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One Ktra Copy with Each 5 SuWilbci. GET UP CLUBS. Ajents send for terms and eveluslto territory. RESOURCES PUBLISHIH? CO. LINCOLN, NEB TAKE THE Missouri Pacific J A 1 1 "TTTO TT ll.H.I I A Mi JLilLUJUL VV lAJ V J The Shortest, Quickest and Best Route to Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltlmoro, New York and Boston. RECLINING CHAIRS FREE ON ALL TRAINS. lJ?Tor further Inform it Ion or or address folders, etc., oal II. (I. HANNA. Tlcltet Aout, for Diuul I'.'th sts City I). IIA1IC0UK, Knpot Ticket Agent H. I It. MILLAlt, tlou'l Agent SURE science axo imuh-iikss. ENTHUSIASTS ON PERPETUAL TION NOT ALL DEAD. MO- I'mfowir 'I iiilirlilu Aoits 'Hull lllrila Sleep 1111 lliii Willi; Thi' Sclent llio Toy Kiiiiiiu M .'tiiyiictlc Ornolo llliisttnti-il nml i:xil.ilni'il In llclitll. Tho scletitillo toy shown in tlio Mil1J0iiH.it cuts, tn koti fniin j J nt nre, while fur from now, Is nevertheless tugoiiinu ntul cleverly modernized l tlioeouMiuclor.. TIIK MAIINKT1C OIIAOI.K. To llinko tin- made spoul, write UHHl twelve propnr.il curds 11 wow of question rolntilig to hlstoi), geogrtiph), scloneo, cus toms, oto Ono of thncompanv takes 0110 of those oanN at random und lends 0110 of tlio questions, then tho onnl Is pluml uinlor tlio mnglelan'x fn t. In it groove 111 ulo to tooolvo It. Immediately tlio ornclo turns nu its axis, mid after some oscillations Isimnos fixed In n corlnln position, its ningle wnnd limit ing to 0110 of thu numbers liy which II is sur rounded On referring to the coriixNiniliiii; nunilioron 11 llt I mini nn iuliiilrulil oxnot nml noourato nnswor, lly varying nt will tlio onnls of quoitious nml iiiisui'in one inuyolitiiin from tho ornolu nil iiiiletlnlto tiuiulior of roillos Nutlilni; can lw Hiinplcr tlimi tlio prixov liy uliloli tliU niillt N olitnllinl. Tho Ihiso of tho toy, into uhleh tlio rmiN slip, lioms it ortlcnl pivot on which n-stH tho Iwnly ot tho intijjl clnn, hIiiii' 1 olio onii mils a vorlion! U-slinpiil lniiliot, Iiiimii its tun fiolos noar tlio Imso, nsHhowu In l'li;. V,'. 1IKTAI1.S OK MAtl.VCTIO OllAOLE. In each of tho cards thorn Is another mag net concealtsl, a straight rod, occupying a dillcicut petition for each of tho twclvo cards, We ss) that in vlrtuo of tho well known laws of tho attraction of magnets for each other, oaoh tlmo that n card h placed with its imigiiot In tho base, tho flguro will turn round this axis nnd direct n K'l'ies of os cillations round Its own axis until tho poles of tho I'-shnpod magnet holder under its rolsj nro opKsito tho contrary poles of th straight rod hidden In tho card. If thu Imso has Imxmi correctly marked piowously, tho divining rod will imlicato tho (iirmsponding litiiiilK 1 ot too answer, Any Issly with a lit- tlo genius ami a fow tools cun makoaii ornclo similar to thu ono shown hi the Illustrations. Minis .sleeping on tho Wliij;. Tho very interesting discovery announced by Professor Trowbridge, that birds havo a jiower of sUi'pliig on tlio wing, brings to iniml, saysu coriospoudent in Science, that it is not a recent observation, but wius antici pated by Kdgnr A. I'oe. In a iks-hi which ho says was written in his youth, and published moro than thirty years ago, mo these Hues: 0,1s It 1 In will On tlio lireees to toss? Or cnpriciouxl) still I.Ike tlio lone nlluitross, Incumbent on nilit (As she on the air) To which ho nppemls this marginal note: ''The albatross is said to sleep on tho wing." This poem, however, was criticized by an other philosophic