Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20


life.
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WRITER'S AND WRITINGS.
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BEING PERSONAL AND CRITICAL.
Swinburne has a new poem in press.
Du ChailIu has nearly ready for the
press book of Northern travel.
The posthumous autobiography of the
late Stuart Mills is to he published next
month.
General Brinkerhof has retired from
the editorship of The Ohio Liberal. and
gone into the banking business. 49,.
General B. f. Butler has been hitherto
credited with passion for poetry, but
just now he's come down to plain prose.
The Rev. DIR. Morgan opincs that lite
rary woman ought not to marry. and
their husbands generally agree with
him.
Ashur Ware died i'm Portland, Maine,
Wednesday night, at the age of 90 years.
He was editor of the Boston Yankee in
1915, and the Portland Eastern Argus in
1917. He held the Office of District
Judge A years, besides other important
trusts. ..
The September number of american
Homes shows considerable Improvement,
both in the quality CT its reading matter
and in the typographical execution. 1t
is q very readable magazine, and we pre-
slime is meeting with its share of public
| patronage. Published by Chas. III. Tay
I1,. r. nf1 nj m.
ton, at 81 per annum. ,.-ts
Among the October magazines which
have reached us is very interesting
| number of the Science OF Health. As
usual it contains much valuable inform
alton. and, although its editors are pn-
doubtedly ultra in many of their views,
| yet none can read this magazine without
receiving a certain amount OF benefit.
Published by s.. r.. Wells, 3S9 Broadway,
n. ", at ~ per year. aulls1 1Hae
In Peterson's, for October, there are
several very pretty short stories, a con-
tinuation of ''Theo,' and good deal
about the fall and winter styles and FASH
ions. The illustrations are better than
| usual--one of them, '"The Water I.il-
lies,n being quite up to the average of
1 Iud2lZiuo dUiiSitCu ny
Charles J. Peterson, Philadelphia, at $2
| per anntIm. '~4'1i ,ttHii -t'tff
| Godey's for October is at hand, and APP
pears to be unusually well filed with
entertaining reading and valuable FASH
| ion reports. In common with other
metropolitan publications this magazine
| is already making announcements for its
/ fall campaign. Among others, the pub
Usher announces that he has made ar
/ rangements to illustrate mis- book, from
time to time, with first-class chrOmOs.
The first of the series will appear i'm the
December number; the seeend In the
January number, IA. Published by j..
A. Cooley, philadelphia; 80 per year.
1 AS showing that the Significance OF
the movement is too deep to be lightly
overlooked, the San Francisco Chronicle,
a Republican journal of that city, in
speaking of the result of the recent elec-
ton in California says: @ = =
1t will he well if the railroad companies
and all other associated capitalists heed
1 the signs Of the times. The storm gives
premonitlon Of its destroying power; the
political heavens are overcast. The or
ganization of farmers oranges in the
Northwest, the judicial election in Him
ois. and the recent elections i'm California
are all significant of popular political
revolution.
The October Number of Harper's
Magazine is crowded with fresh and en-
tertaining matter, and contains. over
J sixty finely executed engravings. The
Number opens with an illustrated paper,
by Marie Rowland, especially interest.
ing to those ladies in our rural districts,
who may wish to turn their attention
to the scientific cultivation of hens
Colonel Audenried concludes his papers
on General Sherman in Europe and the
: East. In connection with the lively in
terest now taken In Agricultural Col.
leges, Miss Helen w. Lndlow's graphic
and entertaining paper on, the Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute for
Freedmen is peculiarly timely and sng-
: gestive.. Mr.. S. s. Coilant, under the
, title of "The Home Of Paul and Virgin
Ia" describes the natural scenery Of
the island and some customs of its in
habitants. Mrs. NJ. Il. Handy con,
tributes Gin Tobacco Factory" and
, her description of the manufacture Ol
tobacco is Enthusiastically illustrated
by w. l.. Shepard. An interesting az
ticle, full of anecdotes Of Detective
! Pinkerton," Il contributed by General
!. Randolph b. Marcy. ssThe'. Judicial
, Record of the late Chief Justice is ably
treated in a comprehensive and very
valuable paper by John S. Benson.-
Emilio Castelar's "Republfcan Move.
/ ment in Europe" is continued, and an.
other instaltment Is given of tn.
+ Charles Reade's novel; Simpleton, ,
is concluded in this number, The pub.
fishers announce that this is to be imme
diately followed by thrilling seria
story, "The Living Link by the author
: Of "The Dodge Club, illustrated by w
L. Shepherd; and that in an early mum
7 Der will be commenced my Mother
and j, I" "a Love Story for Girls, by The
author of John Halifax, Gentleman
Three Interesting noveletts are contri
D bnted for this number-"A Loss to th.
!, Profession" by Mrs. Frank Mccarthy
and "Dat Taddeus," a bright little juye
: nile sketch, by Ellis Gray, with an ex
8 cellent illustration by C. S. Reinhart
/. The poetry Of the number is contribute,
RI by Alfred FL. Louis, Ellis Gray, Nelly M
;, Hutchinson, Julian Hawthorne, Con
stance F. WOolson, and Annie Cham
e bers Ketchum. The Five editorial de
9 partments maintain their usual standart
: of excellences and it Is especially notice
able that the editors historical record
the only monthly summary of event
that is anywhere published-is bein.
g continually improved in its scope ant
: thorOughness of treatment. This de
. partment has been continued from tn
: first number Of the magazine, and-tak
l ing the entire series-is Invaluable TO
: reference. rM t,s
WAIES FROM OUR READERS
i / lNO77CE- While the columns of this BaDe
are dtscdys open ion. the publication of drticlt
= upon eoery subject Of interest," Tong they sha
contain nothing Of q personal or 96ensiue natur.
get The Editor does not in any iody hold hiasel
responsible for tho eaeos that may be ddcdnced b
the se0erdk authors.) zf3lf4F b. a. lfH-.l r.f
AWoRD ABoUf SEWING MACHINES.
!, SOUTH NEwBURY, Sept. -.