Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1898 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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A GREAT PROGRAMME. The Story of the Revolution by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, to run throughout the year. (For the first time all the modern art forces and resources will be brought to bear upon the Revolution. Howard Pyle and a corps of artists are making over 100 paintings and drawings expressly for this great work.) Captain A. T. Mahan's “The American Navy in the Revolution,” to be illustrated by Carlton T. Chapman, the marine artist; Harry Fenn, and others. Thomas Nelson Page's First Long Novel, —A Chronicle of Reconstruction.” Mr. Page has devoted four years to the story, and he considers it his best work. (Illustrated by B West Clinedinst.) Rudyard Kipling, Richard Hard‘ing Davis, Joel Chandler Harris, George W. Cable, and others, are under engagement to contribute stories during 1898. Robert Grant's "Search Light Letters"—replies to various letters that came in consequence of his “Reflections of a Married Man” and “The Opinion of a Philosopher.” "The W ’or her s'' in a new field — Walter A. Wyckotf the college mail who became n laborer, will tell nl*>ut his experience with sweat shop laborers and anarchists in Chicago. (Illustrated from life by W. R. Leigh.) The Theatre, The Mine, etc., will Ik* treated in “The Conduct of Great Business” series (as were “The Wheat Farm,” “Tho Newspapers,” etc., in '97) with numerous illustrations. Life (d Girl's Colleges —like the articles on “Undergraduate Life at Harvard, Princeton and Yale,” and as richly illustraied. Political Reminiscences by Senator Hoar, who has been in public life for forty-five years. C. D. Gibson will contribute two serial sets of drawing during ’9B, “A New York Day” and "The Seven Ages of American Woman.” price S:WX) a. year,»2s cents a number. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York.