The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-01-28
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rur CENTURY MAGAZINE. Century Company,
New York. "a year, The February number
appears with a new cover from whieh o''io,
ner" is dropped even as subtitle 'hough SUN
retained on the second page. The NUMBER Is no'a'
ble for its long list of distinguished coh'riou'
tors including such names as Emerson, Long
fellow. the late Dean Stanley Mrs. Burnett, Mr.
Hovells Frank Il. stockton, n. c. Stedman,
Geo. W. Gable, &C., &c. Mr.. Emerson paper
is entitled THE Superlativc," and is an ihcisNe
,lea for temperance in speech and conduct MI
TongfelIow's contribution is q poem entitlea
"uermes Trismigestus," and celebrates long ior-
ootten semi mythical author in Egypt, VINO Is
said TO have written G,525 volumes. Inc SUBJECT
of Dean stanley's paper is the late Frederick W,
Robertson, who is pronounced inc Srea'ce'
ureacher of the 10Th century" MIS- BURNETT
continues her novel, Through One AdmihiSlra'
ton :" with deepening interest; ana MI fio"oh
aModern Instance" grows in viVacity. Mr.
stockton contributes story "Euphemia Among
the pelicans," the droll adventures OF inc huu-
der Changers taking place this time IN florlda'
Mr. Stcdman. Mr. BunAcr and Others contribute
.oems. and the last of the largc.typc articles is
a vigorous paper on the proposed National Li-
brary Building at Washington by We WIKI
son The departments contain number OF ilyc
and gu ggestve articles, including, in topics oil
the Times, "Public Service and Private Business,
"The Disappearance of the School.master,"
'sThe Situation in Ireland" and "George Elio'
and Emerson" Home and Societyis given over
TO a paper on LAWN Tennis" and "Ihe worlds
Work. gives descriptions of several important
new processes and inventions.
Sr. NICHOLAS Century Company, New York
&c 50 year) The February st. Nicholas opens
with the story OF a Mexican prince, illustrated by
beautiful frontispiece by F. H. Lugren. other
short stories are "The Man in the Moon," 1.-THE
Round Stone" "Cornwalls Buckles" and Lady
AIMS Valentine" All are accompanied with
illustrations aud are full of fun rs well as SOLID
meat. Then w. o. Stoddard gratiies vast boy
,sh curiosity about "Men and Animal Shows,
and Hcw they Move About" letting the boys In
10 all the secrets of the circus and menagere.
Mrs Dodre's story "DOnald and Dorothy Is
full of stirring Incidents Edward Eggleston, in
His 'tUoosier Schoolboy," carries the young peo-
ole through variety of exciting scenes OF IRON
Tier school.llfc; and Mr.. Harry KleiIcr, IN "Re-
collections of Drummer Boy" gives graphic
accounts Of camp life in the late war and the ter
rble scenes on the field after BATTLE with Illus
nations by Redwood. Then there arc humorous
verses with comical pictures, 'The Very Little
Folks Department" "Jack in the Pulpit" &c,
&c, and long report concerning the st. Nicho-
has Agassiz Association, which now has ZOO
members.
PENN MONTHLY. penn Monthly Company,
Philadelphia So year, The February number
contains articles on: Terms and Tenure CT OF.
iee," being the second of very able series OF
papers contributed by the Hon. Derman b. Ea.
ton; 'Ecclesiasticsm V. Truth" by John An.
arews Harris, a scorching review of the late trial
Of Dr. Robertson in Scotland for hercsy; "Popul
yuh-the Bible of the Quchc Ridskins of Guate
nala," by John i. Lundy; "Mr. Winthrop's
Centennial OratIons," by Christopher Stuart Pat
tersOn; with valuable scientific notes and the
usual university Topics" and "Mere Mentions
THE AMERICAN AGmCuLTuRlsr. Orange Judd
l. Co, New York. $50 year, The Februar,
number comes with "a double quarto pages Of
instructive reading matter, and about seventy
engrayngs, among which Bronzcd Turkies furn
shes splendid leading picture. Among the
hundred articles are: Work for the Month; Dur
rah or Rice Corn, by Prof McBryde of Tenn
Exposure Of the "OZonc" aud other llumbugs
Live Stock Trade Of 1881, and its Lesson to Farm
ers and Stock Growers; Catarrh and Bronchitis
with simple, useful remedies; Waste of Food, b,
Prof Storer, OF Harvard Silk CULTURE; j. b.
Lawes, LID. on Loss Of Nitrogen in Fertilizers
Jersey Cows and Cotswold Sheep, with illustra
tons; Wheat Moth, by Pro-; Cook, Mich; Water
for Live Stock, by Dr. NJ. Miles; Tim Bunker
ESQ, on Learning from Mistakes; Weather Tall
with Farmers by Prof Chickering; Much usefu
matter for Housekeepers, with IL recipes fo
Corn Bread and Cake; Boys and Girls pages
etc, etc.
JOSEPH HARRIS, of Moreton Farm, Rochester
New York seuds US II copy Of his beautiful Illus
srsted catalogue Of Garden and Flower Seeds 70
1882 The catalogue is valuable not only rs Civ
ing the name and price Of the seeds, but full di
rections how to make the best use OF them.
All above publications at the bookstore of Os
man d Hapeman, where subscriptions are re
ceiyed and single copies for sale.