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covered with splendid crimson silk brocatelle; lambrequins to match the furniture over all the front windows (crimson silk in parlor, green up? in the three window'ed large front bed. room); a bedroom set (bedstand? and bureau only) as fine as any of those which the fashion. able furniture dealers on the Southside used to charge 200 or 250 dollars for; - a rosewood seven - octane piano of Julius Bauer's make, the selling price of which is 600 dollars while I got it at trifle below the cord-price, viz: 300 dollars. You know, that we editors are a privileged clan here and get most things far cheaper than other people, if we want to. On this occasion I have not been slow to use all my opportunities. Our stock of china and kitchen utensils is also more complete than it was in the old house and the service of silver I got on my birthday is a very acceptable addition to our dining room furniture. The mantelpiece in the front parlor is ornamented by that beau tiful group of Rogers': "One more shot!" and I have ordered its counter piece "The wounded scout" from New York. _ Pictures I expect to get from Berlin. A new sewing machine has done excellent service already and will do more yet. It having treadles