Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-29
Senfemher MAGAZINES.

Scribner'S Monthly for September hasa
fair proportion of light ard summary, and
solid and substantial fare. Bret Harte's
new story, can Episode of Fidjlesown," is
continued, with his usual strength; there is
story about "Baum, the Cornet-player;"
an illustrated "Cruise among the Azores"
a profusely pictured and very suggestive ar
ticle on the New York "Central Park" a
delightful illustrated psper on "The Birds
of the Poets," by John Burroughs; curious
"Stady" of japanese Fans, by Noah Brooks;
Whitel2W Reds Commencement Ad-
dress on "The Scholar in Poll
tics;p the second of Blauvelt's important
papers OF ''Modern Skepticism;" reply to
the recent article ON "rhe Liberty of Pro-
testantism;" 4 portrait and biography of
Edward Eggleston, author of "The Hoosier
Schoolmaster;' and the usual quantity of
poetry. DIR. Holland, the editor, gives us
another installment of "Arthur Bonnicas-
tie, and the following fTopics of the Time:'
The Outlook, The New Y ork Board of Ed
ueatien, Ownership in Woman, and the
Liberty of Professionalism. The Old Cabi-
net talks about the People who get under
other Peoples Umbrellas, etc. "Home and
Society,"" Couture and Progress" Mature
and Science" and E:chings are as usual d.
versitied and int esting. Scribner IL Co.,
Publishers, New York.
The Galaxy for September is quite re-
markGble number, in view of its choice of
subjects. The great questions of Marriage,
Eating and Drinking, Duelling, Religion,
and language are sll treated, and in a style
so clear and even that, varied as they are
in their nature, we might almost think the
same pen had written them all. "The Anti
Slavery Men Of the South" by the late E.
A. Pollard. the distinguished South journal
ist, goes to show the existence of a senti-
ment at the South which northern abol-
tionists never recognized, but which, if
properly fostered and ENCOURAGED, might
have led TO peaceful solution of the slavery
question. II is claimed that Washington,
jefferson, Madison, Henry Clay, and many
other distinguished Southern statesmen
were strongly anti slavery in their views,
and that "the institu ion" would have died
a natural death but for the laundering and
ill-timed attack made upon 1t by Northern
aboiitionists, who had not the tact to per-
ceive that they were anticipating the time
for lsncing the national tumor. The light
er articles are as usual well written, and
possess a fascination that wi not fail to Sc
cure careful reading. There are but two
poems, but they are much above the aver
age. The Literary and Scientific Depart
ments Of the number are as entertaining as
usual, but the Club Room, which we always
look for first, Is missing. Is this perma-
nent loss, or are the members of the Club
taking their Summer vacation Sheldon
& Co., Publishers, New York.
The fall campaign is opened by Old and
Neo1 with a September number that well
combined readableness and information.
This number contains two good short sto
ries, ore of which is quite fearful mixture
of witchcraft and other high-favored in
gradients, which readers of this class of lit
erature enjoy so much. An article OF a
good deal of interest just nov is that en-
titled "Farmers and Railroads." by Ed
ward Stanwood, which discusses the trans
porta ion ques,io3 very sensibly, and shows
that some, at least, of the railroads,
while they do wrong things enough,
have been regularly lowering their rates on
freight ever since the war. "The escape Of
that portion of the Confederate army under
Gen. Garnet, after bis defeat at Rich
was certainly not creditable to
the Union forces,' says Col. Charles Whit
tlesey, of Cleveland, Ohio, and he tells how
the thing happened. These "reminiscences
of the early days of our civil war possess a
great deal ofinterest to all classes of readers.
The critical department, the Record ofPro-
gress, the papers on Fine Art, and the Mu-
steal Review, are wide-awake and convent
emily instructive, as usual. Roberts Broth
ers, Publishers, Boston.
Demorest's Monthly Magazine for Sep
temb is rich in literary novelties, and also
gives fine display of the new fall fashions.
Demorest seems to outbid all his contem-
porarles in the value Of premiums to his
he announces an astounding
offer for 1874, Of the large and celebrated
chrome "The Old Oaken Bucket after
Jerome Thompson, and several other
equally large and valuable chromos, "The
Captive Child" "Home, Sweet Home" aad
after the Storm" for the ensuing three
Vears, worth SIS each. This is certainly |
and we wonder how it can be
lone. Send for circular. w. Jennings |
Demorest, Publisher, New York.