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THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

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HNHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror in its
4 present form, commenced on the 18th April,
1910 IN 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 its existence
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of merican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able stat that
scarcely a day now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, nor mail arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempo-
rary journals.
The new and attractive feature of the present
volume is the publication of original Novel Of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
"MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and one, whose taste has not been ner-
vered by high spiced fictions of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole of it. Calculating the intrinsic excel
lcnce OF the work to make it's own popularity
without the aid of putting, have laid aside
few hundred complete sets of the present voume,
containing. all th' chapters as far published,
and Tor which there 1T now daily demand.
IT we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow own trumpet we mirht easily
make noise enough about The School for Young
Widows to create excitement in tie public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters,
to a loud call for the anonymous author. But we
much prefer to leave our readers TO find out them
selves, what is good. without prompting. TO pre-
face every thing which appears in columns
with puff, would be quite distastefll to our
dS Insulting 10 Judgment oil the reader.
No man would thank his cook stand behind bis
chair while eating. and comment upon each dish
upon the table. As good wine needs no bush > and
good deeds no praise, good books and good din
hers VIII be sure to go down without the aid Of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by LADY
aNogctner unknown authoress, who has
ohrowu OH TINS spontaneous production as the
mowers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
thelf songs, not tor money or for fame but as the
poet says from Loves excess'-the natural info.
rescence OF true woman's heart
BY gentle feelings long subdued
Subdued and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character of the heroine, Clara Anncslev the
daughter of a poor Eug lish Clergyman. who dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world yitb
Inheritance but the fatal dover of beautv
Like all bcroines she is fair and sweet and o.ood'
like Woodsworth's
Lovely appartion sent
To be a moments ornament
She marries tan angel in romance would be stu.
pid that did not,) contrary to he commands of hcr
dying father, and trouble commences But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instalments.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror ia mostly
made up Of original contributions of the highest
order OF merit. Several able writers regularly
employed IN the various departments OF the paper
ana Without boasting, we may safely challenge
LOT me MIRROR, IN its Essays Criticisms Original
roeTy, domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&C. Sc, comparison With any similar journal in
INC Onlle33 states In Morals, as we'll as Litera-
tuIe tnc CHARACTER and tone of the paper are unex-
ceptionable In politics it is entirelv free and
led by clique or sect.
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