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

/. full of sound suggestions IN regard to the
t management of asylums. Mr. +. I. Mer-
!. rick controvoris the rather frce.and easy
C views of a writer IN previous number on
q sour Marriage and Divorce Laws" The
) Marquis dc Saporta, the eminent French
botanist, expounds his theory of "llow the
G Earth was Peopcd." In insects and ID.
/ sease" A. L. KING brings against the me-
!, lodious mosquito the grave charge of being
an active and efficient agent in the dissent
3 nation of malarial poison, Several other
3 articles, such as "The Chemistry of Cook.
, cry agricultural Experiment Stations
r ways of Preserving Food" aud print
tive Map Making" are Of practical or
special interest. The editor vigorously
sustains Mr.. Adams In his attack on "The
T Dead Language Superstition" The late
Sir William Logan, of the Canadian Geo
logical Survey, is the subject of~ bio
graphical sketch, which is accompanied
by the usuai portrait.
| The WHEELMAN. (G0S Washington ST.,
Boston. 81 year The September mum.
Der closes the first year of this publication,
which has already forced its way to recog-
milton as one of our most entertaining
monthles. The number opens with an
article, containing over dozen of fine H.
Illustrations, describing the academic vii
lage OF Andover, Mass. There is a well
written article on Athletics and Gymnss-
tics at Harvard" A comprehensive his
tory OF LaSn-Tennis In America, by A. b.
Starey, is some indication of the ca,holicty
the magazine. Readers of President Bates
stories will be delighted to find one of his
inimltabIe tales, "Sprague's Big Coon" in
this volume Minimum" contributes five
chapters Of story, Trailing Arbutus."
The Care of Machines" is ably discussed.
Three more chapters of "a Shadow Lowell
still leave the .fnaie undecided. Health
as a Pulpit Force" Will be found of great
interest to ministers.
ST.. NICHOLAS Century Company, \.
\, 500 year, The September Is a |
bright and breezy autumn number open
ing with "A charming story of child.life by
Louisa Nj. Alcott, entitled Little Pyramus
and Thisbe." Mr., Daniel Beard tells of
his young friends Tom, Dick and Harry
In Florida, with many pictures of the odd
things they saw. Lost in the Woods" is
a nnely written account of the loss and re-
covery OF some children IN the mining re-
gions OF Northern Michigan last summer,
IN reference to whom there was so much
In the newspapers a. the time The Work
and Play Department" tells how boys in
The oIden time had to make their own TOYS
Or 90 without them. The Tlnkham Broth.
ers came out at the little end of lawsuit;
swept Away" grows IN interest, and "The
Drummer Boy" keeps up his pleasant rat
lie. Sarah Orne Jewett, Aunt Fanny, and !
celia Thagter contribute each a poem, and
here are, in addition to the usual quota of ,
stories sketches and verses, illustrations &
y i''uhi, ieciuidl vi.
". III. Drake, De Cost Smith, and many /
,thers. II
WHFoRD's MICROCosM: (Hall Il Co
New York. 81 year, In the August
lumber Rev. j. W. Roberts continues his
ncisve Inquiry into THE Laws OF Mind :" \
Prof. Kephart his discussion of The Free. 7
lom OF the Will" and Capt Keso his !
renchant exposure OF Spiritualism. Alto
,ether there are sixteen articles in the /,
lumber, written by the best minds of the a
lay, devoted to the bearing Of modern SCI y
nee upon the religious thought of the 8,
ge, from the standpoint of faith in the "
ealities Of revealed religion. t,
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