The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-27
Literary Notes.

"short story" 40 pages, called "A Pink
Villa" by Constance Fenimore Wools2n'
which is In pleasing contrast from health
full, cheerful, optimistic point of View with
her "Neptunes Shore" In the October
Number No attempted murder and &C
complished suicide will delight NJ ss Wool
sons morbid admirers this time, but the
sketch of the American mamma abroad
with her daughter will entertain them In
more wholesome way. The tale Is beauti-
fully illustrated with drawings by G. s.
Reinhart. That lovely spot, Sorrento, Is
the scene of the story.
Mrs. Mary Hartwell Catherwood, whose
serial story, "The Romance of Dollard,"
begins In the coming November Century,
Is an American lady, residing In Hopes
ton, Ill. Among her previous writings are
two books for young people entitled,
Rocky Fort" and "Old Caravan Days"
She has been greatly Interested in Canadian
subjects since her visit In Canada four
years ago, when che was the guest OF an
American consuls family and saw the in~
side OF Canadian life Bhe herself has
lately said 1.-THE story OF Dollard at first
impressed me as incredible. thought OF
II long before hunting up records, histori-
cal evidence, and contemporary life. Fin
ally began to make II story" The his
torian, Parkman, has written preface for
Mrs. Catherwood's novel, and Mr.. Sand
ham, lately Of Canada and now OF Boston,
mas made illustrations for 1t, and 1t will run
through four numbers Of the Century.
Mr.. Edward Atklnsons series Of articles
will for several months continue to be q
feature Of the Forum, and his contribution
to the NOvem Der number will be on 1.-THE
Struggle for Subsistence" One purpose Of
the Forum Ia TO present the best cOnstruc
tive thought on American economic sub
jects, and Mr.. Atkinson's series OF articles
Is the most advanced work he has yet done
In this direction.
The November number of The Popular
Science Monthly deals with many subjects
of live and substantial interest. The first
article is ON "Ths Effects of Protection"
by Charles 3. Ashley, who aims to show
that protection is expensive, that 1t benefits
but few, falls to keep up wages, checks our
export trade, and makes us "a nation of
liars" and our Government needless
spendthrift "Altruism Economically Con
sidered," by Charles W. Smiley, is vigor-
GUS indictment of those alms,glvers who
are too lazy to give judiclously, and, who
consequently exert debasing influence
upon the poor. Mr.. W J. MCGEE tells
what Is known about the earliest inhab-
itants OF America, In an illustrated article
entitled "Paleolithic Man In America; his
Antiquity and Environment" Other arti-
cles In this number are, "Problematical
Organs of Sense by Sir John Lubbock;
"Ainu Family-Life and Religion by j,
K Goodrich; Prof. N. 8. Shaler sraccount
of "Habits of the Great Southern Tortoise"
Everyday Life of Indian Women by
Captain X. c, Temple; "The Problem of a
Flying Machine by Prof Joseph LIE
Cente; "The Prolongation of Human Life"
by c. M. Hammond, who has collected In
formation on these points from several
thousand persons; some curious observa-
tons on "Sun- Power and Growth" by Ju-
Illus StInde, and DR.. Oswald's -Four Hand
ed Sinners" A portrait is given of Ed
ward Atkinson, with an account of his life,
and his work In economic science
The Forum for November contains a
broad review Of Old World politics, Euro
pean and Asiatic, by Prof Arminius YAM
berry, the famous Hungarian author, who
writes on "Is the Power Of England De.
clining?" After retrospect of the meth
DDS whereby the English power was built
up, he reviews the modern mism anagement
OF India, Russian encroachments the de-
cline Of the British army and navy, and
the changed conditions Of colonization and
conquest since the rise Of the mere party
politician In England, His conclusion IL
that there Is danger Of decline Of British
power. Another foreign political study In
this number is Canada and the United
States" by Prof. Goodwin Smith, who be
lieyes In ultimate annexation He dlscusse.
the subject from many points Of view, ant
pays his compliments to the politicians Of
both countries. No important phase of the
subject is overlooked in this review Of tn,
present status Of the question. Following
the discussion In the October Forum BY