THE. DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH TRIPLE SHEET PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DEGEMHiOR 11, 18G'J.
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THK HOY A I. HO At) TO HI CI IKS
ass nut bcnrtiKcoril, but abonl the easiest way
to make money without labor or capital Is to pro
fess to teach the art of ao doing to other people whit
lave not gumption enough to And ont the way that
leads to wcaith for themselves, but who are ex
tremely anxious to accumulate a few millions or ao
ia a great harry, and with an lit tle expenditure of
elbow grease m possible, and who consequently bite
eagerly at Inch tempting bait ai are dangled be
fore their eyes In advertisements like the following,
which appear from time to time In nearly all the
newspapers of the country :
"TO TUB WOHKING CI.ABSKS.-We are now pre
parrd to (urnLo all cla-sea wnu constant emolornsent at
on, the whole of Ihetimtor for the pare momenta.
hnmacM now, light, and proltt.abln. Person, of either hi
aatljr warn from 60 rem to ii' pur eTHning. and a propor
tional in by dn'in their whnla time to the huainm
Knys and girls euro nearly an much as ruon. That all who
see thin notion may send, their ncMresa and tost Ihn btiti
nora, wo make thi unparalleled oiler. To atie.li in are not
well satialiod. e will unnd $1 to pay for the tr.iutile of
wntiDK. Fall pirtiouliirR, a valuable sample, which will
do to commence work on, and a copy of the "Popular
Literary hniporinu" one of the Urgent, and boat family
ir.papers puiiiiHnea all urn iree ny mall, KohI.t. if
oo wnnt rtemiitnent. urnfitiiltle work, adilrnaa RwiKnl.E
OHKATIIAM, P. O."
We have before ns a "descriptive catalogue,"
which was received on answering an advertisement
like the above by one who only desired wcaith for
the take of the good It would enable him to do to
suffering humanity. The enterprising and disinte
rested bestowers of riches make a tempting dig
play of some thirty or forty ways of making money,
and the perfectly Uigenuous manner In which they
how how a few dollars will produce thousands in an
Incredibly short space of time, with little or no
labor, in very refreshing to read. Very few men, or
women either, have any overpowering fondness for
absolute bard work, and as a means of acquiring
riches labor Is certainly unpopular. Most per
sons would much rather step Into a fortune ready
accumulated than to expend much of the sweat of
their brows In striving to gather together riches '
and running all the risks of failure
But the chances for stepping into fortunes
ready made are few and far between, and the nex .
best thing Is therefore to make a fortuno by adopt
ing some light and eaRy employment that will yield
large prollts and require no capital. The main trou
ble, however, is to hit upon the right thing, aud it is
Just here that the most mistakes are made, and in
spite of the advantages offered by such "descriptive
catalogues" as the one oefore us, we have no great
expectations that the number of millionaires will bu
very greatly Increased by those who Invest their dol
lars in the "valuable" recipes offered by the friends
of humanity who make tho above quoted appeal to
the "working men." Tho parties who will realize
most heavily will be the advertisers who propose to
show others how to make money.
Tho clruulur Issued by these people, however, gives
only a roseate hue to the subject, and It is filled with
such Inspiring appeals as
"Strike now! the Iron's hot, and yo cannot full to
make your mark. Now Is the time ! Let it pass, and
yon may go down to obscurity, while' yonr more en
terprising neighbor may go ahead and make his
mark in the world at a business which you hud tho
lirst oirer of. An agent who cannot make a hand
some income from such an article as this in a single
county of the average number of Inhabitants, may
put it down as a fact that his business capacity tits
him for nothing further thuo a common laborer.
No enterprising person can foil to make a handsome
fortune by engaging at once, and selecting the best
territory before the market is supplied by others.
Please consider a moment, and If you can think of
any business that will pay you like prollts, even with
large sums of money luvteted, we do not ask you to
engage with us. We only want a few agen.s, and
these we wish to take hold la earnest, and by our
effort combined with yours, you shall be abundantly
successful. Don't run the risk of losing gooil terri
tory by waiting, but order at once and your demands
Bhall be promptly supplied. It will cost but a tri
fling sum to manufacture enough of the article to test
the valne of the recipes, and afterwards should auy
tlilng occur to prevent your engaging In the busi
ness, the articles are valuable for your own use, or
they may be sold at large prollts to your neighbors.
We make you the above oirer in good faith, and
all we ask Is, tliut the recipes have a fair trial, anil
we have no fears for the result By having two
weeks to try the business In, you can see exactly
how the articles work; and if the business does not
suit you, you can send aud get your money ; so that
you will lose nothing, but, ou the contrary, you will
be the gainer by a copy of the most valuable recipes,
which only a short time asru could not bo bought for
one thousand dollars. This is as fair as could be
asked, aud what no other lirm employing agents will
do. But we have so much -contldeuce that If you
could see some or the articles, and try them, you
would decide to engage at once, that we prefer to
run the risk of giving satisfaction in every case, and
extend the business us soon as possible."
