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ADVERTISING RATER.
rmo. 9 mar. 0 mos. lyr.
1.50 1.78 3.50 OABO 12.00
3.00 3.50 0.60 9.03 70.00
4.80 5.25 9.03 17.00 25.00
11.50 17.00 Mai 45.50
13.83 2100 40.03 90.00
20.00 40.00 03.00 um 0)
*WV 00.00 110.00 200.00
ne Square
CANT:XL
Sin Squares, .
Quarter Column
11511 Column .
One Column t
Professional Cardel3.t.)o per line per year.
Adminisirator's and Auditor's Notice.. 13:00.
City Notions, 20 cents per line let insertion, 15 cents ner
Ina each subsequent insertion.
Ten lines agate constitute a square.
ROBERT IREDELL, Jn.,
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goal nub Lumber
JAE M. RITTER. CNA% W. ABBOTT, OWEN RITTER
JORDAN 1 1- * STEAM
PLANIG MILL,
SASH, DOOR,
AND
BLIND MANUFACTORY,
Union Street, near Jordan Bridge, Allentown
RITTER, ABBOTT & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sash, Doors, Outside Blind*, Inside MOW., Haub/
inv. Brackets Balusters, Pickets, Slat, Rail.
in;:. Window/Yoram Door PraMes, °lased
Windows. Black fl ainut Mouldings, Sc.
SCROLL SAWING
TURNING,PLNINO,
MATCHING.
FLOORING nod
RIPPING,
DONE AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.
•1.80, STAIR BUILDING done and HAND RAILING
made to order,
Having now bed almost three years' possession of the
Will, refurnished It almost wholly with new and improv•
ml machinery, and having none but experienced work
men, we are prepared to dory competition from at home
and abroad, both in price and workmanship.
Do you contemplate building? Call at our Factory and
satisfy yourself with a personal examination.
Drawings for building,: brackets, pattern, for erne
mental work, scrolls for porches, can be seen at all times
by ca ll ing at our oMce. Any In formation to the builder
furnished cheerfully and freely, by calling at the Manu
factory, on Union street, at the Jordan Bridge, Allen
town, Pa.. or by letter through the post office.
aug My] .RITTER, ABBOTT & CO.
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REMOVAL!
LUMBER! LUMBER!!
WILLOUGHBY R. TREXLER
WOOER/10R TO k 0003. , )
Hereby announces to the public that ho ha. bought not
the well•known LUMBER YARD of TREX LER & BROS.
and extended the sumo to the property adjoining, at the
corner of Tenth and Hamilton streets, whore ho will be
constantly prepared to supply all demands that. may be
made upon him In the way of
• BUILDING MATERIALS,
of the best quality, and at the lowest prices. Ills stork
consists la part of
WHITE PINE and
HEMLOCK BOARDS and PLANK,
WHITE PINE IIEhILOCK and
YELLOW PINE FLOORING,
PINE and HEMLOCK,
FRAMING TIMBER,
JOISTS and SCANTLING,
of all length. and alzen.
MICHIGAN PANEL LUMBER
POPLAR, OAK, ASII,
Sawed, Shaved a• d WALNUT had CII ERRY LUMBER.
CYPRESS SHINGLES
POSTS, RAILS and
LATHS,
PS, of aII lengths;
ROOFING and PLASTERING LATHS, &C., dtc.
DRY LUMBER
will be made a /modally, and a full supply of all k lode
condemn, kept on hand.
Persons In need of lumber for large buildinge will find
itrglitotheir advrntaglto cell. being s ernelalyea iorde r "f ortiid.of teru r i : e :A°npon ttemesfavoLblelerri, nedibeh
lit
pollee.
Remy article belonging to a find•class lumber yard le
conatantly kept on hand.
Thankful for past favors. I Invite my friends to call and
Inspect m stock.
R
June 154 y y espectfully.
W. - R. TRERLER
FROW, JACOBS dc CO.,
WHOLINALS DE•LBRII ' 111
ROUGH & WORKED LUMBER,
SASH DOORS AND BLINDS,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
sir Orders from the trade colleted cep 15.13,
♦ PpEISST. D. OTTO. H. U. OTTO. O. W. HILLER
FILBERT, OTTO dt MILLER,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
LUMBER,
WILLIAMSPORT, PA
MILL ON CANAL, WEST OF M
MAYNILL. ARD STREET.
OFFICE AT THE
W. P. CRANE,' Alma, 4, aug (4)-Ig
COAL CONSUNIERS,
LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST!
BTELTZ & HEEBNER.
Hereby Informs the citizens of Allentown, and the 141,-
I lc in general, that he is prepared to tarnish all kinds of
COAL,
from his well stecked Yard, formerly ILO uth & Co.'s, at
tho Lehigh Basin, In the City of Allentown, where he will
co.tantly keep on hand a full supply of all kinde of Coal,
at the very lowest market prices. Hie coal Is nice and
clean, from the very best mines, and In quality superior
e any offered to Allentown. •
He will sell Coal by the CAR LOAD, at very small pro
fit., as he•lntends to do business upon the principle of
"Quick Bales and Small Profits." 0 tve him a call, and
upon comparing prices you can judge for yourselves.
Ile will deliver coal upon call to any part of the City
open orders being left at the Yard, or Weinshelmer's store
mar 314 f STELTZ & HEEBNER.
910 CONTRACTORS AND BUILD-
Rlll3.
rlnderslgned to prepared to contract for furnlehlug
SASH, BLINDS, WINDOW FRAMES,
'DOOR FRAMES: SHUTTERS.
And all kinds of building lumber Agent for
HOPE ELATE COMPANY'S LEIIIGFI SLATE
Wholesale and retail dealer In the
CELEBRATED CUCUMBER PUMP
Orden left et ltie EAGLE HOTEL wilt receive prompt
attention. Poet office address,
Wm. IT. BERLIN,
Quakertown, Buck. Co., I'a.
sop 22-ly
123:113
REVIVAL I !
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The subscriber. having leased the "Old Hope Coal
Yard," would respectfully announce to the citizens of
Allentown and the public In general, that they have just
got •
IN
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a superior assortment of
COAL • -
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B eoieiti v r vir d Chestnut and Nut from the
g l e? Irr WI, Si dt Ho ar . Lei t
the el litegollrnAlll, g o e r r the Yard , will
'Hen to falr,e, „
BUSIN.ESS
like manner. •
kh Tid o eVtg:ab7-1 1 rscarillted'at , short notice and at
Always on hand • large stock of
BALED HAY,
which will be sold at the lowest market prises.
L. W. KOONS & CO
at the" Old Hope Coal Yard,"
Hamilton Stmt. — center of Lehigh Valley Railroad.
ALLENTOWN,
L. W. Koons. It. B. DONAXIORILT.
bet 27 —ly
A NEW ERA IN HEALTH-GIVING.
THE WONDER. OF THE AGE.
COMPOUND OXYGEN
I. a preparation of that wonderful element which h net a
lent realized all the sangoine hopes of Philoeophers and
Phyalelans, that In OXYGEN would be found a power
adequate to the physical regeneration of the race.
• A scientific and skillful administration of it during four
years, has fully established its claim to being the moat
potent curative agent ever known.
That the COMPOUND OXIOEN TREATMENT will
promptly cure many die...ea heretofore considered Incur•
able. CAN BE DRIdONnTRATED. Such are confirmed
PULMONARY CONSUMPTION, DIABETES, OZENA Oft
OPPENNIVIS CATARRH, and LIPERMATORRHEA Of
enures. DTEIPEPBIA and minor ailments are speedily
cured,_
Bend tor • statement of Its mode of action and results.
1116 Girard Street, Philadelphia,
Between Chestnut and Market Mc,
G. R; STARKEY, A. M., M. D., •
Je 8.9 m SOLE PRACTITIONER.
ir4E i ni t fff METZGER AND CHAN.
WITH
LEVI FENSTERMACHER,
Corner Tenth and Hamilton Streets,
ALLENTOWN, PA.'
(Successor to Elias Fenetermacher,
Dealer he Oraln. Floor and Feed, Clover, Timothy and
Flax Bead. Early hoed Potatoaa , such as Early Rose ,
Early Ileapeck , Early Henry. White Sprout. Etc.
A FULL ASSORTMENT OP GROCERIES, PRO
VISIONS, QUEENS WARE AND NOTIONS,
Lehigh Coustg ()War Vinegar by the barrel or smaller
meamine.
