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fatterng patronage hitherto extended to it.
Encouraged by the universal satisfaction our pre-
vous efforts appear to have giyen enter upon tie
new year with increased facilities
OUR EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT has received
several valuable accessions, and the topics
the day will meet enlightened and ependent discus
sion in columns.
OUR SERIES OF PRIZE ROIANCEs, founded on
events, and introducing characters, intimately con-
nected with the history and tradtionary narratives
tie West and Southwest are continued. In this de-
Parment we have published, and ma de arrang
for the contributions of the ablest Western authors.
embracing the names of Miss ELIZA "A DUFUY, W. d.
GALLAGHER, EMERSON BENNETT, w. GILMORE SIMMs,
JOHN ToMLIN. JOHN s. RoBB, Captain T. WARE GIBSON,
and others.
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and Miss Alice Carey, Mrs. K. S. Nichols Mrs. Anna
Cora Mowatt Mrs Celia NJ. Keum, Mrs. Anna P.
Dinnes, Miss NJ. V. Fuller, Miss Anna 5. Hickey,
Mrs. Osgood, Mrs Slgourney, etc.
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1.-The Laughing Philosopher and the abest sketch
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is its HOME AND FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE,
under which head will be found the regular contrbu-
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London and other portions of Europe - SETH Booy
from Yankee-land, " AU REvoIR, from the Crescent
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to which will be Immediately added series of letters
from THE CALIFORNIA GOLD REGIONS, by one
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now on his route to the FL Dorado This series
will depict The Lights and Shades of Life in California
in a novel and peculiar style
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practical and experienced remarks by host OF
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of our aoer interest the enlightened
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for the formation of Clubs, and excuse is left Wes-
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