THE DAILT EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1867. U the sixtoenlh conturjit was still customary for the middle and lower classes to enter into It with that hearty earnestness which char acterizes all popular English oports. K.irly in the morning the people would po forth lor the purpose of collecting flowers and branches f the hawthorn, with which they would re turn as soou as the sun was rising in the east tho procession being accompanied by all conceivable tokens of rejoicing, including the inusio of horn and tabor. At a still earlier veriod the nobility, and at times even royalty tself condescended to participate in these 'festivities. It is reported of the corporate .authorities of London, that in the reign of lleury VIII they proceeded out into the high mounds of Kent, for the express purpose of limiting in the May, the playful dignitaries of the metropolis being met on Shooter's Hill by blufl Harry and his then tiuecn, Catharine 5ut8ft was not to be expected that the clooiuy Puritans of a later day would regard such proceedings as other than unseemly. Jlence the accounts of "Maying" which they have handed down to us, and which wo must take with a due allowance for the unfriendly spirit of the chroniclers, represent the cere mony as being conducted in a very unbe coming manner. It is even asserted by them, that in the days of Queen Elizabeth the young people of both sexes started out a-May-fng on the evening previous, and after remain ing in the fields and woods all night, returned at day-break with branches of green and gar lands of flowers. An old ballad, with which gome storn moralist of Cromwell's time has evidently been tampering, is still to be heard in some of the rural parishes of Essex and Hertfordshire, commencing with the following stanzas: Kemembor us poor Mayers all, And thus we do bet; In To lead our lives in righteousness, Or else we die In sin. "We have been rambling all this ulglit, And almost nil this day, And now returned baoK again, We have brought you a branch of May." In districts where this ballad is now sung on the first of May by the cliildren, a doll dressed in white, and styled the "Lady of the May," takes a prominent part in the ceremonies, and is supposed to be a relic of those days when it was employed on such occasions as a represen tative of the Virgin Mary. Another essential feature of the early May day festivities of England was The May-Pole, with which every town and village of any pre tensions was invariably and permanently fur nished. Its customary height was equal to that of the mast of a vessel of a hundred tons. Upon this the merry people on May morning Were accustomed to hang garlands of flowers, and then to dance around it almos. the entire day. When the May-pole happened to be lacking in any neighborhood, the people would select a tree of proper dimensions, which, hav ing been divested of all its superfluous branches was carried in triumph to the spot selected for its future station, and there erected with due ceremony and rejoicings. The parish of St. Andrew Undershaft, i London, received its name from the celebrated May-pole which, in early times, overshadowed its church spire. Stow relates that in his time this pole was erected "every year on May-day in the morning, in the midst of the street before the south door of the church, which shaft, when it was set on end, and hxed in the ground, was higher than the church Bteeple." During the remainder of the year the pole was hung over the doors of the house3 in the neighborhood. This celebrated pole was destroyed in a Puritanical fit, as early as tho third year of the reign of Edward VI, immediately after a sermon preached at St. Paul's Cross, denunciatory of May games of all sorts. The indignant eople of the parish "sawed it in pieces, everie man taking for his share as much as had layne over his doore and stall." In ono of the earliest representations of a May-pole, dating back to the time of Henry VIII, it is pictured as being planted in a grass covered mound of earth, with the red-cross banner of St. George affixed, together with a white pinion or streamer forked at the end, and bearing for a motto the words "A Merry May." The shaft of the pole is also orna mented with alternate spiral lines of yellow and black, which was frequently the case with the May-poles of those days. Sometimes the three colors red, white, and blue were used in decorating the pole, and access was had to the mound in which it was planted by several stone steps. The shaft was, likewise, at times Bet off with garlands arranged on hoops, with