The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-11-20
Miscellaneous.
sCRIBNERs' MONTHLY for 1879

The publishers invite attention to the fellow
ing list of some of the attractive articles Sc
cured for Scribner's Monthly, for the coming
year. In the field of fiction, besides numerous
NOVELTIES and shorter stories, there will be
TWO REMARKABLY SERIAL STORIES
BY AMERICAN AUTHORS.
The first of these, now complete in our hands,
GABRIEL CONROX,"
By BRET. HARTE,
Begins in the November number,
and will run for twelve months. This is Mr..
Harte's first extended work. The scenes and
characters, which the author has chosen from
his favorite field, California, are painted with
characteristic vivdness and power: and the
work is without doubt the most graphic record
of early California life that has yet appeared.
We shall also begin in the January number,
"PHILIP NOLAN'S FRIENDS, Or
show Your Passports
By EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
The scene of this story is laid in the South
western territory, now forming the States OF
Louisiana and Texas, at the time of Aaron
Burr's treason. The characters lived in a Sec
ton which was now American, now French,
and now Spanish, and this record Of their ad-
venturous lives makes story of intense and
unhagging interest throughout.
a SECOND "FARMER'S VACA-
TION,"
BY Col. GEORGE E. WARING, Jr.
Col Waring is now in Europe, visiting, in a
row boat ride of two hundred and fifty miles,
one OF the most fertile and interesting OF vine
growing valleys of Europe. This second series
of papers promises to De even more interesting
than THAT with which our readers are already
familiar.
OEM U EMM1Al LIZ TGRg5
Edited by JOHN VANCE CHENEY.
A rare collection OF Revolutionary Letters,
mainly from storAs in the hands of the descend
ants Of Col. Joseph Ward. They are full of in
terest, and will be read with rare relish in
connection with the Centennial celebration of
the year.
BRILLIANTLY ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES ON
AMERICAN COLLEGES,
Written respectively by their friends, will ap-
pear during the year. The revived interest IN
college life makes these papers especially time
ly, and Will secure tor them unusual attention.
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and will attract Il attention of all, il city or
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ment oil the great metropolis anu aHectlonate-
ly remember the quaint pecullarIties OF its old
en- time.
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been in the past to sound literature and Chris
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contain DR.. Hollands vigorous and timely edi-
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in Art, Literature, and Science.
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