ft 6abit.
FROM I AGGARD AND THOMPSON.
PHILBRICK. The American Union Speaker ;
containing standard and recent selections,
in Prose and Poetry, for recitation and
declamation, in schools, academies, and
colleges, with introductory remarks on
Elocution, and Explanatory Notes, by
John D. Philbrick, Superintendent of the
.Public, Schools of Boston. Boston, Tag
gard and Thompson, Bvo., pp. 588.
The introductory part of this volume
acquaints the reader with the elementary
and general principles of elocution, and
entices him to a more thorough study of
the science. Dr. Rush and Professor.
Russell are the authorities chiefly relied
on in this part of the work; which is
judicious and stimulating to the student.
The selections are drawn from the best
sources; comprising most of the old
master-pieces of eloquence, with a rich
and varied selection from the best writers
and speakers of our own country in
recent times, as Washington,' Webster;
Clay, J. Q. Adams, Choate, Douglass,
Everett, Patrick Henry, S. S. Prentiss,
Wm. Wirt, Bryant, the Beechers,H.
W. and Lyman, B. F. Butler, Charming,
Chapin, Cheever, G. , W. Curtis, R. A.
Dana, Jr., D. S. -Dickinsen, Fremont,
C. A. Goodrich, 0. W. Holmes, 'J. Holt,
Mr. Lincoln, - Longfellow, J. M. Mason,
Dr. Nott, T.,Parker, , Wendell. Phillips,
Pierpont, Saxe, Carl Schurz, Seward, A.
H. Stephens (against secession), Sumner,
Whittier, Henry Wilson, R. C. Winthrop,
and many. others. The pulpit of Amer
ica is inadequately represented in a vol
ume which is, of course, expected to train
preachers, as well as lawyers and states
men. Not more than a dozen preachers,
of any country, appear in a list of 180
authors, and but a single quotation from
the writings of any, except T. Parker--
Theodore, we suppose, (the index of
authors gives only the ,of the
Christian names.) T. Parker" is intro
duced in two eulogies of the Bible ; very
good for T. Parker; yet containing an
infidel hiss in two of the lines. Perhaps
we should not complain of the peculiarly
Massachusetts type of the selections in
an "American Union Sneaker," since the
Bay State has contributed so large and
noble a share to the literature and
oratory of the country ; but we may cer
tainly remark the neglect which allowed
the Philadelphia author of one of the
sweetest poems in the book to be lost in'
the list of " anonymous." We refer to
that exquisite gem, " Speak Gently,"
written by David Bates of this city.
As a whole, however, the book is
worthy of high commendation ; its faults,
excepting the Parkerism referred to, are
trivial. Its, influence as ; .an educator
will be genial. and wholesome to the
youthful mind. Its literary tone is high;
it is all instinct with the best' spirit of
our age, as expressed in the best utter
ances of its representative men. • The
mechanical execution is of the best 'char
acter, elegant and substantial.
w. n. APPLETON'S "SOY SERIES."'
HEADiY.Y. The Hero Boy ;.'or, the Life and
Deeds of Lieut. Gen. Grant. By Rev. P.
C. Headley. Author of !,` Nateleon,"
"Josephine," "Women of the, Bible."
16m0.,Vp. 340, fancy cloth,.with nine illus
' trations.
The Patriot Boy; or, The Life of Maj;
Gen. 0. M. Mitchell, the Astronomer and
Hero. By Rev. P. C. Headley. 16m0.,
300 pp., illustrated.
The Miner Boy and his Monitor ;'or, The
Life of Capt. John Ericsson the Engineer.
By Rev. P. C. Headley. 16m0., PP. 2971
illustrated.
This is an admirable and deservedly
popular series of books aobut Americans,
and well adapted for American boys.
Their peculiarity consists in giving, as
fully as possible, the details of the early
life of the individuals named, and thus
investing their whole career with a lively
interest for the young. The incidents of
the early life of Gen. Mitchell are eve
,
clay valuable to'the young, as illustra
tions of the power of energy, persever
knee, and hopefulness in the struggles of
Vhe friendless poor. Ericsson's early de
velopments ,of exquisite mechanical
genius also form'a story of great interest.
