The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24
LITERATURE.


! PENN MONTHLY. penn Monthly Association
Philadelphia. So a year, The most importan
article in the January number is that OF DR.. Ray
on the isolation Of persons in hospitals for tn,
insane. When a mans upper story becomes sc
shattered that it is necessary to take him from
out the domain Of his own reason and place hin
; under that u Others lie is about the same a:
; dead, and the management and disposal Of his
property goes to others; whence arises the strong
temptation in so many cases. especially among
greedy heirs, to have provokingly long lived
wealthy relatives FASTENED out Of the way by iso
lating them in asylums for the insane The in.
frmites and eccentricties Of the old give fail
coloring to the act the victim is really comfort
ably cared for and the measure is accompanied
with none OF the unpleasant reflections and dan
gers that attend putting people out Of the way
by the bow string or cold poison. Yet DR.. Ray,
who seems to have given the subject close and
extended investigation, comes to the conclusion
that there is vastly less foul play of this sort than
is generally imagined. Indeed he doubts wheth-
er there have been half dozen of well authenti-
Gated cases OF the kind in England and America
since insane hospitals In either have come into
existence. The next article, 1.-THE Poor of Paris
and London" gives numerous important figures
illustrating the extent OF the influence of religious
effort in caring for the riendless and unfortunate
comparcd with that Of the state. w. b., in the
third article, has "a Word on Legal Tenders, +"
fayoring their redemption and retirement now
that the government is able to do it. The cur
rcncy question receives further attention IN an
article by Prof Thompson on the silver question
.l,att
of silver by England is but question of time,
and that she will never have a more favorable
opportunity than the present to settle the ques-
ton. Col. Wickham Hoffman, in the final arti-
Gle, describes some queer Russian Superstitions;
after which come book -notices, &c. Not the
least attractive and valuable part of :he number,
as usual, is the editorial running commentary on
the leading topics of the month";
Coon CompIsr. (sprngfeid, Mass. $500 a
year, Number Five of Good Company, just is
sued contains in the first place, four good sto-
rics, by Edward Eggleston, Horace f. Scudder
and others. Then there is sketch to make ones
mouth water Of the extent and modus Operandi
Of the manufacture Of maple sugar. An expc-
rienced lawyer, in another article, gives inklngs
of his own life, with an agreeable mingling of
anecdote and discussion. A Traveller in Rome
gives some notable personal experiences at the
time of Victor Emanuel and the Pope's death;
and another writer who saw him, gives his i'm
pressions ofG. Washington. Geo NJ. Towle has
a graphic paper on Bismarck; Dr. Hitchcock
discusses the problems Of Professionalism IN Eu-
rope; Day Home for the Workingwomen's
Children is strongly pleaded for in another arti-
Gle; and there is more Nooktown Gossip; poems
by Rose Terry Cooke, Elaine Goodale, Sidney La
nier, &c; and the usual editorial department
BALLoU's MONTHLY MAGAZINE. (Thomes &
Talbot, Boston. $3.50 year, The February
number is already on our table. and is full of
stories, adventures, travels, poetry, wit and HUI
NOR, and excellent illustratons among which
is an especially fine view of Nassau, n. p, with
readable article about the place. The contents
of the February number are as follows
Nassau; Passage on Sailing Vessel; The
Druid Prophecy; Sunny. Hair; Charming Mad
anne Auvcrgne; Mignonnctte; The Benjamin
Girl; Unforgiving; The First Snow Fall; Bird
Lore; The Legend Of the Ivy; Observation-Disclosures
The Knight of Roncesvalles; One Day; Miss Ke
ziah's Valentine; Recollections of Other Days
The Saddest Thing is Love; Marriage Ia Turque
Oh, git on Board, Chilen; My First Love, and
now IL Rcsulleu, Inc Mystery Vi
Lodge; Rejected; Our Young Peoples Story.
reler-Fred and Flossie; My News5oy; All
Right; Ruthvens PuZzle-Page; Editorial Notes;
The Housekeeper; Curious Hatters; Things
Pleasant and Otherwise; Our Picture Gallery.
THE DELINEAToR. (E. Butterick Il Co., Lon
don and New York. sl.5o year, The Februa-
~ number in its fashion plates and other copious
illustrations, is already foreshadowing the de-
crees OF Queen Fashion for the coming spring.
Besides the illustrations, practical patterns and
directions accompany each novelty, so that the
deft hand OF the artist can readily give the novel
conceptions OF her majesty ocular, material be-
ing. There are also dozen OF pages OF racy,
gossippy reading aside from the practical, bust
ness part Of the magazine.
ANDREWS bazaar. (W. r. Andrews, Tribune
Building, New York slO0 year, Here is an
other publication devoted to fashions demands
and caprices that has attained the position of an
authority. The February number is full of good
things The subjects OF dress receive extended
and practical attention, besides which its literary
features deserve every commentator. In short,
the Ba.dr always has something for everybody:
for mothers Of moderate means, for housekeep-
ers. for merchants, and for the leaders OF fash
ion. Its childrens department, especially, Is
conducted with rare skill, rivaling in attraction
any OF the so-called children's magazines.
Any Of the above publications may be seen at
Osman & Hapemans Book Store, where single
copies are for sale and subscriptions received
CoLonApo MINER. Georgetown, Col: Patter-
sou & Bellamy) This lively sheet comes to us
for Jan. 10, in six pages, giving . complete re-
view Of all the mining operations of its neigh
borhood and incidentally Of the state for 1879.
It is illustrated with wood cuts Of Georgetown,
her mines, &C., &C., and Is altogether a most
readable number. The 1iner Is prosperous
any one can see that with half an sye,--and that