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.vry with a Moral.

THE case of William w. Bailey agt.
Josephine Bailey was tried yesterday.
The petitioner was a widOwer OF hity
when he saw the respondent. who was
lust one half his age. He had lost his
wife, and his daughter was about to be
married. Mr.. Bailey detailed the court
ship In the following manner:
She came to our house visiting. She stayed all
night. My daughter left US in the room iogether r..
married?'' ''Perhaps so" says l.. "What,li
you dc for a housekeeper2" says she; you'll
says |. |I'll be your hou:ekeeper," says she,
"if you'll have me" 'IIave yOu" says |.
Marry you!'' Yes" says she. "whenp,,
Hadn't We better wait four or five weeksf'
SAYS |. "No," says she, 81 always meant to be
married before my folks knew IT, and II you'll
marry me before 20 home, all right looked
at her, said Mr.. Bailey. She was rugged
looking girl; looked strong and handy ike she
stayed that night, and the next morning shc
asked me if had mad up my mind finally
told her We would go to the mini ter anu get
married, and accOrdinglywe rode To l'arson W IL
cox in Jewstt City and got m marrle1 ,n o.. b"' my
After this account of his cOuItship, MIR.
Bailey proceeded to detail his matrimonial
experiences. He feared his wife might
get too much cider, and so he cut the tap
Off the barrel. She whetted butcher
knife in sanguinary manner, ana ne
feared lest she thirsted for his blood. She
moved his gun from its accustomed place
into the parlor, and he thought she IN
tended to blow his brains out She was
cross and stubborn, and boxed his ears, as
he said, and WANT no ways TO DC COM
pared to NV first wife, He lived in ter
ror by day, and slept with one eye open
at night.
But she left him when her baby was
five weeks old for visit to her parents,
and Mr.. Bailey came and got petition
for divorce as soon as she had gone.
But as the weeks rolled on he lOnged Tor
her presence again. She left him in
March. The divorce petition was brought
the Sth of March, but in May they met
and made up and commenced to live TO-
] gether again, and did so, though the petl-
ton for divorce was still pending.
, The counsel for the defense hereupon
r moved to dismiss the case on the ground
= that a condOnatiOn of the Offenses OF MIS-
; Bailey had been proved, and that as MI
I Bailey admitted that he had lived with ms
t wife Since the date of the action, 1t could
] not be maintained.
The Judge, after full argument, sus'
tanned the point, and the peutioner mere
e mon withdrew his petition and departed
: sill married and undivOrced, The res
! nondent. who had filed crOss-bill, also
I Withdrew her case, and the suits were
7 ended for the present.
: The moral of this case is plain to be seen,
What William should have thought when h
: courted Josephine;
When widower Of fifty wants girl both younj
= He must take care that his courtship lasts longe
[ than u day.
. -Nor,oich Conn., Bulletin.
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The VentrilOquist on the Dock.

QUITE an exciting time, says reporter
of the Cleveland Herald, occurred at one
of our wharves recently.
The hands of one of our steamers were
engaged in rolling off cask, when, to the
surprise and CONSERVATION of the persons
performing that operation, a voice was
heard inside the cask.
"Roll it easy; these plaguey nails hurt;
I'd rather pay my passage than stand all
this"
Holding up their hands, their eyes ex-
panding to the size of two sauccrs, the two
fabOrers exclaimed
That beats the dickens!"
The mate coming up at this moment
and unaware of the cause of delay, COM
menced scolding them for their dilatOri-
ness, when within the cask the voice came
forth:
"You're nobody; let me out OF this
cask."
{" What's that?'' said the mate.
"Why it's me-" said the voice. s.
want to get out | won't stand this any
longer"
"Up end the cask," said the mate.
go, don't, you'll kill me-" said tn
vc..e, 20, how these nails prick! LooA
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Ingenious Engineering.

