Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-02

Boston, successors of Ticknor & Fields, cata
losues Of their illustrated and holiday books,
and of their juvenile publications. Among
the illustrated books mentioned in these cata.
logues, are ga Christmas Carol" I" Long.
fellows Hyperion" The Red Line Whit
tier" "Longfellow's Poems Complete
" Cary's Lovers Diary "Longfellow's
FIocer de Luce,'' % Owen Meredith's In.
cile," Whittier's Maud Muller" I" Whit
tiers Snow-Bound, - /" The Red Line Tenny-
son." Enoch Arden" "Idyls of the
King" Illustrated ~Farringford Tennyson,'
- Evangeline,'' I" The Vision of Sir Laun-
fall
The illustrated books for Christmas are
quite too numerous to mention. Many of
them have been noticed in these columns
already, and all of them are worth all the
money they cost.
Any one by addressing the publishers can
receive these catalogues by mail post ;paid,
and can thus learn of a great many excellent,
handsomely bound and elegantly illustrated
books, which will have a large sale during
this month.
A CAPITAL PICrURE.-Messrs. Hurd &
Houghton, New York, publishers of the
RirerSlde Magarine, have published a beauti-
ful chrome entitled 1.-The Qu,ck DJctor.e
The chrono has been carefully executed in
fac-simile Of Mr.. II. L. Stephens's painting,
and represents the visit of a Rouen drake
to a sick Brahma rooster, whose wife and
little children seem very anxious for the doe
tors opinion. The doctor, with spcctacles on
nose and chin resting on his cane, looks sa-
gaciously at the invalid. who, with bilious
complexion and closed eyes, seems entirely
Obvious to all the aff.irs of this world.
They are all painted from life. The chrome
is the most successful picture yet made by
an artist who has a wide reputation in this
class of subjects, and is sent free of expense,
to every one who sends the full subscription,
$3.50 for the 90 Rirerside,' to the publishers.
We have received from Oliver Ditson &
Co., of Boston, the following new music
q Broadway Polka, " by W. F. Wellman, Jr.;
g What Josie Said" music by W. F. Well
man, Jr.; &" Walking in the Park" a min
strel song ; Good Tcmplar Schottisch, . by
Ferdinand A. Winter. Also, from II. L.
Story, Burlington, a patriotic song and cho-
rus entitled, The Glorious Banner of L q. S.
Grant, by George F. Smith, of Washing
ton, Vt. For sale at G. w. WILDER book
store.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for December,
has the following contents Our Painters
Autumnal Calcb's Lark The Face in the
Glass Hooker; Cooperative Housekeeping
a Watch in the Night; \ Day at a Con-
sulate A Gothic Capital Our Paris Let
ter The First and the Last; Reviews and
Literary Notices.
Published by Fields, Osgood and Co.
The LITTLE CoRPoRAL for December, is as
usual, fall Of interesting reading for young
folks Its recent enlargement and improve
ment, have made it one of the most engaging
periodicals for children which we have. 1t is
published by Alfred /. SewelI, Chicago, Ill.
Price 81 90 a year, single copy 10 cents.
Great inducements are offered to those desir-
ing to get up clubs Specimen copies contain
ing premium list can be obtained of the Pub
fishers.
The December number of MERRY's MUSEUM
has been received. It's co Iumns are devoted
to entertaining stories etc. for boys and girls.
Terms $3.50 in advance, single copies Is
Published by H. B. Fuller, Boston.
See prospectus in another column.