St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-11-26
WI1E Awake FoR 1881,
$500 a Year, Postpaid.

If the Boys and Girls of America could but see
the piles ST delightful manuscripts and the beauti
full drawings for them waiting to be grouped into
we are sure that during the next three months the
Subscription List of the magazine would be more
than doubled. Out of many brilliant features we
announce the following, leaving delightful sur
prises in store.
Perhaps first in general interest will be
NEW STORY by GEORGE MACDONALD,
the Publishers having recently completed arrange.
ments abroad with Mr.. George Macdonald to
write and send them the original manuscript of a
Serial Story for older readers which from its sub
iect and character Americans will find of greater
interest than any of his former books. This story,
the title of which will be announced later will be
given complete during 1881 in Monthly Supple
ments thus giving free to every subscriber ore of
Mr.. MacDOnald's longest and finest stories
Those who remember with delight that charm
ing home story of the "Dogberry Bunch" will read
with still greater delight
ROCKY FORK,
Story of the Ohio Hill Country by Mary Hart
well CatherwOOd. Those who have read this Seri-
al in manuscript pronounce it of the most fas-
sparkling wild mountain brook Mr.. Geo. F.
Barnes will illustrate this story with thirty-six
drawings.
Mrs. A NJ. Diaz has written the Little Folks
own serial,
POLLY COLOGNE.
and it will be very fresh and funny. At least one
hundred and twenty illustrations will accompany
it. Those famous twin boys, the Jimmy: johns, are
For the older young folks there will be
THE STORY OF HONOR BRIGHT,
by Magnus Merriweathef, author of "a General
Misunderstanding" and Royal Lowries Last
Year at st. Olaves." This new story is dedicated
to the bays of certain school, real live boys who
wrote to the author, challenging him to produce a
story equal to the two just mentioned. In re-
Spouse, Honor Bright has been written far supe-
rior to either in both interest and influence. In
the name of the hero, Honor Bright, lies a great
surprise Mr.. Walter Shirlaa. instructor at the
TT to- Nexy will
this story fully.
Several striking Two-Part Stories will appear
during the year King Philips Head, by the Ed.
tor of the Boston Courier; Tot, the Dwarf by Mar
garet Eytinge, with eight drawings by George
Foster, etc.
A New Feature, including Cash Prizes for best
original stories, drawings, puzzles inventions etc.
will be introduced during 1881. dull particulars
in January number.)
meet growing demands, the Editors have decided
to add Special Department for Boys, (which the
girls are also invited to enjoyJ which will be
NEWSPAPER NEWS,
or what the boys land girls tool wish to know and
ought to know of what the great world is doing
saying and thinking. This department will be un
der the able charge of Edward Everett Hale whose
name alone is guarantee of its certain remarkable
interest and practical value.
The publishers also have pleasure In announcing
| New Cover, artistic and genuinely American in
design and novel in color, which with entire new
type will add largely to the atractiveness of this
popular magazine.
| Subscribe now for THIS most
DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT
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