The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-04-08
TwENTY-sIxTH BIRTHDAY OF THE STAR
- PAPER. OF AMERICA. ~
,.~ January !, 1854. .s,.r..
TIE NEW YORK MERCURY
For the Coming Year!
January /, 1854.

A FTER more than quarter Of century Of
"A nninterrupted success, The NV York
MISUNDERSTANDING first on the muster-roll Of
the Literary Press in this conntry--points proud
ly TO its past career as q guarantee of new ui-
umphs in the future.
Heretofore, it has eclipsed all rivalry hut II
proposes TO make the coming year memorable by
eciipsng is orn past history, and looming up
before the word rs the most marvellous speci-
men Of fascinating, brilliant, amusing, and
comprehensive Literary Newspaper that has ever
been published in either hemisphere.
THE GENIUS OF EUROPE
will heslaid under contribution togve brilliapcy
toitscolnBus, and side by side with original pro-
ductlons of the most popular romancisfs of the
Old World will he p aced the chef d'qurrt, of
the most eminent story-writers of the New.
81 MISS NJ. L. BRADD0N, el
Authoress Of 'Aurora Floyd" Lady Audley's
Secret, u John Marchmont's Legacy" etc, etc,
who has suddenly risen, like
A STAR OF THE FIRST MAGNITUDE
in the literary horizon of Great Britain, has been
specially engaged to supply TIE NEW YORK
MERCURY from time 10 time Nth the wonder.
fu creations of her genius, at a 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
ks
all of whom are still upon its staff:
Dr. j. II, Robinson, Cousin Nay Carl.ton,
Margaret HouhL ". q. Eaton
Ned Buntiiae, .Georqe Martial.
4r'A"r a. Granger, .Ju'io S. Ingraham,
Grace Gardner, Edrard Valet,
Elir 0. c. barley, Morv ChiT.
Hiss ii. E. Braddon, Georqe AlJany.
Scores of other distinguished hterah under va
rious mems de plume, contribute to its columns,
while It's pictorial Illustrations are from the in
imtahle pencil of Felix,O, g. barley, Esq, the
best dralghlsnmn Of the age.
The War, which has given the coup dc grace 10
so many pretentious publications and half de-
stroyed those that still survive, has added thou.
sands @ to the circulation Of The New YoRx
Its hcart-stirring short stories, its military
historetles, its matches serial romances its incy
burlesques, its genial wit and humor its deli
cious gossip, its fairy tales for little folks its raro
poetry, its fresh and vigorous editorials, the in.
finite variety of lis contents, and the large
amount OF reading matter that IL comprises, rem
deril welcome everywhere, and to all classes Of
society. Containing, as II does,
FORTY COLUMNS
of closely-printed matter, it may safely be pro-
nounced the cheapest, as well as the best Litera-
ry Newspaper extant.
Three favorite writer's, Doctor j. II. Robinson,
Cousin May Carleton, and Ned Buntline, are
now preparing three stories for THE NEW YORK
MERCURY. One of these productions was COM
menced in the Opening Number ofthe New Year.
The authors being aware of this fact are engaged
in an cumulative contest for precedence, and tho
result will unquestionahy be that the most effec-
tive story ever penned by any of the three, will
commence in the NEW YEARS NUMBER Of
the great REPRESENTATIVE WEEKLY of the Western
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