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FOR SALE AND RENT.

FITCH FOX.
VALUABLE UNIMPROyED PROPERTY.
FIFTEENTH STREET
Lots Is and II, in Davidson's Subdivision of
square I'D, fronting each "a feet inches OH FIT
tenth street between and streets, and run
TIE new residence. of senator buckingh am
and hon Fernando " ood and are among the fsest
IN the city.
VERMONT AVENUE.
Let's lmbered ~, q and 2, IN Davidsou's Sub
division of Square ia, fronting Is feet inches
NsI mont avenue. between and NJ Streets, and
running back sversse depth Of lD feet. 10 an
alley.
That y.lushle Lot, corner Of Eleventh and
back leo feet to An alley. Price, 81 81 per foot
NRw YORK AVENUE
The Lot on the northeast corner of Tenth street.
anu New York avenue, containing about .-5ls
re-id. nc. combined Price Tor Lot, (incIudins use
Of adjoining brick WALL 81 81 Per foot
TENTH STREET.
Let's 8, !. and s. in Daydson'> SubdI, ison of
str, It. between aud II opposite the resideuce OF
\ h. she pherd. EsI ana RAINING back 20 feet
inches. Price, 81 Is per foot.
FOUBTEENTH STREET.
streets, each u by liU feet, TO al alley. Price
cents per toot-or can b. hsa on PIP. NAL IsaSg
With pi lyiiege Of purchase.
DSTREET
Subdivision of Lot 1, in SQUARE SO, loo ated on
the cUIner Of and Second streets with a frontage
OF % feet on street. and running back Us feet,
an alley. The street IS paved and severed Price,
81 rs per foot. Also, three Lots ali Niuinx the
above, Of the same dimensions. Price, 81 per foot.
STREET.
Lot adjoining the residence of General Graat,
fronting ~ feet on street, between Second and
Third streets, and running back 49,, feet, To an
alley. Price, 81 IL per foot
Lot No. in Subdivision of Square SCI, fronting
70 feet inches on street between Isl street anu
New Jersey avenue, and running back 100 feet to
alley
Lot on l street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, near the New York Avenue Church Par
sonage, S by li2 feet TO thirty foot alley.
Price, ono udfng pri'iie Of the adjoining wslisl
= go pei foot
lot No 26, Dsyidson's Subdivision Of Square
30, fronting % feet inch on | street, bet <een
fourteenth AID tif-eent streets. aad running
hack las feet, to al alley. Price, 81 80 per foot.
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BOARDING..

A FEW BOARDERS CAN BE ACCOMMO-
"A dated with good ROOMS and good, substsn-
tial BOABO, st IS 50 per week; TABLE BOARD
50 per week. GENITAL BOARDING HOUSE,
30S ID street. ] door from 18th fe 1917
A FEW BOARDERs CAN BE ACCOMMODA-
hTED with BOARD and LODGINGS at o. 50
ply at 500 d street. between 18th and 18th streets
fe l3-2t' M1S BORH
CALL, IL YOU WANT GOOD BOARD AND
~ NIOE ROOMS, At 261 u street, between iIth
and 18th streets. fs IL 6ss
EIReT GLASS BOARD, WITH PLEASANT
Il 1bONT Rooms. to be had reasonable
terms. at 2le street, between 18th ard 18th. .
short walk from most Of the pubic Offices.
feb / I'm
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La Grand VictOrie.

Ladies Of Hashion Vim be gratihed 20 learn thst
che La 0RAE vICTOBIH, the most comfortable
P.nlsr Dre0, can be had and ade 20 order ss Mr..
BAUMS CELIBRAfED HOOP eKIRr AND
SOhe1I factory, where Ladies also a nd
sne beet Collected stock Of FRENCH AMI HOME
IKRS. BIZ SILL s and S0OfIOfORS Goods are
always warranted tot
-iDooRsRf FACTORY.
sl3 sHvDHrH STREET,
6 Intsltgsaosr Buildtns
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TEE ErIIRE STOCK OF BOOT AID sHoIs
OF "a and y streets. VIA be closed out ct
sS Ss1 70 IN. !. fsv days. q yhies ace 9Stos
fep Asstionesrs.
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NOVELTY FOUNDRY AND MACHINE
~ WORKS,

PARKEBSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
We have on hand one Portable steam Mill
CT IS Horse Power that We will sell at our works
for SI,7OO each; also. several portable engines
suitable for threshing mach hines of 10 horse power
also, several portable eng ines OF heels from Is
20 horse power or under. Persons wishing to pur.
chase new second hand machinery, engines or
iron, would do well TO call address n. j
LEEsE & CO., Petersburg, West Virginia.
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rOAL ASHES WANTED.
LOST AND FOUND.

