The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-01-13
FoH THE YEAR 1859.

The Proprietor Of the NEW YORK LEDGER Is graf
lied At having IL in his power to his Pro-
spectNs for the new year-1So9-thas all the popuPaf
and eminent writers OF the LEDGER sta6 have been
retained, aud ones added. Among the latter We
pleased to mention the ofthe Hon. EDWARD
EVERETT who is 70 furnish series Of articles to be
continued during the entire year under the title Of
alone have already paid Mr.. Everett for the ben
eft Of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association the
Of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. EI
need only state the simple facs hat Its circulation
larger than that Of any other TEN literary papers
in the country It's sea. success e owing to the fact.
that Its proprietor secures the best writers in the
FAMILY PAPkR-a paper Of high moral tone. The
and SSre ~ and sss.hV sSsr.e,er Of s i.
articles the which Is taken that not Of
fensve word shall appear In It's columns, and the supe
NEW YORK LEDGER position that NO literary paper
has ever before reached. We feel, and always have
felt, since the LEDGER attained Its immense circula
ton, that heavy responsibility rests upon us, and
have endeavored 10 discharge that responsibility
scientifically, feeling confidently thss ultimately
should receive the thanks Of thousands and tens Of
A to the future, are at loss what 10 say. We
prefer 70 PsRSon rather than Ia PRoxIsE. What We
have heretofore done ID known to readers they
kn0W whAt The LEDGEk has been, aud is now, and
must therefrom judge what 1t will be hereafter. We
only say that among the regular contributors TO
Is lsSs5 5. PRENTICE, FANNY FERN,
JOHN q. SAKE, mis- Sf60URNEY, ...se.
svLvANUs COBB, ia. MRS sOUTnWOKrH,
rs. ARTHUR, HMaA sficEi BROWNE,
WM. RUSS WALLACE, SAkAiE NJ BRYAN,
CARLOS d. sTUARr, MARY STANLEY GIBSON
COL. W. b. DUNLAP, AGG6srA AOORk, 81
and many eminsas Lswysn, ckrgy.nen, rrof-ss6ss In
Colleges and others, who write for the LEb6kk
anonymously and that our complete arrangements
such thai she expenses Of the LEDGER
nov, and will constaDty be- At the rate Of over three
Assdrsd fAos.dsd dOl9drs per asasm.
FACTS like these carry With them more weight than
any commensS tssst COURT b inside, and viii
therefore be dispensed WITH As hsss already in.
tn,sted we shall leave iromising to these Who pre-
fer to expend their force In that way and content
selves vith doing vhss ne can to make the LEDGER
the noss intervening and instructive FAMILY PAPER
THE NEW YORK LEDGER u pshhshed every Sat.
sraay and sol6as AN the News Offices In every city
and town throughout The country, aud 10 mailed To
subscribers At two dsliass per annum two copies
sent for three doliars.' Any person obtaining eight
subscriber 1T u, ~ each twheh h our Lowest club
vAtes and sending &lS, viii ~ entitled copy
free Terms Invariably In advance.
a. The postage on the LkpGEk to any part Of the
United states paid quarterly or yearly In a
the once where Il il received Is only twenty-sx cents
year Canada SUBSCRIBER must each ssnd Us tw en-
y-six cents In addition tote sabsePsfSa price Of the
Lknckk. I. pay the American postage.
~ Subscribers must write their address, including
the name Of the place, County and State. in which
they rssde, In plain handso as g ayed .aistakes
Villages, other paces where news Offices perma
W-An communications mus. be addressed, post
age psid. to ROBERT BONNER
Proprietor Of the New York Ledger,
rs No. ~ Ann Street Ne& York.
". 1.-The number Of the LkpGkR, dated Jan. LIST,
1862 win good one for SUBSCRIPTION 70 date nom
~ the HON EDWARD EyERETr. win be comneoced
Mr. EvxsRrrs articles viii be copyrighted, so Is to
vent publication In any other paper.