Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-19
BNER'.; MONTHLY
FOR l917-18.

Without recalling the excellence of the
past, the publishers Of Scrbncrs Monthly
announce, for the year to come, the following
papers
TIE PlCTURESQt SIDE OF AMER.
IcAN FARM LIFE. This sui jcci will be
treated in u series Of separate papers engaged
from writers who stand in the tlrnt rank
among Americans, both in qualities OF style
and in keen insight OF nature. Mr.. Il. +.
FOX. Hunting in New England in the Jan
uary number. will represent the same sec,
ton in this series John Burroughs. whose
papers or similar topics have bceu highly
prized and popular feature OF Scribncr will
write of Farm Life in New Iork. Maurice
Thompson. tic poet. naturalist. will describe
the characteristics Of Western farming, OF
which but little has been written. 1t is ex
pccted ;hat the Illustration of this series will
be o + u refined ana typical char lctcr com.
mc.suratc with the subicct-mnt,er. Itis
thought that no paper or series of papers vet
issued in Scribncr will so fully realize the
cons. ant desire of the magazine to keen out
of the ruts, anil. both in text and illustrations,
, to obtain quality rather than quantity, and 70
print FRESH, strong and del cate work from
original sources.
"ROXY "-Edwarl EgglcstoG (author Of
"Thc IIJosicr Schoolmastcr," etC.) This new
novel will doubtless be the moSl important
American serial OF the wear. The first mum
Der was published in November. Those who
have read it in manuscript declare Roxy to
be much the most striking aud remarkable
story this author has ever written. 1t is
illustrated by one of the ableSt OF the young
er American partnership Walter Shiriaw.
President of 81 he Am. Art Association"
AMERICAN SPOkrS.-Some oil the mos,
ppvoI onI nntnrintpii,r DI these rp
vet to appear, the scenes OF which viii be in
the West the Middle States, the South, New
England and Canada.
OF" OF-DOOH PAPERs.-by John Bur
roughs. author Of Wake Rob!r, ETC., will
contain net only articles on Birds, but on
'Trampins,' Camping OUT and kindred
topics. Mr. Burroughs papers Will begin in
the January number, the first being entitled
Birds and Birds, and illustrated by FIdelia
Bridges.
ARCHITECTURE OF Bll'DS.-Dr Thos
NJ. Brewer will contribute TOUR eXqnisiely
illustrated articles on rirds' nests. which
every lover OF nature Will delight m Dr.
Brewer has probably the fines, collection Of
birds eggs in the world to draw rpon for the
illustration OF these papers.
THE SADDLE.HOkSE.-C George T.,
Waung, with whose excellent work OF vari
Gus sorts our readers are familiar, contributes
two illustrated articles on the horse. He
treats specially OF sadllc-horscs and their
use for pleasure and for sport, including
roai-ridng, fOX-nuntn-, and racing. The
nature of the English thoroughbred and that
OF his Eastern prosenitor, (thc Arabian) are
fully considered in relation TO these uses.
SANE HOLM.-Ncw stories, by this pop
uur writer, will be given in carly numbers
of Scrbner beginning with ''JJc liac's Red
tn n ,IluunrV. Tins
"uoyelctlc" chronicles an episode Of the late
war for the Union.
HIS INHERITANCE By Alcline Trait
ton. so we'll begun in the Midsummer lIoli-
Gay number, will be continued through the
year. 1t Will be found TO DC OF increasing