small gilded pendants hanging therefrom. In a Dutch picture, of the date of 1025, the pole is represented as beinc surmounted with a flower-pot, containing a small tree, and an I array of variegated flags. Below this were I garlands and pendants, as just described. In early times the different parishes of Lon- ' dou vied earnestly with each other to excel in the magnitude and decorations of their May poles. But the institution was no less ob lioxiouB to Puritan eyes than the ceremony of "bringing in the May," and consequently, when the Roundheads came into power, it was ordained by the Parliament of 1044 that "All and singular May-poles that are or shull be erected, shall be taken down," and so severe was the penalty attached to disobedience, that the command was universally obeyed. With the restoration of the Stuarts the do minion of the May-pole was resumed for a brief period. The most celebrated of all these in London was then erected in the Strand where it remained standing long after all the others had disappeared. This happened in the year ltiu'l, when the tallest of all the old Loudon Way-poles, a stately cedar, 134 feet in height, was placid in the most conspicuous position in the Strand. It was carried to the spot with great rejoicings, amid the sound of music and the roll of drums, and to the accompaniment of flying flags. The pole was erected by a squad of seamen, de tailed for the express purpose by the Duke of "York; and among its decorations were three gilt crowns. In the year 1717, however, it had become so decayed by reason of its age that it was taken down, and the shaft was purchased by Sir Isaac Newton, and by him employed as a support to the great telescope, 124 feet in length, w hich the French astrono mer Hugon had presented to the Royal Society. So great have been the changes in the cna tonis and manners of the English people dur ing the past century and a half, that the May pole has at last passed out of existence with out the aid of legislation. In some remote country parishes, one is occasionally still Been standing ; but even then it is perverted to the support of a weather-cock, or to some Other equally ignoble use. The same fate has lefallen it on the Continent, save in lonely and primitive districts, where the old May pole festivities still maintain a foothold. This is especially the case in some sections of Ba- Tht (luecii of the May was another element in the early English fe 4iiifi..nf this season of the year. This hi ias iikuuHs become quite obsolete in England, although it still survives iu France, aud, iu a modified form, in some sections of this coun try. In the olden time the part taken by this flower-crowned maid was such as to lead to the belief that the custom was a relic of the days ot heathenism, the May-Queen b.dng the successor of the goddess Flora; and the defe rence paid to the former an imitation of the pious devotion which was extended to the latter. In the days of the May Queen's glory iu England her floral ma jesty did not participate iu the frivolities of her joyous su bjeets. With becoming dig nity she sAt, half covered with flowers, upon a flowery throne and beneath a flowery arbor, as a simple object of admiration to all the revellers about her. The only resemblance of this May-Day ceremony which now prevails ' in England, is the one above referred to, in : connection with the ballad of the Mayers. Iu the rural districts of our own country, how- I ever, it is not an uncommon thing to encounter I a party of young people, of both sexes, pro- ! ceeding to some pleasant grove on the 1st of May, as on an ordinary picnic, and there per- ! forming a mock coronation of one of their number, of the gentler sex, who receives the : title of Queen of May, and sits upon her mimic throne as long as she can restrain hor inclina tion to engage in the more boisterous sports of the day. In some sections, a companion is even selected for her, and likewise crowned in tinsel ere he takes his place at her side. The May-day Festivities of London, in addition to those already enumerated, are somewhat peculiar. A procession by the chimney-sweeps is still a regular event of the occasion. A small band of men, in fantastic array, perambulate the streets, accompanied by a woman in gaudy attire, and a person who is concealed in a high frame of branches and flowers, with a flag unfurled from the top. This latter individual is known as "Jack-in-the-Green." Here and there in the course of their route, the whole party make a halt and engage in a dance, to the sound of fife and drum, and then call upon