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, 1870-12-04


Though The pa,isians arc obliged to siv,
up tie opera. theatre, aod the NabAie during
tie eiege Of their city, get it must no. be sup
po,sa hss hs a5s ne % te sarts et
spondent Of the New York Times, they fiud
time to while axay their louS leis ure houra
with 3 few practical jokes. Some Of these are
| related ~ follows: =" 4 young vito. earring
! food to her husband cn the famp4rts. was
suddenly told. in : Joke, thA. ha hhd Just osen
killed BY the P!assians: The poor woman
| her husband soon came to her. che could not
! be 1ou.ed from her letharE- She died during
| The night Tha next day WOMAN ran TO the
house of neighbor to cay that her huaband
had Just been killed. When the husband
| ctms back 1t night he found his wife mani
| &C, md there 40 feeble hopes Of her .reeov-
| err. A lady Ia uox Eerio1ely III because told
| thlt her son had been killed"
| a man living in FreetoWu, Bury, England.
latter due announ>ement," put mp his Wife
cnno mutually tired ct each osner. There
| were three hids-4s, 6s, and 8s-and for the
list generons offer the wnn,xn w1s knocked
down to neighbor for whom she had pre-
| y1ously shown lkirg. Tba slot xaB borne
away With = rope around its neck
The Paris "ult1as" bold frequent meat
Ne,rs writes: 1.-THE Club Rue d'Ar1As, pro-
sidea over by The venerable R1anqui IN per
son, il large square soou, With gallery At
ono end md \ long tribune At tho other. On
entering. through baize door one IL c1lled
upon to contribute !. few sous to the fund 70.
making cannon- When I got there it wts
About $50. Tho vnne1abie Blanqu1 was
eeated At tahlo On the tribune; bsfofs
him were two assessors. One an unWhole-
some citizen, with long blond hzir hanging
down his back the other \ most tucaien
looking rnfian: The hall was neasly ton
msnv ware in hlouses, the rest in uniform
about cne-fith of the audience WAS composst
Of women, Who either knitted. OF nou1ishe:
tha infants which the1 held in their arms. /!
citizen VAS sresking. He held Lat in h, y,
band OF nov goyefnnsnt. A be 5s.d sa 90
ibe names eone xeso applauded' ana s.osh oes1, y
rejected. had found place On oenen . J;
tha si5a Of = ikdy with = baby, Who va oo
u. qesf { et r. oHs1s1 osss n1Sfs ssr.1sa
s; is,5sa 3ssa ,bs as1sssss 1sssss ;ss{s
1non 1nt ~ n .ob4esyed sone ens5geho ean;eht bt
iooEns at mo, Th.t motaef oeea" N11e
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under the bright ekiea which overasrhed
their new lone, tecsme Greeks and
I.aiians; invented Zeus and Father love;
built Argos. and Athens, and Sparta +; pro-
r1atc, Demosthenea aud Aristotle, Virgil, Lr-
cretius, Cicero, and Horace, and then discard
ing the whole rabble Eout OF OlymPian deities
lnd deniEods, embraced the faith Of the d.
vine Galilean. Meanwhile, the Teutons, in
their cold HON ca, grew more alo.l., but, 10
surely. into culture: Bat the one great thing
II, that in al tbese lcng w4uderipgs. the Jap
etc TAce bore with them, and kent. with more
o. less change, their common language,
which, IN ePite Of the chances and changes Of
go many eentu1ies- il nov shown to bo e.
serhal]y that spoken in their original scat in :
Centrsl ASH
Pi@e centuries after tho birth Of our ST.
| vior, and two centuries after the croes hid
become the Eymbol Of the RomAn Empire,
| tho Teutons, who hAi occupied tho North sea
shores, had never heard Of the cEuciaei Ono
sixth centuries, finding their homes near The
mouth OF the Elbe too strait for them. cross-
| ed the p1rrnT WatetA md oye1rao Britain,
were pagans. Pagsns they remained fo1 gen
er1tions In their new home, which hid coma
to b hoxn as Anglo land. OK, as We now
Of the European continent hsd become Chris
tian, TIE people Of The Saxon Heptarchy in
Britain were performing savage rites in tho
tude temples Of Thor and Nodin-
About eix hundred yeAra aft-s Christ tho
