The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-12
QnbIitaiions.
DIERCB EAGAN's

THE DREADFUL SECRET.
PIERCE EAGAN
pubsho IN the sUNDAY MERCURY Of Sunday last.
have produced n remarkable impression on the minds
Of the reading public Aiiough large extra cdltion
struck OF IN anticipation Of On increased dempnd
II utterly failed 10 meet the requirement. OF the news
dealers either IN the city tho country, aud
qucnty Thousands Of persons have been unable to pro
euro the number Of tao GREAT SUNDAY NEwsPA.
PER containing the nrst Indictments OF this intensely
INTERESTING romance. In order to compensate "a
rcssDle for this DISAPPOINTMENT FULL SYNOPSIS OF
the chapters that have already appeared Will precedo
NEXT IxsrALLMENT OF TnE STORY.
SUNDAY MERCURY
TOMORROW.
Nothing will be omitted IN tho abstract which has
any bearing upon subsequent portions OF the tale so
that the disappointed OF last week. ater gancns
no predatory digest, will be able 20 take 10 tho
thread Of the narrative understandntiy ss they
had started with the author at the commencement.
Strange tcencs, for which II " safe TO ssv that mo
imaginative reader "a unprepared, follow close
upon tho adventures which lend such startling IN.
terest TO tho nrst chapters, Tho marvellous cir.
cumstapces Attending tho apparent death Of the
Wet Hndobrand Marvin. and the removal OF his body
| from the Mlibank Pcptenuary, ATE eciipsof by
stll exciting SERIES Of inciccns OF which the
vNanous aud cunning iona fhrker snvertOn, gen
ucmau II the hcro-if the term hero can be applied
to such an incarnation OF Nil that cruel remorse.
| lcss. The means by which this smooth and artfui
scoundrei seeks the accomplish oent OF HE reyoage
will strike everybody something entirely 10 tho
history Of crime. Tho Ilan by which no proposes TO
satisfy his hatred and Mt the same time secure his own
safety particularly ingenious and although there
passage in Of en- ikosnearos PLAYS o. which may
rem I'd the reader. the results 10 which II leads trans
ccnd interest any coup de theatre ever witnessed
| the stage Tho gay and debonnoire Paul Seton, who
plays sach important mart ths MARRIOTT OF tho
pany Of the best drawn characters 10 the story
brave aud shr0wd, we'll ~ light hearted ADD humor.
he stands ont In bold relief a' the bean ideal
chiyalrio adventurer. and vigsnt protector OF the
| Wronrcd and pcrsecutsd. In striking contrast with
this daLing and determined youth Is the CHIEF villain
OF tho unicrplotthc souihre mo 'dy self conta med
Gfavsoke a traitor TO all interests except HE own
Bcnny Kate however Il The most attractive OF all tho
dtaBdiis persona She shines AMI sparkies among the
and sinister IN the torrine drama, "liks
| sunbeam dancins among tho shadows"
II tho opening OF The new romance have
whe.ted the public Appetite tor more, the instalment
| ~ sppoar tomorrow Sh assuredly stimulate tho In
terest already awakened In fact the fascination Of
the narrative increases vita every chapter until IL
| eliminates at the close.
Serial romanccs by popular English authors
have long constituted leading feature the literary
department ofthcs SUNDAY MERCURY. Into that de-
| rartmcnt. which Usually comprises from twelve TO
fifteen columns Of cios,y printei matter. nothing that
snot original IL admitted. Generally two stories by
eminent foreign wrersprint d from the proof sheets
Forwarded this country In advance OF the ansatlan
| tic issues-arv runninr IN the MERCURY a; toe same
Tune Light superficial. nippant tales. like the pithcss
| society moves that appear In the sipsiop London
| ma gaines never ngure In the columns Of tho PEG
| FILES SUNDAY O. wspaper Such insipid mental
Diet would SOFT the earnest tastes OF its readers
Deep plots, powerful delinoations Of the passions
chATac, interest the feelings and Impress them
selves memory, the attractions OF the grand
Historical and thr Hing domestic netons which Euro
literary genius OF the highest order contributes
its columns and for which 4 larger compensation 3.
PAID than other American utilization ao-d 90
Offer. Nor native talent neglected. ske,che. Ano
novecft-. illustrative OF home aui home pscu
liarties given side by is with these gems from
abroad and the wi. and hnmor OF section OF tn,
Union nnds expression in Tho TABLE TALK depart
ment.
One Of the most 'toworthg charRctcristlcs OF tn,
SUNDAY MERCURY is that
ALL ITS ARTICLES ARE ORIGINAL
| No stale news, fcyamped; no old stories rehashed
nothing in fact taa, Is written expressly for n
column IL ever permitted to mad place IN any portion
Of TIE nAper Messrs Scissors and Paste. the icadn
editors Of the sunday slces Tat sagEer Ia It's wake
would Oc 'upcrnuJGs IN tho once OF tue SUNDAY
MEE, UBY.
SOCIAL LIFE IN SRw YORK,
IN all ~ Naicue. high ald low never had true cS
| porent unii IT, many phascs acre portrayed. Nil
graphic ndcUfy. 90 the AEBCUUI'S exhaustive locl
sketches aud reports. Oher newspapers have cssayc
tbs role. hut then nicaerc c1uostons have been hu
better than feeble cAncatarcs OF the GRAND SOCIAL
CARTOONS, u'l % uts aud C .llr, which cover. from
wee. to week. broad larJ " mo.e OF tbs GEEA
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER
When tbs Mctgppo swans 70 acc ~ own liAeacs
II Gnu- O. dcpCt'l fdrfc 10 ~ n mirror AMI when m
rural d'tri"- dcsi,r o. r-c'tc view Of tho hsas
thadows Of the representative cry OF tho Un,on the
| Ia ffIHf.t .s.N 81 ~
c'tcu alton. Icnce the univ raj cunoslfy which
uroyOAcs, and 10, only provoke, out sAuslcs sundl
would, in TACT. he dos non carfent literature.
lis IN nus ness, bH tlr trc spas tins n In tn th
Of general and special ibts gcaec tins supplied, IN
da.y pppers pu4 sshel on The DAY OF rest have NJ
space tor the comprehensive details which ths sup,
4 nor Size OF the MERCURY enables n y present III
asne Of somoEroH. fOr example, viii embrace no .es
| than
EIGuTYFOUR COLUMNS
or cor'en7ri vTc amount OF reading matter cqui
= TO thai Of an OCTAVE VOLUME, OF four nrstcla'
daiiy papers IL II obvious, therefore, that In point
n cheapncss tis organ Of the mi os has rival m III
UDited States. As MEDIUM Of communication b
tween The word of lers and the wolf OF buyers
any department Of trade. tho advantages OF ~ adyc
tsin- department are well uad rstood = fac; that
i made manifest every SUNDAY Ia Ito crowded busnc
d columns. The same anuult Of Publicity cannot 90 o
tanned through aay othe7 medium issued on taa. d'
4 when ali classes have leisure 20 read. large txn
"a cHuOh IL way pudlhlcl when new serial II cos
80 mencod and the Commercial and professional csss
n eagerly avail tncmscl,c % those opportunities
dress iar'or number OF re,ies they could pos
= bly reach through any other channel
DO NOT FORGET
- that tnc second igstallment OF
- MY LOVE KATR,
Il TUE DREADFUL SECRET,
- will aurcarin tie
p SUNDAY MERCURY OF TOMORROW,
. on which occasion SHEET OF Ei0HTY .FOu