The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-25

In the Atlantic for October an anony-
nous writer discusses in fluent and rather
| lengthy article Certain Dangerous Tend
encies in American Life.n The able and ex-
haustive paper on "Abuse of Taxation" by
Brooke Adams, contains many valuable
and timely remarks of interest TO every
American reader Of the present day. Rich
ard Grant White contributes an essay this
month, in which, in his mastery and most
pleasing style, he discourses upon THE
Meaning Of Music" A writer who with
holds her name from her readers, relates
some very interesting "reminiscences of
Home Life of the Brooke Farm Associa-
tion," of which she was for
several years a member Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe resumes her
place as a contributor to these pages, and
has short but very amusing characteristic
sketch entitled "The Parsons Horse Race"
The vexed question of THE Relations of
Labor and Capital'' is clearly and forcibly
treated in an ablywritten paper from the
pen of Erastus r. Bigelow. r. Ii. Stod-
dard has a poetical production entitled
History" and there are some credit able
verses besides by J. w. DeForrest, Augusta
Larned and others. The literary reviews
Icontain much good reading, and in the
Contributors Club" will be found many
short and entertaining pieces.
SENTIMENTS.
The October Scribner opens with an illus.
trated article descriptive of THE Art
Schools of New York" by w. c. Brownell
containing many sensible and well-informed
remarks and suggestions regarding art cul.
ture in this country. The paper on "Arte,
mus Ward at Cleveland" giving biograph.
ical account of the great humorist, with q
pleasing variety of anecdote and personal
"reminiscences portrait and other illustra-
tions, will be read with great and general
interest. The serial Roxy" by Edward
EggleSton, is now brought to a close in q
!, manner that is eminently satisfactory to the
reader, and taken as whole the story is a
highly creditable performance, and bears
evidence to the authors superior skill as 4
novelist. "a Trip with Lincoln, Chase and
Stanton" by Egbert L. Viche, relates GER
tain personal experience during the war
some incidents connected with the capture
of Norfolk, ETC., such as make up reliable
history, with number of fine illustrations
"a Company of Actors" by ]. Brandel
Matthews, gives series of sketches of the
leading members of the best known theatri
5 cal troupes of Paris, especially the famou:
one of the Theatre Francaise with portraits
etc. Another and very interesting illus
i trated paper is entitled Leo Marinus, the
Sea King" by Henry w. Elliot, describing
the appearance and habits of this curiou.
, and valuable animal, the mode of its cap
, ture, etc. The remaining contents com
, prise "Faulconberg," continued story BY
, Boyesen, of Norwegian American life
college Journalism" by Charles Thwing
'Recallings from a Public Life" by Rober
Dale Owen; short essay on Socialism,
by WIG. Sumner; poem, Miss Edit
Grows Neighborly," by Bret Harte; yer,
humorous, story of negro life in the Soutl
with the title "How Uncle Gabe Saved tn
Levee;'' a paper by James Richardson. set
. ting forth the advantages and capabilities O
the new art called "Neophonography," be
sides the variety of able editorial produc
e tions.
: "soNIA."
Henry Greville's last and greatest move
sonia" translated from the French b
Mary Neal Sherwood, and just publishe
by T. B. Peterson g. Brothers Philadelphia
is charming and refined, and is winnin
n great success in London and Paris. 1t is
e very powerful Russian story, simple, Will
l. wonderfully impressive, and shows the al
!, thor's intelligence, agreeable humor, read
d wit invention, and great power in the draw
ing Of character. In paper cover 90 cent