The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-23
LITERATURE.
Magazines,

Of varied and interesting contents. Most
noteworthy among ITS many illustrations
are the two portraits of Abraham Lincoln
which have never before been published.
One of these, the frontispiece Of the mag
azine, is copy Of an ambrotype taken two
days after Lincoln's election IN 1860, and
the other Is copy Of the last photograph
for which Lincoln sat, They are published
with letters giving the history OF the orig.
inals and a paper telling "How Lincoln
was Nominated" by Frank b, Carpenter
Among the other more noteworthy con-
tents Of the present number are: +. V.
Smalley's third paper on "The New North.
vest" 1.-THE Growth of the United States"
by Francis \. Walker; "The Negotiations
for the Obellsk," by Judge Farman; Life
in Mexican Street." by Robert II. Lam
born; "The Corcoran Gallery" by 5. G.
w. Benjamin; a description of Quebec, by
Chss. IL. Farnhsm; a lively account of a
Georgia Constructing, by David c. Bar.
row, jr.; and suggestive paper on "dand'
work in Public Schools" by Chas. G. lie.
land. All these,arncles are superbly illus.
trated.
There are some short papers of literary
interest, as some hitherto unpublished let
tiers of Charles Lamb to John Howard
Payne, &c. Mr.. Howell's Modern In
stance" is brought to aclose; Mrs. Bur.
nett's Through One Administration"
gives some piquant views OF the lobby; and
there are some short stories, poems and the
usual well-tilled departments"
ST. NICHOLAS. The October number al
so closes the volume for the current year
of St. Nicholas, and wins favor at once by
Its frontispece of faithful reproduction
of fine drawing by I. Smedley, called
while We Were Young The opening
story Is quaint Norwegian legend by
Prof. Boyesen, "The Famine Among the
Gnomes." Then comes a short sketch Of
boy-life by w. o. SIoddard; Maurice
Thompson tells in an interesting way
about the Carolina Sap.Sucker; and Chas
Barnard describes a New York Riding
School, with six spirited pictures. There
are halt dozen of other stories, all finely
illustrated, besides Donald and Dorothy"
Mrs. Dodges serial; and other attractions,
such as bright play tor young folks, by
Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz; a paper telling
"What Can Be Made With Handker-
chief" funny pictures by F. II. Lengren,
and great deal else.
The NoRTHSAMERIcAN REvIEwitor DC.
tober opens with an article on The Com
ing Revolution in England" by II. NJ.
Hyndman, the English radical leader, CIV.
ing an instructive account Of the agitation
now going on among the English working
classes for a reconstruction of the whole
pol,tico-soclal fabric of that country. O.
b. rockingham writes of THE Objection.
able in Literature" and endeavors to point
out the distinction between literature
which is in Itself corrupting, and that
which is simply coarse. DR.. Henry
Schhemann tells the interesting story of
one years Discoveries at Troy" Senator
John |. Mitchell, OF Pennsylvania, treats of
the rise and progress of the rule of "Po-
lltical Bosses" Professor George L. Vose,
of the Massachusetts Institute Of Technol-
ogy, contributes an article of exceptional
value on Safety in Railway Travel" and
Professor Charles S. Sargent, of the Har-
ward College Arboreturn, contributes an
instructive essay on THE Protection of
Forests"
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIsT-(O Or
ange Judd s. Co., New York, $3.50 year.
for October comes to US on new type, in a
new and enlarged form, with large sup
plement and gaudy cover printed in colors,
and is very attractive throughout. The
Improvement in paper and superior finish
of the engravings Is especially notable.
Among the leading contributions are:
H. Jacobs, on "Poultry.keeplng," fully
illustrated; J. N. Muncey, on Feeding
Hogs" DIR. George Thurber, on GLAD.
iolus Skullcaps, Hemp and other Plants; !"
Professor Buckhout, on bladder Plums:"
L. D. Shook, on Household Devices" y.
A. Willard, on "Cold Storage of Butter"
Professor w. H. Jordan, on Ground Lime
stone" Colonel NJ. c. Weld, on "Ensilag-
ing Corn Fodder" Mr.. Orange Judd, on
Crops and Prices, etc. )" and d. D. Blsh-
op, on Curing Corn Fodder"
OF the eighty illustrative engravings are
two large ones of October" Farewell to
the Woods" Camp Tip-Top-a Summer
Home;" "Prize Housed lans;" "Red
Polled Cattle" and long list of labor
saving devices for the farm, garden and
household.
A STEP FORWARD. The Prairie Far
mer, one of the most valued of our ex-
changes, comes to US under the name OF
the Peoples Illustrated Weekly and Prat.
RE Farmer, and changed IN form to SIX.
teen pages. The illustrations are profuse
and elegant, the reading matter most va
ried and interesting, consisting of stories
sketches, humor, news, and editorials on
agriculture, horticulture, and current top
les. 1t will undoubtedly commend itself
more than ever to the intelligent public,
While in size, illustrations, and reading it
10 ahraast with neriodlcals selling at S4OO