The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05

Icollection. Publication office, 30 Lafayette
Place, New York City.
A finely engraved drawing from Hou
dons bust of Benjamin franklin is thu
lfrontispiece of the June century, and sew
eral pages of "Unpublished Letters OF ben
jamin Franklin" edited by the Hon. Johr
Bigelow adds TO the literary interest OF the
number These letters are part OF The
stevens Collection" of Franklin's manu-
scripts now owned by the United States
Government, and abound in the good hum
or and shrewd and kindly wisdom toI
which Frauklins writings are so famous
Tne Rev. DR.. J. NJ Buckley contribute
remarkable article on Faith Healing
and Kindred Phenomena" which Is based
on many years of inquiry on his own part
and on much trustworthy testimony LIS
conclusions are opposed 10 the claims OF
Christian faith Dealers" and the article,
altogether, offers mass OF curious ana
important information, In their order the
illustrated papers are Literary Ramble,
by Austin Dobson, along the Thames
from Fulham TO Chiswick, Mrs Schuyler
van Rensselaer's second paper on Amer
lean Country Dwellings timely paper
on "Ilaryard's Botanic Garden and Its Bot
anis,s," by Earnest lngersOll; and paper
by John Burroughs on Birds Eggs" with
engrayings of twenty-five varieties of eggs
The Antietam campaign is the subject Of
the war papers in this number, the illus.
trations referring mostly TO the battle OF
Anti ,tam, and 70 ming perhaps the richest
pictorial contribution yet made 70 the
series. General James Longstreets re-
miniscences are covered by the title, The
Invasion of Maryland" General John e.
Walker writes OF the battle Of "Harper's
Ferry and Sharpsburg'-th latter being
the Confederate name for Antietam Col
onel Henry Kyd Douglas, Of Jacksons
AFT. relates anec toes Of "Stonewall Jack
son in Maryland" and Charles Carleton
Coffin, the war correspondent, describes
Scenes at Antietam,' In "Bric-a Brac"
there is curious legend Of aJapaGeSe Rip
Van Wrinkle, entitled "Urashima" The
poems Of the number are by Bessie Chan
dler, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Amelie
Rivers, c. S. Percival, Edmund Gosse; and
in "Bric a Brac' by Samuel Mlnturn Peck
Anthony Lowell, Charlotte Fiske Bates,
and the late George T. Lanigan,
In II g June Forum, Chancellor j. II,
Vincent tells how he was educated, and
Justice T. NJ Cooley discusses Arbitration
in Labor Disputes" He advocates trib-
unal established by the parties themselves.
Where business is permanent and steady
it should be permanent board~Of arbitra
ton, created either for single manufact
ory, railroad or other establishment, or for
all who are engaged in any particular line
of business in auy locality or section
! Tribunals Of this sort are found exceeding
ly valuable in England, and thei. use has
increased steadily with the best results,
| TO make such board valuable the parties
must stand on an equality before it, Unjust
therefore be composed of equal numbers
of employers and men, chosen by them res
pec'ively; and il must receive complaints
| from both sides whether coming from all
The board itself should examine and de-
termine the controversy if possible, but
must have power to call in umpire for final
decision when necessary. II should be an
| invariable rule of submission that the bus
mess should 60 on undisturbed while the
complaint is under examination. This is
the best of all tribunals for the purpose
The reward of the board or Of the umpire
would not be binding in law, but the part
les would be pledged in honor to accept it /;
and the experience in England is that the
pledge seldom fails in redemption.
Bishop Huntington has an interesting
sketch OF the life of fiaddam, and II. II.
ThurstOn disCOurses on the Limit of Speed
in Ocean Travel" He figures on steam
er 800 feet long, so feet in the beam, %
feet draught, weighing 5000 tons, and hay
ing 100000 horse power Such boat
would cross the ocean in eighty hours or
81 days, and its machinery would weigh
1900 tons About $500 tons of coal would
be required for TIE voyage, and the cost Of
single trip would require 800 passengers
at $50 each
Dr. Hammond tells of the Evolution of
the Boycott" Park Benjamin makes fun of
the Kelley motor, and Prof, Newcomb has
a sensible article on "Mischievous Phian,
thropy" Elizabeth Stuart Phelps writes
with delicate sarcasm of the "PSychical
Wave which is sweeping over the country
The Rev. J. II. Ward tells what he thinks
the Future of Sunday journalism is He
looks upon Sunday newspapers as being ca
pablc of rendering great aid TO the cause
of religion In fact, he is inclined to re
gard them as already so. He says;
Everybody reads the Sunday newspapers,
and even those who decline TO put il on
| principle borrow il of their neighpors, and
are instructed by its utternnces. 1t is the
only great influence III America capable of
shaping things in the large, capable of pre-
senting God to humanity in fresh light,
which has not yet been mortgaged, and
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