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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-01

VISITING TIE CITY.-A country gentleman
who has lived near us so long that he might
pass for native of these diggings, although he
was born nearer you than me, was obliged to
visit your city on business, few weeks ago in
the midst of the panic He took quarters at a
boarding house, and his rustic dress and ap-
pearance exposed him to the observation and
remark OF a smart young lady, of very uncer-
tain age, who sat opposite to him at the dinner
table. Taking him for a decidedly verdant
son of the soil, she proceeded to quiz him al
her leisure The gentleman perceived her
draft, and he humored the joke. In the course
of her inquiries she asked
Did you ever visit our great city before -
eyes, ma am, did, several years since"
Did you come by railroad or steamboat in
those days."
Neither of them things was in use when l
come to town."
You must have come by STAGE
Not exactly that way neither"
In a wheelbarrow, perhaps?"
NO, not that way neither
on must have come on foot p;
Not exactly So ma am;
Well, how then did you come-do tell us?''
Well, if you must know, J was born here,
June "a, 1914, at No. 40 Walker street, near
the Bowery"
The young lady was perfectly satisfied She
dropped the conversation, dropped her napkin
and finished her dinner another time, having
learned lesson to mind her own business.
Harper's Magazine
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CRY FARMING.-A friend of ours who has a
taste that way, has INDUCED little in city
farming. His particular idiosyncrasy was to
supply bis own table with fresh eggs and home
made poultry, and that he did Having a taste,
too, for statistics and domestic as well as pOlit-
cal economy, he kept an account, charging his
ducks and hens with what they eat, and cred
iting them with what they gave him to eat.
The principle food was corn at 81 bushel, or
corn meal at three cents a pound. For the
many crumbs that fell from a rich mans table
into their insatiate maws he said nothing, nor
for their attendance. A small charge was made
for interest upon plain house, fixtures, and
necessary cenveniences of poultry yard, and
the purchased feed. At first there was fami-
ly feeling of intense satisfaction over the fresh
eggs, broiled chickens and fat ducks True, it
was thought that " father was foolishIy partic
ular, to have all the eggs counted and meat
weighed" but that they submitted to in view
of the sweet results. They Dragged some of "our
poultry yard" and so II year passed, and then
the books were posted, to show the profit and
loss Of city farming. We shall not give the
items; the gist of the operations was that the
eggs cost eighty-seyen cents a dozen, and the
broilcd chickens and fat ducks 81 30 a pound.
The poultry yard is for sale.-N. Y. Tr,bume.
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NOVEL OUTRAGE.-We extract the following
from the correspondence of the Courier DIES
Etats Unis. dated Augsburg Dec. 2S: "a gen.
eral alarm prevails here; for some time past an
individual has attacked the young girls of our
city, and cut off their flowing locks of hair
He commenced at night, under favor of the
darkness, but lately has operated in open day
His first operation is to put under the nOstrils
of the girl he meets a small bottle, containing
a substance which causes stupor, and then the
long treSSes are quickly removed. 1t is said
that other persons coming up at the time are
forced to fly, by having pistol presented at
them. 1t has been impossible, up to this time,
to seize the, ,miscreant, or even to get his exact
description. Many persons have been ar
rested but they proved to be entirely inno-
cent. The magistrate has offered a reward for
his detection. Ladies are fearful of going out
unless accompanied by protector The police
are on the lookout, and constantly patrol the
streets, yet new outrages are daily taking
place.
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A COMMON FAULT REBUKED.-How annoying
it is, when seated alone in your Office, to have
some one open the door, look all round the room
to be satisfied that you are its only occupant,
and then ask, MIR. - (your partner per-
haps) is not in, is he?" The custom is as com
mon rs it is ridiculous and annoying. The Buff
falO Express instances a case in that city, where
one of these askers Of needless questions was
effectually taken down. A member of a law
firm in that city is sitting at his desk, busly
engaged in important business, when the door
Opens-Mr. Anger walks in, takes his seat, and
slys in drawling tone, Mr.. - isn't in, is
he?" The question was useless, of course, as
there was no one else in the room but the two
but the counsellor arose, and withgreat urban
ity replied I" will see, sir" He looked un-
der his chair, behind the stove, into the "pid-
geOn holes =" of his desk, and saying 81 don t
see him." sat down and went to writing.
% Hold ON, Squire, said the visitor, you
have taught me a lesson, sir, and I'll send you
peek of apples and departed.
