Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-11-23
sCRIBNER's MONTHLY
For 1S77-'76.

Without recalling the excellence of the past.
the publishers OF SCRIBNER's MONTHLY announce
for the year to come, the following papers:
THE PICTURESQU SIDE OF
AMERICAN FARM LIEE.-,rhis subject
will be treated in series of separate papers EN-
| gagged from writer's who stand in the front rank
among americans, both in qualities of style and
| IN keen insight of nature. Mr.. R. E. Robinson
| author OF delightful paper on "Fox-Hunting in
| New England in the January number, will repre-
sent the same section in this series John Bur
rougns, whose papers on similar topics have been
highly PRICED and popular feature OF ScRIBNER
/ Will write of Farm Life in New York. Maurice
thompson, the poct-naIura ist, will describe the
characteristics of Western farming. Of which but
httle mas been written. 1t is expected that the IL
ustFations OF this series will be OF refined and
typical character, commemorate with the subject
matter. It's thought that no paper or series of
| papers yet issued in SCRIBNER will so fully rea-
| hze the constant desire of the magazine to keep
out OF the ruts, and, both in text and illustrations
to obtain quality rather than quantity, and to
print fFesh' strong and delicate work from origi-
/ nal sources.
"ROXY,1 ,1-by EDWARD EGGLESTON
Santhor OF "Ihe HOOsier Schoolmaster," &C.
This new novel will doubtless be the most i'm
/ pOrIant American serial of the year. The first
number was published in November. Those who
nave nave read 1t IN manuscript declare Roxy to be
the most striking and remarkable story this au-
thor mas ever written. 1t is illustrated by one of
the a6lest of the younger American painters-Mr
water ShlrlaW, President of '"Fhe American Art
Association
AMERICAN SPORTS.-Some of most
novel and entertaining of these papers are yet to
| appear, the scenes of which Wilt be in the West
@ the Middle States, the South, New England and
OUT-OF-DOOR PAPERs,-by John
| Burroughs, author of Wake Rohin,'' &c, will
contain not only articles on Birds but on Tramp
Ing, Camping Out and kindred topics. Mr..
BorroQgbs's papers will begin in the January
number, the first being entitled ''Birds and Birds,
/ and Illustrated by Fidelia Bridges,
ARCHITECTURE OF BIRDS. DR..
Ihomas M. Brewer will contribute four exquis-
itely Illustrated articles on birds'-nests, which
every lover Of nature will delight in. DR.. Brewer
/ has probably the finest collection of birds eggs
| IN the world to draw upon for the illustration Of
these papers.
THE SADDLE-HORSE.-C George E.
/ Waring, with whose excellent work of various
sorts our readers familiar, contributes two IL
Illustrated articles on the horse He treats speci-
ally of sadde.hoTses and their use for pleasure and
for sport, including roadriding. fox-hunting and
racing. The nature Of the English thoroughbred
/ and that OF his Eastern progenitOr (the Arabian)
| arefuity considered in relation to these uses.
4 SAKE HOLM-New stories by this popular
writer will be givenin early numbers of SCRIBNER
/ beginning with Joe Hale's Red Stockings" to
appear in January. This novelette," chronicles
an episode of the late war for the Union.
"HIS ,,1-By Adeline
Tratton, 50 well begun in the Midsummer Holiday
number, viii be continued nearly through the
year 1t will be found TO be ofincreasing interest
/ 70 Jne very END. --. -.r ra..l
| 'tA kNIGHRs OF FORTUNEss-Hjal-
| mar HjoTth hOyeseu's new nOYel-will be begun
i in SCRIBNER at the conclusion of His Inheri-
tanee." It will reveal phase of American sOci-
| ETY. undreamed Of by most our readers. and will
be certain to increase the reputation of the writer
as a master of English and of his art.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will continue to employ me atlest pens in Ameri-
! ca. and win include the present admirable sum
mary Of English publications. Besides the spe-
cia lartieles above enumerated the magazine will
contain Poems, Sketches. Essays, r, views, and
shorter Stories Of the highest character. large
Practical reduction in price is made by an increase
in the number Of pages.
THE ILLUS RATIONS Of the MAsA-
ZINE, in variety and excellence OF design and IN
Typographical execution, will continue to be IN
advance of those Of any other popular magazine
at home or abroad.
Subscription price, "a 90 year, payable IN ad'
vance 10 us or to any bookseller.
No club rEtes or other discounts to subscribers.
The Magazine Is worth all 1t costs, and its circu-
latipn is ncreasingi in constant and steady ratio
from year to year,
SORIBNER q CO.,
79 Broadway, New-York.