The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-02-07
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SCRlBNER'S MONTHLY for l877-78
Without recalling the cxcellence OF the
past, tn publishers of SCRIBNER's MONTHLY
announce. for the year to come, the following
pRi Ike PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERICAN FARM
uFE.-This subject will he treated In a series
ofscpurate papers engaged from writer's who
stand I'm the front rank among Americans,
both In qualities of style and In keen Insight
of nature. Mr.. Il. r. Robinson, author Of q
dsiiasfn paper on nnpS poxhTnsins nna w ~ New new
resent the same section III this series. John
Burroughs, whose papers on similar topics
have been q highly prized and popular ~, feature
York. Maurice Thompson the poet-naturnl-
ist, will describe the characteristics OF Vest
ern farming, ofwhicl, but little has ncsn writ,
this series Will b. OF q refined and typical
character, commensurate with the sub;cct-
Of nap.rs Yet 4 issed In cninNrR @ M Xviii viii 80 SO fully
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"Rox xf,"mby EDWARD EGGLEsTON lau-
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RoXy 10 DC much tllp most striking and re-
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II IL Illustrated by one OF the ablesi OF the
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AMERICAN spoRrs.-some of the most novel
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author of Awake Robin" &C., will contain
not only articles on Birds, bur on "Tramp-
viii IN tho
number, the first being entitled "lBirds and
Birds and illustrated by Fidelia Bridges.
ARCHITECTURE or BIRbS.-Dr. Thomas NJ.
Brewer win contribute four exquisiieiy Illus.
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fae sSooIE.H5k.E.-col George warins.
readers are fam liar. contributes two ilustrat.
ell articles on the horse. He treats specially
of saddle-horscs and their use for pleasure and
aud racing. The nature of the English thor
oughbrcd and that OF his Eastern progenitor
(tlie Arabian) are fully considered In relation
SAKE HoIM.-Ncw stories by this popular
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