Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-01-07
LITERARY NOTICES.

Tux ALpiEE for January, 1875 Is duly at
hand. and certainly entitled to the credit OF
being the very hes, number vet Issued Of that
heau,ifi.l publication. In both pictures and
liter ,ry matter. this month there Is an infuitc
variety and corresponding excellence. Pirio-
rally. the leading attractions are "A Daughter
of Cleopatra" after Veruet-I.econp,e. bv John
s. pavis-an admirable work of art. and sur
plying one of the highest types Of The duskier
Oriental beauty; three magnificent views Of she
mountains OF the Delaware Wa,er-:ap" IT,
lGsrrsring that picturesque region TO kne all
vantage: an attractive fuil-page also by Davis;
"fisherman's Luck" Loves Cfices," BY
Siegsr,. and ''The Appointment" bv OHIO
E.dmanu. two admirable companion pictures
telling their stories with life and vigor; a very
striking ''>i.ver fuil-Moouight' weirdiv at
traciive; fine view of The new Western Union
Telegraph building" New York: and an elab-
ora'sy executed portrait OF Miss Marg;reita u.
Moore the popular eocuti0nist. Such an
ray of pic oriaI charm is mol often given in one
number, even by The AIdinc The ierarr
contents of the January number are more varied
than rsun, aud re of The very hiehes, order of
merit. We have not space TO name them, and
must content ourselves with stating, that III.
Aldine COMPANY has determined TO establish
an Art Union. similar I" the well known Art
Union in England. and disir buies its works Of
art, 10Th sculpture ard paintings. which are
Ar; premiums. valued nj 81, 500, will be dis
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Subscription Iicke,s at Sc, 90 each, en,itle the
holder TO The Al6iae for year, tn the new
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ers, No SO Maiden lane, New York City.
. December number Of Blsckwood's Magazine
comes to us in It's usual plain STYLE and shows
no consciousness Of the approach OF The Christ
mas season lnderd, in its poems. "Aga,hoa, :"
and THE Cato Of Lwcan." /, is rather snpges-
tive OF hra;honism but probably when the sr,i-
cles were prepared, the cheering odours OF
mirce-Iies and plum buildings had not reached
the oliac,ory organs Of the writers. The story
of Valentine and his Brother is couiinred as
is also 40 Alice Lorraine" '.1Le Abode in
Snow" is a most interesting accom-, Of travel
in Chinese 1ariary. international vani,ics'
is concluded. the subject being that brilliant,
and entangible thing, called Glory. ''The Par
l;amen ,ary Recess and The rrcoeh Chamber
and III. Sepienrae" are political articles OF
great force aud uncover TO American readers
The Situation" OF parties both in France and
England. The periodicals of the Leonard Scott
Pub ishing Co are rs 70 llows: The London
Quarterly, Edinburgh, Westminster, ard British
Quarterly Reviews, aud Blackwoods Magazine
Price, 81 year for any one, or only SIS for
all.
The Schoo'day Magazine for January. 1875,
appears in much enlarged and imnrov ed form.
This number begins the Nineteenth Annual
Volume, and is now the o'dcs, among all the
juvenile periodicals, and is steadily growing
and improving. George Cary Egeles,on' STORY
Of The Greek Indian War. is alone worth the
pr &c of the whole Magazine. The Chrome
given to its subscribers is the handsom st thing
Of the kind offered BY any publication, and the
inducements to agents are enough TO set all the
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The Science Of health for January commen-
ces new volume. This magazine is devoted
TO a subject OF the most vital importance to the
public aad the race. II contains excellent ar
tic'cs on the right Trea'mcn, of our Bodies.
Popular Physiology. with illustrations: Treat
nient Of the Sick: he Cornerstone Of Woman
Educalon; Schoo! Poisoning hy Bad Air; In
FAINT PIecociiy: Brave words for Women:
Physiological Phenomena; Health and High
Culture: Birds and Fables; Food Grains, and
proper Grinding, with sessoua5ie receipts The
Food Question:; Prin ip'es Of Hygienic Medca-
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The chronological journal and life Iilnstra-
ted Tor january. 1878, is most prom sing
opening OF the sixiieh volume Of this ever vel
come magazine. Its contents. take he list all
through furnishes most valuable reading and We
regret that we are here unable to euumcrste
,he.n. Send for the january namber aad
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