the bystanders for a few pennies as a reward for their violent exertions. But it is said that even this relic of the past is going out of date, and at the present day usually amounts to but little and attracts still less attention. Until within the last fifty years, it was the custom of the milkmaids also to engage iu a similar demonstration. During the morning of the first of May, the dairy-women, in light, fantastic dress, and with their heads encased in weath3, would lead through the streets of London a. milch cow, all garlanded with flowers, around which they danced to the music of the violin or clarionet. In former days, a male figure ac companied the milkmaids, the upper portion of his body being encased iu a frame, attached to which were a number of silver dishes, sur rounded by flowers. The legs of this curious figure were alone visible, and his efforts to join in the dance, hindered as he was, were the cause of great merriment on the part of the spectators. The silver articles, which con stituted the most essential feature in their performance, were regularly loaned for the purpose, at so much per hour, by the pawn brokers, and frequently one set would be called into requisition by several groups of milkmaids in the course of the day. The May-Day Festivities or Scotland are likewise peculiar, as far as they are still iu vogue. They are generally conlined to the simple ceremony, on the part of the young girls, of proceeding out of doors at an early hour in the day, for the purpose of washing their faces with dew. Tins curious custom is quite popular with the lassies of Edin burgh, the favorite spot for the ceremony being the romantic "Arthur's Seat." On a line May morning, it is said that the hills and valleys surrounding the Scottish capital are thronged with merry troops of girls in search of the dew wherewith to bathe their rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. The Koblu Hood Games were a distinct set of sports which were inter mingled with the regular May-day festivals of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and were regarded with ereat favor in those time3. As their name indicates, they were intended j as a representation of the marvellous adven tures of the legendary Ilobin Hood. The ceremonies took place in a large square which was fenced in with ropes, to avoid the pre sence of the crowd of spectators. When everything was ready, six young men entered the enclosure. They were attired in leather jerkins, their hands were bound up with gar lands of ivy and hawthorn, and on their shoulders they carried axes in token of their woodcraft. Following them came six young village girls, in blue kirtles, their hands gar landed with primroses. These last led a sleek cow, whose horns were tipped with gold, while she was further ornamented with various colored ribbons and flowers. , Then came six foresters, with hoods, tunics, and hose of green, each carrying a bugle, attached to a silken baldrick, which he sounded as he entered the open square. Next in order followed the personation of Ilobin Hood himself. His tunic was of a dazzling green, and fringed with gold; his hose and hood presented un intermixture of white and blue; on his head lie bore a large wreath of rosebuds, in his hand a bow already bent, in bis girdle an assortment of arrows, at his side a bugle-horn, a dagger, and a sword, all richly embossed with gold. The hero of the day was attended on one hand by "Little .John," on the other by "Will Stukely," and in the rear by ten other ef his doughty and reckless followers, all habited in green and provided with bows and an abundance of arrows. Two maidens, in orange-colored kirtles, en tered just after this concourse, strewing flow ers as they went, and followed by "Mail Ma rian," arrayed iu a watehet-colored tunic which reached to the ground. Two variegated bridesmaids supported the heroine, and after them came four more girls, attired iu green, and ornamented with garlands of violets anil cowslips. Then followed "Friar Tuck," with quartar-statT on shoulder ; and "Truck, the Miller's son," with a long pole, having an in flated bladder attached to the end. Next came eight oxen, drawing the May-pole, and deco rated irin, ;i.i...,. i i t..,t, r ! ous hues, with tips of gold upon their horns. um iJlien' liri,1ei"g up the rear, was the Hobby-Horse" and the "Dragon." Just as the May-pole passed the barrier the mresters gave a trump upon their horns, and the attendant crowd of spectators set pp a shout, which they zealously maintained until the cause of all this uproar had reached the