The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03
LITERATURE.
Magazines

William Henry Bishop has sprightly ana
ssttractively illustrated paper on Arizona
George II, Houghton continues his hos'
land papers, with fine drawings by himseSs
and Abbey. Col H,gemson continues hIs
series on American history in chapter on
.The French veysgeurs.' But The most
interesting oC all the illustrated papers Is
that of MrAfNan Rensselaer, on PArs.al al
Ba,reuth, yvhc illustrations include pic
lures OF tlissnost striking scenes 10 a'arsi
fall a full page aur,rait OF Wagner, and
another Of the soprano, +. Thcresc Aa''en
Z. Mason contributes u paper OF yhlliT
a, /, Wouyerp,sns the old Dutch msstcs. with
"a. portrait and specimens OF his work
Sths.les Etancis ADAMS ir contributes ar
inter Asps CHAPTER "a our early colona
HISTORIC catnled rSirChrisiophert ardiher
Knightr Gen, Benjamin Alvord IS TIT
author q pnpsr3enltled The Morning
Star: an Indian Superstition" William
Blacks novel, The Shandon BELLS" il
continued, and there are good sEcrt stories
by Mrs. II. =. s;potEord and N. Rowland
There is the usual instaImen, el poems
\ the ESasys Cnasr is pleasing and inf'ruc
i've IS usual, and ths Drwser besides ''s
usual psi shtly melange, contans I, c9mic
operetts with fine illustrations.
THE C&NTURr MAGA2GNE. (Ceatury C0r
New York. 81 a year, The Mach mum
Der gives us a spirited portrait 81 Gambet
ia tor frontlsplece, to accompany paper
on the great French republican,, tHc prepa
ration of which was commenced long be
fore his death Leonard wooissy Bacon
contributes short biographical sketch Of
y his father. DR.. Leonard Bacon, and defends
the position of his father on the anti
slavery question against the Boston ex-
treMis,s Of the Garrison school; ard Mrs.
Runkle puts in an earnest plea tor the
higher education OF women, under the
head "A New Knock at az Old Door"
John Burroughs in Signs and Seasons
4 chats pleasantly OF country life aad ma
}" ture; and IT. RI. contributes an interesting
study of THE Village OF Oberanm Ygau,"
which he visited at the last time Of The
Passion Play. The Architectural League
of New York" is the title Of a profusely
illustrated paper lV Roger Rlordan, des-
crlbIng club of young architects IN the
metropolis. Mr. Cable concludes his Illus.
trated historical series with The End of
Foreign Dominion IN louisiana" and DR..
Edward Eggleston, ia his third historical
~yaper, treats OF. THE MlgratioDs OF Amer
Y jcan Colonists." The short story Is ro'
nance of the late Russo. Turkish war, en-
titled "Yatll," by Frank ID. Millet, the ar
list war correspondent The serlals, "A
Woman's Reason" and Through one Ad.
ministration," are continued, and THE
LedHorso Clai| u" is brought to an effect
i've conclusion The poems, OF which.
there are half dozen. include one, unfin--
ished, by William Cullen Bryant Various
public questions are discussed in Topics
OF the Time" and the other editorial de
partments treat OF new books. IN "Li,era.
ture,Y ofs"Home and Society" topics, and
OF new inventions in "The Worlds Work. "
In "Bric-a. Brac," besides hight and anus
ing versee, may bs found an extract from
Swedenborg's Treatise on He'll" which
applies with singular aplDess e the politi.
cal "boes' OF TO day
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY %. APP.
Al
pleton g. Co, New York. 500 year
The leading articles in the March number
include the Growth and Effect OF Railway
Consolidation" by Mr.. Gerrit l.. Lansing,
showing that thus far the public basI
gaiued by the absorption of the smaller by
ihe larger corporations; "Queer Phases of
Animal Life" by DIR. Oswald; the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Boobies thoughtful review OIL
"Natural Rcligion;' and all article by DIR.
Yeo, y distinguished British psychologist,
showing the benefit to mankind from ex-
detrimental physiological research. Other
~ notable articles are, Evolution OF the
Camp. Meeting by DR.. Parrish; Sewage
at the Seaside by Miss Rhine; Icebergs
and Fogs in the North Atlantic" by Capt
al. w. Shaokford; Remedial Value OF the
Climate of Florida" by DIR, Geo, +. Wal
ton; and "a South African Arcadia" by
y Mr.. Buc.tner. Dir. Leonard Scott argues
that reptinting foreign books is not piracy !;
Prof. Grant Allen furnishes an interesting
\ account of the "Evolution of(Wheat," and
. T. D .
... DR.. Radcliffe gives. q Lesson in physiologl-
col chemistry ysl mqoma -l.
FThE NoHTn AMERICAN REVIEW for
March opens with an article on Money nj
Elections,"bv Henry George, who brings
TO the discussion Of that hackneycd sub,
feet contrIbutlonfull oforiginali,y, fresh.
4 ness and keen insight Robert S. Taylor
writes of the "Subjugatlon of the MIssis
sippi," work which, IN his opinion, and
In tina, of the Mississippi Commission, of
which be is member, can be accomplish
ed only by employing, Tor the purpose of