Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-16
$4,000 SUBSCRIBERS.
PHILADEI, PHIA MIRROR


THE splendid patronage awarded to the
- Philadelphia Saturday Courier, indu-
ces the editors to commence the publca-
ton, under the above title, ola ouarto edi-
ton of their popular Journal SO long
known as the largest Family Newspaper
in the United States, with list of near
TWENTY-SJX THOUSAND SUB
SCRIBERS. The new feature recently
introduced Of furnishing their readers with
new books oftbe best literature ofthe day,
having proved so eminentv successful.
the plan will be continued. Six volumes
of the celebrated writings Of Captain Mar
rYatt, and siXtY-fve Of Mr. Brooks vaIua-
bic Letters from Europe, have already
been published without Interfering with
its news and miscellaneous reading. The
Courier is the largest and cheapest family
newspaper ever issued in this country,
| containing articles in Literature, Science
and Arts; Internal Improvement: Agri-
culture; in short every variety Of topics
usually introduced into public Journal 49,
Giving full accounts Of sales, markets, and
news of,he latest dates.
1t is published atthe low price of g.
For this small sum subscribers get valua-
bic ard entertaining matter, each week
enough to till a common book of 2OO ra-
ges, and equal to So volumes year, and
which is estimated to he read, weekly,
by at least two hundred thousand people.
scattered in all parts of the country, from
Maine to Florida, and from the sea board
to the lakes. The paper has been now
so long established as 70 render it toe we'll
known to require an extended prospectus
the publishers, therefore, will do no moro
than refer to the two leading daily political
papers Of opposite politics. Tie Pennsyl-
vanion says-"The Saturday Courier is
the largest, and one Of the best family
newspapers in the Union;' the other, the
: Inquirer and Daily Courier, SAYS, 1T is
the largest journa! published in philode}-
ph;a, and one Of the very best in tie U.
States" The Newly ork Star soys-
1--WE know ofnothing more liberal on the
part Of the editors, and no Means more
eficacious to draw out the dormant talents
! of our country, than their uncxamDled
liberality in offering literary prjzes.'
The Albany Mercury Of March 10th,
1886, says, 1.-The Saturday Courier, is de-
cidedIy the best Family Newspaper ever
published in this or any other country,
and its value is duly appreciated by the
! public, if we may Judge from its vast cir
culation, which exceeds $4,000 per week
Its contents are agreeably varied, and each
number contains more really valuable
! reading matter than is published in a
week in any daily paper IN the Union
Its mammoth dimensions enable its enter
prising proprietors, Messrs. Woodward
f. CLARKE OF Philadelphia, to re-puhllsh
in it's columns, in the course of year,
several of the most interesting new works
that issue from the British press; which
cannot fail to give to it a permanent inter
est, and render it worthy of preservation.
To meet the wishes, therefore, of such of
their subscribers as desire 10 have their
numbers bound, they have determined on
, issuing an edition of the Courier in the
quarto form, which will render it much
more convenient for reading when it is
bound IN volume, and thus greatly en-
nance it's value
THE oUARTo EDITION.
Under the title of the Philadelphia
Mirror, will commence with the pubIica,
ton of this Prize Tale, to which was a.
warded the prize ofSl0O, written by Miss
Leslie, editor ofthe splendid Annual To-
ken, and author of Pencil Sketches and
other valuable contributions to American
Literature. A large number of songs,
poems, tales, &C., offered IN competition
for the $500 premiums, will add value and
interest to the succeeding numbers, which
viii also be enriched by a story from Me,