SUNDAY ,
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AN UNPRECEDENTED MAGAZINE OFFER
9 ALL FOR
I'tirtial lrospcctus of McClurc's for the Cominsv Yonr.
A New and Lavishly Illuslrated Life of C. Aa Dana's Reminiscences
Relating to Lincoln , Grant , Sherman , Stanton , to life in Wash
ington , and events at the Front , during the years he was Assistant
Secretary of War , and "the eyes of the Administration at the front , "
as Lincoln said. All the members of Lincoln's Cabinet and all the
Hy IIA.M1.IN GARLAND. great Generals of the war are dead. Therefore , the recollections of
Mr. Dana Mr. Lincoln's Assistant Secretary of War and confidential
Mr. Garland has studied the documentary records ; he has ,
' tial and trusted representative at the front , arc of the greatest national
he
examined Grant's letters many of them unpublished , has
visited in person all the scenes of Grant's life in this country , interest and importance.
/WwrWC / from West Point to Mexico , and from Virginia to Oregon ; lie the Great
has interviewed men who have known Grant personally ( and War President.
have had significant relations with him ) ; everywhere he has The new series of articles by Miss
gathered documents and pictures. of
Tarbcll will be pre-eminently a study
New Stories of the Boy Grant the man Lincoln from his Inauguration ,
have heen secured , and records of a debating society , of which in March , J 861 , to his death , in April ,
Grant was an active member. His early mastery of horses is il > J865. It will follow hjm day by day in
lustrated with new anecdotes. The true story of Grant's appoint Cabinet meetings , public receptions , and
ment to West Point told for the first time in an unpublished let private interviews , picturing his daily
ter of Jesse Grant. This material includes reminisences of his I life at the White House and at the Sold -
roommate and others who were at West Point in Grant's time. cn d ers' Home , and in his formal visiting
of the departments and the camps , the battlefields and the hospitals. It will
r Unpublished Letters of Grant show him the real head of the Government , exercising to the fullest the powers
from West Point. The of Grant's and Commander in-Chief of the providing
. story courtship marriage ers the Constitution gave him ; the - army ,
is based npon information from Gen. Longstreet , who was bst ing money and men , making and unmaking Generals , directing military ma-
man at the wedding. An amusing episode shows Grant as an amateur actor and iemale impersonator ncuvres ; the counsellor and final authority of every member of his Cabinet I.IXCOIA AT TIII : ntovr.
when he was at Corpus Christi. Unpublished letters of Grant from Mexico give in vivid , picturesque style. and of the Government.
Grant's Own Story of the Battles New Pictures of Palestine.
f , 1 > ( ( ) , " , ' " , , ( . - Tlll > 1)lo r lli.v ) lakes tip ( Jrant : it Sackell's Harbor am ! Detroit. These are TWO NKOI.KCT- Last spring the editor of McClurc's nrganl/.ed a considerable expedition , and accompanied by a photographer specially
hit KN i-IlA I > LI MX about which we htivo fivsh remlni.srcnces. A splendid Moiv of endurance and pluck Is the skilled and experienced In such work , made a tour of nearlv the whole of Palestine , and took photographs of whatever of Im
account from original materials of portance the latest and most authoritative investigations have definitely connected ullh Itlbllcal liicl.lent . and history. The road
, and began through llethlehcm and .IcyKalem , > to Damas
taken was the titeat lllghwav of the llllile. leading from Hebron
How Grant Took His Regiment Across the Isthmus cus. With this highway almost even- great character of the Ulble is connected , and In he liclds or towns along It occurred
on his way to California. Mr. Garland tells for the llrst time the. true story of Circuit's resignation from the army in ISIil , and most of til ? Important events of llible history. TbTy have been reproduced with great caie , and will make one of the most at-
the touching aci'ount of tinctlve features of McClure's through the coming months.
Portraits of the Great Americans
The Darkest Period in Grant's Life. Life
" " series made by this magazine , collections
popular
"Human Document" so
following Ills return to New York. Crant's liftat Calena Is related with fresh incident ; * On the plan of the ' '
'
and anecdotes. tions of of WASHIXCTON. FKAN'KI.IN , .IKKl-'KKSON. .IACICSON , I'AUIOl'N ,
There are several chapters on the great and pivotal episodes of his war portraits
time career. CLAY , CHUCK .IfSTICK MAKS11AI.I , , WKIISTIJU and others have been made , compris
ing the great paintings of great Americans.
