The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-12
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In 1888:
a GREAT ENTERPRISE,
Papers on the Civil Var.

Papers on the CiuH Var.
The important features of THE CENTURY MAG.
AZINE for the coming year-indeed, perhaps the
most important ever undertaken by the magazine
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
(who writes of Yicksburg, Shiloh and other bat
ties,) Generals Longstreet, Mcclellan Beaur9gard,
Rosecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter, and others. The
series opens in the November Century with gra-
phicaLy illustrated article on
The Battle of Bull Run,
written by the Confederate General. G t Beau
regard. Brief sketches, entitled "CecollectiOns of
a Private" papers ehrOnicling 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-
paration of the Illustrations, for which The Cen
fury 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 officia al reports but commanding
officers accounts Of their plans and operations
interesting personal experiences which will record
leading events of the war, and possess at the
time, historical value not easily to becalculated
Fiction
In this line The Century will maintain it's pres
tige, and furnish the best stories by American
writers that can be procured In November begins
A Nee0 Noret By W d. HOtCeltS,
author of ''venitian Days." "A Modern instance,
etc. This story deals with the rise of an Ameri-
can business man. novel by Henry James,
novelette, by Grace DEMO Litchfeld, and short
stories by ''Uncle Remus" Frank r. Stockton H
H Boysen, T. A. ,'aDvier, II H., Julian Haw-
thorne and ether equally well known writer's will
appear at various times.
MiScelldncOW Features.
Under this heading may be included series OF
papers the Cities of Italy by W. d. Howels, the
illustrations being reproductions of etchsngs and
drawings by Joseph Pennell; series on
The Ne,0 Northwest,
being an interesting group of papers by E. V.
Smaliey, Lieut.. schwatka, Principal Grant tof
Kingston, Ontario,) and others, descriptive of lit
tie known regions; papers on French and Ameri-
Gan art-seulpture and painting, with some ex-
quisite Illustrations; papers on
Astronomy architecture and History,
the first being by Prof. Langley and others. IN
der Architecture are included more of Mrs. Van
Rensselar's articles on Churches, City and Ooun-
describe
Progress in Sanitary Draining;
E, C. stedman, Edmund Gorse and others will
furnish literary essays George w. Gable viii con-
tribute in various ways; several papers on sport
and adventure will soon be published, and John
Burrough VIII write from time to time on outdoor
subjects.
Resders of The Century may feel sure Of keap-
ing abreast OF the ii 5es leading subjects that
may properly come within the province monthly
magazine. It's circulation is now about 10000
monthly, the November number exceeding that
figure subscriptions should date from this num-
Der, beginning the war series and Mr.. Howells's
novel. Price S400 year, So cents number. All
book sellers and news-deaers sell it and take sub
scriptions, or remittance mey be made to the pub
Usher.
A free specimen copy of The Century wifi be
sent on request. Mention: this paper, tl
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