Middletown transcript., 1878-03-16
Sogibner's Monthly for l877-78'

WITH0UT recalling the excellence of the
w past the publishers of SCRIBNER' s
MONTHLY announces, for the year to come,
the following papers
THE PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERI-
CAN FARM LIFE.-This subject will be
treated in a 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, u 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-natur.tlist, will describe the charac-
! teristics Of Western farming, Of which hun
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 vet issued in Serb
neT will so fully realize the Constant desire OF
| the Magazine TO keep out Of the ruts, 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 Eggleston (author
of the Hoosier Schoolmaster," etc) This
new novel will doubtless be the most impnr-
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.
OUT-OF-DOoR PAPERS,-by John Bur-
roughs, author of ''Wake Robin" etc, will
contain not only articles on Birds, hut on
''Tramping Out" Camping Out and kim
| dred topics.
THE SADDLE H0RSE.-Col. George E.
| Waring, with whose excellent work of various
sorts our readers are familiar, contributes tN 0
| 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 to these uses.
SAKE HULM.-New stories by this popu-
lar writer will be given in early numbers of
Scribner, beginning with Joe Eale's Red
! Stockings" TO appear in January.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS will
continue to employ the abIest 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 of design and in ty-
biographical executionRill continue to be in
advance of those of al other popular maga-
zine at home or abroad.
Subscription price, $4 90 a year, payable
in advance TO US or to any bookseller.
No club rates or other discounts to subscri-
bers. The Magazine is worth all it costs, and
/ its circulation is increasing in a constant and
steady ratio from year to year.
SORIBNER h CO.,