precise spot on which it was to be permanently stationed. While the preparations for raising the pole were being made, the villagers were permitted to approach for the purpose of deco rating it as their fancy prompted, and this being completed, the enclosure was cleared, and the May-pole elevated, amid the hearty shoutings of the spectators. Then the woodmen and the milkmaids .lanced about the pole, to the accompamment of the bagpipH8 m& tabor. after which the "Hobby-horse" and the "Dragon" perfermed their appropriate antics "Truck, the Miller's Son," dauolng around and about them, and casting handfuU of meal into the eyes of awestruck rustics, ot batter ing them upon the heads with his inflated gladder. When the laughing crowd had oh- 8- tained a surfeit of such ridiculous perform ances, "Ilobin Hood" and his archers engaged in a friendly rivalry with bow and arrow, the victor being crowned, as his reward, with a wreath of laurel and various-colored ribbons, while to the one who made the next best shot was given a garland of ivy. Then the fantastic procession left the en closure, ami the villagers entered after them, to amuse themselves with dancing around the May-pol, according to the ordinary cus toms of the day. These Robin-Hood games of the l'irst of May were not restricted to England, but were equally popular in Scotland, more especially hi the neiehborliood of Edinburgh. Here th of icy were interminglod with the performances f the "Queen of May" and the "Abbot of Unreason," or "Lord of Misrule." The Scots entered zealously into all these May-day festivities uutil the Reformation, when they were put an end to by a stringent act of Par liament. The May-Day Festivities of France, in many particulars, resemble those already deserilwd as pertaining to different sections of (ireat Britain. This was particularly the case with tho enthronement of the May Queen, a ceremony which has not yet become obsolete in the former country. Previous to the Revo lution it was also the custom to celebrate the return of May with a contest for the golden violet, between the successors of Abelard and William of Guienne. These exhibitions origi nated at Toulouse, in the year 132-1, when all the Troubadours of Provence assembled there and contested for prizes in political composi tions. So much profit resulted to the good people of Toulouse, by reason of the im mense throngs of spectators, that the Jeu.e I'loraur, as they were styled, were, for a long time, conducted at their expense. In 1540, a wealthy lady of rank bequeathed the greater part of her fortune for continuing them, by providing different prizes, in the shape of flowers in gold and silver, of varying design and value; and in Gf4 Louis XIV himself gave them the encouragement of his counte nance, by causing an academy of forty mem bers, in imitation of the AciuU'mie l'ran$aise, to be elected, to superintend the contest and decide upon the distribution of the rewards. LATTER LEFT BY A SUICIDE. An old man who committed suicide near Rock Island, Illinois, a few days since, left the following letter: Minkksvii.le, April 12. This Is to certify that J, John I'attlhon, do solemnly declare that I inn golHK to leave this cruel and wicked com pany, uud t hat ootli 1 uud my old do are goinu tonttlier God mid men all forKive mo and when we are both gone, I want Thomas Back- lield to have my box und all I have, ana the I co le to bury me and my old dog together In one hole, ou the top of the blull, between tuem two trtts opposite the store. I want Ood and ull to forgive iue. This Is my lust requeHt. Put a board over me and my old dog with this in scription: Poor old Juck, here he llet: Nobody laui;hs, nor n. hotly cries; Vrere lie's none, and how hu tares, Nobody knows, uoi uobody cures. Please to comply witn my request. The old woman and her cruet family Is the cause of all. I ttbk, pardon of every oue, and I forgive all. John Pattison, Minersvllle, Henry County, Claims of the Hudson's Bay Company, A Washington despatch says: "The Commis sion orgmii.f d under the treaty of 1SII3, for the llnal settlement ot the Hudson Lay aud fugel's Hound Agricultural Company, claims against the United States, will soon have all the evi dence before them. Alexander H. Jonnson Is the Commissioner on the part of the United (stales. John I lose is the Commissioner ou the part of Great Britain , and liuujamiu H. Curtis Is the umpire; Judge C. C. Day, of Montreal, and Judge Edward Lauder.a brolherof the lamented ueueim Litnuer, are me counsel ior ureal Britain, and have finished taking evidence in support of their