Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1887 — General Logan's Second Book. [ARTICLE]

General Logan's Second Book.

A CHICAGO PUBLISHER. The Inter Ocean. , General Logan at the time of his death had completed his second book, ‘•The Volunteer Soldier of America,' 1 and ready for the printer. So soon M it wis gen- known that it was in existence, publishers from all parts of the country wrote to Mrs. Logan making inquiries offers of contracts. Not a few called in person, and used the best infiuence to get the work into which it was understood that the dead hero had pntsb much thought and strength and affection. It was bis last and best tribute to olio one interest he loved most—the volunteer soldiers. From Philadelphia, New York, iind Chicago came publishers urging their special advantages and pleading lor the opportunity to sell tiio book of the hour. Mrs.-Logan,.eager and anxious to do th© best thtag for i?-6 hook's future, t: lkcd with lu-r ii'ietids and decided to let her kinsfuau, l)r. C. A. Logan, <.f Washington, take the matter in hand and consider tlie osiers of the various publishers. Yesterday it transpired that an enterprising Chicago publisher hud t eemed, the,-prize, and that he had given to Mrs. Logan the same terms that Mrs. Grant has with the publishers of General Grant’s memoirs. It has been generally understood that General grant’s publishers would be the successful competitors, but Dr. Logan came on to New York and mes? It. S. Peale, of -Chicago, with whom he closed the contract last night. Mr. Peale is of the lirm of R. S. Ppale & Co., of Wabash avenue, and/is the owner of the Home Liberary' Association of that city, and the publisher of the Ladies’ World, issued in New York and ChieagQ. -He is a young man of push' and sagacity and his triumph over the best known publishers in the United States is a matter of congratulation to the Chicago public. Dr. Logan hesitated some time before coming to a final decision, but signed with Mr. Peale because of the fact that he controls the largest organization in the country and he Las a business system f unsurpassed in the subscription trade, i Mrs. Logan favored his offer in addi- - tion to other reasons, because his was a Chicago house, and she preferred the 1 book should be published there. Mr. I Peale left for Chicago last night to hegm the work of preparation on the publication of this work, which is des- I tiiied to have a. notable fame! I*, h a history of military education in this country, which is exhaustive and remarkable, andLreneral Logan has reared his lasting monument in this effort for the beloved volunteer’ soldier. The character of the book will commend it to students as well as to the general public, and it will raise the prestige bf the citizen soldier to the higher plane AvherelGenoral Logan always insisted his pedestal should be. The work is to be illustrated in the full sense of that term, and it will contain many pictorial reminiscenses of battle-fields. Mrs. Logan’s interests are well cared for in the contract made by Dr. Logan. She receives tnvo-thirds of the profits of the book, and will be fully protected in every respect . "The publisher worxed tor the book mainly that it might be a Chicago publication, and he feels assured that it will meet v, ith a large sa[e in the West. The manuscript gives every evidence of the most careful preparation, and it would seem that General Logan must have had some know ledgeef 4he- fact that- he- -was -doing his last service for the soldiers when he Wrote this Wonderful story of valor and fortitude and heroism. Mr. Stfele is to be felicitated that ho has secured the work over so many competitors, and that as the'publisher of General Logan’s book he is approved by the family. He will not needlessly hasten the publication of the work, which will be a volume of about 600 pages, but will have the illustrations made with care and present the work to the public in tire best s Meanwhilnagents-will rapidly push the canvass in all narts of the county. a - ' '? a ’ / Ayer's Sarsapwilla is the best medicine for every one in the spring. Emigrants and travelers will find it an effectual cure for the eruptions, e boils, pimples, eczemas, etc., that break out on the skin—the effect of disoxders in the blood, caused by diet and fife on board ship.