The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-20
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FARM LIFE--rhis subject will be treated IN q
series Of separate papers engagkd from WTlteis
who stand in the front rank among Americans
both In qualities of style and In keen lnsgnt OF
nature. Mr. r. Robinson, author OF delght
fIll paper on Fox Hunting In New Englanu IN
the january numbrr, will represent me same 9ec.
lion Of this series. John Burroughs, whose papers
on similar topics have been highly prized ana
nopulAr featule of SCR1BNER Will Wrlle OF fbrln
Life In New York, Maurice Thompson, the poet,
naturalist, will describe the characteTlstlcs OF
Western Farming of which but little has been
written II Ia expected that the illustration Of
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Ter, Commensurate with the subject matter II is
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"RoxY,-by EDWARD EGGLEsToN (author
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striking and remarkable story this aulhor mas ey,
er written tits illustrated by one OF the a0lest
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Shirlaw, President Of '.The American Art Asso'
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AMERICAN SPORTS. Some of the most novel
and entertaining of these papers are yet SO appear
the scenes of which WILD IN the Mesl, lhe mlu'
die States the South ana new EnBlauui ana
Canada.
OUT-oFDooR PAPER5T-by John Burroughs,
author of awake Robin" &c Will contain not
only articlef ou Birds, but on 'Tramplng Camp
ing Out and kindred tories. Mr., Burroughss
papers will begin in the January number, the 1rst
hain0 nntit1ad Rirdg and Birds and illustrated
by Fidelia Bridges
ARCHlTECTUREo OF BIRDs.--Dr Thomas NJ.
Brewer will contribute four exquisitely Illustrated
articles on birds NESTS which every lover OF ma
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draw upon for the illustration OF these papers
THE SADDLE HORSE, E,-Col, George E Waring
with whose excellent work OF various sorts our
readers are familiar, contributes TWO Illustrated
articles on the horse. He treats especially Oh SAD
dlehoTses and their use for pleasure and for sport
including rOad-riding f0x-hunting and racing
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of his Eastern progenitor Che Arabian) are fully
considered in relation to these uses
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episode Of the late war for the Union'
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VIII De continued nearly lnTOuBu tne year "
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very end,
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