The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-22
LITERATURE.


f.atayc,tel Place, New York. IS year
In the January number John Taylor,
President of the Mormon Church, leads
OFT IN al article defending "Ecclesias'lc"I
Control in Utah." and Gov. Murray, OF the
same territory. maintains, in another nrt'
Gle, the opposite view. senator John J.
M',,hell writes of The "Tribulations oi
the American Dollar" Ia an article emit
tel "Theoloeical R.-adjustmen,s' the
Rev. DIR. j. II. RylaDce insists upon the
necessity of eliminating from The formula
ries of belize; and from the current teach
lnps nf the churches, all doctrines and all
statements of supposed facts when have
been discledited by the advance OF exc
getical scholarship, and by the progress OF
natural science. Senator Henry W. Blair
taking for his theme alcohol in Poll
tics" advocates the submission to the peo-
pie of an amendment to the United States
Constitution prohibiting the manufacture,
sale and importation OF intoxicating
liquors. No one who read in the Deem.
her Rcoiep the FIRST half of "rhc Day OF
Judgment" Gail Hamilton's incisive re-
view of the domestic lie Of Thomas Car
lyle, will torego the pleasure OF perusing
the latter half in the present number.
Evils Incident TO Immigration" by Ed
ward Self, IS a forcibe statement OF the
misch,efs wrought by the importation into
our social and political life of an enormous
annual contingent from the lowest stratum
OF the population Of Europe. Finally,
the subject Of Bribery by Railway Pass
go" IS discussed by Charles Aldrlch and
Judge N. M. Hubbard.
ART AMATEUR. tMOntague Marks,
New York, 81 a year, The December
number is one of holiday size and excel
lence 1t contains working designs for a
teapot Japanese decoration), dessert
plate (wild geranium), hand screen
tshepherdess), embroidery ia fan, Christ
mascara box, doilies and mltres), repousse
work (cockatoos and dolphlns), wood
carving and jewelry; two beautiful de-
signs of children, with minute directions
for painting in oils and In mineral colors
an illustrated report OF the Feuardent-
Cesnola trial; biography of Charles
Sprague Pearce, with numerous original
Drawings; an illustrated notice of the
Huntington gift to the Metropolitan Mu-
scum; reviews OF the National and Penn
sylyania Academy exhibitions, the Sketch
Exhibition, and the National Exposition
at Paris; dramatic and musical feullletORs ;
some fine illustrations of Derby porcelain ;
practical articles on decoration, needle
work and china painting; correspondence,
literary and editorial notes.
BRAINARD's MUSICAL WORLD. q. BRAIN
ards Sons, Chicago. $3.50 year.) The
Holiday number Is full Of good things.
Fine portraits Of Franz Abt, Joachim, (the
greatest living violinist, Berlioz, and some
hAa"titnl fnu page "ngrav,nRa. are among
the illustrations, while the biographies
and general miscellany nre interesting TO
all readers. The news gossip, correspond.
ence, editorials and other articles pertain
ing to the musical art, are all timely and
of value to either professional or amateur,
teacher or student. The music this month
consists of choice new song by Rosabcl
you'll Sometimes Think of me-"
fine ballad by Knowles, a characteristic
song by Gus Williams, a Christmas An
them and number of choice piano pieces
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. Cd.
Appleton g. Co, New York. IS year,
The January number inaugurates the new
year with great force. 1t has varied list
of practical articles, among which we note
" Catching Cold" THE Chemistry Of
Cookery" Defective Eye-sight" and
"Female Education from Medical Point
of View" while its more theoretical pa
pers are "The Morality Of Happiness"
~Thc Control of Circumstances,' ",rhc
Source Of Muscular Energy" and lido
syncrasy," a brilliant article by Professor
Grant Allen. But the two discussions that
will attract most attention are 1.-THE Class
ical Question In Germany" by Professor
e. J. James, which opens the number and
Religious Retrospect! and Prospect" by
Herbert Spencer. Professor James hav-
ing just returned from Germany, where he
has thoroughly Investigated the subject,
takes up the now famous Berlin Report"
which has been recently so freely quoted
to show that, according TO the experience
Of the German universities, the classics
afford better preparation than the sci
ces The article is bombshcl for the
classical party.
The number contains sketch and por-
trait of Etienne Geoffroy Sam, Hilalrc
and closes with the usual departments all
Of which maintain their former high stand
ard of excellence.
A CALIFORNIA MILLIONAIRE SnoT-
Seventeen years ago, Charles Mclaughlin,
since then become a San Francisco NIL