Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-27

Lula Gray Noble prints trenchaht es-
say on Free Marriage George ". Ca
bic givesus very bright and Character
|fstic little New Orleans story, and a
bert Rhodes describes "a Day i'm the
French Assembly There is pleasant
paper on Paying Debts;' a valuable
sketch Of sDr. Francis Leiber; a curi-
.oiis collection -ofsTurkish ProSerbs; an
interesting illustrated article on sThe
Geysers of California by Benjamin F.
avery; another pictorial paper ON SThe
New York Central Park and des-
cripsion, with pictures, of The Old Van
Rensselaer, Mansion The poetry is by
Geo. Macdonald, Edward King. D. n.
5each, j.. E. e., and Caroline r. Will
kinson. DIR. Holland. in Topics of the
Time, discusses AGerslemen in Politics.
Moderate Prices and "A new Woman's
College, In the Old. Cabinet, are sThe
Stacey Person,s A Friend with Sim
gle Fault and Morning. Noon and
Inenfs are interesting. Win the Novem-
Der number a new volume will COM
mence. With it will begin two Ameri-
con serials. Katharine Earle,' by Miss
Adeline Trafton (author of The Ameri-
can Girl Abroad ,and tEarthen Pitch
ers,' by Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis.
Miss Trafton's novel is the grand se-,
rial' of the year, and is said to be a strik-
ing and beautiful story. Mr.. Froude's
papers will also begin in November.
sold and Neto" for October is very
live number, consisting either of strik-
ing fiction or interesting fact. The fic-
ton includes the continuation of Mr..
Burnand's autobiographic novel; the
continuation of Mr.. Perkins novel,
with melancholy death scene in it, and
a curious anayalisis of a good old-fash-
ioned sermon by the Rev. DIR. Toomston.
This last ends with a couple of quaint
little pictures, showing the style of the
excellent old gentleman's way of max
ing gestures; which it is intimated, may
be found a new school in oratory.
There is short story, with curious
magnetic fancy in it, entitled, SIS seeing
belieying?" and still another-that is,
the first half. of it,-by Mr.. Hale, being
a narrative of Swiss travel experience,
evidently fresh from the other side MFR.
Hale's clear, strong, practical good
sense, and power of striking sentiment
are moreover well illustrated in two of
the large type introductions which are
a peculiar feature of this periodical.
The first of these explains how our Am
erican Iown-meetings train; our Ameri-s
SdA cbJ w 1OPuRAiSOh S1sAzOHSs fhkAU
that it is for want of something of the
kind, that the European efforts after
republic fail, and must fail. This is a
very important key-thought, and by its
self makes all the wasted Revolutions
intelligible. The other introduction,
that to the Examiner, is an interesting
account of the Romansch language. as it
is called, spoken in the Grisons, in the
south OF Switzerland. Among the other
araicles when deal with facts, is ''The
Springfield Regetta," the only authentic
deliberate and clear account of the fails
ure there, and its reasons, which ha-
tsen printed; its diaa rams and conclu-.
[ysiye reasonings will interest all the
boating men, in college or OUT Mrs.
Rowland has useful and pleasant pa
per on making a delightful little conser-
vatory as part of ones parlor, There is
an Intelligent and Instructive analysis
of the causes of socialism in Europe;
another of Miss H'nckley's graceful and
spi,ated sratural-histpry sketches; a fan.
| eifpl sketch of the character and domes-
| tic troubles of old Mr.. Zebedee, 9-ile
father of Eel adee's Children," by G..
Haven Putnam, who is thus following
in his own fathers footsteps by beeom-
ing both author and publ isher ; and Miss
Susan Hale's lis it not p lively account
of her visit to the great English race,
ssthe perby,n The book notices and
| music notices complete this vigorous
and readable number. s.saFs ~.