The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24
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-faph has the place of honor, Gardiner g.
Hubbard pointing out The great advantages
that would result from the proposed
"Goyerpment Control OF the Telegraph,
Prof. j. Laurence LaughlIn, o! Harvard
University, shows M Evils # the Sub
Treasury S STEM IN lis absorbing ana
withholding from circulation the specie
that is constantly needed 10 insure stability
in the world of finance. The Day OF
Judgment" by Gail Hamilton, Is cau''ic
review of the less amiatlc moral ,tal's OF
Thomas Carlyle, ilenry George writes OF
"Overproduc,ion, an i!ca which lac dc
clares 10 be prepus'erOu-, unless more
wealth is produced than Is wanted, Cen
w. B. Franklin sets forth the views 81 M
val and military experts rs to What IS 40
solu,ely needed in the way Of organ 'zailon,
forts. ships and war material, To insure the
National Defense An article on "R4Ii-
roaG and Public Time" by Professor
Leonard Waldo OF the Yale college Oh
servatory, explains the system u! uniform
lime standards now being introduced into
the railroad service of the United states.
Finally, there is a discussion OF the ques'
ton of Morality without Religion by
+. A. Klder and Prot. a. 4 Hodge, ot
Princeton College.
TIE ART INTERCHANGE. WIN. Whit
lock, New York. 50 year. The No
vember number, besides It's valuable Notes
and Queries, has two designs-PhloN and
Pinks-for china painting; an embroidery
design for cushion from the Royal School
of Art Needlework, South kcnslngton; an
Althea design for vas decoration; several
designs for drawn.work and for stained
glass decoration. Mr.. ". II, Eggleston
Jr., practical artist and designer in Mo-
safe Glass contributes paper on the sub.
ject and there is u practical elementary
article on IIammcIng Brass-the kind OF
home art work now uppermost in interest.
The prize literary questions under which
the current novel OF the Bread Winners"
was so Interestingly discussed, are contn.
ued by the propounding of two more Open
Questions, taken from Nj. Howells "A
Woman's Reason" For these similar
prlze is offered.
HARpER's MAGAZINE. GIarpcr 4 Bros,
w. $4ayear) The December number
begins new volume, and is as valuable a
number AS ever appeared. Certainly no
more beautiful illustrations ever peeped
cut from magazine pages than those which
greet the reader IN the Christmas number.
The opening paper is by George William
Curtis, the first outside OF the Easy
Char" that has appeared from his pen IN
wears. 1t deals with christmas" old and
new, and particularly how'the Pilgrim Fla,
tn ers declined to celebrate it. The ir0nts-
piece, "Under the Mistletoe,' by Diehl-
man, Is one of the illustrations for this
paper. Whittier follows with beautiful
Christmas poem, "The Supper OF st. Greg
ory," illustrated by f. 5. Churh. And
ater on is another Christmas poem, "The
Kingdom of the Child" by Mrs. Mace,
which is quite as beautiful. The daughter
of Thackeray contributes a charming per.
sonal sketch of Tennyson, who was her
fathers friend. The poet himself furn.
ished her with materials. +. p. Roe, the
popular novelist, begins Natures Serial
Story" IN which month by month he will
follow the round of country HE. William
Black writes pleasantly of the Western
Highlands of Scotland, the scene of SO
many of his stories.
The number is very strong in stories.
Mr.. w. ID. Howcls contributes delight
full farce, "The Register" which Mr..
Relnhart illustrates; Boughton, the artist,
makes his debut as story teller with
THE Kissing Bridge" legend of Alba
ny, illustrated by full page plate by HIM.
self; Charles Reade has a characteristic
story, There's many Slip 'twiXt the Cup
and the Lip" and Edward Everett Hale,
one of his extraordinary inventions des-
cribing "Cclonel Ingham's Journey to
the North Pole; and Mrs r. Y. Pember
Virginia ghost story.
Two very strong features are Mr. Alb
bey's thirteen illustrations tor Pope's THE
Quiet Life" and others for pretty poem
The Milkmaid," by Austin Dobson
There are still other poems by John b.
Tabb, Mrs. Dorr and r. j DeCordova, the
latter with original music by Mosenthal
The editorial departments are as bright as
usual; the Drawer" has a pleasant intro
ductory Christmas bit from the pen of
Charles Dudley Warner and several Illus.
trations.
BRAINARD's ILLUSTRATED WORLD Isl
Brainard's Sons, Chicago, $3.50 year |
Some capital illustrations, and portraits
are found IN the current number OF the |
Musical W0rld 4 charming likeness of
Mrs. +. Aine Osgood, with briet sketch
of her musical career, is a pleasant feature
&C.