Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-10-23
Extraordinary Inducements To New Subscribers
$500 Pages for d 90! &C., &c.

The Publishers of ScRIBsrR's MONTHLY, in
their prospectus just issued, promise for the
ensuing year more brilliant array of con-
tributors, and an increase in the variety and
beauty of its illustrations, already conceded
by the critics to be 'yfner than any which
! have hitherto appeared in any american mag
azine."
| Dr. HOLLAND, the Editor, will write the
serial story of the year. which will be auto
biographical in FORM and will be illustrated
by Miss Halock 1t is entitled Arthur
RonnicastIe and will deal with some of
the most difficult problems of American
Lie. 1t will be commenced in the Novem-
Der Number.
There will be new story by SAKE HsLE,
! The One Legged Dancers.
BRET HARTE, The best acriter of short stories
noo huing, will contribute a characteristic
story, entitled The Epic of FiddletoWn,
which will be illustrated by Sheppard.
r. II. SToDDARD will write series of en-.
tertaining papers about Authors, their
Personal Characteristics, Home Life
Families, Friends, Whims and Ways
A series of Portraits Of living Amerl-
| can Writers, is also promised.
CLARENCE G ooK will write about Furni-
ture. and the Decoration of Ameri-
| can Homes. These papers Will be emf
nently practical as we'll as artistic, and will
be illustrated with designs and sketches by
| numerous artists in addition to tho which
the writer hlmsefwill furnish.
Among those who will contribute are
Hans Andersen, Bryant, Bushnell, Egg
gleston, Froude, Higginston, Bishop Hunt
ington, Bret Harte. John Hay, H. H, Mac
donald, Mitchell, Miss Phelps, Stedman,
Stockton, Stoddard, Cells, Thaxter Warner,
Wilkinson, Mrs. Whitney, besides a host OF
others.
The editorial control and direction of the
Magazine will remain in the hands of Dr..
HOLLAND, who will continue to write The
| Topics OF the Time" which the N. Y.
INDEPENDENT says ''are more toadety quoted
than any similar paper IN any american
magazine"
WATSON GLIDER will write THE Old
Cabinet" as hitherto, PRoF. JOHN G. ORA
PER conducts the Department of Mature
and Science" TIE departments of Home
and Society" and Culture and Pro-
oress," will engage the contributions Of
more than score of pens on both sides of
the Atlr otc THE WATERMAN AND kR-
| rLEoroR says: ''Scribner's Monthly for Sep
| tembtr is better than usual, Uhich indicates
needless waste Of editorial brains and P46hs-
hers money, for he Magazine was good
enough 6eforel'
And yet the Publishers promise
to make it still better for
the Coming year!
The Subscription price is $500 a year.
with special rates to Clergymen, Teachers,
and Postmasters.
The following
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are offered to subscribers
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Bookseller or NewsdeaIer will supply,
the magazine for one year. and the twelve
numbers of Vols. II. and ~, containing
The beginning of Mrs, ELEPHANTS Serial.
"At his Gates :" for 81 so, 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 mum bers bound a vols),
charges on on bound vols. paid. This will
give nearly 5000 pages of the choicest read
ing, with the finest illustrations, for $1,000,
or nearly 500 pages for a dollar and will en-
able every subscriber to obtain the series
from the first.
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