Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-07-26
WRaTERSlAND WRITINGS.
BEING Personal AND cR1T7cAI

another yawp for the press.
Wilkie Collins made his debut as
reader in London recently. The Times
praises him very highly.
John Brougham has ben engaged by
the American Literary Bureau to give
lyceum readings from his plays.
E. w. Clarke, formerly of the Aduer-
tiser has returned from his western trip,
and now cheerfully smiles at the well
come of his friends here.
w. C. Howells, of the Ashtabula Sen
tinel, was in town last week, and '.eonl-
plimented" our weakly cotemporary by
calling. De gastibus non dispmtandam.
Charles Bradlaush will give his first
lecture In America next September.
Subject: 'sThe Impeachment of the
House of Brunswick"
Professor Richard A. Proctor, the En-
-glish Astronomer, has been engaged to
give course of twelve lectures before
the Lowell Institute, of Boston.
Gerald Massey will not only read from
his own works, but also PROFOUND and
answer from the platform this conun-
drum: Why don't God kill the
Devil ?''
The Phrenological Jounol (S. r. Wells,
editor) contains large amount of read
ing matter, all of which will be found
especially interesting to the many who
believe in the theories argued by the
phrenologist and the physiognomist.
The Science Of Health for August con-
tains number of valuable articles, and
its editorial departments are unusually
well filled. The most interesting arti-
Gle is the one entitled Confessions and
Observations of Sir Edward Lyton Bull
wer," which relates the manner in
which the late author was improved in
health at water-cure establishment.
The August number of Woods House
| hold Magazine for August is an excellent
number. Among its many articles the
most noticeable are The Fisher Widow
by J. Chambers. Advice to Young Men
by Hon. Joel Parker; A Glimpse at the
Siamese, by Karl Kase; The Other Girl
of the Period, by Mary Hartwell; Dark
| ness, by II. V. Osborn Old Pinchem
No II, by Chas. Dickinson, &C., &c. Pub
lished at Newburgh N. Y. at 81 90 per
year.
The American Literary Bureau makes
the following announcements for the
coming season: "Lillian S. Edgerton is
not going on the stage, although she has
been offered large sums by theatrical
managers. She will lecture next season
| Virginia Vaughn and Mary F. Eastman
will be two of the oldest and brightest
| lecture stars among women the mex
season. 1t is positively announced thai
Anna Dickinson will take the stage mex
fall. She is now under the tuition o
Miss Fannie Morant. 1t is limited tha
her first appearance will be in Boston.
| The Atlantic for August contain
very little that is noticeable or praise
worthy, except the long array of well
known names in literature that grace it
table of contents. Paradoxical as 1t ma,
seem, the atlantic has better corps O
contributors than any of the leadin:
periodicals, and the poorest contribu
tions. OF course there is once in. whil
notable exception, but the presenc
in its pages of any really timely valua
BILE article is as rare as a few years ag
was the finding of a worthless contribu
ton. Thd August number of the maya
: zine contains with one or two exceu
! tions, articles which would never hav
) been accepted but for the names of wei
known writers appended to them.
Harper's Magazine for August con
, tains contributions from Charles I
| Brace, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Jane
Freeman Clarke, John Savage, Charlie
, Reade, Charles Nordhoff, Mrs. Lucia G
= Runkle, WilliamBlaikie, Benson J. Los
3 sing, Augusta Larned, Bayard Taylor
Emilio CASTELAR,, Mrs. S. NJ. B. Piat1
e Doctor Samuel Osgood. and Professo
Spencer F. Raird. Charles Nordho
commences in this number series q
articles, capitally illustrated, ON tn
Sandwich Islanda. Benson J. Lossin
i concludes his articles on the Signers
= suggested by letters from their pens, @
s which facsmiles are given; and job
; Savage contributes "Madame de Sevign
- and her Contemporaries, apropos of th
: recently published Memoir by the Coun
b tess Puliga. "Dolly's Day {
: Reckoning'' is the title 9
a rather pretty and interesting
but poorly written story by August
Larned. The poetry of the Angus
s number in this magazine is also rattle
e poor, although the four names repre-
sented are those Of some of our bes
singers. M. Curtiss has not yet bee
I able to take his seat in the easy Chair
Bret Hart's new story, can Episode
Fiddletown," is begun in Seribaer's fe
August. The strong bits of characte
; ization and quick, masterly touches
pathos which we find in these openin
: pages, show that the hand of the poe
d romancer has not forgot its cunning
{ DR.. Hollands "Arthur Bonnicastle''
II continued, the companying picture, b
y Miss. Hollock illustrating the scene
d the destruction of the will. There is i
IS the same number a bright sketch entitie
i erred. Troyer's Little Iron-Clad,'' /
q J. L. Trowbridge. The illustrated pa
pers are on sNantuc ket,'' s'Normand
l. Picterscue," s'Mount Shastr," and ssTl
e Canopus Stone" John Burroughs,
It good authority on birds, writes about IL
ia siblue Bird: :" FitZ-Edward Hall contriI
=, utes an interesting article on "Pundits
Ell. III. tells about "My day in the wilde
If ness" Mrs. Plunkett gossips of .Moder
Hotels - and J. Esten Cooke about ''M
Knee-Buckles." Mr.. Blavelt's leadiu
l. essay on "Modern Skepticism'' wi
- doubtless attract the attention of the +
= ligious press. Among the poetic col
u tributors are E. C. Stedman, John Ha
h and George Macdonald, DR. Holland
o Topics Of the Times are entitled s.Tl
:. Morals of Journalism A Reply
Many Letters" and '"The Liquor Int
II est.'' In the Old Cabinet we find s'Tf
1t Flaw in the Jewel" 81 Met Travel,
= on the road" and GA Sower Went Fort
q to Sew" Home and Society treats
" ssDinner- Giving" "The Abuse of App
II tite, % .'The Habit of Reading" "Read,
II made Garments" and +" The Fashion
d Jewelry." The other departments al
, as varied as usual.
d Old and Neao for August continu,
y the series of discussions of living socia
e questions which have so long been a
It acceptable feature in this magazine