Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-05
WHOLE NO. 1855.
April M ag a2ines.

GoDEY's LADY's Book is just spien-
did" The steel engraving, "Old Friend
Falling" is natural and instructive, and
the principle figures are grandma and
grandson hunting for the leak in the tea
pot Gold friend). The fashion-plates and
fasaion-notns are to the point and numer-
GUS; the stories in prose and poetry are
by the best authors. In a word, Cooley
keeps up with the spirit of the age. If
you 90 to Philadelphia this summer, call
at the office and subscribe; if you don't
go, send for it.
THE NURSERY is just the book for the
Children bright, amusing and pure
John L. Shorey, Publisher, Boston, Mass.
Price, SLIGO a year in advance.
ST NICHOLAS opens with an interesting
article on Sir Joshua Reynolds painting
of the "Strawberry Girl" illustrated by
an admirable reproduction of the paint
ing itself. Among the other contribu-
tions, the most prominent, are 1.-THE
Poor Boys Astor House," illustrated;
The Centennial Exhibition, with pictures
Of the principal buildings. AS for stories,
How Grizzly freed Obed Rollins, illus
trated; A Lake of Fire; The Ash Girl,
etc. Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis "Gil-
bert Stuart and her "Talk with Girls"
are good. These, with pleasant rhymes
and page of music, make up the number.
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PETERsoN's is good to take, because it
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The history and characteristics of
Yale College are sketched by Prof. Beers
quite fully in the leading article of SCRIB-
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nu nber, cover good deal of ground.-
Poe, Irving and Hawthorne are treated
of; the sketch Of the life Jules Janin, the
great French author is interesting; Of
Gabriel Conroy there are five chapters,
certainly not licking in incident or inter-
est; Philip Nolan's Friends is continued.
The editorials by DR.. Holland are vigOr-
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men and the Centennial; The Skin; Tea
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