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Boar LArxcH.-Ysterday afternoon

Boar LArXcH.-TsteTday afternoon
At 2 O'Clock We witnessed a very success.
| fol lauDcL u \ steamer frpIu the lso4; y4r,l
u MssVs. Wilson, DunIeTy d Co., in
North Wheeling. The cr1N Is designed
for the Red iVer rade, and Is building for
CapL Carleton. Her dimensions are a
follows: length 1870 tea; breadth Of beam
80 feet; depth o. hold 4 feet What she
Is 70 benamed We could not Ascertain q
Capt c. was not present and no one 90
the ground knew. Her model is good for
the tEade in which she Is 70 be engaged,
to-wft: fteighting cotton. In such steam
boats capacity Is more desired than speed
The hull was built by Measrs. ". D. d
Co; cabin by Hiram Young; engines by
John Hamilton 4 Sons The work as
far IS It has progressed Is Of the most
substantial character and reflects credit On
all who have been engaged in the boats
construction. -.
As above mentioned, the launch was
successfully accomplished. When we
reached the yard a small army Of men
we're engaged in getting ready to let
her glide from the ways, and in
the course Of half an hour. the
las. prop was knocked from under the
hull, when it gently and nOsselessly ran
down into the element in which its future
operations are TO be confined. Quite
number of persons were on board at the
time, and loud cheer went up as the
boat touched the water; Another rather
uncommon feature in this launch, we
believe, was the fact that nearly the entire
upper works were in position when 1t &C.
CURED.
Messrs. Wilson, Duulevy 4 Co. have an
immense barge nearly completed for q
Western Transportation company. Il will
probably be launched in few days. The
frames for another are all prepared, and
VIII be set up as soon as 1t can be done.
The work Of laying the keel was com
menced almost as Soon as the steamer was
Of the ways D
We are gratiaed to nots these evidences
OF activity in this department Of business
in our midst, and we congratulate our
friends Wilson Dunlevy & Co, on the
fine reputation they have achieved IN
their profession. There Is no dull season
with them, IS they always have orders fot
their work mo1ths in advance Of theaI
ability 70 turn IT out, ~. +. u, T. '' ~
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THE PRErrrEsF WoNAx q NV YoRx

The hRETTTBSF W oNAT y INV OK
Miss K, well known in our fash.
io1lblc society Or lres diAtingut appear.
Anue and beautiful complexion, Wss unce
sOllow, rough.skinned girl, ChAgrined Al
her red, freckled face She pitched into
Hagan's Magnolia Balm, and Is DOW IS
pretty in complexion as she Is chaEming in
manners. This article oUercoma feck-
les, tan, salIOwness, mOth-patcheS, ring
marks, ETC., and makes one look ten years
younger than they are, Magnolia Balm
for a transparent complexion, and Lyons
KatllAirOn 70 make the hair plentiful, lux
uriant, sou and delicate, have no rivals.
The KAthairon prevents the hair from
turning gray, eradicates dAndruf, and Is
the best and "hesDst dressing in the
world. eOddAw
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SuL RcuARD PORTER, for many years
engaged in the boot and shoe business,
has again openpl out at bis old stand, 49,
Main street The character Of Mr. Por-
tcr's honest dealing Is well known TO this
community, which is sufficient guarantee
for the prosperity ard I'crmanency Of the
houRn n o.. 4# Gu d, " o.. ..
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QheQnteAhgencer.
TUESDAY, AUGUST ., $50.
New Adrertisenents.

