The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-26

promises that all its articles and Illustrations are to
excellent assortment OF both In the initial number.
This paper seems to Us TO supply a want which has
Deen felt ior nrst rate paper OF this class and there
can hardly be doubt OF its success. .....
From the Cincinnati Commerciai.]
another valuable addition to the already large
promised I'd the HEARTH AND HOME published In /
New ork We have before rs the first number, and |
IND e Be- parsasry There ere sIs
hat this apper proposes to enter. but from the
,cIlent stass u makes the HEARTH AND HOME has \
first rate claims for pre-eminence.
FROM the Cincinnati Enquirer -. I
We have received from the publishers. Messrs.
Petteng Bates Coz Of New York the iirst num-
weekly, the advent Of which has already been an
nounced in our advertising columns. we nan all, y ~
valuable addition 70 current literature. DV.n me ~
to matter and manner, the initial NUMBER Is .ho ,
equal OF any and the superior Of mos rne Illus
trated literary journals OF the day me engrayings
ing rich treats n its reading column, The pub,
iishers are e,t6rprsng business inn well known to
tne press Of the country, AID even w.snout the
deh that the HEARTH AND HoMr would would Be tes made sS
In all respects, most desirable family paper.
from the Richmond pispatch.l
HEARTH AND H0ME.-This is the title of a new
weekly sheet issued In New York by Messrs. Petten-
g Bates Co.. Which promises &c once nee 70 take the
sheet has been forwarded to US. IL is very hand
some its Illustrations caDta and its print and paper
faultless. The illustration of Christmas with st.
Nicholas dispensing his gifts ia goods the ingenious
and amusing sketch Of Reynards school is better
but the gem OF the number is the Burial Of the
Bird which is one OF the most sweet and touching
exhibitions OF childish grief and of boyhodd's brave
imitation OF manhood that we remember to have
farmer. Among the contents are christmas
Night" ''santa. Claus" "i.ime on Hill Pastures"
"a Farmers Thinking and His Time for IT, Coy
horticultural Hints for january "Heads OF
Wheat" "a Poemn (by Bryant ''Mrs. Hunnibee's
ofenergy, taste and liberalitv and has the decided
air Of that must impress any one who sees it
with the conviction that 1t will immediately become
popular iavorite.
from the Chicago Republican,
HEARTH AND HOME Is very excellent attempt
blending articles OF valuable information with in
teresting and improving compositions OF q lighter
IN Ne% York By Messr
Bates Co., No. 81 Park row, comprise rhe famil-
lar names OF Donald G. Mitchell, Harriet Beecher
of an excellent character and the mechanical exc
cution OF the paper is delicately finished.
[From the Chicago Post]
II the evidences OF enterprise noted above, In the
monthly magazine literature OF the country, be q
cheering sight, still more so Is the appearance OF the
first number OF really excellent weekly since the
weekly publication is that on which famiies-the
fact, depend most for their intellectual pabulum.
Such weekly Is HEARTH AND HOME, edited by
Donald q. Mitchell and Harriet Beecher Stowe, the
first number OF which has just reached from the
publishers, Messrs. Pettengl Bates b Co., New
York. In quantity and merit the contents Of this
this country or any other. The number contains ff-
teen illustrations chief among which the cartoon
already mentioned. tsome Juvenile pictures, and
view OF General Grant driving Dexter with Bonner
in the buggy The three portraits are very faithful
ksnssse as we can testify What better than an
to pause very long time for reply.
From the Detroit Free Press.1
THE HEARTH AND HOME.-The first number OF
the HEARTH AND HOME gives promise OF most
interesting publication. 1t fully comes up to, and
OF 1t upon looking over the prospectus It is for the
farm, garden and freside and seems well lifted for
the wide sphere OF usefulness 1t marks out for ITSELF
1t is elegantly printed in clear type good paper
1t contains sixteen pages and upwards OF dozen
well executed illustrations. Many features entirely
new In publications OF this class are introduced very
successfully and there be doubt but that the
HEARTH AND HOME will become one OF the most
popular rural family papers published in this coun
try. Pettengil, Bates Co. are the publishers.
