Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-12-04
THE : CENTURY
I'm 1885.
n GaMaT ENTERRRZSE.

PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.
The important feature of THR CENTURY
MAGAzIsE Tor the coming year-iDdeed. per-
haps tine 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 general officers high In
Command apon both the Federal and the
Confederate sides, General Grant (who
writes of Vieksburg, Shiloh, and other bat
tles) Generals Longstreet, Mcclellan, Beau
regard, Rosecrans, Hill, Admiral Porter, and
others. The series opens<in the November
CENTURY with graphically illustrated article
on -
TFf : THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
written bv the Confederate general, G. T.
Beauregard. Brief sketches, edtitled tRec-
elections of Private" papers chroncling
special events, descriptions of various aux
Hilary branches of the service. etc., will sup,
plemeut 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
experiences which will record leading events
of the war, and possesses, at the same time, a
historical value not easily TO be calculated.
~ FICTION.
In this line TIE CENTURY will maintain its
prestige, and furnish the best stories by
November begins
A New NOVEL BY W. D. HowRLLs
Author of venetian Bays" "a Modern
Instance" etc. This story deals with the
rise of an American business man. A novel
by Henry James, novelette, by Grace DEMO
Litcifield, and short stories by "Uncle he
mus Prank R. Stockton, H. Fl. Boyesen,
T. A. Janyier, II. Fl, Julian Hawthorne, and
other equally well known writers will ap
pear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURE.
Under this heading may be included a
series of papers on the Cities Of Italy by W.
d. Howells, the illustrations being reprodac
tions of etchings and drawings by Joseph
Pennell; series on
THE NEW NORTHWEST,
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
1 on French and American arr, sculpture and
painting, with some exquisite illustrations;
papers on
ASTRONOMY, ARoHITEoTURE, AND HISTORY,
the frst being by Professor Langley and
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
l. PR, GRess IN SANITARY DRAINING;
| EJ e. Ste,iman, Edmund Gosse, 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
subjecis.
| Readers Of The CENTURY may feel sure Oi
keeping abreast Of the times on leading sub
jects that may properly come within the pro
vince Of monthly magazine. Its circula
tion is now about 140. 600 monthly, the No
vembor number exceeding that figure
Subscriptions should date from this number
beginning the War Series and Mr.. Howelli
novel. Price 81 90 year, 85 cents a mum
Der. All booksellers and news dealers sci
II and take subscriptions, or remittance may
be made to the publishers.
A free specimen copy of TIE CENTUR,
will be sent on request. Mention this paper
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