Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-15

| George r. Graham and Rufus w. Grswold.
REGULAR CoNTRIBUToRs.
j. Fenimore Cooper, Richard III. Dana, William
| G. Bryant, flenry.W Longfeow, L. q Grattan,
Natb'I. p. Willis, Charles +. Hoffman, Mrs. En-
ma c. Embury, Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. "Mary
Clavcrs," Mrs. Ann s. Stephens, Mrs. Frances
S. Osgood, Etc.
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number for january, l843, the first of the 35th
volume. Its long aid uniformly successful careers
from its commencement with few hundred subscri-
hers, until the presen, time, when j, has circua
tion of $4,000 copies per month, is perhaps as good
an evidence Of its great ad constantly increasing
merit, ms inespubisher has it III his power TO otel
To its old subscrbers he trusts, no assurances are
necessary Of his determination TO maintain It's pre-
sent ascendency all the rival periodicals OF the
country. The engagement, during the past year,
of such men as Bryant, Cooper, Dana, Longfellow,
/ Hoffman, Mancur, and others Of high reputation in
the literary world, as regular contributors, III addi
ton to a previous list embracing many OF the first
names in the nation, is sufficient guarantee that
the work will continue 10 be the principal medium
of communication between the best authors and the
cnbJir Among tho attractions of the 35th volume,
win be TALES by Messrs. Cooper, Grattan. Willis,
Hoffman, Mancor, Herbert, "Mary Clavers," Mrs.
Embury, Ellet, and stephens; PoEMs by Messrs.
BRYANT Damn, I.ongeilow, Stree. Mrs. Seha Smith,
Osgood. and Sigourney Essays by Messfs Jones,
Fay, Tuckerman, Poe, etc. etc.
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has been from its establishment. than any of
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Though its plan does not entirely exclude articles
of the most important character-such az have iais
ed Biarkuocd's and some other foreign journals
their high influence and reputaticn--its pages will
be prineiply devoted to what is usually termed light
literature 1t will be distinguished from other pub
locations of similar aims, by the literary and ariis
tic merit of its contents. While those of other
works tulhr0r3l anonymous, the contributors
10 this the most eminent authors of our age and
country; the very Observation-Disclosures our ma
hoaaI literature. Especially is it celebrated
containing the choicest productions of the finest
female writers of the. time. Every number con-
tains gems which may he appealed TO with pride
by the sex, vindicaIing their intellectual eEiin-
ence.
Splendid Embellishments.
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that GRAHAM's MAGAZINE has far surpassed any.
periodical work published in any eoontry.--
The highest ambition Of rival publishers seems thus
far 10 have been TO maintain respectable imita-
ton of the numerous costly and beautiful works of
art with which the successive numbers Of this Jour
nal have been graced. In the course of the sue
ceedirg volumes many important feature: viii
be introduced. Sar;an Sad, the most celebra-
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ed in periodicals. Among the pictures thai will
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Humphreys, and other distinguished artists. The
American periodicals have hitherto contained, save
in very few instances, only engravings copied
from foreign prints. The publisher of Graham's
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and make his woIk strictly original in its embel-
lishments well as Its literary contents.
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viii be tho introduction OF Portraits OF the contr-
bu,ors TO Graham's Magazine, which, of roai.r,
will include nearly all the eminent writers OF the
day. The 35ih volume will include, from the bu-
rms Of Parker, Dodson, and others, portraits Fem
graved in the highest style Of the ART of MrCoo-
per, Professor Longfellow, "Maria del Occi6ente,'
Mrs Sigourney, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs. Scba Smith,
Mrs Emburv, and several oihers-all from paint
ings executed expressly for the purpose.
The EDITORIAL Department.
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azure, etc, and reviews of all new American and
.oreica works of geneial interest or value The
criticisms Of Graham's Magazine aie acknowledg
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men, honesty, and independents TO those Of any
contemporary
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