claims,, General Cushlug, who bus for some months past been assisted by C. C. lieaman, formerly of Boston, has lukenagreat amount of evidence In behalf of the United (states, and some few witnesses remain to be examined. The object of tho examination of witnesses Is to show what was the value of cer tain buildings and posts of the two companies on the territory south of the 4'JUi parallel of north latitude, which came under the jurisdiction of the United States In 1810. Admiral Wilkes, wlio visited this region in 1841 and 1812, the various officers of the Northwest Boundary Commission, and the ofllcers ot the 1'acitlo Railroad Surveys, have contributed their knowledge, and it has been the aim of the counsel of the United States to bring belore the Commissioners everything which, can help them to form a correct Judgment In the case. Mr. Mactavist, who for a long time lias been connected with the Hudson Bay Com pany's service, aud who is at present a chief factor of the Company, has Jusfr been examined lure ills cross-examination occupying a month. The entire evidence will irmke two thousand printed pages, and is somewhat oou llicting, which will make the task ot the Com missioners a dillicult one, and the final awards may have to be made by Judge Curtis as um pire." The Freedmen's National Monument to Abraham Lincoln. In 1S65 a poor colored woman proposed that the people should erect a monument to Abra ham Ijlncoln, and as her own contribution oil'ered $o. In a short time about $.:f,(KR) were subscribed, and a commission appointed to take charge of the luud. In the meantime Harriet G. Hosmer, hearing of the plan, sent from Italy a plaster cast of a monument to this country, and the design wan accepted by the commission. We have seen a photo graph ot the model a temple within which a btatue of the dead President rests upon a sarco phagus; upon f it- mlumusare four statues, re presenting various eruditions of the negro in chains, upon the slave mart, as guide to Union troops, and as freeman and soldier. Pour mourning Victories, with trumpets reversed, surround the temple, and upon tho cor nice are Inscribed the concluding words of the Emancipation Proclamation: "Aud upon this, sincerely believed to be au act of justice, 1 Invoke the considerate Judgment of 'mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God." Frederick Douglass Is President of the Precdmeu's Monument Association, which con templates the erection ol a marble monument alter this design, In the Capitol grounds at Washington, to be sixty feeiblgh, with the bas relief and figures in bronze. The estiniuted cost Is 8Ji)0,()00. Colored people especially are invited to contribute to the fund, which will no doubt be well sustained by all who love the memory of Abraham Lincoln. William Wells Brown is the general agent. - FURNISH1NG GOODS, SHIRTS,&C. J V. SOOTT & CO., SHIRT MANUFACTURERS, AMD DKALKBS IM MEN'S FUItNISHINQ GOODS. Me. 814 C'llKMMCT STBERT, i'OTJR DOOIUS BEIXJW THE "IX ENTIN ENTAL, 8 27jrp PHILIPHXP"1-, PATENT SHOULDER-SEAM SHIRT MANUFACTORY, FKKFKCT FITTING SHIBT8 AND DRAWKBS muile from measurement at verv Bhort not ,. -gg All other articles ot aumhhMDM H GOODS la lull variety. wfBH,TEB A VO I HI Ha;7u CHBSNPI Street TTITLER. WEAVER & CO, MANUFACTURERS OF Manilla and Tarred Cordace, Cords Twines, Etc No. North WATKR Btreet Md No. 2sNorth DkXAWAKB. Aveuue, KOWlMU.FlTI.Klt. WW""" w" , ."Jl Com bad F. CujrHi- " SPECIAL NOTICES. t-TV HON. SCHUYLER COLFAX'S LEO TURK, "ACROSS TI1K CONTINENT," In Bid ot the Monument Fund, will be flt-llvered on TCEhDAY EVENING, Majr 7, at NATIONAL HALL. Governor Geary will preside. Tickets Pltty Cm in, lor sale al tie Hall and tlie usual places. ' 1 1 1. 1 . . t u ,1. 1 . 1 1. 1, u.' It r a ufkiri in. ki .. 1. . . .. ...11, t,A receive! ' " " ' 1 , , i.iu ,..v " iui umi 1. Li -in. win 1, a ecelvod. 4 Mtlistust OFFICE OP THE PHILADELPHIA AND 1 KANKFOKD PAHSKNUKK KAIi WAY COMPANY, No. 24.MI FRANKPOKU HOAIi. 1' II 1 1. A UK I, I'll i A, April 1, IS7. All persons who are subscribers to or holders of the capital Hiix-K of tli In Company, and who have not yet paid the sixth Instalment or Five Dollars per share i hereon, urn hereby notlflml thnt the said sixth In stalment has been called In, and that tliuv are re quired to pay the sumo si the above oilice ou the lutn cay oi May next. iw7. iiy resolution of the Hoard of Directors. 4 i 1 1 n JACOII BINDER, President, rrST" OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH COAL tJ AND .NAVIGATION COMrANY. I'll ILAPKI.I'HIA, April 20. 