Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-02-08
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grateful for the unceasiDg patronage which
he has received, announces to the Ladies
who have so generously sustained their
o,en Book" that he has made new ar.
engagements for their qualification. Con.
vlnced that he could not in any way more
~effectually promote the interests, or real.
ize the wishes of his numerous subscribers.
he has secured the valuable aid Of Mrs,
SARAH j. HALE, Of Boston, TO whose su.
per%intendence the literary departments oil
the Lady's Book will hereafter be commit.
ted. For many years Mrs. Hale has con.
Quoted the American Ladies' Magazine
"a periodical Of uncommon merit, which
will be merged in the Lady's Book. Her
abilities are familiar 10 her countrywomen.
and on both sides Of the Atlantic she en-
joys a high reputation as one of the most
graceful, vigorous, and accomplished of
our female writer's.
Under the judicious management of Mrs.
Hale, the Lady's Book will not only main.
tain the excellent character il has already
acquired. but il is confidently expected
that 1t will be rendered more eminently
worthy OF the support of those to whose 10
%lerests and amusement it has been: and
VIII continue to be, especially devoted.
he superior talents and fine taste of the
Editor vii! give the work a new impulse;
while her own contributions, and those re.
ceived from her personal friends, and 9th.
er correspondents, of whom a number
have already promised. will render il al.
most entirely original Amongst others
who are expected 10 furnish matter for the
Book may be mentioned, Mrs. SARAH J.
HALE, Editor, Mrs. l.. Ii. Sigourney, Mrs
Caroline Lee Hentz, Mrs. r. +. Elicit,
Miss Leslie, Miss Ii. f. Gould, Miss C..
T.. Gooch, Miss l.. III Medina, r.. s. Mac
kenzle, l.. l.. d, Joseph r. Chandler,
Morton McMichael, Robert II. Conrad;
Alexander Dimitry, A. NJ, A E. Hale,
u. Burke Fisher, n. c. Brooks, A. M,
VIM. f.. Burton, Willis GAYLORD Clark.
Joseph [. Neal, b. b. Thatcher, r. Penn
Smith.
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determined TO use every means to main
tain the superiority which his publication
has obtained, For years he has gone stead.
NY on in the course of Improvement, and
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such as TO give his work eminent adyap.
tages over his competitors. His very am.
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eral in his expenditures upon it, and what.
ever can be accomplished by enterprise
and cost he is resolved to effect. Besides
the persons above mentioned as contribu.
tors, he has expectations of receiving orig.
NAL articles from several distinguished fe.
male writers in Europe. and as an induce.
MEM In writers nj nnn nn
wiling to pay for every article adopted by
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