West-Jersey pioneer., 1877-01-18
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY.
An Unrivaled Illustrated Mapazine-

When SCRIBNER issued its famous Midsummer
Holiday Number in July; friendly critic said OF
It: we are not sure but that SCRIBNERhaS touched
high water mark We do not see what worlds are
left to it to conquer" But the publishers do not
s they hhe ser aehd bs the aa THE
worlds to conquer, and they propose to conquer
them
The prospectus for the new volume gives the IT,
les of more than fifty papers (mOstly illustrated).
by writers of the highest merit Under the head of
"FOREIGN TRAVEL"
we have "a Winter on the Nile" by General
MCCLELLAN; "Saunterngs about COnstantinOp e.
6y CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER; Out of my Win
dow at Moscow by EUGENE SCHUYLER; "An
American in Turkistan," etc. Three serial stories
are announced:
"NICHOLAS MINTURN,"
By DR.. HOLLAND, the Editor,
whose story of "Sevenoaks gave the highest salts
faction to the read rs OF the Monthly.
The scene OF this latest novel is laid on tn banks
of the Hudson. The hero is young man who
has been always tied to a woman's apron strings
but who, by the death of his mother is left alone
in the world drift on the current of life, with
fortune. but without a purpose.
Another serial, His Inhel ftance. by Miss TRAF,
Lowrie's,'' by Mrs. HoDGsoN BURNETT Mrs Bur
nettS story, begun in August, has a pathos and
dramatic power which have been s.rprse to the
public There Is to be series of original and eX
quiSely illustrated papers OF Popular Science
by Mrs. HERRICK, each paper complete in itself.
There are to be, from var Gus pens, papers on
"HOME LIFE AND TRAVEL"
Also, practical suggestions as to town and country
life. VI lage improvements etc., by well known
specialists
Mr., BARNARD,s articles on various Industries of
Great B itain include the history of Some Exper-
iments in Cooperation " "A Scottish Loaf Factory
in the November number, and Toad Lane, Roch
dale. ;. in December. Other papers are, The Brit
ish Workingman's Home, "A Nation of Shop
keepers "Hapenny Week for the Chill y etc
richly Illustrated series will be given on Amer
lean Sports y Flood and Fleid,' by various writer's
and each on different theme The subject of
"Household and Home Decoration"
due ions of American humorists will appear from
month to month The list of shorter Stories bio
graphical and other sketches, etc, is a long one.
Ihe editorial department will continue to employ
the ablest pens both at home and abroad There
will be series of letters on literary matters, from
London, by Mr. Wexford.
The pages OF the magazine will be Open as here
tofore so lar as limited space will permit to the
religious life of the world, and pe"lally to the
freshest thought of the Christian thinkers and
scholars of this country.
FIFTEEN MONTHS FOR 81.
SCRIBNER for December, now ready, and which
contains the opening chapters Of Nicholas Min
turn, Will be read with eager curiosity and inter-
est. Perhaps no more readable number of til s
magazine has yet been issued. The three number S
OF SCR1BNER for AUGUST. september and October,
containing the opening chapters Of THAT Lass o
Lowrie's,' will be given to every new subscriber
(who requests IT.. and whose subscription begins
with the resent volume, e., with tie November
number
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