, 1875-03-06
LITERATURE.



BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
E on 1.s s f;, t,r.ins M.nn4yerinta
and from iIa Printed Correspondence and Olher
Writings, " t"ns n1os'AT. fhrre Vo'nrnc'
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nn'Ky "o'k VI VI '!a'As' ~ 1''t 'oi'no'' " ""
late admirable aEenloir by afr. Parton. thcro In
aonc that combines 90 many cxcoleuc!rs COM
u,eudlne II 10 popular favor A. ,ha now before
NJ. Thn autl,nr hrs I'M pecuttpr opporlunttiey
10 Inv a''''"' '"" -. Pe@~A 'pf '..I'..
Tor furnishing complete compact sna sn'nen.
slo biography. Willie alahisAf at tho court III
Frnncs Nfr. 1hEc1ow came luto ln'*scAa'on OF tho
original manuscript Of the ceebra.cd Autobiog.
tapny .,,,,... -. ',ta,'"a s,I ,,,t,r mono.
letters hitherto nnpnnlai'e"' s'a o'nef "a'Auoe
riala Of the writer, OF great Val''e'
On comparing tile manuscript With The only
,a,t,on nu,nnrtfnc In bo m.intel from i.,-,hnt
..t,,s,,s H., ,v,,,f.,, Too,,,o rrankiIn in rou.
Puo"enea '. ~ ",'''"a ,1l, H.. .;.t .sn,
don, Ill l8l7,-Ms. Nge!o" "iscoSe.ea 'n"s thoto
lhnh l,2oo changes had oeen maze IL .ho 'exs;
b.d bocn atoeetl,er omitted. Il waa n Ial,or or
in~a ~ waii =. NJ ,,utv, viii, Nr. nivcior, 10
'o'e, ~ "e1' 40 y. 't'';' ".''. ''' Ds~", ~ ~
FrauklIn's autograph, 1,-thorcby prenen,lns tie
rich legacy to tho world In The exact condition IN
rh;rh il a;,thor beauentl,cl It.
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r7..i,;,,~ ne, xr,oi, ia i,rn,,t,lj dowp II, t},e
trankhnh me- ~aic'a is osousn. no"u ~. !" ', 'n'
Autobiography only to the yoar l'at, alf. bse-
low bsn added! in consecutive sequence, extracts
from his extended correspondence, which re-
iAle In inn oe'aM tue e'aas' m snss e'"u." ,"..,s
LILO quay yeAt oe"'ns "'.A ~" Ds uoa'
In i79, THUS we hayo, TOR the t'sst time. tho
entire record OF Iranka,ts private al,u punls
and manifold iredents eet ln.t!le hsnt wliea u"
regarded aa the tEHt ami phiesI: A.,
III portor1nlng INC work nl ettos, ~. nGcaow .,
has been caretnl 20 lntsuub TIlseIi = s'iuotn .
As possible, ANU tfeh Hn'p1S ny "ny oi lou-
1otc a5plsintns sone ansion IN ile narrative
nn'ntolliEtbe 70 lho general reauel. Or hap1.S!ng
some fact neeacu to ny Gsp u 1ne s,n1 . o. s'''
htory. Indeed. TUG te1t oi fIanxhh y u1neoheI.
continuing, AFTER the manner o, oafy, up ~
tho Inst atagcs 81 tho Illness WHEN tefininatou
III hiH death. ct shn aEe Oh -. lne c!os.''R W.
tor 70 tn H., faxor x Man
Ami =, nine aaya oetanc 'no to,el Mn'e" "1e
Iho memoir. a8 atf. E6s!o" plese1.s II, nli7
ehrec octave Volumes. IL eotla scalco!s 70 CON-.
pfosseh into smaller staeo h1,u 10 !nsuco W
tho Ereas man whose mo II pnosos.al,.s' .. IL
deed: thefe "li! on toEteI on tao t,ss VI SONS ny,
thnt larger drass nave hot peem !nAao nn9n Is
vast COLLECTION oi fFanh1 H. HtitlnXa .nel1"eu ~
ar. oNhtHs ousFarn!: H.. ~ ,a,. .',.s "esa
naa ne" ueen o' ILL., ~ r"t ,4s,,a1e M nr,,
ana, a. the mots. thefe "elI P!opaniy hoe ,. tvIu
must bo linitod III It's circulation. aud slr. Bge-
low has HsrucE the AappT tnoaA Ill tn0 prOpf1r-
tiona Of tho present Biography, which is Mother
loo buky and costly to suit average rcaders, uor
too conlensed to ioturc tho full sud Impressive
effect Of tho monograph.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
TnE atonaLlIr or lToninlIonr l1ouox LAWS. AZ
Essay by WIhIL.M n..i, y WEfpHs. lomo'' pp. x2'
boston Ho'es' n'o.nors, ~
Every Wan. AccofshuS I" Ar. heoaeut n*S
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