DURING the construction OF the bridge
at KuilenbOrg, Holland, says the Chront-
qle de U Mdustrie, one of the principal
traverses, some 465 feet in length, was
placed about one inch too far on the piles.
This error was rectified in 4 very ingen-
ious manner. The expansion of the mass
of metal wa exactly 1884 inches per
Fahrenheit degree. At the locality of the
work the difference between the tenpers-
ture of the atmosphere by day snu py
night was 25e Fab In the-~cornlng ae .ne
100 lar a1s'v a, when during the
securely sec, ,hy 20. hs Inc sun expanded the
oay ,he NJ zee extremity advanced
iil.-I I'D. a. 50 .l: '-o rsu At night th> latter
, sos =. ian inot II, - t1le eonstru ;tion
end was faste enett OF the opposite
caused q Ike Lio.cV Up ration. twice re-
free extremity. ~ 'raverse into its
peated, bror-
proper position. .s~
.."i NcNairy was run
AN lrishman ma Messenger train on
over and .if"S BY cd, between the
the K. and a 4aarc land rivers.-
cIlueSSCe .,Qtf C,.ssI
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School Ma'amS Abroad.

SCHooLMAsTER and school ma'am are
to be abroad this summer. They will in
wade Europe in detachments, varying
from one hundred and sixty strong to
eight or ten, but upon arriving on the
other side they will unite in heavy bat
taliOns and advance in force on the schools
and universities. Their march will ex
tend from Cambridge to Munich, and it
is whispered that some will go further
east to question the Sphynx, and others to
drop in on the vocal Memnon at Thebes.
All winter they have been engaged, ac-
cording to rumor, in fixing up slate of
hard questions with which to ''stump"
the Saxon and Teuton mind. This may
be only an idle report, ventured on the
supposition that so much pent-up learn
ing cannot be kept hidden during tour
among the Pierian springs of the Old
World. Let the naughty tyrants of Eu-
ropes efete nations tremble, and their
proud scholars prepare to bow before the
bright ewes of the American Normal
graduate. With Webster's Unabridged
under her arm, q Differential Calculus IN
her pocket, and Robbins's "Outlines of
History" in her satchel, she goes forth
conquering and to conquer. And. oh,
what q precious holiday the youth OF
America win enjoy during her absence
1 IN. Y. Graphie.
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yietOria's Wealth.

A WRITER in the May number of Lip
piHcOtt's believes the Queen either is. or
ought to be a very wealthy woman, and
in support of his belief presents some in
tereSting facts. All the clubs in Pail
Mall, which pay the highest rents in
the city, stand on crown land, but
this property suffers much from the
fact that il cannot be sold. The whole of
the New Forest is crown land, and it is
estimated that if ii could be sold it would
fetch millions. whereas il is now nearly
valueleSS. OF the Queens incOmc from
various sources. the writer says:
Her income was at the beginning of her
reign fixed at f3Sj.000 wear. This sum,
il was understood. would. with the excep-
ton Of f96, 900 a year. be divided between
the lord steward, the lord chamberlain.
and the master of the horse, the three
great flInctiOnarieS of the royal house
hold. OF the residue. f60.000 were TO be
paid over to the Queen for her personal
expenses. and the remaining s3G, 900 were
for contingencies" Ii is probable. how
ever, that the above arrangements have
been much modified, as time has worked
changes.
The Prince COnsOrt had an allowance of
f30.0O0 a year. The Queen originally
wished him 10 have fl00.000, and Lord
Melbourne. tn n Prime Minister who had
immense influence over her. had much
difficulty in perSuading her that this sum
was out of the question, and gaining her
consent 10 the governments proposing
$50, 900 year to the House of Commons.
which, to Her Majesty's infinite chagrin,
cut the sum down nearly one-half.
During the happy days of her married
life the expenditure Of the court was very
~ Ia- i'm. 3 h.,
Princes death. Emperors ard kings
We're entertained with utmost splendor
at Windsor. During the Emperor of
Russia'S visit, for instance. AMI that OF
Louis Philippe, 100 or 200 extra mouths
We're in one way or another fed ut Her
Majesty's expense. The stables, too,
were formerly filled with horSes-and very
fine ones they werc-whereas now the
number is greatly reduced, and many of
those in the royal news are "jObbcd'-
/. e., hired by the week or month, as oc-
caSiOn requires. from livery stables. This
poverty OF the master of the horses de-
partment excited much angry comment
on the occasion of the Princess AlcXan-
dra's state entry into London.
But besides the previOusly-mcntiOned
100000 year. and what residue may be
unspent from the rest of the civil list"
as the f3S5.0O0 is called, Queen Victoria
has other sources of considerable in
come. She is in her own right Duchess
of Lancaster. Her revenue from this
source has been steadily increasing. Thus
in 1865 it was e26,000: in 1867. e29, 900;
in 1869, e3l 600; in 1872, G40,COO. The
largest of these figures does not probably
represent fifth OF the receipts of John
of Gaunt, but the duchy of Lancaster,
like that of Cornwall, suffered fer a long
time from the fraud and rapacity of those
who were supposed to be its custodians.
Managed as it now is, it will prob"}re
have doubled its present rev"
the close of the crntlllsE-
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Hop Culture.