The incidents of Gen. Grant's earlylife are,
far the most part, from data furnished by
his venerable father, and several good
stories afloat concerning the' General
have been discarded because pronounced
by the father untrue. Hence we have
true histories ; trivialities are excluded,
and sufficient matter is still found, under
the skillful and animated treatment of
Mr. Headley, to give the series the
highest charms in the: esteem of all
young readers. The entire career of
each of the heroes, after reaching man
hood, is also given, in the fresh and
graphic style of the writer, to which
handsome illustrations , and carefully
drawn plans of battles, add all that could
be desired for purposes of information.
The mechanical execution is of the most
attractive character.
HENRY HOYT'S . BOORS
VP7IA.N AND ms FRIENDS ; or, Two Hundred
Years ago. By the author of "The Story
of a Pocket Bible." Boston, Henry Hoyt.
16m0., pp. 332, red edges, illustrated.
For sale by Ashmead and Evans.
A powerfully written story, the scene
of which is laid in the middle of the
Seventeenth century in England. That,
as all readers of history remember, was
a time of unwonted excitement, when the
leaven of Puritanism, and the licentious
ness and bigotry of the Stuarts were in
such bitter and varying conflict ; and
when the great plague desolated London.
These historic materials are wrought up
with a skillful hand and a Christian
purpose by the author, and a tale of
domestic life of the most unique and
thrilling character, and of the purest
tendency, is the result. It ' may well
deserve a place by the side of the ad
mired productions of_the author of the
"Schoenberg-Cotta Family."
The mechanical execution is exqui
sitely beautiful throughout.
KELLEY. Little Sermon Talks. By Caro
line E. Kelley. *Boston ; Henry Hoyt.
18mo., pp. 330. Illustrated. - For sale by
Aahmead & Evans.
These are sweet and simple tales for
very young readers on the ten command
ments. They are deeply evangelical in
tone, and contain valuable hints, both
for teaching and acting. The story of
little Daisy is a perfect gem.
KELLEY'. The Little Conquerors; or, Chil
dren's Comfort Bags. By Caroline E Kel
ley. Boston, Henry- Hoyt. 18mo. pp.
125. ...Illustrated. For sale by Ashmead
& Evans.
A bright little book, - in which patriotic
andlFindiy.feeling for the soldiers comes
in to help , two interesting children in
their struggle against 'selfishness.
CARLTON & PORTER'S BOOKS.
MOTHER'S PICTITRE ALPHABET
This splendid folio, from the press of
Carlton & Porter, N. Y., with its ex
ceedingly graphic and ample illustra
tions, is destined to create a great sensa
tion in that part of the infantile world
that has fairly emerged froth •baby - -
clothes and is beginning to walk intellec
tually as well a, physically. Each letter
of the alphabet is accompanied with a
very large and splendid engraving, eight
and a half inches by twelve and a half
inches, in which are skilfully grouped a
number of objects, all the names of which
commence with the particular letter to
be illustrated. As, in the letter A, the
prominent object is a bold and handsome
Arch, beneath which appears a heavily
loaded Apple-tree, while the gathering of
the fruit, in which a group is busily en
gaged, would.represent Autumn. Beau
tifully-engraved specimens of apples,• and
apple-blossoms nearly as large as life, with
an Anchor, and a bunch of Acorns are
arranged;in different parts of the picture.
This is followed by letter-press, printed
in very bold type, giving a rhymed, (not,
however, poetic) description of the objects
displayed in the engraving. The design
is admirable and the execution a real
triumph. The paper arid typography
'are of the best character, the whole form
ing the very prince of A B C books..
Messrs. C. & P., the enterprising pub
lishers, paid two thousand dollars for the
engravings alone. The price of the book
s $2, which cannot be considered unrea
sonable in these times. We have little
doubt but that at least twenty thousand
families will regard it as an indispensable
part of their educationarapparatus, and
buy it for that purpose. It is for sale in
this city by Perkinpine & Higgins.
Messrs. Carlton & Porter have
also issued, for Sunday-school purposes,
" Aunty May's Children," inqour hand-
Some 18mo volumes neatly boxed. Also
" The Child's Book of Sermons," by the
well-known layman, G• P. Disosway :
and " LeSsons for every Sunday in the
Year, from the Gospel and the Acts of the
Apostles." For sale at the same place.
MAGAZINES AND PAMPHLETS.