This last paragraph is one of tho most taking
things In the whole array of facts, figures, and fancy.
It looks all right, but any one trying It will be apt to
tlnd It all wrong. In the first place, persons who get
possession of these recipes are too much excited at
the golden visions they conjure up to form any
opinions of their real value, even if they have the
ability to do go ; and secondly, it Is Impossible for
most persons within two weeks to test all the articles
without expending a considerable sum of money, or
to find out how they are likely to sell. Any one,
therefore. Investing a five-dollar greenback may as
welLnaake op his mind to be satisfied with his oar-
gain and to do the best ne can witn it,
The descriptions of the articles upon which such
heavy prollts are to be realized are In the highest
decree edlfyinK. For instance, as to the merits of a
recipe for making silver-plating by which several
hundred spoons or one hundred watches can be
plated for fifty cents, we are told that
"Persons not very particular as to houest dealing.
re makinir great waires by selllnir spoons, thimbles.
and many other articles which are only plated, for
silver. As this plating will wear for years, they make
ureal sales to unsuspecting ones. Large dealers in
the article gay that this knowledge Is alone worth
100. Mow is the time to secure ine discovery. '
Lest the honest scruples of any one should be
shocked by the above, the following Ingenuous ex
planation is added :
"When we say that unprincipled men are selling
plated articles for pure silver, we do not wish to lie
understood as advocating uny such wiuked proceed
ing, but exactly the opposite. No man of any honor
or self-respect would attempt to sell for solid silver
what was only plated. And then again, looking at
things from a unanciai standpoint, it is not, ut an
for the Interest of any one to proceed in this manner,
for iu a few Bhort years the business would be plavcd
out, and we think it would be well for the agent to
make himself scarce.''
We think so too, very decidedly, especially as the
bane and antidote are both offered to us, for on an
other page we are told of
"A Patent Gold and Sliver Counterfeit Detector,
b which any man of common business capacity
cannot fail to make a lirst-rate living, and lay up
money by the sale of It. Mo business man will think
a couple of dollars or more ill spent for this informa
tion alone, as It is a certain detector. It is made la
a few minutes, put In a very small vial, and sold for
fifty cents a vuu at un enormous prom,"
provided anybody can bo found to purchase it,
may be auaeu.
Champagne Cider, we are informed,
"Is made very cheaply, and when bottled com
mands a high price in me market, liven good
hitlcres have mistaken n lor unampagne,"
which Is certainly very bad for the judges, pariloa
larry so if the Champagne Is made of cider without
apples, which Is described as
"A delicious leverage, resembling the best elder
made from apples. Tim oost of making is trifling ;
win nut fveeed ten cents a frallon, und when nut up
in pint and quart bottles, sells for twenty and lortV
cents per bottle, or tWoU and f&T-CO per gross. It Is
ti k. unifi tn dealers in cities and towns, who will
readily sell lurge quantities of it; thus you have
men who are making money for you while you are
taking your ease or attending to outer uuumess."
Tho last sentence quoted Impresses us as a stroke
of fine urt. There Is something particularly fasoi.
nating about the Idea of having other men making
money for us in the Bale of such a vuluablo article as
ider without apples, while we sttnd with our hands
in our pockets with nothing to do but count the
greenbacks as they come in.
With regard to Jied-bng Poison it Is sagely Bug
vested that
"Some might not like to sell this article alone,
from house to house The bust wav and must plea
sant way to sell it is to take it along Willi some oi her
specially. Take It along In this way, ami you will he
HurpilHcd at tue amount you win seiL"
This consideration for the feelings of a peddler who
might nave a delicacy about making Bed-bug Poison
m specialty, shows a disinterested feeling for the
weaknesses of human nature that is very gratifying.
And so on we might cite from the entire list of
"rare churn re ()r persons ef small means to acquire
an independence" To show how the thing Is
niansged, wc quote the following calculation with
regard to the profits on an article of salve:
"Let us for a moment glance at real figure, and
see what can be made on the sale of this salve.
Supposing the towns in all parts of the count! r to
average about one hundred and fifty families, which
is about right Now if you sold each family four
boxes per year, the amount you wonld receive would
bet I Mi. Now deduct the cost of manufacturing, at.
