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ADJUSTMENTS.
GROWERS NEW THEATRE,
VI Psnns. avenue, near willards' Hotel.

IN R0VER'S NEW THEATRE,
III Psnns. svenus, near willsrds' Hotel.
Leonard ofover..!! .pirsstol
Y " en..................... ....Astne Manager
THIS truEspAY) EVENING, p..smb.r 10, iss.
GRAND FARfwELL BEHEBIr, nos
snd :sltivsly Lat Appssfsnes Of % rs4.r
Mr. sETcHELL,
who win appear ia two glorious eharsstsrs,
BLINKEY BROWN
MADAME vA> oERPANrs. .....-..
Last time, positiysy. Of the srss. sueoos.,fui
wAfrIso ron THE VERDICT,
freylou, 70 which the only representation OF the
WANTED, Zoo MiLLINrRa
rs a.a: n! v.nd.rp.n.., """........Mr. s''sA'ii
EAsURY REGIMENT
i PROMENADE CONCERT,
mo,n.v I y3sD's IH nyHssv. :. ,.,,
At sk o'clock, p. N.
GRAFULLA's7th RRG'TN.Y.s q. NC. BAND.
Dollsrs. single Tickets, Two DolIsrs-msy be OBJ
tanned OF, the members Of the Regiment.
Military and Naval onssr, are requested to APP
pear In Uniform.
commrrTEHi
Hon. ,. Z. sPIrNER, U. g. Treasurer.
s. T. CoLsy, Register.
EDwAHD JonpAH, Solicitor.
HueH MoCuLlocH, Comp. OF the Currency.
]. M. BRoDHEAp, Second Comp
yosrPH J. LEwfb Com. OF Internal Revenue.
THOMAS L. SMITH, First Auditor.
L. D. FEscH, second Auditor.
JoHH WILSON, Third Auditor.
srEPHEr J TAnoR. Fourth Auditor.
O, M, WALKER. F1fth Auditor.
4. sELLs, Sixth Auditor.
Admiral W. D. sHubRIcH, Chairman L. II. Board.
Private Boxes may be obtained OF the Treasurer
OF the Regiment, At his once, Redemption Divis-
ion, Treasury U. 8. dts-td
Hn0nna At q NON manoII IaIsI.I.
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NEW YORK BTTLns.-6sRtlSASa'S Clothing -
kSlp and Fashionable IA large Assortment for Dreas
. d business wear. Tho English Sack and Walk.
.. Costa excel In beAuty, grads and 1nish any.
sslg Uvgr offered In this SitY.
WALL eTIBAEAs 4 Co.,
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-AMUSEMENTS.

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NRovER,s NEW THsATRE.
VI = p Pam, svsnns, near wiilAd's Hotel.
= drS g AT! GROVER. Director
- az AM HERE"
Ens.Espen. Of "
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, TIE MAGNIFICENT,
ON WHpNrspAy EVENING, December IA,
Apps.r 10 her eslsbrstsd and sminsn,ly original
CAPT. HENRI DE LAoARprpE,
In the grand rom.nue drains, entin d the
DUKES MOTTO.
t.H...r I'll AM HERE
Which win be presented entire, With ali the ors.
nal Music and Dialogue.
New Costumes, New MsehanioaI nsots, and En-
Mely New hnt Magnihoent Scenery.
B'inI brouEh. iato reaHisi,ion 10 produces he
, IN rHs most se'o;isserous STYLE.
In ths character Of
m'lls yEsTvALi viii sins, 10 her own inimitsbls
Ter DA,urso cAyALrnr
The spsnish Song, g. Ia MAsoLA."
An the Romsu1A "swErT BLANCHE wITH MiS-
THE CAST OF CHARACTERS
VIII somPriss The "a strength Of the
SPLENDID DRAMATIC COMPANY.
pu,ins MILE VsstvAlir engagement will 30 pro-
Ga, THE HtBsEw MoTHEnt
BEL DEMONI0, u
And others OF her celebrated and successful Drs-
matte ADD operate pieces. dei2
LORDS NEW THEATRE,
II TEATu AunuG n JNA AVE-
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-13

E0RD'S NEW THEATRE,
TENTH ST., ABOVE PEHNA. AVE
second night OF the engagement Of the distin-
- MRs D. p. BOWERS,
who has been universally pronounced the best
Actress on tho American st,ge. she will sppear
THBEvENING, December -, 1884,
In her pc erful rendition Of .dy Audley, In John
Brjugham's celebrated dramAtization Of
LADY AUDLEY's SECRET,
" Or, -
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-12-16
The Lady's Repentance.