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• larg of Liverpool Balt. beet MaekereL In uar
ter sea Liltarrel'. wholeeale and retail. York StMe
JADlee lust received. mar 2(4-ir
VOL. XXIV
liscrtlanro US
CANDY AND Fit (IT
GEO. W JENKINS,
Stlccesxo to ItUIIICAN & SELLERS
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SUGAR, MOLASSES A1N1) COCOANUT
CADY,
FRUITS, NUTS,
FIRE WORKS,
MEI
imoDs
161 NORTH T 111111) STU EET
I'IIII AI)ELPt I I:\
MEM
$/0,000 GUARANTEE.
13UCli LEAD Exc,.i. ~tlivr
I.E,‘
Ist. Filrll4lvabal Wh
2.1. For Itm Unequaled Durability.
For ito Cosurinnooal Covering Prove, ty.
Lastly. for its Economy.
VE_OLIT COSTS LESS to paint with Briar Lr.ati than ny
uthor White Lead extant. Tire .a... weight CO v et, 3111 n 11F,
SURFACE, in wort, DURABLE, and mak,. WinTER
WORK.
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$lO,OOO UAll 21.21 - T ER.
BUCK ZINC "t-
Ist. For Its lynstittaisil Durability.
For It. nab:sled Wili(000 , ,
311. For Its Ittputritassed Covering Property
Lastly. for Its Great Economy,
Ling tilo Cllklttl'EST. HAN DSO3IEST. and most DUDA
BLE IVldto Paint is the world.
BUY ONLI
BUCK LEAD AND BUCK ZINC
TRY IT D BE CONVINCED.
6atbdactioni gliarantevtl by the Maonfartare,
BUCK COTTAGE COLORS,
Prepared expretialy for Painting COTTAGES, ouT BAIL
DINGS Or °Very de.rription, FENCES, .140. TIIIRTY
FIVE DIFFERE.NT COLDRS, Durable, Cheap, Uniform
and Beautiful allude,
Simple eltrliA milt by Mitil Ir desired.
Dealers' Orderxlvill be pripiartlY executed by the mac
ufacturer.
FRENCII, RICHARDS & CO.,
N. W. COR. TENTH & MARKET STS.,
ian 19-1 y PH ITM DEIA 111 A.
For male by JOSEPH STOFFL ET Alletth,vn,
NEW ARRANGEMENT.
THROUGH TICKETS
VIA
ERIE RAILWAY,
To Buffalo. Niagara Falls, Clovvlatul, Toledo. Mar°lt"
CITICAGO, OMAIIA, SAN FRANCISCO,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis. St. loafs, Lind nil principal
Cities West, North, and the Canadas. Euprrh and Luxu
rious conches designed for day and ose. aro atiaclnid
to ollEz press Trains For tickets and all itiloriosit ... ap
ply to IL M. KRAUSE AG ENT LEW° !I VALLEY It. IL
Elation) ALLENTOWN apr 27
Keeps all kinds of fruit stud lunettes, withal being air.
Iftht, fur a teensy la quart. It ha. he Vlllllll r4lry stewed
raft and presseeesss with little sa,. and sugar, us 11
dialus a thud Slaver ti au)' caller precoss. Pelee 30
ants a box. Sold by the assures. Sent by or at the
tore, where we invite all to es, imr collection
.1' fruit.
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PIIII.OSOPII V OF 1111, 1 11t11 IA G E.—A
Now Curare or I.v.err ilk8.111.11..11voro•ol at the Penna.
l'olytectittle and finatoutteal Mitoottn. l'At't Chestnut St..
three doors above Twelfth, Philioleighla elnloaring the
itubject, How to Live mid Whitt to Live iort Votillt, Ma
turity and Old Age; 31tinhood G....r0i1y Reviewed; Tho
cacao of lottige,tiont Flatulent.. tool tiervon. lit-tooom
accounted fort 3lorriage oinnitlared.
These lectures wit I be forwarded on receipt of t"; rent,. I.y
add renting: Serrelliry of the retina. AS!
ANATOMICAL 1111,1:123I, PAO Cloodutit St., Ploladelplatt,
Poung. junto 22-Iy
LAM I> IN Alt ICA N'l'S
wANTED
OF WAR OF ISI2 AND MEXICAN WAR
FOREIGN COINS. STOCKS, 001.11, GOVERNMENT
• had other BoN US BOUGHT at Sol.D.
COLLECTIONS praloptly 111:11b , on all points
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No Totlos will Lospared to sore o the littorals of thus
who favor us with their liostooss.
JOHN Si,
Blinkers 111111 1/I . llklT,
tiI!CZ2- 1p N. 60 Sollth 3,1 St.. 1.1/111.1
A. K. WITTMAN,
NOTARY PUBLIC:IND CII7L EXO INNER
T. 13. LI; S 111 NG,
NSUEANCE AGENT, Ella, LIFE, AND ACCIDENT.
LEISENRING,
Real I..'state .Agents and Scriveners.
PARTIES desiring anything in nor Doe 1,111 do well to
dNo no at call, We hare neon low books n lint of the most
esirable property In this city. which trill Ira sold at low
!laves. among which are .
Dwat lots varying In sloe und price
elling houses of all grades and price..
Bank and Shdeadocks. mylbilinaw
GREA\T RUSH Alt "rim OLD
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Low Prices Taking People by Storrs►
RETAILING AT WHOLESALE PRICES
NOW IS THE TIME to buy Cheap at the
Old Alleuto‘ru china and ulass,voro ..tore, 5,.. :8 EAST
TIA3IILTON utreel, nearly oppohlto the German Reformed
Church.
TJW LAEGEST AND CIIEAPES7' STOOK
( CLlun, Gloss and Creel:outrun. In Lehigh tub adjoin
hut counties.
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Good 10 cent PLATES at
15
16
25 BOWLS
IS
10
• 10
66
7
10 MVOS
10 TUkIBLERS
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Fine 0011 LETS, Al por doz., or
75cuut LAM PS, et
Every variety of Queensware nail OlansWare ehealler
than the cheapest. •Altto, Waiters, Longing Glasses,
Coffee Mills, Brittonlawaro and Table Cutlery, besides a
great variety of useful mid fancy articles too numerous to
mention, belonging to a lir.t•rlass China Store. All kin d
sets from IA no upward. Remember the plac,, :17 EAST
BASHI:TON STREET, nearly opposite tho German Re
o? lard Church, T. C.. 17 ER NA II EN.
IRON IN THE BLOOD.
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rand expels +case by supplying the blood with
NATIIIIS'3 OW'S VITAT.I7INrI AGENT-ITION.
erstsfion.—lle sure you gel Peoleinn Syrup.
Pamphlets tree. .1. P. DINSMORE Proprietor,
No. rot Dec SI.: Nev Yuri:.
801,1 by DrUggists geucrully.
BLACK SILKS
LADIES' SAC% ES.
Just received a full line of Black Gros Grain
Milks for Sacques at very low prices at
jaB-21n XRAMER'S CORNER STORE,
hc 4li th r
ginancial.
MACUNGIE NAVINGS BANK,
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lltoney token on tlopmilt nt all limos and In any 4111.
from OUP dglinr onward, for which
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wid be paid. .. .. ,
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Deposits may be tvithdraw aat any time. Person. (In
str...ls...hog money to not' part of the United States
it Chums will haven their matters promptly attended
to, nod without any rink on their part.
(11M1, Silver, -Coupons, limits and other securities
i'n {) 4 l' l l f. LI I' II T I: N .. II I. 1.5.: ll " t ‘ il 7, l l lll ,B r C I i A L I.'
l'"" % 1 :• 1 1 ',". . ' !i- i f
- vrli,LEits.r()wN SAVING BANK,
311LLERSTOWN, LEHIGII COUNTY.
This lostitolion orlll ho opened on or bororr tho 1 1 day
of April. Alotioy Ise taboo on deposit ot all Imes uud '
lo p solos (non ono dollorapattribt, for which
Tile Kidneys are two in atlialler, .411111E0d at
SIX PER CENT. INTEREST the upper part or the loin, surrounded by (at,
anti consisting or direr party, viz,: the Anterior,
the Interior, Mal the Exterior.
per 11111111111 will be pull'.
