The Ottawa free trader., 1882-11-25
LITERATURE.


eI,, NEW ~ ~ ~ y~'-'F
ber number Is exceedingly rich o'to "a i'''
erary attractions and ,llustra,loas OieFe-
land Rockwell gives lively dc'N!'P''on' VI
the valley OF the Columoia aver WIZ"
splebdll illustrations. NV IMAM i'''h
Home ~ another finely ILLUSTRATED ".'t'e'
by Joseph Hatton. Hevre, lac VFeA'
S.,aport Of Western France, "a tte ea'Je'
of an ..i,ractlvcly wri''"r '.' '''' 'el
paorr 1y Thos. W. Kuox Nr.f'''f IN
cludes his series on Soulheru California
with descriptions of Los Augclc>, 'Do Ssh
Ganrie! Mission, Santa Lar5",s &C al
set OUT ia fiue pictures. I"o more oi tnosc
fine tull page pictured poems OF heri!cS
are given. Colonial history i-ctFes e'pee'
isi attention 10 TWO Interest," ")uiilJA-
tjoos.-one, illustrated by 'st Rev L d.
Hay. entitled "Cameos Of Colonial C-roH-
na," the other, by Profes.o John FIsSe'
ertitlei New England IN ihe t2iooW'
Per,odn In fiction, Ms, y '''n'i = ne"
novel lakes nsturally the m, p.aee IN ihe
readers interest, and seem uto'F to ho"
j. ~. cad cf her story. Eauh s '''1'4.
do, u -" u.S reached =
Stage Il development. ..".. ~e "t'e
short stories: Among tle Il"r ROOFS
by worslns-girl, is very p..9el" -hcich
full ot meaning; "The S. 80 - Vote n
Aut rliuox," and Tom Monument. by
Susan hartley Swett. A sc'e .uo oaper,
storing Electricity" hy Professor Henry
Morton, treats very cleat '''h Il
IS lust now of especial lupr'ri % CONNECT
10. :, III recent novel applr4 " of elec-
trlcity as u III ,tive power Zoe editorial
departmenls are well su3jGDCu.
NORTH AMERICAN RESlEw New YORK.
IS year,. The Decgngyr uHm 'sr CON-
mands attention no les oy loa I'm nere. o'
Its contrlbu, "A , than b, ,5- yH"eHr 'ime'
liues. o. .ts .D!e ol G" .u.'"
is a symposium on "Tne iIei.lh .. Aueri
caa Women," regarded from nrrt ilsnnci
points OF view: DR.. Dio Lewis considers
the question as 1t is affected b. lie lreV"Il-
ing style of feminine attlrc; Fr- E 'zahe!h
Oadv stanton points oui iDc gunry i"jurr
ous influences Of social epc.- 1meu,; and
Or. James Read ChadwiCR er,a tprth me
effects of education, clmn.u auu nod Gov
ernor Buren, H. Sbermau. CO.. lo"", writes
of the "Cons,,tu,iona. proniwuDn 81 the
liquJr ,raiiic IN that state, .ud nhlhsalns
thu the measure ~ IN $50, "tn E,lh
the traditions Of the or : l,Ja' ltrs and
%. ~ by men of ai d.. r'-,-.'-
AMI all naiionalities. GcucIa ,irnnt ~ ~"
arncle entitled "An Unu,o,'N,d Stigma"
sta .es the facts of Genera ~ John Pof-
ter case, and argues thai tnc sentence OF
TIE cour, martial that ca,ho',d HIM was
based on misconcepiion ot the essential
circumstances Richard A, Proctor writes
OF "The Influence of Food on Christiani-
ty;' Professor Fisher, Of Yale College, IN
defining the cause of "fho Decline OF
Clerical Authority" holds thai this decline'
which affects the status of church and MN
ibkCl ouiy 40 q l'oit VI VI WV oSS"
lar state. Is by no means TO be regretted,
and that the spiritual influence of the
church and It's ministry Is today greater
thal of old. Finally, there is symposium
upon the conditions Of Success Oh the
Stage" the contributors being six OF our
most prominent actOrs-John Mccullough,
Joseph Jefferson, Madame Modjeska, Law.
renee Barrett. Maggie Mitchell, and Viii
liam Warren.
THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. New York
"a "a year,. A just CLAIM for the December
number is put forth of freshness of illus
trations and literary features, John Mar.
shall, the great chief justice is the subject
OF the tronnspiece, 10 accompany very
readable paper OF L. V. Smalley's on the
supreme Court OF the U. S." describing
picturesquely the routine and hunor OF
tha.:dlgniiiei body. Frank II. Cushine't
paper, under Tic head of my Adventures
In Zuni," gives the first of series of Illus
trated papers on that remarkable tribe Of
Pueblo Indians. William Ellis Grltlls ha,
curious article showing the indebtedness
of the Japanese to the Corcans tor their ar
knowledge. Frank Fl. North contributes
fine treatise on TaYidermy with numer
GUS appropriate illustrations; and Mr.. An
drew Lang gives very readable paper or
the late DIR. Brown, author of the inImit
able story of "Rab and His Friends" will
aportrait os the author as well as of III,
mastiff Rab. Henry James, r, gives (
series of semi satiric letters between sup
posed Americans who have travelled II
Europe, an intelligent Englishman and
French Academlcan, showing up American
life from the different points of view o
such critics. Professor Lounsbury, of Yal
returns to the Problem of Spelling Re
form;" and John Burroughs talks Of tn
Hard Fare" OF birds and small animal
in winter. In fiction, Mary Hallock Foote'
serial, The Led. Horse Claim" advance
to strong and novel situation In mlninj
experience; Mrs. Burnett's Through On
Administration" approaches focal poin