For Recorder-Louis P. sSlterbach.
For Sale-OhiO Valley Glass Works.
Notice-John ". Cummings
Boots and Shoe-John W. Porter.
Noiice-Dis8Olution. ~.
Wheeling Dental Place.
Oxtoby {: Dufield
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8IARIA AxToIxETTE-StiIl another lot
Of those elegant slippers so popular, and
a superior article Of FrenaA Imperial
Bronac, just receivedat FOrgey & Glenn
ems, Southeast corner Of Main and onion
Gtnaetg -g
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ELECTED TRgAsrRER.-Nr John V.
Davis, of this city, was elected Treasurer
Of the United Sons Of Vulcan, at tie re.
cent session of the Forge, held in Harris
burr. Pa.
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By RENTING, and applying the Eepts to
the purchase, every one can become the
owner Of ttSt class Wheeler 4 Wilson
Sewing Machine. VIM. Summer & Co.,
Agents, No. IS Monroe street. Wheeling.
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Mr. F. MEADE, Artist, who has becn
soIourning with us fol some months, will
be absent for some time on professional
and sketching tour in the mountains and
eastern States. rnl
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"The simple purity Of SEA Moss FAR
NE, its acknowledged healthfulness, IN.
rivHled favor, delicacy, great convenience
and economy, viii win for it, as we believe
it deserves, the foremost place among all
articles intended for similar purpose" y,
!Swn. aug6-eod&w
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L. you have not seen the Rembrandt
photographs, cali at the Partridge Gal.
lery. They arc ntro, interesting and beau.
tiful. sg} &
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THE largest stock and latest styles Of
WOnlen's, Misses and ChEldren's shoes in
the city can he found at Louis V. Blends,
1O7 Main street r..
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THE largest stock Of Fancy Colored
Shoes in the city, al Louis V. Blends, 1O7
Maipstreet as o- a.- w
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CRY CoCScn-A regular monthly
meeting Of the City Council will be held
tonight.
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JUsr received another lot Of those fine
Lasting Caters worth s 50 for g IS, at
Louis V. Bonds, 1O7 Main street. Nh,
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THE Purest and Sweetest COD Liver on IN the
world, manufactured from fresh healthy NveFS
upon the - Sbore. IsIIperfectly pure and sweet
Ask for Hazard 1 CaSwell's Cod. Liver OIL"
manufactured by 80
New York.
sS O'H y = - uayasTu.Frd&v
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TNOR SALE CHEAP.-jO0 ACRES
e Of Lard On The B 4 Q. X X. = miles east
" Y Wheeling, In lots 70 suit purehA4e[S; About
StorT. PTStae H0uSe, YIN b h0ld separate. This
q known Is he C1Ine'S Mn property: and IS one
az The I'D leGdOnS (oF a Country 6tCTt on me
I'M al ~ B. 4 o. K B.
AlS0. Steam CIreulGT Saw 4l!l and ExtnfsI'
-. n Id b6rSeG. W. .HOGE & CO.,
Real EAtAte Agents. l06 Market Street
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nor ,sALR.-A VERY GOOD IN
Il Twp St0ry Brick Dwelling ho9Se lt
A.. ,I0t No. s., eomeT Market AID Washing
ton street, Pint Ward. 1r 1880, g
FyiNI ~ a.. !. IRWIN.
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fRAM9PoRnlflON.
Baltimore & Ohio Raaread Co.


