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7 eludes only a part of the features of the volume for the coming year. 
Illustrated Serial Stories. 
A Serial Story of Boy Life in America, by.J. T. Trowbridge. 
A Serial Story of Boy Life in Great Britain, by.William Black. 
A Serial Story of New England Life, by.Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
A Serial 8tory for Girls, by.Harriet Prescott Spofford. 
A Serial Story of Southern Life, by.Marie B. Williams. 
Amusing College Stories, by. Henry A. Gordon. 
Stories of Old-Time Poor-Houses, by.J. D. Chaplin. 
Old New England Peddlers’ Tales, by.. Wm. A. King. 
Tales of the Old Dutch Farmers of New York, by.Eugene M. Prince. 
Reminiscences and Anecdotes. 
(Illustrated.) 
Yankee Drolleries at Old-Time Fairs and Shows, by . James Parton. 
Stories of Old-Time Quack Doctors and their Remedies, by 
Edgar Knowles. 
On the Stump. Humorous Anecdotes of Electioneering, Stump Speaking, etc., by 
Hon. S. S. Cox. 
Victor Hugo at Home. A chatty description of the home life of the great poet, 
by hie Private Secretary.. Richard Lescllde. 
Word' Pictures of the House of Commons. As seen from ihe Reporters’ 
Galh rj. y . H. W. Lucy. 
Brilliant Articles. Reminiscences of Dean Stanley and Picturesque Associations 
of Westminster Abbey, by. Canon F. W. Farrar. 
The Royal Family of Denmark. Articles of personal anecdote, by the 
Daneii Ukiisler at Washington,.Hon. Carl liillo. 
Great Southern Leaders. A series of articles containing personal reminis¬ 
cences of Gen. Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, John C. Calhoun, etc., by 
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens. 
Illustrated Travel and Adventure. 
A Serial Story of Adventure, by .... C. A. Stephens. 
Life in an Irish Fishing Village, by . Julian Hawthorne. 
Tales of Old Ships and Sailors, by . Capt. F. Luce. 
Old Times on the Missouri, by.A Missourian. 
After the Mindanao Pirates in a Dutch Gun-Boat, by- 
Lieut. P. F. Grinnell. 
Adventures in a Whaling Cruise in tlic North Pacific, by 
Macomber Brett. 
The Fiftieth Tiger. A narrative of Adventure by the Special Correspondent 
of the London Telegraph .Phil Robinson. 
Child Life and Home Life in Japan. Curious Pictures and Domestic Inci¬ 
dents, by a traveller in that country, . . . Prof. E. S. Morse. 
Railway Heroes. Thrilling stories of railroad men. Among others will be "The 
Firemau’a Story;” “His Life or Theirs;” “Skip Dustin, the Water Boy,” and 
“Express Messenger Riley,” by.Walter A. Moore. 
Special Articles. 
Important articles will be given by two of the most distinguished Neurologists in the world, describing Nervous Diseases, 
showing the ordinary causes of these forms of human suffering, and giving general suggestions as to their treatment. 
These articles w ill not he merely technical treatises, hut will he enlivened by curious and illustrative anecdotes. 
Common Nervous Ailments. A Series of Papers, by.- Dr. Brown-Sequard. 
The Short History of a Nervous Man. Tlie Proper Use of the Mind, Hallucinations and Delusions. The Cause of Sleep 
and Sleeplessness, Somnambulism, etc., by. Dr. William A. Hammond. 
The Help Series. 
The Profits of Literary Labor, by ... James Parton. 
Salesmen and Saleswomen in City Stores. Their wages arid opportu¬ 
nities. by. Charles Vance Eiliott. 
A Medical Education. How to Choose a .College. Advantages of European 
Study, by. Dr. William A. Hammond. 
Girls Who Earn a Living in Art. By the Principal of the Woman’s Art 
iSehuol, Cooper Union. . Susan N. Carter. 
How to Start. Papers telling how lo start in different kinds of business and in 
Irades, with practical details, so that a boy reading these papers may act on them 
safely. 
What a Technical Education Coats. By the Professor of Engineering of 
the Institute of Technology, Hoboken. . . Robert H. Thurston. 
In The Household. 
Parlor Experiments in Science. Simple and curious, by 
Prof. W. C. Richards. 
Entertainments for Charitable Purposes. Advice ami suggestions, by 
George B. Bartlett. 
Tableaux with Authors. Directions for Charming Evening Entertainments, by 
Kate Sanborn. 
Concerning Floors. Doors, and Windows. Giving tlm latest ideas as to 
the decoration of these important features of a home, by 
Janet E. Ruutz-Reee. 
Inexpensive Art Furniture. A series of papers allowing that a home maybe 
furnished in the best taste without large expenditures, giving details as to cost, 
etc., by the Curator of the Liverpool Art Museum. . Charles Dyall. 
The Editorials of the Companion will give clear and impartial views of current events at home and abroad. 
^ The Children’s Page sustains its reputation for charming pictures, poems and stories adapted to the little ones. 
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