The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-12-13
scRl3NER'S MONTHLY for lS77-7s

scRI3NER'S MONTHLY for ls77-7a
past tn publishers OF siCi,IB MONTHLY
announce, for the year 10 come, the following
THs PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERICAN FARM
! uFE.-This subject will be treated in SERIES
! of fscparate papers engaged from writer's WHO
stand In the front rank among Americans,
both In qualities of style and In keen insight
| of nature. Mr.. Il f.. Robinson, author OF n
delightful pnp,.r on "Fox-lIunting In New
England" in the January number, nun, VIII rep, rep,
Burroughs, whose papers on similar topics
have been IL highly priced and popular feature
| of ScRInSER, will write of Fnrm Life In New
York. Mauricc Thompson the poet-natural-
ist, will describe the characteristics OF West
ern farming, ofwhich but little has been writ
ten. IL IL expected that the illustration ol
! this SERIES will b: OF n refined and typical
character commensurate with the subject
| matter. IL Is thought that no paper o: series
| of papers yet iSsed In SCRIBSER viii 40 fully
realize tn ! constant desire of the magazine TO
keep out ofthe ruts, and, both In text ana IL
iustr,ltions, 10 obtain quality rather than
quantity, and Ia print fresh, strong anu DELI
cate work from original sources.
"R0xY,"--by EDWARD EGtiLESTON lau-
thor Of "rhe lIoosicr SchoolmaSter," &c.l.
This new novel will doubtless be tho most
important American serial OF the year. The
first number was published In November.
Those who have read II IN manuscript declare
ItoxY to b. much the most striking and re-
markable story this author has ever written.
II is Illustrated by one of the abiest 0f the
shiraw, President OF "fhc American Art AS
AMERICAN spoRTs.-Some OF tho most novel
appcar' app the scsIcs OF which will be In the
West, the Middle States, the South, New Eli
gland and Canada.
author or awake Robin" &c., will contain
not only articles on Birds, but on "rrainp-
ing" Camping Gu, }" mnd kindred topics. MI:
number tho fiist bciug entitled "Blrds and
Birds and illustrated by Fidelia Bridges. =,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I, on Sr eyauIsI,ex i,us
trnted articles OH birds-nests, which every
lover OF nature will delight In. DIR. Brewer
has probably the finest collection or birds
eggs In the world 90 draw upon for the Illus
The SADDLE -H6RsE.-col. George Il waring,
| with whose excellent of various sorts our
readers are familiar, contributes two illustrnt-
| cd articles on tho horse. He treats specially
OF saddle-liorsos and their use for plensure and
| for sport, including rontt-rlding, fox-hunting
! aud racing. The nature of the English thor
! oughbrctI aud that OF his Eastern progenltor
| (tlie Ar,blan) are fully considered In relation
SAKE HOLM. New stories by this popular
| writer will be given IN early numbers OF
| ScRiBSER, beginning with "Jo. Hnlc's He'd
| Stockings," to appear In January. This"nov.
elette" chronicles an episode OF the late war
anis INHsRiiAucE,r Adellne Tafton, 70
we'll begun In the Midsummer Holiday num-
1 Der, VIII be continued nearly through the
| year. IL will be found to be of increasing In
IA KNIGHT or foafusE"-Hjalmar HJorth
| Boyesen Il new novcl-wiil be brgun In ScHfB-
| NEu, at the conciusion of Ellis Inheritance y
/ IL will reveal u phase OF American society
undreaIned of by most ofour readers, and will
| he certain to Increase the reputation of the
wTi,sr TIE rfpIfosn % ptrAsT as1s % viii continue
to employ the abIest pens In America, and
| will Include tlie present admirable summary
of Engiisil publications. Besides the special
articles above enumerated, the magazine VIII
contain Poems, Sketches, Essays, Reviews,
and shorter Stories of tho highest character
A large practical reduction In price ~ made
by AN increase IA tisc number ofpages.
| TINE ILLUsT2AT1oHS Of the MAGAZINE, In VA
riety aud exccilence OF design aud In TYPO
sra,,hicnl execution, will continue 10 be In
advance Of those Of any other popular maya
N' s1bsc,iption price, 400 year, payable Il
advance to us or to any book-sclier. -.
4 No-ciub rates or rofherdisrounts 10 subscrib
efs. The Magaxfnc II worth AL II costs, nus
iis circulation " increasing In CONSTANT ant
steady ''''' '''s ssdsfSif Isl 3 fS!Si : 90,
1 ~ nlo~dway, New York.