The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-12-19
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THE PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERICAN
FARM LIFE. = This subject will be treated in
series of separate papers engaged from writers who
stand in the front rank among Americans, both in
qualities of style and in keen insight of nature
Mr. R. f. Robinson, author of a delightful paper
on q Fox-Hunting in New England" in the January
number, viii represent the same section in this
series. John Burroughs, whose papers on similar
topics have been highly priced and popular fea-
ture OF SCRIBNEh VIII write OF fafn 141e IN Ne"
York. Maurice Thompson, the poet-naturalist,
will describe the characteristics of Western farm
ing, which but little has been written. 1t is
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with the subject matter 1t is thought that pa
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" ROXY,'-by EDWARD EGGLESToN (authOr OF
81 The Hoosier schoollnaster," ~ This new novel
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AMERICAN SPORTS.-Some of tn most novel
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the scenes of which will be in the West, the Mid
die States, the South, New England and Canada.
oUT-OF-DOOR PAPERS,-by John Burroughs,
| author of g Wake Robin" &c, will contain not
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Z" Camping Out" and kindred topics. Mr. Bur
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the first being entitled Birds and Birds" and
illustrated by Fidelia Bridges.
THE SADDLE-HORSE.-Ce George E. War
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readers familiar, contributes two ilustra-
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sport. including road-ridng, fox-hunting and
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and that of his Eastern progenitor the Arabian)
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"HIS INHERITANCE,''- by Adeline Trafton,
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ga KNIGHT OF FORTUNE"-Hja lmar Hjorth
Boyesenis new novel-win be begun in ScRIBNER
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