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THE WEEKLY VOLUME

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ii select Circulating Library for to,cn and count,v
an the first Wednesday of January, 1915. will
De published at Philadelphia the first number
OF SMITHS WEEKLY VOLUME, a select
Circulating Library for town and country, on the
pan oil Naidie's, at greatly reduced price, of a
large SIZE and new type-conducied by the oripi-
nal, and, for the first seven wears the sole ediior
vi "aiule Library, and 10 be published by his
son. - 49,
since The discontnuance Of "Waldie," occa.
stoned by the arrangements OF the currency, and
since the death of MIR. Waldie in 1910, the editor
mas been constantly reminded by numerous old
SUBSCRIBERS and friends, that the plan of publish
ing DOCKS cheapiy, in form to go by mail so
long popular, and which he was the first TO snc-
gest ana carry out, plan which had afforded an
Immense class of educated individuals a mental
resource adapted 10 their tastes was still great
unsupplled public want. The time has arrived
"hen ne ieels called upon TO select for families
ana individuals good and popular books. The
mass OF ephemeral literature which has lately
peen poured out upon MS in still increasing flood.
while IT has perplexed the many, has, in the opi
mon OF the rejecting, vtiaed the literary atmos
phere by indIscrlminaely seizing upon good bad,
ana Indifferent works, and often leaving untouch-
ca the more pleasing and gratifying productions of
! European pens. We now offer
| l. a reduction of one-half the cost, and the
same amount Of reading matter
H. increased facilities and better ARRANGEMENTS
IMAM formerly Tor the reception Of new books
! from Europe.
! H. The same determination on the mart of The
editor to furnish families with attractive and nm
obJectionable books, criticisms, original and Sc
iected, and literary intelligence, domestic and TO-
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v. publisher thoroughly acquainted with ac-
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Union.
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est and best books in the various departments of
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VIII be printed on double super royal sheet,
Ito 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
y" journal Of Bellies Letfrts. 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
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LLOYD p. SMITH, Publisher,
NO. ~ ST James St, running from 9th to 7th above
Market, and directly in the rear of St James Church
Philadelphia, Nov. IS, 1871.