The Panola lynx., 1845-12-20
THE PIONEER MAGAZINE OF
AMERICA


GoDEY's MAGAZINE AND LADY's BOOK FOR ISl5
The best earnest publisher can give of what he
can AMI Will do neXt year is a reference 20 what
he has done last year, at any time in the last
fifteen years. Under this view of the case it
would be qui sufficient for ord nary purposes
ior US to say tn the high character of thi maga-
zine for literary aId artistical merit will! be
properly sustained But are aware that the
rapid and dazzling succession Of novelties which
we have brought forward within the last few
years naturally excites a lively curiosity, and
every snbscltber is saying TO himself what will
Cooley do next
1t is merely with a view to CRAFTY this curiosity
on the part OF our friends that we now Droccad m
Inume ate some of the features four next vear,s
an, promising, howevert that the enumeration
must necessarily be partial and incomplete. from
our lnVarIable practice OF seizing npon every new
and brilliant form of embellishments the momen +
1t esents itself, as we'll securing the services
OF all the POPULAR, LIVELY AND ProUANr WRITER'S
the moment their characters are distinctly deyel-
oped and pronounced. The honour of bripging
forward first rate genius into public notice and
favour, and serving as n sort of prime conductor
TO electr c flashes which send their light thzonah
the whole Union, has bacome quite habitual to
the lady's Book our original idea of illustrating
American history by views of battle-grounds wa
are still calmly pursueiug in style that defia
all competition. The not less brilliant iden n
illustrating the HERoIsM OF AMERICAN LADIES
by series OF eng-avings and narratives which
will serve 10 place in their true light the patrint
ism, devotion and self-sacrifce of our famaIa :,
cestors IN the revolutionary war, emphaticaIlv
called THE HEROIC AGE OF AMERICA is aIso
original with us. Other incidents of ravoIn,ooa,, :,
history will also furnish subjects for the emhai.
lishments OF the coming year. Among tho e,b
jects already executed are
Inc reception OF the news of Lexington foh.-
by Darley-Marion's entertainment of the h5;.:ob
ofIcer-by .Whlte-Female GALI.Nrpv- b-
iubert-Ihe storming of red bank fort nv
f1anIlton-COunt Donop's monumeDt-bv Ham,
htoh- ne pafte OF concord bridge-bv Frank
ensteln-Ihe Gennontown battIe-gror,d b.,
Russell Smith-Trenton bat.le-grou,d-h H.,
liton, with lauge number of others, engaged
ouf not yet sent in by the artists Apothar nay
ana striking feature we now propose for the frs,
time IN public, having had artists engaged for
twelve months in working it out, our readers
will please to note the date of the announcement
of this feature. 1t will consist of Characteristic
state views, IN which the pecularities of scenerv
costume ana customs OF every state and territory
OF the Union will be presented in succession
This idea will of course be ella mad b, o,har.
but our readers will not forget to mark dates
Our prohered premium of So 0 for the bes,
painting OF subject illustrative of America,
lemaie patriotism has already brought a splendid
array OF talent into the field The award bo.
been postponed for another month ont fo eorrtaoy
to artists who have pictures still upon their easo
Ihe premium of $3.50 for the best egravinp viii
OF course bring forward series of frs rate s+ool
plates. In addition to all these ADVANTAGES. tho
privilege OF engraving the premium pictures of
the apollo association will serve to form . ~
stone to our splendid system of en,bell;sbmon,s
lhe public know our literary contributors we'll
1or they have long been in the habit of recooni.
ZlnS them as the leading writers of Amer;ca i,
magazine literature-that liter. .ure viii n exacts
from The ablest pens their most piouant and hr;1
maui Contributions, at the same time that il con-
uehces INTO compact and pleasing form. the
iiloIa' me useful and the solid in narrative sketch
anu anu essay writing. Mezzo;ints. 1t ONLY ne
ceSSary 10 say that in this department. we have
Sartain sadd and warner, aud each of then, L.o
SeVeial plates in hand. we shall, ws think. have
one III each number next year. Autbent;c f,ob
ION plates. Godey's LRdy's Book is tbe orI,,
magazine that can be relied upon for T a rea5
fashions, Our transarors suffer nothing of mari
ana interest, which is suited to the design of the
Lady's Book, in the Literature of GERM.Nv.
FRANCE, ITALY, and other nations of the Enro'
pean continent to escape them Among manv
novel features in the literary way which are now
In me course preparation, for well-known reasons
we choose to announce but one in this connection
VIZ; Ihe border legends of American ro,,,,
OF which have just reached from the distant ra.
g'ohs winch were formerly the scenes of border
wars and hunting expeditions, aud where the ex-
ploIts OF the famous In iian killers and bunta,a
sun furnish themes fos purely national ballads
songs and stories to their children and prand'' |
chiidren by the winters fireside 1t is NOT me-
cessary for US to give the names of our writer.~
previous numbers will show that they ara tho |
best in America. "i0 tue
Terms of Godey's Magazine.
| copy, | year, - %
copies, l year,
5 copies, year, IN
8 copies, year, iS
Ii copies, year, On
ADDRESS l.. A. Cooley.
Pnblishers' Hall Philadnlnh, C.,