The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-11-21


Il lie TO the conductors Of this Magazine has
enabled them to enter upon their fourth year
with The means Of making il more attractive and
valuable 10 It's large and constantly increasing
number OF readers than ever before. The Mag
azine year begins with November.
ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES.
THE GREAT SOUTH"
By Edward King. VIII he commenced n N0veIll-
Der, and continued through the year The I'M
nlense amount oi labor bestowed upon this Sc
ries cf articles has long delayed its appearance
Il Is intended that il shall be the best, as it viii
be the most expensive ever given 10 the Ameri-
can public through the pages Of a magazine
The hrst two articles viii be devoted 10 New oT-
leans and Louisiana, and will be exceedingly al
tractive.
Clarence Cooks prolnfsen papers on 'sFurni-
ture and Household Decoration are in rapid
course OF preparation, and viii soon appear
Portraits and biographical sketches OF Aneri-
can Authors VIII be continued by various skill
ful hands. Besides these serials, We have more
than fifty single illustrated articles, prepared and
waiting for the chance 10 be published-arucles
which Il would absorb too mach space to men
ton
STORIES.
The serial story Of the year. katherine
Earle" by Adeline Trafton, author Of an
American Girl Abroad - i complete, in the
haads Of the publishers, and viii be commenced
in the November number. It Is a charming love
story by gifted and rapidly rising writer and
predict Tor il wide popularity
BRILLIANT NOVELTIES.
b. SAKE Holm, Rebecca Harding Davis, Kate
Putnam Osg00d, and other clever writer's viii
anpear during the year. The best short stories
written VIII be secured in the future, as they
have been in the past, for Seribner's Monthly
JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE.
Mr.. Froude's Annals Of an English j Bbey''
written expressly for The Mcnthly-will open
in the November issue, and be completed in that
OF January. 1t gives the history Tor six hun
dred years Of the most remarkable Of the reli-
gious houses OF England, and viii attract uni
versal attention No historical sketch more in
teresting than this has been published in many
EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN's
Critical Essays on the Victorian Poets will be
continued. Those who have read this remarka-
bic essay on Landor, viii not need the assurance
that no abler critical writing will appear during
OLD TINE MUSIC.
Mr.. Benjamin f. Taylor, long known for his
brilliant contributions 10 the Western press has
prepared a series OF very striking poems which
will be quite unique in American literature.
They win sing TO u again the old music Of ''The
spinning Wheel, The Stage-cOach, The
FlaiI'' &c., and viii be beautifully illustrated.
These are some OF the attractions which we
promise for the new volume and the new year !;
and of the essays, the poems, the sketches Of
travel the editorial discussions Of moral and
social questions, Of science, literature, art and
domestic economy, which, after all, viii make
up the staple Of every number, we can only say
that they shall be good they have been,
and better if they can he made 50. We intend
to publish 4 Christian Magazine in which there
shall be free thought and free expression, and
TO make literature and art tributary, not only TO
the cultivation OF the intellect, but the puri-
fication Of the heart and the advancement of
Christian civilization.
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Number.
We will send the July No. containing the in
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entitled ''THE NEW ROUTE TO THE GULF, y free,
postage paid, to all new subscribers who request
il at the time OF making their subscription.
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