In the life Of DIR. Raffles, just publish
ed, the following story is told in conuec-
ton with preaching journey in 1874:
On orr way from Wem to Hawkestone
we passed house, of which Mr.. Lee told
mo the following occurrence -
A young lady, the daughter Of the own.
er of the house, was addressed by man
who, though agreeable to her, was dis
liked by her father OF course he would
not consent to their union, and she deter
mined to elope. The night was fixed, the
hour came, he placed ladder to the win
dow, and IN few minutes she was in his
arms. They mounted double horse, and
were soon at some distance from the house.
After while the lady broke the silence
by saying, "Well, you see what proof /
have given you Of my affection; | hope
you will make me good husband"
He was surly fellow, and grufiy an
swered, "Perhaps 1 may, and perhaps
not"
She made him no reply, but, after 81.
lence of a few minutes, she suddenly ex.
claimed, 90, what shall we do? I have
ielb my hohey d1 hoine III my roou.
"Then," said he, 1--WE must 60 back
and fetch it,"
They were soon again at the house, the
ladder was again placed, the lady remount-
ed, while the ill natured lover waited be-
low. But she delayed to come, and so he
gently called, care you coming?" when
she looked out of the window and said
"Perhaps l may, and perhaps not" then
shut down the window, aud left him to
return upon the double horse alone
Was not that happy thought on the Ia.
dy's part-a famous joke.
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Living Diamonds.

NJ Pasteur has placed under the eyes Of
his colleagues of the French Academy, "a
a little Cock of six insects from Mexico,
which had groa. success from the curiosity
which they inspired.
These insects are rather large-three
centimetrcs long, at least--of chocolate
brown color and are pyropherous, or at
least, luciferous, They have, in effect,
above their eyes, two sorts IF luminous
pratuberances of great briliancy, which
make them resemble opals Of the great.
est purity. The etful gence shed in dark
ness by these organs, the nature and com.
position of which are not yet known, is
sufficient, it appears, to admit Of reading
by its light. Under certain circumstau
ces, the insect can, at will, disguise its
light, by means Of membrane which
IL draws over it.
The Mexican ladies' use this beetle as an
ornament. 1t is called Cacyio by the
Spanish, which is easily understood on
beholding it, for there are no precious
stones to be compared for color, purity,
and luminous lustre, with the protuber-
auces OF this insect. This insect, once
captured becomes an object of the great
est care and soiicitude. Iuclosad in cages
of very fine brass ware, the cuenyos are fed
on fragments Of sugarcane, or leaves of
maize, and bathed in pure water twice a
day. This last precauton is indispensable
to the preservation of their health. The
bath replaces the morning and evening
dew. The Mexican pyroph"rs, whish live
in considerable quantities in the environs
Of Vera Cruz where the indians take them
by balancing Goals heated to a white heat
at the end Of a stick, thus become real do
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-12-16
Waterford Fifty Years Ago.

The following extract, which we take
from the "Observations on the State of
Ireland, by j. G. Curwen, Esq, Mp P. y
written in 1913, shows what was the state
of this city fifty years ago:
"Waterford, as a commercial place, has
an appearance of opulence superior to any
of the seaports we have visited. Tue
breweries and distlleries are extensively
employed; the Strengthening trade has
greatly increased Of late years; seventy
five thousand pig have been exported to
England in one year to be there cured and
dried. The agricultural produce alone
exported from Waterford yearly amounts
to three millions sterling In 1776 Mr..
Young states that fifty thousand casks of
butter, containing hundred weight each,
were then sent from this port at present
that number is near y doubled. The
American and Newfoundland trades have
also been considerable
We fear we cannot now say that 'Wa-
terford has an appearance of opuence su-
perior to any Of the other seaports." The
distilleries have disappeared, the sugar re-
fneries are closed, the glass manufacture is
discontinued, the Newfoundland trade has
greatly diminished, there are no exports,
and the imports are confined to few
carsoes of fish per anuum. The Ameri,
can trade is confined to the import
of timber, and it is not more than one
fourth of what is used to be. The export
OF live pigs in 1868 was SO, 52l, being less
than in 1913. The export of butter last
year was 26l,852 irkins, being equal tc
about 200, 900 cwt. Thus, notwithstand.
ing the facilities of intercourse by rail.
ways, the trade of Waterford has declined
thus showing tina. the produce of the land
which supplied that trade has been ser
ously reduced. - Waterford Mall.
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The Hair.

