The Lake County star., 1877-11-29
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past, TIN publishers Of SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY
announce, FOL the year 10 come, the following
He PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERICAN FARM
uFE.-Ihis subject will be treated in "a series
of separate pap,rs engaged nom writer's who
stand I'm the font rank among Americans,
both in qualities of sty lie and in keen insight
OF nature. MIR. IL. r.. Robinson, author u
delightful paper ON "fOx-liuhting In New
England" in The January number, Will rep
resent the same section In this series. John
Burroughs, whose papers Oh similar topics
haze 6Y,n highly pTihed And pop,sir r. feature Msw
York. Maurice Thompson the poct-laturhl-
list, will describe the characteristics OF West
EN- farming, ofwhich but little has been writ
ten. IL is expected that the illustration of
this series Will be of refined nid typical
character, commensurate with the subject
matter. It Is Thought tliat no paper or series
OF papers yet iss,.d in SCRIBNER will 80 fully
realize ths constant desire OF the magazincto
keep out of the iuts, and, both In text ana IL
lustrailOns, TO obtain quality rather Than
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"R0xY by EDWARD EiGLE5TON lau-
thor of "Thc uoosier SchoolinaSter," &c.).
This new novel will doubtless be the most
important American serial OF the year. The
first number was published In November.
Those who have read IL i'm manuscript declare
Roxy TO he much the most striking and re-
marknblc story this author has ever written.
1t is illustrated by one of the ablcst Of the
younger of American painters--Mr. Walter
shirlaw, President OF ",fhc American Art AS
AMEKiIAN sPoRTs.-Somc OF the most novel
and entertaining of these papers nrc yet to
appear, the sccncs of which Will be In the
West, the Middle States the South, New Eli
UUT.Of 70 OR PAPERs,--by John burroughs,
author of"Wake Robin" &c., will contain
ing" Camping Out" aud kindred topics. Mr..
Burroughs papers will begin In the January
number, the first being entitled birds and
y Is.tL ..It ne.
ARCHITECTURE OF BIRDS.--Dr. Thomas. NJ.
Brewer will contribute four exquisiteiy Illus
trattd articles on bird's-nests which every
lover OF nature will delight In. DIR. Brewer
has probably the finest collection OF birds
eggs in the world to draw upon for the Illus
tratien Of s these papsrs;c oooruo = WARM.
| with whose excellent of various sorts our
readers are familiar, contributes two illustr.t-
on .c s use or
| for sport, including road-riding, ox-hunting
| and iucing. The nature of the English thor
ttI,e Rrabianj are fully considered In relation
SAKE HOLM.-New stories by this popular
ScRIBN ER, beginning with aloe Ilalc's Red
| stockings" to oappear In January: This"nov-
ectte" chronicles an episode of the hate war
aHis INHERITANcE,"--By Adeline Tnfton, no
we'll begun In the Midsummer Holiday num-
ber, win be continued %, =, nearly @ anroaE inc inc
1
"a KNIGHT OF FoaTuNE"-Hjalmar Hjorth
| Boyesen's new novcl-wilI he begun In ScRID-
NER, ut the conclusion of" ellis Inheritance =
| IL will reveal q phase of American society
| undreenicd OF by most ofour readers, ond Ill
| be certain to increase the reputation OF the
| writer rs "a master of English and of his art
| THE EDITORIAL DEPART ENTS will continue
| to employ the ablcst pens I'm 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
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| by an increase In tho number ofpnges.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS Of the MAoAzISE, In va
| risty aud excellence of design and I'm typo
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