Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-24
Scribner's Magazine
PrOspectus for 1888.

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS .4UABEH.
The holiday issue, now ready, i, COM
plete in itself containing no serial matter.
The cover is enriched by an ornamental
border printed in gold. The. price 10 as
usual, p cents. 1t contains the most de-
lightful stories, poems, aud essays By DIS
tingulshed writer's, and superb hlu'tra-
tions.
Among the important articles TO appear
during the year 1858 are the following
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Robert Louis Stevenson will contribute
regularly to each number during the year.
lie 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 first paper, entitled "A
Chapter on Dreams Appearing IN the
January number, he relates incidentally,
in connection with the general. subject.
some interesting facts concerning the orr
Gin Of the now famous story "Strange
Case Of DIR. Jekyll and Mr. hyde"
Railway Accidents, by w. ). Chaplain,
will be the first of an especially important
and interesting series OF papers on rail-
ways, their Administrations and constrnc'
ton, including great engineering feats,
famous tunnels and passes, aud, Indeed,
those branches Of the subject which IN
This day engage the attention Of the whole
country. The illustrations which VIII ac-
company this series will be very elaborate,
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the titles of the future articles will be
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DR.. d. A. Sargents papers on Physical
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! illustrated Articles OF special interest
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by John C.. Ropes; on The Man at Arms"
! by f. H. Blasbiield two papers by I'd.
l.. Wilson. illustrating results OF recent
Egyptian research further article by
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Wagner, and many Others Of equal inter-
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will be accompanied by rich and move!
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Electricity in its various applications 90
a motive power. Explosives, etcs viii be
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Mendelssohn's Letters, written TO his
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substance of several articles Of great inter-
et TO musical readers, which VIII he Illus
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