The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-23
Literary Notices.

The "I)dily Nees Almanac" Chicago
now ready Is a masslng of valuable matter
that makes II indispensable TO practical
politicians as we'll as the more Intelligent
and thoughtful members of the commu-
nifty In all professions. II contains; The
army active and retired list, regiments,
officers and stations; our carrying trade;
the 5lst congress; votes for members and
delegates for congress by districts; Chicago
civil list; vote Of Chicago for president by
precincts; Cook county civil list; vote of
Cook county tor president by precincts;
constitution Of the United States and his
tory Of its adoption; duties and imports;
diplomatic and consular service of the
United States; the public debt; election
returns 10y counties for all preside ntial can
didates in all the states; sporting events In
the year 1888; foreign importation since
1916; Grand Army of the Republic; Hi,
nois civil list; chairmen of county com
mittees, State Legislature and vote for
members, and vote by towns for president
judiciary and courts of the United States
vote of Michigan by towns for president
national government civil list; national
gvard 10 the seven northwestern states;
the navy active and retired list, yes
sells, stations and officers of yards; pen
siOns, number of claims 1888, number Of
pensions and cost since 1860; national
platforms, all parties 1888; state platforms
northwestern states political committees,
all parties; chairman of political commit
tees rank of states in area, population and
products, capitals, governors, area, popu-
lstion and electoral vote of states; cCmpar-
ison of all tariffs since 1899 on principal
imports; capitals, govyrnors, area and pop
ulation of, and facts about, the territories !;
popular vote for 1884 and 1888; popular
vote since 1925 vote for candidates at ma
ti0nal conventions. Sold by the news
dealers everywhere.
The approaching inauguration of Presi-
dent Harrison, and the opening of the new
regime at Washington, gives universal in.
terest to DR.. Ferdinand c. lgleharts arti
Gle on "The Nations New Leadership"
which opens the March number of Frank
LesLie's Popular HOathly. The lives AMI
characteristics of President'elect Harrison
and Vice President>elect Morton, and their
wives, are sketched in vigorous, pictur-
esque and intimate style: while the accom-
panying portraits and other Illustrations
give permanent, as we'll as timely, inter
est to this contribution The table of con
tents of this number Of this magazine is as
rich and varied as ever literature and ant
vieing with each other in its attractive
pages. Among the principal illustrated
articles are Mary Titcombs charming
"Glimpses of the Schotish Lochs'; Mr.
w. Hosea BlfiOu's "Pensacola'; compre.
hensive view of "Ships and Ship Build
ing from the vessels of the Ptolemies
down to the new United States war steamer
day life, dress and toilet of "A Lady In
Ancient Egypt" by Helen Mary Trard a
curious account of "The Fleet Marriages"
of London, 10y A G. Ewald and crisp bio
graphical sketches of two European
celebrities of widely different character
Won Moltke of Germany, and Lord Ram
dolph Chuichill of England, Fiction
comes to the front, in the beginning of the
thrilling new serial story, can Artificial!
Fate by Professor Clarence NJ. BoutelIe.
Illustrated poems essays, scientific articles,
fine-art illustrations, appropriately fill out
this number of the Monarch of the
Monthlies