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CRIsPER COMA,
Fer Curling the Hair Of Either Sex
into Way and Glossy Ringlets
or Heavy Massive CurlS.

By using this article ladies and gentlemen can
beautify themselves thousand fold. It is the
only article in the world that win curl straight
hair, and at the same time give it beautiful,
glossy appearance. The CrisPer Coma not only
curls the hair, but invigorates, beautifes and
cleanses it; highly and lightfully perfumed,
and is the most complete article Of the kind ever
offered to the American public. The Crisper
Coma viii be sent TO any address, sealed and post
paid for 81. Address all orders to
". l.. CLARK & CO., Chemists
Ne. 3 West Fayette street, Syracuse, Y. Y.
mch20dwIy.
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1PHOIAi NOTICES.

The real Velpau French Pills cure sickness at
the stomach, vomiting and heartburn. See Mott
ces. Sold By all Druggists. may26dlm.
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REPARiT0R clPILLI.

Throw away your false frizzes, your switches,you
wig ...
Destructive of comfort, and not worth fig;
Come aged, come youthful, come ugly and fair,
And rejoice in your own luxuriant hair.
REPARATOR CAPILLI.
For restoring hair upon bald heads from what
ever cause it may have fallen OUT and forcing q
growth of hair upon the face, it has no equal. 1t
will force the beard to grow upon the smoothest
face in from FIVE to eigh weeks, or hair upon
bald heads in from two to three months few
ignorant practitioners have asserted that there is
nothing that will force hasten the growth of
the hair or beard. Their assertions are false, as
thousands of living witnesses from their own ex-
perience) can bear witness. But many viii say,
how are to distinguish the genuine from the
spurious2 1t certainly lie difficult, nine-tenths
of the different preparations advertised for the
hair and beard aie entirely worthless, and You
may have already thrown away large amounts in
their purchase. To such would say, try the
Reparator Capiih; it will cost you nothing an
less it fully comes up to our representations. If
your druggist does not keep it, send us one dollar
and we will forward it, post paid, together with a
receipt for the money which win be returned you
application, providing entire satisfaction is
not given. Address - -
W. J.. CLARK & CO., Chemists,
Ne. 3 West Fayette street, Syracuse, n. 7.
mch26dw1y.
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Proofs Of the Superior Quality
a nlerican Watch
made at 81 -
swAGERAH6, MASS.

The American Watch Company, of Waltham,
Mass, respectfully submit that their Watches are
cheaper, more accurate, less complex, more dura-
BILE, and better adapted for general use, and more
easily kept in order and repaired than any other
watches in the market. They are simpler in
structure, and therefore stronger, and less likely
to be injured than the majority of foreign watch
es, which are composed of from l25 to 300 pieces,
while in an oldEnglish watch there are more than
700 parts. How they run under the hardest trial
watches can have, is shown by the following let
PENN. RAILROAD CoMPANY. 81
OFFICE GENERAL SrPE RINTESDENT,
Altoona, Pa, Is Dec, 1866.
GENrLRMEN-The watches manufactured by
you have been in use on this railroad for several
years by rour enginemen, ,to'whom we furnish
watches as part of our equipment. There are
now some three hundred of them carried on our
line, and we consider them good and reliable
time keepers. Indeed, have great satisfaction
in saying your watches give us less trouble, and
have worn and do wear much longer without re-
pairs than any watches we have ever had IN use
on this road. As you aware, we formerly
trusted to those of English manufacture, of ac-
knowedged good reputation; but as class they
never keep time as correctly, nor have they done
as good service as yours. A -
In these statements I am sustained by my pre-
decessor, Mr.. Lewis, whose experience extended
| over series of years. Respectfully,
EDN ARD ii. w lLLlhMC,
| ...e~ General Superintendent.
| American Watch Co., Waltham. ~
We make now five different grades of watches,
| named respectively as follows:
| Appleton, Tracy d Co., Waitham, Mass.
| Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Mass.
| p. s. Bartlett, Waltham Mass.
| VIM. Ellery, Boston, Mass.
| Home Watch Company. Boston, Mass.
| All of these, with the exception of the Home
Watch Company, are warranted by the American
| Watch Company to be of the best material on
the most approved principle. and to possess every
| requisite for reliable time-keeper. Every dealer
selling these watches is provided with the Com
| pany's printed card of guarantee, which should
] accompany each watch sold, so that buyers may
feel sure that they are purchasing the genuine ar
! ticle There are numerous counterfeits and imi-
| tations of our watches sold throughout the coun-
| try, and we would caution purchasers to be on
| their guard against imposition.
| Amy grades of Waltham Watches may be pur-
chased of watch dealers throughout the country.
| RoBBINS & APPLETON,
I4g +U 1872 Broadway, New York.
| maygdw1y
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JOB ROSS
GREAT JUNK STORE.

