Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-01-28


The JANUARY NuMBER contains brigina
articles from
w. G. Bryant. Miss Cooper
H. w. LongfedIow, Grace Greenwood,
q. +. X. James, Miss L. " Smith,
J. S. Dwight. Alice Carey,
IN P. Willis, Miss Emma Duval.
Geo. P Morris. Mrs. E. ] Ea mes,
Gen. d. Prentice, Nlart s. Pease,
Henry w. Herbert. r. H. Sioddatd.
J. Bayard Taylor. D. H. Barlow,
E. ?. Mhipple,. c. J. Eastman,
Alfred b. Street, t. Wyau, A. NJ,
j. M. Legare, VIM. P. Brannan,
L Buchanan Read, Hunt, Jr.,
Rch'd Penn Smith. ~ l.. Rul,er.
THE NOVEL OF JAMES.
We have gone lIule out of our iracE, this
menIh, AID paid an English author, G. p. II.
James, 5000 for his story, for we do not see
that we have any more right 10 appropriate
mans brain work, than TO put or his coat
and hat and march off as if The broad cloth
and felt were our own properly. We have
paid all the contributors 10 this number .heir
own price, and that right willineiy,-now
the simple but pregnant questions which we
put TO The American Piess and American
people, are Shall we have an American
literliurs2' Isl as profitable 10 scissors rs to
buyl -
Weihink that we-one Of the hewers of
wood and drawers of water, in the field of
labor occupied by American magazines.
have tight 10 ask these questions and we
ask them. Brothers OF the hardy west! the
sunny South and toiling east-what saw 3ou2
SPLENDID ORIGINAL ENGRAViNGS.
THE SOURCE OF PROSPERITY
A magnificent line engraving by w! E.
Tucker, from an original drawing by Jbhn
GilberI. Of London.
UNION PARK. N. Y. mos, spiendidIy
executed landscape engraving by Smile,
OF Union Park, with view of SPRINGER In
stItdte, UneqnalTed in artistic beauty by
any engraving an any other magazine of the
month.
EVENING IN PERsIA-From an otis-
NAL drawing BY Devereux, done in of dol
prs. A new and costly STYLE of illustration.
PARIS FASHIONS-One Of DayId's
beautiful and sP'nreddesign.. ceiored by ihe
artists Of Moluieur de la Mode. in advance
for Graham"
THE ALAMO-Drawn by Captain Ia st
man. engraved by BusbalY.
CHAPEL OF ST.JOSE- Drawn by Cap
Eastman, engraved by Brightly
CANVASS BACK SHOOTING-Desidn
ed BY Herbert, engraved BY 3. ighlIy.
MUSIC-'TIS GLORY THAT LEADS
THE SOLDIER ON Words BY N. lie "
ering Rier. Music BY George Felix BE a.
kerr.
The Embellishments are Of the very hiehsst
efforts of art. IN This country and Europe l.
The ecsl being concentrated upon four germs
OF art-tnstead of being dissipated upon a
dozen diffeIen, pictures.
PROPHETIC.
The Following announcement in our PROS
pectus was PROPHETIC:
THH JANUARY NUMBER will cob.
tain sotat OF the most exquisite productions
OF ari5Id skill, and the series then begun
will Discontinued through lie year.
Our artists IN London, Paris. Italy and tile
United States, 10 whons WE PAY CASH
for the best and freshest promise Us that
GRAHAM SHALL NOT BE BEATEN.
however, others may boast. ~
liz The department oil Fashion we shallexcel
all that has ever been attempted. either 10 The
United Staies or Paris. The ARTISTS Oh
MONlTEUR DE LA MODE engage TO fur
nsh us with The most splendid drawings
December and January numbers will contain
specimens. In word, wait for the January
nnmber-then compare il with others and del
WiH SSHPSc OtuciSt vi we s0dI4l
suhmitthat we have not learned how mag II
azine OF The most brilliant description can bell
produced
THE TERMS FOR THE NEW
YEAR.
The following are the terms for 1851 l..
from, which we cannot waver IN a single |
instance, without abandoning. utterly. all
hope Of the high excellence which we prom
ise onrself thatI"Grahsm'' shall attain to-
MONEY, as our friends must have felt, IS
secondary with US. to the reputation OF beng
he owner and editor Of the best Magazine
On this continent; this, unless health. reason.
Or ''seed time and harvest fail US, we shall II
make this work.
TERMS, SINGLE COPIES So.
PRICE OF CLUBS FOR 1851:
Two copies. So; Five copies, $40; and len
copies for $50; and an extra copy 10 the per
ion sending the club Of ten subscnbers.-
These terms will mol be departed rem.
THE PUBLISHER STAKES HIS
on the assertion that tbs
lumber of GRAHAM, in high excellence, .
las never been approached in America CT {
Europe, aud CHALLENGES HIS COM
oETlTORS TO Equal 1T. 4
GEORGE r. GRAHAM,
No 1874 Chesnus Street. Philadelphia.