Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-26
SCREBNER',, MONTHLY
FOR 1%77-78.


Without recalling the excellence OF The
past, the publishers OF Scrlbncr's Monthly
announce, for the year to come, the following
papers ',.,,..,.,..-.,
TIE plCIUKESQl T. SIDE OF AMER
lCAN FARM Liz E.--l MS sUUJecl VIII be
treated III series OF separate papers engaged
from writers VINO S]an" IN me mont rank
among Americans, both III qualities of y!e
and i'll keen insight OF nature. Mr.. Il. i
Robinson, author OF delightful paper on
"FoX-llunting in New England in the Jan
uary number, viii represent the same sec
ton in this series. John Burroughs. whose
papers or similar topics have been highly
priced and popular feature OF Scribner will
write W., OF Farm Lie IN New ORE. Maurice
Thompson. the poet.natnraist, will describe
the characteristic of Western farming, OF
which but little has been Written. 1t Is OK
pected that the illustration of this series will
be OF retlhcd and typical character COM
mensuratc with the subject-matter. 1t is
thought that no paper or series of papers yet
issued in Scribner will SO fully realize the
constant desire Of the magazine to keep out
OF the ruts, and. both in text and illustrations,
to obtain quality rather than quantity, and 20
print fresh, strong ana del cate work from
original sources.
"ROAl .'-Edward Egglestoh (author OF
"The llooscr Schoolmaster,' etc., This now
novel will doubtless be the mos} important
American serial OF the year., The iirSf mum
Der was published III November. Those who
have read it i'll manuscript declare Roxy to
be much the most striking aud remarkable
story tins author has ever written. 1t Is
illustrated by one OF the aDlest OF the young
cr American painters-Mr Waiter Shlriaw.
President OF " The Am; Art Association.
AMERICAN StOkI 9.-Somc OF the most
noval and entertaining OF the.o papers arc
yet to appear, lnc scenes Oh "hlcn VIII nc III
the west the Middle states, the SOUTH New
England and Canada. w
OU Of-DOOh I Ia John bur-
roughs. autAor OF wake hoO!s, eIG'' VIII
contain not only aFt'cIes on blFuS, Du. on
"IrampiHg, camping O"'' aii' hlnurc"
topics Mr. Burroughs papers VIII begin IN
the jauuaiy number me hrst Dein5 entitled
birds and Birds, ana illustrated by fidelia
Bridges. 80, ,,,
ARClllIEClURit Of blHDS'-Dr mos
VI. Ercwer VIII cohlIlo"lc io"F eAqulsite!y
illustrated artcieS on t,iuS nests Nhlch
every lover ol nature VII otli3hT NJ III
Brewer has probably the iihest collection OF
birds eggs Ill the worio 10 ur"" fPoh 10Y the
illustration OF tAeSG lnpCIs' :,
Tile SADDLE-liohoE '-Ool. George r.
Warng, with whose eNcoiIent WORK OF VarI-
Gus sorts our readers are iahll!ar, contributes
two ILLUSTRATED articles ON the morse. lie
treats specially OF saddie-hofses and their
use for pleasure and Tor sport, including
road-ridinS, loA-nuntin-S, ana racing Inc
nature of the English thoroughbred and that
of his Eastern nrogenilor, (tAe Afablahl are
fully considered i'll relation to these uses
SANE HOLM.-New stories, by this pop
ular writer, will be given III early numbers
of Scribncr, beginning with Joe lialc'S Reu
Stockings, TO appear in January. ms
"novelctte" chronicles an episode Of the late
war for the Union.
HIS INHERITANCE by AdeIinc Trait
ton. so we'll begun in the Midsummer Holt
day number, Will be continued .nrou5h !ne
year. 1t VIII be iouhu 10 DC Oh increasing