THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 18C9. 6 An OKI Christmas Rhym. A correspondent or the. Boston Trantcripl urltces "Here la a curious old Christmas rhyme which our grond mother sometimes sans; n Christmas eve, to a Jingling old tune, for the amusement of her many children .and grand children. It Is doubtlul if It now exists In print. II teems to be a barbaric legend almost, come down from thoe rude old times when men ate and drank and rioted around roaring fires of yule logs, instead of worshipping the Lord Jesus Christ who was born at Bethlehem, and proclimlng their pood will to one another by choice and tasteful giftc." The first day of Christmas my true love, he BroiiRbt unto me Tart of a bough of a juniper tree. The second day of Christmas my true love, he Uroudht unto uio Two French hens, and part of a bough or. a jumper tree. The third day of Christmas my true love, he Uiouebt unto me Three tole of birds, two French hens, and part of a boui;u ot a juniper tree. The fourth day of Christmas my true love, he Brought unto mo Four turtle dove?, two French hens, three tole o' b'Tds, And part of a bough of a juniper tree. The filth day of Christmas my true lovejhe broupht uno me T . Five gold rings, lour turtle doves, three tole of Two French hens, nud part of a bough of a juniper tree. The sixth day of Christmas my true love, he Uroupht unto me Eixcccfc a layine, five uold rlnps, four turtle doves, three tole of birds, two French ucus, And part ol a bough ol a juniper tree. The seventh day of Christmas my true love, he Uroupht unto me Beven swan a swimminp, slxgese a layliis. five pold rinp, four turtle doves, three tole of birds, two French hens, Aud part of a bouirli of a juniper tree. The eighth day of Christmas my true love, he Brought unto me Eight ladles donciup. seven swans a swimmin?, six peese a laving, five pold riups, four turtle doves, three tole of birds, tffo French hens, And part of a bough of a juniper tree. The ninth day of Christmas my true love, he Broupht unto me Nine lords a piping, eight ladies danclnp, seven twans a swimminp, six geese a layiup, five pold rings, four turde doves, three tole of birds, two Frcueh hens, And part of a bough of a juniper tree. The tenth day of Christmas my true love, he Broupht unto me Ten drums a beating, niue lords a piping, eight ladies dancing, seven swans a swimming, six freeze a laying, five gold rings, lour turtle doves, three tole of birds, two French hens, And part of a boupU of a juniper tree. The eleventh day of Chi i -trims my true love, he Broueht uuto mo Eleven lops a burning, ten drums a bop.ting, nine lords a piping, eight ladiei dancing, seven waus a swimming, six coese a laying, five pold rifles, four turtle doves, three tjl of birds, two French hens. And part of a bough ot a juuiper tree. . The twelfth day of Christmas, my true love, he Brought unto me Twelve bowls a foaming, eleven logs a burning, ten drums a beating, nine lords a piping, eight ladies dancing, seven swans a swim ming, six geese a laying, five gold rings, four turtle doves, three tole of birds, two French hens, And part ot a bow of a juniper tree. M USIQ IIALLMORALITT. lly Junes (ireenwood, tbe "Ainatenr C'UHUHl." Twenty years ago amusement for the people was at low-wa'.er mark. Kail ways were less numerous and extensive, and railway directors had not yet thought of workiug the profitable field f-upgested by the little word "excursion." "Eight hours by the seaside," to be compassed comfortably within a holiday of a single sum pier's, day wa3 a miracle scarcely even dreamt of by the most sanguint'. progressionist. TUo'i" Bands and tens of thousands of London-born men and women lived and labored through a long lifetime, and never 6a w the sea at all. BheerncBj, twenty years ago, was the work :uir man's be&sidc; and his knowledge of sea band was confined to as much of it as was unplea santly discovered lurking within tbe shells of the plate of winkles served up at his shil ling tea nt Uiavesend. Even the green country "far removed trom noise aud sinok.-,' was, if not a scaled book to him, at least a olume placed on so high a shell thit, after some experience, he was driven to the couclu eion that the pains and penalties attending a climb for it were scarcely compeu-atel by suc cess agd temporary possession of the prize. The only conveyance at his service and that only on recognized holiday occasions was the green grocer's van, newly painted and decoruted for the event, and in which a mixed company ol Ihe Bexes crowded, and were drugged along the lot and dusty road ut the rate olfive mllei an hour, towards IlaiLpiou Court or Epplng Forest, there to huddlo on the grass, and pir take of a collation that, but for Its four hours) grilling on the van roor under a blazing sun, would have been cold, with flak-liquor or lukewarm beer out of a fctone lar as liquid ccompauiments. Twenty years a ;o a Crystal i'alace had existence nowhere but within tiie cover of that book of wonders, the "A-abian Mights' Entertainments," and the