Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY
FOR Ts.Y-,1,

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Withou, recalling the excellence ofthc pAsL the
publishers OF scsinNEn,s MONTHLY nnnoilncc, for
The yssr e come sse :, Glowing I'll rspers;
FARM IlFE.--Thls subject will be treated in a
series Of separate papers engaged from writer's who
stand n the front rank among Americans, both |
In qualities ofstye and In keen insight Of nature.
Mr.. 4. E. Robinson, author ola delightful paper
on .'FoS-Huntlng in New England" In the jan
nary number, win represent the same section in
this series. John Burroughs, whose papers on
similar topics have been 4 highly priced and
popular feature of "Scribner'' will write of Farm
Lille In New York Maurice Thompson, the poet
Western farming, of which but little has been
written. 1t is expected that the illustration OF
this series will be OF refined and typical character,
though that no paper or series papers yet issued
In tScrlhner" 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 to print fresh, strong
and delicate work from original sources,
IRONY, "-by EDWARD EeeLysroN lal.thor Of
"The Hoosier schoolmaster," &c.). This new
american serial Of The Year. The irst HUMMER
was published in November. Those who have
read il in manuscript declare Roxy to be much
author has ever written. 1t is illustrated by one
| of the ahest of the younger American painters
Mr.. Walter Shirlaw, President of ''Ihc American
| Art Association. u
AMERICAN SPORTS Some Of The most novel
and entertaining of these papers are yet appear
| the scenes of which Will De in the West the
Middle states, the South, New England and
Canada
ouT-oF-DooRs pApERs,-bly. John, Bur.
roughs, author of Wake Robin, )" &C., will con.
tain not only articles on Birds, but on TRAMP
ing -" Camping Out, |" and kindred topics. Mr.
Burroughs papers win begin In the January nun
Der, the first being entitled Birds and Birds :
and illustrated by Fidelia Bridges.
ARCHITECTURE OF BIRDS.-pr. Thorna,
NJ. Brewer will contribute four eXquisitely illus
trated articles on bTtls-nests, Which every love
ably the finest collection ofbirds eggs In the Wort,
to draw upon for the illustration of these papers,
THE SADDLE-HORSE-Col. George II. War
ing. with whose excellent work of various sort
our readers are familiar, contributes two illue
trated articles on the horse. He treats speciall!
for sport, including road-fiding, ox,hunting AM
racing. The nature of the English thoroughbre'
and that of his Eastern progenitor (the Arabian
are fully considered in relation to these uses
SANE HOLM.-New stories by this populn
writer will be given in carly numbers OF ..scric
ner.n beginning with "Joe Kale' e Red Stockings,
toappear in january. This novelette," chronicle
. an episode Of the late war for the Union.
This '-By Adeline Traitor
so we'll begun in the Midsummer Holiday nun
Der, will be Continued nearly Though the yes
II will be found to be Of increasing interest to tn
: very end.
ga KNIGHT OF FoRrUNE,-Hjalma Iljor,
1 Boyesene's new novcl-will be begun in 'Scril
G ner'' ut the conclusion OF His Inheritance"
Will reveal a phase Of. American eocieV y,
q | dreamed ofby most OF our readers, and VIII
certain to increase the reputation Of the writer
| a master of English and of his art.
4 THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS will col
' tinue to employ the ablcst pens in America, az
: will include the present admirable summary
English publications Besides the special artici
above enumerated, the magazine wilt conta
Poems, Sketches, Essays. Reviews, and short
q Stories of the highest character Alargc p' actc
, reduction In price is made by an increase IN U
., number OF pages.
g THE ILLUSTRATIONS of the Magazine"
variety and excellence of design and in TYP
vance Of those OF any other popular. magazine
home or abroad
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