Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-11
NOTABLE SILVER ANNIVERSARY

| With the close of the present year
Mr.. David c. Cook of Chicago will cell
citrate his first quarter centennial as
editor and publisher of Sunday school
| literature Starting twenty-five years
ago. without reputation Or assurance
! of support, he has become one or the
most widely and favorably known pub
| fishers in this line. Beginning In 1878
with two small publications, his peri
odicals have grown in number and Ta-
vor until there are few schools In this
country that do not find it to their in
terest to use some Of his pure ana
helpful publications, while many IN
distant lands pay tribute to their
merits. The past quarter OF century
has witnessed many changes among
Sunday school publishers, and much
less time than this has sutf1ced Tor
some to outlive their usefulness. On
the contrary, Mr.. Cook is preparing to
celebrate the beginning OF another quar-
ter century with additional improve
ments and new publications. Among
these may be mentioned The New Cen
tury Sunday School Teachers Monthly,
a large and thoroughly up-to-date
magazine for superintendent and
teachers. the first issue of which will
appear in December. Among the most
remarkable of his publications is the
Young Peoples Weekly, which has at
tanned a circulation of nearly quarter
of million, being successful attempt
to furnish a high grade OF religious
story reading for boys and girls. To
avoid the "goody-goody'' story Of the
Sunday school, such as we remember
in our childhood days, and furnish
something natural, interesting and
ennobling, has been it's aim, and we
are not at all surprised at it's popular
ity.
The restraining influence OF the
Christian home and the Sunday school
on our growing community OF young
people, some of us may not appreciate
as we should-perhaps because these
sometimes fail to restrain. This paper
should be a most welcome accessory
in this work, and one which all should
appreciate. Boys and girls will read'
and the story book and paper are their
| first choice There seems plent11ul
supply of religious papers for older
people, but this is the first successful
| attempt to furnish a nOn-sectarian re-
| ligious story paper for young people.
The paper is profusely illustrated,
| beautifully printed, and contains as
much or more reading matter than the
most expensive of secular young peo-
ple's story papers. The price, seventy
| five cents per year, should bring 1t
| within the reach Of every home. Mr..
| Cook is now making a special effort to
| give the paper a wider circulation, and
| all who send seventy-fve cents for a
years subscription before Jan. ! will
receive a beautiful premium picture
| entitled "The Souls Awakening" Ut
! is exactly the same size (13x18 inches)
and style as those on sale at art stores
| for 81. Orders should be addressed to
David G. Cook Publishing Co., sc
| Washington street, Chicago.
Probably no man living has done SO
much to improve and cheaper Sunday
school literature as has Mr.. David c.
Cook. Through his aid thousands OF
schools have been encouraged, improv-
| ed and made self-sustaining. Mr.. Cook
is yet comparatively young man, and
it does not appear at all improbable
that his field of usefulness may extend
over yet another quarter century.