The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-10

| illustrated account or MS canoe ulp dioIi
the coast of Labrador. W. ii. Gibson la
an instructive illustrated paper on what h
calls Backyard Studies The article 10
the month in the series Of Great Amer
can Industries" is devoted 10 raising hop
and making beer; and George Parson
Lathrop does up" the city of Hartford
Mr.. Vedder b. Paine points out the de
fects in our public land policy and ind
Gates methods Of reform; and 1. ,. Val
Dyke enlightens us in regard to "MeXlcM
Politics" In fiction East Angels ant
"Indian Summer" are continued, and ther'
are two good short stories. There ar
some exceptionally good poems; there i
another short installment Of "She Stoop
to Conquer" with Is illustrations, ont
of which is the frontispiece to the mum
Der; and the Editorial Departments are
we'll sustained, including trstrate Edi
tors Drawer.
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY for Octo
Der leads off with an article of curious IN
terest, by President A. ID. White, on Com
cts. A no less readable paper is the next
by that lucid thinker and happy writer
Prof. Henry Drummond, on The White
Ant "The Early Study of Plants by
Miss Eliza A Younans is valuable con
tribution to the science of primary educa
ton. con MaariOus Countries and their
Reclamation" Tommasi- Crudeli discusses
questions of vital interest to many people
Prof. Cope further develops his views on
"The Energy of Life Evolution and How
il Has Acted" Mr. Hutton contributes a
brilliant report of Il meetingof "rhe Meta
physical Society," and what about mira
cles, &c. "The Solar Corona by Higgins
"The Relations of Railway Managers and
Employees" by Barnard; THE Trading
Rat" and the Tissue Selection in the Gene.
sis of Disease" aie excellent and readable
papers. There are likeness and a bio
graphical sketch of Professor IL, A. New
ton, and AN editorial discussion of Official
Science in Washington The minor de
partments are full and varied AS usual.
The CENTURY MAGAZINE for October
presents for frontispieCe an admirable like
ness Of Samuel Bowles, for so many years
the distinguished editor of the Springfield
Mass RepubltcaH, the portrait being &C.
by sketch from the pen of
George 5. Merriam under the title of "a
Study in Independent journalism" Fred
ercK Schwatka continues his explorations
along "The Great River of Alaska" with
admirable illustrations Lizzie
W. Champney has a cosby and profusely
illustrated paper on "The Summer Haunts
Of American Artists" George Nj. Grant
gives Us full information in regard to the
history, situation and prospects of the great
Canada Pacific Railway; w, d. Howells,
in his pleasing, graphic way and with nu.
merous illustrations, gives us glimpses OF
sundry noted Tuscan cities; and William
A. Stiles sketches Riverside Park for us,
now become locality of national interest
rs the burial place of Gen. Grant The
War Articles for the month are contributed
by Gen Porter, Gen. Wilson, Gen. Buell.,
Mrs. Mary l.. IIeintzelman, Charles ". Ell
lredge, NJ T.. Seawal and others. In tic-
ton there Is "A continuance of THE Bosto-
Mans and an amusing short story entitled
Love at First Sight" The number is I'M
usually rich in poetic contributions, and
the departments are all admirably sus-
.ained.
The October number of the NORru
AMERICAN REVIEW contains twenty three
articles by as many different contributors,
among whom are an English cardinal,
m American admiral, two American major
two American ex Ministers to
European courts, an American artist, u
New York assemulymau, an ext nited
States senator, the mayor of New York,
two distinguished men OF letters, and Il
famous American tnanCier Manning,
Ammen, Ben. Butler, Fit John Porter,
El.hu i, Washburn, VIM. Waldorf Astor
his first appearance in literaturel, j. b,
Eustis, Of Louisiana; VIM. Il. Grace, of
New York Theodore Roosevelt, llolatio
: -ymour, L. F. Whipple, Charles 7, Cong,
Ion, Dorman b. Eaton, and some others
ess known. There is also a very charac
eristic private letter from Gen. Grant to
Ms father, written at Milliken's Bend, just
wo days before he started in the Nicks
)urg campaign, 1t is contributed by Col.
Fred. Grant
The LIBRARY MAGAZINE, John b.
Alden, 3y3 Pearl street, New York $3.50 a
'ear) for September contains: Birds of
he Rocks" by Maurice Thompson; John
Ruskin and his Works 10y William
Sloane Kennedy; Astronomical Progress
n 1851 from Appleton's Cyclopedia,
md Maurice Thompson from the Lit
ydrg World
TIE SIDERIAL MESSENGER is a very
leat 40-page monthly that comes to us
rom Mortified, Mimi, where II is issued