The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-05
TWENTY-SIXTH. BIRTDHAY, OF THE STAR
PAPER OF AMERICA. 4
~ Januaty L 1884. :
FH 3 NEWqY0RK M ERCURFI
E'or the Coming z ear! ga
VIZ more thaf a onnrter of q emel Il

"A FTER more than aquarter of century of
CA hninterruptedF success, The NEW YoRK
MISUNDERSTANDING first on thes muster-roll, of
the Literary Press in this.conntry- prond-
ly to its past career as guaranteesof new tri-
umphs in the future.
bHer6tosoresitihas etlipsed aH rivalry hut it
proposes to make the coming year memorabla by
ec1ipsug is oun. past history, and looming up
before the world as the most marvellous speci-
men Of a fascinating, brilliant, amusing, and
comprehensive Literary Newspaper that has ever
been published in either hemisphere.
THE GENIUS OF EUROPE
will be laid under contribution to give brilliancy
toits columns, and,side by sdewith original pro-
dpct9ngs Of the most popular romancists of the
Old OWogld, will be placed the chef d d'eucres OF
tie most eminent stofy-writers of the New.
g Y - MISS M. E. BRADD0N,, =, -
Authoress of tAurora Floyd I" Lady Audley's
Secret, + "John Marchmonts Legacy" ETC., etc,
who; has Suddenly risen, liBe
sAsSTAR OFATHE FIRST MAGNITUDE
in the literary horizon of Great Britain, has been
specially enga"ed to supply THE NEW YORK
MERCURY from time to time with the wonder
fn creations of her genius, alta 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 ofwhom are still upon its staff: .+. @9
DR.. y..H. Robinson, Cousin May Carleton,
lMqsgqra Bloalnt, -. ". D.. Eaton. a,
Ned Bantlins, ssg George Martial, e
ArtlSatr II. Granger, Julia s. Ipgraaan,
Grace Gardner, Edvard Witleu,
Fslir 0. c. Darley, Mary Ghief, A
Kiss H. E. Brad1on, George Al6aay.
Scores ofother distinguished lterati, under va
rious aon,S de plume, contribute TO its columns,
while its pictorial illustrations are from the in
imitable pencil Of Felix o. G. Darley, ESQ.,, the
best draughtsToan Of the age. "I = N...
The War, which has given the, ,coQp. de gshcs to
so many spretentious publications and half de-
srroyed those that still survive, has added thou
sands to the. circulation of The New YORK
MERCURY. y ~.
lt!dts heart.strring short stories, its military
historiettes It's matchless serial romances its racy
burlesques, its genial wit and humor, its deli
ciois gossip its fairy tales for little folks, its rare
poetry, its fresh and vigorous editorials, thesin.
finite variety of its contents, and the large
amount ,oi reading matter that it comprises rem
der il welcome everywhere, and to all classes OF
society. Containing, as it does l{pNa 30
FORTY COLUMNS g r
of closely-printed matter, it may safely be pro-
nounced thetcheapest, as well as the best Litera-
ry Newspaper eStant.i +aa r, H"n
Three faForite writers, Doctor J. H. 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 of the New Year.
The authors being aware of this fact are engaged
in an cumulative contest for precedence, and the
result will unquestonably be that the mostefec-
tive story ever penned by any of the three, will
commence,in the NEW YEARS NUMBER of
the great REPRESENTATIVE WEEKLY of the Western
World. ~ .a n Az ,t'5if !.
TIE New York MERCURY is sold by all news
men and periodical dealers in America. To
subscribers, it is regularly mailed every Saturday
morning, for SPA year; three copies for SIS I;
sixicopes for So; eight copies for $l2, with an
extra copy, free to the getter-up of the club. Six
months subscription received. Alaeays write
ploialy the name q your Post Office, County, and
State. We take the notes Of all Solvent banks at
par. Payment must invariably be, made in adj
vance. ~ t,.,E .E
My- Specimen, Copies sent to all applicants.
Address all letterssnnd remittances postpaid,
to 1l,4 CAULDWELL.& WHITNEY, 0']y
lo Proprsstors ofths Neso York Nsrcury, Fl, g.
Nos .l48 Ann street, and l3 Fulton street,
jan29 New York City.