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A Report of the Debates and

Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention

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for Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, held at Washington, D. C., in February, A. D. 1861. By L. E. CHITTENDEN, one of the Delegates. Large 8vo. 626 pp. Cloth.

"The only authentic account of its proceedings."-Indianapolis Journal. "It sheds floods of light upon the real causes and impulses of secession and rebellion."-Christian Times.

"Will be found an invaluable authority."-New York Tribune.

The Conflict and the Victory of

Life. Memoir of MRS. CAROLINE P. KEITH, Missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church to India. Edited by her brother, WILLIAM C. TENNEY. "This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."-St. John. "Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." -St. Paul. With portrait. 12mo.

"A work of real interest and instruction."-Buffalo Courier.

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Sermons Preached at the Church

of St. Paul the Apostle, New York, during the year 1864. Second Edition. 18mo. 406 pp. Cloth.

"They are all stirring and vigorous, and possess more than usual merit.”. Methodist Protestant.

"These sermons are short and practical, and admirably calculated to improve and instruct those who read them."-Commercial Advertiser.

The Trial. More Links of the

Daisy Chain. By the Author of "The Heir of Redclyffe." Two volumes in one. Large 12mo. 390 pp. Cloth.

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Chateau Frissac; or Home Scenes

in France. By OLIVE LOGAN, Authoress of "Photographs of Paris Life," etc., etc. Large 12mo. Cloth.

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"The vivacity and ease of her style are rarely attained in works of this kind, and its scenes and incidents are skilfully wrought."-Chicago Journal. "The story is lively and entertaining."—Springfield Republican.

The Management of Steel, in

cluding Forging, Hardening, Tempering, Annealing, Shrinking, and Expansion, also the Case-Hardening of Iron. By GEORGE EDE, employed at the Royal Gun Factories' Department, Woolwich Arsenal. First American from Second London Edition. 12mo. Cloth.

"This work must be valuable to machinists and workers of Iron and Steel.' -Portland Courier.

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"An instructive essay; it imparts a great deal of valuable information connected with the making of metal.”—Hartford Courant.

The Clever Woman of the Fam

ily. By the Author of "The Heir of Redclyffe," "Heartsease," "The Young Stepmother," etc., etc. With twelve illustrations. 8vo.

"A charming story; fresh, vigorous, and lifelike as the works of this author always are. We are inclined to think that most readers will agree with us in pronouncing it the best which the author has yet produced. "--Portland Press.

The Clever Wo"A new story by this popular writer is always welcome. man of the Family,' is one of her best; bright, sharp, and piquant."-Hartford

Courant.

"One of the cleverest, most genial novels of the times. It is written with great force and fervor. The characters are sketched with great skill."-Troy Times.

Too Strange Not to be True.

With

A Tale. By Lady GEORGIANA FULLERTON, Authoress of "Ellen
Middleton,” “
""Ladybird," etc. Three volumes in one.
Illustrations. 8vo.

"This work, which is by far the best of the fair and gifted Author ess, is the most interesting book of fiction that has appeared for years. "-Cairo News.

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What I Saw on the West Coast

8vo.

of South and North America, and at the Hawaiian Islands. By
H. WILLIS BAXLEY, M.D. With numerous Illustrations.
632 pp.. Cloth.

"With great power of observation, much information, a rapid and graphic style, the author presents a vivid and instructive picture. He is free in his strictures, sweeping in his judgments, but his facts are unquestionable, and his motives and his standard of judgment just.”—Albany Argus.

"His work will be found to contain a greal deal of valuable information, many suggestive reflections, and much graphic and interesting descriptions."Portland Express.

The Conversion of the Roman

Empire. The Boyle Lectures for the year 1864. Delivered at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, by CHARLES MERIVALE, B.D., Rector of Lawford, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, author of "A History of the Romans under the Empire." 8vo. 267 pp.

