The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-06-05
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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW. "a. l.. Barnes X
Co., New York. s. year. The article OF
Mrs +. W. Latimcr, of Baltimore, in the June
International, on Colonial Life in Maryland
suggests a curious field of 'csearch IN the ear
lier history of the American colonies. For "a
century before the revolution the colonies were
wholly Independent of each other and made
up of no two similar material. Between the
Puritans of New England and Cavaliers Of
Virginia, the Dutch Of New York and the
| IIuguenots of South Carolina, for instance,
there was as strong contrasts in the daily life,
daily thoughts, interests, pursuits, manners
and customs as was obtained ut the time in
the most diverse nations in Europe. While
! New England and the Carolnas were mainly
peopled by tugtlves from Old World relg
ious prosecutions, and Virginia, New York
and Pennsylvania by adventures and free
emigrants, the early settlement OF Maryland
was more like that of n penal colony To
trace the influence OF these primordlal germs
in the subsequent growth and maturity of the
intcrcst.-ln Iivand-A Russian Episode"
Mr. Alfred A. Wheeler gives Us very spicy
scrap of Russian hlstory.r-Mr. I. k. Louns-
bury, in "'Thc English Language in America
comba,s the idea that the tendency in America
is towards deterioration of the English Ian.
puare from its highest standards, and especial
" in the matter of Slang" so often land to our
charge he defends ii as ~ great feeder of Wig
orous expression" which is apt to become
weak in a purely literary language.-Wllkic
Collins contributes vigorous article on tue
International copyright syNlem.-Phllip &.
IIamcrton, of Paris, reviews apprccmtivcly II
recent volume of lectures on art by Edward j.
Poynter, L. An. Augustc lauzcl continues
hls interesting series on Chatcaubrand.-ln
The Lowest Animals" Mr.. Chas. Sedgwick
Minot gives Us glimpse of the researches oI
Prof. Lcdy of Philadelphia in regard to the
fresh water rhizopods OF North America, as
gwen TO the pubic IN recent volumc-Mr
Robert f. Porter dscourses enthusiastically
and patrlotlcally on the marvellous growth OF
AUtItt, ullN'i lll' h'Ni'l ''Nl ''''iN i'Nii
tage;" and Trailer Chamberlain traces out
The Sessions of the Late General Election in
Great Britain and Ireland
PmRENoLoGlCM JOURNAL AND science or
HEALTH. Is. r. Wells, New York. $500 IA
YEAR, The JuHc number opens with quite a
striking portrat-for woodcut-oi Robert
Colyer, Introductory to very readable sketch
of the great blacksmith preacher. A similar
portrait and sketch are given of Henry Faw-
Get the blind author aud statesman of Eng
land. Among other interesting contents OF
the June number are the following: Gift OF
Healing; Comparative Phrenology; The
Psychologists and Localized Brain Function
Popular Mistakes; The Pantheon at Rome
| nllustrated); Unity of the Human Species
Rev. Joseph Cook as Il Phrcnologist; Milk as
Food; Human Obligation; Notes in Science
and Agriculture, Editorial Items, &c, DC.
WIDE AWAKE ID. Lothrop Il Co., Boston
81 90 Il year, Tie leading stories in the June
| WIDE .I,cake are Deephaven, 10y Sarah o. jew
EFT; Choosing Abe Captain, Renaissance OF
President Lincoln, by }. c. Ambrose; At Ply
mouth Oak Farm, an interesting story oil p'o
neer life by Mrs. ADgellne Teal, accompanied
by dozen of spirited pictures; How Patty
! Curtis Learned to Sweep, by Mrs. NJ l.. Evans
and Daisy's Bust, by Mabel Elwell. VIM. II
Rideing gives an interesting account OF Tho
Language of Ships; and Mr.. Bartlett has
I come nleasant Concord "reminiscences -thi,
time of Mr.. Sanborn. Mr.. Benjamin, in hi'
Art Series, writes OF the popular artist j. W
Champeney, and gives copies OF some oil HI
pictures. OF the serials, Prof. VI. +. Pane II