The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-22


iect-matter 1t is thought that no pa
Z per or series OF papers yet issued in
ISCRIBNER will SO fully realize the con-
slant 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.
Roxy, by EDWARD EGGLEsT0N
(author of "The Hoosier Schoolmaster, F"
&c.l This new novel will doubtless be
the most important American serial of
the year. The FIRST number was pub
lished in November. Those who have
read it in manuscript declare Roxy to
be the most striking and remarka-
bic story this author has ever written.
1t is illustrated by one of The ablest Of
the younger American partnership
Walter Shirlaw, President Of "The
American Art Association"
AMERICAN SPORTS. - Some Of the
most newell and entertaining of these
papers are yet to appear, the scenes Of
which will be in the West, the Middle
States the South, New England and
Canada.
OUT-0T-DCOR PAPERS, by John Bur-
.roughs, author Of wake Robin" &C.,
will contain not only articles on Birds,
but on 'Tramping," Camping Out, .
and kindred topics. MI. Burroughs
papers will begin i'm the January num-
| Der, the first being entitled Birds and
Birds" and illustrated by Fidelia
Bridges.
ARCHITECTURE or Birds Doctor
Thomas M. Brewer will contribute four
exquisitely illustrated articles on birds
NESTS, which every lover of nature will
delight in. DR.. Brewer has probably
the finest Collection Of birds eggs in
1.-THE world to draw upon for the illus
tration Of these papers.
/ THE SADDLE-I0RsE. Col. George
/ e. Warning, with whose excellent work
/ of various sorts our readers are famil-
/ iar, contributes two Illustrated articles
ion the horse. He treats specially Of
|8addIe-h0rses and their use for pleasure
and for sport, including rOad-riding
! f0X-hunting and racing. The nature
of the English thoroughbred and that
of his Eastern pr0genit0r(th9 Arabian)
are fully considered in relation to these
uses.
SAKE I0LM.--New stories by this
popular writer will be given in early
numbers Of SCRIBNER, beginning with
"JOe Hale's Red Stockings" to appear
in January This ''nevelette" chroni-
cl8s an episode Of the late war for the
Union.
LITERARY PORTRAITS. H. Richard
Henry Stoddard, not only one Of the
most eminent of. our poets, but also dis
Itinguiahed for his knowledge Of En-
Iglish literature and English literary
history, will contribute a number 81
/ literary portraits, including those OF
Keats, Shelley Mrs. Browning, Sc.
MORE OLD LETTEEs,-By DR., r.
Shelton Mackenzie, of the Philadelphia
Press. This series is a very promising
one, as DR.. Mackenzie is perhaps, OF
/ Americans, the best informed and
most widely acquainted in all matters
/ personal to his contemporaries among
1 English authors. He viii present
notes on, ana letters from, Miss Bar.
rett (Mrs. Browning Sir William Ham.
ilton, Disraeli, Wordsworth, S0uthey
&c.
ROBERT DALE OWEN. y The last
work of this remarkable mans life
was devoted to a series of political
"reminiscences written for SCRIBNER's
/ MONTHLY, He has left the series in
complete, but we have at least three
intensely interesting papers on polit-
!ical men and political events connected
with the history Of his early life, writ
/ ten in a style as pure and f0rcible as
that of his best days.
SOME OLD MASTERS By Clarence
Cook (author Of ''Tbe House Beauti-
! ful') will consist of q series of papers
|superbly illustrated, on Leonardo ola
Vinci Raphael Michael Angelo, etc.
/ These papers will have an interest and
value different from the ordinary mag
azine article, as they will give the re-
suits Of the studies of a lifetime bv an
/ eXc6llenC writer, Who is now the most
prominent art critic in this country.
HIS INHERITANCE, By .Adeline
Traitor, SO well begun in the 4Iidsum-
Imer Holiday number, will be continued
nearly through the year 1T Will he
found to be of increasing interest tc
the very end.
A KNIeHT or Fortune, Ii 5jalmal
Hjorth Boyesen's new noyel-will be
begun in SeRIBNER at tho conclusion
! OF His Inheritance" It will reveal a
phase OF American society undreamed
/ Of by most of our readers, and will be
certain to increase the reputation OF
the writer rs master Of English and
of his art.
TIE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS will
i continue to employ the abIest pens In
America and will include the present
| admirable summary Of English Dubli.
cations. Besides the special articles