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PLYMPTON, with numerous ill by the author, A very clever and entertaini x6mo. cloth, with appropriate design in gold and color: $1, A story that parents may safely give their children. —{Boston’ Times. Mary Jane is rather mischicoous than bad, and her pranks and experiences are full of genuine fun. {Christian Union. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. The Kinde: Children. vgarten By CA CAROLINE HANDSELL, C, H. A companion to « Bright verses and wholly Alphabet Children. lustrations of children to various games and occupations. Large folio, board: cover in many colors, $1. Admirably adapted to the tastes and understanding of children of tender years.” on Gazette, The pictures are charmingly drawn.—Boston Home Journal. The Good Things of Life. A bumorous illustrated book. Selected from the bright- est American humorous paper, Life. A collection of the best things which have appeared in it since the issue of its first number, Oblong quarto, with highly ornamental and bumorous design on cover in color and gold. Cloth, bevel- led boards, gilt edges, $2. * For an hour's good fun, no one can find ina long day's journey #0, much az is contained between these side~ splitting covers.” —[Puttsbarg Chronicle-Telegraph. The whole collection is worthy exemplar of Ameri- canart-humor in its best moods.” —| Philadelphia Inquirer. Fifty Soups. ly THOMAS J. MURREY (formerly professional tere of the Astor House, New York; Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, and other leading hotels; author of Valuable Cooking Recipes, Salads and Sauces, etc.). Containing ch valuable information concerning soups and soup- ing and fifty recipes for soups of all kinds, simple and ._Attractively print 00 fine laid paper. Covers h design of little girl in Greenaway costume ag pate 16mo, boards, so cents. Cloth design in and color, 75 cents. " One of the most charming little cook books recently published.” —(Christian Union. WHITE, STOKES & ALLE PUBLISHERS, 182 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY. have now ready their new catalogue containing announce- ments and fall descriptions of many holiday books. Mailed free toany address on application. Any ofthe ators books sent toany address, at WHITE, STORES & ALL! expense, on receipt of advertised price. original i! illuminated Wuar is the difference between the man who is ** transfixed with horror” and a leopard’s tail? Ans.—One is ‘‘ rooted to the spot” and the other is spotted to the root. (P. S.—If the leopard's tail is not spotted to the root, this conundrum is declared off.)}—Norr. Herald. Ir is said that one of the Vassar girls has made a sponge-cake and sent it to Governor Cleveland. This is tough. Grover may take the cake, but it would be a great loss to the country if he should eat it.— Puck, ** HAVE you corns?” blandly asked the corn- plaster pedlar at the busy man’s elbow.“ Ye Iam supplied,” answered the busy man without looking up.—Boston Transcript. CONFIDENCE, “Grandma, is oor teef good.” No, darling; I've got none now, Bertha: Grandma : unfortunately,” : Then I'll give oo my nuts to mind tiil T come back.’ Moonshine. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE NT PRESENT OF LASTING VALUE, GET LAMB'S “HISTORY OF NEW-YORK C/1 A. S, BARNES & CO., Publishers, New-York, The Atlantic Monthly For 1885. Will contain a series of papers by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, Entitled The New Portfolto Also the following Serial Storics:— A Country Gentieman. By MRS, OLIPHANT, the distinguished English Novelist. The Princess Casamassima. By HENRY JAMES, gp Apthoe of ‘*The Portrait of a Lady," ete. A Marsh “Tsland. 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