The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-05
TIE CENTURY
IN 1885:
A GREAT ENTERPRISE,

Papers on the Civil Var.
AzINE for the coming year-indeed, perhaps the
most important ever undertaken by the masaHine
Will be series of separate papers on the great
BATTLES of the War for the Union, written by gem
eral officers high In command upon both the Fed
eral and the Confederate sides-General Grant
twho writes of vicksburg, Shiloh and other bat
Rosecrans; Hill, Admiral Porter, and others The
series opens in the November Century with Rra-
phicaly illustrated article on
The Battle Of Bull Run,
written by the Confederate General, g. T. Beau-
regard Brief sketches, entitled "CecollectioRs Of
Private" papers chronicling special events, de.
scriptions of various auxiliary branches OF the
service, etc., will supplement the more important
series by the various generals.
strict regard for accuracy will guide the pre-
paratlon OF the Illustrations, for which The Gem
fury has ct ita disposal very large quantity of
photographs, drawings, portraits, maps, plans,
ETC., hitherto unused. The aim is to present in
this series, not official reports, but commanding
ofhcers' accounts Of their plans and operations
interesting personal experiences which will record
Leading events of the war, and possess, at the
tme' historical value not easily to becalcuiatsd'
Fiction.
In this line The Century will maintain its pres
tiGe, and furnish the best stories by American
writers that can be procured In November begins
A Neeo Novel by W. d. HoUells,
author of ''venitian Days. "A Modern Instance,
etc. This story deals with the rise Of an Ameri-
can business man. novel by Henry James, o
novelette, by Grace DEMO Litehneld, and short
stories by "Uncle Remus," Frank r. stockton, n.
II Boysen. T. A. Janvier, H h, Julian Haw-
thorne and ether equally well known writer's wtIl
appear at various times,
MiSceItaneouJ Features.
Under this heading may be included series OF
papers on the Cities Of Italy by W. D. HoweIls the
Illustrations being reproductions Of etchsngs and
drawings by Joseph Pennen; . series on
The Ne,0 Northwest,
being an interesting group Of papers by 4. v.
Smslley, Lieut.. SchWatka, Principal Grant (of
Kingston, Ontario,) and others, descriptive Of lit.
tie known regions; papers on French and Ameri-
can srt-sculpture and painting, with some az.
quisite illustrations; papers on
Astronomy, Architecture and History,
the first being by Prof. Langley aud Others. Un-
der Architecture are included more of Mrs. Van
Rensselars articles ON Churches, City and ODun.
try Houses, etc. Col. George Z. waring, JF., win
describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining;
z. @. Stedmsn, Edmund Gorse and others win
furnish literary essays. George W. Cable will ecu
tribute IN various ways; several papers on spsrt
and adventure will soon be published, and John
Burrough will write from time to time ON outdoor
subjects. ~
Readers of The Century may feel sure OF keap-
ing abreast OF the ii es on leading subjects that
may properly come within the province monthly
magazine. Its circulation is now about lA0 600
monthly, the November number exceeding that
figure Subscriptions should date from this mum.
her, beginning the war series and MI. HowelIs's
novel. Price $4.e0 year, IS cents . number, All
book sellers and news-dealers sell it and take sub
scrlptlons, or remittance msy be made to the pub
Usher.
A free specimen copy Of The Century win bs
sent on request. Mentionsthis paper 81,
The Century Co., New York, N. Y.