Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-06-29
II III Il LIVING AG Il,
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDA A
AT l2I CENTS A NUMBER

ON the lth Of May, lsii, we propose TO issue
~ tho first number Of work to be composed
chiefly Of choice articles from the Periodical Liter.
aure of Europe.
Boston having become the point of communca-
ton with the Old World and the intercourse being
nnw So frequent, thnk 1t the best location for
office, and believe that such compilation may
he issued once a week, from this CITY, as will be
read with pleasure and profit in oil parts Of the
United States.
TnE LivI>G AGE will be conducted in the spirit
Of l.iuel Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which
avorahly received by the public for the past 30
ycars,) but it will I've twice large, aud will ap-
pear 50 oiten we shall not only give spirit and
freshness to it Ivy many things which were eycu-
ded ly months delay. but shall also,-whilc thus
extending our scope and gathering a greater and
more attractive varety,-te able so to increase the
solid aud substantial part of our literary, historical
and political harvest, as fully TO satisfy the wants
OF the American reader.
The el borale and stately Essays of the Ejin.
hurgh, Quarterly. and other Reviews; and Black.
woods noble c'i0sms on Poetry, his keen polti-
cal Commentaries, highly wrought Tales and vivid
descriptions Of rural and mountain Scenery and
the contributions TO Literature. History and CONS
mon life Ivy the saeacous Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, The iudicous Atheuseum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and com
prchensive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christi,n Observer; these shall be ntermyed with
The Mltaty and Naval "reminiscences of the Uni
ted Service aud with the best articles of the Duh.
lin University, New Monthly Frascr's Tai,'s
Ainsworlh's Iiooi's, and Sporting Magazines and
Of Chambers adniralle Journal We shall not
consider it beneath our dignity 10 borrow wit and
wisdom from Punch; and when think it good
enough, shall use the thunder Of The Times. We
shall increase our variety hy impor,atlons from the
continent OF Europe, aud from the new growth of
the British Colonies.
Geogrophcal discoveries, the progress IF Colo>
nizsiiCn, (Which is extending over the whole world)
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorire matter
for selections; and in general, we shall syste-
macally and very fully ac9uaint readers with
the grea, department of Foreign affairs.
While aspire to make the LIVING AGE de-
sirsh;e To all who wish to keep themselves inform
cd of the rapid progress of the movemcu-to
Statesmen, Divines LAWYERS and Physicans-to
men of business, and 10 men Of leisure-it is still
stronger Obi CT Of ambition to make it attrac-
tive and useful TO their Wives and Children We
believe that can thus do some good in our day
and generation: and hope to m Ike the work indls-
pensahle in every well.informed family. We say
indispensable, hecause in this dry Of cheap litera-
turr is not possible to guard against the influx of
what is bad in t'stP aud vicious in morals, in any
other way than hy furnishing a sufficient supply of
a healthy character. The mental and moral appc.
tiie must be graufeJ.
We hope, that by "wnnowing the wheat from
The chan,' by providing abundanty for the imagin>
alton, aud by large collection of Biography, Voy-
ages md Travels, History, and more solid matter,
may produce a work which shall he popular,
while at the same time il will aspire to raise the
standard of public taste.
The Living Age will be large pamphlet, hand.
Somey printed, ona stitched in cover, containing
as much matter an ordinary duodecmo volume,
and upon good type and paper.
Each number sold separately, and with the usual
discount TO wholesale dealers. Persons AT dis
tance will he supplied by mail, on their remtng TO
J. any sum of money that may he convenient.
There will tie thry six Humbers, making three
lnrgn volumes, in the remaining part of 1874,
Price of each volume Of twelve numbers will 10
81 so. Postma~t RS. or other persans who may
lend Us their aid in getting mp subscription list,
will le entitled to four copies of any volume. on
renting In Us five dollars. The copies TO be ud-
drtssrd as hy may order.
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