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The idea that directs or editing of McCLuRE’s ae per is that a periodical may be 
whilingly entertaining, and still be authoritative and informing ; and that it may be low in ool gr 
mad still maintain the hig ag literary and artistic _—— Fri rae of the Magazine 
sally saying, “ I look into other magazines, but ee s is the only one I really read. ies This 
popularity, this Beeciningness, is not secured at cas sacrifice of quality. The best writers and the 
tet artists are the contributors to MCCLu 
NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN HISTORY 
Following an instinct which we have good reason to believe is shared by all of our perp 
i as one of our foremost interests, in editing the ma gazine, the e inspiring history of our own 
sautry, Charles A. Dana’s REMINISCENCES OF MEN AND EVENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR, now pub- 
. the Maga 
#; and they would probably never have been written but for the editor of MCCLURE’s. Our series 
Lire Portraits of GREAT “arg is the me t full and pe eer presentation of the real 
: features of those sterling patriots whom we all honor and revere, Miss Tarbell’s papers on THE 
H Larty Lire oF LINCOLN gave the first, atid ides he ‘aly, full and peso account of Lincoln’s 
| Methand early manhood that the world has had. Mr. Hamlin Ga lan s series of papers did some- 
| Matthe same service for THE EARLY LIFE OF Grant. ret in the November number will begin 
| MISS TARBELL’S LATER LIFE OF LINCOLN 
4 Miss Tarbell’s Papers on Lge ‘Early Life of Lincoln” ended with Lincoln’s first nomination 
| Dthe Presidency, he “ Later Life” will exhibit Lincoln at his home in Springfield between the 
: ‘ne of h i $s inauguration id 
|) Saplete picture of the man ent his eh five years, dalso an account of aie of the move- 
| Mats of the war ; ; 
| Pesonally, 
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THE i. SCIENCE, INVENTION, AND EXPLORATION 
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