The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-12
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PHnENoIoGIcAL JOURNAL. Fo"ler wells
New York. 81 year, What may be yariousl!
regarded on one of the crcditable incidents OF
one of the cccentrictics Of politics last fall was
the sending of the Rev. &. Hyatt Smith, some
what noted Brooklyn clergyman, to congress from
one of the New York city districts. In the Feb
number OF the PhrsnoIOgicdt Journal before us IL
an accurate portrait and well written sketch o.
the gentleman. a similar compliment Is paid
the celebrated quaker philantEropist, Lucretia
Mott, recently deceased. We hayc, as other con
tents of the number The chronological Com
mentstor; Studies in Comparative Phcenology
Some Of Our Red Brethren; Does Gold Grow
Plant Life; Our Girls; The Young Folk: OF Cher
~ Avenue, Part VII; Sketches Of Lite in South
Carolina; Physical Benefits of Religion; The
Therapcutlcal Action Of Cold; Notes in Science
and Agriculture, &c, &c.
COOP COMPANY. Springfield, Mass. 50 II
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ment Of Ellen W. Opey's serial Rose aud the
Doctor" which increases with interest There
is the usual complement OF fiction IN the mum.
Der. Two OF the sketches are about the expert.
ence Of an inventor in Arizona mines, and Ach.
met an Egyptian lady's maid. Mr.. John Bur.
roughs has a collection Of brief papers on several
topics The more substantial material includes
the substance Of paper on the higher education
of women which was read ut Smith College by
President d. C.. Gilman Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versIty, Baltimore; AN article on Ire'aad AMI
fris',nien by Rev DR.. &. II. lIepworth one Of the
committee for the distribution Of the Nec York
Hrald relief fund in Ireland; graphic summary
OF the career Of the African explorer, fIcnry NJ.
Stanley; paper showing up some Of the abuses
connected with patents and the United States
patent right laws. Ofspccla timelincss are Win
ter by Z. 5. Gilbert, and an article on George
Eliot
LITrELI's LIVING AGE. Llttell & Co.. Boston.
IS Year, The number for Jan. Goth has the
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The Prophetic Power Of Poetry, Ivy J. G.
Sharp, Fraser; The Unity OF Nature, Part V, by
the Duke OF Argyll, Contemporary Review; Don
John, 10y Jean Ingelow, Day of Rest; \ Day With
War Balloon, Nineteenth CcHtury, Fina's Aunt,
COrnhill; Suwarrow, Temple Bar Bird Lore,
Chambers journal; George Eliot, Spectator; and
the usual amount Of choice poetry.
A new volume began January lst-a good time
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ITEMS, Wood Engraving in America" is the
subject Of the leading article in a late number Of
the great French art periodical, Tart" The
paper is written by Mr.J Comyns Carr. the Lon
don editor Of "L'Art" aad is illustrated with
thirteen wood cuts from Scrlbner's Monthly and
one from St. Nicholas.
"Solid for Muldoony" is the title Of volume
just issued by q. w. Carleton * Co., Of New
York without the name OF the author, and 1t Is
certain to attract quite ms much attention In the
misruled cities Of the Union as did Judge Tour.
gees Fools Errand" In national politics during
the last year There is no clue Of any kind to
indicate the writer OF the work, but IL is evident.
ly from the pen of one who has most intelligent
ly studied the municipal boss system In the great
cities. 1t is one of the most searching satires on
municipal boss rule that has ever been given to
the public.
HARPER's MAGAZINE. (Harpcr & Bros, New
York. STA Year, The March number OF Har-
pers is commercially previous" beng already
on our table. IL has ak Illustrated articles, the
engraving IN all OF them beng in the best style
of the wood grayers art Mr. Conway first at.
tracts MS with his description of Bedford Park, a
new suburb of London, with group Of artistic
dwellings in the Queen Ann style, within half an
hours ride of Charing Cross, yet in the open
country. As the suburb includes the writer's
own home, he may be pardoned for using warm
color3 in his picture. The famous University of
Lcydcn is the subject of very interesting illus.
tratcd paper By Prof w. T. IIcwett. ]. l.. Cloud
gives another of her pleasing Irish sketches,
"The Arrau Islands," with quaint pictures. 5.
B. Parsons contributes a reasonable article on
gardens and lawns, the Illustrations representing
the best recent work in that direction. An anon
ymou5 articlc-evidcntly by II knicker, ecker
describes Albany as an old Dutch town two hun
dred years ago; and Geo. T. Lathrop, in "A Ma
ton IN 4 Nutshell" gives us a bright glimpse Of
social life In Washington, with twelve illustra-
tions. There is also an excellent article, which
needs no pictures to help It, on The French Re.
public" showing It's organization aud prospect
OF permanent success, by George Merrill; and u
very entertaining paper by Henry d. Dwight on
"The Family Life Of the Turks" The serials,
"Anne," and "A Laodicean, appear in their rsu.
al instslments, with Illustrations; and there are