The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-20
LITERATURE.
Magazines,

haN Tune DaVelJ w BtS"ee 'h''"o" wv f"oNN'
h,s plain to see that II deals with notable
variety Of subjects The fourth land last but
spe( instalment of the life of Jean. Francois,
Millct is given; followed by another art paper,
'Glimpses Of Partisan Art but OF IA entirely
different kind, dealing with Parisian art OF
,he day, and illustrated by numerous original
sketches by Detsil!c, Ncuville and others.
Amuscments receive attention in paper by
Mrs. J. b. Matthews, on Sherldan's Rivals,
With several striking illustrations; also IN a
abort psper bv Grace Geenwoud on Social
Aspects of the Drama IN London;' and by a.
second paper on Secrets of ConJurng," by
Henry Hatton, explaining the Indian box
trick. the inexhaustible bottle, &c. Quiet.
door life is reflected in Hunting the Honey
bee" by r. t. Robinson "One Duck," ~
John Burroughs and "An English War Cor
respondent" archibald Forbes) by Kate
Field. American and European public ques'
lions are discussed in 1.-THE Railroads and the
People" "The Civil Service Reform PublIca
lion Society" "a Year OF the Exodus in Kan
,as" "Alessandro Gavazzi," "An English
Hospital Nurse" etc, etc. "Petcr the Great
A. Ruler and Reformcr," and Montenegro rs
We Saw It," the last two papers containing a.
number of excellent cuts. A curious paper
byF.G. Fairfield is entitled "a Study in APP.
parent Death" The fiction comprises the
second part of Mrs Julia Schayer's Tiger
Lily," short story by II. H. Boyescn, and a
sketch by Gustav Kobbc. New Inventions
described in the Worlds Work" department
relate to New Steam Vessels, Chemical Ven
.ilstion, Plating Machine, Pneumatic Clock
system. Improved Foot-power for Sewing
Machines, Novel Boatrig, New Thermometer
Utilization of the River Currents, etc. Among
the books noticed are n number OF volumes
for children The "Brlc.a brac" is bright and
readable Some unusually popular features
are said to be in reserve for early numbers of
Scribner.
Coon COMPANY. Springfield Mass. 80 n
year, No. H. just received, has the second
instalment of Rose and the Doctor, the serial
story hy Ellen W. Olncy. Organization In
CLARITY is q timely article by Mr.. ID. o. Kel-
logg of Philadelphia, where the associated
charity reform was first put into practical
operation IN this country few years since
There Is readable account OF the origin and
workings ct the Interior Department, which
includes n larger part of the practical details
of the general government than many are
aware Of doubtless. My House and my Hand
msidcn gives some experiences in Germany.
-. oh ~ NAL Eas n
are two Of the stories. The remaining mate
rial includes an Episode of Modern Egypt, !
Boarding Round A Day in the Ruins Of Car
ihage, What She Lost at the Fortune tellcrs,
The B0uquiRisfc, Calls Head en- 1'ortHe, al
account OF the Horace Siam School for the
Deaf in Boston where the deaf and dumb are
t,ugh; to speak besides contributions from
Mrs. Lizzie W Chamrney and Miss Dora
Read Goodale.
i.rTTELLs LIVING AGE. (Ll,,eil & Co.
Boston. - 4 year, The numbers for Oct.
30th and Nov. 9th contain the following artl.
e,es .
The Unity Of Nature, by the Duke of Ar.
gyii. Part III, Contemporary Review; Bush
l.ite in Queensland, conclusion, Blackwood;
Diary of Lin TaJen's Mission to England,
Nineteenth Century; interawc and Iiconder
"ga. Fraser Lois Sketch. Blackwood;
James Russell Lowell Gentlemans Magazine;
Seniors Sersahons, London Quarterly;
IA Historical Love Match Fraser On the
Sources of History, and How They Can Best
b. UTILIZED Contemporary; VIcissitudes Of
Art Treasures, Magazine of Art; A Link be,
tween the Present and the Thirteenth Century,
Times Standard Sport in the Olden Time
the Game of Pail Mall. Land and Water; to-
.,,ther with n variety OF interesting shorter
articles from the Spectator and Saturday Re
view; the conclusion Of adam and Eve" by
the author of "Dorothy Fox and the usual
AMOUNT Of select poetry.
THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN of last week
contained two full page illustrations of Cap.
tau Eads' proposed railway for transporting
sap. with their cargo across continents.
Captain Eads claims by his plan 10 be able
l., take loaded ship of the largcs. tonnage
icom one ocean to the other across the 18th
ul,, oi Panama, as readily as can be done by
canal after the Lcsscps plan and at II much
te,4 cost tor engineering construction.
She project is certainly bold and ingenious,
tg0 the protector anticipates no serious diff
cutie, in carrying forward his enterprise.
Thc engravIngs referred to In the Scientific
A~'ertcnt show the proposed construction Of
uc,i only the railroad, but the appliances for
transferring the ships from the water to the '
AL
la addition 10 the large number OF engrav-
'a;,, illustrative Of engineering works, nven.
,.On, and new discoveries which appear
weekly, the Scientific A,ne,9caa has, during
tae past year, devoted considerable space to
Illustrating and describing leading establish
acnts devoted to different manufacturing IN. q
i.lstries. ID
This feature has added very much to the
s..sactlveness and usefulness of the paper a.,
AIore than fity Of the most important indus.
,ual establishments Of oup country have been
Illustrated. aud the processes of the different
manufactures described IN Its columns The {