The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-10
SCribner's Monthly
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AN UNRIVALED ILLUSTRA
TED MAGAZINE.

When SCRIBNER issued It's famous Mid
summer Holiday Number in July, airiendly
critic said of it ave are not sure but that
SCRIBSER has touched high.water mark.
We do not see what worlds are left 10 II 10
conquer" Rut the publishers do not con.
slider that they have reached the ultima
thule OF excelencc-they believe "there are
other worlds TO conquer, and they propose
10 conquer them"
The prospectus for the new volume gives
the titles OF more than fifty papers mostly
lllustrated), 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 Constants.
nople," by Charles Dudley Warner; "Out
of My Window at Moscow" by Eugene
Schuyler! "An American In Turkistan,"
etc. Three serial stories are announced
Nicholas Minturn,"
BY DR.. Holland, the Editor.
whose story Of "Sevenoaks gave the big,a
est satisfaction to the readers Of the
Monthly.
The scene Of this latest novel is laid or
the banks Of the Hudson. The hero IL \
young man who has been always ''tied TO q
woman's apron strings" but who, by the
death of his mother, Is left alone in the
world-to drift on the current Of liie-witb
a fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, "His Inheritance by
Miss Traitor, will begin on the completion
OF THAT Lass o. Lowrie's," by Mrs. Hodg.
son Burnett. Mrs. Burnett's story, begun
in August, has path0s and dramatic power
which have been surprise TO the public.
There Is to be 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, papers
Home Life and Travel
Also, practical suggestions as to town ana
country life, village Improvements, etc., by
wsll.known specialists.
Mr.. Barnard's articles on various indus.
tries OF Great Britain include the history oil
"Some Experiments In Cooperation" "a
Scottish Loaf Factory in the November
number, and TOAD Lane, Rochdale,' in
December. Other papers are, "The British
Workingman's Home" "a Nation Of Shop
keepers" "Ha'penny aWeek for the Child
etc.
A Ilcnly Illustrated series VIII Dc given Oh
"American Sports by Flood and Field" by
various writer's, and each on . different
theme. The subject of
Household and Homeecorati on"
will have prominent place, whilst the
productions OF American humOrists will ap.
pear from month to month. The list oil
shorter stories, biographical and otn,i
sketches, ETC., is long one.
The editorial Department. will continue to
employ the ablest pens both ut home and
abroad. There will be series OF letters on
literary matters, from London, by MIR. Wei.
ford.
The pages of the magazine will be open,
as heretofore, so far as limited space will
permit, to the discussion of all themes Of.
fecting the social and religious lite Of the
world, and specially to the freshest thought
OF the Christian thinkers and scholars Of
this country.
We mean to make the magazine sweetel
and purer, higher and nobler. more genial
and generous In all its utterances and influ.
ences, and more welcome visitor than
ever before In homes of refinement and cul.
lure