Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-27
THE CENTURY IN 1907.
Use the Best Year Yet of This
Leader Among Magazines.

LCaOCi NI'Oti9 mdSdZHiSS.
The Century promises for 1907 re
markable list of fiction, and more ex-
quisite color work than ever. and spe-
cial articles that will cover a wide
range of vital and timely topics.
A E W. Mason's brilliant novel.
Running Water" will continue
through several months; and arrange
ments are made to give new subscrib-
ers from November the numbers con-
tanning the earlier chapters. In an
early issue will begin a new serial,
Come and Find Me-" by Elizabeth
Robins. a big. bold. fascinating story
of the magnetic attraction of the Far
North Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett's new novel, The Shuttle" be-
gins in the November Century 1t IS
the expectation of those who have read
the manuscript that popular opinion
will rank this novel of social interna-
tionalism' as the greatest work Mrs
Burnett has yet accomplished The
year will be notably rich too in short
er fiction, contributions being already
in hand from some of the best known
and most popular story tellers of the
day. There will be at least IS short
stories during the year
Unusual phases of the American
civil war are to be treated in a style
TO appeal TO the general reader as we'll
as to those who were active partici-
pants in the struggle. The story Of
How the Civil War Was Financed.
tells of Jay Cookies efforts to aid the
government and how he helped to float
the great loans. General o. o. How
ard, the only surviving commander of
separate army during the civil war,
has added his personal recollections of
some of the leading men of those great
days; and there is to be an account Of
Lincoln in the Telegraph Office" re-
collections of the telegrapher who was
attached to the war department office
in Washington and who there saw Lin
coin several times a day.
An early issue will contain an i'm
portant literary and historical study by
Theodore Roosevelt, which will have
a number of Illustrations in color by
There is to be a timely
discussion of the Panama canal by
Secretary Taft. OF unique interest
will be E. w. Scriptures article on
The German Emperor's Voice. which |
will include brief, unpublished essay
by Emperor William himself Fresh |
recollections of Whistler have been
written by Cyrus Cuneo and Otto |
Bacher who enjoyed delightful per-
sonal association with the great artist |
Notable for both it's historic and art |
value will be the series of papers on |
French Cathedrals,n the text by Eliza |
beth Robins Pennell. the etchings by |
Joseph Pennell. Popular yet authori- |
tative treatment of science, gardening, |
and architecture will be made |
4 prominent feature of The Century
during the coming year
There is to be more color work in |
he pages of The Century in 1907 than |
ever before. Anna Whelan Belts, ]. c. |
Sigismond Ivanowski.
and others notable for their brilliant |
and poetic work have paintings al
ready in hand for the pages of The
Century, among them a series of the
neroines of modern fiction, Becky
Sharpe. Jane Eyre, ETC.. and series
If portraits of favorite artists in char
lcteristic interpretations, Maude
Adams as Peter Pan, Julia Marlowe,
tic.
A fuller announcement of the good
hings of 1907 will be sent to any adj
lress on request by The Century Co.,
Union Square, New York City. Il