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A Nor roa “ Boaaowsas" r0 Gama—We copy the follow ing from a country exchange, promising that its sentiments are ours exzictly. For obvious reasons we suppress the name of the journal and the place of its publication :— "There are people in evuy community, who are always in the habit of borrowing their neighbor's paper or book as he receives it by mail, without even giving him the time to look at it. They tell you they ‘only want to see the fashion plate, patterns, ﬁnish the continued story,’ or lOlllGlllllt; of children that sort—when to look at they theread pictures, the book and or when paper, thehand ownerit gets t » the it 5 Ill/{III I/4‘l-I‘ I /f-l/J'u/l‘.

“Through the ford at the forest,” bearing the beautiful maiden Priscilla, her hand with loving confidence placed in that of her new husband. It is pub lished by J. E. Tilton lit 00., 161 Washington street, Boston, who will furnish directions how to paint it in the Grecian style. Price $1,50, postFpaid. The circular will be found on another page.

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depriving the subscriber of the pleasure of reading his paper ﬁrst. The town of, to the number of its inhabitants, cannot be beaten for book and newspaper borrowers on the whole Globe. When a person or family subscribes to books and papers, they do it for their own personal benefit, not for others; and evary person of good, hard sense ought to know it.”

Pamuus roa Sixes: SUBBCRIBERS.—A correspondent asks us, why we do not give premiums to single subscribers, as

well as to persons getting up clubs. We answer that we ask no more for the Magazine than it is worth. and that, if we gave a premium to every subscriber, we could afford to do it only by making the Magazine worth just so much the less. Some of the lottery associations, we know, advertise to give both a Magazine and engraving for three dollars; but we

give as good a Magazine for two dollars. A premium to a person getting up a club stands on a different footing. There is always more or less trouble in going around, and coll-ct ing names and money for a club: and it is to remuneratc persons for this that we give a premium. Besides. in point

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h'apoleonic Ideas. By the Prince .Napoleon Louis Bona parte. Translutcd by J. A. Barr. 1 1:01., 12 me. New York: D. Appleton d!- Cb.—Thls little treatise originally appeared at Brussels, in 1839, at a time when the present emperor of the French was in exile. It has now been translated, for the first time, as peculiarly applicable to the existing crisis. The work seeks to clear the memory of the ﬁrst Napoleon from the charge of having been an enemy to liberal ideas. For this purpose it analyzes his system, both domestic and foreign. The volume may not convince all readers of what the writer desires. But it will satisfy every impartial mind that Prince Napoleon. quite twenty years ago, had thought profoundly on political aﬁairs; that he came to the imperial throne with a ﬁxed policy; and that he is now only seeking to carry out what he had determined on. even before the Anglo-French alliance. Whoever desires to understand Eu rnpettn politics should study this book. It will throw more light on the probabilities of the future than dozens of speeches from cabinet ministers, or scores of leaders in the London Times. The Life of ChiefJusticc Parsons. By his Son. 1 1:01., 12 mo. Boston: Tt'clcnor cL' Fields.—The typography, paper and general appearance of this volume are equal to the Very bust

of morals, we object to lotteries, or lottery associations. We

specimens of the English press. And the subject is worthy of this honor. Chief Justice Parsons of Massachusetts was one of those “giants of the law,” who appear only at rare intervals, uniting vast legal acquiremcnts to an almost in. fallible perception of the true principles of the science. He died in 1813, after having filled the ofﬁce of Chief Justice for but little more than six years, but during that period he almost entirely remouldcd the law of his native state, which the revolution had so seriously damaged. As a master of Coke upon Littleton he rivaled the greatest English lawyers that have ever lived. The volume is written in an honest, manly spirit, and is not confined merely to depicting the Chief Justice as a lawyer, but gives us delightful sketches of his private life, as well as throws light on the principal political events of his time.

never have had anything to do with them, and we never will.

Isrisrs’ Wsanaonss.—There can be no greater mistake made than to provide an expensive wardrobe for infants. 1400 and embroidery soon lack body from frequent wash ings. and all that a mother requires for her young child is plenty of plain. neatly made clothing. The skirts of the dresses should be made with a hem of three or four inches in width. with perhaps the addition of a tuck or two: but in the latter case, the hem should be narrower and the tucks

of the same width. The “infant waist,” which is slightly full and put on a belt, should not be bound around the neck. or only be bound in front, and be fastened by a drawing string in the back. Many persons have the belt to extend on!y half way round the waist, and conﬁne the back by nar row bobbin casings.

The Life of James Watt, with srlections from his Cbn'es <‘ pondence. By James Patrick Muirhead, M. A. Illustrated with wood cuts. 1 vol, 12 me. New York: D. Appleton it NINI IJI I I’ Co.—-This is the first successful attempt to furnish the public with a full, yet well~digested, biography of James Watt, the inventor of the steam-engine. The book is one of the most interesting we have read for a long time. It is. indeed, not only a memoir of Watt, but also a history of the greatest in } vention of modern times. Youngmen can learn, in this volume, how energy and industry ﬁnally command success,

no matter what the impediments that present themselves.

Wmn Sumatra Banana—White dresses are usually made with full, plain skirts, or else with a number of narrow tucks. The prettiest style of body is like that of Fig. 2 in our fashion plate: but the insertion can be dispensed with, and the body can be made of the plain muslin only, slightly fulled in at the waist. If made in this style, there should be a very slight fullness 'm the back also. The lining of a white dress should always be out quite low. The ordinary The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, bishop or shirt sleeve, with an insertion band at the wrist, is very pretty, and less trouble than an open sleeve, as the the Chess Champion; including an historical account of clubs, under-sleeve can be dispensed with. A dress of this kind is : biographical sketches Qffamous players, and various informa suitable for any occasion, and is one of the most economical 5 tion and anecdote relating to the noble game of Chess. By a I’iiul Mmphy’s late Secretary. 1 r01., 16 me. New York: D. dresses worn. § Appleton (£- Co.—The title of this work explains itself. It A BEAUTIFUL PICTUBI is the copy of Darley’s late cele s will be a valuable book for reference, tive-and-twenty years brated work from Longfellow‘s new poem, “The Courtship hence. An indifferent portrait of Paul Morphy appears as of Miles Standish.” The size of the plate, which is upright, > a frontlspiece. M‘N/ {If