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DOOMED IsTHMUsEs-It seems that Turkey
has not yet consented to the piercing Of the
Isthmus Of Suez, owing to the rival interests of
the various states represented at the Porte. 1t
must, however, soon be accomplished since the
interests OF the world at large cannot fail to
triumph over all intrigues. The wind blows
that way, says Gillardet in a recent letter. and
not only that Of Suez but that of New Grenada
and Nicaragua also must be forced through.
Even Greece has her manifest destiny too, and,
T. shorten distances, demands a canal across
the Isthmus of COrinth, which down to the pres
ent time has remained intact in spite of Alex
ander or Nero, and even the daring Of the Ve-
netian navigators. The Isthmus Of Corinth it
will be remembered, is only about ten kilome-
tres wide, and the whole work can be done for
twenty y-fve million francs, while that of Suez
will cost l55 million, since it is l47 kilometres
across from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean,
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REAISIsCsScE OP Ma. BRUNsL. In June
last we passed pleasant afternoon and evening
on board a small steamboat meanderng along
a narrow, winding river between Savannah,
Geo, and jacksonville, Fla. in conversation
alike interesting and instructive. with Professor
Bache, "a lineal and gifted descendant of Doctor
Franklin, and the Highly enlightened and scen-
tihc chief of the Coast Survey) where among
other things, he said that when in England
some years ago, with the Mr.. Brunei, senior,
VINO constructed the Thames Tunnel, that gem
tleman remarked that he owed whatever of
reputation he had acquired. in his professor,
to an incident that occurred in America
He was coming in 1916 or II, up the Hudson in
a steamboat, anl while aground, on the cover
slaugh, fell in conversation with an intelligent
Quaker passenger, to whom he stated that he had
come from his home in France, seeking his for
tune in America tha' he had been temporarily
employed as a clerk in New York, but that he
desired some occupation more congenial to his
education and taste that the Quaker informed
him that the state was about to enter upon works
OF internal improvement, and that the great
want OF our country was civil engineers; that
the idea OF becoming an engineer then first Oc-
cured to him, aud that in consequence of that
conversation and we believe, through the assist
ance of his Quaker friend, his frat service was
member, in a subordinate capacity. of the corps
of engineers which made the first survey of the
Champlain canal.
Professor Bache did not remember the name
at the Quaker, but we could. Of course, fll that
hiatus. IL could have been no other than the
late David Thomas. of Cayuga. Albany Jour-
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ted by fellow who wanted to go home with
them. The elder lady, finding that she could
not get rid of him, determined to punish him
for his impudence, and whispered to her young
er sister to go home and place pail of water
on the steps where she could reach it when she
arrived, and then consented that the fellow
might accompany her home, which he did.
When they arrived at the house, she invited
him in He declined at first, but ut her ear
nest solicitation he consented, and was just upon
the point Of entering the door when she caught
up the pail, which her sister had placed there,
and dashed the contents full in his face. The
young man seemed thunderstruck for mo
ment. but when be recovered himself he struck
=" bee line" and the last seen Of him he was
steering for home with all possible speed.
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A BUCKEYE OPINION OF DANCING IN WASH
lNGTON.-A Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer thus writes in relation
to the late festival at the house of Senator
Douglas at Washington. lie says:
The entertainment consisted of dancing, eat
ing, talking and langhing-each one do ng well
their part The dancing in Washington is pe-
culiar; as in New York, the Lancier Quad
rifles are all the go. 1t is an English dance
anu invented by the amateurs at the siege of
Sesastop"l, and dedicated to the French There
is considerable bowling in it. requiring a pecu-
liar kind OF music-Otherwise it resembles the
well-knOwn Caledonian Quadrille. But the
fancy dances here are horrible; there is neither
grace nor gentility in them the poetry Of mo
ton is lost in the ferocity of action; a c,uple
grapple with each other as ii wrestling, and
turn and trip, and trip and turn, like amateur
gladiatOrs. This is all done i'm n small ring
formed circular, like dog fight; the lady, held
In close contact by the gentleman, drops her
chin on the gentleman's bosom and looks up
because she has nowhere else to look the gem
tleman bends over her in the shape of a half
moon, and of course, looks down, for he has
nowhere else to look the right arm of the gent
and the left Of the lady are used as srapnels
while the other two arms locked at the fingers
extend at length either at right angles or par
allel with their bodies, often changing posi-
tiOns, and worked up and down, on the princi-
pie Of pump-handle Thus accoutered. they
slide into the ring, whirl and twirl few times
and then slide out, when another couple take
their place. The spectators are staid old gen.
