American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-01-30
OFFicE OF THE SATURDAY EVENING PosT,
Philadelphia. Dec. 2. 1876.

THE CAsKET, Fosyers et Literature. Jtl ard SEMI
ent which has had unprecedented increase OF patrons
during the last six months, will after the present VOL is
finished, contain, each NUMBER 40 pages printed
we'll small handsome type upon the finest paper stitch
81 AMI covered, and furnished he low price OF Two
Dniars and hfty cents per annnm The Casket is coec
on from the choicest pieces of the Saturday Evening
Post, made with reference to the difference which should
exist i'll the materials Of weekly psper, and those of
monthly publication, the former of enriched with
essays poetry, anecdotes, and those off BY recital of
The occurrences Of the week The latter can receive liz.
tie value from mere detail Of events, many of which
would cease to be interesting before they recorded
The quantity Of matter crowded, by shall type and
careful arrangement into the columns Of every number pt
The Saturday Evening Post, will in the course of month";
furnish the most ample materials tom which to form
interesting periodical work such as tle Casket has been
considered by its partial friends and such intend it
.haR De. notwithstanding he fact, that the Caske is but
colection from hs columns Of the Saturday Evening Post
we confidently predict, and indeed we are sanctioned
ihe experience already have, that its most numerals
patrons will be found among the subscribers TO or weekly
paper.-A large number Of those who take the POST
depend upon that paper for the OF The week-it
therefore read with avdy by almost every member Of The
family where is received, and this general use frequent
y nJutes its appearance much almost to render il
unit for the file, and for binding The numbers too B,
shls general use are not unirequeny lost mutlated
entirely destroyed, and the file thus roken-he Caske
Calculated to event this Inconvenience and to furnish
At very cheap price, all the useful matter for which the
aeekly paper would be desirable when bound-In tlu
giving permanent to and select the cbooe
pieces OF our weekly contributors it is confidently anci
pated that and successful inducements will be HELD
ont for the exercise of superior slen aud unusual care
5nr literary Departmental addition to the recom,nenda
ton OF neaness in the general partica
attention q III typographical execution, it our ntenor
70 embe s each number of the aCasket Nth three hand
some Engrayings from the hands Of some Of The most dis
hbgushed artists OF tie country
With these claims TO patronage, he "Casket" VIII Il
has been previously mentioned be afforded 10 those Vii
subscribe for that paper exclusively. The low price
s2, per year, subscription which is confidently be
.ieyed, much liver than hat for any other publcato
ot similar character his rybu the subscriber
o." The Saturday Evening Post" "rhe Caske' viii 5
furnished for $500,
The January No. for 1922, will be emhclished With
portrait OF The late veneta able JOHN ADAMS, former
President of the United Safes If ongacres hest ei
cravings also, correct and bealtif view Of FAl
MOUNT WATER WORKS, in the vicinity Of Phiaee
phis besides, the fts' No of the SCHOOL OF FLOR
being the commencement Of regular Of Treatise
on Botany, illustrated with numerous cuts.
Posmasers ard publishers Of papers who viii intere
themselves in obtaining subscribers, and be responsible
tile nsc.nlion, shalt be entitled to every sixth cor
gtais Address
ATKINSON 6 ALEXANDER, Philadeiphi
Persons wishing to subscribe will please to send ii the
names oy the rs Of the year. there doubt the
mand for the work will be greatly increased and thereto
the possibility Of being furnished with tie Nos from
beginning, will be rendefed more doubtful.