Peposits laity be wltlnlrawn ktt any Elmo Ablll, 111.111.7
1111111.1 i 1118 1111 invorable
J Atl ES WHILE It', President
NA LIN 8111311111, (7110111. r.
J. F. M. 'Alfieri, fleorge LlllllVig,
Frederick G. Yulp.t, Chrlellan K. Benninger,
David Donner, NVillom Sunday.
Immo Grlebel, Gideon F. Egner,
It datlto Ilerleng, Benjamin J. Schtnoyer,
Jltlll3ll Si 1 / 1 :1111.41 1 r mar Itldim
F RANICLIN SAVINGS BALM,
Located at the earlier of Hamilton etreet flint Church
alley, In (mienllall..erond 'dory, oppoolte tho German
itelorneol Chorch, iii Gm City of Allentown. is organized
111111 ready for if 0111 rag SIX per cent. In
ter. vt en oil oh poNibe r.re, 7,1 b M. I for an
PG'beteffime, bob, rearubil• it from 111 c elate of ileposil.
To .1.c1u... w hick, the Triudeee of the luotitution have
filed In the Meat er Common Piece of Lehigh County.
under the direction of the ('curt, it bond In tho ontn of
wenty•live contlitioued for Cho faith
ful ;welded and appropriation of all sumo of money
II Ire 'dared in eleirge . of maid PRA NIiLIN SAVINGS
BANK, whether a. depo•ds Ime Of mock, which
1/Mlllllllo' lie enlarged by the bum whimevor it may ho
11,111011 necentotry.
lu MIIIIIIOII It, [i, dm Act of Incorporation make. tho
Stockholder. le I.o°lollly Ilford, to the depomilorer
inot, nt (h.. Capital Stock or tho Bank. which
llity Moos:toil dollar.. with liberty to increase it to one
hundred and !My thoomil dollarn.
l'hose pray home m
~ will utak. it a very ileolrablo and safe
plum of 11011.111.
Ilaot.leo. It tatty 1.0 &attar to olata that the deposits 1011
lo•at 111 it 110 the 81 find bent priderted jig in
11,1,
.% spill lat mat& In faralith draflo on Ow cities
of Nett. l',,rk and
S. A. liltll/11EN, President.
J. W. WILSON, Pier President.
,11. E. ZIMMERMAN. Cashier.
Tres
Danl,l 11. Miller, S. A. Bridges,
Jelin 11.. then. .1: Ny.
J. E. Zlinineriouu,
D. 11. Creitr,
EilWlll :ant. 30.1 t
yuctiEirs SAVINGS BANK,
Incorporated under a State Charter of 1870
Mctingieliiivmhip, Lehigh Cu.
li,ditittioe lu. been organized mid opened mid, it
Stow 3IiiNEN" mil he token on deposit tit nll
tine, mid in any saw from mid for %Odell
6 PER CEN'I I . 1 Nrllll,ll-tEST
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IV [I.E. inc, PAID.
1 . .......4...v1.1,vith1int‘v0 at ally tint,
Inoluoy Latled mai "II ravm,ll.b.
MEMMMIII=
l'lll'n I 1:1:,
i)l . . 11. A. Saylor, .I. 11. Straub,
DaniM M.o.i•r. r IlAvid Pvter,
.1,1, Ilitorli, Sullitivl Koh.,
Pauiel 11. Cr..ilt, Wlllllllll Stein,
NVilllam :11.11, (Apr ll• Git,
GIRARD SAVINGS RANK,
(Urganixoal nailer a Slate Charter),
No. EAST HAMILTON STREET,
Monies received on deposit at all War, from oe dollarupward,
upward, Vari SIX in, rift. Interest for .1x in n oulloe or
lone,. near por rent. 011 daily balance', enbieet to Cheek
at ...Id. and United Staten. Bonds and other
crilie, honeld and .old. Interest collected on (over n.
u
Secarlilen ut (air ranee.
Aleposit. , of y will ho 111 . 1.1 ntrlelly
anl d
d I. intow
auy thin,
31arrivil 01111 lIIIIII,r+ hay. , aprelal prlyllogeft
Kratuoil in our rhartor. having pow.. to transact boo).
Kr, ,
with 114 Ilivlr own 1110/11.11.
Thi. IS It legnl ,Inin,ilory for sutler Bahl
Inn. Bono, Joni revel re. inoney In trill from guarillton.,
mlnilnktrulor.. Beronirnr.. lax rallvrtnn. ton! other,
AtiJ-310NEY1.0ANER ON FAVORABLE TERMS.
111 MIN ALBRIG lIT, Prnsltleta.
IL N. IlArtromL, rn.hler.
Di r, Aliiright. Joni F. 'Etighinan
Jli•i ti, David Weida, Armen Eisenhart.
KuTzTow3; SAVINGS ILANIi.
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MI‘NF.V RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT, rind U Der cola.
lu
r•.ttwillkenlletrod.For hliorler perlodn rates
will be puld.
A 1,,,,, money lonnrJ out ow FAVORAIILE TERMS: Rile!
Bank ~ lovitted in dm hey.t,.ur 11ww.w, In the Iwormigli el
iiN 11. FODEL, Premldeut.
['AIWA uu Ilerr,:s•.r,:,y, M. D. Ca.hier.
1 / 4 ‘vitl 1 , 1.1er.
W. 11. Fer,..l,
IZit.ltard .1. !inert%
5- 9 0'S AND 188 I'S
BOUGHT, SOLD AN!) EXCHANGED
MOST LIBERAL TERMS.
G OLD
ItoUrill7' AND Sohn A7' MARKET 5.-0.558
COUPONS CASE ER
PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS
MUG I IT ANT) SOLD
SlockB Bought and Sold on C01177a391011. On ty
CHICAGO,
DANVILLE C VINCENNES
First Mortgage 7 P. C. Gold Bonds,
For Sale at 90 and accrued Interest
Aceoulds'reeeived and littere.Rt allowed on holly Bal
ancex, subject to cheek at sight.
LE)DVEN&Bao.
10 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
A I ;!I .INTOWN SAVINGS INSTITU-
Organized as "Dimes Saving Institution,"
No.' C$ EAST HAMILTON ST.,
(NEARLY OPPtIeITI: Till: AUCILICAN 114,1:1,0
PATS SIX PER CENT. INTEREST FOR
nt
10 cent.
12. nt
Vic at•
12cott
10 cr nt
A A Al
ct
trots
el rung
MONEY ON DEPOSIT.
This 111Stit 11 lion , tilt. itilit`tit SllVing Bank In Eastern
Pennsyl 01110/1, hits in,. lit 0111(111111111K find sorresafnl
operation for ten years, nod comlnues to tiny HIE I'Elt
CENT. INTEitEsT on money for nun year, nud special
rates or interest for shorter Perim!,
1:19—.\11 deposits of money trill Ito held strictly confi
dential.
to cent.
cent each
nv at
Executors, Administrators,Truslees, Assignees,
Treasurers, Tax Collectors,
um! other co+toillftos of public or ',rival,' mounyu, urn Of
fornd liberal rotes of Interest.
Faro”rs, reha ots, Laborers, and all who have
flamer to put on interest for a long or short period will
liod our luntltution au agreeable and odvantageoun ouulu
which to do busluenn. Wu enpeclally invite t.Autos to
troutoirt their loot kinti butanes,. with
NIA It RICO WOMEN and MINORS horn npeclal print.
bitten granted by our chit rte r—hav lug full power to Oat.-
art 1 , 11.1111,N1in ill their owe 11111111,
Motley deposited with thin lontitutiou
IS SAFE AND WELL SECURED,
L>>• it Cdphal stock and serfdom money , 4 eurlty of ever
11.11/SAN II and • additive. the
Board of 'freely., bare, as required hy t hurter. given
bod. under the neporrielou 44 the Coed In 11,0 Rum of
FIFTY TIIOI`SAN 1/ DOLLARS, which Loads urn 10011.-
bred In and held by the Coed Of COIIIIIIOO Pleas of thin
county for the neserit o depositors.
Our Imo Vanits are of 11,,, ...vs. ...cure and extrusive
k ind known le ildlicouetry, us a personal Inspection trill
how, and to which we Iron , our friends and rentolners.
We refer to this. believing thal eaN Burglar druid Vaults
rumple... the solver and reliability of a good saving Haug.
NN I 1.1.1 A M lb AI N EV, I'd... Went.
CI I I STI AN Krz, v Ins Pronideut.
