The Arkansas advocate., 1832-12-26

be expected that the publishes s1oa, n Will
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 There IS grow ing np in the Un;ted S..
 numerous popu ation with iterary tss .'a'es :, ,'
 who are scattered over large snscs sases,
 who, distant from the localities u,sss a"os
 books and literary information emssce ] feel themselves at a great loss fos 1 mental food which education Las s,.s aas l them to enjoy. Books are cbean uied principal cities, but in the insa,;.r :" Saf cannot be procured as soon as nnhl;sta nor without considerable expense. Y. supply this disideratum is tie 5es;rn inc present undertaking. he echiefo ol;ss,' mhich, emphdticaHy is, 10 moke good ~; ing cheaper, and 10 put t ia forn. m, ,S'.
 5riag Il 10 euefy man's door,
 Books cannot be sent by mail wb;le,. 'FSelect Circul ating Library may Le a' ss oeiYed at the most distant post office intr. Union in from fifteen to twenty.fye dss. after it IS published, and at the triAinr ~ pense of two and half cents; or in o,ls. words, before kook could be bonnd i. Philad elphia, our subscribers in Ono ..
 Vernon; iHay 5a perusing il in their p,r. lors.
 To elucidate tue advantages oftle ass. feet Circulating Library" such as we nro. pose, 1t IS only necessary to compare il with some other publications. Take ho WaYerley novels for example: tie Chyon. ctes ofthe Gdnongate occupy two volume, which are sold at Sl g to sl 50. TIs whole would he readily contained in tlrea numbers of this periodical, al an expenss l. sv.f 4 S9that more than three times the literar, matter can be esuppiied for the same mones by adopting the newspaper form Rutys l consider transmission by mail, aud lie early receipt of new book. as a most distinguishing feature of the publication l Distant suhsanihers will ha n!aeeA s; footing with those nearer at ksnd, and will be supplied at Meir, oqca homes witt equal to about FYfy Tofames of tie com.S mon London size for Five Dollars. ThBz may not take fiay-two weeks to accom l plish for, though not longer than one week will elapse between the issuing oil each number, yei, when there is preas of very interesting matter. or when iNOa or more numbers are required to eoniaiaE 1 whole work, fte proprietor will eel himself at liberty to pHhiish at sherterin.z l rvals---6fiy two numbers being sls e>s i quixaient for five dollars.
 srrang have tcen made to re-a ceiVe from London an eayiy copY oI every ! new book printed either Tn that mart of talent or in Edinburgh. together waA tx sAAs periodical literature of Great =Britsin.-I From the former we shall select the beiI .N6gels, .iiemoirs, Tcics, Tf'rcvels, sLelche|
 
 much rapidity and accurary as an exteul siye printing -ofire will admit. From ttel latter, such literary intelligence wiiIcc; easionaliy be e,llied, as will prove interI esting to the lover of knowledge and seiI enee, literature and novelty. Good san.| dard novels, and other works, TOW out ol print, may also occasionally be repreducedI in our columns.
 The publisher confidently assures hel heads of families, that they need have no| 1 dread of introducing the Select Circula3 ting Library" into theirdomestic circleI as the gentleman who has undertaken tAe ] Editorial duties, to literary tastes ard iabl it's adds due sense of the responsibility hq assumes in catering for an extended ana moral community, and Of inc coBsequen1 ces detrimental or otherwise, that VIII follow the dissemination of obnoxious of wholesome aliment His situation and eD1 agreements afford him peculiar advantages and facilities for the selection oi boobs.-s 1 Those, with the additional channels cres ated by agencies at London, Liverpool
 and Edinbnrgh, warrant the proprle'o,ni q " guaranteeing Faithful execution oi the h'z
 era'ry department. E
 Ii would be supererogatory to dlla'e o5
 the advantages and convenences Wn'eT
 such publication presents to the peoP'f
 of literary pursuits wherever located, oa.
 more particularly to those who res,oe I retired situations-they are 50 oes,oa5
 that the first glance cannot fail to has9
 conviction of it's eligibility.