FIRST be sure to secure good quality
of the right kind of plants. The English
cluster stands far i'm advance of all, or
any other variety, both for productive
ness and quality of hop. We should be
as cautious in selecting the variety of
hops as we would be of fruit trees, seet}e
etc. The English cluster hate or soil
proiitably grown in. y"kind of grain or
that will prod
potatPegards profit to the grower. l say
first, at low average of i 800 pounds per
acre. and at a low average price of forty
cents per pound, the crop would bring
5000 per acre. The expenses of cultiva-
ton and harvesting are to be deducted
therefrom. Some fix the expense of pro-
duction as high as ten cents per pound
others as low as five cents. The vaIia-
ton depends upon the number OF pounds
produced per acre, as a light crop costs
nearly as much labor as a heavy yield.
NV experience teaches me that an aver
age Yield of hops can be grown at an ex-
pense not exceeding seven cents per
pound, making an expense OF SlOo per
acre : deduct this from the 5000 and the
grower is left in possession of net profit
of SI9j per acre.
TO start with. the plants will cost about
S22 per acre. The next year the vines
need polling which can be done at an ex-
pense of about $50 per acre. Many far
mers have plenty of poles upon their own
land which will cost them nothing but
the time and labor of cutting and hauling
them. After the plants and poles are
once secured, there will be no additional
expense in that direction for twenty years
or more. The first crop will. or should
pay all those expenses and leave profit
of S423 per acre, and paid up invest
ment for twenty years or more. Las'
year, 1872, good hops sold readily at the
growers door for fifty and fifty-six cents
Der pound, many of them realizing from
SlO. 600 to $4,000 for their hop crop. NJ
wonder they are the most jOvial and hap
py lot of creatures on earth.-COr. Rura
Ne,1 Yorker.
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out-don't," again said the casked-up in
dividual rs the men were turning it over.
Cooper" said the mate. unhead that
caSk and take out that man"
As the adzc sundercd the hoops. and the
head was coming out, the voice again
broke forth:
= Be easy. now; is there any one about {:
| don't want 10 be caught"
quite crowd had gathered round the
scene of action, when low gutteral
laugh broke forth. which made our hair
stand on end, and the cask was found
filled with bacon.
What does that mean - says one.
1T beats nv time" said the mate.
We enjoyed the joke too we'll to tell
what it meant aS we walked off arm in
arm with the ventriloquist.
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"as quie eiah', us salu, ,,,
Anu Gou!u 20, ~ III! suTil Wohucri'ii thihSs WHEN
, ne toVh On l! ! mo i III. noai, . - - -
H. ,, oi sIou , o,,e ,' VA. nay ,,,, ,,,, ,, ,,,
liz "tili aione ~ ,ns oiind iil'i smut "" scHu!
i'u INN avn!
IT. l., H.: .., =. . ., - , =, -.
ii' i't MN M NV az W "heic i'Si'!
si sciIi .' uMeiis' l.,
All" wit NIL a anu M anu oooAS'
And ~. ,nncb.t ,ha nan yr;th H. na,,i' ,rord o
And he saw-ob thc ioy,Nhe saw again IN. bcau
finlI fields and skirsi
He vvas cured nv d,ors-he was blind no
NOR: and he Thought with n nanny smil.
.I won y let her know II all M once I'M keen il
secret awhile,
For IN. dearest thought of his heart was this
And what fun | shall have with the children now
when they come TO play with me-
We'll, he found the larry waiting al nome, anu
she started up IRON her chalr,
win her Iace All husn anu eager-Hke' rs
mammas is over there;
And she press ii her hands, rs mamma does now ,
Why, Bessie, my darling, what is il now how
YOU brighten Il fellow, dear.
For, all, she had read my story right, anu was
,,,, sobbing ON my breast,
fairy bonnie and blest,
Anu claSptu nei 10 NY heaIt VI heits' "nie
i"e ,,ave IN 'ie wiz "o' ''e
I ,oIa hor oil .s sho ,.,. ON nv. hr,,s, horJ
Il,.;,.,.t,. cfas,',J 80 i,nJ - '' ~
,no ,S Ia .lnsp p,;,i = in n'ha ha, - M l;s,, nm,
All" 'Ien .i,e u.ai ..,i9n h'" W "e Mss Vi anu
A., a'i' hI -, W III - lii; ,,.,s III ,,.;,, 49,
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We were out in the fields, one summers eve
how well remember it still!.
And somehow we two had wandered away from
love-lorn Katie and Will,
Till We came in the dusk to the lone black mere,
where the aspen branches wave,
And she coax'd me to tell her ats legend grim OF
love beyond the grave.
Then look ID down into her soft brown eyes,
with their witching and lustrOus spell,
And whisper,d, "Dssar, Pve another tale thAti
When we heard a merry shout from behind, and
up came Willie and Kate,
And the loving words died out on my lips, and
knew my story must wait.
But she seem'd from that very time to grow more
shy and distant, you see;
/ never could meet her out alone, or tempt her to
And when tried to draw her aside and whisper
loving word, -
Shed flush and tremble, and hutter away, ike
pretty frightened BIRD
7 saw she stunned me, and said to myself, with
a nroud and passionate throe,
..she loves me not, and would spare us both the
pain of telling me so;
And I'd rather, God knows, that my heart should
break, in its silence bitter and drear,
Than I'D pester a woman with whispers and vows
that she doesn't care TO hear''
So put away all my hopes of love and settled
To the ' dreary study of the lax i'm my chambers
up in town;
lief the lovers tender role for the sterner
And thought to live my passion down, and root it
out of my heart.
Hut in vain, in vain; for while my eyes were bent
on the musty page, .
NV t,1,ant thoughts would wander away to the
pleasant parsonage,
And in fancy I'D see her winsome face-too
winsome and fair to tell
With the soft, shy look in her lustrous eyes that
knew too well, too well!
Yet kept to my work with logged heart thai
"sipce love is denied me, - bitterly said, 'Pi
make myself q name" IA,
Twas up with the nrst faint streak OF dawn' VIII
pallid and haggard looks, ..,
And midnight found me with aching head stii
bending over my books.
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JOSEPH MEDILL was asked if he would
run again for Mayor Of Chicago, he re-
piled: "l'here isn't political, social or
pecuniary inducements enough In Chica-
90 to hire me. l have had enough"
Like the savage Danbury canine that hae
been terribly dosed with horseradish and
cayenne pepper. he "don't want any
more seasoning"
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24
RAYVILLE. La. SATURDAY, MAY ~. 1873.

