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s~CRlBsER,s MoNTHLY
Am Unrivaledi Illps1rased magazine.

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An Unrtvaled Illustrated Magazine.
When Sol5ner issued its famous Mid
summer Holiday Number in July. a
friendly critic said Of It: eve are not
sure but that Scrabner mas touched high
water mark. We do not see what worlds
are left 10 it to conquer" But the pub
fishers do not consider that they have
reached the A6tS8a6 thule of excellence
they believe "there are other worlds to
conquer, and they propose to conquer
them" '-...ta.~.h 3t
The prospectus for the new volume
gives the titles of more than fifty papers
(mostly iIlustrated), by writer's of the high
est merit. Under the head of
FOREIGN TRAVEL"
we nave "a Winter on the Nile" by Gen.
Mcclellan; :t.Saunterings About Constan-
tinople," by Charles Dudley Warner;
"Out of My Window at Moscow" by
Eugene Schuyler; can American in
Turkistan," etc. Three serial stories are
announced: s4t.,<
NICHOLAS MINTURN," BY d. HOLLAND,
THE EDITOR,
whose story of "Sevenoaksn a Y the
high est satisfaction to the readers of the
Monthly.
The scene of this latest novel is laid ON
the banks of the Hudson. The hero is a
young man who has been always tied to
a ooman's apron strings" but who, by the
world,-to drift on the current of life,
with a fortune, but without a purpose.
Another serial, His Inheritance" by
Miss Trafton, will begin on the compile
ton of "That Lass o. Lowrie's," by Mrs.
Hodgson Burnett. Mrs. Burnett's story,
begun in August, has a pathOs n dra-
matte power which have been a surprise
to the public.
There is to be a series of original and
exquisitely illustrated paperso of Popular
Science" by Mrs. Herrick, each paper
complete in itself. a w.
There ale to be, from various pens,
papers on
"HoME LIFE AND TRAVEL" ~
Also, practical suggestions as to town and
country life, village Improvements, etc.,
by we'll known specialists. III r-.
Mr.. Barnard's articles on various indus
tries of Great Britain include the history
of Some Experiments in Cooperation"
GA Scottish Loaf Factory in the No
vember number, and "Toad Lane, Roch-
dale" in December. Other papers are,
"The British Workingman's Home" "a
Nation of Shopkeepers," "Ha'penny a
Week for the Child" ETC.. p
A richly-illustrated series will be given
OM hIuCIlCdu DpOlGS NY flOOo anu
Field" by various writer's, and each on q
different theme. The subject of .n
"HoUsEHOLD AND HOME DECORATION
will have a prominent place, whilst the
latest productions of American humorists
will appear from month to month. The
list of shorter stories, biographical and
other sketches, etc., is a long one.
The editorial department will continue
to employ the ablest pens both at home
and abroad. There will be a series of let
tiers on literary matters, from London, by
MIR. Wexford.
The pages of the magazine will be open,
as heretofore, so far as limited space will
permit, to the discussion of all themes
affecting the social and religious life Of
the world, and especially TO the freshest
thought of the Christian thinkers and
scholars of this country.
We mean to make the magazine sweeter
and purer, higher and nobler, more genial
and generous in all its utterances and in
fuences, and a more welcome visitor than
ever before in homes of refinement and
culture.
FIFTEEN MONTHS o FoUR DOLLARS.
Scrtbner for December, now ready, and
which contains the opening chapters Of
Nicholas Minturn," will be read with
eager curiosity and interest. Perhaps no
more readable number of this magazine
has yet been issued. The three numbers
of Scribner for August, September and
October, containing the opening chapters
| of I" That Lass o. Lowrie's," will be given
to every new subscriber (who requests i)
and whose subscription begins with the
present volume, .. g., with the November
number. . .
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