Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-04-01
A PPLETONS' JOURNAL.

= FOR 1875.
Appletons' Journal will sustain, during the
ensuing year, its reputa ton for genera, ex-
celience. The publishers will endea9or, ore
strenuously than ever, to furnish a periodical
OF high class, one which shall embrace wide
scope OF of topics, and afford the reader,
Ill addition to an abundance of enter
tanning popular literature, a thorough sur-
vey of the progress of thong hit, the advance
OF the arts, and the doings IN all branches
otinelectaal effort As the design is to make
a superior literary journal, engraving will be
employed when they serve to illustrate text.
and never merely pictures.
The contents viii be grouped approximately
as follows:
IS ]. Literature OF Romance consisting of pop
uiarserial novels, from both American ard
English writer's, and the best short stories
obtsinable, VIII ether from native or foreign
writers.
z Travel, Adventure, and Discovery, en-
braclng papers descriptive Of places, ia les of
adYen tnre and discovery. with notes of all
thati is dong in the way of exploration or
countries
3; Nature and Natural History, under which
viii be given entertaining papers on the char
acteris tics the earth sur face, the habit is of
animals, and all that pertains to the physical
world around DIS.
4. Social Themes including paners exnrass
ms the ideas of capable Observers on social
progress, the arts and feicities of the house.
hold and such matters pertain to our daily
lives.
5. The Arts, embracing criticism of new
paintings, new architecture, etc; observ ations
on decorative and household art, and general
survey OF the progress of the arts in all their
DOCKS, brief transIatIUns rrum vun tr,. :
journals, and extracts given the core of the
more noteworthy papers in the Eng fish maya
zines.
I. Science al d Invention win consist of
popular papers subjects covered by these
terms, and will record the progress made
therein.
s. New Books will be carefully and i'm
partially reviene ed, in the sole interest of the
reader; and notes will be subioined afTordlnq
Intelligence in regard to literary matters here
and abroad.
8. Current Topics viii consist o the editors
chances at themes occupying the public mind:at
various utferances by leading spirits in litera-
ture, philosophy and criticism, and at the CAV
cites and amusements of so eietY. tits designed
to make this department notable for its enter
tanning vivacity.
The broad purpose of the editors will be to
make ma az inc OF weekly issue at sha
riva in interest and tety the regular month
~ publication, and for this purpose the space
at their command enables them to give much
more material for the same yearly subscr iption
than that contained in the largest of the
monthly magazines.
Published Weekly. Price 10 Cents per
Number; OF 81 per Annum in advance.
Subscribers, will hereafter receive theirnum-
oers without charges for postage.
ANY person procuring Five Yearly Sub
scription., for weekly numbers, and RENTING
1000, will be entitled to a copy for one year
gratis.
In renting by mail, ost-ofIice order or
draft, payable to the order of D. Appleton 4
CO., is preferable to bank-notes, as, if lost
the order or draft can be recovered without
loss to the sender.
Volumes begin with January and July of
each year.
For those who prefer it, the Journal, is put
up in Monthly Parts, aud in ,hi. form it's scope
and variety, as compared With other m a yazines
become conspicuousy apparent Subscrip ton
price, 81 SO per annum, including posta ge
prepaid by the publishers.
ID. APPLETON 6 Co,
Publishers, N. Y.