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New Prospectus.
The Home Journal fer Is4S.

The Homo Journal fer 1s4s.
On the First of January will be issued the first num-
Der of
NEW VOLUME OF THE HOME JOURNAL.
1t will contain the commencement of an
ORIGINAL NOVEL,
Of great and peculiar interest, from distinguished
American pen, entitled "Passages in the Life of a
Refugee Of he Rerolution or, Cruise Of an OLD Sailor
Logged from the Recollections of a Landsman
founded upon actual occurrences in the vicinity of
New York during the Revolutionary War. With
some events anterior to and during the War of 1872
clergyman from Tennessee called on US recent
| ly, and informed us of custom of his, (which we
venture to recommend to our readers, viz: to make
a subscription to the Home Journal a New Years
Present to his Lady friends for in this way he both
gave them continued pleasure and instruction, and
was himself as the ver, agreeably brought to mind
every Saturday.
As to the character of the Home Journal, We
could quote hundred friendly notices to sustain our
assertion that it is wholly peculiar paper. One of
the Editors, from his long residence abroad and his
intimate acquaintance with France and its brill
liant literature is enabled to give weekly from
French papers and correspondence, sparkling
sketch of the amusing News and Gossip of Paris.
Mr.. Willis gives, also, at the moment Of pro-
minence in public interest, personal sketches of
! public characters, and takes occasion, with a
watchful eye upon the agitations Of this great me-
tropolls, to give graphic sketches of the stirring
scenes in New-York We intend, hereafter to give
more attention to one feature of our paper, and
make continuous what we have found occasionally
very attractive, viz A Chronicle of the News for
Ladies, selecting, transla;ng describing, md seek
ing out information of not only the Fashions and
Fashionable Gossip, but Of the many matters that
interest the most curious to Life and Litera-
ture. While we shall present to our readers, of
course, the Facts and Outlines of all News, we shall
leave the details of politics and heavier matters to
the daily newspapers and in noticing public amuse-
ments, we shall give only the novelty and sparkle
of Theatrical Dongs In our literary department,
we shall aim at Sketches and readable Criticism,
and in CONVERSATIONS of the fecund productions
of the vast newspaper world of England we shall
aim to avoid the tlresome, and the local. and trans
fer to columns the pick of English information
and brlliancy, while we shall endeavor to select.
with true sense of public morals, true Wit, and
genuine Humor. In short we may promise our
family patrons that in paper they shall find all
that is necessary to enable them instructively to
keep pace with the world; and while they devote
the rest of the week to their and pleasures,
they shall, in the Home Journal, find Saturdays
Review of the Worlds Progress.
To remedy the evil SO much complained of, viz
bad print and unsghty paper, the propretors of the.
home journal nave determined, at any outlay OF
care and cost. to produce Ornamental Parlor
Newspaper. And unusual price is paid for the beau
full paper it is printed on the type is entirely new,
and the printing is done upon the presses of an of
flee unequalled in this country for enterprise and.
tact. Considering the cost, it is the cheapest .5eri
can Periodical and none will deny that it is mach
the most elegant
As we shall publish only limited edition, those
who wish to begin with the beginning of the year,
will oblige us by forwarding their subscriptions
without delay.
TERms-Two dollars a year, or three copies for
five dollars invariably in advance
The HOME JOURNAL is sent by mail to all parts
of the United States, the British Provinces and to-
Europe, done up in strong wrappers, with the ut
most punctuality and dispatch.
Subscriptions, orders, remittances, and all COM
municatons must be addressed (post paid( to the
Editors. GEO. P. NORRIS,
N. P. WILLIS,
No. l07 Fulton-street, New York.
The future numbers of DoMBEY AND Son will be
sent to subscribers in extra Sheets without extra
charge. dec %.