The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-29
April Magazines.

brief sketches of prominent New York acior
and actresses. Brougham is pictured as III
Lucius O'Trgger, Charles Coghlan us CharIe'
Surface Mrs. Gilbert as Mrs. Candour, Nc
Henry Bergh and his Works are treated oy l
C. Buel, who tells many pleasant anecdotes o.
the GREAT phllo2oist, and in the illustrations
presents him as milking a COW in the streets
and in other characteristic scenes. Col. W.
Church, of the AImy and Macy JonW"[ con
tributes an elaborate article on John Ericsson
and his work, claimed to be the only authen
tic sketch OF this remarkable engineer when
has yet appeared IN popular form. Intelligent
descriptions are given of several OF his more
notable inventions, his last, The solar engine
eceIyinr chief attention. Ernest lngerSoll has
a natural history paper on the snail, cmDei
lished with some delicate engraving. Mr.
William Page, in an article entitled "lhe
Measure of Man" claims to have rediscovcrcd
the ancient proportions of the perfect human
figure; and Mai w. ii. Bell, III "The Sticken
River and its Glaciers" describes the wonder
full scenery of the passage from Fort Wrangle
TO Glcnora. Of the illustrated articles the
principal ones are A journey to II Political
Convention Winclnnati Convention Of 1860
and THE Tendency of Modern Thought as
seen IN Romansm and Rationalism' "Fal-
conberg comes to an end "iIaworth" is con
tinued, and there are several short stories
poetry, &c In the Home and Society depart
ment there Is practical article on the charm
ing little opera, now all the rage, al. VI. >.
Pinaiore," showing its adaptation to amateur
performance, with full directions for setting 1t
on the stage, the writer remarking:
When we have said that the costumes of the
"Pinaiorc' are modern that only single scene
Is shawn during both acts and that there are
only seven parts of any prominence 1t Will be
seen at once that the piece is Just one suited for
performance by amateurs. There is hardly a
small city or large village in the country
which has not its soprano, its contralto, It's lit
tie knot Of musical people, its somewhat large
circle of people who take an intermittent in.
terest in music, and its still larger circle of
people who are only too glad to find something
TO be interested in, and on which they can
worthily spend Their energies. In any such
community II NJ S Pianforc" is a possibility.
Tie DIuCllCdDllll1 VI iiS htpChuo
wholly on the possession by the musiC-loving
and amatcur-acting sets of some one possessed
of sufficient influence, energy and musical
knowledge TO manage such performance.
Which of Ottawas local societies will be
the first to bring 1t out here?
ST. NICHOLAS. (Scribncr 81 Co, n. y. 81
a year, The April number opens with Little
Pur,ans," describing as not over-attractlve but
wholesome nevertheless, child-liic among the
early settlers of New England The 'piecc"
is accompanied with several fine illustrations
Mr. Thomas Hughes, the famous English
statesman and author of "Tom Browns School
days at Rugby" contributes a vivacious boys
story, with racy illustrations. Harriet Pres
colt Spotiord begins "A story entitled "rhc Boy
Astronomer" with illustrations by Rinchart
Olive Thorne dcvotes an illustrated article to
the New York training school for children,
popularity known as "The Kitchen Garden"
Poems are contributed by Celia Thaxter, Lucy
Larcom and Mrs Mary Mapcs Dodge. There
are two tales of adventure, "A Morning Call
from Panther" and Spelling Bombshell."
There are also a biographical sketch of John
Milton, with three portraits, Il story of German
fairies, and the usual supply of good things in
the editorial epartments-"Jack-ln the-Pul- |
pit" &c.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. Sunday Afternoon
Co, Springfield, Mass. So year, The lead.
ing paper of the April number is compre.
hensiye resume of the tenement house ques,
ton, with references to what has been done IN
that regard in Glasgow, Scotland, and Brook
lyn, n. Y. r. L. Rogers devotes the first of II
series of papers to the Mormons, the present one
giving the origin of the Mormon Bible aud its |
teachings The IIowgate scheme Of Arctic
Discovery is presented in another paper. f.
G. Gardner dlscourscs on the building of
Churches; Oliver Johnson objects to Church
and State; and in A New Chapter on Wages
the writer suggests plan for enabling the
laborng classes to secure instruction in the
higher parts of their trades and be earning
wages at the same time The leading stories
are, "Provlded For" illustrating workings of
the paupcrletting system; Jack" did God
vi
Poems by Lucy Larcom, Elizabeth Akers Al
len, Elaine Goodall, &c. with Il satire on the
current rage for decorative art, editorials, &c.
WIDE AWAKE. Cd. Lothrop Il Co, Boston
81 year, The April number attracts us at
once by quaint lrontispicce Of Il ship-board
scene of the 18th century, illustrating the story
entitled The Maid of Norway. j. +. Packard
follows with Il seasonable paper with plctures)
about April Fools and Other Fools; and then
comes "A kindred paper about MardiGras
Mrs. lie Boutillicr next tells pretty story Of
child-lifc; but the most amusing of all is Mr.
Bishops story-The Forbes Doolan Affair
Then come the three serials, The Dogbcrry
Bunch, st. Oaves, and Don Quixotc jr. No
4 of the American Artists series relates to
VIM. Chase; and the number devoted to Poets
Homes is given 10 Paul H. iiayne the we'll