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my NOVEL" Two volumes. By Sir edward
Bnlwer Lytton. Philadelphia >. D. hlPpin-
colt q 90.
n The latest addition TO the Globe Edition OF
Bulwer's works is before us, and makes two
beautiful volumes. II is bound in green and
gold, and we notice, for the first time, a de-
cided improvement in the title on the last Of
the work Instead Of being vol. one and vol
two, the first volume is marked by single
star, the second BY two stars, This is -.,at
and novel. The edition is printed in the hand
soonest style of topographic excellence, and
merits large sale. All who have not yet
secured the works of Bulwer should not
hesitate in their securing of a set of his
works at once cheap and ornamental
COUSIN ALICE. j. p. skelly & Co., No 81 8.
Seventh street
We are indebted to Mr.. Skelly for another
delightful child's story. 1t is suited for
Sunday School library, and possesses the
merit of simplicity and interest.
The same firm also sends us ''Norman and
Ada" another of those excellent children's
books for which they are achieving so high
ranntaiion
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reputation.

THE MoNAD A Satire. BY "Truth."
A very pestilent production is laid on our
table by an anonymous writer. 1t displays
no mean ability. It's versifcation is in Pope
metre, and good, its satire is stinging, but some
of its paragraphs are simply disgusting. In
many of its paragraphs all decency is laid
aside; and while the knife is applied with full
force, yet it oversteps the decent. Its attacks
Oh Third street bankers and brokers are sar-
castle in the extreme, and even if just, would
be inexcusable. 1t is a libellous work to a
Singular extent, and would subject its author
to criminal suit if he was known. 1t covers,
however, great space, and its characters are all
well-known.
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STOVES, RANGES, ETC.

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LEGAL NOTICES.

D0THARMEL AND ZIMMERMAN ESTATE
ID Notice is hereby given to the heirs of the
KOIhaTmel aud Zimmerman Estate of Holland that
meeting is called by the undersigned at 10 O'Clock
at AULEN BACHS HALL No. COS PENN Street.
Reading, Berks county, Pa. The object of this meet
Holland not in oroer to make an effort to recover
said estate.
Copies of all papers, letters, Bible, and family
records the heirs will please bring with them, and
committee will then be appointed TO take them IN
charge. Persons interested and not able TO attend In
person will instruct Others who will be there wnat
AS this is our last effort hope all persons interested
will attend for final action,
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Allentown p o.
JACOB WARAfREssEL. Treasurer.
Editors copying the above advertisement once every
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the Secretary. together with their bills for payment
before the 10th day of November, 1857,
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WAITING FOR THE VERDICT; By Mrs. r. H.
Davis Sheldon Co. Philadelphia Agent
u. W. Pitcher, No. sos Chestnut street.
We do not know whether Mrs. Davis was
ever in Philadelphia, but if she has been, and
seen the sights which she describes in the
opening chapters of her work, she was spe-
eially favored. AS rule, the teams described
by her were abundant some time about the
Revolution. Four-horse teams, with white
covered wagons, do not frequent Market street
wharf. But with triling improbability, the
work is a fair specimen of modern novel.
In fact, it is better than the average-oon-
Biderably better The characters are all pro-
bable, which is so rare merit that we hail
them with infinite satisfaction, while the places
in which they meet and the conjunction of
circumstances would lead us to believe in fate
as absolutely as Mohammedan. The work
is neatly published, in an illuminated cloth
cover.
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WE HAVE RECEIVED from James R. Simons,
No. 20 S. Sixth street, three additional
volumes of the Globe Edition of Dickens, pub
lished by Hurd & Houghton, of which he is
the Philadelphia agent. They are all published
in that excellent style of art which has char
acterized the rest of the works issued by the
same house, and have each of them several
handsome steel illustrations. The paper is
good, and the typography is perfectly clear.
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LETTERS FROM EURoPE. BY John w Forney
Esq y. B. Peterson & Bros, No. 306 Chestnut
street. Philadelphia.
The letters of Colonel Forney, when pub
lished in his paper, were eagerly welcomed by
their readers, as being the observations of
keen traveller, who viewed the things he saw in
an intelligent and not over-caustic manner.
and enabled us to thoroughly comprehend
them by comparison with our own city and
country. He possessed rare qualifications for
the task Of picturing to us the political condi-
tion of the various countries he visited, and
availed himself of these opportunities. In the
hasty composition incident to travel, num-
ber of crudities and errors were unavoidable.
To correct these the author has carefully re-
vised his work, and now gives US, in a COM
plete, handsomely printed volume, his expe-
Fience in form worthy of preservation. The
work is prefaced by life.like steel engraving
of the author, and is excellently published.
We are sure it will attain the large sale which
its merits 30 eminently deserve.
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DuFFIEID AsHMEAD, No. 724 Chestnut street,
sends us three volumes of the English edition
of the novels of Walter Scott They consist
of '"The Pirate" "The Abbot" and "Kenil-
worth" They are printed in the same style
as Chambers Miscellany" clear though
small. They are in illuminated page covers,
and make an extremely readable edition. Tbssyy
are sold for the fabulous price of ofstwenty-ive
cents number. The edition is in twenty-five
volumes, so that all Of the novels OF Sir Walter
could be secured for 1926. Every one should
avail themselves of the opportunity.
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DUFFIRLD AsHMEAD also announces the ar
rival of an invoice of English works, among
which is full and excellent edition of the
''Works of Robert Burns,' for fifty cents.
When literature is at such price, there is no
excuse for not perusing it.
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CuriOSitIes of the Abyssinian Church.
In recently published book on Abyssinia,
written by Mr.. Henry Duftan, occurs an
amusing description of the form of religion
received in that country. We quote few
passages:-
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LITERATURE.
REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS

