The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

,.ntion has been absorbed by the ART grown
If New York. Boston, Philadelphia, Bal'l'
mara and Washington. A sketch portrait
of John Burroughs is the frontlspice OF tue
numoer and Miss Edith NJ, Thomas con
tribntes a short paper on "John Burroughs
and his Last Two Books" Julian law
t,orue contributes the short story oil 'he
number entitled Colonel Spaights PreJu-
dices.r and Frank Il, Stockton the ilrs'
n,rt of his novelette,, THE Casting away Oh
Mrs. Lecks and Mrs Aleshine.' In 'he
War series, The Battle of frederlckS'
hur,r General james longstreet contrib
utps the title paper and the Confederate
Wow The Union assaults upon the mem
nrahla stone wall are described by General
D,riu. y. Couch. GEN William +, smith
writes anecdothly Of the part taken oy
"Fr,nllip's Lett Grand Division " Gen.
Rush Z. Hawkins brings new facts to eX.
pl.in "Why B0n-ide did not renew the al
rck" There are five lullpage pictures
.mopg the thirty four war Illustrations OF
n,e number Dr. Washington GLADDEN.
writes of the question, as it Peace or
War;" As regard, the relations Of capital
and labor. The first editorial in "Tupics OF
the Time" entitled "The Falsehood Of EX-
,r4mes," also deals with the labor troubles.
The porms of the number are contributed
by James b. Keayon, George Edgar Mort.
gomery. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett,
and in "Bric.a Brac" by Robertson Trow-
bridge, Julia X. Wetherill, James I. Nc
KY, Margaret Vandegrift, and Wallace
Peck.
The August VIDE Ardkc may be de
scribed AS a Flower Number" since there
are eight flower poems In it, exquisitely IL
Illustrated. The Ballad of the number is
Sir Walters Honor" by Margaret j. Pres
ton with seven full.page illustrations com.
memorating an incident in the life of Sir
Walter Raleigh. The opening story is
Peter. Patrick" by Sally p. Mclean, the
author of cape Cod Folks. Anna Kathe.
rine Greene contributes humorous paper,
IAN Entertainment of Mysteries" "ln the
Canon Of the Tennessee" is true noun
tain story of brave boys adventure by
John Willis Hays. THE Daughter OF
Daicles" by L. s. Brooks, 10 an exciting
story of the old Greek Olympian races.
Mrs Sherwood writes of the Royal Girls
of England" "Some Indian Children" by
Mrs. NJ. b. Norton, gives many interesting
particulars OF the home.life Of some of the
Indian children, previous to their arrival at
Hampton aud Carlisle. The serials are
"Pamela's Fortune" Peggy and Her
and 1.-THE Grew of the Casa ian.
Ca" Wide A'oake Is SO 90 year. d. 10th
rop & Co., Publishers, Boston.
The Forum for August bears out the
promises first given by Its editor, and the
articles contained In It are not only timely
but we'll and forcible written. There is a
freshness about all of them that Is In itself
pleasing and in strong contrast to the gen
eral run Of review articles. Among the
subjects this month discussed are :"'rhe Re.
volt of the Majority" by Rev. Geo Batche-
lor; Confessions of Roman Catholic"
Newspaper Espionage" Joseph b. Bish-
OPP; "Results of the Labor Struggle" An.
drew Carnegie; How | was Educated"
Prof VIM. Il. Harris; "Our African Con
tingent," Eugene Marechal Camp, and
What We Know About the Weather"
Lieut.. A. W. Greeley, OF Arctic fame.