The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-21
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 81 1877
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critic said of it: ave are not sure but that
sCRlBNER has touched high.water mark.
We do not see what worlds are left 10 it to
conquer" Rut the publishers DO not con.
slider that they have reached the ultima
thule Of excelence-they believe there are
other worlds 10 conquer, and they propose
70 conquer them
The prospectus for the new volume gives
the titles OF more than iifty papeI5 mostly
lllustratedl, By writers OF the highest merit.
Under the head OF
"goreign Travel,
VIC have "A Winter on the Nile BY Gen.
Mcclellan ''saunterings About Constants.
nople," by Charles Dudley WaGneE; "Out
of Nv Window at Moscow BY Eugene
Schuyler: "An American in Ilrki,tan,"
etc. Three serial stories are announced
Nicholas Minturn."
BY DR.. Holland, the Editor,
whose story OF "seyenoaks gave the hIgA
est satisfaction 10 the readers Of the
Monthly.
The scene OF this latest novel il laid Oh
the banks Of the Hudson. The hero is q
young man who has been always tied TO a
woman's apron strings,' but who, by the
death OF his mother, il left alone in the
World-tO DRIFT on the current OF liie-with
d fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, "His Inheritance by
Mss Traitor, viii begin on the compile tion
OF That Lass o LOwrie's," by Mis-. llodg.
son Burnett. Mrs. BuTnett's story, begun
In August, has pathOs and dramatic power
which have been q surprise to the public.
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qusitely illustrated papers Of Popular sci
encc," by Mrs. Her!i,k, each paper com
plete in Itself.
There are TO be, from various pens, paper
Oh
Home Life and Travel
Also, practical suggestions as to town anu
country lie, village Improvements, etc., by
ws!l.knOwn specialists,
Mr.. Barnard's articles on various indus
cries OF Great Britain include the history Ol
"Some Experiments in Cooperation" "a
Scottish Loaf Factory in the November
number, and Toad Lane, ROchdale," in
December. Other papers are, "Ihe British
Workingman's Home "a Nation OF shop
keepers, "lIa'penny aW eekfor the Child
ETC.
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"Americln Sports by Flood and Field by
various writers, and each on different
theme. The subject OF
"a3lssaoli ana Homescorgtl on
win have a prominent place, whilst the
productions ot American humOrists vii! ~.
pear from month TO month. The list vi
| shorter stories, biographical and otu'l
sketches etc, il long one.
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employ the ablest pens both Ut home and
abroad, There viii be q series o; letters on
literary matter, from London, by Mr. Wei.
ford.
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a. heretofore, so far o. limited space viii
/ permit, To the discussion OF all themes al
! ieeting the social and religious lite OF the
! world, and specially 10 the freshest thought
/ OF the Christian thinkers and scholars o
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