The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-14
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When SCRIBNER issued its famous MIA
summer Holiday Number in july, airlehuly
critic said OF 1t: "We are not sure put tha'
SCRIBNER has touched high-water marx.
We do not see what worlds are leit " W.
conquer" Rut the publishers 40 NOT CON
slider that they have reached the uitliha
thule Of eXcellence-they believe 'tnere are
other worlds to conquer, and they propose
to conquer them"
The prospectus for the new volume gives
the titles OF more than nifty papers mostly
lllustrated), by writers OF the hlgheslmerl|
Under the head of
Foreign Travel
We have "A Winter on the Nile by Gen
Mcclellan "saunterings About Cohstantl'
nOple," by Charles Dudley Warner; "ou'
Of My Window at Moscow by Engene
Schuyler: "An American in Turkistan,'
etc. Three serial stories are announcer
Nicholas Minturn,"
BY DR.. Holland, the Editor,
whose story of "Sevenoaks gave the hlgi
est satisfaction TO the readers OF the
Monthly.
The scene OF this latest novel Is laid OF
the banks Of the Hudson. The hero Is a
| young man who has been always tied 10 u
woman's apron strings" but who, by the
death of his mother, is left alone in the
! world-to DRIFT on the current OF hie-Wltb
"A fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial. His Inheritance" by
Miss Traitor, will begin on the compile ton
OF That Lass O. Lowrie's," by Mrs. Hodg-
| son Burnett. Mrs. Burnett's story, begun
| in August, has a pathos and dramatic power
which have been 4 surprise 10 the public.
| There is TO he series Of original and eX-
Quisitely Illustrated papers OF popular Sci
ence," by Mrs. Herri,k, each paper com.
plete in itself.
There are tobe, !iom various pens, paper
| Oh
Home Life and Travel
Also. practical suggestions as to town anq
country life, village improvements, etc., by
| wsil-kn0wn specialists
| Mr.. Barnard's articles on various indus
| lries OF Great Britain include the history Of
"Some Experiments in Cooperation" "A
Scottish Loaf Factory in the November
number. and Toad Lane, Rochdale," in
December Other papers are, "The BRITISH
Workingman's Home, ~" "A Nation Of shop
Keeper, -" Ha'penny aWeek for the Child,
etc.
A richly Illustrated series will be given oil
"American sports by Flood and Field" by
various writers, and each on different
theme. The subject Of
"Holssholi and Home ecorati on"
will have q prominent place, whilst the
! productions OF American humOrists will ap.
pear from month to month. The list oil
shorter stories, biographical and otn,l
sketches, etc., is long one.
The editorial department will continue tc
employ the abest pens both at home AnC
. | - will ka .arius at lattara nt
literary matters, from London, by Mr.. Wei
ford.
The pages OF the magazine will be open
A. heretofore, 80 far u limited space vii
permit, to the discuss On of all themes nj
testing the social and religious lite OF III
world, and specially 10 the freshest though
OF the Christian Thinkers and scholars O
. this country.
We mean 10 make the magazine sweete
and puTer, higher and nOOler, more genia
and generous in all it, uiterances and inlu
ences. and s. more welcome visitor thal
. ever before 10 homes Of refinement and clII
ture
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