) TEE" EVENING DAILT TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1803. Japanese fthoir at Home. The Boston Traveller has a correspondent In Nagasaki, Japan, who saw for hfmHelf a Japanese show, before a Japanese aadienee. We quote the following, which will prove of Interest to those who attended the exhibitions of the rival Japaneso troupes in this city, a couple of years ago: JUGGLERS. On the way from the castle in the morning we had passed a troupe of jugglers, much larger and apparently more Bkilf ul than com mon. When we stopped to look on, the native crowd was at once neglected, and the whole performance directed to us: bo, not caring to Btand long in the broiling sun, I had engaged them to come to the Sweetmeat Castle, with all their apparatus, and perform to us there. I suppose you have all seen "Hamai Kari Sadakitchi and his beautiful eon 4A11 Right,'" and admired, as I did, their great dexterity and extraordinary equili brium. Hut these strolling players went far beyond them. There was a clown, of course what's a circus without a clown ? a droll old fellow, his face twisted into most gro tesque and innumerable wrinkles, who must have been excruciatingly witty, for the crowd of Japanese that soon collected were continually convulsed. Be fore the performance commenced, this funny man came forward and made us a speech, complimentary, no doubt, since he bowed low and frequently, and apologetio of the troupe. The wind was high, the sun in a bad quarter, would the princely, visitors kindly consider these circumstances in oriti cizing the performances, ete. Proceeding to business, a strip of carpet was laid down in front, and an old woman, terribly deroUetee, so that her skinny and wrinkled old breasts almost rested on her lap, sat on her heels in a corner of the fence, and played the samisen (guitar) with an ivory plectrum. Old Comue provided himself with two sticks, which he clapped together from time to time as he con tinued his oration, and the first two perform ers two little scraps of boys came forward and prostrated themselves on the oarpet. In order to make the salute courteous, a la Japo nuise, you first kneol, then sit back on your heels, keeping the knees on the ground; then stick your forehead to the ground, and stow head, elbows, hands, and feet out of sight like a turtle, so that only a square of back is presented. If you happen to have a handker chief tied around your heud, it is a terrible in sult not to take it off . FEATS OF BOYS. The salute completed, the little pigmies, Tith pretornaturally grave faces, straightened tip, spread their arms out to the fullest ex tent, and ruado the shrill, plaintive cry with which we became so familiar when "All Ilight" was with us. Then commenced such tumb ling as you never conceived of somersaults and handsprings, backward and forward, con tortions, legs used as arms and arms as loan. until I must needs wonder what had become of their articulations and bones. Finally, one bent back until his hands touched the carpet, and became a horse, head hanging downward and breast and belly upward. The other mounted, and such trottjng and can tering, and kicking, and screaming, and fear of being thrown, expressed in the solemn little faces as there was ! At length the un tamed charger became unmanageable; kick ing and screaming, he bolted, clearod the pile of bamboo poles at a bound, and throw his rider headlong as naturally as possible. As quiok as a thought both were on their feet, arms outstretched, with a grin carved on their btony little faces, and no more expression in their eyes than if they were a pair of bright black beads, as they closed this part of the performances with such a squeaking cry. THE CLOWN. The clown's turn came next. Wearing only a loose robe, quite like an