San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-08-16
Cradle of Texan Liberty.
ANNOUNCEMEN
BEIF0RD's MAGAZINE

Mrssns. BELFoRD, CLARKE 4 co. issued in
May the first number of a new monthly Magazine.
to be devoted TO politics, fiction, poetry, genera
| Ii literature, science and art.
In politics the new magazine will give an indie
pendent support to the Democratic party ard to
the present administration. 1t will advocate the
ex,inguishment OF the surplus, not by equandeIing
it in extravagant expenditures, which are usually
merely thinly disguised form of Widespread cor
tuption but By reduction In taxation. 1t will
advocate the contamination Of this reduction by n
reform OF the present iniqutous and burdensome
tariff in the direction Of iree-trade or OF tariff for
revenue purposes only; such reform to be effected
| In the interest Of the farmers, the working men,
and the great of he population, as opposed
to the manipulstors OF rings and trusts, and other
monopoas whom the present tariff enables to
accumulate fortunes q. the expense of the gen
eral community. These and other political and
social questions of general interest will be treated
in a popular manner, suitable t, the pages Of a
magazine which is intended to reach all classes Of
the people,
The department Of fiction will be exceptionally
full. Instead Of serial story dragging its slow
length through several months and exhausting the
patience Of the reader, complete novel will be
publish in each number; and each issue will also
contain more short stories complete.
IN these departments OF politics and fiction, and
also in those Of general literature, science and art
the very best talent Of the country will be enlisted
As the publishers are convinced that the iusira-
lions OF magazines has been greatly overdone in
this country, they have decided to dispense with
illustrations altogether. They intend that their
magazine shall be read, not that its pages shall be
merely turned over for the purpose of looking a,
pictures,
As.sditor-in-chiei, the publishers are glad TO be
able to announce that the have securnd the services
OF Col. Dom Piatt. gentleman OF long and varied
literary experience, both a journalist and as
literateur, and also patriot well known throughout
the land by reason OF his connection with the his
tory and politics Of the country during the mast
Twenty-Five years.
He viii be assisted by q stalT OF sub-editors: and
also by large number OF contributors, among whom
will be
David A. Welles, Gen. II V. Boynton.
Hon. Frank u. Huri, Sarah r. Pati
Prof. W. q. GUNNER, Edgar Rawestt,
$ Moore (PArsee Merchant, Joel Ben'on
Hon. John @. Carlisle, Ella Wheeler wilcox Il
henry " sttersnn Rev. George IOrimer,
Henry George, p. Heron Allen.
Julian Hawthorne. Caates- Kinney
Edgar Saltus. James Whftc1r,b Rusv
souu saults llhN' soule smith t-Falc0u''l.
Thomas G. sheArmGn, Gertrude Harrison. ~
BelfOrd's Monthly will be hsrt-clsss r,eaiuu, a.
Advertising. a. the PubEshers guarantee bon. "a.
circulation during the frst six nouths of n I.,.,
20 90 copies per month. &,
Price t1.so per year; or 2 eeHispsr number.
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