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American Literature.

THE
CITIZEN SOLDIER,

An independent Literary, Military and Scientific
Journal, published weekly in Philadelphia, at the
low price of

TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR.

The Publishers announce, with unfeigned pleasure,
that their efforts to establish a

HOME JOURNAL,

Devoted to American Literature, comprising popular
Stories, illustrative of our Revolution, spirited
Essays, and graphic Sketches, as well as matter
having especial bearing upon the grand object of
the paper—making it

The Military paper of the Union,

Have been crowned with unparalleled success; their
paper has been circulated far and wide, has been
noticed and read throughout the whole extent of
the United States, and

THE CITIZEN SOLDIER

Is now recognized and acknowledged, by all who
have perused its columns, by the subscribers who
have given it their patronage, and by

THE LITERARY HUMBUGS

Whom it has attacked, and held up to public ridicule,
as among

The First Journals of the Country!

In the short space of one year, with every oposition
to encounter, the scarcity of money among the
community at large, the small envy, and little calumniation,
of certain city journals of older standing,
and dullness sanctified by custom—yet still
has the Citizen Soldier acquired, in this limited
space of time, a circulation of

THIRTY THOUSAND READERS!!!

The Publishers deem it necessary to state that
they have made arrangements to

SECURE AND INCREASE

The present unprecedented popularity of the Citizen
Soldier, by engaging the services of popular
authors, whose names are not mentioned here, after
the fashion of some other weeklies, who parade
an imposing display of writers, without a single
communication from one-fourth of their number
ever appearing in their vaunted columns; but the
reader is referred to the pages of our paper for the
names of the men of genius and talent, whose productions
will do everything to secure its present
high standing during the ensuing year, as a Citizen
Soldier in the cause

Of Science,
Of the Military, and
Of the Literature of our Land!

Every energy of the Publishers will be directed to
one essential object—they will make the paper a
welcome and a wholesome

VISITOR OF THE FAMILY CIRCLE,

Enlivened by

Poetry for the Ladies;

For men of substantial judgment,

Scientific Articles,
Historical Sketches,
Original Essays;

And for the literary world in general, they will furnish

A Series of Revolutionary Novels,
Comic Sketches of Men and Things,
As well as
Sound Military Information,

For the benefit of the Volunteers and Citizen Soldiery
of our land.

WITH REGARD TO NEWS,

Especially the News of the Week, a single word of
comment is necessary. The word “NEWS—NEWS—
NEWS!” is conspicuously paraded in the announcements
of all our cotemporaries, and the
country reader is deceived into the belief that the
latest news is offered for perusal; whereas, the very
nature of these overgrown mammoth publications
precludes the possibility of any passing events being
noticed until all the daily papers have long repeated
them for the satisfaction of city and country
subscribers. Even the country papers are invariably
ahead of these city weeklies in furnishing the
latest news. We shall give

ONE THIRD MORE

Substantial matter in our paper every week than
is given by our cotemporaries—for the simple reason
that our columns shall not be burdened by
stale quantities of news a month old, palmed off on
the ignorant reader for the—latest news.

In addition to the attractions mentioned above,
the “Soldier” will be adorned with

COSTLY ENGRAVINGS,

Illustrative of celebrated heroes of the Revolution,
accompanied by well-written Biographies; together
with historical Sketches of the Battles of the Revolution.

THE SIZE OF OUR SHEET,

A large folio, offers inducements to subscribers not
afforded by the other city papers, whose coverlet
proportions are suitable for anything but perusal or
preservation.

THE SECOND VOLUME

Will commence with the 1st of January, 1843.

TERMS.—Single subscribers Two Dollars.

Ten copies at one dollar and a half each.

Twenty copies for one dollar each.

To any person forwarding us FIFTEEN SUBSCRIBERS,
and thirty dollars, we will furnish fifteen
copies of the Citizen Soldier for one year, and a
volume (12 numbers) of the United States Military
Magazine, containing thirty-two splendid coloured
engravings of the different volunteer companies of
this and the adjoining states.

A H. DILLER, Publisher,

No. 3 North Sixth Street, Philadelphia.