The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-25
sCRIBNER's MONTHLY FOR 1889


Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnetts new novel
of Haworth's is announced as the leading serial
of Scribner for 1889. 1t is the longest story
Mrs. Burnett has written, and VIII be more
profusely illustrated than any serial which has
vet appeared in that magazine. 1t is note
worthy that Macmillan & Co. have purchased
this story IN advance, and will publish 1t IN
their London magazine before printing IN book
form. Those who have read Haworths in
manuscript are OF the OPINION that it carries
out the promise of That Lass O. Lowre's. Mr..
Boyesen's Falconberg Will run through part
OF the year; to be followed by serial from
new writer, Mr.. George w. Cable, of New Or
leans. Mr.. Gable is the author of the Creole
sketches. published IN Scrbner's Monthly,
Bellies Demoiselles Plantation, lite Poulette,
Madame Dellcieuse, &c. His novel will exhibit
the state OF society in Creole Louisiana about
the years 1603-4-5, the time OF the Cesson,
and period bearing remarkable Likeness to
the present Reconstruction period The story
is intended to show the good and the bad OF
the peculiar civilization OF this part OF the
world, and will doubtless give key to the I'M
Outstanding of the condition OF things in
Louisiana OF to-day. The series of portraits
OF American poets (begun IN August with
BryanD will be continued during the coming
year. the next being that Of Longfellow Gin
Noyember) These portraits are drawn from
lie by Wyatt Eaton, and engraved by i. Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted paper
made especially for this purpose), as fronts
pieces OF four different numbers, during the
magazine year. The magazine having recently
published series OF papers descriptive or the
leading Colleges and | Universities or America,
is now having prepared several articles Oh the
tpadinu IInivarSitiaS of EnrOOp They will he
written by an American College Professor
Mr.. II. II. Boyesen, OF Cornell (author OF Fall
conberg &c. land will include sketches OF the
leading men in each of the most important
Universities OF Great Britain and the Continent,
their methods OF teaching, &c.
Among the illustrated papers in preparation
are Studies in the Serras, by John MUIR. the
California naturalist. These are said to be the
most graphic and picturesque and at the same
time. exact and trustworthy studies OF The
California Alps that have yet been made. Mr.
Muir Is already known to the readers OF Serb
ner by his delightful sketch OF The Humming
Bird of the California Waterfalls February
1881 The serles OF eight or more papers now
10 appear will sketch the California Passes
Lakes, Meadows, Wind-Storms and Forests
including the first description ever gwen OF tn,
coniferous trees of the Serras. Mr.. Herber
II Smith, OF Cornell University, companion
Of the late Prof. Hartt, is now in Brazil, witt
Mr. j. Wells Champney (the artist who accom-
panied Mr. Edward King in his tour through
The Great South), preparing series OF paper
on the present condition,-tbe cities, rivers an
general resources OF the great empire Of Sout
America. The Johnny Reb Papers, by an ex
Confederate soldier, will doubtless be anon
the raciest contributions during the comm
year. They are written and illustrated by nj
Allen e. Redwood, OF Baltimore. Illustrate
contributions are also announced on Canad'
American Art and Artists, American Arch@oo
gy, American Inventors, Lawn planting fc
small Places, &c, &c; also, Essays by Pro
Sumner, Horace White, and others, on the Ma
tional Banking System, the Patent System, til
New South, and other matters of National II
teIest; as well as contributions from job
Burroughs, General Mcclellan, Robert Dal
Owen, Il. III. Stoddard. Bret Harte, Edwar
EgglestoD, Sidney Lanier DR.. Holland Oh
Editor of the magazlne), and other we'll know
or hitherto unknown writer's