soil out of which the museum at South Kensington ha) eprnng was devoted to the growth of caboaes. In that dark a?e, however, it is questionable if the Iuconvenitnces enumerated were regarde 1 as such, 'the people kuew no better. The Jack Of the past generatiou was a Jack-of-all-work Recording to tbe strictefct interpolation of that term. Bo seldom did he Indulge in a holiday that he went at It as a teetotaler broke loose goe at Jiurd drinking, and it unsettled him lor a week afterwards. His play-time imposed on hirn more real hard labor than bis accus tomed jog-trog work-time, and he was an unhappy, despondent man until bis excited nerves grew calm and the tingling of his blood eubsided. Such were the alarming effects on fcim that it eeemed a happy dispensation that wnitsun and fcmter came each but once a year. .A?! u,an wao e"rnpa h's bread by the sweat or bit brow, and who consequently was In a violent condition of perspiration during twelve Mm?u eacU ivealJ ,ou'"i It is scarcely likely last the question of evening amusement would nnicb trouble the woTkini: man of that period. Jaded and weary, he was by necessity a hearth . uuiue-iuviuK iuku. we naa neither tbe tluck nor the inclination to be any bine else. The evening saw him plodding homeward, and all bis do fire was to remove bis heavy boots trom bis tired teet, and enpage wlih all speed iu the demolition of bis tea-supper, after which there was nothing for it but lor biui to drag his cua'r to the cliininey-corner aud there sit and smoke or doze till bed-time. If be were Inclined for an liouror toot away-from-home recreation, where could he find it f There were the theatre; but lie f o rarely went to such places that "going to the play" was an event not to be treated in an off-hand manner, or to be decided ou without due deliberation. Besides, it was a dear treat. Supposing that be went into the pit (he would take the "missus" of course), there would go two shillings, and at least another one for a drop Si something, to take in and u mouthful of some thing to eat, and three shillings Is a lawn snro7 Being a Briton and a loyal n.' as such lecopnizing "the foclal glass and tha chcerlul sonn" as chief among the support ing pillars of the Constitution, he woul I very willingly have contributed his shara towards it; but where, as a obur and proper rcrson. was his opportunity f Truly, he might drink long life aud prosperity to the Queen, and confusion to her enemies, as ha cat at hone over the pint of beer (etched from the public bouse; but amidst the distracting influences of domesticity how much of heartiness wouid there be in the patriotic sentiment? He might, as he sat with his feet on the home fender-bar, raise his voice harmonically in praise ot his wife and "tbe troop ot little children at his knee," or ot "Tom Bowling," or "Old John Barleycorn;'' but be would grow weary in less than a week of such pastime, under repeated reminders that the baby was asleep, or that his fellow-lodgers were complaining. Even twenty years ago there were "concert rooms" where "professional talent" was engaged, and where sixpence was charged for ad ml sion ; bat, as a rule, these were duty, low, ditre pututile dens, where liquor Utile better tbau poison was sold, and where the compauy consisted chietly of the rllTrarf of the town, both male and female. He had neither the means nor tbe Inclination to report to a place of this description. All, then, that was h it to him was the tavern parlor "sing song," or free-and easy, usually celebrated on Mondays and Saturdays, these being the times when he was most likely to have a shilling in his pocket. But wbut amount of satisfaction was to be pot out of It? Exceptiug for the inordinate quantity ol malt or spirituous liquors the working man Iclt bound to imbibe for the good ot the houe, the "free-and-easy" was as .amenstame could b;). The same individual the landlord occupied the chair invariably; the sau.e men eatig the same songs (it would have been regarded as a most unwarrantaoie liby ty If Jones had attempted to render a ditty known as Wilkins'); tne same jokes were ex changed; the same toasts nnd sentiments lound utterance. It was not enjoyment at all that occupied the company, out a good natnred ppirlt of lorbeaiauce aud toleration. Scarcely a mau in the room came to henr Ml ping, but to be heard singing. This was the weakness that drew the members of the "iree-aud-caj" together, and every man, out of tender consideration tor his own ntlliction, was disposed to treat an exhibition of the prevalent mala ly on the part of a neighbor witb kindly sympathy. But the morning's reflection ensu ing on such an evening's amusement never failed to disclose the dismal fact that there was nothing in it" nothing, that is, but headache and reumrfe for money watted. Of late yeais, however, the state of the British bandicraltsman has undergoje an extraordi nary change. He is not the same fellow he used to be. He has cast aside tue aucieut man tle of unquestioning drudgery that so long hung about his drooping