The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-16
Partial Prospectus for 1888
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"a" 4 Regular Broadside Of Serial Stories.
/. "Buttcrcd Crusts" By Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney,
authorof Faith Gartney's Girlhood, We girls Sights
and Inslghts. short serial. illustrations
IL. THE Silver CITY," BY Fred A. ODER. A real
istic romance OF a New England boys exciting
search for the famous lost city In Yucatan Nearly
one hundred Illustrations by W. Parker Bodnsh,
showing marvellous sculpturcd ruins back
grounds to the dramatic action.
III. "A Double Masquerade" By Charles Il.
Talbot. A novelette, of the historic times of Wash.
ington Lord Howe and old Boston. illustrations
". odd Caravan Days" BY Mrs. Hartwcll.
Catherwood. a story of the frontier States in the
days when the great western pixies" were traed
over by slow lines Of white tented wagons in
Of which lived the hero and heroine of the story.
Thirty six Illustrations by II. 2. Share.
V. "More than They Bargained For" Come.
dy By the author Of the popular and laughable
comedy in the vacation numbers Of SO. Clllus.)
VI. Through Spain on Donkey back" A deci.
ded novelty in that 1t will have no text but consist
of three to ive pages Of drawings each month of
romantic Old Spain and modern Spanish fOlk-lifc.
By favorite artist
Is odd STUDIES Of Green Things GroDing:
"A Winter Garden" by Amanda b. Harris. Win
ter buds and their interesting change to leaves and
blossoms on twigs kept in jars of water in sunny
window. Illustrated from microscopic studies by
Z. II. Garrett. g papers)
s1'"When Was Boy"
"Old School.days." BY Margaret Lake. Amusing
"reminiscences of past generation of scbool.chil.
drcn, school.teachers. school games. Four papers.
with many illustrations.
rs of Wild Places and Wild Creatures:
nv Da,id E,r thp f,,uD
traveller.
II. "Days and Nights in the Tropics" By Dr.
Oswald. Hs pr
III. wild Horses and Bears" BY Ernest In.
gersoll. All three of papers fully illustrated
rS Indian Yesterdays and To.Days::
1. Indian Folk lore Tales" By Bright Eyes AS
told by her father, mother and grandmother.
II. Indian Trails and Camp-hres." BY Alice q
Fletcher Her remarkable experiences during re-
cent Western travels and soIourns.
III "Stores and Legends of the AztcCs." by
Mrs. Susan DuHning Power SHIRLEY Dare. From
unpublished historic records,
sE"A New Lyceum Idea:
"The John spicer Lectures" BY Mrs. \. NJ. piaz,
author of the Cats Arabian Nights Likely to give
a "creepy" sensation TO those who have weak
spots"
w II OT WC DOgS, tSpctGhbty'
I, Health and Strength Papers" BY Prof. Sar-
gent, of the Harvard College gymnasium. With
many practical diagrams of exercises, homemade
apparatus, etc.
IL "woed Craft" By Capt Barker, the Rangely
Lake Guide and Maine woods trapper.
"" For the Girls, especdaIty!
l. Cookery tor Beginners" BY Marion Harland.
Monthly lessons for practice, and personal letters
far bpv
camp out.)
II. Gamma Marias Housekeeping" BY the Next
Neghbor. Spicy, sensible talks for the misresses
OF the homes of the future.
~" Especially for tile Whoie Famtly'
I. To-Day" By Edward Everett Hale. 1.-THE po-
htical editor Vivid, vigorous topics time
papers.
RI "short Stories from the Dictionary" BY Ar.
thur Gilman. NJ A. Curiosities and romance-of
matchmaking.
nSE1"AH tie WOrld's a stage"
pantomimes, Novelties. etc, By g. b. Brrtett.
H. Little Plays for Little Actors. BY Mnna Lowell
daughter of the well-known English play-writer.
rss@ For art AD,ateurs:
decorative Flacques By George F. Barnes A re-
markable series, full.page in size
~ The Chautauqus Reading Union Course:
Ballads of American History BY Mrs Margaret D.
Preston. illustrations Remarkable Trials by
BENJAMIN Vaughan Abbott. Through Microscope.
By Samuel Wells. illustrations Pleasant Au
tbors for Young Folks. BY Amanda %. Harris:
tTinstrations) Anna Maria's housekeeping ny
The Next Neighoor A Boys WORKSHOP ,,, ny pa n
Roy Carpenter Illus) Health snd strength, Ia IA
pers for Boys BY Professor Sargent OF the , tia
ward College Gymnasium. ILLUSTRATIONS """
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