantage Of the
sun, came On rapidly, and by the middle Of
October had made root, two or three inches
ia diameter and foot in length. We
th.uurl them. taking of about fifty bushels,
and q final gathering the LIS, Of November
eft oy.r fifty b1,hc!s more. The whole cx.
lnuse IL raising them was the harvesting,
which W. estimate at lour dollars.
Turrip, az, four cents bushcl ara cheap
fodder. The sc,d sowing was trusted 70 an
inexperienced hand, or the yield would have
been much longer. Full ouc.thirl OF the
Geld was vacant. We think this the cheap
cst way Of raising turnil5, and propose to
hollow /; until we find u h,,tyr.-BasioH
Courier.
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Hardly had allgh,ed at the Hotel de
when the landlord came eagerly detailing
the news of the day.
\ young lady, married only few months
had lust stabbed her husband several times
with large knife, and had eloped with a
rich foreigner.
l asked, shudderlng, the name OF the
young lady. learned, only partially sur,
pris.d, however, that it was she who had
consulted me on my former visit.
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DrsE,sE AND Darn AMONG CUvgs. M
mos, every spring or Summer Nc hear Of
deaths among calves. tn, sight of calycs
tbat look puuy, uu;hriity, or sick!y, IS one
which not uugrcqueutly pains the eyes and
-ymIo,hiys of these who have occasion To
rvd ia the rural districts. Whence come
:hs, losses and Ihe,, painful sights? More
frequently. We thiua, lgJm st!ugy, starving,
and unnatural modes OF feeding, than from
auy other cause. TO cnabl, the owne.s o.
make Few extra pounds Of butter, the poor
calves AR deprived Of the food which Nt,ur,
Ua, provided Cor them, and get some cold
substitute in DE shape Of whey skim.milk.
or som, other nutritious slop, The con.
,auaguc, OF tai, ,hort-,ishSei, mistaken
economy, is thar the starved sufferers become
ruuv md sicsly. s.uutcL and uulhrr,ly, and
chat death step, in, now and then, 10 relieve
s,lIc OF J.em from their miserable li,r OF
uy.rlcr. Indicted starvation and suffering
rlls, who would avoid thl, cruelty and
miserable economy, and those who wouid
secure animals that will pay, will keep their
cilvc, Ir.l for the FIRST three or four months;
Tor crutur,s starved and ,tuut-l in their
youth will never make as thrifty. healthy,
we'll formed. and aLlc.bolicd cattle ~ those
which had a better start m litc.-CyuHtrV
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COUNTERFEIT LloroRs. INTERESTING STATE.
MINT. The London Timss notices in list
Of joint stock companies IN Paris, formally
sanctioned by the project Of police, the nam'
Of the General company Of fictitious or
counterfeit. wines" The company boldly
state that no grape juice or alcohol is used,
but do not specify the ingredients. The Ar
ticle is sold Mt from four to eight sous per
quart, and the company has capital Of six
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- Some one lately sent the following

Some one lately sent the following
paragraph to Henry Ward Bcccher:-
" On, day, says Luther, rs Satan
and his imps were gathered together to
consult in relation to their plans and to give
an account Of what each had done, one sid
II let loose the wild beasts upon a caravan
of pil Trims. and now their bones lie bleach.
ed upon the sands Of the desert. 'Pshaw "
sad the devil their souls were all saved :
.and L. said another. by tempes. wrecked
a ship loaded with Christians on their way
to find a new community 'Pshaw' said
the Devil again. their souls were oil saved !;
AMI L. said u third, cultivated an intimate
acquan'an with an 'independantPreacher'
and after long persuasion induced him to
drop his Bible and 80 to preaching politics,
and then the Devil shouted in eIulta'ion till
the arches Of pandemonium rang and oil the
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UNION AND EASTERN JOURNAL.

Tn Uyr1y EyB rAsrEsS JurENAL Is published every
FNBAY, 20 80. I, Central Kiosk, opposite the Bttdr-
Irl iirus-. TEEus-se,'O Per auuum, Or $3.50 u
pail within large uIulsfg1u gue time OF 3abscgoing.
single copies = cents.
". rAttEa, the American Newspaper Agent, ls The
glly authorized agent pr this paper la the curs oi
'rr NHgs, Boston aUl iuitd pl.a, ald I. duly vtl-
pJs,rs 90 taSs advertisements and 81 ser ptln5 az
tl- cane sttrs rcqasvlby uF. His orhccs are Wee
lsrk IriIIus CuIIttugag .iutfat sch14lay's bnlld-
.a-I 'PtitIisiyliI, y. ". rsrr-r fJlra sal Chest
Uul street