The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
LITERARY.

LITERARY.
PENN MONTHLY. Penn Monthly Association
l25 and l27 \. It'll St, Philadelphia The Mare
number opens as usual, with a carefully pre-
pared and judicious commentary on the lcadin
events of the preceding month. The leading pa
per in the present number is very able com
/ lmcnt by Florence Bayard Lockwood, on Frcdcf
l. lex lIarrison's article in the NmCteenM C7tlI,
r on "The Soul and Future Life" Mr.. Harrison
t it will be remembered is positivst, and bcin!
unable to find any positive proof of the existence
of the soul, assumes that therefore no such proc
c exists Mr. Lockwood on the other hand state
his belief in the existence Of the soul of man as
conscious individual entity, and in its life afte
t death, and gives very strong reasons indeed fo
this belief "Ulf Vikngcr, Aofe and Brcnn" il
Ia translation Of famous Norwegian poem
which, whatever may be its fidelity to the orlgi
nal, Of which we don't pretend to be able tC
judge, reads exceedingly well in English. "ThC
Note Book of an lshmaelite" is a sort of shrewd
pungent, running commentary by well read
literary gentleman on such topics as happened
to strike his fancy in passing The only other
article worthy Of note is one of great importance
being a treatise both thoughtful and practical on
the subject of House Drainage and Sewerage"
by Geo. f. Warng. Assuming that the good or
bad drainage Of our houses has far more to do
with the sick rate and death rate of our cities
than the good or bad drainage Of streets, the
writer points out as the chief objects to aim at in
house drainage, to
Allow ~ nrOupir do 70 tol.
within the dwelling or within any drain or pipe
connected with it.
Allow no decomposition to take place under
conditions favorable to the propagation of I'M
healthful influences.
Allow no air that has once been inside Of a
drain or soil pipe to enter the house under any
circumstances.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, "a. S. Barnes & Co.,
New York and Chicago. THE March-April num-
Der opens with the Confederate "reminiscences Of
Alexander II. Stephens, who here furnishes to
the public many facts Of great interest. He COM
bats the recently published statements Of Gen.
Richard Taylor. In his second article Hon David
A. Wells presents n valuable review of the Elc-
ments Of National Wealth, including the annual
incomes and savings of the principal nations Of
the world. VIII T. Prichard, +. X. S. +. A. S. L.,
long resident Of Mexico, treats the Mexican
Question under the title of the mexico of the
Mexcans," commenting on the policy of the
United States. fascinating account of the pub
lie and and private lives Of some famed and learn
ed women of Bologna Is given by Madame Vii.
ari of Italy, wife Of Prof. Villar who was Minis
terof Public Instruction under Victor Emmanuel.
This is Madame Vlllari's first appearance in an
American periodical. The all.absorbng topic of
the Method Of electng the President, past and
s'''''o, 10 AMY dis,assed from t's SIi.ii IL pc
litical stand-ponts by Judge Thomas NJ Cooley
of Michigan and Hon. Abram s. Hewitt of New
York. Other articles are by the Rev. DR.. Samuel
Osgood on Modern Love; Gen. de Peyster (of
New York. on New York and its History; Prof
A. p. Peabody, ID, LII. D., Of Harvard College,
on The Relation of Morality to Religion, includ.
ing the modern symposium; Baron f. Won Holt.
zendorif the well known German jurist, on I'm
perial Federalism in Germany. Silver in Art is
appropriately described by E. c. Taylor of New
York. The department of Contcmpory Litera-
turc embraces recent important English, German,
French and American books by eminent foreign
and American reviewers.
LIrTELL's LIVING AGE-Thc number for the
weeks ending Feb. 23d and March I'd have the
following noteworthy contents:
| French Critic on Goethe, by Matthew Arnold,
Quarterly Review; Natural Religion, part IN .,
Macmillan; An Oxford Lecture, by John Ruskin,
Nineteenth Century; March of an English Gen.
Grafton through Life, Quarterly; French Home
! Life, Blackwood Macleod of Dare, by William
Black, and Within the Precincts, by Mrs OH.
phant both from advance sheets The Great
Fourfold Waterfall, Fraser; Doctor Lavardin, a
sketch, Macmillan; Shakespeare in France, Nine.
tccnth Century; Erica, translated from the Ger.
man Of Frau Won Ingerslebcn; Pleasant People.
Saturday Review; Antoine Cesar Bccqucrc Ma.
turc; The Cruelty of Pecunary Crime, Spectator;
| Walking in Winter, Pail Mall Gazette; The Emo
tiuns due To Christmas Bills, Spectator; and the
usual select poetry and miscellany The back
numbers containing the first instruments of "Eri-
ca" and story by Miss Thackcray, are still sent
gratis to new subscribers for 1873.
ly" is the name of a new paper, devoted to the
interests of farmers and stock raiscrs-the mi
tal number of which comes to us from Chicago
1t bears the name of Giles o. Pierce us publisher
1t is very handsomely printed and literally illus
trated, and in editorship and general reading
matter quite up to the best standard of such pub
LEGATIONS. 1t is sent To subscribers at the low
price Of 81 year.
Single copies for sale aud subscriptions taken
10y Osman X Hapcmau.
"
From Various Parts.
On last Friday morning barn in the rear of
the Peru VI. +. church burned. The par
SonaWr of the same church We are told took fire