The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-06-13
Literature.


Magazines.
The June HARPER's has for irontispiece
n remarkably good engraving by W. b.
Closson from G. f. Watts's painting OF Ia
ola and Francesca, illustrating an article by
Ed. Millet, on the Watts Exhibition, and
answering the significant question, What
shall an artist paint9" The quaint and en-
'ertaining Baltic sketches of the same
ritter are concluded with rambles in Jut-
lad and Vierlande. Then come several
ritlv illustrated articles on American sub
jec, such as Ladies' Day at the Ranch "
Tin hnsas) by Mrs. Alice Wellington Rol
lins; Knoxville in the Olden Time" by
Edwar Kirke; and Bogata-the Capital
of the United States of Columbia" by
Lieut.. II X. Lemly, U. S. A. X. F. log
baum has, finely illustrated paper describ-
ing the military manoeuvers of the German
army in its 7huringen encampment; A. 5.
Hill contributes an important article OF
English in chools;" Richard A. Proctor
tells How Earthquakes are Caused" and
Mrs. Rebecca l Spring gives some inter
esting "reminiscences of Margaret Fuller
Miss Woolson's interesting novel, East
Angels" Is continued, and AT the Red
Glove Is concluded. There are two good
short stories and some striking new poems
and the Departments " are, as usual, filled
with timely and interesting matter.
THE CENTURY for June gives for fronts
piece fine portrait of Sir John Herschel
to accompany Prof. Edwin s. Holden's au-
thoratative paper on "The Three Her
schels," portraits of William, the father
and Caroline the sister of Sir John, being
also given. Eugene V. Smaley combines
amusement with information in a second
paper on the New Orleans Exposition. Mr..
iowells has third paper under the title
Of "A Florenfine Moooio," The"1ore
Roosevelt has a graphic paper entitled
" Still.hunting the Grizzly" in which he
describes the present stage of that danger
GUS sport Miss Sophie BE lsce Herrick
has profusely illustrated paper on "Or.
chids," giving much interesting informa.
ton in regard to that interesting plant;
Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky, answers the
question of How Shall we Help the Ne
groesg " and John p Daingerfield describes
his experience in the engine house when
he was held as hostage by John Brown at
Harper's Ferry. But fhe war articles are
again the strong feature of the number.
They consist of accounts of the Confeder-
ate Disaster at Beaver Dam, and the terri
bic battle next day at Gainess MILL as de-
scribed by Gen ID. II. Hill and Gen. Fitz
John Porter an anecdotal paper on Stone
wall Jackson in the Shenandoah" by Gen.
Imboden and description by Col. J. w.
Bissell, of the ingenlus methods adopted
In saving out channel above Island No
TO- which led to the thanking of that Con
federate Stronghold on the Mississippi. In
fiction, MIR. Howell's Rise of s las Lap
ham " and Henry James story, The Bos-
tonians," are continued; and the editorial
departments, Brick.a. Brack, &c, furnish
their usual agreeable variety.
In the POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY for
June Henry Gannett opens with brief
article on an irrepressible topic, in which
he returns negative answer to the ques-
ton, "Are we 10 become Africanized ~
Professor Benedict, after his preliminary
discussions on 1.-THE Nervous System and
Consciousness, develops his interesting
conclusions on the correlations of thought
and organization. NJ. de Laveleye, the
Belgian socialist, writes at much length on
"The State rersus the Man" In answer TO
Spencers "Man cersus the State" Spen.
Ger replies briefly but very effectively.
The eminent London biologist, Professor
Flower, expounds "Whales, Past and Pres
ent" with illustrations, giving much fresh.
ness to an old topic. "The Fuel of the
Future" "Sulphurous Disinfectants, aeon
corning Kerosene" and "The Mediterra-
mean of Canada" are very readable papers
"The Ways of Monkeys is an entertaining
study in fascinating branch of natural
history; and Professor Grote's Moths and
Moth Catchers" is timely paper by one
Of our first chronological authorities. Mat
lieu Williams closes his valuable series on
THE Chemistry Of Cookery" by giving US
he chemical story OF maltese and the sci
,nce of buildings and porridges There
ire q sketch and portrait of Dr. Alfred
Brehm, the distinguished German natural
Il and traveller, recently deceased; and
hs closing departments are full Of critical
discussion and varied miscellaneous scien-
lHc information.
VI. NICHOLAS for June, contains the