Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-02-10
THE BOSTON JOURNAL
FOR 1860
THE GRAND PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.
l NEW FEATURE.
SALTWATER BUBBLES"
--BY-
HAWsEEs NIAss'EHNGALE.
Circulation Treble that of any paper OF its
class in New England.

The Projectors Of Tns BosroS JouRSA, in announcing
their Prospectus 1860 take pleasure in saying That IN
no year since its establishment has the journal receive
more marks Of the confidence Of the great reading public
Of New England, than in the year which Is now drawing
to close. Every month has Witnessed large increase
circulation, compared with the previous year
and former time have its columns been so crowded
with the fagors Of its advertising patrons and friends
This expression ofcondence and bestowai Of patronage
has enabled Il to maintain the position which its conten-
pOraries have assigned 10 1t, as the
BEST NEWSP IN NEW ENGLAND
and has enabled it to compete successfully with all its
contemporaries in the FITNESS accuracy and promtncss
with which has Published accounts of every matter 81
interest which has TRANSFERRED during the year That the
Journal has done this is evident from the fact that its
DIILY CIRCULATION rs TREBLE
til at of any newspaper its in New England, Re-
gardng the whole OF New England its field neither la
Dor money have been spared to urn sh the earliest
intelligence OF all matters Of Importance in the different
New England Staesand the result has been oireuat
in each OF them, with the pton Of Copnetiout much
larger than any oftlcir local papers.
The coming year is to be nf the most Importance and
exceing which has occurred in the history Of this
country In it the Great Presidential contest is to be
fought which is not ony to decide what are be
rulers for the four years but there is also to be con.
test exciting and determined beyond any Of predecessors
for the return of the Government of this nation to those
principles which inspired and governed the Fathers OF
the Republic, and the re-assertion and maintenance Of
which alone restore that quietness and and
prosperity to the count ry which 1t much needs. 1t
will be year than any ther, in which every think
ing, Intelligent New England will desire the earliest
and fullest information Of every movement bearing upon
the questions which will agitate the country 1t is the
tenton of the roprietors Of The Journals that in its col
umns that information shall be promptly obtained and
that in the coming Presidential Campaign in the last,
by the unrestricted Of the Telegraph by the abors
the best and experienced Reporters and by able and
reliable Correspondents Ut all centres of political move
ments shall be first in chronicling every usyement
which be of interest Of all partios and OF all
views. OF ability to do this need but refer TO
success in similar efforts to the campaign Of 1885, and to
the increased facilities which the experience and increased
means Of the past three years have palced at
mand.
While thus make The Journal of greater interest and
value the active thinking, working of ew Eng and,
we intend that it shall lose of its popularity
first class Family Newspaper. New features of interest
in this respect viii be introduced, and among them
happy to that old friend HalcSer Mar
tiHgaic.n whose
"SALT WATER BUBBLES"
years added much interest to the columns OF the
Journal and were beyond all question the popular
series of newspaper stories published has ted
to renew them i'll the JOurnai, aud that he will commence
them at the beginning OF the year. We that
all who have read his stories will be pleased at this
nouneement. They will appear in the daily, semweekly
and weekly editions. Other improvements which we
announce, and will