Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-17

The materials for a hundred tales of aGven-
ture are crow ded into this one Grand Serial
Story of Travel. by David Krr The author
| has recently visited the countries where the
action OF this romant.c story lies: Algiers,
Greece, Turkey, Albania, Montenegro. Russia
l-theLce into Borneo among the fierce and
sorcery loving Malays; hence all descriptions
of places, people, manners and customs are ac-
curate. The Editors do not hesitate TO say that
AS brilliant story Of adventure it is without
one able rival in current juvenile literature
This story will be fully illustrated.
THEIr. Club AND OURS is serial story by
A Boy only fourteen years old. The fun aud
adventures OF the ous-of-schOol life of mixed
school OF boys and girls are depicted with the
gay touch of q boy who knows he has capital
story TO tell and enjoys telling it. The story
will have thirty six Illustrations
A LONG HIsPANo-RoM AN STORY OF the Sec
ond Century. by Rev Edward Everett Hale,
will be leading attraction OF the Christmas
Dan. number, and will ut once take its place
IN the long line OF Mr.. Hale's famous stories:
Other brilliant writer's of Short Stories will
contribute to the magazine during the year: !:
Mrs. A. D. T, Whitney, Mrs. Helen Hunt
Jackson oh. I'll ~, Mrs A NJ. Diaz, Sophie
May, Mrs. Kate Ganne.t Wells, sarah Orne
Jewett. Mrs. Lizzie W Champney. Nora Per-
ry. M. i. VS.. Mrs. Sherwood, Author Of
"Honor Bright, &c.
Rich materis iron. the Folklore of oil nd
tioRs hss been given our best balladists and ar
fists fer series of Illustrated Folklore Bal
lads.
| In the way of informing Little Citizens
about their future rights and responsibilities,
WIDE AWAKE boldly takes the lead and docs
what no other magazine for young folks has
ever done for It's readers. Mr.. Benjamin
Vaughan Abbott, in The Travelling Law
school, will deal with American institutions
and laws; while Rev. E. e. Hale, in his To DAY
Papers, Will discuss in his vivid, dramatic way,
what is timely and Important in the worlds
affairs from month to month.
Some highly inte sestng papers. under the
quaint titles OF Old-Time Cookery and Suit
of Homespun, descriptive of early DAYS and
ways, have beer written and illustrated 1t one
| of the oldest Now England homesteads.
Short Stories from the Dictionary, by Ar
thur Gilman, ID. A., will tell the history OF
certain words In way TO suggest How to Use
the Dictionary.
| Miss Harris has prepared most charming
! set Of Wild Flower Papers, to be fully illus
trated from nature by Miss L. B. Humphrey.
Among the more amusing features will be
A Parior Comedietta, running thi ough three
numbers; Games, both for indoors and out,
accompanied by diagrams and spiI tied Illus
trations; and fresh and humorous Studies of
Country Life, in pictures without text.
| In the October WIDE AWAKE was begun a
Course of Readings, designed for our young
folks who would like TO read in thorough
manner about interesting and practical SUBJ
jects. The magazine has been Permanently
Enlarged to ADMIT this New Educational
Feature.
The Reading Course for 1852 includes the
following series II papers each):
| MAGMA CHARTA STORIES, edited by Arthur
Gilman, NJ. a.
| WAYS TO Do THINGS, by Rev. @. R. Talbot
"Shirley Dare,f' &c.
OLD OCEAN. by Ernest Ingersoll.
TRAVELLING Law SCHOOL, by Benjamin
Vaughan Abbott.
LITTLE BIOGRAPHIES. MUSIC. by Hezeki-
ali Butterworth.
HEALTH AND STRENGTH PAPERS, by able
authors
WHAT To Do ABOUT IT, by the Wise Black
| bird
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS on Natural Histo-
ry, Natural Philosophy. Astronomy, Chemis-
try, Geology. Botany. Ornthology, etc.
| ARTISTS AND ENGRAvERs have combined to
produce finer illustrations than ever before, q
very pleasant indication Of which may be gath
cred from the following Delightful ExtIava-
gance: Last spring the Publishers of WIDE
AWAKE offered American artists $500, in Three
Cash Prizes, for the Three Best Drawings for
| Frontispieces to the Magazine. These Prize
Frontispieces will appear in WIDE AWAKE du-
ring 1882. The Cash Award Of 100000, and
the cost Of engraving (nearly S300.U0 more },
| amounting in total expense to $780, 90, make
the First Prize picture, ,A-MAYING, the most
costly frontispiece ever given in Juvenile
magazine.
The Music will be under the editorship of
Louis C. Elson, and in advance Of any thing
before attempted.
OFFER EXTRAORDINAR
The Subscription Price of WIDE AWAKE Il
| % so per year; and as special liberalIty the
Publishers have decided to give each new SUBJ
scrlber for 1882 whose name. with S2.50, is
received before January 1st, the October, No
yember and December numbers Of this year
freei Address
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