The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-07-25

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Friend for August contains the usual fashion
plates, patterns &C., and beautiful engraving
called Proving Eggs" Music, interesting read
ing matter &c. fill up the number. Deacon &
Peterson publishers Philadelphia. $3.50 per
year.
Godey's Ladies Book for August contains a fine
engraving called "The first break in the family"
fine fashion plates, colored basket pattern read
ing the Bible &c. Music "Do not Forget me, ="
and large quantity of good reading. L. A. Co.
dcy, Philadelphia. per year.
Arthnr's Home Magazine for August contains
characteristic engraving called Yankee Doodle"
Another called ''Eventide" Various patterns
music, reading matter &c. T. s. Arthur ~ Co.,
Philadelphia.
"WOman's Work in the War" which is advcr-
tised in the STANDARD, is a most interesting book
Of 800 pages. The copy sent us by the publish
ers is beautifully and substantially bound, and
the steel plate engravngs are OF the finest style
of the art. This is valuable book, and we would
refer our readers TO the advertisement Of the pub
lIhers Messrs. Zeigler. McCurdy & Co., Phila.
dclphia.
Amy Denbrook, Life Drama, Is the till of n
neat volume, of $50 pages, published by James
O'Kane, New York. 1t is very neatly bound. and
what we have read in it, We find quite interesting
Mrs. Mills New Cook Book, by the same pub
fishers, is q well bound volume of 425 pages and
filled with just uch information as every house
keeper needs.
A New HEALTH REFoRMER's Cook Book. -
Under the above title, +. Wilson Hurd Il Co., of
"Our Home, Dansville N. Y, have just pub
lished work of 20 pages, which contains large
amount of valuable matter. 1t has been prepared
by Lucretia L. Jackson who for nearly twenty
years has been associated with her husband, Dr.
James G. jackson, in the management of one of
the largest and most successful Hvgienic Institu-
tions in the country. Mrs. Jackson has made the
preparation of food in the most wholesome, sim
pie and pOlatabe ways matter of study aud thor
ough experiment, and the result is before US in
the Health Reformers Cook Book. Every fam
lily, whose object is to eat to live rather than to
live to eat should possess this book and indeed
no hOusekeeper, whatever may be her method Of
cookery could fail to derive useful information
from it. Price by mail 80 cents.
DEMoREsT's MoNTHLY,-No other fashion and
literary magazine in existence has made such rap
i'd str ides in popular favor as this. The current
number now before us speaks for itself, as to the
causes which have brought about such 1attering
results 1t is full Of fresh, attractive and useful
matter, specially interesting to ladies and house.
holds. The fashion department is complete
tirnaa fill Of
and contains abundance of sensible, practical
information invaluable to those living at dis
tance from the Metropolis. The illustrations are
beautiful and numerous--the tone of the literary
articles highland, in fact the entire contents are
greatly above the average, from first to last. We
do not wonder that ladies' generally, declare they
''cOuld not do without it." Three dollars per
annum, with premium. Address, w. Jennings
Demorest, 478 Broadway. New York.
The 0LD GUARD FOR AUGUsT.-The Old
Guard for August is now ready. Besides the
story of Mr.. simms and John Esten Cookies bat
tie sketch, we have variety of articles. One,
entitled THE South and Her Faltering Men, by
the editor, will attract general attention. "The
Basis of American Civilization" by DR.. Van Ev-
rie, Is one of the best from his pen. There is a
good selection of other articles, which, with Edi-
tors and Book Tables, make up very good
number. Subscribers to The Old Guard for the
rest of the year get steel plate portrait of jack
son or Lee. 1t is for sale by all News Agents
price % cents BY mail, 50 per year. Van Ev-
rie, Horton & Co., Publishers.
TEMPERANCE IN CoNGREss. Minute
Speeches" by Hons Schuyler Colfax, Henry VIII
son, Richard Yates, William E. Dodge, Hiram
Price, Samuel Mckee, F., Z. Woodbridge, J. b.
Grlnnell, and ]. w. Patterson, delivered at the
First Meeting of the Congressional Temperance
Society, Washington d. c. With list of Plcdg-
ed Members. New York: S. r. Wells, Publish
er, 3S9 Broadway, New York. Price, 25 cents
"Ten-Minute Speeches" or Temperance in
Congress" is beautifully printed on tinted paper,
In large, clear letter, and is in every way worthy
of the great occasion which called 1t forth. We
would have a copy placed in the hands of every
yOung man in the nation. 1t would serve to for
tify him in resisting temptations, which will
sooner or later beset him. Walled in with the
best resolltions he Is still liable to fall. This
concentrated and powerful appeal will help such
q one to keep his resolutions, and must produce
conviction in the heart of the skeptic, and hold
the convert. Reader, place a copy of Temper
anee in Congress" in the hands of the one you
love best