The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-30
THE Magazines Of the MonM.--An Unusual
Number Of Valuable articles.

THE magazines Of the MonM.--An Unusual
Number IF Valuable articles.
The Popular Science Monthly offers to
both scientific and unscientific readers
MANY articles of interest and instruction.
The opening article North America In the
Ice Period" has a local interest In that In
this country there are evidences of the
glacial period In our rock formations, the
causes of which, even If not satisfactorily
settled, will be an interesting study. Rev.
A. II. Lewiss article, "Origin and Re
suits of Sunday Legislation" touches a
subject of universal moment. Other srti
cles of value are, Geology of the Atlantic
Ocean," "The Hickory Nuts of North
America" "Inebriate Maniscs, ""Thistles,"
and their origin; and the "Hygenic Treat
ment of Consumption" This Is partial
table of contents; but sufficient to show the
very high value Of the November number.
The November Century marks a new era
In the history Of that magazine, In begin.
ming the publication OF "The Life Of Lin
coln," by his private secretaries John G.
Nicolay and Colonel John Hay. Two pre-.
faces, one editorial and the other by the
writer's, give ample account of the work.
and call attention to the exceptional oppor,
tunities which these gentlemen have had
TO prepare what Is certain to be the fullest
and most authoritative work on the subject
Its authors were, In sense, the chosen
biographers of Lincoln, by whose aid they
were reinforced In the collection of mate
rial during the war. From an historical
point OF view the value of the work
largely resting on documentary evidence
net attainable by other wrlters-must be
ranked high. In fact. the inner history of
the war waits upon this work. The drst
part Is concerned with the Lincoln family
az pioneers, including their relations with
Boone In Kentucky, and their subsequent
life In Indiana and Illinois down to the
Black Hawk War, and picture of the so
ciety and surroundings of young Lincoln,
involving concise history of the Western
States OF that day. On the pictorial side
there is frontlspiece portrait Of Lincoln
in 1860, from remarkably fine and un-
hackneyed photograph, portrait of Boone
from Sullys painting from life and the
traditions of the Lincoln homes and local.
tiles are carefully gathered up plctorially
TO supplement the text. A fac-simile Of u
passage of Mr.. Lowells "Commemoration
Ode" referring to Lincoln, is printed at the
beginning of the magazine, and certain
other fac-simi!es throw new light upon the
early history of the LincOlns. A timely
paper for election day is contributed by
Theodore Roosevelt, on Machine Politics
In New York City" An illustrated paper
on another far reaching question to which
The Century has lately given much atten-
ton, is THE Need of Trade Schools" by
Col. r. T. Auchmuty, founder of the New
York Trade Schools, who discusses his
done In this line of progress in different
parts of the world. This is emPhatically a
subject that should be studied right here
In Ottawa and La Sale county, where so
many, many young boys and men are grow
ing up without trades or knowledge Of
handicraft. The climax of the war articles
Is reached In the series on Gettysburg
which is described by Generals Hunt, Dou
bleday, Longstreet Law and Alexander.
Among the "Bric-a. Brac" is satire by Bill
Nye.
The Novembe So Nicholas Is the begin
ming of a new volume and opens brilliantly.
Louise NJ. Alcott contributes a charming
story, called The Blind Lark" Then
some of the wonderfully clever tales that
Victor Hugo, the great French poet and
novelist, used to tell his favorite grand
children have been collected, and are here
put into English for the first time by Bran.
der Matthews, with capital illustrations by
Reginald b. Birch. There Is also the open
ing chapter Of Juan and Juanita," the
new serial. Outof.door sports receive rec
ognition in spirited story of Yale.
Princeton football match, with the queer
title Of Richard Cars Baby" T.. S
Brooks tells Of "Histeric Girl" and her
brave boy champion,-the heroine becom-
Ing that GOOD Queen Maud" Of England,
who was, 10 way, the great greats grand