Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-12-14

Without recalling the excellence OF the past,
for the year to come, the following papers:
THE PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERICAN
CAN FARM LIFE : This subject will be treated
In series OF separate papers engaged from writ
ers who stand In the frontrank among Americans.
both in qualities Of style and in keen insight Of
nature. Mr.. X. e, Robinson. author Of Q delight
full paper on FOx-Hunting in New England = in
the January number, will represent the same Sec
ton in this series. John Burroughs whose pa
pers on similar topics have been highly priced
and popular feature Of ScRiBNER will write Of
Farm Life in New York. Maurice Thompson, the
poet naturalist will decide the characteristics Of
Western farming, Of which but little has been
written. 1t is expected that the illustration Of
this series will be of refined and typical charac-
ter, commensurate with the subject matter. It is
suedn scRIBNEB will so fully realize the constant
desire of the magazine to keep out Of of the ruts
and, both in text and illustrations to obtain quail
ty rather than quantity, and to print fresh strong
and delicate work from original sources
''ROXY,"-By Edward Eggleston (author of
The Hoosier Scho0lmaster," &C.,. This new
novel Will doubtless be the most important Amer
lean serial Of the year. The first number was
in manuscript declare Roxy to be much the most
striking and remarkable story this author has ev-
er written. It is illustrated by one Of the aDlest
Of the younger American painters-Mr. Walter
Shiriaw, President or 1.-THE American Art Asso-
ciation.''
AMERICAN SPORIS.-Some of the most nov
ell and entertaining of these papers are yet to ap.
pear, the scenes of which will be in the West. the
Canada
OUT OF-DOOR PAPERS, : ByJohn Burrought
author of "Wake Robin" &C., will contain no.
only articles on Birds. bnt on ''Tramping. scamp
ing Out, and kindred topics, Mr.. Burroughs.
papers will begin in the January number, the first
being entitled " Birds and Birds" and illustrated
by Fidea Bridges
ARCHITECTURE OF BIRDS-Dr. Thomas M
Brewer will contribute four exquisitely illustrated
articles on birds nests. which every lover OF ma
ture will delight in. DR.. Brewer has probably the
finest collection of BIRDS eggs in the world to
draw upon for the illustration Of these papers.
THE SADDLE HORSE. Col. George E. War
ing, with whose excellent work OF various sorts
our readers are familiar. contributes two Illus
trated articles on the horse. He treats specially
of saddlehOrses and their Tor pleasure and for
sport including road riding fox hunting and rae.
ing The nature OF the English thoroughbred
and that of his Eastern progentor (the Arabian)
are fully considered in relation to these uses
SAKE HOLM.-New stories by this popular
writer will be given in early numbers Of Serb
NER, beginning with Joe Hale's Red Stockings, -
to appear in January. This novelette," chronicles
an episode of the late war for the Union.
"HIS by Adeline Traton,
so well begun in the Midsummer Holiday number,
will be continued nearly through the year. 1t
will be found to be of increasing interest to the
very end.
Boyesens new Govel-will be begun in ScRIBNER
at the conclusion of His Inheritance" 1t will
reveal phase of American society undreamed Of
by most of readers. and will be certain to in
crease the reputation of the writer as master of
English and of his art,
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS will con-
tinue TO employ the ablest pens in America, and
will include the present admirable summary of
English publications Besides the special articles
above enumerated, the magazine will contain
Poems, Sketches, Essays, Reviews and shorter
Stories of the highest character A large practi-
cal reduction in price is made in increase in the
number of pages.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS Of the MAGAZINE, in
variety and excellence of design and typographi
cal execution, will continue to be in advance OF
those of any other popular magazine at home or
abroad.
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