The quality and the color of the hair was
a subject of speculative theory for the an
clients. Lank hair was considered indica-
tive of pusllanimity and cowardice, yet the
head of Napoleon was guiltless of curl.
Frizzly hair was thought an indication of
coarseness and clumsiness. The hair most
in esteem was that terminating in ringlets.
Dares, the historian, states that Achilles
and Ajax and Telemon had curling locks
such also was the hair of Timon, the Athe-
nian. As to the Emperor Augustus, ma.
ture had favored him with such redundant
locks that no hairdresscr in Rome could
produce the like. Auburn, or light brown
hair was thought the most distinguished, or
portending intelligence, industry, peace
full disposition, as we'll as great susceptible
ity to the tender passion. Castor and
Pullux had brown hair, 50 also had Meme
aus. Black hair does not appear to have
been esteemed by the Romans but red
was an object of aversion. Ages before
the time Of Judas, red bair was thought
mark of reprobation, both in the case Of
Typhon, who deprived his brother of the
sceptro of Egypt, and Nebuchaduezzar,
acquired it in expiation Of his atrocities.
Even the donkey tribe suffered from this
ill-omened visitation, according to the
proverb of "wicked as red ass" Asses of
that color were held in such detestation
among the Copts, that every year they
were in the habit of sacrificing one by
burling it from high wall
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Dallas; beating Henry Clay and Theodore
Frelinghuysen.
1849.-Zachary Taylor and Willard
Fillmore; beating Lewis Cass and Martin
Van Buren, for President, and William o.
Butler and Charles +. Adams for Vice
President. Taylor died July 9th, 1850,
and Fillmore became President
1S53.-Franklin Pierce and VIM. r.
King, beating Winfield Scott aud W. A.
Graham.
l857.-Jamcs Buchanan and John 6,
Breckenridge; beating John G. Fremont
and Willard Fillmore for President, and
VIM. l.. Dayton and A. j. Donaldson for
Vice President.
1S6l.-Abraham Lincoln and Hanni-
bal Hamlin beating John Bell, Stephen
A. Douglas and John c. Breckenridge for
President, and Edward Everett, Herschel
V. Johnson and Joseph Lane for Vice
President.
1865.-Abraham Lincoln for Prcsi
dent, and Andrew johnson for Vice Presi
dent; elected in the fall of 81, over Geo.
b. Mcclellan for President, and George
II. Pendleton for Vice President.
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BRaNDRETH'S PILLS.

THE Weak, the Consumptive, Rheuma-
l. tic, Costive, Bilious and Delicate, after
some days use will find renewed strength
aud life pervade every organ of their
frames.
Every dose makes the blood purer.-
the nerves commence in the arteries and
terminate in the veins. These pills. as "a
first effect, ACT upon the arte'iai blood, i'll
creaslng The circulation, by which impure
ties are deposited in the veins, and they
throw off such collections INTO the bowels,
which organs, by the energy derived from
Brandreth's Pills, expel them from the
system. When first used. the Pills may
occasion gripping and even make The pa
tient feel worse. This is an excellent
sign, and shows the disease will soon e
cured. No great good is often achieved
without some trouble in lis attainment,
and This rule applies to the recovery ot
health.
For sale by all respectable dealers in
AeA'siass ny27
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Cutting a Lions Claws,

The Brussels journals give an account
of curious surgical operation just per-
formed on the great African lion belong
ing to the Geological Society of that city.
For some time past the animal has been
suffering from disease in the feet, which
necessituted the cutting of his claws
Iu order to do this. without danger, large
box was prepared with grated bottom,
covered by a wooden floor, which could
be- Withdrawn so as to allow the lion feet
to pass between the bars. The top of the
box was also made to descend by means of
screws, so as to press on the animal and
prevent it from drawing in its feet
When the lion had entered the box, the
latter was turned on its side and the sli.
ding bottom withdrawn. The paws then
slipped between the bars, and tire screws
above were frightened. M. Thieruasse,
assisted by five pupils of the veterinary
School, then proceeded to cut away the
claws. The patient bore the operation
tolerably we'll, only uttering short roar
occasionally, and seemed relieved when
the first paw had been cut aud dressed -
A keeper, to whom the lion is much at
tached, sat near its head, and endeavored
to calm it by talking, evidently not with.
ont effect. The operation was successfully
performed, and there is every reason to
believe that the cure will be complete.
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Historical Facts.
To G. w. Gusts Lee.

