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THE MAGNOLIA:
OR, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN.


TIME Subscribers, publishers and proprietors of
J. the MAGNOLIA MAGAZINE, have great pleasure IN
Informing ITS friends and readers that with the pre-
sent volume, June number OF this periodical, ITS
publication will be transferred from the city OF Sa-
vannah to that of Charleston. This arrangement
is made in compliance with numerous suggestions
from both cities and is which recommends itself
at a glance, to the judgments OF most persons The
literary facilities of Charleston are, respects
superior to those of Savannah. 1t lies more conve
nienty in the line of the great thoroughiares, East
and West ami its population being so much larger
it necessarily combines the prospect of greater lite
rary and pecunary patronage IN behalf OF the
work. The very considerable increase OF its sub
scrbers within the last two months, particularly in
South Carolina, naturally prompts its proprietors to
greater outlay of ell TT IN promoting, along with
the wishes of its frends,-the extension of its own
facilities and means of influence. This change of
the place of publication, however, will imply no
Or ference in favor of Charleston former
publishing city, The work will be delivered to
subscribers the same day in both cities. The
new arrangement will also effect that desderatum
in the business department of all periodicals, the
punctua delivery OF the journal to subscribers when
due an object which has hitherto eluded all our eff
forts, and has been frequently productive Of NOR
tfcaton to ourselves, and dissatisfaction among
our friends and readers. 1t is proposed to publish
the Magazine simultaneously, in the four cities of
Savannah, Charleston, Columbia and Augusta, in
each of which agents of character will be established
who will always be prepared with the adequate
supply for subscribers, in sufficient for de-
livery, the first day in every month. 1t will be
u subject of congratuation to friends to hear,
il Of great pride and pleasure with ourselves TO
state, that the Magnolia, like its noble namesake,
having triumphed the first discouraging Circum
stances under which it planted, has taken per-
manent root, a, d is III condition of vigor
and promise, which justiies the hope at II will
bring forth goodest fruit, and attain all the green
honors of hardy growth, long life and peren-
NAL freshness to the last. Its subscribers in
creasing daily its typographical garments will
be as flowing and beautiful the best among its
contemporaries and among the fine intellects
sembled and secured to maintain its internal cha
racer may be enumerated many OF the most
compshed names OF which the South can boast
1t may be enough to say that we still assured OF
the cooperation Of all those who have heretofore
written for pages to which we shall add, with
each successive issue of the Magazine, other names
no less able by which shall furnish to read
ers fortunate variety and most liberal supply, of
the intellectual edibles which they desire The
Editorial duties will chiefly devolve upon Mr.. w.
GILMORE SIMMs, whose services have secured
to a greater degree than before The Editorial Bu-
will be entirely surrendered TO his CONTROL and
his general supervision Of the work is hereafter GER
tain. He WILL nevertheless, be assisted by the same
gentlemen whose labors heretofore have contributed
largely to eniow this particular department of
the Magnolia, with the influence which it coniessedy
asserts.
1t might be enough for present purposes to
end here. We rejoice to believe that the day of
Southern lukewarmness to the necessity of mental
culture, in own land has gone by forever
There is glorious awakening. We have daily
signs that Southern literature is demanded. The
Magnolia is demanded. We are proud in detecting
in the rogress of each days events, the decisive
proofs that our people need and are determined to
have, periodical, which shall speak justly and fear
not-which shall be equally true and bold; in which
criticism shall be free from cant, and opinion shall
be unbiased either by fear or favor; work in
which the tone shall be manly, and the character
and sentiment essentially and only Southern 1t is
very doubtful whether another word need be said on
this subject. We feel the sentiment of Southern in
tellecual independence, every where beginning to
breathe and burn around us. 1t will be fault of
ours if we do not maintain its fires.
Mr. p. c. PENDLEToN will devote the remainder
of the year to travel. He will visit friends in
the interior of South and North Carolina, and
Georgia, during the present summer. The winter
he will give to Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
The superintendent of the mechanical depal tment
will fall to the charge of burgess & JAMES, who
pledge themselves that the Magnolia in topographic
mir and costume, shall be worthy of the noble name
it bears. In this respect large improvements are
needed, and are contemplated. The general plan of
the work will resemble that Of the Southern Litera-
ry Messenger journal confessedly among the neat
est in this or any other country. These improve
mcnts will be made visible in the first number (July)
of the next volume and new series but still farther
improvements will take place in the two following
numbers. On this head we will not enlarge let the
Magnolia be known by its fruits
Our terms as before-ivc dollars per annum--
payable yearly in advance No subscribers for less
than year. Each number will contain ut least
sIxty-foui pages, which circumstances may asion-
ally induce us TO increase. The press of matter or
the reception of eny article of great present interest
will prompt always the addition of the necessary
pages. With this summary We conclude our address
To the friends IF the South Sontbern ,t,r
Southern institutions. II is not necessary TO say how
much the institutions of country depend upon its
literature. We appeal to our citizens IN their own
behalf, no less than ours The creation of natural
literature is, next to the actual defence Of country
by arms, against the invader, of the first duties
OF patriotism. We are probably feeble now from
the too long neglect of this duty. But it is not too
late to reform the error, and the time is approaching
fast, when the intellect of the whole South will be
needed for the conflict
p. c. PENDLETON, p....
burgess & JAMES, i'o''e'0''
Charleston, June, 1912