CST-ThIs day. hear 9th and streets west,
IL TUB TlPPET. Reward TO finder, ut 449 18th
st1eet. It.
4 OsT-Sunday evening, MOOKING BIRD
- Tbs finder will be literally rewarded by re.
turning il to T. NJ eULLIVAH, Columbia Hotel,
Pa av., bet. Sd and Al streets. fe is St
OsT-A Roman MOSAIC SLEEVE BUTTON,
= II pre- Sc ntiDg the figure OF Beetle The inier
will he rewarded by thanks and otherwise by re.
turning IL to the Star office. fe Is 3t-
I OST-AGREYHOUSD, about two months old
II mouse colored with q Dgle white spot on his
throat A liberal reward viii be paid for his re-
turn to 800 street north. fe I5-2t'
L OST-On eth street, between Patent ONCE aud
i Northern Liberty Market, Yellow Gold l. "a
dy BBEAeT PIN, with q Carbuncle set Any
one retu niHg the same to A HERMAN 4IJ 7th
street will be suitably rewarded It.
CAKEN UP AsTRAY-On the 10Th instant q
Il Dark Brown HEIFFR. The her will please
come forward, prove property. pay charges aud
take her away. JOHN j. hElFER, Butcher
corner n and North Capitol streets. 10 1857
l'OCND-some MANASSAS R. z COUPONS
Il Inquire at II 3 south street, between 18Th
and l31a streets, Washington, after four clock
y m IL ll-lw-
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"A Curious SroRI.-A Paris correspondent
az The New \ Ork Times relates a strange stOry
.tken AZ second hand from Brussels journal
According 10 the German paper, a young man
as found some days ago lying on the high
road near Brussels. who. upon recovering his
--nses- stated IN wri'i z thar he was the son
- The Count de Mcusuer, and nephew OF
h. late French Minister OF that u4me
Hi~ story, which proved 10 b. true. was tina.
- nad beer Knocked InSensIble by a heavy blow
y hiI- On ms return from college IN PARIS,
sue Tenem b-red nothing more until b. came 10
- senses IN the Brussels hospital HIS mouth
had been laCeTat-d by gag 30 that ~ could
not speak, anu hls clothing was saturated WIKI
salt wafer.
Ills father, VI. de MOrny, was telegraphsd
= and came from Pans to Brussels As 500
81 possible He owned The young man as his
son, but could give no reason for or clue To tn.
afsCk and abduction. Young de MurHy had
Dot been robbed, and had no personal enemies
lie Is only eighteen, and an exemplary youth
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EXTRAORDINARY Doc FIGHr-A CORES
TOnoent OF Wilkes Spirit, writing from Lo-
-tnsyIlle, Pennsylvania, tells the following
-'Ory. which NJ says is vOuched fer by some OF
lie most respectable citizens IN that neighbor-
hOOd The victor IN this singular combat was
iSeOo karststter, Esq. an old resident of that
county. and who Is Well known for his unerr-
iug aim, strong nerve, and great endurance
he served IN the late war frsm beginning 10
nd, and although beyond the age required
by law, he offered his services from
. ure love of adventure and patriotism
IL Is m;n OF wealth. and conseq uently
OF hired soldier. But now to the fight
lie was rather rude 70 dog owned by snort
tng man. mo told III m be had better Ia ke care
or the dog would bite him. The dog was a
sarge bull. and uncOmmonly ferocIOus rhe
GtuurInan remarked. He would bet - he
could get down on ali fours, fight, and whIp
ne dog, IN dog fashion, and not touch him
with his hands" The bet was taken
st once. Down went karstetter. who com
menced a series OF growls, and made
4 forward motion toward the dog The
cog, seconded and Kissed Dy his owner
81 once opened the ngnt, neither intimldarad
nor frightened by the uGearthly FOWLS shouts
sBarls. ami exclamatIOHs Of nis antagonist but
-S'ZIng him by the left cheek drew frst blood in
good lyle After a moment, karstett-r GOT the
app-r hold, and changed his blse. He actually
got the dog by the ear, and shook him 80 - we're
" that the dO- erred or with terror. and after
D. was sufficiently punished his tOrman- or Iar
him CO. when he made OIL "a fast a. his legs
would carry hIr, bowling with pain.
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FITCH FON.
ZEAL ESTATE BROKERS' AND AUG.
TONER'S,
OfHce-No. 47O Seventh street, opposite Post
OfiCe.
RENTS COLLECTED AND LOANS NEGO.
TIATED ON FAVORABLE TERMS.
Our REAL ESTATE ADVERTISER Is issued
tO!tEiehty, and all properties placed in hands
tor sale or rent are inserted therein without
charge. fe l5-3t
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GTJohn Mitchell, OF Sutton, n II has been
arrested on charge of attempting 10 Kill his
wife by setting fire 10 her with kerosene OIL
~The Ohio Temperance Alliance" in
session last week, resolved that the State has
no more right 20 license drinking saloons than
y mas TO license counterfei.ing establishments
~SOme sacreligious scouudrsls drugged the
nm union wine In a church at Conneaut lille,
Ia. recently. throwing all the comm unic ants
ITO violent f1ts Of vomiting.
Not having heard from the debating So.
ci-iIes IN relation 10 conundrum, "Why do
lens always lay eggs in the day time" con-
l-mp0rary answers, because at night they are
'iOOsters."
~ member of the Missouri Legislature
N'sbes law passed by the State TO provide for
.be analysis of patent medicines and the pro-
hIoltlon OF the sale OF such are condemned
Nv the Faculty.
~Check-reins are a great check upon the
Intelligence Of horses. Without them this
noble animal viii keep his way safely In a
country road IN the darkest night. He will
alse travel farther and with less fatigu with.
out this unnecessary restraint
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ARM TRANS TATIOs

