The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-09-23
PROSPECTUS
EN- ERSON'S NJ GAIN L
4 AND
PUTNAM'S MONTHLY.
VOLUME VII
COMMENCING WITH THE JULY
NUMBER, 1853.

INHIS Popular Magazine has now attained
l. circulation equalled by few of its cotempo-
raries. 1t is the only thoroughly ORIGINAL Am
erican illustrated Periodical, strictly speaking,
now published in this country.
IL ranks among its contributors some of the
finest minds on this continent, It's wood engrav
ings are acknowledged to be superior TO any
other and its inducements to subscribers are
Cncqualled.
Since it has passed into the hands of its pres
ent rroprietors, all sectional ard party features
have been removed, and it may now i, servedly
be classed as the highest exponent of American
Northumberland in politics, and wholly Ma
tonal and impcrsonal in its general character.
The publishers have determined to continue
their great offer Of a MAGNIFICENT FIVE
DOLLAR PREMIUM ENGRAVING to every
Three Dollar Subscriber commencing with or at
any time since January, 1883.
The Engraving selected for the present year.
and which will be presented to every Three
Dollar Subscriber,is
THE LAST SUPPER,
well known to be the finest steel plate ever exc
cuted in this country, costing over Sc, 900 to en-
grave. A full description of this beautiful work
OF art will be found on the third cover page of
the Magazine. a.s4Ss EHWF sa
1t is also the intention of the publishers to in
ef.sese the attractiane at the Mauazine in both
a literary and artistic point of view, and to add
to it several departments of interest and practi
cal use not 10 be found in any other Monthly
Periodical.
In commencing the eth volume, the publish
ers feel encouraged to announce that hereafter
each SUGGEST i've volume will be an improvement
on its predecessors. 1t may not be generally
known that the present proprietors of this Mag
azine have furnished EIGHT MONTHS subscription
for nothing to all those subscribers whose sub
scriptions expire with the June number They
have not only done this, but have carried the
Magazine through a period of great financial
embarrassment without incuiring liabilities; and
it is but fair to suppose that thay will hereafter
be enabled to expend more upon the improve
mcnt of its general appearance than heretofore,
having no longera large gratutous subscription
list on their, books, KG 'ttt
TERMS OF THE MAGAZINE
To SuBscRIBERs-Three Dollars year in adj
with Engraving of Last Supper.
SINGLE CoPIEs-Twenty- five cents
CLuBs-Three copies or more, without engrav-
| ing, for the Magazine, two dollars each year.
No Clubs received for the Magazine and En-
craving less than So each
| Postmasters or others sending $40 for Club
| of five subscribers to the Magazine alone Mt s.
each; or SIS for Club OF five subscribers to the
Magazine with the Engraving, at $}eaeh, shall
receive the Magazine one year. and will be pre-
sented with one of our engravings Of the Las
Supper.
Any person sending us Club of ten subscri
| bers or more mt two dollars n year trtiout the
engraving, three dollars year nth the en-
craving, will be presented with n library of the
full value of twenty-five per cent of the amount
RENTED Said Library to be selected from oul
published list, or from any books to be found in
the trade in this city. "fA
| We will also continue the original Library
offer made by the former publishers of this Mag
azine, and will present a splendid Library o
Forty Bound Volumes to every person who sends
us Club of "a subscribers at 81 each for the
Magazine only, or at 50 each for the Magazin,
and Engraving. Said Library to be selected
from our published list. M ttsE a
| Clergymen, teachers and students at colleges
and seminaries, furnished with the Magazine
| without the engraving, at s. year, by address
ing us, stating their occupation and residence.
/ Authorized agents allowed commission o
twenty-five per cent.
OakSmith & Co.,
| Nos. liz d Ia WILLIAM ST., New York