The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08
The February Magazines.
HARPKR'S MAGAZINE.

iidrrxT'S tor tsbruary, a3d could Ill page or
two more with profit 20 our readers, were it not
that many take the Magazine themselves.
The opening paper is by \. E. Coleman, on the
Diamond Fields of South Africa, richly illus.
tra.ed. We gave an extract in our last. An.
other illustrated article, 10y Herbert futile,
gives IN inside view Of Mount-de-Piete, the ia
NOUS pawn-broking Institution of Paris. Mary,
Queen of Scots, by Lyman Abbott, IS also finely
illustrated, and thrilling narrative. After
tracing the beautiful queen through her event.
full and certainly tortuous career, we yet in
clined TO drop tear at its close. With I'll her
faults, Mary knew no fear.
She battles for her life with u heroism well
worthy pobler nature-bsttles to the last
though there be no hope. She receives the SEN
tence of death with the cslnluess of true cour-
age, not of despair. With all her treschery,
never recreant to her faith--never but once
when her infatuated love of Boutwell,, swerved
her from il 4 few short weeks--sbe clings to
her crucifix till the very hour of death AL
mos. her last words are words of courage TO her
friends. Weep not" she says; Il have prom.
ised for you" Her very last are a pslan from
her prayer beok-"In thee y Lord. have put
my trust And then she lays her head upon
the block as peacefully as ever she laid it upon
her pillow. No "grizzled, wrinkled old woman"
out in the full bloom of ripened womanhood-
forty-lve, no more-Niary Stuart pays on the
scaftsld a. Fotheringay the penalty of hex
treechery at Edinburgh.
Charles Resdt's fascinating story, A Simple:
ton, is continued rs is Miss Thackery's "Old
kensnston," charming serial. Caleb Gushing
is daguerreotyped by the "Old stager," and O
r;o Is ;,ro o;y
by Pref. Henry in "Delusions Of Medicine
Then We have several stories, some poetry Edi.
tcrisl Department; Easy Chair; Scientific Re.
cord, &c.
sCRIDNERs MONTHLY.
"CompaIisons is odorous." and We shall not
compare Scribner with Harper, but if more
interesting monthly than Scribner for February
should be sought, we reckon the search would be
in vain. There is n strange story By Miss
Phelps, Since I died. in which the gates seem
to have been set aiar, indeed pulling ac-
count of Noah Brooks Of what lie calls The
san Rafael Phalanstery; curious discussion
by Philip Gilbert HameIton, the English art
critic, of "One Phase Of the Marriage Cues.
ton > an interesting description By Albert
Rhodes ct "a Court Bali at the Hague" new
story by Miss Trafton, entitled "Little Miss
Frera;' some pleasant and pointed talk by Ju.
Mus Henri Browne, on I" borrowing as Social
Soenc = Il trenchant and nos. timely paper on
AIT at the Capitol q lively description by
Lady Blanche Murphy, of that peculiar British
lnstituton, 81 An Archaeological Breakfast . a
very valuable and entertaining article on I" The
Tehuantepec Ship-Cenal;" a striEngly illus.
tra.ed paper on Siam, I'm and Around Bang
J kok;" and an illustrated piece of popular sci.
euce,'" How Men Learned to Analyze the Sun
Then We have several fine poems stories, dis.
st,tatioas, scientific notes, &C.
We make room for single extract from Ju-
Mus Henri Browne, on Borrowers. in which the
tribe is ,ae,ched as extsnt in New York.
II would seem as if the city had been district.
"a by borrowers, each district having its iniest-
e!> The leading hotels, or rather their patrons,
are lid under contribution by these financial
pets, who take their position at stated hours,
aud ply their trade perservingly from season to
These the fellows who, having ex-
hGust,d the metropolitan mEe, are following the
-.rauICT lode. They are better acquainted with
me arrivals in town than the drummers them.
selves. They scan the register as gu.qUariars
would iuoHderins inscription, and greet with
fuIsome fattery and cordial Misunderstanding every
prcvucig!ist they have ever encountered. Their
accidents are chronic; their misfortunes IN.
varying They have always lost their pocket
took, ct les. it at home: they have been sud
denly called out of town, or have received dis.
patch requiring immediate answer. They have
failed 20 resolve an expected remittance: their
wife j. very i'll, or their child has Just died
'hsy must have money 20 mad. II may be
noted here that they rarely go half so mad rs
Tie credrlOus creatures do after lending them !
\ gentleman blessed with good memory,
Md cursed with frequent approaches of pe,i.
tioners for cal.loans, declares that one of thepe
'ricEsters has been bcreaved during the past SIX
months OF offspring TO the number Of ninety.
eight I'D has become widower not less than
-i~ty times. Who can regard without pro-
t.unGa.t pity mortal struggling under such a.,
accumulation of sorrows, and not respond pc
"rnHrly: Like rhetorical questions are put
by she borrower. He who answers them will
his pocket.book may charge its contents perpet
Ua.iy TO Prof: and Loss
SCIENCE OF HEALTH.
This is one Of the most useful publications o
the day, and the number OF February is benin
mono Of it's predecessors. Popular Physiology
with illustrations, is an excellent article. s
are the articles, Dress of Children Seasonaol
Dishes; Cold Feet, Cause and Cure, with
| dozen 80 others.
The scope of this excellent publication, a
we'll ms the healthfuluess OF its tone, NAV b
Judged by an extract.
CvnrSG WITHOUT MEDlCINH.-What i. di,
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