tlemen and their wives, portly middle-aged
ladies, minated gentlemen, and unlearned fam
cy dancers of allclasses, form ring around
these exhibitors from five to fifty deep. They
stand and stare until the music stops, when the
crowd disperses. We saw the French ladies,
composing in part the suite of Count Sartiges
watching with much interest these gyrators,
and chatterng French incessantly, but did not
dance
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DYSPEPSIA AND FIrs.-Dr. Tracy Deorme, great
curer of Consumption, for several years go bad
lyafiicted by dyspepsia that for part of the time
he was confined to his bed He was eventually cured
by prescrI ption furnished him s young clarvoy
ant glrl. This prescription. given by mere child
while IN state of trance, has cured every body who
has taken 1t, never having fai led 1t equally
as sure IN cases of fits as of dyspepsia. The lngra
this valuable prescription to any person on the re-
oeIFt Oi stamp, to prepay postage Address DR..
50 Pm
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x IMPROVE YOUR EYES.
STRENGTHEN and assist them, ty the Paris
OpticIsn, ID. WOOLFSON, who
has arrived from Europe with bis ~ ~
own, as well as the manufact%re of a good many
EHE-GLASSES: among which are the
PERlSCOPIC CONCANE and CONVEX. The
DOuB!.E FOCUS and DOUBLE POLISHED
BRAZILIAN PEBBLES. CRYSTALS, ftc,
which are warranted to improve any EYE affected
with weakness, cataract tending to n; also
SHORT T-SIGHTEDNESS.
Persons who are compelled 10 use glasses, or those
now using them, will be suited at first sight Those
wonderful
DOUBLE-POLISHEDV VENEZUELAN
CRYSTAL ROCK
have received the highest recommendations at the
Worlds Fair, at Paris, through their producing a
clearness and easlness of heretofore unknown
I'm any other improvements
Also. all styles Of OPERA. SPY. and MAGNI-
FLYING GLASSES, Compasses. and Microscopes
for sale at his store of EIshth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, or Eighth street No. s9l, be-
tween ID street and Pa. avenue.
II Do net miS'nke tAe corner cf sth st-sst.
Prices very reasonable, the same at his estab-
Hshment IN Europe. ne-f
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EXPENSE or LEGISLATIVE LDBBYING. .-Ac-
cordiug to the affidavit Of the Town Clerk of
West Cambridge, the amount expended by a
committee Of that town in opposing. last year
the passage Of a bill by the Legislature to in
corporate the town of Belmont for which no bill
o. particulars was rendered, was 1913 Asmuch
more was spent by the same committee, for
which the items of expenditure are given
Boston TTareiter, Jan. %.
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SPECIAL NoTICE.-For Perfumed Breath, White
Teeth, and Beautiful Complexion, use Balm of
1000 Flowers" For dressing Ladies' hair use
" Woodland Cream" new pOInade il causes gem
tlemens hair to curl beautifully. Price 50 cents
each. WP. FETRIDGE Il Co.,
PrOprIetors. New York.
Wholesale and Retail Agents for Washington,
TAYLOR & MAURY, Booksellers, between 9th and
10th ST., Ia. avenue. nil
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AN IN POSSESSION of some valuable certificates
IN favor of the Consumption Destroyer also of its
efficacy relieving bronchial disease attended with
severe cough. The Syrup is pleasant and safe and
e composed of roots and herbs procured from the
nicely enveoped IN my circulars, where my place of
residence is seen.
for the Piles. can with the Syrup be fou nd at Mr.
G Stott's; the Syrup is at several other places on
Mr.: Newman's on Bridge street. In Aexandria at
Ledbetter's. In Baltimore, at Hance's, IOe Balti-
more street. diff
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Vocal and Instrumental Music.

WEBER'S
~ r. !. II X II r. ID e OF LON BA n ID
take pleasure in announcing to the public that W.
they are prepared to furnish first class PAR tN1x
TIES aud BALLS with MUSIC for the com >Gx
ing season.
The latest and most fashionable Quadrilles,
WaItzes. Polkas. SchottIshes, GallOps, Mazurkas,
and Redowas have been rehearsed, and also the
original Lancer's Qusdrilles, which peTior med
by this Band only, " Ith great success.
Orders left at the music store of Mr.. Metzerott,
or at Mr.. GautIer's Confectionery. also, at l..
Weber's residence. No 569 seventh street. between
6 and Navy Yard, will meet with prompt atten-
tion.
29-Im LOUIS WEBER. Leader.
