The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-07

Scribner's Monthly
AN UNRIVALED ILLUSTRA
TED MAGAZINE.
When SCRIBSER issued its famous Mid
summer Holiday Number in July, airiendly
critic said of II 1--WE are not sure but that
SCRIBSER has touched high.water mark.
We do not see what worlds are left to 1t TO
conquer" Rut the publishers do not con.
slider that they have reached the ultima
thule Of excellence--they believe there are
other worlds TO conquer, and they propose
to conquer them"
The prospectus for the new volume gives
the titles OF more than tlty papers mostly
lllustrated), bywriters oil the highest merit.
Under the head Of
Foreign Travel
we have "a Winter on the Nile" by Gen.
Mcclellan "Saunterings About Constants.
nople," by Charles Dudley Warner; "Uut
Of My Window at Moscow" by Eugene
Schuyler! can American In Turkistan,"
etc. Three serial stories are announced
Nicholas Minturn."
By DR.. Holland. the Editor.
whose story Of "Sevenoaks gave the higs
est satisfaction to the readers Of the
Monthly.
The scene OF this latest novel Is laid OIL
the banks OF the Hudson. The hero 10 a
young man who has been always 'tied 10 a
woman's apron strings" but who, by the
death OF his mother, Is left alone In the
wOrd-tO DRIFT on the current OF lite--witb
a fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, "His Inheritance" by
Miss TraftOn, will begin on the completion
OF THAT Lass o. Lowrie's," by Mrs. Hodg.
son Burnett. Mrs Burnett's story, begun
in August, has pathos and dramatic power
which have been surprise TO the public.
There is to lie series Of original and ex.
quisitely illustrated papers OF popular Sci. !
ence," by Mrs. Herrick, each paper com.
plete in itself.
There are to be, from various pens, papers
Home Life and Travel
Also, practical suggestions as to town and
country life, village improvements, etc., by I!
wsll.knOwn specialists.
Mr.. Barnard's articles on various indus. |
cries OF Great Britain include the history OF |
"SOme Experiments In Cooperation" "a |
Scottish Loaf Factory" in the November
number, and TOAD Lane, Rocbdale," in |
December. Other papers are, "The British |
Workingman's Home, ""A Nation Of Shop
keepers, ""Ha'pennysW eek for the Chld,' |
etc.
A richly illustrated series will be given on |
"Amerlcan Sports by Flood and Field" by |
various writer's, and each on different \
theme. The subject OF
Household and Home &C or Il on"
will have prominent place, whilst the
OF American humorists will ap.
pear from month to month. The list Of
shorter stories, biographical and Otn,l
sketches, etc., is long one.
The editorial department will continue TO
employ the ablest pens both at home ana
abroad. There viii! be series OF letters on
literary matters, from London, by MIR. Wei.
ford.
The pages of the magazine will be open,
as heretofore, 30 far as limited space will
permit, to the discussion of all themes af.
fecting the social and religious lie OF the
world, and specially to the freshest thought
Of the Christian thinkers and scholars Of
this country.
We mean to make the magazine sweotei '
and purer, higher and nObler, more genial
and generous In all its utterances and iil1rl-
ences, and a more welcome visitor than
ever before In homes Of refinement and cul.
ure