The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-06-29
LITERARY NOTICES.


Encouragement TO American Talent.
III Three Hundred Dollars has been offered by the
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be likely to call out some Of the best American
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weekly journal will reap the the benefits Of this
story, and we advise those who desire good and
interesting paper for the family, to send for sam
pie copy, which VIII be furnished Tree on appnca-
ton.
Iarper,s MagasIne.-
The July number is replete with an instructive
and entertaining array of good things. 1t opens
with the second paper on Personal Recolleclions
of the War; profusely illustrated. Armadale is
concluded. Some Curious Homes and A Look at
Lisbon will well repay attentive perusal. The
remainder of the number is copiOusly filed with
we'll written articles, pleasing and instructive.
The Monthly Record of Current Events alone is
worth the price OF the work to those who desire to
keep pace with the leading topics that agitate both
the Old World and to New.
Terms-0ne copy, for one year, 81; six copies
$40. Hurper's Weekly, can be had on the SAM
terms. Address Harper g. Brothers, Franklin
Our Young Folks
This excellent NJ nthly for juveniles so woll sus-
tans its reputrou that each notice must in meas
ure be a repetition of its predecessor. The present
number has among its contributors Carleton, Lucy
Larson, 7. B. Aldrich, T. w. Hgginson, Mrs.
Stowe, Mayne Reid and Elsie Teller. There are
at least dozen finely executed illustrations, and
il the little ones are not pleased with the periodic
al they must surely belong to the genus Of intrapt
ables. b - ,
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Fifteen Dollars. The Atlantic and Our Young
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year, for both Of which publications, j. II. Am
mon, OF Cleveland, is the General Subscription
Agent foe Ohio. Published by Ticknor g. Fields,
Boston.
The Atlantic rTOnthIy.-
7 The Atlantic for July opens with an anonymous
story entitled The Case of George Dedlow, pur-
porting 10 be dictated bY an armless and legless
Indiana officer. The narrative is very much after
the style OF Poe, and its apparent ruthfulness is
kept up until the absurd denouement with which
il closes. Longfelow contributes a Sonnet on
translating the Diyina Commeda of Dante and
Alice Cary, the first chapter of The Great Doctor,
! tale 10 prose. Major Burrage furnishes graphic
description of Longstreets frghtful defeat at Knox
vile. Release is the title Of poem by Mrs. Whit
ney. The Extracts from HaWthorne's Note Book
are continued. Professor Agassiz sets forth the
physical history OF the Valley Of the Amazon.
Goodwin Smith portrays Normandy and French
peculiarities in very readable paper. Indien
Medicine contains come singular statements re-
specting the alleged magical or magnetic power
OF the aboriginal wizards. The Death Of Slavery,
by Bryant, is one Of the finest poems recently
written BY its author or published in the Atlantic.
The literary notices, which fill the closing pages,
are unusually well written.
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| the Atlantic and Our Young Folks. The two pub-
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DemOrest,s Illustrated Monthly
This brilliant Monthly comes to US flush with
the beauty of summer styles, and radiant with the
genius literary aud artistic, which illuminate lis
pages. The music alone Is worth more than the
price Of the number it is entitled the Song ofths
Fairies" and composed by Miss Williamina
| Vienna j. Demorest, a daughter, we infer, Of W.
Jennings Demorest. 1t is a charmingly poetic
melody, and will become great parlOr faVorite.
A fine original engraving Of an Aquarium, includ-
ing three distinct tanks, is a very interesting fsa-
lure, and in addition to this there are an unusual
numher of excellent Stories, continuation Of Al
ics Carey's Confession Of a Coquette,D an inter
esting letter from Milan, another from Paris an H.
Illustrated" Song Of Summer" /" Jennie June's {" falks
| with WOmen," the Household" Architecture, a
superb steel col0rad fashion plate, and the usual
attractive variety Of Fashion matter aud lustra-
/ tons. An announcement is made Of forthcoming
Magazine for Bays aud Girls, TO be called '' Young
America, and the first number Of which will be
issued about the first Of September. II Me- Dem
oFest . half so successful in catering TO the taste