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Fine rosewood pauos, prices s3uO To 500; terms,
$50 cash, balance SOS per month. Splendid orgn,ls
with ax stops for SIZES tcrms, S5 caan, balance OIL
monthly payments.
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CICERO,

a dramatic entertainment will DO giyon at Tho
old Congregational Church in Oak Park, Friday
evening, In MD Of The Christmas troo for tho
chlldren Of Chzist Church. Tho entortaiumont
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ES!lat ON.:s Lewis.

On the night of Tuesday, January 18th,
was very fine gathering Of ladies and gen.
tlemen at Peter S. Porter's beautiful man
sion on Twenty-sixth street, Or. Garnet
facetiously remarked that it was the only
Porter House in the city that he liked.) The
occasion being the reception given by the
ladies' of the Grant and Wilson Club in
honor of the distinguished cOlored American
sculptress, Miss Edmonia Lewis, who is on
the eve of leaving these shores for the CLASH
cal city of Rome-wherc this artist has n
studio and twenty men at work-and pursues
her calling in like manner as Powers, PALM
err, and other of Americas great genuses.
If space permitted we would like to give
n brief history of this gifted lady,. but will
defer it till some future day. However. we
learn that her works are to be found in pos
session Of the nobility of Europe, and the
gentry Ofthe Northern and Eastern parts OF
this country.
a very fine group Of the madonna with
the infant Christ in her arms, and two
adoring angels at her feet" are in the pos
session of the Marquis of Butte. "Ha-
watha's Wooing," Hygiene" &C., attest
the wonderful gift of the sculptress: We
understand that fine bust of Longfellow is
about TO be put in marble, which has been
ordered by Harvard College.
Miss Lewis wears a beautiful gold medal
which was awarded her as a prize for tine
work Of art, in one of the yearly cxhbi-
tions which the sculptors of Italy have for
the display of Their productions. This Or
ganization is composed of the nobility and
artists in sculpture, of which King Victor
Emanuel is the head. Miss Lewis wears one
of the prizes as delivered to her by the COM
mittee who decided in favor of her work.
The reception was very fine, though the
night was stormy. We saw many familiar
faces, among whom were Rev. Henry High
land Garnet, ID. D., Rev. VIM. j. Aston,
Rev. VIM. F. Butler, Capt. Brown, and
Lieut.. Matthews, of the Skidmore Guards
Mr.. George Peterson and his interesting
family Mr.. and Mrs. Peter S. Porter; the
ladies of the Grant and Wilson Club, and
their genial president, and many others
whose names arc not known to us.
Hardng's Brass Band lent a peculiar charm
to the affair, by their rare productions from
Strauss, Ofienbach, and other magnates Of
the musical world.
Messrs. Larkins and johnson (our warm.
hearted "Sidney") the caterers, deserved
especial mention for the very finished man
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The ODOR OF ToBACCo.-That. tobacco
IS absorbed in the tissues of the body has
long been ascertained by some, though as
positively denied by others. In support of
the affirmative, a fact in connection with the
hydropathic process, known as a wet-sheet
pack, Is cited. In this process the patient
is enveloped in a wet sheet, and then over
this in blankets. BY this means, it is claimed
that, through the operation of the principles
OF endosmose and exomose, the water of the
sheet is made to enter the body, while at the
same time impurities are withdrawn there
from. Now, on an habitual user of tobacco
being subjected for an hour to this process,
it Is found, on his developments being taken
OF, that the Odor of tobacco coming from his
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lain, is percebtible to every one present.
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ner in which they prepared the solids and
sweets on this evening. The table literally
groaned under the weight of luxuries with
which 1t was laden. Galantine Turkey,
Salads, Oysters in different styles, Creams,
Jellies, and other things too numerous to
mention.
The Club received very expressive let
ter from w. II. johnson, Esq, of Albany,
ing, but in thorough accord with the object.
pay very Oh tribute to the disting.
uisne0 guest, Miss Edmonia Lewis.
The festivities broke up at late hour,
every one seeming we'll pleased with one
OF the finest affairs we have ever attended
In New Y ork.-Frog. American, N. Y.
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J. AND TWINE.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, ID. o., Dec. 3, 1878.
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