The undersigned has purchased what is known
as the Cobb d Whistler Store, Opposite Court
Square, where he will be happy to Tee the public
generally and exhibit bis great variety of new and
second hand articles too great to smehtion in de-
tail. Call and see his museum of all sorts of
things. If you want anything go NO job Ross,
and You will be pretty sure to find it,
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most wonderful discovery in modern science, act
ing upon the Beard and Hair in an almost mira
culous manner. 1t has been used by the elite of
Paris and London with the most lattering success.
Names of all purchasers will be registered, and
if entire satisfaction is not given in every an
stance, the money win be cheerfnny refunded.
Price by mall sealed and postpaid, 81. Descrip
tive circulars and testimonials mailed free. Ad-
dress BERGER, SHUTS CO., Chemists, No.
$50 River Street, Troy, n. Y, sole agents for the
United States. mch20dwiy.
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ANEW PERFUME FOR TIE HANDKERCHIEF.

A most exquisite delicate. and Fragrant Perfume.
distied from the rare and beautiful flower from
which II takss It's name. ass ssF
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COMA.

Oh : she was beautiful and fair,
With starry eyes, and radiant hair,
Whose curling tendrils soft, entwined,
Unclaimed the very heart and mind.
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p 40 80 ! 81 1ss" 99ut
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May.
Monday, 13. = Henry A. Wise, of Virginia
opens law Office in New York. The
Rebel Benjamin, in London, has done
like Wise.
Tuesday, IA. - Miss Anna Dickinson COM
mences her Southern tour 1t is thought
that IL she delivers her usual orations
down South some Of the chivalry will be
excited enough to cast sleeps eyes at her
Wednesday, I5.-Mr. Lloyd Garrison sails for
Europe, to visit the Paris Exposition, TO
H be exhibited along with the School Houses
H4 and Hospitals as u specimen of Yankee
garrison,
Thursday, 16s - Enforcement of the law
against dogs going about the city without
muzzles. Still great many puppies are
seen around Chestnut street, which, judg-
Ing from their collars, ali want muslin.
Friday, 1.-THE Black Crook commences
lis southern tour. On its first appearance
at Norfolk 1T was pelted with bouquets Of
flowers, hred nom a masked battery in
the "third tier"
Saturday, Is.-SERIEs COLUMN DAY. The
Editor makes his Southern tour down
Third street to his boarding house. and
speaks at all the publIc-houses on his
route, when he is immediately waited
upon by all the bar tenders -
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CHAPTER vi.
THE TRIP TO CANADA.

We now bring the subject of our memoir
down to the closing scene. He leaves Rich
mond on fast steamer for New York, where,
at his hotel, he refuses to see newspaper re-
porters and other intruders. He makes a few
purchases of some little comforts, drives with
his legal counsellor, writes note to Mr..
Greeley, and proposes to pack his trunk for
Canada. In all his later years he has had but
one want, and that was to be '1et a Loan"
Should this want be gratifed by his twenty
dear friends, dear at $4,000 each, he will have
accomplished his object, and have pleasant
voyage to Canada. The nation could not have
spared better man.
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NOTES.

(a) Many doubts existed at one time as to the
truth OF this latter popularity of his parents
but public opinion has settled down TO the
belief here expressed.
(b) On one memorable occasion he wore his
wile's clothing just as he was changing his habits
as President of the o. s. A. +-4l Ias1II .ta-
(c) 1t was favorite occupation in after years
to deprive his prisoners in real Libby of their
arms. 4
(d) This invention afterwards suggested to
the inventor the MASK ed battery"
(e) This was accomplished by Jefferson's
father shooting the teacher, which effectually
prevented her from speaking
(f) He seems neverto have got rid OF the idea
of living in Washington; hence his strenuous
efforts, with the aid of 600 900 soldiers, to get
chance to sit in the chair once filled by his
friend and patron, Mr.. Buchanan.
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CHAPTER I.
HIS EARLY YOUTH.