The following is a list of the Presiden g
and Vice Presidents of the United States,
as well as those who were candidates for
each Office, since the organization of the
Government:
17S9.-George Washington and John
Adams, two terms, no opposition.
1797.-John Adams, opposed by Thos.
Jefferson, who, having the next highest
electoral vote, became Vice President
lS01.-Thomas Jefferson and Aaron
Burr; beating john Adams and Charles
G. Pinckney.
l805.-Thomas Jefferson and George
Clinton; beatiug Charles 9. Pinckney and
Rufus King.
1909 james Madison and Geo. Gin
ton; beating Chas. G. Piuckney.
lol3-James Madison and Eibrdge
Gerry; beating De Witt Clinton
l8l7.-James Mouroe and Daniel D.
To'npkins beating Rufus King.
192l.-James Monroe and Daniel z.
Tompkins; beating John Q. Adams.
lS25.-Jobn Quincy Adams and John
c Calhoun; beating Andrew jackson,
Henry Clay aud Mr.. Crawford-there be,
my four candidates for President, aud al
bert Gallatin for Vi President.
lS29.-Andrew jackson and John G.
Calhoun beating John Quincy Adams
and Richard Rush.
1888 -Andrew jackson aud Martin
Van Bureu beating Henry Clay, Johu
Floyd and Vim, Writ, for President; and
Wan. Wilkins, john Sergeant and Henry
Lee, for Vice President
l837.-Martin Van Buren, and Richard
NJ. johnson beating William Henry
Harrison, Hugh L. White, aud Daniel
Wobstr r, for President, and John Tyler
for Vice President.
lSll.-Wm Henry Harrison and John
Tyler; beating Martin Van Buren, and
LIttletoD W. Tazewell, Harrison died
one mouth after his Inauguration, aud
John Tyler became President for the re-
mainder of the term.
1845 JONES K. Polk and George NJ
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nestle animals. They deserve better than
any other creature the title of ornamental
They are jewels, without need of using
metaphor to give them that name
To use them in dress, they are placed
in the evening in little bags of light tulle,
and then disposed, according to the taste
of the wearer, upon the skirts of dresses,
like diamonds, and mingled with artificial
flowers and humming- birds fathers
Ladies also place them in their hair by
means of pins passed between the head of
the insect and its corslet, an operation
which is harmless TO the insect, as may
be seen l'y any one who has played with
the stag-beetle in childhood.
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ARLINGTON HOUSE.
April 5. 1852. (


April 5, 1852.
Ny Dear SOM am just in the act of
leaving home for New Mexico. My fine
old regiment has been ordered to that
distant region, and must hasten on to
see that they are properly cared for. l
have but little to add in reply to your let
tiers of March 26, II and %. Your
letters breathe true spirit of frank,
ness; they have given myself and your
mother great pleasure. You must study
to be frank with the world; frankness is
the child of honesty and courage. Say
nst what you mean to do on every occa-
sion, and take it for granted you mean to
do right. 1t friend asks favor you
should grant it, if it is reasonable; if
not, tell him plainly why you canr"t-
you will wrong him and wrong yourself
by equivocation of any kind. Never do a
wronG thug to make friend or keep one;
the man who requires you to do so is
dearly purchased at sacrifice Deal
kindly, hat firmly, with all your class.
mates, you will fud it the policy which
wears best. Above all, do not appear to
others that which you arc not. If you
have any fault to find with any one, tell
him, not others, of what you complain
there is no more dangerous experiment
than that of undertaking to be one thing
before mans face and another behind
his back We should live, act, and say
nothing to the injury of any one 1t is
not only best as Il matter OF principle, but
it is the path to peace aud honor.
In regard to duty, let me, in couclu-
sion OF this hasty letter, inform you that
nearly hundred years ago there was ii
day OF remarkable gloom aud darkness
still known as the dark day--a day VIII, n
the light of the sun was slowly ext:nguish-
ed, as if by an eclipse. The Legislator"
Of Connections was in session, aud its
members saw the unexpected unaccounta,
bic darkness coming on, they shared in
the general terror. 1t was supposed by
many that the last day-the day of judy
ment--had come. Some one in the con-
Stcrnation Of the hour, moved an adjourn
meut. Then there arose an old Puritan
legislator, Devenport Of Stanford, aud said
that if the last day had come, he desired
to be found at his place doing his duty,
aud therefore, moved that candles be
brought in go that the house could pro.
coed with its duty. Duty, then, is the
subime5t word in our language. Do your
duty in all things like old Puritan. You
canuot do more you shall never wish to
DO less. Never let NE and your mother
wear one grey hair for any lack of duty
on your part.
Your affectionate father,
r. T. LEE.
To G.. w. Gusts Lee.
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THE ALps.-At first the Alps disap.