Baltimore & Ohio RaHroad 20.
REEM7 9li.37
.>t&.i bC't kEtEhSO. JEbt 9I:4sIO.
ASSEM- GER,TRALSS. WILL
Il run By the IollOItns seR6duN ID and EAs'
June iSth, lsT0, Wheeling tins: q s.l.4 /.
CINCINNATI EXPRESS
I IAsE7l5'!4!vB 80. SH T1!5!.I14g
81 -. $40 =. n dlly Al. l9S a n
AAGITES AZ BGllblfs'. .....1l;8 =. n
Grafton. 80 =. N AEuTn AZ
S SsIsss4: s. : 3 n s.sgsaIy s: 81 ; a
WAsb'n City. .Iozoo p. N. ColunbGs, - 2, z.
New York. COO 1. N Cincinnati tG9 P a
PAST LINE.
EAsr-LEAVHo WT-LEATEs.
Wheeling daily LE3Tes RheeneG
=; .........-acOo p n d4ly St. ~ L a
> AEEITn At BellHife so =. n
BSlfm4Ce -. 800 An y 4EWIh ~
WAGh'n City. 80 T. N. ZGpeST1ue ..Ec9g p q
New York. J. ga p. m G@pnbgSs. ~ ? n
'SGnd1yS excSpted
asAi ;N4n. sTRAts:
EAs7-LE1vEs 1AT-L1ATEs.
wheeling daily Z AFHLe1EB WhBShRg
Et..,.,..... ItSj p. N, daily .ll:4s P. n
AKRIVEs AZ .. ARuTn Al
Grafton ...... 400 \ N iN0gAEk .1Q 4 n.
Baltimore -. KS p. a. SGn4nAky =. 600 p. =,
WaGh'n City. .G45 p. N. Columbia .....1G 4 y.
New York. . 200 /. n. Cincinnati .t25mm.
Sundays excepted. "SHoa1yS eZntptsd.
ACCOMMODATION.
Ff EAST-LRAyB 9uF-LEAYEs :
'WheeiinG daily !'Whesltng dAily
II ..........N c65 anil At.-.........&8 p y,
ARRIVES At AKREYn AT
GranUn...>....G:lOp p. n Evansville. 30 p N
PIEkCJhurg :Et5 p. N. Newark 100 p. N,
CmRbeClEnd. .l0:l3 p, n tSSDduGlU ;: 80 p. -
'sPndAyS AreEpsed l'SuhdAys GxesPtSf Z
Trains o. The Main Line maks connections .,
Baltimore with trains for philadelphia, HSN
York and Boston. AT Relay Hoase, MA Wash
lngion CITY, for ali points South.
Central Ohio trains make direct connection q
Columbus for all points Weat and Northwest
Tickets TO all principal poi9n esn bspco@red
Master Of TrnlpEt1tlon, Bllttnoto
Ri. DEVRIES,
junlt =, General Agent Wheeling
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VALUABLE MARTINS FER "a
RY PROPERTY POR SALE-The III
a1hscTjbef ORers for sale his property mar
lie Perry Landing, Martins Perry, Ohio, e0u
sIstinV Of three Io8, on which IL building % by
80 feet designed for Planning Mil. large en-
Rius and three bOGleiH viii Al4o be sold win tIe
4 he COTTAGE HOUSE, % ,,, ~
800. ISAAC EEWLAND,
nals Martins Perry, Ohio.
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FOR sALE.
.RrsrREs SALE.

