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Illustrated Quarto Dictionary. 1854 PAGES. OVER 1000 ILLUSTRATIONS. MORE WORDS AND MEANINGS THAN ANY OTHER ENG. LISH DICTIONARY!! Frinciples of Pronunciation. Orthography. English Grammar. Origin, Formation, and Etymology of the English Language. Archaisms, Provincialisms, and Americanisms. History of English Lexicography. Pronouncing Vocabularies of Greek and Latin Proper Names, of Scripture Proper Names, of Modern Geographical Names, and of Distinguished Men of Modern Times, Abbreviations and signs used in Writing and Printing. Collection of Words, Phrases, and Quotations from Foreign Languages. Price $7.50. The Cheapest Because the Best. SWAN, BREWER & TILLESTON, 131 Washington-st., Boston. THE DICTIONARIES. PROF. STOWE.-Prof. Stowe of Andover, says of the new dictionaries as follows: "I have looked over, with some care, the last issues of both Webster's and Worcester's Dictionaries. Without any disparagement of Dr. Worcester as an able, laborious and successful lexicographer, I must say that this examination has confirmed my former impression of the superiority of Webster on almost every point for which a dictionary is usually consulted. Webster's Dictionary, as now published, I think, has decidedly the advantage over Worcester's in the analytic clearness, the accurary and neat. ness of its definitions, in the nice philosophical discrimination of synonyms, and in the graphic significance and beauty of the pictorial illustrations. It seems to me that all these qualities are elearly obvious even to the most hasty examination. In the orthography of the comparatively few words in regard to which they differ, I generally prefer Webster, as he follows more closely the analogies of the language, anticipating usage, which is every day gaining ground, rather than adhering to that which is passing away. In copiousness of vocabulary they appear to me to be nearly equal; at least no one can now pretend that the vocabulary of Worcester is more select and pure than that of Webster.”—Springfield Republican. BARRE ACADEMY. J. S. SPAULDING, PRINCIPAL. The object of the course of instruction adopted at this Institution is to furnish the youth of both sexes the means of beginning, and pursuing as far as the student's connection with the school will permit, a sound and practical education-and to accomplish more fully this design, two regular courses of study are prescribed. THE BOARD OF INSTRUCTION Consists of SIX PERMANENT TEACHERS; all of whom have devoted their time and talents to the profession of teaching—and by a division of labor offer greater facilities for a preparatory course, either for entering college, or for engaging in the active business of life, than most schools. CALANDER Winter Term begins Nov. 29. FOR 1860-1. Summer Term begins May 13. Among the teachers and students of Vermont must be many who are nobly ambitious of raising their minds to the highest standard. To such the publishers of the " Living Age" offer the company of a weekly visitor, which has been welcomed by President Adams, Justice Story, Chancellor Kent, the historians Prescott and Bancroft, and thousands of enlightened men in all parts of the country. The following is one of the "Star Papers" of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher : Since the dars of the Gentleman's Magazine, and the pet Spectators, Ramblers, Idlers and Adventurers, what an advance has been made! There are more books than ever before, and as good ones; the quarterlies are but books jointly composed by several cc-operating authors, and contain papers, often, which represent the ripe results of a whole lifetime's experience or reflection in every department of learning. The monthlies, if less stately, are harly less able; and all this is without prejudice to the weekly and daily newspapers, which command some of the best thinkers and writers in England and America. It was a happy thought, to select from this wide range of matter the best articles in every department, and by bringing them together in a new work, to give to the people at a very moderate sum, the cream of a hundred different inaccessible and expensive magazines and papers But this Mr. Littell has done, and done so well as to have deserved and earned for himself the thanks and esteem of all grateful readers. Our readers have doubtless seen the stereoscopic boxes which contain from twentyfive to a hundred plates, which, revolving, come up in succession before the eye and present living pictures from every part of the world This is just what Mr. Littell does for us in literary matters. His Living Age is a stereoscopic series of the learned and li erary doings of the world. It comes every week with a new set of pictures, reflecting every side of the writing world, scientific, philosophical, historic, didactic, critical, statistical, poetic; narrative, biography, stories-in