The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28

Sleep" exhibits Mrs. +. Cakes Smiths facility
in versification Making "a home is an article
for fathers and mothers to read. The admir-
able articles entitled Brain and Mind" are
continued; the closing chapters OF Uncle jim
ME the Cripple are as entertaining as the first
In the Health Department there are some
good suggestions with regard To rest and recre-
alton, under the title Of The Philosophy OF
Reaction Simple Curvaturcs Of the Spine are
described and well illustrated. \ character.
istic letter of Isaac Pitman on Diet follows,
and there are also some "reminiscences by a
Southern contributor, relating to the fever cpl
demic. The departments headed Science and
Agricultural, Memorial, Editorial, etc. appear
TO be more crowded than usual, and treat Of
their several themes in very direct and IN
structlve manner.
LITTELLs LIVING AGE. Nittell Il Co.. Bos,
ton So year, The numbers for the weeks
ending June IA and 81 contain the following
articles;
Origen and the Beginnings Of Christian
Philosophy, and Contemporary Life and
Thought in France, Contemporary; The Sc
cret Correspondence of Louis XIV, Quarterly
William Kingdom Clifford, Fortnightly; Mrs
Craven and her work, Nineteenth Century;
On Chinese Fans Fraser Jannina-Greek
or Turkish Macmillan; Truth of intercourse,
Cernhill; Necessity of financial Viceroy for
India, Economist; with instalments of Sarah
de Berenger" by Jean lngelow, and Doubling
Heart by Miss Keary, and the conclusion OF
"The Romance of Mrs. Frances kendrick;"
and the usual poetical selections.
ST. NICHOLAS. (Scribner II Co., New York
so year, The July number has $ extra pa
ges and 50 illustrations. The frontispiece
is fine picture by Sherlaw, illustrating the
opening story Ned Nodding comes next,
summer poem, by Lucy Larcom; followed
by an account of codtishing on the banks of
Newfoundland. In another article boys and
girls are taught how to make their own ham
mocks, with ten plain diagrams and full di'
rections In the Blossom Boy OF Toxic William
Elliott tells about Japanese Children; and
Moncure ID. Conway contributes a good story
The Child and the Image The 4th Of July ele-
ments finds expression in Il stirring march for
lHc piano, anu tHcIi - III amusing pIItu''
of drilling squad OF recruits. A Jolly Eel
lowship, Frank r. Stockton's serial story, takes
its heroes through an exciting diving episode,
and leaves them aboard a burning ship and
"Eyebrght," the continued tale of Susan Cool
ldge, brings its chief character to the thresh-
hold of an adventure IN a sea-cave.
Funny verses, comical pictures gay jingles,
page of bright contributions from the young
folks themselves, and Departments brimtul
of good things, help to complete a number eX-
actly suited to summerholiday reading.
WIDE AWAKE. Iothrop & Co.. Boston.
So year, The July number is thick"
with 1G extra natural history pages. The ma
tional holiday is celebrated with frontlspiece
full of battle smoke and two patriotic stories,
The Children's Hour at the Old South by
Emma f. Brown, is also full Of patriotic re
miniscences. There is also humorous 4th
of July poem, illustrated, as also funny illu-
strated double page poem, A Bad Fix. And
there are several other illustrated poems The
articles of permanent value, however, are No.
VII. of "Our American Artists series, rela-
tive TO J. J. Enneking, with a portrait and
studio, drawn in pen.and-ink by the artist
himself, and a beautiful engraving from Mr..
Enneklngs charcoal drawing Of his painting,
winter Twilight at Hyde Park and No.
XIV. of the Poets Homes" papers, about
J. Boyle O'Reilly, the Irish poet and the editor
of the Pilot HIS history is most romantic,
and his portrait very pleasing Altogether,
this number of WIDE AWAKE, taking in three
serials, "The Dogberry Bunch" "St Olme's"
and Don QuixOte, Jr," is one of the best is
sued
THE NURSERY. John l.. Shorey, Boston.
$50 a year, The July number is crowded
With fine pictures and Is unusually gay and
sprIghtly. The Drawing Lesson is one of It's
best, and the music will set ali the little boys
wild to get drums.
Any of above publications may be seen at the
bookstore of Osman e. Hapeman where sub
scriphons are received and single copies for
sale