The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-22
MoRTHINGToNs MAGAZINE.

Worthington's Magazine for Deem
Der comes to hand filled as usual from
cover to cover W tn good things. If one
dips into this charming Magazine on any
one page, he will not willingly lay it
aside until the last page has been read
No greater compliment could be paid to
its highly entertaining quality. 1t is a
pleasure to review it, an inspiration to
read it. It's publishers aim to give that
which is best in literature, and that they
have succeeded in pleasing the public is
evidenced by the very large circulation
it has obtained during the first year of
it's existance. 1t is brilliant, clean, in
structive, eminently readable, and every
number is rich with beautiful illustra-
tons. 1t has made giant strides the
past year and is now an established ia
vorite in thousands of homes. 1t al
ways offers something suited to the
special needs and tastes of each member
of the household. Indeed, its whole
idea is centered in the home. There is
no magazine just like it, not one that is
so welcome II the whole family. In this
respect it stands alone among its CON-
petitors, tor it appeals to all from oldest
to youngest as no other magazine does.
Its illustrated papers, charming stories,
ments make it unique in design and
especially interesting from the first page
to the last.
The leading article for December is
written by Hon. S. G.. w. Benjamin, up
on the Life Saving Service of the United
States, than which no other institution
of the Nineteenth century more en-
phatically displays the humane and phil
anthropic spirit of modern civilization.
! This efficient organization extends it's
benevolent labors along the entire
length of our ocean and inland coasts,
saving annually hundreds of lives and
millions of treasure. The Life Saving
Service began its work in 1887, but it
was not until 1878 that Congress was in
duced to make an appropriation that
placed the service upon an efficient basis,
and provided something like adequate
equipment for overcoming the horrors
and losses of shipwreck. The story
of peril and disaster, of heroic effort and
success is wildly told by Mr.. Benjamin.
| Many of the illustrations which accom-
pany il are from instantaneous photo
graphs taken of the crews in active SER
vice in the summer of the present year.
In Knots to Unite" in the current
number, is to be found most intricate
and perplexing puzzle of the variety
| known as Maze. For the solution of
this the publishers offer prizes amount
| ing to $4,000. The problem is to trace
the path from one of the openings at the
bottom to the exit at the top without
crossing any lines. This will set the
perservering and patient reader at work,
and the liberal prizes offered for a cor
rect diagram of the path offer sufficient
! inducement for all to attempt the solu-
ton. There is but one path, and the
puzzle can be solved. The prizes are
not limited, as is usually the case. to
subscribers to this magazine, but are
open to all competitors.
Taken altogether, the December num-
Der of "Worthington's" is superb holt
day number, very choice in quality, of
absorbing interest, and giving abundant
promise of successful future. new
volume, the third, begins with January
| The magazine will be better than ever in
1894. Mary A. Livermore, Helen Camp
bell, Edgar Fawcett. Rev. Francis e.
Clark, ID. D., Kate SanbOrn, Lillian
Whiting, Olive Thorne Miller, Anna
Fuller, Kate Gannett Wells, Sara A.
| Underwood, Junius Henri Browne, Prof.
/ G. Frederick Wright, Walter Blackburn
Harte, Thomas w. Knox, and scores of
other famous writers wall continue to
contribute to "Worthington's" the
choicest and best in American literature.
! As the season draws near when the