Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-11-20
THE CENTURY
In 1855.
a G2E:aT ENTERPRISE.

PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of THE CENTURY
MAGAZINE for the coming year-indeed. per
haps the most important ever undertaken by
the magazine-will be a series of separate
papers on the great battles of the War for the
Union, written by general officers high In
command upon both the Federal and the
Confederate sides,-General Grant (who
writes of Vicksburg, Shiloh, and other bat
tles) Generals Longstreet, Mcclellan, Beau
regard, Rosecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter, and
others. The series openssin the November
CENTURY with a graphically illustrated article
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
written by the Confederate general, G. T.
Beauregard. Brief. sketches, edtitled ''Rec-
| objections of a Private papers ehronicling
special events, descriptions of various aux
illary branches of the service, etc., will sup
| plement the more important series by the
| various generals.
| A strict regard for accuracy will guide the
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 reports,
but commanding officers accounts of their
plans and operations, interesting personal
of the war, and possesses, at the same time, a
| historical value not easily to be calculated.
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. D. HowRLLs.
Author of ''Venetian Bays" ga Modern
Instance" etc. This story deals with the
rise of an American business man. A novel
| by Henry James, novelette, by Grace Denio
Litchfeld, and short stories by "Uncle he
mus Prank R. Stockton, Fl: II. Boyesen,
T. A. Janyier, II. II, ,,Julian Hawthorne, and
other equally well known writers will ap-
pear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURE.
Under this heading may be included q
| D. Howells, the illustrations being reprod1c-
tions of eichings and drawings by Joseph
Pennell; a series on
THE NEW NORTH WEST,
being an Interesting group of papers by E.
| V. Smalley, Lieut.. Schwatka, Principal
Grant (of Kingston, Ontario). and Others,
descriptive of little known regions; papers
on French and American art, sculpture and
painting, with some exquisite illustrations
papers on
ASTRONOMY, ARoHITEoTURE, AND History,
the first being by Professor Langley aud
others. Under Architecture are included
more If Mrs. Van Rensselaer's articles on
Churches, City and Country Houses, ETC.
Colonel George E Waring, Jr., will describe
PRoeRess IN SANITARY DRAINING;
e. Stedman, Edmund uosse, and others
will furnish literary essays; George w.
Cable will contribute in various ways; several
papers on sport and adventure will soon be
published, and
JOHN BURROUGHS
will write from time to time on outdoor
subjects.
Readers of THE CENTURY may feel sure of
keeping abreast of the times on leading SUBJ
iects that may properly come within the pro-
vince of monthly magazine. Its circula-
tion ia now about 14O, 900 monthly, the No
yembor number exceeding thst figure
Subscriptions should date from this number, !
beginning the War Series and Mr.. HowelPs
novel. Price 81 90 year, 80 cents a mum.
her. All booksellers and news dealers sell
Il and take subscriptions, or remittance may
be made to the publishers.
A free specimen copy OF The CRNFURY
will he sent on request. Mention this paper.
THE CENTURY Co., New York, N, ]. !