Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-20
New Advertisements.
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Scribner's Monthly for 1877 '78.

Without recalling the excellence Of the past. the
publishers OF Serbner's Monthly Announce, for the
year to come. the following papers;
THE PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERICAN Farm
LIFEThe subject will be trested in series OF sepa
rate papers engaged for writers who stand In the front
rank among Americans both in qualities OF style and
In keen Insight of nature Mr. r. r. Robinson. author
OF q delightful paper on Fo X Hunting in New Eng
land" ia the January number, will represent the
same section in this series. JohE Bsrroughs. whose
papers on similar topics have been highly srized ana
popular feature of Scribner will write OF Farm Life
in New York. Maurice Thompson the poet naturalist,
will describe the characteristics of Western farming
of which but little has been written IL 10 expected
that the illustration of this series will be Of refined
and typical character Commensurate with the subject
matter. 1t Is thought that no paper or series OF pa
pers yet issued in scribner will so fully realize the con
slant desire Of the magagae TO keep out 1.-THE ruts
and both In text and Illustrations, to obtain quality
rather than quantity and to print fresh strong and
/ delicate work from original sources.
aROXY by EDWARD EGGi.ESfsON (authoI
of The Hoosier Echoolmaster.' fci This new novel
will doubtless be the most important American series
| of the year. The first number was published In No
| Yember Those who have read IL Ia manuscript dc
clare Roxy TO be much the most striking and remark
able story this author has ever written u Is Illus.
trated by one of th abes of the younger American
4 painters-Mr. Walter Shirlaw, President OF The
American Art Association"
AMERICAN sPORTS.--some Of the most novel
and entertaining OF these papers are yet 70 appear
the of which will be Ia the West, the Middle
| States, the South, New England and Canada.
0UT0F-D00R PAPERS-by John Borroughs
anthor Of" Wake Robin,r &C., will contain not only
articles ON Birds but ON Camping Out" and kin
dren TOPICS Mr. Burroughs papers VIII begin In the
January number, the hrst being entitled bifas ano
| Birds" and illustrated by Fidelis Bridges.
ARCHITECTURE OF BIRDS--Dr Thomas M
Brewer will contribute four exquisitey illustrated
articles birds' nests which every lover OF nature
| will delight 10. DIR. Brewer has probably the nnes'
collection of brds eggs in the world to draw upon foi
| the illustration Of these papers.
/ THE SADDLE. H0RSE.-Col. George II. Waripg
with whose excellent work of various sorts eur readers
are familiar. contributes two illustrated articles on
the horse. He treats specially OF saddehorses and
their for pleasure and for sport including road
riding fox-hunting and racing. The nature OF tine
English thoroughbred and that OF his Eastern progen
itor (ths Araban) fully considered In relation
these
| SAKE HoLM.--New stories by this popular writer
will be given in early numbers in Scribner beginning
with Joe Hale's Red Stockings to appear in Janu-
airy. This novelette," chronicles an episode or th'
late war Of the Union.
| "HIs INHERITANCE."-By AdelIne Trafton, &C
| we'll begun in the Midsummer Holiday number, viii
| be continued nearly through the year.
| "A KNIGHT OF FORTUNE "-Hjalmar HJorti
Boyesen's new novel-will be begun in scribser al
the conclusion ef His inheritance. 1t will reveal
phase American society undreamed Of by most of
| re- tders
| THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS will continue tc
mploy the abest pens In America, and will include
the present admirable summary Of English publica-
ions. Besides the special articles above enumerated
he magazine will contain Poems, Sketches, Essays
Reviews and shorter stories of the highest character
large practical reduction in price Ia made by an
increasein the number of pages
| THE ILLUSTRATIONS of the magazine, in variety
nd excellence of design and in typographical execu-
ton, will continue TO be IN advance OF those OF any
other popular magazine at home or abroad.
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