Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-27
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PER FOR The PUBLIC PRINTING.

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In pursuance or the provisions the Act 10 pro-
vide for executing the public printing" TO, ap-
received at this office, In the Capitol until the rst
Monday t7th day. Of Decemb'r next, at IL o'clock
the public printing for the ending tie LIST day
OF December, 1853.
certainedI the quantity, quality. and description of
each kind of paper ihs will he required.
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pounds to the rsam of a. sheets.
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pounds to the ream Of 40 sheets. -
500 reams superfns lzed and caendered printing
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two pounds to the ream Of 40 sheets.
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I,o2 reams supeIhne sized and oalendered map pa
RS NTH Be ID
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Of such weight per ream az may be required.
a cotton eHGe ee am Al sdust
ton with al other substances ofa far hite
sscs R IN % ssa
10 contain 40 perfect shc-ts. Uniformity N color,
diotexolusive OF wrsppersj vafyIns over or under
hive per oent; from the standard weight will lie
CURED. Mixing OF various thcknesses ia the same
tund!e TO make mp The weight will be consldeTeda
violation OF the contract.
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10 - r rssms sasrto Po.t writing papers
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Monday IN DECEMBER" next, sth.l at 10 O'Clock a. m.
at the office Of the Superinte ndent.
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Supplying Paper"
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Superintendent Of Public Printing.
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EROM LnNDON.-The Landfal of Columbus,
by Capt. Beecher, royal navy, S3.5o
Structure and Functions OF the Eye, tg Spencer
Thompson, NJ. d., S225
Cslrnes Character and Logic of Political economy
RiHed Ordnance, l VOL. plates. ellis
Oswold's Dictionary Of Synony mes and Paron-
ymes, 50 cents
Bowels Johnson. enlarged edition, vols, many
Crooks's Waxed- paper process in Photography,
IS cents
The Book of American sopgs, 81 cents
Mill's Constitutions ofthe British Colonies SS75
Blakey's Political Literature fiom the earliest
times. VOLS, $3.50. Imported per last steamer,
by
ne FRANCK TAYLOR
NATIONAL SONGS, Harmonised as Vocal
Quartettaa, Glasgow; IS cents.
One hundred Songs Of Scotland. music and words
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London; 81 cts. ..' T - - -
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