Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1890 — A Great American Magazine [ARTICLE]

A Great American Magazine

THE SUCCESS OF ‘ THE CENTURY” AND ITS I’LAXS FOR 1891. Tick Century Magazine is now so well known that to till of its past success seems almost an old story. The i N. Y. Tribune has said that it and its companion, St. Nicholas for Young, Folks, issued by the same house, ‘‘are ! read by every one person in thirty ot ; the country’s population,”—and large editions ot both are seat beyond tne softs. It is an interesting fact that a , few years ago it was found that seven i thousand copies of The Century went ! to Scotland.—quite a respectable edi-1 tion in itself. The question in England i is no longer “Wlioo.reads an American book?” but ••Who does not see the American magazines?” A few years ago The Century about! doubled with the caißOUs j A :;r Papers, by General Grant and others, adding many more readers later with the Lincoln History and Kennan’s thrilling at ticles., on the Siberian Exile System. One great feature of 1891 is , to be ~ - - L

THE GOLD HUNTERS OF CALIFORNIA.” ■U j-i’i iliiug that remarL-ahln niOvefhetlL I<> the gold fields in ’49. in a series of rrtdily illustrated articles written by mi. vLy. is, j: eluding the narratives of min who went to Cawiuruia by the different routes, accounts of the gold discoveries, life in the mines, the work of the vigilance committees (by the chairman of the committees) etc., etc. Genera* Fremont’s last writing was done for this series. in November appears the opeuing article,’“The First Emigrant Train to California,”—crossing Ihe llockifes in 1841, —by General Bidwell, a pioneer of pioneers. Thousands of American families who had some relative or friend among s 'the Argonauts of ’49” will be interested in these papers. MANY OTHER GOOD THINGS ARE COMING, the narrative of an American’s travels through, that unknown land Tibet (for 7W miles over ground never before trod by a white, niaun the experiences of escaping War-Prisoners; American Newspapers described by well known journalists; accounts of the great Indian Fighters, Custer and others; personal anecdotes ol Lincoln, by his private secretaries; “The Faith Doctor,” a novel by Edward Eggleston, with a wonderfully rich programme of nov- . .Lle,ldy&„.and..sUir,ito.my..inost of thedead-

ing writers, etc., etc. It is also announced, that The Cen tpry has purchased the right to print, before its appearances in France or any other country, extracts from advance sheets of the famous Talleyrand Memoirs, which have been secretly preserved fora hall century—to.be tirst given, to the world through the pages of an American magazine. All Europe is eagerly awaiting the publication of this personal history of Talleyrand greatest of intriguers and diplomats. The November Century begins the volume, and new subscribers should commence with that issue. The price ($4.00) may be remitted directly to the publishers. The Century Co., 83 East 17th St, New York, or single copies may be purchased of any newsdealer. The publishers offer to send a free sample copy- a recent back number—to any one desiring it. >