American literature -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Sunday schools -- United States -- Periodicals
This, the sixth edition, has undergone a careful revision, bringing
down to date the modifications necessary to a complete manual. It is
indispensable to the transient visitor and valuable to the resident and
business man of Boston.
Words of Our Hero, U. S. Grant.
=By Jeremiah Chaplin.= 12mo, PAPER, WITH PORTRAIT, 35 cents.
Here the hero tells in simple language his own eventful story. By
citations from military dispatches, Presidential messages, private
letters, and after-dinner speeches, the reader gets many a vivid
picture of life from a master-hand, in terse, narrative English. The
whole impression is that of strength, candor, and integrity.
Woman in Sacred Song.
=Compiled by Eva Munson Smith, (Mrs. G. C. S.).= QUARTO,
ILLUSTRATED, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, CLOTH, $3.50; HALF MOROCCO,
$6.00; FULL MOROCCO, $9.00.
A collection of rare songs written by the great lyric women of all
lands and times. The first hymn of each of these "Miriams" is prefaced
by a terse biography. Composers among women are also represented in
the music of anthems, chants, and many hymn-tunes. This collection is
practically valuable in that it is suited to the needs of temperance,
missionary, and other organizations, and will prove serviceable at
church and society concerts and at religious anniversaries. 880 large
quarto pages.
PROSPECTUS--BABYLAND--FOR 1886.
The Magazine for the Babies, this coming year, in
addition to its bright pictures, and gay little
jingles, and sweet stories, will have some especial
delights for both Mamma and Baby.
THE MAGIC PEAR
will provide Twelve Entertainments of dainty jugglery
and funny sleight-of-hand for the nursery pencils.
This novelty is by the artist-humorist, M. J. Sweeney
("Boz").
ALL AROUND THE CLOCK
will give Baby Twelve tiny Lessons in Counting, each
with wee verses for little lips to say, and pictures
for bright eyes to see, to help the little mind to
remember.
LITTLE CRIB-CURTAINS
will give Mamma Twelve Sleepy-time Stories to tell when
the Babies go to cribs and cradles. In short, BABYLAND
the whole year will be the happiest, sweetest sort of a
home kindergarten.
_Beautiful and novel New Cover. Only Fifty Cents a year._
PROSPECTUS--OUR LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN--FOR 1886.
This magazine, for youngest readers, has earned golden
gratitude from teachers and parents this past year.
While its short stories and beautiful pictures have
made it welcome everywhere as a general Magazine for
Little Folks, its series of instructive articles have
rendered it of unrivalled value to educators. For 1886
several specialties have been prepared in accordance
with the suggestions of teachers who wish to start
their "little primaries" in the lines on which older
brothers and sisters are being taught. As a beginning
in American History, there will be twelve charming
chapters about
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