Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-01-13
LITERARY HOTTIES.

$1,000
Cyw.ao.-sometime since we published the
prospectus Of new magazine bearing the
above tile 10 be edited by Capt Aiagne 5cid.
We have since received tie first number and
find il worthy of all praise. It is beautifully
printed and illustrated. snd we believe viii
prove 70 be all that it claims, namely "frst
class magazine for the youth OF America"
The contents of the January number are The
Tostl Sister; The Magaey; o, Sing me the
Sonr: Christmas Day ia the Dead-wood; I
rhidk OF Thee; A Dasiing Dr2goon; Gone,
Gone, Gone; i Journey battle-ground; Chris
mas Kisses; A Young Irish Diana The Land
ofthc West; The yellow Chief, Romance;
A Southern Sunset; Things Worth Thinking
Of; Triaes; Books Books only Glanced.At
Tern-s3.5o a year G. ". Carleton, Pub
Usher, 497 Broadway, n. Y.
HEARTH AND HOWE This new weekly. pub
iished by PettingilI, Bates & Co., at New York
improves in.aequaintance, and is really one of
the most desirable Family journals published
in the country The h ighest class of talent is
employed upon it. Tx Marvel and Harriet B.
Stowe being editors, and Felix @. G. barley,
whose fame as an artist is world W ide, Illus
trates its pages with his inimitable sketches.
The variety ofsubects embraced in its plan
are very general but especial attention is CIV
en- to It's Literary, Agricultural and Horti-
cultural departments. We cannot too highly
recommend this paper to our readers. Terms
$500; Address Pettingil, Bates & Co., 81
Park Row N. Y
yIcKs' FLORAL GUIDE FOR I869.-The first
edition Of One Hundred Thousand of Vick's L.
lustrated Catalogue of Seeds and Guide in the
Flower Garden is now published 1t makes
work of 100 pages, beautifully illustrated, with
about $50 Fine Wood Engravings of Flow ers
and Vegetables, and an elegant colored plate,
Q boquet of flowers It is the most beautiful
as well as the most instructive Floral Guide
published giving plain ana thorough drec-
tions for the culture of Flowers and Vegetables.
The Flora, Guide is published for the benefit
Of my customers, to whom it is sent free wi tn
on, application; but viii be forwarded to all
who apply by mail, fol- 10 cents which is not
half the cost. Address James Wick, Rochester,
NY.
YOUNG AMERICA FOR JANUARY.-Tbere is al
ways great hurrah among the children when
Young America arrives. It's stories, its puz-
zIes, its pictures, possess an irresistible at
traction, and induce lots of boys and girls to
beg at bedtime for just ''half an hour more
The January number is the third issued since
the enlargement, and is one of the most attrae-
tive that has been published, Parents and
teachers should bear in mini that it is the on
juvenile periodical that confines itself to
sketches of an absoht ly truthful, natural
character Publication Office 838 Broadway,
N. Y. AT 81 so yearly.
A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE FOR EVERY HoNE.-
Sometime ago we called our readers attention
TO very handsome premium of Steel Plate
Engraving, entitled 'General Grant and his
Family" to be sent to every subscriber to OUR
ScFooLDAv VISITOR, for 1869. Since then we
have received from Nessrs. Daughaday & Beck
or, the Publishers, q copy of this magnificent
Engraving, and also the January number, and
first number of tie XIIIth year aad volume Of
the Visitor. The Picture is certainly one of
the most ehaste and attractive, that we have
yet seen. Every face is a truthful likeness
and the figures are grouped in an easy and
naturafmanner. In short, in point of excel
lence, in any particular we don t think it has
lis equal. 1t has been produced, we are in
formed, ct a cost of about One thousand Dol
lars, so that it mist be as nearly perfect as can
be made The price Of this engraving. is 50, so
but to every Subscriber to the Visitor for 1869
it will be sent as premium for an addition of
twenty-five cents to the subscription price of
that Journal The Visitor is a live well illus
trated Monthly Magazine for our Young Folks
everywhere. Price S1,z5 year. Specimen
numbers sent postpaid for 10 cents. Daugha.
day & Becker, Publishers, 424 Walnut street,
Philadelphia.
THE LADY FRIEND FOR JANUARY
Never, perhaps, has there been published
q more attractive number Of a ladys
magazine, than the January issue of THE
LADY's FRIEND. It leads off with a
splendid illustration on steel, of story
by Miss Am :nda NJ Douglass Chased by
Wolves" Then we have striking il
lustration of Mrs. Woods noveIet for
"Rolsnd Yorke, or, Done in Passion" a
new and powerful story, by tie famous
author of 'East Lynne" is commenced
in the present number. In tie large and
brilliant Fashion Plate, the editor has
given two examples of the "Grecian
Bend" as 1t is seen IN Paras. These are
but few Of the many attractions pre-
sented, and the literary matter of this
number is of an unusually high order.
Published by Deacon and Peterson,
$40 Walnut St. Philadelphia, at $50 a
year (Which also includes large steel en-
graying). Four copies, Sc Eight (and
one gratls), S12 THE Lady's Friend
and The Saturday Evening Post" (and
one engraving, $500.