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THE MAGNOLIA
OR, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN.

A Literary HdgdSine and Monthly Reriep.
INHE Subscribers, publishers and proprietors Of
thc MAGNOLIA MAGAZINE, have great pleasure IN
Informing It's 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 one which recommends itself
al glance, To the judgments OF most persons The
literary facilities of Charleston are IN some respects
superior TO those of Savannah. II lies conve-
nieny in the line Of the great thoroughfares, East
and West AMI It's population being so much larger,
1t necessarily combines the prospect OF greater ite-
rary and pecuniary patronage IN behalf OF inc
work. The very considerable increase OF It's sub
scribers within the last two months particularly in
south Carolina, naturally prompts its proprietors To
greater outlay Of eff TT in promoting, along win
the wishes of its friends extension Of its own
facilities and means of influence. This change OF
The place OF publication, however, will imply no
preference IN favor of Charleston our former
publishing city. The work will be delivered to
subscribers on the same day in both cities. The
new arrangement will also effect that desideratum
IN the business department of all periodicals, the
punctual 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
LITIGATION 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, on the first day in every month. II will be
a subject of congraulation to our friends to hear,
il OF great pride and pleasure with ourselves to
state, that the Magnolia, like its noble namesake,
having triumphed over the first dscouraging circum-
stances under which il was planted, has taken per-
manent root AID is now in condition OF vigor
and promise, which justihes the hope Il at Il will
bring forth goodlest fruit and attain all the green
honors of hardy growth, long life, and peren-
NAL freshness to the last Its subscribers are in
creasng daily, its typographical garments will soon
be as flowing and beautiful the best among its
contemporaries and among the fine inellects as
sembled and secured to maintain its internal cha
racter, may be enumerated many OF the most ac-
complshed names of which the South boast
IL may be enough to say that still assured of
the cooperation Of all those who have heretofore
written for our pages to which we shall add with
each successive issue of the Magazine, other names
no less able, by which shall furnish to our read
ers fortunate variety and most liberal supply, OF
the intellectual edbles which they desire. The
Editorial duties will chiefly devoye upon Mr. w.
GILMORE SIMMs, whose services we have secured
to greater degree than before. The Editorial Blu
will be entirely surrendered to his control, and
his general supervision of the work is hereafter
tain. He will, nevertheless be assisted by the same
gentlemen whose labors heretofore have contributed
SO largely to cndow this particular department OF
the Magnolia, with the influence which 1t conessedly
asserts.
1t might be enough for our 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 Irogress of each days events, the decisive
proofs that our people need, and are determined to
have periodical which shall speak justly and fear
not ;-whch shall be equally true and bold in which
criticism shall be free from can't 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
telectual independence, every where beginning to
breathe and burn around US 1t will be no fault or
ours if we do not maintain its fires.
MIR. p. G. PENpLEroN will devote the remainder
of the year to travel He will visit our 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
| air 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-
ny Messenger-a journal confessedly among the neat
est in this any other country. These improve
ments 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 betore--fve dollars per annum--
payable yearly in advance. No subscribers for less
than a year. Each number will contain at least
sixty fou pages, which circumstances may OCCASION
ally induce TO increase. The press of matter, or
the reception of any article of great present interest,"
will prompt always the addition of the necessary
pages With thus summary we conclude our address
to the friends of the South, Southern Literature and
Southern institutions 1t is not necessary to say how
much the institutions of a 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 probably feeble now from
the 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.,,;,,oX,
burgess & JAMES, '''""'"'
Charleston, June, 1912