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The Century for IsSe-s7.

The Century Is an illustrated monthly
magazine, having regular circulation of
about two hundred thousand copies, often
reaching and sometimes exceeding two hun
dred 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. Ii is his
tory OF our own country in its most critical
time, as set forth in The Life of Lincoln, "
by his confidential secretaries, John &. Me
Olay and Col. John Hay.
This great work, begun with the sane
ton of President Lincoln, and continued
under the authority Of his son, the Hon.
Robert L. Lincoln, is the only full
and authoritive 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 LincOln'S death all his private papers.
Here will be told the inside history of the
civil war and of President IIncOln'S ad
Neutrality-suspicious. details of which
have hitherto remained unrevealed that they
might first appear in this authentic history
BY reason of the publication of this work,
the War Series, which has been followed
with unfiagging interest by a great audi!
ence, will occupy less space during the
coming year. Gettysburg will be described
by Gen. Hunt (Chief of the Union artil
lery), Gen. Longstreet, Gen. f. NJ. Law
and others; Chickamauga, by Gen. ID. IL
Hill; Sherman's March TO the Sea. by Cen
erals Howard and SlOcum, Generals .. \
Gilmore, VIM. +. Smith, John GibbOn
Horace Porter and John 5. MOsby viii
describe special battles and incidents. StO
ries of naval engagements, prison life, etc.
etc, will appear.
Novels and stories: The Hundredtl
Man." novel by Frank 4. Stockton, au
thor of The Lady, or the Tiger" etc. be
gins in November. Two novelsttes by
George W. Gable, stories by Mary Hallocl
foOte, Uncle Remus," Julian Hawthorne
Edward EgglestOn, and other prominen
American authors, will be printed durinl
| the year. Special features with illustrg
tions) include series of articles on affair:
/ in Russia and Siberia. by George KEENAN,
author of Tent Life in Siberia" who ha,
| lust returned from most eventful visit I,
Siberian prisons; papers on the Food
Question, with reference to its bearing
on the Labor Problem; English
Cathedrals; DIR. Eggleston's Religious
Life in the American Colonies; Men and
Women of Queen Anne's Reign. by Mrs,
Oliphant; Clairvoyance. Spiritualism, As
trology, etc, by the Rev. ). NJ. Buckley,
d. D., editor of the Christian Advocate,
astronomical papers; articles throwing light
on Bible history. etc. Prices. A free
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