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CRgsH BEEF FRESH BEE

OFFICE Asst Con. OF sUBsisrgSoB.}
AUGUSTA Arsenal, Ga. :
Scaled proposals, in duplicate, will be received
at this once. until u o'clock m. on TUESDAY,
December Y, ls0s. for supplying Fresh Beef to
months, beginning January lst, 1850, aud ending
The Beef furnished to be OF good marketable
quality, composed Of equal propOrtons Of fore and
hind quarters, tneeks, shankss, and kidney tallow
and at such time aud place as the comm uding OH
GER Of the arsenal shall designate.
The successful bidder Will be required to give
bonds for the faithful performance Of the contract
Bidders are invited TO be present a. the open ug
OF proposals. with their guaraDtors In order to sgn
and complete the contract and bond upon the day
SSoy2s.td Byt' 1t. Col. U. i. A., and A. G. s.
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ioPosALs FOR sUPPLIEs.

OFFICE OF PArsAsrER U, S. NAyr,l
No. f2j CHEsTNrr STREET, I
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 0, 1858
Sealed proposals. indorsed ',Proposals for SUP;
O'Clock, m on the i0th OF December. for furnisbtn
ihe United States NAVY Department with the fol.
iSst t5 in.psetion by Ss e III isspeeSs ocsr al lie
Philadelphia Navy Yard, where they arc to be de-
liyered free Of expense to the Government. for
"nifR PoR R'BtuR BUREAU G't oP GoSssrRUoTIoN. &c.
l20 gallons Sperm OIL
63H gallons Lard Oil,
All % be winter strained or bagged, Of the best
quality free from ad 10 be delivered
In tight aud suitable barrels.
The foregoing is required In consequence Of the
failure Of Mr.. O. d. Bergen to deliver as rer con
tract
BY order OF Bureau Of Cons! etiop, d.;
II. NJ. HElSKRLL,
de7-td Paymaster U. 3. Navy.
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MULES AETED.
IIrNpQ'Es FrFTu MILITARY DIsrRICT,)
UEFICR OP tHIEF QCARTERMAsrER,
ATsTIN. IRNAs. Nav r. lssiS \

IIEApq'Es Firth MILITARY DIsrRICT,)
UFFIcE oP tHIEF QuARrERMAsrER,
AUSTIN, texas, Nov, 8, ls5S.
Sealed proposals IN duplicate viii be received at
this once until " o'clock, N. OF MONDAY. the
llrh VI December ISIS, Tor delivering at Austin,
rsNas, 40 mules.
The mules must be NOT less than fourteen 90
hands high, nor lees than four ~ nor over ten
years OF age istroug, stout, compact, we'll deyel-
Opvd animals, IA fail health, and irae from any
blemish or dctNeI which would unht them for Sc
we're work, -, 49,,
Delivery to oOmmence within thirty tpl days
from date Of contract, and to 10 completed WlIhih
forty five 80 days from date u same.
Proposals will be received tnf ihe Mhole OF any
poTtiNu OF the number Of mules required . -,
| Thr right Is reserved to ryeet any OF all blds
"IpSs,i To he endorsed Proposals for Mules"
| and TIdTess sod to the undersigned,
by command Of BroNet MAJOR, oSasral = j.
| Reynolds, 20 J. A. fOTIEh,
Byt Brig General anu w. " H., fhth mlntaty
District, nONlo-tu
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PROPOSALS ron WOOD.

PROPOSALS FOR WOOD.
HEADQUARTERS FIPru MILITARY DIsrEIcT,l
STATE or TEXAS, OFFICE @. q M,
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. q, 1865.
at his once until ,MoNBkY, december n, 1855,
at IL IN for furnish lng the ouartermastcr's De;
|partment with .uch dry merchantable hard wood
as may be required at tho following places, from
the nrst day Of January, 1850. to the thirty first
San Antonio, Fort Mason,
Austin, Fort Duncan,
FORT Clark, Port Stockton,
Fort Davis, Fort lingo.
Camp Verde, Fort Quitman,
Fort Grimm, Fort Concho,
Fort McKavatt, Fort Richardson,
Camp Coucordia,
Delivery to be made at such time, and In such
quantities during tho year, as the omeer OF the
QpartermAster's Department on duly AZ the place
of reeeiyal may designate. the wood to be subject
Separate bids are invited for each post, and the
price per cord for each place must be clearly stated
and each bid. Unless the responsibility OF the bid
der Is otherwise satisfactorily made known at this
Office. must be accompanied BY RuArantee Of At
least two persons (whose respons Jility must be
eertlhe by clerk Of court Of reoord) that the
awarded to hiIn, and that he viii give the required
bonds ihsrsf9ri and each bidder will state his
WOOD st %, and addressed to tic under;
BY command Of BrOvet Major GeaersIn Z III Z pRey-
BBys Brig. Gen. and C. O. NJ, 6IG Military bis.
trct. deI-td
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Proposals.
pRoPosALs FOR BRICK LODGE,