A. n" Utt - =.
s.alsd ProIo.als; IN eup,icate WIN D. re--iysi
thu 1Rs NsPoRTaIIoS OF MILITARY sup
Iiitt inTins the year commencing April Q, 1859.
:" t.If buckle. !. n such other posts may
u 'sIaihsted ~ me ilst let II the ludisn Terri
tae and .an Of ss. ,g1iv neTsao o. o3si
latitude
viii not sScesd two milton . und Is . 'n'Por'sa
their places Of resdence ssd each prcps.sI must
e. accom- panied by guarantee IN m tso - m .rs
pei sons sho-e loyalty and -olyeucy' az vii :.
that Of the bidder ar. csrtined by a ebert oss
f fsa Of . sss2tS ain forth that II
give good sud .utiicieut security tor he f.tbf,i
Bidder. vii st.is The RAT. No, M. ,,,,.,,.,
pounOs per one hundred miles AZ which tines viii
transport thr store. in each month IN the year be-
he coniractor viii he reTairsd t. eise bond, 70
sstisfsctery evidance Of the loyalty AID solvancy
b. reiuiTe red anu person "ne'ed rs sro uri'F VIII
He viii sls- h required to have an Office or
and 10 have a hs commsna tesms s5.eisut "a
transport Al lesst isS GO pounds per month
mebt to- sTy s % she I. Of ,h Goen
Isc.iy.d. and any oontrsct made -ill be subject 20
srry
ne party 70 Snom an award 10 made mnst be
prepared 10 execute the contract without unusces-
faithful ssrfoTmsnee fth n toH,ract 'ono' Of 'ns
a., .rnHses,i ,,0poss anu 'O"us ~" W i1i nisneo
Rigds,s a. i,y,,as o. - $500, ., 81 a. -
on,nire nr"nossI. O0 " '"o NY VI
prnr..sis .sonis he insor.sA ssp,ono..,. TO-
hIhy IIsb.t sup sooi 80 70 tne Chiet
s tern .,si Dist ~ .ns 'nan Territory.
aEa D1ue ~ Os euess theS c-mpu
RS Ia IA "a pr ~ ~. 81 : -, .ananta M s,-,
D' o'aer 81 o'e'e' MI Parp u Ri gIl"r'on'
B,evst Lent nt, c9l and a NJ "a, Chief
U m, plstrlct ihuiah Terrltort. te ~ ~
nRoPosALs roR coRN
HEADorARrERs Firm MILITARY DrsrRrcra
op 49,
OFFrcE ov CursP a.. nTtpxHS.
ArSTtS TF,ss iannarx ~ ,s..a
sealed Proposals. in dup licsta SiII h raj "a
AZ mi. ofsee untii ssTItRnay ss, ~ ~ =.
l. u for fnrni.hing the OVERWHELMINGLY peo.rt
:. Torn :. ma r. -, "a ,.,S t ~ tusutip
Corr 70 IL "a 800 La 81 anss IN ~. aoss;
sLelitd aud deiiSsred in s.Ss' suSset 70 ,,s,s
Inspection " 's'1
Delivery 20 commence on award OF contract,
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- solomon II. Sharp, OF the town of Root
N 4 ., murdered his father law, John Pull
Yer, ased - last week, by breaking his skull
With maui Sharp had come home late al
night WITH companion. both drunk. Sharp
eTagsed his wife out Of he'd and and compelled
Der 30 wait on them. Pulver objected 10 this
t.raiInent OF ms daughter, when Sharp seized
NJ maui and bat the old mans brains out
lie and his companion were arrested.
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JOS. 8. WILSON, Commissioner

NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTrON CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled 20 the II ght 81 pre- M MO,
TO any Of the lands within the pc aud parts
OF townships above enumerated, is required TO es
tab1eh the came 70 the satisa tion OF ne r. rister
and Receiver of the Land Office and make psy-
nent tnerefor a. soen practicable after seems
this notice. ands before the day appointed Tor the
Commence ment of the public sale OF the lands en-
orseine the tract claimed: Otherwise such claim
VIII be forfeited JOS. q. WILSON.
Commissioner OF the General Land once
NoTE.-Under the regulations Of the Depart.
ment, NO payment can be made tor aiyertisiny
proclametions. except to such publishers A are
~rior fe is iaw3m
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- The Lord Cham berlain is overhauling the
LONDON Theatre for immor alities of dress and
action IN pantOmIme and ballet The Lord
Cham berlaIn mas not had 10 tackel opera bon f.
Vet The London papers think ais Lord shir
TOO zeaious In the cause of decency. and plead
manfully fCr the preservation Of short skirts,
and low necked waists
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AUCTION SALES.

TOMORROW
Late clerks With Jas Mcclure Co..
southwest corner Penns. avenue sad 18th street
Star Once Builting.
CLOSING sALEoF
FINE sILvER PLATED WARE
AT AUCTIoN.
10 On TUESDAY MORNING. February
10y Nm ~ At T. O'Clock, sc our Auction
~ e".r mi ~ ssA s, sci ssry ans and vsrlrd
Tete Tete Se,,. Us.,ors y.p,aG .. ST..
syrup srd Water Pitchers
Tea and Table spoons Forks
sly Iso ~ Handle Tea aud Diauer Knive.,Sc
Trims CASH. COOPER LArINER
~ AUctioueers.
Rr WILLIAM 1. Wall 4 co, AuctiOu.er..
- stores 3 5 and 3l7
south corner Penn. syense and 9Th streets
sPLkSDID WALNUT oHAMBEHsUIr. ROSE
ely EkTsf MIkRo GhRf IE.st hFEHSa Plate
a OnTuEsDAY soRNISG. February lith.
" wewill sell. At our Auction Rooms. without
|" One Walnut Chamber Suit. comprising
Brdstesd. ss-ipS Cabinet
One Rosewood ParlOr suit, in Green reps, com
One SOFA. Two Arm Chairs
Fur si5c Chairs aud Easy Rocker
Large French Plate Mirror. 6N4-6 In size
Ten pieces Brussels pets
kiN fine French CLOCKS
Bedstesds, Bureaus, Tables
Mattresses. Hair and Shuck.
Win many other articles In the furniture line.
Terms cash.
feI5 WI wALLs CO. Auct.
RY VIM. L. WALL a co. Auctioueers
- Stores 3i3 and 3ls,
Southwest ccr. Penna ave and 9Th street
SPLkNpIb BUSINESS PROPERTY, FRONT
INC On PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Blk
IMEEN ThhTH AND ELEVENTH Sis, AT
IA On TUES AFTERNOON. Fehruary
e., 10, AZ 90 o'clock, Nc vi n sell ~ suctiOn. IN
kfroEt of the premises that yslushNe proper
~ bsing Store No 500 ID street. north side, be
tween 10th and 18th streets, 'front.' ng twenty two
t~et on street, and running hack hundred
feet 10 an alley. The improvements four
story brck BuIlding, With all the modern i'm
ProNements and now under good rent, with the
of a side alley
The only reason for selling is that the owner has
retired from business, and the above property o.
ferS great Inducements 10 purchasers 90 procure
Gle OF the moet desirable pieces Of business prop
eity on Pennsylvania avenue.
Terms: One-thirJ cash. balance IN :. l.. and i
months the deferred payments 10 De occurred 10y
deed of trust on the premises.
We would respectfully call the attention Of buy
ers to the above sale
deposit OF 500 will be required as .oon IS the
property is sold.
fell w. WALL & co. Aucts.
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BANKERS.

