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Great inducements 10 a Reading Public!
sARTAIN'S UNION MAGAZINE.
OF LITERATURE AND ART

VI LlIEhAIUhE AND AhT.
The undersigned. having purchased the sub
seripuon sI and good will OF the UNlOS MAGA-
zINE, OF New York, purposes removing the Otlice
Of Publication to Philadelphia. aud commencing
with the number Tor January, l649, under the title
OF fSarIain'z Union Magazine OF Literature and Art
This Magazine W0s begun in July, 1917, and
during the brlel period OF It's existence, has risen
so rapidly in public favor, as 10 already have be-
come firmly established RIVAL OF TIE OLDER
MONTHLY PERIODICALS.
Notwithstanding iIs success under the manage
ment OF its present able editor, It's future publish
ers ieel cOntdenb OF making u far more desirable
still, by the intended Improvements y hich lheir
superior facilities will enable them 10 command.
Besides the varied and occasional embelshuie nls
The work will contain, every month, TWO HIGHLY
FINISHED MEZzlTINTO STEEL TLATEs, from pictures
OF the highest meiit, engraved by J. SAETAIN, un-
der whose exclusive control the selection and
management OF the Pictorial Department will BE-
His partner in this enterprise has been many
years connected with the oldest Weekly and
Monthly publishing establishments in the coun-
Try; so that with their united experience, and
earnest effort, added to a LIBERAL AND JUDcIoUs
EXPENDITURE, they feel assured OF being able to
cater uccessiully and to the satisfaction OF die.
terminating public, aud Of producinga Magazine
OF real intrinsic value, SURPRISING ANY FERIoDI-
CAL OF THE GLASS NOW ISSUED FROM THE AMERICAN
PRESS.
Their aim will be to furnish a Monthly misce.
lany, that is not only lively and entertaining, but
useful and instructive; in which DOMESTIC HOME
TALES AND SKETCHES, calculated to elevate the
moral and intellectual faculties shall be subslitu-
ted for the namby-panby articles which occupy
20 large a space in the popular periodicals Of the
day. In short-the pages OF SARTArN's MACA-
ZINE will be such as no parent will hesitate 10
place IN the hands OF a rising iamily; while in
the quality and character Of the embellishments,
u will be made to- distance all competition. 1t
VIII lie emphatcally a FAMILY MAGAZINE, and OF
The most attractive form.
The contents OF each number will be original
and consist OF articles in prose and verse, by AU-
THoRs OF ESTABLISHED REPUTATION. The critical
department will be conducted with the greatest
care aud impartality; and while personality and
needless satire will be seduously avoided, opin-
ions Of merit or demerit will be canddy and
iearlessly expressed. There will also be a month
y record Of all that is interesting to lovers of the
Fine Arts, respecting the progress oil Arts and
Artists throughout The country.
The utmost psins will be bestowed on the ELI.
cravings, not only 10 furnish plates executed with
care and skill, but in the selection OF subjects, to
adopt such as from their dignity and importance
command attention, or from their beauty and az
Iislic excellence, attract and charm. They will
consist OF transcripts, eithr OF HISTORICAL OR
scRIPTURAL PICTURES OF unquestonable merit, or
OF original paintings by CELEBRATED AMERICAN
PAINTERS, and occasionally by compositions OF the
best artists made expressly for the work. Por-
traits OF remarkable or eminent persons " i'll also
add TO the interest and variety OF the series, to-
gether with free and spirited illustrative etchings.
In the COSTUME DEPARTMENT., (which now appears
10 have become an indispensable adjunct TO
Monthly Magazine,) we shall present coLoRkD
PLATES OF THE SPRING, SUMNER, FALL AND WINTER
FASHIONS, in style no way inferior to anything
OF the kind now published.
In conclusion, we beg leave to state. that eve
ry promise made will be faithfully and literally full
filled, (which those accustomed to compare the
performances with the promise Of Magazine pub
fishers will hardly expect, THAT the first num-
Der OF volume will be found TO be always a fair
specimen Of every other that is to follow, except
in its possessing beautifully engraved title page
The LOWEST TERMS FOR I849 The money al
ways TO accompany the order, and postage paid
Single copies, So; two copies, ST. five copies,
SlOi eight copies, SIS; eleven copies, $50; and
d copy gratis to the Postmaster or other person
forming a club Of eleven.
As the Publishers are desirous o f ascertaining,
at an early day, what will be the probable list lol
the January number, which will be issued early
in December,-they offer as PREMIUMS, to thOa,
sending in their names and money on or before
the LIST OF December next either OF the following
large engravlngs, the price OF each OF which a.
lone is S3- VIZ; LARGE WHOLE LENGTH PORTRAIT
OF GEN. 4. TAYLOR, represented resting OH his
war horse, old Whitley, engraved on steel in Mez.
zitinto, by J. Sai tain, from Daguemeotypes taken
from life expressly for this plate. Size OF the
work, exclusive OI margin, 81 by l6 inches
GRoUP OF PORTRAITS OF THE WASHINGTON FAMILY,
including Gen. Washington, Lady Washington
Eleanor Prake Custs, George Washington parke
Gusts, and Washington's :avorite servant. er-
graved IN MeZzol;nlO, on steel, by ]. Sarlarn.
from the original hy Savage. Size, exclusive o
margin. "a by l6 inches
These premiums are not from old, WORKOUT
Magazine plates, but are quite fresh and new, -
The latter has not yet had the first impression pam
ted from it, and the former has not been cCmpe.
ted many weeks Boh are splendid ParIor o.
naments, and have been engraved a an expense
Of more than $1,000. Either of these are Offer
ed to those sending single subscribers, as well as
clubs, If in accordance with the above terms,
and sent prior to the lst Of December. They
will be sent perfectly safe through the mail, on
card rollers, at a Lrtling expense. Address,
JOHN SARTAIN & Co.,
Sd street, opposite Merchants Exchange, Phia