Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-02
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SERIAL STORIES and SERIES OF ARTICLES.
THE STORY OF KEEDoNBLUFFs
BY Charles Egbert Craddock. author ~ is7-ha
Iropnet OF the Great Smoky Mountains v .sDourr
IN, .he ka r etc dramatic serial Of boy life in
characters Illus. BIZ Edmund H. Garrett.
RoMULUS AND REMUs.
BY Charles Remington Talbot This story "a
hes se 81 anelsnt home Instead it is modern
M0NTEZUMA'S GOLD MINE.
By Fred A: ober, anthor of 1.-THE Silver City.~
This serial of romantic adventure is based on II,
Oners own search for the lost gold mines 80
Montezuma. The hero of the story is s.Tohn
North, the hero OF The Silver City" illns'
THE SECRETS AT RosELADIES.
By Mary Hartwel Catherwood author Of
Rocky Fork, and "0ld Caravan DAYS. West
ern life on the Wabash. Illus by W "A. Rogers
ROWLING WOLF AND HIS TRICK. PONY.
By Mrs. Lizzie W. Champney. The hair.
breadth adventures Of bright little Indian boy
Nus by H. F. Fanny, and from photographs.
BIRD-TALK.
By Mrs. A. d. t. Whitney. delicious vropr
OF twelve poems, each descriptive of a bird ana
It's haunts, and including metrical rendering Of
the birds song.
IN WAR-TIMES AT LA ROSE BLANCHE.
BY Mrs NJ. E. NJ. Davis. Twelve stories re-
lating the adventures of great Southern smear
plantation household from the beginning to The
end Of the Civil War. Illus. by f. w Kemble'
BALLADS ABOUT oLD-TIME AUTHORS.
By Harriet Prescott Spofford Twelve pictpr-
sesque BALLADS singing tender stories from the
lives OF the masters Of the earlier English litera-
ture. Richly and automatically illustrated nv
Edmund ii. Garrett.
FAMOUS PETS.
BY Eleanor Lewis. series OF papers which
have been in preparation at home and abroad for
several years, comprising contributions Of facts
anecdotes, descriptions, engraving and nhotc,
graphs from noted people.
FAIRY FOLK ALL
BY Louise Imogene Quincy. Twelve M.
pers. me national history Of all known
counts of their dress. haunts habits manners
customs ard usages Full of delicious anecdotes
and legend, and with bewitching pictures.
NEW FEATURES AND SPEcIALTIEs.
NEW DEPARTMENT,
called The Contributors and the Children. is TO
be the hreside and round-table corner of the
magazine. AT the Christmas fDee1 catherine
the young folks are to meet Mrs j James r. Fields
MIS-; a. ID. i. whitney, Margaret Sidney. Susan
Coolidge and Sarah Orne Jewett The New
ears reception win be no less delightful
CONCORD: IT'S WAYS AND BY-wAYs
BY Margaret Sidney. A series of papers about
this historic and literary Mecca Liberally illua-
trated from photographs byMr. 4. W Hosmer.
LoNGFELLow'S BoYHooD.
Also Longfellow and the children. Two arti.
Giles by Rev Samuel Longfellow Hitherto un-
published letters &c
CHRIsTMAs-TIDE STORIES.
A pretty scarecrow, by Elizabeth Stuart
Phi clips. Taffy and Buster tied to i Christmas
Tree, and Taffy and Buster at Nibo's two stories
oy mrs; Jessie Benton Fremont Christmas
Guest, by Sarah orne Jewett. A wee wedding.
by Sophie May.
SOME EDUCATIONAL EXTREMES.
A Yankee Schoolnistress, by Mrs. H. G. Rowe
'Capn Bos'ard's wifes School, by Mrs Frances
a. Humphrey. new England Summit, by Frona
NJ Brooks.
A "LEND-A-HANDm GROUP.
A Helping Hand, by Mrs James r. Fields.
A Livelihood for Girls. by Margaret Sidney The
Boston Girls Friendly Society, by Mrs. Henry
Whitman. From the Annals OF the S. p. c. C.,
by Mrs. Kate Ganett Wells, etc.
FLOWERS HAVE NET
By Grant Allan. Observations upon plants and
flowers along New England and Canadian road
sides and fields
CHILD LIFE IN LONDON.
From Hyde Park to Whitehall BY Mrs. Eliz.
abeth Robins Pennell, with many drawings by
Joseph Pennell.
WASHINGTON AND HIS PLAYMATES.
BY VIM. T. Carne, author OF Washington as a
Butgher.' New material from Virginia records,
letters and recolleetions
PICTURES OF AMERICAN PASTIME.
By F. Childe Hassam. Stirring full-page pic
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Hockey, Quoits, Archery, Croquet, Polo, Lacrosse.
etc.
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Successful American Women.
By Sarah X. Bolton. Twelve inspiring papers,
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Wonder-Wings. MeIlangOngs,C Colossal
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trail Park Museum. Twelve marvel-chapters OF
animal life. Illus by j. Carter Beard.
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By Seden r. Hopkins. Commercial Counsel
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and usages.
Ways TO do Things.
By various authors Practical handiwork for
young folks. win open with delightful needle
work article "Babys Shoe" by Mrs. Jessie Ben
ton Fremont, and Mrs. Annie Sawyer Downs.
and Amanda Il. Harris instructions "How To
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