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NOTICES OF BOOKS. 65
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Family Pictures. By the Author Paternost...
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. 1 Trades Appointed Societies By The An...
that they contain within them elements of great utility and value . That they are an immense social power is unquestionable , and
that by judicious management they may also be a vast social good seems evident on a fair inquiry into their organization and results .
Keeping to their true objects , and conducted in a right spirit , by intelligent and honest menthey may aid in the distribution of
least labor , elevate secure his the character independence , prevent , of inferior the workm work an , , and and keep thus up far the at
skill and efficiency of the worker , and teach the art of self-government and deliberation . Leading men of the working classes are
now earnestly studying the laws of political economy , and will no doubt diffuse their knowledge by means of these societies . In
many trades no strike can be organized till the matter has been discussed in several committees , and at these committees intelligence
and worth take the lead for the most part . Some societies are even more ambitious of excellence among * their members , and fine
a man half-a-crown for an oath , or for drunkenness on committee , or for the offence of reminding a member that he has been indebted
to the funds of the society . Instead of pronouncing strongly in favor of the societiesthe Committee have reported , and perhaps
more wisely , simply , a temperate statement of their ease . It is clear that they have been themselves converted by the evidence
position brought , b would efore have them , sp and oken but out for more the full restr y ai for nt a of verdict their in judici their al
behalf .
Notices Of Books. 65
NOTICES OF BOOKS . 65
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Family Pictures . By the Author Paternoster of " Mary Row Powell . . " Hall , Virtue , and Co .,
A yoltjme of _jDleasant anecdote , family traditions , traits of " fine old A Eng book lish for merchants a wet and morning Christian or a gentlemen lonely evening , " and . moral The reflections following .
anecdote of the early married days of the Queen and Prince Albertis a favorable specimen of the agreeable chattiness of the
, volume . an " old One man day liv the ing friend on a breezy with whom common I was . He stay was ing evidentl took me y to _acharacter the cottage ; had of
nei " th ' Mr . i B nor , ' child said ; my and f rare riend ly admitted fter some a chat woman , wh w ich ithin showed -his doors him . to be want one of those to who let this hab lad itual see ly think your themselves clock—Pope as ' good clock as , that their you company bought , ' at I
you y the There " sale ' Oh ' s at , the she Twickenham ' s clo wel ck come and . ' to I see think it , ' I said shall he leav , stump e it ing to off Prince to his Albert little kitchen some of .
these ' " ' Oh days , come , ' cause Mr the , . B Queen — ' —tell and us he all admired about that it so . affair ' . My friend will like
, , , to " hear ' Oh it . ' wellthere isn't much to tell . One Saturday afternoon a smart
lad spring and shower , came on , pretty and , as fast I for was shelter going b into y the window outhouse , I so see I a goes young to
the y front gentleman door and hollers run out , " I say , you'd better my come in here , . " So upon 3 ? VOIVII
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1861, page 65, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031861/page/65/
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