Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-07-04
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HTeaISsfe'S Library eo"sssece ..ySya4
WT WAS one Of the great objects % ~
lies Library "to make goed reading
cheaDer. and 10 bring Literature g eYeEy
mans door" That object has been accom-. lgs
plished; we have given 70 books wings, allu
they have few tO the uttermest parts Of our
vast continent, carrying society to the seeiu-
ded. occupation to the Literary Information
to ali. We now propose still further TO re-
dnce prices. and render the access TO 1T
erary banquet more than twofold accesSlDiei
We gave and shall continue to give IN the
ouarto Library, a volume weekly tor TWO
cents a day we now propose to give vo'-
ume in the same period for less than tour
cents a week, and to add as a piquant sea
sioning to e dish few columns OF sior-
ter literary'matters; and a summary OF the
news and events Of the day. we know Oy
experience and calculation that we can go
still further in the matter Of education, and
we feel that there is still verge enough Tor
us TO aim at offering to an increasing htera'
nv appetite that mental food when II
Graves.
The Select Circulating Library, now as
ever so great a favorite, will continue 10
make its weekly visits and be issued IN a
form for binding and preservation, and IT'S
price and form will remain the same. But
we shall in the first week Of January 1857
issue huge sheet of the size OF the largest
newspapers of America, but on very SUPERB
or paper also filled with books of the newest
and most entertaining, though IN their sew
eral departments of Novels, Tales, Yoya.
geS, &c, select in their character, joined
with reading such as usually should NIL a
weekly newspaper. BY this method we
a IL A. m ssniiVPU
and enlighten the family circle, and to give
to it; at an expense which shall be no con-
sideration to any, a mass of reading that IN
book form would alarm the pockets Of the
prudent, and to do it in manner that the
most sceptial shall acknowledge ''the power
of concentration can no farther go" Nc
book which appears in Waldie's Quarto
Library will be published.in the Omnibus,
which will be an entirely distinct Periodi-
cal.
TERMS.
WALDIEs LIBRARY OMNIBUS will be
issued every Friday morning, printed on
paper of quality superior to any other
weekly sheet, and of the largest size. 1t will
contain.
1st Books, the newest and the best that
can be procured, equal every week to a
AOIAIOab NONuGlCS Cu!ON dOtuk 4NON~
els, Travels, Memoirs, &c. aud only char
geable with newspaper postage.
Cd. Literary Reviews, Tales, Sketches;
notices of books and Information from 'the
world of letters" of every description.
Sd. The news Of the week concentrated
to a small compass, but in sufficient amount
to embrace a knowledge ct the principal
events, political and miscellaneous, of Eu
rope and America.
The price will be two dollars to clubs Of
five subscribers where the paper is fowar-
ded to one address. To clubs of two indi-
viduals, five dollars single mail subscribers,
three dollars. The discount on uncurrent
money will be charged to the remitter the
low price and superior paper absolutely
prohibiting paying discount. Subscribers
to the Library of Port Folio, two dollars
and half. Mail remittance to be Post Paid
On no condition will copy ever be sent
until the payment is received in advance.
AS the arrangements for the prosecution
Of this great literary undertaking are all
made. and the proprietor has redeemed all
his pledges to a generous public for many
years, no fear of the.non fulElment can be
felt. The Omnibus will be regularly is
sued, and contain in year reading, matter
equal in amount to two volumes of Reefs
Cylopedia, for the small sum mentioned a.
bove. Address, post paid.
ADAM WATnIE