The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-12-01
TIE HISTORY or AN IMPORTANT
PUBLISHING HOUSE.
The Arena Publishing Co, and What
It has Acomp'1sed IN
Three Years.


literature.
Since then we have watched with
interest the rapid strides of this
magazine, AID the progress of the
Arena Publishing Company in deve!-
opeing from merely the publishers of
great review to one of the most
i,ni ortant publishing houses Of New
I'm land, or, foc that matter, Of this
country.
The Arena has from It's birth stead
lily AMI rapidly grown in circulation
aud influence. long since ui>t.,ncing,
with one exception all other high
priced reviews in point of popularit,
and circulation. lhls is largely due
to the courage. boaldaeSs aud the
moral convictions that has ever been
one OF the distinctive characters OF
this review. 1t is also the only
American review that appeals 30 the
tastes of all members of the family
in which it circula,es. By publishing
each month siTruL, short stories. bio
graphical ske;ciilnr, prose etching
and interesting pen pictures it has
Son its WAY INTO tie hearts Of tens
II thousands of people vino have
oeen through these features attracted
20 lis pages. TIE admirable port
rats of leading thinkers and the
introduction of :iue illustrations
shcn the text has called for them
nave also contributed to its poput-
>,ri't. but ,luuhtless the fact that It is
perfect teach with the most sd
ranGei, progressive and :cfu.native
houg,it Uf IKE :rr, anti employees the
s;,iv:,t living thinkers to write for Its
columns. ;:.isi also gives 1t a prestige
'ujoyed by no otter great review.
Al The present time the Arena is
cad each month l.. mere that, 100,
900 people in .iinc,;c-. while during
! lie past six months lis European
circulation has Increased more tiaD
| .D1tl copies.
! This is due largely to the great
interest felt ii; the Bacon Sna.se>pear
case ruw beng Presented ny The
| giant thinkers, OF two w,ri:is. vino arr.
;:.';.!.'atting tie opposite CLAIMS Of Tie
T t"o Most iii;l>triuns ii;'sieS in the
/ golden age Of literature ii England.
! When two such eminent persons il
's;eat Britain M#UTs Of i4orne. Ell
a,nud Co.'s, Alfred Rusesi Wallace.
u. &. J.. Prof. J. Donaldson, princi-
p!" oI ~. Andrew: University, an
| Henry Irving. consent t. act rs
jurors. it is evident that III Eng!;snt'
Is wei! as ia America, the Interests
IL this discussion is very great,
! Another r*:i-on for the growing pnpu
l;,riiy of the Boston Review in Eng
! .;aii! lies iii The fac thIl in Europe
,ai oil The Continent the thoughtful
and progressive people are becoming
+ .1r the il:at tine acquainted with the
Arena and thus learning that it in :.
.ar4c degree than any other magazine
rejects 'ta best progressive ard re,
formative thought OF both the old
| !ni the ncw world.
/ Tie phenomenal success Of ti,:
-reat review un'er the ct;:toral
management Of Mr.. j. O. Fowler, is
40 more remarkable than the progress
made during the past year in Chs
business management of the enter
Prise uade: the yig"rou, and ener
Iet;c persona! directions Of II. II
Boy &c. who as business manager
ias made the Arcn, Publishing, Com
pany one of tie mDsi inpnrtan, hopl
publishing concerns 10 TIE New World
This company has recently published
Tie RISE Of the Swiss Republic,
flashed and scholarly work. he;n,
the first elaborate history Of Swiiz"r
land published in the English Ian
suagc. II contains a detailed! accoun
Of all tie recent governmental limo
vations us successfully introduced il
the little Republic such as the refren
dunn and the initiative This book i
one of the han!5omcst speciinins o
ihc printers art Of the year; printc'
in iar5e type on heavy paper. wild
margin and richly bound Anotile
;iuDdso:ne book which bids fair to b
: one OF the greatest success Of recen
, times has just been issued by this con
pany. We refer to H. French She
dOn's story Of her travels IN the wild
:; of Africa, entitled Sultan to Saltan
/, is one OF TIE most superbly Illus
: rated book of travels ever published
|, containing a!mos, four hundred pilot.
/; Gravures or text cuts, many fu
page pictures made direct from phot,
l. graphs t,,ken by H. French ShcIlo,
HE achievements of the rem.rI.obl
American woman stands w:thui
parallel in the history Of 2xtranre.inar
!. atiainmelits by women even in TIL
day Of their wonderful achievement
: Ii will he RENE tcrrt. that size pes.
;; tfated one Thousand miles into ii
/. ileatt of savage Africa, having a trai
, OF between one as! two !iunt!rc
!, native pnriers and Interpreters, b,
with no white person in the cirav:i
i Her stor, is Of absorbing interest al;
: rich IN information that appears
no other worl: On the Dark Coit.Een
In addition 70 these works II
Il Arena Publishing Company has. sin,
/, ;lr. Dolrc to,,k coatroi Of 1t, hro1gi
81 oup MANY other important: books +,
Al example: Mr. Savoge's popular ev
i: lu'iohary religious work on The Err
's pTessihle Conflicts Between Tw
h World Theories" EI;;ml;n Garland
# novels, Jason Edwards" and -
ie Spoil Of Office. Helen Gartlne
L. powerful new story,.' pray Yon, 81
Whose nauyhte; Prof. EN-
X Blum's and Atexansir's "Who Lies!
re Miss Florence Hantley's The Drea
is child, Mrs CIestia Root Lang
III Song of Men, Rev. Or. Marc
is Shutters Wit and Humor OF I!
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