A Popular Book Mart

In our beautifnl "Athens of the West" there is one place which, notwithstanding fte fact that it is an emporium of trade, appeals at the same time to the intellectual taste. It is known as Wahr's Bookstore, in Masonic Block. At this popular resort agoodly treat, indeed, always awaitsevery lover of good books, since here the choicest volumes issued by the leading publishing hou8es in the land, and over the sea, meet the eye on every hand. Here may be found multitudinous treatises on Religión, Science and Politics, while Poetry, Fiction and Belle-Lettres achievetnent in every department of thought, sentiment and imagination greet one from every point of view. Mr. Geo. Wahr, the proprietor, has been especially fortúnate the past year in having enjoyed such an extensive patronage at the hands of bis many friends and the public generally as make him at this season of the year one of earth's happiest mortals. As instances of the prosperity attending his business, he desires to cali the attention of the people to the following facts relating to the autumn trade: Of Robert Browning's complete works he has sold twelve sets ; Gen. Lew Wallace's "Ben Hur," fifty-two copies, with twenty ordered to meet the great demand ; Prof. Moses Coit Tyler's "Patrick Henry," twenty-five volumes,and notwithstanding this last named publication has been before the public much less than three montha, more copies have been ordered from the Dublishers to satisfy the popular want ; Bishop Coxe's new work, "Institutea of Christian History," twenty copies. Sales among other classes of books which go hand-in-hand with the trade have been proportionately excellent. Mr. Wahr keeps constantly in stock all the popular Germán classics, such Goethe'8 works, Schiller, Heine and others of like character ; besides, he is in possession of the famous "American Catalogue," in addition to receiving each week the New York PublisherB1 Weekly and various other publications of like character, all of which enable him to keep fully abreast of ihe times in meeting the taste of the people for advice and instructive reading and study, as also in all that pertains to the trade. Mr. Wahr's patrons comprise the very best class of people, al' of whom find it a pleasure at his house, where not only everything in the booktrade can be obtained at the lowest pos sible cost to the purchaser, but where they arn waited upon by clerks ever on the alert to satiefy and pler.se. Indeed, lody is iuvited to come and examine bis vaat and select stock of goodp, even f no urch&set are made or intended to be nade. The proprietor isalways as glad to ■welccme the mere sight-seer as the purchaser. Looking back upon the wellearned success and prospenty attending ïim duri: g 1887, Mr. Wahr very kindly nvites (he patronage of his friends and ,he pub!ic for 1888, at the same time wishng them one and all a "Hsppy New Year," and all the blessings which go with t.