The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-26
LITERATURE.


respondencr lie was one OF Eng iahu Srcalcs'
iurists, and his carcsr, placed in whatever iSh''
above rcproach. The second article is on "Ca'i'
fornan Society" in which the writer, an Eng
llshman who spent some years In the country
traces the outcome Of the strange mixture OF
material from which the present very respecta'
bic society on the Pacific coast has been evolved
There il a splendid article on Lord Boiling
broke In Exile" n friendly review OF Lord Bea-
sonsfeld's Endymion;" the latest Boyle lee
lures by Alfred Barry and Bampton lectures by
Henry Trace on the present state OF uhoepe''
are reviewed, the writer concluding that the
eminent lecturers have "discovered an adequate
basis on which tho faith Of the Christian church
can safely repose." The article entitled The
Truth about Ireland" is the truth ~ seen through
che spectacles OF tory who censurcs the govern
ment for its timidity In contencing with the
disorders" in that Island. Other articles wor-
thy of note in the present number are: "Protec.
ton OF British Birds" Mr.. Justin McCarthy's
"History Of MY Own Times" Employment OF
Women in the Public Service; and The Ritualists
and the Law.
PENN MONTHLY. penn Monthly Co., Pha-
delphia. IS a year, The apparent sympathy
OF tho editor Of the Monthly with Chaplain
Stocker in his Jewish crusade IN Germany, clio
its sharp protest In the February number from
Mr. Mayer Sulzbcrgcr, prominent fhlladel-
phia Jew. VIM. dc Bouvler Fryer contributes
n very readable sketch Of Bernard Palsy,
nearly forgotten name among the earlier French
scientists, but who deserved to rank with New
ton and Davy. There Is an account, in another
- the utilization OF
whose unfinished Biography Of Napoleon re-
wives recolcctlons OF his name. Prof. Kobt.
Ellis Thompson writes quite an enthusiastic
eulogy OF Thomas kempis, whose Imitation oil
Christ he regards as next to the Holy Script
lres, the greatest book ever written. Geology,
rs related to Agriculture" the closing article,
by Prof j. ?. Lesley, Is full Of practical, com.
nonsense suggestions.
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. (Scw York. s5s
year.) The contents OF tho North Anpricdn
Re,iew for March must win the attention Of all
BY the timeliness OF the topics discussed. First
ve have a thoughtful and moderate article by
Bishop Coke, on Theology In tho Public
Schools" The author would sternly exclude
from the schoolroom all sectarian dogmas,
whether Papist or protestant, but he insists on
the retention OF the Bible, first because that book
10 the principal fountain OF our English speech
and secondly because it is really the base Of our
social system. The second article is by Captain
Eads who endeavors to show the practlcablity
of his ship railway, Its advantages oyer oil ca
nal schemes, and why the United States can
without risk guarantee the payment OF 6per
cent interest on $50 900 900 Of the capital stock
OF the proposed company. Judge II. II. Chal
mcrs writing of the Effects of Negro Suffrage,
bespeahs for the southern states, while en-.
gagged with the solution Of the great problem
that has been forced upon them, the sympathy
and counsel Of the North. The other articles
are "The Free School System" by John d.
Philbrick. being reply to the recent structures
of Mr. Richard Grant White on the public
schools; Theological Charatanism," by Mr..
John Fiske whose typical theological charlatan
is Mr.. Joseph Cook; and finally, a review OF
some recent publications In Physics, by Prof
A W. Wright.
SCgIBNERs MONTHLY (Scribner Il Co., New
York. 81 Year, paper OF Interest to lovers
Of Boz, entitled "In London with Dickens" vii,
appear in The March number of Scribner; It will
many trips made about London by the writer,
DR.. b. T.. Martin In the Identification OF locall
ties mentioned in the novelist's pages Illustra-
lions drawn from nature by Mr. Vanderhoof will
be given, representing "The most ancient part
OF Hoiborn," Courtyard =. of the Marshasea
Prison, Jenny Wren's house, Limchouse Hole,
Mr. Tnkinghorn's house, Chanccry Lane, ana
the Inns OF Court, which figure so frequently In |
Dickens. second paper. by the same author
and artist and having wider range, will soon
appear under the title I'm and out Of London
with Dickens" Among the papers also to up.
pear in the March Scribter will be an authorita.
live account of Mr.. Ericssons Destroyer, with
drstclass illustrations. There will also be an
eIcellentIy written paper by Theodore Thomas
on musical culture in this country
Sr. NICHOLAS. (Scribner & Co., New York |
81 a year, Readers Of ST. Nicholas who remem.
bcr Mrs ELEPHANTS charming "Windsor Castle
Papers" which appeared in that magazine two
years ago, will welcome her stories OF LADY
Jane Grey" and MARY, Queen Of Scots" the
hrst Of which is to appear in the Marcia 81. Nsh.
eliza, illustrated with frontispccc portrait, In
antique setting. This number has also some in
teresttng rccocctions OF Adelina Patti Years
ago, it will be remembered, Patti Travelled
through the United States with Ole Bull and
Maurice Strskosch, thea the leading pianist of
the day. The largest letters on the posters
spelled out "Mademoselle Adelina Patti, aged
EleGen Years The Wonderful Child Prima
Donna" Two little girls, In Wilmington, Della.
ware. spent nevcr-to. be forgotten rainy day
playing with thcI little lady, when she passed
through Wilmington. and one OF them now
writes out the story OF the days adventures.
TsB DsLINEArog. (E. Butterick Il Co., New
York and London. $3.50 a year, The March
number. Ia view OF the importance Of the season
to the fashionable world, most likely, is nearly
double the usual size and unusually copious in
its Illustrations and Instructions lie all the i'm