The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-16
Two POPULAR ManazInes.


See November Wide Awake for 1850 Pro.
spectus.
WIDE AWAKE, $500. Edited by
BABYbAND, 90 cts. yr. ELLA FARMAN.
These are the two illustrated Magazines Won
want for your little folks aud your young peo-
pie the coming year. There are few portions
OF the English-speaking world where they are
not circulated aud warm Communications come
from residents In such far-on countries as In
dia, China, etc. II may be interesting TO New
England teachers, who are introducing these
two magazines into their schools, TO know that
they are also used as textbooks In foreign
lands. A recent order from Bulgaria, where
one OF our brightest New England ladies uses
them In her school, includes sets from the be.
ginning, as she flnds them better adapted than
any other magazine Into the language Of the
country.
Although the brightest and freshest writers
and artists are employed on the magazine, they
Will, as heretofore, be kept at their old prices,
that they may be within the reach Of al-em-
phatcally the magazines for the People.
Agents wanted everywhere. Liberal cash
commissions. Success sure Send 10 cents for
sample copies, outfit, terms, etc.
Address, ID. LOTHROP u CO., Pubs,
32 franklin Street, Boston, Mass.
RuTH ERsKINE's CROSSES. BY Pausy. Bos-
ton ID. Lothrop " Co. Sl.50.
Among the few prominent publishing
houses which make q speciality of Sunday
school literature, none deserves more highly at
the hands of the Christian public than d.
LOthrop u 90. Their presses seem consecra rated
to the making of books and papers - pure,
wholesome and safe-for the young. In this
day, when money-maklng seems to be along
the llne of the Issuance of vicious aud trashy
stun, II Is a matter for congratulaton that
purely secular houses can sternly resist the
tide and devote themselves to the publication
Of OuIv what Ia al nd
These remarks are called by reading the
above book, and after long ac luaintance with
the publications of this house.
Two years ago the writer suggested Ia these
columns to Mrs. Alden, who writes the pseudo
dym Pansy," that she follow up the -Four
Girls at Chautauqua" and the "Chautanqua
Girls ut Home" with an account OF their life
after marriage, their real life, as marriage is
often made an excuse for the withdrawal of
young people from active service In the
Church. In "Ruth Erskine's Crosses" we
ilnd an answer, In part, to our suggestions
We say In part, for the book does not wholly
meet our thought, and yet we are not quite sure
but that our disappointment is to be found In
the fact that Pansy has given us real and not
ideal life.
The book ls worthy contribution TO the Sc
ries, and the series ought TO be In every Sunday
school and young peoples library In the land"
--New York Christidn AdUOcdte.
" At No. S2 Franklin Street, Boston, we en-
ter d. Lothrop q Co.'s publishing house, on the
corner of Hawley street.. Their saesroom is a
large one, measuring 40x120 feet, high studded,
and lighted as II Is upon three sides Ia PECULIAR
ly pleasant and admirably adapted to the com.
fort and convenience of book-lovers. Besides
this room, ID. Lothrop & Co. occupy two floors
above, respectively for binding and compost
tion. The extent of their transactions is some
thing wonderful, and we echo the exclamation
of the good man of Uz, "Of the making Of
many books there is no end" when we are
told that this one house alone has list Of
publications numbering nine hundred volumes,
makes every year more than half a millions
books, and will issue this fall hundred entire
ly new works. The firm has many specialties,
among which may be mentioned albums, of
which they are the largest importers of New
England miscellaneous books for home read
Ing, all of which have undergone the scrutiny
OF an eminent corps of readers, whose duty is
to see that nothing hurtful or vapid shall
emerge from the house religious works, Bibles,
Prayer Books, Hymnals, ETC., together with
Christmas, Sunday-school and day award
cards, stationery, ect. Every one, of course,
knows that this Is the nestling-p place of WIDE
AWAKE and BABYLAND, though everyone
may not know that it is also the birthplace of
more Juvenile, holiday and gift books than are
published by any other single concern in Bos-
ton."-Boston Transcript.