Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1875, Page 9

" een nnn THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES. a nn erence re eee 9 Joador in tho Raboilion. It did not deprive any ono of his yote, Tho only punishment it inflict- edd waga temporary disqualification from holding ofiice, Its policy haa always beon conciliatory ond moreifnl. Thero hag novor boon a civil war on record in which those rebotliug sgainat tho existing govornment Lavo en- exeaped so lightly, Thoy havo not only gone scot freo, bit they havo beon allowed to yote and hold ofiico, and enjoy othor civil priv- dlegos, and within ten years from tho closo of tho War thoy have bson allowod to gain control of tho National Ifouse of Neprescntativos. Docs thinlook agif the Ropublican party wore the party of hate? Tho Republican party desiros tho completo restoration of sectional harmony and tho re-oatablishmont of poacoful relations bo- tweon the Btatos with each other and with tho Netional Gorernmont, Tho only thing it dis- likoa in tho South is the constant confusion and turmoil growing out of partisanship, the con- tompt for law and order, tho intimidation of yoters, and the murdor of nogroea. Thorois a donire on the part of the Rogublican party that these outrages shoul! end, but thore fa no hatred tonards the South, ——————— A short time ago the Boston Commonwealth published a letter from a rosident of New Or- Icana, Which has excited!a groatdeal of comment Nerth and South, touching, as it doce, upon ono of tho most intercsting queationa of the day— tha spirit of robollion in Louisiana and tho meana of oxorcising it. Tho lettor fs admirably written, and worthy of careful porusal, but thera emtbe but ono opinion of tho eMecacy of tho roriedy proposed by tho writer, Ills thoory is to colonize Loulsiana by immigration from tho North, by bringing families and villaged to Jonisiona and settling the country with loyal eltizene, just a4 Kaneaa wan pottied and saved years ago, With but 1,000,000 ncros ont of 25.c00,000 under oultivation, with plantations selling under tho hammer for taxea, with indo- lonco, {gnorance, and prejudice the provailing charactoristic of the poople, the Stato is rapidly sinting into s condition from which it can nover be extricated excapt by oxtrancous ald. “Fivo tho:and Yankee farmers, properly distributed,” gavu the writor, “would change tho faco of thinga by tho simple magia of unprojudicod in- tollizence working with honest hands," and in- ptat:ces tho colonization of Kansas na on iilue- tration of the good reaults of such a achemo, Ifercin the writer makog a grave orror, Kansa was a pleco of vast, open, un- vécupied, and rich prairie Jond, in tho path of Wontern cmigration, and of the same character of soil sud climato as Ohio and Llincia, Consequontly, the pooplo of tho North mado vigorous offorts to eave it from the clutol of t!oslave-holders, ‘Tho condition of Louie- jana in vory diffcrout, Its torritory is all occu- pied, and ins been for a contury, Its lands are tll in poseedaion of its citizons or tho river, Its climato {a uot healthy to Northern pooplo; its gocicty is diengreeable, composed as tt fs equally of whites dogradod by the barbarian of slavery, end pdittorly hostiloto Northern people, aud of Liacks but recently emancipated, ignorant, inso- leut, and not yot ocoustomed to their now condition, Botweon theeo two clomouta thero exists tho moat bitter apiinos- ity. Northern peoplo who go South’ nro afigteatizod na carpot-bagyora, and Mf thelr political opinions aro not in harmony with thoga of the ox-slave-holders and othor members of tho Whito League, thoy are yporacouted. It would consoquently bo impossi- Blo ta organize colonics to go to Louisiana as thoy ‘tent to Kansas. Tho casos of tho Stato oud Territory are different. Evon it woro possi- Lio to induce 100 Northern mon to purchase the plantations selling so cheaply undor the Shor- if’a hammer, sud could stand work in the trying clima e of Louisiana, it is questionsble whethor it sonld be possible to got any large numbor of Nortl:arn men to exposo thomeolyes to the au nosancea and persecutions which circumstances would imposo on thom. ——>-—__ ‘Tho Now York Times makes tho important an- nouncoment, which is almost too good tobo tru, tbat s gentleman of Now York hoa algnificd hia Intention to catsblish and endow in hia Iife- timo in American College of Muslo to bo dedi- cated to the daughtora of America. Lis ‘proposi- ion f4 to oreot in that city an cdifico of great beauty and grand proportions, with all the ap- plinness neccayury for a school of music, for the performance of works of tho groat masters and for pudlio ontortainmonts, The object of tho. collega is firat to protect and assist those who are titted by nature to acquire a musical eduos- tion, nnd accord, to givo a bigh order of pablo muaical ontortainmonte, Of the dotalls of the plan the Times saya: There willbes permanent chorua snd orchestra composed of ndvaniced studonta, and dally reboarssls will ke bad of the grandest choral works of the great hdkeré—oratorio, passion inusic, cantatas, massos, choral, symphe es onto works, etc. Encoursgement will ba held ont for tho composition of such works by ® ju= dicioua syatom of prizes, Classos will also bo forniod for the study and practice of amaller choral works, such at madrigals, part songs, for male and inixel yoices, motets, etc, ‘There will Le a rogular faculty of tho ccliege, compored of Professors of Musio and Profeasora of Mediciue, ‘Mie sclenca of phyvical cul- ture will recolve the most thorough attention, aud will Lo uniter tho direction of the physicians of the faculty. ‘Thos tence end art of elocutton will also be taught ‘Dy the beat teachers to bo found, ‘The degrco of Doo- tor of Music will be established and conferred upon etudents who may be qualified to recetye tt, and uo yupll ‘will be allowed to graduate without passing turoxqt e regular and thorough course of education, ‘The trrme aud conditions of admitting atudeuts to tite coilego’ will be wholly on nev Lasia; no fee will bo required from any pupil rich oF poor, who ia will- ing to@srote (when qualifed) a portion of his or her tino ih teaching, or ft aualsting In pudlio entertain ment, This arrangement wili bo alike be Loth the students and the colloge ‘ht {lon tw this rulo of wdmilting students will be cases where they may choosy to pay the cssh for thelr (ite..Hon tastoad of service, In elther caus the plan isto raake the inatitution self-austaining, Tho dotails of tho plan are Hablo to