The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-12
THE NEW YORK ! MERCURY \ B
For the Coming Year!

A FTBR 6sore than d quarter of aAcenfary of
IA uninterrupted success The New York
MERcuRTr- standing frstj on the muster.foH of
the Literary Press in this country-points proud
Iy TO its past career as Hguarantee of new TIL
qmphs in the future. tq r. ..tr,,
Iproposesjto make the coming yearimennorable by
eclipsng its owa past history, andn lobmipgq mp
before the world as the most marvellous speci-
men of a fascinating, brillianb amnsing, and
comprehensive Literary Newspaper that has ever
been published il, either hemisphere.
THE GENIUS OF EUROPE
will be laid under contribution to give brilliancy
toits cofanus, and Side BY side with original pro-
ductlous of the most popular romahcists of the
Old World, FwiH be placed the chg id'easrssr of
the most epfss stPE{FwPI'fr1 panR Pf ne New DOS
Authoress of "Aurora Floyd, ~ aLady Audley's
Secret," !" "John Marchmont' Legacy, etc, etc,
who has Suddenly risen like IS VI 'h ~
| AsTAR or THE FIRST MAGNITUDE "a
in the literary horizon of Great Britain, has been
specially engaged to supply THE NEW YORK
MERCURY from time to time with the wonder
full creations of her genius, at o cost which no
other weekly in America could venture to incur.
Among the multitude of distinguished writers
and artists who have become familiar to the masses
through the vast circulation Of the STAR WEELY
OF ,AMERIcA, may be mentioned the following,
all Of whom are still upon its staff: - '''
DR.. j. II. Robinson, ''i'.'. Cousin May Carleton,
Ms;gsE Ms g,iss S!s'r Ill " ,s,S: 9; as;s hssss
Arthur M. Granger, Julia s. Lngrahans,
Grace Gardner, Edsoard Wlleh,
Feliz 0. C. Darley, Mary Chief,
MISS III. r. Brdld6n, vi Geor9e Albany.T
Scorespof herdistinguished siteruh, Under va
!; III nnpfrihNfa f, ito nn1unnnc
while its pictorial Illustrations are from the in
imitable pencil Of Felix o. g. barley, Esq,t the
best dranghtsman of the age.
The War; which has given the eoap de grace to
so many pretentous publications and half de-
stroyed those that still survive has added thou
sands to the circulation of THE New YoRK
MERCURY. ......;f.,. ,-....
IT'S heartlstirfriing Short stories, it's military
hst6riettes its matchless serial rornances itsracy
bprlesques, its genial wit and humor, its deli-
cious gossip its fairy tales for little folks its rare
poetry, its fresh and vigorous editorials, the In
finite variety & Of its contents, and the large
amount otfeading Observation-Disclosures, rem
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society. Containing, as itdoes, rNaN'JA
FORTY COLUMNS
Of closely-printed matter, it may safely be pro-
noqpced the cheapest, as well as the best Litsra-
ry Newspaper extant.
Three favorite writers, Doctor J. II! Robinson,
Cousin May Carleton, and Ned Buntline, are
now preparing three stories for The New YORK
MERCURY. Oneiofx these productions was COM
menced in the Opening Number Of the New Year,
The authors being aware of this fact are engaged
in an cumulative contest for precedence, and the
result will unquestionaby be that the most effec-
tive stoFg ever penned by any of the threee viii
cdmnenee ifisthe NEW VIVA RSaN NUMBER d
the great REpRwFsENTA Us ATlyE WEEKLY Of the Western
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