REUBEN sTAiii.ER, Cannler.
Wllilam 1.011,1T1:00:
11. Alney, Charlet. S Bush,
Christian Preis, .4.0. Jobe lb Stiles.
F. E. Samtiels, Med. J. Ilageuburb,
lietirgl, Bruhn% Samuel bell,
Natl.:v.l Peter. • Jan 12-If
TO LOAN.—TIIE ERIN SAVINGS RANK
will bums tv , um in large or rtnall arnount•, wltrre
interest will bo 1.l id ill gold. or Its equivalent
iu currency,ver. riv Cloverntoeut Donde bur
rowed cash or bought ut market rules. Apply to
WM. L. YOllll,
iuly IS•tf N. 71lt atm., above Linden
W . J. EVERETT'S NEW PATENT
SCAPULAR SHOULDER BRACE AND
STRARSUPPORTER.
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Nu straps under the arms. Perfectly comfortable ana
tomically made, and inghly beneficial. 00 North li lt St.,
helots Arch. Philadelphia. Trusses, Supporters. Elastic
blocklUgn, Crutches, &c., lowest prices In the city. Lady
attendant.
iL SW 'A. W I I SPAY MI MN C '"
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.1. 1). Wanner, EAti.,
11. H. Svhivltris, Esti
Daniel Mader
.I.tsam 31111er
fartachlal
THE KIDNEYS.
The anterior absorbs. Interior consists of is
nuen or veins, w Weil nerve UM n deposit for the
urineand convey it to the exterior The exterior
In II conductor nine, ternd,ating in a single tithe,
and called the Ureter. The ureters are connected
with the 'bladder.
The bladder Is composed of varlotin coverings
or tissues, divided Into parts, Sq..: the Upper,
the lower, the Nervous, slid the Mucous. The
up.•er expels, the lower retains. Many have a
desire to urinate u•.l hunt. the ability; others uri
nate without the üblllls ill relent. This fre
quently occurs in childreo.
'Po rare these affections, w•e mind bring Into
netion the muscles, witielt are engaged in their
VRl'lOlll4 111101011 S. If they ore neglected, (travel
or Dropsy may ensue.
The rotator MUM hi,. be !node aware, that how
ever slight luny lie the atonal, It is Imre to effect
the !malty healthand mental powers, um our Ileult
loud 1/1”011 lire supported from these nourees.
GOUT, OR RHEUMATISM
Pain occurring In the 14/111$ IN 111111.0 IS, Of the
'Hwy perNOI.IIISIIOS.I
to amid silo:mien and eliniky 'concretions.
THE GRAVEL
The gravel ensues from itegleet ur Improper
treatment of the Idiliteys. These organs living
11..<, the Seater In not expelled front . the hind
ter, but allowed to remain; It becomes feverish,
unit sedluu•nt forms. II Is from thisileposit that
the stout. is formed, mid anise! ensues.
1)1i()Ptil
Is it collection of water Insulate parts or the body,
and bears dill'erent moues, necordlng to the pat tin
Ilireetod, viz.: When ttenmtlly ditrused over the
body, It Is culled Anasarea ; when of the abdn•
men, Aseltes; when (d* lite chest, Ilydrothorax.
TREATMENT
I leiniliold's highly coin...landed compound
Exl.net Hoehn Is decidedly' one of the hest rem
edies for diseases of the
BLADDER, K I DNEYS, MA V EL, DROPSICAL
SW ELLI N RH EU MATISM AND
OOUTY A FEE( TIONS.
lender this head we have arranged
DYSUILI.I, or diffieulty and pain In passing wa
ter;
SI'A:N:4 SECRETION, or small and frequent
dlmeharges of Water;
sTRANOURY, or stopping of Water;
HEMATURIA, or bloody urine;
liUrr and RHEUMATISM of the KIDNEYS,
without any change In quantlty,but.lnereaae
In rotor, or dark wale:.
It %ens always highly recommended by the late
Dr. 'Myrick, in.tincie effeetiohn.
Thin 111.1b•lbe Increases Ilse power of sliges-
I il/11, and excites Ilse absorbents lino healthy
exercise by µ•Mclt the watery or calmreoust de
positions, anti all unnatural enlargements, lie
Cull ns pain and httluuuuatlon, are reduced, nud
It is taken by blell,lVODlell stud children. Ihrec
(lons for nee and Wet beVOllll/1111y.
PIIII.A DELPIIIA, PA., Feb. 15, 181,7.
11. 'l'. 111-3.311101,n, Druggist :
Dear Mr—l have iron a sufferer, for upward of
twenty years, with gravel, bladder and kidney
during which time I have used vari
ous medicinal preparations. anti he. II under the
of the most eminent Physicians, ex
periencing lan little relive
Having seen your preparations extensively
advertised, I consulted with my family illlyfilehin
In regard to using your Extract 101eim.
I did this heed use 1 had used all kinds of ad
vertised remedies, and had found them worth
less, and some quite injurious; lit filet, I despair
ed of ever getting Well, and determined to Use
no remedies hereafter unless 1 knew of the In
gredients. It Was [llls 1,1111 prollipled tlle to .use
your remedies. An you advertised that It was
1•111111)11SI'd 11110111,1,111/01S, 1111(1 j111:11/ef lorries,
It occurred to menial my family 'Myst lan as al
excellent combination, and with Ills itilvlee, aftet
ail extkinlilatlOU of the article, and consulting
again with the druggist, 1 concluded to try It. /
euntinenced its use about eight Months ago, al
which time I WIN ('1)1111 0,1 to Illy room. From
the first holtie I was astonished and gratified its
the beneficial effect, util alter using It for three
weeks, 118911111 e 11l wall: .111. I felt Much like
writing you a full statement of my ease lit that
time, but thought my improvement might only .
110 teinporary, and therefore concluded to defer
111111 see If It would effect it permanent cure.
linoWnig then It would he of greater value to
you, 1111(1 more nalthillietOry to Me.
111111 noW able to report that a Mire is eget, ed
after using the remedy for live months,
Your Radon being devoid of any unpleasant
taste and odor, a nice tonic and invigorator of
the system, 1 do not mom iote without It When
ever 0021011011 may reutilre its use lit stieltalrec
thnin.
M. McCoIiMICE
Should and• one doubt Mr. Meeormle,.'s state
114,111,1 m refers to the Mllun•lttg gentlemen:
lion. WM. ItIGLEIC, ex-Ilovern,?r, Pennsylva•
lion. J. 11. Ii.NOX, Judge, Philadelphia.
lion. J. S. BLACK, Judge, Philadelphia, -
lion. D. It. POICI'LIt, es-llovernor, Pennsylva
nia.
I ELLIS LEWIS, Judge. Philadelphia.
lion. It.C. ER, Judge, United States Court.
Hon.°. W. WOODWARD, JuilgePhiladelphin.
lion. W. A. POUTER, City Solicitor. Philadel
phia.
lion. JOIIN lover tior,Calltornia.
lion. E. BANKS, Auditor lleneral, Washing
ton,
And ninny others, It 11CeeShttry.
tiolli by till' Druggists find Deniers everywhere.
Iloware of 11111111110118. Anti for Ileitithold's.
'rake no other. I'rlee—sl.2l per bottle, or,li
ties for e 5.50. Delivered to ntiv address. Do,
Heflin' SYlllllbllll,l 111 1111 011111111111.14.111 MM.
Atlilrepui 11.'1'. 111.:1Z1BUI.1.), Drug null /'howl
cal Warehoutio, 591 Ilromiwity. New limt.
None ore genuine unless done up In ideel
engraved wrapper, with fae-slinile of my Chem
lea Warehouse, and signed
August II; T. RETNBOLD
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Frans the Philadelphia Proof Sheet.
THE PUBLIC LEDGER IN 1870
I=sl
On the night of the tenth of June last, I
visited the Ledger Office for the purpose of
observing the entire process of printing a
morning newspaper. Entering the compos
ing-room shortly after eleven o'clock, I found
one page of the paper made up, and followed
it to the stereotype foundry. In seven min
utes the matrix was "beat off," and in seven
minutes more it was dried in the steam-press.
Three minutes afterwards the plate was moot
ed, and in three minutes more it was dressed
ready for press. Then, more rapidly, five
duplicates were made from the same matrix,
the six plates being completed in three-quarters
of aim hour. As soon as finished, these were
lowered to the press-room, and two were
placed on the main cylinder of each of the
three rotary presses on which the Ledger is
printed. By this time another page was in
the foundry. Rapidly, dexterously, and with
out confusion, the six plates of it were made.
