Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-01-09
TIE PIONEER MAGAZINE or AMERICA.
GODEY'S MAGAZINE
And kady's Book for 1915.

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And Eady's Book for 1915.
FEfiiE best safnest Publisher can give Of what
n Sc can and viii do nexi year Is a reference
e ~h4; h- has done lasi year. or az any time for
ne f1sf fffesa years. Under this view offhe case
q would BE- quite sufficient for ordinary purposes
tor as 70 say that the high character Of tis Msss-
zne, f0r literary and aristical merit will De prop
cry sasislned. Bot that the rapid
and dazzling succession az novelties which we have
brought forward within the last few yeats. natural
y eSciies lively curiosity and every subscriber is
{ saving TO lifnset-'' " bat will Gedey do ucxtl"
II y merely with view gtstify this curiosity
| on the part OF Que friends that We row proceed 70
enumerate some OF tie features Of oar next years
! plan. promising. however TIM, the enumeration
4 must necessarily be partial and incomplete from
I cur tnvariabie practice Of Selling upon every
and brilliant form Of Establishment the rnoment il
presents itself, well securing the services u
all the popular. lively, aud piquant Writersths
Deni tieir characters distinctly developed and
I pronounced. The honor Of bringing forward first
rate genus into public notice aud favor and s@rv-
ing as sort Of prime conductor TO ELECTRIC
FLASHES which send their light through the
whole Union, has become quite habtual to the La
dy's Book
Our original dsa Of Illustrating American histo-
~ by VIEWS OF BATTLE-GROUND we are
stu calmly pursuing 10 stsle that de6es all com
pFttbbs iHt Het ttss pfRuauf ldfN OF illustrating
the HEROlSM OF AMERICAN LADIES by
series OF Engravnes and Narratives which viii
serve TO place their light the patriotism de
yotion and self-sacriiice OF female in
! The Revolutionary war, emphstieslly called I HE
HEROIC AGE OF AMERICA. Is also original
with ns Other incidents of revolutionary history
will aiso furnish subjects for the embellishments Of
the coming year. Among the subjects already ex-
ecuied are
IN
Mor,oH'S entertainment Of the British OfictT
Fsmole GoHantrg,
| The SformiRg Of Red Bank Fort,
| Cont D0aops Monument.
The Battle of Cohcofd Bridge.
The Cermqntown Battie- Ground,
Trenton B0ttie- Ground,
with large number Of others engaged but not yet
sent 10 by the artists Another new and striking
feature We propose for the first time in public
having had artists engaged for twelve months in
working Il out. Orr readers scH please 10 note
the date ofhe announcement Of His feature. II
will consist Of Characteristic State Views in which
| the peculiares of Scenety, Costume. and Gus
toms of every State and Territory of the Union will
lie presented 10 succession. This idea will of course
be claimed 10y Others, but readers will not for
| get 10 mark dates
| Our preferred premium Of 5000 for the best Paint
/ ing OF subject illustrative OF American Female
! Patriotism, has alrendy brought splendid array
/ of talent irto the field The award has been post
poned for another month, out of courtesy artists
who have pictures still upon their easels.
The premium Of $3.50 for the best Engraving
vil OF course bring forward series of first rate
Steel Plates. In addition TO all these advantages,
The privilege of engraving the Premium Pictures Of
| The Apollo Association, will 10 form key
stone 10 our splendid system of Embellishments.
| The public know our literary contributors well,
for they have long been in the habit Of recognising
them the Leading Writers Of America in Maya
zine Literalufe--that literature which exacts from
the abest pens their most piqnant and brilliant con-
uibutons at the same time that it cendenses into
a compact and pleasing form the moral the useful
and the solid, in narrative sketch and essay writ
ing.
| MEZZOTlNTS.--it is only necessary to say
that in this department we have Sartain. Sodd
and Warner, and each of them has several plates
| in hand. We shall, think, have in each
number mex: year.
AUTHENTIC Fashion PLATEs.-Godey's Lady's
Book is the only Magazine that can be relied upon
for the real fashions
Our transiatofs suffer nothing OF merit and inter
est, which is snte1 to the design of the Lady's
Book, in the Literature Of Germany, France, Italy,
and other nations OF the European continent 10 es-
cape them Among many novel features in the liz
erary way which in the course Of prepa-
| ration. for we-kno~n reasons we choose TO an
nounce but one in this connection viz: The Border
Legends OF America, many OF which have lusl
reached US from the distant regions which were
formerly the scenes Of border and hunting ex-
pcdtions, and where the exploits of the famous
Indian killers aud hunters still furnish themes for
purely National Balad,. Songs, and Stories, to
their children and grandchildren 10y the winters
hre-side.
Il is not necessary for as to give the OF
our vrirers-pievious numbers viii show that they
are the best in America
TERMS:
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| . copies, one year | copes, one year 90
5 copies one year 10
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Dec. 10 1874