The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-25
LITERATURE.


New York. "a n year, The September
Haryer's is another exceedingly "'f"c'''c
number The ironNspiccc is an engraving
hv Unskin from a drawing by Dore Tor
Poes "Raven." Frank ID. Mlllct contfl-
bu,cs the first of two articles on DelacW-
ha Sweden, with u number of fine Illus
trations Miss Lucy Lille has spIehdI"-
Ilv illustrated article on the CatskIll T. ~
HAY, under the head Of "The swamp
Fox" gives US some novel and interesting
information about that most romantic OF
all the revolutionary heroes, Gen. FRANCES
Marion. Paul Potter, the old Dutcs mas
ter, is the subject of paper by r. mason
with n picture Of the famous Bull, Bu'
the most laborcd paper IN the number ana
deliberately illustrated, Is that on "Receh'
Building in New York." an intelligent
and critical estimate Of the new departure
in architecture that has broken out among
the Gothamltes. In fiction Rosa Hart be
gins story entitled PRISONERS" "A
Castle IN Spain" Is continued, and MISS
Rebecca Harding DAVIS contributes
short story enutled "A silhouette" Oi
the unillustrated pa"ers the most interest
ing is that of j. f. Marshall, telling how
the English were kept from gobbling the
Sandwich islands IN lS43. The editorial
departments are filled with the usual.
agreeable variety, the Drarer being espe
cially entertaining.
THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. Century
Company, New York. 81 year, The
notable feature of the September Century
is the out-ofdocr quality of ITS matter, be.
fitting the season. A fine portrait Of
robert Burns is the frontispecc, and Is &C.
companied by "a Burns Pilgrimage" by
II. H.. who relates several new anecdotes
of the poet. F. Mitchell has richly il
Illustrated paper on Cape Cod, who trans
forms that curious hook Of sand into a
homely Yankee Paradise. Edward Egg.
pleston writes on Indian War in the
Colonies" with illustrations. Lieut..
Schwatka relates an incident of his arctic
adventures under the title of "a Musk Ok
Hunt" Ernest Ingersoll gives an account
of Prot. Agassiz's Laboratory at Newport
with a portrait of the great naturalist
John Burroughs details the dangers that
threaten the birds in hatchlng season IN
der the heading THE Tragedies of the
Nests" An article OF high value to young
artists is that on ornamental Forms in
Nature" by Roger Riordan. w. G..
Conant wrestles with the problem and
works 1t out afilrmauvely, "Will New
York he the Final World Metropolis!'
The second part OF that remarkable anony
nous story, THE Bread Winners" is
given, revealing its motive rs a satire on
labor union socialism, The 9Th part ct
"a Woman's Reason" Is gives, with Il
promise of final in the next number
and the reader Will regret to learn that the
last of Uncle Remus" appears III the
present number There are several short
stories, the usual instalment of poetry,
and the always well filled and entertaining
departments.
TIE NoRTH AMERICAN REVIEW. GO
Lafayette Place, New York. So year. J
The September number opens with a
strong article on state Regulation OF Cor.
porate Profits" by Chief Justice I. M,
Cooley, of Michigan. John A. kasson, M.
c., writes on Municipal Reform" and of
fers suggestions for the abatement of the
evils of misgovernment in our great mu.
inequalities. Richard Grant White treats
of "Class Distinctions in the United
States" a subject that is destined to occu.
by more and more the attention of the
American people as great fortunes in.
crease. shooting at Sight Is the subject
of some pertinent reflections by James
Jackson, Chief Justice of the State of
Georgia In Facts about the Caucus and
the Primary" George Walton Green un-
wells the tricks practced by political man,
ayers IN large cities. The well known
English cssayist, w. Ii. Mallock, con.
tributes Conversations with Solitary"
IN which he sets forth with much ingenui-
" the arguments adverse to popular gov
eminent The Rev. DR. ID. :. phelsE con.
tributes an article sparkling with cpl
grams, on the Limitations of Frcethlnk.
ing" Finally, Grant Allen, the most
charming of all living writers on natural
history, dlscourscs on AN American Wild
Flower"