18117. The stated Annual Menilim ot the Hmrk holders of thlH Company will be held at the HOARD OF TBADE liOOMM, north side of (IIKSNUT Htreet, aoove FIFTH, on Tl'KsllAY MokNINO, the 7th day of May next, at hall-past 10 o'clock, alter which an K I no tion will be held at the name place tor Ollicers ol the Company for the ensuing year. The Elecliou to close at 1 v. M. ol the same day. 4 20 )4t JAMES 8. COX. President. rrZFf OFFICE CATAWISSA KAILUOAD COM 1'AJS Y , No. 424 W A LN UT Street. PlHI.ADKI.l'lllA, April 8.1SA7. The Hoard Of Directors have this day declared on account of the Dividends due the Prelerred Stock holders. THKFF AND A HALF l'JSIt CKNT. ou the pur value thereof, payable on and alter the 2-Hh. The Transler Hooks for the Preferred Slock will be closed on the 2Ulh, and remain so until the 26th. 4 loiuthsiml M. 1. HUTCHINSON. Treasurer. rrZPT' OFFICE OF TIIK TIOUA IMPROVK- M KN T COM V A N Y , No. lti PHIL ADiXP H.1A Jl.At J1A LUJi, Ull 4, imw, 'I IT 1.-T1 A V t liu KfVfMlttl riuv flf Mat 1HK7 At. 1'J M . 4 II th s tu lot OKU. 11. COLKKT, Hecretary. 25f- NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC, 35' Pjiiladki.phia. March 12. isii7. Tn accordance with the provisions of the National Currency act, and the Articles of Association ol this lltuiK, it nas neen aeterniiueu hi increase ineoapital Hiock of this Bank to oue million dollars (il.uou.oiHil. huhscriptlons from Stockholders for thesharee allotted to them in the proposed Increase will be Dayable on the second day ot May next, and will he received at any time prior to that date. A number of shares will remain to be sold, applications for which will he re ceived from persons desirous of becoming Block- Homers. By order of the Board of Directors. 8 15 7w JOKEPH P. MUMFORD. Cashier. WFT JERSEY RAILROAD COM TRKAStTRKR'H OFflCR. 1 PAN Y. Camukn, N. J. April i2il, lsiiT. The Hoard of Directors have this any declared I seuii-annual Dividend of FOUR PER UENI'.ou the CHDitiil stock ot the Company, clear ot uatioual tux pa.vuble ut Ihe Oilice of the Company, in Cauideu, on ana aner ine lourieemu uay oi Diay prox. 47 15t UtOKUK J. HoltlUN.-i, Treasurer. EW LONDON COPPER MINING COMPANY. The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, for .lection or Directors, win oe neiu on l iicitSDAl Muy 2, at No. Via ti. FRONT street, at 4 P. M. 4 24 7t SIMON POEY. Secretary. A PERMANENT TONIC EVERY ono at times feels the necessity of something to tone up the system, depressed by mental or bodily exhaus Hen. At such times let every one, Instead of taking alcoholic or medicinal stimulants, relnvlgorate his debill UteJ system by the natural tonic elements of the PERUVIAN SYRUP, or Protected Solution of the Protoxide of Iron, which vital Izes andnticho9 the blood by supplying it with Its Llf Element, Iron. Being free from Alcohol In any form, its energizing effects are net followed by corresponding reactions, but are permanent, infnsing strength, vigor, and new life In'" all parts of the system, and building up an Iron constitu tion. Wit. C. Stkruno, Esrj., of Poughkcepsle, N. Y., says : "Pince taking the Teriivlan 8ymp I fool better, my strength Is improved, my bowels are regular, my appetite llrst rate. "There is an old physician In this city (older than I am) who has been In the drugbuilucm for forty yeura, who has used the hyrup for three mouths, and gives it as his de cided opinion that it Is the beat Alterative Tonic Medicine he ever knew." For Dyspepsia, Debility, and Femalo Weaknofses, the Peruvian Sjrup Is a specific. A :ii-pagc pamphlet sent free. The genuine has "reruvian Hyrup mown in tue glass. J. P. DIXHMOUK, Proprietor, .no. jo street, jscw lots.. Sold by all Druggists. GRACE'S CELEUKATKD SALVE. Wc are constantly bearing favorable reports from those who have tried thU remedy. Amy Anthony, wife of Mark Anthony, of this city, and riving at No. 6 Locust stHt, ailllcted with a felon on the nnger, was recently inmiced to make a trial of the Salve. Almost instantly she experienced relief from tbe pain, which had been almost unendurable. Every other remedy but this proved unavailing. Those who have tried it once are salisuod of its merits and nothing will Induce them to be without a supply. fall liiver Kewt. 1 28 4 29Jt CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY. AT A Meettiiirot the Directors of the Cambria Iron Company, held on April 1, 1S7. A DIVIDEND OF 81X PER CENT., free of State tax, ou tbe Capital stock thereof, was declared, payable at the Office of the Compauy, N o. 4U0 CH ESN UT STREET, on and after the 1st of May proximo, to Stockholders of record ut the close of this day, or their legal repre sentatives. JOHN T. KILLE, Secretary. Philadelphia, April tit. ISH7. 