The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-11-19
MANkAro FREE Press
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1886
THE CENTURY FOR 1886 81.

The Century is an illustrated monthly
magazine, having Il regular circulation
of about two hundred thousand copies,
often reaching and sometimes exceed
ing two hundred and twenty-five thous-
and. Chief among its many attractions
for the coming year is q serial which
has been in active preparation for six
teen years. IL is history Cf our own
country IN its most critical time, us set
forth i'm
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN, By HIS CONFIDENTIAL
SECRETARIES, JOHN q. NICoLAY AND
col. JOHN HAY.
This great work, begun with the sane
ton of President Lincoln, and continued
under the authority of his son, the Hon.
Robert Il. Lincoln, is the only full and
authoritative record of the life of Abra-
ham Lincoln Its authors were friends
of Lincoln before his presidency; they
were most intimately associated with
him as private secretaries throughout
his term of office, and To them were
transferred upon Lincoln's death all his
private papers. Here will be told the
inside history of the civil war and of
President Lincoln's administration
important details of which have hitler
to remained unrcvealed, that they might
| first appear IN this authentic history.
by reason of the publication of this
work,
THE WAR SERIES,
| which has been followed with unllagyinc
interest by II great audience, will occupy
| less space during the coming year
Gettysburg will be described by Gen.
Hunt (Chief of the Union Artillery
Gen. Longstreet, Gen. f.. NJ. Law and
others; Chickamauga, by Gen. ID. II.
Hill; Sherman's March To the Sea, by
Generals Howard and Slocum. Gcnera,s
q. A. Gilmore. VIM. +. Smith, John
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Mosby will describe special battles and
incidents. Stories of naval engage
ments, prison life, etc, etc, will appear.
NOVELS AND STORIES.
''The llundredth Man," Il novel by
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"Uncle Remus," Julian Hawthorne,
| Edward Eyglcston, and other prominent
! American authors will he printed during
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| with illustrations include series ofar-
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George KEENAN,, author of "rcnt Life IN
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erence To its bearing on the Labor Pro-
blem; English Cathedrals; DR.. Egge-
ston's Religious Life in the American
Colonies; Men and Women of Queen
| Anne's Reign, by Mrs. Oliphant; Clair.
voyance, Spiritualism, Astrology, etc,
by the Rev. j. M. Buckley, ID. d., editor
of the Christian 1drOcdte; Astronomical
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