precise y<sr is put down - 5e7 4, D., Chris
iian missionaries we're sent frum Rome to
Britain. We wish that va could accept ~ Au-
thentic the stories which h.ye como down to
us Of the orgin and success Of thia mission.
l As tho legends run, Gregory, the great Ro-
man Ponn1, Walking ooe day in the Market
place, SAW "bright.haired compsnyo Of youth.
ful elkvee" ezPoeed for sale. s7Wbot ase
there !" asked the Holy Pather. They III
Angles wss the reply. "Ansles they lool
to me Ike AnEsls, said Gregory. :. And whe
ple Of the keathan Ella must pa taught to siue
Christian al1e1uias." re1oined the poa,iH
Whereupon = mtssaon WA otglnIxed. 1t tn,
; bead Of which xsrs AuRustins OF Austin (no
!! tho famous BiahoP ct Hippo, in Africa
, who lived two centuries earlier,) ant
. paulinue. OF tho" eag9e-bea1r, :" who, in so.1
: mcnkish legends, has apparently got con
! .Anglo-ss1cn ard English. A cqmpsrast.
. Qnmmar Of The Anglo -SAIon Language; In whic
It's foyu are ILLUSTRATED by those st t6e Sausk1t
. 1ios5a and Old HtEh-QteuAn. Ry FEane41 a
i MAtcb, Professor OF The English LANGUAGE N
Gonpe1n&lTe Pn1oao5J n .IlAyestH coaleEn HI
y PET 4 R1thtfh
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| main channel than had been supposed The
weetera eoast, when California gold began to
lure our veeEela amid tho pesils OF the Golden
G4te, had no maps or chatta OF even tolerahie
accuracy. The Coast Surrey, By McArthn!s
| md Altfn'e feconnoissAnceH, aud by tha
series Of hs1bor Charts. which it has 81 quick
Is produced, has rupp1ied the needed guides
Tor \ ,nra1atiycly E2fe navigation alonG the
whole coast. ...
The observations On the3Gult Stream hive
been tn1nuto in all points OF oftemper1ture, dis
tIibution, depth, velocity, limits, and dconhgutA'
tion. Natural history has received incAlculA-
BE benefit from ihe Coat Survey. 4 new
syetem Of determining Longitude ne1ences
Ii. 600 m,los Of shore lins bare been surveyed,
! and about 150, 600 ehecta OF ch4rta hava bean
ryinted. But the services Of
THr coAsr srRyEr n TIE wAH
demand eeparaie consideration
At the beginning Of 1861 the Coast Surrey
was at work - usual. upon the Southern
Atlantic and Gulf .eaboa11s. The whols coast
, sparkled with light houaes, and gave warning
: With buoyr, planted through It's benlsnan'
ditpersatiop- In ordor not TO show alarm be-
!. kept to their work but Professor Bache
= deepatchedA vessel with secret Instruction.
3 for each purity. Three yeasels only were
u therefore. lost hy rebel captures. and one O.
; thtn. tho Petrel, ~aa the arst rebel pE7vAteer
It She Eae sunk By thcSt Lawrence, fri6ass, on
r. her fr1t cruise.
u The coaet Survey uas then Immediately pa
r. upon war basis Its imnense stock Of IN
published md unfinished maps and chart
h were At once BY Photographic processes N ID
i into maps for campa,Sns. It's officers IN
a meu were attached to the lrmiea Tho rebel
II captured only ono member OF the Coast Su1
- vey, in Louisiana. and but for the Brittle
- Consul would have shot him ~ 1 Spy. Th
= Coast Surrey at once raadc Reconnaissance
II = Of Iii the Potomac and Washington regior
y. ~ embracing 22s equare miles. Tho Coast su,
=, ~ vey veeeel on MIne saptured three pirAte.
y | Military surveys weru unade to cover phf1ade
Il pbia- Tho blockacing s9uadrans vera fu
Il q nished win hydrop paphie no.e.. hod md.
IA fslen. Dupopt and Dasis giving It enthl
IL si.stic endorsement, The coast Survey M
q sounded out md buoyed Port Ro7l ehann
4, under fire, and they also plsoed The mort;
ID vessels in position 10 borabard tho fosts OF Il
~ Misaissippa. Admiral Portet said:
-Ihe feanlta OF cur notfzt.practce hefe m
'c eIcceded anythtnk ever dreamed Of: ixnd
~ ny sueeesa -, 1natnly indebted e e. ~ Accnss
he l rections, bJ HI. H&rt1 and III. 0tnnkrna- tn
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Woodford S~nrrenderS.