Mn sFcRBTARY PEPYs AND HIS DIARY. Being
Extracts Selected by Allan Grant New YORK;
Harper Bros. Philadelphia Agents. a. w.
pitcher. No. s0S Chestnut street
We suppose that the little work in paper
cover now laid before us Is an attempt to
popularige the diary of good old garrulo2S
Pepys. Il is a compilation, very compact
compilation. Of the eight folio volumes in
which the Secretary recorded his observations
Of men and things of his day. 1t would &c
deoidedly late for us to attempt criticism,
as all its merits are familiar to the general
English scholar. Giving details, exulting in
the petty schemes Of the court, filed alter
uately with fear at his own rashness and with
remorse for his supposed misdeeds, Pepys has
long been synonym for a free writer as a
diarist. His innermost thoughts are all laid
before the public by the unsuspecting old man,
and we are thus given not only good idea of
himself, which is of small consequence, but
also Of the workings Of the Court of his time,
Of the manners Of the gentry and nobility,
and the feelings and undercurrents of official
influence. It is neatly published in plain,
small octave, and is prefaced by an excellent
illustration Of the well known features of the
old Secretary. The portions selected are the
best of the extremely verbose writings of the
adviser of their maiesties.
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TIE sFxToN's TALE AND OTHER POEMS. BY
Theodore Tnton. Sheldon %. Philadelphia
Agents: j. b. Lippincott q Co.
All of the poems Of Mr.. Tilton have been
published in various forms before, SO that we
can only commend the present volume for its
beautiful dress and rare typographical excel
Ience. OF its contents, we have before spoken
IN terms Of praise In our OolumnH,
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LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND BY
Agnes Strickland. Abridged. Harper 4
Brothers. Philadelphia Agents; j. B. Lippn-
cott d Co.
The high place assigned by universal con-
sent to the "Liyes of the Queens" by Miss
Strickland, has caused her work to be not
only the best, but the only, work ON the sub
ject in English literature. When, therefore,
ii was proposed to adapt to school uses com
pendious history, resort to this correct
authoress was necessary. Nor need we regret
the necessity. Her style is pure, her exami-
nation Of historical facts accurate, and her
deductions drawn after careful examination.
We know of no writer who could be placed
with more safety before scholars, and we
therefore are gratifed to see the admirable
abridgment which the Messrs. Harpers give to
the public. We commend it most heartily as
a textbook in all young ladies' schools, and 1t
can without detriment be extended to the boys
rs we'll as the girls. Much credit is due to
Miss Parker for the care displayed in reducing
this voluminous work to dimensions which
may be OF practical usefulness.
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TIE CHURCHES.
seThe churches are generally built on the sum
init of hills, in the midst OF cypress groves
They are round with conical roofs, and divided,
after the Jewish model, into three parts. The
outer court is open, being the space between the
wall and the posts supporting the roof, which
extends about four yards beyond the main build
ing. The second part, corresponding with the
Holy Place, Is the place between the outer wall
and another, which encloses the holiest Of all;
and here the people congregate for divine wor-
ship. The hollest is only entered by the priest,
and contains what Is called the talbot or ark in
which the sacred vessels and books are kept.
The exterior of this enclosure is profusely
painted with sacred and historical subjects by
native artists which, to an European, are sub
jeCts of great amusement Michael the arch
angel, and ST. George and the Dragon, nearly
always occupy the door. In representations OF
the future world, 1t Is remarkable that they
always paint angels and good men white, devils
and bad men black, which, on one occasion,
made me ask priest, by way of joke, whether
all Abyfsinians being black, went to the neither
world?
oURIosITIEs OF ABYssINIAN ECCLESIASTICAL ART.
"The PhilstiDes appear to have known the
use of the blunderbuss, and the Lords Supper
seems to have been conducted in the same mau'
ner as an Abyssinian feast. One representation
amused me much. 1t represented the life, death,
and Judgment of a man who had been canni-
bal. Tableau the first showed the monster In the
act of demolishng sundry human arms and
legs. Tableau the second the same individual
bestoWipg aims on the poor on Friday, the feast
day. Tableau the third, his death and coming
to Judgment, in which Christ Is represented with
a pair of scales, one OF which is filed with the
mans cannibalism, the other with his fasting
and almsgying the latter having slight pre-
| ponderance. Tabieau the fourth represents the
Devil dIsputing with Mary the justice OF the deci-
sion, and forciby asserting his claim by seizing
the individual in question by the leg, the Virgin
maintaining her hold of the head. Tableau the
dhh, triumph of Mary, and the quondam canni-
| bal's admission to Paradise.
PUBLIC WORSHIP
Sometimes the tolling of bell, but in most
/ cases the beating of ketJledrums, summons the
| faithful to prayer. The prayers are read In
| Ethiopic, language which the people know
/ nothing about, SO that little pront can be de-
| rived from the service. Indeed, most persons
/ content themselves with kissing the floor or
walls OF the edldoe, and such Is the criterion OF
| q mans piety; che kisses the church. they say
| and SO esteem him good Christian. Some Will
| utter a prayer The petition takes a form mmi.
| lar to the following which an old woman was
heard 10 offer up during my visit though the
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CORY OLANUs. Carleton: New York. Phile
delphia Agents. I. b. Peterson q brothers.
work of entirely too broad humor for. our
taste. 1t may succeed in attaining the gro
tesque, but will fail to be entitled to the palm
of being witty. 1t is written in a style which
few can excel in, and in the present case it is
q failure. It's illustrations are tOlerably
well executed, but the conception contains
nothing of the funny. It appears to us as lift
lacks not only all humor, but all point. 1t is
certainly not worth reading.
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MACE's SONG BooR-CoNTEs DU PETIT Cha
TEAU. By Jean Mace. Translated by Miss
Mary J.. Booth. Harper d Brothers. Phila-
delphia Agents; ]. b, Lippincott & Co.
An admirably translated work of an admira-
BILE writer is the one before us. 1t is composed
of those delightful fairy tales which it seems
cannot be written except by Frenchman or a
German. 1t is most charming work for
children, and one which will prove a most
acceptable Christmas gift for the little ones.
1t is elegantly bound and illustrated, and
altogether is a most valuable addition to the
library of a child.
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-19
Chicago Gossip.
tcoRRRsPoNDBNoE OF THE PRKss.l
I CHICAGO. Feb. IL. 128'