"No man living is better qualified to discuss the subject of this volume, and he has done it with marked ability. He has done it, moreover, in the interest of Christian truth, and manifests thorough appreciation of the spiritual nature and elements of Christianity."-Evangelist.

"The author is admirably qualified from his historical studies to connect theology with facts. The subject is a great one, and it is treated with candor, vigor, and abundant command of materials to bring out its salient points."-Boston Transcript.

Christian Ballads. By the Right

Rev. A. CLEVELAND COXE, D.D., Bishop of Western New York. Illustrated by John A. Hows. 1 vol., 8vo. 14 full page engravings, and nearly 60 head and tail pieces.

These ballads have gained for the author an enviable distinction; this work stands almost without a rival."--Christian Times.

"Not alone do they breathe a beautiful religious and Christianlike spirit, there is much real and true poetry in them."-Home Journal.

Mount Vernon, and other Poems.

By HARVEY RICE. 12mo.

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The Internal Revenue Laws.

Act approved June 30, 1864, as amended, and the Act amendatory thereof approved March 3, 1865. With copious marginal references, a complete Analytical Index, and Tables of Taxation. Compiled by HORACE DRESSER. 8vo.

"An indispensable book for every citizen."

"An accurate and certainly a very complete and convenient manual."--Congregationalist.

and Occasional Ad

Speeches and

dresses. By JOHN A. DIx. 2 vols., 8vo. With portrait. Cloth.

"This collection is designed chiefly to make those who are to come after us acquainted with the part I have borne in the national movement during a quarter of a century of extraordinary activity and excitement."--Extract from Dedication.

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The Classification of the Sciences.

To which are added Reasons for Dissenting from the Philosophy of M. COMTE. By HERBERT SPENCER, Author of "Illustrations of Universal Progress,' ” “Education," "First Principles," "Essays: Moral, Political, and Esthetic," and the "Principles of Psychology." 12mo.

"In a brief, but clear manner, elaborates a plan of classification."-Hartford Courant.

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Orlean Lamar, and Other Poems,

by SARAH E. KNOWLES. 12mo. Cloth.

"Not only lively and attractive with fancy, but it has the excellence of being pure, moral, and Christian."-Religious Herald.

Lyrical Recreations.

By SAMUEL WARD. Large 12mo. Cloth.

"There is a wealth of beauty which discovers itself the more we linger over the book."--Journal of Commerce.

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Lyra Anglicana; or, A Hymnal

of Sacred Poetry. Selected from the best English writers, and arranged after the order of the Apostles' Creed. By the Rev. GEORGE T. RIDER, M.A.

"As beautiful and valuable a collection of Sacred Poetry as has ever appeared."-St. Louis Press.

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Lyra Americana; or, Verses of

Praise and Faith, from American Poets.

by the Rev. GEORGE T. RIDER, M.A.

Selected and arranged 12mo.

"They are collections of the most beautiful and touching poetic expressions of devotion."-The Chronicle.

"The collection is purely American; the lyrics are all full of devotion and praise. Unusual taste has been evinced in the selection of the poetry."--Troy Times.

On Radiation. The "Rede" Lec

ture, delivered in the Senate House before the University of Cam-
bridge, on Tuesday, May 16, 1865, by JOHN TYNDALL, F.R.S.,
Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Royal Institute and in
the Royal School of Mines. Author of "Heat considered as a
Mode of Motion." 12mo.
12mo. Cloth.

Contributions to the Geology

and the Physical Geography of Mexico, including a Geological and Topographical Map, with profiles of some of the principal mining districts. Together with a graphic description of an ascent of the volcano Popocatepetl. Edited by Baron F. W. VON EGLOFFSTEIN. Illustrated. Cloth.

Large 8vo.

"The general interest excited on this continent as well as in Europe by late political events in Mexico, where a wide field for mining and land speculation is about to be opened again to foreign industry and foreign capital, has induced me to submit to the public two interesting publications of this highly favored region."-Extract from Introduction.

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