The first two were sent to the press-room, and,
following them down, I found them lying be
side
their fellows on the " Bran° Press."
Huge piles of paper were resting on the fee(
boards, softened, smoothed, and ready for the
capacious maw of the almost sentinent
chine, while four stalwart men stood at their
posts ready to "feed" it. A long•drawn
shriek, as the broad belt started the main shaft;
and the press was in motion. In a tew mo
ments the " Swain Press" had received its
complement of pages, and imitated the rapid
motion of its brother. A short time, and the
last two pages of the inside forms were safely
on the " Dickens Press." AnOther prolonged
shriek from the belting, and the massive trio
joined In the whirl. More quickly thin the
eye could follow, sheet after sheet flew from
the cylinders and apparently flitted through
the air. Not so ; they were safely borne by
the " sheet•tlyers," and deposited in heaps in
the rear of the presses. When ten tokens
(twentydive hundred sheets);had been printed
on each cylinder, a rest was taken, so that the
feeders might refresh themselves with some_
thingmore substantial than they had been giv
ing the presses ; for the steadiest and hardest
work was yet to be done. Again theMaehines
were put in motion, and between two and
three o'clock the inside forms were worked off.
The rollers were then changed, " Glue
and sugar," the pressman said, " couldn't
stand It all night !" The plates of the out
side forms (the first and fourth pages) were
arriving in pairs. These were attached to the
cylinders as before. At 2.10 the first press
started, and three minutes later the second.
A little derangement in the ." Swain Press"
had delayed the first side, and it (lid not begin
work on the second until three o'clock. The
" Drane'' and " Dickens" presses were sup,
plied with marvellously ingenious cutters and
ffilders, so that, as•the sheets came from them
they were cut and folded 'ready for delivery ;
while in another part of the spacious room
stood ten separate machines ready to fold
those printed by the other press, to which the
new folder (sad not then.been attached. The
scene now became intensely interesting.
Twelve small cylinders rapidly revolving
against three large ones, which, holding
eighteen stereotype plates on their peripheries,
themselves revolved with startling velocity ;
the rapid motions of Bye rollers, as they ap
proached to and receded from the forms; the
continuous play of the sheet-flyers as their
long lingers placed the printed sheets before
the cutters and folders; the celerity, accuracy,
and apparent thoughtfulness witn which these
did their work ; the glitter of the countless
wheels and cams that hastened to perform
their parts ,• the steady movements of the
feeders as they supplied the paper to the
presses—seeming more mechanical in truth,
than did the actions of those wondrous Ina.
chines; the passing and repassing of men
carrying their papers to the packing room ;
all combined to form a scene never to be for
gotten by, the beholder.
And what was being accomplished? Each
of those cylinders was discharging thirty-three
sheets a minute, and each sheet, when cut,
gave two newspapers ; the twelve cylinders,
then, each minute they ran, were producing
seren hundred and ninety.tao copies of the Pub
lic Ledger, one side having been previously
printed. Mr. Drane informed me that the
presses could be run even more rapidly ;
!thin." he added, " it might overtax them ;"
and he did not seem to be thinking of the iron,
.art of the life, that is in them. The presses
completed ,their task at ten minutes before five,
having occupied four hours and twenty Min
fitto (including several delays and stoppageS)
in printing seventy-four thousand copies of the
Ledge, which was the edition that day.
Passing into the packing and delivering
room, I saw an example of what can benecom.
plislied in a brief period by aid of thorough
system in working. As fast as the papers
were passed in they were counted and laid in
hundrrds, by three men, the motion of Whose
lingers were, so rapid that they might be sup
posed to be stray portions of the rotary. The
superintendent had before him a list of the
carriers, with the number of papers each re
quired. Enough of these were quickly packed
to supply two wagons that waited at the door
to convey them to distant parts of the city for
delivery to the carriers of those sections. In
another part of the room the - various packages
to go by railroad were being put up, the wrap
pers having been previously prepared. By
the time the two wagons returned, a second
load was ready for each to be taken to car
riers in other directions. The carriers who
obtain their papers at the office were also
nearly all supplied. On the opposite side of
the room, the mail list was being packed and
directed ; and so perfect were the arrangements
that nearly the whole edition was delivered
from the office in a few minutes after the presses
ceased work.
It is believed that the first effort to establish
a penny paper in this city was made, about
1830, by Dr. Christopher C. Conwell, a
nephew of' the 'Roman Casholic Bishop of
Philadelphia. The sheet was a small one, en
titled The Cent, and was Oublished in Second
street below Dock. Dr. Conwell was nil ed
ucated, talented, and enthusiastic young man,
much respected and beloved by his associates,
but more a poet than a business man. Ills
newspaper venture was soon wreeked, but
The Cent is worthy to be remember ns time
poet's foreshadowing of the practical man's
Ledger.
Several attempts were afterwards made in
the same direction, and in September, 1825,
William L. Drane published a few numbers of
the Laity Transcript, " for the purpose," as
lie said, "of feeling the pulse of the public on
the subject of a daily penny paper." The
prognosis of the case was not remarkably
favorable ; but Mr, Drane was . not dismayed,
for in February, 1820, he began the regular
publication of the Transcript.
On Friday, 25, 1830, appeared the first
!mintier of the• Pattie Ledger, published at
Nos. 38 and 39 Arcade, lower story,by Straits,
Abell & Simons, price six cents a week: . It
was a sheet 15jx211 inches, having four col
umns to a page, and was printed on a hand
press.. Though by no !neaps formidable in
size, the paper had at the start a look of per.
imusence, and in its very " nialte.up" seemed
to say, "I have come to stay." There was
boldness, too, thirty-five years ago, in begin
ning an important undertaking on Friday,
which was regarded by many people, besides
the Illiterate, as an unlucky day. But this
boldness attracted attention, and provoked
remark ; It was a cheap advertisement,
In nothing has the Ledger been more sue.
cessful than in changing to respect the con.
tempt with which cheap newspapein were re
garded when It was commenced, It was then
scarcely respectable even to read a paper pub
lished at less than eight dollars a year. Mr.
prune states that whets be published 'the
Transcript, many business men—personal
friends—subscribed to encourage the under
taking. "But," he adds, "when I called at
their stores, the paper was never to be seen ;
It would bs put away on some bottom shelf;
they were ashamed to let their customers
know that they Welk a penny paper." But the
Ledger came to fight Its way up, and com
menced spiritedly. Russell Jarvis was en
gaged as editor, and addressed himself to his
tank with vigor and determination, while the
publishers took care that no opportunity for
attracting attention to the paper should be lost.
Police matters were fully reported from the be
ginning; and these reports frequently gave of
fence. The Ledger was but a week old, in
deed, when it had shown its teeth to such an
extend, that "some villainous scoundrel or
scoundrels tondo a cowardly attack on the of
lice, demolishing several panes ofglass, and in
flicting somewhat more serious injury to the
interior."
In A-ril, 1830, Ellen .Tewetv was murdered
in a house of ill-fame in New York, and found
in her bed with her clothing on lire. James
P Robinson, her lover, a young man of nine
teen, was arrested and tried for the murder,
but. though circumstantial evidence was
strong against hint, he was acquitted. The
beauty of the victim, the youth of the prison
er, and all the circumstances of the murder
combined to excite great public interest. The
Ledger printed full reports of the trial as it
progressed, and, after Robinson's acquittal,
reviewed the case in six lenghtly editorials,
severely criticising witnesses, counsel, judges,
and jury, and strenuously arguing that the
verdict was not in accordance with the facts.
These articles created considerable feeling,
and the larger papers were not slow in de
nouncing the " little virulent sheet" that pre
sumed to read lectures to the bar and to the
bench ; but the Ledger was by no means tame
in replying to the "respectable journals.—
Many subscribers fell MT, but these were more
than compensated for by new ones.
Scarcely , had this excitement ceased, when
an event of local interest occurred, which ma
terially aided the Ledger's circulation. A firm
of cabinet-makers were charged with ill-treat
ment of, and furnishing insufliciettt food to,
their apprentices, who appealed to the recorder
of the city (then possessing judicial power),
and had their indentures cancelled. 'Hie Led
ger at first contented itself with a brief but bit.
ter editorial, in which the firm was denounced
as being " steeped in infamy." "Nobody,
surely, who is aware of their meanness, will
do business with them." This procured that
great desiderata at for the new paper—a libel
suit, with popular feeling on its side. Mr.
