Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-18
AMONG THE MAGAZINES.

The New York Independent, the leading
weekly newspaper of the world, and one
whose pages exercise the widest influence,
is entering upon its fiftieth year of publica-
ton. The Independent emphasizes its
| fiftieth year by changing its form to that of
magazine, and by reducing its annual sub
scripion price from $500 to $500; single
copies from IL to cents. The Independent
in its new form will print $500 pages of
reading matter per year at cost to sub.
scribers of $500, while the prominent maya
zines, which sell for $500 year, print only
about 1000 pages. The subscriber to The
Independent ge 50 per cent. more OF equally
good reading matter at one half the cost 1t
is not only the leading family newspaper,
but by far the cheapest and best. free
specimen copy may be had by addressing
The Independent 1870 Fulton ST., New York.
The peace commission in Paris is described
and illustrated in the November Magazine
Number of The outlook, by n staff CORES
pondent in Paris. The article contains
sketches of both the American and
Spanish commissioners, with portraits of
most of them. Jacob A Riis, the author of
"How the Other Half LIVES" contributes q
graphic article concerning the New York
/ Police Department. Mr.. Riis has had
exceptional acquaintance with the methods
OF the department, and tells the story of
many individual deeds of heroism with en-
, thusiastic praise. Edward Everett Hale gives
in this issue the eleventh installment of his
flames Russell Lowell and His Friends"
which will be concluded in the December
magazine issue. 1t deals chiefly with
Lowell's life in England when he served as
United States minister, and is fully illustrated.
Paul Bourget, the famous French essayist
and novelist, is the author of a notable story,
entitled "Antlgone" which portrays with
exceeding charm gracious and lofty person
ality. Among the illustrated articles in this
number are a picturesque account of visit
to the country of Sitting Bull, by Rosa T.
shelton, with many striking pictures of
Indian life from original photographs; and
an article by DR.. Amory ii. Bradford, on
Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" with special
reference to a beautiful new edition soon to
be published, from which some remarkable
Illustrations are reproduced. $500 year,
The Outlook Company, New York;
The practice of the so-called "yellow"
newspapers during the war of printing start
ling so-called news which they themselves
knew was absolutely untrue and' which de-
readers. has greatly increased the demand
for papers upon whose honesty and accuracy
people can rely Conspicuous among such is
4 the Boston journal. In this case, too, is
added the further quality of being often the
, first paper in the country to give to the
public the important news. For instance, il
was the Boston journal which gave the first
reports OF the participation of the Second
Massachusetts Regiment in the battle OF
Santiago, aud later "scooped" the country in
the announcement of the resignation OF the
Colonel and some of the other officers of the
Sixth Massachusetts Regiment at Porto Rico.
Such things as these have made the Journals
popularity steadily increasing one.