American dressing-gown, he came forward to explain what be was going to do. The gown was thrown off one naked brown shoulder, and with the degage air of a master performer, he exhibited to us a brass tobacco-pipe, with a short reed stem. After quite a little oration, which I should be most happy to translate, if I only had understood it, he proceeded to fill and light his pipe, and after a short smoke he swallowed it, stem and all, drank a cup of water, and vomited forth volumes of smoke like a chimney. Then he whistled and again became a chimney. We thought we had him after a quick motion of the hand from the month to his girdle, but he had sold us, and again the pipe appeared in his mouth, still burning. This sort of thing was kept up long enough to make one sick, almost, with sympathy, and was given up for the still more marvellous eggs balancing. Four eggs are placed on the corners of a perfectly fiat lacquered Blab, whioh the performer holds in his hand. By an almost imperceptible oscilla tion of the slab, one of the eggs is just agi tated, then greatly rotated. The motion becomes more rapid until one of the eggs is left spinning on its point, the othor three remaining quietly in their places. , A second is treated in the same way, the first still spinning; then the third and the fourth, until all four eggs were rapidly spin ning, each in its own corner, without having been touched by hand or instrument. I doubt if dexterity can go further than this. Had Columbus visited Japan he would have taken less pride in his little egg-standing feat. The performance continued quite a long while, and contained much that is better worth see ing than telling. Tops were made to run up a perpendicular cord into a lantern, which flew open and displayed banners and stream ers, like the last scene in the JJlack Crook. The little boy risked his life terribly at the head of a long bamboo pole, held up by one of the men, and the slack-wire dancer went to sleep on his precarious perch as uncon cernedly as if at home. But jugglery is one of those thingn which gave rise to the pro verb. "Seein' is belie vin'." So let ns dis miss the performers with a nibu (about CO cents;. The CuUle-l'Ish. Mr. L. L. Ilartt. In his "Chapter on Cuttle FiBhes" la the American Jfaturalwt, describes his encounter with one ol tuese octopods on tuo nant of Uracil, which wound its lonr arms, cov- ' ered with numerous suckers, around his bands in such a way as to hold him prisoner for a short time. On relinquishing its hold it dropped on the eand, and, ulur Its long slimy arms us legs, made Its way towards the water, looking like a huge and very tipsy spider, ike cuttle-fish be' lnnnrs in tliA mnllnnlru a Hrannh fit thfl finlmal JUU" uv l"tullUl:lllJj M W . I . . - ...... kingdom distinguished for its members being Imilt upon the plan of a sac, and to which Mr. Hyatt has applied the more ap proprlate name of Saccata. It is difr tingulnhed from ull othor mollusks, such as snails, clams, etc., by having a very large head, a pair of large eyes, and a mouth furnished with a pair of laws, arouud which are arranged, in a circle, eight or ton arms furnished with suckers. In the common cuttle-fish or equld of our coast, the body, which is long and narrow, Is wrapped In a muscular cloak or mantle, like a bag, fitting tightly to the back, but loose In front. It U closed up to the neck, where it Is open like a looBuly-fiuing overcoat- buttoned up to the throat. Attached to its throat, by the middle, Is a short tube, open at both cud. The tube or syphon can be moved about in any direction. The animal breathes by means of gills, which are attached to the front of the body, Inside the cloak, and look like the rullles of a shirt bosom. By means ot these gills the air contained In the water is