The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-03-04
THE ARENA.
One OF Our Leading American Maya
zines.

The Arena has from its birth steadily
and rapidly grown in circu lation and
influence, long since ~distancing, with one
exception, all high priced reviews in
point of popularity and circulation. This
is largely due to the courage, boldness and
the moral convictions which has ever
been one OF the distinctive characteristics
OF this review. 1t is also the only Amer
lean review which appeals to the tastes of
all members of the family in which it
circulates. By publishing each month
strong, short stories, biographical
sketches, prose etchings and interesting
pen pictures it has won its way into the
hearts of tens of thousands of people who
have been through these features attracted
to its pages. The admirable portraits Of
leading thinkers and the introduction of
fine illustrations when the text has called
for them, have also contributed to its
popularity, but doubtless the fact that it
is in perfect touch with the most advanced
progressive and Informative thought of
the age, and employs the ablest living
thinkers to write for its columns, also
gives it a prestige enjoyed by no other
great review. AT the present time the
Arena is read each month by more than
100, 900 people in America, while during
the past six months its European ~circula-
ton has increased more than one
Thousand copies.
THE PUBLISHING OF BOOKS.
The phenomenal success OF this great
ray,;oyr ,nlar fha alifor;ol oonouap,a ant
of Mr.. b. o. Flower, is no more remarka-
BILE than the progress made during the
past year in the business management Of
the enterprise under the vigorous and
energetic personal direction OF Mr.. II. III.
Boyce, who, as business manager, has
made the Arena Publishing Company one
Of the most important book publishing
Concerns in the new world. This company
has recently published "The rise of the
Swiss republic a finished and scholarly
work, being the first elaborate history
of Switzerland published in the English
language. 1t contains a detailed account
OF all the recent governmental innovation
so successfully introduced in the little
republic, such as the referendum and the
lnlClatlV6. Ibis DOCK lS one OF Lne nanQ-
soonest specimens of the printers art OF
the year; printed in large type o. heavy
paper, wide margin and richly bound.
Another handsome book which bids fair
to be one OF the greatest successes OF
recent times, has just been issued by this
company. We refer to M. French Shell
don's story of her travels in the wilds OF
Africa, entitled "Sultan to Sultan" 1t Is
one OF the most superbly illustrated books
Of travel ever published, containing almost
four hundred photographers, or e. cuts,
many full page pictures made direct from
photographs taken by M. French-Sheldon
The achievement of this remarkable
American woman stands without parallel
in the history of extraordinary attain
ments by women even in this day of their
wonderful achievements. 1t will DO re-
membered that she penetrated one thous-
and miles into the heart Of savage Africa,
having a train of between one and two
hundred native porters and Interpreters,
but with no white person in the caravan.
Her story is of absorbing interest and
rich in information contained in no other
work on the dark continent.