Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-11
Announcements for 1889.

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Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HaWorth s." serial novel, by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author OF
"That Lass O LoWrie's." The scene of
Mrs. Burnetts new novel is laid in Ian
cashire; the hero is young inventor of
American birth. "Haworth's" is the long
est story Mrs. Burnett has yet written
1t Will run through twelve numbers Of the
Monthly, beginning with N November,
1878, and will be profusely illustrated.
Falconberg, serial novel, by Hi.
Boyesen, author of ''Gunnar,' sThe Man
who Lost his Name" &c. In this rom
ance, the author graphically describes the
pecularitieS of Morse immigrant life in
Western settlement.
4 Story of N eW Orleans, by George
w. Cable, to be begun on the conclusion
OF "Falconbetg." This story will exhibit
the state Of society in Creole Louisiana
about the years lSO3-4-5, the time of The
Secession, and period bearing remark
able likeness to the present Reconstruc-
ton period.
Portraits Of American Poets. This
series (begun IN August with the portrait
Of Bryant will be continued, that OF
ppCdI lllS III NOF61nD6I-
These portraits are drawn from life by
Wyatt Eaton and engraved by T. Cole
They will be printed separa tely on tinted
numbers. Illustrated sketches of the lives
OF the poets will accompany these por-
traits.
Studies in the Sierras.-A series OF
papers (mostly llustrated) by John Muir
al Lief ha
phiC and picturesque and, at the same
time, exact aad trustworthy studies of
"The California Alps that havesyet been
made. The series will sketch the Cali
fornia Passes, Lakes, Wind Storms and
Forests.
A New View of Brazil. Mr. Her
bert H. Smith, of Cornell University, a
companion of the late Prot HART, is now
in Brazil, with Mr.. J. Wells Champney
(the artist who accompanied Mr.. Edward
King in his tour through 'The Great
South y, preparing for Scribner a series of
papers on the present condition, the
cities, rivers and resources of the great
empire of South America
THE sJOHNNY REB' PAPERS, by
an "ex Confederate soldier, will be
among the raciest contributions to Serb
ner during the coming year. They are
written and illustrated by Mr. Allen c.
Redwood, Of Baltimore The first of the
series, Johnny Reb at Play" appears in
the November number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
pared, for Scribuer articles on the leading
Universities Of Europe. They will be
written by an American College Professor
Mr. II. H. Boyesen, (author of ''Falcon-.
berg" &c J, and will include sketches of
the leading men in each of the most i'm
portant Universities of Great Britain and
the Continent
Among the additional series of papers
to appear may be mentioned those On
how shall we spell 1.-TWO papers by Prof
Lounsbury). The new South, Lawn
Planting for small places (5y Samual
Parsons. Of Flushing). Canada of To-
day, American Art and Artists, American
Archaeology, Modern Inventors; also,
Papers of Travel, History, and Physical
Science, Studies in Literature, Political
and Social Science, Stories, Poems:
"Topics of the Tine," by DR.. J. 6 Hol-
land; record of New Inventions and
Mechanical Improvements; Papers on
Education, Decoration, &c; Book Re
views fresh bits of Wit and Humor, &c.
&C., &c. .#." ....
Terms s4.oO year in advance; 35 cents
anumber. q
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