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AMERICAN EXCELSIOR School Furniture Works, ESTABLISHED 1838. The Pioneer and Largest of all Similar Establishments in the Union. OFFICES: S413 BROADWAY, CORNER OF LISPENARD ST., N. Y. { An Illustrated Catalogue and information forwarded, on application, by mail or otherwise. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by JosepHL. Ross, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. THE CHRISTIAN EXAMINER. THIS long-established periodical, instituted in a liberal and progressive spirit as an organ of theological discussion, and of literary and philosophical criticism, has acquired a high reputation, at home and abroad, for the successful execution of the purpose of its founders and conductors; among whom have been some of the best thinkers, the ripest scholars, and the ablest writers of the country. The CCII. number, for July, 1857, and the first number of Vol. LXIII., initiated a new series, under the editorial care of Rev. FREDERIC H. HEDGE, D.D., of Brookline, Mass., and Rev. EDWARD EVERETT HALE, of Boston. The pages of the Examiner will contain contributions from competent writers, on subjects of immediate and vital interest; its present conductors being determined to maintain its past character, to increase its value by adding to the variety of its contents, and to make it, in every respect, one of the very foremost journals of its class. It is proposed in the new series to devote a larger space than has heretofore been given to a critical survey of contemporary literature, including periodicals, and to literary and scientific intelligence; and thus, and in other ways, care will be taken to combine the freshness of the magazine with the thoroughness of the review.. The Examiner is a bi-monthly, handsomely printed on fine paper, in large type. Each number contains 156 octavo pages, accompanied by a literary advertiser. The terms are four dollars a year, payable in advance. 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The present editors, Rev. F. H. Hedge and Rev. E. E. Hale, are each men of rare intellectual gifts and of large accomplishments, one distinguished for his erudite philosophical culture and his combination of the poetic temperament with logical acumen and severe judgment, - the other remarkable for the extent and accuracy of his information, his sound practical sense, his interest in public affairs, and his liberal sympathies."-- N. Y. Tribune. 1 ORGAN OF THE IOWA STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. A MONTHLY PERIODICAL Devoted to the Cause of General Education, Local History, and the Elevation of the Teacher's Profession. Edited by JAMES L. ENOS, GRADUATE OF THE NEW YORK STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. Assisted by the Leading Teachers of Iowa as Contributors. Volumes commence with January and July. Terms: One Dollar a year; 50 cents a volume. Six copies for $5.00. 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