Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
APPLETONS' JOURNAL,
DEVOTED TO
Popular Literature, Science
anil tie aSS.

The design of the Publishers Is to fur
nish a periodical which shall afford the
reader, in addition to an abundance of en-.
Pertaining popular literature, a thorough
survey OF the progress of thought, the ad.
vance of the arts, and the doings In all
branches of intellectual effort. Engrav.
ings are employed when they serve to II.
lustrate the text, but never 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 SUNNI rizing the contents
ofimporant new books. Bakers Ismailia,"
"The German Arctic Expedition, Living.
stones Last Journey" THE Life of the
Prince Consort," have each been condens.
ed and recently published In the JOURNAL,
with illustrations, affording the reader la
each instance an accurate idea of the books
in question.
ArPLEToNs' JOURNAL has been generally
regarded by the press of America as fore.
most among the literary weeklies, of which
the %subioined extracts from recent notices
bear witness:
Recent Notices by the Press.
HARTFORD CURANT.-"An admirs.
BILE publication, conducted with an enter.
prise and ability and culture that heartily
deserves support"
NEW YORK TIMES.-"Eoual 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 DO said to be a
rival to IT,"
PROVIDENCE J0URNAL.-"We look
upon the advent of ApPLnroNs' journal az
one of the pleasant events of the week.
1t is the arrival of a friend and q teacher,
who knows how, to combine amusement
and instruction in the right proportions"
BUFFALO COMMERCIAL ADVER.
TlSER.-"We do not know of an essential
point in which APPLEroSs' Journal falls
short OF being what such a publication
should be-"
CHICAGO INTER-oCEAN.-"The ar.
ticles In APPLEToNs' JOURNAL have eyer
stood upon their W merits. and not upop
the fame, past, present. future, real, or i'm.
aginary, Of their authors. The JOURNAL
is a favorite wit hall 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 liz
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 mapa.
zine needs no eulogist. Its many merits
speak for themselves. The special features
claimed for similar publications are all
embraced in its plan. -. For q rich col
lection of the very best reading, commend
us to Appleton"
ROCHESTER, DEMOCRAT. - "The
Journal, weekly and monthly, 10 among
the best of the magazines"
HARTFORD TIMES.--.Of its general
character. as an entertaining and i~nstruc.
tive miscelIay, one of the very best of ,ts
kind, we have before had occasion 10
speak and may here add that APpLEroN's
JOURNAL, under the form Of a weekly pub.
LEGATION, is in fact an elegant and attractive
magazine"
UTICA HERALD.-"The JOURNAL IL
essentially American In spirit. and fills a
field from which it cannot be spared"
PTTTSBURG CoMMERCIAL.-"It 10
the only hightoned literary weekly
in the country, and it is q welcome visitor
every refined and cultured household"
EPISCOPAL REGISTER. -"AppLr.
JOURNAL is one of the brightest and
best of our American weeklies."
BOSTON POST.-"This handsome mag
azine, in It's weekly and monthly parts, t.
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, ~instruo.
tive, and entertaining publication.
PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMERI.
CAN.-"Tho Journal defends tie peculiar
ably, and fills It completely. II
a happy individuality from the be-
aud commends itself more and
more every ndmber TO cultivated tase and
esteem
ALBANY EVENING JOURNAL
"There Is no better. written or more hand
somely-printed magazine published In the
country"
MILWAUKEE NEWS.-'This excel
lent weekly journal fills q place that would
be sadly vacant without It."