The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-28

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summer Holiday Number in July, airiendl,
critic said OF 1t "We are not sure but tba
SCRIBSER has touched high-water marx
We DO not see what worlds arc left to il |,
conquer Rut the publishers 10 not con
slider that thsy have reached the ultim,
thule of eNcelenee--thcy believe "there are
other worlds to conquer, and they propose
to conquer them"
The prospectus for the new volume gives
the titles of more than fifty papers mostly
lllustratedD, by writers OF the highest merit
| nder the head Of
Foreign Travel"
we have "a Winter on the Nile" 10y Gen
Mcclellan "saunteriugs About Constants
nople," 10y Charles Dudley Warner sou
Of Ny Window at Moscow by Eugene
SCHUYLER: "An American I'm Turkistan,
etc. Three serial stories are announced
Nicholas Minturn,"
BY DR.. Holland, the Editor
whose story of "Sevenoaks " gave the high
est satisfaction TO the readers OF tn,
Monthly.
The scene of this latest novel is laid or
the banks Of the Hudson. The hero 10 a
young man who has been always tiled TO .
woman's apron strings" but who, by the
death OF his mother, Is left alone in the
world-to DRIFT on the current Of life with
fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, "His Inheritance" by
Miss traitor. will begin on the compile ton
OF That Lass o Lowrie's,' by Mrs. Hodg-
son Burnett. Mrs. Burnett's story, begun
in August, has pathos and dramatic power
which have been a surprise to the public.
There Is to re series of original and eX.
quisitely illustrated papers OF popular Sci.
en"e,' by Mre. HeriiCk, each paper com.
plete In itself.
There are to he, from various pens, papers
Home Life and Travel
Also, practical sugge stions as to town and
country life, village improvemo nts, etc, by
well-known specialist
Mr.. Barnard's articles on various indus.
ries OF Great Britain include the history OF
"Some Experiments in Corporations" "A
Scottish Loaf Factory in the November
number, and Toad Lane, Rochdale," in
December. Other papersare, 1.-The British
Workingman's Home "A Nation OF Shop
keepers, '"Ha'p penny aWeek for the Child
etc.
A richly illustrated series will be given on
American sports by Flood and Field" by
various writers, and each on a different
theme. The subject Of
Household and Home Decoration"
will have prominent place, whilst the
productions OF American humorists will APP.
pear from month to month. The list OF
shorter stories, Biographical and other
sketches, etc. -, is long one.
The editorial department will continue to
employ the ablest pens both at home and
abroad. There will be a series OF letters on
literary matters, from London, by MIR Wei
ford.
The pages of the magazine will be open,
AS heretofore, so far as limited space will
permit, TO the discussion of all themes af.
fecting the social and religious lite OF the
world, and specially to the freshest thought
OF the Christian thinkers and scholars OF
this country.
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Nicholas Minturn,' will be read with eager
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