The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-14
BY w. w. PRESCOTT.
@atebman 4 Suumal.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IA, 1885.
A Library for One Dollar.
BOOKS GIVEN AWAY TO
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The full development and perfection of the
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LIFE OF CROMWELL, DIS pages,-The Christian
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biography of Cromwell, told with interest in
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GEORGE ELIOT'S ESSAYS.-The Examiner New
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ILLUSTRATIONS AND MEDITATIoNs, 2s3 pages.
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MARTIN LUTHER, 24O pages" This particular
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OUR CHRISTMAS IN A PALACE, 2ss pages-By
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