Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-03-12
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.

,HIS work conducted in the spirit Of Lttes Nfuseu Of
Foreign Literature (Which was favoaby received bv the
public for twenty but as i Is twice large appears
which were excluded by months delay, while thus es
tending scope and gathering and
literary HISTORICAL and political harvest fully satisfy the
wants OF the American reader ., MI,
The elaborate and stately Essay Oh Tue rgh, Quarter
ery keen political Commentaries, highly wrought Tales,
and vivid descriptions Of rural aud mountain scenery and the
sagacous Spectator the sparkling Examiner the udicious Ae
the busy and industrious Literary Gazette the sensible
and comprehensive britannia the sober and respectable Cs'
tian Obseru these nermixed with the Military and Ma
val Of the United Suice with the best arti-
Ans,coths Hoods, and Sporting Magazines and of Cham
bers admirable Journal. We do consider beneath
dignity to borrow wit and wisdom from Punch and when
think good enough make use OF the thunder Of The Times
We shall increase variety by mportaon from the
of Europe from the growth OF the British Mes
The steamship has brought Europe Asia, and Africa into
bborhood and will greatly multiply connections as Mcr.
chants Travellers and Politicians with all parts of the world
that much than ever now becomes every intelligent
American TO be informed the condition and changes Of for
eign countries And this not only because oil their con-
with ourselves because the nations seem TO be
teung through ochange to new state Of
things which the merely political prophet cannot compute or
oresee.
Geographical Discoveries the (Which
is extending the whole WORLDLY and Voyages and Travels
will be avoe matter for seections and in general
shall systematically and very fully acquaint readers wife
The great department Oh oregh AFFAIRS Without ehle ese
while we aspire to make Living gcdesirabe all who
wish to keep themselves informed Of the rapid Of the
oyee-to Statesmen Dvines, Lawyers and Physicians
to aud of eisuret still stronger object
TO make il attractive and useful to their Wives and Children
We believe thus do good day and
GRAFTON hope make the work indispensable every well
informed family We saw INDISPENSABLE because in this day of
cheap literature possible guard against the influx oil
what bad taste and vicious in morals in any other way nan
by furnishing sufficient supply of healthy character Inc
mental and moral appetite must be grained
We hope that By onnotcing the ,cheat from the cha by
providing abundany for the imagination and by large coee
id matter may produce work which shall be popular,
while the time will aspire raise the standard opub
lie taste.
The LIVING AGE published every Saturday, by E. LrTELL
& Co corner of fremont and Bromfeld ss Boston; Price
II 3 cents number, six dollars vance Remit
tance for any period will be thankfully received and promptly
attended to- To insure regularity in mailing the ork or
ders should be addressed to the office publications. as above
Clubs paying advance, will be supplied as oows
Fopr comics for $4,000
T T,ne 5000
Compete SETS in twenty four Volumes the end OF March,
1885, handsomely packed in boxes and delivered in
all the principal Cities free expense Of regh are or sae
y sone may be had separately two dollars bOund or
Inn number may be had for - cents and may be worth
while for subscriber purchasers complete broken vol
they may Se ge con-
sists of three Sheets aud rated pamphlet at ~ cents
But when without the cover comes within me dehnon
newspaper given the law and cannot legally be
with more than newspaper postage, Il the
definition alluded to:-
"any printed publications issued in numbers
consisting of than Sheets and published at
intervals of not than month, conveying intelligence oil
passing events " 90 ,r:;
Age nu IN in monthly parts containing four five weekly
numbers In shape shows great advantage compar
ison other works, containing in each part double the mat
ter OF any the quarterc But we recommend the weekly
numbers as freser and fuller of e Postage on the monthly
parts is about Ia The volmes published quarterly
each containing much matter as quarterly refe"
s"e' ~ E. LITTELL CO., BosToN.
WASHINGTON, 81 Dec. ls45.
Oathe Periodical Journals devoted literature and science
which abound Europe and this country this has appeared 10
me the most useful 1t contains indeed the exposition only OF
the current literature Of the English language but this by its
immense extent comprehension includes porature Of the
human mind the expansion OF the present age
N"'''' ' J. @. ADAMS.
Sentcmbcr 4, 1850