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Hz..'s MoNrHLY. the best Of all the illustrated
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of " His Inheritance Miss Trafton's graphic
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Egglestous New Novel, a story OF Western life
during the political campaign of 1870 aud
all O. a large part Of Duyescu's norel, q" \
Knight o. Fortune" the story Of a commuui-
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SUGAR PlrQs Poems by Ella Farman.--
Pictures by Miss c. \. Northam. Price, $500.
D LotbropN Co.,, Boston.
This collection Of sweets, which the critics
say is the best ycis book published since
"L1liput Lcyee.' will probably prove to be
one Of the most popular Christmas-Tree books
ofthe season. Tao poems are written from
cbilis own p'ju,-of-yiew, and some Of them,
ike Lslrniuc to Count DAbys Flights,
"Pinkje-Wukje-Posie-Bcu," will be perennial
hyortes in the nursery While the book is
sure 90 c,p,iyate the baby-momory. we will
whisper to the mothers that there is not an idle
Jingle 10 the volume but that every verse
viii subty give a refining aud shaping touch
% the G;tle cbill-soul The book is attractive
y t5ucd. handsomely illustrated, and ought
to De found 10 every Christmas Stocking ia the
land Ask your Bookseller TOR it,
poras .v CrmrAxY WITH CnLDrcS BY
Mrs.. S.lI r. piatt Illustrated Price : 80
d Lotbrop Is o., Boston.
A mothers boy&-one Of those dainty, treas
ur,l volumes Of poetry which naturally end a
resting place in the mother, work-basket, al
WAYS g, hand 20 be taken np in a tender mo-
mcut 1t also contains many poems to be
read aloud in the twilight hour wien the
children gather around mothers knee Of its
literary excellence it is needless to speak as
Ms Pratt stands a, the head Of American
womct poets.
PErEEsoS's MAoAzIsE for January is The
most sn?erb number ever issued Of that popu-
hr alys book. There are two steel eugray-
in.s Cupid 10 the Rain. aud Borrowed
p.umcs. the latter little tot Of three
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establishment alone as expensive as a chrome
70 al here are about Efiy engrarings in
the number. The tories are all origin,
aud by such writer's as no other hdy's book
can show With this number appears, as
S1Fls'asrt, q JUH.sjse diagram pattern for a
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The price is astonishiag'y low, viz two dol
lars copy f0r one year, postage paid. To
clubs 10 is lower still. Address CHAs. J. Pr
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