three cents per box (1 18), and you have a prolit of
fl.TA Now an average county contains about Ihlrty
llve towns, and the above stated amount sold in
every town wonld give a profit of t4tt0 for the
county, and a roan with a good team, if h attends
to his business, will easily keep two counties or more
supplied. But now let us put things down to a low
figure, and suppose that you sell only one box per
year to one-half of the am tiles. The prolit per
towsship would be flw-fto. The prolit per county
would be M7-M). The profit for two counties would
befllAB, which Is good pay. Hut you are going u
sell a much larger quantity than these last ligurca
indicate, though perhaps not as much as the first
figures Indicate, or at least not as much until the
attlcln is firmly established. It is not by any means
necessary for an agent to confine himself to any
one article, but It Is best to make a specialty of soinu
one or two articles, and take along a few others
such as the scent may think will sell best. Now
suppose you give your principal summon to the
salve. 1 There is no reason why you should not make
as much or more from a few other articles com
bined. 'made from the recipes, as you do from the
real specialty Itself. Now ir you have good Judg
ment and common sense, what shall deter you from
engaging in this branch of the business, and making
your way to snccess and fortune 1 if they are an
real Obstacles, tnen we are diiiuu
The 4 'rttcr makes a mistake aiout his own blind
ness, but he calculates very sharply on shutting up
somelMitly's eyes with the above array of figures, and
a few pages further on the following buslness-lik
advice is given to those who are anxious to start in
trade but who lack the means to begin:
"Many say on recelvlne our circulars. 'Well. If 1
bhd the money I would go right into the business.'
ah we can say to sucn is, ir yon have not the money,
raise it by selling property ol some kind; borrow it.
get arieuti to kvjh a note wit It you ; but if yon cannot
obtain It In any of these ways, go to work at some
thing ami earn It. It. will pay to get It at almost any
sacrifice. Ten dollars will set you fairly in the busi-
ness. and then vou will soon have money enoinrh to
push the business to almost any extent. The busi
ness once introduced, and a trade once established.
will prove source of constant remuneration, will
require no further labor than to keep your customers
supplied ; and even this can be done through a sulr
agenU" As the fools arc not all dead yet, it is scarcely
necessary for us to proffer any advice against being
lured Into spending money in such schemes of wealth
as are here presented, but at the risk of having onr
good Intentions unappreciated, we recommend to
those who feel disposed to answer such advertise
ments as the one quoted at the head of this article,
that the wisest thing they can do in
to let well enough alone. The men
who make money without workingfor It are gene
rally thieves and swindlers, and not one man out. of
ten millions ever made a fortune except by hard
work, combined with first-rale business abilities.
There Is no royal road to riches, except the good old
way that has been known ever since the days of
Adam and Eve ; and those who invest their savings
in reliance upon any of the fine sounding and plausi
ble schemes that are devised by gudgeon-catchers
will be tolerably certain to be disappointed In their
expectations, and to get nothing more solid than ex
perience for their money.
OVK XJSW WAXTCOLVHS.
Wnnted, an Angel.
A lady friend qf ours wrote to us some lime ago,
saying that she wished an adverUscmecl inserted for
a domestic, and asked, us a particular favor, that the
advertisement should be written for her. Seeing
nothing particularly objectionable in conferring such
a favor, and inasmuch as the lady was a particular
friend, we set to work and turned out the following,
which was duly inserted aud paid for:
"Wanted, a willing girl for general housework.
Apply to Mrs. , No. , street."
Ho tat so good. We had conferred a favor on a
friend, and congratulated ourselves thereupon. It
was supposed that the domestics required would
flock in crowds to the mansion of the lady, irom
which crowd she could certainly select one suitable
for herself. But behold the disappointment.
Two weeks after the advertisement had bouu in
serted another note came to hand from the same
source, it said :
"1 had live applicants lor the situation, from whom
I selected a timid and rather Interesting girl, whose
age I should suppose was about eighteen years. She
entered on ner tunics immediately. ne was ready
and wllllwr enough,! but after 1 Had had ner about a
week she complained of being somewhat ill. One
morning she did not appear as usual, and on going
to her room 1 found her in a raging fever. The
work of our house is not unnecessarily burdensome
lor a hearty ciri, but it was too mucn for ner. w e
keen no other help we cannot afford it The Door
little thing (I really pitied her), Iu her attempt to
be obliging, and accomplish everything, uait over
worked herself, and was really seriously ill. After a
day or bo, finding that she did not grow better, we
had her removed to the hospital, Von know we
could not possibly be put to the inconvenience and
trouble oi nursing a strange gin in tne nouse, to
say nothing of the time and money involved. We
had her removed to the hospital, where she is being
kindly attended to by the regular paid nurses. I saw
her once since, but 1 do not care to visit her often:
it is so very uninteresting, and, besides, I am afraid
of bringing tne lever noma to me cnuuren. ;o one
can possibly blame us ior sucn a course, w on t you
please write me another advertisement? Now
please do? And don't forget to put in tliis time 'a
strong neauuy gin.' l uai s a goon mau.
Being addressed in such strong, pleading terms,
who could possibly refuse such a request T Besides
this, the money to pay for the insertion was enclosed,
go one could not very well get out of it.
The next evening's issue contained the follow
ing:
"Wanted A eood cirl for general housework:
must be strong anu nearty. Appiy, etc - .
About two or three days after, having waited on
the lady personally to hear how she had succeeded
this time, it was not surprising when the door was
opened for us by a strong, hearty Irish girl, who was
the very embodiment of health. She had her sleeves
rolled up, and her arms were like moderate-sized
barrels. Her waist was well, It is impossible to
describe It. It was so large that It would allow for
any amount of waste without diminution in size.
