The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-23
Literary Notes,

? the political situation In Edrope. II vii
, appear In an early number OF The Forum
Senator Edmunds is preparing for th
same magazine an article on The Politi
cal situation" Senator Wade Hampton
Of South Carolina, who contributed an ar
ticle 20 the June number on What Negr,
, Supremacy Means" has another article II
preparation which will be a statement o.
what NJ. Cleveland's Administration ha
done towards reuniting the North and the
South and Matchmaking the Southern PEG
pie There has been such demand fol
complete sets OF the FO,3cm by libraries
and by persons who desire 70 keep con
temporaneous summary of important dis
cussions, that many of the earlier number.
were for time out of print.
The great harm done TO the West by
land laws Is familiar subject to the East
ern newspaper reader, aud II is the com.
mon opinion 10 the East that these statutes
ought all 10 be wiped from the books. Yet
the West has been settled under their op.
Grafton; and how well settled, too, is shown
by Frank H. Spearman in an article in
HlrperS Wdgozine for July, sarcastically
entitled The Great American Desert"
which no longer exists, of course, except
! In oldfashioned school Biographies Kan
sas and Nebraska, long regarded as the
dreaTiest spots in this dreary waste, are
the especial topics upon which Mr.. Spear
man enlarges lie does not claim that they
are Paradise, but simply that they are
wonderfully fertile and promising States,
and that their careers have only begun.
Aside from It's value in demolishing old.
fashioned, popular ignorance, this article
offers much information 10 Eastern people
who ought 10 want 10 better their condi.
ton IL also abounds In fine illustrations,
some of them full page In size, represent
ing the country, the people and their
homes. An excellent map adds to the val
ue of this contribution
The 4imerican meteorological Journal
desiring to direct the attention OF students
TO tornadoes, In hopes that valuable results
may be obtained, offers the following pri-
les; For the best original essay on lorna
does or description Of tornado. $500 will
be given. For the second best, $50. And
among those worthy of special mention
$50 will be divided. The essays must be
sent to either of the editors, Professor Har-
ringtoH, Astronomical Observatory, Ann
Arbor, Michigan, or A. Lawrence Rotch,
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory,
Readville, Mass, L. s. A., before the first
of July, 1899, They must be signed by
non de plume, and be accompanied by a
sealed envelope addressed with same nan
de plume, and enclosing real name and adj
dress of the author, Three independent
and capable judges will be selected TO
award the prizes; and the papers receiving
them will be the property of the Journal
offering the prizes A circular giving
fuller details can be obtained by applica.
ton to Professor Harrington.
A timely article in the July Century is
Disease Germs and How to Combat
Them" 1t will be accompanied by from
tispiece portrait Of Pasteur who has made
disnfection and fermentation longer
study than hydrophobia, although it is
with the latter that his name is more intii
mately associated in the public mind.
George kennan's Siberian paper 10 the
July Century will be called "The Steppes
of the Irish" and will include an account
of long ride in an outof-the. way part of
Siberia, among the Kirghis and the Tar
tars
A curious conceit, THE Grand Tour
Three Thousand Years Ago" is worked
out in Harper'S Nagazjne for July by w.
NJ Flinders Petrie, the we'll known anti.
quarian, His principal baggage for the
trip consisted apparently of paper pulp and
a Photographic apparatus. From impress
sions and pictures than taken here produces
for this ninteentl century world, sketch
of the Eastern races OF the earth about the
time they began TO have relations with one
another when the culture of Babylon had
not spread abroad, and sefore the Assyrians
had begun TO descend like wolves on the
folds of other people. The article is
practically picture gallery, for Mr.. Petrie
has furnished number of plates, taken
from impressions made on the tombs az
Thebes, which are as good as photographs
of men and women who lived about 1900 b
c Some of them mnst have been very
good looking. The serious object of the
article is to elucidate the origin of Egyp
tian civilization, ana the result of Mr..
Petrie's discussion will be highly satisfac,
tory TO the student of antiquity
The July number of The Ameriraq Mag,
0.jae is being prepared with a view of
making It especially appropriate tor sum
mer reading While fully maintaining its
high literary character, preference will be
given to the lighter class of literature. A