Just the day after the New York cleo
ton Gen. Woodford, the defeated Radi-
cal candidate for Governor, passed up
Fulton street, Brooklyn. On coming
near the Eagle, the Democratic organ OF
that city, which has hOnored its editor,
the jolly Kinsells, with an election to
Congress, WoodfOrd observed q huge
transparency sign above the door Of the
building bearing these words: ave have
met the enemy aud they are ours" lTRJ
General and Kinsella have always been
the best of friends, though diamstrically
opposed in politics. During the campaign
Kinsella fought WOOdford with tho-Eagle,
and did all be could to defeat him. On
seeing this sign Woodford thought to per-
p~otrate a joke. He entered theg Office,
asked a clerk SIS the editor in1' "Yes
sir; up stairs" Up stairs he went and
knocked at the door. "COms in" shout
ed Kinsella, who, upon the entrance Of
WOodfOrd, said, "Ah, General, glad to see
you" WOodford, pretending to be out
of humor, asked, "Are you the editor,
sirl' Kinsella didn't know how to take
this; perhaps, in the heat Of the campaign
his paper had said something offensive, SO
he cautiously replied, SIZES, sir; why do
you ask" swell, sir, as l was passing
here | saw your sign, saying you had met
the enemy and they were yours, and as l
happened to be one of them, l thought
I'd come in and surrender instead Of strg-
Cling round any longer"
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A Horrible Murder,

A most horrible murder of q whole
family, numbering five persons, was com,
mitted near Potosi, on the Iron Mountain
railroad, in Washington county, Mo-, last
Saturday. The particulars, as related by
dispatches, are as follows: John Arm.
strong and Charles Jolly, miners working
ia the neighborhood, went to Potosi on
Saturday to sell their mineral. =
They drank freely in town and while
returning home called at the cabin of Da-
vid Lapere, a French creole residing a
mile aud a half north of Potosi. While
there a difficulty arose between Armstrong
and jolly and a sister of Mrs. Lapere.
Mr.. Lapere interfered to quiet the dis
turbance when jolly drew a revolver and
shot the man four times, killing him in.
stantly. Jolly then turned upon Mrs.
Lapere, who had endeavored to prevent
the killing of her husband, knocked her
down with his fist and then shot and kill
ed her.
Armstrong 10 the meantime had pro-
cured an axe with which he knocked down
Mrs. Lapere's sister and then completely
severed the beads from all their bodies.
The two children wero also murdered.
The men then fred the cabin and burned
it to the ground with the bodies of the
butcbered people in it. The murderers
then fled and have not yet been captured,
but the officers and a large posse of citi-
zens are in pursuit, and their arrest is re-
garded as certain. rH ...Ws -.t
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Fngland I learned The whole STORY

England I learned the whole story.
This man, who had ever borne the
highest character, had got into deep dis
tress; owning principally to the shame
full conduct Of friend for whom be had
become surety, and in an evil moment
he had fallen and had forged a check
for considerable amount, intending, as
such unhappy men always intend, to re-
place the money. He failed in doing
this, and conscious that his fraud must
inevitably be discovered, he fled from
England, taking with him his motherless
child. Whether in a fit OF despair he
had thrown himself nom the cliff OF
whether he had simply missed his foot
ing it is impossible to say, Father and
son rest in one grave in a churchyard
on that mountain height; and on every
anniversary Of that awful tragedy the
good peasants place wreaths Of immor-
telles upon the simple white cross that
marks the nameless tomb.
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Saved by a Horse.