Hundreds of Portraits and Pictures
No picture Is admitted that was not made from the living man. The series Is edited
. Charles Hart , who Is the most distinguished authority on American historical
have been gathered for this biography. Many scenes have been photographed for the bv Mr. Henry
llrst time. We have secured portraiture. He has drawn upon public and private collections In this country and in Lon
don and Paris. It is believed that nearly half of these pictures will now receive publica
The Unpublished Earliest Portraits of Grant. tion for the llrst time.
from Mrs. Hoggs of Macon , Mo. , the wife of Grant's partner in the real estate business. In the case of almost every one of these great-men portraits have been secured that
We have portraits of Grant's parents , his brothers and sisters , and with gi-eat care we have show the man at many periods 'of his life , c'or Instance , the portraits of Franklin , which
gathered will appear In the .lannary number , cover n period of over thirty years. The portraits of
Early Pictures of Grant's Comrades Daniel Webster cover a period of thirty-four years and Include daguerreotypes taken the
last ten years of his life. In connection with tbe.se portraits there will be published a series
IttIM A 111) Kiri.l.NG. at West I'olut. Special photographs have bi en taken for us of scenes of the Mexican of character sketches to be entitled TI1M MAICKUS OK TIIH UNION. Hveiy article will
War , and from .Sackett's Harbor , Detroit , Oregon and California we have secured pic be an authoritative , biographical study , written from the fullest knowledge and freshest
tures of the posts to which Captain Grant was assigned. It is Impossible to give any. man who has made special studies of materials.
in case by a
interest In the subject , every
Idea In u few words of this , ,
*
Collection of Pictorial Material.
Splendid .
The Newest Science
We have boun three yars In gathering it. In addition we have had the u.-o of
Tlie Edge of the future.
The Best Private Collections
T1IH TIU'TH AISOI'T MAUS-lly Kdward I , . Holdeii , dliector of the Lick Ob
of Grant pictures , and some very valuable material has been obtained from the photograph servatory This article will describe the present tate of our actual knowledge of the
albums of Grant's old friends and of his .
graph
family. In short , this biographv will
sensational
con
of the iccent
planet Mars , and it will inulcute how unwai rantab e are many
bo thij only fully Illustrated life of Uyssc.s S. Grant ever published. clusions.
NAVH'.ATINO TI1K A IK The Newest Knowledge About Balloons and Flying Ma
chines There Is In preparation for the Magi/.ine an article embodying the results of many
Great Story. lours and v | > ta to inventors , scientists , aeronauts , oxpcrlincntors and military balloonlsts
in Kngland , C.-rmany ami Krancc. It will record the latest achievements and indicate the
newest husl.icxs In this important Held.
"Captain Courageous" Is the story of a railroad magnate's son who Is swept from the Sll ! .TOHKPH LISTKU AND ANTISKPTIO SUI1CNCK TP TO DATH Lister Is
deck of an ocean liner , picked up by a llshlng M-hooiier and compcllc 1 to work with the the great pioneer and leader in antiseptic science. Hi.s wori ; has done inure to alleviate \VASII IXCSTOX.
crew , and who shares their adventures and the rigor of their life. Kipling gathered Ills FIIAVXMN.
human MilTering and to save human life than tlm t of any other surgeon of our lime. A
material at llrst hand. lie has taken voyages In li.shlng schooners and absorbed'a knowledge . and achievements is In preparation.
full study of his per.-onallty
IA.N .MACI.AIUO.V. edge of the ways of fishermen and their craft such as no other writer ever had. Here IN A DVNAM1T10 FACTOItY This article is written from material obtained by vlsltrt V
are a few brief suggestions of the material that this Mory contains : '
to Ihe greatest factories of high explosives In Kuropc. It Is tilled witli rare int'oimation
about the workers in dynamite factories the processes of nmnufaclnrc and the methods
I'lii line Ovcrlmnril from 1111 Atlantic A Dory I'm-ly AVIth 11 Tliiinsiiilit of transporting and handling powerful explosives. Many Interesting incidents connected
l.lm-r. ClIfhtH , with this hazardous trade arc woven Into the article , which Is as thrilling as a story.
Mllllnnnlrc'N Nun < : < ( u Tunic of A MKH In n .Strcoiilnu- . DOWN IN Sril.MAKl.N'K MOAT This title Indicates Ihe subject of an article to
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WnrU. Tli < > l.iinlli'Nl Hey In All Anicrii'ii. bo published shortly , conceinlng which we are nut sit liberty to give details at present.
SliiUliiK1 " ' 11 Scliooiu-r AVI Ih a Tlif I , < isl Son 'l'fI < > KiniiliN Aurohs till !
DrilllUcii Urtiv. ConllllclK.
DiulKliiK the IIM-IHTKH In n l' ' K. A Irniiinll < > AniTiitlve of ( hi- linn nf Great Business
n Spri-lnl Car from ( InCoaxl to
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"Ian Maclareit's" New Stories. month by nrmth , more Information than is obtain ; bio anywhere else In regard lo what
. American mani'faclurers ' ami business men generally are doing and making and offering lethe
the public. We believe that the.se pages are anioiu the mod interesting and Instructive In
All of the short stories that "Ian Maclaren" will write during lh)7 ! ) , with two ox- the Magazine. Many of them are beautiful , artistic and decorative , and there Is no page
tions. will appear in McClurc's. There will bu some new Driimtc.chty stories ( one ap *
that does not suggest some i
\ pears in December ) , and new stories ( not Scottish ) In the splendid scries to bu published
under the title "Children of the Cross. "
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Ten Famous Story-Tellers chapters of Grant's life , first installment of Palestine Pictures , stories by "Ian Maclaren , " Frank
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