Middletown transcript., 1873-11-08
Americas a.lteratare.

uoss escellsu, aud elegant Of periodicals. To- "
popsille, even ,nore hesiiful and interesting than
liz rrrd,cessors !, contains two sp,cadid fa'i
pasv easrnsings. and in addition Reproductions
Of three celebrated s,erl snsrayinEs and several
other pictures. No magazine ever before gave
its RAIDERS 30 mnny and ssch superior il'ns'ra'
sious In our issue. Nor 10 II lacking, or at all
behind its couscmporssiss. In its literary con-
tents. bu, these arc Of superior quality ssd in-
t~rrst.
The ALp,xs 10 trueiy q magnificent work o.
art. Il IL uuiv~rsaily admitted 10 he The hand
comes, peroaical In the world. Published month";
", each number contains upward OF dosfn
most beautiful illustrations and engra'nr'. 90
,ha, the enchanssd beheldcr Is inin 10 think each
iasue more besu,iful than, and superior to the
las, Persons who arc fond Of beauty can have
their tastes. be they ever 90 delicate. fully graft
fed In the pages Of The ALpiss. The regular
suh.rriher who receives the twelve numbers
Of the year, and has them hound possesses =
volume Of artistic beauty and mscnidcrnre thai
can nowhere else ne equsiied. The ALpiSs com
m.uds itself particularly TO the ladies, for they
have always an eye TO the beautiful. The money
sy.,t in suhacsiblisn - this msEsrn' could no.
where else be Invested with such paying results
1, 10 Is the ne plus ultra Of maraxu-s. See the
prospcctus for 1874 10 another column.
In woop's Horsxnotp MAsAnsR for Novsrube.
~ sa.lc Of susissss SCENE ssprsad for a Thanks.
ciyin. feast, and gives evidcnec that no effort.
have bc-u spared that could add to III excellence
"a sermon on SKINNER" 10 not only pleasing
Ia 10 quain,ness aud originality. but contains
sound logic. Mrs. Pemeroy's Pin Money" 10
capital. Upon the Stand" 10 another meriior-
ious sketch, nv the popular writer, KATE ".
Hamilton. Goldfish and Poiaiocs," by Eleanor
Kirk, 10 short serial which opens we'll. "Grow-
ing Aged Together" by the Rev. Rohsr, Coli
scr {, 10 weil worth the price Of the years sub
scrip,ion IT is full Of THE great mans rloqucncr
--powerful In It's very simplicity. There are
many other Interesting articles had we space to
mention them. The poetry in this number Is
unusually eood. A new feature OF the magazine
i. the is,rodar,ior Of pictures, and the illusira-
trs,ior, Past, Present and Future here given
10 exceedingly pretty.
Price Of msgniine, one dollar per year-wiih
the chrsmo ''Yosemi,e, one dollar and half
Address wosp's rorsKnoLp MAGAZINE,
Newhurgh N. Y.
Sr. NICHOLAS. The want ofa good. interesting
magazine that should contain snch matter ms
weu,d be entertaining aud attractive to hogs and
v;r,s has long bccn seriously f-ls. We have had
for long while |, 10 true, childfel's papers ard
magazines In abundance, hut these have usually
,,eru adop,ed only 10 very small children, the
reading i~ing FAR heiow The taste Of the larger
bsvs and girls, and Il 10 for them that maca-
,ire IL wanted. This want Mcssrs. Srrihner 4
Co. Of New York have undertaken to supply in
their new yon'hs magazine. Sr. Nicholas. The
literature cf this u,agaze is far superior to thai
usually found III hoys books. II Is Of u more
exalted tone and 10 such 40 will Interest without
disgusting the more mature taste OF the youth OF
both srxes.
To those parents vim SEEK TO provide amuse-
neu,s and attractions for their children Al hon,e
10 rre,ent desire to 20 elsewhere for enjoy ment
the 81. Nicholas would be almost invaluable. In
is pages are found pleasures in abundance. The
subscription price 10 hut - 90 a year, sum
comparatively Insignificant with the moral
training Of the children.
Tns AxxRicas FARxxR roa NovxssEs 10 n,
hasd, well filled m usud with i,s substantial
array Of ,sasonsblc matter for the farmer. The
min Of this old journal seems TO be less 10 cater
ia the popu,ar taste for the attractive, than to
furui.h TO the working and thinking agriculinr-
tu, In whai~srr branch. solid from the hes, sour
ccs. Mnst Of iis content. are orieinml. either
from the editors or correspondents Of experience
10 their several departments. such selections ~
are presented are made with judgment. with a
view 10 their adapiabii,y to the n~eds Of ou,
section. We can conu'ed the Farmer TO "u,
readers as reliable paper. The publishers Of
Ter some valuable premiums for clubs. and viii
ssna the las, three numbers Of this year free Il
subscribers sending In their names hefors Dec
81. Published hy Sami. Sands h Son, Bali
more. Nd. At 81 so a year, or a, 81 in cluls o
hve or more. Specimen Noe. will lie sent free
iiAarxa's MoxrmLv The November Nnmhe
Of Harper nsavmsine closes = semi-~nsusl vol
ume Of remarkable esccllsncs. With the Dscem
brr number wil consmcnre . new volume. nm,
those who intend TO suhsrrhe for the ensuin,
year should do 90 ~ oacs 10 order 10 rsceive ,h
earliest Issue Of the new volsms. Harper's Mag
axine is such an old and 90 well established
literary publication iha, anvibing said 10 II
favor ssms slmost superAaous. Those VIII
have been receiving |, year af,er year soul,
FEEL The loss oft from the home circle ss Of
familiar friend. People Of literary tasis an,
csissrr ne~d good pei ioiical In order to kee
ap viii The cmsrsnt literature Of the times. Book
are we'll eaosxh In their place, bu, the knowl
edge soassined II them is generally Of the ps'
vhils Inst s6uad Ia monthly masasiurs 10 q
The pressns. Hsrsr's Monthly 10 periec, s,ors
hsnse of valaahle reading. aud the coas,an
ssader II II rssaottail 10 he Hsll vssssd 10 III
current tolics of the day.
Tss fo,ls.-Thh ssss ws,esm- musical month
y cen,es v ~ full Of rlesssnt tl,lnas. Thoug
ajournal aesoisd 10 The muslcal art Il doss nj
a. R~s~a - - II. Ia