writer, John l'hicuix, who gave it as his opinion that the oet invented the fact In natural hietory boonuso ho found there weio no words to rhyiuo with "toss" but "boss" and "albatross." This is now happily disci edited; but tho ipjcstion i mains, Who llrst "ald it('1 roi'polinil Motion Iiituiitors, Qeorgo Stephenson, England's great engi neer, began his oxperlenco ns an inventor with tho ierHitiinl motion problem, for which ho consti noted a machine. His biog raphor describes it as consisting of a "wooden wheel, tho periphery of which was furnished with glass tnlies tilled with quicksilver; and as tho wheel rotated tho ipiicksilior poured itself down into tho lower tubes, and thus a sort of self acting motion was kept up lu the iipparatu which, however, did not prove to bo iieriHjtiuiI." Not 11 )oar passes but somo now enthusiast lodges in 1110 pnieni oiuco 1110 spocnicatlons of home luaeliiuo for ))ei H)tual motion. This is not in itself considered o.idenco of insan ity, but it is unquestionably regarded by somo as proof of mechanical aberration I'lltent .tlnplo Sii;ar. Nuinborod wltli curious inventions for which a patent hu Ikvii granted is ono to an Iniliunn genius for patent muplo sugur. Tho patent sugur in question is made by mixing an extract of hickory with 111. ordinary syrup, such as cano syrup or sorghum. This hickory llavoivd s)rup is Imdul down in tho usual manner, ami a product loseuibliug iimplu sugar, in apis-aranco as well as lluvor, is tho icult. A decoction made from tho wood of maple, it aiieiirs, has Im'cii tisod for tm h,,l"u pnrMw The claims as Ins luwntiont extract wherever It may part an ngrooablo ihnor iiiM'titor, theroforo, housiMit tho liicko, bo euiilo)od to im- or. A Now Application ot I lecti Irltj. M. Qnrel has Invented an electrical method of preparing paper stencils for letters, circu lars, etc In this apparatus a ploco of very thin p.qor nits mi a firboii bliH'k eonneetod ivith one polo of a sm ill induction coil, whllo the stlo, with win li tlio writing Js dono, is comiccted with 1 ho other polo. On using tho nppaiiiiiis a scncs of sjiarks p. us between tho st Wo ami tho carbon block, perforating tho miHi', which can then bo used as a stou cil in tlio ordinary way. Villon or Ncnwootl. A hundred tons of uir drml seaweed will yield, besides tho salts, seventy tons of ulgln ami llftccu tons of cellulose. Tho ulgln is a glutinous suKstanoo, with fmiitivu times tho Uiislty of starch ami tliirt)-Mvou tunes that of gum arable It is used lor siring, as n mordant in dyeing, lu cookery, tho making of confectionery, tho inauufactiuonf pajior, to prevent tlio iucrustatloit of steam boilers, and inuiiy other hue. jMi mm j3 Baa h mm fflaoaaa' HYQICNE. Wlmt to Do nml Wlmt Not In Do t'no of Apoplox), Ajoploxy liny roailll lm itltlnj;iilliiil from fnliitiuif liy 11 llttlo nttontlmi to tho fol lowing itotiilli. lnlntltig Is of Hlmrt ilunit ln, ninl is ohnrni'ti'i I roil liy villnr of tlio fnoo, 11 wiU or lniionvi(tlilo W; iitni 110 pnruly- ' K AjHiploxj, on tlioothor Iimul, li loiiKor . in iliirntloii, tlio fncu limy lo llinhoil, tho puti In usually dtroug ninl h1ov, nml parnly- ' Mi is friiuont. Tho mioiliig oharnolor nt llio liri'iitlilni; lu onsos of iiNpxy tlll also Korvotoillitliigulih tho two oomllt loan. And tho clmuuistniHTi uinlor whiih tho iitt.irk iinnoi on inn) llkowlso Ui of alii. To thoalKivontntoiuonlN (IihhI llouM'k(i'pl' lag niliN, that 11 jvi-on solnl wltli a ulroko of nKiiloTy nhoulil hnvo tlio finst nooosi of nlr, wlnihmi hIioiiM lm s'i!til