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THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF HUGH MILLER. BY PETER BAYNE, M. A. In two volumes. Boston, Gould & Lincoln; Cincinnati, Geo. S. Blanchard & Co.

politics, and which while it serves to divert the minds of the constituency, enables them to do a large amount of stealing. It is possible that it would have no bearing upon our affairs, and yet it might teach us one lesson-that it is not yet clearly proven that men are capable of self-gov

ernment.

THE GAS-CONSUMER'S GUIDE: A Hand-Book of Instruction on the Proper Management and Economical Use of Gas. With a full description of Meters, and directions for ascertaining the consumption by Meter. On Ventilation, etc. Boston, Alexander Moore; Cincinnati, Robert Clarke & Co. Gas-consumers will obtain the desired information from this little volume. But whether it will enable them to obtain honest measure and fair prices from gas-corporations is another question. Knowledge on these subjects, however, can not do harm.

GUILT AND INNOCENCE. BY MARIA SOPHIA SCHWARTZ. Translated from the Swedish by Selma Borg and Maria A. Brown. Boston, Lea & Shepard; Cincinnati, Robt. Clarke & Co.

The series of novels by Mme. Schwartz issued by this house has been received with much favor. They have somewhat the flavor of the olden time, and please more by their pleasant style and their accurate description of life, than by the thrilling but improbable incidents of the modern novel.

TWENTY YEARS AFTER, being the Second Series of "The Three Guardsmen." By ALEXANDER DUMAS. One volume, octavo. Price 75 cents.

T. B. Peterson & Bros., Philadelphia, publish in cheap form a new edition of "Twenty As a rule modern biographies are neither very Years After," by Alexander Dumas. Although pleasant nor instructive reading. Probably this the "Three Guardsmen" was one of the most grows out of the fact that their compilers have complete novels ever published, yet to kill off but the one qualification-they have been inti- the characters around which Dumas had thrown mate with the persons described, or have inherited his or her manuscript or letters.

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so much fascination, would have been an unpardonable sin in an author against his own The present volumes are exceptions to this fame, as well as injustice to his admirers, and rule Hugh Miller was one of the prominent Dumas was not the man to commit such an men of this century, and his life from boyhood error. Twenty Years After" was a necessity to his comparatively early death, was a succes- both with the Author and the Public, and sion of such incidents as one might weave into nobly did the former redeem the expectations a romance-indeed, from beginning to end it he had created, for it is fully equal, if not of was a romance. Out of these incidents, his more intense interest, than its predecessor. early and life-long friend, Peter Bayne, has woven a history, which while it presents the eminent geologist to us as he lived, is one of the most interesting books of the season.

THE DUEL BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY, with its Lesson to Civilization. A Lecture. By CHARLES SUMNER. BOSton, Lea & Shepherd; Cincinnati, Robert Clarke & Co.

It would be well if our village politicians would study so much of political economy as is contained in this pamphlet, rather than the small issues that make the capital of American

The new College Building, now in process of erection, will be completed by Sept. 15th, and occupied for the Winter Session of 1871-2. It occupies a frontage of 38 feet on Plum street, extending 90 feet in depth to an alley, 68 feet in hight to mansard roof, and 90 feet to top of tower. It will contain two halls, 30 by 70 feet, dissecting room the same size, with laboratory, faculty rooms, etc. It will be complete in all its parts, and have all the modern Improvements and facilities for study.

Eclectic Medical Institute.

WINTER SESSION OF 1871-2.

The regular session will commence on Monday the 16th of October, 1871, and will continue 16 weeks. There will be daily preliminary lectures from the 9th of October, at which time the demonstrator's department will be open. The Spring session will commence immediately after the close of the Winter session.

EXPENSES.

The fees, including Matriculation, Tuition, and demonstrator's ticket, will be $70. Graduation, $25. The fees are cash in all cases. Board can be had at from $4.00 to $5.00 per week.

A CERTIFICATE or SCHOLARSHIP is issued by the College for $125, entitling the holder to attend as many courses of lectures as he wishes previous to graduation. There are no extra tickets or fees in this College.

REQUISITES FOR GRADUATION.

The candidate must be twenty-one years of age; must possess a good moral character; must have read medicine two years, and have attended two courses of lectures, one of which must have been in this Institution; or he must have attended three courses with intermediate reading, or he must have practiced four years, and have attended one course of lectures.

BOARDING.

We take especial pains to select boarding in private houses, where our students will have the comforts of a home, and at the same time have quiet rooms to pursue their studies. To accommodate those of limited means, the Treasurer provides rooms where students may board themselves, bringing their expenses below three dollars per week. Those who intend to pursue this course, would do well to write three or four weeks in advance, and bring with them a sufficient quantity of bed covering.

INFORMATION.

Students arriving by Railroad, will do well to take the omnibus ticket, and have their baggage taken immediately to the College Building, corner of Court and Plum streets, where they will get all necessary iuformation in regard to boarding, etc. Let ters to students, should be addressed to "care of Eclectic Medical Institute, Court and Plum streets." But money packages by express, and letters containing valuables, should be to the care of John M. Scudder: thus preventing trouble in identification, and danger of loss. The Treasurer of the Institute will also receive the money of students on de. posit, and pay it to them as they may it need during the session. The attention of the student is especially called to this paragraph, as it may save him much trouble, if not actual loss.

The office of the College is at 228 Court street, in the College Building, where students will report on arrival, and procure their tickets.

For further information, address

JOHN M. SCUDDER, M. D.

Box 146, Cincinnati.