And all the people they loved her SO, this fairy in
the wood,
For she never was cross and proud, my dears,
but kind, and gentle, and good;
And she always was happiest when she'd made
some neighbor happy and bright
Unlike some little children | know, who tease,
and quarrel and fight.
Not you, my dear? Why, of course not, child!
did you fancy l should suppose
That Edie and Sid would ever do such naughty
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what Bessie would say if she knew
BY Jove, how she'll open her eyes when she
comes to be introduced to you!
AS i told you, she's spending the day with u
frend-hcr cousin, by the bye
Who's just been obeying the old command, TO
increase and multiply.
Well, you know what our prospects We're, old
man-our mothers and Kate's, and
mine
When you babe us goodbye to go to sea in the
navy dOctorlng line:
With the mothers pension and jointure, you
know, she was pretty well on. and then
We thought was sure to make my mark, what
with the bar and the pen.
remember how you laughed at my rhymes, you
unbelieving jew,
And used to rout me out from my books to go and
idle with you;
But the mother and Kate believed in me, our
foolish women folks will,
And Bessie dubb'd me her laureate, and knight
oi the gray goose quill.
You know what Bessie was as a child, in the dear
old bygone days,
With her big brown eyes and golden head and her
pretty williul ways;
How she plagued, and charm Il, and queen'd II
DER us youngsters oft and oft,
Yet what Il dear little heart it was, how clngng
and tender and soft!
Her brother Willie and were "old particulars, 3"
bear in mind,
And the good old rector and his wife were always
hearty and kind;
SO that hardly day would pass away but
found myself, you see,
In the quaint old garden with Bessie and Will,
and who SO happy as We?
Heigho! they were pleasant times, old man
fresh, and hopeful and true,
Ere the foot of Time had trampled and soil d the
sheen of life morning dew
When think of those garden walks and pranks
what tender memories rise,
With Bessie the center figure of all, with her
merry, mschievous eyes!
Well, went to Heidelberg, as you know, to
finish my school career,
In that quaint old home of specialized lore,
meerschaums and lager beer;
And when | came back my child playmate had
vanished and in her place
Was u fair girl-wOman, shy and sweet, with a
gentle, wnsOme face.
And loved her, loved her-God knows how
well!-frOm her first shy, welcoming
glance,
With a passion as strong, and tender and pure,
as the love of old Romance;
And she ?-she was always pleasant and kind
with the friend of her childhood gay,
But whether my darling loved me or no was more
than l could say.
Willie and Kate were engaged you know, and
they'd look so conscious and shy,
That we used 70 tease and banter them both, his
sister Bessie and l;
And when they'd begin to whisper and sigh,
couldn't do less, you'll own,
Than draw sweet Bessie away with me, and leave
the lovers alone.
Richland beacon., 1873-05-24

