The Portland daily press., 1867-04-13

THE MAINE TowNsMAN; or Laws for the Reo-
ulati0n of Forms and Judicial Decisions.
adapted to the revised Statutes of Maine
BY Benjamin Kingsbury, jr. Counsellor and
Attorney at Law. Twelfth Edition,-Port-
land: Carter 81 Dresser.
The value of this work, and its accentation
with the people at large, are sufficiently evil
denced by the fact that eleven successive edi-
tions have been exhausted, and the present and
twelfth is rendered necessary by the continued
demand. 1t has been very carefully revised,
and many important additions made to tho
original plan, rendering it more than ever use
ful as an aid to business mon, and as manual
for officers of towns in the discharge of munci-
pal duties. 1t includes statutes, and references
tojudicial decisions, and appropriate iorms, and
will be found convenient and useful in the alb
sence of q professional adviser. The Probate
Forms appended to the work We're prepared by
a member of the Cumberland bar, who is thor
oughly versed in the routine of business and
are designed to aid parties in the course of ad-
mnistration and guardianship. They are ar
ranged in tho order in which they NAV be
wanted for use, and a few brief notes of expla-
nation are appended, when necessary. These
forms will enable parties to prepare their own
papers.
The present edition is very clearly printed
and neatly and serviceably bound
A TALE OF Two CITIEs.-By Charles Dickens
With Sixty-iour Illustrations, from ORIGINAL
Designs by John McLenan-Phladelpb
Il. b. Peterson & Brothers.
1fevery person in the United States does not
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certainly not be from any lack of variety in
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mend the diamond" edition of a Bos ston house;
New York publisher is issuing the same nov
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not to strain the eye in reading, is elegantly
bound in green and gold, and sold at the low
price Of $125. This is the Authors A American
Edition, and We recommend purchasers to
make themselves acquainted with its merits
before deciding on choice We understand
that the same publishers are now Offering
tscenty-one other editions of the Complete
Works of Charles dickens, comprising every
thing ever written by him, and sold at prices
varying from $1,000 to S125.00 set.
''The Tale of Two Cities is for sale by G. r.
Chisholm 81 Brother, Congress street and
G. I. Depot.
INSTANT GLORY.
A memorial pamphlet containing sermon,
preached by Rev. Octavius winslow, d. D.,
on occasion of the funeral of his wife, and also
a brief biographical notice of the deceased, who
seems to have been a woman of great beauty
and elevation of character, ond whose death
took place under unusual circumstances.
Robert Carter & Brother are the publishers.
For sale by Packard.
The LION IN THE PATH
A novel Of political and fashionable life in
England, written by John Saunders, author of
"Bound to the Wheel" "Abel brakes Wife,
&c. stories which have enjoyed q considerable
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York, and sold here by Chisholm & Brother.
Price in paper covers 70 cts.
CARRIERS PRESIDE LIBRARY
Two new volumes of this pretty and useful
series are published by Carter & Brothers,
New York. These are 'How Paul's Penny be-
came Pound and How Peters Pound be-
came a Penny" Both of these stories inculcate
the lesson of prudence and thrift and ara of a