The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-01-29
The Leading Periodical in America
A NEW VOLUME OF
GRANAMN MAGAZINE
FOR JANUARY. 185O,

New Vo,ume oi this popular periodical
will be commenced on the first OF January,
1880, with attractions OF unrivalled splendor.
The number will be ready for mailing, and
Tor Agents, about The I0tll Of December, and
will exceed in merit and beauty any that has
ever been published.
To dilate upon the superiority of this Mag
azine is superfluous. lis lame is already
spread throughout the whole country. and
the intention Of the publishers is TO keep il in
the proud position il has acquired. rs the
Leading Periodical in America.
The best and most popular American Au.
lhors afe regular contributors 10 its pages
the most superior Artists are constantly en-
ployed in producing the brightes. efforts Of
skill oil lis emhellishment-and no expense is
spared, in any Of the various Departments
connected with its publication, to render it
in every respect worthy the distinguished ia
vOr which has been bestowed upon it.
In entering upon a new volume, the publishers
feel that the public requires from them no strong
er guarantee for the future excellence of their
Magazine, than their past prompt and faithful
| fuhlment of all their promises Every pledge
made has been entirely redeemed; and The as
suTance now given, that their future efforts will
produce results excellng those which have gone
before, will be carried out
variety of new attractions is in course of
| preparati but when imiators are vigilantly
watching our every movement TO catch ideas
they are incapable of originating, il is a matter
OF duty that we should keep our plans for the iu-
ture TO ourselves until the time arrives for PUT
| ling our patrons in possession of them. Suffice
II to saw, that the literary standard of Grahams
Magazine shall be fully maintained its pictorial
beauties increased in degree which cannot fail
to be astonishing 10 those who have hitherto ac-
knowledged its vast superiority on this score
whilst the new features are to be introduced
which cannot fail to command unusual approval
and admiration.
Our distinguished Artist, w. f. TUCKER,
Esq, has been sent by us to Europe, 10 secure,
with the aid of American Artists abroad sue
cession of most splendid Illustrations: and thus
with the aid of our home force. we shall present
every novelty as il arises, fresh 10 our readers.
Colored plates ofgreat beauty, will be furnish
cd TO our readers hereafter IN addition to the IL
Sual steel and mezzotint engravings, which we
monthly present to them.
A series Of Plates of colored WILD AND
GAGE BIRDS of rare beauty, is now in the
hands Of our Artist. This is feature which has
never been introduced by any other publisher
and which will Surpass in point ofexcellenoe and
beauty, any thing that has yet appeared in any
publication of similar character in this coun-
try. We also propose commencing the publica-
ton Of
"ARTHURs ILLUSTRATED NOVELETTE,
Written expressly for this Magazine, by 7. S
Arthur Esq, whose character ms an author is SC
iavoraby known throughout the country.
II 1t is a favorile plan with some of our con.
temporaneouS magazines, to boast of their size
and the number of extra pages they contain
Now good wine needs no bush :" and our nat
ronS viii testify that, as we are first in quality
so arc We second to none in the quantity Of in
tellectual fruit which we present monthly. An,
printer may, 10y an easy calculation, demonstrate
very clearly that we furnish a much larger guam
tiy OF reading matter than any other Magazine
which boast more than we do-to say nothing o
the rich and exquisite engravings which adorr
our pages. This is a fact, which is not to be dis
puted, and it is only wonderful to us that. with
knowledge Oft, our modest contemporaries ar,
not little more qualified in their boastngs