Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-01
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FOR DECEMBER

CONTAINS:
 ABRA HAM LINCOLN. By His Confidential Secretaries, John
 G. Nicolay and Col. John Hay. With portraits fac similes of surveys made by Lincoln, views of his early home, etc., and 8 life-size engraving of the cast of the Presidents right hand, made by the sculptor Volk in 1860. The present installment of the history is devoted to
 Lincoln as a Soldier, Surveyor and
 Politician.
 In it the remarkable characteristics that commanded popularity and won Lincoln the esteem of personal rivals and political foes are brought out in the anecdotal accounts of his business partnerships, reading habits, It also describes the Black Hawk war; Lin coln's first and only defeat in popular can vass, and his subsequent election to the leg islature, where he met Stephen A. Douglas ; "Bedlam Legislation, ,"-the land craze of Chicago; the Lincoln Stone protest. and the public feeling on the Slavery question, shown by the murder of Lovejoy.
 Frank IS. Stockton,s Novel, "The Hundredth Man." begun in the No vember number, will run through the year. In the December chapters the boycott is ef- fectively introduced.
 Henry Clay. A valuable paper of "reminiscences by his executor and political adversary, J. O. liar risop, and
 Ashland, the Home of Henry Clay, By c. w. Coleman, describing with anec- dotes the quiet home of the farmer states man. Three new portraits of Clay are among the illustrations.
 A Little NIfllerIte.
 A most interesting aud curiously illustrat- ed chapter of religious history, by Jane Marsh Parker, who, as a little girl. followed her father and family in accepting the pe- culiar tenets of William Miller
 Round Top And the Confederate Right at Gettysburg by Gen. E. M. Law, and
 The Second Day at Gettysburg. By Gen. Henry J. Hunt, commander of the Union artillery. Two important and pre- fusely illustrated papers on perhaps the most interesting battle of the war, by gener- erals whose rank and activity in the engage ment give authority to their narratives
 old Chelsea.
 The second part of Dr. B. E. Martins talk about the famous London suburb and it's celebrities. Illustrated by Joseph Pennen.
 Two Short stories, ssAn American Beauty" by Edith Evelyr Bigelow, and "A Coward" the latter witt full page picture by Mary Halleck Foote. Contemporary French ScuIptors. Chapu-Dubols, by William C. BrOWneu. A strong critical paper, enriched with fou1 full page engravings
 songs of Christmas, By Louise Both Hendriksen. The Food Question in England and
 America. By Edward Atkinson. straightforward presentation of salient facts and figures The first article of promising series.
 Other Contents Include the first chapters of ''The Minister. Charge;" open letters on ''The Union of the American Churches,' by Rev. Dr. Geo. R. Crooks, of the Methodist Episcopal denomi nation; Practical Heb for Ireland;" anG ''George Bancroft on the Legal tender De cisions;" poems; Topics of the Time; ligh verse, etc.
 During the Year Just beginning, THE CENTURY will present in addition to the serials indicated above novelettes by George w Cable; illustrated papers on English Cathedrals; stories b, leading American write1s; Dr. Eggleston. articles on the Colonies; war papers by dis tinguished generals; articles on Spiritualsm m Clairvoyance, etc.; papers on Bible History Essays, Critique, etc., etc. THE CENTURY will continue to present th' best illustrations that the leading artists an6 engravers can furnish. Sold everywhere. Price 35 cents per mum | Der. Subscriptions, $4 per year. "Every American will want to read Th' | Century this year." THE CENTURY Co New York