The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-29
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n Y. 81 Z yea) The October number,
besides Other unusual attractions, Is re
mark bic Tor The nImher and excellence OF
its illustrations. The iruntlspiece is n
mastery engraving by Kruell Of Stuart's
portrait Of Washington, and helps to Illus
trate the opening article of the number,
"Washinglon's Army Mt Newburgh," by j.
Il. Headley. +. u. Mllet contributes q
second part of his engaging series on
"Dcacarlia," the Paradise of Sweden.
Artists will he attracted by finely Illus
trated paper 10y Mrs. u. B. GuslaIson, on
Nlcaise de Keyser, of Antwerp, the great
est of living Duch painters. Mrs. Rose
Hawthorne Lolhrop's novelette, Prison
ers," is concluded. William Henry Bishop
gives lecture on Horse Farming in Ken
lucky, with especial reference to the trot-
ting hotsa, Col. Hlgginson continues his
American History series, the present chap
ter be,D4 devoted to The Dawnng of In
Dependence" Phil Robinson, under the
head OF "5aunterngs in Utah." describes
some wonderful curlCsitios in the neigh
borhood of Salt Lake; and Tighe Hopkins
contributes an interesting short story en-
titled "The Wood-Nymph," "A Castle in
Spain" is concluded and is to be followed
rs q serial by new novel by William
Black.
The CENTURY. Century Company,
New York. 81 a year, The October
number concludes the Goth volume of the
magazine, aud Is notable for Its splendid
portrait of Lougfelow, as frontispiece to
accompany an admirable essay on the poet
by Edmund G. Stcumin. The 40Oth cen.
tenary Of Martin Luther gives Geo. p.
Fischer, IN the next paper, occasion to re.
view the position held by Lu,her in religi
GUS thought and history, The most clab-
Orately illustrated article IN the number is
that OF Richard Grant White on "Old New
York. in which he sharply Crltlcises the
building taste OF the past twenty years.
William ii. Rdeing, IN his iaunt about
and scenes described in Thackeray's nov
els. III, II contributes an illustrated paper
on Outdoor Industries in California, and
George g. Grinnell has practical sports,
mans paper on Snipc Shooting. Two
other illustrated papers are THE Pupils Of
Thomas Bewick,' by Austin Dobson, and
In nF / h,, I
StillmGn. In fiction, the Bread Winners"
continues to justify the attention which it
is attracting as an anonymous novel Mr..
Howe!is brings his "A Woman's Reason"
to an effective CONCLUSION, and James G..
Waite contributes graphic and realistic
story OF the tropical seas. There Is the
usual installment of original poetry, and
Topics of the Times" and the other de-
partments are we'll filled and attractive, as
usual.
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. Cd. Ap-
pleton & Co., New York. So year, The
high character Of this publication Is we'll
sustained. The present state of thought In
regard to the nature of life Is well reflected
IN the first article, by Paul II. Shlpman,
on Matter Living and Not Living" DR..
Bayard takes a hand IN the conflicts Of the
medical schools to show that homeopathy
is Science" Dr. Abraham Jacob has
an elaborate article on THE Historical
Development OF Modern Nursing"
Clothing and the Atmosphere" by Radau ;
The CHEMISTRY of Cookery" by Professor
Williams anG The Alcohol Habit" by
Dr. Oswald, IN his series on The Rene
dies OF Nature are papers Of great practi
cal worth Those OF more purely sclen
tltiC interest are Cyclones and lorna
does" The Colors Of Flowers "Vegeta
ting Animals" How the Earth was PEG
pied" 1.-The Liver Fluke in Sheep" THE
Saving OF Science" etc, etc. There are a
portrait and biographical sketch Of the
celebrated hygienlst Of Munich, DR.. Max
von Pctlenk0ter, and large mass OF criu
Cism and miscellaneous information in the
editorial departments.
The WHEELMAN. (Wheclman Com
pany, Boston. $500 a year, Having
completed the first year, the IIheelDa@
enters upon its second with the October
number, under the brightest prospects. Its
success has pecn such that the publishers
have been encouraged to extend It's scope
30 as 10 Include all outdoor amusemcnts,
such rs yachting, angling, hunting, camp
ing out, &C., and 10 enrich lis pages many
noted writers have been enlisted for the
year, such as Maurice Thompson, VIII
Carleton, Edith NJ. Thomas, George s
Hull, &c, &. The contents of the October
number Justify the high promises Of the
future. Besides its handsome frontisp!eCc
renresentlng a bycicler slowly riding along
IN medltative mood it contains twelve,
other fine illustrations. There are cOntrl-
buttons 10y Edith NJ. Thomas, Paul Past
nor, James Clarence Harvey, S. Connat