Chapter D: D. Cottrell's Subscription Agency, North Cohocton, New York

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FOR HARPER'S MAGAZINE SEND ME ONLY $3.35 the great leading magazine of the world (price $4.00) or add $3.35 to any combination in this catalogue.

THERE IS SOMETHING REMARKABLE when a magazine can treble its circulation in four years. Four years ago the circulation of MCCALL'S MAGAZINE--Fashions and Literature for Ladies--was 200,000. Today the circulation is more than SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND COPIES A MONTH.

Every lady who receives McCall's Magazine has paid for it in advance 50 CENTS FOR ONE YEAR.

While there are six hundred thousand women who pay in advance to receive McCall's Magazine regularly we believe there are many times this number who would subscribe had they an opportunity of seeing a copy. We will send--without charge--a recent issue to every lady who asks us--a postal card will do. When you see a copy you will know why so many ladies look upon McCall's Magazine as a necessity.

THE MCCALL COMPANY, FASHION PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK CITY.

THE YOUTH'S COMPANION IS READ BY EVERYBODY. It provides a common bond of interest and a never-failing source of entertainment and information for all the members of the family circle. 225 well-known men and women will write for the 1905 Volume. Illustrated Prospectus and Specimen Copies of Paper Free.

[[ *Transcriber's note: The following offer was the same as that made publicly for many years by the Youth's Companion to every potential subscriber. ]]

EVERY NEW SUBSCRIBER Who cuts out and sends this slip at once (or mentions this offer) to D. D. COTTRELL, NORTH COHOCTON, N.Y. with $1.75 for The Companion for the fifty-two weeks of 1905 will receive FREE All the Issues of The Youth's Companion for the remaining weeks of 1904 including beautiful holiday numbers.

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The Companion "Carnations" Calendar for 1905, in twelve colors and gold.

AS MUCH READING AS WOULD FILL TWENTY OCTAVO VOLUMES.

ADD $1.75 FOR THE ABOVE OFFER TO ANY COMBINATION SEND ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO D. D. COTTRELL'S SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY. NORTH COHOCTON, NEW YORK.

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AS TO A GREAT DEAL FOR A LITTLE

Suppose a book canvasser should come to your door and offer you two volumes as large as Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, containing nearly a thousand pages in each volume, and illustrated with ten thousand pictures that interested you; and suppose that within the limits of the volumes there would be the equivalent of a book on dressmaking (carefully illustrated), a book on millinery (carefully illustrated), a book on dress fabrics, a book on fancy work, a book giving all the latest news of New York, London and Paris as related to fashions, a book of Stories and Pastimes for Children, a book of Cookery and Kitchen Information, a book on House-building and House-furnishing; and then suppose that, in addition to all this, the book canvasser should point out that in his two large volumes there were over six hundred pages of stories, poems and literary articles, the latest advice regarding Club Women and Club Life, and, above all, three thousand pictures of styles for all the family, and of hats for women and children, the whole beautifully printed, with many pages in colors on excellent paper; then if this book canvasser should tell you that these two great volumes--a real cyclopedia of all that a woman wishes to read about--could be yours for a dollar, wouldn't it almost suggest to your mind a doubt of his sincerity?

But you cannot doubt our sincerity--and for a moment we are this supposed book canvasser.

The next twelve issues of The Delineator, covering one year's subscription, give you all (except semi-annual binding) that we have described above, and much more that is unspecified.

_JUST ONE DOLLAR A YEAR_

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THE ART INTERCHANGE now occupies the first position among the art journals of America, and its high standard of excellence will be maintained throughout. Every department will be most thorough in every detail, and subscribers for 1905 will be more than pleased.

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FOR $4.00 we will enter you for the entire year of 1905 and send you FREE, the entire year of 1904 complete thus giving you two full years (1904 and 1905) for only $4.00, with all color and other supplements.

FOR $7.00 you will receive Scribner's Magazine for a full year, The Art Interchange for 1904 and 1905 as above and Scribner's Portfolio of 50 Popular Pictures (new series), price of which alone is $7.00. You get $16.00 value for only $7.

The above offers are good for a short time only. You should, therefore, lose no time in sending your subscription direct to our office.

Send all subscriptions and make all remittances payable to _D. D. COTTRELL'S SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY, NORTH COHOCTON, N.Y._ OR THE ART INTERCHANGE CO. 9 WEST EIGHTEENTH STREET NEW YORK CITY

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_THE NEW YORK FAMILY STORY PAPER FOR 1904-5._

FOUNDED in 1873 the NEW YORK FAMILY STORY PAPER is the only literary weekly of its kind which has maintained its pre-eminent position; others have passed away, but THE NEW YORK FAMILY STORY PAPER continues as ever the first in circulation and excellence of its contents.

