Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-08-07


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tionai religious newspaper, to be called" The
Adrance will be published weekly, from
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Chicago. 1t will represent Congregational
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The August number of Tilton' Journal Of
horticulture is issued, and, as usual, is filled
with matters interesting to horticulturists.
The articles q Among the Berries, by Ed
mund Morris is of Burlington, y. j E., . Grape
Culture, by George W Campbell, of Della
ware. Ohio, and - American Grape Grow
ing" by George Husman. of Missouri are
! all of them very interesting and valuable
| The . Note and Geanings = in this number
are usually full, and contain a good deal of
practical information. Several of the arti-
cles are handsomely illustrated, and as
whole this number of the Journal is fully
equal TO any Of its predecessors in excellence.
RAILWAY READING-Ticknor K Fields are
projecting new issue of books for railway
reading. under the title of :. Good Stories. =
The first number will contain . The Aveng-
err" 10y Thomas De Quincy - Peter Gold
thwaites Treasure" by Nathaniel Haw-
thorne: Love and Skates by Thomas
Hood .. Coldstream." by Herbert Vaughan !;
and - Madonna" by Henry Spicer. Each
story will be illustrated by American artists.
= The Avenger, = in the first number, viii be
| illustrated by Mast. This railway library is
to be of higher class Of literature than has
hitherto been attempted in this class of pub
locations and, although it will be published
at low prlce, II VIII Ue iruud7vrrrvl, .vt ~.
We have from the Leonard Scott Publish
ing Company, New York, Blackwood for
July. 1t contains a slashing article on - The
American Debt and Financial Prospects of
the Union,'' containing views from the ultra
Tory standpoint occupied by all writers for
Blackwood There is the usual variety OF
miscellany in this number.
Book NoTIcEs.-A notice Of DR.. Hayes
. Arctic Boat Journey" and Gail Ilamil-
ton 5 " DOL Gathering" are necessarily post
poned until next week.