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CALL AND EXAMINE FUSsELL's grand dis
play of satin, plush and fancy boxes, f;ivors and
notices Largest stock of choice candies in the
city. Prices 81 10 Poe per pound.
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DRHoP's cAMPHoRINE

An Exquisite Toilet Article for Chspped and Rough
Smooth Soff and Clear. Price 2oc.
Try t. II not satisfied return bottle and get your
money back. Prepared by
l. c. BISHOP. Druggist,
$50 9th st., corner II II. NV.
For sale by w. g. Thompson, Druggist, 70S 18th It.
NV: Stort, Cromwell a Cos $50 Penna- sve d3Sm
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INFORMATION ABOUT APPOINTMENTS.-Mem.
beers of Congress are sending requests to the
departments for lists OF appointments in their
states made since the 4th OF March, It Is the
impression that they are securing this inf0rma-
pointments come before the Senate for CONFIRMS
alton. There have been some complaints that
this administration has made but few changes,
vet q list recently prepared shows that under
the Interior department alone thirty-three ap-
pointment1 have been made since the 4th Of
March last Of peEsons credited to the state ol
mln0ia,
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

FACE and eyesight fitted 81. Hempler, s. cor a.
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DE. -. h. SigesmOnd.
pupil of DIR. L. Ricord. the celebrated specialist
ofihe Hospital du Midi, OF Paris, be con
suited on nervous debility every Thursday
from 10 Il. III. to p.nl., at the National hotel 4
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LARGE SALE OF FURNIrURE &c-Partias
interested IN sales OF furniture by auction should
read Dowiings advertisement OF a sale to-inor
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Successors to
BARLOw'S ART GALLERY,
1928 PENNSYLVANIA Ayeuua.

BARLOW'S ART GALLERY,
1925 Pennsylvania Avenua
Respectfully call attention their large collection Of
on Paintings, Watercolor Drawings. &C Stainless Fine
Etchings, Engravings PnotograNures Photographs,
&C, embracing of the late publications.
We make speciality of Framing Pictures, and show
the most extensive selection of Moudngs In thu. city.
Mirror, Landscape and Portrait Frames an best
godleaf 10 order Cleaning, restoring and Lining OF
Fine Paintings
Regilding OF Old Mirrors and Frames. n2s-lm
COCIETY MUSIC-PROF. LOUIS WEBER FUR
- nishes Music for all occasions. orders left Music
Stores and Residence, .25 9TH St Sc, Navy
Yard u2o-lnls
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MARRIAGE IICESsEs.-sIarriage licenses
have been Issued by the clerk OF the eourt
as follows: Jacob Ashton ana Clara. stew
art; Edward Dixon and Henrietta Cav.
David III. NcCleiland, OF Pittsburg Pa and
Hllda Leach; Robert Harris and sarah G. Hill.
AiphOnSo HUlty and Alice Stever. both OF Ral
unore; James Dixon and Fannie Brrril both
OF Fairfax county, Va; Charles y. Donch and
Eva q. schiey; John Holton and Catherine
BriseOe
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BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
The report states that in accordance with the
wise policy of Congress in late years, the Secre-
tary submits specific estimates for the bureau
of engraving and printing, fixing the number
and salaries Of the persons employed and the
amount to be expended for plate printing and
materials. He adds: "By thus limiting the
increasing the force will be avoided, while the
status Of the bureau as part OF the
regular sed the The
estimated for is $124 ,49S:7O less than the
quantity OF work which 1t Is proposed to pro-
vailed in the last fiscal year. In the absence OF
any action by Congress on the subject, it has
been assumed in making the estimate that the
nrfnting of one and two-dollar notes will be
resumed at the usual rates. should Il be de-
cisied to discontinue those denominations. the
appropriation should be proportionately re-
duced."
In regard to immigration commissioners. at
the ports of the country, the report recommends
that the existing law be amended so as to allow
the Secretary of the Treasury to appoint the
those nominated by the governors OF the states
It is stated that draft OF q bill will soon be
presented to Congress embodying amendments
TO the existing immigration act.
A HALL OF RECORDS.
The Secretary renews the recommendation OF
his predecessor, that suitable building for the
storage OF the dies and records of the several
danartments be constructed. The Secretary in
conciuding his report says that the necessity
for a statute of limitation upon the presents-
ton OF demands against the United States be-
comes more apparent every year.
THE COLLECTION OF DUTIES,
Attached to the annual report Of the Score
tarv of the Treasury IL Q report upon the pres
ant system of collection OF duties, which EN-
bodies the suggestions contained in the replies
ar the local officers and also District A.
IN f1Henl0P A. e.
them in August last by the Secretary In regard
To the condition OF the custom Districts and
fheir needs After summarizing the Informs
| dion thus obtained the Secretary says that the
law denouncing the making OF false Invoices
aud the evasion Of duties a. crimes Or cnencea
/ - - punished ought not to be dead letter e
g = IL = now. The real dinicuity 8. he thinia
1 that 80 large portion of the people dimppFove
az TIE present taKi6 rates.
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"PICKwICK CLUB whisky is the best"
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BURDETgE'S SALEM. W. Burdette & Co
ii No. S2o eth street, offering great bal
gains ia blankets this week Their $40 Cal
Iornia blankets are very fine.
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Child Norfolk overcoat. Eiseman, 9TH & f.
Pick wfck Club whisky is the best

