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

10" by Chas. peshlcr; besides the serials
Z "Thc Living Liuk," and my Mother aud |
One of the NEST readable articles in the nnFi-
Der is the enc entitled "One in Many" re
counting the romantic ventures, during the
rebellion, of Lieut.. W. b. Cushing, OF the
navy. Two short stories, John and 4" and
my WiSe's EDITORIAL with the flee Editor
ial Departments, complete number OF unUs'
ual attcactiveness and interest.
Scribners.
0xe of the notable features of Scribncrs
for,July Is Prot. Harris carefully prepared ar
ticie on THE Shakespeare Death-Mask''
There can scarcely be limit set to the
amount 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 cx
istance. When bust of man is to be made
after his death, plaster is spread upon the
face and allowed to harden. In the concaye
mold thus obtained plaster in liquid state
is poured and convex mold produced, which
is a facsimile of the features, and is technic
ally called "desth.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 deathmask has been found in Ger
many There is no doubt, at least, that there
is in the possession of the Becker family at
Mayeace a death-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 death
mask of Shakespeare Prof Hart traces the
history of the relic IN all its details, and dis
cusses the question of its genuineness e1-
Ihaustively. The article cannot fail to pro-
duce coinmotion among the dey0tces Of the
great poet
| In the same number Of Scribner, air. Stod-
dard begins series Of articles, 4'Studies OF
SEINE British Authors" which promises to be
of deep interest The rauch oontroverted
"Orthodox Minister is heard from again on
"Eschatology," big word which means
4last things" as death, Judgment &c. Ed
ward King continues his "Great South de
voting the present chapter to Missouri. SAKE
Holmes clever story, "a Four-Leaved Glow
err" is concluded. Jules Nerne's Mysterious
Island'' and Miss Trafton's Katharine Earle"
are continued. There is more poetry by b.
Il. Taylor, Mr. King and others. Mrs. Hodg.
sen Burnett has a short story, anG General
dAbain an entertaining sketch of seine extra
ordinary sceEes in Cambodia.
The Editorial Departments are unusually
rich Under the head of "Etchings7' we find
this exquisite glimpse OF Thackeray:
Thackeray was not n humorist, in the sense
that Dickens was, nor n wit, in the sense that
gerrold was, but he now and then said good
thing in q quiet way He was pestered Oh
one OCCASION while in this country, by 4
young gentleman of an inquiring turn of
mind, as to what was thought of this person
and that person in England Mr.. Thuck
cray" lie asked, what do they think of Tup-
per?'' "They don't think of Topper" was
the reply. Another Rlan of letters Was men
toned, and it TRANSFERRED that he was addicted
to beer drinking. eyes," said Thackeray,
"take HIM for half and half he was a man"
His connection with Erase,'S Wdgdziae 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
al l-a oil for no
better was the author himself; as rule, edi
torral changes were Hunders. II told an
editor so once and he did not like it. j have
no objection to 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 80 ask" Thackeray and Ter
rold used to sit near each other AZ the PURch
and JerrQld was inclined to wranglc, |
if everything was not TO his liking hut
would keep the peace. There's |
no use in our quaSreling,N lie saA "for we
must meet again meat week"
And ia "home a&d Society" this reasonable |
and admirable adzioe to croquet players:
There is no one spot where well-hred people |
are apt TO approach SO near 10 ill-breediug as
on the crOquet ground. The cause of the |
trouble must nhere in the game, (which yet /
appears to be of the most simple and refined
order,-for other outdoor sports fail to iri-
tate the feelings or rufile the temper as this
does. 1t is as if some tiny imp of dscord
pervaded the field, dewotIng himself 80 the
task of drawing to the surface whatever is
in the disposition of the players.
We have seen girls go almost iato Mysteries,
and young men become sallen or disputatous
aver paltry "croquet'' or wicket doubtful
BY run The game intended solely tor amuse-
nent becomes the source of disagreement
md wrangling, spelling all pleasure for the
a. well as for the contentious
trhe origin OF most croeret disputes lies in
the diverse understanding OF the rules. Near
ly sas many manuals are published as there
are games played, and rarely is Il match ar
ranged where the players haze all learned of
tlie same authority; hence tie difference of
opinion. The sole way to avoid dissensions
is 10 select the best book on the subject and
10 20 decisions Hpa1