The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-11
Scribner's Monthly
AN UNRIVALED ILLUSTRA
TED MAGAZINE.

When SCRIBNRR issued It's famous Mid
summer Holiday Number in July, afriendly
critic said Of IL: 1--WE are not sure but that
SCRIBNHR has touched high.water mark.
We do not see what worlds are left TO IL Ia
| conquer" Rut the publishers do not con.
| slider that they have reached the ultima
thule Of excellence-they believe "there are
other worlds TO conquer, and they propose
| to conquer them"
The prospectus for the new volume gives
the titles Of more than hfty papers (nosuy
Illustrated), by writers OF the highest merit.
Under the head OF
'ForeiRn 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 Or. Holland. the Editor.
whose story of "seven0aks" gave the hig 4
est satisfaction to the readers OF the
Monthly. ...
The scene OF this latest novel Is laid on
the banks Of the Hudson. The hero is u
young man who has been always ''tied 10 a
woman's apron strings" but who, by the
death Of his mother, ia left alone In the
wOrld-t0 drift on the current Of liie--with
fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, 'His Inheritance" by
Miss traitor, will begin on the compile ton
OF "That Lass o. Lowrie's," by Mrs. Hodg.
son Burnett. Mrs. Burnett's story, begun
in August, has pathos and dramatic power
which have been surprise TO the public.
There 10 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 tobe, from various pens, papers
Home Life and Travel
Also, practical sugge stions as to town and
country life, village improvements, etc., by
wall-known specialists.
MIR. 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. .l
A richly illustrated series will be given on
american Sports by Flood and Field" by
various writer's, and each on different
theme. The subject Of 81, a.rlyE,
Household and Homeecorati on
will have q prominent place, whilst the
productions OF American humorists win ap.
pear from month to month. The list oil
shorter stories, biographical and otn,l
sketches, ETC., Is long one.
The editorial department will continue to
employ the ablest pens both ut home and
abroad. There win be series OF letters on
literary matters, from London, by MIR. Wei.
| ford. .'.i
The pages Of the magazine will be open,
| as heretofore, so far as limited space will
permit, TO the discussion of all themes af.
feeting the social and religious life OF the
world, and specially to the freshest thought
Of the Christian thinkers and scholars Of
this country.
We mean to make the magazine sweeter
and purer, higher and nobler. more genial
and generous In all Its utterances and in6tl-
ences, and more welcome visitor than
ever before In homes Of refinement and cul.
ture g.-I .,t..... .........