The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-12-12
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APPLETON1 JOURNAL.
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For 1873. Sw
| A PPLETONS' JOURNAL will sas-
IA tain. during the ensuing year, its
reputation for its general excslIence.
The publishers will endeavar, moro
strennously then ever. to furnish i
periodical ofa, high class, one which
shall emu ace q wide scope IT topics,
and afford the reader. in addition to an
abundance ri entertaining popular lit
eraturs', q thorough survey Of the pro-
gress Of thought. the advance Of the.
arts, aud he d"ings in all branches Of
int.ilectuai eff,rt. Al the design is
to make sup4rin. literary journal,
engravings viii he employed omly when
they serve to illustrate the text, and
never merely as pictures.
Without adhering loo rigidly to any
go plan. the contents will be grouped
approximately as f.llnws:
Literature Of Romance. consistiur
of popular serial novels, ffou, both
American and English writers, and the
best short stories obtainable, whether
from native or foreign writer's.
Travel, Adventures. and discovery.
embracing papers aud descriptive Of
plares, tales Of adventure and discove-
ry, with notes Of all that Is doing Id
the way Of exploration. or that il
brought 10 light Of new aud unfamiliar
countries
Nature lind natural histsry. undet
which viii lie given entertaining pa
pers on the characteristics Of the
earih's sirface, the habits Of animals,
and eli thai pertains to the physical
world didand US.
Social Themes, including papers ex-
pressing IDEAS Ut Capable observers on
social progress, TIE arts and facilities
ri The household, aud such matters al
pertait t. our tally lives.
/ The. Arts, embracing criticism of
new paintings. new architecture etc.
Obsersations on decorative and house,
hold arr. and q geS4ral survey of sfhS
progress 1t the ari ] in all their branch
es.
Miscellany will cover selections from
new books, brief tranilaiions from
Continental journals. and extracts giv-
| inS the core OF the more noteworthy
papers in the English ma gasiues.
Scene and invention viii consist Of
popular papers on subjects covered by
inese terms. and will record the pro-
gress made therein.
NeW Doo.s viii De carefully and inn
pslalai'y reviewed, ~ the sole interest
u Tue Ieaoer ana notes viii De sub
Joineu' anofuina intaitissnc9 MsFegNrd
20 l''erary matters here and abroad.
Currenl topics will consist OF the
0ulsol Tlances g snemes occupying
W Pnniicmind afsarious uttersnces
~ 1eadin spirits ~ literature. philos-
ophy' aad cfi.'clsm and at the gaye-
yes and anusements OF society. Il ID
aes,sned 20 make this department mo-
ean Us ioi 'ss entertaining viyactiy.
ane Dfoad purpose Of the editors
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Issue 1nss snail rival io interest and
variety me regnlir monthly publica.
lions ana for this purpose the space
AZ 'neif command enables them to give
mocn more material for the same
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