This is the July 10, 1858 issue of HARPER'S WEEKLY newspaper. Harper's was one of the most successful newspapers of the time. Other publishers in the late 1800's included Frank Leslie, in New York, and Gleason's and Ballou's Pictorial, and Every Saturday in Boston.  All of these publications were highly illustrated with wood engravings.  This issue is in good condition for a newspaper of this age, except for some yellow age spots, some of which affect the cover page, but the print is still very readable.  Additional pictures available upon request, please send your e-mail address. 

ARTICLES:

JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ. – As editor and proprietor of the New York Herald he is generally considered the foremost editor in the United States. A biographical article, with an engraved portrait from a photograph by Brady.

THE HOT WEATHER AND THE HOLIDAYS – Throughout the North and West the temperature has ranged from 98F to 104F.  The article describes the different ways that people deal with what the author calls “the disease” that is brought on by heat.

COTTON AND PORK RESPECTABILITY – A discussion of whether people like Charles Dickens and Lady Bulwer Lytton and other writers and painters always go wrong somehow.

THE WAR OF THE RAILROADS – A convention of railroad officers was held on June 30^th, at Buffalo, NY to discuss the recent price wars of the Erie and Central Railroad Companies.

TRAVEL NOTES IN BIBLE LANDS – A journal from the correspondent of his travels through the Middle East.  Two engravings accompany this article “The Eastern letter-writer”, and “Modern Thyatira”.

PRAIRIE FANCIES – A story of how the western prairies have evolved, and of how the old hunters and trappers have all but died out.  When the screech of the locomotive shall echo among the Rocky Mountains the era will have ended, and the charm of the wilderness have vanished.  Three engravings are presented with this article “A Prairie hunter of the Olden Time”, “Prairie Hunters of the Present Time”, and “Prairie Wolves at Work”.

ON THE ROAD AND BY THE BEACH – Two full-page engraving are featured in this issue of the new pastimes of riding fast horses on the dusty avenues, which lead from the settled portion of the city to the upper end of Manhattan Island. (See pictures)

WHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY IN OUR VILLAGE – A mystery

MR. JAMRACH’S COLLEGE FOR YOUNG BEASTS – A fictional story

COMMON SENSE – A poem

PAUL DRAYTON’S CHARM - A fictional story

HOW GOOD GIRLS ARE REWARDED IN FRANCE – The ceremony of the crowning a Rosiere in a French Village. It is of the highest antiquity, and prevails very generally throughout the rural districts of the French Empire.  A collage of engravings concerning the ceremony is presented. (See picture)

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