Scribner's Magazine

$i{ xéeptioijál Yeètf. yiiï Fêar 1801 has been marked by a greater advance than any similar period since the Magazine was established. Not only hos the literary and artittic excellence been maintained and increased, but a corresponding gain has been made in the sak and influence of the Magazine. At the end of 1891 the eireulation has risen to mort than 14),000. It may justly be promised that the further improvements for the coming yeur will bc proportionate to these largely increased oppwtunities. ïW jVext Yeai'. It is not possible to give, in ;v brief space, au account of all the features in preparación, but the material is deficiënt in neither importance nor range oí subject. Among the subjects treated: The Poor in the World's Great Cities. It is proposed topublish a feries of articles, upon a seale not, hefore atteruptcd, givinjr the rcsults oí special study and woik the poor of the great cities. The pian will ínclude an account of tho condiiions of life in those cities (in many lands) where the resultii of rcfeirch will be helptul for purposes ol comimiison as wfl! as lor their own intrinsio interest. Whilo. írom a soieutific point of view. the articles will be a contribution of great importance, the treatmept will be thorougblv popular, and the nluborate illustratious wili serve to make the present:ili(in ot the subjccl vivid as well as picturesque. Washington A listón. Unpublished Rftniniscences and Letters of this foreinost among early American painters. A iuimber of illustrations wiil lerul additional interest to the artieles. Important Moments. The iiim of this series of very short artieles is to describe the signal occasions when sotae decisivo event took place, or when some great experiment was flrst shown to be successful- such moments as that of the first use of the Atlantic cable, the örst use of the telegrraph and telephone. the tlrst suceessful experiment with ether the uight of the Chicagro lire, the sceue at the moment of the vote on the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, etc, etc. Out óf Door Papers. Iu the early will be begun a uumber of seasonable articles, among them being: Small Country Places, how to lay out and beautify them, by Samuel Pabsons, Jk. Fishiny Lorefrotn un Angler's Note Book, by Dr. Lbroy M. Yalk. Mountain Station Life in Neiv Xealand, by Sidney Dickinson. Hacina in Australia, by Sidney DiCKrasoV, with illustrations hr Bikge Hakrison. The fllustrations are made f rom orig-inal material. A f uil prospectus appears in the Holiday Numb$rt now ready. PR1CE, 25 CENTS. $3.OO A YEAR. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, Publishers, - 743 and 745 Broadway, New York