Her height was something astounding.
Mrs. was In the parlor. "Oh Mr. ,"she said,
"what a time we have had since we have seen you !
Do you know 1 took the first girl that offered her
self; she was certainly strong and hearty. But she
did not stay one whole day."
"Oh !" was the remark. "Then she Is not the one
we have just seen 1"
"Oh my, no !" she answered. "The first girl left, or
rather we sent her away, before all the applicants
had done calling. We took her in the morning, and
she left In the afternoon. Towards night another
one called for the place aud wc engaged her. That
Is the one you have seen."
What was the mutter with the first customer?"
was asked.
"Oh, 1 forgot to tell you, didn't I? Why, you know,
she got drunk. We found her about dinner-time
lying on a bench In the cellar, nearly dead drunk.
When I pulled her by the shoulder to rouse her, she
told sue softly that she was strong and hearty, but
at that time of the day she was always a little faint.
Bhe begged me not to disturb her until the falntness
passed away. 1 We did not disturb her, but a police.
man did. He carted ber baggage and herself to the
station-house In a hand-cart. I have not seen her
since." , - ;
Ton arc perfectly satisfied with jour present
help ?" we asked.
"Oh yes '."she returned; "she is strong, and hearty
too, and never gets drunk. 1 trie! her the other
day with a glass of wine, but she would not touch
It. Ho you see. If I am hard to suit, I stu satisfied
sometimes."
"Yes, ma'am," we answered, and rose to take our
leave. '
The lady showed n into the hall, aud Ik doing so
her attention was directed to the front door, whs
wss open.
"Who hag loft the door open?" she said. No one
wus ab.e to inform her. '
"Bridget! Bridget!" sho screamed, "why did you
leave the door open? Come and shut it this nuuute."
But no Bridget answered.
"Kscnse me one minute, Mr. , until 1 find that
gir,. I wsnt her to see that the door hat been left
open bctorc yon go out, and make her shot It. She
will then be more careful in future. "
She opened the dining-room door, and immediately
an exclamation was heard. .
"Oh, Mr. , ! believe that girl's a thief ; Just come
here aud look at my silver closet."
Mr. drew near and gased on the direful scene.
The dining-room was littered with cups, saucers,
napkin, empty sliver-baskets, and honsehuld uten
sils which bail been taken from tne closets and seaU
tcred around on tables, cha rs, and Coor promis
cuously. We hurried to the room of the suspected Bridget
but no Bridget was there only an old trunk, which
wus open and empty. We hurried down stairs as
fast as dignity would allow, intending to proceed t
t he nearest police station and lodge information ;
but on looking for our overcoat, which had been left
ou the luit-ruck, behold ! It was gone. It was a new
and valuable garment, and its loss was lamented ex
ceedingly. The lady of the house was informed of
the additional loss, and she was asked if she did not
require reference before cngagaging a domestic.
On my! no," she ejaculated, "what's the good?
Anybody will give a good reference to get rid of a
girU There is no use In running after IU"
'You surely, ma'am, would never give a good ae-
ount of the person who has Just left you in such a
hurried manner ?"
"Surely not," sheTeplied.
"Then be advised, and in the next attempt do not
despise this Important consideration. I suppose you
wish another advertisement, ma'am?"
"Most certainly I do; I cannot be without help."
"Would It not be better if It was written by your
self?" Inquired the gentleman.
"Oh,my;learMr. , you know I cannot write such
things. How can you be so unkiud? It Is such a
little thing yon might do It"
The power of kindness is unlimited. On being ad
dressed as "my dear" we yielded Immediately, and
promised to do the very best The loss of a valuable
overcoat was an additional Incentive.
After mature deliberation, the following was pro
duced :
"Wanted A good girl for general housework,
must be strong and hearty. Jood reference is im
peratively necessary. Apply, etc."
"That will fix them," was the consoling thought.
No dishonest person will dare apply in the face of
such a demand." Nor were we mistaken.
The lady wrote again the next day, saying that
she had had a considerable number of applicants,
and walked hernelf almost to pieces hunting up
their references. They all had good characters for
sobriety and honesty, lut when she came to engage
any one, she found that they all wanted such high
wages. They evidently valued their characters at a
very high figure. It mid been put rather too sirong.
she thought, though it did not appear to other
people's eyes too strong for the overcoat.
She was happy to state, however, that a selection
had been made at a comparatively low figure, though
an advance on the former rate had been necessary.
The present incumbent appeared to give satisfaction,
was ready and willing, was healthy, was honest, so
far as could be seen, and never drank. As regards
the stolen property the lady said that nothing had
been heitrd of It, though she had left no gtone un
turned to discover It She was sorry for our loss, as
It had happened in her house, bnt she thought that
wc ought to be much more sorry for hers. She had
lost most of her silver ware and about half of her
wearing apparel. How the girl cculd have made on
with so much in so short a time was a wonder.
