Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-12-23
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THE FLORAL YEAR, by Mrs. Anna Peyre Din
MES Boston, b. b. Mussey g. Co.
One of the most beautiful books published this
season, handsomely printed and illustrated and
richly bound Each month has boquet OF flow.
ers drawn and colored from nature, and each
flower is illustrated with poem.
OUR DAY, GIFT FOR THE TIMES, edited by J..
G.. Adams: Boston, B. b. Mussey &. Co.
Issued in style like the preceding. The pur-
pose of the editor is to "speak freely OF the NOR.
al movements Of our day-peace, temperance,
the reformation Of the criminal, human freedom,
the abolition OF the gallows," &c.; and he does
speak, through such men as ]. G. Whittier, Rev.
Henry Bacon, Horace Greeley, Rev. Theodore
Parker, Rev. II. Ballou Cd, Rev. f. II. Chaplin.
COMMENTARY on THE New TESTAMENT, by Luz
cius r. Paige vol. 3, Acts of the Apostles:
Boston, B. b. Mussey g. Co.
From hasly examination we are led to pre-
sumo that the author of this Commentary is a
UniversqlIst.
FIRsT Book OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
.4ndtomy and Physiology, designed for Acad-
emies and families, by Calvin Cutler NJ. d..
Boston, B. B. Mussey g. Co.
correspondent recently gave a very favora-
BILE opinion Of these volumes. The design is ev-
identity good but we are not sufficiently versed
in anatomy to venture any opinion as to the man
ner in which it has been executed. Let some Of
the learned NJ. Ds. on our school committees ex.
anime this book and report
ELocursoN, or Mental and Vocal Physiology
involving The principles of reading and speak
ing, and designed for the development and
cultivation Of both body and mind, in accord
ance with the nature, uses, and destiny Of man
illustrated by multitude Of anecdotes orato-
rical and poetical readings, proverbs, &C. and
several hundred engravings: by C. p. Bron.
| son, A. NJ, MD.
| This is the Oath edition and the 25th thousand
of this work; 50 it is pretty safe to say that it i.
popular Mr.. Bronson will speak for himself OF
Tuesday evening" so we need not enlarge
THE AMERICAN REVIEW for December, be
| ing the closing number of volume six, come,
clad in mourning for the death Of its editor, GEO
II. COTTON, Esq, at the early age of 90. Mr.
Cotton, in his last words in reference to the Jour
nal, which he had successfully labored to ostab
lish, said" commend my Review to the coun
try" The Review is TO be continued, and w,
again commend it particularly TO the support o
Wings. II is not, however, merely a politica
journal the largest number of its pages are fiji
led with historical, critical and fictitious articles
contributed by some Of the best writer's in thu
country.
Cooley LADY's Book for January, being mum
Der one Of vol. 49, is excellent. Mrs Hale ha
the advantages Of long experience, and she a
walls herself of them, happily uniting practca
and useful knowledge with the lighter material
which make up the magazines for the ladies'
Mr.. Cooley also publishes THE LADIES' DoLLAI
NEwsPAPeh, TO take t'ie place of the reprints o
Blackwood and the London World of Fashou
We doubt not this will be better paper thai
either of the English papers which it is to re
Place. Terms-$3 IN advance for both the La
dy's Book and dollar newspaper.
The HOME JOURNAL. Morris g. Willis hav,
issued their prospectus for new volume, to com
mence on the first of January. 1t is parlor pa
per- astefuy edited and beautifully printed OF
the incest of paper-all for 50 year.
Tx WING ALMANAC. Greeley g. McElrath'
Almanac for lS4S has just been published -ful
OF political statistics and other matter.
THE BoYs' AND Gals MAGAZINE AND FIRE
SIDE COMPANION is a new aud bright lookn
candidate for the favor of the young folks
Monthly, by Bradbury and Guild, IL School st
Boston; 81 year.
DoMEsTIc ANIMALS: History and descrptio
Of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultr
and farm dogs, with directions for management
breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding and prepare
ton for a profitable market, also their disease
and remedies, together with full directions fu
the management of the dairy-by r. L. Allen
New York, c. NJ. Saxton, 205 Broadway.
good book for farmers and farmers boys d
the way, Mr.. Allen is editor and Mr.. Saxton pub
Usher of the American A .rcuturist-an excel
lent monthly when we last knew it, IN Mare
last.
THE ALBANY CuLrIvAToR has been .egl
lar and welcome vsitant to our table for the pa
year. 1t has an immense circulation throughol
the Union, and deserves it.
CoNGREssIoxA CLONE. We have receive
the first number of the Globe and Appendix.
is valuable 10 every politician. 81 for the Glot
or Appendix $40 for six copies of either
three OF each. II the publishers have no. l8
the Congressional Globe for The last session, al
nos. z, 8, 10 and l3 of the Appendix, we shou
be glad 10 get them to complete our file tor bi
ding. These papers were usually regular, al
doubtless the failure was owing to the fact tn
there were two UaichmGn offices in this place,
The YoUNG PEopLE's MIRROR, by E. WI
ker, New York,-B. J. LOSING editorial
claims favor from the young. 1t 10 to be pu
lished in newspaper form of l6 pages a mon
at so cents year in advance.