New-York tribune., 1867-02-23

chants" There is In ms business one price for all From
thus fixed price no person employed is PeItSd 10 oo
the value of shlngs or OF tens Of thousands Oh doas
gets the precise articles sold No deceit or mrepreset
ton to the condition quality Of the goods Is toieI-
aed and hence the unbOunded confidence which ne mas
obtained in every state and almost every village IN our
country. To carry ont such system requires rgld
discipline and il sometimes occurs that young man OF
an easy conscience finds the restraints The
exceptions are rare and when found out. as ihey are,
later never pass without ltbuke anu t'eIdIy
the offending party is dismissed There military pre-
cgon required and cXactcd and IL is thus that the whOe
vast machinery wOrks as II were by electro touches
Among the topics op which the EASY Chair pours
forth its usual graceful discourse are the ocean hac
Race Bancroft and his critics. the ethical we" o anuSe
mcnts, and the late Mr. Willis.
The atlantic Moathg presents the third install
ment of Dr. o. W Holiness novel The "nar'uan Ansrl
gives the concluding part Of George BcdGg py MRS,
r. H. Davis and contnues tho series on The Glacial
fhenomens Of Maine" by PrQlsssor AgassH Foi' "
Hggnson has alively description Of his military eApe
Iicnce in South Carolina. in paper entitled CUT Oh
Picket" "Mr Hardhack on the Derivation of Man from
the Monkey" illustrates the more eheerW aspects VI
some of the alleged discoveries of recent physical science
graphic sketch Of Chicago 10y Mr. Parton relates va
rety Of curious particulars in regard to the wonerons
growth of that miracle Of the West On its material de-
veOpmeut he remarks as follows;
--~~ sPIENpORs OF CHICAGO.
OF course Chicago is sill forming city. II stretches
along the lake about eight miles hut does not cach eR
in
the stranger bchod blocks Of stores solid oiy anu @ ~
the most recent taste hotels Of great magnnde. anu
nubic buildings that would be crCdable 10 any CITY.
The streets crowded with vehicles ana people ss
any in and there there rs nT nn he in those Of
Chicago As the visitor passes along he sees at er&g &
moment some new evidence that he has arrived III mn
metropolis Now II gorgeous and enormous caIpct
house that arrests his atentlon; now huet ny %
store ar vast depot of groceries The next moment he
finds himself pecr1ng into a restaurant splendid rs
steamboat and larger than Taylors; or mo lniIE,
room window where in addition 10 other dehcaeies 3i
hp q
naked frogs repOsiug pCtureSquey ia parsley ui,
an be nauses before n jewelers. brilliant with gold.
silver diamonds and pictures where single lteln oi
last wears business the sale of three thousand TWO
bTrdrcd ,yatches of which one thousand American
The number and extent of the bookstores Is anGtne,
striking feature. and II Is mpCsApie 10 20 lI Nthu.
Icin strUgv reminded that pianos and cablnetorgans
are Tor sale I'M hec Blessed the people of Chicago
mali 0uor. Tor il IS excellent is honest, and it is
abundanf True science has not yet positively aseeI.
tanned whether the Coming Man will drink malt
liquor; hut the Coming Man has not come and II people
viii drink beer they had better drink II good
Its not bit less richly provided for on the score OF IN
teectual nutriment
ITS LITERARY CULTIVATION.
Such books too people of Chicago and the North
comnetn T t SUPPLY the demand Of this great market
The most attractive as well as inc most poisihg, 1 b
quantities and character OF the books offered IoI % s
The book houses, the shelves OF which are clo"Geu M
the hest literature, are exotic. They come III opcnl
ence the law Of demand ana supply A. .i uui @
publishing houses have Their hs's nl ho
me second onIv 10 Ncw-YorR as distributing point The
demand for foreign books for Costly Doe1s c m esfahSb
ments an assortment almost as large ana - - W
be found i'm any OF Atlantic cities Heie nav bet'
sold over 500 sets OF Applcons III 10 .Si
,mes: and INTO this market several huhdItu 'is ul C
Encyclopaedia Britannica, IN % volumes; WORT, m 20 s
such works FOR example AZ Robertson oN l~,id, E
works OF Sir Joshua Reynolds ot hogaiih, Hl.l"g & %
jameson Myrick and many other, al prices varying
from 500 $50 each We were surprised 100 10 l'a ~
Chicago newspaper the programme oi course 0i =.