81 Wine Of = DUed Of Trpss made Ard s1Ge9'
,sd 70 mO - TruStss, ~ Henry oIto 1n6 ~ hAeasL
nov of record 10 the ReoofdefB once Of Ohio
Co1pfy, StSte Of West Virginia, IN Deed Book
No. 81 folio I'd. 70 secure The pAymsnf Of
urUaiSi0Fy note for the sam Of three hundTe6
"a OeTgnteep dollar. dated Nay %, 1851, signed
b. said Henry Otto. and payable 70 he order o.
JAMES VGnec, one year nfEeT date With interest,"
VIM on
NOBtsy, Iha Sth DIT Of september, 1870,
a, the iroat door Of the CO0Et HouSs In slid
ctluty, commencing 1t 10 O'Clock 4. T., sell %
he tiEbeSt GnA beSt bidder. the pV0psfty IN said
dSsd HR1dOuSd. viz: The east half Of lot eighty
fJur 49, hrOatang twenty-five teet on ne Na'
local Had, in ths Town Of TriGdelPhI1. In the
CO1Rt8 Of Ohio, and SUITE q West Virginia. Tun'
Ming 6aek - q 70 make one full lot Of sSid
iowa, together With ell the GppuEtEnAnees thefe-
70 Belonging, OF 10 any wise GppeftAinihS
BboGH 10 SSlO u th0 GGid gEOPeTty h. maze or
lie dsy named, tie sane Will he Adjourned from
tine % tine until made.
TERHR ~ SALE-C8Sh.
SelIi01 8 Trustee ! Will convey such tttIe
(Whleht C believed 70 Be good) - 70 wease6 u me
bYRa6d DbHd Of Trust J. n VANCE,
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nor SALE TO CLOSE AN Es- In
q TATR.-The fyst-elsss DWELLING It'll
HOUSE, situated on the north east corner
Of HGmpden and Sixth streets, now oec9p!ed 5y
Nh. Carer. There Il full lot, and the house y
10 RS rood condition a the day i WAs 6ullt
everything about the pHeltEee N thoroaRh re-
psIE, Apply TO 4; +. L." ~
dVci.I NcLurs House, Wheeling, W. Va
TIORsALE.-TWENTY (2O BUILD
l Ing Lots on Wheeling Island. Price &3oO
each. Terms, OnefOuTth cash; the T'HIdne IN
equal indictments a. one, tW0 and three years.
Apply II Top NH 10 ,,,,rr,p,or
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AUCTION SALE OF REAL Is
IA TATE AND COAL FIELDS ADJACBST
no WHEELING. virtue q TIE A9tbonty
vested n q BY the Will Of Pulp hauy, oe-
800, We. vii UGeT Ut SAls q Public AueoG1,
CSaafy, In The Guy Of Wheeling. on
saturday, the 18th Day ofJuly, 1870
And ,hereSnsr, from time % timE, til Tie sale y
cGGTnlstsd, commanding each day q ten o'eboek
A. X, he real e8tAte Of aid Philip Reilly, DE-
erSoed. SituStsd adjoining AID east Of wheeling
Crrek and The City Of Wheeling. Ths lGnd and
sIfenGj7e cal GeId underlying he sane 70 Be
s6Id. Mn beU6ered IN parcels ag shown upon me
ulGf hereof made BY J1meS 6Uehr1St: euEVeyor'
Z copy Of which may BE seen IN the Recorders
once Of. this county, and At The ohee q Th0S.
OtBdep Real EFtlt6 Agent, Wheeling. ". Va,
b6t the Gb18e WIN be ioh together, o. SeTefal
pgreil Wiii SetoA togS'he9' = may De 1oane
linn OF sAtI.-Une. thIr8 Of the ln0R1t dus
byeaeh pgfcbl58 70 BE paid IN band ana M
FeSi61g 81 three equal IBStGlments bearing mtg.
IN one, tSp and ttree jean from th1t DAY, r.
serving ne right % each .puIeh19eT 70 pay me
VhOEe0F any Rre8teT portion Of the amount one.
me title 70 Be retained uppl payment IN tall, Of
ebnVey1nee 70 be made on deferred payments oe-
ting secured By deed Of trust.
E4f o1frhGseFS Of the coal viii In addition %
Eb0ye e5uditi0ns be required 10 give approved
0efB0hGf security fOr deferred p4ymsnn.
Selling u Trustees under said W1l, We undeF'
ttke 70 convey only such title ~ IL vested m a,
AID ~ By said viii We hgTe power 70 convey. but
Ne believe the tide to b unquesdOu1ble.
i RV. WHRLAN,
HNNRnU
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MesSrs. Z. Hoe 1 Co., 4. B. fOyIst,
DeGeneF / Weller, h.,
TYPE, sOsDas, ORnlnEu1s, Gus I1r

'i'.2sA '4a'' ANDBOiTOS
We are IISparSd &c G1eE ate ever dsU:tivJQs
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STEAMBOATS,,