HEAporAnIRns, DEPAprNEST or riIE sourH,
CHIEF RQuARrERnAsTER's OPPfcE, \
ATLANTA, GA, Dec 1.ls63
sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until u M December q, 1908, for furnlsbinE ma
terial and greeting Brick Lodge building at the
hationM cemetery. y Florence, !, G., according
oale.s oI the Chief Q NJ Atlanta, "a. and Depot
O NJ, Charleston, 4, q.
The usual requirements will be exacted.
Proposals. should be in triplieate, indorsod,
Proposals for Brick Lodge" aud addressedtO to
Breyet Brig. Gen, O. NJ, U. s. T.. c6iet a N.
Dop Of the South. de7-ld
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PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION

HEADaR's FIFrH MILITARY DIsrRIoT,l
STATE OF TEXAS, OFYIog @, Q, M,
AUSTIN, texas, Nov. lsoS.
Sealed proposals.. In duplicate, will be RECEIVED
at this office until MONDAY, December II, 1865, al
II O'clock IN. for the transportation Of military
supplies, from the lst day OF January lsO, TO the
Slst day Of December, 1850, on the following route,
viz: ,u,
From Brenham, on the teIminns OF the western
branch Of the Texas Central Railroad, to Austin,
Bidders will state the rate per one hundred (lOOl
pounds per one hundred ti0O) miles at which they
will transport said supplies.
Bidders should Il We their names In full. as we'll
their places OF residence, and proposal should
be accompanied by bond In the sum OF ten thou
sand no. 0) dollars, signed by two or more tespon'
sibls persons, guaranteeing that IN case The con
posal to the parties proposing the contract Will b?
accepted and entered into. and good Rud sumeiens
security furnished by said parties, In accordapte
with the terms Of this Acknowledgement.
The amount Of bonds required from the contrac-
tor will be hfty thousand l5O, ,oGO) dollars.
Satisfactory evidence of the solyeEcy Ot each
bidder and person offered as security will be re-
quired.
depot guartermaster At San Antonio aud Ut Mar
shall, Texas, and at this Office. ,
The right is reserved to reject any or al bds
Proposals must bo Indorsed "Proposals rr
Army Transportation. and addressed TO the un-
deTsigned
by command Of Brevet Major GenSral J. J.
Reynolds, J. 4. POTTER 49,,
tAry District holFld
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PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
HEADqUARrERs FIFTH MILITARY DIsrRIcr.l
STATE OF TEXAS.

AusrIS, Texas. Nov. s, 1858
at this ONCE until MONDAY, December ID, is6s,
at u IN, for tho Transportation Of Military Sup
plies, from the lst day Of January, le, to the Slst
day Of December 1850 on the following route, viz.
ROUTE NO,
From Corpus Christi to all Military Posts and
Camps that are or may be cstAblished on the Rio
GrRadc river, south u 81 deg. north latitude, and
all Intermediate points.
Bidders will stpte tho rate per one hundred (l0O)
pounds per OpH huudred tlUOJ miles At which they
viii transport said supplies.
Bidders should give their names In full, as well
Ah their places VI TcsIdtnCr, aud each proposal
should be accompanied by bond IN the sum VI ten
thousand uO,OOO dollars, signed by two or more
responsible prrsuns guaranteeing thal' IN case me
contract Is awarded for tho route mentioned IN the
proposal to the gtrtic. proposing, the contract WI
bu accepted aud entered Into, aud good aud sum
auCe " Ih the terms IT this advertisement.
The amount Of bonds required from the contrac-
tor viii be- my Thousand t6O,0OO dollars
Satisfactory evidence OF the solNcnCy Of each
bidder ard person offered as security VIII DO re-
Forms oT contract may be seen at the Olce OF the
Depot QnartvTnasteT at San Antonio, and at
BrGwnsyIlle. Texas, aud ~ this Office.
The right Is reserved TO reject any or all bids tb
may be offered.
Proposals must no iudorsed Proposals for
Army TIauspurtatOp, and addressed to the un.
By command of Brevet Mai. GesersI !. I: Rey-
nO'0'b byt. Brig. Gen aud c. a. M..Sth Mi. Dist.
nOyls.td
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Wines and Liquors,

