Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-12-26
Literary Notices.


Never, perhaps, has there been Pno'
IIshed more attractive number OF To-
dy's magazine, than the January issue oi
The Laws Friend. IL leads oil with
-plenGid Illustration on steel,of story ny
Mss Amanda NJ Douglass, "Chased by
Wolves" Then we have striking IL
lustration OF Mrs. Woods novelet Tor
Roland YOrke. or. Done in Passion
new and powerful story, BY the famous
| author Of East Lynne il commence
! in the present number. 10 he large and
brilliant Fashion Plate. the editor has CIV
ell two examples of the "Grecran Bend
as i, is seen ia Paris-noi for the imia.
,ion o! her American readers. bot 10 sd'is'
ly their curiosity, and also to prove 'hat
This is no', as meny suppose, Saratoga
fashion, bnt one having The usual French
origin. "Las, Word" (wIIh poetry, il
a beautiful engraving, There are aI'o
very many engravings devoted t. iaiy's
attire, and t. the worktshle, with the
ladies' can better appreciate than ~ can
The olher literary mater ~ "Bsi"een
Two" by that piQuan, snj brilliant WI
ter. Mss Elizabeth Prescott ;"Nho Vas
It, Story of PisncheIe. hy Mrs.
Lnuise Chandler Moul,on "Where 2
by Florence Percy" Bridget Romance
by Ms. IIosmer ;"The Event at Mi.
ford. by Enms B Ripley; novelties,
editorials. &C. Published by Deacon a
Peterson 3l9 Walnut street, thladI.
phiaat 50 so year (Which also includes
large steel engravlng). -Four copIes.SG.
Eight land one protrs), Sl2. The La.
dy's Frierd' and The Saturday Even
ing Post" land one engraviog.) 81 GO.
Ig7 GoDFy FOR 1869 The Jarosry
number OF ,hls best Of Lady's M,gaz'nes
Is before ~. The embei.i.hincnr, 81.
are A Kings daughter, very superior
steel engraving Steel rlIe.page, q tab
eau plate Colored lashlon.plate, contain
ing SIX figures; Tinted Cut-"Nhl il
Bear ?" JeMe-box, printed IN coIors
The Flight OF Tine, reasonable engra-
wing large extension sheet, filled in
great variety OF aritles-dresses Tor la
dies aud chlIIren, and other nOveIlies-
80 in all. The articles of fancy wOrd
have been evidently selected with great
care. Among them will be found a foot
cushion six and work-bag. key case.rsse
for combs and brushes, pen.wIper, knitted
bodice, Sc. The literary matter l. the
GROWING tenure Of the January number.
TIE stories by Marion iIarIand, Miss
Churchill. MISS DrIr, the q. Fogy Pa
pers. and he cbsr1de hy Miss Frost, are
the best that have ever been published.
Terms, So year for one copy; four cop
les $40. Address l. a. GuJey, Ph'ls.,
Pa.
o. The OLD GUARD For JANUARY.-
This sIaunch, bold.and uuhnchlng Dem
ocratc veteran opens The campaign OF
1869 with r,s usuqi sturdy blows for tie
Constitution and restoration Of he White
Mans Government. In IT. literary de-
parIment il promises much. The open
ing story, the Cub Of The Panther" by
W. Gilmore Slums,is one of tie best ev.
or written by tina, popular author The
miscellaneous department Of the JOURNAL
has been prepared with extraordinary
care, and is replete with !he most interest.
ing topics. The Editors Table is esre-
cIaIy rich and varied and all III al, The
OLD Guard never had stronger claims up.
on the lovers Of good reading every Ehere
than are presented in the opening NUN.
Der of the New Year. We would rspe-
ciallY cali attention to the very able anti
Gle by Tie editor. entitled Sliding into
Monarchy" 1t is the determination Of
the publishers that The Old Guard FOR
1869 shall in every respect be an i'm
pr0vemenl even upon the present. ch'rac.
ter Of this i;uly popular periodical. Price
% cents So per year Van E'I''I"r-
ton g. Co, pnbli.hers, l62 Nass'u eUest,
New York.
Gza BrEcHERs SERMONS IN THE
"CnuRCH U>IoN. "--MaHy papers ha'-
ing announced that these sermons would
mol be printed in the Church Union, "e
take pleasure in stating that the sermons
Of thi, preacher do appear in every issue
Of this paper, and that they are 10 be
printed hereafter at twelve o'clock on
Monday. eetung the sermon of sunday
on, on The next day. We understand the
publisher of,he Church Union promi-es
TO print Mr. Btecher's sermons 50 long as
they ale acceptable to The Church, and
requests all other paper. to P1bllsh them
from his own pages freely.
If our ftiends want wide-awnke re-
1 f.