The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-03
Ths 0ttawa gres Grader.
Ottawa, ILL.,, July 3. 1886.
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by an anecdo,al sketch. "A bay in Surrey
with VIM. Norris will be Of exceptional
interest to admirers of THE Earthly Para.
disc" The war papers gives woman rec
objections Of the hospital work subsequent to
"Antietam," which was the topic of that
part Of the series given in the June number.
Other papers deal with the capture of New
Orleans, and ". F. Smith writes of Thomas
at Chattanooga" Other papersin this NUN
Der are 'Cross Country Riding 'liOming
Pigeons" american Country Dwellings, y
"France and IndoChina" "The Labor
Question" by a master printer; an install.
ment of Howelrs "Mnister's Charge" and
the usual things in "Bric'a-B rac, &c, &c,
making as q whole a most interesting mum.
Der.
The July ST. Nicholas, very appropriately,
is very patriotic, wing an interesting sketch
of LAFAYETTE, and another installment Of
Scudder's Washington" dealing with Valley
Forge and Monmouth. A new and bright
serial is begun in "Nan's Revolt showing
the efforts Of four society girls TO besome in
dependent and self supporting A very
timely article is "Fly fghing for Trout"
charming alike to the old and the young
The "Brownies" appear again, this time in
a menagerie. The serials are continued
Little Lord Fauutleroy," The Kelp gath
erers," &c, and number Of completed
sketches, as well as poems, complete the
number, which has, of course, the usual ar.
ray of splendid illustrations.
The July Ndgozme Of Amsrican History
opens with the editors delightful Historic
Homes in Lafayette Place" under the gen.
eral title Of "A Neglected Corner Of the
Metropolis chapter as informing as it is
entertaining, and Of Astona. as well n local
hterest--accompan by nearly a score Of
unique historic illustrations. The scholarly
paper Of Hon James W. Gerard on 1.-THE
Dongan Charter to the City Of New York"
two hundred years ago, is also illustrated;
the "History of the Fisheries Question, by
j. Macdonald Oxley, Of Ottawa, the third
paper of the number, gives n cl' arcr view Of
the perplexing situation in regard to our
Fisheries than anything heretofore published.
Then comes an agreeable paper on The
Speeches of Henry Clay" by Charles II.
Peck; and an able essay on "Toryism in the
Canadian Confederation, by John Carrick,
Il Chatham, Ontario. The war papers this
month are extremely readable. General AL
fred T. Lee writes Of Cedar Mountain"
and DR.. John Shrady furnishes graphic
chapter Of his "reminiscences Of Libby
Prison" with an illustration OF the old
prison building. Among the shorter articles
we have the story Of IAN Old Mormon CITY
in Missouri" by William A. Wood: and
some timely and interesting data concerning
''Daniel Webster" by william L. Todd, of
Newburyport. This magazine is doing
great work for American History. Published
at 30 Lafayett Place, New York City
The July Wide Awake contains four arti.
Giles or poems treating Of the Fourth TX.
eellent and instructive they are, too and
splendidly illustrated. The VIDE Audke has
an interesting article by Appleton, the cele
brated Shakesporean scholar, on the proba.
BILE school life OF Shakespeare, and Mr. Tai.
bot gives US another installnent of his Grew
of the Casabiancs." Among the other con.
Hibutors in prose and verse are Susan Coo.
lac, Margaret Emma Ditto, Alice Yelling
ton Rollins, James Steele, II. x. Hudson,
Margaret Sidney, 0. Clute, Harriet Prescott
Spoford Mary +. wilkins, Rose Hawthorne
Lathrop, s. s. Brooks and Armand b. Harris,
Bishop J. L. Spalding, of Peoria, discusses
n the Forum for June the question "Are We
IN Danger of Revolutions" An anonymous
writer makes the confessions of an Episco.
yalian," and President J. II. Seelye, of Am
Lerst College, analizos the proposition
Should the State Teach Religion The
other articles of the number, all of which
IRE interesting, are "Some Experiences with
Sriminals." ". NJ f. Round, "Shall We
Muzzle the Anarchists! Prof II G. Adams
"Woman's Duty to Woman Ella Lap.
ham; els Labor a Commslity9" Rev DR.
Washington GLADDEN.; "The Manuscript Mar
ket," Junius Henri Browne; Facts About
Civil Service Reform" Geo. W. Green, and
"Shouli Foreign Authors BE Protected G.
r. Lathrop and Roger Sherman. New York:
Tho Forum Publishing Co. $500 per an
nun, so cents per copy
The Hon David A. Wells continues in the
Jsly number Of THE Popuiar Scjea;e HontIiy
his Economic Study of Mexico with Il
paper considering the disadvantages which
are inflicted upon that country by its bad
systems of taxation and by the unhealthi'
ness Of its Cal ital and its principal seaport.
The series will close with another paper, in
which will be considered the relations which
Shs United States should maintain with Mex
loo. Earthquakes and other Seismic Move
nnts' gives summary, made clearer by