Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-14
slowly, and is said by some to have

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fallen off.
William D. Howells, native of Ohio,
formerly editor of the (Columbus) State
journal, the author of q Venetian Life"
and other charming books, has been the
editor of the Atlantic since the retire
ment of James 7. Fields, whost assist
ant he was for a number of years. Mr..
Howells' salary is $1,000 year, and he
has number of subordinatess superin-
tending special departments.
The GALAXY is in its eighth year. It
was begun, and continued for twelve
month, as a fortnightly. 1t has been
from the first under the immediate di-
rection of William G.. and Frank P.
Church, who are still its editors and
partial owners, having sold a half inter-
est to Messrs. Sheldon & Co., the present
publishers. The magazine had reached
its fifth year and expended 100000 be-
fore it became selfsustaining but now,
with a circulation of some 10000, and
an excellent reputation, it is a hand
some property. Its terms of coinpen-
sation to authors are $40 per page, the
pages ranging from rs to S25 words.
The GALAXY returns eleven out of
twelve manuscripts receives some 40
week, and commonly has on hand, in
prose and verse, not far from 300. 1t
can afford to keep liberal supply, since
it can do so without the slightest cause.
Its range is not so wide as that of Har-
per's or the atlantic; combining itself
mostly to stories, poems, and essays,
which last are its specialties. 1t has
something of journalistic character in
regard to timely subjects, and probably
contains, IN the course of year, more
noticeable and striking articles than
any other monthly.
iScrib1er's has just passed its second
anniversary, and is, like Harper's, an
illustrated magazine. 1t was founded
on Hours at Home, and in it were merged
the Riverside and Putnam's. Its circula-
ton is said to be over 10000, and its
success, thus far, to have been great.
Its corps of contributors is very large.
1t pays $40 per page 900 words)-its
maximum figure; accepts about one in
ten manuscripts receives nearly 100 a
week, and has on hand, and paid for,
in the vicinity of $50. DIR. J. G. Hol.
land is the editor, and Watson Glider,
who does the ''Old Cabinet" is his as
sistant.
Old and New is rather new than old ;
is edited by the Rev. Edward Everett
Hale; is broad ana breezy but has not
yet proved very profitable in pecuniary
sense.
Lippincoh's is of recent birth; filed,
for the most part, by good, thoug n little
known, writers; and is reported not to
hn lzr Nh
ton.
The Overland has lost much of its
prestige by the departure of some of its
most renowned contributors, but it is
still very fresh and entertaining, and
has deal of the flavor of the soil. Its
circulation is necessarily limited, though
as an enterprise, it is conducted with
| boldness, energy, and iberality.
Magazines are constantly starting and
| dying, here and elsewhere; their I'M
dertakers proving such in double
sense, from refusing to learn by the ex
perience of others. Magazine pub
fishing rarely results in a financial ad
vantage, and there are few kinds Of
business that return less interest on an
equal amount of invested capital, anx
| iety, and labor.
Magazine-writing is still less promis
ing; and they who think of living
thereby are either novices or simple
tons. Few of the most valued con
tributors earn more than $500 or $500 {
year and he who earns 81 900 by this
species of literary work is phenomenon
who would attract attention even il
Broadway. The chances of achieving
distinction in the monthlies is extreme
ly slender, as may be judged from the
facts l have given and the prospects o
starving for the man, credulous enough
to believe he can subsist by writing fo
the magazines, are supremacy brilliant.