Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-12-11
Book Notices.

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of new Illustrated magazine for lit
tie people, edited by SOLVER Optic"
The name of the editor is a sufficient
recommendation and guarantee that
the magazine will be fnll of pleasant
things, and a delightful and welcome
visitor to the "little ones at home
and at school," Subscription price
$3.50 per year. Address Russell
Publishing Co., 1i9 A. Fremont
street, Boston.
golden DAYs.n A handsome
ly illustrated paper for boys and
girls. Although it has not yet been
published a year, it has attained a
wide spread circulation throughout
the country. This is owing to the
fact that it is one of the best weekly
papers for the young that was ever
published. 1t is filled with interest
ing reading matter of all kinds
suitable to the youthful mind, is
beautifully printed and handsomely
illustrated, and never contains line
that the most careful parent would
object to being read by his children.
1t is a most attractive publication
and commends itself to universal sup
port by its own intrinsic merits. A
parent could not make his child
better or more pleasing Christmas
present than to subscrib for "Golden
Days. for year. Price Sad
dress James Elverson, Philadelphia
Pa, publisher.
GoDEY's LADY's Book for Janu-
airy, 1881, shows that the old estab-
lished favorite still stands at the
head Of Fashion, Literature and Art.
Opening with one Of Darley's gems,
"Grandfather's Call, " a New Years
Poem in Picture, it gives page at
ter page of attractive matter for the
fair sex, in fashion and fancy work.
Mrs. Benjamin's novel, slim the
Parson,'' is the first of the novels we
are promised this year, and is writ
ten in the same earnest, pure tone
that made "Glenarchan and "Hilda
and |" so popular. The usual liter
airy department loses nothing by this
addition, as we find short stories and
poems by our best writer's in succeed
ing pages. Every department is we'll
filed, and Cooley for 1881 means to
keep all it's enviable reputation and
standing by deserving them. We
will receive subscriptions at this Of
flee for Godey's Lady's Book and IN
DEPENDENT, furnishing both to SUBJ
scribers at the low price OF $3.50 per
annum.
PErERsoN's MAGAZINE, for
January, is before US, In advance;
and has outdone itself even. Be
sides two beautiful steel-engrav-
ings, double size colored steel
fashion plate, and superb color
ed pattern n Henri III, embroid-
cry, and some half q hundred
wood-engravlngs of fashions, work
table patterns, etc., 1t has an ar.
ray of tales, novelets, etc., etc.,
such as is rarely seen In any mag
azine. Rebecca Harking Davis,
for instance, has a story, one of
the most beautiful prose idyls ever
written. "Josiah Aliens Wife,
gives humorous sketch. that will
make anybody laugh. There are
two novelets, both powerful: one
by Ann s. Stephens. the other by
Jane G. Austin. Besides there,
are other tales, poetry, ETC., etc.,
A profusely illustrated article, on
London In The Season." will
interest every fair reader. There
is no question, that, in literary
merit, this magazine excels all the
other ladys books. 1t always per-
forms, too all it promises, and even
more. AS a journal of fashion. it
stands first. 1t is, unquestionlly,
the cheapest and best. Everybody
ought to have it. The terms are
but Two Dollars a year, with great
reductions to clubs, and handsome
premiums TO persons getting up
clubs. Specimens are sent, gratis.
if written for, to persons Wishing
to get up clubs. Address Charles
J. Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
N. B.-We will furnish "Peter-
SON. and our paper, for one year,
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