Fresh A,derney I'Gtter churned every morn
ing and delivered i'm L. 10. ward prints, doe
per Ito. Also cottage cheese and butter milk;
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THREATENING To kILL.-Frank AKIN a
young colOreG man from North Carolina who
h employed AT Terra Gotta, on the Baltimore
ano Oalo railroad, on Saturday threatened IL
XIII Jonn Kinney and bought q revolver. Tits
morning in the Police Court he was Sentence
10 give $500 bonds or six months in Jail for the
THREATS and was fined $50 or three months fol
carrying the pistol.
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BERNARD BAILEY. S25 9TH st. n. W., Wood
and Brushes I'm
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Dr. David kemncdy,s
Favorite Remedy cured my wife OF General d
bility and Liver Complaint. Gratefully your
VIM. Lundy, Baltimore Md. 60
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CATALOGUE SALE.--A collection of objects O
art, comprising East Indis. brass ornaments
line Appenine stone, statuary, French bronzeS
italian inajoiic=s. petestlis and other objects o
art, To be sold "Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day, December Sti, 10th. I1th, at IL O'Clock a
and ,::SU u. III. each day ~ the salesroonl
M Me- Walter b. Williams dco, corner lost
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The Ia Cladiatol ~ Iight.


In 404 Eonorius was e,nnoror Al
thai time in the remote drssrts at
4bya. there dwrlt m oIsSnre ,,' ,,n., 1,
named Telemachu, "r HaJ Lsard ~,
lbese aw,M scenes IN tto SarloI'' ~ 'o,,'
scum al Rome ,epend nnon i tYo,
lost nolAinr bv tbtir rran!it aoro. W. '''f ~
Mediterranean in The h nds al trerL
ma gor,ap ,,,il.,s.. In 49,. h-4h. ~, I
narket-pIr.os or 8layanDria IN, in '' fl
jewries Of Cgrrpe in the mouth W ~,
eyrrv itiner1nt p,stnrn storv-ta'Ie len. t6o
.estlye ngssagras Of tbe ToiisaNm IouIJ
DOUBTLESS he c,o he'd in colors tInI, ye'.'
appalling yct scarcely more anna M,
than the truth Q
Tcyemach broodcd over tbosa hon
rors nntil his pls .ion d vned nDon SI bim @
he was ordai III IL Gpllen r. = INK ''','i, ~
end TO tbe sIugoLrrr ot hn,nan a;n~,
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NeWsDMper HEIaImor

When some men crawl out OF Office
they do not leave much Of hole.
In India widow burns for her first
husband. In this country she burns
for second one.
Iceland is a Niceland as well the
men are obliged by sIstom to kiss ey-
cry woman they meet.
Mark Twain is said to come Of a
long-lived race. Many Of his jokes
show their paternity and have fami-
ly Characteristic.
Darling" he said, as he tried to
tickle his wife under the chin, why
am like the moon?'
"You are not like the moon, John
Henry, in any particular"
"Why, how do you make that out,
my dear?"
Because the moon has been full but
twice this month"
Ike Jackson, an Austin colored man,
was tried on the charge of having
stolen some clothes from line, and
acquitted. When he was told that he
could go, he bowed gracefully, and
said
"Much erbliged ter yer, an | gibs
yer my word oh honor | will be more
keerful in dc future"
Photographer displaying som c
photographs)-"You would hardly
think those two pictures represented
the same man, would your"
Gent.-'No, certainly not"
Photo'-"Well, they do. The ono
represents him before he wentto Wash.
ington and the other after he came
back"
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Hard Time ia Jtpan.


