The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-28
Scribner's Monthly
AN UNRIVALED ILLUSTRA
TED MAGAZINE.

when SCRIBNER issued It's famous Mid
summer Holiday Number In July, atriehdly
critic said OF II 1--WE are not sure but that
sCRiBNKR has touched high-water mark.
We do not see what worlds are leit TO IT 10
conquer" Rut the publishers ito not con
slider that they have reached the ultima
thule of eXcellence--they believe "there are
other worlds TO Conquer, and they propose
to conquer them"
The prospectus Cor the uew volume gives
the title OF more than hlty papers mostly
lllustratedl, 10y writers OF the highest merit.
Under the head OF
Foreign Travel,
We have "A Winter on the Nile" 10y Gen.
Mcclellan "Saunterings About CONSTANT
uoplc," 10y Charles Dudley Warner "out
of My window At Moscow 10y Eugene
schuyler: "An American in 1urhistan,'
etc. Three serial stories are announced:
Nicholas Minturn,
By Or. Holland, the Editor,
whose story OF "seN euOaks gave the higA
est satisfaction 10 the readers OF the
Monthly.
The scene Of tai. latest novel is laid on
the banks OF the Hudson. The hero Is a
Young man who has been always tied 10 a
Wvman's apron strings but Who, 10y The
( death OF his mother, is lett alone IN the
world--to dtilt on the current OF hie-Ni an
! a fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, ellis Inheritance by
| Miss Tratton, viii begin on the compile tioI
| of THAT Isss O. Lowrie's," 10y Mrs. iiodg-
| sen Burnett. Mrs. Buruet's story, hgur
J in August, has a pathos and draluatlc power
| which have been a surprise 10 the public.
/ There j. to se a series of original and eN
/ quisitely illustrated paper, OF popular Sci
-. r4sat ran. ar
| Vete in it, eli.
There are tobe, from various pen-, paper
on
Home Life and Travel"
Also, practical susge stions as TO town am
country lie, village Improvements, etc., ID.
wsllknown specialists
| MI BaipaIu's ARTICLES on Various ludu'
uies of Great Btitaln Include the history q
"Some Experiment, in Cooperation, -
! scottish Loaf Factory" in the NOV embe
number, and Toad Lane EOchdale,' q
Deuember. other papers are, The Britis
Workingman' Home, "A Nation OF shOl
Keeper, '"Ha' penny aNeek for the child,
richly illustrated series will be given o
.sAmerican sports by Flood aud Held, b
| various writers, and each on \ oinerer
theme. The subject of
Household and Home Decoration
win have prominent place, whilst ID
productions OF American humori,ts VIII al
pear from month 10 month. The list
e | shorter stoTies, biographical aud 9th,
: sketches, etc, is q long one.
I 1he editorial departmentwin continue
= employ the abest pen, both at home al
i abroad. There viii be a series OF letters G
+ literary matters from London, 10y Mr.. We
= ford.
The pages of the magazine will be Ope
a. heretofore, 30 far a. limited space "
permit, to the discussion OF All themes q
p feetng the social and religious lie oi Il
world, and specially 10 the frethest thong
OF the Christian thinkers aud scholars
this country,
, We mean 10 make the magazine sW Get
and purer, higher aud nobier, more gent
and generous in all its utterauces and ihli
enees, aud q more welcome visitor thl
j. eva before In homes OF re Huement and e,
- sure