The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-03-13
From III, Democratic kcyleW.l
PARLOR pERIODIC AIS

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v,,a,inc Of Literature aud AT. John snuam y
"a t,raham'- Magazine Geo X Gnhnin phil.
adrIphia January, lS12
Our sister city of Philadelphia has long
.en lsmous for the number OF family news.
o,c.4s aud pictorial magazines which she
,pnually pours forth over the country in
mcu.ady increasing supplies. In this pc.
caliar line Of production, she has far out.
stripped the united forces of New fork and
Boston. aud hss displayed fecundity of
sory telling asd essay writing unequalcd,
we venture to say, by any other communi.
,y in existence. Nor do her powers appear
/, be in the least impaired 10y the strains to
which they have so long been subjected.
On the contrary, the last wear has witnessed
The birth Of several new hebaomadal can
f,lsies for the popular eye--warrauted IN.
syccp,ooable il all particulars, and capable
# being introduced with safety into the
bosom of every American family. These
,nd similar undertakings have, without
question. been stimulated into existence by
The marvellous success of the renowned
Trad Of publications which we have quoted
1t the head of this article, and to which
we propose to devote q few OF our pages.
fcr we think that "Graham, Cooley, and
. >artain," each in its own words, The re-.
recognised organ OF American Intellect,
md standing in combined union at the head
# our parlor literature, are, in sober verify,
worthy moments attention. II may be
doubted whether any magazine IN the world,
al
|llarpers-of which. with certain other like
Enterprises. we hope TO speak in coming
AS large a circulation rs any
onr of the three, and there are certainly
1onc that are so constantly and noisliy pa.
AIDED before the public. \ year or two
,incc, the proprietor OF "Godoy' announced
|he sale of no less than one hundred thousand
copies of a single number of that magazine.
Some such announcement as 1O,0Oo
copies sold has often met our eyes ~ the
envor of Graham" Mr. Sartain cannot
be FAR behind his competitors, although, on
lhi, point. we do not profess to he informed.
| But # we consider the number of readers
to which each copy OF one of these maya
| ines finds its way, aud multiply this amount
= by twelve, and afterwards by three, we shall
arrive at n pretty exact estimate of the lit
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N''"e nun nus '"''' I .nheaao,',
NJ e;rc,I,,i,, i por,sod morn than
'"'' 80. IL. -.
lo nrocenling Win a review Of these
n,r,,'ne. we Shall hermit their prospcc.
,n.e. 10 ca, vb,,ov,r ,hev hay, ia nd,nuce
m h,l,lf If ,heir claims ON pubic patrou.
No.. \e;,her sln1I we venture 10 DENY any
,n,nn, NJ non,l,, os,;,a,iou that may he
,l"..ol c,r ,,.n, since Il ia vnrv evident
,.a, ,,.,,,a.;,',, ,,.;tl n,,, cnnt,,nc to sell a..
g". soll nnlass ,poy mo attractive
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v" "S"'ee' ''''' Wv 49, ,'ll.La,, anal
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Tia. ,o,h * ,onl,,.l nj A., annual r,f.nse of a,cf
slo1 n.p mil ,,r,,,.,s ,ft,.t. .ehnul,s aud ir
,- t,,,,,.. ,,,J &C.,. al s ,,uhig,ttn b. th.. same
,mrftr,n war,z,ne Nothlnf hnt real worth ~ a