The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-08
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The prospectus for the new volume gives
the titles OF more than fifty papers mostly
lllustratedD, by writer's OF the highest merit.
Under the head of
Foreign Travel"
we have "A Winter on the Nile" by Gen.
Mcclellan "saunterings About CONSTANT
nople," 10y Charles Dudley Warner "Out
of My window at Moscow" by Eugene
schuyler. IAN American in Turkistan,"
etc Three serial stories are announced:
Nicholas Minturn,"
BY Or. Holland. the Editor.
whose story of"Sevenoaks gave the higa
est satisfaction to the readers Of The
Monthly.
The scene of this latest novel is laid on
the banks OF The Hudson. The hero il "A
young man who has been always "tied 10 II
womans apron strings but who. by the
death of his mother, is left alone in the
| world-to driit on the current of liie--Nith
fortune, but without n purpose.
Another serial, "His Inheritance" by
MISS Trafton. will begin on the compile ton
| OF THAT Lass o, Lowrie's," by Mrs. Itodg-
son Burnett. Mrs. Burnetts story, begun
in August, has pathos and dramatic power
which have been a surprise to the public.
There is 10 re a series Of original and eX-
quisitely illustrated papers OF popular sci.
ence." by Mrs. Herrick, each paper com
plete in itself.
There are to be. from various pens, paper:
Home Life and Travel
Alss, practical suggestions as to town and
country life, village improvements, etc., By
wsll-known specialists
MIR. Barnard's articles on various indus
tries OF Great Britain include the history o.
"Some Experiments In Cooperation "a
Scottish Loaf Factory in the November
number, and TOAD Lane, Rochdale," il
December. Other papers are. The British
orkinginans Home, "a Nation OF shop
keepers, ""Ha 'penny aWeek for the Child
etc. ...
A richly Illustrated series will be given or
"American Sports BY Flood and Field" by
various writers, and each on q different
theme. The subject Of
Household and Home Decoration
VIII have a prominent place, whilst the
productions OF American humorists will ap
pear from month to month. The list oil
shorter stories, biographical and other
sketches. ETC., Is q long one.
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abroad. There viii be q series OF letters or
literary matters. from London, by Mr. Wei
ford.
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as heretofore, go far A. limited space will
permit, to the discussion OF all themes AT
ieeting the social and religious lite Of the
world, and spe cially to the freshest thought
OF the Christian thinkers and scholars o
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Nicholas Minturn," will be read with eagel
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