The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-27
LITERATURE.
Magazines.

is very prclly liCtulc illustrating otoiy ny
Rev J. l.. Beman, on Hunting Deer. This is
followed BY an interesting article from Mary
Wager-Fsher on the Philadelphia Reform
School," with thirteen pen and Ink drawings.
Then comes a story about Polly's Tempta-
,Ion," with a charming drawing by" Champ"
who also has full page drawing for Mrs.
Lizzie W. Chapney's "Trotling Song" Two
other fullpage illustrated poems are 5. c.,
stones How they Received the King" and
"Thc Weeds Mission" by Mary Eytigne.
Nip and Tuck is funny story with very
funny pictures by Elanor Kirk. How the
Penny Family Lived" is a sketch by Amanda
B. Harris, of family that reside in "A rall,car
the year round. "Thc Boy that would Climb
Trees" by Janet Carruther's is "A good short
story. Inst. Olave's the story has reached
an exciting climax, and Archbishop's reading
Of the CIPHER proved to be correct; while in
the "Dogberry Bunch" part of that interest
ing family are in noisy Chicago. There is
also a nice pictorial story for the little folks
about Fred's Pet" an article about " Dr.
Johnson and his Times and glimpe In
Belgium" by Mrs. Alfred Macy while " Don
Quiyote, Jr." meets with an Indian fighter
and big story teller. Mr. Benjamins "Ameri-
can Artists" series relates to Wordsworth
Thompson, the young historical painter, and
has some excellent engravings
ST. NICHOLAS (Scribncr q Co., New York. }
The October Number closes the 9th volume of
this very popular magazine. The opening
Story-Jcmmys Cruise in the Pnafore-by
Louisa NJ Acott, will delight the little ones
nearly rs much rs the older folks have been
with the famous opera Mr.. Charles Barnard
follows it with an account so written as TO be
ineligible to everybody, of the elevated rail
roads in New York. Then comes "Noah's
Ark Ashore" giving an interesting account
Of very queer asylum erected by kind
creature on "a great South American river for
beasts and birds. The article is especially
notable for the fine animal pictures that &C
company IT, Besides these there is timely
paper telling all about The mysteries OF Hal
lowecn;" an account, with full page picture
Of a Curious MOnastery;" description of
queer School in the Woods" &c. OF the
other stories "Eyebright " and A Jolly Eel
lawship" are concluded Then there is a
jolly fishing story; a pleasant fancful tale by
Moncurc ID Conway, with other stories, pocms
and funny pictures scattered through the num-
Der, while the departments at the end will
look at least rs inviting as ever to the young
eyes that read them so carefully every month.
With the next number St Nicholas is to be
permanently enlarged, each number contain
ing at least 16 pages more than heretofore.
SCRIBNER's MONTHLY. (Scrbner & CO.,
New York. "a year, A leading attraction IN
the October Scribner is very readable and
effectively illustrated paper by Ernest Inger-
gersoll on the Ups and Downs IN Leadvile"
1t is both valuable in the light Of a thorough.
ly scientific description of the geological for
nation, and manner OF mining and working
the ores, and amusing in Its account of Lead
vile society, amusements &c. Another eff
fectively illustrated papefrefers to the less IA
mlllar topic of Field Sports in Minnesota
Edwin NJ. Fox continues his very satisfactory
\ papers on Edison and his inventions, the pres
rent one being mainly devoted to his automatic
telegraph, which has been in successful opera
ton for year between New York and Wash.
ington but in reference to which very little
had hitherto appeared in print Mr. Herbert
Smith continues his very interesting series on
Brazil; and Kate Field gives an account of
Arthur Sullivan, in the manner of her former
admirable sketch of w. s. Gilbert Professor
Lounsbury contributes another paper on his
ito bnhb IT,, De-
and John Arbuckle has a suggestive article on
Journalism, as eXemplified by the late Mr.
Bagehot"
In fiction "Haworths" is finished two chap.
tiers of MIR. James's Confidence" are given,
and there are several excellent short stories, =
indeed quite above the general average of such |
productions, Mr.. Boyesen's Annuncaa bein g |
especially commendable. In Topics" DR.. |
Holland writes of popular Wisdom" and |
Good Talking" Home and Society contains |
a list of parlor plays for private theatricals,-
and so on; all the departments being unusu-
ally bright and well sustained.
THE NURSERY. John L. Shorey, Boston
$3.50 year, To say nothing of its very en-
tertalning reading matter for children from six
years up to seventy, the October Nursery
\ is surprise on account of its very superior
illustrations, which adorn nearly every page
and are quite equal in excellence and finish to
the best IN Hd,pers and !scribner's magazines. |
THE Sparrows Taking a Bath" the llustra-
tons accompanying Greedy Tom" and "Oi-
yer Playing the Flute" are the very perfection
of wood engraving
Any of above publications tor sale at the
counter of Osman & Hapeman, by whom, also, |
subscriptions are taken.