affliction, under the 'pangs of despised love' especially, will always excite admiration, if not commiseration. Hence we view' the merit of these brief lines:

Now nerved to wo, no more I'll know
How hope deferred makes mortals sick:
The gathering storm may whelm my form,
But I will suffer like a brick!"

We commend the writer's magnanimity to the coördinate emulation of the jilted,' in all sections of our 'ked'ntry.' . . . Go and see LEUTZE's great picture of Washington Crossing the Delaware,' at the Stuyvesant-Institute exhibition-room. It requires no comment. It is itself the orator' of the scene and of the occasion. The crowds who throng to see it by day and by night sufficiently attest its character. It is a work that will be as immortal as its subject. . . . WELL, reader, here we are, in due course of time, at the end of another volume; and our next number, printed upon entirely new types, and with other attractions which will tell their own story,' will commence the Thirty-Ninth Volume of the Knickerbocker. Now, reader, you know us. Many of you have known us long. We have worked for you for many, many years. Of sad and joyful matters we have gossipped with you, until you seem to be our friends-friends, though unseen.' Now will you not labor a little for us? Our work is now reduced to THREE DOLLARS A YEAR; and we wish the hand that records this could take that of every reader who has wintered and summered with us' in these pages, and looking him square in the face, 'remark as follows:''Look o' here; you like the 'Old KNICK,' you say; you must, you know, or you would'nt have taken it so long. Very well, now get us up a club, there's a good fellow, and send on the names to the publisher: to the end that care may be banished, and cheerfulness abound, and such a Magazine be presented to you monthly, through increased means of procuring the best matériel to be found in the country, as you have never received before.' Our port-folios are bursting with accepted articles in prose and verse: all good, and many of them from our most eminent American pens. You shall see anon!' Among the rest, the popular author of 'Reveries of a Bachelor' will furnish us monthly with

The Fudge Papers,

BEING THE ADVENTURES AT HOME AND ABROAD OF THE FUDGE FAMILY,

RENDERED INTO WRITING BY TONY FUDGE.

'It will be very desultory, and contain whim-whams of all sorts; a little inter larded with story; spiced with somewhat of satire; relieved by sallies of irony' and moving from east to west, like the picture panoramas of the day, to the tune of indifferent music.' Our paper, of the whitest and finest, is secured; our new types are shining in their boxes; and our printer has made his 'solemn 'davy' that the typography of the KNICKERBOCKER shall not be excelled by that of any similar publication in the world. FRIENDS, there is a loose slip in the present number, to which names can be affixed, 'just as easy as writin'. Regard it. A special request. Respect this. A vermilion hint. Decidedly no indulgence will be shown,' etc. . . . OUR friend LEONARD Scorr, who reprints the English Reviews, declines to advertise the KNICKERBOCKER, at its reduced price, upon his covers, fearing, he says, that it will 'take away some of his subscribers. If it were published at five dollars, he would have no objection!' This fact is all that we need mention. It will be seen that we have no such fears in relation to his publications. ... I ɔNGFELLOW's 'Golden Legend,' MELVILLE'S 'Moby-Dick,'' Rural Homes,' 'The Odd Fellows' Offering,' HAWTHORNE'S Wonder-Book,' Dr. WAINWRIGHT'S 'Travels in the East,' illustrated, 'The String of Diamonds,' The Panorama,' and two or three other 'good books' and publications, await 'immediate despatch.'

PUTNAM'S

HOME CYCLOPEDIA

IN SIX VOLUMES;

COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING:-EACH SOLD SEPARATELY.

HAND-BOOK OF LITERATURE AND FINE ARTS, By GEORGE RIPLEY, Esq., and BAYARD TAYLOR, Esq. 1 vol. 8vo., cloth, $200.

HAND-BOOK OF BIOGRAPHY,

By PARKE GODWIN, Esq. 1 vol. 8vo., cloth, $2 00.

HAND-BOOK OF THE USEFUL ARTS, &c.,

By Dr. ANTISELL. 1 vol. 8vo., $2 00.

HAND-BOOK OF THE SCIENCES,

By Prof. ST. JOHN, of Western Reserve College. 1 vol. 8vo., cloth, $2 00.

HAND-BOOK OF GEOGRAPHY,

Or, UNIVERSAL GAZETTEER.

HAND-BOOK OF HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGY,

Or, THE WORLD'S PROGRESS: A Dictionary of Dates.

In all 6 Vols., small 8vo., each containing from 600 to 800 pages, double columns, with Engravings.

In issuing the above works, the publisher flatters himself that he shall meet a literary and educational want which has long been urgently felt by families and schools, no less than by the general reader. The present active circulation of intelligence in all classes of society, demands the constant use of au

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thentic and convenient books of reference. Labor-saving machinery has become as essential in the acquisition of knowledge, as in the application of the practical arts.

Most of the encyclopædias in popular use are on an extensive scale, contain a large quantity of matter which is seldom referred to, and can only be obtained at considerable expense. Indispensable to public libraries, and to the student whose researches embrace a wide field, they often exceed the demands, no less than the means of the intelligent reader, who wishes merely to take a rapid survey of the general branches of knowledge.