JAY COOKE CO.,
BA N kk
rIpYIIrYh sTREKr, OPPOSITE TEEnn.,
Buy a.d se Of csrrent market rates, s,a
constantly on hand full supply of.p
GOVERNMENT BONDS,
sEvEE THlkTIEs. AND >0MFGghp
INTEREST MOTIFS
orders for STOCKS, BONDS, &c, sEeor e.
and collections made on oil accessible poInts
eel-G
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TO ALL WHOM 1T NAY CoNOERs.

DEPARTMENT oy YHI INTIRIoI,
Pension OFFICE, July 18th. 1885
eibea Land warrants which are slissed to Fave
that at the date following the Of esef
warrant, new certificate or warrant OF like tesoi
appear. o. U. COX, Commissioner.
No. ~, sa, fer leo acres, issued uuder the act o
September. 1850. in the name of Lucinda widow
Of LoyeJoy, and Was granted August q, 1856
:, No 4oIzS; for 50 acres, issued under the act of
March 8, 1855, in the name Of Lazarus Tiey, and
March 1855 20 the Of Ly dis gsriton, widow
1855. April 10. Iso9 '-'
Mo; lts as, fer leo acres, issued under act of
march 3, 1855, In the name OF Joseph Green, and
YVES granted October q, 1901. April 10, 1853.
~, No 4ol2s for 50 acres, issued under the act of
WAS granted Aueusts, $50 March Is, 1869.
March s. 1859 in the s name Of BsIeS B. '1 chsneS
AID was granted September =, 1851. April ~, 1859;
arch the Ssms Ss Basy D. chsaey .,
and va. granted s October %, 1855 April q. 1859,
Il IN hs d the .s1 Of
and was granted Decenbsr 80, 1851. May l, 1859,
CoE MI!1 ,S!s,!: n:n Who have e
S1,sS snnt then Or Su.iHe:: 3lss:ass. q 8.
duties Of married lie; else. nid6e-aEsd and olt
.ss III Fl :: s q S.s e ; can:
49 1s:S e:
% :s ss s:ss 3 4;
:s:s g. is:'sa e 5;s;
LIMITED sTATIs PATENT OFFICE.
tn. S.ssios of Z BoIis sss of
Boehs:ter: Mss:aehss.tt., lyr.yins for the extern:
April, 1855, for On improvsment in Machine for
B1,'sns s, and Tr:n:RO..i1e stone.
sS. "a ns4 Sssa S. Sss
twenty days before the day q ihffsTHipsr oorp
sae-lavsv Oommissisner Of Patents.
In THE s TRltF 81 S SSTEE ~ THs DIS
, .sa ni Fin. o. ., a, ,,.a. Equity Docks.
Richard P. Jackson. Trustee in the above cause,
estate Of the late Paul es., deceased 20 John
TSes,eE for the sam Of 1s sol.I; Il il hi: ..h
flied and confirmed, unless cause 70 the contrary
thereof be shown on Or before sth dsy Of March
;9e week: SsisTs the siS d.y q N; IsS mex. .,
true eo,y-Tes: 4. ). SEIss. S
THIs is 70 GIVE NoTI0L. Th.. the .uO:
Of washington County, in the District Of COlum:
bia, letters testsmentary on the personal estate
claims against the said deceased are hereby warned
90 exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof. to
the subscriber, on or before the "a day Of Feb
ruary next they may otherwise By Law be excluded
from all benefit Of the said estate. Given under
my hand this I'd day OF February, 1869.
ELLEN thsr mark LENAHAH,
eNecutrix.
feb3 law3w+ Test: JAS. 3 O'BEIRNE
EAIRB AEKs' CALLS.
COUNTER, PLA7FORM,
JOHN A. BAkis. Agent.
Louisiana avenue,
JAZZ cow between 9th aud 10th streets
"A LII On TH1 RORULAR ParaNT 0ED..
"A CIlle and DY1 eTUTye o be hel e D. x.
%Iys.is sy.ppS USss an H "a Street and Psar'
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L IBsT NATIONAL BANK
OF WAsHIEGTOs
q. OeOhE z, (ef jay Cooke a Co, Pr.ssd.rT
Hh. g. HUNTINGTON, Cashier
9oVBRHMKNT DEPOSITORY
FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE gEIvn
STATES,
tetA sweet, syPostfs fks Hssss,, Dsys~rwssf
Government Securities with Treasurer o ni,,
etates,
- ONE MILLION DOLLARS
We buy and sell sn classes OF GOVERNNsN,
SECURITIES 1t current market rates
FURNISH EXCHAHGB s.S aaIs C,Il.,.,s-,
10 ALL The PRINCIPAL CITIES o. rYs
UNITED STATES.
We purchase Governments Voucher, On tt,
MOST HVORABLB TERMS, ana stys car.
ful attention to
ACCO UNITS OF BUSLA ESS MIN sss SIKx.
and TO any other business entrusted 70 q.
FULL INFORMATION In regard 20 GoyeBs.
AEHT LOANS ct ell times ohssrfully Furnished.
WIN. .. HUNTINGDON, Cash
Nashfneton, March -, 1858,
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@. I. WILD, formerly Tuner Of
xs, .. And sub .0SseSpsptlI q I STEIN U
BIO. . Piaae Store, l95 lith street. be wesn Pa.
evenne e1d street. sttil giyes sslectA attention
tooe4. sad fbr sale. Pianos for sale, 70 1t, ex'
ohApss ssO-ly
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n LII OF Tn POPULAR ParaNT r EU,.
"A CIlll and DY1 eTUIIe @ ; be hel e :. x.
2.s Dig SsCEs s H "a street and Penn.
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WANTED-A Good Restaurant COOK Andy
w A. -" Psnasyivsnis svsuus between I,th
and 18th streets. "a rs -
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-06

