The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-24
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
The Cosmopolitan for February inaugurates
a new feature in magazine work, by print
ing illustrations Of q very interesting article
on " The Ballet in Paris in colors. The
effect is quito novel. The number otherwise
is very readable, indeed, and indicates an
infusion of new spirit in the Cosmopolitan
which is pushing it to the front rank Of the
list of good American monthlies.
The March Century is full of romantic in
lerest, the first article being Remnants reve.
lstions concerning Russian prisons; the sec
ond, q thrilling paper on the escape from
Libby Prison by Col. Rose tunnel third
is Theodore Roosevet's " Home Ranch" a
graphic paper on the early life Of the ranch.
man aud cowboy. The Lincoln history
reaches I" The Call to Arms" There are
also charming papers on " Salisbury Cathe-
dral. -" Pupil Of Lisst,' Franklin's Homo
in France" eto.
Mr.. iKennsns Siberian papers, illustrated
by Mr.. G. A. Frost, who accompanied Mr..
Kennan on his trip through Asiatic Russia,
will begin in the May Century. Their sp-
pearance has been deferred on account Of
the authors desire to group in preliminary
pspers-the last Of which will DO in the
April Csntury-an account Of the conditions
and events in Russia directly related to the
exile system. This system 10 now to BE- mi.
nutsly described and deliberately pictured;
and BY way Of preface to the hrst illustrated
paper Mr.. KEENAN, will, in . brief state
ment, answer the question Is to how he
came to enter upon his arduous and some
what psrilous Investigations, and Why he
and his companion were accorded such OK.
trsordinary facilities by the Russian gov.
eminent itself. In the April Century Mr..
Kennan will write of The Russian Penal
Code"
THE LoMB PRIZE ESSAYS.
No. |. Healthy Homes and Foods for the
Working Glasses. BY Victor G.. Vaughan,
NJ. D., Phi. D.
No. 2. The Secretary Condition and Nee.
essities of School Houses and School Life.
By b. F. Lincoln, NJ. d.
No. 3. Distinction and Individual Pro.
phylaxis against Infectious Diseases. BY
Geo NJ. Sternberg, NJ. D., U. s. Army.
No. 4. The Preventable Causes Of Dis
ease, Injury, and Death in American Manu-
factories and Workshops, and the Best
Means and Appliances for Preventing and
Avoiding Them. By Geo. II. Ireland.
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