The present hard times and industrial
depression prevailing throughout Eu
rope also at oet Japan, where some Of
the thrifty inhabitants have taken eco
nomicM domestic measures. Round
Osaka and in some parts Of southern
Japan the people have subscribed to a
strict code OF regulations, entailng
mes in case Of breaking the rules Tney
agree t1at no three PERSONS shall drinh
together, tlat tea shall replace all ex,
pensive beverages at wedding cero
monies, that at lunera@ only the rela.
lives OF the deceased shall take refr Sh
ments, and that all shall make theit
own sandals. All other rites and cerg
monies involving expense are tenn
porariy susy ended
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relaLlans Of f.,olern 70 Local,tIes.


Relatively low-lying sites aie yeir
favorable to cholera. where the spr.
ace OF the earth has an uu |ulatin, oJt
linc, 1t viii be lound that Qi-ti Is srl
individual houses which are situate. ul
,ae summit O. the uBaglation very .ra.
uentIy haze no, or only q Very sEsH
disposition to lao dove opmcut Of an
epidemic oi cholera Wala N tan hollow
O. The undUhtioa uu 'tr Ike conditions
the opposite holds -ool. The tiutl OF
tn statement is &c Il in single diSri,ts
where parts or single houses eXla. On
the summit and others g low.
Another feature which ia found in
every elijema is the fail.ug Oh oi the
disease in the neigh-orlool Of ana on
mountain ranges The l.imaayal
mountains, those Of Lebanon ana the
Alps, nave always formed the Pa cs Of
refuge tor fug!ires from lhoclu. The
Immunity, or the slight sUscS S}ii1lty,
Of mountain ranges ior cA0era is Wit
ncasei In India Us plainly as it is in
EUROPE A familiar eNaa,p,o is the
complete freedom from cholera OF tine
NIL stations along the lImaiayas, IN
which, through frequent chan ses O.
troops, tha cholera has every chance OF
being taton up from The plains. in tie
severe epdamic Of 1850 here we've
only two cases Of cholera in nineteen
hill stations.
a mar experience is met with in
narrower areas. For instance, in Mu-
niclfla13- the frequency Of cholera
was widely different in the seven bar
racks Of lho garrison IN the low lying
lsar has rne occupied by cuirasslcls,
heavy cavalry regimentI, out OF 90.
men there We're forty cases OF chol .ra,
M he ghMyin.5 Max ! Kaserne CNth
Two heiu aui.lery reg.Meats) only three
asses, and this without here beng any
difference in the contraction of the
casernS, tho occupation or the diet OF
The men, or the orlh. ug water.
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eN fn y
Relief in the naie4c inauone-s Of tie
planets Was uiyera, ami the wisest
Of lnaneinj We're mofs or less in.uenc. i
by horo+cop's AS astronomy ami
physics advanced and more was learned
oi tire secrets Of nature, astIo,o-y fell
to disrlpute and has ercised little
Ia uence over thu affairs Of men fortwo
centuries ptsl how, However, it seems
10 be reyiying IN recent repost Of
tie nited States coGs1l at a french
rost il was stated that the spread Of
tae cholera Was largely attributed by
GENTLE men to the in ucnco OF the
prevalent astron)m cal conditions, or al
least to tclluric AMI atmospheric conli-
tons, over which the planets are su)-
posed to have some indueQce.
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A distillery has lately been put in
operation in Charleston, S. G., for
man featuring oil rom pine wood The
material is subjected to intense heat III
scaled retoIts, and one cord Of It is sad
TO yield 10 gallons Of turpontine, ~ gal
Ions OF pine wood oil, 81 bushels of
charcoal, - gallons Of wood vinegar,
and a quantity Of iuiammaJlo gas ind
vegetable asphaltum The oil alone is
worth about q cents a gallon, and is
used by painters and shipbuilders.
Apart froa Its commercial value, the
process is interesting as showing how
modern chemistry is able 10 sup liant
those old destructive che AlcaI processes
by which 3 single article was prod ced
from a given material, and ali the rest
wasted or ruined.
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The Children OF tao Noon.


A wise little girl Believed that the
stars were the ch hldgen Of the moon
ner other wantej her to 60 to bed one
night le.ore she felt quite sleepy enough
to 80 willingly But the moon hasn't
sent her children to bed yet, objected
the little astrono er petulantly 1t 50
happened that storm was brewing and
hea y clouds were gathering in the
heavens go and see if she hasn't, "
SAID her mother The little head
was Immediately popped out of the
window an the sEy was scanned
eagerly Wcll. guess I've got to 20
to cd now she sui after the survey,
the oon is 60 'aring up her children
ana tucking them IN.
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After the Baltic.
TN. C'entlrY.l