Jarvis now wrote some of his best articles on
" The Liberty of the Press," &c.,
and the Ledger became immensely popular by
Its appeal in this case to the " jury of the peo
ple."
• Six months after the establishment of the
paper, the proprietors were able to procure a
new Napier power press and to introduce
steam ; removing the office, in order to do so,
to No. 8 Arcade, East Avenue. Just previous
to this, the Daily Transcript was purchased
from Mr. Drape, and Its title has ever appeared
In the editorial head. Mr. l)rane also became
connected with the Ledger, and has remained
'• even unto this day," working Mithfully Mr
its interests, putting into operation the various
presses that have since been needed, and now
leisurely superintending its model press-room,
fitted up under his supervision.
Shortly afterwards, another event took place
which was of great advantagy to the enter
prising " penny daily." The students of the
medical colleges had been in the habit of mak
mg uproars in the streets; turning over the
quaint watch-Luxes in which the ancient Char
leys were wont to doze; twisting knockers
from doors ; creating disturbances at the thea
tre; pulling down signs; and otherwise de
meaning themselves in accordance with .the
traditions of rollicking students in small towns
who use the towns people for their sport. In
,Tanunry, 1837, a watchman, bolder then his
fellows, arrested a couple of these larks fin•
riotous conduct, when they resisted, and at
tempted to slap hint. . They were, however
secured, tried, and fined. The I,EnoNit re
ported this case.in full, with some severe com
ments, in consequence of which many threats
of violence were made against the paper. A
few days afterwards, it opened a series of at.
tackft on the general conduct of the students
In a four column editorial ; another of like
length soon followed ; and this was succeeded
by frequent pungent articles on the same sub
ject, until the evil was cured, and the frolic
some young gentlemen were taught that they
were amenable to the laws. For the ability
and courage displayed in this matter, the
tamown gained the thanks of the whole coin
timidly, secured popularity with all classes,
and began a career or increasing prosperity,
which has had but one serious check.
The first year of the Ledger's existence
proved so successful that larger accommoda
tions were needed, and in March, 1837, the
akin was removed to the N. W. corner of
Second and Dock streets, and the size of the
paper was increased to 18X24 inches, with five
columns on sr page. A month later a double
cylinder " pony" press was purchased.. These
evidences of prosperity naturally incited oppo
sition, and many penny dailies were started to
contest the field. Of these, the most promis
ing was the Daily Foeuß, which so scorched
Mr. Jarvis in some of its articles, that he
brought a suit for libel against the proprietors,
Turner, Davis & Valleau, which, however,
never came to trial. This paper was but short—
lived ; and the names of many of the others
are remembered only through an article in the
Ledger of September 26, 1337.
While exulting over its rivals, the Ledger
did not cease its attacks on the "six-penny
journals." Having now become enterprising
in obtaining news, able to expend considers.
ble sums to secure early intelligence from other
cities,•and frequently in advance of the larger
papers in this matter, the Ledger was in the
habit of illustrating its triumphs in this style:
-9 - 17 , i 9. %.A
;,/
In the autumn of 1837, Messrs. Swain, Abell
& Simmons began the publication of the Weekly
Ledger, which was mainly made up out of the
daily, and sold for six cents a copy.*
In 1838, occurred what were' known ns the
" Abolithin Mots." Pennsylvania Hall, at
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lot now occupied by the Odd Fellows' Hall),
was opened on Wednesday, the lath of May,
n. m., and addresses in opposition to slavery
were delivered by William H. Burleigh and
others. At that time there was a strong pre
judice against colored people, and it was re
ported that many " niggers" attended this
meeting and mixed fwiely with the whites.
In the evening Dr. Comstock was to lecture
on "Gymnastics and the Art of Curing Stem
inering ;" but a mob collected, breaking
many of the windows and injuring several
persons, and the intention was abandoned.
This riot was not noticed in the Ledger of the
next day, which contained the following ad
vertisement :
FirANTI-SLAVERY'LECTURE—By
STORRS—A t. the Pew/Ay/earths Jill, THIS EVEN
ING, at 8 o'clock precisely. Subject—Slavery a
moral evil, and in even• possible cireninslanes, sin
ful, and altogether Incompatible with the spirit of
Christianity. Members of the Methodist Episco
pal Church particularly invited to attend. .
In behalf of the Wesleyan A. S. Society.
A. 11. MELVILLE.
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tore, and the Hall was burnt and utterly de
stroyed by the mob on the night of the 17th.
The excitement in the city was intense, and
it is fair to assume that a large proportion of
the Ledger's renders at that time sympathized
with the mob, which though not large m
numbers, had considerable "moral support"
in the community. On the morning of the
18th, however, that paper announced the de
struction of the Ilall in a postcript in part
of its edition, and denounced in unmeasured
terms the first attack on the 16th. In an arti
cle entitled " Scandalous Outrage against Law
as well as against Decency," the Ledger said :
" If the right of discussion upon any subject,
right made common to all by our constitu
Lions and laws, both State and Federal, may
be invaded with impunity, all freedom among
us is abolished, and we arc the slaves of the
very worst or all tyrants, the mob:" Appre
hending further difficulty, - it urges the mayor
to call out the volunteer companies with
"bayonets and ban cartridges." " Better is
It that all the ruffians in our city, even were
they a hundred thousand instead of three
thousand, should bite the dustmnd leave their
blood knee deep in the streets,Aban that the
great principle of freedom of speech and the
press be surrendered." While strongly repo•
dialing any sympathy with the advocat, a of
tunalgat»ation, being "decidedly opposed to
* This was continued until May 1, 1841, when
e title was changed to the United Slates, which
was more literary in character, and published at
$2 00 a year. In September; 1842, this paper was
sold to George rt. Graham, and united with the
Saturday Evening Post, which he then published.
Four months later, however (January 25, 1843), a
new weekly. was Issued front the Ledger Ogler,
under the title of The Dotter Newspaper, published
by A. IL Simmons & Co.—the company being
Messrs. Swain & Abell. This wan an excellent
paper, and proved quite successful and profitable
until the Increased price of paper rendered the
publication of a dollar weekly impossible nen pay.
log business. After Mr. Childs purchased the en
tire establishment, he changed the same to The,
Horne Weekly and I lousehold Newpaper, Increased
the price to 02 00 a year, expended a large sum In
literary prizes, and endeavored to build - up a large
circulation. Finding, however, that it tosome ex
tent Interfered with his management of the Ledger,
he sold the paper, In December, 1807, to Joseph A.
Nunes, who changed Its form and character, at
tempting to rival the Saturday Algid. In his bands
It quietly died.
conscious of ifs power, and exercises unceaa
a mingling of the two races," the LEnutm . ing vigilance to guard against the dissemlna.
philosophically denominated it "an affair of , lion of any corrupting virus through its col
riaste," and insisted on the right of each per. ' -I HMIS.
son, under the laws, decide the
to ------ ---- question . The Efutottn was fortherly conducted on the
for himself, I:
' theory that a newspaper is a common ear
! The n , xt night (Friday, May 18th) the Col- . sacs of information.between the people, and
ored Shelter, an asylum for colored el il Ir
- --Li-- rim therefore bound to print whatever may be lif
t in Thirteenth street above 01110%01111, wan 3t. I freed as an advertisement, provided it be, not
I tacked and fired by the mob, but was saved , libellous or positively indecent in terms.
: from destruction by the exertions of the lire-'
• This theory, still very generally acted on,
men, foremost among whom was the G.A. ! assumes that the publisher is responsible only
I Will Engine Company, led by Morton Me. 1
fur the character of his editorial matter and
Michael and William Bradtbrd—two good , the reliability of his news. Immediately on
newspaper names I The mob held sway nn- ' purchasing the paper Mr. Childs determined
tit the, next night (Saturday), A's'lien it was ! to
assn
re
in for the character of
dispersed while attaching the African Church of/ the matter in its columns, and asserted his
in Sixth street near Lombard ; but the bitter
right to reject any advertisement that he
feeling then so fearfully displayed continued
for it long time.* might deem objectionable on the score of pub.
lie morals. This determination led to the
The course of the paper Ott tins occasion. was
warmly applauded by all friends of law and
exclusion of a large end profitable class of ad-
vertisements, amounting to not less than
order, and many who before had sneered at, .