The present series of popular manuals is intended not for professiona] scholars, but for the great mass of American readers. No labor nor expense has been spared in this preparation which could more perfectly adapt them to their intended purpose. They have been edited with great care by able scientific and literary men. The materials have been drawn from a great variety of sources. In a small compass, they contain the essence of many large and valuable works. The subjects are brought down to the latest dates, and presented with all the completeness and accuracy which could be secured by the experience and industry of the editors.

The whole series furnishes a collection of manuals adapted both for the use of classes and for general reference, presenting a lucid and comprehensive view of general History and Geography, Literature and the Fine Arts, Biography, and the Sciences and Useful Arts.

The Hand-Book of Literature and the Fine Arts

Embraces all terms of Logic and Rhetoric, Criticism, Style, and Language; sketches of works which stand as types of their age or tongue; reviews of all systems of philosophy and theology, both of ancient and modern times; and a complete series of the history of literature among all nations, made up wholly from original sources. All the most important terms of common and international law, all technical words and phrases employed in theology and philosophy, and a number of scientific and historical phrases which have become familiarized in Literature have been included. The explanations are not confined to mere definitions; whenever it has been found necessary, illustrative woodcuts have been introduced, which will greatly assist the reader in his knowledge of architectural terms. In Art, the departments of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture have been treated as fully and carefully as the nature and limits of the work would permit. While a mere technical array of terms has been avoided, care has been taken to explain all the words, and phrases of art-criticism have been defined at some length, as of interest and value to the general reader, especially since criticism has

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been recognized as a distinct department of literature. All words relating to the art and practice of music have been likewise retained.

The Hand-Book of Biography

Is founded on Maunder's excellent work, the compiler having endeavored to preserve the compactness, while he has improved upon the fidelity and comprehensiveness of his original. He has re-written most of the articles, either to enlarge or condense them; and has added a vast number of names, especially of American men of eminence, and those who have died since former works were prepared. In all cases he has consulted the most reliable authorities, and given as much authentic information under each head as could be condensed into the allotted space.

The Hand-Book of the Useful Arts

Includes a description of the improvements and discoveries of the present advanced state of science, as well as a history of their gradual development It will convey as far as the limits of the volume will permit, the greatest pos sible amount of information concerning the subjects treated of, that could be combined in a work at once intended for popular use and private reference. Very many of the publications issued in this country have added little to the knowledge previously existing in regard to its products, manufactures, or capabilities. Based, as all such works necessarily are, upon contemporaneous English productions, reference to the statistics and local peculiarities of this country is rarely found in their pages. It is hoped that in this Hand-Book of the Useful Arts, a step in advance has been made in chronicling the progress in Art to which the United States so rapidly and with such excellence have attained.

The Hand-Book of the Sciences

Contains a brief explanation of scientific and technical terms, together with historical notices, descriptions of machinery, and other information requisite to enable the reader to gain an intelligent view of the nomenclature of the sciences, and their successive discoveries.

The Hand-Book of Geography

Is a complete, universal Gazetteer, showing the present relations of the different countries of the world, with the numerous changes that are constantly oocurring carefully noted to the present moment.

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The Hand-Book of History and Chronology

Has already appeared under the title of the "World's Progress," and has met with signal favor from the public. Whatever errors have crept into the previous edition will be carefully corrected, and the latest intelligence embodied in its pages.

It will be perceived from the above slight description, that the present series forms an encyclopædia of the most comprehensive character, easy of consultation, authentic in its statements, and afforded at a moderate price. The publisher is persuaded that he is greatly promoting the interests of sound knowledge in this country by its issue, and he confidently anticipates for it a wide circula. tion, and a long career of utility.

Notices of the "World's Progress."

"The World's Progress presents an immense mass of information, historical, biographical, geographical, mythological, literary and scientific, which can be found in no other single volume."-So. Lit. Gaz.

"The world's whole history-its chronologies, races, battles, eras, great men, wonderful events; indeed, every thing worth recording is compressed in alphabetical manner within the cover of this rare volume. It is a little library in itself-an Encyclopædia full of the right kind of data, in the briefest possible shape. Mr. Putnam has published many noble works, but few more useful than "The World's Progress."-New Yorker.

"This unique contribution to our literature is a library in itself, and we would rather enjoy the reputation of making and compiling this really extraordinary book than almost any other work of the season.

"Every young man should get it at once, and keep it close at hand, and he will soon find that his education is going on. No parent can give a better present to his child than this most useful moral manual of history."-Christian Times.

"This is about the most remarkable book we have seen. It is a monument of industry and research-an unparalleled embodiment of statistical knowledge, and a paragon of methodical arrangement. It is a volume of 700 pages of historical facts, dates, and memoranda, condensed almost beyond precedent, and compressed with so much skill and judgment as to afford a complete and thoroughly intelligible index of events. Prefixed to this treasury of knowledge is a chart of history. We would not be without this volume for many times its cost."-Commercial Advertiser.

"No book of reference has appeared of late years with greater claims to a place on every library table than the 'World's Progress.' The work is a large volume of about 700 pages, full of facts, so arranged and classified as to be always easily found. It commends itself to all, who like ourselves, find the need of every sort of time-saving help in literary labor."-Meth. Quarterly Rev.