The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-22
MAGAZINE NOTICES.
HARPER'S.

Inc November 1ulnDeT opens WIFI
richly illustrated and very instructive
article entitled "Living Glaciers of Cali
fornia." "Barry Cornwall and some Of
His Friends" is most genial compost
tion by James T. Fields, introducing us
to some of the choicest literary men of a
recent period, with reminiscence and
portrait Of each.
Caricature has always been an active
and effective weapon in behalf of public
opinion against the tyranny of q corrupt
or ill-adyised administration. "Recent
/ French Caricature," contributed by
James Parton, is devoted to the history
OF satire from the period OF the first
Napoleon to the present time.
''Butter and Cheese" represents an in
dustry of vest Importance, and the dill
ferent processes are described and il
Illustrated, from the care of The dairy to
the huge-boxed cheese as commercial
commodity. "Air Towns and Their In-
| habitants" is descriptive OF the trans
lent villages that mark a railroad ter
minus, with portraitures Of certain &c.
centric characters peculiar to the Far
| West. A paper on educational Prog
ress," by Eugene Lawrence, constitutes
the thirteenth paper concerning "Ihe
First Century Of the Republic"
"Legslative Humors," by S. S. Cox,
is continued. and "Gentleman Farming
is an account of cooperative farming
scheme in Cumberlandshire, England.
The enterprise proved expensive, but
the orlginators' experience will doubt
less be of profit to others. crap, the
fGnome King" is fairy tale OF the
| Catskill.
Several of the poems seem above the
average. r. II. Stoddard contributes
''The Flllet;" Il. d. Aldrich, "Rococo"; i;
Norah Perry, ga Deux Temps" ana
Miss Tnaxter, "Portent." "New Neigh
| bors" and 1.-THE Lovers Prophecy" are
anonymous contributions. There are
several good short stories, most con-
spicuous of which, "The Modern Psy-
che" by Edward Everett Hale. Julian
Hawthorne's graceful serial, "Garth," is
continued. The usual ability dlstin-
guisnns the editorial aud other depart
ments. This numbeR completes the
| hfty-irsJ semI-annual volume.
THE GALAXY.
Aftera careful review of the many at
fractions presented in the present num-
Der of THIS excellent magazine, it is re-
ally difficult to decide which of the more
noteworthy articles should take prece-
dence in point OF superiority. Universal
interest will center i'll Miss Wager's fine
sketch of "Nannette Schiller" the tai
ented and lovely sister of the great Ger
man poet, whose early death lett unlul-
filed the glorious promise OF the un-
| folding genius her youth developed. The
principal events of her short lie are
| finely given, and We realize the mutual
| love and pride OF the brotner and sister,
and delight in the portralture Of her
visit to Weimar and the ovation at the
tueater which she shared with her
| brother.
The thoughtful will find pleasure in the
sketch Of" Ihe Two Amperes," ,"Dy Henry
James, jr., two eminent French scien-
| fists, whose condensed history has ro.
mantle interest for the reader. Another
contribution to the science of meteor
ology is "Weather Wisd0m," in which
the theories OF Prof. Blaslus and other
eminent authorities are reviewed by MIR.
| Whitaker, and tested as well, by O
number OF recent experiments made BY
himself.
. "rhe London Matrimonial Market"
by b. NJ, is q share review OF the matri-
monial system of English nigh lite, in
clsiye in style. That The writer has had
ample opportunity for observation her
confident pen attests, in the merciless
exposure of the intriguing practices OF
society. Enthusiastic smokers will ap-
preciateJ ulianH wthorne's clever essay,
"A Peaceful Pipe," i'll which the felIcl.
ties and infeliclties connected with the
lownership OF a meerscnaum pipe are
aptly delineated.
1t must have been an extraordinary
frame OF mind that suggested TO the
brain OF Richard Grant White "HeterO-
lplemy" as the title Of magazine arti-
Gle, which Is characteristic defense OF
and indicative OF the smarling irritation
that lnclted response intended to JUS
tify the writer and cover his enemy
with confusion. After some witty tenc-
ing he coins a word to express his in
voluntary error, defines his theory and
cites u long array OF like instances iu
ILLUSTRATION. He next shows that his
critic is responsible for several errors OF
a similar nature, pointing his criti-
cism with the assurance that IL
grieYes him to the heart to find his critic
80 often blundering like common per-
son. We can scarcely regret the occa-
sion OF so entertaining paper. Given
ity Years" Is story by Amelia La Forge.
John Goldman furnishes further informa-
ton concerning the resources OF com.
lparatively unGeveloped country in a
ICouLluudliOu vi IHe ~ QrOuRu ULan'
series. "The Battle of Chickamauga, "
by William Farrar, is a correction OF an
error its author claims to have found In
"Snerman's MemOirs." The concluding
chapters of "Leah, Woman of Fasn-
ien," by Mrs. Edwards, are given, and
Justin McCarthy's "Dear Lady Dis
dain" is continued. The several other
departments, included under the heads
OF "Science," "Current Literature" and
monthly Gossip" possess the usual
amount of instructive matter.
LIPPINCoTT's MAGAZINE
presents for our benefit several excel.
lent articles besides the usual miscellany
in the way Of story and poem. First OF
the more noteworthy is paper by Ed.
q. Bruce, called Sup the Thames," in
which both writer and artists have CON-
bined to titly represent a locality famous
for scenic beauty and its literary and
historic associations. Sidney Lanier
contributes paper on est. Augustine
in April" with illustrations OF the prin.
cipal objects of interest in and about
this ancient town. "Summer Days at
Vichy," by A. E. Lancaster, scarce
needs mention, for the fame OF Vichy is
worldwide, because of its medicinal
waters and its historic "reminiscences
Still there are stories that never grow