Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-29
The Noxember Nlagazines.

The November issue of Lippinc0tt'S
MdQdzine is one OF UNUSUAL interest. The
initial article, entitled From the Field to
the Tireside," is an attractive and popular
description of the manufacture OF straw
paper, from the growth or the stalk in the
fields to its appearance as a newspaper at
the family fireside. This contribution is
replete with useful and pleasing intorma-
ton, couched in a terse and easy style.
The illustrations which accompany it are
numerous and well executed. 1.-The Lon
don Season" forms the caption of very
entertaining sketch, by Reginald Wynford,
touching the manners and personages OF
aristocratic society in London at the pre-
sent day. Judge Barnwel's article on
"TorpedOes" presents number Of interest
ing facts concerning the history and use OF
torpedoes as engines of war, and dwells es-
pecially upon the methods and result IS OF
their employment during our late war.
sketches of Southern Life" by T. G. de
Leon, abounds Ia graphic and lively notes
upon the peculiar characteristics of life in
the South. Ali the papers of this series
have been marked by rare critical ability,
and by a delicacy and finish of style quite
unusual. Messrs. j. b. Lippincott & Co.,
Publishers, Philadelphia.
Scribner's Monthly, for November, be-
gins the fifth half-yearly volume, and be-
gins it well. The illustrated articles are
SNorthern Russia and st. Petersburg" by
Edna Dean Proctor; "Days of Vanity" q
poem, by Christina ROSetti; "The Earth
quake at africa" by Z. W.. Sturdy, and the
opening chapter of "Arthur Bonnyoastle,' y
a serial tale by DR.. j. G. Holland, which
will be continued through the year, Is a
New ENGLAND story, and photographer
in form, and promises well. 1t is promised
that the illustrations of this story by Miss
Hallock will be among the best that have
appeared in the magazine. Mrs. ELEPHANTS
"At his Gates is nearly completed, and Is
one of the best of her recent novels. DIR.
Hollands editorial contributions to the
present number are more extensive than
usual, In ''Topics of the Times" he dis
cusses 0Pere Hyacinthe's Marriage" which
he strongly defends, "Civil Service Re-
FORM "Prayers and Pills." "The Out
sidsrs,| and "The Power Of the Afirma-
tive" The contributed articles are all OF
high merit, and fully sustain the character
the magazine has made. MeSsrs. ScrlDner
q Co., Publishers, New York.
Old and Nel0 is somewhat political and
largely polemical, and essentially New
England. Including MIR. Martineau's long
ESSAY, "God in Humanity" thirty pages in
the November number Of Old and Ne1o are
occupied with religious disquisitions. Mr..
Hale, the editor, boldly defends as maya
zinist his right to discuss politics, very
much as the preachers of his section did IN
the Kansas times. Mrs. GreenoQgh begins
in this number one of her weird nara
tives, which is to run through several
months, and has beautiful snake woman
in it. Messrs. Roberts Brothers, Publish
ers, Boston.
The Transatlantic for November is re-
plete with good articles from the best
European periodicals. 1t always gives the
cream of such publications, G.. W.Hawers-
", Publisher, Philadelphia.
Demorest's Monthly is one Of the best la
dies magazines now published. In addi-
ton to full and accurate description of
the latest fashions, it contains, a variety OF
popular reading, including well written
stories, which renders it an acceptable Visi-
tor in every household.
The November number of the Popular
Science Monthly has come to hand, aud its
contents noted. Its leading articles, (thir-
teen in nnmber,) are well chosen, and from
the pens of writers of acknowledged scientl-
fic attainments. The doctrine of Evolution
is ably advocated by the editors; and that
of spontaneous generation is illustrated.
Educated preachers who would know what
scientific men do, think and believe, can
not find better exposition Of their works
in popular language than this published by
d. Appleton & Co., New York.