The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-02
LITERATURE.
Magazines.


SCRIBNER's MONTHLY. Century Company y
z. s4a Year, The subject OF art, which tn
Dublic expects to find treated in one form or oth
or in every number of Scribner, is represented
in the July number by two papers ~ W.
f,rownell one being the third of the series OF
"Thc Younger Artists Of America and the o'h
or discussing the much talked OF decoration In
the Seventh Regiment Armory." Politics is re
presented in first paper on "The Peoples Prob
Aem," by Albert Stlckney, who considers the Boss
System from historical point of view and de
duces from it alarming prophecies for American
politics. I'm fiction there are the concluding
parts OF "Madame Delphine" and "A Fearful
Responsibility" and second instalment OF hu
morous Georgia folk lore under the title OF "A
Rainy Day with Uncle Remus," Prof Fisher Of
Yale College, has fine paper on DIR, Doeliinge'
and the Old Catholic Movement in Germany, or
pamented with full page portrait OF the Dr.
Henry w. Elliott contributes an illustrated paper
Of special interest on the sea horse, (walrus; j
Mr.. Maurice F. Egan gives days experience in
1.-THE NASH" such being the local name OF the
swampy resorts Of rail and reed birds on the pc
plnsula between the Delaware and Schuylklll,
below Philadelphia. can Old Nirginian' Is
study of the rapidly disappearing courtly type OF
the F. f. v, by John Esten Cooke; Railway,
Church Yard and Cemetery Lawn Planting Is q
suggestive illustrated paper by Samuel Parsons,
jr; and then comes the most important paper OF
all in the present number, that OF Mr.. Murice on
"The Levees OF the Mississippi" exhibiting
them, with many illustrations, as they appeared
during the "big water Of 1874" The depart
ments discuss cooperation, by reviewer who
thinks America an unfavorablc field for it; sketch
New York Bohemianlsm; talk OF ventilation
gas fuel pillow and harrow, &c, &c.
Sr. NICHOLAS (Centuary Company, New York
SO year, The July number naturally pays
due attention to the "immortal 4th,' among 9th
or ways by frontispiece representing the scene
upon ship-board OH the night Fort Henry was
bombarded, when Francis Scott Key wrote, on
his knee, the famous song "The Star.Spangled
Banner" Charles Barnard tells thrilling story
strikingly illustrated, how little girl safely guild
cd through the mazes OF NcwYork harbor steam
boat towing disabled bark. Daniel Beard, with
numerous pictures, tells how to stock and keep
u fresh water aquarium. Instalments OF two Sc
rial stories, "Phaeton Rogers and "Saltlllc
Boys" are given with numerous illustrations
DR.. Felix l.. Oswald continues his illustrated pa
pers describing adventures in the American
Tropics" there are :nstallments Of Mrs. Glars
Erskne Clements "Stories of Art and Artists,
telling pleasantly Of the early life OF Michael
Angelo and Leonardo da Vinci, illustrated witt
pictures OF great artworks OF the PERIOD and
there are fine illustration by Winslow Homer
Alfred Brennan, AGdie Lcdyard, aud Jessie Nc
Dermott, who sustain the artistic quality Of the
number and the pages are enlivened by humor
Gus verses, jingles and comical pictures.
IIrTELL's LIVING AGE. (Littel & Co, Boston
e. Year, The numbers dated June 18Th and
25th contain the following articles The Sword
Blackwood; Autobiography of an Agnostic, and
A Lancashire Poets Corner, Frazer; Dialogue
on Poetic Morality, Contemporary; The "Silvei
Streak" by Admiral Lord Dunsany, and George
Eliot, Nineteenth Century; Status, Fortnighty
Spring Wanderings, Cornhill The Revised New
Testament, Spectator; Refugees, st. James Ga
lette; with an instalment OF "The Frere's," by
Mrs. Alexander, "a French Speculation" and
'Moly: Sketch IN Three Tones" and the usu
al amount of poetry. Also the Title and Index
20 Volume CXLlX. A new volume begins with
the next number making this good time tC
subscribe.
NOTES. The August Wide Awake like the las
Christmas number, will be brilliant with groups
OF illustrated poems. Among the contributors
will be Helen Hunt and Celia Thaxter II. H.'t
will be entitled "The Baby Show" and is per
haps the longest childrens poem she has evel
published. Among its short stories will be two
illustrated adventures: "A Boys Race with Gen
eral Grant at Ephesus," by a naval officer, ant
"a Night with Paul Boynton" In the water, 10y
Frank ii. Taylor.
fny Of the above publications may be seen a
the bookstore Of Osman ~ lIapeman, where sub
scrptions arc received and single copies KEEP
for sale.