Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-01-03
ws.rEHs AND WRITINGS.
BEING PERSONAL AND cRITIcA

B ENG PERSONAL AND CRITICAL
The Cleveland Herald failed to appear
with its usually interesting Christmas
extra, this year.
NEw YORK papers announce that the
life of Agassiz, written by his wife, will
soon be ready for publication.
THE Advertiser has changed hands
S. C. Durham returning the office to E..
w. Clarke its former proprietor.
The NJ adison Gazette attempts some
small jokes concerning Pomeroy's DEM
ocrat and the JOURNAL. Its readers
should excuse the effort as they are that
paper's only wee-puns-
The Ashtabula Nea1s man would eff
feet marked improvement in his paper
if some of his usual dull originalities,
christened editorials" and s'locals,
through courtesy, were to give place to
a few good jokes--even if the latter
should appear in the Reporter, or any
other paper, first.
IRE publishers of the Daily Graphic,
the great New York illustrated paper,
announce that early this year they
will commence the publication of the
"Weekly Graphic" paper which will
embody all of the features that have
made the daily so successful and which
it is believed will be able to supply a
popular want now uncared for.
WITH the first issue of the present year
the Chardon Republican is to adopt the
patent plan of publication and change
to an eight page paper. Hereafter,
therefore, its readers will have the plea
sure of recieving four pages Of Chicago
or Bellevue "hash" with which to flat
ter themselves into the belief that their
paper has been enlarged and impoved.
FROM every quarter We have received
words of praise for our Christmas num-
Der. For all these We are grateful, the
more particularly as they prove that we
lab0red not in vain but succeeded in
giving that which our patrons appreci-
ated. Remember our offer to furnish
theis paper for $1.75 year. in clubs
of ten, and for only $1.50 in clubs of
twenty. Now is the time to subscribe.
WE have received two ch arming and
pretty new songs and choruses. by the
gifted compositor, Robert Challoner, en-
titled, "The Laborer's Prayer" and
| ssHouseless and homeless The words
are touching and beautiful, and are des-
tined to be sung by every family in the
land. They are published by Robert
Challoner, 170 Fourth street, Louisville.
KY, and will be forwarded to any nd
dress on receipt of price-40 cents.
Mr.. VIM. H. Morrell has again become
the editor and proprietor of the Albion,
the long-established organ of the Brit
ish residents in this country. He is a
man of capacity and intelligence, and
possesses an unusual familiarity with
| the public affairs both of America and
England. There is every reason to be-
lieve that in his hands the Albion will
exercise wide and healthy influence.
and enjoy an extended prosperity.
In accordance with long established
custom, the Telegraph of this place, ID
sued its annual "Carrier's Address, a
copy of which we have received. Ty-
geographically it is neat and tasty, and
shows good workmanship, and the "Ad-
dress'' is somewhat of an improvement
upon the inane jingles usually inflicted
upon the patrons of country papers,
Evidently the influence of the JOUR-
NAILS efforts in this line in former years
has produced so much Of good at all
events.
The twelfth volume of the Overland
begins with brilliant and unusually
varied number. There are seventeen con-
tributions to the body of the magazine
and eighteen different topics in the edi-
torial departments. "Etc." is made up
of timely articles, including among 9TH
er things, copious Scientific and Art
Prof. Agassiz. The book notices are nu-
merous and readable and conclude a
number which will recommend itself
| to every lover of good magazine litera-
t,lre. 81, 90 per annum. John H. Car
meny g. Co., Publishers, San francisco