The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-09
Scribner's Monthly.
Ia Unriraied Illustrated Maya =i,.s


VIYHEN scribnez issued is lamous NIldss mmer
w Holiday Number in July, friendly cril &c said
oft "We are not eFc but that Scribner hast Yuched
hiEhWeler mark, We 40 not see Whist wo Ids arc
slider thai they have reached the uind tial Of ex.
celience-they believe "there are other 5rids 70
conquer and they propose 10 conquer them /"
The prospectus for the new volume gives he titles
wriien Of the highest merit Under the head Of
Foreign Travel, NE have "A Winter on he Nile"
by Gen. Mcclellan; "Saunterlngs About onstanti.
nople," by Charles Dudley Warner; "out fmy Win.
dow AZ MOSCOW BY Eugene schuyler; "a n Ameri-
nounced Nicholas Mlnturn, by Dr. HI bland, the
Editor, whose story Of ,Sevenoaks gave he highest
satisfaction TO the readers Of the Monthly.
The scene OF this latest novel Is laid the banks
OF the Hudson, The hero Is Young m an who has
been been a. Kay e w1ms shs, aPTo9 ng but
world TO dril on the life,wi n fortune
but without purpose.
Another serial, Ellis Inheritance by diss Trafton
win begin on the completion Of THAT lass o. Low.
RES BY Mrs.. Hodgson Bnrnutt Ms. Burnett's
story, begun IN August, has pathos M dramatic
There is 10 be series Of original AMI exquisitely
illustrated papers OF Popular Science, by Mrs. Her
rick, each paper complete IN Itself
fIome Life and Travel" Also, practical suggeatons
As 10 town and country life village Improvements,
/ etc, By weil-knoWn specialists.
/ Mr.. Barnart's articles on various industries Of
Great Britain include the history Of usome Expert
ments in Cooperation scotLsh Loaf Factory
dale in December. Other papers are, 'rhe British
1 Workingman's Home" "A Nation of Shopkeepess"
sIIapenny Week for the Child" etc.
richly illustrated series will be given on "AfNee,
lean Sports by Flood and Field, by various writer
| and each on A different theme. The snbRct o
Household and Home Decoration" will hayeGpe0y
inent place, willis the latest productions ~ An =,
can humorists will appear nom month 10 NJ a
The list Of shorter stories, biographies AMI o,hi
sketches, etc. Is q long one ''
The editorial department will continue , n c,n,,c
the Ablest pens both at homo and ahEV "a lb,,,
will be series OF Letters on literary n ,i,ars fr
London, by Mr. Wexford ''e''' iioi
The pages OF the magazine will ho onan as hore
tofore 50 FAR as limited space will p rfnit "a Inc IN
cusson Of all themes affecting tho ,riei ana reis
Gus life Of tho world and esIeeip ii,s ~ he fsh
thought Of the Christian thinke n and scholars
this country.
We mean to make the magaI mo s,yaeiarand npre,
higher and nobler, more gen. al and eenerons in a
is utterances and inhuenc & and mnre sseIs'om
visitor than ever before In MONIES Of refinement an
culture. " ' '-
FIFTEEN N oNTHs FOR "A
ScRInNER for Decor her now rcady and whicl
contains the opening chapters Of "Nichoias MInhIrn
will % read with 60 ger curiosity and interest Pei
maps no more reac able number OF this magazine ha
yet oeeh lssue1. The three numbers OF ScRIBSgR 70
Augusb sep.ep Der and October, containing the open
ing cnAptes THAT Lass O Lowriesn viii be give
every nep subscriber (who requests it) and who's
suos s Ky begins with the present volume, {
win lne November number
SUBS option price, 81 years. cents number
| specp terms on bobnd volumes Subscribe witt
or ITO sCRIBNER & CO., 7iS Broadway, " Y.