LITERATURE. Hhy Will They Not Dlef SJoMfcono bus well described tho dlflerciice betweca a pvcl ot Ofty and of five, years ago,by,sayn? that "iu the former the heroine endured three volumes of disasters to secure a husband, while iu the latter she startJ .with two lords, and devotes three volumos to eettiui rid ot one 01 tnem." wane, now- i ever, a few years ajro, bigamy, or rather, polygamy, was fashionable in the world of fiction, the plot had, anyhow, the merit of genet ally terminating with the death of the villain and the happy hie of the virtuous. But of late a mirkcd change r come over the spirit of the writer's dream. The villains, With a tenacity utterly In opposition to propriety, have uninimausly refused to die. A greater respect for animal lile has never been exhibited by the strictest vegeta rian than characterizes the treatment by the writeis of the personages they call into life. With the tender solicitude of a mother, they nurse the villains through sickness, lead them to the footstool of repentance, guarantee them forgiveness, and let them start in life afresh, and disappear from our gaze high minded men. Now, while this modern treat ment may be very conducive to the increase of population, yet it robs us of those deli clous death-bed scenes which can be de scribed with such melo dramatic effect What has become of the moral lesson Incul cated by the ruined and baflied scoundrel who used to raise himself up in bis bed, utter a few well-chosen words of warning to the young, and then fall back a corpse? Will any advocate of the new system of ethics in fiction dare to tell us that the repentance End luture happiness of the human fiend are half no, not a tithe as satisfactory as this highly respectable termination of a career of crime ? We vie iv this amended theory of plots as an Instance of the d' geueracy of the age, and are not a loss to account for this unwarranted respect for human life. Not a decade since, a delicate lady would gloat and revel over ' the killing off of half a dozen iellow-crea-tures. This wholesale homicide was not only done because it came in her way, but she positively went out of her path to staid like 'Tescara," and detail their last bouis. But the heart of the female novelist has melted since the war. The sight ot so much human blood has convinced her that it is the duty of all writers to cultivate an Increase of the nation; so, instead of having the wicked and the erring die, she reforms them all, and the Mercy Vints become mothers of ten . children each, while to the Griffith Gaunt is given a carte blanche. However favorable such a reform may be to the growth of the census, yet it is certainly injurious to the cause of literature and morality. We have said that the decease of the villain serves to point a moral and adorn a tale, but the death of the virtuous is also a fine eflect. It was nearly universal once, when this false sentimentality caused the author to picture to us a pei lection of beauty, a fair nymph, whose spotless form was too good for earth, and who lived an ethereal life, enlist ing our sympathy by supporting life on a cup of mocha a day. Then this exquisite creature . is about to marry, and we feel convinced that a blissful future is in store for her. now it touched the feelings and drew forth the tears to see her hurried to a premature grave I Or a young man struggling to gain a noble end, having Just got it within his grasp, falls lifeless on the very threshold ot success. Ah! when such was the ruling motive of the writer, we could indeed know j' -what Byron calls the "luxury of tears." Now, however, their ethereal creations follow the example of the villains, and exhibit a longe vity truly astonishing. In fact, Judging from their remarkable strength, we would recom mend mocha as an article of nourishment. They shock all our more delicate sensibilities by their persistent adherence to the dross of this hie, and again we ask these creatures, "Why will they not die?" We do not question thus without meaning what we say. It is not all badinage. The hero and heroines of the latest novels never cue, nor ao any ot tue cnar8cters. iiet us take an instance from '"Griffith Gaunt."' Had the hero only died, how comfortable every thing would have come out! How every knotty point would have been unravelled, and the whole thing simplified! Kate Gaunt would have married Sir George Neville, and Mercy have lived a life