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Almanach Hachette. (Librairie Hachette. 2 fr.)—We are glad to see

again this "petite Encyclopedic populaire de la Vie Pratique." We had the pleasure of welcoming its first appear- ance, and beg to offer our congratulations on its continued pros- perity. Nothing promotes an entente cordiale better than that the two nations should understand each other ; and the Aintanarh certainly helps us much to understand the French habit of mind. It is better than any number of set treatises. For practical purposes we have everything that could be wished, and there is abundance of curious information, scientific and other. One interesting feature is to be found in the star maps. Every month is furnished with two maps of the skies giving the aspect to a spectator looking (1) north and (2) south at a certain hour.