Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-02
Wide AWAKE FOR 1881
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E THF BOYS AND GIRLS OF AMERICA
L could but see the piles of delightful manu-
scripts, the beautiful drawings for them
waiting to ne grouped into the twelve num-
bers of the Vide AI0dke for 1881, we are sure
that during the next three months the SUBJ
scriptIon list of the magazine would be more
tha doubled. Out of many brilliant features
We announce the following. leaving delight
ful surprises in store. Perhaps first In general
interest Will be
A New Story by Geo. Mac Donald,
rangements abroad With Mr.. Geo. Macdonald
TO write and send them tho original manu-
script If Serial Story for older readers, which
froi3 us subject and charaote Americans
VIII 4 nd OF greater interest than any of mis-
fOrmee COOKS. This story, the title of which
WI. -. a. nOuuce later. will be given compile
dui 81. 1881, in Monthly Supplements, thus
giving nee to every subscriber one of Mr..
Ma fipnald's longest and finest stories.
Th..<e who remember with delight that
chsrmlDg home story of the 'Dogberry Bunch
viii read with still greater delight
Rocky Fork,
a StGTy OF The Ohio Hill Country by Mary
Hartwell CatnerwoOd. Those who have read
this Sc rial in manuscript pronounce IL one OF
It is gay and sparkling as wild mountain
brook. Mr.. Geo. F. Barnes will illustrate this
story with thirty.s K draw ings.
Mrs. A. NJ. DIAz has written the Little Folks
own serial,
Polly Cologne,
and 1t will be very fresh and funny. At least
one hundred and twenty illustrations will
accompany 1t. Those famous twin boys, the
Jimmy>jOhns. are prime actors in Polly's
wonderful adventures.
For the older young folks there will be
The Story Of Honor Bright,
by Magnus Merriweather. author of "a Gen~
eral misunderstanding and Royal Lowrie's
Last Year at ST. Olaves.'
This new story is dedicated to boys of GER
tain school. real live boys. who wrote to the
suthor, challenging him to produce story
equal to the two just mentioned. In response.
Honor Bright has been written. far superior
TO either. in both interest and influence In
great surprise. Mr.. Walter Shirlaw, instructor
at the Art Students League, Hew York, will
Several striking TWO-PART STORIES will
appear during the year: KING PHILIPS
HEAD. by the Editor of the Boston Courier;
with eight drawings by George Foster, etc
A NelU Feature, including Cash Prizes, for
best original stories, drawings, puzzles. in>
ventions, etc, will be introduced during 1881,
full particulars in January NUMBER
And after long consideration OF what wo aid
best meet growing demands, the Editors
have decided to add Special Department for
Boys (which the girls are also invited to eDjoy)
winch will be
Newspaper News,
or what the boys (and girls tool wish to know
and ought to know OF what the great world Is
doing saying and thinking. This department
will be under the able charge OF Edward
Everett Hale, whose name alone is guarantees
OF its certain remarkable interest ana PracIl>
cal value.
The publishers also have pleasure in an
nouncing New Cover, artistic and genuinely
American in design and novel in color, which
with entire new type, will add largely to the
attractiveness of this popular magazine.
Subscribe now for this most
Delightful Christmas GIFT
Specimen free. Address
ID. LOTHROP a. GO, Publishers.
90 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass.