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MOTIVES.

Tho PnM1 Convention in 1872 ooncudedb between the Royal Dmsh Government and the m
peIMG German v1nncn concerning thee oaU@m3eH letters between Europe and the Danish
WoGnda I5an15h mmule it necessary to issue postage stamps differing in vho from the 3 cents
stamps usd hnh4r to which were orig nyd destined solely for ranking letters between tn Danish
We8inla Islands. The prescriptions given in Orhnane of 10th July 1855 ) 2 aud Ordinance of
Both August 1851 S l. concerning anlucin of price wcn 3 Ces postage samps are purchased
in quantities Of least 20 stamps d. however, not apply t. the new pobge stamps in question.
The anomaly thus arising viz. that the public When purchasing certain quantities. Of tho new pos
te stamps is deburdf rom the bmdt Of wu MA of price corresponding with the reduction
byt c8NdO Ordinance aHowelin the purchase oG3 cents postage s1mpS-G vernment intends to
remove y The present draft ofONmnceW which wrhugy wod3lu such a nnnr as to a-
ply to postage stamps of any value sNwr which the POSTAL CmWnton already existing or imnr
eventually concluded nayr render it necessary to sue
The President: This maNris also 8)Snpe that there is hardly anyMn to add to what is
stated in uem motives Honorable Menbes are aware that when the Orinane8 of 10th July 1855
and 3h August 1861 were 8pnt there was only one ueo posmge for euesb between the Islands
vN; 3 Gems pr single" letter. and according to tt a modification was allowed when buying
pmag stamps in Quantities Of loo or least TO- Blu in consequence OF. the changed by the PMl
Conventional between the German aud Duih Governments concerning the conveyance of letters
that can be used to make up tho rate of postage on single letter. 7 cts; in order to meet that
postage stamps ford cts have been nMcl md the purpose of this Draft is to allow
the same reduction fort these 4 cs.S Stamps as now allowed for cts Stamps
No Oned desired to have the word; and the Chairman closed the list Discussion
The Draft to pass direct to 2d discussion
RIO be- oatmedI
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The survivors of the Virginius arrived at
New York on the 26th in the U. S. Sloop of war
Juniata, after a passage Of 10 days from San
tiagO de Cuba. The storiessWhich have been
obtained from several Of them are pretty much
The same in all the leading facts. They deny
any knowledge of an organized expedition, and
assert that they are peaceable men and that
they were on board the Yirginius in the capa-
city of ordinary passengers. They knew no.
thing of arms being on board. At a prelimi-
nary investigation held the day after their
arrival, the prisoners said that they were told
many times, by the Spaniards, that if they
would make statement to the effect that the
Virginius had arms on board, that they would
be set at liberty, and they assert that some &C.
tuaIly did make such statements, under
threats.
SPAIN.
Madrid Dec. 28.-The report is reiterated
that tho Spanish Government requires of the
United States the restitution of the Virginius
and the payment of an indemnity.
FRANCE.
Paris. Dec. 2S.-Civil Burial of F. Hugo.-Up-
wards of 10000 persons followed the remains Of
Francois Hugo to the grave. NJ. Louis Blanc
delivered a funeral Grafton. Victor Hugo, and
all the leading Radicals of Paris were present.
GERMANY.
Berlin Dec. 2S.-The condition of the En-
peror's health to-day is very satisfactory.
London Dec. 90 "A special dispatch to the
DAILY Telegraph says, France has given salts
factory assurances TO Germany relative to the
hostile p~astorals of the French Bishops.
CUBA.
Key West, Fla, Dec. est is stated
here upon trustworthy authority, that the Cuban
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A meeting of the subscribers TO this Library
was held on Monday evening in st. Johns
School House.
The time for issuing books was restricted
to 9 hours every Saturday, namely from 2
to 5 o'clock ?. M.
1t was agreed that some Danish books
should be added to the Library as soon as pos
sible, at the discretion of the Committee for
the Selection of Books.
The President and Secretary were ~re-elect-
ed, the latter being also Treasurer as b fore.
Mr.. Dahl having withdrawn from the Office Of
Librarian, Mr.. A Nones was elected. Mr..
Quin was re- elected on the Committee for the
Selection of Books, and Mr.. Dahl elected in
stead Of Mr.. Brandt, who retired
The following Report of the Secretary for
the year the Library has existed, was read.
ST. CROIX, 18TH JANUARY 1874.
The Secretary of the Christiansted Circu-
lating Library has The honour to lay before
the Subscribers the following Summary, from
which it will be seen that the success of the
Library has exceeded the utmost expectations
of those who originated it. We have every
reason to hope that its usefulness will be in
creased, and that the advantage-nay, the
absolute need Of such an institution will Ee
more and more widely felt in the Community,
and that thus our Library may be one of the
permanent institutions of the Island.
l. Books
There are now, besides pamphlets, 167
books in the Library. Of these 62 have been
purchased, So have been given by W. A.
Beecher, Esqr., 20 by J. W. R. Hanson, Esqr,
II by Mrs James Finlay, and 2 by Rev. B.
Romig. To these kind friends the Committee
have already presented the thanks of The Sub
scribers, which are also hereby publicly rem
dered, for their liberality, by which the use
fulness of the Library has been so much in
creased. Of the remaining books, 9 were lent
to the Library by @. Dahl, Esqr, 5 by j. t.
Quin, Esqr., S by A. Boiling, Esqr, 2 by A.
Nones, Esqr., and 6 by Rev. @. Branch. These
81 books are, of course, liable to be with
drawn from the Library at the will Of the
owners.
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2. Receipts and expenditure Of money.
To be c%oatinned.

