The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-12-27
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HARrER's MAGAZINE. AprI1Ns N the
500th anniversary Of Wklit's death, which
occurred on the last day OF the year 1884,
Mr.. A. W, Ward contributes TO the January
number Of Harpty's sketch Of the great
reformer, which is beautifully Illustrated
Mr.. Wards article is especially interesting
from the light il throws upon the England
OF the fourteenth century. Seymour Ha.
den, in very interesting paper, makes a
strong plea for mezotiDt as a painters art
preferring il 70 etching. H!e paper Y IL
Illustrated by SIX pictures from biz own
drawings THE Rune Of the Vegas
Rudder," poem by Zatlfl b, Gnftafson, *
beautifully Illustrated from drawings by
Jessie Curtis Shepherd The strong fea
ture of the number is the beginning Of Il
new novel, entitled East Angels" by Con
stance Fenimore Woolson, the author of
Anne" The scene is laid in F1Oriia
Another serial novel. entitled "At the Red
Glove" also begins in this number, The
frontispiece is from one Of the six draw
ings by E. A. Abbey, illustrating the second
part Of She Stops 10 Conquer
THE CBNrCRY MAGAZINE. The JANUARY
number presents a crowded table OF con.
tents, both the body and the departments
showing wide range OF topics. Chief
among these in ,imeliness, lie the statue OF
the negro at the South, which Nv. George
w. Cable treats With much pIsinness Of
speech and much suggestiveDese In a paper
entitled The Freedman's Case in Equity.
The same theme is touched upon, lese di-
rec,ly, in an editorial article, "A Grave Re
sponsibility," and in an open etter from
"A Southern Democrat" Another subject
of wide interest il treated helpfuliy by
Washington GLADDEN. under the head Of
" Christianity and Popular AmusemeDts."
Other practical topics briefly handled are
THE Trouble with the Stage" e The Deg
radiation of Politics." CO. Operative Stud
les" Political Work for Young Men"
" The Recen, Legal Tender Decision
" Women's Clubs" The Newspaper and
the Organ" The first Of the illustrated
papers is a continuation of Mrs. NJ. G. Van
Rensselaers papers on Recent Architec-
ture in America" the principles Of church
building being DOW under review, OF the
papers on the civil War;" there are two,
both dealing with the Western gunbOats;
one by Captain James b. Eads, who built
them, and the other by Rear Admiral
Wake. The February number VIII con
tain General Grants paper on Shiloh, TO
gether with supplementary material de
scribing the battle from the Confederate
point Of view.
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. Ever wei
come to our table is this sterling publica
ton, which does more than any other We
know of towards solving the problem OF
natural living. IL presents that advanced
knowledge OF nature, especially Of man,
which scientists are constantly gaining, in
a form serviceable TO all and highly stimu-
la,ing to intellectual growth. The January
number teens with thoughtful and pract-
cal articles "A Glance NJ the Jury Sys-
,em," by c. II. Stevens, makes the defects
If the system very evident. In "Agnoetic
Metaphysics" by Frederick Harrison, and
" Last Words about Agnosticisrn," by Her
bert Spencer, the religious discussion by
these able thinkers may be said 20 be
closed, for Mr.. Spencer states that he shall
say no more. Influences determining Sex"
Is an interesting statement by Professor "
X. Brooks Of the results Of a curious scieR-
,ifc research The story of Tyndalfs stu
dentlife, told by himself, uder the title Of
" MY Schools and School-mssters," will be
eagerly read; as will also =. A. Fernald's
illustrated article on the "Gladiators OF tho
Sea-" in which he describes the sword fish,
the saw fish and the narwhal.
The ART AMATEUR, published by Mon
tague Marks, New York, in lie January
number, has, in addition to Its customary
designs for the use Of ANA
teurs, coiored design of Q mermaid By
Dora Wheeler This design was originally
executed In tapestry, and is given in ~
A,note,ly for the delectatiOn OF Winters q
silk. Another attractive illustration Is
fac smile OF a redchslk study Of girls
head by p. A. Willie. OF the literary at
fractions OF the number may be mentioned
! paper on The De Goocourt Brothers"
which IL illustrated with reproductions Of
etching: a second paper on Modelling n