HIS EARLY YOUTH.
The subject of our memoir was born early
in life of rich but respectable parents (a).
OF his extreme youth little is recorded by con-
1empOraneous biographers, though he seems
20 have been, even then, regarded as crying
evil by many inmates of the paternal mansion.
When he was yet not far advanced in years
or, more properly speaking, weeks-he took to
the bottle, and many of his sorrows were
drowned in the bowl, which was prepared
for him by his rulers at that early day; and
he soon showed that popularity which
marked his later years-his great love for
"pap." AS he grew up, he grew older, and
was soon put in trousers, which he continued
to wear until quite late in life (6). After
being put in trousers he was put in school,
and here his proficiency was soon marked by
his teacher: some of them he bears till this
day. His engineering abilities and tactics
manifested themselves in his well-constructed
'Libbys" out of wheat straws, for flies with
out wings (c): his ideas of Capitalization of
power were beautifully exemplifed by putting
pins through the bodies of flies, and letting
them then buzz and make their complaints
within proper sphere.
n is recorded that once the teacher, who
herself belonged to the first families, put him
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at night, In these quarters he could but feel

HE is FINALLY REWARDED FOR ALL HIS TRIALS
BY BEING A STATE PRISONER AT OLD POINT
COMFORT.
thankful that the concern had busted, and he
was relieved from all responsibility of wind
ing it up. ...a.- ..
AS at West Point, he still found his ooun-
try generous, and while its guest he found all
his bills paid, and things provided to make
his time pass agreeably. AT last even these
days Of retirement and repose began to satiate,
and he longed again for the excitement of
travel. With this end in view, Mr.. Horace
Greeley, of New York, and few others of his
personal friends, procured Government
steamer to take him to Richmond, to enable
him to greet many of his former companions
in arms, and to bid them farewell for season.
While here some eighteen or twenty of his
friends became surety to his former compa-
mons that he would be with them again when
wanted. Said he to his friends, when congra-
tulatng him on his present good fortune, 81
would that you were all like me, except these
bonds, which raised hearty laugh, as Mr..
Greeley feelingly exclaimed, "DOn't mention
II. tat
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~A7 AAANO JOUhNEI AfIEh MATkRs
as he was going to draw some water with his
Wite's crinoline on, and which so lily became
person who was in the habit of making such
rapid strides towards the object of his pur-
pose. He was thus overtaken by some Michi-
gan Cavalry, and in his plight it is said that
he was so stoioal that he merely turned little
pail when arrested on his way to the spring.
Although well advanced in years, and looking
like man of sixty summers, he insisted that
but thirty Springs had gone over his head it
was afterwards discovered that, by counting
them in his hoop-sk kirt, such was indeed the
case.
Thus relieved Of all his care as President of
concern that for perpleXity had no rival in
any mining or oil company of modern times,
he began to pick mp in health. His captors, if
we should debase them by that name, imme-
diately removed him to seaside Hotel, at
Old Point Comfort, where in his younger days
he SO often wandered in daytime and danced
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HIS GLOOMY CONDITION AS PRESIDENT OF THE g. S. A.
for its first President, for term of six years,
at a salary of one hundred thousand dollars
year, Confederate currency. The nation, like
most new enterprises, had considerable
trouble to get itself properly started, as there
was rival concern in the same business,
known as the United States of America, that
was naturally jealous of any other party
starting and running similar establishment
in its own territory, and after many hard
words, which came to blows several times,
Jefierson's concern had to close its doors. 1t
was during this exciting time that our heros
tactics more particularly attracted the atten-
ton of the world.
While he was running his Confederacy, he
was reduced personally to the greatest straits,
and his wardrobe became scant: flour was
remarkably scarce, and quinine was unknown
How often, as he sat in his lone cabin signing
death-warrants for shooting prisoners, or other
papers for his officers, must he have sighed
for the ''heshpots of Egypt" that seat now
held by the "Moses' of his own slaves 1t
was during his struggles IN this new enter
prise that he came so near kicking the bucket
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ON A SEAT BETWEEN TWO GIRLS,
as punishment for putting crooked pins on
the benches of the other pupils (dD. After
keeping him thus confined for quarter of an
hour, the teachers heart relented and he was
let out, twenty of the pupils of the school
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HE LEAVES HIS SCHOOL FOREVER.
His parents continuing to send him to
school, and his teacher to send him home,
there soon became a division in the sentiments
of the parents and teacher, which young JEFF
ferson soon discovered, and was not slow to
turn to his advantage; he telling his teacher
Of the insults he received from his msther,
and his mother of his treatment by his
teacher. Consequently, from that time a
deadly feud arose between the parties, and
they both soon ceased to speak (e). Jeffer-
sons father, who also had great many mig
gers, now began to indulge his rising son by
purchasing for him hatchet and a peach
tree. The tree was planted by his parents
hand as our subject was turning his sixth
year. Before he turned his seventh year. the
tree was cut down and made into snring trans
to catch his fathers pet pigeons; and when the
manly youth was charged with the eutting Of
the tree, he owned the corn, which so pleased
his father that he bought him two cowhides
and sent him to the negro quarters to implapt
into the children of the slaves the same love
3 Of truth which he had shown, and to which
the slaves and their children were alike
strangers.
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Chapter III.
ms eounrsnrp AND MARRIAGE.

