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tressed dfFicteR arith Pi,.lllent and
E0idep,ic Diseases.
TNHE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, in view of the aw.
fll destruction of human life caused by Sexual
diseases and the receptions practsed upon the unfor
tunate victims of such diseases by Quacks, several
years ag directed their Consulting Surgeon,
CHARITABLE ACT worthy of their name, To open a
Dspensary for the treatment of this class of diseases
in all their forms, and to give MEDICAL ADVICE
GRATIS to all who apply by letter. with description
of their condition, Gage, occupation, habits o life &C.
aed in of extreme poverty, to FURNISH MEDT
CINES FREE OF CHARGE. 1t is needless to add that
the Association commands the highest Medical skill
of the age and will furnish the most approved modern
treatment.
The Directors of the Association, in their Annual
the highest satisfaction with the which has at
tended the labors of their Surgeons in the fSper
matorrhGa, Seminal Weakness, Gonorrhpa, elect
Syphilis. the vice of Onanism Self Abuse, Diseases
of the Kidneys and Bladder &c, and order cOntinu
ance of the same plan for the ensuing year. /,
The Directors, review of the past feel assured
that their labors in this sphere Of benevolent effort
have heen of great benefit to the afflicted, especially
to the young, and they have resolved to devote them
selves, with renewed ZEAL this very important and
much despised cause.
An admirable Report on Spermatorrh9a. semin
al Weakness, the vice of Onansm, Mastnrbation, OF
Self Abuse and other diseases of the sexual organs
by the Consulting Surgeon, will he sent by mail lin
sealed envelope), FREE OF CHARGE. on receipt OF
TWO STAMPS for postage. Other Reports and Tracts
the nature and treatment of Sexua diseases, diet
&C., constantly being published for gratuitous dis
tribution and will be sent to the afflicted. Some OF
the new remedies and methods OF treatment discover
ed during the last year, of great valne.
Address. for Report or treatment DIR. J. SKILLIN
HOUGHT0N. Acting Surgeon, Howard Association
No. 2 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
BY order of the Directors.
EZRA D. HEARTWELL, President.
GEO. FAIRCHII.D, Secref0rU,
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Poetry from the mouth dies in the ears
poetry from the heart stays there.
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CHICAGO. ILLINOIS
"oULD respectfully invite the attentio IN of coun-
w try merchants, railroad officers, county officers
and the public generally to their large and we'll selec-
ted stock of foreign and domestic stationery blank
books and paper of all kinds sizes and coors. Being
exclusively in the stationery business we have adyan-
tages over other houses in the west. Country mer-
chants will find it to their interests leave their or
ders with instead of paying freight from New York
RAILROAD STATION Err ".
Our stock of railroad stationery Is very complete
consisting Of every thing that is essential to form
complete outfit for an engineers office or table,
Whatlnans drawing papers of all sizes, German and
French roll drawing, tracing cloth 80 and 86 inches
wide. Fabers drawing pencils, Windsor & Newton's
and sable pencils draughftine tacks draughfting in.
struments, in cases and separate Instruments scales
protracors, parallel and pocket rules, &C., &c. Also
CHEsTERMAN's METALLIC TAPES,
from SO to 100 feet in length Also field transit and
level books and Brown Sons profile and cross sec
ton papers.
Il L. Al X H q q X s!
Every style Of blank books constantly on hand, OF
made in
OUR OWN BINDER
of desired pattern to order in the most subsan ia
manner at short notice.
II u IL N X r. IL s!
We would particularly call the attention Of bank Of
fcers to our large assortment of banking books and
office stationery always on hand, made to order
individuals ledgers, general edgers, journals cash
books, bill books discount hooks, ticklers and bank
pass books of all sizes Among stock Of Office fur
nture can be found cash boxes post Office boxes date
boxes, bill head boxes tin for holding different
sizes of letter. note paper and envelopes, envelope
cases letter clips letter and cap board clips wire files
ink stands pencils, pencil rubber waters and sealing
wax blotting paper, envelopes, letter. cap and note
paper, cancelling files and hammers, Eylots Eyiot
machines, gold pens and cases, urley's celebrated
fountain pens Gott's 303 pens, Mtchell's pens ru
ers and ruling pens.
ARNOLD's WRITING FLUID AND COPYING INKS
Maynard Noyes' Fluid and Black Ink, Harrison't
Carmne Inks.
COPK WING PR Il s!
of all sizes and styles, with books to MATCH also brush
| es, oil, blotting paper, water cups &C., &C.
III A l. LIS EAL r IL T. II s
We have the agency for Halls celebrated
and Lever Seal Presses suitable for banks, corpora
tions, notarys public We also the agents fol
the Boston Hand Stamp Company; their stamps are
used by railroads, post Offices &C., with shifting dates
or numbers. Orders attended to with the utmost des
patch by
Jones, Perdue g. Small.
J. NJ. W. JONES. ISAAC N. PERDUE JOHN H. SMALL
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1t has Affected Cures
DIR. HALLS BALSAyI.

