The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-21
OCTOBER MAGAZINES.


The opening article in the October
Scrbner is very entertaining Illus
trated account OF "Salmon Fishing in
the Streams OF the North" Clarence
Cooks interesting series entitled "Beds
and Tables, Stools and Candle ticks"
is resumed, treating of dining-roOm fur
niture, etc. "rhe massachusetts Agri-
cultural College" is fully described in
au illustrated paper with that title. In
the fourth paper Of the "Bride of the
Rhine" the characteristics OF the beau
tilul Valley OF the Moselle and its thrifty
people are pleasantly related. 'John
Uhiuaman in California; contains much
valuable and accurate information on
subject of great interest and Importance
TO the public at the present time. ''Iu
and About the Fair" is an excellent de-
scription of the Great Exhibition, by
Donald G. Mitchell. John Burroughs
contributes a neat little essay entitled
"Autumn Tides" The fiction consists
Of the two serials, "Phlip Nolan's
Friends" by Edward Everett Hale, and
"That Lass o. Lowrie's;" and a short
story, "The Man who Lost His Name"
by Boyesen. The poems are: "In LOnei-
ness" by r. q. Myers; The Flown
Bird" by II. IL. Stoddard; "Ghe Two
Mysteries" by Mary Mapes Dodge. The
riety and ability.
ST. NICHOLAS
for October is fully up TO its usual high
standard. Mrs. Olphanps delightful
papers on Windsor Castle are cOntln-
ued. The astronomical sketch, "Tne
Morning and Evening STAR" is highly
instructive as well as entertaining. "A
Colorado Woman's Museum" tells,about
some spIendidly stuffed specimens
of animals and birds at Tue Cen
tennial, with tine Illustrations. The
historical sketch OF "How the
Scotch Cave Family Saved its Ba-
COM" those entitled "Sea Jelies" and
cat Fiesole," are also elegantly illus
youthful reader. The other pieces are
'How General Washington Got His
Clothes" "Dick Hardin at Philadel-
phia;" "Talk with Girls;" the conclu-
sion Of the serial "The Boy Emigrants,"
and a nice little story with the homely
title of patches" There are many ele-
CANT little poems; while Jack in the
Pulpit talks with combined wisdom and
humor as his custom is, and the other
departments are filled with interesting
matter.
GALAXY.
The October Galaxy opens with the
second paper on the IN omiuation and
Election OF Abraham Lincoln" bv Gid
con Welles, containing matters OF great
historical interest. The "War Mem
oirs" of the late General Custer are also
continued, giving valuable facts and
figures in connection with McClellan's
Peninsula campaign. A sketch of the
life of the great Unitarian preacher,
Octavius Brooks rockingham, is con-
tributed by =. G. Stedman. The essay
"On Reading Shakespeare" from the
versatile pen of Richard Grant White,
has many useful ideas and suggestions
that will meet with general approval,
besides atfording excellent entertaln-
ment. The Kindergarten" system and
its vast capabilities are fully eXpla ined
by Frederick Whitaker. The other
contents are CART Applied to Lite, Seen
at the Centennial" "Chevtchenko,
the National Poet Of Little Russia"
four chapters of William Blacks "Mad-
cap Violet" "The Squire aud his
Daughter" and "a Terrible Revenge"
The poems are: "Yet Hath My Night
Of Life some Memory" by Mary l.. Rit- |
ter; "Reprisals," by Josephine Pollard;
"OnIy to Live" etc., etc. There is va
rety OF choice matter in "Driftwood,"
''Scientitic Miscellany" etc.
RECORD OF THE YEAR.
The Record for october presents an
interesting amount OF popular reading.
Among the articles most 10 be admired |
we notice: "Food Influence Upon
Character" from the London House
keeper; Hon. William NJ. Eyarts' "Cen.
tennial Grafton" The Seat OF War in |
Turkey" ''rricks Of Trade" "Real
Names of Actors and Actresses" |
"FaYorite Studies Of Celebrated Men,"
"Ireatment of A static Cholera," "s'Hayne
Superstltions," dictionaries" "OId
New York Staging" "Old Times at Win.
dusts," etc., etc. 'The Diary OF Daily |
Events" is continued, together with the |
usual number OF select poems and |
variety of current humor, anecdotes and |
paragraphs OF every description, such |
as form the choicest reading in the |
nnlumna of the daily and NaeklY nrass