Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-31
SCRIBNER's MONTHLY,

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"TnE GREAT NATIONAL MAGAZINE
enters upon a new year Qts nj lth volume) with the
November numb r, with broader Plans and larger
enterprise than ever before, and with the ambition
II mas ina ntained from the irst, TO detuonHtrate IT,
self to be the brightest, the s rOngest the most
beautiful, and IN every way the BEST POPULAR MAGA-
ZINE IN THE WORLD During tie year II Will present
such marves OF iiustrAtiye engrav ny as n pupi-
lar m igallne has ever been able 10 publish Its
writers Will be; as they have been, the choice and
chosen literary men and women of America Amor q
lhe attrNtly features of The year will he New
Serial hOve
"THE STORY OF SEVEN OAKS"
by ). g. HOLLAND. SERIES of papers from various
pens On
"AMERICAN LIFE AND SCENERY
including tie criptive papers on Amerl an ci lea
WI open IN ahuary with narrative OF EsTgRE
DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE by MAJOR POWELL
whose descent OF the Go Oradp Is one OF the most
famous exploits OF Western travel This series Will
rival "'rhE GREAT SOUTH" papers In the magnil-
ctnce OF It's illustrations, whist possessing greater
variety and wider interest. Also another Illustrated
series
"a FARMERS VACATION IN EUROPE
SIX articles recOnntng the experience OF a we'll
known American farmer aud engineer COLONEL
WAltiNG. oi Ogden Farm, Newport, Il. during a
tour th ough some Of the less frequented parts OF
Western Europe IN the autumn OF 1873.
A SERIES OF papers Of great interest on
FRENCH LITERATURE AND PaRIsIAN LIFE,
by Albert Rhodes. with illustrations by French Ar
tlsls, VIII appear during the year.
"TnE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND"
or, ''fhe Modern Robinson Crusoe," JULES vKRSE's
latest story, Will be continued with It's illustrations
story, by SAKE Holm.
"MY ToURMALINE."
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