Middletown transcript., 1878-04-06
Scribner's Monthly for l877-'78.

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WITHOUT recalling the excellence of the
w past, the publishers of SCRIBNER' 5
MONTHLY announces, for the year TO come,
the following papers:
| THE PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERI-
CAN FARM LIFE-This subject will be
treated in series of separate papers engaged
from writers who stand in the front rank
among Americans, both in qualities of style
and in keen insight Of nature Mr.. r. E.
Robinson, author of delightful paper on
Fox Hunting in New England, y in the Jan
uary number, will represent the same section
in this series. John Burroughs, whose papers
on similar topics have been a highly priced
and popular feature of ScRIBNER. will write Of
Farm Life in New York Maurice Thompson,
the post-naturalist, will describe the charac-
| teristics Of Western farming, of which buI
little has been written 1t is expected that
The illustration of this series will be OF re-
fined and typical character commensurate
with the subject matter 1t is thought that
no paper or series OF papers yet issued in Scrib-
ner will so fully realize the constant desire Of
the Magazine TO keep out of the ruis, and both
in text and illustrations, 10 obtain quality
rather than quantity, and to print fresh
strong and delicate work from original sour
ces.
''R0XY, by Edward Eggleslon, (author
of the Hoosier Schoolmaster, etc) This
new novel will doubtless be the most impcr-
tant American serial of the year The first
number was published in November
AMERICAN SPORTS Some Of the most
novel and entertaining of these papers are yet
TO appear, the. scenes of which will be in the
West, the Middle States, the South, New Eng
land and Canada
ONT -OE- moor pADEDC T.
roughs, author of "Wake Robin, +" etc will
contain not only articles on Birds, but on
"Tramping Out" Camping Out" and kin
dred topics.
THE SADDLE H0RSE.-Col George E.
Waring, with whose excellent work of various
sorts our readers are familiar, contributes two
illustrated articles on the horse. He treats
especially of saddle horses and their use for
pleasure and for sport, including road riding,
fox hunting and racing The nature of the
English thoroughbred and that of his Eastern
progenitor 1.-THE Arabian) are fully considered
in relation 10 these uses.
SAKE HOLM.-New stories by this popu-
lar writer will be given in esrly numbers of
Scribner, beginning with Joe BALES Red
Stockings, to appear in January.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS will |
continue TO employ the ablest pens of Ameri-
ca and Will include the present admirable /
summary Of English publications. Besides |
the special articles above enumerated, the
Magazine will contain POEMS sketches, Es-
says, Reviews, and shorter stories Of the high
est character. A large practical reduction in
price is made by an increase in the number
of pages.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS Of The Magazine,
in variety an excellence ofdesign and in ~
biographical execution, will continue to be in
advance, of those of any other popular maga-
zine at home or abroad.
Subscription price, S4 90 year, payable
in advance TO us or to any bookseller
No club rates or other discounts to suhscri-
bers. The Magazine is worth all il costs, and
its circulation is increasing in constant and
steady ratio from year to year
SORIBNER & co.