Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-03-03
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The LIFE AND BgAuIIEs or FANNY FgRx.-Ner
York: II. Long and Brother For sale in Brat
tleboro at feiton's.
"Who is Fanny Fern Is a question that Is now
answered. The FIRST thirty pages of the above book
are devoted to her private and domestic life
About thirty moro pages contain sketch Of her
literary efforts and key to "Rnth Hail." while
the balance Of the book is filled with all sorts Of
sketches selected from her writings as published in
the Olive Branch aud True Flag We think no
one can read this book half through and quit the
task with any very exalted notions Of the personal
character Of Sarah Payson Willis that was, or Sa-
nh p. Harrington that Is. or Fanny Fern as
she is known to the reading world. It seems to
have been got up as an Offset to "Ruth Hall;'
and, as in the last named book she savagely de-
nounces her family and friends, 80, in this her pr-
vate history is unveiled to curious hubble public
The impress on the cover of the book we regard as
peculiarly significant. SSharpcr than 4 serpent's
tooth, Is a thankless ehild.''
A JOURNEY THROUGH KANSAS; with Sketches Of
Nebnska describing the Country, Climate Soil
Mineral, Manufacturing and other Resources
The results Of q tour made in the autumn Of
1854. By Rev. c. b. Boynton and T. u. Ma
son, committee from the kansas League Of
Cincinnati. With new and authentic Map,
from official sources. Cincinnati: Moore, VII
stach, keyes Co.
The object aud character Of this work is sufTi-
GENTLY indicated by It's title 1t furnishes import
ant aud reliable Information useful to all those who
are contemplating removal 10 the new territory.
We fear that the hope Of the authors, that Kansas
is TO be populated the result of ''decp and steady
religious feeling" however desirable this may be
are doomed to disappointment People will 20 TO
that new territory il they think they can better
their condition by such emigration, aud not with
out such conviction. Utilitarianism is too much
the order Of the day to predicate success upon anv
such undertaking from religious motives merely
Again, we cannot commend the spirit which dictat-
ell a condemnation Of the first boat-load Of em;-
grants, who, on board the steamer at St Louis.
one Saturday night, chose rather to 90 on the next
day, even il that day was the Sabbath than to re-
main on board the boat at the e,ee where the si;ol
era was raging. The same writer admits that on
his journey he drank spirits to stupection, IL not
intoxcation, in hopes Of thus warling of the chol
era We can see no reason why both parties did
not act judiciously under the circumstances. The
book is quite readable and the facts furnished are
valuable to all who would acquire knowledge Of
tbs resources Of Kansas.
GoDEr's LADY's BooK.-The March number ia
full Of chosen stories, patterns for fancy work, and
useful and practical hints upon various subjects of
interest to the ladies. The leading illustration is
gem. Cooley has made an arrangement by which
he is enabled to send the Lady's Book and Harp
er's Magazine to any person on the receipt Of s4,
so. For sale at Carpenters,
PUrsAa's MAGAZINE. for March, and HAHPrn's
MAGAZINE for the same month, have been received
and are for sale at Carpenters.
The LABOR SAVING GRAMMAn: Designed forSchools.
Families and Private Learners. BY the author
OF ."Grammar simplifed." Fourth Edition
Enlarged and Improved. New York: Sold by
all the principal Booksellers in New York and
Boston; aud at wholesale by J. Steen Son
Bratteboro
This valuable work, just issued from the urcss.
Is constructed upon plan entirely original, and
claims the merit Of being calculated to imparta
knowledge of grammar with more facility, and in
much shorter time, than any other system ex-
tanti and from careful perasal of the book, we
are perfectly satisfied its claims are we'll founded
For beginners, especially, we think it ineompara-
bly, excels all the Grammars ever before published
We should rejoice to see the Labor Saving Gram
mar introduced into every School in the United
States