of solitude, dispensing charity and exemplifying goodness. This would have been natural and proper, But no; Griffith wou'd not die. The conclusion was ruined, and the whole novel made a fail ure. And so it with the whole batch of novels lately received. Let the writers turn their pens into swords, "and slay and slay and Blay." It gives zest to the work. By letting loose the floodgates of wrath, the termination la simplified, and a melo-dramatic effect secured. We say, then, decapitate without mercy, and whenever a hero seems ripe for plucking, have no hesitation in ending his 'life. "Off with his head. So much for . Buckingham." ' REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. Poems. 2 vols. By Alfred B. Street. New York: liurd & Houghton. Tup poems of Mr. Street remind us of one ot eur Western prairies. They possess nothing above the conTentlonal level, and very Uttle below it. A dead monotony of merit appears through both his volumes, and whether he treats of a "Picnic," "A Beech Tree," "Tbe Lost JlaniSffi or "Lookout Mountain," we see no elevatiou of thought that can distinguish the mountain from the tree. To look at the index, one would think that Mr. Street had selected every subject on which other poets wrote, and penned his own effusion either as rivals or supple, ment.- to llioe of loftier bara. Thus we are THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 18GG. ailvlH?d to ' B?vaie tbe Bowl" in the same metre that Moore used in re commending its uro. In search of an onginal .topic, the mithor selects the "Country School House." Determined fo strike a vein ne ver bt fore reached, he goes back to Revolu tionary times, and Btru? to us of "Bunker Hill," "Concord," and "the Bnt le of Bennington." Weary of i-oiinding on that chord, he touches liphtly on the notes of our preat civil conflict, and treats of "Sheridan's Raid," "The Drum mer Boy," "Chancellorville," and "The Flag of the Enple;" while in personal matters he singe tbe praises ot Fanny Keinble, Abraham Lincoln, and the "late Chief Justice Savage." It is not to be expected that a ttentleman who follows carefully In the topics selected by estab lished poets, and who carefully avoids throwing any new liprht on their subjects, would give us much to either instruct or dehht. "The Brook" has been tolerably well treated of by Tennyson, and "Sheridan's Ride" hits been attempted by Read, and so on with all the poems of Mr. JSircet. One of two conclusions must be arrived at: either Mr. Street, with fine poetic ability, selected all these subjects, before any of his brother bards, and they copied their topics from him, or else be has, with a laudable desire to aid posterity, formed a little dictiutiary of popu lar poems, placed It as an InJex, and gave a few verses on their captions. Still another theory suprgests itself. Mr Street knew that many of the poems of the day would live in the future, an l by adopting the same title as some famous lyric, he has hoped to make posterity confomd his effusion with ;the simon-pure production. We rather pride ourselves on the originality of this theory, as it seems to explain satisfactorily his curious taste In the choice of his titles. Wc can publish no extract from the work, because, as wc have alrea.ly stated, they all so closely resemble the average newspaper poetry, that we deem illusUrJ'on unneces sary. To sura up our judgment on the two volumes, we should say that tf any one desires a rather weak dilution of war lyrics and soliloqucs on " School House," "Fortitu ie," and the like, we commend the very prettily printed-olumes before us. But as for vitality, force, or originality, they possess none. They read pleasantly, and if they contained any new thoughts, or expressed old ones In any notice able way, would be very excellent verses. Essays on Abt. By Francis Turner Palgrave. New York: Hurd & Houghton. Philadelphia Agent: D. Ashmead, No. 724 Chesnut street. Mr. Palgrave has already secured a foremost place among the art-critics of the day, and we are qlad to see his contribution to the Satur day Review compiled and issued in a more permanent form. While, for the sake of the fine arts, we welcome this contribution to that department of literature, too much neglected in our Anglo-Saxon literature, yet we cannot but foel sad at the contrast afforded us of Eng lish and American art literature. At least three fourths of the work before us is renderei