, 1870-02-05
nj m1UCel1aucouAs

ncnhs hince BY 1e: po1ot d Hot yeg Yn,r
tcetcaso: y. C. GrtgRs i Co J, "Across Auerc,
y q Ahss," " Prof. Rapha.l Paupe ~, Of Harvard
utt'tfslty, has ar eAdJ reached \ thl.d edirop.
aa Almost ID efampled success for wosk Of kh1s
clasfs nsc dollar book, brought ont IN coune,,,
ton with holiday attractions, and 1t time 9nen
the depression OF the publishing busloeas II az
ufne Etef1bod1 wants 10 hear souern,n1
ao htnne ABOUT tho people OF japan and China
now brought rcIs door to rs NJ The Pacific Raj
Fotd Pfof. Pampotly rctlded lTo yea1a Ia thesa
Countries, In the employ OF their respective poy.
ertncnsa. and had the rartst facilities Tor OBJ
StrvlDg the life, character and customs Of nur
rew and strange neignbora. L1ekilJ for III he
ustd good eyes to the best puspo.e, and v1;n
ptscs'sed pen ret down Z report equally full OF
entertainment and Information. LIS lkstcht
cave the accuracy, t1clhneas. and life CT pnoU-
gfnphes As good Tor tneif atory a. fos their In
str ctton AID capital ever, way.
Tto 1e~ pictorial snd literary venture Of
neitfs+ Feds, osaood co.t h2s re1ched IL nts,
noLthlg part which cones to ut lupeEbls pound.
IL II toT far enough ADVANCED 10 eu.oe Us to de-
c'de upon its merits, and 10 spesk concerning tts
present stt fo'nrr, With sone degree 0. certainty.
II WAS IN toe out at nszsrdoua ex ,et.m ent n i,
cano directly into competition with Harp.r.
Hefkly, FTaNk Less'es lhust5as<d, and other pic
tor1sl papers, which for fears mad kept tue ne,d
to ioenselvea, and had handsomely Iemprefsted
tfeis preptietors. But tha Publishers Of Ecrry
Saturday, 1tkh 1hetr ell-kpo n enterpst.e do.
terMtEt d 10 pfeae1t atractioLa which should ca n
enc tnttuselyts to syerJ ptrbon Who has apy
Literary or ait taste In doing this, they have
Lore than fulfilled their promises In 1ts neF
firm the!r joufEAf has not hur1ered IN literary
paLt Of view, but IupplIes inst u dlscnmins.e
sid excellent selection from tha foreign pesodi.
cas- al ever. The quantity also u as generous ss
the quAlitJ u good. Tnt rapid pro8refs made
ID the LIT Of vood-eDgIas.ng, especially In tts
application to tue reproduction OF paintings, l.
Lowhefs better tiluStrated than IN tho ADMIRABLE
pxintirRs which cscn number Of kc<ry SATURDAY,
etlp2s N. T1e new EuRhAh illustrated paper.
the Graphic, furnishes elaborate wood enzraylngx
from the best works OF the Eugtisn IND French
schools At merely Ioptnal COIL By special at.
rat cement with this paper. AessTa- FIsids Or
good Co. receive eectsotJ pea OF ali she ll,psys
tons prepared for the English Journal and Is.ue
them ID EteTy Saturday kttnpltAne onsly With lhet
appearance In loLdon. The price Of tho monthly
pa't-1fty cents-ts Mmost t1dlc1lon1Iy cheap
when The excellence Of the Illustration sod the
sa1tesy and quality OF the readug natter src cop.
sdesed. 1t Wonld be dld1culs to ind more exqut
sise specimens Of wood engraving than the Caol,
net portraits Of LnnefellpK, Trnnysou, Lord
Derby. and Du!wer LJtioD, or the reproductions
Of the paintings BY GreuLe, Geroue
Boughron, George ThcmAg, and Other
entEent Artists. They marx tho
oighest grade ol excellence ret a..a.ned IN
rood engraving, and provo Whit Ne hare offer
c'ttned. that the possibilities OF this brarca Of
art are aluos, unlimited. And now The puolAh
ers promise NJ that tue February !asues shall eYeh
hurpa's these Of January. although II woaId aeen
10 te well. nigh Impossible. In excellence Of lit.
e1afJ matttT, beauty Of illustration, and cheap
less, Erxsy Saturday can safely challenge com.
osrtson With Apy illustrated paper In the world.
1he current number, uIdcr date OF February IL,
has m atnirable portrait OF Louis Napoleon:
"smtn perss" spirited marine skesch, R1y,cg .
view Of The deck Of 4 shr1upe., while the cres
arc preparing their nets for cast; "roosoall At
RuRby;' h" Geese" very suggestive r!c.qre:
AID New Yeat = Eve IN Ireland" which ex pIa,ns
ITSELF.
The 4merfean Builtfr and Journal er Art for
February has been received. The editorials In
this runber are "LetterE 10 q Young MechAu,c
No. II. y "Tne Ventilation Of Churches" "Tne
EnectA Ct Cctreter!es;" q The Eeton A9glo-
mere," and Hessener Steel" Among the con-
tr1buH1 d papeta are: "Tho Application Of Form
ard Color 10 Decurstise Arr," BY tseorse
Cooper; The Highest OBJECT Of Art," h., Il. II.
$. Cleveland; "Sc!eItiae Department" by E. col
bert: "Attlncfal Light" By j. N. Hsrah, Ph. D.
Tha llustra1lops hsr view OF the new huildtpg Of
the Sorthvts'ctn Mutual Lite Insurance Company
st Milwaukee, Wis. and some original architecture
II 0ebiEues VIII BIQQEAspiRuA AQQ AeCtlO4 drAWs
inas. Thetc p!anB are Autographed in excellent
style. and caubtltute 4 Eew AID very important
featuye Of the Builder. In nearly AL sespeets the
present iss7e shuws GreAt Improvement upon IT.
predecessors
The Bar<ou for February Is also out, and IL 4
very noticeable number. Its leadtrg artlcles arc:
"Healsh. Ecoromy. convenence;' "Ex,ravs4
CANT and Unreliable; !" "Cfeate Z Hone Mnrket:"
"Chicago r.. Boston," "1si, Pronishl =" "The
Problem Of Le Erun:" "Fsee Trade and the
Vest" t'Arcuc 1nsesrueu,s," ii.nttrated oy q
map Ahowlng the principal surface Currents OF tho
oceans. anu thermometrc gktevaYs 10 the North
Pole. The mlAcelanJ in this number u unusually
varied and interesttEs. Although quite yonng.
the Hurtdu II Rho viug rapid aud healthy growth
We have received from tho punlI.hesf. A. ]. Btck.
rc1i Co., Toy, N. T., copT Of Giet,.ells Village
Euilder, COZ ctait1rg elevations and plans for COT
tagef ylllas farm houses store fronts school
houlea, cnutcner, court houses, and jaus: %lso
exterior and Interior details ror public and private
bulldogs ~ith fosns Of contracts and spec,oc4-
uonf, liclud!rG prices OF building material and
labor. The work contains ntsJ, ire plates drawn
to eca1e and has been published n very nandsonc
6&tle.