JGMEs oLAN,
DEALHRlN
WINES, LlQUOkS AND CIGARS,
Sole Agent for Carte d'0r, Lac d'Or End Sillrr
Champagne,
ST. Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining Metropolt"I
Hotel.
Store ard sample Room superintcnded by VIM
II. ConToy. a.,
ar Agent for the La MAaOlU Cigar ncl2'u
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HUDSON RIVER IMPROVEMENT,
UNITED STATES EsaISEER OFFICE,
No STATE STRRRT.


ALBANY, N, Y. Dec >, ls5S,
Sealed proposals will be reeeiyed at this ONCE
until l2 o'clock IN, MONDAY, January IS, 1852.
for work and materials for the Hudson River I'm.
proyement. between Troy and New Baltimore, as
l. For 81, 900 cubic yards, more or less, Of Bubble
stone, delivered In the dikes, and leyeled on top
For lS 900 feot more or less, Of Piles Oak Pine.
Chestnut, Spruce or Hackmataek: Pile. 20 be not
less than twelve inches In diameter at the butt,
O., 900 feet Of them TO be more thAu . feet long
s. For Driving lsO, 900 feet Of Piles, moro or less
less, OF half dixie,
O. For the Timber Work on $500 feet, more or
less, Of full dixie.
g. For 1000 pounds, more or less, Of one.inch
Wrought Iron Spike, without heads.
7. Bids will be received for so much per cubic
yard delivered for Stone, so much for running loot
for Piles, for Driving, and for Timber Work
Forms OF proposals may be obtained at THIS OF
fee, and no bid will be received unless made GU
the printed form, and properly certified
Specimens Of Stone and Iron, plans and specih E
cations Of Timber Work, and maps Of the river
show ing soundiugs &e., can be seen az TINS Once,
parties desiring to bid.
Successful bidders will be required to enter into
contract with the United States, with good aud
sufficient sureties, stamps for contracts and bonds
10 be furnished by the contractor, .
The United States reserves the right to reject all
bids deemed disadyantageous
BY order Of Breyet MAJ. Gen, John Newton.
JOHN N. WILSON.
deci Mai. Eug'rs., Bvt. Col. U. q. A.
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nKoposALs FOR LUMBER AND SHINGLES.
urApgg AEIAhs Firm MlLirAKr pI5TKIcT,l
srATE o. TEXAS,
OPFIcR CmEF QrIWrERNAsrRR,

AvsTiE, ItNAE, AuNrIun.r III lsps t
tnAlud proposals., IL aHpn!, WI Pe fSSSsiSSI
A. *, ,ri"rk M . IIr mrH.r Iug the QuaTtermas.
~. 'prWNTfu|l. gi Fort punrsu, reEas, with
,uch qu'ut yof lnE.''r tN' s'.hE!' - may pe
r.l Ne dr,t quality, aud
.uilu,, 100 81. ..fl"'".' . "s Ao'I receiving
',"II-. wlll ,u,;r the Lind of Lumber and Shin
f. vi ri. 'kry propUsO ~ turni-h,
u.ryrrv tN CIlIlmuIce from dHtU Ot contract, and
, Lr rruunnsd IN tpch quantities, aud At such
I,.. e,lu..y pu required by tho receiving vtltor,
r. rusal8 must ru PLAINLY tudgTsed, Prop. ~
llr Lumber aud Shnglcs,' " and adlTys'ed to- 'uh
By coiaInsud Of Brevet Major Gsus5ssLi us5ssLi Z 1; Rey-
nOldE. >! a. fyi rrlhrh Nil. .
! tITy pistrlot HoDN
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ID RoP PosA LIS.
hhApsOhnE nrrins GniEr arAsrSRnIsrEn. M I

