Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-03-26
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE,
AyD THE LApIEs' AND GENTLEMEN S

AID THE LADIES AND GENTLEMENs
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Tie Casltet and Gentlemen's United.]
A NEW VOLUME, under the above title, of the
| II we'll established and fashionable Magazine,
the Philadelphia Casket, i'll con junction with the
Gentlemen's Magazine, which has been every where
| pronounced the most readable and popular of the
| day will be opened on the First of January, l84l
with an array of contributors secured by the union
of talent ard fame which periodical in the coun-
| try can boast or pretend to rival. The December
| number WILL however, be a specimen of the New
| Volume The Volume will be opened with new and
beautiful type, the finest white paper, and with the
| first of a series of EMBELLISHMENTS UNSURPASSED
| by any which have yet appeared III any Magazine.
The STYLE of elegance, the beauty and finish OF these
illustrations, and the extensive Improvements which
will be made in its typographical appearance, and
above all the tone of It's literary department. by the
brilliant array Of contributors, whose articles have
enriched the pages of each number, will give it a
| character second to no Magazine IN the Oni0n.-
The character Of the articles which shall appear in
its pages will be equally removed from sickly
timentalty and from an atlectation of morality, but
while a true delineation of human nature in every
variety of passion is aimed at nothing shall be found
in its pages to cause blush upon the check of the
| most pure.
| LII Il LII GhAIl OflAh-to LIN VIII NC SUI
icienty guaranteed by the reputation of both Maya
zines t:us united for years past Writers of the
first rank have been regular contributors to their
pages and the taes and sketches published in them
-.ave been widely copied and read, and the firm and
Independent tone ofthc criticisms, upon the current
literature of the day has been every where approved
and commended.
THE LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS embrace
the names of most of the principal writers in Anne
RIGA, with respectable number of English authors.
Original articles have appeared, during the last year,
from the pens of the following:
Professor Ingraham Author Of La Ftte; Prof
John Frost, Philadelphia; Prof n. G. Brooks, Bal
tmore Prot. G. F. Wines, Philadelphia, Author of
Two Years in the Navy; Captain Marya,t, Author
of Peter Simple, etc; Morton McMichael, Esq; Phi
| ladelphia Hon. r. r. Conrad, Esq. do; Willis Gay
lord Gaylord, Esq do; Gu. Peterson, Esq. do Rev.
Thos. H. Stockton, do Samuel w. Stockton, do; E.
| Armstrong, ESQ.,, do General P Morris, New York;
| Leigh Hunt England; Mrs. Fanny Kemble Butler,
Philadelphia; Park Benjamin, n. York; Douglass
Jerrold, England; Joseph G. Neal Charcoal Sketch
esq The American Boz! James +. Otis, N. y; R.
s. Elliott Editor ofthe Harrisburg Intelhgencer, Pa.
D. Hoffman, ESQ. Baltimore Charles West Thomp-
son, Philadelphia Judge Temper, Dresden N. Y !;
John S. Du Sole, Esq Grenyille Mellon, New York;
The Author of Stanley Edgar a. Poe, Philadel-
phia L. G. Spear, do Author of Howard Pinck-
nev :; Mrs. L. Sigourney, Hartford Miss Catharine
H. Waterman, Philadelphia; Mrs Ann F. Stephens,
New York Benson Hill, England; Editor of New
Monthly Magazine; DR. J. X. Mitchell, Philadelphia;
James Montgome y, England; A. M'Makin and e.
Holden, Esqrs.; ]. Bcauchamp Jones, Baltimore ; J.
E. Dow, Washington City; Mrs. E. F. Ellet, Bos-
| ton DR.. Thomas Dunn English, Philadelphia.
In addition to this brilliant array of names known
to fame the distinguished service of host of anony
nous writers of no ordinary abilities, have given
worth and character in the pages fthe Magazine.
The series of well known nautical papers entitled
Cruizing in the War; have had run, unequalled
by any series published in any magazine for years.
The author promises to open the first Of series
of TALES OF THE SEA, and from his known
abilities as depicter Of sea scenes and life; much
may be relied upon from him in maintaining the po-
puiar.ty of the magazine. Papers may be expected
during the volume, also from the author of the we'll
known articles the Log of Old Ironsdes.' The au-
thor of Syrian Letters will also lend the powerful
pen to sustain and increase the reputation of the
work. The valuable aid of the author of Leaves
from Lawyers Port Folio, has also been secured !;
and may expect something still more thrilling
from the capacous stores which long life in the
profession has enabled him to amass. An OCCASION
al chit-chat with Jeremy Short, and 'Oliver Old
fellow, is also promised; with variety Of choice