The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-02

| Datties, wrecks, l0urueylngs IN distant lands,
and bairbresdth escapes inpumerable, is
made the means Of conveying large amount
of useful and accurate information. nam
Der of excellent illustrations by Louis Huard
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Published by Roberts Brothers, Boston. This
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Roberts Brothers, ''Haudy Volume Series"
CDR. Jacob" is a pleasant domestic tale of
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Tile little Corporal for February has
an attractive variety OF stories, poems, and
sketches which viii please young readers.
The editor gives an interesting account Of how
he came TO start this enterprise. In 1865 he
organized the "Army of the Am erican Eagle"
for the purpose of raising money for the last
great Sanitary Fair to aid our sick and
wounded soldiers. Over sixteen thousand
dollars were raised by the sale at ten
cents each of pictures of the veteran
war eagle. At the close of his labors
the editor found himself in correspondence
with about twelve thousand children, and the
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1t is now proposed to make a number of i'm
provements in the manner of conducting the
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