The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-24
JUNE MAGAZINES.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE,

The June Harper opens with pleasantly
written and finely illustrated article, en-.
titled IA Moorland Village" descriptive
of life and manners in rural England, by
Mrs. John Lille. "The Country of Lu.
ther," by ]. E. Montgomery, is a very in
teresting article giving an illustrated de.
scription of the domestic and social scenes
and surroundings in which the great Re.
former lived, with portraits of himself and
his wife. The account of the brief and
glorious career and noble death of Captain
Nathan Hale, the martyred patriot Of the
Revolution, is the subject Of another il
Illustrated paper. Spring Time" is prose
idyl by William Hamilton Gibson. also
elegantly illustrated.
The second paper on the ''Old Dutch
Masters" is short account Of the life and
works of ALBERT Cuyp," with portrait and
facsimile engraviDga The article on
working Women of New York." with
its characteristic illustrations, is one of
special interest and value. The other con-
tents are an essay on 1.-THE Strong Govern
ment' Fallacy, by G. T. Curtis; "a Puzzle
logical incident, by Mrs. Harriet W.
DohOiJ DCCouiO1 piuc, lhlc VI CQe
Revolutions" chapter on Beef and Bull
locks" the two Serials "White Wings
and maj. Annerly," etc., etc. '
THE ATLANTIC.
The continued chapters of Mr.. Howells'
serial, IAN Undiscovered Country" in the
June Atlantic gives an increasing interest
to the story, which will doubtless prove
the most popular work of this admired au-
thor. Part fourth of the series "Reminis-
cences of Washington" contains an inter-
esting resume of the social aud political
status of the Capital during tho jackson
administration. "The Bible in the Nur-
sery" is the subject Of an article by Mrs
Edward Ashley Walker, in which sugges.
tive criticism is pleasantly combined with
sprightly anecdotes ''rhe Political Atti.
tude of the South" is discussed in another
well written paper. l...-s.l
The supposed letter of "An Old War
Horse to a Young Politician" is a keen
political satire, whose anonymous writer
evidently understands the 'sig s of the
times" The Future of the Precious M etal
Mining of the United States Is an ably
written paper, by N. s. Shaler, whose OBJ
servations and researches on this subject
are Of national interest and value. The
Saltwater Tragedy by T. B. Aldrich is also
continued. Ric ard Grant White has one
of his polished Shaksperesn essays, or
review of u recently published version of
King Lear. A TELEPHONE Conversation by
Mark Twain. A paper on 1.-THE Unlearned
Professions" by Edward Atkinson. An
other chapter Of the Records Of w. M.
Mt r.. mi
buttons by II. w. Longfellow, Eugene Faw.
cett and Others, and the literary reviews
make up an excellent number. Z
scRIBNER.
The June Scribner. has the fifth paper of
Eugene Schuyler's series on Peter the
Great with the usual number of hand
some illustrations relating to old Russian
manners and customs. "Spring Hsrea-
bouts" is the title OF an appropriate prose
idyl by Clarence Cook, well written and
elegantly illustrated. A very interesting
article by Horace Z. Scudder, on William
Blake, the painter and poet Of great fame
in England nearly century ago, is also
finely illustrated with some of his most ad-
mired and curious productions
the paper on "Thackeray as Draughts-
man." by Russell Sturgis. contains numer-
Gus specimens of this celebrated authors
skill with the pencil, and also some pleas
ant "reminiscences and incidents OF his life.
''Tbe Cypriate Inscriptions" gives descrip-
tions, with fac-similes, OF ancient, tablets
recently discovered in Cyprus THE Do.
minion of Canada." second aper, by Geo.
M. Grant, is an illustrated account Of the
political and social history Of that country.
The other contents are: "Sun Spots and
Financial PanicS" an essay by Richard A.
Proctor; Extracts from the Journal of
Henry j. Raymond;" ''Life in Florence;"
"Rocky Mountain Nights" by Ernest In
gersoll; my Friend. Mrs Angel" o
Washington sketch, ETC., etc, 4