San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24

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THE PICTURESQUE SIDE OF
AMERICAN FARM LIFE.-This
subject will be treated in u series OF
SEPARATE papers engaged from writer's
who stand IN The front rank among
Americans, both in qualities OF style
aud 10 keen insight OF nature. MIR. r..
E. Robinson, author of delightful pa..
per on Fox Hunting in New England
in the JanuaIy number, will represent
the same section in this series. John
Burroughs, whose papers on similar
topics have been a highly priced and
popular feature Of SCRIBNER will write
! Of Farm Life 10 New York. Maurice
Thompson, the poet-naturalist, will de.
scribe the characteristics of Western
farming, of which but little has been
written. 1t is expected that the illus.
tration of this series will be of u refined
and typical character, commensurate
with the subject matter. It's tuoug ut
that no paper or series of papers yet is
sued in SCRIBNER will so fully realize
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 fresh,
strong aud delicate work from original
sources.
'ROXY,-hy Edward Eggleslon.
(au,hor of The Hoosier Schoolmastel,'
&c.) This new novel will doubtless be
the most important American serial OF
the year. The first number was pub.
lished IN November. Those who have
read it ia manuscript declare Roxy to
be much the most striking and remark.
able story this author has ever written.
1t is illustrated by one of the ablest of
the younger American painters-Nr.
Walter Shirlaw, President of The
American Art As citation
AMERICAN ARTS.-Some Of
The most novel ia entertaining OF
these papers are yet TO appear, the
scenes of which will be in the West,
the Middle States, the South, New
Eng!end and Canada.
OUT OF DOOR PAPERS,-by
John Burroughs. author Of Wake
Rob.u. &C., will contain not only arti-
cles Oh Birds, but on 'Tramping,
Camping Out. and kindred topics. Mr..
Bulrougiss papers will begin ia the
Jauuary number, the first bein1 entitled
BIZ is an. Birds, and illustra.ed by
Fidelia Bridges.
ARCH lTECTURE OF Birds
DR.. Thomas NJ Brewer will contribute
four exqui,- ELY illustrated ARTICLES on
bir'is .les,s. which very lover of ma
lure will delight in. DIR. Brewer has
probably The finest collection of birds
eggs in the world to draw upon for the
illustration of these papers.
THE SADDLE. HORSE. Col. |
George r. Waring, with whose excel
lent works of various sorts our readsrs
are familia., contributes two illustrated
articles on the horse. He treats speci.
all OF saddle. horses and their use Tor
pleasure aud for sport, including road.
riding, fox hunting and racing. The
nature of the English thoroughbred |
and that of his Eastern progenitor 1.-THE
Arabiap) are fully considered in rcla-
ton to these uses.
SAKE HOLM.-New stories by this
popular writer will he given in 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 INHERITANCE,'-By Ade-
line Traitor, so well begun in the Mid.
summer Holiday humber, will he con-
tnued nearly through the year. twill
be found to be OF increasing interest to
the very end.
"A KNIGHT OF FORTUNE
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen's new novel
will De begun in SCRIBNER at the con.
clusiou of His Inheritance 1t will
reveal phase OF American society un
dreamed of by most OF our readers. and
will be certain to increase the reputa-
ton of the writer as a master of Eng
ish and of his art
THE EDITORIAL DEPART
VI ENTS will continue to employ the
,blest pens in America, and will Include
he present admirable summary OF Eng.
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articles above enumerated the magazine
will contain Poems, Sketches, Essays.
Reviews, and shorter Stories of the
highest character. A large practical
'eduction in price is made by an in
'rease in the number of pages.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS of the
Magazine, in variety and excellence of
lesien and in typographical execution,
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4 any other popular magazine at home
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