We left our hero in the last chapter at the
quarters, as the place where his fathers
slaves were generally to be found when not at
work was called. Here, with his two cow
hides, he became possessed of those driving
qualities which shone so brightly in his after
life. As years added the gOatee o'his chin he
was admired by young octoroon, but whose
father, who was a neighboring planter, had
great dislike of the Davis family, and espe-
cially to Jefferson. AT one time, when the old
Virginian was about to knock the brains out
of the head of the subject of our memoir, Polly
Ann, the heroic octoroon, threw herself be-
tween her enraged master and parent and her
lover, and thus saved his life-an incident that
has been made the subject of melo-drama by
John Brougham, the stage-struck Irishman,
under the title of "Pokeitontous or, the
Gentle Savage" This incident of our hero's
life was shortly followed by his-but let us not
anticipate.
CHAPTER ~.
HIS AFTER YEARS.
Having traced the life of our subject up to
near his death, which he so narrowly escaped
entrance into life and his attempts on Con-
gress. Arriving at the age of twenty-one, he
began a vigorous course of training at the
corner grocery for Congress. Andrew jack
son was then President of the United States,
and Congress was full. He was therefore sent,
by the suggestion of the county magistrate
and others, to West Point, where, with a towel,
fork, and SPOON he soon became as expensive
STUDENT to the nation as any there. He
struggled through his days and nights there
manfully and was finally declared soldier
of the regular army, acquainted with all the
rules of war and all the bellies of West Point.
His standing in the class of '32 was
about six feet, and as he grew and waxed he
was given command in Polk, Dallas, and
Texas, which he filed with great satisfaction
to himself and family. He returned from that
campaign to take up his abode in Washington,
the central hope of his eventful life o.. He
was appointed to the Secretaryship of War,
and it was he, assisted by Floyd, that first
conceived the idea of rihed ordnance, which
they carried to such an extent towards the
latter part of their time, that they rihed every
arsenal and navy-yard north of Mason and
Dixon's line. ....I ...- ..r,
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CHAPTER ".

HIS ESCAPE FROM THE PRESIDENCY.
The lessons of his carly years having been
lost upon him, he was chosen by the nation
known as the Confederate States of America
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A DIET FoR MENTAL DYsPEPTICs, AND A CURE
YoR HY-PoOHoNDRIA, HY-PoCRIsY, OR ANY
COMPLAINT OF A ny ORDER. rr-
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DRESS GOODS!
COTTON GOODS
still Further Depression in Prices.

Yard.wide Bleaohed Muslin, 121S cents
Excellent Yard.wide Shirtings, 10, Is, and 20
cents. ut SCI .ffaIal
sutta. 4 ls-f IA - t
Wide Sheetings, very low e.. oi I 1ied3
Pillow Muslins, 28:and % cents.
Good Yard-wide Unbleached, 10, 16, and ls
cents. vrE na siftro I'D lfHi Eaa it0i4D
Very Best Heavy Unbleached Muslins, 20 and
% cents. | ~
Unbleached sheetings, cheap. a..I l.rii
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QUILTS,

Very cheap now-good time to buy.
$3.50 and 1890 Quilts, several kinds II 2stuth4p
Marseilles Quilts every size and quality t3 To Ella
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ALMANAC AND DIARY.