point less, and almost unintelligible, by allusions to English paintings and painters, whose styles are utterly unknown to the American reader That part which treats of Crulkshank and of "Lost Treasures" Is pleasant reading, but that which criticizes the "Royal Academy" and the British artists, loses all interest when translated to this side of the water. We hope to see the day, and that speedily, when we can have an art literature of our own. It would pay handsomely if but a competent critic would appear, and give us just, unbiassed essays on the fine arts. Tne only kind that ever come under our notice is an occasional essay on "Painting" hy Tuckeraian, very plea sant, but not attempting to cover the ground, and a few newspaper articles. It is a shame to our painters that, while they are supplying work9 of national pride, no litterateur has ap peared who is competent to point out their beauties or defects. Mr. Palgrave's essays are very pleasantly written, and illustrate the kind of contributions needed to elevate American art. Cameron Hall. By M. A. C. Philadelphia: J. B. Llppincott & Co. Miss Mary A. Cruse, of Alubama, Is the authoress of the work before us. She has pre viously issued several minor novels, of no espe cial merit. The present work is her best, and we must say that is, when compared with the average of modern novels, a very goo story. It treats of Confederates, and with the exception of being another addition to the surfeit of war novels, is, in all respects, welcome. It Is writ ten with considerable force. The plot and characters are natural, the one being well worked up, the others well portrayed. It Is of the "Rutledge" order of fiction, affords us an insight into the Rebellion during the war, and gives us a readable love story. Madonna Mary. A Novel. By Mrs. Oltphant. New York: Harper & Brothers. Philadelphia Agents: J. B. Llppincott & Co. About once a month Mrs. Ohphaut presents tbe world with a new Minerva, fully armed, which springs from her teeming brain. The latest, "Madonua Mary," is written in her usual happy vein, with her usual unhappy love ot pro lixity. It is run out too far. The story is good: the characters are, ef course, original, yet natu ral. But there is too much given for tbe money. We are glad, however, to detect a uradual change of the fancy for details. It reached its zenith in "Miss Majorlbankd." It Is .now on tbe decline. If Mrs. Oliphant writes and lives for ten years more, with her old power of description, and a new power of condensation, she will be at the head of female novelists. Sermons on thb most Important Subjects op the Book op God. Bv Rev. William Barnes. Philadelphia: J. G. Miller. A cheaply got up book, of excellent con tents. It is fitted for general circulation, and is probably designed for sale among the poor. It does not exhibit any great power. The writer has not genius: yet it is evidently the production of a godly man. It Is written with the earnestness of faith, and will bring convic tion rather by its evident honesty than its supe rior argumentative ability. Fonette. By Edward Laboulaye. J. E. Tiltou & Co.: Bostou. CuiUBTMAS Holly. By Marian Harland. Shel don & Co.: New York. JEsof's Fables. Fowler k Wells: New York. Philadelphia Agents. We have before us the three little books, whose titles we give above. They are all exe cuted In the highest style of typographical art, and are most suitable for holiday gifts, recom mending themselves both by their contents and ; th? beautiful style of binding nud printing. , . T. Li. Peterson & Brothers have issuel a re print edition of the ever popular little work, "Father Tom and the Pope." It will, of course, lirul a ready a!e. The fame firm hrve in press a tiew work, hy Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworlh, called the "Brldo of Llewellyn." Coming from Mrs. Southworlh, it needs no recommendation to fecuic its success. Hurd & Houghton send us a number of handsomely illuminated children's books. Among them we notice three admirably adapted to please the little one, ' The Smart Cheater," "A Jolly Bear," andi"Retnini&ccnccs of Campo Pello," In connection with children's books, we may mention a very neat little contribution from J, B. Llppinoott, & Co., called "Fuz Buz, the Fly." It will delight the child reader. Harper A Biothers sent us the second part of the new 6ty!eof a child's piiiucr, "Reading with out Tears." It consists of a plan of