" MIMS AT HOME,"—This 'is the title
of a new family monthly to be issued by
Messrs. Chas. Scribner & Co, New York,
the first number of which is announced
for the first of May next; Rev. J. M.
Sherwood, already well known for his
successful management of other periodi
cals, and now editor of the American
Theological Beviezv, is engaged as, editor
of 116urs at Home. This is a guarantee
of the high literary and religious tone of the
Magazine, which will be furtherinsured by
the employment of paid contributors of
the best, character. There is doubtless
a place as yet unoccupied for such an en
terprise. The Christian public have been
subject .to constant annoyance by the
covert infidelity insinuated in some of
our leading monthlies, which were started
and brought into circulation as organs of
general literature, but which were soon
thrown open in all their departments to
the opponents of - evangelical religion.
We trust Mr. Sherwood will be fixed
in his purpose to eschew all goodish
mediocrity and will give us a magazine
as -high in literary .character cud as
sprightly and spirited in tone, as it will
be sound in morals and religion.
The price is $3.00 per annum. See
advertisement.
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, January,
1865. New York, published by L.
Scott & Co. For sale by W. B. Zieber,
Philadelphia. Contains : Palgrave's His
tory of England and Normandy ; 'Diction
aries of the Bible; Life of Napier ; Crim
inal Law Reform ; Lord Derby's Trans
lation of the Iliad; Ecclesiastical Juris
diction of the Crown ; British American
Federation ; Memorials of Henry VIII;
Seven per Cent; The Last Campaign
in America.
BLACKWOOD for February ; published
and for sale as above. Contains: Miss
Majoribanks, 1, - Visit ,to the. Cities and.
Camps of the Confederate States in
18 6 3-4, (Conclusion.) Knight Errant
ing in the Nineteenth. Century ; Mod
ern Dembnology; Etoniana ; Cornelius
O'Dowd, XIII. Win. Gladstone.
,RETROCIRADING.—jones and Brown were
talking lately of a young clergyman, whose
preaching they had heard that day. The
sermon was like a certain man mentioned
in a certain biography, " very poor and very
pious." " What do you think of him ?"
inquired Brown. " I think," said Jones,
"he did much better two years ago."
" Why, he didn't preach at all then,!) said
Brown. " True ," replied Jones, " that is
what I mean."
THE perfection of. the creature consists
in willing nothing but the will of the Cre
ator.—Xavier.
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1865
Their homes are their castles—their hearth
stones a throne '5
They rule without sceptre the kingdom they
own;
The stalks and the vines and the fruit-bearing
tree,
Are subjects that not to tyrant the knee;
But bend with the weight of the harvest and
field, :
Ever loyal and faithful a harvest to yield.
No planning and plotting among them is
known—
No-traitor the sovereign would strike from his
throne.
He stands 'midst his acre of grass, wheat and
maize,
Like Crime, " the monarch of all he surveys ;"
His banks are earth banks and stand on his
farni;
The banks that'are safe when the panics alarm.
'rhe stock is the cattle—not fancy in breed ;
The shares are the ploughshares that score'for
the seed,
Not quoted on 'Change in the liroker's array,
But shares on which Nature will dividends pay.
Their banks are not those which the widows
- condemn ; •
No officers pilfer deposits from them •
If small the potatoes that in them 'are'found,
Yet none are so small as we find ont of ground.
. .
The farmer with apßetite:ever can eat.
The bread On his tatle, "as good as the wheat
And loving most 'deariy, his wife, he may utter,
"My bfead'and my wife ! I'll not have any but
her!"
There's many a hearth where the embers are
glowing; - -
There's many a heart with its joys overflowing ;
The hearths' and the hearts from the world's
rude alarms, •
Are safe in the homes that are reared on our
farms. • -
Many vines are already set, and many
more will be. Every farmer „and every
one who has a good•sized yard,.should have
grapes enough for his fatnily,_and some to,
give to his less ktunate neighbors. Grapes
in many localities 'are grown not only at a
profit, but the land devoted to them gives
better returns than any other crop, that
could be raised upon it.
Grape-groiving, however, is a business to
be learned, and we should no more advise
one without experience to go into this, than
we would cousel him to open a store fortthe
sale of books, hats, or any-other commodity,
without first learning the ways of'the trade.