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40 GASTON Il CLARK,
10 LOUISIANA AVENUE, second door from
7th street, under the Avenue House,
DEALERsIN
CLOTHING AND CENTS FURNISHING


The subscribers call attention to a desirable Stock
Of CIOTHING which they now have exhlb-
ton at their Store No. 48 Louisiana avenue, second
door from 7th street and as they determined to
on their part shall be used In order to please their
customers.
In the CLOTHING DEPARTMENT we can guarantee
the stock TO he perfect point of durability m and
style, because we make everything ourselves. and
have no hesitation In saying goods will be found
equal to the best order work in the country.
Watching the various changes of fashion. parties
in store subject to their ms and approval
$l5,00 worth of Goods for Mems. Boys and Ser
wants w ear will be sold at auctlon prces and pur-
chasers would do we'll to examine the lot. This is
no humbug, as our assertions can he proved on ex-
animation. Call and see US at the above store
2-3m GASTON Il CLARK.
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nENTISTRl.
II DR.. STEPHEN BAILY,
OTTlcs No. 1873 PENNSYLVANIA AvRNvB, Up~SRS1
TRsts doors FROM l<fk Street.. "o

DIR. BAILY bess leave to inform the public that he
be at all hours, his ofhce, located as above,
prsetioe with the large number Of patients, and great
variety Of dicult that he has treated success
scientific or eas fsns re 70 the estR M
own experience confirming the opinion " many men
sad and sf pamy has ed h ons sDoe Ds
sFq Enams s ns t%s
Tents r for The sonstrucfion Of Contnnons Gum
s The only reliable substance that can be worn in the
mouth. as was most conclusvely shown by the lsst
Although he asttcTs hilnsef from hi. long resi-
aenSe enn ana praS,os in Msnan,1oS S ne yoss,
leave TO refer them 10 the following
TESTIMONIALS.
Prom the late Rector Of the Church OF Esiphang ~
Or. s1rrHrr R.rLf: Dear sir-,I desire to eIpre..
my esteem 1sT y9Is ses and my
Tor me have been hlghy satlsfactory hope thai yor
pubc a xii 20 ana
Washington, Aus. %. rsss. J. I.W.FRENcA.
From on. of tn. oides, firm. In RaltIncre. Me.sr,.
Having employ d Gssa Stephen Bsy Surgeon Der
tlst, OF Washington city to execute for me an i'm
one Of the moet members Of ,he dental
% Ssffsf@ Z the % same sort sstisfsetCify rnss ns
great pleasure to express my entire confidence and
nifa BaitimOTe. hy ysna a. II isSa HARMHSN Bosss.
Extract froma note received from the late Hon. Johs
M, Clayton.
us. SENATE. Aug. q, Isse.
The teeth you made for me work adnirsbly moth
Ing could oe BETTER very ETMN 'cI.yToN
To those that seek relief from the mslade, Of the
teeth, can cheerfply TecnmmeDf nr. =. Bsllv ee
superior DentIst he made set of porcelain teeth
for one Of EIy family, and pueeed seyegal teeth fcT
myself, anS tho work has al stcod veil for thsn
ten ycers. ROBERT 4. NIXON.
of the Va. Conf. OF the ~. T.. Church Souts.
Apnl Ia. 1855.
We, the undersgned, having hsd occasion 60 avail
ourselves of the professional skill of Dr. z. Dav.
Surgeon DENTIST o this CITY. or having been cotnlS
ant of his operations our fsmiles OF friends, taks
pleasure pressing admiration of hls artistic
skill, well as of the uniformly satisfactory nsnney
10 which he performs the delicate snd difficult
operations in Dental Surgery and pectfuly
commend HIM to the confidence and patronaee of the
public. of vhloh we consider him emlnently worthy.
TEoMLs u. WALTER, Architect u. :. CBpItoa.
THOMAS MILLEB, NJ. ID, of Washington, ID. G,
Is. =. BoHRER, NJ. ID. Of Georgetown, ID. G,
~. =. LINCOLN, VI. d., Of Washington, ID. G..
Jos. III. BRADLEY, of Washington, ID. G.
6yoRGE WALTON, FIX Governor of Florida.
WALTER LgNox, Ex-Mayor of Washngton,'
HENRY BALDWIN, Il. :. Patent Office,
&C. WIsBT, Principal ttenhouse Academy.
feb IF
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Educational.
Pianos, 90.
