Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-05-01

The Yoaag Scientist for April is at
hand fully as lively, interesting and re-
plete with Instructions as usual. Pub
lished at IA Dey Street. New York
City.
THE American journal Of Microscopy
| for April is at hand with varied and
interesting table of contents. Subscrip-
tions and communications should be
sent to P. o. Box 1852 New York City.
SCOOP Night, Gentle Folks" is the
title of new quartette, by Will L.
Thompson, author of the famous quar-
| tette 'Come where the Lilies Bloom.
| which We have just received. Publish
ed by w. L. Thompson Co., East
Liverpool, Ohio.
NUMBER four of the Little Folks Read
| er, published in Boston by d. Lathrop
& Co., is at hand. 1t is bright and ill
| led with attractive reading and Illus
! trations. Every teacher in primary
schools would find this little pubiica-
ton a valuable aid.
TIE May Wide AWake is sown as
thick with pictures as theSpring
waysides are with dandelions. The
opening story, one of Sophie Mays
best. 1.-THE Twin Cousins has three IL
Illustrations, and Miss Lathbury's
1 s.Spring Snow Storm is the most
charming picture possible. Mr.. Shil-
labar Mrs. Partington) in ''The Unin-
vited GUEST tells capital bear story;
and Mrs. A. M. Diaz, in "Annetta's Di
ary,' bit of quiet fun for the little
ones. One of the best stories in the
number is 'sSim's Troables,'' by Grand
mere Julie. Mr.. Benjamin's paper in
the American Artists series is about
| Edwin Lord Weeks, the oriental paint
er, and has five illustrations. The three
serials, give Little Peppers ''fwo
Young Homesteaders," and Professor
NJ. P. Paul." are very entertaining and
pleasant, none of them being tales that
will develope the boys into highway
men or runaway sailors. Various short
| articles, the Large Print story Of ''The
Carnation Mouse" Tangles, and an Ex-
ercise Song for use in Schools, by Louis
G. Elson, complete an excellent num-
| Der. D. Lathrop & Co., Publishers,
Boston, Mass.
ST. NICHOLAS for May opens with an
important stalk with Girls and their
Mothers" by Washington GLADDEN., and
contains the first installment of Noah
| Brooks's new serial for boys-a base
ball story, entitled tsThe Fairport
Nine,'' and finely illustrated by Red
| wood. OF complete short stories there
are five, all with pictures. There are
two Natural History articles: ''The
Story of Lizbeth and the sBaby, - an
account of horned lizards, and ''Curi-
Gus Facts Concerning Ants" with five
| illustrations. Louisa M. Alcott's serial
Jack and JILL" describes how Frank
and Gus ran away with . locomotive
engine, and what fun the boys and
girls had on Washington's Birthday.
tOriental Jugglery," an illustrated
paper, tells of some wonderful tricks
aud feats by Hindoo jugglers. GA. D.
1895" explains, with the aid of pictures,
an interesting piece of history. "How
TO Care for the Sick" is practical arti-
Gle, giving young folks clear and safe
advice concerning nursing, how to act
and what to do in sick room. There
are, besides, an outdoor poem by Lucy
History" by Margaret Vandegrift,
with illustrations by E. B. Bensell;
some funny pictures by L. Hopkins;
and twos drawings by Addie Ledyard.
The Departments provide stories and
pictures for the verv little folk, and
pictures, items, letters and puzzles for
everybody.
HARPdR's MAGAZINE for May presents
an unusual variety of entertaining mat
ter, and is full of beautiful illustrations.
The novelty of the number is striking.
The opening article, by Henry j. Van
Dyke, Jr., takes us to the Red River
Valley and across the border into Man
itoba. Equally noYal are the pictures
of old Dutch life which Mr.. Henry
Brace-assisted by the pencils of Pile
and Stone-presents in his exceedingly
Interesting article, entitled sold Cats
| kill" Mrs. Treat contributes second
paper of her ssHome Studies of Nature"
| full of interest. and beautifully illus
| trated by J. G. Beard. The paper on
the Metropolitan Museum of New York
is very timely, in connection with the
recent removal of this Institution to its
permanent location in Central Park.
! Mrs. Lizzie w. Champnev contributes
Il quaint short story, entitled "Salgma
Condita," illustrated by Pile. Another
short story by Angeline Teal portravs
| some characteristic features of Western
life, and abounds in humorous situa-
! tions. The serial novels--Black's
t-'White Wings and Blackmore'
i''Mary Anerley"--are continued. The
Editors Easy Chair, with other inter-
esting matter, contains some very pithy
reflections on wOod-engraving. In the
Draeoer, which is full of bright humors
There is a new poem ILLUSTRATED eu-
titled 'tMine Schildhood," by the auth
or of "Leedle Yawcob Strauss