The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-25
PROSPECTUS
ROSPECTUS
EMERSON'S NJ A G AIN E
AND
PUTNAM'S MONTHLY.
VOLUME VII.
COMMENCING WITH THE JULY
NITMRER 185S

NUMBER, 1853.
I>HIS Popular Magazine has now attained a
Il circulation cqualled by few of its cotempo-
raries. 1t 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 its wood cngr,v-
ings are acknowledged to be superior to any
other; and its inducements to subscribers are
Cnequalled.
Since it has passed into the hands of its pres
cnt proprietors, all sectional and party features
have been removed, and it may now deser,edly
be elassed as the highest exponent of American
literature-neutral in politics, and wholly Ma
tlonal and impersonal i'll its general character
The publishers have determined TO continue
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.
1t Is also the intention of the publishers to in
crease the attractions of the Magazine in both
Il literary and artistic point of view, and to add
to it several departments of interest and practi-
cal use not to be found in any other Monthly
Periodical.
In commencing the 1th volume, the publish
ers feel encouraged to announce that hereafter
each successive volume will be an improvement
on its predecessors. 1t may not be generally
KIN own that the present prVprietors 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 period of great financial
embarrassment without ineuIring liabilities; and
1t is but fair to suppose that thay will hereafter
be enabled to eXpend more upon the improve
ment of its general appearance than heretofore,
having no longer large gratuitous subscription
list on their books.
TERMS OF THE MAGAZINE.
To SUBsoRiBEns-Three Dollars year in al.
with Engraving of Last Supper.
SINGLE CoriEs-Twenty five cents.
CLUBs-1hree copies or more, without ngrry-
ing, for the Magazine, two dollars each year.
No Clubs received for the Magazine and En-
craving less than 50 each.
Postmasters or Others sending $40 for Club
of five subscribers TO the Magazine alone Mt 81
each: or Sl5 for Club of five subscribers to the
Magazine with the Engraving, at 50 each, shall
receive the Magazine year, and will be pre-
sented with one of our engrayings of the Last
supper
Any person sending us Club of ten subscri-
bers or more at two dollars year rithom the
engraving, or three dollars u year ,cdA the en-
craving, will be presented With library of the
full value oftwenty-five FER cent OF the amount
RENTED. Said Library 10 be selected from our
published list or from any books 10 be found in
the trade in this city.
We will also continue the original Library
offer made by the former publishers of this Mag
azine, and will present splendid Library OF
Forty Bound Volumes to every person who sends
MS a Club of 81 subscribers ut s.. each for the
Magazine only, or at 81 each for the Magazine
and Engraving. Said Library 10 he selected
/ from our published list.
Oaks1MitA 4 Co.,