One of our Ohio friends has
. a vineyard
which, according — fo 'figuring,. should
have givettlastyeai a, profitable , crop; but
it did net Yield - a - . buneh. It is easy.to say
, . •
what a vine pught
,do the third year after
planting;' but sometimes it won't do it.
Capital is not all. that is required for success
in a-vineyar (or e sew ere .
"But shall we' not plant vines?" Yes,
by all means. He who has ten and finds,
them: profitable, , will not need to•bupersna
ded to plant fifty; .and he who already has
his acres of vines, willicnow whether it will
pay to double =their number. To those who
have.mo vines, we say, plant five, ten, of
twenty, or, `even one, if you can do no bet
ter.
•While the subject of', soil still remains
unsettled, ,there is one, point upon which,
all are agreed, viz., that whatever the na
ture of the soil, it must be, naturally or ar
tifiCia.ll,y, well drained. The soil should, of
course, be in good condition as to fertility,
and it must be worked by the spade or
plough, to the depth of eighteen or twenty
inches.
As to varieties, we regard the Delaware
as the best grape,which has been largely
tested, and the hardiness of which has been
thoroughly proved yet its slow growth,
and the care it requires, have not given it,
that popularity:it will in time attain. The
Concord has so often been styled "the.
grape for the. million," that the phrase -has
become hackneyed. It seems to be better
adapted to general culture, and such treat
ment as nine out of ten will give their
'
vines, than any other_ sort. It is to be
hoped, however, that none will be contented
with a single , kind.
At a late 'meeting of the Fruit Growers'
Society of Western New York, a vote was
taken upon-the best grapes for a succession,
and the result was in the order following:
Delaware,'Diana, Isahella, Hartford ) , Pro-
Rebecca, Concord, Creveling, Catawba.
This shows the 'estimation in which the dif
ferent kinds are held by the horticultural
ists of that part of the country.---Airierican
Agriculturalist.
agrituttirral.
OUR FARMERS.
GRAPE PLANTING THIS SPRING.
GARDENS FOR THE CHILDREN,
A - Michigan lady ibus sensibly pleads the
cause of the young people : A great deal
can be done to encourage horticultural,
tastes and industrious habits in children
Why don't farmers fence off little gardens
for their larger boys and girls, and allow
them to have all they can raise from them ?
Put agricultural papers in their handO,
and encourage them to try experiments in
wheat raising, cultivating 'seeding fruits,.
etc. Put a good magnfying glass into
their hands, that they may become acquain
ted with their insect friends and enernies.
To those old enough to/appreciate and take
care of them, give them choice plants to cul
tivate, or what would perhaps sometimes be
better, let them earn/ money in some way
and purchase them for themselves. Don't
turn them off with' an Isabella grape when
it will not ripen for you; let them have a
Delaware or a Concord, that they may be
more sure of a return for their labors So
of strawberries ;and other things. Excite
in them a desire of excelling in raising fine
fruits and vegetables. Let them get up
children's agricultural fairs and horticul r
Aural societies for discussion, etc. Don't
you think the agricultural papers will be
studied, iflyou dothis, and don't you think
you will raise a family of intelligent and
well-informed men and women ?
"So of domestic animals. If you have
a boy a dozen years old, give him a yoke of
calves to train ; give the girls lambs, and
let them have the fleeces ..as a reward for
good care, or allow them to raise some fine
cows for themselves. Children need ob
jects to love, and incentives to faithful
labor, and they will love home all the more
if you attach them to it by pleasant memo
ries and good, kind instruction."
, VISITING FARMERS.
•
In ancient times the English law re
quired a young man, on completion of his
apprentisbip, to travel over the country a
. certain number of years, working at his
trade, before he could be licensed to make a
permanent beginning for himself. The
Object was to compel him to become fa
miliar with the different modes in which
other craftmen conduct the business he had
learned, so that by knowing all he might
become a perfect workman. '
Travelling from one farm to another, to
learn what' was going on upon each, how
this or that process was conducted, what
anachines were successful, which were fail
ures, what was the most profitable fruit
crop and how best to produee it, who had
the most succecsful garden and hOw it was
managed, with the long catalogue of items
on ikindred topics—would be a mere repe
tiAma of the English obligations to become
perfect in the farmer's calling.