oriticiem, Lartisolarly chat feature which proposes to cover the cxpensea with tho proceeda of entortain- monis, which we foar will prove impracticablo, If tho leasons of experionce aro of cny value; but thors will bo little disposition to criticiso doteils ‘until the generous proposition to build the col- Jogo has beon carried aut, A collogeot this kind has long been neodod in tho United Statcs, and would supply a want among students of music which can now only bo fillod ot institutlona liko the London College of Music and tho Continent- al Conacrvatorios, It is to be hoped the an- nouncoment is true, and that the collego will bo Spoodlly erectod. Whon that isdone thero wilt not bo wanting wise counsel to make ita opera ou successfal, —_>—__ The Ropublican papers with great unanimity throughout the United Atatos are opposing poal- lively and nogativoly the pagaage of tho Caucus Force bill, Thia opposition is to be found not in sho great dailics only but in the wookly Certotry papers in evory part of the Union, Wa unre yottouse the first article in any papor which can be rightly regarded aa an exponcat of the Republican partyin the North which in- d: nies the bill or dosiras ite passage, They Buanimously condemnit as a political blundor, and either treat {t with cold contempt or with © .ooat opposition, and demand thot it bo not Wlowed to pasa, The spirit of tho Ropubli- Tam presa in the mattor is fairly ropresent- in in tho Bt Louis Globe, the loading ‘epubllcan paper of Missouri. The Globe thinks Nhat “looked at elthor in the broad light of patriotiem or with tha norrowost party spirit, tho proposition ig as impolitie in its conception aa it would be futile in ita rants," and {a dleap- deltas thet ite projootors should not havo roed from the weak support it received in tho caucus how unlikely it a pence thepanye ‘Was to wecure the sym- = 2 answer tothe President's de for soma legisla ta he Bouts i Bene ‘The bul te not belug arasiouss “oie Preside rgialal Bi ight credit of lou . vopeatedly. 1 difference bo~ Reenter eile prodoay ail hat wach Be etnbodled in thia seomlngly compliant bill, ‘Thera ia no miatnking tho moaning of there words, and the concluding seatenco of tha Globe's article is tho refrain of toe popular cry through- ont the entice country: Wo evsert it without much foar of question, and though weean rympathizo with the motives of toro Hepatsitcane who have favored thia proceeding, we re- nt that they aro good friende nelther to their coun- fry nor to thelr party in prossing it, PERSONAL, : Miss Bnoons, of Northfteld, Vt. recontly horsowhipped a fellow named Krtury, 18 yoara old, for throwing an obecone publication into hor aloigh, Pangen Prizanvny arrived yostorday evening to fill his lectaro ongagoment, commencing Sunday ovening. Tho diatinguished horticul- tunis, editor, and orator will talk of Tho Popular Religion, snd What Shall Bo Instead,” oa his frst subject. This fe tho latest way of announcing ovonts supposed to occur tn every woll-roguiated fami- ly. It 1 from tho Cincinnatl Commercial : “ Birth—Itrons—To tho wifo of Auten M. Iltcxs, Seon. Thanks to Dr, CLEvELAND,” At s hearing in a caso of libol against tho Lon- don World, which discussed “Wost-End Usur- ers,” one of the platutiffa admitted that ho bad Jent monoy at rates of interest varying from GO to 80 por cent. Whon bo was go olose to it, why dido't bo mako it an even 100 ? In England, people who refuse to have their children vaccinated are put in prisou, and wal- ecomed with torchiight-procossiona whon thoy come out. Every Englishman claima the right for his childron to havo emall-pox, as guarantoed by Magna Charts,.—Cincinnati Commercial. An Australian Judgo declined to grant o cor- tifcate in an inolvency caso, on tho ground that tho insolvent lad concealed himself from his creditors by advertising tho meeting in tho Gazetle onty. Tho Gazette is the officlal paper. Tho Chicago Inter-Ocean is likowiso an oficial paper. 3.8, Cranne roturna to Europe noxt month, and Esury Sonpenr and ‘Looux follow iu April. Messrs, Tuorne, Stoant Rosson, and Montaace goin May; ond so do Lestzn Wattaox and Bovotcart. Isn't it a little ringnlar that, while 80 many good actors go away, all of tho bad once persistently stick at homo? “Infolicia "—You aro probably right in your observation that ‘For two mon to kiss cach other ts perfectly disgusting.” It stamps you as a woman of gonulne osthotio teste. And yot there can bo no harm in tho practico, so long as thofr intontious aro honorable, The osculatory salutation in such ® caso fa not ovon primn- facia ovidonco of gilt, and no court would admit it, Novortheless, you would be justified in intorposing o barrier to this indulgenco, if you think tho Lavrier could utand it.—Zrooklyn agua. It isa Uttlo curious to watch tho blind offort made by fashion at {imes Lo overcome the obsta- les fashion has croatod. The present mode of gathoring tho drowa tightly abont tho Lips is ono of those, sud not the least amusing thing is to sce tho girl of the porlod danclug with hor legs tied togethor. Sho might as woll have on panta- loons, a8 the outline and motion of tho leg—wo beg pardon, tho Jimb—are vory striking; gener- ally atriting togethor. Thero ts an improssion prevailing that the dearcreaturea are knock- knoed.—Washinglon Capital. In 1817, Monnteon, the noted pill-man, who was known in Paris os tho 'millioustro Anglo- Amorieaia,” gavo a ball, to which all tho clita of Paris wont. At 1 o'clock a fiue supper was sorvod, following s concert in which tho boat talont of tho Itailan and French operas achiovod agreat success. Atdawn of doy the company Dogan to disporse, and, ns cach guest stoppod into his or hor carriage, he or sho recolved o giittoring, enameled card, which tho incrensing daylight enabled the curious to road; ‘'M, Monagteon remorclo, and begs to recommend the novor-failing yogotable pill," oto, Tho following lively ploce of literature, which appoars in tho New York World, is dated-—vory soriously—""OMlco Now York Datly and Weekly Witness,"—o somi-retigious sheet, with head- quarters in tho * Tract House": Any man who says that either Capt, Avaveto G, Le Brano, Isto U, 8. A, or Gev. Cantos J, Coox, lato ‘Major Seventh U, 8, C., formerly Brovot Major-Genere al 0, 8 A., and formerly Major-Genoral Foreign Legion af Mexico, aro Spanish spies, ts a dirty, low~ Ufe Mar; and I defy him to meot me at any time or placo ho may choose, when I will lower my dignity to hisleveland give bim the satiafaction duo gentlo- man, Cantos J, Coon, Mr. Rosentnat, the eclebrated