Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-07-23

Poor old hack, well send him 10 grass
In a few days, few days,
On Michigan prairie with old Cas-,
CHI take him home.
For we've colt in training, &c.
A bachelor President was heer seen yet
In our days, in our days,
And what Is more, won't be I'll bet
For he's going home.
sach a one-torse team would look forlom,
In our days, in our days,
Well give him ayessien as sure he's borii-
Oh! do take him home.
For we've colt in training, DO.
Prom the Rochester On. " American.
New York publishers.
The magnitude aud extent Of the book trade
of New York city, is known to but few. There
are some publishers, who, issuing books mostly
OF popular character, are heard OF far and
near, while the names Of firms who confine
themselves to works Of a less ephemeral kind
are seldom loudly sounded in the public ear.
Yet, Il may be doubted whether the latter do
not exert by far the greater influence, for while
the sale Of the first named class of books isgen
orally temporary, the sale OF the latter is con-
slant, steady, remuheratire. There are several
firms in New York who dispose Of school books
with the ordinary notions Of people on this SUBJ
ject. For instance, who would think THAI loO,.
900 copies OF a single work could be disposed of
in one year, yet this has been done by some OF
our enterprising firms. Probably of the houses
engaged in this branch of the business, none
now occupy more favorable position before the
public than that of Messrs. Sheldon, Brakeman
& Co., Il5 Nassau street. They arc not only
the publishers of several very popular series OF
school books, but have also issued many sub.
stantial works OF q general character, which are
numbered among the standard publications OF
our country. Steadily adhering to the rule to
publish no works but those which a sound udg
ment and good conscience can approve, it is
not surprising that they find their publications
are constantly increasing in public favor, and
affording remuneratiye returns long after works
Of an exceptionable character have been con-
signed to oblivion. The course they pursue may
not be the fastest way to make money in this
prodigiouslY fast age, yet experience generally
demonstrates in the end, even to a Barnum, the
truth in the moral of ''the well known fable" of
the tortoise and the hare, that "the slow and
sure win the race" The following article from
the American Spectator gives SO true picture
Of the establishment OF Messrs. S. Is. d Co., as
well as of their publications. that We transfer it
TO our columns:
don for specimens Of artistic excellence in the
manufacture of works of genius, while in the
department Of school books, American publica.
tons lar surpass those Of London, in simplicity
and practical adaptation to the wants of scholars
aud the requirements OF the age. One has but
to enter some of the large publishing houses of
New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, to be not
only convinced Of these facts, but to be struck
with wonder and admiration at the princely APP.
pearancc and marks of enterprise and prospect
" that characterize them. Never were we more
sensible Of the conviction to which we now give
expression, than in passing through the estab-
lishmcnt of Sheldon, Brakeman & Co., l15 Mas
sau street, New York, few days ago They
are located in one of the immense stores of the
New Bible House range of buildings; and under
and above ground present mass of pubca-
tons IN every department Of education, ltera-
t1re, and theology, sufficient, one would think
to supply every State in the Union, and to see
the orders coming in with every mail for their
issues TO pass through their storage, school,
miscellaneous. and packing rooms, and behold
the clerks and porteys selecting packing, box
ing, and shipping to State after State, one is
ready TO cry out, great is the American Repub- |
lie, and is destined TO perpetual youth the land |
thus demanding intellectual stores of wealth |
The sales effected in the Normal series of school I
books alone are enough to sustain any publish
ing house.
These books now sweep the school districts in
some States almost entire. They consist of
Stoddard's Arithmetcal series; the Mental Ju-
reniie; American Intellectual, Practical, and
Philosophical Arithmetic; all carefully designed
to conduct the learner from military steps, by an
easy and gradual progressive SYSTEM TO the
more advanced attanments in mathematical sci
ence. Wehb's series of Normal readers come
next in order, consisting of the Normal Primer,
Primary Lesson, and five ranges of Readers. of
which the Hon. S. s Randall says, that they are
the best practical readers that have come under
Lis notice, and all and everything they should
DC They are arranged on the plan of teaching
the child to read without going through the t.
aioas process OF learning the alphabet and abs
me philosophy OF this is never to present to the
chid sign that does not express an idea The ,
word Dog conveys an idea, but the letter ID only
sound. The author claims for his
system that the child, by progressively compre- q
hendng what he learns, is always Interested, !
and that he does not acquire that mechanical /,
habit so fatal TO progress in education y
!, Following these are Goodrich's Biographies; Il
Mapping Plates; the Symbolical Spelling !
Book, and Hazen's and Miles Speller,. :
Besides the above, this house publishes several :
tandard works of literature, theology, and art !.
Which are passing through edition alter edition. .
ma having constant and increasing sale As 6
IN instance, it may be mentioned. that the .'Na.
soieon dynasty, or History of the Bonaparte .
ran'ly,. which had a fair sale and nothing more
It its publication has recently revived. and is =
low selling better than at any period since the :
Immediate time of publication. &
Another work, "Ihe Origin OF the North o
%meriian Indians by John Mcintosh, publish. a
a by the same house, has for five years had n
mar H. ~ =.
forth British Review said, was the best one that
ad ever been produced in America, upon the r.
eorlg,nes OF this country. II embraces an ac- Ii
cunt or their supposed origin, with discrip- 81
on OF their manners, customs, language, &c, Il
BESIDES the above valuable works, We may a
lention, on their standard list Home Life, by b
lev. William Hague the Epistles TO the Phil f
ppans, of James and John, explained by DIR. "
eander; Representative Women, by DIR. Bald a
IN; Wisdom, Wit and Whims &c.
But time and space would fail us to specify ill
.e publications Of this house. Suffice it TO say
lat, that they are all good, reliable works, c
HIGH will bear stereotypins, and will sell on h
VAR alter year; and we are the more grati6ed p
being able TO thus speak of this house, that p
) leading partner is an old Albanian, who is al
ell known here as an enterpriSing and success. Il
L merchant and WHO'S destined to reap another {:
ch harvest of profit in the highest ranks of the v
CIV Qrk papilSnt.lg business. = et
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FsSE Son, FREE MIX, FRxg SCHOOLS Ann pi
State Association of the Teach ! Il
S OF Ohio held at Mansfield last week their o,
meeting. We are told that about 81
70 Teachers were present. The citizens of b,
ansteld gave then, splendid entertainment at
! Thursday eyening,--one that is represented pl
have been in the highes, degree ereditahle to M
g taste aud the hospitality of the people. S.
one OF the Toasis. we hear, prepared for the =
'oasion. was g Free Soil. Free Men, Free pr
'hoolss AS the Presidsn, OF the evening an sis
'nuced this Toast, the whole assembly, as with he
re voice shouted out ~Axn FsxaoSr,r II be
IS nnpFemeditased, but it was all the more co
ynsheat There was not, We are assured, one vi
scordont note to check this spontaneous n.
preston Of the Peoples viii, So much for
aio. sE
RxxARxAaLr SuNnAr.--The Rev. e. A. Rar. of
OF the West Church in this city, was yesser- on
Y called upon 70 oficia,e at each Of the varied OF