Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-12-15
WTALDIES SELECT CIRCULATING
w LIBRARY, and Monthly Journal of Po-

! lie Literature.
The proprietor of this popular and we'll known
periodical has the qualification of replying to the
many affectonate inquiries after it's resumption,
and annluaces to his kind friends and patrons
friends and pa irons in the true meaning of the
words-that he will resume the publication next
January.-Restored by benefcent Providence
once more 10 active life, he hopes again to be a.
BILE TO give that superlniendence to the publication
which was mis- pride aud pleasure for seven years.
! lie anticipates, with inexpressable satisiacto
the renewal of associations with thousands of
families, with either of which an acquaintance
is an honour. During his protracted indisposi-
ton, the intensity of suffering was greatly miti-
gated by the generous expressions Of sympathy
and regard received from kind-hearted patrons;
and ths gloom and tsdium Of a sick room were
much ightenel by the rays of a genuine friend
ship emitted from every quartet The egntsm,
he hopes, wllbo judged Of mildly--he certainly
has no wish to make display--but the impulse
of a grateful acknowledgement for such disinter
estsd kindness was irrepressble, and he could not
announce the ro-appearance Of the work without
yielding to it,
To these friends he addresses HIMSELF solici-
tOus for their continued support and hopes to have
the Library once more introduced among their
families, see it honored again with place on
their centre tables, and become welcome week.
ly visitor. He is at the sans time very desirOus
10 extend his acqusntanco and form new friends.
| From the arrangements made, dictated by ex-
perienco, the Library it is believed, will in every
respect be improved. The type will be more dis
tinct, the monthly sheet continued, and weekly
cover besides. The cover will be made so as to
avoid the extra postage. The monthly Journal
he hopes to make sheet of abiding interest, so
combining original and selected articles, of for
eign and domestic literature, science and art,
and from such sources of respectability, as to
make it work of authority and reference.
The regularity of its former publication, not a
failure in seven years, will be taken as guaran-
tee for the future punctualty of the Library; but
there is only one way to make that permanent,
viz: by payment IN Advance. Thsis an indis-
! pensable prerequisite from all at distance.
Tho losses by deviating from this rule formerly are
! TOO heavily to be forgotten soon, and little re-
tiectiOn may satisfy any one of the reosonabensss
ofthe request. Ths reasons are too obvious, in
deed, TO require much discussion. Five dollars
are all that a subscriber risks, hut the publisher
risks thousands, by crediting The publisher is
in city, and can be reached without trouble.
A subscriber lives perhaps thousand miles off,
and how is he to be reached? 1t might cost six
times the amonnt to collect the tribe. Payment
en- adnGnee, then, as all may percei q, is reas-
enable request, and sad experience compels the
proprietor to maks il absolute The few who
paid in advance for 1870, win be supplied for
lo4l, unless otherwise ordered.
AN early remittance Of names is respectfully
urged, SO as to enable the proprietor to make
proper calculations about the quantity to hS prin-
ted, as he will prlntvery few over the number abb
soutely subscribed for. To this he would call
particular attention,
10 his brethren of the press, throughout the
country, the proprietor returns grateful thanks for
former tavours, and hopes tire work will be again
so conducted as to warrant renewal Of their
friendly assistance, A few copies Of the Port
Folio are still on hand, year of which will be
forwarded in payment for publishing as much of
this announcement as they may think an equiv
alent; or two years will be sent for publishing
the whole.
TERMS.
|, The Library will be Published weekly, on
double royal sheet, sixteen pages quarto each,
on new Wps, and printed in the best style of book
work. Each number enveloped with neat COW
er.
2. Price Five dollars year, il paid or remit
ted to the Office. Six Dollars if collected by an
agent
3. A monthly Journal Of Polite Literature;
consisting Of original communications, and selec-
tons from foreign and domestic periodicals,
printed uniformly with the Library. This win
be valuable addition to the original plan.
4. Subscriptions comnopce with January,
and no subscriptions taken for less than year.
f-.ys A few complete sets Of the Library, and
odd years 20 perfect supseriberS sets, on hand
for sale. @
t.a ew ADAM WALDIE.
October 24th, ls40.