breathed, and they answer the same purpose for the cuttle fish that our lungs do lor us. In order to swim, the animal swells out the cloak in front, so that the water llows In between It and the body. Then it closes tho cloak tightly about the neck, so that the only way the water can get out Is through the syphon. Then it contracts forcibly Its coat, and the water is driven out in a jot from the syphon, and the body is propelled In an opposite direction like a rocket through the water. This syphon is flexible, like a water hose, and can bo bent so as to direct the stream not only forward, but sideways and backward, so that the auimal can move in almost auv direc tion, and turn summersaults with perfect ease; and so rapidly do cuttle-fish swim that they are able to make long leaps out of the water. U sually, howevor.the animal swims backwards, with its long arms trailing behind. Our common cuttle-fish of this coast has, in addition to its eight arniB, two long slender tentacles, which may be withdrawn into the body. The tall is pointed and furnished with a fin on each side. The octnpods to which the Brazilian cuttle-fish belongs have round, purse-like bodies, and eight arms united at the base witn a wco, and they swim by opening and shutting their arms like an umbrella; in this mode of swimming they re semble the lellv-llshes. The paper nautilus is nothing in tho world but a female cuttle-fish that bunas a shell, mere was a very pretty story told of her habits by Aristotle, the old Greek naturalist, which everybody believed until qulto lately, lie said she rode on the top of the waves, seated in her boat-like shell, and spread ing her broad arms to the winds for sails. But, unfortunately, the story has no foundation iu fact. She cither crawls about on the bottom of the sea. or swims quite like other cuttle-fish. shell foremost, only occasionally coming to the surface. Strangely enough, she holds the two broad, hand-like extremities of tho arms against hor body, and it is the inside of these arms that secrete the paper-like shell. which is only a sort of cradle for her eggs. Not so with the pearly nautilus, which is furnished with a beautiful coiled-up, pearly shell, formed on the outside of tho animal. Tho shell Is divided into numerous chambers, aud the ani mal, living in the outer one, builds a partition across the back ot it as the shell grows. Uuttlo flsh are sometimes used for food by the Brazi lians, and different species may be seen in the markets, where one frequently finds them still alive. Sometimes as we stoop to examine one. its body is suddenly suffused with a deep pink ish glow. Before we have time to recover our surprise this color fades, and a beautiful blue takes its place as rnpidly as a blush some times suffuses a delicate cheek. The blue. perhaps, is succeeded by a green, and then the wnoie uouy becomes pint again. Une can hardly conceive anythiug more beautiful than this rapid play of colors, which is produced by tho successive distention of sets of littlo sacks containing fluids of different colors which are situated under the skin. The cuttle-fish is also furuiphed with a bag containing an inky fluid, which, when the animal Is attacked or pursued, it ejects into tho water, thus completely blind ing its adversary aud effectually covering its retreat. It is from this fluid that tho color Sepia is made. Besides carrying au ink-bottle, some species of cuttle-fish are provided with a long, delicate, horny pen, which forms a sort of stiffener to the back. 