The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-08
LITERATURE.
Magazines.

IlrTEIJ's LIVING AGE. CLittell ~ Co, Boston
ksay ear) The last two numbers for September
and the first number for October contain articles
on schliemann's "Iios," the Site OF Troy, Quar-
terly: The Future OF Islam, Fortnightly; Lawn
Tennis and its Players, and Scottish, shetlandic
and Germanic Water Tales, Contemporary; Be
sieged in the Transvaal, Blackwood; The Great
Southern Comet Of 1880, and Nassau Seniors
Journals and Conversations, Fraser; Arthur Pen
rhyn Stanley, and Curzola, Macmillan The La
fayette Family, Figaro; PROTECTIVE Diseases,
Masked Heartessness, The Grievance OF being
Oyerestimated, Summer Goodness in Poetry, ana
Women at Fifty, Spectator; Camping out on the
St. Lawrence, aud An Ancient lllyrian Capital,
Pail Mall; Recollections Of George Borrow, Ath-
enaum; Brigands and their Captives, Public
Opinion; with nstalments OF ain Trust" and
the usual amount Of poetry.
A new volume begins with October; now Is a
good time TO subscribe.
WIDE AWAKE. Cd. Lothrop IL Co., Boston. 81
Ayear) The October number is notable for the
Inauguration OF Reading Union for the young
folks, giving a Reading Course for the month OF
sixteen pages. This will be regular feature,
Law papers for little citizens, Magma Charta
stories, Health and Strength papers, Musical bi.
ographies, series about the ocean, articles tell
ing How To Do Things, The Wise Blackbird's
page, and Natural History explorations, consti-
tute an attractive and valuable miscellany for the
fret year.
After the dainty autumn frontlspece and po-
EN-, the magazine opens with charming article
1.-TWO Bears by Amanda B. Harris, giving by
the wsy, some interesting "reminiscences of Theo'
dore Parker. This is followed by one of Mrs.
Lizzie W. Chsmpneys stories semi historical,
entitled "A Foreign Embassy" and illustrated
with full.page engraving. Edward Everett
Hale, in his Tenth Talk, the best one yet, tells
how to play "a newspaper game" and good
deal about illustrating stamp collections Boys
B. c." by VI. j. Stafford, is IL story OF street life
in ancient Egypt, with drawings by +. s. Church.
Isaac LENNON" by James Clement Ambrose,
under the thin disguise Of IA name is Il dramatic
account Of the boyhood OF Abraham Lincoln, the
incidents gathered from conversations with old
neighbors Of the plucky lad. Part H. of "Kng
Philips Head" by Arlo Bates, generous install
ments OF Sharon Having His Own Way"
and Polly Cologne" together with many field
and waysldc poems, music, and puzzles make up
very companionable number.
AMERICAN AGRICuLTURisr. (Orange Judd,
New York. Sl5O year, The October number
contains choice selection OF articles on n wide
range of subjects; among the leading contrbu-
tors are; Peter Henderson" celery Planting in
Dry Weather." s. b. Parsons, jr.-"Right and
Wrong in Rock Work." Prof G.. e. Caldwell
Cornell University" Manure Made Under
Cover" Tim Bunker-"Agin Changing Base"
DR.. j. b. Lawes (Rothamsted, England mi
trogen rs Nitric Acid" Prof. A. Liautard Am.
Vet Coege)-"Anthrax or Charbon;" Col. f.
ID. Curtis Swine RAISING" Hon. Y. A. Will
lard-"Amerlcan Cheese and It's Exports" Ma
son g. d-"Unbiascd Judging at Fairs"
Prof. N. ). Townshcnd (Ohio University
"Wheat: Soil Tillage, Varieties and Harvest
ing" DR.. Manly Mllcs-''System IN Farming"
Prof Cyrus Thomas chronological Commits
slon)-"Counteractin Injurious Insects" Hon.
K. w. Furnas-"Nebraskas Agricultural Out
look :" Mrs. L. ii. Misunderstanding and Train
ing Of Children" There are many other valua-
Bile illustrated articles including Notes for Farm
and Garden Work; Skunks; Ferrets; Plan OF
Small Barn; Flood Fence; Smut on Wheat, Oats
and Barley: Sulky Flows; New and Old Flowers;
Notes from the Pines full supply Of House
hold Reading; the Boys and Girls Columns can
but please and instruct the young.
The CENTURY MAGAZINE. (The Century Com
pany, New York 81 year, The first regular
issue of the Century Magazine will commence
with the November number, the issue for Octo-
Der being mere supplement of "Scribner's
Monthly" which ceases with that number For
the coming year the name Of the magazine will
be THE CENTURY, ScRIBSER's ILLUSTRATED
MACHINE" This title will continue for one year
when the name "Scribner' will be omitted alto