Fronch choss- playor, recently played, at the Palais Royal, twonty-soven gatos of choss at anco with that numbor of tho best French and foroign playora, It was stipulated that Mr, Rosexrman should bayo only ono minute for exch mayo, passing along tho twenty-seven tables tn order. Of course, ach of hia antagonists had time to study the gamo whilo Mr. Rosentitau was busy at the other twenty-uiz tables, ‘Tho contest lated from 9 o'clook at night until 2 o'clock in tho morning, The result was marvelous, Mr. Bo- SENTHAL won twenty-throe games. Throe wero drawn, sad he lost only ono, which was gained by # Hungarian playor namod Ragowsat. ‘The Marquis of Hantinaros, tho now English Ttboral leador, visited thia country in 1803 or 1869, and his election recalls an incident which bapponod fn Now York dunug his stay there, At an evoning party at Avavsr Beuwont’s, tho Marbuia boing presont, a Indy, who sympathizod strongly with tho Robela, asked him to allow hor to pin tha Robel colors to hia coat, and ho oon- sented aga joat, Tho jest was taken a an opon. insult by many presont, and the ribbons wera soon removed, it {a said, by the requoxt of a gen- tleman prosont, who oslled the Marquis aldo and interviowod him on the mattor, Tho offeot of tho jest was a marked coolness toward Wanr- TNoron during tho remainder of the ovening,— New York Sun, i A tow Indiana people foot troubled, but many othore are wild with joy, because it has beon dis- covered that the marriage-laow of 1853 (under which a) matrimonial contracta have beon mado winoo that date) is unconstitutional, null and vold, and, consequently, all marriages under that lawaro Hlogal, A letter to the cinnat! En. quirer gives tho following in regard to this anti. nuptial bonanza; Tho dlacovery of the Ilegality of the i by T. J. Tavscren and 0, Bat tlorke carlones in tha Secretary of Hiato'y ofice, “Arte € of te Co stitution, on the Logislativ Tent, provides that all laws shall beging. oder a) by tho Goneral Asscmbly of thu State of In. Bere a a8 Loo and hence the illegality of tha lave, ‘Thuis lew waa paused A 1882, wen Sound W Diva, Ai presalt micator front Sioyd, was the Hpeakar of’ tho Hauso, and tha fa Juv Tawny Frealdont, of tho Henat rene Want, Gorernor, snd it waa signed fentleraén, oa ine Couslitntton royllres, without the fiscovery “of the} orsor, Tuts act provides, ainong other things, that no while inan wball raarry # won with one-elgutu of negro Uiood fu her velna, aud there ara men now serving iu tho Penitentiary fer violating this proviaiou, whleb fa tliegal, By proper legel pro cosa thoy can bo rolcascd tmniediately, ond {f the'old law of 1813 fe binding, ju view of the fact ttiat an Mega! enactment canuct repeal a legal and sound Jaw, ‘then these inen cau be reloaded, for the law of 1343 permite» @ between u whit and one-half hegro, A bill fa to ba introduced in tho Legislature imniodtately to legalice all marriages ainco 1652, HOTEL ARUIVALS, mer House—A. M, Burus, U, i, A. ¢ R. 0, Bpooner, a; J. Winfield Scott, Delaware; Amana Cobb, Nebraska; B, D, Wheeler, Mualstes; 0, D, Kerr, Bt. Pauls aliiton D, Ward, Dotrott ; U.W. Bhepe herd, New York » James 1, Spink, Miuneapolia; 1, b, Little, Streator 79, L, DeGcinp, New York; Bi, Stods Denver Btelckland, Bt i, Edward iW. G . Pauls ‘R, 74, Lexlngron k Uanck, rockon cite}, N, Uariia, Loulevilg W.' # Roeder, Clovaland ; Gregory BP, Harte, At, Louis We er, Byrscuso; Alexsuder Mitchell, Biutwaukee ¢ Douglas, Dubugues ¥, , Rochestors P, Gano, J,L, Keck, Clocine Rat; Heed Jones, Joules ¢ hers retary of Btate's ollice tho poroting ‘clause hi OL, 4 a! A. Bhole, jab; Jolin C, Noyce, Bt. Louts, HouseT. A, Hungerford, New York 5 r New York; J, D, Joues, Milwaukee: Potor B Wate B sions Wred 8. Dunham, Iowa; H. kins, Hl, Louie; %, 0, darilox, Judianapolis | MM. Bfo- ‘Manus, Vickaburg} H, May, Ohioy E. P, Sloan, hile delpuld...,, fremont House—H, Gilson, New Yoris 5 3,0. Tote, Madison | V, i Moors, iurlington Bamuel Baer, Olootonall ; 'w."X, Morne, Ypaliantt t, i Haute er orn mai} BeBe Jaurs A,” all theaa PHOTOGRAPHY. interesting Items in the History of an Grent Modern Art. Daguerre and His Predecessors--Huccessive linprose- ments on His Discovery by the Chem- ists of the World, The Picture-Galleries of Chicago. Among the common virtues of tho human race 16 the sontimontof gealitude to greatand upiver- sal benefactors; though, like many other virtuos, this maguificont foatinct of remembranco is marred alittle by an wofair concentration ona fow names, mankind generally thanking Frank- lin for electricity, Watt or Fultou for atoam, Nowton for astronomy, Moses for theology, Darwin for a truo account of the ongin of tha species, and Daguorro for the modern portraiture of tho human faco through the in- utrnmentality of tho solar ray, whorens tho truth ie that every grent modern art haa anancostry in sclonco or in rude natural thought dating al- most ss far back as Mfr, Darwin's investigations for tho discovery of thonatural aucostry of mans Daguerro is simply ontitled to tho distinction of boing one among thousands of obscrvors and thinkers in tho dopartment of chomistry who ero enabiod by the application of roloutitic facts tomanipulato the chemical phonomons produced by light, boforo regarded aa {ntavgiblo, immo- torial, and evancecent, to practical, tangtblo, aud permanent results. Tho Greeks know some- thing about the potency of the sun's rays in ro- lation to the permanent pheuiomons of color,— sodid tho Roman artists, while tho alchemists of tho thirteenth ocntury discovered tho chango of color undorgono by white chloride of silver exposod to Nght. In 1802, Wedgvrood, the cel- brated chomist, know onongh to soak paper in nitrate of silyor and tao profiles by the sun on that sensitive surfsco, which was, in fact, prac- ticlog photography. A fow years Intor camo Niepee, of Clalons, who was tho first to copy and fix images formed in the eamora obsnura. But ho was ignorant of the oxquiaito eonsitivenoss of fodido of silver, discovorod by Daguerre, and pereone who waated to alt for portraits would ayo hed to get up carly in the morning and sit all day. In Teo Niapco xnd Daguerre becamo asaociat- ed, their object boing to purano toxothor their rodearebes covecrniug light, Iu 1839 they auc: eceded in producing a picture on the silver plate which thou went wefore the loarned world aod Decamo known aa tho deguerrcotype. Their pic- tures, howover. were not’ property fixed, ond, to rondor such a ting an Uo duguerroan art a bast- now or success, another cuemist, John Horxebol, had