The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-12
a MAGAZINE FOR FARMERS.

Col. George II. Waring, OF Oguen farms
near Newport, r. l., author OF T" A Farm
er's Vacation" and other well-known
works, will soon begin the publication In
Scribner's Monthly OF series OF papers OF
special interest to those living in the coun-
try. Farm Villages" will be the title OF
the first paper, in which will be consid-
cred the advantages offered to farmers
from concentration Of their houses and
farm.buildings into villages, especially a.
Z relief from the dullness and isolation OF
remote farm-houses, as affording better
education for children, and as making the
farmers life more attractive to the young.
Another paper will treat of the work TO be
done by 9 Village Improvement Associa-
tons in the matter Of increased neatness
and good keeping Of streets, public
grounds, private places, etc., The furnish
Ing of literary club-rooms, the planting OF
trees. and like matters Stin another pa
per will give explicit instruction as to the
means for giving q good sanitary ccndi-
ton TO the village and TO the country
house These papers will be accompanied
by maps and diagrams. The series has
been undertaken by Col. Waring at the
request Of the conductors Of the Monthly,
and Is considered by them one Of the most
important and valuable enterprises In
which the magazine has yet engaged. In the
PROSPECTUS OF scRrBSER's MONTHLY
for 1877, Just issued, other papers are an
nouncsj that will be Of especial interest to
.s-meE. Among these, Mr.. Charles Bar.
nart', articles on various industries OF
Great Britain, including the History OF
some Experiments in Cooperation, de-
scription of the British Workman's Home,
and Clarence Cook articles on Household
nnr~rnf.r~x Thnro will no al an
a series on American Sports and papers OF
Popular Sciencc,-all profusely and ele-
cantly illustrated department called the
Worlds Work; another entitled Home and
Society, which will treat Of domestic life,
the care of children, etc.
GENERAL M'cLELLAS's TRAVELS,
begun in the January Scribnsr with "A
Winter on the Nile" will run on through
the year. There will be three serial stories:
NICHOLAS MrNTURN,"
by tina. popular author, DR.. Holland (the
Editor, author Of "Bitter Sweet"
" Kathrina," Timothy Titcomb's Let
ters,n Arthur Bonnicastle," and the
story Of Sevenoaks," etc.
The scene Of this latest novel Is laid on
the banks of the Hudson. The hero is
young man who has been always tied to
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death OF his mother, Is left alone IN tho
world.-to drift on the current Of life,-
with fortune, but without a purpose.
Another serial.
MS INHERITANCE,
bv Miss Traitor, will begin on the COM
pletion Of "That Lass o. Lowrie's," by
Mrs. Hodgson Burnett.
SAKE Holm, Tourguencf, Boyesen, and
Mckay. will contribute short stories 70
early numbers of the monthly. SAKE
Holms new story,
FARMER BAssETT's ROMANCE,
will be printed in two or three monthly
parts. Tourguencfs new story will ap-
pear simultaneously with its publication
In Russia and France, and the magazine
will also publish critical paper on Tour.
gueneff, by Prof. Boyesen, accompanied
by aportrait Of the famous Russian patriot.
The editorial department will continue
10 employ the ablcst pens both at home and
abroad. There will be letters on literary
matters from London by Mr.. Wexford.
The department of Bric-a-Brac will be
filled with the choicest bits Of American
humor
Scribner's Monthly Is the only Ameri.
can magazine (bcsidc 50. Nicholas fof
the Boys and Girls, by the same publish.
ers) that has found any considerable mum:
Der Of readers abroad. Scribner i issued
simultaneously In London and In New
York. Wherever the English language y
spoken 1t Is accepted as the brightest and
the best of all the magazines.
The London Literary Word says;
"If Scribner's Monthly is not taking
} root in England, Il says little for the taste
Of John Bull or his power to appreciate
literary and artistic excellence.
The Weekly Times says:
ut puts to shame all our monthlies."
! Is MONTHS FOR "a.
.. To new subscribers who wish to get the
opening chapters Of That Lass O Low ~
RES we will send Is numbers for "a W,
beginning with the magnificent MIdsum,
mer Holiday number august. 1870, ana
: ending with October, 1877. 500 year.
80 cents a number. Postage prepaid.
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