Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

We have the pleasure Of presenting to the public our plans
for the coming year, beginning with the third volume in No
venber. They involve changes that are full Of encouragement
to ourselves, and Of interest and advantage to our readers.
The unprecedented patronage that has been accorded to our
greater excellence and larger results will be met with the most
liberal spirit on the part OF the public. We have therefore
decided to enlarge the magazine, and so to condense its ma
terials, while preserving it, present large and beautiful type,
as to furnish thirty two extra pages Of matter in every num-
Der, or nearly four hundred pages a year. This enlargement
will enable us, with every issue, to present a greater number
OF Illustrations, and "A better variety Of articles than it would
otherwise he possible to give, and help us to realize our pur-
pose to make the Monthly in all respects the finest magazine
that can be made in America. We wish to have 1t distinctly
understood, while instituting this enlargement that We do not
propose to publish the largest magazine in the world. We
shall aim simply, excluding all "%padding," to publish the
best.
OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
We are constantly adding to the number of our contributors.
who will continue to be, as they have been, among the best
who write the English language in Europe and America.
Our ILLUSTRATIONS.
While having in constant employment a choice corps of
designers and engravers for the illustration of literary material
produced at home, we shall avail ourselves of rare advantages
for securing the finest products of foreign art. some of which
we hope to he able to present. with every number.
Orr SERIALS ron THE YEAR.
Mus. 0LiPmAST, the popular English authoress, of whose
genial and hearty style our readers have had a taste in
Moran, The Story Of a wa Irish Girl" will begin one Of
her most brilliant stories in an early number, to be continued
during the year.
GgonGE MAcDoSALD's magnificent story of WIlrRIp Cru
BtRNEpE will he continued in the coming volume.
TIE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
THE OLD CABINET.
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CULTURE AND PROGRESS AT HOME.
CULTURE AND PROGRESS ABROAD.
These departments In the magazine will continue to he, Az
they have been, conducted with candor, independence, and
rare ability. In the treatment Of current questions OF morals
and society, and all matters Of literature and art, they will
represent fairly. intelligently, and with spirited purpose, the
interests OF Christian truth and Christian culture In America
and the world. Not only will they be freiglted with interest
ing Intelligence gathered from many fields, hut they will con-
tain the records Of ripe opinion on all the questions discussed
in their columns.
CONTENTS OF THE NEW VOLUME.
The materials which we already have in hand, enable us to
state with confidence, that the new volume will he, in literary
matter and pictorial illustrations, more brilliant and entertain
Ing than either of its predecessors.
TERMS.
With AN increase in size, there must he of course "A CORES
ponding increase in price.
The subscription price will be $500 per year, in advance ;
and there will he no club rates.
For So we will send the MONTHLY for one year, and also all
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We make these very liberal offers, because we desire that
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