The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-11-17
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The Picturesque Side Of American Farm
Lt1e.-This subject in series Of separate papers
engaged from writers who stand in the front
ran. ran among Americsns both in SI.lisie. Of style
insOn, author OF . delightful paper on Fox
Hunting in New Engiand'' in the January num-
Der, win represent the same section in this Sc
ries. John Burroughs, whose papers ON similar
topics, have been highly priced and popular
feature of Seribner, will write OF farm life in
New 1G5f Msnri; &C.; Ihompson me poet nstur
farming, Of which but little has been written. II
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"Roxy..-By EDWARD EeGLEsrON, author Of
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Mr.. Walter shiIslaw, President Of the 'Ameri-
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out.of.Door Papers--by John Burroughs,
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number, the first being entitled birds and
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Architecture Of Birds-Dr. Thomas NJ.
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