The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-21

Sa&s~SAAAhC aINo 1tO VII WA tDb
mas is almost here. Christmas giveri
everywhere are preparing their Christ
mas gifts. The shops are all ablaze
with the splendors sf the season. Win
dows and showcases fairly burst with
holiday glories. The streets are crowd
ed with eager seakers for love tokens
and tokens of friendship and tributes
to the household gods and goddesses
little and big. The country people,
too, for miles around us are looking
wistfully into the columns of their pa
per for hints and suggestions bearing
upon the all-absorbing topic. What
shall be bought, and where shall we
buy it are the prevailing inquiries
Very naturally, an answer is sought in
the Christmas announcements made by
enterprising dealers through the medi'
um of the REGISTER, which is full fvery
minute and graphic information.
In addition to the notices of their
house else where printed, we desire to
make special mention of the establish
ment of A. w. Paul & Co., log Main
street. We are indebted to the cour,
tesy of the proprietors for a look
through their splendid stock of Books
and Miscellaneous Goods, and We submit
our observations for the benefit of ouI
readers.
THE BOOK SHELVES.
Naturally enough we were attracted
by the fine array of standard books
which comprise the best productions in
the language, bound, printed and pub,
lished in a style that no other word
than superb can express. At the head
of the list stand Harding's Bibles, $40
beautifully illustrated and gotten up
in a manner worthy of "The Book
Forty dollars will buy the pulpit edi-
ton, and from these figures the prices
range downwards to the cheapest pub
LEGATION yet issued.
In Standard Authors the selection is
magnificent. There is a Milton, illus
trated by Dore, (and the engravings,
save in size, are equal to the best piano.
ramic paintings ever made Of subjects
in Paradise Lost,) bound in Cloth,
large size, attractive type and perfect
workmanship, price $40. There is a
Shakespeare, 3 volumes, English Calf,
Stanton (London) edition, illustrated
on nearly every page, the very best
copy for student of the myriad
minded" poet, price $40. Passing these
we admire those lovely editions of
Byron, Milton, Dryden, Moore, Scott,
all the best British Poets, in Turkey
Morocco, a charming thing for the cen
ire table, only So. An Edna edition of
Burns, price SIG, is splendid affair,
and would gladden. the heart of any
genuine admirer of that Poet. In the
same line may be found the Portrait
Gallery of Eminent Americans, Women
of the South, and the Republican Court,
or American Society in the days OF
Washington, each beautiful and, the
last especially, valuable. Mrs. jane
sons characteristics of Women, splen-
didiy illustrated, ranks high among
works of it's kind. Its subjects of study
are all taken from Shakespeare, and the
book itself will be found of great ad-
vantage in critical research into the fe-
male characters of that Poet A late and
lovely work is Hollands "Kathrina,
or Her Life and Nine" Turkey Morocco,
$l2; Cloth, 50. There are also fine edi-
tions of Longfellow and Tennyson,
Christmas Carols, in Morocco and
Cloth, and for still greater variety
there are Wordsworth, and Cooper, and
Campbell, and Cook, Sigourney, Mont.
gomery, everything by everybody who
ever wrote and rhymed successfully, at
prices ranging from rs cents to the top
figures, which fortunately many per-
sons of taste and culture are well able
to pay.