The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-01-11
A MAGAZINE FOR FARMERS.

WI oSoA ~ -. W VI We o. AAAS
near Newport, II. l., author of Is A Farm.
er's Vacation" and other well-khowi1
works, will soon begin the publication in
Scribner's Monthly Of series of papers OF
special interest to those living in the coun-
try. "Farm Villages" will be the title of
the first paper, in which will be consid-
cred the advantages offered to farmers
from concentration of their houses and
farm-buildings into villages, especially as
q relief from the dullness and isolation Of
remote farm houses, as afforaing better
education for children, and a. making the
farmers life more attractive to the young.
Another paper will treat of the work to be
done by "Village Improvement Associa-
tions'' in the matter Of increased neatness
and good keeping of streets, public
grounds, private places, etc., the furnish
Ing Of literary club-rooms, the planting of
trees, and like matters. Still another pa
per will give explicit instruction as to the
means for giving good sanitary condi-
ton to the village and to the country
house. These papers will be accompanied
by maps and diagrams. The series has
been undertaken by Col. Waring at the
request of the conductors of the Monthly,
and is considered by them one of the most
important and valuable enterprises in
which the magazine has yet engaged. In the
PROSPECTUS OF sCR1BNER's MONTHLY
for 1877, just issued, other papers are an
nounced that will be of especial interest to
farmers. Among these, Mr.. Charles Bar
nari's articles on various industries Of
Great Britain, including the History of
some Experiments in Cooperation, a de-
scription of the British Workman's Home,
and Clarence Cook 8 articles on Household
and Home Decoration. There will he also
a series on American Sports and papers of
Popular Science,-all profusely and ele-
gantly illustrated; department called the
World's Work another entitled Home and
Society, which will treat of domestic life,
the care of children, etc.
GENERAL M'cLELLAN's TRAVELS,
begun in the January Scri5ner with "a
Winter on the Nile;" will run on through
the year. There will be three serial stories:
.0 NICHOLAS MINTURN,"
by that popular author, DR.. Holland (the
Editor, author of bitter Sweet, !"
"Kathrina," "Timothy Titcomb's Let
ters," arthur Bonnicastle," and the
story of "Sevenoaks," etc.
The scene of this latest novel is laid on
the banks of the Hudson. The hero is q
young man who has been always "tied to
Seoti If hi mother T. ,eft alone IN the thu,
r,orld Ito drift On the cnrrent Of life ~
w;t;, =. fort,na ' b hut v v;tSn,s nurnose
Another ser;aI rial "' ".' ~
'-'''o- ' '.'
HIS INHERITANCE
by Miss Trafton, will begin on the COM
plction Of THAT Lass o. Lowrie's," by
Mrs. Hodgson Burnett.
SAKE Holm, Tourgucnef, Boyescn, and
Mckay, will contribute short stories to
early numbers OF the monthly. SAKE
Holm's new story,
FARMER BAssETr's ROMANCE,
will be printed in two or three monthly
parts. Tourgueneffs new story Will ap-
pear simultaneously with its publication
in Russia and France, and the magazine
will also publish critical paper on Tour,
gueneff, by frof. Boyesen, accompanieo
Dy por!raI o. tne1amous hussian pa.Ilos:
Inc edltoIlal GePartmens Will conunue
" employ the aolesS pens ootn ~ nome '! ana
sDioao: 1ne1e WI pe i M. W ON ,.Sey