2. Receipts and expenditure Of money.
In the course Of the year, as may be seer by
inspection If the TreaSurer's book, the amount
of subscriptions Las been 500, and of fines
SIS. $3.50. IS. The amount spent in the
purchase Of books, in binding and repairing
som of those that were given, in printing adj
vertisements and receipts, and other inciden-
tai expenses, including the price of a press for
keeping the books, is $50. 46. There remains
therefore in the Treasurer's hands at this date
$40. 40.
3. Number of Subscribers.
Att opening of the Library in April there
were 40 subscribers. There are now 50, in
Guiding some few whose subscriptions have
only just expired, and who will, it is presum-
ed, Immediately renew them. There are also
Is more who subscribed at first. but have
now not renewed their subscription though due
for 3 months Or longer.
4. Future supply Of books.
An order will be sent to England for more
books as sCon as a sufficient amount Of money
is in hand.
G. J. BRANCH.
Secretary.
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REMISSION OF CONTRIBUTIoN.-Tn the
meeting of the Folketing on the 18th, the
Minister of Finances introduced a Draft
of Law for the Remission of the contribu-
ton from the Colonial Treasury of St.
Thomas to the Finances of the Mother
Country. The introduction of the Draft
was caused, he said, by pressing represent
tations from the West India Authorities,
and this proposal, after minute investiga-
ton, had been found to be weIl-grounded.
In a meeting of the Plussian Diet on the
18th uItimo, Mr.. Schroeder Of the "Center
Party defended the proposal of that party,
that members be paid for their services.
He was very sharp in his utterances against
other parties, especially the government,
and said, that "the opponents of The measure
consisted principally of swindIers who of
late had secured remuneration for their
services for many years" About the Chan
cellor of the empire he said "Prince Bis
mark is ungratetul to the German people !;
if he, with the same strength Of mind and
body, had lived in Constantinople or Japan,
he would long ago have been ordered
to rip open his belly, or bad a siIken
chord sent him" Herr Schroder's motion
was however lost.
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which might be misconstrued' as implying
a Remuneration of that which was the OBJ
ject of the contention. We therefore hope
that the Ministry, from the fact that this
empty address has found but little support
outside of the United Left, will find itself
called upon to remain on its post"
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LATEST FROM U. STATES.

The American Brigantine George" Capt.
Brown, arrived here yesterday forenoon from
New Heaven, bringing American dates to the
goth ultimo. We Gull the following items from
the New York Times of that date.
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A CONNECTION.