Let any mar who ever struck q faith
full horse IN anger read this true story
and be ashamed Of himself:
Some years since, q party Of surveyors
had just finished their days work in the
northwestern part of Illinois, when q
violent snow storm came or. They
started for their camp, which was a grove
Of about eighty acres in a large prairie
nearly twenty miles from any other tim
Der. sn....trr.
The wind was blowing very hard, and
the now drifting 80 as TO nearly blind
them. When they thought they had
nearly reached their camp, they al at
once came upon tracks in the snow.
These they looked at with care, and
found, to their dismay, that they were
their own tracks.
1t was now plain that they were lost on
the great prairie, and that ifthey had to
pass the night there, in the cold and
snow, the chance was that no one Of
them would be alive in the morning.
While they were all shivering with
fear and the cold, the chief man of the
party caught sight of one of their horses
"a gray pony known as sold Jack"
Then the chief said, If any one can
show us our way to camp, out of this
binding snow, Old Jack can do it. I
will take off his bride and let him loose,
and we can follow him. I think he will
show us the way to our camp"
The horse, as soon as he found him
self free, threw his head and tail intot the
air, as if proud Of the trust that had been
put in him. Then he snuffed the breeze
and gave a loud snort, which seemed to
say-"Come on boys Follow me, I'll
lead you out of this scrape." He then
turned in a new direction and trotted
along, but not so fast that the men could
not follow him. They had not gone
more than a mile when they saw the
cheerful blaze OF tkeir camp fires, and
gave o loud huzza ut the SIGHT.
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TO Cook Vegetables.

It is often observed that q meal from
vegetables is not satisfying. have found
it frequently happen that persons who
thus objected did not know even how to
boil a vegetable. The rule is simple,snd
should never be forgotten. Every kind
of vegetables intended to be served
whole should, when put to boil, be plac-
ed at once in boiling water; and this
applies especially to potatoes, and veget-
ables from which the outer cover has
been removed. Now it often happens
that potatoes, etc, are, to save time, plac-
ed at once in cold water and left to boil
gradually. 1t is just this which allows
the nutritious matter to escape and rem
ders the meal unsatisfying. When, on
the contrary, the water boils from the
moment the vegetable is immersed in it,
the albumen is partially coagulated near
the surface, and serves to retain the viz
tue of the vegetable. The reverse is of
course, the rule, for making soup, or any
dish from which the water will not be
drained. BY placing the vegetables in
cold water the albumen is slowly dissoly-
ed, and actually mixes with the water
a process m ostnecessary for the produc-
ton of nutritious soup. 1t is to be hop
ed that those who have a special need
for the most their money can produce,
will learn, in whatever haste they may
be, not 70 boil all the slbumen from their
potatoes, reservipg for their meal only
the starchy matter.
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UnfnrtnnatnS.

Alexander II gets S8,25O,OO0 per an
mum, or $4,000 per day, and has the run
of his entire dOminions, including half Of
Europe and one.third of Asia.
Francis Josephreceiyes $4,000 900 an
nually, or SlO,O64 per day, with a large
allowance of beer. Joe has q small fami-
ly, but the entertainment given Prussia
proved so expensive, that a little retreneh-
meut has been found necessary. He has
several pleasant residences in the city and
country, and is said to be quite comfort
ably fixed ups
Frederick W4liam is not paid quite as
much as his neighbor over in Austria, but
manages to keep up appearances on &c.
100000 a year, or S8,2l0per day. He is
said to suffer for want of funds, and is
forced to economic.
Victor Emanuel manages to get along
in Italy on S2,5OO,0O0 a year, or $6,720
Il day, but this is owing to the fact that the
climate being mild in his dominion, be il
able to get along without many clothes.
Victoria receives only $2,200,000 a
year, or $6,97O a day, but she owns sew
eral large dairy farms, and her butter and
milk command the highest prices in the
London market; besides, she supplieslthe
first families with vegetables. She Ihas
married several Of her daughters to hen
Of fine incomes, who help her to pay her
little bills when she finds herself pressed
for change.
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Too Rand.


