The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-02
LITERARY MATTERS.

The Rfrerside Magd-ine for Young
People for October is superb number.
1t has a capital illustration by Ste
phens.
Mr.. Minor Items ofthe Boston Post
is said to be sour, white headed old
man, and perfect woman hater.
in November we are to have DIR.
Holmes Guardian AHgeE in book form.
Thousands will then read it who will
not read any story while yet under way.
The editor Of Harper's Weekly, Mr..
Shanks, DIT, Guernsey of the Monthly
and other literary men of the Pearl
street neighborhood, lunch at the res
tauraut under the United States Hotel,
New York; every noon. GA
The first rhyming dictionary has
been republished by the Early English
Tract Society. Its by levin, and en-
titled, "Manipulus Verborum."
"A Paris guide-book seller has dogs
running about the Streets with cards
affixed 10 their ears bearing the address
and title OF his guide-book.
=" Landry Collier says Maggie
Mitchell "has gone to take look at our
Russian possessions, with notion of
buying them" Miss Mitchell has
learned to speak French quite well
since she has been in Paris.
Ralph Keller, the young Californi-
an who made the tour of Europe for
$751; in "greenbacks. !" is to be one OF the
popular lecturers this coming winter.
His subject is "Views Barefooted." He
Travelled farther on less money than
any living American
-Beecher's ''EorWood'' has larger
circulation than Mrs. Stoves Uncle
Toms Cd6in has had in all the years it
has been before the work. Three hun
bred thousand copies OF the latter story
have been sold. More than three hun
dred and sixty Thousand copies of
Norwood" are circulated through the
Ledger.
The boOkselling house of S. C..
Griggs & Co, Is TO Chicago what the
stores OF the Appletons and the Har-
pers are 70 New York. They began
operations in Chicago eighteen years
ago on the smallest scale and in the
humbIest way. Now they occupy an
immense store, and sell books in such
uumbsrsa that they not infrequently
take whole edition ola new work.
a PARIS story is that OF the bride
groom that was to be, and who, having
been shown some OF his future spoSa's
troussesu, asked how the long. white.
heavy skirts in such piles were TO be
disposed of.
"They are petticoats," answered the
mother; "Alice puts on four OF these
every day.
"Upon my word" exclaimed Alice's
betrothed; "but where's the crinoline2"
"Who wears crinolines nowG" asked
the tender parent, With disdsin.
And what Ii the cost OF one OF these
frilled monumental"
From my to eighty francs, edged
with lace"
'sAnd the washinG3"
give francs"
"Please give my kind love to Miss
Alice, and say / can not afford 10 keep
a wife without n crinoline."
The New York Nation has very
sensible article on the food served up
at railway eating houses, and the hur-
ried manner in which one is obliged TO
eat 1t, or miss the train. The author
concludes thus:
"If the railroads themselves will not
! provide them, The same private enter
] prise which runs the splendid sleeping
| cars OF some Western roads should do
so. Until the thing Is done, 1t would
I be well To leave the 'refTeshmenters'
alone, and provide ones own food be-
fOTehand in hampers"