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MERRICK SONS, ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS. manafactnre High and Low Pressure steam Engines iur i.huu, jiivcr, una juanue service, pollers, Gasometers, TankH, Iron Boats, etc. t'astlnirs of all kindB, either Iron or Brass. Iron Frume KoufH for Gas Workti, Workshops, and Railroad Stutions, etc. Retorts and Cos Machinery of the latest and most improved construction. Ivuura fluuniHntlnn .if Ttantottnn Vahlnarv aloft Sngar, Saw, and Grist Mllln, Vacuum Paus, Oil SU am Trains, Defecators, Filters, Pumping En irlnes. etc Sole Agents for N. Billenx's Sugar Boiling Appa. rattiH, NeHiuvth'a Patent Steam Hammer, and Aspin wall A Woolscy'a Patent Centrifugal Sugar Drain- lug Machines; 30 QIRARD TUBE V70RK8. JOHN H. MUKPHY & BROS. tlanufttcturera of Wrought Jroa Pipe, Ki. PHILADELPHIA, PA WORKS, U'NTVTJUL1HII and JF1L.BKK Htrooca. OFFICE, 4 1 lis. 44 North KIKTn Mtreeu FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFE j7 WATSON & SON, Of the late Ann of EVANS A WATSON, FIIIE AND BUEGLAK-PROOF H A F E STORE, KO. 63 SOUTH FOUBTH STREET, 8 815 A few doori above O hesnnt at, Philada TIlll,! IIIKIH!! 1IHI!!! st What Is nicer for a Christmas present than fine SINGING CANARY and a BEAUTIFUL CAGE? Cheaper than any place in the oity. No. 144 North SIXTH Street, 12 18 Ira Odd-Fellows' Hall, W. A. IIKNKY. 2AMUEL SMITH & CO., No. 4 8. SEVENTH Mrt KTK.AM AND OAS FITI'EUH AND FLVMBERS. Tube, Fittings aud Brass Worko onstantly on naud. ... A II work nmmntlv attended to. Galvauized lute for Cemetery lots furnished. 11 17 3m LUMBER. 18G9 (SPRUCE JOIST. SPRUCE JOIST. H KM LOCK. 11 KM LOCK. 18G9 18G9 SEASONED CLEAR PINE. SKASONED C'l.KAK PINK. 1869 CHOICK PATTERN PINK. SPANISH CKDAR, FOR PATTERNS, i RED CEDAR. 18G9 FLORIDA FLOORING. FLORIDA FLOORING. CAROLINA FLOORING. VIRGINIA FIXK)RING. DELAWARE FLOORING. ASH FLOORING. WALNUT FLOORING. FLORIDA STEP BOARDS. RAIL PLANK. 1869 1 Qflfl WALNUT BOARDS AND PLANK. 1 Qpn 100 J WALNUT BOARDS AND PLANX.lO07 WALNUT HOARDS. WALNUT PLANK. 1869 VNDERTAKERS' lumber. UNDERTAKERS' LUMBER. RED CEDAR. WALNUT AND PINE. 1869 1869 SEASONED POPLAR. SEASONED CHERRY. 1869 ASH. WHITE OAK FLANK AND BOARDS. HICKORY. 1Qfn CIGAR BOX MAKERS' 1 QPO 10U7 CIGAR BOX MAKERS' 10017 BPAN13II CEDAR BOX BOARDS, FOR SALE LOW. 1869 CAROLINA SCANTLING. CAROLINA II. T. HILLS. NORWAY SCANTLING. 1869 1869 CEDAR SHINGLES, 1 QPfi CYPRESS SHINGLES. 100 7 MAULE. BROTHER A CO., No. SftOO SOUTH Street JJNITED STATES BUILDERS' MILLS ITFTEENTn STREET, BELOW MARKET, ESLER & BROTHER, Proprietors. WOOD MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, ETO. BALUSTERS AND TURNING WORK. A Large Stock, always on hand. 9 11 8ra DAN EL PLANK, ALL THICKNESSES. X 1 COMMON PLANK, ALL THICKNESSES. 1 COMMON BOARDS. 1 and 2 SIDE FENCE BOARDS. WHITE PINE FLOORING BOARDS. YELLOW AND SAP PINE FLOORINGS, llf and W. Dt ntvUi JUIM . AI.Ij si.nn. HKMLO(;K JOIST, ALT, SIZES. PLASTERING LATH A SPECIALTY. Together with a general assortment of Building Lnrabet for sale low for cash. T. w. mi aiaz, 11 '24 tim FIFTEENTH and STILES Streets. U M B E R UNDER ALWAYS DRY. OVER Walnut, White Pine, Yellow Tine, Spruce, Hem lock, Shingles, etc., always on hand at low ratea WATSON & GILLLNGHAM, 895 No. 924 RICI1MOND Street, lsth ward. CURTAINS AND SHADES. QURTAIN MATERIALS LACE CURTAINS, 13'00 to JOOOO a pair. NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS, ti to 814 a pair WINDOW f HADES, all kinds. SILK BROCATELLES, SMYRNA CLOTHS, PLUSHES, REPS, TERRIES AND DAMASKS, all colors. TASSEL, GIMPS, FRINGES, ETC. Ul SO 31 RAILROAP SUPPLIES. W. H. CAEEYL & SONS. No. 723 CHJ2SNUT STllKKP, IN E. H. GODSnALK A CO.'S CARPET STORE, (TWO DUUltS AUOlS OUU OLD STAND). PATENTS. ylLLIAM S. IRWIN, GENERAL TATEXT AGENT, No. 406 LIBRARY STREET. OUTOALTS PATENT ELASTIC JOINT IROB ROOF. AM ERIC AN CORRUGATED IRON OO.'S HAND FAC'I URES, FIRE-PROOF BUILDINGS, ETO. TAYLOR A OOALE'S PATENT AUTOMATIC) LOOK-UP SAFETY VALVE. BRADFORD'S LOW WATER INDICATOR, ETO, ETC. 10 4 tl 1 PATENT OFFICES, N. W. Corner FOURTH and CHESNUT, (Entrance on FOURTH street). TRANCIS D. rASTOZLZUS, SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.' Patent procured for Inventions In the Unite. States a Foreign Countries, and all business re latlng to the same promptly transacted. Call or ss tor circulars on Patents. Open till 9 o'clock every evening. 