During the coming Fall and Winter season, we shall make a feature of publishing a less number of serial stories, giving more space to _Longer Instalments_ of each continued story and publishing a greater number of short stories in each issue. Our usual departments, including _Legal Aid_ will be kept up to their high standard. The FAMOUS PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERNS, worth from 15 to 30 cents each, are sold exclusively to our readers for ten cents each. These are the only tissue patterns cut on French models. They are the only patterns that give artistic lines to the figure and French CHIC to the wearer. A home-made dress will not look "Home-Made" if you use Pictorial Review Patterns.

_A NEW STORY BEGINS EVERY WEEK_ So that any time you begin reading the paper, you can always find in it the opening chapters of a fascinating romance by a famous American author.

_SPECIAL OFFER TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS TWO PAPERS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE._

If you will send us one dollar for a four-months' subscription (17 weeks) to the NEW YORK FAMILY STORY PAPER, we will send you FREE OF ALL CHARGES in addition to the paper, a copy each month for a year of GOLDEN HOURS, the GREATEST ILLUSTRATED FAMILY MONTHLY MAGAZINE published. Don't fail to take advantage of this splendid offer before it is withdrawn.

_SUBSCRIPTION RATES._ For 1 Year ................................................ $3.00 For 6 Months ............................................... 1.50 For 4 Months with a year's subscription to GOLDEN HOURS..... 1.00

For sample copies of THE NEW YORK FAMILY STORY PAPER and GOLDEN HOURS, and pamphlet illustrating and describing our splendid premiums which are given for coupons published in its columns, send postal card request to _MUNRO'S PUB. HOUSE, NORMAN L. MUNRO, PROP. 24-26 VANDEWATER ST., NEW YORK._

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12 complete novels by the most famous American and foreign authors The latest Fashions and Fads every month. Prize Short Story Competition with cash prizes every month. Free Medical Advice Free Legal Aid. A Prize Photography Competition with monthly and yearly cash prizes. Stories and matters of interest for all the members of the family. 20 pages illustrated with fine half-tone and line drawings. GOLDEN HOURS is the best, as well as the cheapest, Monthly Illustrated Family Magazine. Every number complete in itself.

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COLLIER'S THE NATIONAL WEEKLY

Noted for its Clear-cut Editorials; Special Articles by Men of the Hour; Exclusive Photographs and Correspondence on all Important News Events of the World; Fiction by the Most Noted Writers and the Exclusive Art Work of

Maxfield Parrish Frederic Remington F. X. Leyendecker Jessie Willcox Smith and Charles Dana Gibson

COLLIER'S HOUSEHOLD NUMBERS (issued the last week in each month) have had a success unprecedented in the history of weekly journalism, and their popularity is still increasing. The series of Conan Doyle's famous "Sherlock Holmes" detective stories, each complete in an issue, are now running in these Household Numbers. The exquisite double-page drawings by Charles Dana Gibson are a feature of this series.

COLLIER'S FICTION NUMBERS (issued the second week in each month) are virtually magazines in themselves; rich in Art and abounding in good stories. The cream of the prize-winning stories in Collier's recent $8,000 Short Story Contest (in which 12,000 stories were entered) will appear during the coming year in these Fiction Numbers. The double-page features will be by Frederic Remington, reproduced in full color; the cover designs by Jessie Willcox Smith and others

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

ESTABLISHED 1845

_FOR SIXTY YEARS_ the _Scientific American_ has presented in a popular form the progress of science, invention and industry. No periodical contains so vast a fund of trustworthy information on timely topics of the day. Each issue is profusely illustrated. It contains articles on such subjects of special interest as the latest discoveries in the Scientific World, the development in Electricity, Engineering, Machinery, Automobiles, Natural History, Marine Architecture in all its branches, Yachting, etc. Furthermore, each number contains a special column of brief Notes on Science, Engineering, Automobiles, etc. A special Department on Patents is published every second or third number. This contains descriptions and illustrations of interesting and novel inventions, Personal Notes about inventors and Legal Decisions in Patent, Trade-mark and Copyright cases, etc., digested in a popular and readable style. Inquiries in regard to physics, hydraulics, electricity, etc., are answered free of charge in our "Notes and Queries Department." We have special correspondents in various parts of the country, also in London and Paris, who contribute to our columns weekly.

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ESTABLISHED 1885

Is a handsomely illustrated architectural journal of interest not only to professional architects, but especially to those who intend to build their own houses. _The Building Monthly_

Contains

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Descriptions of houses illustrated and cost of construction.

Monthly comments on architectural matters.

Talks with artists and architects.

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Fire protection; the household; housing problems; and the country house.

Legal notes of value to Architects and Builders.

Patents of interest to the architect and house owner.

The best examples of interior decoration and furniture.

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THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT ESTABLISHED 1876

is a weekly publication of the same size as the _Scientific American_ and contains articles too long or too technical for the parent paper. Lectures and Papers read by famous scientists before learned societies are published in full or in abstract; articles from foreign papers, otherwise inaccessible to those who read English only, are translated; and original articles on technical subjects are a few of the valuable features of the paper; fully illustrated.

