The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-28
Edited by George u. Morris.
ILLUSTRATED BY J. G.. CHAPMAN,
Who is engaged exclusively for the Work.

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IN the course of a fcw weeks, the undersigned
A will commence, on his OtUn 0ccO,f,,f the pub
location OF n NEW srRfEs of the New lonK
MRuoH, in the Ociarc firm, on an entirely norei
aud oiginai plum, with a Stei EagrdUing in ere
m NUMBER and at the reduced prlce OF Three
! DOiLDS per 0HauHi, Or IL cents per cODy
The NEW Mrnnon will appear with many
striking and attractive features, Distinguishing Il
f;om any oiher potodic0i 1t will be published
on new type, on fine paper, aud ouch numbey will
contain a bedphtW Engraving on S'eek designed
and etched by Chapman, illustrating the letter.
press which it accompanies, and which it will
invest with pecullat interest. Besides the con-
thbulious of Ait oUu INTENSIVE coaPs OF cou-
nEspoNpENrs--whche embraces most of the tai
cnt of this counlry--we have made arrangements
Tor fresh and early TRANSACTIONS from some Of the
best writers of France and for prool-shcets from
several of the popular authors of England
With such materials, and with such able fellow
aborers in the literary vineyard, we hope to pre-
sent to the American reader a weekly journal Of
great value and unusual excellence. The parade
Of mere names will be scduOusly avoided. The
Minor will be remarkable, we hops, rather for
good articles without names, than Tor poor arll-
clcs with distinguished names. 1t will embrace
in its scope erery Impairment II Ghg0m Eiera-
fue comprising tales of romance, sketches of So
cicty and manners, sentiment, and everyday
life, piquant essays, domestic and foreign cores
pendcncc, literary intelligence wit and humor,
fashion and gossip, poetry the fine arts, and lite
ray, musical and dramatic criticisms, lis re-
views of new works will be careful; dscrimlna-
ting aud impartial 1t will aim to foster litoIo-
ture suited to the taste and desires of the age and
country. Its tendency will be cheerful and en-
livcniag, as well as improving 1t will seek TO
crafty every refined taste, but never to offend the
most iastidlous, aud it will ever feel its duty to
be, to "iurn the sunny side of things to human
eyes"
The work will be published every Saturday, in
numbers Of sixteen large SUPERFICIAL pages, with
double columns, and enclosed in neat ornamen-
tai cover. II will form, at the end of the year,
two superb volumes, zach Of four hundred and
sixteen pages, filled with the gems of literature
and the fine arts.
The very low prcc ut which it will be issued,
renders it tho cheapest periodical in this or any
other country, considering the cost and beauty of
it's FIFTY.TWO ENGRAFINGS, and the in
trinsic value of its Literary contents. Those de-
sirous Of receiving the paper at its commence
meht, VIII nave punC'uhl'y sent W 'hti' huufcss
upon their forwarding to the undersigned, at
No. Ann street, three dollars, free OF expense.
Letters, enclosing the amount OF subscription,
may he ranked by all postmasters. Agents, car
rers, and nowsmcn, will be supplied on the usual
terms. QTTae Cash System ,oiH be rigidH ad-
hcrcd to wifiom any derivation ,chdieUT.sCD
Such Editors copy the above, will oblige me
by forwarding marked paper and by rcsuming
the exchange, which was interrupted, much to
my regret, by circumstances over which had no
control GEORGE u. MORRIS,
Editor aud Proprietor
No. Ann street, Broadway.