The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-24
LITERATURE.
Periodicals..

accompanying paper on "Emersons Person
al,ty," by Eama Lazarus, and an editorial
treating OF his character and influence, THESE
are 10 be followed in the next number by "a
close study of his poetry by Mr.. E. G. Sled
man. Among the illustrated articles none Is
more attractive than that by Lieut.. c. 5. WOOD
entitled Among the Thlinkits in Alaska In
another we have a carefully prepared account
of "The Evolution OF the American facht,"
bySG. w. Benjamin; and in another Col
Geo. L. Waring, Jr., gives an illustrated re-
view of DIR. Sllliman's recent book on the
Photographic studies of animals in notion
unfolding how accurate llkenesses can be
taken of a horse, for instance, moving at
2;15 gait The conclusion OF John Muir's
"Bee .Pastures of California" is printed with
illustrations by Fem; and lastly an acute
literary criticism may be found In the essay
of John Burroughs on lhoreau, whose last
portrait accompanies tho article. Or the un-
illustrated material the most prominent place
IS given the third and last part of "Carlyle's
Tour in Ireland" Z. V. Smalley sketches the
work of the State Charities AID Association
of New York; and Ernest Ingersoll describes
the Luraylikc qualities of "a Colorado Cav
vern." In fiction there Is continuation OF
Howell's Modern Instance" and Mrs. Bur
netts Through One Administration; with
shorter stories by Mrs. l.. B. Horton and Joa-
quin Miller Poetry Is contributed by IL. q,
EHuor Ea Wrpt and
others In Topics of the Times the editor
discourses on Emerson, Institutional Charity,
a Successful Mans Failure, and other topics,
and there are eleven pages of Book Notices,
with Bric.aBrac, &c.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. New
York So a year, In the July number the
leading article is profound and sympathetic
study of Emerson as a Poet" by Edwin p.
Whipple. The author has scarcely word to
say about forms and modes of expression, and
cheerfully comedies that Emerson had COM
mand only of two or three metres; but he
brings all the resources OF his extraordinary
critical acumen to prove that as seer, as one
who has intuition OF the deeper truths of ma
ture and the moral universe, IN short, as a
poet in the highest sense of the word, Emerson
must take rank with the greatest genuses of
all time In Hydraulic Pressure in Wall
Street., writer who wltholds his name but
who manifcstly is no novice, exposes many or
the tricks and devices by means of which
fictitious values are created and the unwary
lured daily to ruin. Desire Charnay con.
tributes the eleventh article on 'The Ruins Of
Central America, and records the GROWING
triumph of his exploring expedition, namely,
the discovery of great ruined city in the
hitherto unexplored country of the Lacan-
dones Guatemala. There are two papers on
the civil service question: one, 1.-THE Things
Which Remain, by Gail Hamilton, who
labors to relieve the civil service from the
asperslons cast upon it on account of Guiteau's
crime the other, 1.-THE Business of Office
Seeking, by Richard Grant White, who
forcibly portrays The moral ills that come
from the perennial struggle for place. Fl.
nally, Francis Marion Crawford, son of the
eminent American sculptor, writes OF "False
Taste IN Art, and indicates certain directions
IN which art culture might be developed un-
der the conditions OF life existing in the United
States.
ST. NICHOLAS. Century Co., New York.
$3.50 year, This Is an ideal 4th Of July
number There IS, in the frat place, capital
4th of July story, which is followed by an in.
teresting account of "An Early American Re.
bellion," In 1876, and spirited narrative Of
the sca-fght between the Essex and the Phoebe
In the war OF 1872 Besides which there is an
entertaining article on "Swords," by John
Lewces. illustrated by 90 pictures. There is
an page story by Edwin Lassetter Buynner
telling how family spent whole summer
in q specially fitted up tram of cars; and j.
r. Stockton tells an amusing story of coon
teresting paper on Amateur Newspapers,
treating of amateur printing and Its develop
ment into al industry with lin organized rs.
ISOLATION. Mrs. Dodge's story of "Donald and
Dorothy" is continued; the chief poem Of the
number is entitled 1.-THE Queen Of Prussia's
Ride" which is illustrated by the frontispiece,
and the number is completed by the usual de
partments.
The NATIONAL FARMER. A handsome
weekly paper in folio form, with this title,
comes to US from Washington city, published
by Lee Crandall, and claiming to have some
of the leading agricultural writers Of the coun.
try as regular contributors. With free access
to the Agricultural Department of the govern
ment such journal at Washington city has
exceptional facilities for obtaining informa-
ton of value TO the agrlculturists of the coun.
try, and the Farmer" claims 1t will not be
slack to avail it itself of these. The subscrip.
ton price is 81 year.
ANY OF above publications may be seen at
the bookstore of Osman d Uapeman. where