By a mistake it was said in a notice in our last,
that the four prisoners of whom one has been
apprehended in st. Thomas, had escaped from the
"Prison at Richmond instead of the "Prison in
the town of Christiansted,"
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ARRIVAL OF THE BISHOP OF
ANTIGUA.

His Lordship, the Right Reverend Dr~Jack-
son, Bishop Of Antigua, arrived at Frederik-
sted on the morning Of the 10th inst, where, as
was already notified, he will hold Confirmation
in st. PauPs Church.
THE CRAFTSMANSHIP CIRCULATE
ING LIBRARY.
, 1874-01-14

Of the Colonial Council for St. Croix.
MEETING 9TH JANUARY 1874.

MEETING 9TH JANUARY I4
N""iO"""n" LIST DISCUSSION OF the Draft Ordinance concerning the use of Firm sand of writ
ten instrument or powers to sign BY pocurain& ,& &c
The President in Introducing tMsD Draft would only beg to say that the circumstances that
haVeH dt it vii be fond explained in the motives and no doubt the matter will UNDERGO close
mWhgi109 Turing the discussions He lad nothing further to say than to draw attention to the
Dft. and Motives Thee oaeDHW will the of hesa n impUtanceh here as in ST. Thomas, but still
the MhtnfeS to one Of Upot things which require to be regulated also here and should have
been regulated long ago. and athOughth the matter has been introduced pretty late he would recon-
mend this Draft to the serious cnsid4Uno te Members
lt Member frF eleGk5ed (SaauUl would only beg OsuggedtH That word "JunRGchn"
wherever 1T occurs in the Draft ea lhrdh +" District" which would be more in ac0rdnew with
the Island
As@ one else desired ohao The word, the Chairman closed the lt discussion.
Isl Gen@r for hnsdHSad (L@aungl proposed that the Dht be referred to a Committee
d3 Members.
1H Member frF edenkad (Gmnu) believed the matter was 50 simple hns merely the
extension ola law for Denmark that there wasn mol need Of Committee
The proposal fora Committee wsp t0 vote ad rejected by IA votes against l.
The Draft to pass dht to 2ml discussion.
a Et DsGBino DrhOf Ordinance frhe Danish Wegnda IImdsb by which the enacmens
contained in the Odmnnce1 lob July 1865 50 and Ordinance 30h August 1861 regarding
moiGctonn the price of Dnsh West India 3 Cent Pohgebamsn is made applicable to ohr
Danish Vest nM PoHag stamps
The Draft with Mohv@r cad as follows:
DRAFT
9Onna@mfr the DnmI Im India Islands By ~lM the aacuuub contained in the Ordnance
IlNMJ y 1898 z adOuL@u"@ 3h 18u1 1861 5 1rgmng m0drah0n IN tie price Of
Danish j@@~A@3 Cents ~mge%a~pa @nde 4pho6e@ oherDaa@1 Wnundu postage stamps
The reduction Of price says per Cent Tmoel BY Ordinance Of 10th July 1885 ? and Omi-
in quantities. ola least 20 stamps SHALL hnccrb also apply to other descriptions of Danish west
@hgesumps
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WE hear that the Estate St. Johns was
privately sold by M.jor W. L. Moore to Mr..
P. Tarrelly, manager Of Anna's Hope, for
$4,000 The Estate, which belonged to r..
G. Knights Dealing, was bought som time
ago by the Major for $4,000. 1t was ap-
praised at $50, 900.
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List of Premiums Awarded at the Town
Fair, Orland, held Oct. z.