After the engagement went over the
field in front OF the enemy's fort Ad
vancing through the tangled mass OF
logs and stumps, saw one of our men
aiming over tie branch Of fallen
tree, which lay among the tangl d
abatis. | called to him, but he did not
turn or move Advancing nearer, /
put my hand on his shoulder, looked in
his face, and started back. He was
deadI-shot through The brain and 50
suddenly had the enl come that hia
rigid hand grasped lis musket, and he
still preserved the attitude of watchful
ness literally occupying his post after
death.
AT another place we came upon one
of our men who had evidently dic6
from wounds. Near oio Of his hands
was Testament, and bn his breast lay
an ambrotype pici re Of a group Of
children and another OF young woman
We searched in vain .or his name. II
was neither in his ook nor upon his
clothing; and, unknown, this private
hero was N,riNd on what was doubi less
his first ba lie. field. The pictures were
afterwards put on exhibition for identi-
fication.
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A COUNTERFEIT DeTEoroa
Tolls Nhai He Knows About Spurious
Money stories Of tho Queer"
LnuhAllle NluLn. n -ruI
Meeting Fdwin CushuInn. tho con


Louisville CoAler oroIl
Mcellhs -aWln Cushman, the eoun-
tcrielt delector, aJ Balmers hotel, re-
teatIy, a reporter asted hm for q few
points concerning his business.
toW .ln5 nave you been In your
tuin-s5, where have you con and
VITA Who@ nave yod hGd las,aes5 y
was asked
s'ai it9 out teaching how to detect
counterfeit money IN August, i5. /
ma tean IN twenty STAGES indian ier-
ritory, ana Canada, and nave registered
II nearly l,OJV dl. erent hotels / aaye
taught the governors OF Tour states,
state, county, and city 0 lcors, preach
efs, lawyers, doctors, editors, p&naer5,
and business men OF all kinds ny tbs
thousands | have taught men Of nearly
all natlonaite8 except DhIucae
" no are the test Judges OF mOneyF'
Ihey aro not, as most people sup
pose, ednk telIers The latter, | hdye
round, are generally young men, who
sIait OUT III HE with a good stock OF
seil,,conceit Some OF them get over it
IN TIME, ana are wiling 10 learn ai they
can, while Others carry tAer etpceil
with them to the grave, and, for aught
j know, INTO the next world Telegraph
operators ana dry goods men become
good Judges ol money. SoAe Meu are
naturafuorn judges; otners could neyer
become Judges y any system Of instruc-
llon nor by any amount OF experience.
ME good lua 90 OF money are pl nti-
III, 1t 's only occasionally tha! goa
theei IN eH, crt IN O. pert has to know
a thousand things about money that a
mere Udse hover dreamed OF
How many different counterfeit
have been d tlUtsQ.
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Detroit Free Press.

i47EIIUit TO ITVos'I
Beds are occupied night after night,
gear after year, by divers persons in
sickness ana in health, in summers
heat and winters cold, and as to wnen
bedding is remade and puri1 ed each one
can sudge by his own experience. Com
pare this with the use of the South
American hammo k, which only requires
a atodt blanket inside, and in winter Il
woo'en sleeping dress as we'll Of SUI table
make periodically washable The sani-
tary difference 1e ONES at once start
ling to those who have never considered
the subject besore
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- e.
The latest invention for covering
waiiS and ceilings is called "soapstoue
hn.sh, aud is mainly composed Of
Steatlte. 1t takes higl polish, is pearl
gray n tint, presents the est possible
surface for painting either IN oil or
water o.or, an vii Il ituer chap Il r
chip. 1t is claimed to tie non.con-
dGctor aud non absorycut, and can G
washed without inGry. Nails can be
driven into it without damage. Hhtn
sub ectel TO heat and moisture and
cheHcal fame. it is aad to give
no smell it &lo dos, not turn
yellow with aga Il is recommended
or hospitals, factories. cellars. mar
lets, cloSots, panties and kitchens,
AM is p.easautsr 70 TIE eve than ordi-
nary T'hltowash o. heap paper
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Col, Casey, the eng.leor, says Il do
not suppose it is possible for man to
make anything that viii endure forever
There is no Substance IN nature that
vii withstand the rayages of time, and
the marble an granite Of which that
shaft is composed are no exception, to
he rule believe it will stand as long
as there is anything left Of it How
many hundreds OF thousands OF years it
will take the frost and storm and sun to
wear away, particle by particle, that
great mass OF stone, it would be idle
even to conjecture. Ii will be SO far in
tho future that do not think there is
any oeession for US to feel distressing
GprrehenSions
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When ia whale L. st geb.
lBctrnit Free Prem