500 By OUR SERIES EDITOR.
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JEFFERsoE's SUCCESS IN HARAssING THE ENEMY
going his bail, so to speak-guaranteein to
take the punishment themselves rather than
see him again in that condition.
AtP-rxyr,
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THE LIFE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.

BY j. T. HEADLONG.
Win Copious Notes by tte Editor of The American
- --. Edition.
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MAY,

Snort HrrKE-1L1oeIcAL OBSERVATIONS FoR
THE WEAK. .
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GHEAP DRY GOO Is, CARPETS, MATTINGS
~ OIL CLOTHS, AND WINDOW SHADES.

n iHEAF DRY UUU Is, UAhPETS, MAIIINGo,
" OIL CLOTHS, AND WINDOW SHADES.
V. e. ARCH AAIBAUIT.
N. IL. Corner ELEVENTH. and AfAI{KET streets
opened this morning, from RuctiOn--
ingram Carpets. all WOOL al 75c SIC N Al .0S flg7
ana tdoO. ingram Carpets, wool hlng lOc Soc, and
6zc GhsIsh tapestry Brussels CRrpets. only aI'75
~ hEny y aqa STAR Carpets 25o 10 5c. Rag Carpets l5c
6Oo window Shades. q 20 g. Plain Window Hoi,
lanu, 9c. White Mating. SIC. 70 SOC, Red Matting
Sloths Zse spring Shintzes, l2c to c De Lainea
CHEAP STORE To,oar,
n. X. Corner ELEVENTH and MARKIT -stTeets
PARIs.-AU PAGE, No. 16 RUE VIVIENNE.
j. Bottom Of the Court ard, on the left arst asor
bPECIALTY FOR BfLKb NAHTi,Ta w
beW 4 hAUTEs G0pVEAVTEg
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LINENS.

Complete stock Irish Linens by the yard or piece.
Table Damasks, every grade, from so cents 10 1876
per yard. H.s ID sI
Towels-some rs cent good bargains. ~
Butchers and Shoe Linens, Dy the yard or piece
Pillow Linens-a fair assortment
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LATEST SNIP NEWS.
PORT or Sgw.YoRK..........MAY a.

ARRIVED
Bark ucr Norw rtas Rio Janeo 60 dsy with coffee &c to
Bds N,5 LaSey Ma,ar,as 70 days with sugar uoise
pass Brett Son 60 May in heavy gale from Sc ost hhds
Bg Mwaukce Brown Of and fom Cheyse~, Me- 10 days with
Shr JeShie yier o oncesier Fres Baracoa 10 days with
fruit r Pearsan Len scbrs Chas G. Warren VIM y Baker
scbf John & DALEY Wall Savannah dys with timber Bser
scSr n s Miller Lipreneo,t, Alexandria.
Schr Moonlight, Stewart Baltimore
BELOW.
BARI Mauuela, from Cariena.
Big Antelope. from Ceniuce0s.
Sehr Irvine from Ma,an4as
Steamship San saly ado Apd y Of ia,ieras bounl $.
ship unon from New Orleans for ilae April 10 Of Css Fort
DISASTERS.
British bg W. IT, Townsend from Cenfuegos for EevYork
fallen IN With Apn 23 t q l2 Ion 90 49, in sinking condition
ua Csngos brought Boston The Townsend sunk In
hours ser the m her mpPosed the leak caused by
the starting ola bolt
SAN FRtxSsco May -Cspt David MeDoug has taken command
ofme Oopofwar Pensacola relieving Capt WoreP Nto returns
The u r. Funboa swanee sailed to-day on cruise.
cevns ship ofthe North Padee Squadron.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
TREAsuaY DErAErNENr oFFes LIGHTHOUSE BoARD,
w,snNGToS D. C., MAY ~ 1851
the Island Of Palma the NORTHWESTERN island Of e Canary group The
light situated the noresen point Of the island and Is the last Of
the W destined those islands all Of the others having been lighted or
time.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
BoTos Ny - ArT,sl osh; Lady FranAHG SprHA@ N'n'aA
r G%,HiE,rSS : 3 C. Nag steamships Manhattan and
@ s SS"cl %H u Nav G Ss % 5s asa ssa.&,p and brig u
Juriro with cargo coffee lie anchored here Awaiting orders
Say FRANosco' May H-Ibe ship Namionh from he"-iorE has
PumADYrru. May Arred ship Rather Palermo
J. p Carney ffom Matshlas