The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-01-07

The great variety in the table of con.
tents of The Century for January embraces
an authoritative account of the formation
of Lincoln's Cabinet in the history by the
Presidents private secretaries, with many
unpublished letters; Mr.. Remnants start.
ling record of personal investigations of
Russian Provincial Prisons" Professor
Atwater's valuable and practical paper on
the "Pecuniary Economy of Food an il,
Illustrated article on "The Catacombs of
Rome" by the Rev. DR.. Philip Schatf in
the drama a biographical sketch of John
Gilbert, with portraits by j. w. Alexander;
a critique and personal sketch of John
Ruskin with "a portrait for the frontispiece
of the number; "An Elk. Hunt on the
Plains" by Schwatka; "The Upper Mis-
souri, and the Great Falls" by E. V. Small
ley contributions by Cable, Eggleston,
Stockton, and by the author of "Sister
Todhunter's Heart" Ii. s. Edwards; four
pages of war aftermath; letters on Indus
trial Education in the Public Schools Riom
who have tried it; play
by Mack Twain entitled "Meisterschaft; I"
shorter articles on "The American Book"
"A plea for international copyright by Mr.
Cleland of Indianapolis on "a Southern
Man ahead of HIS Time" O.. X. Pettigru }
on the Piedmont Exposition; on "Haw-
thorne's Loyalty" etc, and large variety
of poems.
81 Ntcholas has poem by Whittier,
The Brown Dwarf of Regen; story by Mrs
Burnett, Sara Crew; an amusing descrip-
ton of the "London Christmas Panto-
Mines" including the recent representa-
ion of Alice in Wonderland, with draw
Ings and reproductions of photographs
taken during the performance. An iuter-
estiug character.sketch by Richard Nj.
Johnson is called "PoOr Mr.. Brown" a
novel article, telling of The Amusements
If Arab Children," by Henry W, Jessup,
With life,llke pictures by Henry Fem;
How the Yankees came to BlAckwood,"
BY Louise Herrick, amusingly represents
he panic caused by the capture of a.
southern village, and has characteristic
sketches by kemble Other features of
he number are description of "a Girls
Military Company" with appropriate pic
ures; seasonable story, telling Where
he Christmas-tree Grew" II. X. Munkit
rick's fanciful story of "The Peasant
king'-being the experience of peasant
who exchanged places with king The
Letter Cake" by Sophie May; Julian
Ralph's puzzling anecdote, What did the
Butcher. Boy Say" the FIRST of series of
Housekeeping Songs" set to music
poems, verses and pictures.
The LegdL AdciSer, monthly edition, for
January, contains a vast amount of matter
Of Interest to farmers, mechanics, business
men, public officers of all classes, and tax
payers generally. Amongst ether articles
Of interest TO the general reader is one en-.
titled: "The Witchcraft Mania, giving an
account of an interesting trial on this sub
jet before Sir Matthew Hale, learned
Judge of England two hundred years ago,
showing the nature of witch trials at that
day in courts of learning, and the charac-
ter of testimony in such cases; also an ar
iicle entitled: New Phases of Monopoly"
which will especially interest farmers, pro
lucers, and the laboring classes generally
Also articles under the heads of "Public
Roads" "Farm Law" schools and School
Law, etc" Subscribers can have the ben
eft of having law questions upon practical,
law answered In the columns of
The Adciser without charge, which is an.
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A silver lining to every cloud. With the
hort dull days of early winter come the
,heery holidays and Vicks beautiful an
lual, and 10! spring already appears not
ar distant. We can almost see the green
ne grass and the blooming flowers. In the