Immediately upon a whale being hay-
p0Ongd, h. sounds, that Is, goes uad.
water at lightning speed, as does also
the line to which he is attached, maxi g
1t necessary to throw water upon il to
prevent it from taking fire from the
friction. 1t has been claimed that
whales can run at a speed OF a mile a
minute, They cannot remain long be-.
,ow, Tut must come ap to breathe.
hen a whale is struck, the boat
steerer is relieved by the h haader, aud he
mans the steering Wtil the whaie turns
up; when a whale dies his belly turns
uppermost TheS the OATS are all
fastened together the sails hoisted and
then commences a long, tedious pull
on might think they would lay to and
let the ship come up The ship GOES
come up as last as it can, but it has to
beat up, for whales Invariably run to
Nindward and oftentime5 boat is miles
away from the ship when a prize is cap
tured. Not frequently darkness over
takes them long way from their berth8.
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Sport for the Eyes.

IeNIV- FI' ANIdIIEE,I
1t would be we'll if we had GONE form
of sport which would en- ourage the i'm
provement OF eyesight We might have
eye matches, for example, with prizes
for those who could see furthest and
clearest. There conld be wnkinr
matches, open to persons of both sexes,
for the purpose Of strengthening the
muscles of the eyelid, and government
might offer premiums to blue-cycd
babies, ami thus encourage the style OF
the eye which, &C. ording to oculists. is
hest adapted for ordinary wear and
tear
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A Boston womnn's Business Philanthropy.
Boston Letter.

Mrs Alice n. Lincoln is one OF the
most energetic, practical and bus ness
like women in Boston. She ia also
one of the wealthiest she has mag
niicent home on Commonwealth ave.
nue., and possesses an income Of aloet
Si~,6aO year. She has always tken
a great interest in sanitary matters, aD5
nee the newspapers tegan their ru-
ado against filthy tenements she has
neen running tenement houses in the
worst parts o. tie city. The places
were about TO be vacated by the board
D health on account Of their unhealthy
condition, when Mrs Lincoln rented
them made needed repairs and improve
mtntS and let the apartments to re
pectabl poor people
While in one sense the work is a be-
neyo.ence, she conducts her houses on
strict business principles, visiting them
frequently and making all the rent col
eotions herself, Thus far she has come
out with fair profit The scheme is
now hobby with her, and she is bar
gaining for the notorious Crystal
Palace, ~ very ancient and filthy bar
racks in the south Cove, where thieves,
hoodlums and debauches make their
Headquarters.
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TD0AI y y ~ IIT
People who enter the social lists in
Washington society must cultivate q
sharp tongue, or they gel routed and
put to confusion every time, From al
accounts sone ladies have distin-
gulshed themselves there lately in not
precisely the hochetoucauId style Of
cynicism CT rel artee ior there is a
way the pot may call the kettle black
ihat reflects the glory Of wit even in the
mire Of bad mannerS.
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"st.cJs, othe St elk" +"

Years ago. when Young min atcr in
q try ing position oIt west We fell into
doeprut 0, diacoaragemcnt and poured
out our soirows in letter to an on4n mt
octor Of divinity who had grown up
with a new city and had lie ON one of
the foremost diyines and educators OF
the state, his reilly waa characteristic Of
the man; My dear br6tlor stick All
that | Lave ever accomplished in this
new country has been BY sticking power.
! have seen two generations OF dri.tTood
swept past my door, hut | am here yet,
Stick, brother, stick.
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Seeing the Animals.



Victor Hugo received visit recently
from ord s., a Dember of the rit-
ish house Of lords, who was aceompa-
MED by his wife and daughters. The
poet entered the drawing-room, ana
asked to what he owed the honor Of the
visit Lord -, turning to his wife,
sai.i; H. ictor uso. grand poet
Victor ugo towod, Turning to his
daughters, Lord .----- adde1 ''N ictor
Hugo o;ie anne d. aris" lie
then opened a large notebook, appar-
emily with Tho intention q soliciting an
autograph ctor tago began to show
signs Of t.isp easufe, lnt Lord N +,
still looking 1t his memor ndam hook
drew his watch fWn MS. waiStcoas
pocket, aud a2d aio' "(t 10 o'elo K
see The craSr II &c 'ariin a'Ac II
maucn. AHa D IS = retire i, fo.-
lowed by hs .au..,.
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The admirers OF handsome PATCHWORK
will te Interested in learning hat an
autograph 4uit is now Oh exhibition
at hew llrans The scraps Of silk
which compose the quit bear the au1o.
graphs of many dis nsuisheI p rson
ages, among them yong the nalaos Of
zen. Grant, reai.ent Arthur, sir
lad.t tone, the n nhi,brp Of Canter-
tGry, edwin oo.n, alfini, ana others
more OF les rennMnhl.