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Encouraged by the universal satisfaction pre-
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,OUR EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT has received
several valuable accessons, and the topics
the day VIII meet enlightened and independent discus
OUR SERIES OF PRIZE ROMANCEs, founded on
events, ana introducing characters, intimately con-
nected with the history and tradtionary narratives of
the West an d Southwest, continued. In tins de.
partment we have published, and made arrane enrents
for, the contributions of the abest Western authors,
embracing the names of Miss ELIZA A DUruY, W ID.
GALLAGHER, EMCRsoN Bennett, w. GILMORE SIMMs,
JoHN ToMIN. JoKN S. ROBE, Captain T. WARE GIBSON,
and others
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