Horses Best breeding mare, John
Starr, best family horse. j. A. Buck, best 8
years old, d. Gibbs, best years old, r.
Getohell. best years old, J. Cotton, best
years old. II. Partridge. best months
old colt, II. Partridge.
Cattle. Best oxen, z. Getehell. I'd pr.
H. Partridge, best years old, Dea. Levi
Bowden, 2d pr Il. NJ. Cotton, best years
old. A. J. Gross, best ! year old, Harry
Cotton. best Jersey COW, Joseph Saunders,
best Jersey heifer calf, Joseph Saunders,
best AYRSHIRE cow. best years old heiter,
best year old heifer, best bull, F. Buck.
Grades. AYRSHIRE COW. J. S. Condor, I'd
Or. l.. 5. Reyes. best Ayrshire calf, j..
Saunders, best Jersey calf, H. Partridge.
best Native year old. Harry Cotton.
Dairy. Best lbs. butter, Mrs. ii. Par
fridge, I'd pr. Mrs. John Starr, Sd pr. Mrs.
III. White.
Poultry. best Plymouth Rock and buff
Cochin, J. Saunders
Frat. Best winter apples, J. A. Buck,
I'd Or. F. Buck, fall apples, LIST and I'd pr.
Honey. Best honey in comb, George
French. I'd pr. Geo. Crosby.
Joseph Saunders, best cooking apples, j.
A. Buck. best pears. J. A. Buck, I'd pr
Mrs. John Buck, best crab apples, u.
Gibbs. ID pr. J. Starr. best ounce. John
Conner. best cranberries, A. Perry, best
canned fruit, Mrs. F. Buck. I'd pr. Mrs. {.
Partridge.
Field Crops. Best wheat, J. Starr, best
corn. ]. Saunders, I'd pr. d. Gibbs, Sd pr.
HI. White, best sweet corn, K. NJ. Cot
ton, I'd pr. J. A. Buck, best barley and
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Domestic Recipes.

