The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27

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i7a 10 III inclusive Of Harpers popular FRANKLIN
souare Library, including, In Nos. l73 to 49, the
"u.mo,rs Of Prince Metternch," OF which, 10
.n,,her form. We spoke in our last; also From
Rxi,. ~ A novel by James Payn; and miss Will
lu,mson's Diyagations," by Miss Thackeray. Inc
numbers including the Metternich Memoirs
cost 20 cts. each placing the whole Work IN TINS
conv.nicn, form at 50 cents, while In ordinary
hook form 1t would be from 50 to s.; and the
novels selling In book form at 81 each, al 10 Gus
Our opinion Of the "Memoirs" has already been
given; Of the novels we only need say that 'hey
have already passed the ordeal OF criticism Into
IN, Grade of standards" where 1t is neither
within our wish or power to disturb them
Magazines.
UARrER's MAGAZINE. (IIsrper & Bros, New
York. Slu year, The frortispiece OF the sep
TENDER Harper's Is another OF those iu'l page IL
Illustrations by Abbey, Of one Of lierrick's quaint
but exquisite little poems. Another iuli page IL
.lustratIon Is an engraving by Cole OF Mrs. Shep-
herds drawing illustrating poem by II. IL. en-
titled "The Little Kings and Queens." The
dominant feature OF the number, however, Is the
seasonabe,.s, OF most Of the articles. In the first
Mr.. william II. Ridclng gives us glimpse OF
"Tbe English at the Seaside" some OF his de-
scristions Of famous Engish watering places,
Brighton aud Margate for instance, being quite
picturesque, while to the delicate 6athers al
Newport and Long Branch the vision OF the
stolid Briton bathing on a raw cold day In the
midst OF a rain storm will be both strange and
amusing. Altogether more cheerful certainly
Is the description Mr.. +. II. Ropes gives In the
next article Of the manner In which the gay
pleasure seekers disport themselves among the
Thousand Isles; or how, and the next article, &C.
cording TO Miss Olive Thorne Miller, fourteen
young girls from the Cooper Union Art School
found sketching camp up in Maine and en-.
joyed themselves. Wlliamstown and Williams
College, Mass, are the subject OF very interest
Ing sketch by Mr.. N. II. Eggeston, under the
title OF IAN Old Fort and What Came OF It,"
There are some excellent directions on subject
little understood In the article on Framing and
Hanging Pictures" There is an admirable ar
ticlc by Professor Herbert futile on THE Ger
man Empire" the nature Of the present actual
structure of which Ia little understood by Ameri.
cans. There are poems by III. H., Nora Perry.
Sarah 0. Jewett and Marlnus Willett; two good
short stories, and the novels "Anne" and "A La
odiccan" lose none Of their flavor; while the Easy
Chair dscourses learnedly about the American
Novel, English Funkcysm, Wendell Phillips's
last Grafton, and the Presidents assassination.
EDINBURGH REVIEW. Q.eonard Scott Publish
Ing Company, New York. "a year, TheJuly
number, just issued, In Its first paper, gives IN
interesting account Of the organization, belief,
and results OF "Mcthodism," which It considers
one OF the great bulwarks Of the faith among the
mddes classes In England. Then follows . pa
per on "Cesar's Campaigns in Britain" "Swed.
en- under Gustavus ILL.," treats Of some import.
ant passages In the constitutional history Of
Sweden, as illustrated by the recent investiga.
tions OF French writer's. "The Society OF Anti
quaries" gives an account Of the origin Of the
Society, Of Its struggles for lfe what It has pre-
pared to do, and what 1t has accomplished. "Ja
pan RovolutiOnized" is q review OF books by Sir
K. j. Reed and Miss Bird, with many quotations.
1.-THE Revised Version of the New Testament
treats Of the various TRANSACTIONS hitherto made.
explains the plan Of the last one, ana makes q
on the whole, disappointment There are inter.
esting reviews OF "SLadwell's Life OF Lord Clyde"
and Philippsen's Henry w. and Philip ILL.,"
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW, reprinted by the
same company and furnished on the same terms,
has also appeared for July. The leadag article
Eliot; Her Life and Writings" In her early
days she was not only q contributor, but assisted
In the edtorship OF this Review; and 1t 10 fitting
that its pages should contain the story OF her
life
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. I'd. Appleton &
number opens with profoundly philosophical
acticle on "The Church, the State, and the
school," by Prof William T. Harris. NJ j. Saw
age treats Of Natural Ethics" showing that the
principles Of morality are rooted In mans nature
a nd ARE the products Of evolution; consequently,
that they are not affected by the viclssitudes Of
dogma or religious creeda. The Hon. John A.
tion," and proves that the credit OF formulating
that cardinal doctrine Of American statesman
ship is due to John Quincy Adams The Rev
Edward Everett Hale writes Of the Taxation Of
Church Property. He would have all churches
taxed in form, but would exempt in practice those
which by their charitable work help TO tighten
the public burdens. The other articles In this
number Of the Review are Jewish Ostracism IN
America" by Nina Morals; "The Decay OF New
England Thought" by the Rev. Julius H. Ward;
"Ghost Seeing" by Prof. F. II. Hedge; aud
"Factitious History" by Rossitor johnson. The
latter article Is a scathng criticism Of Jefferson
Daviss recently published historical memoir
PENN MONTHLY. Published for Penn Month.
ly Association, by Edward Stern " CO..
Philadelphia. 90 year) In The leading
article in the August number Mr.. Dalton Dorr
discusses with notable vigor the subject of "Ar,
Museums and their Uses" N. William dc Beau,
vior Fryer contributes thu opening paper OF
prips Tho Vr,at M int,.ra Ci,n hun nd lio,tn