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKorA,l
OFYIcB CHIEr ouARTERhAsIER, I
ST. PAUL, MIEE.. Oct. 10, 1858
Proposals will be received By the undersigned
until December 81 ises 70 erect T. aceSIdsass with
tain BaIracks. Quarters,, and other Public Build
ings at Fort Totten, d. r., The bids will be in de-
al 10 conform 70 the and plans sfore
said, for each buiidns such part Of each a. maj
be required separately and for the materisl IN
whole or part according TO the requirements OF the
case. An the labor, mechanical or other, to be
done By the contractor.
This Invitation Is made only to men Of business
and capital, or who can command capital and who
are In condition to do what IL Is desired to have
-.-.I - s, B. H0LABIRD,
oc13-td Deputy q. N. General. U. 3. A.
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hpoposais.
FOR SOAP AND FLOUR.

PROPOSALS. FOR SOAP AND FLOUR.
orrrcB. psror Con-. OF supsIsIEsoE.}
w.nted-lc'iS EoSsa. q gSOdi, ggi,, hsTd sISn Soap.
~ az " Nc fF9iS fF9iSSur
Proposals receiysd until 70 M. on The 18th inst
Conditons made known by ths gndsrssped
PROPOSALS PoRCoAL.
Acre As'r rouiRrERxasrER's oTLIoE, o, SAL
l-.. NtsHytLLK. TENs., Dec; 1865. s.
Proposals In duplicate Will be- received at this
once until II m. on TUESDAY, December 10. 1858.
for furnishing ten thousand bushels Ditnmlnous
Coal, one thousand and fifteen tons Baled Hay.
and forty tons BAled Stray.
The articles 10 be Of the best qualityj the Coal
TO be In Jumps suitable for grates, aud bids for
same must state The Kind Of coal and the mines
from which II was taken. The delivery 10 be made
priof 70 the s0th day Of June, &c., such time and
Nashyils may designate; aymept 20 be made
proyidsd funds are on hand Snd y not, then as
Bidders will state the preos for delivery, both at
the barracks and elsewhere within the city limits.
sspsrats contract. nay be made with tho loves
By order O Bvt MAJOR General Thq%s; sg9rds
de7.td Bt. Captain and A. A,o.M.
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House Keeping Articles.
Dress-Making
nREss MAKING

n KEbb A n U
MRS, ATKINSON, 81 Eighth street west, be.
tween and X, is now better prepared than eyer
10 turn out work satisfactorily. Ladies' wishing
TO make their own dresses can have them cut and
basted on short notice. Garments cut by MEASURE I
no guess work.
Patterns cut when desired. 0cl.u
EMoyAL-MRs, GRIFFITH HAS REMOVED
IL her Fashionable Dress aud Clunk making Ea'
tNblislment to No. go street, Gear Ebhiu House
Mrs O. la, seCur1d tue service, u lady ASA part.
er from Grst st'clnss bOusd III London, England.
nOyi-ifu
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pRoPUsALs FOR ARMY,
HRADauARrKRs FIFTH MILrrAny pIsTRIcr,
sTArE OF TEXAS,
UILIGh SF FTTIHHIn.I THIn VvhHLIESAAs n.,aLn- 81 \,