ToMAToEs-A NEW DIsH.-Slice ripe
tomatoes as thin as you can conveniently,
dip them in -four. both sides, with pepper
and salt; have some boiling lard ready in
pan and fry them a nice brown; then
add little butter If you like, and serve
hot for breakfast. Some prefer the green
ones done in the same way; both are a
substitute for acknowledgements
Telegraph.
soothing and nourishing diet for invalids,
particularly when the stomach is weak
from sickness. With cold water make a
tablespoonful of arrowroot into smooth
jelly, aud add rather more than half pint
of boiling water; then pour into sauce
pan and boil for one minute; add a table.
spoonful of good brandy, grating Of nut
meg, and sugar to taste. When a little
stronger diet of the same kind can be well
digested, use milk instead of water. and
the yolk of an egg; add also a pinch of
salt.
FLOATING IsLAND.-Put the juice Of
two lemons, the whites Of two eggs, three
spoonfuls Of currant jelly and gill and
a halt of fine sugar together. and beat TO
stiff froth then put it into the middle of
the dish. dress X with sweet-meats, and
lust before it is served pour into the dish
cream enough to doat IL.
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oats, II. Partridge, best yellow eyed beans.
{. Partridge, I'd pr. J. Saunders, best
white beans, Levi Bowden, I'd pr. Ii. Par
fridge, best peas, r.. NJ. Cotton, I'd pr. H,
Partridge.
vegetables. Best Il. b. Turnips. +. Buck.
I'd pr. Ii. Partridge, largest turnIps. Eben
starr, I'd pr. Chas Partridge. best sugar
beeis, H. Partridge, best turnip beets.
). Saunders, "a pr. X. NJ. Cotton. hest
carrots, j. Saunders, ID pr. +. Buck, best
parsnips. J. Saunders. "a pr. Ii. ]. White.
best cabbage, Andrew Soper. I'd pr. II.
Partridge, citron. LIST aud 2d pr L. Saun-
oers, best tomatoes, A. Soper, "a pr. II
Partridge, >bes. onions, @. NJ. Partridge
I'd pr. Charles Partridge, best sage. r.. NJ.
Cotton, I'd pr. II. Partridge. largest No.
bushels potatoes per IL acre. II. Partridge.
best exhibition of farm produce by one
man, ii. Partridge, "a pr. J. Saunders,
best early potatoes, J. W. Eldridye. "a pr.
>. Saunders, best shipping potatoes. J. W.
Eidridge. I'd pr. II. Partridge best variety
OF potatoes, ii Partridge. ID pr. J. Saun-
ders, best ii. squash, J. A. Buck. 2d pr.
A. Soper, best NJ. squash. Il. NJ. Cotton.
"a pr W. p. Getchell, Turban squash, lst
ana "a pr and largest. J. :. Condor, ID
largest, Lake Saunders. best pumpkin.
John Starr, ID pr. ii. Partridge, best seed
cucumber Daniel Emerton. "a pr. Andrew
Soper.
!
Ladies Department. Best ornamental
work, Mrs. A. Emerson, ID pr. Miss Gertie
oonnor, rugs. LIST pr. Mrs. A. Soper, % pr,
Mrs. Raphnell, Sd pr. Mrs. r. NJ. Cotton.
Graiuiiy, Mrs. G. NJ. Partridge. lady IS
t years of age, best door mat. Mrs. A. Soper.
best braided mats. Mrs. A. Soper, best bed
spread, Mrs. Frank Cotton, % pr. Mrs j.
Buck, best patch quilt, Mrs. Raphnell. 2d
pr. Mrs. Albion Soper. best full cloth. Mrs.
Andrew Soper, best &c yards carpet. do.
best colored yarn, Mrs. II. Cotton, ID pr.
Mrs. H. NJ. Cotton, best white yarn. Mrs.
*. NJ. Cotton, best gents hose. Mrs. i.
cotton, best ladies' hose, Mrs. J. Cotton.
, 2d pr. Mrs. II. Partridge. best ladies
nannels, Mrs. Eben Starr. best wax work.
Mrs. 7. Moore, best toilet set, Miss +.
Buck, best cornucopia. Miss Jennie Buck.
best ornamental bracket. Mrs. A. Emerson.
best double mittens, Mrs. +. Cotton. "a pr
Mrs T. Starr. best single mit,cns. Mrs. II
Cotton, 2d pr. Mrs. T.. Starr. best white
bread. Mrs. T.. Newman. "a pr. Mrs. j. :.
Condor, best brown bread. Mrs. J. :. Con-
don, I'd pr. Mrs. j. Cotton. best boquet
Miss G. Buck, "a pr. Mrs. II. White. best
embroidered buttons, Nelly Newman. best
cushion tidy, Mrs. Hogdou. ~ pr Mrs.
VIM. Perry, best chair tidy. Nelly New
man, 2d pr. Mrs. j. Starr.
]. Buck. Secretary.
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uCall and see our large assortment
Of Bill-head paper.
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Agricultural Items.

France sent five hundred million ag.,S
TO England last year
There is the largest yield of wheat In
kennebec County. Me. ia proportion To
the seed sown that there ha, been for thirty
years.
AT Sheffield the farmers are getting
into habit of leaving the aftermath In
moving land, aud it is laid TO produce
good results.
The Chronical says that I.lcwcllyn
Norton OF Pennington had one-sixth OF AN
acre of cucumbers, from which he raised
nine barrels OF pickles: be also had one.
eighth of an acre OF cabbages, aud it Weld
ed him 600 plump heads.
-Thos. Meehan, who j. good authority
on the subject OF botany. says that farm
ers' sons. who are now receiving their
education and whose future i TO be en-
ployed in the noblest OF all occupations
the tilling of the soil-should be pretty
thoroughly educated in botany. II is not
only one of the most pleasing and in,truc-
tive OF all the branches OF education. but
II Is one of the most useful, particularly TO
a farmer, who will find daily aid almost
/ hourly need of il. He is constantly facing
its representatives in some form. to under
stand which is frequently OF the utmost
/ importance. Not plant. especially a
weed, can be grown or obtrude Itself upon
his premises but what will be familiar 10
/ him. as much SO as the plants composing
the leading cultivated crops. He i thus
brought face 10 face with well-known &C
quaintances, be they friends or otherwise.
and will give them such a reception a they
may respectively deserve.
We read. says the New York Tribune.
OF one Ohio farm which several years since
was wet. unproductive, and agu!.h.
Twenty bushels of Inferior corn TO the acre.
and from five 10 ten bushels of wheat. was
all that could be raised. Sheep would die
about as fast as they could be produced.
Now il is underdrained with five miles OF
tile and yields eighty bushels of good.
sound corn, and from twenty to forty
bushels OF superior wheat. On grass lands
the difference in quantity is not great, but
the quality has been vastly improved.
Chills and fever have disappeared, and
sheep raising is profitable. SO satisfactory
ave been the results of tile draining on
this estate, that the owners intend to bury
at least ten mi'es more of ''crockery"
Calves need TO be well fed and well
cared for through their first winter. They
are more sensitive to cold than older cat
tie. Subsequently, they need 10 be well
| protected from the cold. II they are not
thus protected, their vital energies, which
should be expended in promoting a vigor-
Gus growth, are used up 10 maintaining
the warmth OF their bodies against the sur
rounding GOODNESS. IL is poor economy TO
keep calves or any other cattle warm most
ly by their food, when a little rough work
with boards and nails would effectually
shut out all the cold once for all. Calves
which have been kept in a growing con-
dition throughout the summer, il housed in
warm apartments through the winter and
well fed will continue to grow thrifty, and
will come out in the spring in just the best
possible condition to make the best use Of
the richness OF the summers feed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-29

