The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-27

; rs" by Chas ncshlcr; besides the serials
"Thc Living Lirk," and my Mother aud / w
One of the NEST readable articles in the nrEi-
Der is the cnc entitled zone in Many re-
counting the romantic ventures, during the
rebellion, of Lieut. w. b. Cushing, OF the
navy. Two short stories, John and 4" ana
"My WiSe's Editorial" with the f"o Editor
ial Departments, complete 4 number of unrs'
ual attcaGtiveness and interest
scribners.
ore of the notable features of Scribncrs
for July Is Prot. Harris carefully prepared ar
Iticie on The Shakespeare Death Mask"
ITherc can scarcely be limit set to the
amour, the world would not give for an as
sured correct portrait, or statue, or cast OF
Shakespeare. 1t has always been believed
there was nothing reliable of the kind in ex
istance. When bust of man is to be made
after his death, plaster is spread upon the
face and allowed to harden. In the concaVe
mold thus obtained plaster in liquid state
Is poured and convex mold produced, which
is a fac-simile of the features, and is technic
ally called a death mask" After Shakes
peare's death, Gerard Johnson, an English
sculptor, cut in the marble tombstone that
was placed over Shakespeare's grave head,
which was doubtless intended to represent
the features OF the great dramatist, but how
accurately, or whether intended even 10 ap-
proach accuracy, has always been matter
of dispute. 1t is now maintained that the
sculptor johnson took 4 death-mask for the
purposes of this tomb, aud further, that this
identical dea.hmask has been found in Ger
many. There is no doubt, at least, that there
is in the possession of the Becker family at
Mayeace q 6eath.mask, which had cut in its
back at the time it was made the date "A. ID.
1916" the year in which Shakespeare died,
and which, in the traditions of the family for
over 200 years, has been held to be a death
mask of Shakespeare. Prof. Hart traces the
history of the relic ia all its details, and dis
cusses the question OF its genuineness e&-
lhaustively. The article csnnot fail TO pro-
duce conmo!ion among the dey0tces OF the
great poet
| In the same number Of Scribner, Mr.. Stod-
dard begins series Of articles, Studies OF
soule British Authors which promises to be
OF deep interest The auch controyerted
"Grthodox Minister is heard from again on
"EscLstology," g big word which means
Last things" as death, Judgment, &c. Ed
ward King continues his "Great South, de
voting the present chapter to Missouri SaXe
Holmes clever story, "A Four-Leaved Glow
err is concluded. Jules Nerne's Mysterious
Island" and Miss Trafton's Katharine Earle
are ccutinued There is more poetry by B.
Z. Tayler, Mr. King and others. Mrs Hodg-
sen Burnett has short story and General
dAbain an entertaining sketch of seine extra
ordinary scescs in Cambod:a
The Editorial Departments are unusually
rich Under the head of "Etchingsn We find
this exquisite glimpse OF Thackeray:
Thackeray was not humorist, in the sense
that Dickens was, nor Wit, in the sense that
gerrold was, but he now and then SAID good
thing in a quiet way He was pestered Oh
one occasion, while in this country, by q
Young gentleman of An inquiring turn of
mind, as to what was thought of this person
and that person in England Mr.. Thack-
cray" lie asked. what DO they think of Tup-
perez They don't think Of Topper" was
the reply Another Flan of letters was men,
toned and il TRANSFERRED that he was addicted
to beer drinking. YES" said Thackeray,
take HIM for half and half he was a man"
His connection with frasey'S Ndgdziae was
the subject Of conversation, and the right of
an editor TO change the "copy'' of his contrib
utors was discussed Thackeray maintained
that no such right existed, except as regarded
errors OF grammar, and declared that the only
l,n al oil for IA
better was the author himself as rule, edi-
torlal changes were Runders. II told an
editor so once and he did not like it. i have
40 objection Ia your putting your hoOfS on
my paragraphs remarked, hut decidedly
object to your sticking your ears through
them" He never forg2ve you, of cOurse?"
Il never thought 30 ask" ThaCkeray and Yer
rold used to sit near each other at the Punch
dinners and Jerrold was inclined TO wrangle,
if everything was not TO his hiking hut
Thackeray would keep the peace There's
no use in our quarreling,N he said, 'for we
must meet again meat week"
And ia AHome aad Society this reasonable
and admirable adcioe to croquet players:
There is no one spot where well-bred people
are APP, TO approach SO near TO ill-breediug as
on the eroquetgroan The cause of the
trouble must inhere in the game, (which yet
appears TO be of the most simple and refined
order,--for other outdoor sports fail to irri-
tate the feelings or ruffie the temper AS this
does. II is as if sonae tiny iHp of discord
pervaded the field, dewotIng himself 60 the
task of drawing to the surface whatever is
contrary in the disposition of the players.
We have seesa girls go almost Into Mysteries,
and young men become ssllen or disputanous
aver paltry "croquet'' or u wicket doubtful |
by run, The game intended solely tor amuse-
nent becomes the source Of disagreement
ard wrangling, sporting all pleasure for the |
peace-levng, ~ well as for the contentious.
The origin OF most crOquet disputes lies in
the diverse understanding OF the rules. Near
ly IS many manuals are published rs there |
are games played, and rarely is a match ar
ranged where the players haze all Learned of
the same authority; hence Tie difference of
opinion. The sole way to avoid dissensions
is TO select the best book on the subject and
maize is decisions final on maoted no,,ss 7,