Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-09-28

combine talent Of high degree with
moral and religious teaching, and
which, in addition to these qualifca-
tons, should be bright, sharp and en-
tertaining. 1t required determine
ton, courage and money to carry out
this idea, but it was carried out, and
to-day Mr., Lothrop stands at the
head of house which publishes more
and better books for juvenile and
young peoples reading than any other
in the cour try, The best available
talent is secured, and the dress in
which his books appear is unsurpassed
for beauty and durability. Many
publishers exhaust themselves in
bringing out single illustrated
Juvenile for the holidays, while this
firm offers perhaps a dozen, equally
attractive, and immensely superior to
the reproduction of English juvenile
publications with which the book
market is flooded during the holiday
season.
OF the works lately published by
this house in the special juvenile list,
the four Wide Awake Pleasure Books,
"a" "B, ""C." and 3D." are promi-
nent. They are as seasonable one
time as another, and will be per-
petual pleasure to young readers.
Sunshine for BnbyIGad, AotAer's
Eoys o19d Qr}s, Our DarlingS, and
Title People, the last three by Fan
sy," also appear in the same catalogue.
and with score or more others are
brought out in illustrated board COW
ers. The books which are now pre-
pairing in the same popular style,
make long and attractive catalogue,
Chief among them is Vide Auake
Pleasure look "E," which is ar.
nounced to be ready for the trade
August 1st. 1t will contain a large
number of delightful stories and poems
by well known authors, splerIidly
illustrated Among the contents are
Sophie Mays "Solomon's seal,
Child Marion's' adventures in Rome,
Venice and Vienna, poems by Celia
Tha1ter, Mrs Wilton, r. II Stod-
dar3, Nora Pe,ly, Edgar Fawcett,
Mrs. Piatt, Clara Doty Bates, etc.
The volume is inten4ed specially FOR
the holidays, and in elegant appear
ance as we'll as intrinsic merit viii
compare i'll the way of ajuvenile gift
book with anything yet published.
A new book by Adam Stwin, and one
that will make sensation, is entitled
Eyes Right. It is not only highly
entertaining, but it contains large
amount of practical information for
boys. Four Feet, Wings and Fins is
the title of new illustrated book on
natural history for children: Pen and
Ie,,cU Pictures Babyla''d for 1878,
three new books by "Pansy," Tro
Boys, Getting Aheod and Pa1a,sss,
three large print books by Tracy
Towne, and new book on Astronomy
called Operhecd, especially attract
i've. Little Mss Aiychjcf md Her
Hoppy Thomghts, adapted from the
French by Ella Farman, will be issued
in quarto form, elegantly illustrated
and bound, and will make one of the
most beautiful gift books OF the sea-
SON. In similar style will appear
..1.,,..'. Miss Mu8l,u of Quinh(I'on
Square, whose a,ivnntures will be q
never-ending source Of enter,~.nlucct +
for other Mss -Mu85ins the country
over. Another volume of Classics Of
/ Bu5yIoad, by Clara Doty Bates, is in
preparation, which will surpass that
of last year in general style and beau
ty ofillustration. Those who remem-
Der that charming book, Poems for
/ Our DU}tngs, issued last season, will
be glad to know that companion
volume is announced called M'lS5c Jon
orr Day(|ng., prepared By DR.. Eben
Touriee. 1t Will be brought out in
equally attractive style, and will
make standard book of songs for tho
household and school-room. Std,,eg
Martins Christmas, splendidly il.
lustrated volume of 600 pages, spoci'
ally prepared by "Pansy,' - is anothel
publication. In addition to these
there is Tile King Of Picture Books
BoJy Bunting, and a large variety 0
smaller illustrated volumes, all hand
somely bound i'll illustrated covers.
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