Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-21
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PROSPECTUS
THE NETWORK LEDGER.

We intend to make the NEW YORK LEDGER for
1861 superior to that Of 1862 Of any other year in the
past Among contributors will be the PRESIDENT
UNITED STATES, EDwAED EVERETT, GEORGE
BANCROFT, WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, JOHN G. SAKE
GEORGE P MORRIS, N. P. WILLIS, GEORGE d. PRENTICE
THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH, SYLvANUs COBB, Jr., EMERSON
BENNETT, T. S. ARTHUR, p HAMILTON MYERS, Col.
COOKE, Mrs. L. II STGeuRNEY, Mrs. SoUTHwoRTH, FANNY
FERN ANNE CORA R1TcHIE, ALICE CARY, MARY FORREST,
MARION HARLNAD, Miss E. A. DUPUY, MARY STANLEY
GIBSON, PHEBE CARY, and many Cergymcn Professors
in Colleges, statesmen and other eminent writers
siding in different parts of the Union.
Our corps of contributors for the coming year will
large and embrace such variety of eminent talent
that every department of literature will receive the
pa ticuar attention Of some one competent to do it
ample and special justice. Whether it be popular
NANCE scientific essay, historical SKETCH scholastic dis
QUESTION, spicy paragraph, pathetic ballad, humorous
poem old fashioned love story timely editorial or auy
other ingredient of popular and elevated journalism
that is be furnished the LEDGER corps will besuicient
for the task In fact contributors will send from
week to week much more matter than possibly
use, that shall always have fresh and superb
bundant supply from which to select the VERY BEST
These facts, taken in connection with largely in
creased means, facilities and experience warrant
we think, in promising readers family paper for
the year 1861 which will be more interesting and nstruc
tive and in every respect more valuable, than the
LEDGER has been in the past
As an indication of the popularity of the LEDGER,
need only state tho simple fact that its circulation
larger than that of any other literary pape in the
country Its great is owing to the fact that
the best writers in the country, and spare
pense in getting the FAMILY paper Of
high moral tone The exalted reputation of it's
ributors the practical and Invariably pure and healthy
character of all its articles the which is taken that
not even one offensive word shall appear in its columns,
and the superiority of it's Tales ard Sketches have
gained for the NEW-Y0RK LEDGER a position that
no literary paper has ever before reached.
| ANNA CORA RITcHIE of Richniand Va, and Col.
WALTER b. DUNLAP, theauthor of the popular Forest
Sketches" which were published in our columns some
| time since, will each begin story in the LEDGER
early in the new year. Mrs. SoUTHwoRTH is also en-.
gagged upon a new tale.
In the next number of the LEDGER, we shall pub
llsh very interesting article, written expressly 2I
oar columns, entitled DAY WITH LORD BYRON, from
| the pen of the Hon. George Bancroft.
= 1t is with much satisfaction that we announce that
Mr. EVERETT will continue his elegant and interesting
contributions to the LEDGER during the next year.
As this is the of the year when Postmaster
and others are in the habit Of forming clubs drec
their particular attention to
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