to contribute bio knowledge, and teach the great inventora to avo hyconulplite of xoda tor fixing the picture in chlorida-of-silver paper, rondoring the copies complitely unalterable by Light. Ti sori this date, 1640, picture-taking by tho now process hecamo ono of tho industries in evary city of the civitized world, kad 38 citicago the boneftta of this great inodorn art wero offer- edtotho public in a rade, aboriginal fashion within ofght yoars after tho publication of tho discovery in Franvo. During the first few yeors picturos wero taken generally out of doora, aud by o procesn that required ondurauco gud) pa- tionce like a deutal operation, Lhe beet work dono in those daya was tho ivory min- fainre; nud tho popular photograph of the ‘proeent day was unkvown for yours, Brit ws improvemouts were gradually in- trodaced, and the novelty of this cheap but true human likonoss way converted into acinal popu- Jerity, artists of alalland caterpriea began to de- yolop the husiness, tho primitive picturo-vhantics gavo way toconifoahie deguerraan gallorien, im- provements wero gradually introduced, and, 1 4861, Alexander Ieslor, 6 Chicagonrtist, received tho firas premium for work at tho World's Fair at New York, ‘Tho interest has since dovelopod with s rapidity unparalloled in any other dopart- mont of indtstry, until tho business, at tho present timo, is roproconted in goventy-cight galluriss, givlog employment to 800 operatives, and ropresenting a large capital, aside from large wholesale atock-dealors, and 6 special com- mercial business in photographa and picturow. Thoro is probably no other city in the world whore tho photographie art has attained o higher degroa of elllctoncy and practical perfection or whero a highor order of intolligonac, onter- prise, and skill aro exercinad im the interest of the art, than in Chicago, soverolof our lead- ing gallorios boing, it {s claimed, unsurpassed either im the mechanical outfit and accessorios or in tho exhibitions of elaborate and finished worl, by any of tho Eastern or European oatab- lishments, 10 of MODERN FEATURES that indicate tho devolopmout of the interest In Chieago, include the publication of w leading gcivntitie mouthly poriodical devoted excluvively to tho srt,—to which the profession are indebted to tha intolllgerico aud thoughtful entorprike of Charles W. Stevons, perlians tho most extonsivo importox, manufscturer, and dealer in tho Wost, engaged exclusively in tho baudting of supplios 5 an extonsive manufacturing cetablishmant,— that of Mosers, Taft. & Schwamb,—dovoted to the manufacturo of picture-framea in all tho voriotiea required in photography, witha capacity for supplying this important clasa of merchandiso in quantiles adequate to the supply of all the photographara botweon Chicago and Californis, and between Bt. Paul nud Now Orleana ; an extansivo general trade in the morchandiso pertaining tothe bustnese and # large numbor of educated artints engaged ox- clualvoly in finishing portraits in tho ‘various styleg and colora, A THOTOORAPITO DOOR, A gront many intorouting, instructive, and v5? ‘usblo itema, incidents, nud statistics rotating to (ho hiatory of photography since it bocame ono of the intoroats of art and of commorce through- out the country, aro given io « neat little pamellee volumé published by an ominont mem- of the profession in Chicago,—Mr. Charles D. Mosher,—cntitled “Half An Hour's Chit- Chat With My Frionda,” dedicated to bly friends nd patrons, ond lareely dovotod to reminis- conods of hia profosaional lifo, BRAND'S, AtE. L, Drand & Oo.’e photographie art-gal- lery, No, 590 Wabaah ayenuo, may bo acon spec- imons of this class of work which illustrate tho development and rolativo porfection of the art, and expreas in a now sod impressive manner tho glory of this great modorn discoy- ery; full life-siso portraite fintehed in all atylea dcolore,—crayon, oil, India ink, paatol, and water colore,—reproducing tho human faco, form, and presence with wonderful precision and accuracy, and with faithful adberence to tha permanent laws of art, soveral of tho upecimons actually raprosenting a valuo oqual to the ontlro photographio outfit and business of the olty dar- ing tho frat yoarof tho history of the art in Ohicago. This establishment, by old ssacols— tion and tho historie intoroat and popular pat ronage naturally incident to old-time inatita. tions, haa some features of @ public and repro- sentativo character, and {s commonly instancod in {Muutration of the devolopmont of the photo. graphio art in Ohicago from its rude begin- nings to its progont flourishing and perfooted state, Mr, Biand first ongaged in the bual- ness in Chicago in 1657. and ine contributed s largo sharo of tho capital, antorprise, and pro- fosstonal slill which have outotod in the history and growth of the art from the timo that it be- cama ono of the prominent industries of the oly. Yor a portod of about elovon yoary his tlrut ostablishmont, at 108 and 110 Lake street, con- atltuted a sort of popular headquartors for all the {taprovomenta aud novolties dovelopad in the primitive daya_of tho bugineu, in smbrotypea, ferrotypes, ond all the old-faahioned miniatures, and the successive improvements Io photogra- phy. till the completion of Brand’s famous temple of Art, No, Washington Street, whore ho rolocatod March 25, 1868, and which, till its deatruotion in tho gonoral con~ Gagration of Ohicezo, constituted cue of tho foaturow apd pouite attractions of the city,—the daily rewort of thronga of vinitors,—claimed to have beon, in architecture, decoration, and furnl- ture, costly attractions of art, and geuoral me- chanial equipment and outit, tho Hneat estab- Awhment of tho kind im tho world. It was at this magnificout Tomplo of Art that Mr. Brand introduced the trae method of peeigning to tho soveral branches or departments of the ploto- graph-work opecial artivta of the bighost profes. xlonal skill and attainments, for exclusive atten. jon to respective branchew,—a@ spoctal artiet for oach of the dopartinents respootively o! printing, retouching, crayon, wator tnd oll colors, moaltioning, — operatin Clay measure apd toettiod of business til edberod to by th i the Wabas! photogtay! welery, aint wulals Prepeearte hero, as at tho old Tomple of Art, in tho produto tton of a class of portraits and picturon which Jina entablished s local fame and deyelopod tho immenso popular patronago of tho establil- mont, ‘Tho general outfit and equipmont in mochan- feel apparatus at E.G. Brand & Co.'s is eaid al- xo to bo