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PICTORIAL HISTORY
THE UNITED STATES,

LNROM the discovery of America by the North
l. men to the present timely JonH FRosr, Pro
fessor Of Bellies Lettres of the High School of Phil
adelphia Embellished by upwards of three hundred
original cuts, designed by Croome expressly for this
work.--Now in progress of publication, and 10 be
completed in twenty monthly numbers, at the unpa-
ralleied low price OF twenty-five cents each the
whole forming four octave volumes.
full and copious History of the United States for
families and libraries has long been called for by the
American people the publisher has now the plea
and satisfaction Of presenting to the public suc
a work. II is the result OF years OF study and re-
search by one of our ablcst writers and in order
that the noble deeds and striking scenes connected
with our history may be properly depicted, the pub
Usher has engaged the services Of superior and dis
tinguished artist
In carrying Out this undertaking. great investment
of capitol has been required, and much mechanical
skill employed TO render il work worthy OF the adj
mraiion Of every lover Of his country; and one to
which every patriot may poiat as an evidence OF the
great degree of perfection and refinement our liberal
institutions have secured us.
The first number appears this day, april ls) the
succeeding ones will appear promptly on Inc lirs oil
each month until the whole is perfected AT the con
cluson of each volume complete index and title
Page will be furnished
The publisher pledges himself that the embe llish-
ments in the whole work shall exceed three hundred,
and equal those in the first specimen number in
style and execution The distribution Of the pictures
will of course be regulated by the subject, some
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rial embellishments than others. The succeeding
parts will contain the number of pages as this.
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PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE Bl
i BILE AND VIEWS IN THE HOLY LAND

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE Bl
i BILE, AND VIEWS IN THE HOLY LAND,
complete in vols-containing 600 engrayings Illus
ratve of different texts of Scripture, views OF places
mentioned in the Bible, &c. Sc, compiled from the
London Pictorial Bible.
The above work is the only ILLUSTRATED
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with a work of this kind, will do well TO call and
examine il.
The following is from the Boston Recorder.
"This volume completes the design of the compiler
And il may b. said with truth that he hath wrought
a good work, in commencing, prosecuting, and ter
minating thus happily brief series of Illustrations,
which, if not absolutely perfect do yet supply an inn
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ever may be the opinion of others, our own conyic-
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that the amount Of Biblical knowledge in the Ameri.
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il to the attention of all lovers of the Bible yalu
abls auxiliary in their study of the word of God, and
in their endeayors 10 dise divine knowledge through
out the circles in which they move"
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MRS L. D. ROBINSON, respectfully informs
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ON AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AND

ON AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AND
" GEOLOGY, by Professor J. y. w. Johnson, in
three volumes, complete, cheap edition-addressed
70 practical agricuturists who possess no previous
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Il HICKERING'S PIANO fORTES.-W. FIs-
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any Of his superior Pianos at the fooea factory prices
three Of which are on hand at StatIoners'
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sept s-3taw4w
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" GERMAN IN AMERICA"

of mammoth size, now the largest paper in the Uni
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The German in America" is paper principally
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pretng medium between the literary genius OF the
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To those therefore Of the English-Amercan public,
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German Publishers, Washington, d. e.
IL Papers who will insert the above, will enutie
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4 rlCEROS OKA IlONS-translated by Prot
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