Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-01-17
WRITERS AND WRITINGS.

rior street and PuDIfe Square
WRITER'S AND WRITINGS.
BENG PERSONAL AND CRITICAL
Texas has it's first female editor, Mrs.
Sue G. Norton. of the weatherford Sig
net.
The New Orleans Y. NJ. &C. A., have
commenced the publication of the
GhrOaicte, as an organ.
The Chicago Ecening Mail and Ere-
ming Post have finally consolidated i.ll-i
der the name Of the Chicago .Eceniny
Post and Nail.
A NEW romance, by Wilkie Collins,
founded on local criminal events in
Manchester, Vt, is announced tor pub
ication in Boston.
& MR.. Chas. NJ. Weed, the Dakota edi-
tor, has written home TO Maine, that he
isn't dead, notwithstanding the papers
Of the country have burned him up III a
prairie fire. None but an editor would
display such teneritY.
WITH the beginning of the year, the
Cleveland Leader appeared in the form
Of an eight page paper. AS a matter OF
taste we prefer the old size anu arrange
ment, but as am evidence OF deserved
prosperity, we are glad to note tie
change.
SOME one having said that s'Grant has
lost his grip" "the Omaha Herald differs,
responding, stNot much, Mr.. Man. He
still holds his grip on that $100,00O back
and front pay .swag. and i.obody has
tnrned up yet who seemed to have the
power to make him eLdCrse it.
CHAGRIN Falls has got an exponent
1t is bright little seven column paper,
published by Stranahan and Hohler,
which,. as far as can be judged by the
first number, will supply the need ior a
readable, lively paper aud also furnish
the long wanted popular medium Tor.
advertising purposes. We wish tile new
enterprise all success.
The Ashtabuh Telegraph came to
hand last week, enlarged to an eight
column paper and bearing evidence OF
being printed on new press with new
material. The Telegraph has always
VCCh q $oOu lVCdk paper diu WC ukC 3 1du
to see that its efforts III behalf of its own
town and county have been so tar APP
preciated as TO have gained the success
Of which this latest Improvement is the
proof.
THE american Artizan comes to US in
its new form, as monthly publication.
It is beautiful work, geographically
and must prove a very readable one SO
far as its contents are concerned. We
have always received the Artisdn as one
of our most valuable exchanges and, as
We said before, are only rec0nciled to
the change from a weekly to Il monthly
because of the increased quantity Of its
reading.
The Rural Neac Yorker is out for the
current week. as handsome in appear
ance and valuable in contents as usual
This standard agricultural and family
paper has now entered upon its twenty
fifth year, with plenty OF new ideas and
no lack of fulfillinent OH the part of ed
itor or dublisher. No better answer to
the malicious reports of its rivals and
enemies, in regard to its stability, could
be given than perusaI of its last issue.
The Phrenolooical Journal opens the
year 1874 with creditable number for
January. The features which make up
its long table of contents are of an in
yiting character, with numerous Illus
irations. Among them are: Gerald
Massey. the Poet Author, with a fine
portrait; Real Success: Analogous EX-
preston in Man and Animals. with IL
| liustrations; The Articulation School fOi
the Deaf and Dumb; HoOsac Tunnel,
with Illustrations; The Currency of the
Future-a Money article; Clean or I'M
clean Literature; Only Once; The Slave
Trade and those Interested, illustrated
lInsanity-its Moral Treatment--a pa
tient's experience and suggestions; The
Use of it; The Origen OF Coal: Sir Rod
erick Mnrchison, with portrait; Bour-
bon Revival in Europe; Pen Pictures vi
Irish Customs; Agricultural Hints
Price 30 cents for the number. So pei
year. Now is the time to subscribe
Address, S. r. Wells, 3S9 Broadway.
N. Y.
SOLD AND NEW begins its ninth vol
ume with strong and spirited number
we'll illustrating the double field whicI
is the popularity OF this magazine,-
Literatureald Sociologic Improvement
Bv some mysterious power, Mr.. Bur
nand's serial, .My Tiine,'' is cut OFF il
the midst OF its usefulness and a nev
story, called 1.-The Way we Live Now
J by-a more popular author, Anthem.
Trollope, is begun Instead. ..Serope'
the other serial. continues and will
apparently, two or three numbers more
A sprightly three-part story of Wash
Iington society is also begun. But bet
ter than any of these is Mr.. Hale's ver,
humorous short story OF "A Civil Sci
WANT "a ludicrous picture of the lii
Z and experience of Mr.. John S pp,,
}, professional office-holder. Severai iil
portant public topics are sensibiy han
, died. Mr.. Hale, in his inlr. dactiol
has stated very ably what the America
diplomatic precedents prove about til
"Virginius' matter. An anonymou
D writer gives clear and most interes
ling history of the panic. Then there
} "a good history of the Boston Tea Part
D of 1898, a hundred years ago; the secoi.
lof Mr.TyrwhiIt's charming art.papers
D one of Miss Hinckley's graphic sketch'
0 of Country sights snd Sounds; a Cal
= full and instructive notice of John ST.
O art Mills and his Autobiography ii
lpoems are some curious rhymed maxim
from the Elder Edda, yersitied by NJ.
k ron B. Benton; some sweet and though
: full "reminiscences by L. G. A; and
:, string of jolly verses in Mr.. Tyrwhitt
papers, indicative of love story ell
ment mingled with his art-wisdom.