uneurpasscd at any of tho fainoun gal- lerica of London, Paris, and Now York, an item of rhich—a single fnrtrument for lifo-sizo plates purciaeed in-Loudon ot au expensa of 1,090, and sald to be the only ‘8 D." Dolmoyer in tho United Btates—tsinstanced a9 nn illustra. tion of the improvements in tho mechanical de- partmont of photography Jo our city, Among tho notabla apecimens of art that ombellish tho walls of tho main parlors of tho gallory is 8 $700 pleturo,—a full-length, Ife-sizo photograph, in crayou, of tho late Stra. J. (. Patterson, taken in hor wedding attire, and highly prizod ty frionds, both as an oxquisito work of art aud an a faithful likoness of that entituahlo lady. Tho exhibition includes also an endleaa varioty of amnall pictures, poreeisin ministures, in varied forms and atyles, cartes do visites, Brand's “Souvenir” portraits, cabinet or imporial, etc., tho enmy ininute attention to tho details of art Leivg equally conspicuous in all the work ax- hibited in the gallery. NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY, Of those who have attained local prominence in the profossion by contributions of valuable improvomonte in tho art, ts KE, D. Ormsby, pro- prictor of the well-known West Sido gallory, 309 ‘West Madison strost,—formerly associated with the profesalon in San Francisco,—who located in Chicago immediately after tho fire, introducing bofore thls community the distinct and charac- torlatic San Jrancisco etyle of photographic por- traiture, which immodiately took atroug hold up- on popular favor by tho wonderfal clestness and Drightnoes of the style, incident to preciso and delicate effects in tho natural blending of light and shade. Ormaby's gallery hay slrcady developed into one of tho Popular ‘and porma- nent institutions of tho Wost Side, with o first- class patronage. largoly from the cultivatedclass- ey, represented inauaggrepate of 9,000 nogatives since tho fire, Tho cstablishment ic clavorate and modern in ita appointments, apparatus, and accessories of the art, a full alare of attention being given to tho higher grades of pictures and to the gpecial departments of rotouchiog, finish. ing in oll, water colors, etc. roskiug a apecial fouite of tho beautifal now picture tlofehod in pastel. CROSS & CARSON'S NEW GALLERY, ‘Tho large first-class photographic gallery ro- cently established by Mossra. Cross & Caraon (J. Carson, D, If, Crows), 224 aud 226 Stato streot, waa insugurated under unusually favora- blo auspices and conditions, which guarantee ite success o8 ono of our permauent institutions of photography, Both gentlemen are known as secomplishod and skilled artists. Mr. Carson was for olght yoars with 5, L. Brand, and Mr. Cross for eoyeral yoars tith anothor of our leading ea- tablishmonts, sad bring with them the initial ndyautago of & large acquaintance. The equip- mont, furnituro, mechanical cuttit, oud general accommodations of tho naw gallery aro elaborate and complete, aud an honest class of work in all dopartmonts of photography may bo relied on, J. H. ADBOTT'S, x Among establishments of comparativoly re- cont organization that have merited a liberal sharo of popular patronage by an oxcellent class of photographic work is that of Mr. J. H. Abbott, 160 Btate street, Mr. Abbott conducts the business with the motorial advantage of abont twenty-five years’ practical experienco, having boon long kuown ag tho leaiing photog- rapher of Albany, N.Y. ln wpocialty {4 the regular Borllu-tinish photograph and fine India- ink pictures, A. E. WILLIS & CO, Anothor of tho modoru-stslo photographic gailories, whero is seon the difforenco betweon tho finished work of the present and tho dim malniatures of the primitive dayo, a thenew stailio aud gallorics of A, E, Willis & Co,, very asntrally located, on tho northwest cornor of Btato and Madison. The gallery was ostablished two yonrs ngo, ia iret-clees in all ite mppolnimente, turng out first-class work io all varictios, and has al- ready grown into popular favor, a SHAWS GALLERY--SPECIAL FEATURES OF HOTOGRAPHY. Among those of our photographic artints whose connection with the business datos beck to the practical commencement of photography in Obicno, fe William Shaw, No. 148 State atroot, whose acquaintance with the trade and tho oldor population of tho elty is almost universal, his aucicnt ostablishment on Clark atreot, near Mon- roe, having been for fifteon years, and from the primitive days of tho art down to tho date of tho conflagration, tho permanont hoadquarters of 5 considerable portion of tho community for all that was in yoguo in tho old atyles of daguerrean portraits, Although still practicing phatog- rophy {iu ail i, deialle Mr, Shaw bas wado 8 spsciatty—in which ho bas achioved reputation and succors—of object photogrephivg,—tho photographie copying or portraiture of objects and foi machinery, mechanieal implementa, articles of merchandise, architectural plang, etc, mainly for commorcial posed. Mis equipment in this lino is vory complete, and includes upwards of forty costly instenments and implomeats, a collection of up- warde of twenty years, * THE ASTHETIC SIDE OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Among thosa of the professional photographors of Chicago who lave given long and patient Years to the study and dovelopmont of the in dustry in ita esthetic bearings, and who, aside from the commorclal troatment and practico of tholr profession, have boon porsistent in tholr efforts to clovate photography from simple ma- chanical drudgery to the dignity and purity of srt, ta Mr. H. Rocher, whoso cetablishmont at No. 724 Wabash avonue (bofore the tire No. 88 North Clark streot) haa been, since the date of the great improvementa and the inauguration of the new era in the businoss, a favorito and moat attractive rosort for tho pollto nnd cultivated claosos of tho community, practically or theoretically interoated in tho davel- opment of photography as 8 true dopartment of art. Notwithetanding the fact that Mr. Rocher gives poraonat and caroful superintendence to the ontire work of tho ostab- Hehmont, aud that po incomplote, imporfec half-tinished, or blomishod pictures aro permitt: to pags his hends either from the hurry of bus- ‘news or intentional hogligonce of sobordinates, or to entlafy a ialso and ignorant tagte, some idea of tho magnitude of the patronage of art in Uhicago nt (he present day may ba formed from the fact that Rochor’s business, whiok, by common ac- knowlodgmont is atriotly firut-class in every de- partmont, and after the highest