The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-06
FEBRUARY PUBLICATIONS.

THE ALDINE.-We had supposed the AZ
dine had attained the acme Of excellence in
the January number, but the February mum.
Der must be- acknowledged to be still better.
ArtisliCally there are few better drawings
than Excepting the Peace dogpic'are by
Peter Moran, quite worthy of Landseer IN his
best days, with which the number opens.
The late John A. Hows supplied, just before
his death, the three exquisite Views Of the
Conemaugh," which fullnw. Two Pleasant
Occupations" and THE Fortunate Moment"
are companion pieces, after RudauX, pleas
antly telling the conclusion OF that rural love
story of winch the INiae has before given
more than one charming glimpse BY the same
artist. "IIunting the Stag" il a noble full
page picture, well conveying that grand
sport in the costumes and Mariner of the old
en- time; and u slngularly well-drawn little
picture, without name, but showing two girls
rolling about on the summer grassland three
views Of oddly beautiful Peterborough Cathe
dral, one of the handsomcst in England
make up the art.contents of the number, real
ly perfect enough, well TO warrant TIE secon
Diary name: the cart Journal of America"
Few think of the AIdGnG except in connec
ton with its fine pictures, yet It's literature
quite keeps pace with its pictures IN excel
lence and variety.
The Aldine Co. having established an art
union on the plan OF the Arl.Union IN Eng
land, is distributing among its subscribers art
premiums valued at $4,000. Subscription
tlcke,, at Sc each, entitle tho holder to the
new chrome, ard to ticket in the dstribu-
ton of art premiums.
LoCKE's NATIONAL MoNruIY.--This pub,
hcation has the invariable good quality of
being instructive without being heavy, and
humorous without being coarse. The Feb
ruary number opens with the second part OF
Our Orange Grove, SIX tchy, pleasant &C
count Of experience IN the South, by Marion
Pearl, followed by touching biographical
study from the pen of William II, Maher,
cRlchard Grant") Mary Hartwell has a
brief but graphic story under the title Of "a
Better Coua,ry,' and 4. q. Marine writes of
can Old Homestead" in a way that will
touch responsive chord in many a heart.
Mrs. Rosa L, Segur contributes we'll writ
ten paper on "SenatOr Schurz as an Educa.
tor" while the Department of HUmour is
well filled by Ebcn +. Rexford, Frank r
Stockton and other we'll known writers.
LITrELLs LIVING AGE.-The numbers for
Jan. 90 and 80 have the following noteworthy
articles
The Republic of Venice; its Rise, Decline
and Fall, from the Quarterly Review; Ru.
bens and Vandyck in England, Tnsley'
Magazine Saxon Studies, part IL! by Julian
Hawthorne, Contemporary Review; lsmailia,
by Thos. Hughes, Macmillan; Barry Corn,
wall" -unpubllshed letters, personal recol-
lections and contemporary notes,-by 5. X.
Townshend Mayer, Gentlemen's Magazine;
international Vanities, VIII, Blackwood
Charles and Mary Lamb, their Editors and
Biographers, Westminster Review; Setting
up Butter, Saturday Review; The Effect OF
Exile on Pretenders Spectator; Longevity
and Brain-Work Spectator; The Ultimate
Consequences of Mr.. Gladstone's Pamphlet
Economist A Pathological Puzzle, Pail Mall
Gazette; and the usual choice poetry and
miscellany These numbers also contain
part Of 1.-THE Counts Daughters" ana in
stalments of the entertaining serials "Alice
Lorraine" by the author Of "The Hald OF
Skier" and the story Of valentine and his
Brother"
Subscriptions received for any Of the above
publications, and single copies for sale at the
bookstore of Osman & Hapemar.