A gentleman who was taking a glass Of
wine in a saloon in Cincinnati, about three
weeks ago, observed at another table, sit
ting with several others, a German who
seemed uneasy and anxious, as IL there
might be a Franco eutonic disagreement
between his beer aud himself. Presently
IN ran a little girl, her face radiant with
smiles, who exclaimed, "0h, we've got a
little poy at home" "Das Is goot," said
the Dutehman, as the anxiety disappeared
from his eOuutenanes; "ill up der glass
es." Not many minutes elapsed, when in
pushed the little girl again, with the an
nOuncement, COB, we've got too little poys
at home" The Dutehman looked a good
deal astonished, and not altogether salts
he'd at this family redundancy, but rising,
at length, to the magnitude Of the Oeca-
sion, he remarked swell, dsn, dat is
goot; 6l up der glasses" In 4 few min.
utes again appeared the radiant messen.
ger, with the astounding proclamation,
"Oh, we've got three little pOys at home"
This was too much for even Teutonic i'm
possibility. There was no further call for
glasses. "Well, den," said he, 81 goes up
dere, und | sthops der whole tam piiness."
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Messrs. q. A. PRIEcE & Co., Buffalo, N. y:
GentLemen-Your favor, date of the 9Th inst,
at hand, and Its contents noted. J-
Can you inform me how much approximate
cost it will probably cost to fix the rubber you
poke otto my instrument? and also please in
Orm me W hat are the best terms you will allow
to me for "No. g." also "No. 4O.n
do notwish to lay out too pnch on the old
one. 1t has been shipped to Mobile and back
twice, and once to San Francisco, and never yet
had any repairs to it except a new bellows. 1
have a large Parlor Organ, pipe top, twelve stops,
two octayes, pedals, and four sets of pipes, in my
house, but wish one Of your Cabinet Organs for
q present. I'D '.a.'
Please inform me Of my request a. soon as Co.'S
y~enient, and | will state what | will do. ..
Yours, veryrespectfully, CD. LArHRoP
Mch. 24.6m. sec'y. Wood Brss. &c..
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GreaSing Wagons,

But few people are aware that they do
wagons and carriages more injury by
greasing too plentifully than any other
way. A well made wheel will endure
common wear from ten to twenty-five
years, if care is taken to use the right
kind and proper amount Of grease, but
if this matter isnot attended to they will
be used up iu FIVE or six years. Lard
should never be used on o wagon; for it
will penetrate the hub, and work its way
out around the lemons Of the spokes, and
spoil the wheel. Tallow is the best lu-
bricator for wood axletrees, and castor
oil for iron. Just grease enough should
be applied to the spindle OF q wagon to
give it a light coating. This is better
than more; for the surplus put on will
work out at the ends, and be forced by
the shoulder-band and nut-washers in
to the hub around the outside of the
boxes.
To oil anRexletroe, first wipe the spin
die clean with a cloth wet with spirits of
turpentine, and then apply a few drops
Of castor oil near the shoulder and end.
One teaspoonful is sufficient for the
whole.
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pErRor. Dec. 18th. 1869

Nessrs. GEO. A. PRIScE & Co., Buffalo, N. Y:
Gsntlsmen-I have a AelOdeon, Piano style,
No. l776, purchased Of you nearly twenty years
since. 1t possesses a rich mellow tone, not eI-
celled by the Instrument to-day. But, as you
are aware, the bellows 10 Of an uncomfortable
construction. Can this be changed to the mod
ern style-it being quite difficult for one not ae-
custOmed to il to make it ''go off'f If so, what
will be the probable charge Tor doing itl
Now don't reply by advising me to buy a ! new
one, for | doubt If you can beat the old one.
Yours very Truly, EDWIN. D.. FIsER.
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so Cts to $5 per Evening at Home.