wiili' nml nil I'rnwilliig nlMiul tlio pntloiit avoiilisl. Tho clothing alxiiit th" nook nml ohost kIioiiIiI Ih loiM.'iuii, no thnt thorn inn) I10 no Iiiihm1I- : inont totholironthlng Tho l-lt hIiouIiI Ini iiiifintoiioil, nmlnuytliing uhloli In any a) cuiillnos tho Imly. Tho hivnl hIioiiM I iinils.il Miiuotihnt, nml If It lx lluslml or hot, hIiouIiI lo Imtluil In cohl xtntor llnitlos of hoi waloi or hoatnl lings of wilt should lo plmvl nt tho foot If llio latter tiro cold, euro Mug takoii not In liurn thoK'rxou who Is tiionpnlilo of proti-cllng hluioolf or of mmoiiMrntlng. Ho should Ihj allowiil to loiuniii (pilot, no vio lent oll'orts hoiug Hindu to mouso him until n phyniolan Iwciillnl, for gionl linriu may U lono 1 1) liioxH'rti'iiciil mnl for his ttolraro. Any iimioiVMuiry motion of tho Imly ma) iuoronso tlio amount of blooding ultldii tlio ktill. Tho Ki' Mnotoi'iitli I rutin-) ( tiro. Wlmt itithcollcgon, tiiilM'i-Kltliianil iiown piiporM, with K)lltlonl cnmpalsn mid luriir dulxitod, with roform in politic awl constant changes lu nodal customs, with social chilis nml clubs polltlcnl, wltli ait culturoand tlm ilocorntlvu innnln, vo nro ciiltlwiling, miyn Tliu riiilmlolplilii li cm, ovorynldo of iiiiui'h liatuio but his ph)8lcal sido. U'lirmsl pliysl chini nro oxH'ilmontiiig with us. Iioallng soma of iih, and fnlluig to hoid otlioi-H, but foiv or none of tlnMi toll 111 how to ktrp woll. Wo liollovo in tho I ml ouro; it Is bottor than tho hot witter cum, or grniw ciiio, or gym imstlcH mid other cxcii'Im.'. It is not oxirolso, but rest, wonoul, nml wo hall tlio I ml cum as tho greatest dlscoory or tho Nineteenth century If liurd woil.wl iip!o would tako n dny in bod now nml then losi would lm heard nbout iionom prostrntlon. ('renin ns .Meilleln,.. As 1111 mitidoto for a cnusuuiptltu tendency it is clnjiiml that cream nets lll.en chnrm, nml bones nil the pimniMi intended to Ih served by cod lior oil. with much grenlcr certainty and effect, llesides poixnn con suniptlvely Inclined, thcmi with fwlilo diges tion, aged poojilu nml Uhmi inellncil to chilli iievi mid cold oxtmniitles nro tvpcclnlly beno lltcsl by a liberal uso of swtvt cieam. Cut tlm; Short Noiirnlclo I'nliis. In those who nro i1skmi1 to neurnlgin, ar tacks of pain nro fnipn-ntly brought on by fatlguo or tinwonl.il oxorclso. Journal of Hoalth nilvlsos such poopl 1 to llvo very regu larly and to obsono this rulo In eating: hen tho paliicoiiufl on in continence of waiting Uh long lor a meal, 11 cup of hot drink, such us milk, cocoa or lieof tea, will very often stop It. Treat it or it FaliitiiK m. The common practice of lifting fainting liiple to a sitting or upright msition li sulll dent to destroy lliotiiuirk of Urn tlm. m,niu Ic,1J-,l authority has recently emphasized u.K mil. mui, Mien iiersom HIiouIiI Imj kept ill tho prono jKisition whllo restoratives nnd local means nro employed to return them to consciousness. Stimulant for tlio llulr. A fragrant preparation daslgned to stimu late tho growth of tho hair can bo mado of tincture of cantharides, two drachms; castor oil, ono ounce; alcohol, half a pint. To this the druggist should bo dnected to add u fow di ips each of tho oils of bltu-r almonds, ornngo (low ei s and liergumot. A .MUlnlirii tdeu. Tho old adage, "Feud a cold mid stnrvo 11 fover," is charactorizoil by Journal of Health as very silly advice. It anything, tho re verso would bo neon r light. When a per son has a severe cold It is Ix.st for him to eat very lightly, especially during tho first few days of tho