shoulders. He has straight ened his neck to liok about him, a process which has elevated his view ot matters gene rally at least thiec incites (and that is a good deal in the case ot a nnu whose nose from ooy l.ood has been k pt at the grindstone, and whose vision has been always at a bare level with tbe top of that ii-eful machine). It was no more than natural that "work" being the tin me that had so long occupied his attention, he should, having satisfactorily settled tbat matter, turn to its dire, antithesis, "play," and make a few inquiries as to what amendment were possible in tbat direction. It became evident to him tbat this portion ot the social machine, no less thau tbe other, was out of order. It appeared all right from a superficial view; but when you came closely to eximlne it there were loose mews in every direction, and many of the maiu wheels were so clogged with objectionable mvter that no decent fnaa could safely approach It. Tuia was serious. The reformed handicraftsman had leisure no v, and considerably more money than in the old time. Olfrr him a fair evening s amusement, and he would pay bis Millling for it cheerfully. Hut, mind you. it must be fit and proper amusement, and such as chlmel harmoni ously with hi newly-developed con victions of his respectability and intellectual importance. But, looking to the right aiid to the left ot him, he failed to disco ver what he sought; and probably he would to this very day have been vainly inquiring wuicu way he should torn, had it not been for certain enterprising aud philanthropic persons, who, ascertaining his need, generously uudcrtookthe task of providing lor it. The arguments used by the disinterested geu tlenieu in question showed beyond a doubt that they thoroughly understood the matter. "What ou want." said they to the working man, "is bomcthiu very different from tht which now exists. 1 ou like pood music, you have an affec tionate regard for the drama; but if at the pre sent time you would taste of one or the other you are coinjcllcd to do so under restrictions that are irksome. The theatre ii open to you, but you cannot do as you like in the theatre. Yuu'must conform to certain rules an 1 regula tions, and, in a munner of speaking, are made to 'ioe ,the mark.' If you want a glass of b er and what is more natural tuuu that you should yon cau't get it. What you can pet for jour sixpence is half a pint and a pill ot flat oi sour btuff in a blue bottle, and toob ain even this luxury you must creep noise leeslv to the shabby little relreshment-room aud drink it there, aud creep back ugaiu to your seat iu the pit as thouah you bad been guiltv of something you Bhould be ashamed of. You woald like a pipe om cigar; you aro used to smoking of evenings, and deprivation from the harmless indulgence disagrees with you. No matter; jou must not smoke within the walls of a tlieaire; if you attempted it the constable would seize jou and never loose his holdou your collar until he had lauded you on the outer pavement. "Now what you require, and what you shall have, is a happy blending of the theatre au 1 the opera-house aud the highly respectable tavern-pailor," a p'ace the atmosphere of which shall be to strictly moral tbat the finest-bred laoy in the laiid may breathe it without dnnpir, and at the sutue time a place where a gentleman accompanying a lady may take his sober and sojtulug glass ot grog or taiunrd of ale and smoke his cigar as Innocently and peacefully as tuoupli he sat by bis own fireside at home. We will have music both vocal and instrumental, ibe grand siuglug of tbe great Italian nias'cr. ba lad-elngmg, touching and pathetic, and lunny einging that shall promote harmlei-B mirth while it not In the least offends the most prudish ear. We will have operas; wo will have ballets, bhould tbe public voice sanc tion it, occaMonally we will have chaste acro batic performances und lats of tumbling aud jugglery; but in this last mentioned matter w'i are quite in the han is of our patrons. Enjoy ment pure and simple is our motto, and by it we shall stand or fall." This, in substauce, was tbe prospectus ol tho first music hall established in London, and tbe public expressed irs approval. How the iair promises of tbe oiitiual promoters of the scheme were redeemed we will not discuss. Undertakings of such magnitude aro sure to work uneasily at the first. It will ba fairer to regard the tite of tweuty years' growth With its twenty noblo branches nourishing in full fol'age ana melodious with tbe songs of the many souesters that harbor there. We cannot listen to them all ot once however sweet though the music be. Lot i:s devote au hour to one of the said branches. Which one does not in the least matter, slice no one set of bongsters aro con filled to a brauch. They fly about one to another, and nay sometimes bo hearJ especi ally the tunny ones on as many as tour ohm rent boughs in the course of a single eveulnp. Wniply because It is tho nearest let us tike the Oxbridge. or,e ol the most tamo is music halls iu