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McClure's For 1908

McClure's For 1908
Plans for McClure's for the coming
year have just been announced. The
magazine. judging from its prospectus,
will continue to deal with great and i'm
portant subjects. The first of these be-
gan in the November number. It Is
series Of articles on
Great American Fortunes
This series>of articles by Burton j.
Hendrick will tell the story of the most
wonderful era OF fortune building In
history. The development of a virgin
continent of boundless wealth within
the memory OF men now living Is an
industrial feat unparalleled in the his
tory of the world. The record of this
development is the history of a great
political. financial and industrial strug
gle But added to the absorbing his
torical interest of these articles is a
spice of romance and adventure which
makes fiction seem fiat. Here are
Arabian Nights dreams come true.
Girdlirg a great continent from sea to
sea with iron rails, stringing 1t with
lights. taking from the heart of 1t thou
sands OF tons of precious metal, the
gourd-like growth of a great nation
are the facts in the background OF fabu.
lous American fortunes ranging from
twenty-five millions upward. II is a
story OF extraordinary personalities. of
great games of chance, of industrial
warfare, political and incredible fact
Carl Schurz "reminiscences
The extraordinary popular interest
aroused by the two series already pub
lished has decided the editors to add
several other articles during 1908. At
the close of the war Mr.. SchurZ' ac-
quaintances included nearly all the
political leaders of the day His esti.
mates and descriptions Of these men
are invaluable for their remarkable
vlvidness and the freshness of first
hand impressions. In these later arti-
cles, Mr.. SchurZ tells OF his services
as a United States Senator. of his
career as an editor of his activities as
man of letters and public-spirited
| citizen.
Ellen Terry Memoirs
1t would be difficult to overstate the
importance of Ellen Terrys Memoirs
they are a chronicle of the literary and
artistic development of the last half.
century. They present the impressions
of woman, who during her extraordi-
nary experience came into contact
with nearly all the foremost person.
ages of her time. They tell the story
of gifted artist and lovable woman
and in way that displays to pc
culiar degree the wonderful charm OF
her personality.
The Life Of Mary Baker G. Eddy
The articles on the History OF
Christian Science and the Life of Mary
Baker G.. Eddy" by Georgine Milmjne
have been recognized the country ovel
as the most important series of the
year. In the closing chapters will be
found an account of Conspiracy and
Rebellion" the second rupture of Mrs
Eddy's ranks and the secessons Of
thirty-six of the leaders of her church
war in Heaven the story of the
EddyWoodbury feud, and some of the
grotesque extravagances which lay be
hind 1t.
George kibbe Turner
and George KEENAN, are gathering fact!
for series of articles dealing with per
haps the two most mOmentous quest
ions which confront the American peO
Iple. One is largely economic in IT.
nature; the other is not only economic
but 1t touches almost every home IL
the country in vital way. Definite
announcements of these two series will
be made later in the year. In Europe
Mr.. Cleveland Moffett is gathering
material for study of the Hambur,
filter plant and the story of remark
able wild animal farm in Germany.
The Serial of the Year
Those who enjoy good serial will
do well not to miss THE Wayfarers,
by Mary Stewart Cutting, which be
gins in the December number. 1t
one of the rarest things in modern IN
erature--a real love story-and tn
author of Little Stories of Marie
Life" has her own fresh and delightful
way of telling it. Romance is
Towering weed that grows in any soil
she declares in the opening chapter
and Mrs. Cutting takes her character:
average men and women of moderat
means-the representative class of tn
country-through most interestin
series of business and domestic az
ventures.
| Stories of Adventure
| Then there are to come many goo
| old-fashioned thrilling tales of advel
| ture, both fiction and authentic narr
] tives of personal experience. A seriC
of adventures in the South Seas by
: new writer, stories of the early days
the West, when herds of cattle ra
. wild and hostile Indians lay in wait Il
the dauntless pioneer. But mo
thrilling of all is series giving Il
actual experiences of detective WI
was involved in the wilder life of Il
West. Seldom has any magazir
offered such an abundance and variet
as McClure's will publish during 1870
McClure's Magazine was advance
, In price on October l, 1907, to S1.l
per year, but until February /, 19t
| Vyho no,,ar will nv cpacioI orroo ~