The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-15
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~ sdst HARpER's is brilliant mid
liner number, opening with Il bright
and seasonable illustrated article by Mrs
Sandman, "a Trip on the Ottawa; 1oi-
lowed by another handsomely illustrated
article by Mr.. |. G. Beard, Decorative
Sentiment in Birds" Another summer
paper is a bright and attractive one by a.
A. HAYES, entitled, "A New England Col
onv in New York;" and brief paper on
Aix.les.I}airnes," contains much inf@ma
tjon to travellers in search OF health. other
articles of interest are "Social Democrats
in the Reichstag," showing the recent re-
markable development of socialism IN the
German Reichstag; an entertaining article
Of English railways; "a Lunch with the
Druzis," by DR.. l. NJ. Ludlow; and a sketch
Nv Rev. John T.. Edwards Of the celebrated
"paynee Panic" The frontispiece is a
delightful picture illustrating quaint
poem by Austin Dobson, entitled "A Love
Song" and Alfred Parsons contributes an
other of his delightful full page illustra
tions of Wudsworth's poems The second
installment of Mr.. Howells new novel,
Indian Sumner" appears, and East
Angels" is continued. There are three
capital sheet stories; the Easy Chair or
Mr. Curtis discusses Victor Hugo, the Bar
tholdi Statue, &c, and the other editorial
departments, as usual, are well sustained,
The midsummer holiday Number OF the
CENTURY lfor August opens with lively
anecdotal account, by Henry Eckford with
numerous spirited illustratiOns), of his life
at Camp Grindstone," the sumner meet
Ing of the American Canoe Association at
Thousand Islands. w. ID. Howells, In his
series of italian cities writes of his walks
through Sienna, illustrated with numerous
drawings, some of full page size. A sketch
of VIM Lloyd Garrison gives occasion for
the introduction of an interesting group of
portraits, including Garrison himself, Wen
dell Phillips, George Thompson, &c The
paper on Typical Dogs this month in
cludes the Water Spaniel, the Collie, Fox,
Terrier and Scotch Deer Hound. George
lies talks learnedly on Hotel Keeping"
and Henry King enlightens us on the stu
alton In the Indian country. The fiction
of the number embraces short story, the
conclusion of Silas Lapham, and contin-
uation of The Bostonians" The war Sc
ries covers the Last of the Seven Days
Battles" another chapter from the " Recol::
lections of Private" story of "A Virgin
ian Girl In the first year of the War;" and
q paper by Gen. Fitz John Porter on Nal
vern Hill. Topics of the Times" and the
other departments are unusually well sus
tanned
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY for
August opens with full exposition of the
American side of the Spencer Harrison
controversy, involving charge of piracy
against Spencer In the issue Of his recent
book on religion, through the Appletons in
NEW DIk. IOl'
strong showing for his side of the case.
Mr.. James Sully skillfully treats the tick
lish question of "Genius and Insanity"
DR.. Mary Putnam.Jacobi presents some
new ideas on Primary Education; Dr.Lub-
book has an interesting illustrated article
"On Leaves" "The Future of National
Banking is ably discussed by +. II. Leland;
Sir Henry Thompson discourses on Diet
in Relation TO Age and Activity" and Geo.
p, Merrill interests us In regard to Build
ing Stones in the United States" The
addresses Of Prof Huxley and the Prince
of Wales at the presentation of the Darwin
statue TO the British Museum are given;
and there are articles on Measures of
Vital Tenscity," Curiosties of Time
Reckoning" and Modern Bronzes, with
fine sketch of the noted French scientist
and centennarian, NJ. Michel Chevecul
ST.. NICHOLAS for August is naturally a
great outof doors number, opening with
a story telling how little girl who wan
dered out.of doors once made fortune
Mrs. Gregory tells how little children up
in the Catskills reversed the season and
went coasting In August; Laura E. Rich
ards takes pleasant walk In the fields, and
Grace f. Pennypacker POLITICALLY interprets
what the flowers said. Mary Hallock
Foote gives us Whit of salt air In "A
Constitutional on the Beach," where We
can watch the flight of the Blue Heron
with Celia Thaxter, or go In bathing with
!. The Brownies at the Seaside" Then
come the installments of the serials, "Driv-
en- Back TO Eden" &c, after which We can
rink in imagination by looking at Jessie