The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-17

We are in receipt of Lockcs Ndtiosal Monthly
for January the beginning of the second volume
The number opens with the first chapters OF a
new serial by ID. II. Locke (Nasby) written in
the authors characteristic style. 1t is called
"John Duncan's Widow" and we predict for 1t a
wide popularity. Charles Barnard the editor OF
Boston musical journal, writes very whmsi-
cal and amusing story called "The Dessicated
BRIDE" Amalia LaForgc an extremely readable
love story; while the department of holiday
reading is admirably filled by Mrs. r. L. Scgur
and Richard Grant" Other articles by Amcri-
can and Foreign writer's fill out the measure Of
this sprightly and popular magazine
TO-DAY, with its sparkling and varied contents,
is on our table with its usual promptncss. There
are several stories, Prof. Blot continues to en-
tighten housckeepcrs, and Dr. Dio Lewis lis rich
rs usual in health rules, ycnturing upon the bold
assertion that our grandmothcrs knew more
than the regular practice" of today and laying
down the following law Of the teeth:
II YOU will only keep your teeth clean they
won't decay The wonderful dentiirces which
SOLD at fabulous prices are greatly inferior to
a simple mixture OF soap and prepared chalk,
with little something like orris root; but the
gist will prepare you enough for a quarter OF a |
dollar TO last long time When you go to bed, |
with broad, soft tooth thrush 20 through the
mouth thoroughly. If disposed to bad mouth, |
You may repeat the dose in the morning, But
the principal article for keeping the teeth clcon
is a toothpick, a soft goose quill, which you must
use after eating, no matter though it is a piece
of apple, and if convenient, after the pick use
mouthful Of water to rinse from between the
teeth what the toothpick may have left
LITrEILs LIVING AGE.-Thc second weekly
number of the new volume OF the Li@h3 Agc,
bearing date January 10th, comes to us with an
elaborate and valuable article on the English
Pulpit (and preaching in general from the quar-
toyly R,ge,r: part one Of series OF entertaining
letters on Spanish Life and Character IN the In
terror, during the Summer of 1878, from NocmH. !
Ian: international Vanitics part one on "Ccrc-
monlal"), from Black,cooj; The Sentence of Mar |
shall Bazainc Spectator; The Prussian " Rclorma- !
ton" Spectator; part one Of Robert Hollis
Illusion" a poem, translated by Sir John Bow
ring from the Magyar Of pctoiil, together with :
other poetry, miscellany, etc. With fifty two t
such numbers, of siXty-iour large pages each,
laggrcgating over 5000 pages year. the sub
scription price (sSy is very low. |
LEDGER ALMANAC-Wc are debtor to &. W. {
Childs, publisher Of the Philadelphia Lci9cr, for
a copy Of the Ledger Almanac for ls1i. Besides
the ususual calender for each month and astru. =
nomical calculations Tor the year, it contains c
vast amount of other useful information, such as
the Hebrew calendar for 1874 the church calcn- !
lar, electoral and popular votes for President v
rom t7,g to 1872; Aggregate Of Census Returns t
a
&c: aud every alternate page tells Us something \
.tcut that great philanthropist Geo. ". Childs. J
ANY Of the above publications may be seen at l.
Dee Bookstore Of osman a Hapcman, where sin. u
, cop c; ar .or sale and subscriptions received