The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-16

wIndow'glasI VIII % described and pic
tured In the PoPHt'r Science VI lntnly for
March, by fr"i' ii'hi"rd Henderson, 81
Philadelphia, under the title A Pane
Glass Ir'l henderson avoids techh''
callties, ana cI'th"S MS array OF fatts VIII
a pleasing garment OF anecdote aud des
crlptlon,
The relations of Competition and tL'
Truss" will be- discussed in the Marct
Popular Science Nonuly by Mr.
George Iles, who first points out the gre4
waste OF effort, and other losses, due t,
competition and takes the ground that th,
trusts have, on the contrary, reduced ne
costs Of business, and hence, If duly regu
lated, can serve the public better than com
petition
The frs, thing that men of kindred in
terests do when they get together is to tall
over the management Of affairs in thei
respective establishments. This is true u
office men as we'll IS of mechanics ant
professional men. Hence II Is not sur
prisng to fluid paper devoted 10 account
Ing and business management like TN
O6icc, 60 Duane street, New York, a large
amount of espondence discussing vsri
Gus topics. In a current Issue we find suci
subjects az the following discussed by &C
countants from all parts of the country
bookkeeping In Nurseries" "Adminis
tration of an lncome;' Reducing the rate
of Postage" post Office G. o D's;'
"Form of Invoices" "Problems In Notes.
Excepting Workwen's Time "Registel
of Collections" Savings Bank Balances;
Register of Coupons" SRecord of lnsur.
ance !" and Filling Catalogues"
The frontispiece fer February 81. Mich.
elias Is charming drawing by Mar,
Halleck Foote, having quaint little
remaroue upon its margin; JOAQUIN Miller
begins the text os the number with poem
telling how "The Gold that Grew by Shasta
Town" was discovered by little girl Arlc
Bates recounts in verse the glee of Jack
Frost over "The Snow Flowers Then
comes Noah Brooks's very timely account
of "The White Pasha," telling in plain
and interesting way the thrilling narrative
of SANKEY'S past achievements and proba
BILE whereabouts. The paper Is illustrated
by striking portrait OF the great explorer,
and Will give many OF the older readers o.
the magazine their first clear idea of the
state OF affairs In Central Africa. A well
Illustrated article upon Japan is contribu
ted by Arthur l.. Shumway, and this with
Mr.. Atoms explanation OF "Ihe Routine
of the Republic makes up the list vi
the more Instructive articles OF the num-
her 'Of lighter papers we may note. "A
Modern Mildly by John ii. Gibbons
"Lassoing a Sea-Lion," by John k. Coryell.
"a X Sc In Queer Place" by Professor
Starr; and the Bunny Family stories are
continued, with excellent pictures by
Gunner Barnes.
A remarkable feature of the Md Viqter
CsDt,,yu Is the openipg article ON Ge,
romer the famous French artist and train
err of artists. Gerome, of all Contempora-
nv French painters. is best known In this
country, not ONLY because of the popularity
of his works, but because SO many of our
leading artists have been trained by him in
the free national school, the Beaux Arts
ar else generously ASST ,ted bv private ad
vice and announcement. Gerome him,
self bas beIned in the nrenarations of Mrs
Herinc's art Gle nv permittinp the erprav,
inc Of some of his most interesting mic
tnras which have not vet been saan In
Americo "a we'll rs some of his stndies fo,
nictnras Particularly ;ntarasti,r Is ,he
frontsniece which is an engraving If This
~ sotar,s "N,nolaon bafora tho Snbi,v " q
n,cture which ia a spec,sl fo vorita with tha
critic, himsa,f and which remai,s !, bis
ow, nossession Two leadipc seria, foo
turos of tba pnmhar ara, sustained IN mar
,,cr,.r,v Interesting ;nsta,,ment of tho
g Iife If Lincoln" and sibsrian cbantsr
~, rooroa Karo, ertit,oa "pvi,os 80 T.