Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-12-13
Ne7O Publications.

HOMES AND HOSPITALS: or, Two Phases
of Woman's Work, AS exhibited in the la
bors of Amy Dutton and Agnes Il. Jones.
Hurd & Houghtop, New York The Riv-
erside Press, Cambridge. A book which
will be read with interest by all. 1t is
simple story of how two women worked
among the poor and forlorn, and IL exhb-
its two ways in which they made them
selves useful. one, Miss Dutton, went day
by day from her own home 10 minister to
the distressed in their wretched homes.
She still kept her place in the circle of
friends to which she belonged. The other,
Miss Jones, gave up home, and Ill the at
fractions Ct the society of those she loved.
She put herself under a systematic course
Of training Mt the celebrated institution at
Kaiscrsworth, and then went into hospitals
and warehouses; in Liverpool and London.
Her life is one of the most remarkable of
its kind. The book may be found at Che
ney q CIapp's.
GETTING ON IN THE WORLD; or, Hints
on Success in Life. b. WIN. Mathews,
LII. D., Professor of Rhetoric aud English
Literature in the University of Chicago. S.
G. Griggs & Co., publishers. Though not
without interest to all by reason of its beau
ty and cleaine of style and the rich fund
of information and anecdote it contains,
this work is chiefly of value to young men
for whose announcement and profit it was
mainly written; and from a somewhat care
full perusal of its pages, we are inclined to
say that there is no young person of either
sex but that would be greatly benefited by
reading it. Sold in Brattleboro by w. Eel
ton.
HAwL-STRAPs," Miss Alcotrs new
volume, companion TO her "Scrap- Bag" is
for sale at Felton's and will be found, of
course, very entertaining. 1t is sociable
and humorous account of "Aunt JOS" re-
cent trip to Europe, which will be read
with eager interest by her admirers.
HELPS OVER HARD PLACES. For Boys.
Second Series. BY Lynde Palmer author
Of The Magnet Stories, ETC. Troy, N. Y.
ii. b. Minis q Co. This is very excellent
little book. Its stories are told in a charm
ing way and each has a moral worthy of
thorough inculcation. The book is for sale
at L. j. Carpenters.
The LITTLE CANARY SERIES, in four
volumes, by Mrs. NJ. \. Osgood, is one of
the best and most attractive series of chill
dren's books lately issued. They bear the
well known imprint Of Lee & Shepard,
Boston, and are excelently adapted to the
holiday demand.
DICK TRAvERs ABROAD. in four volumes,
by Miss Adelaide +. Samuels, is published
by the same firm. These books abound
with incidents and and adventures of a
novel and Interesting character and cannot
fail to delight the heart of the boy who re-
ceives them. Both series are to be found
at Cheney & Clapp's.
j. l.. Peters, 500 Broadway, New York
has issued in cheap form collection Of
"Christmas Chi mes" with which lovers o.
mu sic will be pleased, and which may be
procured at Felton's.
The editor of the Old and New magazine
promises his readers TO give them in 1873
two volumes even better than the previous
ones. They are TO include serials by Mr.
Hale, Mrs. Greenough, and other first-class
writer's short stories by Mrs. Stowe, Miss
Meredith, Mrs. Whitney, Miss Hale, &c.
the continuance of Mr.. Martineau's wist
and cheerful series of papers on the rela-
tons between God and Man; series OF
papers on most interesting public ques-
tons, such as Railroads and their power
Woman Suf1rage Labor and Wages; the
Problems of the New AID administration, and
Il the like. Provision has also been made
for articles on interesting points in natur-
al history and philosophy, on such author
ties as Prof. ]. p. Lesley, President Thos
Hill nr ATrc nall nr oil
logg, &C., and for the enlargement and i'm
provement of the critical, record and art
department. The magazine will thus more
fully than ever before afford at once an a.
bundant supply Of first-class light reading
and an entertaining record of the most inn
portant items of human progress for the
time being. Subscriptions received by all
book and newsdeaelrs at publishers rates
Roberts Brothers, publishers, No l43 Wash
ington street, Boston.
The American Artizan for 1873, is to be
enlarged to l6 pages. 1t is one of the best
journals in the country devoted to science
and the arts, and costs only So per year OF
81 for four months. Specimen copies free
Address Brown & Allen, publishers lsf
Broadway, New York.
Vicks Floral Guide for 1873 is ready and
is TO be published quarterly hereafter, al
% cents year, which is not half the cost
The January number is finely printed and
illustrated and contains much valuable in
formation. Those who send twenty-five
cents for the guide can afterwards order
seeds to the amount of ,25 for 81. thus re,
ceiving the guide free for the year. Ad
dress James Wick, Rochester n. Y.