The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
NEW HOSIERY.
AUTHORS AND PUBLICATIONS,

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Mr.. John G. Whittier had but two sisters,
and both of them are dead.
Mr.. Bret Harte has just given a lecture
III BRIGHTON, England. At its conclusion
lie was presented with an illuminated ad.
dress from the principal members of thu
local press. The Mayor entertained him
at Luncheon. and the Aldermen OF the bor.
ough were invited 10 meet him.
Mr.. Armstrong. whom all bookburers
will remember as the active man in the old
firm of Scribner, Armstrong & Co., is abont
to resume the publishing business on his
own account. lie has bought out Mr.. Wild
dleton's list, and his thorough knowledge
OF the book business will, doubtless, soon
mare the new publishing house familiar TO
a book-loving public.
Charles Godfrey Leland, best known by
his Hans Breitnann humor, is said to ba
living very pleasantly in London, where he
has spent the last ten years, and is vet
| without any definite idea of returning 70
his native country. He is described as look.
ing very little older than when lie settled
down i'll England; he might be mistaken
for iorty or thereabouts, though he IL fifty,
| five.
| Another volume of 'Poems of Places.
edited by the poet LongfeIlow, has been is.
sued, relating to the Western States. The
selections have been made with his usual
taste and judgment. Among the poets rem.
resented are Whittier Bret Harte. Geo, b.
| Prentice, Joaquin Miller, Mrs Sigourney,
Charles Mackav, Bayard Taylor, j. J. Piatt,
| Boyle O'Reilly, Albert Pike, William
Cullen BRYANT, L. c. Stedman and the ed
itor Published by Houghton Osgood &
Co., Boston.
The tenement-house question: and the
remedy for prevalent evils. are practically
discussed in Il brochure entitled Improved
dwellings for the Laboring Classes" show Z.
| ing how better accommodations NAV be
provided on strict commercial principles.
he latest issue of the series of Economic
Monographs" treats of international
Copyright" the author is George Haven
Putnam, and il was originally delivered as
an address before the New York Free Trade
Club. Published by G. ?. Putnam's Sons.
New York.
"Wild Life in Southern County" iss
highly interesting description of English
rural scenery and characteristics, The
author evidently has strong love of ma
ture, and his observations in the line Of
natural history are admirably recorded in
fresh and entertaining manner. He treats,
also of the condition and habits of people,
primitive social customs, aud other mat
tcrs, which make the country so full of in
! terest, and afford the inquiring mind con-
tuual exercise. 1t is book we can cor
daily commend to all who have love of
nature. Published by Roberts Bros, Bos-
ton.
Twelve Lectures to Young Men," by
Henry Ward Beeclcr, is the earliest publi-
cation of the great Brooklyn preachers dis
courses seven OF the number having been
issued in volume in 1914. They were
originally delivered in indianapolis. Since
that time they nave been frequently repub-
lished, and met with wide accordance.
They are remarkably vigorous plain spo-
ken and telling utterances against the vices
of the times and the special temptations to
which Young men are subjected. Though
spccially adapted 10 Western audience.
there are few, if any, of their structures
that are not applicable to this section,
| Published by d. Appleton d Co., New
York and Boston.]
Scribner's Monthly for April closed the
| XVII Volume, and is already offered hound.
| II las made wonderful progress in its yerv
sucee,ful career, but by real merit deserves
| all that il has gained. Its circulation ia
nearly one hundred thousand copies, and
| is constantly ON the increase. In England.
where the edition has doubled during the
past year. the orders for the current month
are an advance of thousand copies on the
preceding month 1he English publisher
writes: you ask what has caused the
magazine to progress lately. l can only
answer that the trade and the public both
have taken this year agreater interest in it.
| do not think it is any special feature that
is improving 1t, but more its general ap-
pearance. which, being SO much In advance
of hat iS hprA 10 IL ho
come marked favorte. ! expect We shall
reach ten thousand before long. lean only
compliment you on its management"
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Sunday Afternoon for May fully main
tains the high reputation which this de-
serving household magazine has so speedily
won for itself. The number opens with a
little poem by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
This is followed by II thoughtful article, en-
titled: "rhe KINGDOM of Heaven" BY
President John Basconi, of the University
OF Wisconsin, and by shorter articles on
Colorado mirages, the origin of our year
and months, "A Night on Bitter Lake"
etc. The Sunday AT ernOon Publishing
Company, Springfield, Mass
SIXTEEN sAvIouRs, OR ONE.
"The Gospels Not Brahmanic" This is
the title Ola little volume by John T. Perry,
of the Gazette, now in press by Peter G.
| Thomson, Of the Arcade Book store 10 is
partly based npou letters written in reply
| to the sixteen Crucifed Saviors," and 9TH
eI works of Kirsey Graves. but will be
| f0uEd general review OF the writings of
Higgins, Robert Taylor, and other authors
who. have attempted to prove an oriental
origin for the New Testament history. 1t
! is very clear and condensed in style, and
full of out-of-the-way information. The