Democratic banner., 1846-03-21

ways enable us to be in advance of all others, and
we shall be so.
The COURIER c%irculates among the intelli.
gent families Of our Republic, from the Lakes tc
the Ocean 1t issues every week more than dou-
bic the number of copies printed by any ether
paper, that is read all over this Continent. We
! begin the New Year by a weekly circulation Q.
Fifty Thousand Copies. and estimating that there
are eight readers to each copy, it is read each
week by the enoImouS number of four hundred
thousand. This is altogether unparalleled in the
history Of newspaper publications: and ii is thus
seen al 4 glance in what high estimation the
Philadelphia Saturday Courier is held by the in
~i"iiiGcnt and rejecting portion of cnr vast and
rapidly extending country. Iii every where &c
knowiedgcd that the Courier is the best paper Is
sued for the families of our Republic. It's gen
cral contents are morcrichly varied and interest
ing, embracing Literature, Science, the Arts, Me
tchanics, Agriculture, the Markets., Education,
Health, Amusement, and every thing that should
add value toa universal lanily Newspaper.
CONDENSED AND INTERESTING
HISTORIES.
Among the new features OF interest 20 be pre-
scented will be 4 series OF highly interesting His
torlans, imparting 4 world Of valuable instruction
10 inc rising generation.
Biographies and notices of distinguished Lite
rarv and Scientific men.
Among the interesting Essays AMI Sketches Of
value, which we shall present in the Courier, will
be a full and interesting account of the rise, pro-
.gress and present elevated Standiug OF all DIstln-
,gulshed men Of the Past and Prc>cnt-at home or
abrcal-in I'll departments Of Art. Science, Lit
i~eratufc, Craftsmanship. Poetry. Mechanics. Paint
tiur terIcuhurr G-iutiDr lnrclY MI 70 ,Ir
This viii be avery Interesting feature Cor the
young. 1t will be department of the Courier
which it has ever been our aim to render Of i'll
~estimahle ~valucto those for whom we feel 80 deep
an interest as we do for the Young Men of our
igreat and growing country. The lives of Distin-
'gulshed men are of much value TO those who are
yet forming their own characters, Tor the purpose
II cnactlng their parts correctly OF the great stage
of Human Life.
Indeed, we hope this department OF orr paper
Wilde worth iaore Coach year TO crrry family,
wuo have sons AMI daughters 10 be reared. than
nifty times the amount we ask for ayear's subScrip-
ton tothc Saturday Courier.
! Incidents, Histories, Scenes, R.ttlc-Crounds,
&C., of the American and all other Ruyo-
lu,ious,
Unler this head we shall give graphic and in
~tresting a>counts Occasionally beautifully illus
trated) Of the thrilling inciccutS, So ~prof;sely
studded through the deeply important history o,
.te .'i q III "' fe'oiu-
value 10 the readers of the Philadelphia Saturday
Courier. This will be of deep consequence, also.
to every member Of any timily of the American.
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