Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-05
The becember, Century.

q Christmasy number, opening as 1t does
with q frontispiece picture. The Coming
Of Winter" by Mary Hallock Foote, and
containing also number Of full.page en-
cravings of sacred pictures by the old and
little known Italian master, Duccio, ia
the Gallery of Italian Masters which is
now one of the most valuable features of
the Century. In addition to this there is
a western story IN verse by James Whit
comb Riley entitled Last Christmas was
a year ago." and still further Christmas
editorial. .~., H.. n s.~. .-.e 20. -.
A striking feature of this number is
furnished by two articles on Henry Ward
Beecher's memorable appearance in Eng.
land in 1868, in advocacy of the cause of
the American Union. The first of these
articles is wxittens by the ReY. DR.. J. NJ.
Buckley, Editor of The Christian Advo-
cate and Journal" who saw and heard
Beecher at Liverpool. in 49," the other is
by Mr.. Beecher himself-a fragment writ.
ten for the Century just before his death
and is accompanied by fac smile page
OF his last manuscript. >.%s
But the two contributions TO this mum
Der of tie Century having perhaps the
highest Importance are the instailment of
the Life of Lincoln, entitled First plans
for Emancipation. and the paper by Mr..
Kennan in which he graphically describes
Life on the Great Siberian Road" In
the Lincoln Life are printed for the first
time two letters by Lincoln, to the Editor
of the New York Times. and to Senator
McDougal, in favor Of the "plan of grad
ual emancipation, with compensation. !"
A number of other Lincoln MSS. are here
for the first time given to the pub
lie, including the text OF the first draft of
the Emancipation Proclamation. This is
| indorsed in Lincoln's own handwriting as
! follows: The Emancipation Proclama-
ton as first sketched and shown to the
Cabinet in July, 1862" In Mr.. Kennan's 8
paper, among other matters of novel int
crest, is given description of the sing
ing of the Exiles' Begging song.
In this number Of the Century is the
first of the stories OF Irish.American life,
by Mr.. George 81. Jessop. Ii is entitled
The Rise and Fall of the Irish Aigle,'
and is accompanied by three of Mr.. KEN
ble's Illustrations. One of Mr.. Cables
literary finds" in the. way of Strange
| True Stories is also begun IN this number
| under the title of :Francoise in Louisi-
ana"
In the same number OF the Century is q
timely paper On the Reorganization Of
the British Empire" by MIR. George R.
Parkin, who wrote the recent article on
the educator, Edward Thring. In. con-
nection with Mr.. Parkin's article Is an
open letter, entitled Home Rule and
Culture" On the Irish aspect of reorgan-
ization, by Mrs. Margaret F. Sullivan.
| Henry James writes with tull knowl-
edge and critical enthusiasm paper of
which the pregnant title is London" !"
which paper has a running accompany
ment of drawings by the we'll known ar
tist, Joseph Pennell.
Edward L. Wilson in his articles, par
allel with the International Sunday School
| series, gives his personal observations on
| the route From Sinai to Shechem," &C.
companied by fifteen Illustrations drawn
mainly from his photographs
! The stories of this number (besides the
Irish Aigle and 'F-ancoise') are the
second lnstallment of Mrs Catherwood's
| Romance of Dollard;" :'The Third Of
March," by Julian Hawthorne, and
'Minc'-A Plot" by B.. L. Edwards,
five in all. including the serials 49,
Mr.. Hopklnson Smith describes and
illustrates some of his sketchlng expert
ences IN Mexico, under the title of "a
White Umbrella IN Mexico"
| In the body of the magazine and IN
"Bric- q brac" there are poems by Rich
ard Henry Stoddard. Henry Blood. James
T. Mckay, James Whitcomb Riley (as 81
ready mentioned). C. II. Crandall, the
late E. r. Sill, Miss Louise Imogen GUM
eY and others. = Er 49, >" ~.-
The Topics of the Time are Christ
mas" Progress of Ballot Reform, .
Should there be an 'Aristocracy of Grim
.lnals?'" and "a Confusion IN American
Party Names" +,
In "Open Letters" Mr. Ernest II. Cros-
by, of the New York Legislature, writes
on Political corruption" suggesting the
formation of an American society for
the promotion of political honesty" and
others of the "Open Letters" deal with
the ''Woman's Work" question, '"The
Holt Method Of Teaching Music" and
Herbert Spencer"
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