There are times throughout the year
wnen'most men can :indulge in this useful
recreation, and tVere are those who syste
matically devote 'to it a portion of every
season. I have indulged in it myself, and
have!rarely gone anywhere without leatn
ingsomething that was new to me, and
many - things useful.
On these. brief perambulations I have
uniformly found the_ latch string of . the
'lgor within sight and reach. Going in_un
hdrialded, and even anenYrnbuSly, I have
never; been received discourteously The
lniusd-dog may have been snappish; but the
proprietor has been all Suavity.--Author of
' Ten Acres..Enaugh." .
DEATH TO RATS.
• Durino , the winter' montl4, rats naturally
resort to barns and ricks both for shelter
and. food, and are consequently a gi,eit
nuisance to:farmers. For'the benefit of the
readers of the Michigan Farmei, we give
theni,the preparation recommended-for their
deAtriMtion by Dr."l.lea, a celebrated Gck
man 'chemist. This compound is a deal
shot", and if used will send them to " parts
unknown, quicker than " Costar s gxter
,
minator; as it contains pinch 'the same m
gradients. •Farrum•s, if you troubled
with rats, try-it—you can obtain the articlei
at any drug store: 5 . 4 _
Melt, hog's lard in a bottle plunged in
water of temperature of 150 degrees Faren
heit.: introduce -into it half an ounce of
phosphorus for every_ pound of lard, then
add'a pint of proof spirit of whiskey; cork
the bottle 'firmly after its, content, have been
to 150 degrees, taking tt out of the water
and agitating till the phosphorus becomes
uniformly -diffused, making a milky lookinc,
The spirit may be poured off 012 the liquid
cooling; and you then have a fatty coin
poun , which after bei ng gently warmed
may be inCorporated with a mixture of
'wheat 'flour Cr sugar, flavored with, oil of
rhodium or oil of anise seed; &c., and the
dough,on being made into pellets, should be
Taid at the - rat. holesj being luminousin the'
41arlr, rind agreeable, both to their palates
'and noses, it is, readily eaten, and proves
certainly fatal. The rats issue from their
luiles arid seek water to quench their burn
ing; thurst,, and they commonly die near the
water.--lifichigan Farmer.
MARBLE CEMENT.- - The Scienqfic Ante
riapt says that - a very fine marble. cement
is:made by soaking plaster of Paris in a
strong solution of alum, after which it is
baleen in an oven and then ground to powder.
T 1 e. powder is. then mixed with water and
.a.pplied as wanted. It Sets very hard and
takes a brilliant polish. It may be mixed
witKixLetallie.ciplors, such as red lead, so as
- to produce an imitation of marble.
guitauntt ComOanirs.
AMERICAN
LH MIME AND TUN' CIPM,
Walnut Street, S. E. cor. of Fourth.
INCOME FOR THE YEAR 1864,
$357,800.
LOSSES PAID DURING THE YEAR
AMOUNTING TO
$85,000.
Insurances inside upon the Total Abstinence Rites:
the Aowestin the world. Also upon JOINT STOCK
Rates.which are over 20 per cent. lower than Mutual
hates. Or MUTUAL RATES upon which a DIVI
DEND has been made of
FIFTY ILER CENT..
on Policies in force January let. 1865.
THE TER-YEAR NON-FORFEITURE PLAN, by
.which a person insured can make all his payment
in ten yeaxs. and does not forfeit, and can at any time
cease Paying and obtain a paid up policy for twice or
13 dee t4e amount paid tY th companY.
i:100.000 17. S. 5.20 bonds, - -
.40,000 City - of Philadelphia 6s. new,
60,000 U. S. Certifieate of indebttness,
26,000 Allegheny County bonds.
J6,00013:8: Loan of 1881,
10,000 Vityoniing Valley Canal bonds,
10,000 State of fennessee bonds,
10,000 Thiladelphia and Erießailread
bonds,
10,000 Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chi
' - sago bonds.
9,000 Reading Railroad Ist mortgage
' bonds,
6,500 City of Pittsburg and other
• bonds,
1,000 shares Pennsylvania Railroad
stooks.
450 shares Corn Exchange National
Bank,
22 shares-. Consolidation National
Bank
107 sharesFarmers's National Bank
of Reading,
142 shares Williamsport Water Com
pany,
192 shares American Life Insurance
and Trust Company,
Mortgages, Real Estate, Ground Ren
Sto
Loans on obliateral amply secured..
