Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-06-23
LTTTELL's LIVING AGE.

as il Is twice as large, aud appears 20 often, We
not only give spirit and freshness to Il hy many
I things which were excluded by months DELAY.
bat while thus extending our scope and gathering
a greater and more attractive variety, are able to
increase the solid and substantial part Of our lite
rary historical and political harvest, and fully to
satisfy the wants OF the American reader.
/ The elaborate and stately Essays Of the Edin-
hurgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble CRITICISMS on POstry. his keen polil-
! ies Commentaries, highly wrought Tales and Vi
! vid descriptions OF Rural and Mountain Scene
~; and the contributions to Literature. History
and CoumOn Life, by the sagaciOus Spectator. the
Sparkling Examiner, the judic Gus Atheunum, the
busy and industrious Literary Gazette, the sensi-
/ hle and comprehensive Britannia, the sober and
respectable Christian Observer; these are inter-
mixed With tho NJ Mliiory and Naval Reminiscent
ces Of the United Service, aud with the best arii-
cles Of the Dublin University, New Monthly, Fra
sers, Tail's, Ainsworlh's, Hoods, and Sporting
/ Magazines, aud OF Chambers admirable Journal.
We do not consider it beneath our dignity to tor
row wit snd wisdom from Punch; aud, when We
/ think il good enough, make use Of the thunder OF
| the Times. We shall increase our variety by i'm
portat ons from he continent Of Europe, and from
/ the new growth Of the British colonies
/ The steamship has brough. Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neigh borhood, and will greatly
multiply our connections, as Merchants, Tiave-
/ iers and Po.itcians, with all parts OF the world;
! so that much more than ever, u now becomes ev-
/ cry intelligent American to be informed OF the
condition aud changes Of foreign countries. And
this not only because Of their nearer connection
with ourselves, bat heLause the nations seem to
| be Fastening through a rapid process OF change,
to some new state Of things, which the merely
/ political prophet cannot compute or ioresee.
! Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Colo.
uization, (which is extending over the whole
/ world,) and Voyages ard Travels, will be favor
ile matter for our selections; and in general, we
shall Systematically and very fully acquaint our
readers with the great department Of Foreign Al
fairs, without entirely forgetting our own.
While we aspire 10 make the Living Age desi-
rable 10 all who wish to keep themselves informed
Of the rapid progress Of TIE MONUMENT to States.
men, Dvines, Lawyers, and Physicans-lo men
| ot business and men OF leisure-it is still stron-
ger Object to make it attractive TO their Wives and
/ Children. We believe that we can thus do some
| good in our day aud generation; and hope 10 make
the work indispensable in every welI-inormpd
family. We say indispensable, because in this
day Of cheap literature it is not possible to guard
against the influx OF what is bad in taste and vi
cious in morals in any other way than by furnish
ing asufflcientsupply OF healthy character. The
menta' and moral appetite must be gratifed.
! We hope that by "wnnowing The wheat from
the chaf," by providing abundantly for the ina
| gination, and by large collection Of Biography,
! Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid
matter, we may produce a work which shall be
popular, while at the same time it will aspire to
laise the standard Of public taste.
The Living Age is published every Saturday
by f. LlTTELL & Co., corner OF Tlemont and
Bromheld Streets Boston, price l2a cents a num-
Der, or six dollars year in advance. RemitLan-
ces for any period will be thankfully received and
promptly attended to.
01y-To insure regularity in mailing the work,
orders should be addressed TO the Office of publ.
cation, as above.
Clubs, paying year in advance, will be suppli- |
ed as follows: Four copies for $50; nine copies,
$40; twelve copies $50.
Complete sets, in fifteen volumes, to the end of
l847 handsomely hound, aud packed in neat
boxes, are for sale at thirty dollars.
Any volume may be had separately at two dol
lars, bound, or dollar and a half in numbers.
Amy number may be had for l2A cents, and it
may be worth while for subscribers or purchasers
to complete any broken volumes they may have,
and thus greatly enhance their value.
AGENcIEs.-We e are desirous of making arrange
ments, in all parts Of North America, for ncreas-
ing the circulation OF this work--and for doing
thus liberal commission will be allowed to gentle
men who will interest themselves in the business
And we will gladl y correspond on this subject with
any agent who will send us undoubted references
PosTAGE.--When sent with the cover on the
Living Age consists of three sheets, and is rated
as pamphlet, at a. cents. But when sent with
out the cover, it comes within the definition of a
newspaper given in the law, and cannot legally
be charged with more than newspaper postage,
IA cents.) We add the definition alluded to-:
A newspaper s"any printed publication, ssu-
ed in numbers, consisting of not more than two
sheets, and published at short intervals Of not
more than one month, conveying intelligence of
passing events"
MONTHLY PARTS. For such as prefer it in that
form, the Living Age is put up in monthly parts,
containing four or five weekly numbers. In this
shape it shows to great advantage, in comparison
with other works; containing in each part double
the matter of any Of the Quarterlies. But we re-
commend the weekly numbers, as fresher and full
Ter of life. Postage on the monthly parts is about
IA cents The volumes are published quarterly.
each volume containing as much matter as
Quarterly Review contains in eighteen months.