short, every thing except stupid goodness and smart immorality. Out of so wide a field to select with taste and good judgment, requires a talent, in its way, quite as rare as that which produces a brilliant article. Every plodder cannot select wisely. It demands great industry, multifarious reading, a nicety of taste and tact, which are none the less praiseworthy because so few think to praise them. Readers are an ungrateful set. They seldom thing of their obligations to those who preprepare for them the endless treasure of the printed ppge. They seem to think that an author or compiler should be grateful and satisfied if they only buy and admire. But there is for nobler natures a payment in coin less gross but more precious. If we were to express the sense of love and gratitude which we feel to the authors that have cccompanied with us, first as teachers, and since as reverend companions, we should scarcely find words or space for the fullness of the offering! We love to cherish a sense of unpayable obligation to great hearts. And there is no man who performs the humblest service in the realm of Tearning and literature, who has not a right to the honors and gratitude of benefactor. Mr. Littell is not pursuing a new or recent thing. As long ago as 1836 we became subscribers to the Museum, a work similar to the Living Age, published monthly at Thiladelphia. This was the beginning of a second series. We know not when the first one began. What a period between 1835 and 1859! And what a treasure is a consecutive series of volumes made up of the best matter which has appearee in that long period of more than twenty years! Of the Living Age we have a complete set upon our shelves, and we find it universally popular and useful. For invalids, on whose hands time hangs heavily, and whose capricious taste every day needs some new resource, these bound volumes must be invaluable. For those who resort to the country in summer, and wish an abundance of miscellaneous reading; for long voyages-for those who love to go back to other years and read of events which are now histories but then were transpiring, we can cordially commend this unfailin ly interesting series. Every year they grow more interesting, not only by the progressive contents, but because as we recede from past years, we find it delightful to have the means of recalling them. Those who have full sets of the Edinburgh Review, the Quarterly, and who can read the articles which were written upon the appearance of Byron's poems, Scott'e, Crabbe's, the Waverly Novels, etc, know how deeply interesting that contemporaneous criticism becomes with every year that lengthens the period between us and it But we must not trespass upon the space, further in this busy week. And we perform but a duty, while it is a pleasure, in saying that we congratulate him who has, and pity him who has not, upon his shelves the now almost little library-Littell's Living Age. Published every Saturday by Littell, Son, & Co., Boston. For Six Dollars a year, sent directly to the Publishers, the LIVING AGE will be punctually forwarded, frce of postage. jan.'61-ly. Brattleboro Academy. A Boarding and Day School for Boys and Young Men, fitting for Dusiness or for College. MR. & MRS. A. E. LEAVENWORTH, Principals. Expenses for Board and Tuition, including Room, Fuel, Lights and Washing, from $150 to $175 per annum. As but few vacancies will occur at the opening of the next Session, application should be made early. Glenwood Ladies' Seminary. A First Class School for Young Ladies; with excellent accommodations for NINETY boarders. MR. & MRS. HIRAM ORCUTT, Principals. With ten Associate and Assistant Teachers, including a German Professor of Music. Expenses including Board and Tuition, with Rooms, Fuel, Lights and Washing, will vary fr m $150 to $250 per annum. The School opened with 125 pupils, of whom 90 were boarders. All our rooms AC still occupied. Those who apply first, will have claims to the rooms first vacated, The Second Session opened January 9th. The Summer Session begins April 24th. Parents who have sons and daughters to educate, and desire to send them to the same village may find superior advantages in these entirely separate sel ools BRATTLEBORO ACADEMY and GLENWOOD LADIES' SEMINARY. . For catalogues and further particulars, apply to the Principals. West Brattleboro, Vt., Feb., 1861. THE LIBRARY 244,2 OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Terms $1.00 per Year. VERMONT SCHOOL JOURNAL, AND FAMILY VISITOR: Devoted to the Educational Interests of Vermont. " VERMONT WEST BRATTLEBORO'. PUBLISHED UNDER THE SANCTION OF THE VERMONT STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Fifty Copies, 25 Dollars. changes, to the EDITORS OF THE VERMONT SCHOOL JOURNAL, West Bratteboro'. Vt. Address all business letters, remittances, articles intended for publication, and |