Sold BY Al Druggists.
Smyrna times., 1870-06-15
The Living Machino

S"e 'he MAN spring of and every poro, =, A.
"orKS becomes dsOrdered. The human s,or,a,I a, ~
man system what that elastic piece of metal ia IN EoI
- nhuehces the actions of the other oryans ON, -
"''r'a'h extent the whole living machine TI, .
nr'i 0.,eu urther: for as The weakness or other inn
peect'ons OF the main spring is Indicated nm , s, nm
% piece so also is the weakness or other dsorIo - ~
S'om"eh betrayed by the face of the inval,I TI " ~
"o" OF i"ded' the deficient in Iustr o., IN,
gehce ana there is worn, an xious o1nrossi anu ','
"en"n'e which tell IA plainly as writter vyorI i, a,
% e ""hAr NoURIsHING ORGAN whose office II is Il, oir
" :" 'e wants OF the body, and to sustain and rop IN =,
p S not performing its duty. 1t requires renovotin ara
,'-"'"hS' ana 20 accomplish this end Host.,,o S,t
may oe truly said TO he TuE ONE TutNr SrrDrr, m
% " ""h spring of n watch may be replaced n, n r.y o,
49, .no stomach can only be repaired and strer,t.rI md
ti, e OBJECTS OF the famous vegetable restorative
wiz 'or elshteen years has been waginr succ,ssrI o,,
''pepSa IN all climates specific for ipJ,rcs,,, -
S aiohe When the resources of the pharr,oconoi, b
~ Naused without at best doing more than ,nitiyatin
Wv upiahta course of this wholesome and paIatstle vet
P'u stomachc effects perfect and permanent curo In
ol dyspepsia the liver more or less disorIer ami
po TINS Important gland, as upon the stomach and
the Btters act with singular dspcness repulatn
~ rehVSoratinR every and assmiatinp orsap o
"h'eh bodily aud mental health depend
Smyrna times., 1870-06-15
Periodicals..

HEARTH HONE dated June qithl contains
e hrs OF series of sketches entitled JBTHRO
MIGHT THOUGHTS by John Thomas, who other
trOleum '. Nasby The humOrst will take honest
country boy the conduct him through usual
riencc, and restore him TO his home sAdder and
satisfied that the peaceful hOues and
farmer the best safest life that be- lived This il a
Ereaty needed at this time Nasby the man O
teach it. ~ ~
ZELLS POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA AND UNIVERSAL DtcTIoN-
Among the noticeable and important
this atey Japan aud the with
and we'll executed illustrations
portraits Of Andrew Johnson, StOhewa Jarksnn, Tbonas
Jefferson Andrew Johnson and others late Tbe
work impartial IN treating all parties religion or nnc
IL - alike valuable aud cheap. Send Ten
to T. EllwOod Zell, Philadelphia Pa. ~ ~ 'p'H
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.The Juno hummer t,roa
more chapters OF ayald TaylOrs Joseph. Mrs stowe
pears as tue narrator OF ghost story gives rnd on
" Introductory 10 series of tales Mrs Linton pShoTts 70
ana arrays all 81 the arguments in favor sun
ny, p, a. There is another good picture of
rnr e ~ realistic style and study of the
NhPproh from ms ascent Ia his death Ii is by Parton ami
s ee merit consists IN giving idea the man from ms
oW9 wtSs 70 hOse who them. The sketches
OF olacse court lie experienced an English poveres
aTe cnhnnpd Mr. Henry James employs the RichS
case TO reach the logic marriage and murder
ALDiNE June of his beautiful mar
aAt Lv III the SplcndOr Of its engravinRs and tvno
execution any former numbers affords peas
~ rn through its and examine the work az art
% %here meets the II is published at 2 heTtS
- NeW 1ork ny sutton, Brown d Co. at So 80 yeac
have it, ~ " O "PoS'"Ph'caI art should
Smyrna times., 1870-06-15