In about a week's time another note came to the
office, with another request for an advertisement
The girl bad kept too much company, and had been
llschitrged. Men and women had been running to
the house to see her from morning to night It
could not possibly be endured. Ciirls had no right to
keep company. The family of the house ought to be
nough company for them, home of them were
perpetually in the kitchen. How could she be lonely?
Would another advertisement be written with this
clause inserted, "No company allowed"?
We know that If we refused to have anything more
to do with the matter, me -near" argument
would be used, which it would be Impossible to with
stand. Therefore It was taken as a matter of course,
and as she wished so it was done. We did not ex
pect, however, judgtng from former experiences,
that this would be the end of the trouble, and so it
proved. Week after week notes continued to flow
in, each time with the money for another Insertion,
and also with a request for another clause covering
another point In the case. It may be best to state,
by the way, that each additional item was an addi
tional expense. The later advertisements cost con
siderably more than the lirst
One girl had been discharged because she was too
wasteful, another because she was Ill-tempered.
One had not been sufficiently cleanly In her way of
doing things ; another had been too particular, and
put every one in the house to inconvenience by her
great exactness. Several had been detected In
lying, and one or two talked too much. Some would
not condescend to do certain things, and others
again refused to attend to other things. One could
wash and Iron, but could not scrub; another could
scrub and wash and Iron, but could not sweep. One
specimen could scrub, wash and iron, and sweep,
but could not make a bed decently. A paragon,
who professed to excel in everything, was found
wofully deficient in the art of scouring. Some girls
had learned certain ways of doing things in certain
houses, and wished to do the same every where. Some
had never learned any particular methods, and were
too uumo to De laugut one particular case was a
glutton, and bid fair to eat the family out of house
and home.
One was so careless or clumsy than when she left
there was hardly a whole dish or plate In the estab
lishment, so great bad been the breakage,
one objected to children, and left of her own
accord. Another was too fashionable, spending all
her time In devising and concocting some new
article of dress. After her came a sloven who kept
herself so untidy that she could not be allowed-to
attend to the door. The next was a tattler.who told
all the secrets of the family, great and small, to all
the girls oi tne neiguooruoou, wno in turn men
tioned them to their respective mistresses, from
whom they came wandering back by circuitous
routes to the lady's ears.
The next was a proselyting religious character of
Irish descent, who look the children to the priest
to be baptized. A girl who hail given pro
mise of gaiiHiacuuu Dan Buimcuij ciopeu with a
butcher. Ons was addicted to getting np in the
middle of the night and crying fire, to the alarm of
the household, que was an escaped maniac, and
threw bricks at ner mistress' neaci.
As the time rolled on, the successive advertise.
nients were still growing larger, as each failed to ac
complish its end. To be sure, the Increased receipts
for the advertisements were something, but to be
worried week after week In this way was not' plea
sant It was something of a job to remember the
various points as they accumulated, so that none of
them should be omitted. Continuous reference to
back numbers of the paper was necessary.
The advertisement gradually assumed a form
something like this, orders having been given to
ths compositor te let the type stand, and always t
leave room lor anotner ciause.
"Wanted A good, intelligent girl for general
housework. She must be strong aud hearty. The
best of reference Is required. Must be honest, sober,
economical, careful, of cleanly habits, truthful, tidv.
able to wash and Iron, scrub, scour, sweep, dust
luake beds, wash dishes, and run of errands. She
must have uo thoughts of marriage, must not object
to children, not over fond of dress, no uttler, and of
sound intellect. No company, either male or I e mule.
will be allowed. Wages moderate. Any one pos
sessing uie uuove requireiuouui may appiy, etc.
When things came to this pass, Mrs. found to
her astonishment that the more the advertisement
irrew the smaller the number of applicants became.
Having written a rauit-unumg letter declaring that
the advertisements were of no use whatever, and
threatening to withdraw her patronage if something
better was not done, a final form has been written.
wlilib must either aecomuiisb its purpose or the ad
vertising cnlnmns mnst sustain heavy ions, It
runs thus:
"Wanted an amrel. to be sent down from Ilenven
for the express a'eouimolalin and service of Mrs.
1 of street Apply as above."
If the paper has the circulation which there ta
reason to believe It has, there is hope that the Item
may rcacn tne eye of the reqnired parties, in which
case the tronble is at an end.
Tin l OSTAOt on letters to England, after January
1, will be but six cento. It would seem advan
tageous to reduce the postage on newspapers to one
cent. Instead of two as at present This redoctlou
would e of common benefit to both countries. A
better knowledge of any city or state can be formed
by the perusal of one of its leading newspapers than
by reading a do.en private letters praising or
enumerating Its resources and opportunities.
UMBRELLAS.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
UMBRELLAS!
UMBRELLAS !
Every "V.iriety
QUALITY AND 1IISISII.
WILLIAM A. DROWN & CO.,
No. 246 MARKET STREET,
13 817MP PlIILADKLFllIA.
