Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-12-13


He conldn'th ha' told ye, nutber."
CRoFUrT's Western World, for Decein-
her, is at hand. We have SO frequently
spoken of this monthly and ite merits,
that further criticism would be but te-
dious repitition. Our readers, especial
iy those interested, concerning the
''Great West" cannot do better than
place the World among their reading
for the coming year. -
IT is definitely announced that the
publication of the Advertiser of this
place, will cease OH the 1st OF January
next. If sufficient support is. guaran-
tccd before that date we believe that it
q fhe fnfenffon Of Mr.. Durham to Issue
a paper under another name and devote
It's valuable support 90 the Interests of
the farmers. -----
The Comic Monthly for January has
several good cartoons-the largest being
a hit. at Spanish Difficulties by Frank
Beard. For fifteen years this publica-
ton has furnished jokes and ,amuse-
ment to constantly increasing circle of
readers and from its present appearance
bids fair to continue to do so for fifteen
years longer. We certainly wish Mr..
Haney, its publisher, the success to en-
able il to do so.
The two chromos presented to subscri-
bers of the Aidine for 1874 are coLies of
paintings by Moran, ,and represent scenes
characteristic of the East and West: the
White Mountains of New Hampshire,
and the Cliffs of Green River in Wyom-
ing Territory. In all the range or grand
and beautiful American scenery, it
would be diffibult to find two more pic
tures1ue or charming views.
On January 1st, 1874, it is announced
that the American Artisan will be
changed from a weekly to a monthly
publication. In size it is to be a thirty
two page quarto aud is to bd furnished
at $500 per year. The artisan has long
been one of cur most valuable exchang-
es--not only for the information fur
nished upon the topics concerning which
1t specially treats, but also for ITS gene
raj reading--and we shalt much miss Its
weekly visits. The only compensation
that we now think of is that although
canning less frequently, it will be MATER
tally increased in size.
IN some respects the December num-
Der of the Atdiae is better than usual
noticeably SO in its illustrations, as extra
pains have been taken to render the
holiday issue peculiarly attractive.
There are no less than six fuli-page en-
Or vi m 0c-nnaf of thoua oxoollo,f oil
though one or two are hardly worthy of
a place in an art magazine whose stand
ard is professedly so high as that of the
Aldine--and some twenty smaller ones.
Notwithstanding that Mr.. StOddard no
loager edits the magazine, there is but
little Improvement noticeable in its
literary merits and the present number
forms no exception to the rule of metli-
ocrity that has always prevailed in this
department. -
A-Denver journalist whose name, had
hveaeldt Jerusalem in the first CEN
tury, would have probably appea red in
the fifth chapter of Acts instead of that
of Ananias, has erected model sensa-
ton. While a mother is washing her
baby her daughter appears covered with
DlOou anu says Cuat Sne mas cut OH
Johnny's head. The mother asks
"Why 2" Because you said you'd do
it if he took any preserves, and he took
some. The. mother imprinted knock
OF affection on her daughters brow with
Il wash-board, killing her Immediately,
then dropped the baby into a tub of
scalding water, then rushed from the
house a bowling mvniac, uttering
shrieks which filed nearly two columns
of the paper. Prudent mothers in Dem
yer now no longer wash their babies.
THE January number OF tHarper.s
Magaziae couldnot easily be surpassed
in its variety of reading matter or its
wealth of pictorial illustration. This
number contains 50 engravings, or nesr-
-ly one to every two pages. The OPEN
ing article, by s. Carvalb0, is profuse-
ly illustrated description of the island
of Martinique. At q time when money
is so scarce, Mr.. Junius Henri Brownies
illustrated article on The Knights of the
Red Shield can not fail to excite pecu-
liar interest Mr.. Conway concludes his
Saunter i'm Dorsetshire. One of the
most attractive features of this number,
is the first installment of Ny Mother
and l.; A Love-Storv for Girls, by Miss
Mulock, beautifully illustrated. Prof
De Miles serial story, The Living Link,
is continued: and there are also two ex-
eellent short stories. The poetry of the
number is very noteworthy. The Easy
Chair discusses the Opera, Secret So
cieties, and apropos of the receut death
Of Lewis Gaylord Clark, the progress
which has been made in magazine liter
atlire since the days of the old Knicker-
booker The other editorial departments
are instructive and entertaining as
usual. 4ef 30
FROM Ingnam, Clarke & Co., of
Cleveland, we have received Lost Clip
"a pleasantly written story for young
people, by Hesba Stratton--which tells
very simply and uery prettily the tale of
a waif who was lost by drunken moth
er, in the streets of London and who
was finally found and restored to her
brother--he, in the mean time. having
been taken by an excellent family and
reclaimed from his vagrancy. and evil
habits--and the final removal OF the two
children, in company with their adopt
ed father and mother, to Canada. The
book is quite evidently intended for
Sunday Sclhoo libraries sand with its
teachings of trust and faith, would be
well placed in the hands of every schol-
ar. Messrs. Ingham, Clarke & Co., by a
circular accompanying the volume, an
nounce that it is but one of a large and
carefully selected series-numbering in
all about 2O0, 900 volumes. The firm
will certainly deserve greet credit for
doing good work if they succeed in
introducing books of this class into the
libraries of our Sabbath Schools, and we
cheerfuliy comply with their request to
recommend our readers to inspect their
stock before purchasing elsewhere,
With ihes7 Overland Monthly for
December the eleventh volume
of this admirable magazine is completed,
and. we say with pleasure that it is one
of the best numbers ever placed before
the public. Its varied table of contents
presents more than the usual proportion
of western geographical and other arti-
cles, and In this respect is exceedingly
instructive. The following articles may
be classed under this head: Chips from
an indian Workshop 'The Lost Lead,
Life III Mazatlan,s spaisy's Mission,
New Zealand Parks and Pleasure
Seeking the Golden Fleece, No. W.
klamath Land;' and under ETC., we
find most exhaustive article upon
'Lick's Observatory Project and also a