The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-01-30
THE SUNNY SOUTH"
The Leading Weekly Literary Period
ical OF the Southern S,ates-En.
larged and mproved-OnIy so Cents
Year.

We publish elsewhere today the an
nouncement of the "Sunny South" the
great weekly literary periodical of the
Southern States. Published in Atlanta
Georgia, in the heart of the great South,
1T bears upOnit theimpressiOn Ofits birth
place and environment. For more than
twenty-five years the Sunny South has
been a recognized factor in the field of
Southern literature. 1t was established
more than quarter of century ago as
| Southern story paper and was publish
ed for long time as a weekly and then
os a monthly.
About one year ago the paper passed
under new management, and in less than
| q year it has jumped from a circulation
of $4,000 to nearly 10000. The first
thing the new management did was to
make it a weekly publication and to re-
duce the price to fifty cents per year
| less than one cent an issue-and then in
| fuse into its columns all the enterprise
and literary ability that money could
| command or determination secure In
less than q year this remarkable South
| eIn literary paper has become national
in character and it now has about as
many subscribers North of Mason's and
| Di1on's line as it has in the South. Its
| columns abound in the best current litera-
| ture of characteristic Southern flavor,
and no literary periodical published any
| where in the country has succeeded in
| bringing together as many Southern
| writer's of note as has been done by the
Sunny South"
A striking feature Of the Sunny
South's' development is its introduction
| during the past year of many new story
writer's who will be heard from in the
| wider field OF the worlds literature. In
| almost every Southern State new literary
| talent has been developed to such an ex-
ing about the Sunny South" A few
months ago the "Sunny South offered
| very handsome prizes for a series of the
best short stories by Southern writer's,
| and more than five hundred responses
were received. Some of the stories then
| published in the Sunny South" have
| been reproduced the world over. Others
| are now being published by it from week
| to week.
| Tho fact that the price of this splendid
| weekly literary periodical is only fifty
| cents q year has had wonderful effect
| in giving it an extensive field for the de-
velopment of its plans and purposes
L Cl nv itCioi y pei hohiA tStciD-
| lished has made such rapid strides as the
Sunny South" in less than year.
Mrs Mary E. Bryan, whose name has
| long been associated with the Sunny
| South" has been engaged to take full
charge of it's Woman's Department. Her
| services will appeal especially to women
| readers throughout the country, as the
| striking charm OF her own personality
peryades every column of her most inter
esting department.
| The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OfSOuth-
ern authors have always been q great
| charm to their readers The liberal use
OF matter by the leading magazines OF
| the United States shows that high regard
prevalent for Southern literary talent.
| The quaint stories of Joel Chandler Har-
ris in folklore OF the Southern planta-
| tions, and the stories by hiA and by
| Thomas Nelson Page, Will Y. Harden,
| Harry Stillwell Edwards, and Others of
| those interesting phases of human char
acter so plentiful in the South, are
read with consuming interest and are
seized upon by publishers with great
avidity.
| Theliterary flavor OF the Sunny South"
| will be far above the ordinary story
paper and an examination of one copy
Will show clearly and plainly to all its
scope in its great special field. Some OF
| the most prominent OF the world s
writer's have been listed for special stories
| for the Sunny South" during the
current year. 1t is a pleasure to know
that the South has at last secured a
literary paper Of which the whole country
| is proud.
! The Sunny South's'' growing circula-
ton throughout the Union. aud in all
parts of it alike is an indication of its
widespread field Its fresh. crisp editor
ials, serial stories from authors OF the
widest note and growing fame and inter
esting short stories from every quarter
make it acceptable every where. Its not
| newspaper in any sense, but is devoted
exclusively to the field OF literature. 1t
will come as a refreshing visitor every
week to your home for only fifty cents
per year. II you have never seen copy
OF it send today for it on postal card
addressed the Sunny South" Atlanta,
Ga, giving also the names of six OF your
neighbors and special friends who may
also hare this treat.
We are pleased to know that Southern
enterprise places this paper in the hands
OF our people