Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-10-19
United States Saturday Post.
A NEW VOLUME.
$500 IN PRIZE. STORIEs!n.

] improved with new type, cast expressly fol
/ the purpose, is commenced this day, xsafRr
dag the 1AitietA Of September. In the new
volume, it is the intention Ct the publishers
to show degree of enterprise that ss!st
more than. maintain the high character
which the Post has enjoyed for more than
twenty years. Amid all the competition
which has existed during that period. ID the
newspaper world, the Host have brayely
maintained its ground as The leading Family
Jousal of the Union. It's great circulation
! in every part Of the United States; its estab>
| lished character in The public esteem, and the
| vigor with which it has aiways.been coneluc.
ted render it unnecessary to make large prom
isesr Everything set forth is the prospectus
viii be FigitliY adhered to. The means pos
sessed By its pToprietors are ample, and will
be used TO maintain its previous reputation.
The united circulation of the periodicals is
sued by the proIrietors, is greater by three
fold, than that fany other establishment III
America; and by a careful equalization of
profits, they are enabled to publish cheaper
works, and to realize handsome return re-
turn frem small prices In the Iiteraru de-
psrtment the strongest efforts will be put
forth; and in addition to several original A.
nserican Nopeb from Ste,,pens of Her5ert, Non.
cur, and others, we shall increase the interest
of the volume by a Serious Of Prize Stories.
And for this purpose we offer to the writers
Of our country, the following list of Prizes,
which shall be faithfully adiudged bv com
petent Committee of literary gentlemen.
$3.50 For the>beast Story of the Revolution.
S1o0 For the best Domestic Story.
SIS For the next best do DO.
$50 For the next best do. do.
iS25 For the next best do. do.
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commenced on the first of December next
All. Manuscripts TO be handed in By the 10th
Of November next. Although it may be re-
garded as unne cessary, still, in order to avoid
misunderstanding, we viii state that the con
tributions of such writers as may happen to
be unsuccessful competitors for the prizes,
are Us matter Of course, to remain the prop
erty Of the publishers.
As good deal of distrust has been created
in regard to the award of prizes of this kind
the publishers pledge themselves that the
name of no writer shall go before the Com
mittee, so that the articles shall be judged
upon their merits alone. The name of the
writer can be given III private note to the
publishers, and shalt he confidential until the
prizes are awarded
The Names ofthe Prize Committee will be
announced before the first of November, and
their high character as gentlemen Of irtegri.
ty aid literary ability, will command the con-
fdence of writers the Union over
,EDIT0RL4lI DEPARTMENT. ~
The editorial department will be manly
under the control of Fl. Hastings Well, gen
tleman we'll known for his originality and hu
NOR assisted by several gentlemen Of high lit
erary standing and ability, and will be con-
Quoted wife degree of vigor and spirit that
must render the paper one of the very best
ever issued in the country. The great size
of the sheet will enable the proprietors to
give greater variety of original and selected
matter than can be found in contemporary
Journals. The matter will in many respect.
be of different quality. The design of pro
prietors begin to make first rate fa,nil5
newspaper, i'll every particular, calculated tt
meet the wishes of the people from one enc
of the Union to the other. The following are
the points to which they invite attention, Is
| embracing the character of the sheet.
THE LIgER.4RY CHARACTER. :
The original articles and selection of the
| outside Of the sheet, viii be of the highes
grade Of light Literature; each number con
tanning three or four, chaste original a:li Sc
| lected .5Qlesj which while they shall interest
the Young, shall at the same time point NOR
al 1t will contain much good, and never any
bad poetry; and acopious- compend ofwell-told
| Anecdote, Rich Humor, Pointed Wit, Just
Satire, and Sentiment. Also the greatest va
riety of Original tales, Sea Stitches Biogra
ply, Essays, Poetry. Songs, Charades, be
sides the latest and best selections from the
American ard English Magazines, and all 9th
er fountains of choice Original Literature. =
In fine, the Post, has been conceded every
where to be the first newspaper in the coun
try in the quality and quantity Of its 0liginq
Tales, Essays, Poetry, and articles on all sub
jects-and this character shall be carefully
preserved. From time, to time. the columns
will be as heretofore, devoted to the publ
| ton of
| ORIGINAL AMERICAN NOVELS,
| from the pens of able writers, calculated e
hkeeg olive the memory of revolutionary he
roes and events, and to foster the spirit OF pa
triotism The recent revolutionary storie:
| have had a run Of popularity never eq,lalles
in newspaper tales. These will be FOLLOWED
up by series of novels upon similar ubjects
| from the pens of our best authors. Article
regularly appear in its columns original aht
selected. from the following
DLsTHNGULsED UzRI1Eas
Nathaniel P. Willis, Charles Fenno fIof
man, William Falconer, Henry William Her
bert, II. T.. Fuekerhlau, Theodore S. Fay
! John H. Mancur, Rafus w. Griswold, Epe.
Sargent, Park Benjamin, Charles Fetei son
! j. H. Ingraham. Horace Greedy, George II
Cotton, Revnell Goats, NJ. d. Walter Lander
James i. Fields, Robert Morris ". \. Jones
John Inman, George Limit, Miss sedswick
Miss Leslie, Mrs. Lydia IL s'gourney' Mrs
T.. II. Ellet, Mrs. Lydia Jane. pierson, Mrs
Amelia b. yyclby, Mrs. A NJ. T: Amman, Mrs
Ann S. Stephens, Mrs. Emma G. Embury
Mrs Frances S. t.:sgcod, Mrs. seba Smith,
Mrs. Mary CIavers, Mrs Maria Brooks. Al
bert Pike, Edgar A. Poe, H.. Hastings Weld
James Alprich. Hon. Robert I Conrad WI
liam E Burton, Rev. Louis L, Noble, J. <
Mitchell, NJ. ID. and articles of numerous 9th
er writers on every variety oil subject
PUBLIC LECTURES.
A portion Gifts columns viii be devoted du
ring the Lecture Season to scientific lectures
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