M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-03-14
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FOR THE NEW YEAR.


A LTHoUGH the patriarch Ofths weekly press,
"A (being now in It's twenty. third year, the
NEW YORK MERCURY teams with the hfe and
vi0or Of youth, as we'll as with e-wisdom and
dignity Of mature yeGrs. Presenting ~ ~ dosh
the creme de "a creme Of literature -enrchsd with
the enhancing master pieces Of the greatest ro-
mancers In the world differing with the bril-
liant wit and humor Of the sharpest pens Of the
time; abundRntly gafnished with the Tafest gs:ns
Of native poesy; oyerfowing with 'tho'ts that
breathe and words that bufnn from the great
writers Of Its immense contTibutorial staff, and
honoTed all over the country for its perfect free
dom from anything calculated to wound or re-
pulse the m ost sensitive moralist or class Of peo-
ple il has peen for years the luxury the teaenef
sbe monitor, and the welcome guest Of hundreds
os thousands of American homes.
Tia publishers and proprietors Of the Now
York Mercury have made the motto Of iu col
umns-
"Here shall Young genius wing his eagle flight.
Rich dew drops shaking from his plumsI Of
light"
and during the present year 1881 its grand, in
imitable army Of writers--whose united salhfisp
exceed those paid 10 the President and Vice
President of tho United States -and its brilliant
constellation Of literary specialities will be ma
terially extended. Thus, one Of the proprietorA'
new airangementsi Is that Of the witty, wnggish,
quizzical, Whimsical, world renowned and pun
.. K. PHIL ANDER DoEsTIoKs, P. b.,
who contributes to the Mercury o side splitting
series Of Burlesque Biographies, Lectures, Ser
mons, Fashion Articles, Criticisms Of Iaintings,
Plays, Statues ETC., under the general and dgnia
cant title of"Diversions Of Doestcks; or, HArle
quin Hits at the Times"
In the Pictorial Department appear the mag
nifccnt illustrations Of that Prince Of American
Artists, Felix o. c. barley.
| Throughout the present year, this magnificent
and famous Journal will contain glorious roman.
ces, sketches, stories, poems, gems Of humor,
moral and domestic essays, criticisms, cte., by
the most noted American and English writeTs,
who have been engaged at vast expense to wiits
for the Mercury. We may name the following
regular conri6utorial force: ....
Q. X. Philander Doesticks, p. B., Arthur N .
Granger, Joseph Barber, Felix o. Q. barley,
Grace Gardner, George Arnold, Rev. r. NJ. Dew.
ems, Ned Buntline, William Ross Wallace, Cou =
sin May Carleton, DR.. j. II. Robinson, j 4. Rat-
ton, s.. R. Urban, Mrs. NJ. L. Robinson, Rev. L
B. Welsh, W. o. Eaton, Geo. Martial, Hattie
Tying, r. II. Newell.
Other celebrated writers will also contribute
making the Mercury q great focus of all that is
i entertaining, instructive, witty and wise.
| Our special New YEARS. Gift to our readers ID
o brilliant new novelette, entitled
CathoIina; or, Tho Nichei in the WaH;
| A TALE OF LOUISIANA. "
BY DR.. J. II. ROBINSON.
The opening chapters Of which appear IN the
Mercury Of JanusIy 9th, 1861.
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