Premium notes secured by Policies,
Cash•in hands of agents secured by bonds.
Cash on deposit with U. S. Treasurer, at 6
per oent 50.000'00.
Cash on hand and in banks 50,861 67
Accrued interest and rents due, Jan. 1 10,454 71
THE AMERICAN IS
Its TRUSTEES are well known citizens in our
Midst, entitling it to more consideration than those
whose managers reside in distant cities.
Alexander Whilldim William J. Howard.
J. Edgar Thomson, Sam tusl T. Bodine.
I
George Nugent: John Aikman,
Ron- James Pollock.l Henry K. Bennett.
Albert C. Roberts, Hon..Toseph Allison,
P. B. Mingle, Isaac Harlehurst,
' . Samuel Work. •
..
ALEX. WHILLIiIN, President.
SAMUEL WORILOFice-President.
' JOHN S. WILSON. Secretary and Treasurer.
.11SYTEMALPIRICATIOI 'COMER
LIFE AMONG THE ZULU—IWFIRS
12mo pp. 351; richly illustrated. Price $2
"This volume is among the best of its class
and will reward perusal."---Presbyterian,.
"This work is not a missionary's journal,
nor a discussion of the comparative claims of
various missions established in this attractive
field, but a popular treatise in which the novel
and striking features of the country are made
familiar to the reader."— Springfield Republi
can.
". Mr. Grout is notonly a devoted missionary,
but he is a man of superior talents, and an ex
ceedingly interesting writer. This work on the
Zulu Land introduces us to a country and peo
ple comparativelY new. It is full of valuable
facts and graphic:descriptions. The Committee
have issued it in a very neat and attractive
style."—Christian Herald and Recorder.
"The aim of the book is to condense and
combine both valuable facts and pleasing inci
dent—embrace enough pf the popular to please
the common reader, and enough of the scien
tific to give the work a place in the library of
the scholar."—lndependent.
13 d i •
a oun s maps, ea san illustrations
executed in the best stYle, and every way the
book is well deserving of a wide circulation
and, at this season of the year, would be a
very fitting and, we"'ar'e sure, aecePtable gift
book."--Christian Instructor.
" It is a good work: to ',place in our Sabbath
school Libraries in the - prace of senii•religions
novels." - Trermont Chrenicle.
"A new and interesting field for narrative
and description opens in the'portion of South I
Africa treated of in this beautiful iAllume. The , l
fifteen years of Mr. Grout's sojourn among the
Zulus have been put to . good purpose. The ; •
mature results of his observation, reading and
scholarship are told in graphic style. The*
thorough acquaintance and sympathy with his
subjeet which a devoted: missionary is, of all
other persons, certain to acquire, is abundantly
shown,in the narritive. His , own experiences
as a pioneer missionary ; the history , of the
people, so fatal known ; the geography, topo
gaphy, geology, fauna, flora, climate, nocturnal
heavens; the, appearance, manners and cus
toms, language, superstitions and character, of
the natives; missions among the Zulus and pre
sent state of affairs in Zulu-land are ably and
instructively treated by the writer. The volume
forms an important addition to our knowledge
of the human family, especially in its relation
to the gospel as an aggressive Power."—Anteri
can Presbylerian. '
The book will be sent by mail, post-paid, for
the price,. $2 00. rOrder from
No.I334'CHESTNUT. STREET, PIESEADA.
The rondon Quarterly Review(Conservative,)
The Edinborkh Review (Whig.) •
The Westminster Review (Radical.)
The North British Review (Free-Church.)
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (Tory.)
The American Publishers continue to reprint the
above-named periodicals, but as the coat of printing
has doubled, the price of paper nearly trebled, and
taxes, duties, licenses, etc•, largely increased, they are
compelled to advance their terms as follows:
Per ann.
For any one of the Reviews $4 00
For any two of the Reviews - - 7,00
For any three of the Reviews 10 00
For all four of the Reviews 12 00
For Blackwood's Magazine 4 00
For Blackwood and one Review 7 00
For Blaokwood and any two of the Reviews 10 00
For Blackwood and three of theßeviews 13 00
For Blackwood and the four Reviews 15 00
Compared with the cost of the orioinal editions,
which, at the present premium on gold, would be
about $lOO a year, our prices ($l5) are exceedingly low.
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