Lobdon.and nightly crowded. it I her we are in luck or else the taiei.t attached to the Oxbridge 1 something prodigDus. Almost every vocal celebrity whose nime has blazoned on the advertising boardmes duilup the season is uere to night the Immense Vamp, the Tro- oigions Podtere, tbe (stupendous Smutty man, rr' eaendous T.lmouse, together with frunny" Vrertdyi, hnd "Jolly" Joes, and "Side-Snlltt nun i .r. i... j' " bomeortbese leviathans of song were author V wuuV",,y 'ann. as, for instance, the Pro digious I'odper. who ha1 recently made sush a great icjisatiou with his "Lively Cats' meat wan. As I entered the soleudld portals of the Oibndge, the uatty "turn-out" of fodders, consisting of three piebald ponies In silver harness and a phaeton tbat mast have cos; a hundred and filty guineas at least, was th-re In wating, ready to whirl the oopulfir Po Ipcrs to the Axminster as soon as the Oxbridge could possibly spare him. The Oxbildpe, as usual, was crowded, the body of tbe hall, the sixpenny part, by working men and their wives, will a sprinkling of "jolly dog" and budding beardless puppies ot tbe same breed, whose pride and delight It in to emulate their elders. As regards the audi ence, this is the worst tnat may be said of the body nf the hall. It was plain at a glance to perceive that the bulk of the people there were mostly people not accustomed to mustc halls, and only induced to pay tbem a visit on account of th i htgbiy respectable character tbe .mustc halls ate In the habit of giving themselves In their placards and In the newspapers. In the stalls and the more expensive parts of the house, aud before the extensive drinking bar, matters were very different. Uere were congregated selec tions from almost every species of vice, both maie ano iemate, rampant in London. Here was the Brommagem "swell" with his Hounds ditch jewelry and his Whitechapel gentility, and the well-dressed blackguard with a pound to tpend, and the poor, weak-minded wretch of tne ' unampagne Charlie" school, and the pro fessional prow ler hovering abont him with the full intent of plucking him If be finds the chance. As for the females ot this delichlful cbaue. It is sufficient to say that they plied their trade without the least attempt at concealment. Aud why should they not? who is to check them? Not the proprietor of the Oxbridge- It is a lact tbat he a lmits them without charge, seeing bis interest therein. What else should take Cham pagne, Charlie to the Oxbridge, and the host of "swells" who order neat little suppers and recklessly fling down their sovereigns to pay ior wine tbat in sufficient quantity would sicken a hog? or what use is "the body of the hall" to the proprietor? How far do ptltry sixpences go towards paying Podgers his three guineas a night? What profit is there ou tue price charged Bill fetubbs for his piut of stout? Not but that the frequenters ot the sixpenny part are very useful; indeed, to speak truth, the Ox bridge could not get on well without them. They keep up appearances, and present a sub stantial contradiction to the accusation tbat the maslc hall is nothing better than a haunt lor drunkenness and debauchery. "But surely," the reader may exclaim, "un lets the company for whom the music hall was originally designed found the worth ot their money, they would cease to patio nize the place. They go for the purpose of hearing Fongs adapted to their taste and they ate not disappointed." 1 am loth to say as much in tho face of the Popular Podgers and tbe Im mense Vamp, but I should be vastly surprised if the only element of respectability frequenting the Oxbridge was not only disappointed but shocked and disgusted, and that very often. I carnot explain why, alter being shocked, they should make a second attempt, except that they are lured to "try again," and that folks of not over sensitive mind grow used to shockc. It these music-hall songs weie really written for the respectable portion of the auditory there would not be the least occasion why they should be composed almost entirely of indecency and drivel; but the fact is these are the prreons whose tas.es are not at all studied In preparing the evening bill of tare. The Individuals the song-writers writes up to and the singer sings up to are the heedless, and abandoned, and disreputable ones who have money to 6quandr. The proprietor knows hts customers. Where would be the use of setting before a tipsy "swell" (uuless, indeed, hi bad arrived at the maudlin, in wtrch condition he is profitable t0 no onc) a wholesome, simple ballad? He would howl it don before the first verse was accomplished. He must have something to cbtmc with the idiotic tone of his mind, no matter how low, how vuluar, or how dedant of propriety, and be cau obtain i' at the music hall. The Im mense Vamp is his obedient servaut, as is the Prodigious Podgers and the Tremendous Tit mouse eveu the ' P of W 's Own Comlque." Auy one would think, and not unreasonably, when be sees yeir in and year out flaming announcements of the eneagements here auil there