The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-25

| morning until in the afternoon of each
week day he can be found in his editorial
sanctum on Union square, receiving visitors,
reading manuscripts and proofs, and assign
| ing work TO the large corps of writers and
artists under his control. He realizes that
| he must keep himself familiar with current
events in every part of the world. There
| fore his reading is extensive and his study of
geography profound. He has a method in
his labor and genus for his calling He
knows what the public should want, and he
endeavors to furnish it according to the high
est standard.
In private life Mr.. Glider is popular man.
His fine culture and common sense, COM
bined with delicate feeling of modesty lend
charm to his conversation which is lacking
in the brilliant but self conscious small talk
of most other literary men. He lives in
small house at 103 East Fifteenth street. 1t
was once stable, and is situated in the rear
of the neighboring houses. A slender iron
fence some twenty feet high stands between
it and the sidewalk. Behind this a small
garden extends to the porch. One who visits
Mr. Glider for the first time will probably
be terrified, as he opens the garden gate, to see
huge Newfoundland dog come leaping
toward him. This dog is elders pet. A
child need not fear him, for he is as gentle as
kitten. He does not leap upon you, as other
fond but large brutes will, to demonstrate
their Affection but, after rubbing his nose in
your hand, follows at respectful distance,
wagging his tail. When You have raped
on the old fashioned knocker Of the door and
gained admittance, he walks in with you and
occupies position on q rug near the fire.
place until he hears his masters footsteps
descending the stair. Then out he goes to
meet him with bark and bound. mo-
ment afterward Glider appears ut the door
caressing his favorite, and you have time to
note the personal appearance of the man.
Short in stature, slender, with q counte-
nance as dark as Spaniards, and as gentle
as a woman's, you will probably miss the
power in the man until he raises his eyes to
greet you. These are deep set and small, but
CLEAN with intelligence. One moment they
dream, the next they flash; the third they
glitter with humor. In conversing with him
YOU can follow the bent Of his thoughts by
the varying expressions of his eyes. Gener-
ally when talking, he lays his hand caress-
ingly upon his dogs head, and half addresses
his remarks to the brute, half to you Glider
wears his hair in picturesque, slovenly curls
over bis forehead.
Glider is 43 years old. He was born Feb.
8, 1914, at Bordentown, N. j. He early
evinced an inclination for literary pursuits,
and at IL years of age published a little
paper called The st. Thomas Register. After
engaging in another juvenile newspaper en-
terprise, he enlisted in the First Philadelphia
artillery during our civil war, and served
through the emergency campaign of 1863.
He made his first essay as a professional
journalist in Newark, N. j., where he began
as a routine reporter on The Newark Adver-
tiser: Afterward he started, in conjunction
with Mr. Newton Crane, paper called The
Newark Morning Register. In this the en-
tire Glider family became interested After
serving some time as editor Of Hours at
Home, Mr.. Glider became the managing ed
itor of Scribner's Monthly, under DR.. Hol-
land. Through eleven years he saw the
magazine grow to enormous proportions. Its
name was changed to The Century, and
when Dr. Holland died, in 1881, he became
the editor in chief His subsequent career is
too well known to need further comment.
The editor of The Century is only one of
remarkable family
Who of the men about town in New York
does not know Col Will Gilders The colonel
is man given to lettering at times, but
withal is thoroughly brave and brilliant
fellow. He has an enviable reputation for
daring, and is the best adapted man for a
war correspondent living, at present, in this
country He has travelled in the most rigor-
GUS climates of the globe has written several
interesting and instructive books on Arctic
experiences, and stands ready today to I'M
dertake any expedition, however hazardous,
which can be sufficiently backed to offer a
reasonable surety of success. Miss Jeanette
L. Glider, the sister of these two distinguished
brothers, is also remarkable in her way. She
was educated at St. Thomas hall nov st.
st. Josephs academy, in Flushing, L. l., a