Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-06
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The design Of the Publishers is 10 fur.
nish a periodical which shall afford the
reader, in addition 20 an abundance of en-
tertaining popular literature, a thorough
survey OF the progress of thought, the adj
vance of the arts, and the doings in all
branches of intellectual effort. Engrav-
ings are employed when they serve to il
l~ustrate the text, but never merely as pie
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
o%fimporant new books. Bakers Ismailia,"
"The German Arctic Expedition, Living.
stones Last Journey" "The Life Of tho
Prince Consort," have each been condens-
ed and recently published IN the JouRSAL,
with illustrations, affording the reader ia
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 subjoined extracts from recent notices
bear witness:
Recent Notices by the Press.
HARTFORD CURANT.-"An admira.
bic publication, conducted with an enter
prise and ability and culture that heartily
deserves support" 300
NEW YORK TIMES.-"Equal to the
best of the monthly magazines il 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 a 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 APpLEroNs' JOURNAL falls
short of being what such u publication
should be-"
CHICAGO INTER.OCEAN.-"The ar.
ticles in APPLEToNs' Journal have ever
stood upon their own merits, and hotupon
the far1e, 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 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 maga-
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speak for themselves. The special features
claimed for similar publications are all
embraced in its plan.L... For a rich col
lection of the very best reading, commend
us to Appleton" a.l
ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT. - "The
JOURNAL, weekly and monthly, is among
the best of the magazines"
HARTFORD TIMES.-"Of its general f
character, as an entertaining and %instruc-
tive miscellay, one Of the very best of Its
Kind, we have before had occasion to
speak; and NAV here add that APPLEToNs'
Journal, under the form of q weekly pub
LEGATION, is in fact an elegant and attractive
magazine"
UTICA HERALD.-"The Journal is
essentially American in spirit and fills a
field from which it cannot be spared"
PITTSBURG COMMERCIAL.--"1t is
now the only heightened 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
povince ably, aud fills IL completely. II
has a 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. written or more hand
somely.printed magazine published in the
country"
MILWAUKEE NBWS.-"This excel
lent weekly journal fills n place that would
be sadly -acant without it,"