of these gentry, that there must be something in them; that, however peculiar their talent, it is su6h as recommends itself to something more than the pasiing admira tion of those who witness it; but it is nothing ot the kind. lake any half-dozen of tbe most popular of our "comic singers" and set tbem singing four of their most favorite songs each, and I will warrant that twenty out of the full number will consist of the utterest trasu that la possible to conceive. It would not be much matter if the ttade were harmless not unliequeutly it is most pernicious. Take a batch ot tuese precious productions, and you will find flic one theme constantly harped on: it is all about a "young chap" and a "young gtl," or an "old chap" aud an "old eal," and thrir ex ploits, more or less indecent. A prolific subject with ihese "great" artists is tbe spoouey court ship of a young man who is induced to accom' pany the object Of bis affections to her abode, and when there get lobbed and ill-used. As tho Immense Vamp siLgs "I was coins to o whin In mine a feller A lid lie sit ashed my hat with t.lx uiubre la. And blacked my eye, tud didn't I bellow!" The male singer of the inurlc hall, however, whether iio takes tbe shape of the impudent clown who pretends to comicality, or of the spoony sentimentalist who tenderly gushes forth such modern enchanting melodies as "Jlapgie Uny" or "Meet me in the Lane," is not tho most pernicious ingredient tbat composes in its cntliely the music hall hero. Time was when With a liberal steeping ot Vamps, and Podgers, and Bmuttymans, the decoction proved stroug enough, but, like Indulgence in o;ber poisons, what is a sufficient dose tnis year Is useless as water next. It was found necessary to strengthen the mixture to make it hotter of that kind ot spice most grateful to tbe palate of tbe vulvar snob witb a pound to spend. To effect this, there was notbtvg tor it but to intro duce the coa.ic female element, or, as she more modern ly styles herself, tbe "serio-comic." 1'Uu "scrio," however, is not obtrusive. You sepk for it in vain in the brazen pretty face, iu the dress that is exactly as much too nigh as it is too low, in tbe singer's gestures, looks, aud bold advances. Decent men who, misled by placards und newsnuier advertisements, take their wives and daughters 10 the Oxbridge or the Axminster, may, as they listen, ouie iu shame at tbe blunder they have committed; but tbe dashing, piquant, taucy delineator of "What Jolly (ials are we" has the ears and the yelltn admiration of the braiulcss snobs aud puppiei before ulluded to, and the mad noises they make, demanding a repetition of the detestable ditty, quite drown the leeoie hisses ot remon sttance the decent portion of the auditory may venture to utter. Some time since, during tbe theatre and music hall controversy, a worthy London roueistrate announced from his judicial beach that ou the evening previous he bad vibited one of Ibe most popular of tbe haUs, and found everything creditable, aud discret, and decorous: a pretty penny it must after waids have cost someb-dy fur ctinnj aene, to paclly the patrou snobs and puppies lor de priving tbem of thoir evening's amusement. But this peculiar line Vamp makes his own, and it is noc to be wondered at that be shines therein belore all others. Popular Podgers has a vein ot his own; aud bow profitable tbe workings of it is let tbe piebald ponies aud the silver-mounted phaeton attest. He goes In lor vocal exemplifications ol low life tbe lowest of all ll;s rendering of a Whitechapel ruffian, half costcrmonger, half thief, filled the Ox bridge niirbtly tor more than a mouth. You may see Podgers arrayed In ruffian's rags por trayed on a music sheet in tbe windows ot the music shops, and underneath is Inscribed tho chorus ol this wonderful soiig:-r- I'm a Chickrrteaiy Jllmkt with my one, two, Ibreo, Wblucheptd Is lb vllluge 1 was uorn In, 1 o ketch m on the bop, or on my tiMiu drop. You must getup very early lu ihe morning." But inasmuch as the effoslons of Podgers are, as a rule, unintelligible except to the possessor ot a slang dictionary, be is less obnoxious than others of his brethren. 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DAIENI SHOULDBE-SKAM SHIRT MANUFACTORY, AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE, PERFECT FITTING BHIRTS AND DRAWERH niaae noni measurement ai very tnori nouoe. All other arllolrs of UENTLEatEN'ti DRESS uoodh in iLUi variety. WINCHESTER & CO., 11 1 No. 7( CHE3N fjr Street. LUMBER. I860. fcPlUJCE JOIST. bfUCU JOlttI, HEMLOCK. HEMLOCK. 1869. 1869 SEASONED CLEAR PINE, BK&bJIKD CLEAR P1.NE. 18GD CHOieJJBi rAlTUttH PINE. SPANISH CEDAR, FOR PATTERNS. RED CEDAR. 1 CP.ei FLORIDA FLOORING. t Qfn J.OUJ FJbORlDA FLOORING, lOOli CAROLINA FLOORING. Y1HOINIA FLOORING. DELAWARE FLOORING. ASH FLOORING. WALNUT FLOORING. FLORIDA STEP BOamDS. RAIL PLANK. Ifcf'ii WALNUT BD8 AND PLANK. 1 QfiO lovj walnut bd8. aw d plan k. 100 j walnut boards. walnut plank. lftf.0 UNDERTAKERS LUMBER. 180 J.OU UKiERTAKEKS' LUMBER. 