attack. SOCIAL ETIQUETTE. How tJiinmirleil .lien Muy Cunrul hoclii OlillKittioiiH, Opera or thoatio jiartles represent n fash ionablo form of entertainment by which un married men lu cities cancel somo of their social obligations. According to the social etiquette of Now York theso parties may in cludo 11 dinner preceding tho amusement nml light refreshment after it, or merely mi after supper. Tho theatre pni ty that includesonly tho lifter supjier is the more popular, us it is tho least e..onsivo and troublesoino; it is still, however, qulto a formal affair. In this iiistanco tho host culls upon his an ticipated guests and alter roeei lug an nc- citaneoot his Invitation (which should In- cludo a gentleman member of tho family, or a near Kinsman 01 iuo young lady, or an eld ei ly lad) ), ho leaves entranco tickets mid tho paity meets at tho place of entertainment. If tho invited guests do not keep carriages tho host may send ono if ho chooses, but this Is not strictly etiquette. In homo instances u private omnibus is sent out to collect tho guests. After the amusement tho pnrty is convoyed to a ietaiiraiit or to tho housoof a friend whoroitmippor is lu waiting. Alter Mipjior it is not uncommon to dniieo it little while if tlio house or innm is private, ami a piano in Eiilllcicut for tho music. The chaperons of tho pai t v divide w lien it is proMr to go home. Tlu.ro Is mi objection to bitch p.u tu in their most rollmd forms and usages, but a hotel dinner nnd supjior lacks the ohuriii which do inehtie liospilality should hold for highly blcsl iHiiple. 'llio ll.e ol IUs or Air. Without 11 Name. In writing ton )oimg lady di not address her as "Dear Miss." 'Iuo uso of Miss with out tho iianio is a vulgaiisiii; and, though it Is doubtless uwkwuid to address a voting woman as "Dear .Mad.nuo," it is pieferablo to tlio ovctislingly objectionalile term ro fenul t. The uso of the ptvllx Miss or Mr. without tlio name is equally to lie ayoldisl In con versat 101 r To saluto a )oung lady, for Instance, witli "How do )nu do, Miss!" re vods a paiulul lack of hiculmg 'llio lllseilptiiili or the Vlslllng ( nnl. Alwa)s iisy the pivtW Mr., Mrs. or Miss, wliiehover it inn) Ih, on your visiting card. Thotuh it hy m, means uucouiiiiouforineii uud voiing women to hnvo their names printed on thouird without any pi ellx, the host social usao dixjs not Miicitnu thecustum. Somo of the women of Vanity Fair are wearing button shoo witli tops of tho same mutei ial us their die., w lilch, of n.uiii, must bo m.ido to order, and thus do wo got our ox e'uslvo footwtar, PHYSIOLOGY AND All. AROUND THE HOUSC. Tlio l.itli-Hl Notiltloi lu lloourlliiii A I'opnliir liiilour (Iiiiiik losloil Iti'olpoi. A note! nml pi-'-ll) llroncrivii Is niiuloof a siiumoof plain uliilo imtttlug, raxolnl nbout tluiii IiicIhm dii'p ami llulxhisl 111 nml tho tilgi'i with lieiniiii roi On the center Is imllittil In oil n genre Intel lor, or, If tho mil nteui ntmiiit mamigo that, any simple col Oltil lltlmitlapli Ik put III Hi plaeo nml tneknl nt tho four 001 norn with liein'n 101 ils ami taHseU Ait Intoivhaugo dosoi llii tho alnivo as woll us the following mitollles: 'Mm newcKt thing lu ImskntH In tho "iWicr baskit," luiliitnl nml llmilwltli copor col ons I Imlin Htlk, llnlshed on either side wltli ooiur mid gold ooloitil bowMof satin ilbbon, lllld plaml oil a glldod stand of cinsscd ntlcks. llaskotH foi solliil linen are liilleli licnullllcd b) tho saiuo tieiituient, with 11 llniith fur tho lldof ollxonud oiuiigo libliiu loop. A ( heap cutio