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THE WEEKLY VOLUME:

THE WEEKLY vOLUME:
Il select Circulating Library for toton and country.
ON the first Wednesday of January, Is45, will
be published at Philadelphia the first number
OF SMITHS WEEKLY VOLUME, a select
Circulating Library for town and country, on the
plan of Waldie's, at greatly reduced price. of a
large size and new type-conducted by the origi-
nal, and Tor the first seven years, the sole editor
OF w aldIe's Library, and 10 be published BY his
son.
Since the discontinuance of "Waldie," occa.
stoned by the arrangements of the currency, and
since the death OF MIR. Waldie in 1910, the editor
has been constantly reminded by numerous old
subscribers and friends, that the plan of publish
ing books cheaply, in a form to go by mail, SO
long popular, and which he was the first to sup-
gest and carry out, plan which had afforded an
Immense class Of educated individuals a mental
resource adapted to their tastes, still great
nnsupplied public want. The time has arrived
when he feels called upon to select for families
and individuals good and popular books. The
mass OF ephemeral literature which has lately
been poured out upon us in still increasing flood
while it has Perplexed the many, has, in the OPT
MON of the rejecting, vitated the literary atmos-
phsre by indiscriminatelys selling upon good, bad,
and indifferent works, and often leaving untouch-
ed the more pleasing aud gratifying productions of
European pens. We now offer
l. A reduction of one-half the coat, and the
same amount of reading matter.
III. Increased facilities and better arrangements
than formerly for the reception of new books
from Europe.
Ill. The same determination on the part of the
editor to furnish families with attractive and un-
objectionable books, criticisms, original and Sc
iected, and literary intelligence, domestic and TO-
reign.
~. An ample cash capital provided to ensure
the continuance of the work.
V. A publisher thoroughly acquainted with ac-
counts. who not distracted hut hara al,
of large printing Office, will devote his alien
hon TO the demands OF subscribers.
vi. The machinery and facilities of one of the
pest and most extensive printing Offices in the
Union.
With this enormous reduction of cost, the edi-
tor and publisher believes that the advantages
which this periodical presents to heads of fami-
lies, and others, who desire a wholesome source
OF innocent and ennobling entertainment and in
struction is unrivaled. For cent day, post
age. included, we supply at least duodecimo
book every week to a whole family.
Our plan embraces the publication of the new
est and best books in the various departments of
Travels, Voyages, Novels, Tales, Sketches, Bio
graphy and Memoirs; in short, the whole range
OF polite literature, and including TRANSACTIONS
made expressly for the work.
TERMS:
The Weehy Polume, or select Circulating Library,
VIII be printed on double super royal sheet,
10 pages quarto, three columns on each, and
mailed weekly with great care, SO as to carry with
perfect safety TO the most distant post office.
~ Journal Of Bellies Lettres. BY thus increas-
Ing the size OF the paper, we occupy, without de-
creasng the quantity Of book matter, the two first
pages as Journal of Bellies Leltres, formerly
printed as a cover.
The whole will be printed and finished will,
the same care and accuracy as book work.
The price is 81 for SO numbers of l6 quar,o
pages each club of three for $40, or 1888
each. club Of five for SIS, or SO each. A
club Of ten for $685. or $3.50 each!
But in no case can the publication be forwarded
unless the order is accompanied with the remit
lance.
A specimen number will be forwarded, without
charge, to all who request it, postage paid.
LLOYD p. SMITH, Publisher
No 10, ST. James ST. running from 9th to 7th, above
Market and directly in the Of ST. Jane s. Church
Philadelphia, Nov. %, 1914.