The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-26
LITERATURE.
Magazines.

ed by Cole. to accompany charming pspe
ON the humorist by W. ID. Howells. Anothe
special feature OF the number is avlgorOus pr
per on the war In Egypt by Gen. Mcclellan
who Is exceptionally qualified to speak on tn
subject from close personal knowledge o
the people OF Egypt, their army, aRd the dif
fculties In the way Of military operations il
that country. He says there Is no such thing
as patriotism among the people, and if thu
contest is confined TO Arab and such supper
as he can find in Egypt, on the one side, anc
Sir Garnet Wolseley, backed by all the re
sources OF England, on the other the contest
will be a short one; but If 1t drifts into wal
of Islam against Christianity, England will
have serious work before her Other attrac.
tive features are: A finely illustrated paper by
Austin Dobson, the poet, on Bewick, the great
wood engraver; biographical sketch If the
late Danti Gabriel Rossetti, the poet, with a
portrait; a humorous story, THE Col.
Bill Williams Nine" by Joaquin Miller; Il
seasonable sketch of the development OF ocean
steamships; f. V. Smalley's second paper on
1.-THE New Northwest" &c, SC. besides serial
novels, poetry, book notices, dialect humor,
new Inventions, and bric-a brac. Mr.. Howell's
Modern Instance" one of the two serials now
running in The Century, 1t is announced, will
conclude in the October number, to be sue.
ceeded by "a story Of mining life by writer
who has already printed promising short stor-
les in this magazine.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for Sep
TENDER has for its leading article very forci
BILE presep.meDt, by Dorman b. Eaton, of the
evils produced by the practe of levying "Po,
litlcal Assessments" The paper Is notewor.
thy for Its striking array of facts, bu. more SO
because 1t will he universally regarded a. the
ultimatum of large and influential section OF
the Republican party, addressed 10 the party |
leaders. "Oaths IN Legal Proceedings" by
Judge Edward A. Thomas, is q discussion of
the question whether the interests of morality
and of public justice alike, would not be pro.
NOTED by the abrogation Of all laws requiring
testimony to be given under the sanction of an
oath. Thompson Is. Maury, late OF the Signal
Office, contributes an article on "Tornadoes
and their Causes" which, in addition to its
scientific interest, possesses the merit of sug-
costing many practical measures for avertlng
disaster to life and property from wind.storms.
Architecture in America" by Clarence Cook,
ID marked by freedom of utterance that Is re.
freshing In this respect 1t deserves to rank
with Commander Gorringe's celebrated paper
on the United States Navy. Augustus G. Cobb
writes of Earth Burial and Cremation" and
j. F. Manning, In an article entitled 1.-THE &c.
neva Award and the Ship Owners" sets forth
the justice OF the claims of consignors of car
goes and owners OF vessels 10 ,ndemni cation
out Of the Geneva Award fund, for losses from
tho acts of Confederate cruisers. The Reoiep
is sold by booksellers and newsdealers gener
ally.
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIsT. (Orange Judd
Il Co., New York. $3.50 year, The Sep.
tember number is full Of valuable information
for farmers, with leading articles by Prof.
Swallow, of Cornell University; DIR. j. l..
Hayes, Col. F. d. Curtis, j. w. Sanborn, ID. Z. q
Evans, Prof. j. p. Roberts, Dr. Geo. Thurber,
&c. Among the seventy engravings are those .
of Autumn Shooting; Cutting Com Is cuts } Y
A Cheap Ice House; Fruit Ladder; Prairie G
Cottage Costing 5000 % cuts; The American
Quail; Group of Angora Goats; Log Root. !
House; Folding Poultry Crate e cuts; Med.
ium-oized Barn "A cuts); Pitchfork Holder d
sheepPen; Mailing Box for Plants; New and !.
Fare Plants and Shrubs Is cuts). In the House
toId are illustrations Of well arranged Pan.
Try Work Box Needle Book; Cooling Frame,
and Box Chair. The Doctors Talks are pro. $
fuseiy illustrated. A Picnic Scene will inter-
eel both young and old. The Notes for the !.
Month for the Farm and Garden give much .
valuable and timely information; and the a
columns show up various swindlinp '
schemes
ST.. NICHOLAS. With September comes the s
END OF vacation and thoughts of school; and 8
ST. Nsch0tas comes to make these by no means !.
the least pleasant OF summer days, by aid of its Id
bright, sketchy stories, clever verses and beau. s
tiful pictures. Girls will be interested In "The
Doll that Couldn't Spell Her Name" and BOYS l.
VIII read with interest the story of "1he MARI Ii
borough Sands" There is an amusing article 10
on Our Largest Frend'-the elephant; and \
"Jlro, aJapanese Boy" Is sketch of bow life :,
IN curious country where every ones birth. Q
Jay comes on the same day. The Stories from c
The Northern Myths" end in this number; and v
Mrs. Dodge has a long instalment of her ser. a
lal, Donald and Dorothy" Among all the Il
verses scattered through the September pages, a
II is enough to mention the poem entitled THE !,
Cockatoos," by Celia Thaxter and "The Land =
of Noddy," quaint, pretty, unconventional f,
lullaby, by Rossiter Johnson There are the
usual departments, and an entertaining story
or the little folks, OF pig that went sailing in
horse.trough. .
WIDE AWAKE. ID Lothrnn &C. 10 po,