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188 T. A. BURKE, EJitor. MACON , GA DEC. 10, 1870. Scribner's Monthly. HE second number of Scrib ffc) ners Monthly (for December) presents a still more attractive VfV) appearance than the initial ''\~p number, and shows the deter mination of the publishers to reach the highest standard of excel lence. The illustrations are as profuse as in the first issue, and of a still better and more interesting class. The lead ing article is a charmingly written and most interesting account of ‘‘ The Street Venders of New York,” plentifully il lustrated with characteristic sketches by well known artists. Another article of a popular class is by J. It. Thomp son, on “Jail Birds and their Flights,” with thirteen very striking and spirited illustrations ; and a valuable illustrated account of the noted “ Hoosac Tunnel,” or “great bore” of Massachusetts. There are, besides, several timely and entertaining articles bearing upon the European war, and other excellent pa pers on various subjects. Scribner's has consolidated with an other first-class magazine— The River side —one of the choicest periodicals for young people published in this country. A grand holiday number of the maga zine is announced, of which an edition of one hundred thousand copies is being prepared. Terms, $3 a year. Scribner & Cos., New York. Banner of the South and Planters’ Journal. «OL. Charles C. Jones, Jr., late Lt.-Col. Artillery, C. S. A., is now publishing in the Banner of the South and Planters' Journal an interesting and valuable historical record, en titled a “Roster of General Officers, Regiments, Battalions, etc., in Confed erate Service during the Struggle for Independence.” The Banner of the South and Plant ers' Journal is an exellent Agricultural and Literary paper. Among its list of contributors are some of the ablest wri ters in the South. The paper itself is handsomely printed on fine book paper, and presents a fine appearance. Sub scription $3 per annum in advance. Specimen copies free. Address, Chronicle Publishing Com prny, Augusta, Ga. BURKE’S WEEKLY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. The "Riverside is Dead I H E Riverside Magazine for i lV) Young People- the handsom est an( j mos t ably conducted of all the periodicals for youth 0J published in this country, is o) dead —merged into Scribner s Monthly. We learn that, in four years, the publishers sunk more than SIO,OOO in their efforts to establish a first-class juvenile periodical. It may be that they attempted too much —that their expen ditures for engravings were unneces sarily large, for they gave none but the very best; that they dealt too little in the sensational, and appealed too much to the minds and hearts of their read ers ; that Mayne Reid’s romances would have ensured them a larger subscrip tion list than Paul Hayne’s poems and historical sketches—be all this as it may, The Riverside is dead, and it is a sad commentary on the present condi tion of the morals of the country, to say what is the simple truth, that its standard of excellence was too high for the youth of the present day. Oliver Optic’s poisoned “milk” is better for the “babes” of our time than the strong healthy diet of the Riverside. It is time for fathers and mothers, who value the present and future of their children, to wake up to the true condition of things. The country is flooded with the vilest trash, and young and old are drinking it in to their ever lasting destruction. We were in the store of a Savannah bookseller a few days ago, and saw a large number of copies of Prank Leslie s Boys and Girls Weekly— probably twenty-five or thirty —all of which are sold to the boys and girls of that city. Will the parents of someone of these children take the trouble to examine the character of the stories published in that paper? Are boys and girls likely to be made better by reading such vile stuff? That same bookseller sells one copy of Burke's Weekly, and we do not remember to have seen the Riverside there at all. Are Southern parents content to sur render their children to the tender mer cies of Frank Leslie and Oliver Optic 1 Peters' Musical Monthly. December number of Pe- I § ter s' Musical Monthly contains fifteen pieces of new and beau tiful music. Think of it! Fif -01 teen pieces of really good mu- U sic for 30 cents —any one piece being worth as much as the publisher asks for the entire lot. This seems strange to parties accustomed to pay from 30 to 50 cents for every piece of music they buy. It is true, neverthe less, and the subscribers to this valu able magazine are getting the latest and best new music for about two cents a piece. Send 30 cents for a sample copy. Address J. L. Peters, 599 Broad way, New York. NEW BOOKS RY SOUTHERN AUTHORS. J. W. BURKE & CO., llacou, Gj., v HAVE JUST PUBLISHED THE ADVENTURES OP BIG-FOOT WALLACE, The Texas Ranger and Hunter. By JOHN C. DUVAL, Author of "Jack Dohc.ll, or, a Hoy's Adven tures in Texas,” etc. With Portrait and Engravings. List of Engravings. —l. Portrait of Big-foot Wallace, from a Wallace’s Little Ranch. 