teaching a child to road by pictures and names. It well merits the attention of teacher-. "Charlie Codman's Cruise" Is an almirablo bookferbojs, which comes to us from (J. W, Pitcher. It Is spirited, and very well written. It will be received 'uh de-light by all our boys as a gift lor the holidays. Th same house has a larpe collection ol ml clti-sesof Djoks tor boys, and elepant Chr ptnuia gifts. We have receded, anrt w ill shortly notice, 'A Summer in Leslie Ooldthwaite's Life'' and "Skiruiihliins." FRENCH LITERATURE. Paris Correspondence vfih: A'. Y. Tri'iunc. Paris, November 9. To thousand pages three columns tothe pari each column an mch bic lie and a quarter ol ttu inch broader than a column of ibe last Merriitm edition cf Webster, and printed in closer. order, such is the material description ot the first volume, A to H inclusive, ot that monumental work, ' Dictionnaire do la Langue Francalse," by Luire. A noble monu ment, harmoniously proportioned, of massive erudition and clear seientitic method. As a dictionary Us nomenclature is fuller, and defini tions ol usual and classical significations more satisfactory, than those ot the Dictionary ot the Academy. But it is more ihan a Thesaurus of words. It Is a treasury of knowledge ol iJpas. Here is the first value and distinctive feature of ilie work. The definition of a word, according to its usual and classic acceptation, is first supported by a numerous array of authoritative examples cited rom modern authors; then follows an "his toric" paragraph, suowine the usage in chrino lopical order, by selections from the earliest writer who can be called French, down to the sixteenth century ; then on this outer French nontier we find the etymological article, point ing out whence and by what roads and in wnat company the word caine. "I was so Impressed," savs our author, "with the bonds that unite the modern wlih the ancient French; I observed so many cases where the meaning aud the expres sions of our time are explicable only by the meaDinps aud expressions of an earlier time, so many samples where the form of words is not intelligible without the preceding forms, that it 6ecmed to me that the theory (doctrine) aud even the usage of the language must remain unsettled, unless they rest on their ancient base." And again he says: "The past of the language guides the mind directly towards its tutuie." Tbe Dictionary, of w hich this coiossal volume, previously issued in thirteen Avraisons, is one half, is completed in MS. Seeing that M. Llttre has lived only sixty-five years, and seeing what his other labors have tr"-,- the wonder is, at first, when he found time to execute this work. Nor is tbe wonder more than half removed v. hen we are told that out of the last twenty six be has given to it fifteen solid years. But his years count double. A gentleman of his acquaintance tells me that be habitually gives tourtcen hours a day to study. His customary bedtime is three o'clock In the morning. The. he has had a most sustaining, efficient collabo rator in his daughter, who inherits his love and patience of study, and, educated by him. is said to be almost as learned as her fatner. The French Academy, one of whose high and special functions it is to compose a Dictionary of the French language (they say that at the rate the work getting on it will be ready lor publica tion towards the close of the next century), will not admit Littre to membership, because he has translated Strauss and helped to popu larize Comte's philosophy. Taineis likewise tabooed bv the majority ot that professedly literary body; with what un reasonableness each new book from his pen lieehly demonstiates. The latest wo have to thank him tor is the "Philosophic de f'Art en Italic" It Is the second series of his lectures at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, the hist of which were published last year uuder the title of "Philosophic de l'Art," and have been translated by Mr. Dunlap of jour city. Yet another occupant ol tbe "41st Arm Chair" has laid all lovers of good letters under obliga tion by his "Voyage en RussK" Understand at the outset, thai Theophile Gautler does not attempt he would shamefully fall If he did to instruct the reader as to ihe politics or social ist its of Russia. But beyond any other living writer he has, and exercises tbe rare faculty of painting with bis pen not merely the objocts that have met his eve, but