The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01
A CITY sIUNTERER.

lam not Interested in the discussion wildly
agitating some classes Of the community rela-
tive to the name OF Gordon" nor do beat
my breast and rend my garments because Mr.
Astor chooses to build his stables within the
sight and smell OF his nelRhbora What does
interest me and keeps me In my right mind In
TO note that the years harvest OF new and In
expensive editions OF the Standard Authors.
In sets or In separate volumes. promises to be
at once choice and abundant. 1t 10 something
for me to know that when want to do mis-
slonary work In the charities and hospitals Of
the cty or among the deserving poor. I can
cheer the lot OF labor and bring smile to the
face Of pain by distributing sets OF my favor
tie author. Dickens. In fifteen goodly volumes.
procured at the United States Book Company
for song or the price OF an hours cab ride.
This matter OF cheap literature has. know.
been viewed from q conservative standpoint.
and patrician taste has uptited its sybaritish
nose when you speak Of anything so vulgar
as Q set OF Dickens. which may be had for
less than 81. or the Waverlsy Novels. COM
plste. for like sum. But We are not all Silver
Kings or millionaire railroad mAgnates and
to a mentally hungry man . literary crust 10
sometimes as acceptable as the uncut Loaf
Good reasons. psrforcs. give place to bet
ter" yet. speaking OF cheap books. 10 there .
better reason. or any reason whatever. for not
looking In at the new wArerooms OF the United
States Book Company corner 9th av. and
West Goth ST.. and seeing for ones self how .
whole library OF books. of authors that are
dear to ones heart. can BIO had nc once In
goodly garb and at an exceedingly modest
price? Looking over the showrooms Of this
firm the other day. We were struck BIZ the ar
ray OF fayorite authors in the new designs In
which they appear and at prices that would
have saved Napoleons bookseller from being
shot on tho ground that 'Barabbas' was q
publisher" OF course. in this bookshop. a.
elsewhere. Il Is we'll tn remember the old adags:
Buy what you don't want and you'll sell
what you can't spare"
One thing I fattsr myself I cannot ts Ae-
eused Of. namely, this. that interfere with
my nelghbor's doings. nor do l seek to reform
svsryons's dial by my own watch. remsm-
Der. however. that the MaI OF ones life blooms
once. and not again. and while have the
chance and the money to spare shall invest
In the sets OF Carlyle Ruskin. Aaeaulay. and
Washington Irving. am little tired Of long
wheat. These authors have not dropped
twenty cents = bushei. nor will thsy. set.
also. OF RuIyard Kipling's stories. for my
sluGSish livers sake. remembering that =
days gloon. induced by thoughts about the
tariff and its tinksrers at Washington. can Do
ulslelieu " an uuAE MlINh toAHpanJ
al PTiyates OTthsris aud Terence MulyAnsy
II you would do 10 ] do. leave wheat and get
better bargains in the books you buy thea
take your literary thirst 10 the stream and
slake IL al the United STATES Book Company.
ssirey Gamp.like ! Will not deceive YOU l
am frankly an advertiser.
They reused him with mufans-thsy reused
him with ice
They reused him with mustard and crsss--
TheJ reused him with lam and Iudieious Ad-
They set him eSRundrums to guess.
The Hunting OF the shark"
When at length he sat up and was able to
SPEAK.
As be had never spoken before.
He vas leading Conan DOYLE no said. With
And had finished The sign Of the Four"
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