GOLD MEDAL PREMIUM Mn ,ovrr,
WILLIAM KNABE,
tSenlor partner in the late trm Of

tSenl0r partner In the late hrm OF
kEABE GAEHLK q Co.,
Conflnuos the manufacture and sale of grand and
square PIANO FORTES, under the name
Nos. ], 5, 5 and Z North Eutaw street op- VIkgS
pcsIte the Eutaw House, Baltimore.
, Thcy have also. just opened a new Sales Room 81
NO 1n Baltimore street, between Charles and Light
streets, on the premises partly occupied by Mr.
Henry McCafery as a music store where they will
keep constantly on hand a large assortment of plain
and highly finished grand and square Piano Fortes
also, MeiOdeOns, from the best makers, from to s.
octave, some with double key boards, double reeds
and stops to suit small churches.
Beng extensively engaged In the manufacture {
Pianos, we will sell wholesale and RETAIL the moe
Our Pianos were awarded the highest premium
(sOd medal at the Fairs of the Mary land Institute
two successive years-OctOber, 1885, and l856-in op
position to fourteen and eighteen pianos from some
OF the best makers from New York, Boston and Bal
tIInOro. We were also awarded the rst premium at
the Industrial Exhibition held in Richmond, Vir-
gina, 1855 and 1856. They have also been awarded
the highest premium (sver medal at the Metro
po,Itan Mechanics Fair for 1857.
ln addition to this we are possession of testImo
mails from the most distinguished professors anc
amateurs In the country, which can be seen at ouI
the high appreciation In which our instruments are
every where held,
All instruments are guaranteed for fve years, ,nd
privilege of exchange granted within the sl
months from the day of sale If the instruments do NOT
give entire satisfaction.
Wholesale dealers will find it to their adTantage
to give US a call before purchasing.
Pianos exchanged, hired. ard tuned.
mar l6-lJ VIM. KNABE & co,
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THE IMPROVED SETS OF TEET1-

NJ. LOOMS, NJ: d., the inventor and patentee of
"Loopifs' hfneroI Plate Teeth," having
successfully introduced his Improvement mn
varIous cities, has now permanently estab-S -S11u
lShed himself IN Washington.
This Improvement for Sets of Teeth consists chi ef
y IN making set Ol but piece Of material, and
that ndestructIble mineral. No metal 10 used IN
their construction, and they therefore free from
salvanIc action and metallc taste. There no
lolnts To become hled with moisture or PARTICLES of
food. hence they psre aad etenr. They are
ghter stronger, less clumsy, lar more durable, end
nttuIal IN their appearance. ] Will give arevard .
One Thousand Dollars to any who will produce q
similar work OF art To equal mine purity, beauty
Durability, artistic excellence any other ulsIte
quality.
All work responslby warranted.
He Penna. avenue, between llth and 18th streets.
ARlSly
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Dancing.
nAN ING ADEM

III u "A AN ~ " n Y n " Il w
Mr.. T F. GASZYNSKI and DAUGHTER have
the honor To announce TO the Ladies and Gen N
temeH OF Washington and Georgetown that ~
ne wall re open his Classes for Dancing in ~
Washington on Erlday, the 9th of October, ~ t5A
Temperance Hall, street, for Misses and Masters,
from o'clock p. m; for Ladies and Gentlemen,
from clock D. M GeorgetOwn-on w edIes sday
the 1th Of October, at Miss Harroyers Ladies Sem
mary, from o'clOok .. IN.
For terms and partIculars application can be made
al MIR. Il. s residence, Al street, between 9th and
10th streets. Sc I2-6m
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PROPOSALS FOR ENGRAVING AND Ii
TOPOGRAPHIC PRINTING.
OFFICE SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLIC PRINTING.
NNas on Ioea

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING
WASHINGTON, January 30 1855
Proposals will be received at thus office until the
second day of ebruary next, at IL O'clock for On
craving on stone, and printing from the same for The
use of the Senate and House of Representatives of
the Uaited States, two Thousand nine hundred and
frfty or more copies, of each of certain msps and
charts to accompany the annual of the Pres
ident oil the United states and documents. Bidders
will state the price for eograviag ea on man and The
price per hundred copies for printing separately.
The maps will be open for the ms pection of bid
closing the bids. The paper required for printing
these maps will be furnished by this Office
bonds Will be required from the successful bid
der Tor the faithful execution ofhis contract.
it rs to he distinctly understood that 40 bid will he
entertained from any party not directly engaged IN
bad for.
The proposals must he addressed TO GKo. W.
BOWMAN. Superintendent of the Public Prntlng,
washington; and be endorsed Proposals ior en-
craving and Lithographc Printing" .
jan % eotd GEO. w. BOWMAN, supert