Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-26
Announcements for 1889.

Among the attractions for the coming
year are the following:
"HaWorth's," serial novel, by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author Of
"That Lass O Lowrie's." The scene of
Mrs. Burnett's new novel is laid in Lam
cashire; the hero is young inventor of
American birth. "Haworth's" is the long,
est story Mrs. Burnett has yet written.
1t will run through twelve numbers of the
Monthly, beginning with November
1878, and will; be profusely illustrated.
Falconberg, serial novel, by H.H.
Boyesen, author Of "Gunnar,p "The Man
who Lost his Name" &c. In this rom
ance, the author graphically describes the
peculiarities Of Morse immigrant life in
Western settlement.
A Story of New Orleans, by George
w. Gable, to be begun on the conclusion
OF "Falconberg." This story will exhibit
the state of society in Creole Louisiana
about the years lSO3-4-5, the time of he
Secession, and period bearing remark
able likeness to the present Reconstruc-
ton period.
Portraits OF American. Poets. This
series (begun in August with the portrait
of Bryant) will be continued, that of
Longfeliow appearing in November.
These portraits are drawn from life by
WYATT Eaton and engraved by'T. Cole.
They will be printed separately on tinted
paper, as frontispieces of four different
numbers. Illustrated sketches ofthe lives
of the poets will accompany these por-
traits. >z.v...-. ..,.,. ,...
Studies in the Sierras,-A series of
papers (mostly i!lustrated) by John Mui
the California naturalist The most gra-
phic and picturesque and, at the same
time, exact and trustworthy studies OF
THE California Alps. that have yet been
made. The series will sketch the Cali
Forests. s :,.<,.s-
A New View of Brazil. Mr.. Her
bert H. Smith, Of Cornell University.
companion of the late Prof Hartt, is no "
in Brazil, with Mr. J. Wells Lhampney
(the artist who accompanied Mr. Edward
King in his tour through s.The Great
South"), preparing for Scribner a series of
papers on the present condition,-the
cities, rivers and resources Of the great
empire of South America.
| THE "JOHNNY, REB" PAPERS, by
an tex Confederate" soldier, will be
| among the raciest contributions to Serb
nsr during the coming year. They are
| written and illustrated by MIR. Allen c.
| Redwood, of Baltimore. The first of the
series, ':Johnny Reb at Play" appears IN
| the November number.
THE LEADING EUROPEAN UNI
| VERSITIES. We are now having pre-
pared for Scribuer, articles on the leading
| Universities of Europe. They will be-
written by an American Collese Professor
Mr. H. H. Boyesen, (author Of :Falcon-
berg" &c. J, and will include sketches of
the leading men in each of the most i'm
portant Universities Of Great Britain and
| the Continent.
| Among the additional series of papers
| to appear may he mentioned those on
how shall we spell 1.-TWO papers by Prof.
Lounsbury). The, new South. Lawn
| Planting for small places (by Samual;
Parsons. of Flushing). Canada Of To-
/ day, American Art and Artists, American
Archaeology, Modern Inventors; also.
Papers of Travel, History, and Physical
Science, Studies in Literature, Political
and Social Science, Stories, Poems.
'Topics of the Time," by DIR. J. G Hol-
land; record of New Inventions and
Mechanical improvements; Papers On
Education, Decor alton, &c; Book Re
views; fresh bats of Wit and Humor, &C.,
| &C.. &c.
Terms S4.00a year in advance; 35 cents
a number.
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postmasters. Persons wishing to sub
scribe direct with the publishers, should
write name, ost-ofhce, County, and
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