We have certificates of the strongest and most Pos
tive nature, from the following partes who wei
known in the places where they live.
One from J. w. Pummer, yinton, Iowa, of remark
able cures.
One from John Runyen, Wayerly, Iowa, of his owl
son.
One from Samn Leaman, Camden, Uillsdale, Co.
Mich, of beloved daughter saved.
One from Eli Budd, Of Athens, Ill, who giveI
up by six doctors. s.EE LET Ma
one fl ON DR.. A. G. Doom, bloomfield, Iowa, a Ply
stefan of 90 years practice.
One from Robert G. shinn, Marion, Iowa, of a con
sumptye daughter cured.
One from NJ. NJ. Van Deusin, s tingfeld ILL.,, as tn.
remedy for Lung Diseases.
One from fifteen Physicians, tifying 1t to be bet
ter adapted to pulmonary disc than any other
known remedy, as they have tri Them all.
One from J. w. Wentworth, q fcago, Illinois, of
cough OF years standing. An astonishing cure
One from McCaughry Campbell, Fountain Green
ILL.,, saying it takes like wild fire and cures like
charm.
One from X. McCracken Manchester, Scott Co., Ill.
he says-0ld-line Doctors stand chance when pa
tienis get your Balsam.
One from Harriet Cummins, Cincinnati, O., cured offs
severe bronchial difficulty, Raising of blood, &c.
One from John ster,-Residence cor. Pear
and Western Row, Cincinnati,O.
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TREES & SEERUBRERY,
IL Wapso County that they are engaged in sein
Fruit and Ornamental Trees,
EvERGREENS. &c.

From the extensive and well known Nurseries Of r.
Mattison, Rochester, NJ VI and that for the purpose
OF furnishing to the public opportunity to order
ofthem, they may be found at the CARROLL HOUSE,
in OrTUMwA, where they will be happy TO receive or
ders for delivery this season and furnish any informa.
ton required BROWN GRIFFITH.
eb 18th. ls59-no 49-10--n
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STEPHEN IT. ACHES.



BOOTS, SHOES, LIE ATHE,ls
L. ADDLERy Hardware, Shoe Findings, Enameed
- Cloth, Whips, Collars Fly Nets Leather ana Nnl-
canized Rubber betting, Hose, Packing, &c &C. &c,
Main Street, between Washington and Jefferson,
Burlington, Iowa. -. lMarch2h-no4-v,
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r Q s q M A r Y.

Abraham A. Truax, ESQ.,, Rotterdam, N. Y. writes
'Am Is years of age, and bald 35 years have u.s.
I'd two bottles ofyour Rosemary, and my hair is now
two inches long,
Rev Syivanus Cobb Boston, Massive had ra
Their pay for than have other preparations for no.
thing" &C. ...s. . .s. ...s-rs
Mrs. D. Taft, Cambridge, Mass.-"Have used your
Rosemary with great in keeping my hair black
age turning it fast" .r
Mr.. Daniel B. Connor Boston, Mass-"Eight
months ago l was bald-my hair is now long and
healthy, know your Rosemary has forced it to grow
&c
Ossan E. Dodge, Esq, Vocalist of Cleveland Ohio
at gives rapid growth and dark glossy texture,
and does soil the hat pillow in the least know
of nothing valuable for the hair ..-. SAX.
Francis Adams, Esq, Boston, Mass.-'t is the best
thing for childrens hairthe ladies delighted with
it., &C.
Rev c. W. Denison, Buffalo, N Y.-'I find it excel.
lent for the hair
Mrs. L. Sweeny, Boston, Mass.-"It restored my
hair to bald head, and from grey to black color" &c.
Hon. G. Hunt, Lowell, Mass.-''To remove dandrud,
and keep the hair moist and glossy, we have never
found anything so good"
NJ Hoffman, Esq, editor of German Weekly, Bos-
ton Mass and his wife, Eva say-It causes hair to
grow vigorously-gyes beauty and splendor-is bet
ter than European articles" &C.
c. II. Stocking Esq (Trinity Coege), Hartford, CT.
"By using it my hair turned from sandy to brown
color it naturally dry, but 1t il moist"
A. r. Wood, Chemist New Haven. Comm saw a
fair head ofvery dark hair a man that six weeks
ago was bald. He had used nothing but your Rose
mary &c.
Revere House, Boston, July, 1851. 81 had no more
hair on my head than infant, seven months ago.
1t is now thick, healthy, growing rapidly, and of fine
dark color. can positively say that J. RUSSELL
SPALDINGS Rosemary, obtained at "a fremont street
opposite TIE Museum, has produced this change
SARAH J. LORD.
More extracts could he added II room admitted If
| You not satisfied TRY 1T.
Inquire for J. RUSSELL SPALDING'SR Rosemary, and
| take other Every bottle genuine has the fac-simile
signature of the Proprietor on it.
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DAVENPORT II.
co N NJ ERctAL COLLEGE.
Grigg's Block, Cor. 7zird and Perry St.,
DAVENPORT, SCOTT CO., IOWA.
INCORPORATED 1886

