The readers of theContinentalare aware of the important position it has assumed, of the influence which it exerts, and of the brilliant array of political and literary talent of the highest order which supports it. No publication of the kind has, in this country, so successfully combined the energy and freedom of the daily newspaper with the higher literary tone of the first-class monthly; and it is very certain that no magazine has given wider range to its contributors, or preserved itself so completely from the narrow influences of party or of faction. In times like the present, such a journal is either a power in the land or it is nothing. That theContinentalis not the latter is abundantly evidencedby what it has done—by the reflection of its counsels in many important public events, and in the character and power of those who are its staunchest supporters.
Though but little more than a year has elapsed since theContinentalwas first established, it has during that time acquired a strength and a political significance elevating it to a position far above that previously occupied by any publication of the kind in America. In proof of which assertion we call attention to the following facts:
1. Of itspoliticalarticles republished in pamphlet form, a single one has had, thus far, a circulation ofone hundred and six thousandcopies.
2. From itsliterarydepartment, a single serial novel, "Among the Pines," has, within a very few months, sold nearlythirty-five thousandcopies. Two other series of its literary articles have also been republished in book form, while the first portion of a third is already in press.
No more conclusive facts need be alleged to prove the excellence of the contributions to theContinental, or theirextraordinary popularity;and its conductors are determined that it shall not fall behind. Preserving all "the boldness, vigor, and ability" which a thousand journals have attributed to it, it will greatly enlarge its circle of action, and discuss, fearlessly and frankly, every principle involved in the great questions of the day. The first minds of the country, embracing the men most familiar with its diplomacy and most distinguished for ability, are among its contributors; and it is no mere "flattering promise of a prospectus" to say that this "magazine for the times" will employ the first intellect in America, under auspices which no publication ever enjoyed before in this country.
While theContinentalwill express decided opinions on the great questions of the day, it will not be a mere political journal: much the larger portion of its columns will be enlivened, as heretofore, by tales, poetry, and humor. In a word, theContinentalwill be found, under its new staff of Editors, occupying a position and presenting attractions never before found in a magazine.
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Any person remitting $3, in advance, will receive the magazine from July, 1862, to January, 1864, thus securing the whole of Mr.Kimball'sand Mr.Kirke'snew serials, which are alone worth the price of subscription. Or, if preferred, a subscriber can take the magazine for 1863 and a copy of "Among the Pines," or of "Undercurrents of Wall Street," byR. B. Kimball, bound in cloth, or of "Sunshine in Thought," byCharles Godfrey Leland(retail price, $1. 25.) The book to be sent postage paid.
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Finest Farming Lands
Near Markets, Schools, Railroads, Churches, and all the blessings of Civilization.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company offer, ON LONG CREDIT, the beautiful and fertile PRAIRIE LANDS lying along the whole line of their Railroad. 700 MILES IN LENGTH, upon the most Favorable Terms for enabling Farmers, Manufacturers, Mechanics and Workingmen to make for themselves and their families a competency, and a HOME they can call THEIR OWN, as will appear from the following statements:
The Illinois Central Railroad Company offer, ON LONG CREDIT, the beautiful and fertile PRAIRIE LANDS lying along the whole line of their Railroad. 700 MILES IN LENGTH, upon the most Favorable Terms for enabling Farmers, Manufacturers, Mechanics and Workingmen to make for themselves and their families a competency, and a HOME they can call THEIR OWN, as will appear from the following statements:
Is about equal in extent to England, with a population of 1,722,666, and a soil capable of supporting 20,000,000. No State in the Valley of the Mississippi offers so great an inducement to the settler as the State of Illinois. There is no part of the world where all the conditions of climate and soil so admirably combine to produce those two great staples,CornandWheat.
Nowhere can the Industrious farmer secure such immediate results from his labor as on these deep, rich, loamy soils, cultivated with so much ease. The climate from the extreme southern part of the State to the Terre Haute, Alton and St. Louis Railroad, a distance of nearly 200 miles, is well adapted to Winter.
