Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-10-29
Scribner's MONTHLY
For 1S77-9S,

Without recalling the excellence of the past
the publishers of SCRIBNER's MONTHLY announce
or the year to come the following papers:
THE PICTURESQUE SIDE OF AMERICAN
FARM LIFE.
This subject win be treated in series of sep
arate papers engaged from writers who stand IN
the front rank among Americans. both in quail
ties of stiy lie and in keen insight OF nature. r
Robinson. author of q delightful paper on
" Fox Hunting in New England IN the January
mum Der. will represent the same section 10 this
series. John Burroughs whose similar topics
have been highly priced and popular feature
OF SCRIBEER wiIlwrite of FarnLife in New <.
Maurice Thompson, the pOet> naturali t, will de-
scribe the characteristics OF Western Farming, OF
which but little has been written, 1t is expected
that the illustration of this series will be of de-
lined and Iypleal character Commensurate with
the su bJect matter. 1t is thought that no paper
or series of papers is ued in ScRIBNER " II so
fully IealiZe the constant dsire of the ma gazine
TO keep out of the ruts and both 10 text and il
lustratloDs. to obtain quality. and to Print
fresh. strong aud delicate work from original
ROXY."-By EDWARD EGGLESTON.
(auther of The HoOser Schoolmaster." &C J
This new novel will doubtless be the most impor
tant American serial of the year. The first num-
Der as published in November. Those who haze
read it in manuscript declare Roxy TO be much
tie most SC ikingly remarkable story this author
has yer written. 1t is illustrated by one OF the
abIest OF the younger American p .1n.ers = MIR.
Walter h.rlaw. President of The Americon Art
& uEhICAN SPOKTS.-Some of the most novel
and entertaining ofthese papers are yet to appear
the scenes of which will be IN the - est. the Mid
die States tAe South. New England aud Canada.
rough, author ef''W axe Robin" &C. will contain
not only articles on BIrds, but on = Trapping"
Camping Out" and kindreI topics Mr. Bur
rOughs's papers viii began In tho January num-
Der, the first being en- itIed rds and Birds"
snd lllu 5trated 6y t1de1a Bridges
ARCH CECTURE OF BlhDo.-Dr Thos, ID.
Brewer will contribute four exquisiuely Illus
trated rlicles on birds'-nests which every lover
OF nature will delight in. nr. Brewer hae probably
the finest cOllecrlon of Dirds' eggs IL the wourld
to draw upon for she illu tratOn of these paOers.
THE SADDDLE-nURSE.-Co George Is.
Warlng. with whose excellent work of various
sorts our readers are familiar. contributes Two
iusterated articles on the horse. He treats
specify of saddlG-horSes and their p1 cas-
ure and for sport including road-rldinR. fox
hunting and racing The nature of the English
thorougL bred and that of MS eastern progenlror
1.-THE ArabIanJ are July considered IN relation
SAKE HOLM.-New stories By this popular
D ER, eegining with Joe Hale's Red Stockings"
to appear In January. This novelette, chronicles
an episode OF the late war for the Union.
HIS INHERITANCE."-By Adeline Traf
ton begun in the Ali0summer Holiday number
will be continued near,y tnr ugh the year. 1t
will be ioond to be OF creasing interest 10 the
A KNIGHT OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HjOrth Boy esen's Lew EOVel-will be begun In
bCRIBN kR at the conclusion of His Inheritance"
1t will reveal a phase of American society un-
dreamed of by most OF our readers and win be
certain to increase the reputation of the writer
a master o. English AID OF his art.
TIE ED1TOnIAL DEPARTMENT will
coutiuu to employ the abIest pens in Amer
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a tlcies above enumerated. the magazine will
continue Poems, Sketches. Essays. Re Jews. and
sherter Stories of the highest cha ecter. A large
practical reduction in price made by an in"
crease in the number of pages.
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graphical excellence. will continue to be in
vance of those Of any o,her popular magazine at
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