, 1873-11-28
Ar1antcllr Journalism.

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From the Springfield tlfass.) EeDxb!jcan,
There is no tellingwlat tho prococity Of Yonnr
America Will do next, We havo received ",rhS
companying noto:
DEAR SIN: With tho compliments Of tho editor and
the lopo that your crtc!sna will bo fow, and your On
FnASk cnorrzn.
In g!ancing over tho volume, wo find Franks
portrait, and ho looks o quito handsome and
preposBcsBing boy, who deserves oucomiumy. We
nd also sketch o. bis life as far he has gone,
amateur and author Of tho present volume was
born in tho City Of Portsmouth, O., on tho 8th
Of August 1858, and that ono year after his
birth his parents removed to Louisville, and that
Frank wont III duo tmo to school, where by
steady application to his studies. ho gained tic
appreciation Of his precop.ors," oto. Also that
he is endowed with natural iitornr, talont which
VIII scarcely fall to gain him q position, somo
a day u t .e Wora 81 lo1ters and that he made his
ber, 1872, aud was received with many encomi-
ums by the Juvenile public" We arc, more
oy9F, informed that "in manner, Mr. Croppcr ia
aiitident, that ho il aomewhnt under 81 feet In
height, aud that his present effort will long
associato his namo with tho foong Of estco1a
and pride With american iournafiuts Of the
rising generation"
T. These particulars, with others, arc written.-
EIank hlmaeI1 y, being ditlidcpt,-by his journal
given on another pngo, and who: does not look
nenr so dfiaent as Frnnk, which ia accounted for
IN part by his being older. In tie biogra7' :cal
sketch @ ct Mr. Wilson, re arc Informed that "Tho
Now York on tue I'd dny Of August, 1853, n1ai-
ing him 10 years Of age. Ills first liter
aiy talent was displayed ut the carly aro of
II years, which consisted in scrics Of
riodlcsls OF that poriod." His paronts also ro-
moved, and various other interesting events oc-
CURED, till finally, tin the year 1872, ho enlisted
rs coworker in the ranks Of amateur
1;ia GGm' III u ,ms', manner, Mr. Wilson is po-
ent oa aase in se%aps e1hpsoy 1a4ro u
degree Of solf-posBession (Which his portrai5
fully connrms). obtained by q thorough lrow.-
edge and contact with the world" 4 careful
aeserlpsion or hls person ia summed up with the
statement TINT ho is " "attogother attractive in
personal appearance" Which. however, with lis
picture before us, is mattor Of tasto But "lis
productions evinco mucls talont aud koon np-
probation OF the beautiful, with au utter cui,-
oie.Y." s~N' ''"''' t'0uo'A so-
Ilen, NC hayo n good many othcr portraits
and Biographies Of prominent amateurs, besides
frank and George. and aro glad to sny that they
are' on tho wllolo worry interesting mud promis-
hardly noedlng to be assured of that fact, As to
the criticisms On Ffauk's book, which he hopes
will bo fow, We really have not tho llcust to nuke
any at ai!i and as 70 tha enoomians, which ho
l,upes WI oo wltnoMt number, wo should like to
u interesting 2nd woll got up, tho portraits alone
0elng richly worth tbs price OF the book, and |
Mhich Will ba mailed by Frank Chopper from d0l |
%h sesar ssssss L. Lousyl s6 Ky tos 50 eous
thero arc some rather surprising iacta revealed |
IN this llttlo volume. Who would huyo tIlourht.
for instance that there are 1853 amateur iourIais
astneliy published aud sold In the United States,
md about ~ aatlon a n9mo trty amateur books,
boya, with now and then girl Of tho con,iug
peiaou, ranging In age from II to 10.
lAofo afo also aonao tlftoen a,nnto,lr pross
'rm;e baltimore, Bay State Call
elus. Louisville, New Or1cauB pitiyburgh, Now
1e.,s, ois, n9otnthor1, Western, Long Island, and
ion. , =, Ihose Associations hold conventions ut
nS Ne OF: i, Nlcoas. st. Janos. Continental. and
'lolnont speeches, sharp discussions, plenty OF
Pohdlng-nionoy, and everything neoaful to
MAINTAIN the parliamentary dignity Of Young
'Atneltea. And now tho talk il about n Natiouni
10 called !" Tho Amatei1r Congress-" yVo do not
eo 4 what oegor thing the boys can do unlcas
noy hlro tho drapl,io's balloon. In tho words
= = t ar. Frank oroppor,- ." Let us oil hope Tor
llinfo III amateur journalism, brilliant and
piendrous boyond conmriHon."
,morloan climate. Wo wish lllose boys Blnccss;
aeso IL rothlng clBe to be done. Tlioy a1o at d
roWlhg aRe, when tho internal consciousness OF |
etils finds 1t difficult to contain itBof, and wifi
ply oyer somehow, amd, il into asnatourilo,n
nd prntor'a inh It won't hurt anybody, and mny
GOOD t1 ts1sfety-vave for thom but, ,neanwhilo
o o., MONO o that mono but the supor.oxtra smart
Y; should suffer. For tho real business Of Jour
allam thoae aspiring boys noetl, lust now, not
n t''1g ~ ,o'n;coml.nla as schooling, the thor
eh discipline Of their meutal fac,.Itios by olo-
eltarS Studios, and tho sold foundations OF !
'oarate aud various knowledge. )