lectures hc delivered IN the French language A.!Su
to the book business is me news "igN i.i
least among the noteworthy Things ol 'hS ,ly. IN, & %
ness itself is OugrOwth Of the expires business NI''
by its ramifcatiOus and punctuaity, has WlthAlai
The express has opened IN almost every tOWn cer!aiS
~, ~, gc, - bise cbc9p ESTABLISHMENTS i'm The du
sion Of intelligence as well this other function the pro
vision OF peculiar class of cheap literature II vi" bc the
| duty of some future historian to determine
other noticeable articles in this number are powerful
story entitled My Friend Bingham" by Henry James
jr, a Glimpse Of Genoa" by W. d. Howells pohuca
discussion Of the present condition Of the country caed
"The True Problem" by Carl schurz, and striking poem
entitled The River" containing burst Of personal feel
ing, by Harriet Prescott spoiiord
The Galary has the second part Of Mrs. Il.
II Daviss serial story, Waiting for the verdict" and
twenty additional pages 10 make room for the
concluding chapters Of "The Claverngs" hy Anthony
Troope which gwen in advance Of their publication
in England. readable sketch Of the gaming tables at
Homburg one Of the most frequened Of the popular
waterngplaces in Germany is given by Mr. /. G. Buifum,
in an article called Rien plus" and Mr. Edward
House offers seasOuabe hints TO travellers about 10
visit the Paris Exposition. They Will do well to heed bis
| words about
Before getting 10 Paris must cross the ocean. BY
what line Of steamers 10 do 50 il question asked daily
in thousand households. Having myself tested every
route speak by the card; and have no hesitation
IN saying that the least desirable o All are hose W'h
present hold the highest reputation, and charge the
highest fares. Setting aside the economical Cousdcra
tons the comforts both as regards the accommodations
vastly superior in the miscaled secOndrate steamships
This has been the years, and more recently
rifling. The difference in single fares is from fifty 10
seyentyfye dollars and where parties travel consider
able numbers it is greater in proportion. As regards
speed, there measurable variation between the time
routes and this statement holds good with regard to
English and French lines alike.
Also about those paTagons of manaccd pretense and
extortion,
TIE LONDON HOTELS.
II the tourist sail direct for France, he has nothing 70
& SE S dPdGh % ~ Sa T. rgP pd S ] bs't or lave to
tending 10 devote week two TO London, he requires
friendly word Of caution. For his peace Of mind
let him resolutely avoid hotels or II circumstances
Obge him TO take temporary refuge Ia one let him pro
cure the name OF some house where Americans have
never been known TO assemble ana there establish him
self The pecuarity OF the American" tavern in Lon
don and Paris Is that IT habtualy provides less for its
guests, at uniformly higher prices, than can any
| where else be found But all decent hotels ln
BRET soiourn as fortnight It is better teF 10 10
seek private lodgings. These be obtained with
ing the season" comfortable pdrOr and bedroom In
the best localities be rented for about two pounds
week drawlngrOOm and two chambers for about three
guineas For similar accommodations In good hotel AT
least twice much would be demanded. out Of the
season., the rates reduced Oncthird Onehaf Fine
apartments easily be found for families the neigh
bOrhOOd OF ST. Jamesst, moderate In the various
streets leading from the Strand and both positions
thoroughly central Arrangements may always be made
In these lodgings for the regular supply Of meals II Is
pleasanter either for families persons travelling sngy
10 dine at Of the Regcntst. Picadly res
taurans where excellent served for almost
any price that the customer may determine upon say
seven shillngs, five shillings, or three shllings
And the illusive Mecca Of American pilgrims