Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-12-05
The CENTURY.
In 1885.
Il GREAT ENTERPRISE.
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.


The important features of THE CENTUR,
AGAzINE for the coming year-ind eed, per
APPS the most important ever unde rtaken By
he magazine-will be a series of separate
papers en- the great battles OF the War fol
the Union, written by general officers higt
In command upon both the Federal and tn,
Confederate sides,-General Grant (whe
writes of Vlcksburg, Shiloh, and other bat
tes), Generals Longstreet, cClellan,
B, auregard, ROsecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter
and others. The series opens in the Novem
Der CENTURY with graphically illustrated
article on
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
written by the Confederate general, G. T.
Beauregard. Brief sketches entitled aRecol
lections of a Private" papers chroniclina
special events. descriptions Of various auxii
larry branches OF the service, etc., will snip.
plement the more important series by the
various generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide ths
preparation OF the illustrations, for which
The CENTURY has at its disposal very large
quantity of photographs, drawings. portraits
maps, plans, etc, hitherto unused. The aim
is TO present in this series, not official re
ports, but commanding officers accounts. o,
their plans and misunderstanding per
sonal experiences which will record leading
events of the war, and possess at the SAME
time, a historical value not easily to be cal
culated.
FICTION.
In this line THE CENTURY will maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories by
American writers that can be procured. In
November begins
A NEW NOVEL By W. .. HowELLs,
Author of Venetian Days" "a Modern In.
stance. etc. This story deals with the rise OF
an American business man. A novel BY
Henry James, novelette, by Grace Denic
Lichiielj, and short stories by Uncle Re-
mus" Frank r. Stockton, H II. Boyesen 7.
A. Janvier, a. H., Julian Hawthorne, and
other equally well-known writer's will ap-
pear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included q
series OF papers on the Cities of Italy by W
ID. Howells, the illustrations being reproduc.
tons OF etchings and drawings by Joseph
Pennelli series on
THE NEW NORTHWEST,
being an interesting group of papers by e
V. Smslley Lieut.. schwatka, Principal Grant
tof Kingston, Ontariol, and others, descrip.
tive OF little known regions; papers on
French and American art-sculpture and
painting, with some exquisite illustrations;
papers on
ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE, AND HISTORY
the first being by Professor Langley and 9TH
ers Under Architecture and included more
Of RS. Van ReLsselaer's article on Churches,
City and Country Houses, etc. Colonel
George E. Waring, Jr., will describe
PROGRESS IN SANITARY DRAINING;
E. c. stedman, Edmund Gosse, and others
will furnish literary essays; George w. Cable
will contribute in various ways; several pa.
pers on sport and adventure win soon be
published, and
JOHN BURROUGHS
viii write from time to time on outdoor sub
jects.
Readers Of TIE CENTURY may feel sure ei
keeping abreast of the times on leading sub.
jects that may properly come within the
province Of q monthly magazine. Its clrcu.
lation is now about 10000 monthly, the
November number exceeding that figure,
subscriptions should date from this lumber
beginning the War Series and r. Howell's
novel. Price s4!00 year, IS cents o number.
All booksellers and news-dealers sell it and
take subscriptions, or remittance may be
made to the publisher.
A free specimen copy Of THE CENTURY wiz
be sent on request. fenfion this paper.
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