FOR FEMALE

For Fnil Commercial Course, time un mted inclu-
ding Commercial Calculation, all Lectures, and
fracticai Penmanship,. .,.-........... $50 90
Same Course for Ladies' apartment separately 25 90
Practical Penmanship, time unlimited, 10 O(D
Same Course for Ladies, department. separately s 90
Ornamental Penmanship-Card Writing and
Drawing-as agreed npon
Photography, time unlimited Is no
do 20 Lessons one hour each IN
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We certify to the genuineness of the above certif-
Gates and could furnish hundreds Of others Of
ture quite interesting to all suffering from any dis
ease of the lungs and throat
BOLLES, SMITH & CO.,
PRoPRIENoRs,
1874 Lake St., Chicago, (Removed from IA S. Water
Street to whom all orders must be addressed
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Patent Medicines
generally. Es#.h H#
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j. RUSSELL SPALDING'S

Combines everything required to give richness, beau
v and elegance to the hair. 1t removes dandruf, and
ieves headache To force the growth to prevent
falling off and restore hair to bald places 1t has been
with positive 1t is the pub
lie in an open, candid manner, stating, as the nam,
indicates, the leading ingredients viz:
EsDSEgIAK AND CASTOR OIL
both common and well known articles.
The following persons can be found, and are vel
known We give few extracts from their opinion.
about the
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J. L. Taylor, 0ttumwa. f.. f. CAV Burlington
Bartlett. Raye Co., Keokuk, J. w. Reed Co. Chi.
cago Wholesale Agents; and agents in every town in
the United States.
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Yes, beauty is power-its more obvious
shapes appeal instantly to the observer, while
the more hidden and mysterious touch a
deeper chord of deeper natures, and find a
response less frequent, but not theless adap-
ted to its needs.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-28
LIFE AND FIRE INsU .ANcE.

LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE
- KNOWLES wALPORD, AGTs
CAPITAL REPRESENTED OVER $4,000, 600
WE agents foT of the Insurance
w Companies in the United insure hvss and
thing his annual premium. ~
The dividends from ;l per cent believe -.
satisfy those wishing save frn 10 70
:" per cent Of their premiums by insuring with
a "
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-28

Reliable orders from The Trade by Mail TelegraPh, hed
application 10 AusTFNs, Agents
~ Pearl Ftrect,
siso ohpned NJ the Manufacturers' Prices Of
a NE New Yoft wholesale fugerts Hfotcfs Camphsne
nurnlnE fiuii Manufacturer and Dealers IN Lamps.
heroscue l. the trade 81 the Kerosene on Co and
s psons csuon against using e sad rsde r 9th
n ols oef- 4u,
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SECOND SUPPLY Or CoonS

