The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-12-14
PROSPECTUS FoH THE YEAR 1850.

THE proprietor Of the NEW YORK LEDGER lie Rrat.
lied at having it in his power announce in his
Prospectus for the new year-1So9-that al the old
popular and eminent writers OF the LEDGER staff ave
been retained, and added Among the iat ter
We are pleased TO mention the name Of the Hon. ED
WARD EVERETT, who Is furnish series Of articles
to be during the entire ear under the title
| ot"THk MOUNT VERNON PAPERS" For these arti-
Giles alone We have alieady paid Mr.. Everett flor the
benefit Of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association The
sum Of Ten THOUSAND d LIARS.
Al an ind cation Of the popularity Of the LEDGER,
We need only state the simple iact that circulation
larger than that OF any other TEN literary papsrs In
the country Its great owing the that
Its proprietor secures the best country
and spares no expense in getting up The BEST FAMILY
PAPER-A paper Of high moral toRe. The exalted
reputation Of it, contributors, the practical and
riably pure and healthy character Of Ill it, articles,
the care which 10 taken that not evea offensive
word shall appear in its columns and the superiority
Of its tales and sketches, have ined for The NEW
YORK LEDGER position that literary paper has
ever b. fore reached We feel, and always nave eit
the Ledger attained its immense circuation thai
. heavy responsible rests upon US, and have en-
deavorea to discharge that responsibility conscientious
~, eeing confident that ultimately should receive
ilies
As to the future, We are at loss what to say. We
prefer to Perform rather than to PROMISE. What We
have heretofore done ia known readers; they
know what the LEDGER has been, and is now, and
must herefrom Judge what it will be hereafter. We
can ohy that among the regular contributors TO the
aEoKGE D. PREsT1cE, FANNY FERN.
sYLvANUs COBB, j., MRS. sOUrHWuRTa,
EMERSON BLNNETT, ALICE GARY,
T. ARTHUR, EMMA ALICE BROWNE,
Wd. ROSS WALLACE, BALLIE N BRYAN,
CARLOS d STUART, MARY STANLEY GIBSON.
COL. W. B. DUNLAP, AUGUSTA MOORE,
an many eminent Lawyers, Lirrgymeu, Professors
Colleges and Others who write for the LEDGER anony-
mousy, and that our complete arrangein such
that the current OF the LEDG Ek now and
will constantly be, At the rate OF three hussd, ed
thousand doltars per dnnum.
FACTS like these carry with them more weight than
any comments that could be made, and comments will
there be dispensed will. A have alrrAd nt-
mated, shall leave pr.xsisin0 those who prefer
expend their force way, content ourselves
with doing what to make the LEDGER the |
Interesting and instructive FAMILY PAPER In the |
World.
THE NEW YORK LEDGER IL published every Sat- |
urday and sold 1t all the ofces every and
town throughout the country, aud mailed suDscri
oers at two dollars per annun Two copies sent for
three dollars Any person obtaining eight subscribers
At eSt (which IL lowest club rates), and sendin.
US el2, will be entitled = one copy free. Terms invx
rably in advance.
- Postage on the LEDGER TO any part or the Uni.
ted ates paid quarterly yearly In advance, ut the
NJ zee where il II received, 10 Only tWeniy-sx cents
wear Canada subscribers must each send twenty.
n cont, In addition the subscription price Of the
LEDGER. spss the American postage.
.rsnb.cr taers must write heir addresses includ.
Ing the name Of the p.sce. Counv and sta e, 10 which
they reside in pis ia hsna TO avoid aistakes
- o sub.cription us are wanted fr, IN cities large
villages, other pieces where Offices - Pef"A'
nenaiy estAbi shed.
- All communications must b. addressed, po. 'Ass
paid, to ~, BERT BONNER,
Proprietor OF the New Yo,k Ledger,
NO. ~ AIN street, New York. |
N. B-The number OF the Lfpcsa, dated Jam lst
1859 will be Cd for sabsc ptions to date from
~ In that number the mount VkkNON PApEASs |
by the Hon. EDWARD EvERETT, will ne commenced
Mr. EvEAkTTS articf vili copy rghtsd, 80 - to
prevent pnbc2tion In any other paper Wit