The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
An agricultural Number" OF
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY.
EDITION 100000!

In addition to the usual variety in the
contents of SCRIBNER, the November issue
1.-THE first of new volume which will be
even more splendid than any which have
preceded it, will contain half dozen pa
pers Of the highest interest to farmers, bus
mess men and others interested in rural
life: 1.-THE Agricultural Distress in Great
Britain" by P. T. Quinn-personal obser-
vation of the effects of American competi-
ton; "F0ming in Kansas" by Henry
King-a capital paper on the picturesque
ness and industrial prosperity Of Kansas,
with results of negro exodus, etc.; "Suc-
cess with Small Fruits" by E. P. Roe, who
is probably better fitted to write on this
subject than any other man in America
Rare Lawn-Trees," by Samuel Parsons,
Jr., the well-known nursery man; "The
Mississippi Jetties," and their effect on tt e
prices OF agricultural products, with por-
trait of Eads; How Animals Get Home, "
very interesting paper. full of anecdote,
by Ernest 1ngersoll, one of our rising young
naturalists. Then we are introduced 10 the
woods and streams of Northern Michigan,
in an interesting out-of-door paper on
THE Michigan Grayling."
But Art has not been forgotten. There
are two fine portraits of Bayard Taylor
one engraved by Cole, from the best photo
graph, and the other a reproduction by
Juengling, of O'Donovan's bronze bass-re-
lief. These portraits accompany discrim'
mating critique of Taylor, by Stedman.
Clarence Cook has paper on morris
Moores Old Masters" with a reproduction,
by Cole, of RaphaePs apollo and
Marsyas." The original of this celebrated
picture has been exceedingly admired in
Rome, and many are now urging its pur-
chase for America. There are Poems,
Stories and Sketches; The French Quar-
ter of New York." EXTRACTS from the
Journal of Henry ]. Raymond" with in
teresting reminiscence of Daniel Webster;
beautiful story, by Boyesen; an ingenious
story, "A Sigh" the fourth part of Con-
fidence." by Henry James, Jr., begun in
August; and the first part of
A NEW AMERICAN NOVEL
OF Creole life, "THE GRANDIss1MEs, by
George w. Cable, of New Orleans, the au-
thor OF "Old Creole Days" which has Gre
ated such an excellent impression in the
literary world. The critic to whom the
story is referred in MS. says: ut will rank
permanently with the very best fiction that
America has produced, being fresh, vivid.
artistic and forcible picture of life which
is part OF our own, and yet foreign to it."
ssThe REIGN OFPETER THE GREAT" +"
BY EUGENE SCHUYLER, is noted editorially.
This splendid series of ILLUSTRATED HIS
roRIcAL PAPERS, the greatest work of the
sort yet undertaken by any popular maya
zine will begin in the January issue, and
will continue for two years. 1t will be OF
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The permanent enlargement of SCR1BNER
to 100 pages (the present issue has l64) is to
be noted.
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as the leading popular periodical of Ameri.
ca With the revival of the agricultural
and business interests of the country, in.
creased attention will be paid to papers on
great public enterprises and interests (al-
ready notable feature of the magazine) J
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ture, as it has in the past, to its two mos
prominent characteristics: its charm anC
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