The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-11
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PROSPECTUS FOR THE YEAR 1859

The proprietor of the NEW YORK LEDGER is gratfed
at having it in his power to announce in his Prospectus
for the year-lS59-that all the old popular and emf
nent writers of the LEDGER staff have been retained
( added. Among the latter pleased to
mention the name of the Hon EDWARD EV ERETT, who
Is to furnish series OF articles to be continued during
the entire year, under the title of THE MOUNT YER
NON PAPERS" For these articles alone have al
ready paid Mr. Everett TOR the benefit of the Ladies'
Mount Vernon Association) the sum of TEN THOUSAND
( DOLLARS.
As indication of the popularity of the LEDGER we
need only state the simple fact that its circulation
larger than that of any other EN- literary papers
country Its great success the fact that its
proprietor the best writers in the country and
spares expense in getting up the BEST FAMILY PA
PER-a paper of high moral tone The exalted rennaion
its contributors the practical and invariably pure and
healthy character of all its articles the which is ia
ken that not even one offensive word shall appear in it.
columns and the superiority of its and sketches
have gained for the NEW YORK LEDGER position that
no literary paper has ever before reached No faa ana
have always felt the LEDG Err attained its immense
circulation, that heavy responsibility upon us
and have endeavored to DISCHARGE that reSpon bitv con-
scientiousy, feeling confident that ultimately we should
receive the thanks Of thousands and of thousands
! families
fer to PERFORM rather than to PROMISE. What we have
heretofore done is known readers they know what
the LEDGER has been, and is now, and must therefrom
judge what it will be hereafter We can only say that
among the regular contributors to the LEDGER are:
6E e. s p EEENIlcE TRsN SG FERN
SYLyANUS COBB JR MRS; SoCTHWoRTH,
T ;DTI,I BENNETT, 4LIGE CARY 4R,
| WM. Ross WALLACE, SALLIE NJ. BRYAN
CARLOS ID. STUART, MARY STANLEY GIBSON
COL. w. B. DUNLAP, AUGUSTA MOORE
and many eminent Lawyers, CIergymcn Professors in
Colleges and others, who write for the LEDGER anony
mousy; and that our complete arrangements such
that the current expenses of the LEDG ER are now and
will constantly be, at the rate of over three hundred thou
! sand dOVGrS per GRHtm
! FACTS like these carry with them more weight than
| any comments that could be made and comments will
therefore be dispensed with. As we have already inma
ted we shall leave promising to those who prefer to ex
pegd their force in that way content ourselves witt
doing what can to make the LEDGER the most inter
! ztir,,g a ;,-Fr II nm
THE NEW YORK LEDG Err is published every Satur-
day and sold at all the news Offices in every city town
throughout the country, and is mailed subscribers at
two dollars per aunum two copies sent for three dol
lars Any person obtaining eight subscribers at 81 so
each (which is our lowest club rates and sending S12
VIII De entitled to one copy free Terms invariably in
| advance.
~ The postage the LEDGER to any part of the Uni
ted States paid quarterly yearly in advance the of
hce whore is received is only twentysix cents wear
Canada subscribers must send us twenty six cents
| the American postage.
~ Subscribers must write their addresses including
reside, in plain hand so Is to avoid mistakes
p3-No subscriptions wanted from cities large vii
lagc or other places where news offices permanently
npjy-Alsommunications must he addressed, postage
paid, toy ROBERT BONNER
Proprietor of the New York Ledqer
No, Al Ann street New York
N.B-The number of the LEDGER, dated Jan 1st 1859,
number the MOUNT VERNON PAPERS > by the HON
EDWARD EVERETT, will be commenced Mr. EVER,
| catioh IN any other paper dll1t
NIlRlSTMAS GIFTS.
| " We are opening some beautiful
GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
| Ladies' and Gents Gold Hunting WATCHES Gold
! CHAINS, CIlATELAINS and KEYS; JEWELRY in sets
| or single pieces; SILVER and ALBATA WARE: Fancy
Goods &c, at 276 Baltimore street. between Liberty and
! Charles.
dll-lm wM. BROWN & co
EQUALITY TESTS o TIE $ ;,
Elegant GIFTS
FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON
JAMES s. WATERS,
pa BALTIMORE STREET.
Begs to announce that his preparations the present
Holiday Season are now complete and quite equals those
! OF former years. his stock embracing the
! SUPERB DISPLAY OF FINE BOOKS
All of which he is selling at prices suit the times
without regard to their cost.
importing his foreign stock direct, he is enabled
/ his customers all the
! LATEST NOVELTIES OF THE LONDON AND PARIS
MARKETS.
A personal examination of the stock is solicited
advertisement give but meagre idea of its richness
and variety,
| AND rs WITHOUT SUCCESSFUL COMPETE
TION IN THIS CITT
! Elegant editions of STANDARD WORKS, richly and
quantity bound in Calf and Morocco by wo kmen
in London, and which are wholly in this city. He
/ has also imported large assortment of splendid
OXFORD BIBLES AND PRAYER BOOKS
generally preferred to all Others beauty of typo
graphical execution and superior text most
eXquisitey bound especially order by the best
workmen of the world, in white Velvet and Gold noun
tngs; Ebony and Silver mountngs; Oak and Gold noun
tngS; and other unique styles. adapted for Presents.
~ Mr.. WATERS also bes it to be- that his
stock is not the refuse # Publishers procured from auction
but each work is warranted perfect and complete
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