The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-01-29
BIRTHDAY OF TUE STAR
PAPER OF AMERICA.
January l, 1864.
THE NEW YORK MERCURY
For the Coming YearL

A FTER more than quarter of a century Of
N uninterrupted success, THE New YORK
MERCURY standing first on the muster-roll Of
the Literary Press in this country-points proud
ly to its past career as guarantee of new TIL
umphs in the future.
Heretofore, it has eclipsed all rivalry; but it
proposes to make the coming year memorable by
eclips,ng its oaon past history, and looming up
before the world as. 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 be laid under contribution to give brilliancy
to its columns, and side by side with original pro-
ductlons of the most popular romancists OF the
Old World, viii be placed the chef dGsrres OF
the most eminent story-writers of the New.
.- q, MISS M. E. BRADD0N, ,r s
Authoress of"Aurora Floyd" 'Lady Audley's
Secret" "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 ed to supply THE NEW YORK
MERCURY from time to time with the wonder
ful creations of her genius, at q 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 WEELr
OF AMERICA, may be mentioned the following,
oil OF whom are still upon its staff:
DIR. J.R. Robinson, Cousin May Carleton,
Margaret Blount, W. 0. Eaton.
Ned Buntline, George Martial,
Arthur III. Groinger, Julia s. Ingrdham,
Grace Gardner, Ea,oavd Valet,
Felir. o. G. Darley, Mary Chief,
Mss H. E. Braddon, George ALBANY. a
Scores of other distinguished litcruti, under va
ia tn
while its pictorial illustrations are from the in
imitable pencil of Felix o. G. barley, Esq, the
best draughts'nan of the age.
The War, which has given the coup de grace to
so many pretentious publications and half de-
sIroyed those that still survive, has added thou
sands to the circulation of THE NEW YORK
MERCURY. 3" a-t
Its heart-stirring short stories, its military
hsiorettes, its matchess serial romances its racy
hurlesques, 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 OF reading matter that ii comprises, rem
derit welcome everywhere and 10 all classes oil
society. Containing, as it does,
FORTY COLUMNS ' s' '.t
of closely-printed matter, it may safely be pro-
rounced the cheapest as well as the best Litera-
ry Newspaper extant.
Three favorite writer's, Doctor ]. ii. Robinson.
Cousin May Carleton, and Ned Buntline, are
now preparing three stories for The NEW YORK
MERCURY. One of these productions was COM
meuced in the Opening Number ofthe 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 most cffec-
tive story ever penned by any of the three, will
commence in the NEW YEARS NUMBER Of
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