The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-29
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WIN, this iss {. 'The Galaxy" completes
ltS tYcnty-fOu"h volume and the twelfth
year Pf its existence. 1t started to be the
foremtst literary magazine in the country
Entlrdy discarding mere pictorial attractions
and strictly local connections, its aim has
been topresent each month the choicest pos
sible lierary bill Of fere ~ its readers. 1t
has airhd to be thoroughly up to the times
In the ehOice of subjects which it has dis
cussed, Ind most of the live questions of the
day are E4hly treated IN it's pages. Its liberal
policy aHl high literary tone have drawn to
1T contributions from some Of the ablest of
orrsta.e4uen. Many of these contributions
are of ttl greatest importance, and give an
inside vtw of our current history which
could notptherwise be obtained. Secretary
Wells has given it's readers an inside view
of our naIl operations during the rebellion,
and in hisSeries of papers on Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr.: Scfard has given many exceedingly
neutrality-suspicious. as to the position,
views and Ets Of Mr.. Lincoln and The lead
ing mernb&s Of his Cabinet on the great
questions Which engaged their attention.
BY .givingtiospitable reception to the ex-
preston of tarying opinions, and inviting
rather than repressing individuality of
thought, vlGg and statements, this Maga-
zine .conlmatis n class Of contributions
which otherwise might find no place in pe-
riodicnl literature.
In the department. of lighter literature,
and indeed III departments, it will try to
maze Itself rcigable, and also worthy OF the
reading public
1t is safe to sly that The udinIy has, dur
ing the year juA closed, contributed its full
share to give intrest and value to our cur
rent Literature, ald this fact is the best guar
antee that it wiz not fail its readers in the
year to come.
For the year 1GS we are promised a series
OF articles on Acprs, by Lawrence Barrett,
the eminent tragaiian, who has already won
such high favor q q contributor to The Gal
aSy. The first iii fhis series was OH Edwin
Forrest the neXdwill be on Charlotte Cush-
man. Mr. BarrettFill also contribute essays
on the Drama. ffpn Gideon Wellc's arti-
cles on Mr.. Lincollts Administration viii! ba
continued. a scriA Of articles on industrial
| questions, by ChafT,s Wyllys Elliott, may
be expected. Richafl Grant Whites articles
on Reading SHAKESPEARE will be continued.
Essays on various subjects, by Titus Munson
! Coen, Junius Henri Browne, Charles Carroll,
Albert Rhodes, and others, will be presen-
ted. Sketches of tra>el and foreign life, by
| Henry James, Jr., E.S;. Greenvillc Murray
(the author of 'Thc Aembcr from Paris, ~
and other distinguishN writers, serial nov
els by Henry James, b., and Mrs. Annie
| Edwards, will appear In its pages. These
are only few of the atractions Which The
! Gaiary expects to off its readers. The
| general list of contributgs will be large and
| of kind to maintainRhe high standard
which The GALAXY hasNct for ITSELF The
| Departments, which are Saly worth, to any
| intelligent reader, far mOTs than the cost of
| the Magazine, will be maintained as usual.
%h:c!. ~ the highest praia, That can he Of
farad- nrift-Wnnd. the Semitic Miscellh-
ny, and Febuln are alwayArcsh and attrac-
i tive L.