100J RED CKDAR. WALNUT AND PINE. -IGf'f) SEASONED POPLAR. IfifiO ACUc' SEASONED CHERRY. 100J ASH. WHITE OAK PLANK AND BOARDS. HICKORY. Iftf'fi CIGAR BOX MAKERS' 1 SPO J-OUv CIGAR BOX MAKE Kd' 100J SPAMbH CEDAR BOX BOARDS, FOR MALE LOW. Iftfiq CAROLINA SCANTLING, 1 0fifl .louij carolina h.'t. sills, 100j Norway scantling. IRfJf) CEDAR SHINGLES, 18(10 AOOC CYPRESo SHINGLES. -LOO J MAOLK, BROTHER A CO., It No. g&UQ SOUTH Street. T. P. GALVIN & CO.. LUMBER C0MMIS8IGN MERCHANT8 SIlACKAUAmX STREET WHARF, BELOW SLOATS MILLS, (SO-CALLKD), FULL DELPHXA, AGENTS FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN Man fttcturera ol YELLOW PINE and bPKUOKTiMBit BeJARDS, etc., .hall btt bat py Ui lurulBh order wholesale rate., df avertible al auy accessible oort. - Constantly receiving and on baud at our whan SOUTHERN FLOORING. SCANTLING. SHIN GLES, EASTERN LATHS, PICKETS. BED-SLATS, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, SELECT MICHIGAN ANlj CANADA riiAHlt AND BOARDS, AND HAO HA'IVU (waur-AJNEHo. 1 u aiuln ALL OP W II It' It WILL RB DEUTBBEB AT AHIPABT or TIIK 1 ITlf PBOJIPTLI CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, ETC. p ANTALOON STUFFS JAMES & LEE. HO.ll XOBTH MECONU HTBEKT, Sign of trie Golden Lamb, Have now on band a very large and cboloe assort ment of all tbe new ityle of Fall and Winter Fancy Cussimcrea IN THE MARKET, To which they Invite the attention of tbe trade and other. lIHw AT WIIL1UALB AMD BKTAIL. CLOAKS. C1I.OAK8-CI.OAUS. The crowd or eua. J toiuera wkodallj visit oar utore uaaat von vluce every one tbat It la the place to aeriire tue newest ntylea. Tue fluent qualities and the beat work at tbe moat reaaouable prleea. IIEHKYIVENS, No. aUKontli NINTH Htreet. (1I.OAIiN-tI.OAU8,-Hlit every oue J auya luuvt be true, aud they all say yon ran buy the most fashionable, tbe best and ebeapest t'louka in tbeclty,at II EN It Y lVENM', U :i mmtZta Kt. 3 H. NINTH fttreot. LIFE INSURANCE. THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY or rm United States of America, WASIILXUTON, 1. C Chartered by IS pedal Act of Congress, Approved Jnlj 25, 18G3. CASH CAPITAL, 81.000,000 BRANCU OFFICE: FIBST ATIO'AL HANK lIUlLDLXi, PHILADELPHIA, Where tbe business of tbe Company Is trans, acted, and to which all general correspondence should be addressed. DIIIKOTOUB. Clarence U, cxakk, Jay LeioKB, F. Katchkobd Starr, K. A. Kol.LINfl, Henry U. Cookk, Wm. K. Chani)leh, lOHN D. DO'KBW, Edward Doduk, d. C Fahmkhiouk. W. U. jllUOKHEA o. (JEK(.K F. '1 YLKK, OFFIOBIIS. Clarence U. Ci ark, Philadelphia, President, Jay Cooke, Chairman Finance aud Kxouutlve Committee, Henry 1). Cooke, Washington, Vice-President, Kherson W. Pket, ftuiadeipuia, Secretary uuu Auiutiry, B. H. Turner, WaHhlngton, Assistants oo'y. J. Kwino Mkars, M. 1)., Assistant Medical iJireotor, MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD. J. K. Barnes, Uurgeon-Ueneral rj. 8. a., Wash ington, P. J. HoFwrre, Chief Medical Departineu U.8. N., Washington. D. W. Bliss, M. JJ., Washington, SOLICITOUS AND ATTORNEYS. Hon. Wm. . Chandler, Washington, . (J. Ueokok Hardin e, Philadelphia, Pa. THE ADVANTAGES Offered by this Company are: It la a National Company, chartered by spe cial act of Congreos, lwia. Il bus a paid-up capital of 81,000,000. It otters low rates of premium. Il furnishes larger Insurance than other com panies for the same money. It Is definite and certain In Its terms. It Is a home company In every locality. Its policies are exempt from attachment. There are no unnecessary restrictions in tbe policies. Every policy is non-forfeltablo. Policies may be token which pay to tbe in sured their full amount and return all the pre miums, so that the insurance costs only the In terest on the annual payments. Policies may be taken that will pay to the insured, alter a certain number of years, dnrlns lile an annual Income of one-tenth the amount named In tbe policy. No extra rate la charged for risks upon the lives of females. (88 wsrp It Insures not to pay dividends, but at so low a cost that dividends will be Impossible. PROPOSALS. All MY TRANSPORTATION. Offick Chikf Quabtbrm AATlca. i i'oBT Lkavknwomth KaiiBW, Jjo. s, 1868. J KKALAJ) fltUPUbALa will ba receivrd at tills otllce until 11 o'clock a. M., January 20, lHfia, lur tbe TKAMSPOBTATION OK MIL1TAKV SUPPLIJiS curing tne year commencing April I, 89, on tbe following routes: (fropoBals lor route No. 8 will alxobe received by lirevet Lieutenant-Colonel M. I, Luddlrjion,ej. Q M , at Hauta fe, iN. M..unill the time above mentioned.) HOUTK No. 2. From such points on tbe Union Pacific Hallway, E. p., aa n.ay, daring tbe existence of tbe contract, be designated by tbe Cblef Uiwlermaster's .Depart ment ol tbe Missouri, to auy places tbat may be designated by tbe lorwatdtng o Ulcer tnibeuiateef Kaunas and Territory of (Colorado souib of latliude 40 degrees uortb; In such positions of tbe Htate of 9 hub and Iudlau Territory as lie north or the Uaua dUn river aud west ot longitude OT decreet; and to fort Uuien, New Mexico, or suub other depot as may be designated In