The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-01-12
The "Great Republic Monthly
To the Public, the Book and Periodical
Trade, and the Press.

TUUS, U1tC@ TIC L TeSS.
WYE have the honor to announce that we
w shall issue, on or before the first of De-
cember next, so as to be in season to command
the early attention of the public and the peri
odical trade, the first number of ne,c illustrated
naGetz;4ae to be called THE GREAT REPUBLIC"
MONTHLY.
1t is intended to make this Magazine supe.
rior in every respect to anything ever before
issued in this country. The general scope of
its character can best be understood by it's
name. 1t aeW be Thoroughly national-sn no
acise sectional or Scctariaa and wholly inperse-
nal 1t will offer to the writers and thinkers
of this Union a common field, where they can
meet on the highest ground of contemporary lit
eratare. 1t viii aim to gather about it every
variety of il tcllcct.
The range of articles will be wide one
covering. among othergrounds, Essay s, Sketch
es Humorous Tales Stories. Historical Incl
dents, Reviews, Critiques, Biographies, Scien-
tifc Articles. Travels, Table Talk, Dramas,
Incidents. Politics, Poems, Ballads, Stafizas,
Sonnets, Music, Correspondence, Gossip, ETC.,
ETC., etc.
The Magazine will be profusely illustrated
in the highest style of wood engraving
The Literary department will present greater
variety, combined with more thorough excel
lence it is believed, than ever before offered to
the American public in single periodical
The following authors and popular writers are
included in the list of contributors engaged -
Geo. D. Prentiss, Charles Swain, Fitz- Green
Hslleek, Chas, j. Ingersoll, Orestes A Brown
son, Gen. George p. Morris, Nathaniel Deer
ing, Hon. Charles Gayarre, William Gilmore
Simms, Park Benjamin. Hon. Albert Pike of
Ark, Able Adrian Rouquette, Hon, r. T.
Conrad, Rev. Ralph Hoyt, Seba Smith (Jack
Downright 7. Headley, John g. SAKE Lieut..
M. F. Maury, Edward S. Gould. Charles F
Briggs, G. p. Cranch, VIM H. G. Hosmer.
Geo. w. Peck, r. II. Stoddard, John R.
Thompson, Fred. S. Cozzens Sarah Helen
Whitman, Caroline NJ Kirkland, Elizabeth F.
Ellet, Jane Ermima Locke, Alice Carey, Phc-
be Carey. Madame LIE Vert, Mary Forrest,
Mary E. Stebbins (Mrs. Hewett), Elizabeth
Cakes Smith, Anna G. Boita Miss Lynch).
In addition to the foregoing brilliant array
OF American authors, there are large number
OF first-class writers engaged, (among them
some OF the most distinguished of the day. \
who are compelled from pre-existing engages
ments, or other causes, to withhold their names
for the present, but who will, nevertheless. con-
tribute frequently to our pages We would
also announce that we shall add to our list Of
contll butors the names of other distinguished
authors, as soon as satisfactory arrangements
can be completed
Each number will contain an original piece
W ooi i ooih PoSeu expressly Tor this work.
vi the superior ex cellence of the Magazine
In every respect, and of the certainty of its
permanent success, very little more need bo
sald' The terms and general conditions of the
Magazine will be as follows:
TIE IL MS: er,srar
VoLUMEs.-There will be two volumes wear.
OF about 700 royal octave pages each, COM
menclng in January and July, and ending
In June and December, respectivel ma
king six numbers To onnL ,-al.1, -