PRY GOODS.
223 F ARIES & WARNER, 223
I'orth IMintli Street, above It ace,
Now open for Holiday Sales:
Ladies' Hemstitched Hikf!i.,M5, It, 20, 2ts al,37t, 44,
and Utc.
Gent' Hemstitehed Hilkfs., S' 'SIH, 44, hu, 66, tJ2X, 7,
ndHftc.
Cent ' color, d bordered lldkts., 1, 30, n, 40, 44, fie, &,
and 60c.
Caahmcre Scarfs, 'id, t.O, 7.V., and $1 35.
Ucnto' Hllk lldklB., Laco Udkfa, etu.
Indies', Ucnta', and MismV Cloth (Cloves.
FANCY GOODS.
China Tea Seta, 1A, 25, 35, 40, 60c., etc.
HuildinK ftlockr, 20, 'A SI, 4U, to Ibc.
Ten Pina, 16, 30, 40, 6ie., eU;.
t urnitnre Keti, Checker Hour. Is Prnin, T'fa, Picture
Blocks, Paint Boxca, etc.
Worked 61ipper Pattern, 75c., !f1, 1 fc.
Job Lot Work Boxes, t ()c.
Toilet Sets, BiKine higureti, etc., etc.
Manchester Cingbams, 12tc.
Best Calicoes, 12jC.
Canton Flannels, 12, 1.1, lr.,18. 20, etc.
All wool Flannels, Sfi, 111, Si, 37, 40e., eti
Nottingham Lace, S7jc. ; wortu too.
Nottiophara Lace Curtains, l(.'i; worth 6.
Black Alpuca Poplin, 37,,c. Worth lUc.
Black and White Fluid lA-ng Sbawls, tj.'i ln). 11
FARIES & WARNER,
No. 223 N. NINTH STREET,
QPENED THIS MORNINC,
TheCJreatest Thing Ever Offered in
This Country.
gOOO i:iejnnt Iteluine Kobe,
hull Patterns, rich colorings, at $2 a dress pattern.
AOOO Ynrl of'Tinte! Velveteens),
In Muck and all tho colors, at Vic. per fard,
oost to import $140.
10,000 VIm ICeal Freneli Cliiiitz.cH.
Warranted Fast Colors, Beautiful Colorings
uml Designs, at '.'5c. per yard, have
retailed this season at t)2,'c.
One tne All-Wool feercreM,
All Colors, at Hie. por sard ; have sold at $l'7o.
One Cawe Colorl Silk.
24 inches wide, und very heavy, at $2 per yard ; the
price has been $.160. Together with every
variety of rich dress Roods, shawls, and
mourninK goods as cheap
in proportion.
These goods have all bean bought from Bankrupt Boles
and other sources, at tba lowest panic prices, and will bs
sold accordingly. ,
J. A. SOUTHWICK,
NO. 17 S. EIGHTH STREET,
WINDOW WITH REVOLVING PYRAMID.
12 4 stntb4t BKLUW MAJUUCT.
J
FOK 'JUiiS MO-LIDAYS
rOIKTE, KfAL VALENCTKNNE, T A fT?0
THK1 AD AND G OlFUKK ( JUii t iU D
In Setts, Collars, Hdkfa., and bj the yard.
T1UMMKD AND EMBROIDERED SETTS,
ROMAN SCARFS AND SASHES,
GLOVES of every description,
INDIA AND CASHMERE SCARFS,
Together with an elegant stock of
SILKS, I OPLINS, and every variety of
DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS. CLOTHS, CASSI-
MERE8, ETC. ETC.
JT. W. THOMAS,
Not, 405 and 407 North SEC0HD Bt,
t linp PHILADELPHIA.
P E D U C T I
O Km
We are reducing onr entire stock to meet the
lowest Gold Figures.
Frosted Beavers redneed from to DO to 4 00.
Cloaking Cloths, all reduced.
Shawls In variety, at $3-60, $4-00, 15-00 and to -00.
Fine French Merinoes, In choice shades,
press Goods of all kinds, down with the rest.
Black Silks, In lauge assortment.
Table Linen Napkins, Doylies and Towels at gold
prices.
STOKES & WOOD.
8. W.COB. SEVENTH AND ARCH BTS.,
PHILADELPHIA.
sw
plIAH. I WIWIPKOI Ac UIKO.,
poa. vi auu tw w ixvn dwhi. ;
a riKwmm vard wida fina hhirtina Muslin at 12Ve . V,ni
or yard : this Muslia ia worth loo., and is suited for ail
kinds oi unoerwear.
IV llllimHViiifl nawiH wo. vr
All other Muslins aaohaap.
Nainsook Plaids at 'ii and 3I
Swits Biripo Muslin at ltiaudaio.
Nainsook, Cambric, aud Swiss Maslina, all irradea.
Linen Towallinira at 7, 10, U, sad loo. par yard.
