The Ottawa free trader., 1884-01-05

of all that, for every day use, he needs to
know about Greek history. Except a. 10
its mode OF arrangement, the book la, 8 no
claims to originality. Itis manly q col.
lection, In beautiful mosaic order, in prose
and verse, from the bes. historians and
poets, Of faithful pictures o" the times,
scenes and incidents intended to be Illus.
trated, thus giving a pleasing variety OF
style that can be found in no one writer.
The book Is supplied with full table of
contents and an exhaustive index.
PICTORIAL CYcLoPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND
COMPLETE STOCK DuCToR. BY Messrs
Perriam b Baker. ST. Louis: n. ID. Thomp.
son Il Co. Ottawa: NJ. X. Whittesey, agent
for La Sale county.
As might be expected, this work Is char.
acterized by completeness. 1t treats ofai!
that one desires to know respecting horses,
cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, with depart
ments On dogs and bees; all the facts con-
cerning breeds, breeding, breaking, train
ing, sheltering, buying and selling, the
profitable use and general care.
IL is book of more than eleven hun
dred pages. Moreover it is handsomely
printed on good white paper, with a large
and enjoyable print. Itcomblnes the object
teaching principle, giving by picture to The
department alone cost the publishers over
$4,000. Ore understands what Is des-
cribed by an illustration more clearly and
retains it more easily. In this respect in
giving symptoms of disease, one Is materl-
ally helped In early recognizing the disease
itself. 1n giving causes Of disease, the dis.
Greet reader will be helped to preventives.
Mr.. Pertains long service in connection
with the Prairie Farmer, the oldes, and
best of our agricultural papers, a thirty. five
years, connection with the press of the VT ST,
has given INN an experience of great prac-
teal value. DR.. Baker, as veterinary sur
geon, is a regular graduate of veterinary
college, and Is now having an immense
practice, u resident Of Chicago. The bes,
learning of these men, with the practical
use and application of the experience OF
others. is here made available to any Ordl-
nary farmer and stock man. The book is
peculiarly adapted to the use of western
men, rs it Is the product of experiences
and needs IN this field.
Prof. j. B. Turner, of Jacksonville, says
of it: mo agricultural book that has ever
come into my hands has so naturally and
promptly attracted the eager attention of
my young agricultural friends. Ihave or
dered copy tor each of my sons on their
farms. II read and used with discretion,
1t will be found worth many times lis cost
to every owner of live stock, if only of a
single horse and pig" Mr.. WM,,lesey, their
agent, has been authorized by the publish.
ing house to give any information respect
ing the book, or to supply copies of II for
this county.
THE SURGEONS STORIES Time of Charles
XII. BY z. Topelius. Translated from the
Clurg 81 Co. OTTAWA: for sale by Hape-
man IL Graham. $l.2J.
This IS another in that delightful series
Of historical novels which Jansen, Nc
Clurg & Co. are having translated and are
issuing in regular series. Topelius, as
novelist, is about to Sweden and Finland
what Walter Scott is to England and Scot
land. While a delightful thread OF ro-
nance runs through his books, they are no
less interesting and valuable as accurate
history We know OF no novels Of the day
that are more pleasant, reading, and Ger.
talnly of none that at the same time afford
such instructive and profitable reading,
ARMY LIFE; From u Soldiers Journal.
ls6l-64. By Albert D. Marshall Joliet,
Ill. Published By the Author.
This is the title of handsomely printed
and substantially bound book of 400 pages
that comes to us from Joliet with the com.
pliments Of the author He had enlisted
III September, 1861, as u private IN the 33d
Regiment OF Illinois Infantry Col. ilovey)
served his three years faithfully, aud keep
lng a journal all that time in which he
dotted down the occurrences of each day,
the pleasant volume before u, Is the pro,
duct OF patient collation. OF the authentic
materials thus preserves.
The hook is onc oi unComnlon lnlcIest
on several accounts. It's style Is easy ami
familiar; it deals with facts and incidents
that relate to the private soldier rather than
To the higher officers, and ~ thus largely
made up of materials that seldom get into
wer histories o! higher grade gnd prcten-
sions; and yet our high private MAS
man of much more than ordinary inlel'i-
gence and shrewdness, and his accounts OF
army movements on. larger scale, their
rationale, and his descriptions Of the uu-
mcrors skirmishes and more serious la;-
ties IN which he was engaged, show d
familiarity with The real movements and
ON the field that is not usually