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The AMERICAN JouRNAL or EprcAriox, Ed
tied by Henry Barnard, LII. y. Hartford,
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the December (lsjG) number Of this inpor,
ant Quarterly Journal, edited by gentleman
as widely known as any one ia the nation for
ms assiduous, enthusiastic and pains taking
devotion to the cause Of School Education -
This number closed the 81 volume. containing
about 80 handsomely printed svo. tagc-
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land. The aim of the editor is high one,
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Editor contcmrates a continuation Of the
work till it attains to ten volumes in the
whole and it il intended to contain his
tory and view Of the systems and institu-
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and embelisled by portraits of eminent edu-
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The WRLcN or TIE golden MARY. A New
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of llorsEnoLD WORDS New York. DIX.
EDWARDS Co. This is one Of those fuscin-
atng stories Of a shipwreck and deliverance.
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SlTED STATES MAGAZINE. New Series.
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City Of Washington, begins an account of
the Smithsonian Institution and contains
half dozen good architectural illustrations
exteriors and interiors, Of the building. The
article ia to be continued Among other
articles is a sketch of the life and character
Of llenryJ. Raymond Editor Of the New
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as good as woo1cut lkenesses usually are.
Tho Elitcr' Clfio , H. i &
jack Downing life, amusingly illustrated
The celebrated Old ballad, the begsar's
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ArrlEroys R,i1wAr and Steam Nayjra.
ton Guide, for January l-57 Great pains
are taken to have the numerous tables in
this work az accurate az possible 1t con-
tans new reading matter Of interest. and is
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The HOVE JorRNAG.-The first number of
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periodical DO we find the same amount of
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