News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
THE CENTURY
I'm 1885.
A Great Enterprise.
PAPERS on THE CIVIL WAR.

= PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of the CENTURY MAGA-
ZINE TOR the coming year-indeed. perhaps the
most important ever undertaken by the maya
zlne-Wlll be series of separate papers on the
great battles of the war for the Union, written
DV general officers high IN command upon both
the federal and the Confederate sdes,-General
Grant (who writes of Vicksburg, Shiloh and
other battles), Generals Longstreet, Mcclellan,
Beauregard, ROsecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter
anu others The series opens in the November
CENTURY with q graphically illustrated article
on,
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN,
written by the Confederate general, G. T. Beau
regard. Brief sketches, entitled "Recollectlons
OF Pflvate," papers chroniciDg speclal eVents'
descriptions of various auxiliary branches Of the
SERVICE etc, will supplement the more lmpoT-
tant series by the various generals. lido tho
A Strlct regard for accuracy Will Ruiue lIio
preparation of the Illustrations, for winch lie
CENTURY has at its disposal a very large guam
uty OF Photographs drawings portraits a atpe
plans, etc, hitherto unused The aim is 10 pre-
sent in this series, not official reports, Dut com
manding officers accounts of their plans anu op
eratlons,-lnteresting personal experlences va
WIFI record leading events of the war, ana pos
sesses, at the same time, historical value ho'
easily t. be calculated.
FICTION.
In this line THE CENTURY will maintain It's
prestige, and furnish the best stories by Amefl-
can writers that can be procured. In November
begins
A NEW NOVEL BY w. d. HowELLs'
author of "Venetian Days." "a MOuerH ~ ~
stance" ETC. This story deals with the rise OF
an American business man. a novel by Henry
James, novelette, by Grace Demo LltcIli Item u
and short stories by 'Uncle Remus, Fra az IT H.
otQckton, FL. II. Boyseen, T. a: JanSierii n ,iaii
Julian Hawthorne, and the other equaily "eli
known writers will appear at various times
- MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may. be included series
of papers on the cities of Italy by w. u. hom
ellis the illustrations being productions OF etcn-
ings and drawings by Joseph Penncl' series
on J
IL -.s..-; THE NEW. NORTH WEST,
being an interesting group Of papers ~ T.. vs. "
Smafley, Lient Schwatka, Principal Grant, OF
Kingston, Ontario, and others, descrlptiVe oi
little known regions; papers on frenGh anu
american art-sculpture and painting, with some
exquisite illustrations; papers on .,
ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY,
The: first being by Prof. Langley and others.
Under Architecture are included more OF MRS;
Van Rensselaer, articles on churches, city ana
country houses, etc. Col George e. w airing,
Jr., will describe
- PROGRESS IN SANITARY DRAINING;
E.. c. Stedman, Edmund Goose and others will
furnish literary essays; George w. CaOle VIII
contribute various ways; several papers on
sport and adventure will soon be puDhsheu' anu
81. JOHN BURROUGHS
will write from time to time on outdoor sports
Readers of THE CENTURY may feel sure OF
keeping abreast OF the times on leading subjects
that may properly come within the province oil a
monthly magazine. Its circulation now Is aeou
l4o 900 monthly, the November number exceed;
ing that figure. Subscriptions should be dated
from this number, beginning with the war series
and Mr.. Howell's novel. Price 81 year, 80
cents number. All book sellers and news
dealers sell 1t and take subscriptions, or remit
lance may be made to the publishers.
A free specimen copy of THE CENTURY will be
sent on request. Mention this paper.
THE CENTURY CO., NEW YORK. n. \.