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THE WEEKLY VOLUME :

THE WEEKLY VOLUME. --a
Il select Circulating Licrcry for to,cn and country
I'm the FIRST "Wednesday Of January, 1915. will
W be published at PHILADELPHIA the first numhar
of SMITHS WEEKLY VOLUME, a select
Circulating Library for town and country, on the
plan oil Naldie's, at greatly reduced price, of a
large size and new type-conducted by ihe oru-
nal, and Tor the first seven years, the sole editor
OF Waidie's Library, and to be published by his
son.
Since the dlscontinuance Of "Wadien 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 90 by mail, so
long POPULAR and which he was the first to sur
gest and carry out, plan which had afforded an
immense class OF educated individuals mental
resource adapted to their tastes, was still great
unsupplled public want. The time has arrived
when he teeis 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 food
while II has perrleXed the many, has, ia the op,.
Mon of the rejecting, vitated the literary atmos
pierre by indiscriminately seizing upon good, bad
and Indifferent works, and often leaving nntoucb-
ed the more pleasing and gratifying productions of
European pens. We now offer
1. reduction Of one-haIf the cost and Tho
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 nm.
objectionable books, criticisms, original and Sc
lected, and literary intelligence, domestic and fo
reign.
Nv. An ample cash capital provided to ensure
the continuance of the work.
v. publisher thoroughly acquainted with ac.
counts, who, not distracted by the harassing cares
OF large printing Office, will devote his atten-
ton TO the demands of subscribers.
vi. The machinery and facilities Of one of the
best 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 wholesome source
OF innocent and ennobling entertainment, and in
struclion is unrivalled. For a cent day, post
age included, we supply at least duodecimo
book every week TO 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 Weekly Polume, or select Circulating Lijrary,
Will be printed on double super royal sheet.
l6 pages quarto, three columns on each, and
mailed weekly with great care, so as to carry with
perfect safety 10 The most distant post Office
- Journul Of Bellies Leffres. BY thus increas
Ing The size of the paper, we occupy, without de.
creasng The quantity Of book matter, The tw first
pages as a Journal of Bellies Le,tres, formerly
printed cover.
The whole will be printed and finished with
the same care and accuracy as book work
The price is 81 for 50 numbers Of I6 ouarto
pages EACH A club Of three for $40, or S., 33
each club Of five for SIS, or So each. Al
club of ten for $25, or 50, so 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 It'll above
Marke and directly in the rear Of st. James Church
Philadelphia, Nov. %, 1914.