The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-12-13
The Home Journal.

The first No. Of the new series of tbs truly
valuable family paper will be pabIi,hei on tue
i. Of January next Now is the time to sub.
scribe for it. We extract the following from 4
circular which the editors have recently sent out
THE Home Journal has now become universal.
There are ;ov families Of cultivated habits few
Of those who secl. TO enlivcn and make home the
most intelligent and attractive placc.-who do
not now receive it. II is read, we believe. vher.
ever run the gold threads Of domestic happiness
and true moral refinement. whid. are woven so
thichly into the stronger and coarser web Of our
country slndustry and energetic prosperity. The
Hotr Journal is the speaker to the hearts Of th4
busy nation, in the hours given to happiness and
relaxation.
Our increased subscription enables US to COM
mand both more material and more assistance
than We have heretofore used upon the paper
Wa are now ablo TO transfer some Of the merely
hborlous departments TO other hands. This
enables US to carry out very cherished design
OF our own-one of which we have long seen the
value, but which We have deferred, simply and
only from not having the time aud labour to do
justice to It. We now announce ii, however, and
Will endcayour in some measure to describe il
under the head o: \ NEW FEATURE
Every one knows how tea.tnble or evening
circle is enyengd, by the coming in Of an INTEL.
igent man, who knows all the nee ideas aRoar.
and tells them briefly gayly. aud of hand, in the
way Of ordinary conversation Such a person
gives you the substance Of all the dailv papers
N three or four sentencrs-tclls YOU the plan and
moral Of q new book in dozen words-giyes
the essence Of sermon, tie core of public
speech, the key to public character the spirit
Of an article in a review, the novelty in fashion
the lastturn in p1litics-all briefly, and all with.
out detail or hummery-lcd2ing il pih you, a,
mdtcrisi for your oTn discussion and yosip. This
IL Just what we propose to do for the Homo Jour.
nal for 1852. We mean to jot down, for our rca.
dcrs, in the lewcst words possible, every new
idea that falls in our way. As we read, as PEG.
pie drop in and talk as We lool, about in our
walks, we shall be on the look out for IDEAS aud
noveIucs-gvng them in the bricie.t shape, un.
der the head Of MINIS. FoR GOSSIP. Formerly,
we used to lay such memoranda aside, to write
about If we shout find time--now, we shall give
them to our readers, To DISCUSS ron ruEasyLyEs
In this way The sabscriber 10 The Home Journal
rH stand chance to gct hold ia some shane or
| oiher oforcry aeio idea that is going
The other popular features of The paper will
be continued Sketches OF Bells, Portraits of
Public Character, descriptions Of stirring scenes
| in New.iork, news Of fashion and manners, pha.
sea OF gay and literary society. amy new fun or
new iolly--ln short PICTURE OF TUE WORLD As
IT PASSES. We have scarce thought it necessary
! to mention, however, what our readers will I'M.
dctstand that we take care also TO chronicle and
advance every interest Of bcnevolence and moral
Improvement, and strive hard to make the Home
Journal no less useful and improving thin it is
| entertaining aud orisional