principles of tho art, ia represented in 0,200 ucgativos since Lo fro alone, 8 large proportion of tho nogatives boing spacial orders for the fincat, most Anished, and most elaborate pice tures. In rogard to the charactor of the standard and fenert work done by Rocher, it will bo remom- rod that something of the lustre of renown was conferrod npon his namo as an artist by tho uward made in hie favor of tho medal of merit at the great Vionox Exposition in 1873, while tho portraits of Booth, Miss Bateman, Maggio Mitchell, Misa Kollogg, and othor distinguished pereond taken by him, are recognized by riouda ea the most eatisfuctory likevoss- ca of thove persons that they have boon able to secure in nuy nection of the world, GENTILE'S--BOME FAMOUS PORTRAITS, ‘The contrally-located and vory accessible es- tablishment of Gontilo, the eminont portrait and Isndacapa photographer, in Halo's besntiful building, southeast corner of State aud Wash ington stroota, oppouite Ficld, Loitor & Co.'s, a conveniont and popular down-town resort, de- serves promiuont montion among our modorn galloriua of gonuine art, whoro the principlos of photography have boon practicud with taste and artlatio cultura in distinction from mero mechan- ical ukill, The studios and gallery, which are located on the uppar floors, made instantly so- ceauible by a model wa! Jance olovator, aro decorated with a moaltitude of gems In evory branch and department of the photographic art, illustrating ‘the, style aud character of work dono under the sup endence of 3 eet af ° - hatt to fall iife-aizs plain or flaivboc and ovlored iu oll, Todla ink, or water coloya, wome of which, as tho magniticént plain portrait of Balvini, the roat Itallau actor, bave attained to more than jocal celobrity, Ono of the features at Gentilo’s {a the finishing of photograpba in o1l,—s branc! SLOP nt eit atria de oes, rank a@ 8 " Eiaue of Ube art, Posbape bo aides Lopreysi idea of the growth of photography in Chicago during tho past twenty yenrs could bo obtained than Ly » vieit to Gentilo's, FOREICN REPUTATION OF A CHICAGO Ani IST. Among tho largest, Sinest, aud most famous Rallories of Chicago is that of Mr. G. 1). Mopbor, 951 Wabash avonue, being the only bulldiog in tho city of liko maguitudo davoted wholly to tho accommodation of tho seavernl departments of the art,—s handsomo three-story brick, the flnt floor, which fs richly furnished, constituting the grand roception-room ; the second, the operating room; tho third, tho artist's studio and finiohing rooms. Mr. Moshor’a carcer aa an artiatic pho- tographer, covering a poriod of over a quarter of soentury, twelve yoars of which baa been with the peoplo of Chicogo, hsa ben oun of unnur- passed prosperity, aud within the past tive yeas has given a Teak end foreign distinction to is name. Tia beautiful sun-pictures aro among the honschold treasures of the first families of our city, and there are thousands who befisve tholr family groups of photos would bo incom- ploto unless taken by this great modern artistic photographer, whose well-earned aud nelf-inade roputation has extended not only throughout America but to England and Europe. ‘Tho noft lighting and shedow offects in his photographs have been tho admiration of the old maxters of Europe, and draw expresniona of praise frota thoir yroat art-Jouruais, sat from thourends of private letters, No moro vivid conception cau be oblainod of the infinite growth ana improve- ment of this most useful, most practical, and most interesting of the sriu dering the past twonty-flve years than from a atudy of the ming. Dificent gallery of the portzaity of famous per- sons that adorna tho pieasant and hospitable ro- coption-room at Mosher's, ‘THE WEST SIDF. B, L, Rider, formerly 185 South Clerk street, has achloved, in Iate sears, distinction and popu- larity in bis great epecialty of Borlin retouchod photographs, His bandsome and attractive pallery, No. 335 Wout Madixon stroat, 18 ono of tho detorvedly popular photographic inutitue tions of the West Side. HALL'S GALLERY, ‘Tho gallery of Mr. A. Halt, 217 Weat Madison, for many years before tho firo ono of the popular down-town ostablishmentz, located at 122 Lake astroot, exhibits the most general variety of pho- tographic work, from card pictures of tho ordinury size to tho fall life-size portrait, finished in the savoral atyles of crayon, ofl, water colors, ote., —fine portrait work of the larger class having beon for soveral yoara pasts specialty of tho establishment. Mr, Hall's education aa an artiat includos « practical experience of sbout twenty- sovon soars, enjoying, aside from the advantago of 8 thorough knowledzo of tho art, the elements of grost personal popularity, aud the advantage of avery wide acquaintance. His relations to tho profession aru fudicated in the fact that ho has held the offico of President of tho Vhoto- graphio Association since that society had au existence, LOVEDAY'S.’ The West Sido claims among its popniar in- stitutlous a photographic gallery representing o lorger gonoral patronage, calculated by eimplo numerical computation, than any similar institu- ton in the United Statos,—thot of If. W. Love- day's, 16 Blue Island avdnue,—whoso gallery, arohitecturally designed and coustructod for photographic purposes, is the coutro of the in- terest for a very largo district of tho city, ond whoues accumulations of nogatives in six soars’ oxperionce number the enormous aggrerato of 40,583, a large proportion of his work boing for societies, churches, fomily-groups, ute, a mugla order from the Jesajt Church on ona occasion numbering 9,009 pietures, Althouga illing large: orders in bis Rembrendt or Borlin finish card work, Mr, Loveday makes s point in keeping even with the times in the larger aud more ax- ponaive class of finished portraits. BATTERSBY, There ia no name among our local photo- graphic artista of culturo aud reputo that is tho subject of a wider poraonal popularity, or that haa beon moro intimately and constantly ssso- ciated {in the households of our city with tho art and business of photography, for # long period of yoars, than that of Mr. J. Battersby, 357 Wost Maiison astrect, Mr. Battoraby achieved a epocial and rare distinction at tho ontsct, eigh- toen yeara ago, a8 our champion “ baby-picturo” peetrt ha matter that forover aottied t }o ques- tion of. succeasful photography among the Isdies,—and it would requiro an ox-team to haul tho negatives of the littlo innocents that in two gencrations lave graciously eat for their pice tures at the old