CALIFORNIA has become tired OF goid
and diamonds, and talks of sfartihg an
opal mine.
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ND BEACON.
Miscellaneous Selections.
BESSIE AND l.

IN TWO PARTS.
ENJOY d your dinner, have you, my boy?
Well come, that's jolly, you know
though wish that Bessie had been here too
- she's longing to you so
Here, bring your chair TO the fire, old mar and
don't be afraid o. the wine;
Ana well have quiet weed, if YOU like, and a
chat on ' auld lang syne.''
30 'tls seven years since you went away, and /
have been married five;
what! you thought hadn't the cheek" to
propose TO girl? Why, man alive,
lis the srangest, most delightful thing that ever
happened. you see:
didn't "pop the question" at all Twas Bessie
proposed to me.
Here, Edie and Sid, you may run of now, and
have game o. play;
Come, you know what mamma was TO bring you
home, If you be good children to-day;
Your uncle and have lot o. things that We
want To talk about;
Ana you shall come in again, my dears, when
we've had our gossip ont
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And what did see2 A wee girl-face, bright,
and eager, and fair.
With her mothers lips. and lustrous eyes, and
ripple of golden hair,
And a darling rogue Of baby-boy with merry
black eyes; and, ah,
They both were pleading with lips and eyes for
"a story, story, papa!''
"what sort of a story, my dears ?'' said; "a
lairy story, eh?
Well come, "a you've been good children, l
heer. I mast humor you to-day:
Once ON sSSe, in beautiful wood, there lived
fairT you know;
l couldn't t3f YOU the year, Of course, but tits
ever so long ago;
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"Go,xG Our WITH THE TIpE"-Accom.
panying the bridal party out of church,
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She came with gold in her hand, sweet wife; but
God knows that far above
The home and the wealth she brought, / priced
the richer wealth of her lovej
And she tried to persuade me that helped to pay
our way, you see,
BY the stories and rhymings, grave and gay, she
loved to scribble for me.
And children were born to us-frst, RI, who'd
her mothers eyes, they said;
Twas then that 1 wept my saddest tears since
Bessie and were wed;
For when they laid the wee mite In my arms, ana
spoke OF its beby grace, 49,.
/ felt ii hSs2 4 - said never look In my little
dar. % e.;
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

