The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-05

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EVERY SATURDAY COMES to US in
an enlarged form and clothed in a
new and handsome garb. An illus
trated journal of choice reading has
long been needed to complete the ad-
miral selection cf periodical literature
with which an American public is
favored. The January number con-
tains four full-page illustrations, and
some of the freshest and best of
foreign selections. We cordially
welcome this handsome journal, and
point to it with pride, as an evidence
of the advanced intellectual cultiva.
ton which demanded its production.
Published by Fields, Osgood & Co.,
Boston.
THERE is no publication in the
country which is so rapidly growing
in circulation and public favor in this
city and section of the country as the
Neao York Independent. 1t is the
best illustration extant of what
energy, enterprise, and liberality can
and will accomplish N journalism.
Its publisher announces that during
single week in December he re-
ceived fifteen hundred and ninety
FIVE nea1 subscribers alone, and as the
new year opens this class Of subscrip-
tions will be much greater. Unusual
inducements are offered fer new sub.
scribers aud clubs. Sample copies
can be had at the news stands. or by
addressing the publisher, New York
City.
BLACKwooD's MAGAZINE for De.
oember has been received from the
publishers. The contents are: John, .
Mystery or Passion Plays" " Fa-
ber's Life and Letters. Z . The Faroese
Saga, . Cornelius D'Doxd, " Egypt
and the Story of the Suez Canal, "
1.-THE Government and the Country. >
(The Leonard Scott Publishing Co
N. "
first number of the new year bears
open evidence to the fact that the
publishers intend to sustain the we'll
merited reputation of this religious
periodical. When the field is entirely
its own, with no rival to challenge It's
demands upon popular favor, the
greater credit is due TO the care dis
played in the contributions, and the
style in which they are arranged and
presented to the American reader.
q. B. Lippincott 4 Co., Philadel-
phia.)
LITrELL's LIVING AGE. in addition
to the usual admirable selections of
historical, literary and political mat,
ter, is publishing two new serial sto-
ries, one by Mrs. Oiiphant, the other
by Charles Lever. The number for
this week contains also a new English
story, by Miss Thackeray. LittelI &
Gay, Boston
WE don't see how any one with the
least agricultural or horticultural
taste can do without the american
Agricultrali.t 1t is beyond all ques-
ton the best agricultural publication
in the country. We are doing our
rural friends a real favor in urging
them to subscribe for it at the COM
mencement of the new year. One
years trial will settle them as regular
subscribers for life. Send 81 so, adj
dressed TO american AgricultUrQlist,
New York City.
The Cincinnati Gazette annual
Register for 1870. is received by US,
similar to last years issue, but
embracing additional valuable statis-
tics peculiarly applicable to the West.
It will be sent free to every mail sub
scriber to the U,eekly Gazette.
We recommend Sunday Schools,
| DESTROYS of securing the very best IL
brary books published, to send q
stamp to j. @. Garrigues & Co.. pub
fishers Of The Sunday School Tin2es,
COS Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa,
and request copy of their valuable
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of
choice Sabbath School publications.
GOOD WORDS FOR THE YoUNG-A
monthly magazine for young people,
profusely illustrated, edited by Geo.
MeDOnald, LID, is just out for
January. For sale by all periodical
dealers. Yearly subscriptions, 50 so
per year; single number, . cents.
| Specimen numbers mailed, postage
paid, TO any address. on receipt of
20 cents. J. b. Lippincott & Co.
publishers, Philadelphia.
OLD AND New, for January, (Bos-
ton, III. D. Houghton & co., is the
opening number of the new monthly.
with which the American Unitarian
Association has determined to replace
the Christian E.rdmiRer. Unlike that
we'll known bi-monthly, it is not in
tended to be mainly theological, but
will be devoted principally to literary
matters. 1t is very handsomely Print
ed, and contains IA large octave
pages. Its editor, the Rev. E. E.
Hale, contributes preface, a story for
adult readers, entitled Ten Times One
is Ten, and one for the children called
The Two Princes. DR.. Bellows writes
about the National Lincoln Monu.
ment, and also about Egypt; the Rev.
J. B. Torricelli, an Italian by birth.
contributes a paper on the Ecu
menieaI Council; the Rev. w.
L. Brigham furnishes an ia.
teresting article on Earthquakes in
New England; Eternity in Time IS