kusriS, Texas. October "a, 1855.
SsS GRS %
y soSiosE m ior TIC tIs6sp2r1ati1n q % military u
day pCf DcesiabsT sse % he foioWins route, vi;
camps that are or may be estabiihed on the west:
ern aud nOrthwesteTn frontier Of Texas, south Of
Bidders viii state The rate per one hundred (IOo)
pounds per one hundred (lOO) miles at which they
Bidders should give Ii cir names in full. as we'll
as ther places of residence. and each proposal
thousand IsO. .OjOj dollars, signed by Two or more
resPonsiblo pers91s guaSsrtssinE that In ssss he
Be- asssptsd and entered iSiC and GOOD and saeis
with The terms Of this ad srtissnient
hh Ss g dGa h'
Satisfactory evidence Of the solyency Of each
bidder and person offered AS security will be re-
Terms Of contract may be seen at the once Of the
shall, TeTss, and at this once, a.,
The right IL reserved to reject any or all bids
Proposais nust be endorsed Proposals for. Army
Transportation" and addressed to the under
Ey command of Brcvct Major General IL; Rey-
Gi8s BrcTc, Brisder Goaora. and Chief auartsrna.-
ter, fiith Military District. nos-td
pgoPosALs FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
HEADQUARTERS FIFrH MILITARY DIsrRIcT.)
OneNo Chief QuArteTmasteT.
Austin, Texas, October q. l6S J
Sealed proposals In duplicate Will be received at
this once until MONDAY, December II, 1865, at
twelve O'Clock III, for the transportation OF Milt-
tary Supplies, from the FIRST day Of January, lste,
to the thirty-nrst day Of December, 1869. on the
following route, viz:
ROUTE NO. g.
From lndianOla TO Austin, Texas, and all inter-
Bidders will state the rate per one hundred ClOoD
pounds per one hundred (lOO) miles at which they
III transport said supplies,
Bidders should give their names In full. as we'll
rs their places Of residence, and each proposal
should be accompanied by bond ip the -um OF ten
thousand lslO,OCOJ dollrrs, signed By two or more
oltract Is awarded for the rou's mentioned In the
be accepted and entered into, and good and suf-
hcent security furnished by said parties In accord
ance with the terms Of this advertisement
The amount Of bonds required from the contractor
will be lfty thousand isJO ,OOO) dollars
| Satisfactory evidence Of the solyency Of each
bidder and person offered as security will be re-
| qured
Forms OF contract may be seen at the office Of the
| Depot Quartermaster at San Antonio and at Mar
| shall, Texas, and at this Office.
The right Is reserved to reject any or all bids that
Proposals must be ipdursed Proposals for army
| transportation, aud addressed to the under
By Command of Brevet Major General J. J. Rey-
nOlds. J. A. POTTER.
Military District noN6.td
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Financial.


WHIST NATioEAL BAnkA
ov
Hs WASHINGTON. 7r~I
d. coors. tef Jay Cooke Co. } President,
W. 6. Husrfseros. Cashier. q
oovERsngNr DEPOSITORY
FINANCIAL AoENr OF THE UNITED STATES.
isrs srsr.r. OPPOSITE Inr rsrAsu,r p.rArr.
sxsr.
Government securities with Treasurer United ssatss
NoNE MILLION DoLLARs.~
We buy and soil all classes Of GOVERNMENT
sEoURITIEsat at current market rates. q
FURNISH EXCHANGE and make Collections on
ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED
srArEs. ..-......
We purchase Government vouehsr. on II. MOST
FAVORABLE TERMS, and give CAREFUL App
rlonpr ArrEHrIoE TO
ACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN AND FIRMS.
and 70 any other business entrusted to us.
FULL INFORMATION in regard to oovsRN.
MRNT LOANS At all times ehssrfuiiy furnished.
VS.. HUNTINGTON, Cashier.
WAsHIraroE. March 20. 1885 mhH-dH
JAY cooKH CO.,
YIrTEENTH STREET. OPPOSITE TIE
TREASURY.
buy and sell at current market rates and kes.
| constantly on hand full supply Of
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
sEvBN.THIRrIks,
COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES.
Orders for stoeks. Bonds, &e., executed. and Col.
Isetions made on all accessible points
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USirhsST sTslx.Tga IhTks kzfFf kffFfHW2hs Wss SALE OF
clerk Once g Of The % ssPfsms Sssis y he DPstrss
Of Columbis, and u me direeted, viii AZ public
town, p; y. fiiday. .ths lith day Of December In
ThF sgkfk sEkkfkE1qf P RfF Hats
10 No. 2o2 Admiralty, In ,AySr % Henry pevin-
ney. DAVID .. 0OODIN0.
December 5,ls8S do7-td
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For Sale or Rent.

CoR sALB-A RARE 900 CASH
will buy Of the best paying businesses the
Avenue, In one Of the best locations. doing good
basiness. Low rent and long lease. Reason for
selling is thAtthe present owner wishes to retire
from business. Address Box 10. Republican Of
hce. nol7-u
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DRoPosALs COAL,

Proposals. received until n n on the 18th ins
Conditions made known by the nnderslgped.
dece.eoit q. BELL, @. 8. U. 3. A.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-28
PRAYER Books Pernicious i'm Poland,

