Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25

''iade, grow dim and die" in AN AIMOS-
Pierre OF VIGOROUS AMERICAN
The JANUARY NUMBER contains original
aLtlcles from
w. c. Bryant. Miss Cooper,
H. w. Lougfellow, Grace Greenwood.
G.. ?. r. James, Miss l.. V. Smith,
J. S Dwight, Alice Carey,
n 2. Willis, Miss Emma Duva,
Geo. P Morns, Mrs. E. J Eames,
Geo. ID. Prentice. MARY s. Pease,
Henry w. Herbert. r. Fl. SIoddsfd,F
J. Bayard Taylor. D. II. Barlow,
E.. T, Whpple, G.. ]. Eastman,
Alfred B, Street, L. Wyan. A. NJ,
J. NJ LegsGe, VIM. P. Rraunan,
L Buchanan Read, J. Hunt, Jr.,
Rich'd Penn Smith. N. L. Ruuer.
THE NOVEL OF JAMES.
We have gone Iiule out Of our track this
month, atdIpaid an English author, c.. P. II.
james, 5000 for his, story, for we do not see
that we have any more right to appropriate
mans brain work, than 10 put on his coat
and hat, and march,off as if the broad cloth
and fell wete our own properly. We have
paid all The contributors 10 this number their
own price, and that right wilingly,-now
the supple bur pregnant questions which we
put TO The American press and American
people, are - Shall we have an American
lileraIure?r Is il as profitable 10 scissors as 10
buy2
We think that we-one OF the hewers OF
wood and drawers OF water. 10 the field OF
labor occupied BIS American magazines.
have a right TO ask these questions and we
ask them. Brothers of the hardy west, the
sunny South and toiIing east-what say yeu!
SPLENDID ORIGINAL ENGRAVlNGS.
THE SOURCE OF PROSPERITY
A magnificent line engraving by w. e,
Tucker, from an original drawing by John
Gilbert, Of London.
UNION PARA. N. Y, mos, splendidly
executed landscape engraving by Smile,
OF Union Park, with view Of SPRINGER In
stilute, rnequaled IN artistic beauty by
any engraving IN any other magazine Of the
month.
EVENING IN PERSIA From an orig
NAL drawing by Devereux, done IN oil col
ors. A new and costly styIe of Illustration
PARIS FASHIONS One Of Dayid's
beautiful and spirited designs. coiored by the
artists Of Moltieur de la Mode. in advance
for Graham"
THE ALAMO-Drawn by Captain East
man, engraved by Brightly
CHAPEL OF ST. JOSE Drawn By Capt
Eastman, engraved by Brightly.
CANVASS BACK SHOO-fING-Design-
ed by Herbert, engraved by B, ghtly.
MUSIC-'TlS GLORY THAT LEADS
THE SOLDIER ON! Words BY N. Lev
ering Ritter. Music by George Felix Ben
kerl.
The embellishments are of the very highesr
efforts of art, 10 this country and Europe
the cost being concentrated upon four gems
of art7-instead of being dfssipaled upon a
dozen efficient pictures.
PROPHETIC.
The following announcement in our Pros
pectus was PROPHETIC:
THE JANUARY NUMBER will conf
lain sopeci the most exquisite productions
of artistic skill, and the series then begun
will he conunqed through lie year.
Our artists in London, Paris Italy and tho
United States, 10 whom WE PAY CASH
for the besI and freshest promise US that
GRAHAM SHALL NOT BE BEATENl
however othefs may boast.
In the depaItmen OF Fashion we shall excel
all that has ever been attempted, either in lhe
United States or Paris. The ARTISTS OR
MONlTEUR DE LA MODE engage to fur
nish US with the most splendid drawings
Decemberand January numbers will conIairl
specimens. In word, wait for the January
compare II with others and del
cIde-it will eclipse all others, or we shall
submit that we have not learned how magE
azins of the most brilliant description can 6t
produced.
THE TERMS FOR THE NEW
YEAR.
The follow are the terms for 1851,
from which we cannot wager 10 a single
instance, without abandoning, utterly, ali
hope of The high excellence which we promt
ise o1rself that Graham" shall attain to,-
MONEY, as our friends must have felt, IS
secondary with US. 10 the reputation of being
The owner and editor Of the best Magazinf
on this continent; this, unless health. reason.
~ "seed time and harsest' fail US, we shall
make this work.
TERMS, SINGLE COPIES So.
PRICE OF CLUBS FOR 1851:
Two copies. So; Five copies, slO and ted
copies Tor $50; and an extra copy TO the per-
son sending the club Of ten subscrbers.--
These terms will rot be depaned from.
THE PUBLISHER STAKES HIS
on the assertion thai this
number of GRAHAM, in high excellence,
mas never been approached in America OF
Europe. aud CHALLENGES HIS CONF
PETlTORS TO EQUAL lT.
GEORGE r. GRAHAM,
No l34 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.