and nell-remombered gallory 62 North Clark gtreat, and the preaent modorn-styie eatablshmout on West Medison street, In pout of artistic merit Mr. Battersby’s work in plaia photography and finlvhed portzaita renke with the bost and latest productions of the photo- graphic art. ON THE NORTH SIDE, Tho North Sido community ovjoys the advant- ages of photography in the modern form and style of the art in s first-class gallery conducted by Frank A. Orr, 00 North Clark street, Portralte Ainiahed in all colore, PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, ‘The busincea of supplying the photographer, or thoso whowo calling, by aid of tha camora, is to “Socuro the ahadow ero tho substance fades,” hascome to be ono of considerable magnitude in tho commercial world. It embraces a largo number of tirme and individual manufacturera, importers and doalers, and, asido from home- productions, draws contributions for supplics from Franco, Gormany, and England. ‘bo amount of capital investod in the United Ststos by the manafacturors and dealors in this par- ticular line aggregates 63,000,000, and gives em- ployment to thousands of persons. Tor, aside from the large sambor of regular gallorios and studios, thera are soveral catablishments in tho city devoted oexclusiicty to copy- the living and dead, ing pictures of enlarging, adding the finish of tho artist in India iuk, water-color, aad oil,—aond all this vaat system of local establishmonts, together with o large proportion of those throughout a vast tor- ritory of tho Northwest, draw their mupplics from houses in Ohicago devoted tothis special dopart- ment of commerce, And all this vaat numbor of local catabiiahmonts, togatlior: with othors East, West, North, and South, draw their enppilos from hauece in our city devoted to catariog to their especial wants. in this connection may bo mentioned the ostablishment popularly known aa the ONEAT CENTRAL DEPOT, Charles W, Btevens, proprictor, coeupring. the extonsive four-story marblo-front building 158 Btutaatroet,erectod by Judge Otis forlils buviuess. ‘Tho second floor is occapicd by the offices, and for storage, exposition aud sale of camera tubes, camera bores, framos, apparatus, statiovery, and gouoral requisites used in photography. ‘The next flvor is used for tho storage of an immense stook of frames, and contains also’ tho chomical laboratory where aro manufactured, under tho superintendence of axltled chemista and photog. raphora, the collodions and othor proprietary goods nocesaary inthoart, The fourth floor fs used as » atororoom forgoods in bulk, apparatus, imported goods, which include gloss, por- calain ware, and chomicals, tho novesyary cap- tal required to fill tho several tloors being over 940,000. Mr, Stovong, to whose ontorprive ant ‘extraordinary personal anergy tho dovelopmons and succous of pagtoare phy 16 ine large measure indebted, was the founder, till romains the pabiter god propriotor, of tho Western Pho- lographio News, the only publication ia tho Northwest iv this gront tutercst, ranking among tho loading Journals of the world devoted to that artandindustry, Itisconductod undor the od- itorial mauagomont of Gayton A. Douglass, Es, with an able corps of avsistants, and has alroady attained a ciroulation of over 2,000, ‘Lhough atill a young mau in point of yoars, Mr. Stuvons bad hold his present promiuent Position in the trade during a period of many years. fo firat inaugurated business rs a wholesale dealer in 18C5, at No, 160 Dearvorn streot, bia careor being distingulshod from tha beginning by tho samo vigorous entorprixo that has readered the great Coutral dopot s popular roaort of the profossion tntorestea inthe in- provements that are added from timo to time to the acosssorics of the by the inventive geniue of the world, ou well ns the headquar- ters for standard supplies for photographers throughout the Northwest, ENORMOUS GROWTH OF THE BUSINESS, Borne idea of the Immonso devolopmeut of this trade {n photographic apparatus and eup- Pilea, and of ite present prominence and ime portance ag ono of the wpecial dopartmonts of cotnmerce, may ba gathored from atatiatics of the business aa conducted at the manufacturing aud wholesale depot of Messrs. J, P, Beard & Co,, eatablished less thau threo years ago at 135 ‘Bléte eledel, om w feoderats aod quict saaly aid now requiring, to moot the demands of an catab- lished patronayo three entire _ floors of tus capacloua building No. 48 Eaat Madi- son street. ‘Tho wise and — euccexsfai theory of the firm haa been to socuro the eloment of permanence aud popularity to their trade, and to enoourage the voluntary patronnge of tho proferaion, by pushing the in- troduction of tha purest chemicals and the best solnctions iit photographic morchinudies, and by tha special advocacy of honest and permatont itnprovemonts in apparatus and materials, as, for example. the now nonparoil or atba plates, easily minde and more beautifnl than the famous porco- fam, Tho firm, ke others of our promincnt dealers, hava in this way establishod tho roputs- tion of having the interests of patrons honestly and thoughi{nlly beforo them, and bave mot with great encouragement, ‘The establishment {8 now regularly dividod into threo general and soparate dopartinentn—firat floor, the lighter clara of photographic morchandise; recond floor oxclusivaly to apparatus ; the third toman- ting, Country photographers when in the city aro always pure of 6 hearty welcome at J, BP, Beard & Co.'s, RICE & THOMPSON, Mosars. ice & Thompson, No, 259 Wabash avenud, iu addition to au old and vory oxtended trafic in frames, moldings, mirrors, engravings, chromos, cte., aro atso widely and favorably known as importors and wholoxale desiora in all kinds of photographic materials. The bueinow of the firm occupies the entire space of tho im- moenaa five-story cdifico of whicn they aro pro- prietore. WALNUT FRAMES: THE MANUFACTURING IN- One of tho mont interesting and most import- antof tho industries accoesory to the photo- graphic art in Chicago isthe great factory of Taft & Schwamb (J, W. Taft, Frederick Schwamb), located corner of Nincteonth and Blackwell atrests, now turuing out tho bulk of the provailing walnut franies need by tho artists of Chicago aud tho Northwest, witho goneral trade oxtending from Maino to California. Tho firm was organized eight yoara ago at No. 490 South Canal atreot, with a forco of cight workmen. To supply tho trade that has 1p that timo been developod, a force of cighty-fve mechanics, alilied in tha noveral de- partmente of