Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-06-15
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nN the llth Of May, 1874, we propose to issue
- tho first number of work 10 be composed
chiefly Of choice articles from the Periodical Liter.
aiurc of Europe.
Boston having become the point Of communira-
ton with the Old World, and the intercourse being
now so frequent, we think it the best location for
| our Office, and believe that such compilation may
I've issued once n week, from this city, as will be
read with pleasure and prof. in ell parts Of the
United States.
TnE LiviSa AaE will be conducted in The spirit
of Litiell,s Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which
was favorahy received hy the public for the past 20
ycars,) but il will he twice as large and will an.
prar SO often, we shall not only give spirit and
freshness to it by many things which were cxclu.
ded ty months delay, but shall also,--while thus
xtnding our scope md gathering o greater and
more attractive varely,-le able to increase the
solid and substantial part Of our literary, historical
and political harvest fully to satisfy the wants
of the American reader.
The el,brraie and stately Essays of the Elm
hurgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black.
woods ncble criticisms on Poetry, his keen politi-
cal Commentaries, highly wrought Tales and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain Scenery and
the contributions to Literature History and CONS
mon life, by the saeacious Spectator, the spark ling
Examiner, the judicions AtherRum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sen be and com
preheDsve Brlttannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observers; these sh III be intermixed with
the Military aud Naval "reminiscences of the Uni
tel Service aud with the best articles Of The Duh.
lin University, New Mnnih'y, Fraser's, Tai,'s
Answorh's, Hooi's, and Sporting Magazines and
OF Chamber admirable Journal. We shall not
consider il beneath our dignity 10 borrow wi: and
wisdom from Punch and, when we think il good
enough, shall use the thunder of The Times. We
shall increase our variety Ivy importitons from the
nj nd tr m he III If
the British Colonies.
Geographical discoveries. the progress ef Colo
nzaion, (Which is extending over the whole worldly
and Voyages and Travis, will he flyoriie matter
for our selections and in general, we shall svste-
maiically and very fully acquant our readers with
the great department of foreiga sfliirs.
While we aspire to make the LIvISs AaE de
srabIe to oil who wish to keep themselves inform.
ed of the rapid progress of the movemeut-to
Statesmen, Divines, Lawyers and Physcians-to
men Of business, and to OF eisure--n is a still
stronger object of ambition to make it attrac-
tive and useful 10 their Wives and Children. We
believe that can thus do some good in our day
and generation and hone to m Ike the work nds.
pensahle in every weliuformed family. We say
indispensable, because in this d,y # cheap tcra-
ture it is not possible 10 guard against the influx Of
what is bad in ste ard vicious in morals, in anv
other way than by furnishing sufficient supply of
tite must be gra,hed.
We hope, that, by "winnowng the wheat from
the chatf" by providing ahu dainty for the imaen>
ation and Ivy a large collection OF Bngraphv. Vow
ages and Travels, History, and more solid matter,
we may produce work which sh all be popular,
while at the same time II will aspire to rase the
standard Of publ taste.
The Living Age will be a large pamphlet hand.
.Omcy printed and stitched in a cover, containing
as much matter an ordinary duodeclmo volume
and upon good type and paper
Each number sold sepa atey, and with the usual
discount 10 wholesale dealers Persons al dis
,ance will be supplied by mail, their renting to
US any sum Of money that may he convenient.
There will I've thirty SIX numbers, making thee
large volumes, in the remtiulng part OF 1874.
Price of each volume of twelve numbers will re
81 so Postma,t Is, or other persons no may
lend us their aid IN getting up subscription list,
will I've entitled To- four c, pies of any volume, Oh
renting To us five dollars. The copies to be ad-
dressed as they may order
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