The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-09-03
LITERATURE.


Magazines.
LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. (Leoha'u So
Publishing Co., New York. $500 year, inc
leading article In the July number Is Madame
de- Stael Study OF her Life and Times Inc
hr,ef accoust here given Of her life and writings
and of the society In which she lived, Is lu'i VI
kindly appreciation OF the merits OF tha' u's''"
ruishcd woman. In Earthquakes their ."'''
and Origin" we find description OF TUG pne"o'
mana attendant upon earthquakes, ana 'heo''
that they are the result Of discharges OF terfes-
trial electricity accumulated in the bowels OF tue
earth. "Envlish Trade and Foreign Competi'
tion, argues the failure OF the Free ira"' ro''''
BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE. we nave i'o'h Va.
press OF the same Company their reprint .,
B,aek,nooi's Magazine for August The prihc'pa'
contents are "Uncle T." a new story IN "h'en
Young Englishman sets forth on continental
tour in search of an unknown uncle; 'h'h's 'o'
Vacation Rambles, by an Old Tramp" gives sus'
restions OF pleasant spots among the h''is VI
Great Britain. with side chances at the continent;
"The Private Secretary" is drawing to conciu-
.,on. "Tbe Land OF Khemi-Part III. Old and
Newn-The old refers to the banks OF the Nile
between Cairo and Thebes strewn with the
mounds OF ancient cities, and the New 10 the
present condition Of the people. The Auto6igra'
phy Of Edward Glbbon gives the story OF an une
yen,fu life. 1.-THE Meiningen Company and the
London Stage" and "Besieged In the Transvaa'
- the defense Of Standerton" are both papers VI
much interest
AMERICAN AGRlcuLruRIsr. Orange Judd II
Co., New York. $3.50 Year, The September
number is illustrated with sixty original engrav.
ipgs and sketches. Among its varied contents
we notice Plan for Cheap Silos; Illustrations OF
"Polonius" and "Iroquois;" New Strawberries
Treatment Of Celery; DR., Salmon, on "CoDtr.l
ling Contagious Diseases OF Animals;" Prof. Ar.
mold, on "Batter Substitutes" Prof. Beal, on
'Improying Cereals" "Beecher's Clearing" by
d. w. Judd; "Railroads and Agriculture" BY
Edward Atkinson; Saving Corn Fodder" by
Col. Weld; "Horse shoeing," by DIR. Shade, Of
Harvard University; ''Garget, Its Causes, Symp
toms, and Cure" by d. Miles, OF "loughton
Farm;" "Rules for Right Living" by Mrs. LIE
land; 1.-THE Great Gram and Produce Speculation
Bulls and Bears, Prospective Prices, etc." by
Orange Judd
Coon COMPANY. springfield Mass. 49, year,
No. %, Just issued has "Tbe Cumberland Table
hand AMI It's People," the region where the Rug
by colony founded by Thomas Hughes, author OF
"Tom Brown" 10. There Is All instalment OF
"Mildrea's Caprice" the serial story how run
ming; complete story; an article about the fac
tory operatives Of Manchester, England; -Four
Days in Yorktown" apropos OF the approaching
.,ol ri. bait
en-, poems and short articles.
WIDE AWAKE. Cd. Lothrop Il Co., Boston. 81
. year, The September Wide A,odke, IN point Of
fne illustrations, Is quite up to the beautiful
summer number that preceded It, Worthy OF
especial mention are the drawings accompanying
Miss Amanda B. Harris article on Fishing Reds.
and the Water Lily picture in king Philips
Head" Champ is represented in the frOntspiece
for the mirage Man" and Morrill, furnishes
full page picture for Uncle Alice's Cane. There
are other notable illustrations by Robert Lewis.
Miss l.. b. Humphrey, Walter Shirley, and Mrs.
A. NJ. Dlaz's charming little folks serial, Polly
Cologne" Is accompanied with no less than six
teen epirited pictures. Aside from the usual
complement Of pleasant stories, Rev. K. Hale
has an interesting talk with the children about
The shooting Of President Garfield, and former as.
sa'sinations OF history; and there are good puz
Eles. and very singabe and playable piece Of
music by Louis c. Elson. A permanent enlarge
ment Of the magazine is promised with the Octo-
Der number.
LITrELL's LIVING ACE. Uittell & Co., Boston.
$Sa year, The numbers tor Aug 90 and "a
contain articles on Madame de Stael: q study Of
her life and Times, Quarterly; dentGarheld,
Nineteenth Century: A New Study OF Tennyson,
and Hector Berlioz, Biography, Co'nhN Greek
Dinners, Fraser; At German Silver Wedding,
Argosy; Carlyle and Chalmers, Good Works;
Personal "Reminiscences Of Lord Siratford and
the Crimean War, Temple Bar; Burmese Belle,
81. James Gazette; Up Stairs in Westminster Alb.
hey, and Congress Of Domestic Economists
Saturday Revitw; The Destruction OF Small Rrds
In Europe, and Untrodden Ways, Pail NAL Ga.
sette; Fish Mortality In the Gulf Of Mexico, Ma
tars; with instalments Of "In Trust" and 1.-THE
Frere's," and the usual amount OF poetry.