From the Milwaukee wisconsin,
HEARTH AND H0ME.-This Is the name OF new
weekly paper, to which we have hitherto called at
tention, and the nrG number Of which Ia now upon
our table. 1t is, as indicated by It's name designed
for the home circle in city and country-in short a
paper that will interest alike the old and young the
learned and unlearned. Each number will contain
sixteen pages or fonr columns each and be printed
on boob paper, in hew and clear type. IL viii also
be illustrated by the best talent in the country. me
number before us is paragon OF Typography and
engraving, while in quaint point OF literary merit it
Is first class We predict for 1t the wide circulation
to which Its merits entite 1t.
From the ST. Louis Republican,
HEARTH AND H0ME.-we have received from the
ensea HEARTH 1D Hon Ts e
printed In folio form-sixteen pages-four columns
to the page and the Illustrations, which are numer.
fulfils the promise made by the originators OF the
enterprise, to furnish family newspaper for the
farm, garden and freside. 1t win iii blank that
has long existed in our periodical literature. and
which was widening every year. IL will on this ac-
count, be peculiarly acceptable to large number OF
readers belonging to the quiet social classes, who
want substantial family paper and who have no
taste for the pctorals fimsy weekles and sporting
AND HOME Will not be tainted with party politics or
sectariansm OF any kind and, being perfectly free
from such framnels, the editor will have nothing to
do but to furnish popular family newspaper de-
pending for success upon its literary ability and its
adaptation to the wants and tastes OF It's patrons
Such Journal we are promised in the HEARTH
AND HOME. A brief review OF the contents and
Illustrations Of the first number may be interesting.
On the title page we have cottage surrounded by
with their nurses are sitting under a vine arbor at
the door. Above and abont the cottage IL the title
HEARTH AND HOME-very appropriate There IL
also picture OF Santa Claus smoking his pipe with
toys strewn around him, the wonder OF a group OF
children. This IL illustrative OF little poem; but
whether the picture was made for the poem or the
poem for the picture we are unable to say Then
we have an article, Cline on Hill Pastures - "a
Farmers Thinking ami His Tme for It., by
Oliver Wendell Holmes: "Butter vs. woo,n by a
Vermont farmer; "How TO Keep Boys at Home,
Layout OF a Suburban Place. with Illustrations:
''Warren Leand's Poultry Raising" with illustra-
tons; "A piDture OF Dexter, and Bonner and GEN.
Grant on their famous drive, with Grant holding the
ribbons- also "Dexters Exercises and Bill OF Fare
agricultural Hints for January;" 1.-THE Mechanics
of Agricultural" n department entitled "0ur Hop
per-" condensed news items, under the caption OF
"History OF the Timesr including markets. &C.
Then comes the editorial department, leading or
with "0ur Heading and Our nopesr and a direct
ing from Mrs. Stowe,r presided over by Donald q.
Mitchell and Harriet Beeches stowe aud associate
editors Joseph Il. Lyman and Mary T.. sDodge on
"preachiug other MEMS sermons" by Rev. J. r.
Thompson, ID. ID. beautiful poem entitled, !
.'The Old World sparrow by William Cullen
Bryant; "In the Ice,r by J. 7. ,rrowbrdge; "Hy- !
dTaulic Power;r "1ow we Kept Thanksgiving at
ord Town in the Times OF 1851 and Onward" |
by Mrs. Harriet Beccher stowe MRS. Kate TIunni-
bees Diary by Laura Il. Lyman illustrated F; |
/" Christmas GIFTS for Gentlemen - BURIAL OF the
Bird,"a very touching picture OF funeral process
sion or children bearing the corpse OF dead bird to