The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21
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COMMENCING WITH THE JULY
ees.a's gag NUMBER, 1858. l y Z
IrNHIS. Popular Magazine. has now attained
i l. circulation equallcd by few of its cotempo-
rares. II is the only thoroughly ORIGINAL Am
erican illustrated Periodical, strictly speaking
now published in this country.
/; Ii ranks among its contributors some of the
finest minds ON this continent it's wood engrs,y-
ings are acknowledged to lie superior to any
either land its Inducements to subscribers are
l. Since it has passed into the hands Of its pres
ent proprietors, all sectional and party features
have been removed, and it may now dcservedly
be classed as the highest exponent Of "A nerc:ln
hteratprer-neutral impolities, land wholly MAJ
hoDalanh inperoE4 In its general charnaer
II The publishers have deterpfned to continue
their great offer Of a MAGNIFICENT FIVE
DOLLAR PREMIUM ENGRAVING, to, every
Three JIDqlar Subscriber commencing With or at
| The Engraving selected for the present Year.
| and which will be presented to every. Three
Dollar Subscriber.is IN. M, t,s;,.,'.t ...,..
r. sEag5,i THE LAST SUPPER, ,s9d oar !.
we'll known to be the finest steel plate cyerex+-
cuted in this country, costing over Sc, 600 toen-
grave. A full description OF this beautiful work
Of art viii he found on the third cover page Of
| the Ma9azincsv ssA oa D 9gn 9dJ - j
Itis also the intention of the publishers TO in.
erase the attractions of the Magazine in both
literary and artistic point Of view and to add
to it several departments of interest and Isscti-
cal use not to be found many other Monthly
Periodical. ,59G@asHH ,raf5l8 4 1 KIT
In commencing the 9TH volume, the PUBLISH
ers feel encouraged To announces that hereafter
each successive volume wi be an improvement
on its predecessors. 1t may not be generally
In own that the present propietors of this Mag
azine have furnished EIGHT MONTHS subscription
for nothing to all these. subscribers whose sub
scriptions expire it'll the. } uiie number. They
have not only done this, but have carried thu
Magazine through period of great. financial
embarrassment without incuming liabilities; and
it is but fairto suppose that thay will hereafter
be enabled to expend more upon the improve
mcnt of its general appearance than heretofore
having no longera large gratuitous subscription
f. TEHMS Or TEE MAuHzINE.
Three Dollars a year in all
with Eugraving Of Last Supper. -f..
|. SINGLE CorIls-T wenty FIVE cents IA 4, Ia.
+ CLrBs-Threc copies or mor., " ithout engrav,
ing for tllc Magazine. two dollars each a year
Ne Clubs received for the, Magazine and En-
craving less than So each, ,,,.. +. s Ia 49,. s.t,.
+ Postmasters or, others sending $40 fora Club
fof fivc, Subscribers to the Magazine alone at 50
eacli or SIS for Club of five subscribers TO thu
Magazine, with ting Engray ing, at - each, shall
receive the, Magazine one, year, and viii be pre-
sentssd With o,s ma Of our si'gr'yings Ct the Last
Supper. aul,f.,alsad 49,, H i, -, a,i1
| Any person sending us Club of ten subscri-
tbers or, more ut twp dollars a year sritiout the
fengraying. or three dollars year iriih the en-.
craving, will be presented with library Of the
full value Of twenty five, per cent of the amount
4 fcnitted. Said Library io,be selected from our
Y published list. Or from any.bopks ~ be found in
the trade in this city. ag7 Ea,f qlrf ~ ts,t 4,
~ We will also continue the original Library
offer made by the former publishers Of this Mag
axine, and will sp,esept a splendid Library Of
! Forty Bound Volumes to every person who sends
us a Club Of "a subscribers at 81 each for the
Magazine only, or at So each for the Magazine
and Engraving. Said Library to be selected
| from our published list,k ~ IstatsI49alf
n. Glagyplen, teachers, and stu1spts at colleges,
7 and ,selpinarics. furnished With tbs magazine
without the engraving. at s. u year, Ly addryss,.
ing us stating their occupation and rysidegee. I,
~ Aptharizcd agents allowed q. commissioners
twenty -hve ncr iespta,t s,s al d o. luo .Ysr4g 4,
hostnslstes wiling 10 act as sNri agspts. ARE
authorized to receive subseribrsrapd t. forward
the moneys deduyting twenty tixe lrpv ieents
commission Or. II boy prefer. viii rscvise tho
Maga1ine and Eng'agsng, ahaboSc-les hnA N.
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