Liun Napkins, ohaap.
I innn Table Damask at very low prtoea.
Bird-aye Nursery Diaper by piooe. aheap.
BullantviUa and other l''lauuela, cheap.
' .--.... .... ......... ...it nffured to norncDa lrar.ni Blank
vn'ai.uiiaiLlMruttiLwuirtiuiintof Muluursaod Aluaaal'imliiia.
all WD1CD were purouaseu at. i .w at uie uq ox uia
season, ana iiunurvua m uu, ud mi.ku.
tsie or uiis opportuiuijr w vy kuuuh lur utaouw.
jU wior i.ror.f Claiikinnooly CI per yard.
Don 'I tornet our bum yard-witls Blurting la only UXo.
v'A'Zim.! wk uartptafsrv Ar. mm
VSIAr,! m 0 .
t ItvwtDl
Hv. Vti aud 9M FLNat btrawt.
DRY GOODS.
GREAT CRASH
' IN
DRY GOODS.
EVERYTHING DOWN-HIGH PRICES
OVEH FOR THE SEASON.
GRAND CLOSING SALE
or
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.'S
xxar&EXsrsz: stock
OF
) R Y 1 O O I K
Vt IR-etail.
Unprecedented Bargains
n
SUSS,
VELVETS,
EBESS GOODS, and
MI&CELLAUE0U3
DRY GOODS.
THIS STOCK IS TUB MOST EXTENSIVE AND
VARIED EVER OFFERED AT RETAIL
IN THIS CITY,
AND CONTAINS MORE NOVELTIES AND STA
PLES OF RECENT IMPORTATION THAN
CAN BE FOUND ELSEWHERE.
ONE PEICE AHD NO DEVIATION.
RICKEY, SHARP &CO.,
No. 727 CHESNUT STREET,
1 Urp PHILADELPHIA.
Christman IreHeixts
OF INTRINSIC VALUE,
EYRE & LAN DELL.
FOURTH AND ARCH STREETS,
Lave reduced some
Fine Dry Goods fcr Christmas.
FINE LONG SHAWLS.
CAMEL'S HAIR SCARFS.
NOBILITY VELVETS.
NOBILITY BLACK SILKS.
RICH ROBE DE CI1AMS.
FINE ROYAL POPLINa
FASHIONABLE PLUSHES.
BEST BLACK ASTRACHAN3.
WHITE SMOOTH Do.
FANCY BACKINGS.
N. B. Handkerchiefs, In Fancy Boxes ; Point Lace
Collars, Scarfs, Gloves, Roman bashes, Fancy Tics,
etc. etc. 10 16 smvr
1860.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS!
BEAUTIFUL AND CHEAP.
A GREAT DEAL FOR LITTLE MONEY
We faavs s most splendid stock of Goods, finely assorted,
and have put the prices down to the low.st DOT, as we
clone ont stock TVVIOK A YKAK regularly that's our
rule so as always to keep things fresh and new.
SPECIAL
and POSITIVE BARGAINS
MAY BE EXPECTED.
We invite attention to
PAISLEY AND BROCHE SHAWLS.
POPLINS, BLACK SILKS, AND PLAIDS.
KID GLOVES, BLANKETS, AND CASSI
MERES. JOSEPH H. THORNLEY,
N. E. Cor. Eighth and Spring Garden,
1016tf PHILADELPHIA.
s
OME BARGAINS AMONG THE
CLOAK1NGS.
CA8SIMKRES.
VELVETEENS.
SILK VELVETS.
CLOAKS.
SHAWLS.
BLACK POPLINS.
BLACK MERINOES.
BLACK ALPACAS.
FRENCH SERGES.
SILK POPLINS.
PLAID SERGES.
TARTAN PLAIDS.
BLANKETS.
QUILTS.
LACE COLLARS.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
HOSIERY.
KID GLOVES.
ROMAN SCARFS, ETC.
COOPER & CONAItD,
S. E. CORNER NINTH AND MARKET,
lTfsm PHILADELPHIA.
INDIA SCARFS.
INDIA SHAWLS.
REAL INDIA CAMEL'S HAIR SHAWLS
AND SCARFS,
FOR A VALUABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
CHEAP AT
u o n u n ' n y u ii's.
No. 91 ft CHKHNUT NTKEET,
10 J 3m PHILADELPHIA.
rEPHYRB AND GERMANTOWN WOOLS.
M J mooting varna aai iiuui; 1 . tT"
Mending Cotton, wholaaais aud retail. t taoWry, Ko.
1UM LUaibAKD Blroot. 112J3ui
'j HiookluaT Yarn oi tut maa; i iuy, uwuubi, uu
DRY GOODS.
JS I Ti I fS.
BLACK SILKS.
(liLAOK ALPACAS.)
IRISH POPLINS.
(HEAVY TARTAN PLAIDS.)
SILK FACED POPLINS
PLAID POPLINS.
VELVETEENS.
