The eyes of the practical printers among our readers 

 will at once be caught by the change in the typography 

 of this magazine, and all will doubtless perceive, that 

 there has been considerable improvement in other ways — 

 better paper^ better ink and a better cover. As the end 

 of Volume III approached, it became a question whether 

 we should again add more pages or improve upon the 

 appearance of the usual number. In deciding for the 

 latter we shall doubtless have the approval of every 

 reader accustomed to consider quality as vv^ell as quan- 

 tity, while those who are anxious for a larger magazine 

 will be interested in hearing that our next move will be 

 for more pages. In fact, in so far as the amount of read- 

 ing matter is concerned, the present volume is really en- 

 larged ; for past volumes were set in the style of type 

 known as eleven point while the present one will be set 

 in ten point, giving a larger number of words to the 

 page. The type from which this volume will be printed 

 was purchased expressly for this purpose, and the paper 

 was selected as the one most suitable for our purpose 

 to be found in the market. 



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We feel that we cannot too frequently emphasize the 

 fact that this is a thirty-two page monthly. If past 

 issues have only contained twenty pages it simply indi- 

 cates that it has not got its full growth yet! Indeed, 

 we are not certain that it will reach maturity at merely 

 thirty-two pages, but its further growth depends alto- 

 gether upon the kind of support it receives. At present 

 we have no cause for complaint. During the past thirty 

 days our increase of new subscribers has been nearly ten 

 times greater than during any similar period, not omit- 

 ting the rush times shortly after the magazine was 

 established. 



