Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-29
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terson's Magazine for 1873. Is really one Of
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seen. ti> not one Of those cheap, colnred
llthosraphS, with which the market i flooded
bul hr-t-cla>. line and mezzotint engraving,
executed In the highest style Of art aftrr an
original picture by j. W. Ehninger, and cost
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lSI5. The subject is Nv AsuISGTuN's FIRST
INTERVIEW WIN HIS WIFE" The story il
quite romantic Washington, gu his WAY To
Join Gen B.ahd'ck. in thu great French and
Indian war of 1853, stopped. with hi. ORDERLY
~ the W hitc House, since 50 celebrated In the
Virginia campaigns Of Met lelian. Lee and
Grant. Here he met young and beautiful
widow. with whom he was fascinated, that
the orderly, instead OF being summoned within
half an hour. as he hal expected, led Wash
iugtnn'- horse up aud down, nearly all dsy,
while hi, .namored master was listening To
the gay -aiics of the charming Mr.. Gusts
| he result !, a matter of history. Mr>. Cu.ii.
b'came the wife OF the great hero. and wa.
known, in aitcr years, A. Lady Washington.
This /, picture that ought to be- in every
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TuF REruBfiC magazine. Warrington, d.
e.. Tor November /. full OF instruction, a. i
uniformly the case " Ih that valuable publ
cation.
Its article. on the undevcloped resource. OF
the South and on the Central Territories
shond be read by every citizen.
senator Morton's speech, the political out
look, and the record OF southern outrsges, are
especially timely, aud should te perused and
considered by every voter.
Send for sample copy II you wish to see for
yourself, or send ~ for a years subscription,
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r.. s,t.u,t,
the following articles. Fiction: Mr. Howel's
New Noyel-A ioregone conclusion KILL
XIV. Mr.. ii. James Jr.'s Eugene Pickering
Miss Guernsey's Miss Georgine's husband
Personal and character sketches: Mr.. Robert
Dale owens how | came To study spiritual
phenomena. MARK Twaln'-" A true story.
Mr. George Cary Eggieston's 4 rebels recol-
lections; VI. A little brief authority. Dr. o.
iver Wendell Holmes sketch Of Professor
Jenries Wyman, Mr.. Charlie, Warren Stod p
dard A. behind the scenes. Philosophy Mr.
Joan Fi.ke's rnihenian and American life
Poetry. Mr.. Winters vesta Mrs Thaxter',
remembrance. Mr.. Rich's .tili tenanted and
other poems, Criticism Mr.. Howell-'s article
on Mr. Parkmsn's histories and reviews Of
American and French Publications, with in
tere,ting papers on Art (rhe Montpedsier Col
lectionl aud Education. Publishers, ii. o..
Hong hion & Co., Boston.
Special notice. In consequence OF the new
postal law requiring prepayment Of postage
rate OF tue Atlantic TO new, papers and peri
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81. Nicholas for Move mber. ode r. a greater
variety than usual Among the stories there i,
the opening OF "Tchumpin,- a stirring Russian
, u' " 7. a. stephens; "Trotty" story, by
Miss Elizabeth ). Phelps: "A Half Dozen
Young Raseals, story OF Bunker Hill; The
Hidden Treasure" tale Of pirate lite In Flo
RIA, by ;. W. G.. Benjamin; New York
lhAnksgiyinS story, Coon story, and an in
terestng Ghost Story. Then there are practical
articles, such a, The Transit of Venus; : How
me Cars Stopped; 'Yusuf an Eastern sketch !;
venus OF Milo;' Legends ard Super.titions
by NJ ;. odge; A Billy Goat Schoolmsster:
he Aarl-V ark, with illustrations of this GU
~ animal anu an article on the construction
OF East India Toys. There are poems bv DR..
=. y; Holland, Anna Z. Bracket, Mary r.
Bradley, and Mary Mapes Dodge. n. n tell,
about the Ants Monday Dinner = Alice WIZ
iaihs mas sketch, full Of delicate fancy. called
The Marriage OF the Gold Pen and The Ink
stand : and there are some capital how letters
from DICK Hardin at the Sea Shore The il
iustrations this month deserve special COM
mendation. w. l.. sheppard has a spirited
F v,inp and several smaller pictures. Sol
L! inec, Jr.. contributes two capital pictures
anu granville Perk lns has beautiful view of a
Florida Bayou. The there are comic pictures
by Frank Beard and Master Frederick Chap
man; pictures OF animals by James c Beard.
SpheAiih' and bochstein; fanciful drawings by
Mary A. Lathbury, Jessie Curtis, and +. NJ.
). scannell; pictures of Japanese subjects by
NC Warren: and all excellent picture of the
Venus OF Milo. engraved from a photograph
taken expressly Tor this Illustration, besides
many other miscellaneous pictures,
We have ali sorts of curious stories fran
Jack -tne-Pulpt,' and the Letter-Box and
Rddle-Box crammed full OF interesting and
puZzlin2 matter. Then Mr.. Bartlett ha. turn ed
Mrs. Dodge's popular Miss Mallory on the
4 : IN inc
there are three iul pages for the VERY Little
Ones What more could anybody Wants