The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-12-04


past the publishers Of ScTibners Monthly an
louucc for Tie wear 20 come the following
paIaTe'
rEEE PICTuRESQUE SIDE or
AMERICAN FAR1i LEFE.-lhis sub
icct will he treated in o series OF scperatc pa
pcr~snes ged from writers who stand In the
front rank among Americans both iu quail
ties Of .tyie ana IN keen IuviGht Of nature.
Mr. ~ L. Robinson. author of . delightful
paper on p OK Hunting IN New England" in
the January number. will represent the same
u ctiOn m tLis reriCs Johrl.Burroughs. y h0sc
papers on similar topics hove bcen a highly
prizcd and popular feature az ScTibncr VIII
write OF Farm Life Ia New York. Maurice
Thompson. The poet-naiuralisi, vii. describe
The characteristics 81 Western farming. oi
which bui little las been written. ID h. eN
pCctcd that the Illustration ~ this series Will
be- 81 4 refined and typical character, com
mcnsurate with the snbicct-matter. lt b.
thought that NO papers yet Issued In scrihucr
viii 30 fnl.s rcallzc the constant desire OF the
magazine 10 keep out of The ruts, and both Jon
iext and ihistIraoDs, 10 obtain quality rather
tnan quantity. and 20 print fresh, strong and
iclkate work from original sources.
.HONY.''-By EDWARD EGGLESTON
fauthor uT The Hoosior Schoo'master. DC
This new novel viii doubtless D. The most lu-
iou.ut American serial of ihc year The
lr-t number was published in November.
Those who have read II in manuscript declare
RoxY iu be much the most striking and re-
rarkabie story thk author has ever written
10 isillnsuaied by Ouc Of the ohest ~ The
yg',gect BsmfIica,n naiPkters-,Nr. waller
association.
AMERICAN SPOETs-Somc ~ the
most novel and enter .aininE oi ttese papers
arc set 10 appear. the scenes ~ which viii Pc
= tie West thcMddlc States the South, New
England and Canada.
OUT-OF-DODR PAPERS.-By Johu
Bnuou1hs. author 81 "Nakc R.5u. &c.
IS "a contain not only articles uu Birds. Int on
"Trampiug " Camping Ont" and Kindred
topic Mr. BufrOugh papers win begin in
The January number lle lrs. being entitled
Bird. and Birds un6 Illustrated uy tldciia
Bridge.
ARCHITECTURE OF RTEDS.-fr.
Thomas " Brewer VIII coutrihrtc four cN-
luisiicly illustrated articles on sltds ucsts.
which every lover OF nature vii delight boz.
Dr. Brewer has probably the nBest collection
lf hird-' og- in tlc world % draw upon for
'hc Illustration oi these papers.
TIIE SADBLE-HOHSE.- Geo.
r, Waring, With whose excellent work of
v1rioas sorts our rcadcr- are familiar COM
tributes two Illustrated articles ON the horse.
uc treats specially OF saddic-horCs and their
lsc for pleasure and for sport, Including
rold-fiding. f0X-huuiing and racing. The
Of his Eastern progcnitor Cthc Amlian) are
fully considered In relation % these uscs
sANE IEOL.u.-New stories by lhls pop
uiay writer will he given in carly numbers Of
>cribncr beginning with Joe Haio's Red
Stocking" Go appear 10 January. Ihis
'.noyclcitc. chronicles an episode Of The late
war Of the Union.
LITERARY PORFRAIrs.-Rlch
Henry stoddard not only one of The iuufi
eminent of onr poets but also distinguished
for his knowledge of Engf.n Literature aud
English literary history, VIII contribute
nunbrr of literary portrait Including those
10 Keats Shelley. Mrs Browning &c.
MORE OLD LETTERS. BY Dr. r.
shelton Mackenzie. Of The Philadelphia Psc.s.
This series o. a very promising one, a. ID.
Mackenzie j. perhaps. ~ americans. 'the bcrI
irfOfmcd aud mu,t idly scquaiuted in all
mattgrs personal GO his cpfctl portIics anon
English autlors lie vii present uotos on.
and letters fH1n. MlF Barrett fNra brown
ingl. Sir William Hamilton. Disracll, Words.
Norts Southcy, Sc.
ROBERT DALE OWEN. Tile lasi
work Of tbs remarkable m4ul- illt VA. dcNui-
"a ton series 0f political rumuiscenres writ
TN foF Scrihusr's Monthly. lic has left thl
.ours Incomplete. bat we nave at least tlrcC
intensely interesting papers ON political mcu
and political events connected With the his
tory Of his early life. wdtten IN a style as
pure aud forci1lc a. that of his'bcsi days.
so,E OLD uiSTEus.-By Clarence
Cook lauihor of The House Beautiful p
will cuusi-t of n series Of papers supcfbly il-
lgstruicd On Lcouarro da Ninci Raphael
Michael Angelo. etc. These papers viii have
an interest and value different from the Ordi-
nary magazine article. a. they will give tbs
results ol the studies % a lifetime by an ox-
cclent writer. who j. now fhc most promi-
ucnt art cTiuque la this country,
.sETTs E.''-Ry Adeliue
TraiiOn, 20 well hecun In tie Midsummer
Holiday number. viii &c continued through
The year twill be- found 70 be Of incuaGing
interest 90 Tire very end.
AKsIGrEr or ronTUNE.--Hjal.
mar lliOrth B0ycfen'l new nOyel-will begin
in Scrihucr az the conclusion of Ills Inhcri-
lance" "a vii reveal a .phaso ~ American
sucictv undreamcd Of hy most 81 our readers.
and Wil DC certain % increase the reputation
81 thc WriIcr Gs master Of English and oi
his art
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS
w 10 coni niuut to employ the aliest pcus in
America and VII Include the present admir-
able summary of English publications. Be-
idrs the special arficcs above enumerated.
tho magazine viii contain Poems. sketches.
Essays. Reviews. and shorter Stories of Toe
highosts character. A-largc practical rcduc-
tion Ia price is made by Increase IN the nam
SCF of pages.
THE ILLUSTRATGONSo ~ the Mara-
zine, Is variety aud excellence of design and
aud IN typographical execution. win continue
10 be In advance Of those OF any other popu
iar magazine at home or abroad.
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