Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-01-17
f'The best juvenile Magazine ever
published in any land. 81 language"
Our Young FaIks.

4
f'The best Juvenilc Msgazinc ever
published in any land. q lauguage'
Our Young FaIks.
An illustrated monthly magazine
for boys and, girls, Edited by j. 4
Tro wbridge and Lucy ahrcom.
Oar Young Folk5 h6lab undisput
ed the foremost rank among maga
zines for boys and sirls. The
variety and excellence oBits stories
sketches Of travel and. discovery
| papers on scientific and industria
topics, poems and other diversified
literary contents, rendetit both in
structive and entertaing hnd VIII
for it the hearty favor of hose wht
read for amusementcr nk0ft, Tbs
number and superiorstg its nc
lures give it additioiAl lle q
attraction.
DIR Young f6tkS for 18T2WiiI be
fully equal to the best of the seven
volumes already published. The
leading serial will be "a Chance
for Himself. By j. T. Trowbridge
This story will relate tho fortunes
Of q boy, who, after various hard
experiences in which fate seemed
TO be against him finally has "a
chance for himself" Some of the
characters that figured in "Jacl<
Hazard" will reappear here. Mr.,
Trowbridge's name ID sufficient
guaranty that this story will be of
tho highest order of interest and OK.
cellence.
'Crusee Life BY Rev. r. D. Carter.
This is a true story of boy cast
away on an island of Oceanica, and
relates facts no less surprising or
fascinating than those of Robinson
Crusoe or tho Swiss Family Robin
son. 1t will run through several
numbers, and will bo fully illus
trated,
Sketches Of Natural History. !"
BY Harvey Wilder, and G. A.
Stephens, and others.
The value and readablcness of
the sketches heretofore given by
these writers-of bears, wolves,
monkeys, elephants, etc. - indicate
the character Of those TO be antici~
pated in the coming volume.
Scientific Articles" A series of
papers on popular science, full of in
formation and curious interest. BY
Prof f. W. Clarke, Author of "a
Lump Of Charcoal" ETC., Augustus
Holmes, and other well-lsnown
writers.
Short and lively stories. By
Miss +. S, Phelps, Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz,
@ A. Stephens, Elizabeth Kilman,
Aunt Fanny, and othors.
Poems. BY lucy Larcom, Mrs.
3, Akers Allen (Florencc PercyJ,
Mrs. Celia IHaxter,.-Ir, Il, IroSwy.,
bridge, Marian Douglas, Mira Perry,
and others.
Our Young Contributors have
furnished q worry attractive depart.
mcnt the past year, and will proba.
bIy mako it even better for the
year to come.
The Evening Lamp will be filled
with q great variety of curious
games,-enigmas, puzzles, Robus,
NC Mr. G. B. Bartlett, whose
genius for amusing has been fully
proved in orr Young F'olhs and by
bis public exhibitions, will describe
some Of his unique entertainments.
8. Annie Frost will furnish some
capita Charades.
Our Letter Boz, which has proved
so popular q department, will be
carefully attended to. The editors
will answer inquiries from their
readers, give them such counsel or
encouragement as seems needed.
and talk familiarity with them on
interesting literary, scientific, social.
moral, and miscellaneous topics.
"Picturo Stories," and Prize
Puzzles and Questions, will give ad-
ditlonal attraction to the magazine.
TERMs.-Single copis, 20 cents.
$500 q year in advance. AN extra
copy for Five Subscriptions. Our
Young Folks, and atlantic Month!y,
$5. 90,
JAS. II. OsGooD & Co., Publishers.
12l fremont Street. BOSTON