Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-04-24


Love is old, or Love is dead,
With his red lips in the mould.
"Lover' "Love!'
LIPPINCoTT's Magazine for May opens
with a copiously illustrated paper on
Richfield Springs, which, besides an at
tractiye description of this much fire :
quented watering place and much in for
nation that will be useful to all who
think Of spending part of the Summer
there, gives some interesting partieu-
lars about Fenimore Cooper and Judge
Nelson, whose farms at Cooperstown
lie within an easy drive from Richfeld
A descendant of the famous novelist:
Miss Constance Fenimore WoolsoD, !,
contributes to this number a very quaint
and touching story entitled miss
Grief" ssThe Backwoods of Guate-
mala" are graphically rictured with
''Summerland Sketches" which are
now drawing to close. Nena Sturgis
has an illustrated article on "Ancient
Maskers and Modern Carnival" F. M.
Osb0urne gives an amusing account OF
a "Funeeal in a Chinese Fishing vii
iage," and Phebe D. Matt describes the
methods of instruction in the various
:'London Art Schools" There are sew
eral short stories, including lively
sketch of negro life by Jennie Wood
Vile; ssAdam and Eve," by the author
of dorothy Fox,'' grows in interest
and promises to prove a very popular
serial: and the ssMonthly Gossip Is
full of good things, embracing reminis-
cences of Charles Dickens and the
Countess Ida Hahn-Hahns with short
articles on social and literary topics A
poem by Longfellow will appear in the
next number.
ScR1BNER for May is full of inuerest-
ing material on subjects of general or
timely interest. In addition to the book
notices. Literary Crit cism is represent
ed by Mr.. E. C. Steedman's study of
Edgar A. Poe, which touches with keen
insight a subject of never-failing inter-
est to Americans, and will tend to re-
vive the general discussion of Poe. Art
Criticism is represented by paper on
.sThe Young Painters Of Amesica, :" the
first of three by Mr.. VIM. c. Brownell.
Modern progress is represented by the
second of Mr.. Theo. L. De Vinne's pa
pers on seThe Growth of Wood-cut
PRINTING! History is attractively re-
presented by Schuyler's ssPeter the
Great" which is being studiously read
all over the country. In this line also
is Principal Grants first paper of Sc
ries on 'sThe Dominion of Canada," de-
voted to ssthe brave days of old" This
nt NON q oylxoh hlp for tho
writer's generous appreciation of the
labor of the early Jesuits. Both are full
ly illustrated. Fiction is represented
by Mrs. Burnett's louisiana" here
concluded: by Mr.. Cables s'Grandis-
simes," whose story of Bras-Coupe in
the April installment has been compar-
ed in dramatic strength to Victor Hugo
and Manzoni; and by Mrs. Rebecca
Harding Davis's short story, "Walhal-
la.' The Poetry is by Clarence Cook,
Celia Thaxter, and Juliet G. Marsh.
The departments include papers by DIR.
Holland, the book reviews, some ''Bric-
a-Brac" and very fresh department Of
"World's Work.
In the North American Reuieao for
May, ex-Judge Jere. S Black continues
the very interesting series of papers on
the Third Term Question begun in the
February number. His article is enti-
tied seen. Grant and Strong Govern
ment," and its purpose is to show, first,
that the limitation of tenure of Office in
the Presidency to two terms is funda-
mental principle of our republican form
of government; and, secondly. that
not only does disregard of that princi-
pie threaten the permanency of repub-
lican Institutions, but that Grants
third candidacy is actually plot to
revolutionize the republic and intro
duce monarchy. Mr.. Leslie Stephen
writes of ssThe Religion of all Sensible
Men, and speculates on the prospects
Of that religion displacing the present
creeds of the multitude. George Tick
nor Curtis continues his series of arti-
cles on "McClellan's Last service to the
Republic" Mr.. Francis FL. Under
wood contributes an essay on r. w.
Emerson and his writings; and an an
onymous writer labors to show that the
United States Government cannot, con-
sistently with the Monroe Doctrine,
permit the construction of an American
Isthmian Canal, unless the same shall
be controlled solely by cis-Atlantic Gov
VI uC uOGICGS Oi uGW UOOkS
are by Mr.. Axel Gustafson. s'The
North American Review, New York,
N. Y"
THE May number of the Eclectic
Magazine is at hand, and contains, be-
sides its literary attractions, fine steel
engraved portrait of the venerable DIR.
Leonard Bacon. The literary contents
are varied and interesting, comprising
the following articles: "Copyright. y
by Matthew Arnold; s.The Northeast
Passage: Narrative of Lieut.. Palander,
Swedish Royal Navy, Commander of
the Exploring Vessel;'' San Eye-Wit-
ness of John Kemble and Edmund
Kean," by Theodore Martin; 'sYosh-
ida-TorajirO, bit of japanese biogra-
ply Radiant Natter" by D. Pidgeon
1.-The Bells Of Lynn" a poem; .sHenri
Regnault;" s'White Wings: A Yacht
ing Romance" by William Black
"Greek and Christian Views of Beau
ty," by Rev. r. St. John Tyrwhitt:
"Chippers of Flint" 'sFate, or God ?''
by Paul II. Hayne; .Mademoiselle de
ing from Nature in Water-Colors, by
Walter Severn; ssChinese Proverbs :"
'sAn Old Boat" poem; a biographical
sketch of DR.. Leonard Bacon (to accom-
pany the portrait;) and copious Edito-
rial Departments of Literary Notices, y
"Foreign Literary Notes. ssScience
and Art,' and ssVarieties.'' Published
by e. r. Pelton, 25 Bond Street, New
York. Terms, $5 per year; single num-
Der, 45 cents; Trial subscription tor
three months, 81.
IN THEW of the fact that the recent
Legislature was purely Republican the
following comment from that stalwart
paper, the Cleveland Leader, reads
some w h af Si I, nt,l RI