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��first number, 2,000 were printed; of the second. 1.250; of the third. l.;^50; of the fourth. L.IOO; of the fifth, 1.700; of the sixtli. 1.920. Of eoiuplete vohiines there were issued only 1.250; tliese vol- umes, together with the tir.st two. are now very scarce. Of v(dnme four there ■were issued over 2.000 coiuplete copies; several months have elapsed since the last volume was sdIiI. Of volinne five there were printed 2.100 copies; less than fifty remain on hand. The aver- ajje circulation of volume six was over 2.700; less than 100 remain on hand.

A'olume seven has been printed for suhsci'lbers only; the trade do not handle it. Frank P. Mace, of ("oncord. N. II.. and George E. Littlefield, G7 Cornhill, Boston, keep the only stores where numbers can be bou^'ht. Either are authorized to receive subscriptions.

Before the first of Januarj', 1885, or- ders will be received for volume 7, at §2. After that, the few remaining vol- umes will be sold for §3. From the small issue of certain numbers of the current, volume, volume seven icill be very scarce.

��The Xew Hampshire Historical Soci- ety held their third annual field day Oc- tober 1. 1884, in the old town sf Exeter. The weather was very auspicious, and the meeting was well-attended. The resident members of Exeter were very zealous in their attentions to the visitois and nothing occurred to mar the occa- sion. The field day in 1883 was com- memorated at Portsmouth and vicinity; in 1882. at Dover. There is a probabil- ity that the next field day wdl be en- joyed iu the neighborhood of Concord.

��There is a proposition before the stand- ing committee of the Xew Hampshire Historical Societj' to have the society accept the Granite Monthly as an organ of communication not only be- tween the members but between the so- ciety and all those who take an interest in historical subjects. This would not take the niagazine from its present man- agement, but only increase its number of active and zealous contributors.

��The Historical Societ}- is over sixty years old. It has issued eight volumes. It needs new life, energy, and nione3'~the former rather th in the latter. Money, liowever, is always acceptable. To ob- tain money it will receive int» Its ex- clusive circle all who take an interest in its purposes and ends. It costs only $3 a year, after a member is once admitted, to enjoy every Tuesday the advantages of its library. The society is, however,

��awakening. It needs money to keep its library open every day in the week. It sliD'dd have a membership of at least 2.000.

��HOBBS, GOKDOX AND COMPANY.

It has now been over a year since the firm of Hobbs, Gordon a:id Company commenced to advertise in the Granite Monthly. The steady yet solid growth of their busines-^.from small beginnings to its present large proportions, can be immediatel.y traced to this wise business ventu'c. The people of the city and state, and. in fact, of all New England, have become Inmiliar with the enter- prise of the firm, and from their persist- ence liave argued that they really had sonn'thing to sell which at least de- manded investigation.

They have, indeed, the best apparatus in the market for heating a house. It is low priced, in the first place, and it can be run so economically that the original cost is soon saved in the reduction of the coal bill. During the bitter coki days of the winter of 1883-4. the house occupied by the family of the writer was thoroughly heated throughout by a Hobbs-Gordou Steam Heater, and the whole household are unanimous in its praise.

Of course there is no question as to the advantage of heating b_v steam. It is the great stride in the civilization of cold New England in the last half of the nineteenth century. The only ques- tion arising, especially in the furnishing of a new house, is wdiat fit rn of manu- facturers to pitronize. The liundreds wlio are enjoying the benefit of the in- ventive genius of the above firm will heartily recommend their Steam Heater.

Their radiators for the transmission of heat are not only an ornament to any apartment, but combine man}-^ impor- tant principles which render them the most practical of any made.

The firm are about to put in the mar- l<et an article which is bound to have an immense sale. In honor of Concord it is named the Pena-cook Stove. It revolutionizes cooking. The fire-box, about as large as a two quart pail, is suspended in a cylindrical stove, packed with a non-conductor. The heat is all utilized, and not escaping, is confined to its legitimate business of heating the oven. One penny invested in coal will cook the dinner of an ordinary family ; two pennies will heat the water for the family washing.

The manufacture of tliese stoves on a very large scale will soon be inaugu- rated.

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