The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-31

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Magazines.
The CENTURY MAGAZINE. Century Co., New
York. 81 year, The January number OF the
new series of Scribner's presents, as II Fronts
piece an engraving by Cole of Bonnat's portrait
OF Theirs, the first president OF the French re-
public of whom in an accompanying paper the
Hon Z. b. Washburne gives some interesting
personal recollections. Mrs. Mary llailock Foote
gives a second paper, literally illustrated, on
Mexico, treating mainly OF Morelia, one OF it's
provincial capitals, and the home life of the
place. Mr. Ernest Isgersoll, under the title OF
1.-THE Caverns Of Luray," for the first time Illus.
trates the wonders of the newly discovered rival
to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. "Ihe 30
rano Lace School" is the subject of beautifully
illustrated article by Catherine Carnaro, some OF
the drawings being made by the Princess Louise
Of England. W. j. Linton. sol whom himself
was which," gives vigorous account and vindi-
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land In lS4S, under the name OF "Chartists.
Col Rockwell gives interesting "reminiscences OF
Garfield under the head "From Mentor to Fiber
on" with a fine engraving Of the Bierstadt arto.
type portrait. The most elaborately illustrated
paper In the number, however, is that Of Mrs.
Mitchell on "Oriental and Early Greek Sculp-
ture." Among the unillustrated papers, the
more important are "rhe Increase Of Divorce,
by Washingt GLADDEN.; "rhc Legal Aspects Of
the Mormon Problem by Arthur C. Sedgwick;
English and American Song Birds" by John
Burroughs; and poem on Webster, by W. {.
wilkinson. In fiction we have combinations OF
Mrs. Burnetts Through One Administration"
giving glimpses behind the scene OF the spells
system IN Washington; and Howells Modern
Instances" as well as several short stories.
"ropics of the Times" in its new hands shows NO
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ST. NICHOLAS. Century Company, n. Y, g.
year, The January number has 80 pages and
50 Illustrations The frontispece is beautiful
picture of Robert Blum, and illustrates fairy
story of the Rhineland Mr.. Frank Stockton'G
story "The Poor Counts Christmas" begun in
the December No., is concluded, and curious
tale Of Modern Greek Folk lore, told by Hon
jeremiah Curtin. Other short stories are ''The
Cow that Considered," "The Portcr's Iron Col
lar" and "Bones and Bow vows; all iustra
ted. There arc illustrated poems 10y Celia Thax
ter and Margaret Vandergrft. Mr.. Daniel G..
Beard, in an article "How to Make Puppet. ant
Puppet Shows" tells the boys and girls how
they can entertain their friends with delightful
indoor amusement. The months installment
Of Mrs. Mapes Dodge's story, Donald and Doro
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PENN MONTHLY. penn Monthly Association
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This excellent publication, with the Januar
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changes introduced with the new year are III
substitution Of brief Mention" for the discus
sion OF current events and minor topics for 9TH
Month" as formerly, and Department Of Sc
ence." The leading articles Of the Januar
number are: Parvum in Magno, by Horato c
Wood; Legal Biographies. Lord Campbell
by Christopher Stuart Patterson; A Vacatio
Cruize, by j. T. Rothrack; The Bronze Age i
Grea, Britain, by d. 6. Brinton; Glance 4
Two AIT Exhibitions, by Thomas +. Learning
and science--introductory treating of Electr
Light Dangers-by A. Z. Outerbridge, jr.
LrrrELL's LIVING AGE. Uittell & Co., Boston
IS year.) Following are the contents OF Ii
Nos. for Dec 18th and cath respectively:
The Last Great Dream Of the Crusade, MIN
teepth Century; The Decadence OF frenchwon
en-. Blackwood; An Atheuian Archbishop OF u
Dark Ages, Fraser; Spanish fIoverge, on 'a r,s
Caste: Nouos Island, Trinidad, Nature; FIJI