We arc prepared 10 furnish profitable employ
ment to Men and Women at their homes. One
person in each locality throughout the United
States, can engage IN this business ct great wages
We send, FREE, full particulars and 9, valuable
sample, which which will do to commence work
on. Any person seeing this NOTICE, who wants
profitable, permanent work should send Ms their
address, without delsy. Z. {. ALLFN { co,
Augusta, Maine. '
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Preparation Of Compound
.' Extract Buchu
The component parts are Buehu, Lang Loaf, Gu

The component parts are Bushu, Lang Loaf, Gu
oebs, Juniper Berries.
MoDg OF PRsPARATIoR.-Buehn, In vaeuo,
Juniper Berries, by distillation, to form q fine
gin. Cubebs extracted by displacement with
spirits obtained from Juniper Berries; very lit
tie sugar Is used, and a small proportion Ofspir-
it. Itis more p~alatable than any now in use.
Buchu, as prepared by Druggists, ia ola dark
color. 1t is a plant that emits its fragrance;the
action of a fame destroys this its active princi-
ple), leaving a dark and gluttinOus decoctiOn.
Mine ia the color Of Ingredients. The BuohrM
my preparation prsdOminatss; the smallest guam
iiiy of the other ingredients are added, to pre-
vent fermentation; upon inspection, it will be
found not to be q Tincture, as made in PhArma-
cOpea, nor is it,R syruP-and therefore can
be used In cases where fever or inflammation eG-
list. In this, you hLve the knowledge Of the in
gradients and the mode Of preparation. Hoping
that you will favor IL with a trial, and that up
on inspection it will meet with your approba-
.iOu, with a feeling Of confidence, | an, very re-
specially, II. 7. HELMBoLD, Chemist and
Druggist, Of ls Years Experience.
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PoRr EIoIs, oNr., Jan. 9th, 1870.

Messrs. Geo. A. PRINCE & Co.:
Gentlemen-My wife has been teaching music
for d number of years, and We have had one Of
your Melodeons in use for the last thirteen years,
and still it is as good as ever. believe I could
dispose of several in this section. If you please,
forward catalogue and prices, stating whether in
gold or American currency.
Yours, truly, H.. J. BRENSER.
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Hermann. Mo-. Dec. 2lst, 1856!

lILHNhNNi NIV'T LNN' sASFI HUVg'
Messrs. Geo. A. Prince & Co., Buffalo, N.Y.:
Gentlemef-I have had one Of your 1 octave
MelOdeoRs for about eight years, and it is'in
good order yet.
At what price can | get another-same kind
The one | have was a premium from Orange Judd
& Co., Publishers of American Agriculturalist.
Please answer so0n, and state what commission
you allow. Very respectfully,
john B. MICHE, Notary Public.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9th, 1869.
A pprcrE 4 To

MesSrs. Geo. A PRIECE 4 Co.
6entlnnm-I had the satisfaction some eight
years or more ago to purchase one OF your S Oc-
tavo Rosewood Melodeons, piano case, which |
took with me to the East Indies.
On leaving that country | sold il, having used
il seven years. 1t stood the climate Of India
better than any other make Of instrument | ever
saw. ! Am now desirous to purchase smother TO
take with me to India. should like 10 know Al
what price you will furnish me such a MslOdeOA
as above described.
an a Missionary, and wish the instrument
particularly for the Mission. ! may want more
than one, but only care now TO bargain for one.
An early answer will oblige.
Yours truly, J.P. TRACY,
lOis Arch street, Philadelphia.
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.sisa4alBecause

After eleven years expeH
ence and trial the sales have
increased each and every
year, and thousands Of let
tiers Unsolicited of the re-
markable cures they have
performed bear witness. d
Read the letters in local
Column Of cures by these
medicines. -.
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NEWARK, LII, Dec. 18th, 1869.

Meesra. PltlNIb q W.
GentlemsH-I have a Melodeon Of your manu-
tacture made about twelve years ago--singlS reed,
FIVE octave, plano case.
1t has been in constant use since that time,
and Is in every respect in ORDER, except one Of
the reeds. What will you let me have q new one
for? Yours truly, N. o. SoUTHwoRTH.