we thought the old days were back again,
and husband, home, and children dream
that would vanish with the light peepng
softly through the window in the room where
my baby lay. Alice thought of the past,
too, and SO our babies were dearer that night
than ever before.
The next morning we read the damp paper
with new interest. Not an error! cried
Alice, merrly waving the sheet above her
head. Il looked to the proofs last night, and
here we have perfection l tell you. Mary,
we are credit to our profession, aud L am
quite proud of our four columns
She wrote to her husband---as Il did to
Georgian amusing account of the affair."
They commended us highly, and the rival
over the way wondered how Mr.. Ross could
have possibly have issued the message so
promptly. 1t is, and probably always will,
remain a mistery as to where he procured his
two extra hands on that especial occasion.
Senator s. once gravely asked me il
Alice cried over the types, as she did that
time when his father kindly warned her of the
imprudence of long walks. She is his darl-
ling yet, his home-joy. In his wife and chill
dren-the Jewels of his beautiful home-he
finds n secure retreat from the cares of his
'exalted life.
Now. Maggie, you know the love story of
his youth, aud the way in which he won his
charming wife. Alice won the noblest hus-
band in the land, and all through her being
q pretty hard working, aud sensible little
printer And have kept my promise and
finished my bit of romance.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-08-06
stick to the PIOw and the Plane.

Don't come to the city, my boy. Your
obonce in the long run, is better where
Won arc Hundreds, indeed, make for
;nnas hore. but thousands live weariesome
and even suffering lives in the city
Clerks have larger salaries than farmers,
but then their expense OF boarding,
clothes. and amusements are 50 much
laroer. that less is saved at the end of the
vear Then the temptations OF the city
are so strong and so constant that few
youno men resist them Not many
Young city clerks. even il they avoid bad
company. are able early in life to have
home of their own. A young man in
the country, soon after his time becomes
his own can secure capital enough, with
an economical wife, to set up housekeep'
ing for himself, and have a quiet coinior-
table, and even beautiful little home of
his own. One of the wealthiest men in
Boston. who died few days since, said
the happicst years of his life were passed
when he was gathering, very slowly, the
beginnings of his fortune. When he
married he and his wife were worth, each,
twenty-five cents. and they labored low
ingly and happily together. This was
certainly very small fortune for two to
commence upon, but they were worth
hundreds of thousands when they died
gathered by economical labor The wri.
ter knows an excellent young man in
this city who is now nearly thirty. He
has long been engaged to a young lady
of fine talents and good temper. 1t
would be great comfort to both to be mar.
ried but then, his salary, although quite
large, would not support them in the style
of life to which the young woman has
been accustomed to in her own home
Besides, the position of clerks is very
uncertain. BY the failure of what was
considered one of the strongest houses in
the city, this young man was thrown ont
of place and salary for six mouths Stick
to the plow, then, or some solid, whole
some trade. You will then be sure of a
comfortable living. You can earlier have
home of your own, and you will be less
exposed to the constant charges in busi.
hess which destroy at one blow the earn
ings of years.-American agricultural.