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Jan. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
tee in relation to an application for the enlargement of 
the Old State Hall. 
The judges for the winter meeting were selected, and 
the secretary directed to inform the gentlemen, and as¬ 
certain previous to the next meeting of the Board, 
whether they would attend. 
Vermont State A g. Society. 
At the annual meeting of this society, held at Mont¬ 
pelier on the 19th Oct., the following officers were elect¬ 
ed for the present year: 
Frederick Holbrook, Brattleborough, President. 
Edwin Hammond, Middlebury; Joseph W. Colburn. 
Springfield; H. B. Stacy, Burlington; and Joseph W. 
Fairbanks, St. Johnsburv, Vice-Presidents. 
Justin A. Beckwith, Middlebury, Cor. Secretary. 
Geo. W. Strong, Rutland, Rec. Secretary. 
John Spalding, Montpelier, Treasurer. 
John H. Vail, Bennington; Henry Keys, Newbury; 
Geo. T. Hodges, Rutland; Portus Baxter, Derby; and 
B. B. Newton, St. Albans, Additional Directors. 
Woman’s Record, or Sketches of All Distin- 
tinguished Women, from the beginning till A. D. 
1850, with selections from female writers of every age, 
by Sarah Josepha Hale. Harper & Brothers, New- 
York.—This volume, consisting of 900 pages, and illus¬ 
trated by 230 portraits, engraved by Lossing & Bar- 
ritt, containing the finest specimens of female compo¬ 
sition which have ever been produced, and elegantly 
bound, will be the most popular work of the season. 
The authoress, who is not without her claims to literary 
reputation, has shown decided good taste in her selec¬ 
tions, and drawn her characters impartially and well. 
The book will form an excellent guide for those who are 
desirous to know something of the women who have 
made a mark on their age, and prompt to more exten¬ 
sive reading. The effect of thorough female education 
is clearly visible in the increase of writers in that sex, 
and it is not to be denied that some of the choicest lite¬ 
rature of the day, is from the pens of women. The au¬ 
thoress, in some closing remarks, condemns the spirit of 
Womans’ Rights’ Conventions in very just and appro¬ 
priate language. —- 
The Private Life of Daniel Webster, by 
Chas. Lanman. Harper & Brothers.—This neat vo¬ 
lume, appearing as it does, before the grief for this dis¬ 
tinguished man has merged itself in some new absorb¬ 
ing topic, will have a great run. It would appear that 
much of his private life was as touchingly beautiful, as 
full of kind thoughts and generous actions, as his pub¬ 
lic life was eminent and useful. This book contains a 
portrait and profile sketch of Mr. Webster, together 
with wood engravings of his birth-place and residence 
at Marshfield. It is written in a pleasing, unpretend¬ 
ing style, aiming simply at truthfulness. 
Graham's Magazine. Geo. R. Graham, Phila¬ 
delphia.—The January No. has been received. In the 
beauty of its illustrations, the style of its execution, 
and in its contents, it is unsurpassed by its contempora¬ 
ry fashionionable magazines. Indeed, we question 
whether it does not rank above them altogether, and 
should not in justice be classed with the best literary pe¬ 
riodicals. — 
Bossing’s Pictorial Field Book of the Revo- 
tion —is now completed. It is -finely illustrated, and 
full of choice and interesting matter. Those who have 
received the numbers as issued, do not need to be assur¬ 
ed of their value, but those who have not, will do well 
to buy the book. ———■ 
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine. Published 
by Leonard Scott & Co., New-York.—This is one of 
the best English literary magazines, and its scope em¬ 
braces a wide range of subjects. Its original disquisi¬ 
tions are of a high order, and its articles on litera¬ 
ture, biography, narratives, historical and fictitious, are 
always written in the best style. It is the organ of 
some of the most distinguished English authors, and en- 
joys an enviable reputation, and a large circulation 
both in Great Britain and in this country. Its price is 
now only $3 a year, and the postage only 24 cents a 
year. Leonard Scott & Co. also republish the Edin¬ 
burgh Review, the London Quarterly Review, the 
Westminster Review, and the North British Review, at 
$3 each, or the four, with Blackwood, at $10. 
The Home Journal, published weekly at New-York. 
Geo. P. Morris and N. Parker Willis, Editors, at 
two dollars a year, in advance.—This paper is among 
the best of our family literary journals. The gentle¬ 
men who have the charge of it are connoisseurs in mat¬ 
ters of taste, and every number shows that the nicest 
discrimination has been used in the selection, revision 
and composing of the subject matter. Special efforts 
are to be made to improve the paper the coming year, 
and we doubt not it will receive the support it merits. 
Little Silverstring, or Tales and Poems for the 
Young, by Wm. Oland Bourne. Published by Chas. 
Scribner, New York.—-This finely illustrated volume, 
is an appropriate present for children at the Holidays. 
It is written in a simple, tasteful style; abounds in in¬ 
struction and entertainment, and has a vein of moral 
sentiment running through the whole. The book was 
evidently written for the purpose of teaching truth and 
principle, and the author’s felicitous manner of expres¬ 
sion enables him to do this effectually, while at the 
same time it will win him many friends in the young 
hearts that dwell upon his words. 
Oswego Corn Starch Factory. —Our readers 
have often heard of the Oswego Corn Starch, 
but they may not know the actual extent of the 
manufacture. The building is five stories, sup¬ 
ported by a cast-iron frame, which weighs three 
hundred thousand pounds. The building covers 
an acre and a half. About 100 men are employ¬ 
ed, and the daily product about 10,000 lbs. of 
starch. The machinery in the factory weighs 
about half a million pounds, or two hundred and 
fifty tons. About 200,000 bushels of corn are an- 
nually consumed, 800 tons of coal, and 800,000 feet 
of lumber for boxes. 
