Connecticut western news., 1880-01-21
sCRIBNER'S MONTHLY

So great has been the demand for recent numbers of this magazine that the monthly circulation has increased more than 2O, 600 cop ies within the year, and the edition for Novem- ber, 100, 900, was exhausted within two weeks after issue. The English edition has recently doubled, and the magazine has everywhere taken its place as the most handsomely illus trated popular periodical published in the Eng hsh language Every number ab s. contains lgo authors, and from 30 to 100 wood engrayings. The publishers call attention to the following ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1880. THE REIGN OF PETER TIRE GREAT by EUGENE ScHuYLER, will begin in an early number. and continue through two years. It will be work of great historical sig gniacspce and of rare graphic and dramatic interest. Bu- reaus of illustration have been established in Paris and St. Petersburg, specially for the ox- ecution of the pictorial part of this enterprise -an enterprise involving greater outlay than any previously undertaken by popular mag azine. ~
 THREE SERIALS MN SCRHBNER'S
 MONTEaLY BY ARIERICAN WRl.
 TIERS.
 THE GRANDissMEs, story of New Orleans Creole life, by George W. Cable, author of ''Old Creole Days" LOUISIANA" 8 new nov author of 'sThst Lass Q Lowrie's." CoNE1- DENoR. by Henry James, IT,, begun in the Midsummer Holiday (August) number,
 CANADA PICTURESQUE. A number of papers by Principal Grant, of McGin University. Kingston, and W. G. Beers and Chas. Farnham, are in course of prepara- tion for ScEIBNER's, which will give thorough esque. and other phases of the country.
 PAPERS ON ART.
 The growth of art has made it necessary for the modern magazine to devote consid- erable attention to this subject, and in this respect ScRiBNERs MONTHLY will continue to occupy the leading place, both in the judicious selection and in the artistic execution of the subjects chosen.
 POETS AND POETRYss
 Edmund Clarence Stedman will contribute to SoRIBNERs MONTHLY, during the coming year critical essays on this subject, including the beginnings of the poetic art in. this country, and it's subsequent history. Henry Richard Stoddard will furnish studies of subjects con- nected with English poetry, the first paper be- ing on 'Ths English Sonnet"
 SAUNTER1NGS WITH DICKENS. A number of uniq4B papers to be contributed to SCRIBNER, by Alfred Rimmer, Esq, of Ches- ter, England. For the illustration of these, Mr. Charles A. Vanderhoof has been sent on a special trip to England.
 PRACTICAL PAPERS ON HOME L.. SUBJECTS.
 This class will include number of finely illus trated papers on ''SmalI Fruits and their Gull ture." by Rev. E, P. Roe, of Cornwall, N. Y.. one of the most successful of horticulturists. Papers on "Church and Home Architecture" win be contributed by Russell Sturgis, Esq.
 SPORTS AND RECREATIONs. In addition to an illustrated account of the re- cent excursion of the Tile Club in canal boat, there will be number of special papers dur ing the year, upon odd personal experiences, such as Porpoise-S Shooting, Walrus Huhting, Lobster Fishing, Canoeing in the rapids of the Hudson. and several papers of novel charac- ter.
 OTHER FEATURES OF scRaBNER.