San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-15

SCRIDNBR'S MONTHLY,
Conducted by j. G.. HOLLAND.
THE HASDsoNEsT ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE
IL THE WORLD.
The American edition Of this periodical 10 now
MORE THAN 10000 MONTHLY.
And Il has larger circulation in England than
suy other AtssricI magazine. Every number con.
ialns about one hundred and fifty pages, and from
aily to .eventy-nve original wood'cut fllusta'
lions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS for 1889.
Amous the attractions for the coming year are
| the following:
"HAwOkIH's," a serial novel. by Mrs. Fran.
ces Hotgson Burnett, author OF That Lass o.
Lowrle's" The scene Of Mrs. BuTLeu's new nov
Ell Is laid IN Lancashire; the here isa young IN
yentor Of American birth. "Haworth's" 10 the
longest story which Irs. burnett has yet written
II will run through twelve numbera Of the Month
~, beginning with Move iiber. lsIo. and Will be
proiusely illustrated.
FALCoNBEkG. a serial novel. BY H. u. b3ye.
zen, author o, "Guunar," 1.-THE Man who Lost
his Name" &c. In this romance, the author
graphically describes the peculisrities of Morse
i'm igrsnt life In . Western settlement.
STORY or NEw ORLEANS, by George W.
Cable to be begun on the eoneia,ioa o. %
~ ia Creole Louisiana about the years lSO3.4
the time Of the Cession. and . period bearing
remarkable Likeness TO the present Reconsruc'
I PoiKrRAirs OF AMERICAN POETS. Thi.se.
ries (begun IN August with the portrait Of ETY.
anti will be continued. that Of Long!ellsw appear
ing 10 November. These portraits are drawn
from life by wyatt Eaton and engraved BY T. Cole.
They Will be printed separately on tinted paper
~ fron,ispieses Of four different numbers. illus
traied sketches Of the lives Of the poets Will As-
company thee portraits.
sTUllRS IN TIE SIERRAS,-A series Of pa
pers (nios,ly illustrated) BY John Multi the Call
iornia naturalist The most graphic ara picsur'
thy studies Of "The California Alps" that have
vet been made. The series will sketch the Cah-
fornia Passes, Lakes, Wind Storms and Forests.
A NEW VIEW or BRAZIL. Mr.. Herbert n.
Smith. Of Cornell University, companion OF tns
late Prof. Hartt, Is now IN Brasil, with MT: }:
Wells Cbampney (the artist who accompanied
Mr.. Edward King In his tour through the eseN
Soulh, ~ preparing for SCRIBsER q series o. pa
pers on The present condftioD,-ths eisset, rivers
snd resources Of the great empire Of s0uth
America
THE Johnny RIB" PAPERS, by an EEK.
Confederate" soldier, will be among ths raciest
contributions to SesIEsEs during the coming year
They are wsitten and illustrated by M. Alien "
Redwood, OF Baltimore. inc Nrst OF tne s"'IesJ
= Johnny Req at Play" appears in the NerenAei
Aumber. ,
TIE LEADING EUROPEAN UEIvERslrlEs
We are now having prepared for ScE'BSER' nttl-
cles on the leading Universities Of Enrore. They
will be written by an American College Pfoie SOr,
Nr. II. II. Boye,en. Of Cornell. (authsr Of "Sai-
conberg," DC. ,)and will include sketches 81 she
leading men In each Of the most importsn. Uni
versities OF Great Britain and the Continent.
Among the additional series Of papers to aP-
pear may be mentioned those on "How shai! we
Spell" (wo papers by Prof. Louasbury.l "fhe
New South" LAWN Planting for Small Places"
by Samuel Parsons. Of Flushing "0anasA OF
To-day" "American Art and Artists" "Amefi-
can ArchR .logy." "Modern Inventors" aiso,
Papers of Travel. History, Physical Science.
Studies In Literature, Poitical and Social Science,
Stories, Poems; "Topics Of the Time" no Dr. J.
G. Holland; record Of New Inventions and Ne.
chanical improvements; Papers on Education.
Decoration, &C.: Book Reviews; fresh bits OF VII
and Humo,, &c I, &c &c.
TERMS. ~ co A YEAR IN ADVANCE; IS CENTS
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