St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-11-19
VIDE 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-
the twelve numbers of WIDE AWAKE for 1881,
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
A 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 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-
cinating stories they ever read 1t is gay and
sparkling as wild mountain brook. Mr. Geo. +.
Barnes will illustrate this story with thirty-si1
drawings.
Mrs A NJ. Disz 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
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 General
Misunderstanding" and Royal Lowre's Last
Year at st. Olaves." This new story is dedicated
to the bays of a certain school, real live boys who
wrote to the author, challenging him to produce
story equal to the two just mentioned. In re-
sponse 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 Shirlaw, Instructor at the
Art Students League, New York, will illustrate
this story fully.
Several striking Two.Part Stories will appear
during the year: King Philips Head, by the Edi
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 enjoy,) 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 attractiveness of this
popular magazine.
Subscribe now for this most
DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT
Specimen free. Address
D. L0THR0P & co., Publishers,
6O-61 80 Franklin ST., Boston Mass