The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-01-03
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Without recalling the excellence of the
past, In publishers OF ScaIBSEns MoSrIii,
announce, for the year to come, the iollowin;
p M PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERICAN FARM
LlFE.-This subject will be treated In a series
OF scpayate papers engaged from writer's who
stand In the front rank among Americans
both in qualities Of style and In keen insight
OF nature. MIR. II Il. Robinson, author of q
delightful paper on "F0x-lIunting In New
England" In the January number, VIII rep
result the same section In this series. John
burroughs, whose papers oil similar topics
have be,'n II highly priced and popular feature
of ScRIDSER, Will write of Farm Life In New
York. Maurice Thompson the port-natural'
list, will describe the characteristics of West.
erii farming, Of which hut little has been writ.
ten. 1t Is expected that the Illustration ol
this series VIII be OF refined and typical
character, commensurate with the subject
matter. IL is thought that no paper or series
OF papers yet lssed In ScRIDN En- Will 50 fully
realize ths constant desire OF The magazine 10
keep out of the rtis, and, both in text and H.
luStratlous, TO obtain quality rather than
quantity, and To print fresh, strong and deli
cate work from original sources.
"R0XY,"--by EDWARD EGGLESTON (au-
thor Of "Thc lIoosier schoolnastcr," &c.).
This new novel will doubtless be the most
important American serial of the year. The
first number was published In November.
Those who have read IL In manuscript declare
Roxy tO be much the most striking and re-
mark BILE story this author has ever written.
Ii Is illustrated by one OF the ablcst Of the
younger of American painters--Mr. Walter
Shirlaw, President of"fhc American Art As
AMERICAN spoRrs.-some of tho most novel
and entertaining of these papers are yet TO
appear, tho sceIes OF which will be IN the
West, the Middle States, tile South, New En-
gland and Canada.
CuT-0s-D OR PAPERs,-by john Burroughs,
author of"wake Robin" &C., will contain
not only articles OH Birds, but ON "Trainp-
ing" Camping Out, and kindred topics. Mr..
number, the first being entitled "Blrds and
Birds" and illustrated by Fldciia Bridges.
ARCHITECTURE OF BiRDs-Dr. Thomas NJ.
trnted articles on bird's-ncsts, which every
lover of nature will delight In. DIR. Brewer
has probably the finest collection of bird's
eggs In the world TO draw upon for the Illus
THS SADDLE -h6R,E.-t'ol. George Il warinc,
with whose excellent of various sorts our
readers are familiar contributes two ILLUSTRATE
I'd articles on tho horse. He treats specially
OF saddle-horses and their usc for pleasure and
for sport, including road-rislIng, fox-hunting
oushbrcd a and that OF his Eastern progenitor
lthc Arnbianl are fully considered In relation
SAKE H0LM.--New stories by this popular
writer will he given In early numbers OF
scRI nm ER, beginning with "Joe lInle's Red
sstockings," 70 appear I'm january. This "nov-
elettc" chronicles an episode ofthc late war
"a asis lis 'ISHitRiiANcE,"-By AdslIne Triton, no
well begun In the Midsummer Holiday num-
ber, viii he continued nearly through the
year. II win be found to be Of increasing In
tercst to the very end.
"A KNIGHT or FoRTUNEr-Hjalmar IIjorth
Boycsei's new novci--will he begun I'm SCnIB
SER, at the conclusion of"fIis Inheritance"
IL will reveal phase Of American society
undrcsmcd of by most ofour readers, and will
he certain to increase the reputation OF the
writer as n master OF English and OF his art.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT will continue
TO employ the ablest pens In America, and
Will Include tho present admirable summary
OF English publications. Besides the special
articles above enumerated, the magazine will
contain Poems, Sketches, Essays, Reviews,
and shorter Stories Of the highest character.
A large practical reduction In price n made
by on increasc In the nuinbrr ofpagcs.
TINE ILLUSTRATIONS Of the MAoAzINE, In va
riefy aud excellence OF design and In typo
graphical execution, will continue 10 be in
advance OF those Of any other popular n,nga-
sine at home or abroad.
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