, 1869-08-19
THE OLD BECOME NEW,
A Visit to the Corner OF Clark
and monroe--G. 8. Bnld-
win d BRO,
a Mamnoth Establishment-B Pc
riodicalk aud Stationary.

We need 10 better exposition ct prosre0 ID 4
community than raptd growth IN tho taste for
popular Ntefaturc and no truet exponent Of that
growth IN o1r city cxtstz ttan tho S1aut cxtcn-
Eons witch aro constantly needed to keep pace
With the demand
Tits Train OF thought ts suggested BY = look INTO
the mammoth establsnment into WHICH G. g.
Baldwin i Eto- have tuss stepped, comprising
thrre Etoru .tunts-Sn. It's ClErk and III and 1e1
Monroe asseet-not corner btoetcd, as socnc s1tptc
numbered 1oo1!A 1re, but brllt round
the corner, and forming nuusseT L. the
urnnd base OF which contains books enough To
supply MI the libtaaca IN the CITY, while tu stem
uoDery for ibe M1llIon- We arc especially pleased
to note TITS instance Of spprectAute growth, be-
ability and integrity winch hs2 developed this and
half a dozen oEner lsrKo establishments tu dlnes-
cns parts OF the county, ou OF the Little oue-sto5
wooden building at No IL Lake etreet, III which
u L q. began business In 1855.
The Present u really removal OF . few door1
westward from tie long hnf NidelJ-fnoKn Stand,
hes r.led an iuic1rcsuuEn OF . few months, while
the Old block waa rlnred AWAY and the new erect
tl We write this In order that those OF taetr nu-
01.ng thetr oydesn may know fhat tt has becn tie
fault OK circumstance, aDd they IrAy rst assured
that nov, with Increased facilities, much Larger
arrangement, and large tDrra Of skliled aod
ohltF,nR eerF7toz tho wants OF The public will be
met with the utmost prouprtnde, Aildlthe!r cfery
we note that The establishment ls Handsomely
esd w. a9G sh9d 1oap ~ spsataS
rare ssooks Tor which Bafdwta hAa ever eeen
famous, is now RfTanQed tn dIEia0ns, 90 that the
hours, hut eau Lay his hand Instantly on any book
wanted We sec cialstcs in Que department,
French boCtS IN Ennthct, hero German, thero
old En&Esi II tnethcs alSfsion Wc.ks oa se!enee
bph AfI In fnIin 4ItfYrf 4fnA
twi.h "the lght:.-of other daJs'1, We cannot
enalees eisI variety q old boohs Tn. We 1nar sad
forced 70 la,ge extent, whtlo another
esss e2 0 ray 5o% t
gatnerera- Wa commend this department to
vl4lt from our readers, who vii! there fnd the
seiscs ch Hh,ss as sod 1t IL
possible pltoea+ Tie &dfeci front on Monroe
strrct Is about to be thrown opeu, or the p!Ao
make tncls eeIections lsuu the sIrcat, u 80 d..
The rtocs Of penodicala viii also be found la,se
ano sa51ed: coIpris,1g nearly every publication
The rru arr Also MAKING large sdd!.ions to the
Circulating library, moro than ono tnouRand
Volumes being uoW on tic WY. Th!s department
bus aye received large patronage, 1od II will
ie ieps up viii ise tInea, icing enriched win ali
H.
white 6everI volumes Of those most w0nted will
a1wnya he kept II STOCK so that one reader wifi
never need 10 wilt for smother. The circulating
ubrkfJ coutRinR works On all imaginable topics
as well scientific as ittcIaJ, And 10 especially l7Ch
In popular reading OF the best cla2a-hlstoEy and
novels, which inform the reader belnR founded u
fact and written with ability. This department IL
reached from ElMk street.
In the same part Of the building we nnd an e3.
liaratlvc stock Of EVERYTHING usually compdsed
under the head Of "AtatonerT," Including pens.
ink, papers, envelopes, Eottoe1 gums, sealing ap-
pas1ius, penctlk, photograph albums-1n nue. q
Itch and couplcto collection OF goods In thta line,
while Tie qualltJ Of the goods may be relied Oh.
In Bsa!es. prayer hookH &C., there Is also charm.
Ing variety: and those who want music WILL ind
It, though this is not specially.
This AID much mofc. On tie Hf0dnd pQof.-ln
the btsencat aee tccated the on5ca pnd p2cE1nR
roo1us, from which arc sent forth tons oi reading
natter every week, packed for frans1t over every
Northwest Here also l. the headquarters Of tho
celebrated Free Ea,lrpat Guide, WHICH, contAalnE
the latest information OF value to the traveller, IL
Statistical poln. Of view, IL hla9 cran1Det fuM of
good things 10 hegulIe an hour on the rail- The
GHiae bas really opened un 1eW er1 in traFel-
loE quick the public u to appreciate really good
thing, und hon high they rate this On the lst
Ne scarcely nept to COMMAND the nEn ~ our
readeFe, for 1H reputation and business are co-ex<
tens.ve NTH the Northwest the stetiinG 1n-
teenty, and unfatl.ug nccuracy which has alFaJs
distinguished theiI dealings, have Essen them
place in the public esteem, Of Which any one
might wcll feel srroud. We have aimed here. 10
do little more than to tell whete their old friends
may and theta, aud to Indicate tHlutty the pie
parations .theF hare lnnde for welcoming ali
those Old friends, and making hosts Of new ones.