3. Wallace Kills his First In dian. 4. Wallace Captured by the Indians, 5. The Indian Hater. 6. The Little Author Riding up to Wallace’s Ranch. 7. Treed by Mexican Hogs. 8. The Drawing of the Beans. This is one of the most remarkable books ever published. It is a true history of the adventures of one of the boldest and most daring of the early settlers of Texas full of stories of wild life and adventure among In dians, Mexicans, bears, panthers, and other wild animals. It is destined to take its place with “Robinson Crusoe,” "Don Quixote,” and other classics—with this difference, that while they are works of fiction, this is a true story from beginning to end. It is elegantly bound, and will be sent by mail, postage paid, on recipt of the price, $1 75. * THE WOODRUFF STORIES. By Rev. F. R. GOULDING, Author of "Young Marooners,” “ Marooner's Island,” etc. I. SAPELO; or, Child Life on the Tide Water. With four illustrations. 11. NACOCHEE; or, Boy Life from Home. With four illustrations. 111. SALOQJJAH; or, Boy Life among the Cherokees. With four illustrations. These beautiful juveniles, from the ins tructive pen of Mr. Goulding, are bound to have a very large sale. Beginning at Bais den’s Bluff, on the Sapelo river, near Darien, Ga., the author carries his heroes—two cou sins, John and Loren/.o AVoodruff —to Liver pool, in the first steamer that ever crossed the Atlantic, and back to Georgia, then to Athens to the old Grammar School of Frank lin College, and subsequently into the Che rokee couniry—then peopled almost entirely by the Indians. The three volumes are full of adventure, but like all of Mr. Goulding’s books, they are instructive as well as amus ing. We know of no better books to be put into the hands of Southern boys—especially Georgia boys, who desire to be informed as to the early history of their own State. There are three beautiful volumes, richly bound and elegantly illustrated, and all put up in a handsome box. Price S3 75 per set. Sent by mail, postage paid, on receipt of the price. Address J. W. BURKE & CO., Macon, Ga. $2,000 IN PREMIUMS. The Proprietors of Burke’s Weekly make the following magnificent premium offer for the first Two Thousand Subscribers, sent in after the Ist of August:— 1. For the largest Club, not less than thirty, an Elegant Rosewood Piano, worth SSOO 2. For the second largest, not less than twenty, a First-class Sewing Ma chine, worth 70 3. For the third largest, not less than twenty, a Sewing Machine, worth ... 55 4. For the fourth largest, not less than twenty, a Premium worth 50 5. For the fifth largest, not less than twenty, a Premium worth 40 6. For the sixth largest, not less than^/- teen, a Premium worth 35 7. For the seventh largest, not less than fijteen, a Premium worth 30 8. For the eighth largest, not less than ten, a Premium worth 25 9. For the ninth largest, not less than ten, a Premium worth 20 10. For the tenth largest, not less than ten, a Premium worth 15 11. For the ten next largest clubs, not less than ten sucscribers each, a Pre mium for each club worth $lO, ma king 100 12. For the ten next largest, not less than ten subscribers each, a Premium*for each club worth $9, making 90 13. For the ten next largest, not less than ten subscribers each, a Premium for each club worth SB, making 80 14. For the ten next largest, not less than ten subscribers each, a Premium for each club worth $7 50, making 75 15. For the one hundred next largest, of not less than ten subscribers each, a Prize to each club worth SG, making.. 600 16. For the forty-three next largest, of not less than ten subscribers each, a Prize to each club worth $5, making 215 Making 193 Prizes, worth $2,000 For clubs of nine, eight, seven, six and five subscribers each, premiums at the rate of 50 cents for each subscriber. The Clubs must be formed of new subscri bers — those not now taking the paper, and $2 must be sent for each name. Any present subscriber, whose subscription is paid up to Ist of July, 1871, wishing to compete for these premiums, may count his own name as one of a club, provided the full amount of $2 teas sent for the subscription, and no premium or per-centage has been allowed for it; or old subscribers may count their names in clubs provided the full amount of $2 be forwarded with the name. But, in no instance, will other parties be allowed to count renewals as new subscriptions. Those who have dis continued the paper may be counted as new subscribers. Subscribers may be procured anywhere, and at any number of offices.