8 6smth PATENT OFFICES, N. W. Corner FOUBTH and WALWTJT PHILADELPHIA. FEES LESS THAN ANY OTHER RELLABL AGENCY. Send for pamphle on Patents. 8 4 thstni CHARLES H. EVANS. TATE RIGHTS FOR SALE. 8TAT1 Mights of a vslnsble Invention Inst patented, and fa the SLICING, (JUTTING, and OHIPflNU of dried bee! cabbiine, etc., are hereby ollored for sale. It is an articU of treat value to proprietors of hotels and restanrante. ami it should be introduced into every family. STATE K1GHTH for sale. Model can be seen at TELEGRAPH Or FIOK, COOPER'S POIWT, N. J. 7tV MUNDY A HOFFMAN. WINDOW CLASS. 1 N 11 O IV ii L, A H , EVANS. SHARP & CO.. No. C13 MARKET STREET, Are dally receiving shipments of Glass from their Works, where they are now making 10,000 feet per day. They are also receiving shipments of riAENCn WINDOW OLA3S. Rough Plate and Ribbed Glass.JEnamelled, Stained, Engraved, and Ground Glass, which they oiror at LOWEST MARKET RATES. 9 25 3m LOOKING CLASSES, ETO. 8 TA BIiISHKD 179 6. E A. 8. ROBINSON, FRENCH PLATE LOOKING-GLAHSEH, ENGRAVINGS, BEAUTIFUL CHROMOS, PAINTINUS, ' Manufacturer of all kinds or LOOKING-GLA88, PORTRAIT, AND PICTURE FRAMES, HO. 910 CHESNUT STREET, 1 15 Fifth door above the Continental, Phlla. ILLIAM ANDERSON & CO., DEALERS in Fine Whiskies, , Ao. I North SOOOND Street, I'hilaauluiiia. AOOTION SALES. MTITOMA8 A BON8, N08. 139 AND 111 B. FOURTH BTRKKT. Rale No. 317 Smith Fifteenth street. SURPLUS HOUetKHOl.U H'KMIUHH, HANTKL MIKKUK, I INK UAKPKTM, It 10. On Priilav Morninf. Deo. S4. at 10 o'el.vk. at Nn. X17 Houth Fifteenth street. below Spruce, by catalogue, the sumlus household furni ture, comprising: null walnut pariis furniture, covered with garnet plush ; rosewood etajrere: French-piste mir ror, bark and lirocidalln marble top; rosewood and walnut ovsl centre tables, brocSdslla marble tops; oiled walnut, dining-roiim furniture; extension dining-tahle; bntTet sideboard; French-plate mirror ; walnut chamber furni ture ; walnut hat and rmbrella stand ; tine I''rnch-p4te mantel mirrors; chandeliers; fine velvet, Bvussels, and other carpets. May De eiamined on nne merning ci saio. mm at, BUNTING, DURBOROW CO., AUCTION K.ERH. No. SMJ ac4 834 MARKET Street, oomer al Bank street. Suooeesori to John B. Myers Co. CLOSING SALE OP OARPETIIfGS, Olt CLOTHS, TO., ETC. On Pridsv Morn'sis. December 24. at 11 o'clock, on four months credit, afaont tm pieces ingrain, Vemtian, list, hemp, eovtage, and rag; oarpetinga, oil cloths, rags, eto. 11 ltrSt CLOSING SALE OT 9m CARMS BOOTS. SHOES. RRIni A NR. F.TO., On fttoHulnw Mnminff. Deo. 2", at 10 o'clock on four mcnths' credit. 12 ! rTHOMAS BIRCH A BON. AUCTIONEERS A AND COMMISSION M KUCHA NTS. No. Ills CHESNUT Street, rear entranoe No. UU7 bansom street. Sale at No. Hill Chenrat street. ELEGANT CAM WET FURNITURE. SIX F)8rV Vt OdD riANO-l'OHl KN. r me Hruxsels and Other Carpets, French Plate Mirrors, Parlor and Cluwtiber Suite, Musical Bores, 'aes, Chirks, Fancy Goods, Eto. on rnuay Aliening, At 9 o'clock, at the aootiorv store. No. HID Cbesnat street, will be sold, by oatalogae, a large ssnortieent of eiegnut parlor, chauiier, uiiiinic-raom, anu uurary furni ture. 1'IANO FORTFS, Rosewood riiann-foie. by Hi ires Pro. : Schotnucker & Co., liuiiett A Davis, Reed A Co., Keicrienhaeh, and ethers. musical liOAKS. Also, three elugant large siza mnsicsl boxes. FANCY GOODS.