the very atmosphere in which ihey were bathed. And so If you want to see the outside, the picturesque sides, of Russia and Russian life, and be helped to a nice perception and appreoiatiou ot the treasures of urt in Russian museums, read these two de lightful volume1;, the perusal of which will also give you, dear general reader, who read French as well as jou do English, though you don't speak it, some surprise in respect of your Knowledge of tWe French written tongue. Prevost-Paradol is aa Academlcan; as, for finished deltness aud delicacy in the use of tne French lauguage as an instrument of thought, he surely deserves to be. The potent reason for his election, however, was that the literarily best aud cleverest of his uu voluminous writings had been sharply critical of ihe actunt political rrglme. His election was opened when he was condemned to fine aud Imprisonment for one of bis articles. He has just collected and publisbe J, in a small volume entitled "Quelques Pages d'Uisloire Contemporaiue," a series of letters on ibe political topics of the day. Two volumes of a French translation of Henri Hfin's "Correspondence Inedite" will be very welcome to those who cannot obtain or read the German origiual. This first series extends fr m 1820, the beginning of hU public literary lite, to 1813; a final volume will give his private letters dating from that period to 1856. Forty of the letters in this collection are addressed to the writer's early and iutimate friend Moser, and reveal qualities of hearty gentleness and goodness which are a grateful relief to the bright and burning daylight of persiflage and sarcasm with which bis works abound. Tbe first number of "Lalontalae's Fables," with Dore's illustrations, is on sale. Judging from these two, tnd from others that have been shewn in anticipation of publication, it is no venture to sa.vthat, as illustrations, they are far superior to most of the wood engravings inter leaved In the so-called Dore Bible. The medium in which Mr. Dore lives aud works is so en luely different irom the medium In which Moses and the Prophets aud Christ lived and did, that he should succeed io giving apt illustra tions to their life and woik. If I could venture to sp ak to the nacrower artistic question in the case, I should say that these illustratious are superior to inott of those lu tbe Pore lii'jle on ihe score of invention and sentiment. PARISIAN LITERATURE. The Paris correspondent of a New York weekly writes: Tbo favorite of the hour, Victorlen Sardou.has arocsed, the lnterestjof the Parisians during the last day or two. It was mentioned in a former 'etter, as evidence of the fecundity of the talent of tbls successful draaiutist, that on the night vkkli witness! tbe inill'ant success ol Our Worthy ViMyrrt) at flic Ovmne, nno'ber plsv, by thecRtne hivid, yens lead and accepted at the Vaudeville. 8o unusuitl a "run of luck" nst i isliy excited (in ibis amiable cttv) a good deal ot uot verv an lable Jephng. and a couple of tbo putty dallies, the Gaznife itrt htranqcr and tho finaro (the mosf spitelul It'le journal ex ant), having contrived to set some slight knoloiue l the new play, Maiton Jtmw. gave in their respective columns what purported to be an analysis thereof, with a runnlni? comment ary of ill-natured ctitieism, which marie. forth wlih the round ot the Paris press. M. Sardou, lecliDg himself immensely aggrieved bv tl is very irregular proceeding, so utterly dedant ol all leccivcd rules in regard of theatrical novelties, determined to suppress th new p ece aliopether. velused to superintend the rehear-' sols of the same, and called upon the manager of the Vaudeville to give- up the manuscript. The latter refused to do this, alleeing the heavy pecuniary loss that such step would enUil uron him, and dcelnrlna that, as all the for malities of transfer bad been completed between bmselt and the author, tbe latter had no longer any right over tho plav. The quarrel went oo thus for some days, neither party being willing to give way; but as the delay was extremely pre judicial to the Vaudeville, the manaeerof the latter brought a suit asalnst M. Sardou, de manding that the court should sentence the latter to pay him the sum ol five hundeed francs for every day's delay in conducting the ie beareals of the piece. M. Sarflou, ou his side, fteling the absurdity of irotracting such a dis pute, called together a numbor of the leading