The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-03

The May Sc,itner opens withthe first
part Of highly interesting article or
"BarbizOn and Millet," with illustra
tions. Two other important article,
worthy Of careful reading are Coop
erative Home Winning" some practi
cal results Of building and loan asso
Citations, which should be read by
young men everywhere; and Rights
of the Citizen as a User of Public
Streets" The number is as luxurious
as ever in print and illustrations. In
the June number will be Mr.. Stanley's
article on the Emin Bey Relief Expe
dition.
The contents of the May F6,aum are
as follows: Republican Promise and
Performance, ] G. Carlisle: Canada
Through English Eyes, Prof. Goodwin
Smith; The Suificiency of the New
Amendments, II. A. Prior: Literary
Criticism, Archdeacon f. w. Farrar;
The Coinage of Silver, Frederick A.
Sawyer: Bible Instruction in Colleges,
Rev. b. w. Bacon; Jury Verdicts by
Majority Vote, Sigmund Zeisler; The
Naval Battle of the Future, Lient. B..
A. Fiske: WOman's Intuition, Grant
Allen; Government by Rum-sellers,
Rev. Howard Crosby; When the Far
mer VIII Be Prosperous, G. Wood
Davis.
An article on the "Opening of the
Base Ball Season of $780," accom-
panied by twenty.eight portraits of
leading players, and other illustra-
tons, will form the supplement to
Ha1per'S Weekly to be published April
Both.
Huper's Magazine contains the first
complete account of an absolutely
unique episode in the history of our
national credit. Between IL o'clock
on a certain Friday in 1862 and 4
o'clock a. IN. on the following Monday
l.. f. Chittenden, at that time the
register of the treasury, signed 1880
bonds. He tells how he accomplished
the feat, and explains the important
interests involved. Theodore Child, in
"SOme Modern French Painters. 1"
states the distinguishing traits of con-
temporary French artists, and with
the help of elaborate engravings, gives
an exposition of the new art influences
initiated by Carrot, Millet and Courbet.
Prof. S. S. Butcher, LII. D., con-
tributes THE Evolution of HumOr."
Other quaint and interesting cOntri-
buttons are: John Austin Stevens,
"Old New York Tavens;' William
Sharp's Through Bush and Fern"
Louise ImOgen Guiney'S English
Lyrics Under the First Charles"
Mary E. wilkins and Aubrey De We're
contribute poems, and there are three
short stories. w. ID. Howells con-
cludes his dramatic analysis of re-
markable complication in '"The
Shadow of Dream" The contents
of the editorial departments are char
acterized by the same novelty as the
body of the Magazine.
The Popular Science Monthly opens
with biography of +. l.. Youmans,
the late editor; followed by the open
ing chapters of one of the uncompleted
parts of Mr.. Spencer's system Of phil
OsOphy, dealing with morality, under
the general title "On Justice" and
"Sumptuary Laws and Their Social
Influence" are treated by DR.. William
A. Hammond, who points out many
failures of prohibition against fine
dress, costly food, smoking and drink
ing in various times and countries.
OUltT dTulCleS are. uc oUIcLSUl VI
Spiders and Spiderwebs;" Secondary
School Programmes - French and
Americana" Scenes on the Planet
Mercury" "Artifcial Honey and
Manufactured Science:' "Wallace on
'Darwinism:' Cats apd Their Friend
Slips" "Recent Glacial Work in Eu-
rope" ''The Botanic Gardens at Kew"
and IA Sketch of Henry Il. School
craft"