Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-07
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY, for 1s77.7s.

Without recalling tlSe excellence of tho past, the publishers of SCRIBNERs MONTHLY announce. for iLe year to csme, the following papers.
 The Picturesque side of American Farm 6if0.-This subject wilt be treated m a ries of separate papers engaged from writers WhO stand in the front rank among Americans, both in qualities of style and ill keon insight of nat ure Mr R. E. Robinson, author Of delightful pap CT on Fox Hunting i'll Ntw England" Ill the January number, will represent the ctou in this eeriss John Burrrugh whose papeS similar topics have Leen highly lrZcd ana popular feature ol ScRIBNKn Wfi write of Farm Life in New York. Maurice Thompson the poer-aturast, will describe the characteristics of Western farming, of which but lttle has been writ ten 1t is expected that the illustrations of this Ee~s will be of refined and typical character, csmmeusa rato with the >ubje tmat,er. It is thought that paper series of papers yet issued in wtn fu ly realize the desie the mags zine - keep out of the ruts, and both in text and AnsTt. tions, to obtain quality rather than quantity print fresh, strong and delicate work h0n original "ROXT,"-hy EDWARD EGGLEsTON tau,hsr of 1.-The Hoosier SchOolniaster, "&e.l. This el will doubtless be the most important American rial of the year. The first number was published in November Those who have read it in ipt de- clare ROXY to be much the most striking and Ftmark able story ths author has ever written. It s ustra- ted by one of the ableSt of the younger Anne rieA priners-Mr. wilter Shirlaw, President of '"Ths American Art Association"
 American SportS.-SOme of the most novel and entertaining of these CTS are yet to app aTthe scenes of which will Ie in the West the Middle Stat the South, New England and Canada.
 Out-of-Door PapeTs,-by John Burroughs. anth of 'M ake ko6in,' &c., will contain not only
 
 Out" and kindred topics. Mir. Burroughs papcrs will begin in the January number, the first being titled "Blrds and BiIds" and illustrated by Fdelia Bridges.
 Architecture of Rirds.-Dr. Thomas NJ. Brewer will contribute four exquistey ilustrated ar. tices birds ness which every lover of nature sin delight in. Dr. Brewer has probable the finest eolec. ton of birds eggs in the world to draw upon for the illustration of tht SC papers.
 The Saddle Hors0.-Col. George Eswar- in. with whose excellent work of various sorts readers familiar contributes two illustrated Art cles on the hOrse He treats specially of and their use for pleasure and for sport, including Oad.riiiug, fox hunting and racing. The nature of the English thoroughbred and that of his Eastern pro- genitor (the Araban) fully considered fla relation to these
 Saxe HoIm.-New stories by this popular uri- ter will be given in early numbers of ScRIBFER, be- ginning with 'Joe Hae's Red Stockings" to appeAr in January. This ''novelette" chronicles episOds of the late war for the Enon.
 Ills Inheritance.-By Adeline Traitor, sc. well begun in the Midsummer Holiday number, Nih be continued nearly through the year. It will be found to be o increasing interest to Ihe very end. Boy. s,m's new novri-wili be begun in ScRIBSEB at the conclusion of ''His Inheritance" It will reveal phase of American society undreaned of by most 0f readers, and will be certain to increass the iepu tation of the writer master of English and of ht~ art.
 tinue to employ ihe abGs leDs in America, and will include the esent admirable of English publications Besides the special articles above eua- meratCd the magazine wll cohtaln Poems, Skrtehss. Essays Reviews, and shorter Stol ieS of the character. large practical reduction in price fs made by an increase ill the number f pages.
 The illustrations oI the Magazine, m Varie- ty and excellence of design aud in typographical cutoD, will continue to be in advance of these of any other popular magazine at home or abroad.
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 Tn" Magazine is worth ail it cOss and it's circulation is increasing ill constant and steady ratio from to year. SCRlBNER & CO.,,
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