Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-04-24


The Publishers of Scp1ENER's MONTHLY, in
their Prospectus Just issued, promise for the
ensuing year more brilliant array of contri.
butors, and an increase in the variety and
beauty of its illustrations, already conceded
by the critics to be finer an any which
have hitherto appeared III any American
magazine
Or. HOLLAND, the Editor. will write the
serial story of the year, which will be autobio,
graphical in form, and will be illustrated by
Miss Hallock. 1t is entitled Arthur Bonni-
castle. and will deal with some of the most
difficult problems of American Life. 1t will
be commenced in the November Number.
There will be n new story by SANE HOLM
The O:.e Legged Dancers.
Bret Hdrte, the best writer Of short stories
now living, will contribute characteristic
story entitled The Epic Of Fiddletown, which
will be illustrated by Sheppard.
Il. H. Stodddrd will write serial of enter
tanning papers about Authors, their Personal
characteristics, Home Life, Families. Friends
Whims, and Ways. A series of Portraits of
Living American Writers, is also promised.
Clarence Cook will write about Furniture
and the Decoration of American Homes.
These papers will be eminently practical as
well astistic, and will be illustrated with de-
igns and sketches by numerous artists in adj
dition TO those which the writer himself will
furnish
Among those who will contribute are:
Hans andersen, Bryant. Bushnell, EggleStOn,
Froude, Higgimson, Bishop Hmtingt0n, Bre'
Harte, John hay, II. II, Macdonald, Mitchell,
Mss Phelps, StedRan, Stocht0,s Stoddard,
celia Thdrter, drner, iN,inSOn, Mrs.
Whitney, besides a host of others.
The editorial control and direction of the
Magazine viii remain III the hands of DIR.
Holland. who will continue to write 1.-THE
Topics of the Time" which the n. y, hide
pendent says are more widely quoted than
any similar papers in any American maya
Zinc, /"
Watson Glider will write "The Old Cabin
ct :" as hitherto. Prot John c. Draper con
duct the Department of" Nature and Science.
Tho departments of "IIome and Society"
and sc Culture and Progress, will engage the
contributions of more than Il score of pens on
both sides of the Atlantic. The Wdtcbmdn
end Reflector says: "ScribnerS Monthly for
September is better than usual. which ind.
Gates Il needless waste OF editorial brains and
Publishers money, for the Magazine was good
enough before :" And yet the Publishers
promise to make il still better for tie com.
ing year,!
The Subsc, ipton price is $500 year, W it'll
special rates TO Clergymen, Teachers, and
postmastcrs.
The following
Extraordinary Inducements.
are offered to new subscribers;
For $3.50 the Publishers will send, OF any
Bookse Ter or Newsdcaer will supply, the
magazine for one year, and the twelve mum.
bers of Vols III. and w. containing the be-
ginning of Mrs. ELEPHANTS Serial, "At His
Gates; !" for $50, the Magazine for one year,
and the "a back numbers from the beginning;
for $1,000, the Magazine Tor one year, and the
"a back numbers bound a vols.), charges on
bound vols. paid, This will give nearly 5000
pages of the choicest reading with the finest
illustrations, for 5000, or nearly 500 pages
for II dollar and will enable every subscriber
to obtain the series from the first.
Special Terms to Dealers, C!ergymen and
Teachers.
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