Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-12-04

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OF ARTICLES:
The Story Of Keedon Bluffs.
| BY Charles Egbert Cfaddock, author of The
Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains
+" Down the Ravine,n etc. A dramatic serial
of boy life in the Great Smokies, with new
scenes and new characters. Illus. by Edmund
II. Garrett.
Romulus and Remus. i iy Tmaf1 Tslb byn.
This story is not tale of ancient Rome; in.
stesd It Is modern high comedy. Illus. by
Frank T. Merrill.
Montezuma's Gold Mines. ~ ~ 6 SSsa
author of The Silver City This serial of
| romantic adventure Is based on Mr.. Ober's
own search for the lost gold mines ofMonte-
yuma. The hero of the story Is +" John North"
| the hero of" The Silver city" Ilns. by lily.
| Sandman.
The Secrets at Roseladies. H IA MSTiS
Catherwood, author Of Rocky Fork and
"Old Caravan Days" Western life on the
Wabash. Illus. by w. A. Rogers.
Howling Wolfand His Trick-Pony
| By Mrs. Lizzie W. Champney The hair
breadth adventures of a bright little Indian
| boy In search of the lost medicine" OF the
Utes. Illus. by III. f. Forney, and from photo
/ graphs.
p;rJ Tall BY Mrs. A. ID. T. Whitney.
| blru-IalK. delicious group of twelve
poems. each descriptive ola bird and its haunts
and including metrical rendering Of the
bird Is song.
In War-Times at La Rose Blanche
By Mrs. Nj. +. NJ. Davis. Twelve stories relat-
| ing the adventures of great Southern sugar
plantation household from the beginning 10
| the end of the Civil War. Illus. by +. W,
| Kemble.
Ballads about Old Time Authors.
BY Harriet Prescott Spofford Twelve pie.
turesque ballads singing tender stories from
the lives OF the masters of the earlier English
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| ed by Edmund II. Garrett.
Famous Pets. by Of ae Gaoer. LS %gsb bS9
been in preparation. at home and abroad for
| several years, comprising rich contributions
| of facts, anecdotes. descriptions, engravlngs
and photographs from noted people.
Fairy Folk ALL" t ~ beSl'e I T%sISe
| papers. The natural history OF all known
races OF " the little vanishing folk" with ac-
counts of their dress, haunts, habits, manners
customs and usages. Full OF delicious anec-
dote and legend and with bewitching pictures
NEW FEATURES AND sPECIALTLEs
| A New Department, e s%lbSio Is' c SSd
the children Is to be the Preside and and round round
meet Mrs. James 4. Fields, Mrs. A. u. r. Whit.
Sarah Orne Jewett. The New Years recep.
ton viii be no less delightful.
Concord: It's Ways and By-Ways
By Margaret Sidney. A series OF papers about
this historic and literary Mecca. Literally H.
Illustrated from photographs by Mr.. A. W. Hos
mer.
Longfellow's Boyhood. 1 AIsS; L ana
the Children. Two articles by Rev. Samuel
Longfellow. Hitherto unpublished letters, &C.
Christmas-Tide Stories. I sca resttx
by Elizebeth Stuart Phelps. Taffy and Buster
Ties to Christmas Tree and Tafiy and Bus
ter at Niblo's, two stories by Mrs Jessie Ben
ton Fremont. A Christmas Masquerade by
mary 2; wilkins: Chrlstma i,s S9ess, ~
Sophie May.
Some Educational Extremes.
A Yankee schoolmIstress. by Mrs. II. G. Rove
Frances A. Humphrey. A New England
Summit. by Frona NJ. Brooks.
A Lend-a-Hand Group. a uh hsSS
by Mrs. James r. Fields Livelihood for
Girls by Margaret Sidney. The Boston Girls
Friendly Society, by Mrs. Henry whitman
From the Annals OF the 8. r. C. c., By MIS-
Kate Gannett Wells, etc.
Flowers / have Met. 6 u Sra@1 a'aSn,
upon plants and flowefs along New England
and Canadian roadsides and fields.
! Child Life in London. P PsPE 70 Il aESi als
hall. BY Mrs. Elizabeth Robins Penneli. win
many drawings by Joseph Pennell.
Washington and his Playmates.
BY VIM. F. Carne. author OF " washlngion q
a Burgher." New material from Virginia re-
cords.
Pictures Of American Pastlmes.
BY F.. Childe Hassam. Stirring full-psge PIC
T lures OF American games, including s,dSusi.
Polo, Lacrosse, etc.
FOR THE c. y. II. II. T., AND
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BY Sarah X. Bolton. Twelve insplflngpspeT'
i with portraits.
Wonder Wings. Mellangongs,
Colossal and Others, By c. f. Holder. o. rI lIs
N. Y. Central Park Museum. Twelve marle.
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