W we invite the attention Of purchaser.
Most articles Of pr Goods cheaper they were earlier
ia ihe season. and ufer them a lo~r
Our stock viii be found and most
she ARTICLES 81 Dress GoSis silks Roe Nous elaine
Robes. Velour de trAEse Popllns. &c
In Cnak Maniles Sacqurs shawetts or stock n and
complete Together with supply servants CiohInx
Blankets, Brown and nomesfss Carpets A.
We invite call from ALL STYLES as we'll As IN,
% "ui S"ds VIII compare fANorAby with others
AeL oc=4 CHILES OHENERY
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NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
MUTUAL SYSTEM,
Capital 81 600, 900.
nNE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS deposited with n.
" Comptroller Of the York and out Of the had
OF he Company 70 policy holders
N.blNn- sAbs ,NSrAlII oS Nosr Liberal PrIncIp pie
Insured Ehvn the premium eNeeeds t5a
f"tes Issued asd able
ain age or b the family OF the Insured event
happen previously % arriving at that asa ~ w.
io~meu POLICIES foF ohFep g,an.sd On the o.t
able .'7'T'' 49, Nv '' ''' 'A'"'-
Poae~ issGeh a. geziiy reduced premium uh.n hs
insured pTeirEs not 81 participate In the dlVdsnd.
Al losses paid promptly and without litigation
We shal De pleased - have
w h Old And reliable Company which before you rni1
WORKMAN WYATT, Agents
ONCE l9O, Main strs
nu,s - yyo,-u,,, fru doors above Post Oalce,
General Agent and Attorney
MEDICAL sIA AKSERS: F' 'A ''
Jas II. Cus-AT, NJ D..
90, no 7. CoLKNAS, NJ. d.
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srPERNrENpENr's oFr1cr R.4p.R.I

RruNnNn. October 18th ls.a /
IOICEIMOSD I VIRGINIA CENTRA A 4. .-zsrs4laz=ls,--
~ ANp iFrEHSBtE re STATE AND UNION AG,~s<S-sssTs
tLIIRAL fAS Members OF the Agricultural soccs VS.
ting The above Fairs viii be furnished the gent the station
m the time - purchasing their tcke presentation Of their
certificate OF m-mbersldr, with FREE RETURN TICKET
stock other articles dgued exhibition At either OF the
above iairs viii be charged
free eqfeA4rgdg ssg IL send 10 ~, K 80 49, S-.s
gents ~ SiaiianS
engagements can le taade or their transportation.
e. CAMPBELL,
ocl3-lm Snnrrintendant.
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PHoSsEn,s PATKNr rL,P-wELnFn ,..

Pi ubes-Eyery artiele necessary 70 pli tss
Valssos,. stesl.Mlre aud Whale bone Bru4Aes
ubSa i AEtesan Wells. togetheT s..h n, -
Hdes, or with coupIing either outside or Inside 'o
,,,s5a THOMAS PRoSSER SON
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LIyKRPOOLA AND LONDON
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Capital. SlO.OOO.OoO,

AhhUlL INCOME, s2e5O,OOOI
INVESTED IN THE UNITED STATES oygR ,snb ,aeo,
a" D"seATs FsrsoHaAy Rs5E0Hs5s pr tie EngdgsEsn Of
tie Company.
respectfully
w Aad Louon nsaranee Copsn policy holden IN H..
large eAsh capital and invesfHnenfs asstated above
The large eaptal Company enable N %
ls convenient 70 parties requiring large ofnsuranee
IN addan TO ne ornary mode of Insurance this Company
sues FkKN4hkNT FOLItJES, payment of THy 1NNTL
AZ PREHIChS Property h iheneeforih. PERHIyEVTLY y
SCRkD The Policy be any time ana "a. p,-
mlnm I'LL be returned less per cent
ms Company Vii make Insurance by loss Of Renis by Fire.
Under the Policies Of this Company are paid u.op mrs.
seniaton O atsfactory or dS
h Jr Hteref and not usual,
aon o. proof wORTHAM WYATT, Agents,
ain sfrga f-urN N.ar
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AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.
omce HIchmona q sis,gi.og YER. HlvsrH u: 60.

nTEING Fair Week Daily AZ
senFsr Train siii leave White 49, ~
ossi.a, = : ''''..-''' : RIOS R SHARP. sar,.
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VIRGINIA INVENTION
NEw STATIONERY SrORE,
~ PERIODICAL AGENCY,
CARD and NOTE PRINTIN

lsr Srts near Main Gdjgisg ts ece J he "Mer,1Iats.
hsHrIncs t0Hpdny.
The undsrsgned respectfully that he has
above stand where he i oPeins select and
u Stationery for mcrShsnis and others.
Aui IN addition. patent fast Printing Press, and
aral% for executing In the fashionable NeddnR
snd party sickets, visiting professional business
Envelopes, Ac, le.
nrlers for hegraphlng and Engraving all kinds NOTES
,Hht AS DEAFI& POLICIES, ENVELOPES. DC, prompt
" hlci bescus and Specimens be . III. store
sD- Note Papers and Envelopes stamped with INITIAL
ISAAC LYON
seyy din l2ih Street nea Msln.
n D. Suserptl FOR the popular Magazines and PERI
osicals of the dar taken AZ the store.
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IDtHE BLACKBERRY WINE Am In r.,-I., ~
'r NrfN hhr blackberry Wine, which warrant to be
IL an agreeable and safe remedy DIarrhr &C For
n'nu complaints r j. nyauable hEhIy by
e euy One tEtal S convince superior to Any mr.
PAtAn'h or compound Tor the above complaints
.,, WARNER l. WARIkd
"'''' No lO1 Road
X ERosINE OILt-Ju,i .eceived superior article Of
Il n herns'a= VI, Stieh warrant 90 be genuine.
-, W. l. wARING
----la Broad Street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-24
Items TelegraPhed from washinsten.

