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THENEw YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

THE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror in its
4 present form, commenced on the 18th April
1916 The reduction of the subscription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks an era in the
history of this popular and widely circulated Jour
nal-a Journal which, though it hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of it's existence,
mas obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of american Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher be able to stat that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, nor mail arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempt
rary journals.
The new and attractive feature of the present
volume is the publication of an original Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
MARY ECKAR. SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and no one, whose taste has not been Der
verified by high spiced hctions of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole OF 1T. Calculating the intrinsic excel
renee OIL the work to make its popularity,
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets of the present volume,
containing all thu chapters far as published
and for which there 1t now daily demand.
1T we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet we might easily
make noise enough about The School for Y.uno
Widows to create an excitement in tie public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
10 "a loud call for the anonymous author But
much prefer to leave our readers to find them
selves, what is good without prompting TO pre-
face every thing which appears in columns
with puff, would be quite as distasteftll to our
selves, as insulting to the judgment of the reader
No man would thank his cook stand behind his
CHAIR while eating. and comment upon each dish
upon the table. As good wine needs no bush nd
good deeds no praise, good books and good din
ners viii be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
altogethcr unknown authoress, who has
1nrowh on thls spontaneous production as the
movers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
thelt songs, not Tor money for fame but, as the
poet says, from Loves exccss'-thc natural info.
rescence OF a true woman ) heart
By gentle feelings long subducd
Subdued and cherished long
The interest of the story mainly centrcz in the
character OF the heroine, Clara Anneslev the
daughter OF poor English Clergyman who dies,
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world ,,itb
no Inheritance but the fatal dover NJ bc,rty
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and o.ood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
To be moments ornament
She marrles Ian angel in romance would be stu
pd that did not,) contrary to the commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But VIC
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instruments
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror il mostly
made up of original contributions Of the highest
order OF merit Several able writer's regularly
employed in the various departments OF the paper
and without boastinr. may safely challenge
LOT inc Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms, Original
Poetry' Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&c, &c, comparison with any similar journal in
the united states. In Morals, as well as Litcra-
ture inc CHARACTER and tone of the paper arc unex
cepuonaole In politics it is entirely free and
fearless and III literature aud religion untramme-
led by clique sect.