News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
1885. 1885.
Boston Weekly Journal.
The Highest Grade at the L0west Price.
Only One Dollar a Year, Postage Included, for a
Leading Weekly Newspaper.
d Surprise in the Record Of Popular NeaO England
Journalism,
a Ne1 AdUdRce after Half Century'S
Progress and Success.

The Boston Weekly journal, which promises
10 enhance In the year 1885 the sterling reputa-
ton which it has won and worn in the past as
the popular and representative family newspa-
per OF New England, will be sent to single sub
scriDer Tor the year at the low rate Of one dolIar,
OF less imam Two cents a week. No reduction III
quality or quantity.
Ten copies and one extra to the getler up of a
clup, $IO. Twenty copies and two extra 10 gelIer
up OF a club, $50. One copy free to every ten
subscribers.
The reduction which has been made in the
price OF the Boston Journal from 81 per annum
TO So per annum, and of the Boston weekly
journal from $l.50 per annum to 81 per annum,
making this the cheapest New England newspa-
per, has been SO well supplemented by added eX-
cellence in news and talent that the hberallty OF
the step has been more than warranted IN the
reputation and patronage extended. In PROOF
OF tnls II is only necessary to note now lne us
tInctive position of the Boston Journal has been
recognized in ana clta-
tlons during the twelve months, past, and now
the demand for the daily and weekly has reached
more than a hundred and sixty thousand IN d
single day.
d For a cost OF less than two cents a week the
reader can secure a weekly newspaper contain;
ing thirty-six ample columns, giving literally all
the news of the week; special gleanlngs ana Cos
sip of interest to the population OF the new
England States; the industrial avOcations, agr1-
cultural, mercantile, maritime, manufacturing
and transportation; special reports on markets,
trade and labor; timely and valuable informa-
ton on financial and speculative prospects;
rambling talks and essays upon home topics, as
well as correspondence from all parts OF the
world by our own correspondents OF established
repute; all the vital politics of the day, abroad
and at home; congressional matters; spicy pol1t-
icaljottings; vigorous editorials, embodylAg iact
and opinion on live topics and events; original
stories, poems and sketches, associated press
from all parts; valuable household
information which will be appreciated by ALL
and gossip notes on affairs of fashion, literature,
art and society.
Owing to various and manifest causes the year
1885, as viewed through the mission of the jour
nal. promises to he of mOment9uS interest, the
Old World fcreshadowing strange complications,
and menancing war, pestilence and political up
heaval; the New World, awaking to novel devel-
opments and possibilities. 1t shall be our mis-
sion to outline each, and to so proportion the
news and opinion of all as to fit the perspective
OF an intelligent cltlZen OF New England. Inc
great popular movements in Great Britain, the
remarkable concessions to land tenants, the az
itation on the franchise bill and the Using tide OF
feeling that threatens to ubmerge the House OF
Lords will be noted with interest during the COM
ing year, as well as the other typical foreign top
les in which our citizens find what has for their
republic more than a foreign significance. 1t Is
in our home and political life that the Journal
will be particularly solicitous for its readers
The ferceness of the national election campaign
in which we have borne no inactive part, the
new aspect of parties and new alignment of par
ty organs seem to have left many at a loss for po-
litical landmarks. The Boston journal has,
however, maintained its stability as the only
and evening paper in the metropolis of
New England that is an exponent of Republican
ism, ana our readers may look to see it all the
IlOIC " u " tLO5C D1luSlplGo IN navy
sified the life of the Republic during q quarter OF
a century past. The operations in Congress-, the
current agitatiOns for trade and tariff adjust
ment, the reforms in the civil service and dan
gers of party corruption i'll the government of
cities will receive the keen and renewed atten
ton which they demand this year. In addition
to these, the relations with our Northern and
Southern neighbOrs, Canada and the Republics
of Central and South America, particularly the
growing intimacy with Mexico, as stimulated by
the reciprocity treaty and by millions of New
England capitol for railroad communicate n, Will
afford suggestive themes for inquiry and COM
ment. While giving a systematic and cOmpre-
hensive reflex of all these subjects as recorded
from day to day, the Weekly Journal will show
peculiar and intrinsic features adapted to its
readers. The departments specially designed
for the farmers, t aders and householders of
New England, which have been developed dur
ing the past year, will Do still further perfected;
and others which are designed for the pleasure
and profit of readers will be initiated. An able
writer on journalism has said that a weekly pa
per often has in it its power to surprise even the
assiduous reader of the daily paper by the clear
and intelligent manner in which it can dispose
of the conflicting news and speculations of the
and give in an orderly and readable
style the residue of fact. This the management
of the Weekly Journal aims to keep in view, and
it shall deem neither the best graces of dictien
nor the most pleasing form and garb too costly
for the matterits readers desire.
In the daily issue a feature will be made of
news relating to all clean sports, and careful and
reports of base ball games and other
many amusements in which the general public
is interested will be given regularly through the