The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-11-24
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SERIALS. NEW FEATURES, Ere.
The Story of Keedon Bluffs, BY Charles
Egbert Craddock, author Of 1.-THE Prophet of the
Great Smoky Mountains" Down the Ravne,"
etc. Illustrations by Edmund IL Garrett.
Romnlus and Remus, BY Charles REM
ington Talbot. This story is not tale of ancient
Rome but modern high comedy. Illus. by F. i.
Merrill.
Montezuma's Gold Mines, BY Fred A.
Ober. author Of "Thc Silver Citv." A serial of
romantic adventure based on Mr.. Obers own search
for the lost mines OF Monteauma. Illus. by lily
Sandman.
The Secrets at Rosea,lieS. BY NJ. II.
Catherwood. Western life ON the Wabash. Illus
by w. A. Rogers
Howling Wolf and His Trick-Pony,
BY Mrs Lizzie w. Champney. The hair breadth
adventures OF bright little Indian boy. llns. by
ii. +. Farny and from photographs
Brd-Talk, By Mrs. A. ID. T. Whitney.
A delicious group OF twelve poems, each dcserip-
tive of bird and its haunts, and including metri-
cal rendering of the birds song.
In War-Times at La Rose Blanche. BY
Mrs. NJ. f. NJ. Davis. Twelve stories relating the
adventures of a great Southern sugar plantation
household from the beginning to the end of the
Civil War. Illus. by f. ". kemble,
Ballads about Old Time Authors, BY
Harriet Prescott Spofiord. Twelve picturesque
story poems. Richly and automatically illustrated
by Edmund II. Garrett
Famous Pets, BY Eleanor Lewis. A
series of papers comprising rich contributions of
facts, anecdotes, descriptions engravings and pho
| tographs from noted people.
FAIRY Folk ALL" Bv Louise Imogcne
| Quincy. Twelve papers. The natural history of
all known races OF 1.-THE little vanishing folk with
| bewitching pictures
A New Department, called The Con-
trbutors and the Children, is to be the treside and
round table corner of the magazine. At Christmas
the young folks are to meet Mrs. James T. Fields,
| Coolidge and Sarah Orne Iewctt
| Concord: Its Ways and By-Ways. By
| Margaret Sidney. Papers about this historic and
| literary Mecca. Literally illustrated from photo.
| graphs by Mr. A. w. Hosmer.
Longfclow's Boyhood, Also, Long
| fellow and the Children. Two articles by Rev,
&c.
Christmas Tide Stories,-A Pretty
| Scarecrow by Elizabeth Stewart Phelps. Tahy
and Buster, two stories by Mrs. Jessie BENTON Ere
mont. a Christmas Masquerade, by Mary L. vii
kins. A. Christmas Guest. by Sarah Orne Jcwett
| Wee Wedding, by sophie May
A "Lend-a-l Hand" Group,-A Helping
| Hand, by Mrs. James T. Fields. Livelihood
| for Girls, by Margarc4' idney The Boston Girls
Friendly society, by Mrs Henry Whitman, etc.
| Flowers have Met, BY Grant Allen.
| Observations upon plants and flowers along New
| England and Canadian roadsidos and fields
Washington aud his Playmates, BY
VIM. +. Carne New material from Virginia re
cords. letters and recollcctions.
| Pictures of American PaStimcs, BY +.