The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-05-14
LITERATURE.
Magazines.


article on "Potlco. Social Functions" when
should attract the attention of the lockers up OF
material for the platform of Senator DAVIS
"New Party" The whole tendency OF the social
movement of the age, says Mr.. Ward, is against
the teaching of the age. The doctrines o' nj.
cardo, Pitt, Golden, Adam Smith, Say, MIL ana
the rest which are taught in all the colleges ana
universities and accepted as gospel, are sedu'
lously ignored in practice, aud the decided ten
dency of the age Is in favor OF restriction,
estate regulation" compulsory education &c
Mr. Ward would have the teaching OF the age
accord with its tendency, and therefore feels the
need of new school Of politico-ec"nomlc SCI
ence-a new party, in short. Its teaching must
necessarily be the opposite OF that OF lie Id'sSs
fiiye school OF the doctrinares, and yet must
stop far short OF socialism He finds exact ex-
pression OF his idea in the word SociocUy-mean-
lug by it that which stands opposed only to the
absence OF u regulativc system and Is the symbol
of positive social action as against the negatiy-
ism of the opposite schoo.-Thc other articles
in the present number are: "Noltaire at Che Bar
of History" by Dora DIstria; "The Wharton
School of Finance and Economy" u proposed
new department OF Pennsylvania University en-
dowed in the amount of 100000 by Mr.. Joseph
Wharton; "Shakespearc's Dream,'a review by
Jos. Crosby Of a recent volume OF new poems by
William Leighton; and a strong article, by Thos
K Brown, on THE Owners Of Ireland"
EDINBURGH REVIEW. reprint Of Leonard
Scott Publishing Co., New York. 81 II Year,
The "Reminiscences OF Carlyle" in the April
number have a special interest from his close
connection for many years with the EdinIwgh,
and the kindly spirit in which they are written.
The next article gives history OF the lannon's
"Song OF Roland" now translated into English
for the first time, with quotations and an analysis
of the story There is very interesting paper,
DARWIN on The Movements OF Plants" in which
the the theory is favored Of an analogy between
the movements Of plants and the motor power
OF animals. "River Floods" giving statistics of
damage by floods in England, reminds us that
such calamities are not peculiar TO America this
year. Other articles are: "The Pellagia in TIA
w." singular malady which aiilicts the popula
ton in certain provinces OF Italy; "Schlemann's
Hos" which closely scrutlnizes that discoveries
Homerc theories; and Egypt Bound and Tn
bound" which reviews the main facts which led
TO the establishment OF the prevailing system Of
government and also gives long account of the
financial history OF Egypt.
The Leonard Scott Company reprint Black
wood ana the four great British reviews-The !,
London Quarterly, the Edinburgh, Westminster
and British Quarterly, at 81 for and one or sl5
year for all.
ILLUSTRATED SCIENTIFIC News. (Niunn IL Co,
New York $50 year, The May number ia
bnfn hru far sail han
preceding number, and overfows with handsome
engravngs and instructive matter. Among the
various subjects illustrated in this Issue is II SUI
perb specimen Of cut glass ware; an exhaustive
article on aspbatum and its use in streets and
pavcments; new and iIgenius hand car, shown
in operation; new steamer for use in shallow
rivers; the new Jobert telescope, and an inter.
esting paper on physics without apparatus, also
fully illustrated.
IRMs.-Mr. Howells, in resigning the editor
ship Of The Atlantjc evidently means to carry
out his plan OF deyoting himself assiduously to
authorship. He has just put the last touches TO
"a Fearful Responsibility" which, although
covering as many as rty-two Of Sc,ibners pages,
will be given complete in two numbers of the
magazine namely those for June and July
Ths scene of this story is laid in Venice
Coolcl Warnings second paper on THE SAM,
tary Condition OF New York" will appear in the
June number Of the Scribner. 1t Is said that the
author goes into every detail Of the subject and
grappleS fearlcssly with the most difficult parts
of the problem. His recommendations, il car
ried out in their integrity, would, he believes,
constitute "a complete remedy for all the rene.
diable sanitary eyils OF the city Of New York, 30
far as they relate to its soil, its streets, It's
houses, or its water supply. They involve moth.
ing that is impracticable, OF improbable value,
OF uncertain effect, or OF undue cost"
ANY OF the above mentioned publications may
be seen al the bookstore OF Osman & Iapcman,
where single copies are for sale nd subscrip-
tons received.
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