THE ALPs.-At first the Alps disap.
point travellers. They expect something
up in the skies, and are surprised to 6od
that they can look at the highest SUBMITS
without sticking their chins up into the
air. That the range crossed BY the Sim.
pon aud St. Gotbard roads !! Pheugh
And they sneeze at it it with distant dis
dain. But they approach, and the fea.
lures grow they lose sight of the sum,
mits; they mount; at last they begin to
descend but still the hills shut them in,
aud at last, when they issue in the plains
of Italy and look back at the jagged ridge
which shows itself against the sky, aud
remember the hours of wind and snow
they spent in passing them, though by the
sim plest, easiest road, they pay late tri-
butte Of complimentary retrospect to the
Hottest mountain range in Europe.
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A GRANDMorHER.-As two urchins

A GRANDMOTHER-As two urchins
we're trotting along together, one of them
fell and broke pitcher he was carrying.
lie commenced CRYING, When the other
boy asked him why he took on so.--
"Cause," said he, when | get home moth
er will whip me for breaking the mug"
"What" said the other, "hain't you
got no grandmother living at your housef'
NO." was the reply. "Well, | hsve, and
l might break two mugs and they daren's
whip NO."
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Roy A young lady advertises in tho

nGy' 4 young lady advertises in the
Cleveland PIandealer for a young gentle
man to act as an amanucnss. He must
be able to write in cypher, and when not
engaged he will be expected to read po-
etry with feeling, converse with ease, and
be able to play cribbage and backgammon.
He must expect to be kissed when she is
pleased, and cufed when she is not but
as her temper is acknowledged to be good,
there will be more kissing than cutting
There is good chance for some adven-
tuie loving gentleman.
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aa- A certain judge was reprimauding
an attorney for bringing several small suits
into court, and remarked that it would
have been much better for all parties had
be persuaded bis clients to leave their
cases to the arbitrament of two or three
honest men. "Please your honor" re-
torted the lawyer, "they are so small We
do not choose to trouble honest men with
the H."
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DIDN'T WANT TO Goa Jersey ma

DIDN'T WANT TO Goa Jersey man
was very sick, and was not expected to
recover. His friends got around his bed
aud one of them said 4:
"Jvhu, do you feel willing to die p
John "made an effort" to give his views
on the subject, and answered with his fee
BILE VOICE
"I-think-Td rather stay-where--
Tn better acquainted.
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H4s- paddy" said wag, your ears
are too long" "Divil bit of thrubble
GOES that give me, but yours are too short
altogether for the braying baste that yees
be-"
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PAYING DEBTs.-An Irish bank il
said to have aver,ed catastrophe by pay
ing all the demands in red-hot sovereigns
BY the time the first creditor had made
some attempts to secure his money, the
run upon the bank had become a run out
of it, and by the time the sovereigns had
cooled the panic had cooled also.
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LoAFERs Different nations have diff
ferent kinds of loafers. The Italian loaf
er spends his time in sleoping-thc Turk
ish IN dreamius-the Spanish in praying
the French in laughing-the English
in swearing-the Russian in gambling
the Hungarian in smoking-the German
in drinking, aud--ths American in talk
ing politics.
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4oetital>
For he 1ESis and Mteitigencer.
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

81 am come light into the world, that VIII
soever helieveth on me should not abide in darl
ness. John xii: 4G.
Light of Heaven Oh, how cheering
Are those beams that Jesus sends;
IF we ever love and fear Him,
He will be with us to the end.
Precious words by Jesus spoken,
81 am the light" and darkness broken.
Light of life 1t is thy Spirit,
Shed in every darkened heart;
Oh, that light may we inherit,
While we live from Thee apart.
May we still Thy promise cherish
'Believe in Me, thou shalt not perish"
Jesus, keep our spirits pure,
With the brightness of Thy love;
Let Thy light with us endure,
Fit us for Thy courts above;
May our light be ever burning,
Waiting for our Lords returning.
PLUMBERRY, Hartford Co., Nd.
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Private Letter of Gen. Lee,

The original of the following letter was
found ut Arlington House by Federal
soldier
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BIBB & co.
Baltimore Stove House,
No. 80 LIGHT STREET,
,asMsIRtNrG2gs

The season is now at hand to buy your
STOVRS, FURNA, ES, RANGES, SC.
Also look and see villa. repairs you want
done to your stoves, and send in your Or
ders early, that we may execute them at
once. Further delay may cause you in
convenience.
Don't forget that we are still selling that
match!ess Fire place Stove the
GENE"
TT heat lst, I'd and I'd stories, at a re-
'l"ced price, and also the Re-improved
old DOMINION" Cook Stove, thai
has So molly stood the ties. over all COM
petitors.
Send in your orders early to
BIBB s. CO.,
Baltimore Stove House,
39Light street, Baltimore.
N. Bold Stoves and Iron taken in
exchange. OF