4 a) stuih.H BEAUTIFUL HAIR. CHEVALIER'S LIFE FOR THE HAIR positively restores grey hair to lta original color and youthful beauty lujpartb Hie and strength to the weakest hair; slops its fallingoulat ouce: keeps the bead clean; is unparalleled lis a lialr-dresslng. Bold by all druggists aud fashion able hair-dressers, and at my office, No. 1123 BROAD WAY.N. Y. i 5 tuths tMl &ARAH A. CHEVALIER, M. D. DRY GOODS. NOVELTIES L BLACK SILKS, KOVELTIES IN CLOAKINGS, NOVELTIES IN DEES3 GOODS, NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS, AT M'ELROY'S Nos. 4 and 6 North EIGHTH St., 4 2tuthsl ABOVE MARKET. fa T RETAIL. POPULAR PBItXS IN BULKS. pnEss UOODN, WHITE OOOIMI, LINENS, nouiNiNo eooDi, CAsil91EBEt AND HOITSE-rPBNIgJH INQ DDT 40If. JAS. R. CAMPBELL & CO., 4 tlm WO. 77 tllEHNCT TBEET, 1 lie Hiinoui meeuiiK vi me nwrKiiuiuere or me TIOUA lAll'KOVKMKNTC'OMl'ANY lor election ot President Directors, Secretary, and Treasurer, will be held Ht No. 18 PHILADELPHIA KXCHANUK. ou OHY GOODS. M A R K E T CLOAK AND SHAWL ROOM. Ehgaut Silk und Clot!. SACQTJES, CIPXLES, ETC., Plain and Trimmed, EAIY-I.4I)i: OR MAK TO OKUF.lt. Tor quality, fit, aud style, the stock is seconl to none, while the prices are moderate. BOYS' CLOTHING ROOM. HOYS' KPRIXU MUITS, STYLISH UABIBALDIN, CASNIMKRE SUITS, LINEN SUITS. Good stock of good-fitting well-made OAK' MENTS for good class custom. CLOTHING MADE TO OUDEU. Fine assortment of CL0TH8 and CASSI- MEUES, by tbe yard or piece. 1 3 stutUip 229 FAMES & WARNER, 229 NORTH NINTH 8THEKT. ABOVE BAt'E, UAIltiAIKSt BARUAINS! All-wool Tweeds, Hoys' wesr, 75 cents. Mt-ltous, for lioys' Wear aud Ladies' Sacqties, 6S cents. l)uuble-wl(lth Cloth, all-wool, ti Spring IShawls, from auction, .l. J joulile-wicllh All wool Uelulues, 68, worth 75 cents spring llalruorais, i"Zb. lahle Linens, NapkliiB, Towels, etc. Apron Bird-eye, Nursery Diaper, etc. DOMESTICS ! IOHESTI(S! Illeaohed Muslins, best mak, lowest prices. v illlnmsvllle, Warusutta, Bay Mills, etu. em. liest Unbleached M uslio, yard wiilu, IU aud 20 cts. Yard-wide. Doinet Flannel, Xlii cents. Buier All-wool Flannel, 50 cents, liullardvale Flannels. Calicoes, warranted fast colors, IV i, 15, 18, and 20c. MinKhuins, 22 and 26 cents. Yard-wide rjnrlnu Calicoes, 25 cents. Bargains in Huckaback Biueu Towels, 28 cents. WHITE (JOODSl WHITE WOODS! Soft finish Jaconets, 25, T,7i. and 50 cents. Victoria Lawns, 81, 87S,, 5i, aud fill cents. Kulnsouks, Undressed Cambrics, .Swiss, etc. hiiirred Muslins, hue white Brilliants, etc Plaid Nainsooks, 25, 81, 87, 50, 55, 60, aud Bo cents. White Piques, from auction, fto cents. Fine Corded Piques, and 75 cents. Ladies' and Genu' Linen lldkts., from auction. Hosiery and Uloves, at reduced prices. Linen bhirt Fronts, u, Ii7, 46, 5o, 56, BX1.'. and 75c. 'J'hree-p.y Linen CulTi, U cents. Marseilles Quills from uuctlou, cheap, etc. PARIES & WARNER, S292J NO. 229 NORTH NINTH STREET. PRICE & WOOD, N. W. Cor. E1GIITII and FILBERT, HAVE JUST OPENED ! 5ooo Linen Fans, at less than Importers' prices. Lxdies' uud Children's Berlin Thread aud bilk Gloves. Ludles' and Children's Buff and White Gloves. Ladies' Kid Gloves. Ladies' and Gents' Linen Cambric Hdkfs. Ladies' and Gents' Hemstitch Jldkls. Misses' Linen lldkfs.7. 8, it), and 12i cents. Worked Kdulngs and Inserting. A Kod assortment ot Bouuet Kihbons. Black Velvet Hlbbons. Ladles' aud Misses' Hoop Skirls, best quality steel. Choice shades Alpacas. Fine quality all-wool Delajnps. Black all-wool Delaines and Black Alpacas. Black bilks, very cheap. Plaid Milk Poplins. hcotch and American Ginghams, fast colors. 'American Calicoes, last colors, 12, 15, aud lS'iC. WHITE OOOIM white eooiwi White Tlques. from 50c up to f 1'12'i a yard. White Organdy Lawns aud tlgured Swiss Muslins, holt tilK n Cambrics. Jaconets, and Naiusooks. Victoria Lawns and Kwiss Muslins, l'lald Is'alimook M usllns, very cheap. Strife Nainsook Muslins, Hair-cord, Stripe, and l'lald Muslins, Marseilles aud Honeycomb Quills. LINEN CJOODS! LINEN GOODS! Best makes Shirting Linens. Blenched Table Linens, 75, 90, tV11!4, )1'25, $1-51 up to fz'toi per yard. Power loom Table Linens, 68, 75, 9n, and f 1. Coloied Table Llnens.HT'i , 5n. 55, aud 7ic. ISupkluB, Doylies, aud Towels. P1UCK & WOOD. N. W. Corner EIGHTH and FILBERT Streets. X. B. Jutt opened, oue case ' wide Bleached MubIId, 12c. ...,. one case uearly yard wide, lc. The uhove are belter goods thau have beou sold at those prices since ltuil. in 22 No. 111)1 CHKKMJT Street. E. M. NEEDLES & CO., AT THEIR