Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-24
BOOK TABLE.

LApY's FRIEND, For September has n
charming steel engraving ola Mother bend
ing over her sleeping child. 1t has the u.
sual colored fashion plate. with engraviags
of various articles of dress &c. The liter
airy matter is good.
PETERSON, Has a fino steel engraving
THE School at Play" colored fashion
plates with numberless engravings of house
hold articles or Of dress; eolorcd patterns
in Berlin Work &c: RECEIPTS for cookery
the Toilet &c. with the usual amount of
literary matter.
| Hours AT HONE for September is recciv-
ed through 4. William Go. Boston. by
| the favor of Robert Cole. We have often
commended this work to the attention OF
our readers aud can do them no better
service at thi, time. than to re-itcrate our
former opinion, and ask them to try Hours
at Home.
OUR YorXG FoLKs-for August is re-
ccved. We have often commended the
Magazine to our readers, as being the best
one of the kind we knew Of. As evidence
of its merits. we have only to take the opin.
ions of all its readers, which is always in
its praise. Price. single subscription $500.
Tickner and Fields. Boston.
GoopEY's LApY's Book, For Scptembc
has steel engraving, "Resting at til. Well
double extension fashion plate, wood
engraving called Music and Dancing a
new piece of music entitled" Under the
Lattice, engravings Of various STYLES of la
dies garments &c &c.
The Literay contents of Cooley are al
ways good.
HORNS At HOME. for Angus, is an
excellent number. We can do its publish
ers no better service, nor the public either.
than to copy the following from its Pro-
spcctus:-
The contents of Hours at Home, with
out being exclusively religious, will be per
vadel by high moral tone. thus making
it prominently the Magazine for the fami.
y. and giving it the strongest claim upon
all the friends of pure and elevated liter
ature'"
TIE WOMEN OF THE WAR.-We have
had large number of historic, Of the war.
giving detailed accounts OF the operations
of our armies and the military histories of
all the promincn, generals in the Union ar
my. Mcssrs. :. :. Scranton 4 Co. of
Hartford. propose TO publish 4 work cuti-
tied Women Of the War" II will en-
brace the narratives Of 10 less than ten he
role women Of Maine, who distinguished
themselves. and honnrcd their country by
their patriotic and self-deuying labors and
daring deeds. during the war.
EVERY SATURDAY No 81 Aug % i.
received The Publishers make the follow
ing announcement
With the member for September I>t.
Every Saturday will he enlarged from =.
to 40 pages The great success of the
Journal iustilics aud demands this enlarge
ment. The. conductors Viii hereafter IN
t'ooHtC a. " i'ithIt Stliti SltiltN+ III t'il
phance with Il general desire. They will
select only those OF a first-ciAs character
and of readable quality. ''SiIcote al Sit,
ectes, F." by Henry Kingsley, has jasi begun
and others will follow shortly.
/ EVERY SATURDAY. will continue 10 pre-
sent the most readable interesting and ,al
able Stories. Essays Sketches and Poems,
from the foreign Journals and periodicals.
Translations from the French periodicals.
will form u regular and aud important fca-
tnre y most thrilling story. from thu
French of Edmond About, viii he given ia
September.
Every Saturday is rapidly gaining in
public favor, and its cuterprising publisher
spare no effort to sustain its reputation and
also to increase it. The articles publish
ed are Of the creates. literary excellence
rs the authors are among the best known
living authors. Terms -. 90 per year
in Weekly or Monthly numbers. Mcssrs
Tiknor and Fields, Boston
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