Southern telegraph., 1836-09-13
GEORGE NJ. GRAVES.
THE PHILADELPHIA MIRROR.

a HE splendid patronage awarded to the
Philadelphia Saturday Courier, induces the
editors to Commence the publication, under
the above title, Of quarto edition ofthoir
popular Jarnal, so long known Os the larg-
est Family Newspaper in the United States,
with a list ofnear ivy NTY-SIX THOUS-
AND SUBSCIGlBERS.-The new feature
recently introduced of furnishing their rea-
ders with new books Of the best literature
of the day,having proved SO eminently sue.
cesslul, the plan viii be continued Six
volumes Of the celebrated writings of Cap
tain Marryatt, and sixty-fyo of MIR Brooks
valuable Letters from Europe have already
been published without interfering with il
news and miscellaneous reading. The
Courier is the largest and cheapest family
newspaper ever issued in this countr-, con
thinning articles in Literature, Science, and
Arts; Internal Improvement; Agriculture;
in short the every variety Of topics usually.
introduced into public journal. Giving.
full accounts of sales, markets, and news of
the latest dates.
1t is published at the low price Of So.
For this small sum subscribers get valuable
and entertaining matter, each week enough
to fill acommon book of eco pages, and
equal to 50 volumes year, and which is
estimated to be read, weekly, by pt least two
hundred thousand people, scattered in all
parts Of the country, from Maine 10 Florida,
and from the sea hoard to the lakes.
| The Albany Mercury Of March 10Th,
1886, says, "ihe Saturday Courier, is de-
cidedIy the best Family Newspapers ever
published in This or any other country and
It's value is duty appreciated by the public
it we may judge from ITS vast circulation
which exceeds $4,000 per week! Its con-
tents are agreeably vrried, and each number
contains more really valuable 'reading mat
ter than is published in week in any daily
paper in the Union.--Itr mammoth dimen-
slons enable its enterprising projectors,
Messrs. WOODWARD a. CLARKE, of Phila-
delphia, to re-publish in its columns, in the
course Of year, several of the most inter-
esiing now works that issue from the British
press; which cannot fail to give 10 it a per-
manent interest, and render 1t worthy OF
preservation, 10 meet the wishes there-
fore Of such Of their subscribers as desire t,
have their 1nihers bound they have deter
mined on issuing an edition of the Couric
in the quarto form which will render il much
more convenient Cor reading when it is
bound in a volume, and thus greatly en-
ance is yalue.n
THE QuARTO EDITION.
Under the title of the PnrLADEIPnIA
MIRRoR, will commence with the publica-
ton of the Prize Tale, to which was award
ed the prize of 500, written by Miss Les
lie, editor of the sAendd Annual the Token
and author of Pencil Sketches and o;her
valuable contributions to American Isitera
ture.
TERMS.
The Philadelphia Saturday Courier is
still continued in itslarge form, at the same
price as heretofore. The Philadelphia Mir
ror, being quarto edition of the Saturday
Courier, with its increased attractions, and
printed on the best fine white paper of the
same size as the New York Albion, will be
put at precisely one half the price of that
valuable Journal, viz Three Dollars per
annum, payable in advance, (ncluding the
Maps.)
WOODWARD & CLARKE.
Philadelphia.
6r'fhe paper willbo sent III exchange
TO such newspapers as may oblige US by
publishing our Advertisements.
May l5, 1885.