The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-05
sCRIBNER's MONTHLY FOR 1876.

The publishers invite attention to the
following list Of some Of the attractive
articles secured for Scri ibner's Monthly,
for the coming year. In the held Of
fiction, besides numerous novelettes and
shorter stories there will be two Remark
ably Serial Stories by American Au-
thors. The first Of these, now complete
in our hands,
GABRIEL CONROY,"
By BRET. HARTE, begins in the Novem
ber number, and will run for twelve
months. This is Mr.. Harte's first eX-
tended work. The scenes and charac-
tiers, which the author has chosen from
his favorite field, California, are painted
with characteristic vividness aud 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
scepe of this story Is laid in the South
western territory, now forming the States
of Louisiana aud Texas, al The tine Of
Aaron Burrs treason. The characters
lived in a section which was now Amer
lean, now French, and now Spanish, aud
this record Of their adventurous lives
makes a story Of intense and uriaRgiug
interest throughout.
4 SECOND "FARMLRS NACA-
TION."
BY Col. GEO. +. WARING, Jr.
Col. Waring is now in Europe, visit.
M In -. IL d
and fifty miles one OF the most iertilt and
interesting OF the vine growing yulleys
Of Europe. This second series OF pa
pers promises to be even more interest
ing than that with which our readers are
already familiar.
CENTENNIAL LETTERS,
Edited by JoHN VANCE CHENEY. A
rare collection Of Revolutio airy Letters,
mainly from stores il the hands Of the
descendants Of Col. Joseph Ward. They
are full Of interest, and will be read with
a rare relish in connection with the Cen
tennial celebratian Of the year.
Brilliantly illustrated articles ON
AMERICAN COLLEGES,
Written respectively by their frierds,
will appear during the year The re-
vived interest in college life makes these
papers especially timely, and will secure
for them unusual attention.
OLD NEW YORK.
Elegantly illustrated articles an ola
New York, by John T. Mines, will ap-
pear at once, and will attract the atten-
tion CT all, in city OF country, who mark
with interest the developments Of the
great metropolis, and ahectionaicly re-
member the quaint peculiarities Of its
olden time.
Every number is prohsely illustrated.
thus enabling US 10 give 20 our descrip-
tive and narrative articles, an interest
and permanent value never attained in
a non illustrated periodical. Under ita
accustomed management the magazine
will in the future be devoted. as ID has
been in the past, 10 sound literature and
Christian progress.
THE EDIToRIAL DEPARTMENTS,
occupy over twenty pages Of each num-
Der and contain DIR. Hollands vigorous
and timely editorialz, as we'll o. Reviews
Of the latest works in Art, Literature.
and Science.
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