The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-29
July Magazines.
Harpers.

4 illustrating as almost terIu iacOgH3td the II
ginia lowlands-that old aristOcratic tide wa
ter region, between the James and Potomac 81
rich in historic associations and once the abOd
of teeming wealthy, blood and purse prou(
aristocracy; and yet, in Some Landmarks o
Old Virginia" the opening article of the Jul.
Harper, we find this theatre of the first settle
ment of America depicted in way to remint
one of some half explored wild on the far OF
Pacific Still the portrayal is true, and w
wonder how a region so naturally rich coult
come to such comparative desolation.
Hospital Life in New York is another
finely illustrated paper, and one both of hu
morous and pathetic interest Port Crayor
contributes a enthusiastically illustrated pa
per on Old Time Militia Musters; and Other
papers with pictures" are on Van Dyck, the
old Flemish painter; one on the Worship OF
Juggenaut in Orissa, and one entitled "A
First Week in England"
Among papers not illustrated that OF Abel
though no more so than spirited narrative,
contributed by Ben. J. LOSING, of the vndl.
cation of John Peter Zenger, poor German
fprintcr, who was arrested in revolutionary
| times 10y the provincial Governor of New York
and tried for the publication of seditious'
article.
In fiction, besides the serial stories of VIM.
Black and Thomas Hardy, we have a charm
ing story-Owlet-by John Esten Cook some
characteristic domestic sketches by Chas ID.
Dcshler; and vivacious short stories by Chas.
De Kay and James Payn.
We had marked various passages for copy.
ing in running our July Harper over, but find
lroom only for this-flom the paper on Van
iDyck;
There Is tale that Van Dyck, just before
his departure, was sent for by IL Bishop (whose
name being Anthony, has been wrongly sup.
posed to be the Bishop of Trieste, a firm friend
of the ARTIST to paint his portrait. With the
insolence OF his rank, the prelate, regarding
the artist as he did one of his lackeys, when
he came in did not rise TO receive him. nor
make any acknowledgment of his presence.
Van Dyck had seen in the anteroom his easel
and implements which he had sent before,
and veyed at his reception without waiting
for an invitation, seated himself and gazed
steadily at tie bishop without sayings word
AS that worthy in tins silent strife found he was
matched by the artist, after some minutes he
said, abruptly, have not YOU come to paint
my portraitY 81 am at your Emincnce's dis
posal," replied Van Dyck. The bishop waited ;
the painter sat immovablc, "Why," cried the
prelatc, don't you get your tools! do you cx-
poet me to seek for them2" "As you did not
order your servants to bring them to me, |
| thought il possible that you intended to do me
that service" answered Van Dyck, cody. Red
dening with rage, the bishop rose, and, in a
wrathiul tone, cried, Anthony, you are but a
little asp, but you have great venom" Van
Dyck moved toward the door, and when on the
threshold, at safe distance from the burly
priest, bowed mockingly, AS he retorted An.
thony you are large enough, but, like the Gin
namon-tree, the skin is the best part of YOU
| Scribners.
The July number opens with the third of
DR.. Brewers papers on Bird Architecture, with
many fine illustrations The next paper treats
Of part of last years Loan Collection to the So
ciety Of Decorative Art, and is illustrated by "A
number of admirable drawings by Francis
Lathrop; Earnest Ingcrsoll devotes the next
illustrated article to the police of New York,
describing the growth Of the force from the
rattle watch of 1858, consisting of men, to ITS
present strength of 2,5l1 interpreted with
many curious and thrilling anecdotes and adj
ventures. The educational paper is devoted
TO the structure Of ,hc famous English Uni
versity of Oxford
Among the unillustrated material, disqul.
sition on the weather, under the title of ais it
Going to RAIN" by John Burroughs, Is ex.
ccptionally pleasant reading. Treating of
storms, he says;
All our general storms are cyclonic in their
character, that is, rotary and progressive. Their
type may be seen in every little whirlpool that
goes down the swollen current of the river, and
in our hemisphere they revolvc in the same
direction, namely, from right TO left, or in OPP.
position 20 the hands of u watch When the
water finds an outlet through the bottom of a
dam, a suction or whiring vortex is devcl.
loped, that generally goes round IN the same
direction. \ morning glory or Il hop-yine or
a bolc.bean winds around its support in the
same course, and cannot be made to wind in
lcyclone revOlves in the other direction, or from
left to right. How do they rcyolve at the cqua-
tor, then? They do not rcvolvc at all This is
the point of zero, and cyclones are never formed
nearer than the third parallels of latitude
Whether also hop-vines refuse to wind about
the pole there, am unable TO say.
In Italy and the Pope, Luigi Mont makes
clear the much misunderstood relation be
tween Victor Emmanuel and the Pope, with a
running sketch of the formation of the King
dom of Italy.
In fiction, Miss Traiton's Ellis Inheritance
comes To conclusion, and is to be succeeded
by Mr.. Boyeson's new novel, "Falconberg,'
depicting Norwegian Life in the Northwest
X. +. Stockton has another droll story con-
tanning some pointed suggestions looking to
wards vigorous ways of dealing with tree
agents and lightning rod men; and G. p Lath