The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-12-31
TWENTY.SIXTH BIRTHDAY
OF THE
STAR PAPER OF AMERICA
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JANUARY 1854.
THE NEW YORK MERCURY
FOR THE
COMING YEAR.

n FER more than a uuarter- of a century of
IL hnlnseErupted success, TIE Nsw YoRK
Library Press in this country~no;nts proudly 10
its past career as guarantee Of new triumphs in
Heretofore, i has eciipsed an rivalry: but il
proposes 70 make sne coming year memorable by
Iore DE World q the most uiarxeleps specmen d q
fascinating, brilliant, amusing and comprehensive
LiteFary Newspaper that has ever been published
in either hemisphere. .1ds -
THE, GENIUS OR EUROPE
vilrbs laid under contribution TO- Civ. brlliancy
TO its columns, and sidesbg side with original pro
SIS World d. r iii be- usssS ss Hss Of III.
NEST eminent story writer's OF The New.
,StfAkMISS N. b. BR ADDOE,s S&sS
iutboress Of Aurora gFloyd. eI s1Lsdy Audky'
Secret" " John Marchmont's Legacy" etc, etc
who has shddenly risen like q iEse3er aigta0
sd n STAR OF THE FIRST MAGNITUDE a
d che literary horizon Of Great Britain, has been
specially ehgae ed 10 supply afHs NEW YoEE MEs-
CO NJ from time to time with the wouderfula crea-
lions of her genius, at a cost which no other
weekly ipsAmerioa could vshtdre to incur.
Among the multitude Of distinguished writer's
and artists whe hsve become familiar 70 the PASS
es through the vest circulation Of the SE3n WEEK
In OF aAHsRIcA, may be mentioned the following,
all Of whom are still upon its staff: .vrslIse
D.. n; Robins Cousin t May ear't0n
Ned Bun,line, v.aI Is George Nartial,,oafo8tt
Arthur n. Grainger,sq Julia 8. lngrahamD sis
Grace Gardner, galsst sld Edward Willett,o -
Felix q. e. Barley rs Mary Chjfs3 hi4a aos.
Miss Ii. c. Braddon.a George, Albany. S3i4a
Scores Of other distinguished t1rqfi, under
various nome de Plgnss contribute to its columns,
while its pictorial Instrations are from the inim-
liable pencil of Felix O. c. barley esq, the best
draughtsman Of, the age. 5gi,.gygou -
The War, which has given the coupe de grace to
10 many pretentious publications, and half de-
stroyed those that still survive has added thous-
ands to the circulation o r TnE NEW YORK MERCURY
lis heart stirring short Stories IT'S military his
teriettes, its matchiess serial romances. its rscy
buresques its genial wit and humor, its delicious
gossip its fairy tales for little folks its rare poetry,
ne fresh and vigorous editorials, the infinite varie
ty of its contents and the large amount of read
ing matter that it comprises, render it welcome
everywhere, and 10 all classes of society. Con-
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kYc-ea FORTY COLUMNS -deih
Of closely printed matter, i may safely be pro-
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! Three favorite writers. Or. J. II. Robinson,
Cousin Nay Carleton, and Ned Buntline, are now
preparing three stories for TIE NSw YoRK MGR
Curry One of these productions will be com.
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in cumulative contest for precedence, and the re-
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oG Is io1a. NEW FEARS NUMBER asa3
Of the greet RKPRKsRSrArIvE WEEKLY Of the
Western World.