Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-06-12
THE PALLADIUM.
v.w Rooks and Publications

Amryican Speoker.--We are indebted
pH. w. Derby. & Co. publishers. for
eopy Of new work Of the above title, and
have examined j, with some care. 1t i.
certainly we'll calculated for the purpose it
ishesgned being compiled with fine taste
from the best authors in prose aud poetry
"for exercises in defamation, or for occa-
sional reading in schools" Ii is prepared
By Charles Nor,hend. A. NJ. We invite
our school teachers 10 call and examine it,
School Dialogucs.-Thcs same publish
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'School Dialogucs' being a collection of
Exercises particularly designed for The use
Of schools. The selectIous appear to
have been made with much care, and no
objectionable sentiment, have been adj
mI,ted, and are calculated TO have sal
utary influence on the mind Of the young
1t is preferable 20 all other books of sim-
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Tie Philosophy Of Electrical PsychoT-
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j. Bovee Dods. Messrs Fowler & Wells
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and highly eloquent work. The "philos
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Of mind aud matter upon each other" is
attracting the attention of the intelligent
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|, is put up in maiable form and is sold at
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Ihonghis on ID D3mestic Lifc-i,s Con-
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The Student. a Family Miscellany an
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Moral. intellectual and Physical improve
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