lKittouusl chilli , In bo had nt mi) I'm nil mo shop for sotolit) tho cent, may Is- mclmuniplinsiil b) painting It whllo and outlliiiug ami coloring the fiout of tint wood wniU wllli a 1 unnliig Mho and a cluster of white lloweix It Ik t licit ciishlomil ill )ollnw latiu or gold plush ami ilocoiatod with IsotNof ilbbon of thosmnoshnde. AipiMlnt picturo frntiio In niadoof lnvwii iletilni, with a til-coniertil pletv of llsh net ilinwn oxer the fnint, mid a little basket of II1I1 Hotting ami coiil suspended front tho upper left hand corner. Tlio picturo should lien mast or llshlng scene. llonii Hug Purl lex. At the now popular U'ltii bag parties a smooth I m mid nbout thin' fii'l long and two wide Is pinviilnl and placul lu nil ilielluetl position nt 0110 end of a hull or mini long enouuli to give sullleieiit tango In tho ImhiI'iI Is a hole aluut llvo Inches si pin 10. The U1111 bags me generall) mado ol (iilmiil ticking. Theio 1110 usually ton bagsof one sire, and ono quite huge ojilhsl Jiimlsi. A player pitches toward tho hole and if ten bags fall Into the hole it coillitrt 100, tell liolng tho iituuboi for each bag. Jiimlsi is double the others in size and counts twenty If ho is thrown into thooHniiu. When it ling docs not gn into the hole but 1 cumins on tholsiard it munis tlvo. If it falls on the llnor llvo IHilnl.s 1110 tul.cn from tho pln)er's score. Ono bundled ami twenty Is the highest posslblo score Tlieio Is much fun In tho game, A regular msm Is kept and prhresuiosouictliucs itwardul In llio player ulioHiakcsthogienhwt number of ioluts. 1 1 lut n 011 rotating t'liliin. Tho follow lug points w ill lie of interest to Indies in their tlrst attempts at decorating their own china. An umateiir ndvl.es: lioani llrst tonilx the paint to tho right consistency If tiMi thick it will not lluw roadily from tho biush.'but will inmoolflu lumps or streaks. If too thin, tho wotk will look weak ami washul nut. A Js'likulfo is an exii'lleiit thing to havo at hand. With it it ti o. til or uneven lino can bo scraped and lined down to suit. Hub two pieces of lino sand M 1 together till much of tho rough ness is taken otf, ami with those carefully rubyoui woik after It has Im-cii llrnl;thls will lieighten tho Hilish. Uso mot o Mux with colors on cnilhenwaro than 011 china. Urccus mid browns in china colors cun bo mixed very much ns in oil colors, but it bhould bo reincmlK'icd that they brighten with firing. Yellow eats out Iron red when 11ml . Delirious IliieKw hcut i'nltl's. ticnld oiio-hnlf cup of corumeal with tbreo cupfulsof boiling water; when nearly cold mid espial arlH of buckwheat ami whole wheal or white Hour to make tho batter a little thicker than required, iu it liecomcs thinner in rising. Add ono toaipoonful of salt, one dessertspoonful of molasses and tho proper proportion of whatever yenst is used. I teat well, ami let rise in 11 warm room over night. In the morning dissolve ouu-thlrd tcnsiiooufiil of soda ami stir into the batter. One well iKiiteu egg milled is liked by somo. Dellciously tender "buckwheats," which went tho rulo in our household, were so made, says a corivsH)iident of Oood Iloiisykeojilng, by placing the vessel containing tho foamy but ter, leady for baking, lu tho snow for wr haps an hour. Harmless Dainties for llio (.'unary. An Authority on birds advises that raw apple, cabbngo loaf and plaiutaiu should bo provided ami 0110 or tho other given to a canary every day tho year round. Occasion ally givo a piece of lireud soakul lu milk, but never cake or candy. Onco a week