1858 
THE CULTIVATOR 
383 
PROSPECTUS FOR 1850. 
THE SATURDAY EVENING .POST,- 
DEvOTED TO PURE LITERATURE, THE NEWS, AGRICULTURE, &c. 
G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ., 
MARY HO WITT, 
GRACE GREENWOOD, 
T. S. ARTHUR, &c. 
T HE Proprietors of the Saturday Evening Post would call the attention of the public to their long-established 
sheet, and especially to their BRILLIANT ARRANGEMENTS for the coming year. The Post is peculiarly 
adapted to the wants of COUNTRY FAMILIES, as it contains weekly not only a large amount of the Best Litera¬ 
ture, but the Latest. News, Agricultural Essays and Information, Domestic Receipts, Accounts of the Markets, &c.,&c. 
In its Literary Department measures have been taken to render the coming year one of Unusual Interest. Deter¬ 
mined to obtain for The Post the very best talent that could be procured, we have made arrangements with the dis¬ 
tinguished author, G. P. R. JAMES, Esq,, for the aid of his brilliant and fertile pen. We design opening the year 
with an Historical Novelet by this gifted author, to be entitled 
THE CAVALIER, 
By G-. P. IS. JAMES, Esq., 
Author of •‘Richelieu,” “Mary of Burgundy,” “The Old Dominion,” &c., &c. 
To show that we have hesitated at no reasonable expense to procure the very best talent for our readers, we may be 
allowed to state that we pay Mr. James for the above Novelet, the sum of 
$ 1 3 e e o _ o o i 
An amount which, though large, is simply in accordance with the usual rates that Mr. James’ high reputation enables 
him to command. We may further add that Mr. JAMES WILL WRITE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE POST. 
In addition to “The Cavaliek,” we have already secured 
THREE STORIES FROM MARY HOWITT; 
A lady whose name and literary abilities are probably known wherever the English language is spoken. 
We may further state that GRACE GREENWOOD, the popular American authoress, will contribute regularly to 
our columns. A Series of Articles from her brilliant and graceful pen has been arranged for, to be entitled 
CITY SIGHTS AND THOUGHTS; 
BY GRACE GREENWOOD. 
In this Series, which will probably run through the whole year, our readers may anticipate a literary treat of no 
common character. 
A NOVELET s BV T. S. ARTHUR j 
Our readers’ and the public’s old and approved friend has also been engaged to add to the treasures of the New Year. 
Our admirable weekly 
LETTERS FROM DP Al. B I 
Which have been so well received by our readers, w 7 ill also be continued. 
In addition to the names of G. P. R. JAMES, MARY HOWITT, GRACE GREENWOOD, and T. S. ARTHUR, 
we may mention Mrs M. A. DENISON, Miss EMMA ALICE BROWNE, “FLORENCE PERCY,” Miss MAR¬ 
THA RUSSELL, and the Author of “ MY LAST CRUISE.” as among the regular contributors to The Post. The 
productions of many other writers, of course, will at intervals grace and adorn our columns ; and 
CHOICE SELECTIONS 
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CREAM of the Periodical Literature of the British Isles being thus given to our readers. 
While The Post thus presents Literary attractions of the very highest order—designed for a more intelligent class 
of readers than those who take delight in the “ blood and murder ” and “ sawdust ” literature of the “ Hash weeklies” 
—it d.oes not neglect those departments that the Family Circle equally requires. It publishes weekly 
AGRICULTURAL ARTICLES-the NEWS. FOREIGN, DOMESTIC, and CONGRESSIONAL—Receipts use¬ 
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