The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-27
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 81 1877
Seribner's Monthly
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The prospectus for the new volume gives
tie titles OF more than fifty papers mostly
llluslrated), by writer's OF the highe 81 merit.
Under the head OF
Foreign Travel
We have "a Winter on the Nle,v by Gen.
Mcclellan "saunterings About Constants.
nople," by Charles Dudley Warner; "Out
Of by Window at Moscow by Eugene
schuyler. IAN American in Iirkisian, y
etc. Three serial stories are announced
Nicholas Mtnturn."
BY DR.. Holland, the Editor,
whose story of "Sevenoaks gave the hlgs
est satisfaction 10 the readers OF the
Monthly.
The scene Of this latest novel il laid Oh
the banks Of the Hudson. The hero ID Il
young man who has been always "tied 10 a
womGn's apron strings,p but who, by the
death OF his mother, ia left alone in the
world-to DRIFT on the current OF liie-with
u fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, "iis Inheritance" by
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son Burnett. Mrs. Burnett's story, begun
in August, has pathos and dramatic power
which have been surprise TO the public.
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plete in Itself.
There are tob be, from various pens, paper
on
Home Life and Travel"
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Wsll-knoWn specialists.
Mr.. Barnard's articles on various indus.
cries OF Great Britain include the history OF
"SOme Experiments in CO-Opetation," "a
Scottish Loaf Factory in the November
and TOAD Lane, Rochdale," in
December. Other papers are, "The British
Workingman's Home" "a Nation Of Shop
keeper" "Ha'pcnny aWeek for the Child
etc.
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american Sports by Flood and Field" by
various writers, and each on o different
theme. The subject Of
"Ho1ssaold and Homaecorati on"
will have prominent place, whilst the
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pear from month to month. The list OF
shorter stories, biographical and otun
SIX tches, etc, is long one.
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abroad. There vii! be series OF letters on
literary matters, from London, by MIR. Wei
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teeting the social and religious lite OF the
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