The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15
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THE Columbia Bicycle Calendar for 1887,
just issued by the Pope Manufacturing Co.
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THE CENTURY MAGAZINE for December
is especially interesting in biographical
sketches. The opening article treats of
Henry Clay, of whom three portraits are
given; one from a daguerreotype printed as
frontispiece, one from a miniature and the
third from photograph of himself and wife,
a most striking and characteristic group.
The biography of Abraham Lincoln by his
private secretaries is continued in a long in
stalment which considers him as " soldier,
surveyor and politician" Mr.. Lincoln is
pictured in his Office at New Salem, in the
Black Hawk war, in his first political can
vass, as storekeeper, postmaster and sur
veyor. The articles are profusely illustrated
with portraits and sketches. The war pa
pers occupy less space than usual, accord
ing to the change of editorial policy, but the
subject, The Second Day at Gettysburg, is
treated interestingly by Generals Henry j,
Hunt and Il. NJ. Law, and completely illus.
: trated, being supplemented by memoranda
, The second illustrated paper upon Old
, Chelsea, by Benjamin Ellis Mar tin, de-
) scribes many historic localities. The arr
, article upon Contemporary French Sculp-
ture is attractive for its copies of the works
described. The fiction is particularly varied
and rich for holiday reading. The Other
contents are of the usual interest. See adj
vertisement.
3 THE CowBoYs OF THE NORTHWEST, by
William 7. Hornaday the author of Two
= Years in a Jungle, is one of the most striking
+ and entertaining articles in the December
Q Cosmopolitan, published in Rochester, n.
: 1t is beautifully illustrated by Meeker, ant
r presents an accurate and animated pictur,
r of the hard and unromantic life of the COW
Z boy. The first installment of Senior 10 by
: Salvatore Farina, the most deliciously hu
Il morous story ever published, is presented
The other fiction is a powerful Christmas
!, story, Under the Mistetoe, by Harriet Pres
r colt Spoiford, Our Door-Bell, pathetic
!, story by M. Heimburg, the well-knowI
t German novelist, and Manners Cure TO
!; Cowardice, by Mary Rose Floyd, illustrat
a ing one of the curious superstitons of tn,
T. Southern negroes, Olive Thorne Miller''
k charming sketch of A Little South Ameri
d can, William NJ. Briggs humorous descrip
T. ton of Spanish peasant life, entitled
n Humble Castle in Spain, and Nicolas SAX
IS ney's thrilling sketch, The Story of My rs
y cape from Russian Prison, John Este
7. Cookies valuable historical article. My Lad