Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-12-23
~APPLETONS' JOURNAL,
DEVOTED TO
Lle20IHre, Science
anu tie arLS.

The design of the Publishers Is to fur
nish n periodical which shall afford the
reader, in addition to an abundance of en-
PERTAINING popular literature, a thorough
survey o: he progress Of thought. the adj
vance of the arts. nd the doings in all
branches of intellectual effort. Eng"
ing5 are employed when they serve to IL
ustrate the text. but pever merely as pic
lures. 1t is a magazine of weekly issue.
giving much more reading matter for the
same yearly subscription than is contained
in the largest of the monthly magazines.
One feature of the Journal is the publ
cation of papers summarizing the contents
# imporant new books. Bakers Ismailia,"
The German Arctic Expedition. Living
stones Laet Journey" "The Life of the
Prince Consort." ave each been condens-
ID and recently published IN the ~JoURSAL,
with illustrations, atfording the reader ii
each instance an accurate idea of the books
in question.
APPLEToNs' JOURNAL has been generally
regarded by the press of America as fore
most among the literary weeklieS. of which
the suhjoined extracts from recent notices
bear witness:
Recent Notices by the Press.
HARTFORD CURANT.-'An admira-
bic publication, conducted with an enter
prise and ability aud culture that heartily
deserves support"
NEW YORK TIMES.-"Equal to the
best Of the monthly magazines it has the
advantage over them of appearing more
frequently, and we know of no other week
ly publication that can be said to be a
rival to it
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL-"We look
upon the advent of APPLETONs' Journal as
one of the pleasant events of the week
1t is the arrival Of a friend and n teacher
who knows how to combine amusement
and instruction in the right proportions"
BUFFALO COMMERCIAL ADVER-
TISER.-'We do not know of an essential
point in which k]PPLEToNs' Journal falls
short of being what such a publication
should be-"
CHICAGO INTER-GCEAN.-"The ar
ticles in APrLEToss' JIURNAL nave ever
stood upon their own merits, and hpt upon
the fame, past, present. future, real. or i'm
aginarv, of their authors. The JOURNAL
is "A f~avOrite wit hail classes of readers"
BOSTON COMMONWEALTH.-"The
editorial departments of criticism and
comment contain some of the most sensible
and readable paragraphs that find their
way into current American periodical lit
erature."
BOSTON GAZETTE.-"This excellent
periodical was never more interesting,
more ably edited, or more worthy of pub
lie favor. for the strength of all its depart
ments, than at present."
PHILADELPHIA AGE.-"This maya
zine leeds no eulogist. Its many merits
speak for themselves. The special features
claimed for similar publications. are all
embraced in its plan. 49,. For a rich col
lection Of the very best reading, commend
us to Appleton"
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT. = "The
JOURNAL, weekly and monthly, is among
the best of the magazines"
HARTFORD TIMES.-'TOf its general
character, as an entertaining and instruc-
tive miscellay, one of the very best of Its
kind, We haze before had occasion to
speak and NAV here add that AppLEroSs'
JOURNAL, under the form of a weekly pub
LEGATION, is in fact an elegant and attI active
magazine"
UTICA HERALD.-"The JOURNAL is
essentially Am ricao in spirit. and 6Hs a
field from which it cannot be spared"
PITTSBURG. COMFORTABLE is
now the only high toned literary weekly
in the country, and it is a welcome visitor
to every refined and cultured household"
EPISCOPAL REGISTER. - APPLE
TONS JOURNAL is one of the brightest and
best of our American weeklies."
BOSTON POST.-"This handsome mag
%azine, in its weekly and monthly parts. is
one most welcome to a wide constituency
Of readers"
BOSTON COMMERCIAL BULLETIN,
"A work of sterling merit, and in every
way satisfactory as an interesting ~instruc-
tive, and entertaining publication.
PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMERI-
CAN.-''The JOURNAL defends It's peculiar
pevince ably, aud fills it completely. 1t
4 happy individuality from the be-
ginning, and commends itself more and
more every number TO cultivated tase and
general esteem
ALBANY EVENING JOURNAL
There Is no better " ritten or more hand
somely-printed alagazise published ia the
country"
MILWAUKEE, EEWS.-"Tkis excel.
lent weekly journal fills n place SHAT wsald
be sadly vacant without ito
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