Thibodaux minerva., 1855-09-08
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| EASY WARNER AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES, sketched
for Home Circles, by William Coggeshan Redied, Ne"
| York Bennett Galabert Thibooaux,
| A pleasenter book than this has not recently
genial truthful and didactic, it will make the home
/ hearts warm at many fireside the coming winter
1t has not the Objectionable characteristics of mod
ern cut-throat romance; but it depicts the homely
JOYS and sorrows of real men, women, and children
in an engaging and interesting style, and its most
noticeable feature is the moralzing and refumaory
spirit of every story. 1t is good book, and one
calculated to do much good right at the birth spot
of most of this worlds gladness-the "Home
Circle"
LAND, LABOR, AND GOLD, by Vim. Hewitt. Bennett &
Gaabert, Thibodaux.
He are two as pleasant and improving volumes
as have fallen from the press for many day. In
point of finish, perhaps, they will not compare
with the classic elegance, that is so beautifully
woven in with the heart gushings Of his learned
wife but withal that they will carry lessons of in
struction, and gems of beauty into every household
They contain an account of the authors trip to
and from Australia, his experience and experiment,
ing while there the inhabitants the State, past and
present, the condition Of the country, the gold
diggings as they have been, and they are now.
These volumes are doubly important to our liter
ature on account Of their being the only authentic
and reliable history we have of that far off land
MEMOIRS OF BENNETT AND HIS TINES By A Jour-
nalist, for sale by Bennett Galabert, Thibodaux.
Is well written and neatly executed volume Of
over 400 pages from the press Of Stringer and
Townsend. We here have the eventful career OF
this great journalist faithfully sketched. Com
mencing with his birth place, boyhood life at Aber-
deem. Subsequent departure for America, his con-
nection with the Boston Galaxy, Charleston Courier,
New York Courier, National Advocate, New York
Globe and New York Herald, journal at pre-
sent having the largest circulation and welding per-
haps the greatest influence on the Continent. The
course of James Gordon Bennett in his connection
with the Herald, in the closing part of the work is
freely and ably discussed. The place which this
man has so long held in the public mind, the null
tpcity of undertakings that he has set on foot,
and generally brought to successful issue, will
give an eclat to this publication that will insure it
sale commensurate with its authors world wide
notariety.
THE NEw-YoRK PIcAYUNE.-There has hereto
fore existed in the City of New-York, two penny
papers, one styled the "Pick," and the other
the "Picayune." These two papers have recently
been merged into one under the name of the
"New-York Picayune." Such of our friends as
are pre-disposed to be hypochondriacal should not
fail to remit to the publishers the first gold dollar
that they may receive, for years subscription, as
it will most certainly relieve them when all other
remedies have proved Intellectual. The Pic. is de-
cidedly Punchy; and will cause you to laugh
when you may be disposed to weep 1t is one of
the best prophylactcs for blue devils that can pos
sibly be administered. Try it!
Y Harper for the current month-September
is before us, for which we owe our thanks to
Messrs. Bennett Galabert, of the Literary Depot
This number Is an exceedingly rich one. Single
copies may be had on application to B. l. G., for
25 cents.