GEO. D. WISHAM,
No. 7 North EIGHTH Street,
11 24 W8l3t5 PHILADELPHIA.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
EDWIN HALL & CO.,
NO. 28 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
Wonld Inform their customers and the onblic that.
notwIthBtandlnn the SENSATIONAL ADVKRTISff
M ENTS of the UREAT REDUCTION In the price
ol
JXR,Y GOODS,
THAT THEIR
STOCK IS REDUCED IN PRICE
From to-day, to meet nay redaction made, and that
they SELL AS CI1KAP as goods of equal uauliti
CAN BE PURCHASED IN THIS CITY. We would
Invite special attention to onr large and cleguul
stock of DRY GOODS now on hand, coiiHistlng IS
part of
SILKS, VELVETS,
DRESS GOODS,
SHAWLS, CLOTHS, ETC.
Pei-sons selecting articles lor
IIoliluv PreHonts
W ill Und In our store a fall and desirable stock to
select from. 9 13 tntbs3turp
p R ICE & WOO D,
N. W. CORNER EIGHTH AND F113EHT,
Fancy Goods Suitable for Holiday
Presents.
1000 Paris Silk Fans, 75. 90, SI, l'lS, fl 20, $r.Tt,
81-60, 81-76, up to $3.
Gilt Stick Fans. Black Silk Fans, ata.
Porte-monnaies, 36, HI, 38, 40, 60c, ap to 1UL
Rntsia Leather Porte-monnaies.
Lace Hdkfs., a job lot, very cheap, linen centres, at M,
62, 75c., $1, I 60, op to 82.
Lace Collars, 33, 31, So, 40, SO, 62, 75, 88c., $1. tl'bO.
Ladies' Linen Hemstitch Hdkfa., 16, 18, 30, 25, SI, 38, We.
Ladies' Conlod Hemstitch Hdkfs., ail linen, 40, 45, 50,
taX. "d 76c.
Gents' Hemstitched Hdkfs., all linen, 31, 38, 45, 60, np to
81.
Ladies' Kmbroidercd Hdkfs., , Ladies' Black Border
Hdkfs. ,
Gents' Colored Border Hdkfs, all linen, 31, 36,40, 60,
66, 76o.
Ladies' and Gents' Gloves, very cheap.
Gents' Kid Gloves, lined.
Several lots of Fancy Goods, consisting of Toilet l
Vsses, Tulip Stands, Jardinieres, Opera-gltie, TeaS
Building Blocks, Ten Pins, Parries, Children's Piai
and Children's Furniture Bets, Writing-desks, etc. etc
PEICE & WOOD,
N. W. CORNFR EIGHTH AND FILBERT.
N. B. -Wide Black Sash Ribbons. ' r
Wide Colored Sash Ribbons.
Black Velveteens, Blaek Silks, Black Alpacas, AU ntd
Poplins, etc.
A cheap lot of American Delaines, 180. a yard.
Bargains in All-wool and Domet Flannels.
Heavy Busker Flannels, etc. ate. . - 10 31 sw
COODS FOR THE LADIES.
JRIDAL, BIRTHDAY, AND HOLIDAY
PRESENTS. !
.Aai 13 oh iVIarche.
The One Dollar Department contains s large assortment
of FINK FhKNCH GOODS, embracing
DESKS, WORK, GLOVE, HANDKERCHIEF, AND
DRESSING BOXES, ia gnat variety.
DOLLS, MECHANICAL TOYS, and TREE TRIM.
MINGS.
SILK FANS, LEATHER BAGS, POCKET BOOK8 f
CHINA VASXS and ORNAMENTS, JEWELRY, ETO.
From 1'00 to $S0O0.
Call and examine our Paris Goods.
Party and Evening Dresses mads sad trimmed treat.
French and English faahien plates.
Fancy Costumes for Masquerades, Balls, eta., mads to
order in forty-eight hours' notice, at
MRS. M. A. BINDER'S
LADIES' DRESS 7 BIMMINGS, PAPER PATTER.
DRESS and CLOAK MAKING ESTABLISHMENT,
N. W. Corner Eleventh ' and Chesnnt,
8 atnthi PHILADELPHIA.
HOSIERY, ETC.
now orzssj AT
IIOFMANN'S HOSIERY STORE,
No. 9 NORTH EIGHTH STREET,
GENTS' wniTE WOOL SHIRTS,
GENTS' WniTE WOOL DRAWERS,
GENTS' SCARLET WOOL SHIRTS,
GENTS' SCARLET WOOL DRAWERS,
GENTS' MERINO SHIRTS AND DEAWEKB,
LADIES' MERINO VESTS,
LADIES' MERINO BRAWER8,
LADIES' CASHMERE VE8T8.
CHILDREN'S MERINO UNDERWEAR,
GENTS' COTTON SHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
LADIES' COTTON VESTS AND DRAWERS.
Also, a verj large assortment or T wsiy
COTTON WOOL, AND MERINO HOSIER!,