givo boiled egg mixed with cracker. Never hang any birds lu a draft or tlio wind, and never lot them out of their cage. In molting tlmo givo 11 dusting of cityontio mpiur to their egg and cracker, or bread nnd milk. 1'iirsnlp rrlttiirs. A very iileo way to cook parsnips is us fritters. Tako three largo iarsiilis liollcd till soft, wnqs) mid masli Hue, picking out nil strings mgl lumps; udd two beaten eggs, two tablesisjousf tils of new mill; and two of sifted Hour, an even teasssiuful of salt mid quarter of n tcmqxioufiil of popcr; mix thoroughly; mako into small cakes, Hour them nnd fry brown in butter or oil; eat with buttor. I arliloiiiililii Basil (llltllllls. No prettier material fyr sash cm tains lias yet Ihdu found than tlio thin Indian silks, almost transput out ill textuio, soft, delicato mid yet rich in their many hues. DecnratUe nml I'xolul limes. Vurlous pretty mid conv leueiit boxes uud cases for tho diossing table may lu contrived, by the exorcise of a little ingenuity, with but Biuall outlay for materials, as any ono i teresU'd in sin li work is likel) to havo oa hand much of what is wanted Tor tho foundation of tho handkerchief Uix repre sented m tho cut, u sqiiuio iasto Ixxinl box that ojx'iis in tlio cenn i is t;i ken, and a fancy letter piqior lxi usually suvos. tho purxiso. Make it tufteil ciisliiou of s.ttiu on the top nml put an iusoitiou of white l.e e minimi it with tho Buiite i iilnr nudum itli Tho sides can lx) ouvcicdwith sntin, l.miomsl with a veiy little white gluo (citrefully iimiI), nnd the exiles are most uttraotivel) lluishiilwith silver or gilt conl. Complito the box by putting n little ixjrfumo sachet inside HAMIUKKi IIILF IIOX. A convenient jewel case nia.v lx' iriido by covering any lox of suitable form (for in stniiiKOUtiof the long, shallow cigar Ixixes) with black satin ihiMruttil with a design f llowoiN, principally in blue and crimson. Around thosidcH may Ixiput a llnish of nu tiquo luiv. The iunido can lu Until with quilted sntin or with plain satin Neat mul dext 'Wit woik will muke theso home umdo lull I l"IIIUVi SUO'lt.s. i - ' -i SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE Prospectus for i 888- Beautiful Christinas Number, Amonjr tin important nrtirlos to appear tluriii the year iSSN are the followingSend for prospectus; ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON will ...lrll...lo regularly to each number dining the venr. Ilo will write nf iimiiy Inplcs, old and now, and In a fitnilllai and pemonal way, which will form new bond'tof friendship bclwccn the nil Ihor and Ids ilinusanili ol render. In hi llil p.iper ontlllcd "A Chapter on Drciunp," nppcnilug In the January niiinhci, he lohfc IihIiUmiIiiIIv, In coiinct'llnii vvllh llio gen rial stibjeel, siiinc Inlcicsilug fact conccinlng the origin of the now famous Mnry, "Stiangc Case of Di Jckv II and Mi. I do. , RAILWAY ACCIDENTS, i,v w,s. chaplain, win hcti.oiim of an cspcclallv hnpnitaiil mid interesting scrlc of p.ttict on railway, their ndtnlnl itatlnn anil cniistiui linn, Including gical cnglucerlng feat, (atnntii litnuel ilnd tinsc and, Indeed, those blanches of the iihicet which In this day engage the attention of the whnle tottnliy. The lllinlialnms wlihh will ai'cotupany this cilc will be ver elah urate, in Iglnal", and beautiful 'I'he authnn and the title nf the ftittne at tlele will he iinuimtu'cd latet DR. D. A. SARENT'S pnnri on Physical IMoportloiis mid PlyMenl 'I'lalnlng will be continued hv scvcial of liuioashig hilutesl, with no licit nnd unique lllustiatloii a those which have ahendv nppcateil. ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES of special Inteie.t will he those on the Catnpalgn nf Watcrlno, hv JOHN C. UOPKS;ou "The Man at Anns," liy I-, II IILASIII-'IKLI). two paper by KOWAIU) L, WILSON, llhtsliatlng icmiII of tent Kgwitlnii ieseaich.it fuilhct nrllele hv i outlet ten witli in icicnt cnntrimiiion on wagiiei, and uimit other ol equal Interest, PUOrKSSOU SIIALICK'S articles on Hie Surface of the I'urlh will be continued, and articles upon two of the most Inlcicsllng ginuni of contcnipoinr) liimipciin writer will be accompanied In rich and novel portialt llluntrallon. IiL.riC I 1.1C1 I Y luitsvaiinu application as tt motive power KXPLO SI VICS, etc , will be the subject of another ginnp nf llhiHliatetl mtklc of ecpirl prac tied hitciest, by leading autlimltlcs iipnu three topic. MENDELSSOHN'S LETTERS wiitie.. t.. 1.1 fried, Mo i hcles, at a neciillarly Inlcicsllng time nf his career, will furnish the substance of sever al article ot great Interest In musical ic.idcrft, which will be Illustrated with portrait and drawings from Mendelssohn's own hand. THE FICTION will be strung, tint only In the work nf well-know h writer but in that nf new aulhois, In seeming whose fn-npciutlnu the Magalue ha been so Imtunatc during It tlrst v carol puiiiieullon. A serial novel, entitled "Tlrst Harvest, bv l-'KliDKKIC J. STIMSON, will be begun lu the January number, nnd earlv In the vi-ai no. elllc will be published by IIKNKY JAMIwS and II. C. UUNNISlt. The short stoilcs arc of noticeable strength and jrcsques. ILLUSTRATIONS. The Magalne will show lucrciiad excellence In Its llhiitiatlon. They will be moic abundant and clalxiratc than ever. It Is the In tention of the publisher to represent the best work of the leading artist, and to pro mote and foster the most skillful method of wood engraving. O H fc.L I A L NOTICK. To enable renders to posses the Magalne fiotn the lirst number (January, 1887) thu following Inducements arc ordered, A year's subseilptlnn and the numbers for 1887, $15 A car's subscription and the number for 1887, bound In two volumes cloth, gilt top, $6 00 $3.00 a Year, 25 Cents a Number. Uemlt bv Hank check or money order to CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SOUS, Mew York. vAMAM UNACQUAINTED WITH THE OEOaHArilY or THE COUNTHY, WILL OBTAIN MUOH VALUABLE INFORMATION TltOM A STUDY Or THIS MAP OT THE (;,V'r4?3y,j,V V s?wYV li- hMina, m ! - MiiMMfntf mwmtnm nir'UMWHWinnifniji t w a CHSCAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R'Y. Us cintrnl pofiltion nnd oloaieoimoetlou -vlth Hnstoru Ilium nt Clilcnuo nnd rontliiuoiiB lin s nt tornilmi puints, V t.t, uith ot, und So'itli W(st. mnko it tlio ti no nitd-llnk In tlutt truiiBContlni-ntul clintn or stool which uiiltou tho Atlttntic and I'acltlc Itn main Hiiob nnd briinrhn lncludo CU1 cjro, Jollot, Ott.iwi. liSnllo, Poorln, Oonosoo, Mo'ine nnd Hock Islund, in lIllnolH. UitMiniiiirt, aiuicAtnio, v Wont Ibortv UV n v li , w t I vlllo, Auchil mi tlnrlun. dlltl'il' Tronton, I'mii n n. Si Jocop i nu KuiiH.id City, In Mtasc nrl , 1 and Att'liiHi'ii, m Xuiibiw, Mini ouiioIIb mid 8t Puul, In Mlniu i town itrul Sioux Knlls In Dukotit. mul nuiny othor prosnorouutow Tt.iilnnttnrHiiaUOICR OK ltOTiTEH motliiito plucos. muiting1 nil trunnfors In Union dopots. Puut Trulns of tlno DAY COACHBS. ologivnt UININU OAH3, miigiiltlcont PUIjLMAN PALACB SLEEPING CANS, und itiotwoon t litcngo, St Jom ph. 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