The weekly standard., 1870-06-22

We ARE HAPPY to be able to inform ou1
readers, that we have put things in train
for perfecting branch Of our business which
we consider an important one, namely reg
ular notices of the periodicals that are laid
on our fable, and extended notices of, such /,
books as are sent us from time to time by
different publishing houses. In these days
of superabundantlite literature and high prices,
it is very Important that the people should.
be able to form some opinion of u periodi'
cal or a book before spending their money.
perhaps, for trashy thing which willido
harm instead of good. We have, there
for, made arrangements with an experienced
reviewer to furnish. ,tlic Standard with
notices and extracts from the periodicals.
and books Of the day and publishers and
booksellers will find i: 10 their interest, to
keep us Supplied with material for the work.
PEiIUDiCALs-Th The Reconstructed Fq,mer,
Dcrotef to the Fstrm. the Gartlen, and the
Household. james Il. 1higpe1a and John S.
Daacy, 1arborv',N G. We frankly acknowl-
edge that we open our literary notices with
this periodical, for no other reason than
because it is published and edited by North
Carolina gentlemen, in North Carolina. We
believe that it is our duty to foster all liter
ary efforts that are made in the State, at
first. because they are good; but we do not
believe in recommending apcriodical to the
people of North Carolina simply because it
is published in the State, when the editors
provo themselves incompetent men for the
position. they hold, after a fair trial and full
time to show their ability for thoir work, if
they haze any. The Reconstructed Farmer is
now in its second year, and, judging by the
number before US, will be worthy of the sup
port of the people of the State. Like Mark
Twain, we have no hesitation in saying 1--WE
don't know anything about agriculture"
but then we do know something about
geography, the effect of latitude and longi-
tude On climate, and the effect of climate on
dSIiCuiIuIc, auu Ctiu occ tidt Niidt uocS NCi y
well in those ATTITUDES and longitudes wherd
most of the agricultural periodicals are pub
lished will do very i'll down here in our
benighted climate Then too we believe,
with the "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table,
that climate affects mems minds as well as
their bodies Northern. farmers always
laugh at what they call "the sliiftlessncss"
of Southern ones, but after ten years resi-
dence South are very apt to fall into many
Southern ways and fnd that though they
would he very bad North, they are necessary
evils South From all which We infer that
what Southern farmers want is information
suitable to their latitude and longitude from
minds who know their needs, advice from
men who not only see how drunk they
are but also know how thirsty they are"
But if we are as blind as a one eyed po-
tatoe on the subject of agriculture, and ig-
norant respecting the best way of rearing
those delightful vegetables, homlny, macca-
roni and vermicelli we flatter ourselves that
we do know something about editing pc
riodieai, and unhesitatingly say that TO be
good, it must be paying, in more senses than
one, for it must pay out, and this it cannot
do unless its subscribers pay in. No peri
odical can he a literary success very long
that is not pecuniary one 50 we hope all
interested in reconstructing our State will
uive the Reconstructed Farmer 4 fair chance
and begin by reading in the June number
"How to Succeed in Farming"
Littelrs Liring Age This is the best
weekly periodical, in our opinion, that is
published in the United States, neither
trashy nor heavy, but both entertaining and
instructive We give it the most cordial
welcome of any of the number that daily
greet US. 1t is now, besides its usual large
amount of the best scientific literary, his
torical and political matter. publishing two
new and very interesting serial stories, one
by Mrs. Oliphant and the other by Charles
Le,er.
To new subscribers, remitting IS for the
year 1870, five numbers of 1868, containing
the beginning OF Mrs. Ohphants and Charles
Levers serials, etc, are sent gratis.
Tn.: regular sui,eeri,,tioa I,-o., <.f this a.
page weekly magazine is 50 a year, for
which it is sent free Of postage; or for s10,
any one of the American "a magazines is
sent with The Lioing Age (without prepay
ment of postage or extra numbers) for
wear. Littell & Gay, Boston, are the pub
fishers.
The Eclectic. This magazine is among
monthlies what the Licing Age is among the
weeklies. The June number contains
beautifully executed engraving OF Henry
| Ward Beecher, with Il sketch Of his life by
the editor, W. II. Bidwell.- The engraving
| will he valuable to. the admirers of Mr..
BeecEer. Not being ono Of them, we notice
only the beauty of its execution. The
sketch will be interesting to many, but the
article on Chatterton cannot fail to interest
all lovers Of literature. 1t is a review of
"Chattcrton, Biographical Study" by
Daniel Wilson, LII. ID.
| Putnam. The June number OF this pc
riodical hus not reached us yet, but the May
number did, and contains an article on
ssPolitical Degeneracy=-its Cause and Rem
| edy," which is alone worth the price OF the
number; and it closes with such clear and
forcible definition of what is practically
THE STATE, that We regret our limits will
not allow us TO copy the whole of it, and,
as a portion would not do justice to the sub
ject, We refer our readers to it, particularly
: the following scrap .. -
"The main thing it 0he State) has to do ls
to defend and secure every man from every
other man, that the noble faculties with
which God has endowed US oil may find
their fullest, lreest, and most barmoniou:
development"
Book NOTICES From Claxton, Remsert
& Hafelfinger- Philadelphia, we have twt
volumes of poems ''The Poetical Works o
Il ..zl.A