STATE CoNNENIION.-1h Republican Con.
ventlon which met in Dover on Thursday las.
10 make out State ticket, and nominated
Thomas B. Coursey, E.q., of Kent, for Cover
nor and Joshua !. Heald, of New Castle. for
Representative in Congress. Dr. Jumo's name
was presented by large majority of Kent to
whom the nomination was fairly and honest
ly conceded, as was supposed but roalIv
upon the condition that the candidate present
ed by the New Castle delegation should be ac-
cepted
1t Is useless to ignore the fact that the result
has caused great dissatisfaction in Kent and
Sussex especially the former. To Kent was
conceded the nomination by the New Castle
Delegation; proriied Nj. Causey should be
the man
But the Kent delegation finding that tbev
were Ignored il their wishes and that no com
ces>ionS would b. made them, in short. that
the Convention was packed for Mr.. Coursev.
Withdrew the maine Of DR.. jump from the CON
test. The Kent CO. delegation must not be
understood as insisting upon the nomination of
Dr. jump, nor as presenting any factious op
position to Mr.. Coursey, against whom az
gentleman -. g.. 'h!i,an they have narpbt
but the high st regard.
The course Of the New Castle delegates in
thds tas ~ -"'. ., the party and setting
aside tno e.s4 .a..4 bearers in Kent will, to
say the least, create g general apathy among
the Republicans of Kent ard Sussex, unless
some compromise is effected.
The resolutions adopted by the Convention
were universally accepted as the views and
opinions of the party. We publish the pro-
ceed;ngs elsewhere, taken from the CONNER
ciaL, which do not present the real contest in
the Convention however.
Smyrna times., 1870-06-15


The Wet Weather that has prevailed along
the Atlantic sea-board for the last six weeks
together, with the dense fog off the coast, are
singular contrasts to the dry weather that is
burning up the crops int the interior. Western
New York is reported to be as dry as pow
der, and fears are expressed about the safety
of the wheat crop. In the far West, also, the
long continued drought is exciting serious ap-
prehensons. The Chicago T4JMnc says that
operators in grain are taking the alarm and
Fastening to provide against the anticipated
scarcity, by laying iu supplies These fears are
also entertained by, the English dealers, who
are reported to be buying up grain hbcrany in
the United States. As a consequence of these
purchases, grain advanced in price, and last
week wheat, in Chicago, was ten cents per
buShel higher than during the previous week,
corn seven cents and oats four cents higher
PHiQ Ict}0cr.
Smyrna times., 1870-06-15

What will Prince Arthur DO with the Fcnian
uniform which Was presented to him a. 4 trophy
after it bad been takcn from the person of a
Fenian prisoner? 1t is clear that the ROYAL
Prince cannot tce0r the uniform himself. We
do not suppose he would like to put it in his
trunk among his other garments. He cannot
very well give 1t away to anybody to wear for
ybody found wearing it. lie cannot put it
in the museum, for there is no museum of old
clothes in Canada. 1t would not be worth his
while to send it to London, as he would only
be laughed at for doing such a thing. We
have no doubt that Prince Arthur has consd.
cred all these points already, and that he is in
a, quandary as to what he shall do with the
FGnIan uniform. If We might give hint to
a Prince, We would suggest that he put up the
uniform in the shape OF a nice parcel, direct it
to Maior-G General U Neal, and send it through
the Post Office
Smyrna times., 1870-06-15

DEATH OF CHARLES DICKENS Cbarla,
Dickens, the distinguished English novelist
died OF paralysis, at his residence at Cad,
HIIl, near dorchester in Kent, on Friday
tie was entering dinner party on Thursday.
"nen he was attacked, and gradually grew
worse until QUARTER after six o'clock, p NJ.
on FRIDAY, when he expired. The announce.
ment OF his death has filed the world with sad.
ness. No living author is as widely known as
he was. He was born on the eth of February.
1872 near Portsmouth, England, where his
father, John Dickens, then held an Office in
the pay department of the navy. Being moor
he received only an ordinary education. His
1ather, being of literary turn, desired his son
10 be lawyer but after studying for short
time he abandoned the profession and com
menced HE as newspaper reporter He COM
menced Writing for the newspapers under tho
hctltlouS name OF Boz" and finally began
novel writing, starting with the "Pick wick
Papers. No works of fiction have been So
universally read as Mr.. Dickens. and vet
Americans could not fully appreciate the real
meflts OF lis novels because his characters
We're drawn from an English mould and were
intended to represent English individuality
Nearly all his b))ks were written to reform
some abuse in English life He drew scenes
OF real life with such yigidness that his charac-
ters seemed more like personal acquaintapees
than fictitious beings.