$15,000 a year. The rislt . assumed by the
now learned to respect, the penny press,
publisher appeared to be great ; but the result,
After the riots had ceased, the Ledger printed
an able editorial on " The Rule of the Law and proved the correctness of his judgment that
the Rule of the Mob," intended to incite the
the people of Philadelphia would sustain their
authorities to be prepared for any future out, asst popular paper in its advanced position.
break, most truly saying, that " in all cases of
The discrimination exercised In regard to ad- •
vertisements has been judicious ; it has not
apprehended disturbance of order, the (oily
been forgotten that the LEDCIER is 11 seenlar
safe course is found in the most vigorous melt. 1 news paper, and that tile people are entitled
sures of prevention ; In presenting, before the
rioters begin,an array of force sufficient to con- I to a wide latitude in making known' their
business or wants ono to another. So far,
yiece them that capture and punishment are .
certain." then, from the new rule proving detrimenna'
in addition to prominent public topics, the to the interests of the paper, the advertising
Patronage so largely increased as to render
edhorials of the Ltumturtreateil or a great . va,
a
riety of subjects, including a number °tart:ciesn enlargement to eight columns necessary In
September, 1865 ; thus the LEDOER now has
on temperance, in opposition to. dilling, and
1.)73 square inches of printed matter, while the
in tnvor of " scratching" improper candidates
first number contained Only 525 square Inches.
from party tickets. Poetry and literary sketch- .
A further
p enlargement of about four columns
es quite frequently appeared, until utti•rly
is contemlated in September next.
banished by the press of itdvert,sements.
Early in 1865, the stereotyping process and .
Early in its career, too, this paper po Med nut
1 other mechanical improvements were Intro
the confusion resulting front the manner in
'laced, by means of which the large edition .
which houses were then numbered, and the
was delivered to subscribers at a much earlier
absurdity of having two (Sr more streets or the
same name, and its articles on these subjects hour than before. In November of that year
the editorial corps of the LEDGER suffered a
were continued until our present admirable
severe loss in the death of Mr. Washington L.
system or numeration wits adopted, and the
nomenclat ,
or our streets reformed. Lane, who had been connected with it sinee
In 1840, Local Items in the present style .ure
' 18;17, and was the principal director of the
paper for many years.
were introduced under gathered itle or " City
l'he building at the S. W. corner of Third
Gleanings," which leers by Charles '
nd Chestnut streets had for a long time been
Ritter, who' hence became known as the orig.
j I t ' on contracted fer the business there conducted
iota " Ledger man." On the Ist or July
': i.
that year, the first " Money A "
rticle" 1 i
being written by M r . Joseph 5in1i,r,'"",,.`,4;11 and shortly alter purchasing the establishment
' Mr. Chili's began making arrangements for is
nil of that valuable 1
continues the efficient lo w ii " " removal. The first step in Jilts direction was
department or the paper. u . is. .
, purchase of the brown , stoue structure at
On the 11th of May, 1840, the Lu Sill Wlll,l the S. W. corner of Si.tth and Chestnut streets,
known as the Howell Building. Several ad
enlarged to six columns, and printed fin a I
.joiing . lots were also purchased, and on the
sheet 20X29 inches; and nn the E Milt 111 . 0011,
1 Ist of May, 1866, work was commenced under
her following the office was removed to the S. ,
the contract for the erection of the present
W. corner oh'Third and Chestnut streets. A i , Building,
Ledger which was completed and
Nigher enlarger -Alt to seven columns, with a 1
i',iria - ally opened on the 20th or Junii, 1807.
sheet 22i X. 34 inches, was made May 1, 1844. ;
and in the summer following the LEDoEIt re- Tile ceremonies nt the building were of a
ceived the I highly interesting character and were followed only serious check its prosperity has , .
grand 1m nrinet at the
1 o . ) a f .;ontinental .herd,
ever encountered.
Prior to this time, the " Native American" 1 at which. were gathered many eminent men
movement had attained 'considerable 1
~,,i i from tlifferent parts of the country, assembled
importance, and Ilte organ of that pari.'tLiii''Ke to lionor the prorietor and his enterprise.
It is , impossible p here to speak in detail (tithe
Sun—had been unsparing in denunciations or i
the LiumEn, which had not espoused tjw then 1 Ledger Building ; nor is it necessary to do so.
It if one of the attractions 'and ornaments of
popular cause, and had habitually called it
our city ;freely open at all times to Citizens
" the Pope's organ." The enlargement which
„ littl strangers, who are courteously escorted
tt'‘)!edr', placet' atp ° l:l l fi t i i c u e ' i l f s ti t ffil or e 1 3 1 1 c7i n i I :li h i l i e l ' i l i t t i rii; f i f ' il i p . i . :l " . 1 ;hronith the various departments. It is esti.
' mated that wit less than one hundred thousand
remained unshaken. On the fhl or May, a
Native Air merican meetin was livid at Simifivi I',sons have availed themselves of this priv.
: ,`,. ge.
Bful in 8 still more
and Master streets ; but it was broken up by '"--'
to be com eauti mended foHS exterior It
i s
the pereect adoption of
a 'nob.' On the 6th the LlmuEit contained
the interior to the purposes :or which the
the renewing advertisement :
:irNATIVE AMERICANS! MASS MEET- .
..•
building is designed, and nothing I. is hazarded
ING.—The AMCliCall Republican citizens of the to saying that the LEooßn has the most per
or 2.1.h......p.mt, w.io are detCr
clty and county ill 1! phis, i fret Ito‘V'S nt ter offieedn this country, if not in
mined to support. the Native Americans in their •It 11 .
II • .. rid! I ni its construction especial carte
constitutional rights, peaccaltly assembling. to was9-kken to provide good ventilation and it
express their opinions on any questions of piddle phmli lul supply of light ; and the proprietor
policy, and to 811staiii
. !JIM Ile:Oust the assanits has erected bath rooms in the press-room, com
of aliens and foreigners, are requested to assent- posing•room, and in
Liie job department, art
ment for
ble Tnis AFTERNOON, May fah, ISII, at 4 thebenefitoftheworkmen. Nothing,
in short,
o'clock, at the corner of MA.STER and SECOND
Mat judicious liberality 'could attain has been
streets, Kensington, to express their indignation
left undone to provide for the comfort of all
a't the recent, outrage 011 Friday evening 114,011 d
~...rii,,ii in
the
estithumthwet
to take the necessary
steps to prevent it repetition ' Ilts
of It. Natives, be OM; :if the most important matters in the
Pune"3l'
and resolved
So
silo.
1 ''ness manogement of the Lunoun is the
min your rights as Americans firmly Ma motley- :Its'
Carrier ...
System.'' _
ntely. '
.
. . .. . .. .. ...... ..
A large meeting was held at the time sm;ci.
fled, and again an attack was Made, resulting
in the killing of George Shiftier and in the
wounding or several others.
It has-been said by n usually careful writer
that during the riots which followed, "the
Ledger, while justly condeinsin. , the excesses
into which the mob ran, untairly loored the
first 'great provocation which had stirred up
so much ill-blood ;" lint that after its sub.
scribers haul fallen off by thousands, the pro.
prietors "suddenly became aware of the fact
that a great outrage had been committed upon
the Americans in Kensington, before they
had struck a blow in return.'-'•..,This is it-mis
take. 'rite Ledger at once condemned the
great outrage in nu editorial on the "alt of
May. It said : " The citizens who composed
the meeting were assembled in the eeercise of
a right which is guaranteed to them by the
Constitution, and it hits route to a pretty pass
if availing themselves of their constitutional
rights, they are to be assailed by others, and
their lives sawiticed in the streets."
The great increase in the price of white
paper and of labor during the war rendered
the publication of a one rent journal impossi•
ble, except at a loss to the proprietors.—
Messrs. Swain & Abell are said to have stied
ficed more than one hundred thousand dol
lars by continuing the LEinum ;it '• six anti a
quarter cents per week." Fittily, being una.
ble to agree to increase the price of the paper
or the rates or advertising, and to prev , •nt
further loss, they determined to dispose or the
entire establishment. It is nit exaggeration
to say that tlte whole community was startled
when the announcement or the sale was lirst
made, after it had been consummated; m Sat
urday, December 3, 1804.