-AIM). trench mantel olosks. Jar dinieres, Vases, Ornaments, JCto. Li2t3 2t BARRITT t CO., AUCTIONEERS. OA8H AUCTION HOUSE. Ill 24 t iv o. siu Al A I4.I 1 Mreet, corner el Hans street. Casb advanced on consigamonts without eitra charge. FURS! FURS! FURS' TWELFTH FALL TRAuK H Al K OF AMKRI0AN ANIIIVlPWRrivD r CKH, UAKIUAI.K ANDHUC1U11 ROBES.AIUUANS, ETO.. BY CATALOGUE. On Fritlsy Mornictr. Deo. 2'. cemmeni'ing at 1(1 o'clock, oomnrising 1000 lota l adies', MinieV.nnd Children's Russinn, Huuson Bay and Mink riuble, Siberian Stmirrul, I.7iniuo, 1-itch, W.itor Mink, etc. Also, U3lJt KUtr.a, amjhabs, Ki'on, i.n; VI.., Wolf, Fox, Butlalo, Cat, and Rear Robes. c. D. McCLEES & CO., No. BU6 MARKET Stroet. AUCTIONEERS LARGE AND ATTR AOTIVE BKT.V, OF BOOTS. SHOES, HKOOANS, KTOM On Atnnnjav Morning, Pro. 37, at 10 o'clook. including a lurce linn of citv made Roods, to which we invite the attention of tho trad9. 1U it c ON CERT HALL AUCTION ROOMS, No. 13W CHESNUT SUcet. T. A. MCCLELLAND, Auctioneer. SALE AT THE WAREKOOMS OK JOSEPH WAL- ION & CO., No. 4i:i WALNUT STREET. Oil Eridny Moruinir, Tlnn pnirnnnnrin. tllU ..'i.l.wlc will ha anlif. h mtnlonuR, the large stock of furniture, manufactured by the well-known House ot Joseph Wulton A i;o ana which was slightly dnmngnd by tho Into fire at their storo, lint hns now been put in complete condition, and will be sold at their warurooms on the duy above named, without re Borve. N. 11. I or particulars and catalogues call at the store) of the auctioneer, T. A. McUlelluud, No. 1219 Ohesnut street. 13 20 -It MARTIN BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS. (Ijately Ralesmen for M. Thomas A Sons.) No. BtfS OHESNUT Street, rear entrance from Minor. T IPPINCOTT, BON & CO., AUCTIONEERS, XJ No. 24il MARKET Street. CROCERIES. ETO. & Co., GROCERS. Broad and Chesnut Sts.f AND Seventeenth and Arch Sts., PHILADELPHIA, Invite attention to their stock of Fine Teas and Coffees. Flour, Frnits, aud all raro and choice articles pertaining to a Family Grocery Store. Particular attention is paid to the careful selection of Fine Teas of every description, and with the facilities at their command, they are prepared to famish every variety of goods of the vory best qualities at the lowest prioes. They endeavor to conduct their business on such prin ciples as they trust will meet the approbation of all who may favor them with their custom. 12 2 thstulm LMEKIA AND CATAWBA GRAPES, BEST QUALITY RAISINS, ALMONDS, WALNUTS, HAVANA ORANGES, ITGS, PRUNES, CITRON, CURRANTS, ETO. Every description of Fine Groceries. ALBERT C. ROBERTS, 11 7 Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Street. jyjICIIAEL MEAGHER ft OO.I NO. 923 South SIXTEENTH Street, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in PROVISIONS. OYSTERS, AND SAND CLAMS, FOR FAMILY USX ERRAPIMS 118 PER DOZEN. Sit DRUGS, PAINTS, ETO. BERT SHOEMAKER & OO. N. Corner FOURTH and EACE Stt, PHILADELPHIA. WHOLESALE DRUGCI8T8, Importers and Manufacturers of White Lead and Colored Faints, Puttyf Varnishes, Eto, AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED FRENCH ZINO PAINTS. Dealers and consumers supplied at lowest prtoet torcaaft. 13 H DRUCCIST A WD CHEMIST, AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN PAINTS, OILS. GLASS. AND PATENT MEDICINES, . Nos. 1301 and 1303 MARKET St. 10 81 Uistuiim 1 HATS AND OAPS. , WARBURTON8 IMPROVED VENTI- lated and eaay-fittinjr Dree, lists ( patented), in all the improved fashions of th. season. OHiitiNUT fitreek nest door to the Post Office. Ulfrvt PAPER HANOINQS. T OOKl LOOK ! 1 LOOK! ! I WALL PAPERS J and Linen Window Hhadn. MannUotnreel, th. chpspest in the rlly, at JOUNHTON'h Depot, No. hFUlMi OAHIIKN htreet, below Eleventh. Uranoh, No, 3i 7 VY UEH A L Mreet, Camden, New Jersey, gHoi cxi:vi:o!Vt into., x. cu. O I I, N , 11 ln;iia No. I M b. SECOND fitreot.
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