San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
ANNOUNCEMENT.
BELFoRD'S MAGAZINE

MrssRs. BELFoRD, CLARKE a co. issued !,
MAY the Il rst number OF II new monthly Niagara,
to be devoted to politics. fiction, poetry, gsD,r
literature, science and art.
I'm politics the new magazine will give an ina.
pendent support to the Democratic party ardb
The present administration. 1t will advocate III.
extinguishment OF tho surplus, not by squandeh,,
Il in eXtravagant expenditures, which are u.u,llr
merely \ thinly disguised form OF widespread cor.
tuption, but by a reduction In taxation. II will
advocate the contamination Of this reduction by,
reform Of the present ubiquitous and burdensOu,
tariff in the direction OF free trade or Of tariHt
revenue purposes only; such reform to be effected
in the interest of the farmers, tho working men.
and the great mass OF :he population, as opposed
to the manipulators OF rings and trusts, and other
monopoliats whom the present tariff enabla 10
accumulate vast fortunes at the expense Of the gen.
eral community. These and other political ui
social questions Of general interest will be treated
In popular manner, suitable t. the page,Oia
magazine which is Intended TO reach all classes
the people,
The department Of fiction will be exceptionally
full. Instead Of n serial story dragging Its slow
patience Of the reader, complete novel will be
published in each number; and each issue will also
contain one o more short stories complete.
In these departments of politics and fiction, and
also in those OF general literature, science aid art
the very best talent of the country will be enlisted
AS the publishers are convinced that the iIlusra'
tons Of magazines has been greatly overdOnea
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 at
pictures,
! Aseditor-i-chief, the publishers are glad to be
al lie 10 that they have sccurhd the seVlc'
OF Col. Dom piatt, gentleman OF long aud varied
literary experience, both as Journalist and asa
ltera,eur, and also patriot well known Throughout
the land by reason OF his connection with the his
tory ard politics OF the country during the past
t''enly five years.
/ lie will be assisted by staff of sub-edtors and
also by large number OF contributors, amongwhOn
will be
David A weiles, Gen. v. Boynton,
Hon. Frank ii. lurd, Sarah Is. rat,
PROT " q. .umner, Edgar Fawcett
J $. Moore (Parsee NerchHut(, Joel Benton,
Hon. John q. Carlisle, Ella wheeler WILCOX
, Henry Wa;terson' Rev. George lorimer,
Henri George II. HERON Allen,
.Julim hawthorne, Coat es-Kinmey,
EDGAR Snltus James WhitCOmb Riley,
Jnhn lanes piatt. Soule Smith (''facOn"l,
Thomas &. Shearmnn. Gertrude Garrison;
Belford's Monthly VIII be a flSrt.clasS medium '0'
advertising, as the pnbli.hers guarantee bona nu'
circulation during the first six months OF at least
70 coo copies per month.
Price $3.50 per year, or % censper number
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