dramatists, newspaper editors, aud literary mcD, and bogged them to decide what course he ought t take undt.r tbo circumstances: Tue jury to whom the mafer was thus re'erred, filer heating all thiU could bo added on both Sides of the question, gave it as their unani mous verdict that the indiscretions of the jo ir tials complained olby M. Saraou were extremely reprehensible, but couirt uot be considered ei-i constituting a suflicient ground for the wit h diawal of the play. At the tame time the suit brcueht by tbe manager being decided in that gentleman's favor, M. Sardou has deemd it best to submit with a good grace to tho double verdict ; and, accordingly, tho rehearsals of the new piece have been resumed, M. Sardou super intending them with his usual zeal and goo I temper. The new play just biouglit'out at the Francals by M. Auguste Vaequeric, sou-in-law of Victor Hugo, has been a failure. Its plot Is nil, its "situations" are uninteresting, and so tired was the audience that, long belore its conclusion, Ihe &yn was actually hisred a veiy unusual proceeding on the part of a Parisian public, The Odeon, meantime, has secured, with the new play of M. Louis Bouilhet, The Conspiracy of Amboise, a success as brilliant as that of tbe Gymnase with Noa JJons Vi lareois. The strug gles between tbe party of Concle and that of the Guises, during the reeency of Catharine de Medici, form the groundwork of the drama, in which tbe facts oi tbe childhood of Francis II have been somewhat moaitied to suit the re quirements of stage effect. The versification of the piece is terse, elegant, and sp irkling; raauy of the declamatory passages approaching as nearly to the poetic as it is in tbe capacity of the essentially piosaic French tongue to do. M. Bouilhet, whose new play is his 6ixth successful theatrical "venture" each of them occurring at regular interval ot two years began life in Rouen as a preparatory teacher of boys aspiring to university honors. Erudite and literary, he taught for a living, and amused his leisure moments by writing stories and verses for his friends. One of the latter, a "chum" of the editor of one of the reviews here, having got hold of one of Bouil bet's manuscripts, ollered it to the editor, who published 11 to please his fiicnd. The story, called "Motauis," was so favorably received by tho public that its author at once determined to take up the pen In good earnest, and soon achieved a reputation as a dramatist that has lifted him to honor and fortune. The Odeou having been the first to welcome his productions. M. Bouilhet has re- niaiDed faithful to that theatre; and every fresh success obtained by him is the occasion of a "fiaternal fete" in the Latin Quarter, where he possesses a numerous cohort of enthusiastic 'rrids who celebrate each ot his new triumphs oy giving him a banquet. T-ie Woea of nu Authoress. Gail Hamilton recently travelled over the rail road from New York to Springfield, and the fol lowing advertisement in the Hartford iVesa tells the result: Strayed or Stolen From tho subscriber, somewhere on the New York, New Haveu, and Springfield Railroad, between Meriden, Conn., and Boston, a camel's-lialr scarf, valuable in its own light and as a keepsake. Wnocver will return the same to box 16, Hamilton, Mass., shall .-eceive the warmest thanks of the owner. The ov.ier would oiler a more substantial rewaid, i it on the same journey she lost her portemonnaie. It that shall be returned, the portemonnaie bhall be given to the finder, and all the money in it to the finder of the Bcarf. Also, lost on the 6ame journey, arigolettc. Also, a green veil. Also, n drab veil. Also, a water-proof cloak. In short, any little things ling about the country probably" belong in the same box, aud shall be given to the Uuder ot the scarl as fast as they come in, and no ques tions asked. N. B. H'anypcr8on shall find a large,, new, black silk umbrella, and shall wish to com municate with the owner, he can do so at once by addressing box 16, post cilice, Han ilton, Massachusetts. The Springfield Republican and all the Wor cestci papers aro tearfully requested to copy this aaveitiBemeut. Tbe "Memoirs and Letters of Madame Riedesel" redate to 'hat tnlerestiug period of tbe Revolutionary war which iuclurted the campaign of Burgoyne in ii'oitbern New York, and his subsequent defeat at Saratoga. A translation of her memoirs was published in 1827, but has been long out