Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-06-22
Ccribner's Nj agazine
Prospectus tOr 49, 3.

BE1UTJFTL LBISTuAS NUMBER.
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plete in Itself, containing no serial mater.
The cover il enrchd by an Oln"nrnial
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usual. u c,nt- Il contains the moot de-
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tingulshed writer's, and superb illustra-
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Robert Louis Stevenson will contribute
regularly TO each number during the year.
He will write OF many topics, old and
new, and in familiar and personal way,
which will form new bonds Of friendship
between the author and his thousands OF
readers. In the fist paper, entitled "A
Chapter on Dreams" appearing IN the
January number, be relates incidentally,
in connection with the general subject,
some interesting facts concerning the OIL
gin of the now famous story "Strange
Case of DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE
Railway Accidents, by w. s. Chaplain,
will be the first Of an especially important
and interesting series Of papefs on rail-
WAYS, their administrations and construc-
ton, including great engineering feats,
famous tunnels and passes, and, indeed,
those branches of the subject which IN
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company this series will be very elaborate,
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Dr. ID. A. Sargent's papers on Physical
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continued by several ofincreasing interest,
with as rich and unique illustration as
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illustrated Articles Of special interest
will be those on the Campaign OF W aterloo,
by John c. Ropes on "The Man at Arms,
by Z. II. Blashfeld two papers by I'd.
l.. Wilson. illustrating results OF recent
Egyptian research; further article ny
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nected with his recent contribution on
Wagner, and many others OF equal inter-
est Professor Shaler's articles on the sur.
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articles upon two Of the most interesting
groups of contemporary European writers
will be accompanied by rich ana noVei
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Electricity in its various applications az
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the subjects of another group OF lllustrat'
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The Fiction will be strong, not only IN
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begun in the January number, and early
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by Henry James and III. G. BuDDer-
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