Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1856-01-24
Annua1 MeotinE
OF TIE
Bath Mutual Marine InS. Co.
THE BOSTON JOURNAL.
THE NEW ENGLAND FAMILY NEWSPAPER
New Type and New Press.
GREAT REDUCTION TO CLUBS
Payment Invariably in 4dcance
Payment invariably in Advance


PAYMENT TO BE MADE
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
Al the expiration of the time for rhich Advance pay
ment has been receiued the paper ici all be
stopped. By the adoption of this cash system, the
poyment ofagents collect subscriptions will be unnec
essary and their expenses triH be sGucd
THE BOSTON JOURNAL
has for many confessedy stood at the head of the
newspaper press OF New England. This position oh
tanned not through any special Effort the part Of its
publishers to increase the circulation by
the usual means but because it has proved to be such
paper as every moral, intelligent in the community
might with proprety Introduce into his family circle, to
be read by his children from which he might draw
for them both instruction and entertainment. With such
character has earned the position occupies the
fact that the circulation is much larger than any other pa
ofts class in New England is the cearest proof of
the estimation in which it is held by the reading
V.
1t is purpose greatly extend the circulation
oithe WEEKLY JOURNAL Preparatory to doing this,
have procured
NEW AND BEAUTIFUL TYPE,
with which print it, and have also ordered one Of
HOES SIX CYLINDER FAST PRESSES,
with which we can print FIFTEEN THOUSAND COPIES
AN HOUR. This press will enable US to hold back
forms to very late hour for important news and
work off the edition in for the mails With this
provcmcn in printing department, believe
give readers as handsome paper is printed in New
England The general character of the paper has proved
acceptable that shall attempt change 1t is and
will be, emphaticay
We intend that shall be complete record of the events
Of the in which live that the attentive and careful
reader of its shall be able to gather from them
and reliable information Of every of interest
politics. the arts and sciences morals and religion this
country and in foreign lands and that they shall have
this information at earlier day than they obtain
from any other To coate this intelligence from
thousand different where sought 10
separate the wheat from the chaf and and pre-
sent it to the reader in concise and ineligible FORM is
work requiring not only great expenditure Of money but
also years Of experience. We have the services Of
BUSINESS, to prepare the matter for
JOURNAL, and shall spare expense to enable them
do their work in the most thorough manner.
The COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT of the JorRx Al is
second to that of other weekly paper in New England
1t embraces carefully corrected PRICE CURRENT Re-
MARKET for the week, stating the of
business in the different articles Of merchandise the
variation in prices; separate article the MONEY MAR
KET; original reports Of the Brighton and Cambridge Car
TIE Markets the NEW YORK CATTLE Market; SHIP
experience thoroughly with the department
der their CHARGE and they relied by thous
ands merchants and traders throughout the country
guide them in their purchases and sales.
The LITERARY DEPARTMENT will embrace reviews
extracts from advance copies Of the works issued
the leading publishing houses throughout the country. In
this way the readers Of the JOURNAL get the Of the
Literature Of the country and enabled to select
the food Of books issued such they may desire for
their centre tables or the shelves Of their libraries.
In the MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT we shall
make provision for the entertainment and instruction of
our yang frends-the children good sory-caIcuIa-
ted riprove the mind and heart, while it furnishes
ertanment for the passing hour will be prominent
ure in this department.