The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-12-23
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pR0sPECTUs foIs THE YEAR, 1859.


The Proprietor of the NEW YORK LEDGER Is graf
lied at having il In his lowsr TO announce his Pro
spectus for the new year-iS59-hat all the popular
ana eminent writer's OF tile LEDGER staff have been
retained, aud new ones added. Among the latter We
are pleased to mention the name Crthe Hon. EDWAt I
EfEhEff, WHO to furnish series OF articles, be
continued during the entire year, under the title
"FH2 MOUNrSERN0N PAPERS, For these articles
alone we have already paid Dir. Everett flor the ben
eft of the Ladies Mount Vernon Association til sun
of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
As an Indication of the popularity Of the LEDGER
we need ony state te simple Fact, that its circulation
Is larger than that of any other Ten literary paper.
in the country. Its great is owing 10 the facts
that its proprietor the best writer's in the
country aud spares no expense in getting up the BEST
FAMILY PAPER-a paper of high moral tone. The
exalted reputation of its contributors, tn. practical
and Invariably pure and healthy character Of all its
articles, the care which is taken that not of
fensive word stall appear in its columns, and the sIpe
rorty Of its tales aad sketches have gained for the
NEW YORK LEDGER a position that no literary paper
has ever before reached. We feel, and always have
felt, since the LEDGER attained its immense circu,
ton, that heavy responsibility rests upon u.s. and
have endeavored to discharge that responsibility
scien;iousy, feeling confidently thas ultimately we
should receive the thanks OF thousands and tens oil
thousands of families.
As to the future, we are at loss what to say We
prefer to PsRfoa rather than to PROMISE. What we
have heretofore done is known TO our 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:
GEoRGEp PRENTICE, FANNY FERN,
oOIiN VI. c.aAL, MAS. SldOCENEI,
sNLfANUS COBB, JR., biR3. SOCTuWoRTH
EMERSON BENNETT, ALICE CARY,
I: :. ARTHUR, EMMA ALICE BROWNE,
WIN. ROSS WALLACE, SALLIE NJ. BRYAN,
CARLOS ID. STUART, MARY STANLEY GIBSON
COL. W. ID. DUNLAP, AUGUSTA MOORE,
and many eminent Lawyers, Clergymen Professors In
Colleges and others, who write for the LEDGER
anonymously, and that our complete arrangements
are such that the current expenses the LEDGER are
now, and will constantly be- at the rate OF over ree
hundred thousand dollars per anaum.
FACTS like these carry with them more weight than
any comments that could be made. and comments win
therefore be dispensed with As We have already in
timated, We shall leave promising to those who pre-
Ter to eNpend their force in that and
selves with deing what We can to make the LEDGER
the most interesting and Instructive FAMILY PAPER
in the World l-E -
THE NEW YORK LEDGER is published every Sat
urday, and sold at all the news oice In every city
ana town throughout the country, and Is mailed to
SUBSCRIBERS at two dollars per annum two copies
sent Tor three dollars Any person obtaining eight
subscribers at . 90 each (Which Is lowest club
rates. and sending $l2, will be entitled 10 one copy
free. FERNS invariably In advance.
. SAY fhe postage on the LEpsER to any part of the
United states, paid quarterly yearly in advance
the office where it is received only twentysix cents
year. Canada subscribe rs must each send MS twen
ysN cents In addition to the subscription price Of the
LEDGkR I, pay the American postage.
70 subscribers must write their address including
the name of the place, County and State, in which
they reside in plain hand, to avoid mistakes
tE No subscriptions wanted from cities large
villages, or other places where offices are perna
nently established.
gB All communications must be addressed post
age PAID, TO ROBERT BONNER,
Proprietor of the New York Ledger
No. Al Ann Street New York
. n. B.-The number OF the LEDGER, dated jan LIST
rs Ia that number the "MOUNT VERNON PAPERS
by the HON. EDWARD EVERETT win be commence
Mr. EvsRErr's articles will be copyrighted 30 - 40
prevent publication 10 any other paper.