The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-31
LITERATURE.
Magazines,

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/ ton and varied and entertaining reading matter
! Howard Pyle leads OIL in Il finely illustrated arti
Gle devoted to John Bartram, an American Quak
er botanst Of LOO years ago, whom Linnwus pro
nounced the greatest OF then living natural bot
anists. Foreign Tips comes neXt--a humor
ously illustrated article in execration' of thos,
annoying and often shamefully unjust cxactons
which every traveller in Europe and the east find:
it necessary to submit to under the name OF tips
TESS trnkgeld, bocksheesh, DC, In the next ar
ticle, "A famous Brcyary," Mrs, J. W. Davis in
PRODUCES seven striking pictures by way Of Illus
tration in describing famous gem among the
art-treasures Of the duca palace at Venice, in the
form Of n breyiary decorated with paintings by
Memblng, Van der Metre, Hugh DAnvers, &c.
William f, Crane contributes finely illustrated
article on "Washington as a Bursher," giving us
Ia glimpse OF the father Of his country in his rcla.
tOns with his fellow townsmen Of Alexandria.
The "Republic Of San Marine" gives the Hon.
John Bigelew an opportunity to correct a mis-.
homer in calling an otherwise unique an inter
esting dependency republic" The lovers Of
Percheron and Norman Horses will be interested
in an article taking these noble animals for his
subject contributed by A. b. Allen; and people
smtten with the Colorado fever will read with
deem interest tbe article of A uovo. {. A.
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licking papcr on Bicyeliny founded an an octro,
wo days run by forty riders around Boston
Rural topics receive attention IN "Netes of a
Walk" by John Burroupbs. .Ncw ENGLAND
Fences" by r G. Robnson. md "a sor,horr
strawberry Farm by T. p Roe IN continuation
# his series on Snccrss with Small rrui,s A
Few story by Miss Burnett, entitled Louisiana is
,egun In this number; Mr.. Cables Gropdss,mcs
continues to reveal a strong basIs for tb,. h,gh
laims which are made for il. and Mr. Rore.cn
ma n shor, story an Nor,ov and Chioo,,o a,,i
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