The Ottawa free trader., 1885-07-04
Literature.
Magazines.

HARPER's MAGAZINE Tor july i an un'
usually strong number. The frontisplece
i, an engraving by King from Church h''
painting Pandora" The opening article,
bv +. Marion Crawford, is about the Mo
hammedans in India, illustrated by re.
markable specimens of Moslem architect
ure. Il. +. Zogbanm gives lively sketch
of days drive with Montana cowboys,
with graphic pictures Jane NJ. Welsh
makes the city of Buffalo the subject ot IA
profusely illustrated paper, Dr. H. l. an
DYKE contributes a charming Adirondack
sketch. The second paper in the series OF
Great American Industries is devoted to
the culture and manufacture of silk in the
|. s., and Gen. Ben f. Butler tells the
story of his champion yacht. In fiction
we have the opening chapters OF HowelpS
new novel, "Indian Summer" with install
ments OF Miss Woolson's East Angels {;
and there are a couple Of very clever short
stories. George William Curtis, in his
Easy Chair, discusses the prospects of an
international copyright, besides articles on
Poe and Willis, and on the Afghan ques
ton The Editors Drawer is full of good
things, and the other departments are
crowded with timely and interesting mat
ter.
THE CENTURY MAGAZINE for July has
for frontspiece full page portrait OF
Henry Clay, with striking article accom-.
panying it. W. l.. Fawcett has timely
and important article on the lndo-Afghan
question. Miss Rose c. Kingsley has
finely illustrated paper descriptive of Geo
Ellott's Country; DR.. Edward Eggleston
has an article equally protuse in illustra
tion, on Social Life In the Colonies" and
Frank Hutton gives an account Of his eX
plorations in North Borneo. Two short
stories accompany the lnstallments of Mr.
Howells "Rise of Silas Lapham," and
Henry James "Bostonians." The war pa
pers of the number relate to McClellan's
"Change of Base" by Gen ID. III. Hill;
Rear Guard Fighting at SavaGe's Station"
by Gen w. B. Franklin; The Seven Days
Fighting About Richmond" by Gen JAS
Longstreet, and points of minor interest in
"Memoranda." There are several fine new
poems; some good editorials In Topics Of
the Tine" the open Letters are unusu'
ally entertaining, nc, &c,
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY for
July opens with an important article by
DR.. Frankland, the eminent English chem
ist, in which he strongly argues in favor of
the Yellowstone region rs "A Great Winter
Sanitarium for the American Continent
Recent Progress in Aerial Navigation"
by Prof w. lie Conte Stevens, an illus
trated article, will be read with interest on
account of the late advances in this difficult
but fascinating art. Railroads, Telegraphs,
and Civilization" by Prof. Herzog gives II
mastery and original handling of a mighty
problem-how these great new agencies
are reacting, and are destined to still fur.
ther react, upon the constitution of modern
society diet in Relation to Age and Ac-
tivity," by Sir Henry Thompson, is an es-
pecially valuable article by an authority.
"On Leaves" by Sir John Lubbock, is an
illustrated paper full of curious interest by
this indefatigable observer. But the best
article of the number is a translation from
the German, entitled Ethics and the De.
velopment Theory" powerful discussion
of the relation of morality TO evolution.
Archaeological Frauds" by Abbott ;
Earthquake Phenomena; "Curiosities of
Star Fish Life; "Moths and Moth Catch
ers"; The Hygiene of the Aged"-are all
articles of superior interest, making num-
Der of unusual strength and variety.
The NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW opens
with fascinating article by President Bart
lett, of Dartmouth College, on The Sub
terranean History of Man" This Is fol-
lowed by very readable conversation be-
tween David Dudley Field and Henry
George, on land and tax rtion. Another ur.