Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-12-11
New Series for 1857.
7 Fl E HON E JOURNAL,

We have the pleasure 10 return our most grate-
full thanks TO the readers of the Home Journal for
the greatly enlarged audience with which we have
been Dnorsd in 1856 and to offer respects and
the promise of continued BEST services, Ior the
wear before u.s. With the privileged hearing that
we have now secured. at THE FIREsIDEs OF our
whole vast country i Is only natural that we
should feel additional responsibility, while, a; the
same time. we gird mp our energies for new vari-
cites o industry and enterprise
The paper TOR the coming year is to be printed
on NEW TYPE, and its pre-emlnence of c!earneEs
legiblity, valuable TO the eye and neediul tor
a.faIniiy paper, is to be still more marked.
Our contents for 1856, we need scarcely say, will
be as varied as the Life with which we keep pace.
Time and the ever-changing World are the great
baskets out of which We pick Wisdom and Amuse-
nent we go-the exhaustless variety OF event
and novelty assuring, 10 US and 10 om readers, ex-
haustless themes and subjects of interest.
The Editors will still continue 10 devote their
time and abilities EXCLUSIVELY 10 the Home Jour-
nal.
N P Willis proposes, in addition to his usual
pic,urngs of home life and rural family sympathieS
and interests outdoors and in, to give more of the
Letters to InvalidS,
which his experience has enabled him to write,
and which have been so " idely quoted; and, also,
series of
Portraits of Living Characters.
GEO. P. MORRIS, besides his usual constant la
bors upon the saveral departments otthe paper. will
make 1t the woot on which TO brolder II ST the new
Sketches, Songs, Ballads, etc,
suggested by the history and event If the passing
lime.
T. B. ALDRIcA has in preparation a PROSE POEM,
TO be entitled
The Rose Of Glen-Lodge;
and this will be published in numbers, from week
TO week.
Besides the labcrs of the Editors, the Home Jour
ma will contaln--
The communications of brilliant list Of original
contributors:
The core and history Of new publications:
The floating stories, brief romances, sparkling
wit, fun and anecdote, Of the day:
Poetry. pathos and romance
The gossip and news OF Partisan journals:
Persona sketches o. the conspicuous characters
OF the time:
The stirring scenes of daily life:
Ihe chronicle OF news Tor the Ladies:
The ashions:
Inc valuable information, as 10 statistics, dis
| discoveries aud great events:
Criticisms Of current Literature.
And all that can be gathered, TO interest the
reader, from the Worlds constant overflow OF ac-
| uon and intellect.
| We need not remind our readers, perhaps, that
| We have correspondents, wholly unsurpassed In
the society ot New ork, and that, through these
gifted and refined MEDIUMS" We keep apprissd
of all that occurs. charming instructive, III
the brilliant circles of city lie.
| For the health, the moral improvement and the
religious culture OF families, watchiully gather
every new suggestion, and carefully chronicle al
signs OF Progress and Utility.
by unceaSipg vigiinnce and Industry, and by
skill acquired in long and successful practice, We
hope stlll To keep the Home Journal undisputet
tocf IL
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vance. Address MORRIS & WILLIS
Editors q. Proprietors, l07 Fa!tonst., Neu- York