San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-18
THE CENTURY
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THE CENTURY is an illustrated monthly
magazine, having regular circulation of
ABOUT two hundred thousand copies, often
reaching and sometimes exceeding two hun
bred and Twenty-Five thousand. Chief among
its many attractions for the coming year Is a
serial which has been in active preparation
for sixteen years. 1t Is history of our own
country In its most critical time, as set forth In
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN,
BY HIS CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARIES, JOHN C.
NICoLAY AND COL. JOHN HAY.
This great work, begun with the sanction Of
Presi ent Lincoln, and continued under the
authority of his son, the Hon. Robert L. Lin
coin, lie the only full and authoritative record
of the life of Abraham Lincoln. Its authors
were friends of Lincoln before his presidency;
they were most intimately associated with
him as private secretaries throughout his term
of office and TO them were transferred upon
Lincon's death all his private papers. Here
Wi. be told Tue inside history Of the civil war
nd of President Lincoln administration, i'm
p 'rtant details of which have hitherto re-
IN aimed uurevealed, that they might first APP
pear IN this authentic history. By reason Of
the publication Of this work,
THE WAR SERIES,
which has been followed with unra gging H.
terest by great audience, will Ucyupy less
space during the coming year. Gettysburg
will be described by Gen. Hunt Chief of the
Union A tllleryl, Gen. Longstreet, Gen. e. NJ.
Law, and others; Oh ckamauga, by Gen. ID. II.
Hill; Sherman's March 10 the Sea, by Generals
Howard and S!ocum. Generals Q. A. Gilmore,
VIM. + SIN tn John Gibbon. Horace Porter,
snd John 8. Mosby will describe special battles
and Incidents Stories of naval engagements,
prison life, etc, ETC., will appear.
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1.-THE Hundreth Man." novel by Frank X
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ETC., begins In November. Two uoveleItes by
Geo. W. Cable. stori, by Mary RalIock Foote,
Uncle Remus," Julian Hawthorne, Edward
Eggleston, and other prominent American
authors will be printed during the year.
SPECIAL FEATURES
with illustrations include series of articles
on affairs in Russia and siberia, by George
KEENAN,, author of TENT Life in Siberia"
who has Just returned IRON n most eventfu
visit to siberian prisons; papers on the Food
Question: with reference 10 its bearing on the
labor Probl m: English Cathedrals DIR. gg-
l. stun's re igious Life in the American c, To-
mics Mel and Women of Queen Annes Reign,
by Mrs Olphant; ClairvOyance, Spiritualism,
Astrolog,, etc, By the Rev. NJ Buckley, ID.
D., editor of the Christian Adv"c tie; astrOno-
mical paprrs; articles throwing light on Bible
history, etc.
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