JEFFERSON DAVIS 



UnpviblisKed Chap- 

 ters of History 



A Series of Papers about Important Events 

 which are now Published for the First 

 Time. 



This nation of ours has made a marvelous amount 

 of historv. In the bulk of material much of chief 

 importance has remained undiscovered. From new 

 sources McClure's Magazine will publish a series of 

 papers on subjects of paramount interest. The first 

 of these will be 



THE FLIGHT FROM RICHMOND 



From Papers left by Stephen R. Mallory, Secretary of the Confederate Navy. 



This member of the Confederate Cabinet, during his days of imprisonment at Fort Lafayette, 

 wrote a record from his own personal observation, in which he has given an intimate narrative of 

 the curious life led bv the flving President and his Cabinet. 



THE CAPTURE OF PRESIDENT DAVIS 



In a second article the author carries on his account through the last thrilling days. He tells 

 of the final flight, of the surrender of the Southern Army, of the capture of President Davis. 



Adventvires of a Merry Monarch. 



By ROBERT BAHH 



The theme and the author are well mated, for here is a writer whose work is full of delightful 

 humor recounting a series of droll episodes in the life of that most whimsical of monarchs, James V. 

 of Scotland. The series is as quaint as it is amusing. These have been announced as the "Jimmy" 

 stories because the King was known colloquially to the common people as "Jimmy." 



WaJl Street Stories 



By EDWIN LEFEVRE 



Money is a power, therefore Wall Street is a lever of the world. Here are stories of that 

 mighty area, stories wherein are depicted, by an author who knows his field, events abounding 

 with the vital interests of the "Street." All the emotions are found therein, for nowhere is there 

 more play of passion in its every phase than in this vortex of the money market. 



Stories of Chicago 



By EDITH WYATT 



The central metropolis is, of all places on earth, the home of precocious development, the 

 scene of diverse characters in one environment. This group of stories illustrates subtly, # yet 

 distinctly, some striking peculiarities that belong to certain citizens of Chicago. 



