ical, theological and scientific periodicals of the
present century is by no means complete, but it may be serviceable for
future correction and extension.

There was a publication in Philadelphia, in 1811, entitled the _Cynic_,
"by Growler Gruff, Esquire, aided by a Confederacy of Lettered Dogs." It
wore the motto:

We'll snarl, and bite, and play the dog,
For dogs are honest.

It was published weekly from September 21 to December 12. The principal
purpose of the little paper was to censure and abuse the theatrical
managers of the city for abolishing the old theatre boxes.

A dramatic review which has a station in the file, and not i' the worst
rank either, is the _Whim_, published by John Bioren, No. 88 Chestnut
Street, at twenty cents a number. It was a small paper issued during the
theatrical season and for sale at the Falstaff tavern. The editor, James
Fennell, was born in London in 1766, and died in Philadelphia, June 14,
1816. He came to America in 1793 and made his first appearance in
Philadelphia. He published "The Wheel of Truth," a comedy; "Picture of
Paris;" "Linden and Clara," a comedy; and "Apology for My Life,"
Philadelphia, 1814. The first number of the _Whim_ appeared Saturday,
May 14, 1814. The argument for the publication was founded upon the
pre-eminence of Philadelphia among the cities of the nation, "The city
of Philadelphia professedly and avowedly declaring itself the _Athens of
the United States_" (p. 8). The journal ceased, I believe, with the
tenth number, dated July 16, 1814.

It has been no part of my task to discover and describe the early
magazines of the State, though that had been an attractive piece of
literary exposition--to the expounder, at least. In conclusion, however,
it may not be amiss to recite a few of the earlier examples of
provincial editing.

The first magazine west of the mountains was the _Huntingdon Literary
Museum and Monthly Miscellany_. It was edited by William Rudolph Smith,
a grandson of Dr. William Smith, of the _American Magazine_ (1757-8),
and Moses Canan. It was printed by John McCahan and published in 1810.
Its editors defined it to be "the first asylum for the varieties of
literature that ever had been published west of the Susquehannah" (p.
576). The magazine ceased in December, 1810, with the complaint that
"with the exception of some pieces of poetry from several gentlemen in
Philadelphia, and an essay on the early 'Poetick W