Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-12-12
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IN VOLUME (SEw sERtEs) FoR rHE YEAR 1875
Established for the
DIFFUSION OF USEFUL. KNOWLEDGE.
Embelishesf with
NUMEROUS FINE ENGRANINGS
Editesi and published by RoBenr ShAus.
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In Monthly Parts, of FIFTY octave pages
Terms. So year, payable on the delve-
ry Of the january and February
Numbers.-CJJNo subscriptions
received fora less period
than one year
The increasing spirit of intelligence which
is graz ually extending itself among all classes
OF the Community iii this county, and indeed
throughout the ciyised world, is the tiistin.
gushing Characteristic of th. present age -
To the improved systems Of general educa-
ton, TO less than the mighty agency of TIE
Press, an engine OF almost superhuinan power
and influence--is to ae asclioelr the high Gle
walton to which the standard of universal in
telGgence has attained And abundant as
have been the ayowed vehicles fox popularIs-
ing general knowledge throughout the land.
still it is to be regretted, we possess none
that propose the oneTous and pa. amount oh
ject ct supplying granary of the av;nnosced
wheat whose Office shall be to separate he
tween the spurious and tie real; and which,
discardng the nox.ous weed, shall husband
the precious grain, thus spreading out nefore
us literary banquet, whose viands are not
only most grateful to the taste, but as health
inspiring and nutrciously beneficial as they
are detachable. Alike invaluable to the more
polished civilian, as the simple occupant of
the rude log cabin af the western wilderness,
is this discrimination as to the character Of
or.f fla
promulgation Of ,haoae2edge for The peophe
In pursuing the system determined upon,
History, Natural History Astronomy, Geogra
ply, Chemistry, Botany, Architecture. Me
chanics Agriculture and American Biography
will comprise the leading departments of sub
iect matter. General Literature and Educa>
ton will not be neglected--a compendt Gus
miscellany, comprising things useful and ell
tcrtaining, curious eccentric, Il ondefful, sci
entific, natural and artificial, toset er with a
general summary Of passing events Our own
county. filled with enchanting lakes and nv
ers and beautiful pFaires-with mountain sol
itudes, wildernesses ana forests OF unexam-
pied awfulness and grandeur the endu-
ring monuments and mounds Of an extinct pr
meval people-with the battle grounds and
sepulchres of heroic virtue shalt furnish the
resources to enrich our pages. All subjects
which will admit Of it, will be illustrated with
engravrgs. The Whole number Of engravings
at the conclusion Of the volume will amount
to several hundred
The Biography Of those intimately c0rnec-
ted with America will Claim a prominent
place What stronger incentive to virtue 6
excellence can be presented to Our youth th.,n
to place before them the act ons Of those who
have labored for the benefit of their country!
The subject of Botany will be presented to
our readers by giving interesting facts on~ths
branch Of science, nor will the cultivation Of
flowers be neglected The interesting topics
Of Natural History, Chemistry. Natural Paiio-
sophy and Geography viii each receive the
attention which their importance demand
The Antiquities, Natural Curosities, Scener,
&c. of America will be noticed in Their places
and Illustrated as far as possible with enrra-
wing.
We do not pretend 70 send forth work re
f,lete with originality Of IDEAS or st,ie, or We
hicle for conveying 70 the people the rich ard
beautiful specimenS in detail, OF modern bellies
lettres but our object is to circulate useful
information, fitted alike to the capacity Of tie
child sad the adult It is intended rather as
q magazine of useful stores, gathered and gar
nered up from sources which, from their mag
tains Of living water, 10 the great mass Of the
reading community. in it the choicest Con-
tents of books are presented in condehsed
yet conspicuous farm, agreeably spiced with
Poetry ands Miscellaneous Reatlmgs--ail Of
which, during the course of a volume. are IL
ustrated by ensrayings many Of which are
from original drawings, made expressly for
the work.
we shall aim to give the Magazine harac
Ter decidedly American, and TO make it 10 this
country What lie Isennt Magazine is to Great
Britain. Hence we shall introduce as far as
practicable descriptions OF American History,
Manners, Scenery and Natural Productions -
In furtherance Of this object we invite our
friends abroatiso aid us, by communications
and sketches of anything remarkable that
NAV come under their obsers ations-aud we
trust they viii find ample remuneration fot
theiralabcr, iH the consciousness Of having adj
ded quota to the sum total Of intelligence
which is so widely disseminated through the
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