that Territory, and any Inter mediate points on tbe route to tbat depot. Bidders will state tbe rate per 1(0 pouuda per 100 miles at which tbey will transport the lores In each month ot ie year, beglunlug Atrll t 'ten. Keparatetnai liowev.. uiv.ivlted and will been ' iu j. i n.t tmcLto lhtl"Lto and from the iol- call! (lD;c,lCerttet,l'i to' f peribei pouudo for the .ire cuUiict,t-iiS uot a.iies,a hi the fore u e J ll . MARKER i r . rserrn, Lamed, Dodge, .Lyon, iteynolds. Gr and, and Union. FROM FORT HATS to Forts Dot gn, Lyon, Reynolds, eiarland, and Unton. HeOM bHKitlBAN OR i'OKT WALLa.CH; to Forth Lycn, Reynolds, Ciarlaud. aul Uulou. Tbe transportation herein advertized lur must be wholly by wagon. lnlormatiou will be given on application to this ollice of tbe dlaiances between ibe places named above, and upon any other poluts regarding the ser vice herein advertlned ior. ROU va NO. 8. From Fort Union, or Huca other depot as may be ei tabllbbtd In tbe Territory of .New Mexico, to any PObls or stations that are or may ba established in tbat territory, and to such posts or stallous an may be des goaled In the Territory or Ariz ua aud the btate ot .Texas west ot leugilude 106 degrees. Ibe weight to be ttansporied will But exceed on Route No. 2, W.OOO.OtO pouuda; ou Route No. 3, lo.COO.OCO pounds. Bidders will s'a'e tbelr places of residence, and escb proposal mine be accompanied by a deposit of t-faOO (no esor certified clieo payable to the order ol tbe undersigned), as a guarantee tbat la caseaa award is made to him ibe bidder a HI accept H and nter Into contract with good an1 suUloleot security In accordance with tbe terms ot Ibis advertisement; said sum tu be forfelied to tbe United (Slates In casd of lailuie by the party to whom tbe contract may be awarded, to execute lu uu form suub contract. Kat b bidder must be prueent at tbe opening of the proposal, or be represented by hlsaltor.iey. Tbe cutiactora l'l be required to give bonds on Route Ho. 2 lu Bucb amounts as shall be fixed by the undersigned; on R icte No S, tluo.OuO. Hailsiactor evidence ot he loyally and solvency of escb blduer and peison ottered as security will be required. l"ro joss Is most be Indorsed "Proposals for Army Transportation on oule NO. .' or -'8 " as tbe oe Djay be. aitd none will be entertained unless tbey luiiy comply with tue requirements of this ad vox linen. enl. Tbe party to whom an award Is made mas, be pre pare d to execute the contract without unnecessary delay, and u give tbe required bonds lor the faithful petlurmai.ee ol tbe contract Tbe right io reject auy and all bids that may be Offeree is reserved, Tbe cor. tractor on each route must be In readiness ftr service by tbe 1st day ot April, 186!), and mini have a place of business or agency at wnljh he may be communicated with readily, at the starting point or points of bti route. Blank forms, showing the conditions of the can traoi to be entered Into for esob : route, can be hat upon a plication to ibis ollice, either personally or by letter, and must accompany aud be a part of the propcsals. Blanks tor proposals will be furnished on appll- Bv order of the Cblef Quartermaster, KlUtary Di vision of the Missouri, 12 17 lm I" O. BA8TOW, Utp lP. M.Oen. r.8.A.,C.CLH.,Iep'iMd. STOVES, RANGES, ETC. K0TICE.-TI1E UNDERSIGNED r"-4 would call tbe attention of tbe publlo te his 331 MtweuLum baulk furnace. 'VK. This Is an entirely new heater. It Is so ob structed as to at once commend ltiell to general favor, being a combination of wrought a-d cant Iron. It Is very simple In its construction, and la perfectly air tight; self-cleaning, havlug,uo tlpea or drums to be taken out and cleaned. It U so arranged wltu upright flues as to produce a larger amount of beat from tbe same weight of coal than auy fur u ace now In use. The bygiomello condition ot the air as produced by my new arrangement of evaporation wllf at ouoe de rntiDk irate that It la tee ouly Hot Air Furnace thai will produce a pererctly healthy atmoepbere. 1 Lose in wautol a complete Hesliug Apparatus would do well to call and examine tbeUjlden Kagle. CHAKLHi-4 WlLLlAMrt, .BBa.UaMlUk A large assortment o Cooking Rauges, irire-uoard Btoves, Low Down Urates, Ventilators, etc, always CnJb! fobbing of all kinds promptly done. 8 in THOMPSON'S LONDON KITCHENER. or li UHOfJeAN HiHUK, fur families, hotels, or public Institutions. In TWKN l Y Ul Ffc'KK :k.NT rJi'KM. Also, 1'hiladeli.hla Ranges, u..i Air Fiirnsces, roin .uow-uowu (Vrai.a Firebosrd bloves, Bah Boilers. Hlew-bole viaiM Boilers, Cooking Moves, etc., wbolesale aud ;J. 