MERRY TALES OF SCOTLAND 



When James V. ruled over Scotia there was fun galore. The gallant young 

 King was canny and kept his subjects guessing much of the time. Some of his 

 experiences under the general title of " The Jimmy Stories," written by 



Robert Barr 



will appear in forthcoming numbers. Here we have the author at his best. 

 There is humor, vivid description, sage counsel, and continuous interest. While 

 the stories are not told as history, they are historically correct in time, place and 

 atmosphere. They will add to the author's fame. 



NORTHWESTERN TALES 



Of recent authors who have suddenly leaped into fame with promise of a more 

 famous future, none is more noteworthy than 



Jack London 



whose stories of Alaska are remarkable for originality in conception and vigor in treatment. 

 Mr. London is well under thirty, and by no means confines his stories to the Klondike. 

 His name is connected with that region because his first fame came from tales of it. We 

 have secured a number of stories from his pen which will be published in the next 

 few months. He is looked upon as one of the coming men in literature. 



ANIMALS OF THE FOREST 



In this number will be found the first of a remarkable series of animal stories from 



the pen of 



William Davenport Hulbert 



who writes of his friends from long and close intimacy. Circumstances led the author to 

 live for many years in the deep woods of Michigan, not as a hunter, nor even as a 

 naturalist. The animals became his associates, and he writes of them not as a man o" 

 science, but as one who has entered as far as may be into their life and habits. There is 

 a vein of sympathy and perfection of comprehension in his stories that distinguish them 

 from other literature of their kind. Our readers will learn from them to know animals as never before 



UNPUBLISHED AMERICAN HISTORY 



Much that is of most importance as history is of necessity kept from the public for a long time. The 

 State Department's rule is to keep its files of important negotiations secret for at least thirty years. 



We have secured a number of articles by well-known men about matters of the highest interest never 

 before published. One of these is : 



Russia's Attempt to Corner Wheat 



This article will be found in this issue and is of unusual Interest. 

 Forthcoming articles are: 



The Fall of the Confederacy 



By STEPHEN R. MALLORY 



Secretary of the Navy in the Confederate Cabinet. This narrative was written in Fort Lafayette while 

 Mr. Mallory was a prisoner of war. It is the most graphic description ever written of the fall of Richmond, 

 the flight of the Cabinet, the surrender of Johnston, and the capture of Jefferson Davis. It throws entirely 

 new light on this momentous_page in our history. 



