The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-12-13
Book Notices.

PUTxAN's MONTHLY MAaAzIsE.-Some.
where about thirteen years ago G. P. Put
man of N. Y, issued the first number of g
monthly magazine bearing his name which
| promised TO furnish the American reading
public with periodical literature of differ.
ent and better class than the wishy-washy,
love and murder style so common then.
Some of the albest writers in the country
contributed to its pages, and in short time
the experiment proved complete success.
Its promises of usefulness and excellence
were well kept, and for years, without
a rival in its line, it enjoyed wide popular
ity, aud did much to cultivate taste for
sound literature. 1t grew into the affections
of its readers, and its monthly visits were
welcomed with a genuine hospitality and its
contents relished with as keen zest as the
delightful conversation Of friend. But it
finally stopped, in consequence, we believe,
of the financial embarrasments of its pro-
prietor, and its suspension was sincerely
regretted by "large circle of friends and
relatives"-for we had all come to feel
something like a blood-relation interest in it,
Now, after years made memorable by our
civil war, which the old Putnam foretold,
the new PUTNAM re-appears, clad 10, the
familiar pea-green covers of other springs.
and the gossiping to us cheerily ''of the
days that are no more" Welcomed old
Friend-new Friend, welcome as of old
The new PUTNAM's Magazine, commenc-
ing with January, ls6S-which number is
already QUITS the only exclusively original
American magazine published. Its con-
tributors comprise very many of our we'll
Known authors, and new ones unknown 70
fame. The contents of the first number
are:-Introductory- Old and the New
Thirteen Years of the Nation Jewels of
the Deep; the opening chapters of an
American Story Of To-Day entitled Too
True The Carpenter, a Christmas story
Life, in Great Cities-New York The
Italian Question General Grant, with por-.
trait; Dickens Second :, isit; and
number of other articles in prose and
poetry, besides very full and readable
monthly chronicle. The Christmas story
The .Carpenter--is exubeIant in language
and intensely dramatic.
The magazine is published in New York
by G.;P. PUTNAM d Son, 66I Broadway, at
$4OO per. year. ~ ...s e4,a
KITro's ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE
BIBLE.--The agent for this section, Mr.. W.
D. HAKk, is stopping in town for few days
for the purpose Of procuring orders for this
splendid work and we trust he will meet
with success Commensurate with the rare
interest of the work. The following certifi-
Gates from our clergymen will say more for
it than we can.
FREMONT, Ohio, Dec. 6, 1861.
l am fayOrably impressed by the History
of the Bible by DIR. Kitto. Its general use
in families must be of very great benefit.
l therefore recommend the same 10 the most
favorable consideration. s. Bower,
fa1il.s- Pastor St. Joseph Church.
FREMONT, ONO, Dec. I, 1867.
am satisfied that Dr. Killo's illustrated
History of the Bible is work of merit, and
contains matter that is valuable to ALL The
name stands very high in the esteem
Of those competent to Judge, both in this
country and in Europe. D.. Bond, the edi-
tor, also has an excellent reputation as |
scholar and man. E. BUSHNELL i
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
heartily concur in the. above. se
G. H. YOUNG,
Rector ST. Paul's Church.