The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-02
June Magazines,

June Magazines,
orr Little ones, by the Russell Publish.
ing Co., is as bright as ever; full OF beauti.
full pictures and simple text which the wee
little ones find a never ceasing delight.
The June ST. NictoIaS opens with very
realistic account of the Roman games of
the Coliseum, "a Great Show A. ID. lO5,"
by Prof. Church, the frontispiece being the
entrance of the Gladiators. The Little
Confederates" and drill" are continued ;
and Julia Magruder begins series of Child
Sketches from George Eliot with tom
and Maggie Tulliver," from the mill on
the Floss" There Is also sketch of
Louisa Alcott, and other stories, sketches,
poems, &c,
The June Mdgazine Of american History
completes the 10Th volume Of the excellent
magazine. The opening article, "The Con-
quest of the Mayas," is the third in Alice
ID. LIE Plongeons graphic historical
sketches of Yucatan. and is illustrated
from photographs made by the author
while residing In that remote country. The
second article. "The Military Career of
General George lzard," by DR.. G. f. Man
igault, uf Charleston s. g., concerns the
war of 1912, and Is frightened with su-
perb portrait Of Gen. lizard. Following
this is an able treatise on Popular Gov
eminent In Virginia, 1606-1776," by Luther
Henry Porter. Then come four papers
that all classes of readers will enjoy, "Per,
sonal Recolections of William II. Seward"
by Hon. Charles X. Tuckerman; "Inci
dents In the Life of John Hancock" as
related by his wife, from the diary Of Gen.
William III. Sumner and contributed by
James w. Gerard continuation of the
extracts from AN Englishmans Pocket
Note Book In 1925" telling what the writer
saw In New Orleans; and "Dsniel Web
sters Visit TO Missouri" an account Of his
last Western trip, by Judge William A..
Wood 1.-THE Beginnings OF Ohio" are
illustrated by two hitherto unpublished
letters from General James M. Varnum
and General Rufus Putnam, contributed
by Il. G. Dawes, of Cincinnati. 1t Is a
strong and substantial number, without a
dull page Subscription price, $500 a
year. Published at TAB Broadway, N. Y.
"The Building of Railway is the
leading article of the June Scrtbner, writ
ten by Thomas Curtis Clarke,-certainly
among the most eminent of American
bridge builders, and man of the widest
experience In railway construction, In
addition to his thorough knowledge, he
possesses the knack of putting 1t in clear,
forcible, and interesting way. He makes
very vivid the idea of the immensely Of
the American railway system by striking
comparisons; he has followed each step In
the evolution of II with an acute analysis
of the moving causes he has paid a
hearty tribute to American ingenuity and
perseverance, WHICH udSe udle our Tail
ways essentially different from and super
ior TO those In the old world and he con-
cludes by pointing out the great part played
by the railway In changing the whole basis
of civilization from military to industrial
Besides these general qualities which make
the article entertaining, II Is valuable for
the large amount of information-w |,
condenses In a brief compassionate the
whole process of railway building, from
the preliminary survey of the chief engi
neer to the laying of the track. Mr.. Clarke
tells about tunnels, loops, curves, switch
backs, truss and cantilever bridges withou,
using single unintelligible technical
term. Every step In the building of rail
way is illustrated with one or more pic
lures. These are not only accurate bu
beautiful. Such artists as Walter Shirlaw
A. b. Frost, A. M. Turner and Francis Day
have made drawings for the article. In al
there are thirty-eight Illustrations, includ
ing five full fullpages. The publisher
promise that the other articles In this series
shall be equally attractive-the Who'll,
forming popular epitome of railway pro
gress In the United States.