Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-03-20

THE New York World has come out
i'm new dress and with a new head
typographical, head of course, not ed
itorial. The change is not an improve
ment.
THE Chardon Republican comes to
hand resplendent in new drss and q
new "make-up." We congratulate our
erudite and esteemed cotemporary on
this evidence of prosperity.
THE s'Weeping Waltz" new COM
position for the piano, has been laid
upon our desk by the author I. D. Low
ett, of this place. 1t is very pretty, al
though not difficult and will, we douba
not, become popular among musicians
Published by F. Brainard's Sons. ana
for sale at all news dealers.
On MONDAY last the Cleyeland Plain
Dealer made its appearance as morn
ing paper-a change which really ough,.
10 have been made months and even
years ago. Under its new arrangement
the Dealer comes to the front, bright,
newsy, and interesting. We wish our
esteemed cotemporary all good fortune
III its new departure.
PETERsoN's Magazine for April is on
our table. Every month, almost, this
popular lady's book has some new and
special attraction. The one this month
is series of designs in embroidery,
furnished by the philadelphia School
of Art-needlework." For nearly thirty
years "Peterson'' has held front rank
as lady's book. Chas. J. Peterson,
306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
WE are gratified to acknowledge the
receipt of Ayers Almanac for 1880, in
eight different languages, viz; English,
German, French, Spanish, Holland
Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, and
Swedish. Although our classical lore
is not quite equal to thorough mastery
of them all, we are pleased with so de-
cided compliment to our literary abil
ity, in assuming that we, with editors
n general, know every thing.
BALLoU's Monthly Magazine for April
is at hand, showing a varied class of
contents, sea-yarns, domestic stories,
nice love-tales. poetry, engravings.
well written descriptions, wit and hu-
NOR, wise Information, and a little of
everything that can interest. Publish
ed by ThOmes 81 Talbut, % Hawley
Street, Boston, Mass, at $3.50 per an
mum, postpaid, and for sale at all the
news depots in the country. We will
furnish BAItou's Magazine to club with
the JOURNAL at $3.50 per annum, post
paid for both.
THE APRIL Atlantic Monthly Is a
redletter number, containing three new
chapters of Mr.. Howell's very striking
story, ''The Undiscovered Country"
and the opening chapter of ''The Still
water Tragedy" a serial story by. 7. B.
Aldrich. These two serials are enough
to make a notable number of any Mag
azine, but the atlantic has,in addition,
"Clary's Trial." by Rose Terry Cook !;
ga Canterbury Pilgrimage" one of
the most engaging of Richard Grant
Whites English papers; ''rhe Lost o.
| casion,' fine poem by Whittier: some
charming "Verses for Letter." by Miss
Sarah o levitt "Reminiscences of Wash
ington," and a large variety, besides, OF
poems, essays, reviews, and the Contrib
utors' Clubb, = all making an excep-
| tionally good number of what an Eng
| lisn journal calls ssthe best of the
monthlies." Houghton, Osgood & Co..
Boston.
With the present week comes the
twenty-second number of the Musical
Reoieao. The most noteworthy article
of the week is short editorial, COM
menting upon the difficulties at Cincin-
nati, giving dispassionate view OF
the situation, and of course supporting
Thomas as all musical people may.
| Tho int xuhs snh bn
of BerlioZ is now being brought is al
ways fostered bv this journal and Sc.
ries of articles upon "Berlioz in Russia
by Octaie Tongue is commenced in this
number. The correspondence is wei
written and interesting and gives
Americans correct picture of the mu.
steal movements abroad. The Reuieao il
dedicated to music as an art. Our only
wish in connection with it is that il
might be oftener induced to lend its col
umns to music as a science. j. G. Rod
rigues, P. o. Box 1926, N. Y.
THE April Number of Hdrper's Mag
azine is rendered exceedingly attractive
by its many beautiful illustrations, ant
every article in it's table of contents il
noteworthy. The Number opens will
the first part of Mrs. John Lillie'
| ptpOi, 1AeeotS oho AhAUohSidho III
land.' This paper, which will be con.
cluded in the May Number, is, we un
derstand, the first of series of contri
buttons by Mr.. and Mrs. Lille OH Eng
lish subjects of literary, historical, ant
picturesque interest, to be illustrated
by Abbey. The rural charms of Ches
ter Valley, Pennsylvania and the as
sociations of Valley Forge are the them,
of an excellent paper by Mrs. Ella Rod
man Church., with remarkably fine il
Illustrations by Howard Pyle. One 0
the most interesting articles in tn,
Number is Mary Treats ''Home Sudies'
in Nature, with ten exquisite engrav
ings from drawings by j. c. Beard
OF late much interest. in literary cir
cies, has attached to the poems o
Francois Copper. One of the most dra
matte of these. "Shipwrecked." trans
, lated by E. w. Latimer, appears IN thi
Number, with two strong pictures BY
Reinhart. La fiction the Number con
tains, besides the serial novels "Whit
Wings and 'sMary Anerley," two ex
cellent short stories: "Mr. 'Witherton'
Romance" humorous sketch, b,
Phoebe Yates Pember, aud 'An Easte
Card" beautiful tale, by Virginia w
johnson. The Editorial Department
furnish large amount of delightful
reading on current topics, recent book
etc.