The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-04-01
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piece 81 tue ApTll uumucA PAoSSh'' WV 0''o,-o
plain and decidedly English face of Matthew
Arnold, to accompany biographical'critl,
cal study of Mr.. Arnold's poetry and essays,
by Mr.. Andrew Lang.-The illustrated papers
as usual cover great deal of ground, and in,
clude the third of Mrs. MltchelPs papers on
Sculpture, devoted to the age OF Praxiteles;
aTunis and the Bey," by Ernst Won Hesse-
Wartegg; "Some American Tiles" paper by
Frank ID. Millet, descriptive of processes and
results at the Chalsea (Mass) Tile Works. and
second paper by Richard Grant White, on
"Opera IN New York. But the most remark
able paper in the number, which will probab-
" provoke discussion, is that of Nine. Rago-
z,n on Russian Jews and Gentiles," the writer
maintaining that the Jews, so far from beng
prosecuted, don't get their deserts, A reply Is
to appear in the May Century, The remand
er of the body articles are light, including
charming short story of New Mexico, Mini
ta," by Thomas A. Jauvier; Oddities OF
Southern Life by Henry Watterson, etc. In
fiction, Through One Administration" and
"A Modern Instance" still hold the leading
place; and Topics of the Times" and the
other departments are we'll filled as usual.
ST.. NICHOLAS. (The Century Company, n.
Y. $3.50 year, The April number opens
with charming frontispiece picture of Ro
sina Emmett, illustrating timely little poem
by Mary Mapes Dodge. brigham, the Cave
Dog" is the story of a clever dog that got lost
in the Mammoth Cave, but found his way out
sitter wandering 36 hours among Its pitfalls.
There are several good stories, and bright
comedy, "Lord Malapert and Moonshine Cas-
tie" which the children will find easy to learn
and put upon the boards" Egglestons serial,
The Hoosier School.boy," and the "Recollec-
tions of Drummer. boy by Harry M. kief,
fer, are brought, all too soon, to their conclu-
sions, IN stirring and spirited installments;
and donald and Dorothy" have grand good
time IN their House Picnic" The illustrated
Northern Myth" stories are continued with
the legend of THE Hoard of the Swarthy
Ewes"
LrrTELL's LIVING Age (Llttell u Co., Bos-
too. 49, year, The numbers for March
18th and 25th contain:
The Relations OF Religion to Asistic States,
and the King and His Successors, Fortnight
": English Players in Germany, 1900, Nine.
tenth Century; Romance in Business, and
Juliet, BlackwOOd; Robert SOuthey and Caro-
line Bowles, Fraser; The Social State Of the
Hebrldes Two Centuries Ago, Cornhill: Dutch
Etiquette Leisure Hour; Things that Lady
would like to know, Swindling as Fine Art,
and Servant Hunting, Saturday Review !;
Friends and Friends, and Wives in Training,
Spectator Three Unpublished Letters of
Horace Walpole, Academy; with installments
OF " Robin" by Mrs. Parr, and Lady Jane,"
by Mrs. Oliphant, with the usual amount of
poetry.
BLAcXwoOD's MAGAZINE. leonard Scott
Publishing Co., New York. $3 a year, The
March number Is largely devoted to reviews
Of books Martins Abrace' is, perhaps, the
most interesting Of these notices, as it gives
biographical sketch of the poet with 80 many
quotations from his writings that 1t has the
character OF q collection of poems. Lord
Crawford and the House of Mar" IS more his.
torical in its tone, and in "the story of Elyne
of Mar and the Countess Isabel" explains the
cause of the adjustment Of the ancient carl
dom Besides these we have descriptions of
four new novels one by new author, j. II.
Shorthouse; the others by our old friends
Henry James, Jr., Gerard and Baltimore
"The Fixed Period" has really come to an
end, and so has the pretty little story begun
last month western Wanderlngs" describes
some pretty rough travelling from Demng,
New Mexico. to New Orleans, and thence to
81. Domingo and the other West India islands.
The traveller seems to have been looking out
Tor good positions for settlers There Is also
short address to John Bright, in verse, and an
account of the meeting Of Parliament.
The JOURNAL OF BANKING Law DRY
Goods Bulletin Press, New York. vs. year.
We are IN receipt of the initial number of a
new quarterly magazine of the above title, to
be published quarterly, each number to con-
tain liz large, closely printed pages. The
work is INTENDED to give each quarter full
abstract of all the current decisions of u. S.
nd courts Of all the states in reference to
banking law and bank transactions, and must
therefore, oil course, be of the highest value to
bankers and their customers. All communi-
cations addressed to Francis f. Fitch, pub.
Usher, 10 Fulton street. will receive prompt
attention.
The DELTNEAToR The Butterck Pub
fishing Co, New York and London. $3.50 a
year, The April number IS received, and
realizing the increasing demands of the yer.
nal season, is unusually copious and elaborate
IN its descriptions and illustrations of the new
styles.
OUR LITTLE ONES. The Russell Publish
Co. Boston. $3.50 year, The April mum.
Der seems TO have caught its inspiration from
the season, and as well In Its pictures as in Its