Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-12-06
VIRGINIA FREE PRESS.
a.I.aV. E.B. GlLLANBR, EDITORS
charlestown, jefferson Co., W. Va
OrrIcx JEFFERSON BUILDING.
saturday, December 8, ls7o
Book Notices.

PElERsoN's MAGAZINa" " for Decem
her is on our table in advance, and is a Inar,e
OF beauty. even for Peterson" There are
two steel engravings, one called The Pet
Pigeons" an exquisite affair, and. the other q
title page, representing beautiful little child
asleep In bis crib, with a rose bndin his hand
after n picture BY the celebrated English artist
Milas. The colorei fashions, also a steel
plate. il one of The loyeiest we have ever seen
Then there is a treble-s'zed. colorcd pattern
in Berlin work, ioF al Ottoman, or Chair Seat
n Christmas gilt given exlra, 10 the subscrib-
.rs Of Peterson" The Literary conteX;s aFe
even better than. usual, aud this is saying u
great deal. The full-sze paper pattern, given
as a Supplement-, IS for the latest style of win
ter cloak. Beyond sll doubt. this is Ms cheap
est and best of the ady's books, for il is only
two dollars year 20 single subscribers, with
great deduction 80 clubs Ia fact, for nine
dollars, elk copies will be sent Tor 1880. irih
an crtrd COPY far getting up Ms club. Spoci-
mems ere msied, gratis, n written Tor, g. those
wishing TO get up clubs for mex, year. Ad-
dsess, Charles J. Peterson, 30G Chestnut, street
Philadelphia. Pa.
4 Capital Number, and full of inter
cstne ANA useful Information, is the AMERI-
cAN AGRIcULTUnrsT fOr December l. A hun
die or more articles aud items, giving prscti-
cal hints and suggestions, are illustrated witli
nearly hundred engravings. \ remarkable
article. with accurate sketchcs.Uf . new forms
Barbel Fencing, will inteTes, every owner
Il farm or village lot. An important fable
Of many sorts Of feeding stuiis, aud their com
paraiiye value. is given. There are tine Illus-
tra,ions Of n Farmers Christmas Visit also
of Ice Houses and their filling; the jack Ass
Rabbits Of Spiders and their Webs; Of Mil
dews; of Christmas Ornaments, and mul.-
tude Of other things too numerous to speak Of
particularly. The S9th annual volume begins
now. Terms 81 80 year Single numbers
Is cents. 4 specimen copy 6 cents Orange
Judd Company, 2i5 Broadway,..New York.
TIE PRINCETON REVIEW for Novem-
ber is rich In contents Prof Iluxley's Ex-
position Of Tume's Philosophy" by Trisijont
Porter Of Yale; " University Questions 10
England" by Goodwin. Smith " Prof Tyn-
d II npon the Origin Of the Cosmos" by Mark
HOPKINS, 'cx-Presitclt Of William College
'.Comparatiye View of American .Progtss,' -
~ Robert Porter. Esq. of Chicago; The A
p,iiori Noyum Organum Of sChristiauiiy," by
Lyman II Atwater, y. d., Of Princeio "Bi-
metalism," by Prof Sumner Of Yale; Points
Of Contact between Science and Revelation,
by Principal Dawson " Herbert Sp uccs' =
Data Of Ethics" by Presiden, ..Hc josh Of
Princeton.
GoDEY's LADY's BooE.-This popular
-r.f - .. aarf-
bers for the coming year. For City years il
has eni1yod the confidence Of the American
people. and in measure acted as the pioneer
of magazines. II has done much TO elevate
and educate the taste Of its many thousands Of
readers. growing better and more attractive
each year, AMI promises new attractions for
the future. For S2O) in 1880 1t will give
1900 pages Of literary matter, y steel plate
engrayings, Y colored fashion plates, II dla-
gram patterns, &c, &c.
ScRrByER's Monthly for December
contains a rare and choice selection Of articles
al well calculated 20 please is numerous read
ers. George Cables new novel Of Creole lie,
" The Grandissmes, is continued ia this nun
Der. and a new serial by Mrs. FraBccs n Bur
nett. entitled " Louisiana" is advertised to aP-
pear during the coming year, with many other
attractive features.
HARpFR's MAGAZINE for December
gives US a feast Of good tbiaes sufficient to sat-
isfy any reasonable reader and to crafty tie
most fasiidious taste. We have The For
tunes Of the Bopapartes for the first article
illustrated by tie portraits OF the various mem
hers Of that celebrated family 1.-The New
York Cooking School y" "The City Of Atlan-
IA -" The Palestine Of To-Day "--aud many
other valuable articles. with chapters Of the
three serial novels, all growing in interest.
HARPER's YoUNG PEOPLE i the tile
of new enterprise just started by that most
enterprisius firm, acd like all their other M
dertakiugs, right sure to succeed. It Is m at
tractiye little weekly. full Of bright and pleas
ant reading just suited to the juveniles foE
whom it is intended $3.50 aycar.
DEMoREsT's MONTHLY for December
has fne fashion plate and numbers cf snail
er cuts. with another one Of those beautiful oil
chromos which adj so greatly TO the attrac-
tons Of the book 4 large steel engraving
and other illustrations, with-a quantity Of
good re ding--stories, sketches. work-isble
hiuts. &C., form the most valuable fashion
magazine 10 the country.
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