Parties desiring Insurance, ,ciH
find IL to their advantage, to make
application at this Agency. Long
Experience, Prompsness and Fair
Dealing, hare thus far satisfied all
applicants, and the same qualities
soiW continue to be sho,on to all.
Those soishing Insurance can APP
ply in sOriting. thus saving the eS-
pense Of a personal application.
Ellsworth, Jan. 10th, 1874.
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mi =. ~ Ga spanish provssb thaf 'sasf'
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frem the Csagregatissaliss 4 Recorder,
Boston. MARCH 2, 1871.
The HENRY F. MILLER PIANO.FORTEs.-
The instruments from this ESTABLISHING mt
are rapidly coming into public notice
and favor. and already occupy a foremost
position among first.class pianos.
Mr.. Miller is himself practical mechan-
ic, and a thorough musician, and the SUI
periority which these pianos have over 9TH
ers, is owing in large measure TO the
careful supervision which each instru-
ment receives from the manufacturer be-
fore it is allowed to leave his establish
ment. The award Of the contract to iur-
nish the public schools of Boston with
pianos must be very gratifying TO Mr..
Miller, and is a testimony Of the musical
public to the high position which these
instruments occupy. The serere test that
they have received at the New England
Conservatory Of Music. and at many 9TH
err public institutions where they are in
constant daily use, Is . -antee Of their
many excellent qualities, and especially Of
their durability. They are used and rec
commended BY most Of the leading mu,l.
ians Of Boston.
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PROVIDENCE, X. L., OCT. 10, 1872.

BosToN people are very particular and
among them are some excellent judges of
Bile that the school committee selected the
Miller piano for use in the public schools?
Boston is not alone In this. More than
fifty academies and schools in New Eng
land are doing the same thing. These
are Arst-elass In every re-
spect, and they are deservedly popular.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-29
From the Woman's JSSrnnl,

From the Woman's Js&rnal,
THE MILLER Pianos excel In the beauti-
full quality and richness OF their tone in
their action, which all professional musi-
clans pronounce unexceptionally superior :;
and in their elegance Of design and work
manshp.
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F IL A n X LIN HOUSE.
b. F. GRAY, Proprietor,

Inc proprietor woula announce to his friends
and the public generally that he has Just coplet-
ed his New Hotel, and is now prepared to furnish
all who may desire IL with First Glass Entertain
ment, everything new throughout the House
Bath Room with Hot or Cold water and all Mod
ern improvements.
In connection with the House, is a new and
improved stable. and carriage house
Competent Holsters always ON hand.
tZs p. II. GRAY.
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Spe cial Dental Notice.

TAR. II. GREELY wishing to attend the Phila-
IL delphis Dental College. takes this means / O
notify his patients and the pu bile. that he will
Att