The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-12

Issues of Bilak,noofs We should say the February
number, lust received, is attractive above NAM
of its predecessors, chiefly on account of bril-
liant article on George Eliot, whose early ~orh'
were published In this magazine. There Is Al
other charming essay 10y Helena FAUCET Mar'n
IN continuation Of the series Of shakespeare
hcroIneS, In which she mas selected thr CHARACTER
of Porlia for analysis, The "fIiNa'c secretary
Is continued, and we have t"" other narratives
"Mr, CoX's Protcge" (Mr Cox !, martyr "
philanthropy. and "Thc salmon OF Ciootes
Hole" a very gamcy ii>h. remarkable for being
probably the only fish that rose 10 a ny without
having his weight recorded. There are also re-
views OF Tic,clyan's Barlv History of Charles
James Fox, and Trollopc's Life OF cicero
COOP CoMrASY. springfield, Mass. s. 90 d
yeur) No Is, just oourd, has second artieit
.by DR.. G. II. llopworth, Of the committee Tor the
distribution of the New York HcraM relief fund
on Ireland and lriDhmcn, in winch he relates MS
personal experiences among the famine stricken
people and cXpressc, his views ~ I" the sttna
ton In decided language. An account OF Srsr
gen, & PrcntiS' is given, the man who ATTAINED
such wonderful proficiency in cloqucnce by his
twenty ninth year rs 10 rank with Webster and
Clay IA an orator. There 10 II sketch Of modern
travel In Egyp, S.rs. l. W Champney has a
clcvcrly done satire on ephcmeral literary rrpu
tations entitled The story Of n Lion. A bit o'
fiction true to life is the quantity weird New Eng
land story, On the Edgc of 'he World. story
Of which the scene is laid in Spain is Girl oi
Cadiz. There is an instaIlncnt Of Ros" and the
Doctor, ELLEN ". Olncy's charming aud power.
ful serial" rs one CT the papers calls l.; Octave
Thanet has Cooquy in which the methods OF
praclicing charity are discussed; there Is paper
on the New Testament and Crccd,; and several
articles under Discussion aud Suggestion, on
current political topics.
ST. NICHOLAS. fScrlbner & Co.. New York. S.
year, A man Of letters, IN one Of our New York
exchanges, thus unburdrus himself about the
current volume Of 81. Yicho'as;
never until now believed in the real existence
Of that much talked about
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banner with ms strange device,
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about 40 admirable fellow l. suspicious. But !
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ids-the only young fellow ever knew who kept
"a getting better and better all the time. This
volume Of ST F-ioidt il about the best Of al, and
I he March number especially IL, ~ the girls say,
Just lovely" How charmingly good lessons are
taught In "Mary Jane Describes Herself" and
Rabbits and Bank Paper" The "Monkey and
his Company" and "COusi,tcncy" ARE rrcsistihly
Jolly (as is 1.-THE Miller Of Dee" in the December
numbcr). When / was a hoy, | used to hear
women In the country stores higgliGg to ret Nho
merchant to 'throw IN" something ITO make the
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from great writer's, ns well n by the instructions
IF Jack-inthc Pulpit. and OF many Other articles,
st. Nicholas "thr0ws In" great deal Of schooling
along with the happiness 1t gives. The stories
If Art and Artists" the "Rrcollrc'lons Of o
Young Prima Donna" and all such articles, give
Information is important ns that contained in
The multiplication table. And when the coming
race of Americans shall he famous for their love
Of art and good literature, the prigs who write
history will talk about Vdssnr and Wellesley,
Howard, Cornell and Johns Hopkins, and forget
Ia" influence OF that great university that 81.
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The PHRENoLoGIcAL JOURNAL. Towler &
Wells, New York. g. n year) The March mum
her greets ms In its opening pages with POI.
trait ard admirable sketch Of Sir Frederick
Leighton, President Of the Royal Society OF Art.
England, by Prof. L. n. Fowler, OF London. Mr.
ers, and Is especially noted IN connection with
certain illustrations Of George Eot's "Romolo.'
There II also an excellent sketch, with portrait,
Of Gov A. II. ColQuitt, Of Georgia. Other nota.
BILE contents Of tho number are, Hints to the
Aspiring, Studies In Comparative Phrenology,
Utopipn, An Important Movement, People OF
aalica, The Young Folks OF Cherry Avenue,
Our Legacy from Alcoholic Drinks, How Does
He Sleep OverwOrk and Brain Exhaustion,
The Magnetic Hand. Notes in Science and Agri.
Editorials, &c.
WIDE AWAKE. ID. Lo,hrop Il Co., BOston,
~ a Year, With hive full page drawings In the
March number, 10 say nothing Of the Fix full
page pictures given with the "Beggar King"
ana the lavish Illustrations Of the other articles,
We should say Wide Atgakt ia becoming famousl,
pictorial. Among the stories, "Mr. Slocum,"
by Carrie li!Ckr, Is excessively amusing; aud
the boys will enjoy GLOW Philip Sullivan Did
an Errand" and "How Jonathan Ran Away
from School. The opening career Of Camill"
urso, the worlds greatest female violiust, |,
related under the head OF "The Girl that Had
Patience to Practice" Rev Z. Hale, in q talh
about the Poncas, makes clear a great deal OF
confusing newspaper discussion on the subject,
and IN the same line, Mrs. Jenness has some In
terestng talk about some Indian Schools"
There IL the usual instalment Of original poems
and short Storcs. The serials include Tn,
Story Of Honor Bright" with three delicious
picturcs by the famous Young painter, MIR. Wal
ter Shirlaw; Rocky Fork" the Ohio story, BY
Mrs. Cathersood, aud Polly Cologne" ,h,
little folks own special serial, by Mrs. \. VI
Diaz with eleven fanny pictures. There Is also
the grand forh serial which comes ~ a supple
mcnt; "WaIlock o Glcnwarlock," ~ Georg,
Macdonald, and there are fo"r Money Pri1es
offered to students In History 10Y the four beg,
rssays on gwen subjects.
ANDREWS BAzAR. tN. 4. Andrews, New
York. g. Year, The March number CONES
at, "A .trtl in,,ly laulSnrnu Grnut