The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-11-22

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|year) The article which will attract most atten.
| ton in the December cool COmpany is that by
Prof A. $. Hill, OF Harvard College in answerto
the Cry for More English II is vigorous pro-
test against the system Of examining in our high.
er schools with Anticipated rubbish at the expense
| of an accurate and refined use of the mother
tongue. Another very readable article is that Of
! Mr.. fowe on Gladstone; and to such as have Il
Theological turn, the paper of Mr., II. p. Goddard
on the late DR.. Bushnell will be attractive. There
is vigorous article on Frecthiuking, by Free
thinker; another on the responsibility Of liquor
sellers for the Gongs Of persons when intoxicated
by liquor they have sold; Ernest lngcrsoll treats
on Opportunities in the Vest VIM. Ii. Rdcing
varno writes about Judges and Crime. In fiction,
there are stories by three of the best wiers Of the
day-Resc Terry Cooke, Sarah o. Jewett and Mr..
Edward Bethany; and couple Of stories SAVIOR.
Ing Of Christmas and Temperance. The editorial
articles and notices Of new books complete the
number in which are included poems by Rebecca
~ Hazard, Emily 4. Braddock, T. 5. Collier and
Caroline 4. Mason
The EDINBURGH REVIEW (Reprintcd by Leon
a year, The leading article in the October mum.
Der is a severe criticism of Bsmarck's political
career under the head Of Germany Since the
Peace Of Frankfort" Admitting that he has
founded German empire, the writer insists that
IN doing so he has lowered the character and in
tcgcucc of the German nation. There is an at
tractiye paper on "The Philosophy Of Color
presenting striking picture Of luminous vibra.
ton and accounts Of experiments illustrating the
manner of the production Of color effects and a
very able paper on the "Ciyil Engineers" Of Great
Britain, Illustrating the great advances made in
physical science during the last half century.
Other papers Of interest are Speddiug's Life OF
Bacon" an account OF the Family Of Mirabeau,'
from the year 1867 to 1894; "Froude's Cesar"
"Thc Code Of Criminal Law and "Afshanistan"
BALLou's MONTHLY Thomas Il Talbot, Bos-
ton. $3.50 year, The December number APP
pears in the promised new form and is very hand |
some Besides the additional matter the enlarge
ment involves, the DeccMber number also gives
a fine piece of music, itself worth the cost OF a
copy. The contents of the number are:
The City Of Manila; Moes and their Nests
The Columbia River; Ancient Ruins in Mexico;
Lahore lDt clhIla, anu AllllllhT, a NdTDlC W "
man; English Dinners, The Night Wind Purple
and Fine Linen; In Port: Under the Mstlctoc
The Squire of Pcnrcddon; An Autumn Day; Phil
Life Aims The Christmas Tree; A Glimpse of
st. Helena; A Cape Cod Romance; To my Love;
What Happened; Recoectons for Other Days;
To my Sister; To where beyond these Voices
here is Peace; About Marriages; Our Young
Peoples .Teler-My Mothers Husband;
only Poor Boy; The Magic of Silence; Our
Week. Ruthven's Puzzle Page; Editorial Notes;
The Housckeeper; Curious Matters, Things
Pleasant and Otherwise Our Picture Gallery.
AMERICAN STATIoNER. (By Howard Lockwood,
New York. $500 a year, OF Mr.. Lockwood's
numerous trade journals, none is more carefully
prepared or more valuable than the American Sta
ione. 1t is published weekly and is most useful
o the retailer in presenting carefully prepared
Market Reviews" notices Of novelties, and
'auabe advertisements. The number for Nov
is an immense one, containing 50 pages. Aside
rom the interesting description OF the Stationer
printing house. IL is rcnletc with correspondence
rom all parts Of the States and Canada, descrip-
ions of articles new to the trade, an exhaustive
Market Review" and almost complete directory
# the trade in its advertising pages and inter
sting miscellaneous matter. 1t is the best num-
,cr of the year and useful to every man in the
rade.