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

THR ALDiEE for January, 1878 Is duly nj
hand, and certainly entitled to the credit Of
being the very best number vet issned Of that
beautiful publication. 10 both pictures and
liter ,ry mstte-. this month. there Is an in6nite
variety and corresponding excellence. Pic,o-
rally. the leading attractions are a Daughter
Of Cleopatra after vernet-!.ecomp;e. bv John
s. Davis-,n adniarab'e work of arr. and sur
plying one Of the highest types of The duskie-
Oriental beauty; three magnificent views Of the
| mountains OF the Delaware Wa'er-Gap." IL
Illustrating that picturesque region to fine adj
vantage; an attractive full-page. also by Davis;
| .fisherman's Luck;" Loves Cfices," by
Siecer, and ''The Appointment" bv ONO
E,dmann, two admirable companion pictures
telling their stories with life and vigor; a very
striking '.Silver Fu,l-Moon'ight.' weird,v at
trartive; fine view Of the new western Union
| Telegraph i,uilding" New York; and an eiab-
| orais'y executed portrait Of Miss Mnrgsrerta b.
Moore the popular e'oru,iouist. Such an ar
raY of pictorial charm is no, often given in one
| number even by The Aidine. The liierar-
| con;en,s OF the January number are more varied
than usual and are of the very highest order Of
! merit. We have not space 10 name them, and
| must content ourselves with stating, that the
| Aidine Comranv has determined TO establish
| an Art Union similar To- the well known Art
Union in England. and dis,r bu;es its works of
| art, o h sculpture and paintings which are
constantly collecting. among its subscribers -
! Art premiums valued a, S2.5no. will be dis
! trihuied among each series of 5, coo subscribers
| Subscription ,iokers at So each, euritlc the
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| December number Of Blackwood's Magazine
| comes to us in It's usual plain sivle and shows
no consciousness Of the approach Of The Christ
Ind .i in. ssc th.,,
J and The Cato Of Lucan." il is rather surgrs-
! tive of hei,heniSm but probably when the arti-
| cies were pr-pared the cheering odours Of
miuce-l.ies and plum buildings had not reached
/ the oi!2ciory organs Of the writers. The story
| Of .'va;eniinc aud his Brother is eouiinued as
is also "Alice Lorraine "1he Abode in
| Snow" is most interesting account Of travel
in Chinese Tariary. international vaui,irs'
! is concluded, the subject being that brilliant
and en,angible thing, called Glory. "The Par
| liamen!ary E,ccss'' ard The French Chamber
| and the Sep,enra,e'' are political articles OF
| great force and uncover TO American readers
| The situation" OF par les both in France and
| England. The periodicals Of the Leonard Scot,
| Publishing Co are as 70 lows: The London
Quarterly, Edinburgh, Westminster. and British
! Quarterly Reviews, aud Biackwood's Magazine.
/ Price, 81 year for any one, or only SIS for
! all.
appears in a mach enlarged and improved form.
! THIS number begins the Nineteenth Annual
Volume, and is now the Oldest among all the
| Juvenile periodicals, and is steadily growing
and improving. George Cary Eggleslon' STORY
Of the Creek Indian War. is alone worth III,
prce Of the whole Magazine. The Chrome
given to It's subscribers IL the handsom' st thing
of tie kind offered by any publication, and the
indu, emenis 10 agents are enough TO set all the
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| wasting TO J. ". Daugha:av < TO-, Publishers,
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The Science Of health for January eommen-
ces new volume. This magazine is devoted
| 10 a subject Of the most vita. importance to the
| public aud the race. IL contains excellent Az
| iiclcs on the right Treatment of our Bodies,
Popular Physiology, with illustrations; Treat
meni Of the Sick; The Cornerstone Of Woman &
Education: School Poisoning by bad Air; In
FAINT Precociiy: Brave words for Women: 4
| Physiological Phenomena; Health and High
Culture; Birds and Fables Food Grains, and
proper Grinding. with seasopeole receipts; The
Food Question; Prin,ip'~s Ut Hygienic Medca-
tion Sale of Poisuns, s;c. Now is the time to
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