the work, is roquirod, in addition toa steam foreo and an expensive and compli. cated system of rachinery and apparatny equal to that at n firit-class planing and turning mill. This in claimed by our dealors to be the largest freine factory in the country, and ta devoted ex- clunively to Walnut-work in ondless torms and styles of dnish, turning out nothing but tho very best work produced. nnd in which all that is new and novel, in atylo or desizn, is protaptly introduced. It is universally conceded to have met and xatisflod one of the most important de- mands of Western commerce. ARTISTS’ MATERIALS, ‘The general trade in artivta’ and paintora’ ma- torinle, including such ttems as propared can- yay, oil sketching papors, ot] colore, water ool- ors, crayon papers, brushes, all kinds of gilders’ materials, English and Freuch graining tools, and octiste’ supplics,—not limited to photogra- phy,—is mainly represented by P. 3. Almint & Co., No, 246 Stato streot, {importers sad whole- sale dealers. Tho firm maxo a feature of fresco work and ornamental painting, keeping conatant- ly in employ & large force of artista and filling Grdera for freeco Work and decorstive painting from distant points throughont the country. Tho firm are tho largest dealers in artists’ aud paloters’ materials in tho West. THE PUSLICATIOZ OF STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS, ‘The sterooucopic depot of Mesers. Lovejoy & Foxter, 88 Btate atroet, i on institation of speo- ial public Interest, supplying the community with endJess stereoscople portraiture of all enb- Jocta of lifo and naturo throughout tho world. The Chandor Light. The London Daily Telegraph asaya: “At a conversaziono recenily bold in Edmpurg, Prof. Archer drew attention toa now and very imnor- tant invention, the Chander light, which really threatons the lucifer trado with extinction. Tho npparstusis, fa outward appoarauco, a little tube, 3 or 4 inchos loug, having at one ends re- volving button which turas a scrow, and at tho other a minute angular point of tnetal, which algo revolves, passing over 6 little orifice in tho closod head of the tube. A continuous fase, formed of a delicate strip of selidificd collodion, with aridge of hardened phosphorus on one of its sidox, 18 wlipped into tho tube, and, once in position, can bo movod upwards by tho scraw. By the same action which preascs the upper ond of tho fuso against the opening atthe toptho ma- tal paint is turned agatost tho phosphoras, ands amsi} portion of the colladion is thereupon ignited, When the apparatus is afiixed ton cas-burnor, only a very transiout flash is needed for the pur- poso of ignitinn, end not moro than a doventioth part of the collodion fuso is in that operation consumed. Whore, howovor, tho wick of « Ixmp hua to ba iit by tho eame moans, a larger propor- tion of the fune, the thirty-second part, in fact, js barned, The spparatua in either portable or adapted to the nees indicated. If a Inmp goes out, it can be iustantly relighted by the turn of n serow, jostead of by opantug tho case, romoving tho chimneys ond striking ry pret match liens. porha 0 quantities of straw aro lylag bbou Tho collodion fuse is solittlo Hiabloto be affected by damp that it will ignito after having boon immorssd in water; and ita action baa uover bean known to fail. Boing iocased ina close-fitting chamber within tho tubo, it cannot burn besond the requisite point where ite duty is discharged, and the cottonwick or inviaiblo spirit of gna ‘etarts into light, and makes the lightor start.’ ” __—_—_.__-_— Tio Clans of 1825 of Bowdoin Collogo, Maine, which has lang been colobrated for tho large number of its membora who have becomo prominent in law, literature, or tho pulnit, will colebrate its somi-centennial at tho coming com- mencoment of the college. The Hov. Dr. Cnezven has consented to delivor tho oration, aud Hizey W. Loxorr.uow to road an original poom, at the reunion of their classmates, SPECIAL NOTICES, Conusumptives, Take Notice. Ryory moment of Gelay makes your cure more hopeless, and much depends oa the fudiclows chatce of s remedy. ‘The amount of testimony In favor of Dr, Schenok's Pal- monle Syrup, as soure for consumption, far exceeds all that ean be brought to support the protensionsof soy atharmodicine. See Dr. Schenck's Almanac, containing tho cortificates of many persons of the highest respecte- bility, who have been restored to health, after being pro- nounced incurable by phystolsns of acknowledged ability, Schenck's Pulmonts Syrop olonohas oured many, as thoes evidensee will shows but the cure ts often promated by tho employment of two othar remedies which Dr, Schenck provides for the purpose, ‘These additional remedies sre Sotonck's Sea Wood Tonle and Mandrake Pills, Dy the timely use of these medicines, sccarding to directions, Dr, Bebonok certifies that most say cose of consumption may be cured, Dr. Bohenek ts professionally at bis prisolpsl office, comer Sixth and Arch-ste,, Philadelphia, over Monday, whore all letters for advice mast be addressed. “DRY Goons. MANDEL BROS, 68 and 65 Washington-st, PEREMPTORY Closing-Ont Sale. Having docided to romove in s fow days, from our presont place of bus- inoss to the now and olegant build- ing Nos, 121 and 129 State-st., wo ‘will close tho romaindor of cur stock RECARDLUSS OF COST! This is an opportunity soldom of- fered to soouro Actual Bargains. We invite oxamination, 63 and 65, WASHINGTON-ST, AGARBA BIRE Insurance Co, OF IN. Y. CHARTERED .........00.....1850: CASH ASSETS $1,500,000, lvestadin 5. Bonds, $800,000, LOSSES PATD, $4,250,000, Term Risks in the LATE Underwriters’ Agercy (com- posed of Hanover, Germania, Republic, and Niagara Ins, Co's of N, Y.), may be RE- WRITTEN IN THE “NIAG- ARA,” at expiration, and we will be pleased to issue poli- cies in lieu. DAVIS & REQUA, AGCEIVTLS, 153 LaSalle-st., CHICAGO, ILL. HOSIE: co. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY ! GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF CARSON, PIRIE & (0, MADISON & PEORIA-STS. In addition to other bargains heretofore advertised, the follow- ing are offered: Hosiery and Underwear. 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HPrceugante ath and scents ll wort iP an Yara Hy 14 ANGM Fare autrd fine radon ehclocet sud atest pak 0 Fa toras, proportlus chap. enline Wwilltind these Lnbratderies the chespect ever Great sacrifice in DRESS GOODS, NILES, WOOLENS and Houskeeping Goots, as previously advertised. Golden Opportunity! Madison & Peoria-sts. sak ONTO NOTICE. ieee es ab 1 18h, ~