The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-05-31
TIE PIONEER MAGAZINE OF
AMERICA


0oDEY's MAGAZINE AND LADY's BOOK FOR lS41
The best earnest publisher can give of what he
can All VIII do n3ys year is reference TO what
he has done last year, or aay time ~ the las;
iftcaa years Under ,his view Of the il
would be qui e sufficient foT ord nary purposes
70; u3 10 say III at she high character OF hi maya
zine foi literary AID a:tistcal merit will be
properly ,ns;aine !. Bat We are aware tina; the
rapid AM dazzling succession OF novelties which
we have brought forward within the last few
years naturally exctss a lively curiosity, and
every snbscItb3E is saying to himself what win
Goday do next.
Ii is merely with view 70 crafty this curiosity
on the part OF olr friends that we now proceed to
enume rate some of tho features Our next years
an, prsnising, however, that tho enumeration
must necessarily be partial and incomplete, from
our invariable practice of seizing npon every new
and brllilnt form Of establishment the moment
il esents itself, as well sec ring the services
OF all tde POPULAR, LIVELY AND PlQUANT WRITES
ths moment their characters are distinctly devel-
opod aal pronounced. The hon0lr of bringing
forward first rate genius nto public notice and
tavoit, and serving as n sort Of pT me conductor
10 electr flashes which Sc ID I45.r light through
thu whole Union, has become quite habitual to
t he ady's Book. our original idea of Illustrating
.4meica history by views OF backgrounds we
are sill calmly pu7sleiug il STYLE that deGp
all competition. The not less brilliant jdaa q
Illustrating the HERoISM OF AMERICAN LADIES
BY series OF ensravings and narratives which
will serve 10 place III their true light tbs patrint-
ism, devotion and self-sacrifce Of oar female an
ce3tor' in the revolutionary war, emphaticalIy
called THE HEROIC AGE OF AMERICA. il also
o:g nal with u.s. Other incidents of revolutionary
history Will also furnish subjects fo- the enbe-
li-hments of the coming year. Among the sub
lects already executed are,
Tns reception Of the news OF Lexington fight
by Dlrisy-Narion's entertainment of the british
oficsr-by WhlI.--Female GALL.xrRY-bv
Hubert The storming of red bank fort by
Haniiton-COdnt Don0p's moluman;--5v Ham
l'tol,- he batsis Of concord bridge-by Frank
elstaIn-;ha Gssnont0wn battle-ground by
as ell @mita--Trentol battle-ground by Ham
iItoi, W tn lauge number Of Others, ENGAGED
bd! 10: yet sent in by the artists. Another new
aii striking feature we propose for the first
time IN public, having had artists engaged for
Twelve months in working it out. our readers
VIII please 70 note the date of the annoincatnen.
OF this feature. 1t will consist Of Cha ract.-stir
state views, in which the pecdlarities of scenarv
costume AMI Customs OF every state AMI territory
OF the Union will be presented in succession
ms idea will OF course be ella med 6y others.
but our readers will not forget 10 mark dates
Our profered premium OF s. for the best
painting OF a subject illustrative of American
female patriotism has already brought n sDIe,5id
besn postponed for another month ON 70 eort.ss
to art cts who have pictI.es still op1a their easaIs
The premium OF 8 30 for the best ag-aving IN
OF course bring forward series of ir-s rars st.el
piars. in addition 70 all these ADVANTAGES. The
privilege Of engraving the premium pictlres of a
he apollo association will serve to form n kcv r
3!nne TO oar splendid system of embellishments a
The public know our literary Contributors we'll |
Tor they have long bean in the habit of rec3,ri /
ZihS them as the leading writer's of America !, 1
magazine litsratdre-that litaru re viii n exacts
fon The ahest peEs their most p;qIant AMI brill Il
Ialt coAtfbitInn5, AT tha same time that II con- y
fences INTO compact aud pleasing form. The s
moral, the useful AMI the solid in narrative. sketrb
md essay writing Mezzotints It o,lv ma P
,esSary 10 say that in this department. we have I
>aftH'n SAID AM warne-, aud each of then, hee a
S'e!aI Plates III nan we shall, ws think. have J.
me IN each nrnba7 next year. Authentic f,sb- 1
on plates. Godsys Ludy's Book is the o,j, n
Magazine that can be relied upon for ,e., c
asn!ols, Oar traaslasocs suffer noting Of
nd interest. which is s1ited to ths d, fa&
4ady's Book, in the Literature OF
RANCE, ITALY, Al other nations of ,,e k,n,o n
san cont'hent u Escape them. Among ma,, '
ovel features in the literary way whic, -s,, II
ihs coarse preparation, for well-kn,y, r.,so,a N
e cno2s@ to an2oilce Bat one in this co,,act;o, n
": The border legends of American. man, g
"Aich ha'e JnsE re7ched us from the distant re- 81
nns which wee formerly the scenes of bo,d. q
as m hunting expeditions. aud ybers 80 ii
o's OF the famou in ian killers and bnn..,, OF
III tu-nish themes fos purely national baIIo3a
'n5a ana stories TO their children and grand,
'ha'eh by the winters firesds. Il is rot -. a.
sSsafy Lor ne to give the names of our viii, 81
'eTiols numbers will show that they a., -, III
est in A "e-ica. ~ ''' CT
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