Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-02-20
THE MAGIC PEAR

ma and Baby.
THE MAGIC PEAR
will provide Twelve Entertainments of
dainty jugglery and funny sleight-ot-hand
for the nursery pencils. This novelty is
by the artist-humorist, NJ. j. Sweeney,
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ALL AROUND THE CLOCK
will give Baby Twelve tiny Lessons in
Counting, each with wee verse, for little
lips to say, and pictures for bright ewes to
see, to help the little mind to remember.
LITTLE CRIB-CURTAINS
will give Mamma Twelve Sleepy-time Sto-
ries to tell when Babies go to Cribs and
Cradles. In short Bobytdnd the whole
year will be the happiest, sweetest sort of
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OUR LITTLE MEN AND WoMEN.-This
magazine, for youngest readers, has earn
ed golden gratitude from teachers and pa
rents this past year. While it's stories and
beautiful pictures have made it welcome
everywhere as general Magazine for lit
tie folks, its series of instructive articles
have rendered it of unrivalled value to ed
ucators. For 1886 several specialties have
been prepared in accordance with the sug-
gestions of teachers who wish to start their
''little primaries" in the lines on which
older brothers and sisters are being taught
AS a beginning American History, there
will be twelve charming chapters about
''The Adventures of Columbus" the great
dIscoverer." "Little Talks About Insect
Life,' will interest the children in one
branch of Natural History; with anecdotes
and pictures. sour Colorado Pets" will
describe wild creatures little known to
children in general. me and Ny Dolls"
is a cunning little serial story" written
tor American children by the popular En-
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THE March number of Demorest's
Magazine will be found unusually inter-
esting, "a Quaint Cuban City," "Sias-
conset," and THE Two Esthers," are
remarkably good articles. Jennie June
concludes her paper on GA Woman's
Club" and Mrs. Harris serial progress
es pleasantly. Among the Prohibition
articles worthy of note are 1.-The Re-
sponsibilty of The Christian Church
nings Demorest, and --latest Evolutions
u
CHS e. Willard. Both of these articles
contain the most vigorous and aggres
sive thought on the political aspects of
Prohibition movement The various
other departments of the Magazine are
we'll filled, and "The Worlds Progress
is very readable. A beautiful oil pic
ture, 'Early Spring" forms the front
ispiece, and a photograVure of THE
| MueZZlaD is very StrlcklnV
THE american AgriculturiSt for Feb
ruary, 1886, is before us with an an
nouncement, that brilliant galaxy of
writers, not strictly agricultural, are to
contribute to it's columns during the
year. Among the number are Donald
G.. Mitchell TX MARVEL, Il. II Stod-
dard, the poet writer, James Parton,
the biographer of.Jackson and Jefferson,
Julian Hawthorne, George Parsons La
throp, Rev DR.. Lyman ABBOTT and Rev.
Buckley, to be followed by other emil
tribute series of papers upon the Far
mer Presidents of the United States,
and it is stated as an interesting fact,
that nearly every one of Ger Presidents
have followed agricultural pursuits at
one time and another in their lives.
These papers on the Farmer Presidents
are to he accompanied with engravings
twelve by eighteen inches in size, illus
trating the farm surroundings and as.
sociatons of our Presidents. The first
paper will be by James Parton. The
February number likewise announces
that Mr. A. r.. Allen, who founded the
paper nearly fifty years ago, and was its
Editor for fifteen or twenty years, is
now to contribute series OF articles to
its columns. The February issue con
tains over one hundred original articles
and seventy-four original full page and
smaller engravings. Price $1.50 pei
year; single copies Is cts. Address
American Agriculturist,7 Isl Broadway
New York