Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-03
THE II
IN 1886


PAPERS IN THE CIVIL WAR.
The i'm, ortant feature OF The Century
Magazine iur the coming Year -initeui per
he most impo''a' t ever und' rIasen by the
image zIne-wIli he IL series OF s'P .ia,r pap'rs
on TIA, g,eai battles al the Wal i"r Tue Cnion'
written by general officers high in up
on both she Federal and the Confederate sides.
General Grant (who writes rom NicEsbufe,
Shiloh, ana ether b%attlss). Generals Longstleets
miral Porter and ofhers. The series opens in
Inc November Century with q graphically Illus
trated Article on
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
written by the confederate general. Beaureg4rd.
Bret sketctes. entitled .'Recollections of a
Private,D papers chroniclipg special events,
descriptions OF various auxiliary branches of
the service. etc, will supplement the more i'm
portart series by the vsrious generals.
A strict regard for accuracy will guide the
preparation oil the Illustrations, ior which The
Century has at Its disposal a very large quantity
of photographs, drawings. portraits, msps,
plans, etc, hitherto unuset. The aim is to pre-
sent in ihis ser!es, not 0f6cia! reports, but com.
manding oH,cers' accounts Of their plans and
operations. Interesting personal experiences
which will record leading events Of the war. and
possess. at the same time. a historical value not
easily to be calculated.
FIcrIev.
tige, and furnish the best stories By American
writers that can be procured. In November
begins
NEW NOVEL BY ". .. HowELLs,
Author of Venetian Days." "a Modern In.
stance etc: This story deals with the T,ss OF
James, a novelette, BY Grace DEMO LI'chfeld.
and short stories By ''Uncle Remus - Frank R.
n, Julian Hawthorne, and other equally we'll
known writers will appear at various times.
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
Under this heading may be included Q series
OF papers on the Cities OF Italy by ". D.. Ho.
wells, the illustrations being reproductions Of
etchinua and drawings by Joseph Penpell; q
series on
THE NEW NORTHWEST,
being an interesting group Of papers by E. v.
smulley, Lieut.. Schwaik.. Principal Grant (of
iiItle-known regions; papers on French and
American art ,-scullture and painting. with
some exquisite illustrations; papers on
ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE, AND HISTORY.
Under Architecture are included more Of Mrs.
Van Rensselaer's articles on Churches. City and
Country Houses. etc; Colonel George E. War
ing, Jr., will describe
PROGRESS In SANITARY DRAINING.
c. Stedman, Edmund Gosse. and others will
furnieh literary essays; George W. Cable will
IN various ways; several papers
on sport and adventure will soon b. published,
and
JOHN
viii write from time to time on outdoor sub
jects.
Readers of The Century may feel sure of keep
ing abreast Of the times on leading subjects that
magazine. Its circulation is now
about lao, COZ monthly, the November number
that figure. subscriptions should
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