WASHINGTON, Sept 22-In the event of col,i
sion between the United States and q reat Rri,.in
growing out Of the San Juan AFFAIR General Har
ney eau put the government in possession OF the
TACT IN fifteen days, by express from Yapcouve,
10 salt Lake City. and from thence tn T.savsn
worth This time NAV seem Incredible lint tbe,.
IS no doubt II can and will be accomplished i'm
case of collision al
The committee from Portland. Maine arrived
mere Yesterday for the purpose of inviting the
PRESIDENT and Cabinet to attend the ceIehration 81
'Ee arrival OF the steamship Great Eastern
The President informed the committee that Il
would be Impossible for him to accent tbei, inv :
tauon The pressing engagements OF the Cabinet
also render II impossible for them to accent
Letters received here this morning from Gov.,-
nor Floyd state that since his arrival at Old Point
sea air and bathing have greatly benefited him
and that his health is Improving
The Associated Press dispatch says:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Mr. CLAYTON asaistant
Secretary Of the Treasury states that there ia mo
truth In the report that he gave to a Correspond
ent Of the New York Times an estimate OF rr-
ceipts from customs for the present fiscal wear.
which was some six millions Of dollars I'm excess
Of MIR Cobbis estimates last December
As the Tehauntepec mail contract expires on the
Both September, mail will be sent from New
Orleans on the 27th. The California mails will
not be delivered at New York to any one to he
carried under Johnson's contract, except upon the
positive assurance that they will be carried via
Nicaragua. as stipulated in the contract
AS almost last resort for the restoration OF q
nssetn MI Casey, United States Treasurer has
zone 70 henfnckv. his native State He was ac-
oo'hPanied by John c. Rives.
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ALEXANDRIA.
Correspondence Of The Star.

correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. "a, 1859.
The New York steamer Mount Vernon arrived
here yesterday afternoon, at O'Clock, after a
somewhat tempestuous trip She brings as pas
sengers Rev. N. s. Greenaway, the pastor of the
Washing ton-street NJ. E. Church; A. p Brush,
and II. Osburn. We are glad to learn that the
health OF MIR. Greenaway has been consid erably
improved during his absence
The session OF the Protestant Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary near this place opened on Thurs
day last with roll of students varying but little
from that of last wear
The city market this morning was well filed
both with sellers and buyers. The stock was large
considering the state Of the roads, and prices ruled
about the same as last Saturday.
III Is said that an eminent manufacturer of fam
lily flour is about to locate himself here and com
mence business. There is no better situation on
the continent for such an establishment
The Alexandria pilots are to hold meeting at
the Washington House on Wednesday next for
the transaction Of some business relating to their
craft.
The Alexandria theatre "Price's Varieties >,
opens on Monday next, with Mrs g ladstane Bar
ton HILL Stuart Robson, and other excellent ctors
We trust Mr.. Ford may receive the encourage
ment he deserves In this enterprise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-24
John is one of 'em anyhow :,

IL At the late New York American STATE Con.
vention, at Utica, there was grand row between
the minority, who demanded an American ticket
pure and simple, and the majority, who knowing
the weakness Of the party, deemed it more prudent
TO claim only the possession Of balance of power
oy selecting men from the tickets Of the Republi
cans and Democrats. The minority charged the
leaders Of the majority with bargain and sale,
and one speaker went infinitely into details. In
the arrangement of the ticket the canals were
given to the Republicans, and the Contracting
Board and State prison to the Democrats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-24

OThe English press is just now occupied
with no less project in engineering than plan
for uniting England and France by a gigantic
tubular bridge across the channel between Dover
ana cape 1rinez- The greatest depth Of the
CHANNEL on the line proposed is Is6 feet. The
ondge would have two or more railways, which.
u estimated could be travelled in twenty min.
utes' and IL would be so built to admit the
light Of diy-being lighted at night by gas. In
order 70 prevent all fear Of INVASION the protector
proposes that each end of the bridge shah be CON-
handed by a strong battery