900 EAST l2TH STA DRESSNAKER, WHO Is A
A-J first class desipner, cutter and filter would ia kc
charge OF an establishment would make engagements
in families
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

777 It'll Av, BETWEEN 5lST AND SD SITS IN
! the store.-A respectable widow woman cook
in y small private family; willing TO assist with the
washingi no objection TO go short distance in the
country.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

JeS WEST isrH 81. TOR FLooR.-TwO RESPECT.
loD allie girls; one good cnok lhc other cham.
hcrmad and waiircss both willing do the work
small private family; eight years excellent city
from last place.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

1EO WEST 2aTH ST, NEAR 7TH AV.-AS FIRST
JsbC class cook expert at COOKING in every branch
potrS game, dc excellent baAcr excels in breakfast
Gakes; best references.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

OC7 WEST ilST st., IN THE REAR.-A YOUNG
90 girl, in sable family, 10 10 chnmlerwork
and waiting TO assist with the washing good city
ercncc given.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

TIT 9Th AV BETWEEN 12TH AND 18TH STS-As
l. drcssmaker and seamsirfss understands all
kinds of iamy sewing; 10 objection to country Call
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

7OS WEST 10TH ST, IN THE REAR-TWO RE-.
Z.C peciable young girls good cook. washer
and roner the other i chambcrmad and waitress a
private family; objections 10 private board ng
da Aft n cla
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

900 EAST 18TH STA COMPETENT SEAM
AAJ stress in hotel private family; undcrsta nds
working on different machines and is good dreSmak
Call OF address.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

01S THOMPSON STA FIRST CLASS COLORED
= 10 laundrcss p 10 families or gentemen's washing
at her house, reliable, prompt ana Trustworthy.
Mrs w RROWN
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

7O7 EAST 36rH ST., PRESENT EMPLOYER'S.-TWO
Il = girls 10 do the work a small private family;
one as cook and laundrcs; the other chambermaid
and waitress. Call from IL to 4.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

ON 7Tu Ay.-A PROTESTANT WOMAN TO DO
= " general housework in a small private family !;
city
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

ON EAST GOTH Stan EXPERIENCED DRESS
A'iU maker wishes work ly the dav operate on
different machines and furnish the latest styles; good
reter
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

Dn- sru ST.. BETWEEN % AND Sd AyS.-sS
-Vt nrsi class COOK ~ private family understands
ail knls 81 baking and desserts; objection 10 the
country Lost city reference.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

I 900 Sd Ay., BETWEEN 18TH AND nth SITS
l..)s(C respectable young girl cook and assist
with the washing and ironing; city reference. Call
tvo
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

90 EAST BOTH STA RESPECTABLE GIRL AS
sjfC chamhermaid or waitress or good lauudrcss;
best city reference.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

CJl WEST 9TH STA YOUNG GIRL TO DO GEN.
-1O eral housework in small family; best refer.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

COQ WEST 20TH ST. FIRST FI.ooR-A VERY kE
,-OO spectacle young irish girl who has worked a
dressnakng while IN TINS country, and thoroughly under
stands il, scamstress in private family of respect
ability Call on address Miss X.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

40 dsr wEsT sspm ST FEsT lg oI,s BGLl RE
chambe naid; is willing ana obglng can be well
ommcn cnded.
The New York herald., 1873-10-06

C1C 7TH Av., BETWEEN ED AND 2sD SITS, TOP
LIO foor-A French lady inst from Paris, as first
class drcsmaker; VIII 80 out By the day week cutting
and fitting.