of print, 'ibis translation was not only very incorrect in many passages, but omitted nearly forty pages of the origiual Ger man edition. Mr. William L. Stone, oue of the er.itois of the Journal of Commerce, aud the author of the "Lfo and Times of 8ir William Johnson," is, therefore, about to publish a re vised translation, with note and comments, aud a portrait of Madame Riedesel. It will torui the 6ixtu volume of "Musell's Series of Local American History," aud will be about three hundred pages octavo. Mr. Stone Is also busv over a translation of the "Life and Writings of General Riedesel," edited at Berlin in 1850, by fvfax ElkiDg. This contains Uiedesel's military and personal journal during his resi dence in America, and many letters from Wash ineton. Gates, Burgoyne, and others, that have never been published in English. It will form one of the same series. - One of the most vi luable books announced this week is "The Constitutional Convention: Its History, Powers, and Modes of Proceeding," by John A. Jameson, Judge of tbe Supreme Court of Chicauo. and Prolessor of Constitu tional Law in the law department of the Chicago University. Judge Jameson has glveu louir study to this subject, and his work is an ex hiius'tive treatise. Four species of conventions me described classed as the spontaneous, jriisluiive, revolutionary, and constitutional; a definition of sovereignty follows; aud then epitomes of the hiBtory of various national and Siate conventions are given, with able dlscua sicus of the powers of such bodies, and sugges tions for tbe amendment of constitutions. A documentary appendix adds to the value of the woik, and au excellent index makes reference easy. The volume is a handsome octavo of five Hii'idred pages, printed on th Riverside Press. CUTLERY. CUTLERY.; A Ana iwortment of POCKET and TAH1.E C'UTLEKY, RAZOK8, HA ZOR STROPS. LADIES' SClSSUKll Ml AM TAII.OK8 BliKAB. MO. , Cutlery Btore, No. 13 t-outh TENTH Htreet, 9185 llirsedooni above Walnut OPGKRS A WOSTENnOLM'S POCKET Knives. KodueriA Wade's and Butcher's Kazori .hie e utltrv, l.oilk Seizor in CtiBva. Uaoraj fii ifuorn and all kinds oflul ery urtiiind aud pollnheil all' W J Dft lUA'O, Ku. 116 b. TtU'lll fetrtft. ?0'0, ig win 1 PAPER HANGINGS. PAPER HANGINGS. HOWELL & BOURKE. CORNER CO O tZ u z X OF FOURTH AND MARKET STS rniLA DELriTTA, ' MAKCFAC URER OF . PAPER HANGINGS P A P E R AND WINDOW SHADES, H A N C I IM G S Have now in Store for FALL TRADE A Fine Stock of Goods, the newest find .best styles.. ELEGANT VELVET DECORATION9 Of all grades. PARLOR PAPERS OF THE RICHEST DESIGNS. 10-INCU PLAIN PAPERS, Of every shade, with rich GOLD MOULD INGS, all widths, to which wc Invite the attention of the Trade. WINDOW SHADES OF FINK SCOTCH HOLLANDS, All Widths, White, Buff, Green, Blue, Pearl Color. ELEGANT FIGURED SHADES of the most elaborate design-. PICTURE CORDS, TASSELS, AND SHADE TRIMMINGS. To the WHOLESALE TRADE wc offer an Extensive Stock of GREEN AND BROWN GUM CLOTHS, TABLE OIL CLOTHS, at the Lowest Net Cash Prices, and work done by competent hands. A N D V I N D O W s H A D S HI Q. Q. HOWELL & BOURKE, CORKER FOURTH AND MARKET 8TS, SHIRTS, FURNISHING COOPS, & QENTS' FURNISHING GOODS flilkTa MAbi .ok WAMStJITA MUSLIN ntr Ii08 M iK 1 oi band and made to Order. A liberal deduction to wheloaale trade . . WMH. HHAktR, AMM'AMO.N FLANNEL XJK. UERHIURTH AM TH WKRH, all tM and nualli. Aljo, VANt-V SC'ARKS. NkCKTIMt, UL'lVfci. ni)KKS..8im,ENDl!;KS,etc., in great variety,. nd Zl (eatioDai)le ance. Ill Ha T. L, JACOBS. No. lftQO OHESNIJT Street. H. BUTLER, MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS No. 142 South EIGHTH St. tti J. W. SCOTT & .flO,, SHIR? 2IANUFACTU BEES, AUD DBAXSB4 tar MEN'S I UKNISUINQ OOOD8' Ko. 814 CHESNUT Street, rOVR D00H8 EtLOW THU "COS TIKENTAL SMim rBILADCLPUlA. PATENT S1IOULDER.SEAM SHIRT MANUFACTORY, AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE. TEKFECT FITTING 8H1KT8 AND DRAWEES made Irom mcanunnirtit at vcrv abort nctloo. AUatber autcleaof UtMLJCMtW B1H88 GOODS la lull variety. WINCHESTER & CO.. 11 IS Ko. 708 CHE8NUT Bueet THE BEST FITTING SHIRT IN AMERICA IS THB b-nOULDEB-BEAM PATTERN flHIBT, Manufactured by K. EAYBE, Ko. S8N. SIX H Street, PUUaaolpaia, where you can find large aMoitmontot GfcNTB' tURNlHUlNO GOODS. - Clip this out and give tu a call. 917 Mo. 68 S. SIXTH Street. Philadelphia FURNITURE, BEDDING, ETC. BUY FURNITURE AT GOULD & CO.'S Union