The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-11-14
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NEW SUBSCRIBERS
900 PAGES for 81 90 , &C.. sc.


The Publishers of ScRrnNER's MONTHLY, in
their Prospectus just issued, promise for the en-.
suing year q more brilliant array of contribu-
tors, and an increase in the variety and beauty
OF Its Illustrations, already conceded by the
critics to be finer than any achich have hitherto
appeared ia any american Mdgasiae.'
Or. HOLLAND, the Editor, will write the serial
story of the year, which will be photographed
in form, and will be illustrated by Miss Hallock.
1t is entitled ARTHUR BONNlCASTLE, and
will deal with some of the most difficult pro-
blems of American Life 1t will be commenced
in the November number.
There will be q new story by SAKE Holm,
THE ONE LEGGED DANCERS.
BRET HARTE the best writer of short stories
now living, will contribute characteristic story,
entitled THE EPIC OF FIDDLETOWN, which
will be illustrated by sheppard
X II. SToDDARD will write series of enter
tanning papers about Authors, their Personal
characteristics, Home Life, Families, Friends,
MSi dSa VINE ieSes 81 PGRkal IT'S
promised.
CLARENCE Cook will write about FURNITURE
AND THE DECORATION OF AMERICAN
HOMES. These papers will be eminently prac-
teal as well as artistic, and will be illustrated
with designs and sketches by numerous artists
in addition to those which the writer himself
will furnish
Among those who will contribute are:
Hans Andersen. Bryant, Bushnell, Eggleston,
Froude, Higginson, Bishop p, Huntington, Brete
Miss Phelps, Sedman, Stockton, Stoddard,
Celia Thaxter, Warner, Wilkinson Mrs. Whit
ney, besides q most OF others.
The editorial control and direction of the
Magazine will remain in the hands of DIR. HoL-
LAND, who will continue to write 1.-THE TOPICS
OF THE TIME" which the New York hide
pendent says "are more widely quoted than any
similar papers in any American Magazine
WATSON GLIDER will write THE OLD
CABINET - as hitherto. Prof. JOHN @. ORA
PER conducts the department of MATURE
AND SCIENCE" The departments of "HOME
AND SOCIETY and CULTURE AND PRO
GRESS,'' will engage the contributions of more
than n score of pens on both sides of the Allan
tic. The Wdtchnlda and Reflector says: "Scrib-
ner's Monthly for September is better than
usual, which indicates a needless waste of edi-
torial brains and Publishers money, for the
Magazine was good enough before ~ And yet
the Publishers promise to make it still better for
the coming year !
The subscription price is S00 year, with
special rates TO clergymen, teachers, and post
masters. The following
EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS.
are offered to new subscribers:
For $500 the Publishers will send, or any
Bookseller or Newsdealer will supply, the Mag
azine for one year, and twelve numbers of Vols.
III and ", containing the beginning of Mrs.
ELEPHANTS Serial, cat His Gates " for $780, the
Magazine for one year, and the "A back numbers
from the beginning for $1,000, the Magazine for
one year. and the "a back numbers bound (4vols)
charges on bound vols. paid. This will give
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pages for q dollar and will enable every sub
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