tCoRRRsPoNDBNCE OF THE PRKssJ
CHICAGO, Feb. IL, 1857.
1t has been SO long since have written
anything for the Press, that so far as / am
concerned, your readers may not be aware
that the city of Chicago still has being. 1
can assure them that she is still the Queen of
the West, and il New York does not look
well 10 her laurels, will at no distant day be
Queen of the Union.
In politics Chicago is the Radical city-rad-
ical to the core. She will not tolerate any,
thing that is not radical within her border
The Times-the worst Rebel paper OF the
North-has been obliged to quit all old Dem
ocratic notions, and come out tor universal
suffrage. Judge Trumbull, who is deservedly
popular, almost lost his election because our
people supposed he was not radical enough
and yet he is radical man. .-
The Opera House excitement has almost
died away. Mr., Lee came, pocketed his nice
little two hundred thousand, and has left us.
With the exception Of an occasional Joke
about "the man with fast horse and the
"long- tailed night Shirt" the drawing might
have happened hundred years ago, so far as
thing might be called gigantic hum.
Ristori has left us. She received more mon
ey here than at any entertainment she ever
gave, either in this country or Europe
Whether this speaks well or i'll for the good
taste Of Chicago, leave you to judge.
The elephantine Miss Helen Western has
been exhibiting herself to crowded houses
during the last week. Every seat and stand
ing room has been filled by select audience.
All the theatres are in full blast and the city
is decidedly gay.
Lectures are less thought of although we
have goodly share of those. Grace Green
wood spoke last week, Cough this week this
week-and l don't know who next; Phillips
comes soon. t.
The weather is cold-the coolest known for
seventeen years. We have little snow and
pretend to have some sleighing, but l fear it is
mostly pretence. Skating is all the rage
Every man, woman and boy skates. Not to
skate is not simply to be out of fashion, but
out of all society good or bad. The love of
skating amounts to mania, and all yield to
it. To have pair of skates, season ticket
to the Rink, and beau, is all that Chicago
young lady can or will ask for.
In morals we may be shade behind the
Forest City. Yesterday the papers boasted
that we had been two entire days without a
murder, but that happy state of things has
ended, for man was murdered last night in
saloon, for the fun OF the thing, there being
no trouble between the parties.
The famous Mollie Trussell has been par
dened, and is now at large. So much for be-
ing handsome. 1t a woman is only handsome
enough she can shoot anybody and escape un-
harmed. Witness Mary Harris and NOME
Trussell. 1t is to be hoped that there VIII
never he premium offered for mems soaps.
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