The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-10-18

| HARPER's MAGAZINE. (IIarPer Il Brothers,
New York. $500 year, A notable feature of
the November Harper's is that all the articles in
it but two are illustrated. Mr.. Bcnjamin's final
paper on American painters is confined to our
earlier artists, and gives beautiful engravngs Of
pictures by John Smybert, Benjamin West, Cop
ley, Peale, Trumbull, Stewart, Newton, Aston
and Morse. Mr.. A. A. Hayes, IT,, selects as the
theme Of finely illustrated article the novel sub.
jeCt OF the cattle ranches of Colorado recalling
the adventures published some years ago in IIar-
| pers Of J. Ross Browne in the West. Another
delightful series Of pictures are those accompany
ing Mr.. j. {. Boards attractive paper on 1.-The
Mimicry Of NATURE" though little less SO than
those illustrating Prof. Elliott's paper, "Thc
Sparrow War" But the finest paper of all is that
OF W. II. Rideng on the Old National Road
With the assistance OF the Illustrations it repro
duces in vivid colors the lively pageantry Of this
great highway, which, but a generation ago,
Seemed like freze with an endless procession
Of figures. In fiction there is capital story, il.
ustrated by Mrs. Georgiana $. Hull; an anony
nous story of travel; and chapters OF the three
serisls-White Wings, Mary Anerly and Young
Mrs. Jardinc The November Number closes the
fifty ninth volume, and the publishers offer to
send to new annual subscribers beginning with
the December Number, 1879, the fosr previous
numbers containing the early chapters Of white
Wings" and "Mary Anerey."
GopEY's LApY's BOOK. U.ady's Book Compa
ny, Philadelphia 81 . year, The November
number is adorned, as usual, with a steel frontis-
piece by Darley-the subject this time being
shooting for the Christmas Turkey very
spirited representation. As to the contents Of
the number generally, the ladies will certainly
be satisfied with the great variety Of fashion mat
tiers from which to select toilets for the autumn,
for there are patterns for every garment needed
in the wardrobe Of lady of taste. Mothers will
also value the diagram pattern Of an ulster for u
little girl. In the serial Of the Rosebud Garden
the girls are taken away from their pretty home
and cross the ocean with the author TO meet some
Of her heroines. There is charming Thanks
giving story, Little Red Riding Hood, and a most
exquisite poem, The Legend Of the Lily with
other stories and poems Of great merit In the
work department. the pages devoted to little
people, the housekeeping columns, the architec-
tural picture, the home adornment, Indeed on
every page Of this ever popular magazine will be
found the most attractive reading and useful
hints.
BALLoUs MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Boston, sl.5O
year, The November number of this popular
magazine presents the following attractive table
Of contents: The City Of Venice; The Falkland
Islands; Salt and Salt Mines; My Lady's Bounty;
Marble Woman; To Matte; Colonel Rawlin's
Son; Not Lightly Loved; The Deacon's Propos-
al; Recollections Of Other Days; Seeing the New
Moon; Shine On, Bright Stars; The Hand and
The Master. Finger; A Malay superstition; Our
lNextDoor Neighbors; My Little Lady; NJ.