The following is the text of the curious pro-
clamation recently issued by the Russian Cover
nor of Lithuania prohibiting the use of Polish
prayer books:-
"The Governor-General, in his letter of April
II, 1868, informed me that the Governor of
Mnsk had pointed out TO the late Governor
General of Wilma, General Kaufman, some
copies OF Catholic prayer books in the Polish
language which had been taken from various
persons. These books contain, either expressly
or by Implication, phrases of religious fanatl-
cism and hatred towards the throne of Russia,
and also prayers for the preservation of the
kingdom of Poland, With its Grand Duchy of
Llthuania for the f&tlrpatlon Of heretics for
the conversion of ne whole world TO Catholi-
cism, etc. The censor of wilma, to whom these
pas ages have been submitted, has concluded
THAI the use and sale of prayer books contain
ing them should be forbidden.
"Hs EXcellenCy the Govsrnor-General, also
RECOGNIZING that the circulation of such prayer
books among simple and uneducated popula-
ton might exercise a pernicous influence, and
contribute to the maintenance OF religious
far atheism and hatred for all that is Russian,
has decided, contormably to the opinion of the
Censor of Wilma, that it is absolutely indispen-
sable to forbid the use, sale, and reprinting of
these books.
with this object his Excellency has sent me
list of these works, and orders that measures
may be taken to notify, through the local police,
the prohibition OF selling them, under penalty of
legal prosecution, and to cause booksellers to
bind themselves. in writing, to return to the
authorities, with as little delay as possible, any
copies they may have in their possession, in
order that they may be sent to me to be de
stroy ed.
'In communicating this order to the chiefs Of
police, desire it they shall be complied with,
and also that any such pTayer-bOoks which may
be seen in the possession OF individuals may at
once be taken from them
(Signeu) PRINCE KRAPoTKIN.
General of the suite Of his Majesty the EN-
peror."
The latter part of this letter is literally carried
out. AT Slonim, Drohiczyn and other places the
troops have even entered the churches during
Divine service, and taken the prayer books out
of the hands of the congregation.
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DRYDFN'S APPEARANCE AND POETRY.

Professor James Russell Lowell, in an article
IN the NOTib Antericdn Re0ieaC, says:-
% dryden was snort of body, inclined to stout.
ness and lorid OF complexion. He is said to
have bad sleepy eye, but vas handsome and of
manly carriage. He still relgns IN literary
tradition, as when at WIll's his elbow chair had
the best place by the fire IN winter, or ON the
balcony III summer, and when pinch from his
snuh-boX made a young author blush with
pleasure would no Wadays a favorable notice
in the Saturday ReOielC. What gave and secures
for him this singular eminence? To put 1t in
single word, think that his qualities and tacll-
ties were IN that rare com oinatlon which makes
character This gave flavor TO whatever he
wrote-a very rare quality.
"Was be, then a great poet? Hardly, in the
narrowe5t definition. But he was a strong
thinker, who sometimes carried common sense
to height where it catches the light OF d.
viner air, and warmed reason TIL 1T had we'll
nigh the illuminating property OF intuition.
Certainly, he is not, like Spenser, the poets
poet, but olher mon have also their rights.
Even the Phistine is a man and a brother, and
is entirely right so tar as he sees. To demand
more OF him is TO be unreasonable. And he
sees, among other things, that a man who
undertakes to write shOuli first nave q meaning
perfectly defined to himself, and then should be
able 10 set 1t forth clearly IN the best Wor s.
This is precisely Dryden's praise, and amid the
rickety sentiment looming big through misty
phrase which marks so much OF modern
north west wind. lie blows the mind clear.
In rlpeness of mind and bluff heartiness
OF expression, he takes rank with the best. HIS
phrase is always short cut TO his sense, for his
estate was too spacious for him to need that
trick of winding the path of his thought about,
and planting 1t out with clunps OF epthet, by
which the landscape gardeners OF literature give
to a paltry halt acre the air OF the park. In
poetry, 10 be next best Is, IN one sense, to be
nothing; aud yet to be among the first in any
kind OF writing, as Dryden certainly was, is to
be one OF a very small company. He had,
beyond most, the gilt OF the right word. And
ii he does not, like one or two of the greater
masters Or song, stir our SYM mpathes by that
indednable aromG so magical III arousing the
subtitle associations of the soul, he has this in
common with the few great writers, that the
winged seeds of his thought imblbed themselves
in the memory and germinaLe there.N