SUBSCRIPTION $5.00 A YEAR. MUNN & CO., PUBLISHERS, 361 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY

COMBINED RATES Scientific American and Supplement .............................. $7.00 Scientific American and Building Edition ......................... 5.00 Scientific American, Scientific American Supplement, and Building Edition ............. 9.00

PATENTS In connection with the publication of the above- mentioned journals, Messrs. MUNN & COMPANY have for fifty years acted as solicitors in preparing and prosecuting applications for patents, trademarks, etc., before the Patent office. HAND BOOK on Patents sent free on application. Patents procured through us are noticed without charge in the _Scientific American._

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MCCLURE'S

"Having conceived the idea of investigating and describing from an unbiased standpoint the dangerous tendencies in American life," says the _Norfolk Dispatch_, "Mr. McClure enlisted the service of an editorial staff consisting of Ida M. Tarbell, probably the most talented woman writer of history that this country has produced; of Ray Stannard Baker, whose reputation for the clear and popular presentation of difficult topics of a scientific and abstract nature is world-wide; and of Lincoln Steffens, a man who stands at the head either of the class of literary men who possess a nose for news or of newspaper men who have a turn for literature."

In 1905 all of these well-known writers will continue with McClure's. Ida M. Tarbell will contribute an extraordinary character sketch of John D. Rockefeller; Ray Stannard Baker, more of his authoritative labor articles, and Lincoln Steffens, the political stories of Rhode Island, Montana, and other states. Samuel Hopkins Adams, a new member of the staff, will write on Modern Surgery, Tuberculosis, Typhoid Fever, and Pneumonia.

The _New York World_ says that "the fiction of McClure's is of the brightness readers expect and always find." In 1905 there will be at least six stories in every number, by Stewart Edward White, George Madden Martin, Myra Kelly, Josephine Daskam Bacon, Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, Henry Wallace Phillips, O. Henry, Alice Brown, Eugene Wood, Marion Hill, Alice Hegan Rice, Rex E. Beach, Mary Stewart Cutting, and others.

Edwin LeFevre, author of the "Wall Street Stories," will soon have a serial in McClure's--"The Golden Flood"--an exciting mystery story of a man who deposits a million dollars a day. Booth Tarkington, author of "The Gentleman From Indiana," has a great series of political stories to tell. James Hopper will give McClure's the first literary product of the Philippines. He is going to do for the Philippines what Jack London did for the Klondike. Henry Harland, author of "The Cardinal's Snuff-Box," is working on a new serial for McClure's.

_SUBSCRIPTIONS $1.00 A YEAR_

ADDRESS COTTRELL SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY OR S. S. MCCLURE COMPANY, 51-60 EAST 23D STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y.

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The Popular Illustrated Magazine of Travel and Education

From 130 to 160 pages each issue, every one of which is of human interest.

Subscriptions for 1905 only, will be received until December 31st, 1904, at 50 cents per year; to foreign countries $1.00.

After January 1st, 1905, the subscription price will be $1.00; to foreign countries $1.50; at news stands ten cents per copy.

SUBSCRIBE NOW

and take advantage of this extraordinary low rate.

GEORGE H. DANIELS, Publisher, 7 East 42d St., Box No. 72 A. New York.

Subscriptions may also be sent to D. D. Cottrell's Subscription Agency, North Cohocton, N.Y.

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THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS

[Pointing hand graphic] THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS THE LITTLE MASTERPIECES OF SCIENCE

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Address D. D. COTTRELL, North Cohocton, N.Y.

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The two great periodicals published by The Century Co. Union Square, New York

The Century Magazine

There is always one by which the rest are measured. In the magazine world, that one has always been and is to-day THE CENTURY. Ask writers where their best productions are first offered; ask editors which magazine they would rather conduct; ask public men where articles carry most influence; ask artists where they would prefer to be represented; ask the public what magazine is the first choice among people of real influence, and the answer to each question is the same: "THE CENTURY."

Are you going to have the best in 1905?

The new volume of THE CENTURY begins with November number. Yearly subscription, $4.00. A new serial story by the author of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" begins in December,--don't miss it. New features beginning all the time.

"I do not know any publication where a bright-minded child can get so much profit as in its fascinating pages."

Hon. JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.

St. Nicholas

A MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG FOLKS

Edited by Mary Mapes Dodge

Beautifully Illustrated

Price $3.00 a year

The inspiration of childhood, a supplement to school education, interpreting to the young reader the world of nature, literature, and art in terms he can understand, and omitting only what does not make for true manhood and womanhood. No prig, but a jolly companion, the joy of healthy boys and girls and a blessing to the lonely child or little invalid. _Try it this year._

The new fairy story by the author of "The Wizard of Oz" begins in November,--superbly illustrated in color; runs through the year. One of many attractions.

St. Nicholas For Young Folks

[The following is a form inserted loose into the booklet. It was to be used by agents or subscribers when sending in their orders directly to D. D. Cottrell.]

ALWAYS USE THIS BLANK WHEN SENDING IN ORDERS.

Three Months' Subscriptions cost 5 cents more than 1/4 and Six Months' Subscriptions 5 cents more than 1/2 the price to Agents for one year.