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TMENEw YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

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THE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
Il present form, comm enced 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 urnal which, though il hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals Of nerican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher TO be able to state that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, nor m,i! arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of ii by contempt
rary journals.
Tho and attractive feature of the present
volume is the publication of an original Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
.'MARY ECKAR. SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest it pro-
crosses and one, whose taste has not been per-
verified by high spiccd fctions of the French school,
read single chapter without desire for the
whole of it. Calculating the intrinsic excel
lencc of the work to make it's own popularity,
without the aid Of putting we have laid aside
few hundred complete sets OF the present volume,
containing all tn chapters as far published,
and for which there IL now daily demand.
If VIC could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we might easily
IN Ike noise enough about The School for Young
Widows TO create an excitement in the public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters,
to a loud ci for the anonymous author. But we
unch 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 az dstasteful to our
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, , and
good deeds no praise so good books and good din
ncrs will be to go down withou. the aid Of
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by lady
altogether unknown auhoress, who has
thrown of this spontaneous production the
flowers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs not for money or for fame, but, the
poet says, from Loves exccss'the natural info
rcscencc OF true woman's heat
BY gentle feelings long subducd,
Subdued and cherished long
The interest OF the story mainly centres in the
character Of the heroine, Clara Annesey, the
dauThter of poor English Clergyman who dies,
leaving tho lovely orphan alone in the world, with
M nharitloce bat the fatal dover Of beauty.
Like all hcroinrs she is fair md sweet and good
like Woo iswor.h's
Lovely app1riton sent
TO be a mo ncnt's ornament!
She rnarrIes Ian ngel in omluce would he stu
bid that did not y contrary he comm tnds of her
diving fther, aud trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history farther except by
weekly inst 1lments.
In addG n t. this, the Weekly Mirror il mostly
made up Of original contributions Of the highest
order Of mort Several able writers are regularly
employed in thc varipus departments OF ttc paper
and, without boastiur, VIC may safely challenge
for the Mirror ia its E,says, Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&c &c, cofnoa ison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, ne we'll as Jitera
turc tho character AMI tone Of the paper are unex
ccp'ionable In politics it Is entirely free and
fearless md in literature and religion untrsmmcl-
led by clique or sect.