Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-01-08
A Book for the People.
Read this before you spend your money for the trashy
works OF foreign authors. JUsT PUBLISHED,
"THE FOUNTAIN"

The most splendid Annual ever published in Amerl-
ca The Press Of the whole country have pronoun-
ced it THE GIN OF TIE SEASON
uisimpossib!e to publish all the favorable noti-
ces. alike rom the religious and secular press, we
Rppend that OF the philadelphia Saturday ourIer "
1ae editor, spcakngo the work, says. "Ihis Is an
Annual Of the first class, considered IN reference to ta
artistic as well as its literary merits The literary
department is especially worthy Vi commentator, u,
ike for the number aud note oil the contributors ahu
the excellence Of their articles, most OF which have
an elevated and moral bearing, and many of them de-
sirncd to aid directly in the triunphs OF the great
cause Of temperance and virtue We need only
name the sources from whence the Fountain issup-
p!.cd--the sparkling streams that have combined 10
nuke 10 It's gushing waters-to INSPIRE boundle5s
confidence in the Aralthulness and pleasantne5s ol
the beverage The writers are-G Bethune, l.
II Sgyuraey, Ann S Stephens, 7 Arthur Fanny
Forester, aroline Kirkland the Editor, IF +,
RI ade, Se5a Smith, Ii Esthng, Frances 3 Us
good, q Spear, Julian ramer, are hoSSea' Ailce
J Lee, ID Patterson, q hitter bayara lay-
lor, ~ II liosmer, Rev DFysdale' HoFdco
Greeley rs Hughes
Tug ILLUsrRATloxs The Frontspiecc Isl superb
mezzotint, by Sarain, OF Schophns painting OF o.
les defending the daughters OF the priest OF indian
from the Egyptian shepherds The vignette title is
a picturesque landscape, broken in the centre by
towering fountain, also by Sartaln. The next, IRON
the same burin, is the ~ idow's Appeal"-a lovely
!cmale carrying an infant, and leading an older child
in the attitude Of gentle persuaslon to an HILARIOUS
topper, dancing in his maudlin inebriety and waving
a goblet over his head. The next plate is copy by
Sartain, from an original picture by inner, OF NO
ses shifting the Rock and, barring single lauit IN
design the best, we think in the volume. we allude
to the unnecessary isolation and acuteness OF the
Il III, ttsg
drew water from stone ut all, without requiring II
10 resemble milestone The fifth engraving is en-
titled "Nargarct,' being a copy from painting by j.
" ood, Of female shading her eyes with one hanC
and gathering her robe about her with the other
The lights and shades OF this picture are exquisite
The next, Nr. Sartan has copied from Hamllton'e
domestic Happiness, barring little stiffness IN
some of the fxures, a most charming picture. The
seventh illustration is one of novelty, strength and
hcau,y-being from an original picture by Winner o
Paul before Felix" The eighth and last plate ID
also from an original painting by Winner ands cal
cd"Visiting the Sick" and has been not only exceed
ngy well managed Tor such subject, but is certain
y appropriate as an establishment of the Fountain
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