Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-07-23
BROTHER JONATHAN.

EDITED BY
N. T. WILLIS AND H. HASTINGS Weld.
The largest and cheapest Newspaper in the
Wcsid,
And certainly alGong the best. @
published every Saturday by WILSON &, Com.
Pany' at io2 Nassau.street, New York.
,r,dERMs, S3 per annnm, in advance.
q TON entering The second volume or th;s
a. pioneer in the introduction of naners IS
lis eiass' the publishers may be excused rnr
cohsratoiating themselves upon the continual
prosperity and adva,cement of their pcriod;cnI.
rum 'ne issue OIL I!s flrst number, to the present
tline. Aware that competition is the r i;Ts IS
business they expected, aud have met w;,b h r..
Yas; but thoserivals have, SO far. been osaen- n
1lai aids to The publicity and circulation of tho
Jonathan New readers have been made m ;a'
where, comparatively, few existed before
anu tne taste created for the elegant literature
OF me TWO hemlspheres, carried into all part, NJ
lne country, and made accessible TO all. ba.
produced demand for the Brothrr Jonaihon
wnlch II ID gratifying 10 slate is continually o,,
With such addition to their resonrce. and
emoluments, the publishers have aimed to r;vc Ivo
commensurate increase to the value and n.
terest OF their sheet In addition to the lnbors If
the gentlemen whose names are announced ..
editors. the publishers avail themselves con-
stanlly ofthe aid oil such occasional contrhut;o,,<
as they cun find space for.
For the foregoing correspondence of the 10.
nathan. 'he services OF Isaac C. PRAY, Jr.
have been engaged. and his fine literary tasta
will also be exercised in the selection ofthiugs
rare, new, and worthy in the European literary
mart. Selections from The cream oi'tlle foreign
magazines will Of course be continued.
MOSiC.-ln the progress Of improvement,
new feature has been added to the Brother
Jonathan, the publication of new and ponnIor
music. Every paper will contain something in
this way, new and pleasant; reference heinz
had in The selection. rather to such nieces no III
can slug and play, than to recherche comSos;
tons, suited only to the scientific. A new font
OF music type has been purchased, and gen.
tleman engaged to snperinicnd this department.
OF excellent experience and knowledge of u1d.
SIC 1hls viii enable us to give music pdb.
lichy winch IL never enjoyed before; 10 carry
the same themes for carol TO the sylvan maid n,
the iar,hest backwoods, which delight the uartv
in the city drawing-room. A simultaneous no.
pularity will thus be enjoyed all over the conn.
try by sucl, compositions as are adanted tn ,ha
P"..., "''s'' u'u WI w tne pubic IaV0T.
Whatever other improvements may suggest
themselves will be adopted, and no pains spared
to make thu Jonathan welcome yisiter TO all
sorts OF pe"ple. WHOSE tastes are worthy of gra.
tihca'ion. Other periodicals may be addressed
iopar1lc"ar. opinions, or 10 particular classes
Jonathan will wander free. from grave to gay,
from lively to severe" and strive. with ali the
aid he has enlisted. to compass ibe whole circle;
TO give, in word CYcLopEDIA of whatever
may be desirable in a literary magazine, and
weekly newspaper. lie appeals to the past for
vouchers Of what he can do; and what be can,
he wM
TERMS-Three dollars year in advance.
For five dollars two copies of the paper will be
sent one year. or one copy two years. In nd
case will The parer be sent out Of the city unless
paid for in advance.
p All communications and letters should
be addressed. postage paid. to
WILSON g. COMPANY,
No. 1S2 NaISa,r-.treef New York.