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T. A. BURKE, Editor.
MACON, GA., DEC. 17, 1870.
Godey’s Lady’s Book.
publisher of the Lady's
M'Wf) Book has presented his pa
trons with an extra number of
/ jt\ ) embellishments for January.
Mjxr “Looking for the Eclipse,” a
steel plate ; a steel-plate title
page; a six-figure colored fashion plate;
a handsome Berlin-wool-work pattern,
printed in a variety of colors ; two beau
tiful woodcuts, printed on tinted paper ;
and the best extension sheet of fashion
able and useful designs ever published.
A large supplement, containing instruc
tions in geipure netting, is presented to
the subscribers for 1871. The Lady's
Book and Burke’s Weekly one year
for $4 25—regular price $5.
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The Sunday-School Scholar.
18 ie \ pioneer magazine
1 jbf) for the Sunday-school. It is !
YrCA wants of lads and misses for
whom the ordinary Sunday-
T school papers—so widely dis
tributed, and so useful in their way —
have lost their charm. Such minds—
wide-awake, growing, inquiring, think
ing—want something especially adapted
to their condition, and we know of no
thing in the scope of Sunday-school
literature which so exactly meets their
want. Its articles are amusing without
being sensational, instructive but not
pedantic, and religious without cant or
sectarianism. If young folks appreci
ate anything it is the “ foolishness of
preaching.” They will be inclined to
omit little in the Scholar for this cause,
while they will read in its columns no
thing which does not inculcate some
valuable thought or vital religious truth.
No Sunday-school can afford to be with
out this monthly for the oldest fourth of
its pupils.
Published at IGO Clark Street, Chi
cago, by Adams, Blackmer, & Lyon
Pub. Cos., at 50 cents per annum ; clubs
of 10 at 40 cents; of 25 or more, 30
cents per annum.
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The Eclectic Magazine.
The December number of this sterling
monthly is at hand, closing up vol. 12
of the new series. The table of contents
is even more than usually comprehen
sive. E. R. Pelton, 108 Fulton Street,
New York. Terms, $5 per annum.
BURKE’S WEEKLY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
New Books.
Paul Loving ; or, Mounting the Ladder. By
Mrs. E. E. Boyd, author of “ Farmer Burt’s
Seed,” etc. Philadelphia: J. P. Skelley &
Cos. Macon : J. W. Burko k Cos.
Paul Loring was an orphan, without
friends or relatives. His mother had
taught him that
“ Heaven is not reached at a single bound,
But we build the ladder by which we rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted
skies,
And we mount to its summit round by
round.”
This little volume tells us how Paul
tried to mount the ladder in his own
strength, and of his failure, and the les
son it taught him. [t is a good book,
and will do good. Price 90 cents.
Three Times Lost ; or, Patty Norris. By Mrs.
Margaret llosmer. Philadelphia: J. P.
Skelly & Cos. Macon : J. W. Burke A Cos.
Patty Norris—the heroine of this
pretty little volume —has the unhappy
faculty of losing herself every time she
goes out alone. Unlike most other
people, however, good fortune follows
in every one of the three instances
given in the book. Price 90 cents.
Flossy Lee at the Mountains. By Faith Wynne.
Philadelphia: J. P. Skelly A Cos. Macon:
J. W. Burke & Cos.
Our youngest readers will find this
book to their liking, being the history
of a summer’s adventures of a very lit
tle girl and her friends —nicely written
and suited to the comprehension of
those even who have not yet mastered
the art of readimj^Pricf^H^imiu^^^—
By Miss L. Bates. Philadel
phia: J. P. Skelly & Cos. Macon: J. W,
Burke k Cos. Price SI 50.
Two Ways of Doing It. Same author and
publishers. Price slls.
We have not had time to read either
of these handsome volumes. The first
seems to be a pleasantly-written story
of American life ; and the latter touches
upon the popular question of the day—
Woman’s rights—a question which we
trust does not worry our little readers.
Both volumes are well printed and
handsomely illustrated.
Mr. Blake’s Walking -Stick: A Christmas
Story for Boys and Girls. By Rev. Edward
Eggleston. Chicago: Adams, Blackmer &
Lyon Publishing Cos.
A dainty little volume, with cover
printed in gold and colors, from the
pen of the editor of the National Sun
day -school Teacher. Mr. Eggleston
knows how to write for the little peo
ple, and that is more than we can say
of many others who attempt it. We are
sure the boys and girls of the country
will like this story, enforcing as it does
a most beautiful lesson of Christian
charity. The publishers will send it by
mail for 25 cents.
jywp The Musical Independent for
December is an unusually fine number.
The music pages contain Novelletto for
piano, by Robert Schumann, Polka by
Carl Faust, and two songs. Subscrip
tion $2 a year, single numbers 25 cents.
Chicago : Lyon & Healy.
NEW BOOKS
BY
SOUTHERN AUTHORS.
J. W. BURKE & CO., Macon, Ga.,
have just published
THE ADVENTURES OF
BIG-FOOT WALLACE,
The Texas Ranger and Hunter.
By JOHN C. DUVAL,
Author of’’Jack Dobell, or, a Boy’s Adven
tures in Texas,” etc.
With Portrait and Engravings.
List of Engravings. —l. Portrait of Big-foot
Wallace, from a photograph. 2. 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 tho 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, boars, 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 aro works of fiction, this is a true
story from beginning to end. It is elegantly
bound, and will be sent by mail, postago 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 ; nr, Child Life on the Tide
Water. With four illustrations.
11. JYACOCHEE; or. Boy Lifo from
Home. With four illustrations.
111. SALOQUAH; or, Boy Life among
the Cherokees. With four illustrations.
These beautiful juveniles, from the ins
tructive pen of Mr. Gouldixg, aro 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 Lorenzo Woodruff—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 tho Che
rokee country —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 bo 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 $3 75 per set.
Sent by mail, postage paid, on receipt of the
price. Address
J. W. BURKE & CO.,
Macon, Ga,
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