NEW STORE, N. W. Corner Klcvcnth and Cbcsnut WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY MA VI, BLACK THREAD LACE SHAWLS. BLACK LLAMA LACE EH AWLS, WHITE LLAMA LACE SHAWLS, Oi entirely new designs, at LOW PRICES. VtoJlH J.flKKJHD 11)11 -osi NDIA SHAWLS. GEORGE FRYER, No, 916 CHESNUT STREET, HAVING A LARGE STOCK OF INDIA H JZ A.W TjH On hand, will Oder them for tho next three weeks at greatly reducod prices, less than ever offered before. t 18 4tn Ladies In want ol this artlole wlU do well to pur. Chase uow, a great Inducement will be offered. Of & 'V vO NINTH. J DRY GOODS. left LINEN ST0EE. AKCU STREET. LINEN DRILLS AND DUCKS. OUUSPBINU AKSOHTIIIENT OF LINENS FOB PANTS, JACKETS, COATS, ETC., W NOW OPEN. WHITE LINEN D It ILLS. COLORED LINEN DRILLS. STRIPED LINEN DRILLS, FLAX COLORED. STRIPED LINEN DRILLS, WHITE GROUND. LINEN DI CKS, TARIOCS COLORS. IIEATT WHITE LINEN DVCKS. BIFF COLORED LINEN DUCKS. BLOCSE LINENS, VARIOUS COLORS. PRINTED LIXEXK, NEAT PATTERNS. Our assortment Includes all kinds ol LINENS suit able forUeuts' aud Boys' Summer Wear. OKOltOl-: MILLIKEN, THE LINEN STORE, 4 5 tbstuitmrp No. 8S8 ARCH STREET. JO THE LADIES. WE ARE NOW RECEIVING OUR SPRINO SUPPLY OP WHITE GOODS, AMONG WniCH ARE: NEW STYLE FRINGED LACE TIDIES, NEW STYLE FRINGED APPLIQUE TIDIES, NEW STYLE FRINGED CROCHET TIDIES, A LLEN CI EN N ES, LACE MUSLINS, TUCKED BlUSLINS, BKILLIANTE, FRENCH MULL, SOFT CAM UltltS, TARLETANS, SHEER LAWNS, ORGANDIES, INDIA TWILLS, NAINSOOKS, INDIA MULL, WHITE AND COLORED PIQUETS, FRENCH PERCALES. MAD APO LAMS, Together with a choice assortment of COLLARS, CUFFS. SETS, WORKED EDGINGS 1JSSEKTLNUS, BANDS, LACES, CAMBRIO HANDKERCHIEFS. HOSIERY. ALL AT THE PRESENT REDUCED PRICES, SHEPPARD, VAN HARLI.1GEN & ARRISON, i 21 Bt NO. lOOS CHESNUT STREET. AT THORNLEY'S ! ! ! NEW GOODS, UEAUTIFlfL GOODS, FASHIONABLE GOODS, DECIDEDLY CHEAP GOODS SILK GOODS, DRESS GOODS, LI A EN GOODS, DOMESTIC GOODS' WHITE GOODS. GOODS FOR HEN, GOODS FOB ROYS GOODS FOB CHILDREN. IN FACT, THORNLEY'S, N. E. CORNER EIGHTH AND SPBINtt GARDEN STREETS, Is a good place to buy DRY GOODS, because you are sure to get the worm of your money, aud always large block to select from. "ONE PRICE CASH STORE.' THE FIVE STORY WHITE BUILDING. Established In 1853. fi 188m8p CUE AP DRY GOO I'H, CAUPETS, MATTINGS, OIL CLOTHS, AND WINDOW SHADES, V. E. ARC1IAMBAULT, N. E. Corner ELEVENTH and MARKET Streets, opened this morning. lrom auctlou luitralu Carpets, all wool, at 75c., 87c, II, ll"25, $137, and (I'M). Ingrain Carpets, wool tilling, Hoc, 5oc and eic. English TapeHlry Brussels Carpets, only r75. Entry and btalr Carpels, 2rc. to 75c. Rug Carpets, 45c. to 76c. Hemp Carpets, 35c. to 62c. Floor Oil Clotha, eoc. Window Shades, (1 to fi. Plain Window Hol land, fioc. While Malting, 87c to 50c. Red Matting. 4i)c. to 6oc. Woollen Druggets, f 1 to lino, felalr Oil Cloths, 25c. Spring Chintzes, 12c. tu 20c, DeLalnee, 25c, Muallus, 11a to inc. CHEAP STORE, rlm N. E. Corner ELEVENTH and MARKET Streets. J CHAMBERS, NO. 810 ARCH STREET. , Novelties Opening Dally, Real Cluuy Laces. Black Guipure Laces. l'olule Appluiue Laces, Polntc de Haze Laces, Thread Veils from t-M. WHITE GOODS. Marseilles tor Dresses r.argalus. French Muslins, 2 yards wide, at 80 cents. Khlrred and Tucked Lace Muslins; India Twilled Long Cloth; Plaid, hulpe, aud Plain Nainsooks; sort tinibh Cambric, 1j yard wide ; Cambric Edgiugs aud Iusertiuus, uew denlgu vary cheap. 4 dim WANTS. CtQK -THE GENUINE BARTLETT n?0? (JpZtJ. SEWING MACHINE. Wanted !pnJ, Agents, (150 per month aud all expenses paid, to sell theUeuulueBartlfUSewlug Machine. This Machine will do all the work thai can be done ou any high priced Machine, and Is lully patented, llueused, aud warranted to? rive years. We pay the above wages, or a commission, from which twice that ainouufr Qaa be made. For circulars aud terms address W. HALL A CO., No. 724 CHKftNUT Street, 4 81m Philadelphia. Pa. SUMMER RESORTS. SUMMER BOARDING. THAT SPLENDID, healthy, and popular place known as CHESNUT GROVE, et Media (on the Wen I Chester Railroad), Delaware county, 1'euusylvaula, Is now open for the romrilon ot guests, 4 mini INDIA RUBBER MACHINE BELTINQ STEAM PACKING HOWK. Em ' , . Engineers and dealers will nud a full assortment of GOODYKAK'S PA TENT VULCANlilliiU RUBHKlt BELTING, PACKING, HOSE, eta., at Uie Alamtfa. turur's Heathiuartera. UOODVEAR OHESNUT Street. . ' South aide. N. B. We have a new and cboap article of GAR. DEN aud PAVEMENT HOUE very cheap, to whiesi the atleuUoa ot Ut public U called. 1MU
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