Depots, corner MNTli and MARKET and SI ami SUNortn HECOJSi) Htreet. Ibe largest, cheapest, and best stock of Furniture, every description, in the word, feud lor Printed Cata logue and Price Lift, 'ihe soundness ot material and worknuinslilp Is guaranteed ol ail me sell. Furniture tor Parlor, Drawing room. Chamber or lied room, Kinlng room. Library. Kitchen, Servants' rooms. Offices, r, ools. Churches, Odd Fellows, Masons, or otber Lodses, Bliipt institutions. Clubs, Colleges, Pub lu Buildings. Bote's Hoarding Houses, Hospitals, Fairs, or single piece ot Furniture. iirawlnn and eatiuia es furnished when required, inters aent by post will be executed with despatch, and with liberality and Justness 01 dealing;. Cosnur dealers, and the trade generally, continue to bo supplied on theeatue liberal wholesale terms, that Insure theas tair liiotli. Parties at a olslanoe may remit through oar Hanker, the Farmers' and Mechanics' .National Dank, Cbusnu. street, or the Union .National Hank, Third street, or br Kxprcss, Check, or Post-Otnoe Order. Im mediate attention will be given, and satis faction Insured.. GOULD & CO., K E. corne K1HTH and MARKET Streets anj -., tiot, 37 and ils North. bEuu.ND Street. i 10 p Philadelphia. TO HOUSEKEEPERS I have a large stock of every variety ot FURNITURE Which I will sell at reduced prices, consisting 0N PLAIN AUD MAKHLb. TOP COTIA.Ua BUkTd WALNDT CBAUHER 8TJITS. PARLOR hb'lTH IN VELVeVT PLTJSB PARLOR 8U1T8 IN HAIR CLOTH. PARLOR eUITB IM HKP8. Sideboards, Extension Tables, Wardrobes, Bookcases Mattresses, Lounges, eto eto. . P. P. GU8TINE Si; H.E. corner 8EC0NP and BAOE Btreets. HATS AND CAPS. LEGAL NOTICES. TN THE COURT OK COMMON PLEAS FOR X THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA. Id the iratter 01 the petition lor the sle of real estate by tbe Ge man Lutheran Coneretratlou Ihe undersigned, appointed by tbe said Court to h"ar end report upon tbe claims 01' persons holding lou lu, the burying ground of the above congregation , situate ou the east aide cf Eighth street, between Race and Vine Btieeti. In the city of Philadelphia hereby io accordance with the order of Court of Aiorember 21, li-hB. gives notice to all parties lioklets of lots, or inte rested therein to ap ear before blin at bis office, Ko. 433 Walnut f'. r.t, in said city, on THURSDAY, the thirteenth aw ci December, A. D. IHUtf, at I o'olook 1 . M . then at u here to present their several claim. 1 his notice Is given for the purpose ot enabling per sons having relations burled In said ground, or having rights ot burial grunted to them by sa'd corporation to p resent their objections to the sule of the giound ana removal of the dead. . UilBIHt 'iHuMA8 J. WOBRtLL. Fxamlner. TN THE ORPHANS' COURT FOR THE J CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA. Estate ot 1HOMA8 HANbKUL, deceased The Auditor appointed by the Court to audit, settle, and adlust the account ot WILLIAM K. UANbKi.L, Administrator of tne estate of THOMAS II AN EL tj, decerned, aud to report distribution ot the balance to, the hands ot the accountant, will meet tbe parties Interested, tor tbe purpose ot bis appointment, on 1 BCRHDAY, December 13, lKtiO.ata o'clock P. M . at bis ollloe, io. 40'j WALNUT Street, in the city of Phila delphia. WILLIAM D. BAKLR. 12 4 tuthflit Auditor DENTISTRY. .rnnVTlfnwm TI k TTT " J5SVTT l ill metering xinruu. ui u.., V.t . . V " " extracted ninnv thousands ot Teeth without pain. I am liiHlrJ. d in astertlng that It la both safer and superior to another now in use. , rK c. t. MlrlTf 6 216m Ko. 731 BPtOTCE "t. Q H E AT RE V O h UT ION IN THB TOE TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES Pure California Champagne, Made and rrepared at If done In Franoe, from pare Csiliornia Wine, and Uklr.a the place of Imported Champagne. , tb undesigned would call the attention of Win Dealers and Hotel Keepers to the following letter, which may lvea correct Idea of the quality of their Vloe- ' ' "COKTIHKKTAl. llOIEL, HilLADM.riA, Oct.85, 1366. "(ieutlemeni-Uavlug alvon your California , miune a tboiouuh teat we take pleasure Insay.ng that fhlnk it th.Ubest American , Wine we have ever used. VY,oUr.vI,,"U,,", J. T KINGLET CO." CALL and Till' Ot'B CALIFORNIA CUAMPAONE nniiruFR A. CO . i li 20 tutlnSrol No, ) Hl.Y Ktreet, Npw. VorK. Yv .a&avV CHEAPEST! Vw!rV ' A!C if- 11 XSr .'BEST. ffi II " Sixth s& JJ 1
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