Peaches, Pears, Tomatoes, and every variety of fruit and vegetables is grown in great abundance, from which Chicago and other Northern markets are furnished from four to six weeks earlier than their immediate vicinity. Between the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis Railway and the Kankakee and Illinois Rivers, (a distance of 115 miles on the Branch, and 136 miles on the Main Trunk,) lies the great Corn and Stock raising portion of the State.
of Corn is from 60 to 80 bushels per acre. Cattle, Horses, Mules, Sheep and Hogs are raised here at a small cost, and yield large profits. It is believed that no section of country presents greater inducements for Dairy Farming than the Prairies of Illinois, a branch of farming to which but little attention has been paid, and which must yield sure profitable results. Between the Kankakee and Illinois Rivers, and Chicago and Dunleith, (a distance of 56 miles on the Branch and 147 miles by the Main Trunk,) Timothy Hay, Spring Wheat, Corn, &c., are produced in great abundance.
The Agricultural products of Illinois are greater than those of any other State. The Wheat crop of 1861 was estimated at 35,000,000 bushels, while the Corn crop yields not less than 140,000,000 bushels besides the crop of Oats, Barley, Rye, Buckwheat, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkins, Squashes, Flax, Hemp, Peas, Clover, Cabbage, Beets, Tobacco, Sorgheim, Grapes, Peaches, Apples, &c., which go to swell the vast aggregate of production in this fertile region. Over Four Million tons of produce were sent out the State of Illinois during the past year.
In Central and Southern Illinois uncommon advantages are presented for the extension of Stock raising. All kinds of Cattle, Horses, Mules, Sheep, Hogs, &c., of the best breeds, yield handsome profits; large fortunes have already been made, and the field is open for others to enter with the fairest prospects of like results. Dairy Farming also presents its inducements to many.
The experiments in Cotton culture are of very great promise. Commencing in latitude 39 deg. 30 min. (see Mattoon on the Branch, and Assumption on the Main Line), the Company owns thousands of acres well adapted to the perfection of this fibre. A settler having a family of young children, can turn their youthful labor to a most profitable account in the growth and perfection of this plant.
Traverses the whole length of the State, from the banks of the Mississippi and Lake Michigan to the Ohio. As its name imports, the Railroad runs through the centre of the State, and on either side of the road along its whole length lie the lands offered for sale.
There are Ninety-eight Depots on the Company's Railway, giving about one every seven miles. Cities, Towns and Villages are situated at convenient distances throughout the whole route, where every desirable commodity may be found as readily as in the oldest cities of the Union, and where buyers are to be met for all kinds of farm produce.
Mechanics and working-men will find the free school system encouraged by the State, and endowed with a large revenue for the support of the schools. Children can live in sight of the school, the college, the church, and grow up with the prosperity of the leading State in the Great Western Empire.
80 acres at $10 per acre, with interest at 6 per ct. annually on the following terms:
Cash payment$48 00Paymentin one year48 00"in two years48 00"in three years48 00"in four years236 00"in five years224 00"in six years212 00
40 acres, at $10 00 per acre:
Cash payment$24 00Paymentin one year24 00"in two years24 00"in three years24 00"in four years118 00"in five years112 00"in six years106 00
NEW YORK:JOHN F. TROW 50 GREENE STREET(FOR THE PROPRIETORS).HENRY DEXTER AND SINCLAIR TOUSEY.WASHINGTON, D.C.: FRANCK TAYLOR.
Turkey. A. Comté, Jr.,257False Estimations,274The Blue Handkerchief,276Gold,279Last Words. Ingoldsby North,282Parting. Edward S. Rand, Jr.,288A Merchant's Story. By the author of 'Among the Pines,'289The Captain of '63 to his Men. Mary E. Nealy,315The Vision of the Monk Gabriel. Eleanor C. Donnelly,316The Century of Inventions. Charles G. Leland,318The Lady and her Slave,330For and Against,334European Opinion. Hon. F.P. Stanton,340The Huguenots. Hon. G.P. Disosway,348Montgomery in Secession Time,354The Union. By Hon. Robert J. Walker,366The Soldier's Burial,373Literary Notices,374Editor's Table,379
'Sunshine in Thought,' by Charles Godfrey Leland, one of the editors of this magazine, has just been issued by Charles T. Evans.'My Southern Friends,' by the author of 'Among the Pines,' will be published in book form, by Carlton, 448 Broadway, about March 1st.Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, byJames R. Gilmore, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
'Sunshine in Thought,' by Charles Godfrey Leland, one of the editors of this magazine, has just been issued by Charles T. Evans.
'My Southern Friends,' by the author of 'Among the Pines,' will be published in book form, by Carlton, 448 Broadway, about March 1st.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, byJames R. Gilmore, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
John F. Trow, Printer.