On the following Monday, Mr. George \V.
Childs began his brilliant career as publisher
of the Ptiftmc Li , .nonn, and received a warm
welcome from the leading journals of the
country, to which he was known as the suc
cessful publisher of limy valuable baoks.
The circulation and advertising, of the pa
per were larger than at any previous time ;
but, as has been stated, it was impossible to
continue the publication at the original price,
except at a great loss. Accordingly, on the
10th of December, 186.1, Mr. Childs increased
the price to twelve cents per week, but this
was reduced a month later to ten cents—the
.present price. The rates of advertising were
also advanced, being made to correspond
more nearly, considering the LEntimi's circu
lation with those of other journals. These
changes caused ominous conjectures, and
many predicted a speedy and fatal decrease in
the support that had made the piper as in
stitution" of our city. There was, indeed,
an Immediate and considerable failing off of
subscribers. But the defection was soon re
paired, new elements of strength and 'piv
larity were introduced, and the circulation or
the, LEnoutt has since steadily increased, un
til it now exceeds seventy thousand daily.
This , Statement is not based on mere surmise.
On making known to Mr. Childs my inten
tion of preparing this article, every possible
facility was afforded me for procuring correct
data, even to the extent of opening, hooks of
the establishment for full and free examina•
nation. From these I gather that the entire
edition of the Lnianot from January 1 to May
all, 1871), was 0,303,100 copies—a daily average
of 72,818. Making a reasonable allowance
for spoiled copies, the actual circulation for
the period given may be stated at 72,000 a
day. Taking the average of readers of each
paper at five, we have 300,000 persons reading
the. LEnona each day
The first rotary press ever built was first I
used to print the Lt IMEn April 0, 18.17, on a
Friday, which seems to have been regarded
as' a •'red-letter day" in its calender. 'lbis
was a four.cylinder press, invented by Richard
M. Hoe, and ordered by air. Swain 'for his
paper before the details were prefected. 'rho
proposition to place type on a cylinder anti
whirl It around was scouted as an absurdity by
nearly all printers. Mr. Swain, d ? how ever bud
intelligent faith in Colonel hoc's theory, and
Mr. Drupe possessed the rare mechanical skill
necessary to put the machintv into successful
operatbm.
On the morning of the 00th of Decemeer,
1810, just after the edition of the paper had
been printed, a serious •ilre occurred in the
Ledger Building, destroying the upper stories
and the valuable material they contained.
But the following day the LEDGER appeared
as usual, the proprietors receiving all needed
assistance from the other. newspaper offices.
It is easy to ascertain and state these figures,
but who shall estimate the vastness of the in•
!Menu that must be exerted by a newspaper
thus day after day addre'ssing such a multitude
of people of all classes, especially when, as in
the case of the LEnoim, it has the reputation
of being carefully correct in its statements ?
And who shall accurately measure the degree
of responsibility resting on the man who
wields this immense power? Happily for The
community, the publisher of the ',mania, is
tijob !mule two of three demonstrations
against the Ledger Odle; but no actual violence
was committed, as It wan well understood that the
proprietors had armed all their bands, and no one
doubted Mr. Swain's courage and determination
to resist, ■n attack to the bitter end.
ROBERT TREDELL,JR.
Vain not Pinny sob.
No. 45 EAST HAMILTON STREET,
ELEGANT PRINTING
LATEST .8T Y 1.13
Stomped Checks, Cords, (Nrcularn, Popor Bookx,Cmnxtl
tattoos nail By .Lawn School Catalogues, BSI Honda
Enveloper, Loiter !lends Bills of Lading, Way
11111 m, Toga nod Shipping Cords. Potato. or any
nix°, etc., etc., l'rluted at Short Notice.
NO. 30
was established, the city was laid off into
•`routes," which were given to reliable men
to be.canvassed. No one was permitted to sell
a single copy of the paper on another's terri
tory. At first, papers were given to carriers
on credit, lint the strict cash principle was
soon introduced, requiring all papers to be
paid for before they lilt thc ollice. As the cir
culation increased, these routes became valua
ble, and are now in constant demand. The
I.EimEit is not sold to newsboys or others un
til an hour alter all the carriers have been sup
plied, who are thus protected from interfer
ence. The perfection to which the carrier sys
tem has been brought gives this paper the
marked li-cull:wily and great advantage of
having a circulation that does not fluctuate
from day to day. 11:1,11.11 1111110 SC exclusively
on subscriptions to the carriers, the circula
tion is perfectly steady, only clinging by
gradual increase.
'l•he great influence exerted by the Teague
LEnoi:lt is largely attributable to the care
that has For many years been exercised to pre-
vent the appearance of extravagant statements
in its columns. The imperative rule is to un
derstate rather than Overstate. Many years
! ago, when election returns came in slowly
and va uely, it was the LEDGEIeti report that
ahnost invariably proved .correct, , though itt
those days its bins towards the Democratic
Party was quite visible. During the war of
the rebellion, while consistently and potently
I supporting ate government, it steadily resisted
the many temptations of beCOnling BOUM
: tioll,ll, and since the conflict ceased has ex
erttid its influence for the re establishment of
substantial peace and good feeling between
the two sections. As soon, too, as the press
ing danger that seemed to render arbitrary
acts On the part of the govermnent necessary
bad disappeared, the LEDGER was among the
first to demand n return to regular forms of
legal procedure, anti, true to tp Its traditions,
advocated the supremacy' of the law. In the
rise of the assassins of President Lincoln, it
strongly and effectively protested against the
secret trial that had been determined on by the
government, and its loyalty was at once as.
sailed by some over-zealotts Journals. But
the government reconsidered its decision, and
the trial was held publicly.
Throughtmt its long career the Punmc
LliD
c,tat ha, advocated every Imprtivement which
has tended to increase the prosperity of the
city and the welfare of its citizens, even when
these were strongly opposed. The consoli
dation of the city and districts, and the intro
duction or passenger railways and of steam
fire engines may be specially mentioned. Its
advocacy of the latter made it for a time quite
unpoplar with the firemen, who were in the
habit I) g,roaning the paper when they ran by
its Mike. It early advocated free bridges
over the Schuylkill, and was most persistent
and efficient m directing public opinion In
favor of Our large andleauti MI park. It may
be said to have created a class of advertise
ments which contribute; so largely to the.
revenue which is derived from this branch of
the littsiness. " Wants," "Boarding," "For
Sale," "To Let," &c. had no existence as
they now appear, when the LEDOER started,
but !Hive " grown with its growth and
sti•enthentid with its strength." The. large
number of Society and lieligimut Notices—
which help to make the advertisemmits of this
news to a large number of readers—are or still
Wm. introduction. The full list of Marriages
and Deaths is another special featore of its
columns. In tine, few newspapers are so
thoroughly read by subscribers, and so care
fully scanned by editors as is this Journal.
Mr. George \V. Childs, the present proprie
tor of the PUCLIC nas enlarged Its
usefulness anti widely extended Its inauenc
ilia sagacity and tact enabled him to title the •
paper over a perilous point in its course, anti
to make changes In its Management which,
under u less skilful pilot, would have wrecked
it. lie has proved his capacity and his fit
ness to control a great journal which Is at
once an exponent
,and moulder of public
opinion, anti unimestionably a power In the
land. Ile joins to the rare qualities of his
Main a goodness of heart that constantly man
ifests Itself in acts of considerate benevolence,
kind possesses a magnetism of manlier that
draws and attaches to him multitudes of
friends. As a true Journalist," said the
Hon. John T. Hoffman, now Governor of
New York, "he appreciates and understands
the difference between the liberty of the press
and the license of like press. He deals boldly
with public matters and with public men in
connection with them ; but he Is always care.' .
ful to recollect that private character is private
property, owned•by the most sacred of all .
Iles, the finally circle, and that the man who
needlessly assails it, is na much a criminal
if Ire robbed the household of its dearest trcia
sures, or plucked from It, for his own base
uses, Its fairest Alower. lie understands,
what I wish all editors in America understood,
not only the power of the press, put its woke
uses, and its great mission ; and by his daily
conduct and life declares his opinion, that the
unto who owns a printing press, and can use .
a pen, has no more right to indite libels, and
stamp private reputation, than the owner of a
uniform and a sword has to cut and kill to
please his fancies, or to gratify his malice,"
A L LESTOWN, PA,
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