'ii 'hv tbe manulaciurers. retail. iuem"" BJ1ARPK A THOMPSON, U Kwfmtim No, m N, bCONi Utreet, SHIPPING. rffrf. LORILLARD'3 STEAMSHIP LINK FOR NEW YORK. On as d after December 15, the steamers of this tins will sail at soom Freight taken on accimmo catlng terms. One of tbe (steamers of this Line will leave every Tuesday, Thursday, and Bator day. Goods received at ail times on covered piers. AU gntde forwarded by New York agent free of charge except cartage. Tot further laformatlon, apply ou the pier to MB em JOHN F. OfLL.1 FUtt LIVEKI'OOL AND QUKKN8 Ti&fi i11m M ' " I-me oX stall e learners aiv puiuied to sail as follows: i l l V OF lOjmuOM. baturday, December 26. CI 1 Y O COttK, Tueaoay. December Z. CITY OF BALI iMo Kit, baluruay, January 2, CITY OF LU10iN,Bniray, Jauuary . JtTN A, Tuesday, January l'i Cl'lY OF AN1 WEKr, baiurdar, January 16. and each succeeding Haiuiday aud alternate Tuesday, at 1 F, M., trom flur 15, Norm River, BAl&ti OF FAbHA(K rt thi Mail ITI1XU SA1L.INO IVJUY SATUBOAI, Fayable In Uold. Payable to Currency. FIK&T CA M1M ............ SUM) 1 8TJCKR At! Kl to Londou.M.,.M... lew 1 to Londoou.M.M.MM. Sd to Fans llb to Farls - 1 raesAua sv mi Tuaiiuay stbambb via a uxax F1KMT CABIN, BTBBBaOI. Fa aole In Uold. Payable in Currency. Liverpool-.... ! I Liverpool- .......8 llatllaxM.M 1 Halifax 1 M.Jobu s.K. F ... i a I t. John's, r. 1' .......... i by Branch bleauier.... J I y Branch Bteamer... SO Faatiensers also tcrwirieu tu ilavre, Hamburg, Bre- men, etu, at reduced rates. aickelscaube bought here by persons sending for thtlr Irlends, at modcra.e raws. orlurther Information apply at tbe Company's Gllirt4 JOliN'u. DALK, Agent, No. 16 BROADWAY. N. Y. (..u o'DOjNiNiiiLlj dt FAULK, Ageutn, No. ill ca HX UT btrett, fulladeiphla. fcTEAM DIHLCT FROM LIVES- POOL. Ve have now to Inform Importers an.l Shippers tbatarratgemeuts bav4 been made to place aulne ot FlrsKlass (In every respect) Hteamhip on the route between this Port uud Liverpool, stopping only al Uuteustoa u to laud passengers aud Mai s. A, R. McUE.Mll A CO., It 61 No H2 WALNUT I-tree t. vfr PH1LADBLPUIA, RICHMOND ggjiyitrft AND NORFOLK. HTaiAJyifclUIP LIMK. TxIXbOUUU KRU-lUriT AIR LlJSJil TO XJiK bOUTH AND WKBT. KVtllV SATURDAY, At noon, from FiBBT VtiLABU1 above MARKET Slieet. THROUGH BATES and THBOtJUH SKORIPTS to au polo is in Xorih auu Bouih Carollua, via bea board Air Line Railroad, connecting at Portaraouih and to Lynchburg, V a., Tennessee, aud tbe West, via Vligmla aud Teuuessee Alt Line and Kiuhmoud and Danville Railroad, Freight HAJSDLED BUT OWCK. and taken al lo v, Ik ratku thau ajsy otmicr lin a The regularity, safely, and cheapness of this ronta ci ninieuu it to the public as tne most desirable me dium fur carrying every description ol freight. No charge for commission, dray age, or auy expenss Oi transier, bteamsblpa Insured at lowest rates. Freight received dully. WILLIAM P. CLYDE A CO.. No. 14 Worth and bomb WHARVES. W. P. PORTHJt, Ageul at Richmond and City Poiut. T, P. CBOWEXJ. A CO.. Agents at Norfolk. 1 1 vv? NEW EXPRESS LINE TO ALEX B.andrla. Georgetown, and Washington. D. t., via Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, with oon necllons al Alexandria from tbe most direct routs tor Li nchburg, Bristol, Knoxvhle, Naehvllle, Daltoa aud the boulbweat. bteamers leave regularly every Baturday at noon from the Urst wbart awe Market street. Freight received daily. . WM. P. CLYDE A CO., No, 14 North and Bouih Wharves. J. B. DAVIDhON, Agent at Ueorgetown. M. JiLDiUDeihi A Co., Agents at Alexandria, Vlr glnla, i ff NOTICE. FOR NEW TOUK, VIA " anil aaiu 1 AJN UANAL. JiAFRJtbH bTEAMBOAT IIIMPi M v ' The btearn Propellers of this Hue leave DAILY from first wharf below Market street. THROUUU LN 24 HOURS. Goodt Airwardedby all the lines going out of York, North, iaol, and Weet, free or couunisalon. Freights received at our usual low rates, WILLIAM P. CLYDE A CO., Agents, . . No. 14 b. WHABVlfiii, Philadelphia, JAMES HAND, Agent. go No. 110 WALL Street . corner of Bonth, New York tflnZN FOR NEW YORK SWIFI-SDM Jsasd&sauLUTrausporiatlon Company Dea patch au owiii-Bure Lluea, via Delaware and Rarltan Canal, on and after tbe loth of March, leaving dally at 12 M. and 5 P, M connecting with all Northern and atastern llnee, For freight, which will be taken on acoommodathii terms, apply to WILLIAM M. BXIKD A CO., 1 U No. U2 8. DELAWARE vena BLANK BOOKS. WARDED TIIE ONLY MEDAL FOR BLANK BOOKS By tbe Purla Uxiioaltlon, 1S07. WILLIAM F. MUBFUY'S S0X3, fMo. 339 CHESNUT Street : AND No. 55 Sou(li FOURTH Street, Blank Book Manufacturers, STATIONERS, And Steam Fower Printers. A complete stock of well-seasone BLANK BOOKS of our own manufaoture, A full stock of COUNTING-HOUSE STA TION KKY of every description. 12 14m wf VI I JAMBS B. SMITH & CO., BLANK HOOK MANDFACITJBER9, WHOLESALE AND II 1ST AIL. Po. 27 South bLVUXTlZ Street, U 18 fmw3m PHIL ADKLPHI A, STATIONERS. DRUGS, PAINTS, ETC. JOBERT SnOEMAKEU A CO K. E. Corner of FOUKTU and RACE Sts., fHfI.AnffI.PHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS. IMPOBTJER3 AND MAN UrACTORJCUtj Qg TVblte Lead and Colored Paints, Puttj Tarnlslies, Etc AQIJMT8 TOR THK CELEBRATED liTUiJiCU Z1AC FAINI8. DKALKTU3 AND OONSUMKBS SUPPLIKD il MWKBT PBICK8 FOR CASH. liU V I R E GUARDS, ' rOB KTOBE rBONTS, ATI.V9I. Fin. 10U1EM, ETC. Patent Wlrs Balling ;iron Bedsteads, Oraamenta Wlrs Workpaper Makers' Wires, and svery Tarletw of Wlrs Wotk.inanufaolDrrd by v M. WALKFH A IORI,
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