The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-17
BOOK NOTICES.

''Whitewash," by Ethel Watts Num-
ford. Dana Estes & Co., publishers,
cloth, $3.50. This is a realistic study
of fashionable society in New York,
with dash of Bohemia thrown in.
The style is crisp. direct, and bril-
liant, the Plot exciting, and the char
acter drawing relentlessly true to life.
The authors sanity and sense of hui
NOR save her from synicism, but she
cherishes no Illusions about average
human nature, which she understands
as only an accomplished woman of
the world can. The mysterious rob-
berry and the exposure of the clever
criminal furnish the main motive, but
the book is far more than a very orig
lnal detective story: 1t has the love
interest character development and
many-sided plot which one looks for
in a wellpropOrtioned novel. The illus
trations by A. G.. Learned, whose
drawings for the Ladies Home Jour-
nal and other maya zines are so favor
ably known, interpret as we'll as en-
belliSh the text.
life of John C. Calhoun" by
Octavus NJ. Pinckney. Walker, Evans
GNU (OSo swell Company
c., publishers, cloth, $3.50, extra for
postage, 10 cents. This is an admirable
sketch of John c. Calhoun. 1t gives
clear and comprehensive portray
al of his character, public and pr1-
vate, shows what his purposes were
as a statesman, what he accomplish
ed and contains, extracts from his
ablest speeches. 1t is a book well
worth reading. Those who want to
become acquainted with one who play
ed an important part In his country's
history, and was one of It's greatest
men will not fail to read this little
volume.
''The Passing of Satan, Death and
He'll" by Andrew ], Rogers. ]. L.
Hill Printing Company, Richmond,
Va, publishers. Cloth, $1lO0. The
unique title of this new story sue
cinotly prefaces this book, while the
author proves his theory step by step,
and demonstrates that, In the fitness
of the times of the Christian regenera-
ton, man comes forth anew and free
Of the bondage of Satan and conse-
quent death, hell and the grave, an
immortal Spirito-substantiai man, per-
feet, even as our Father which is in
heaven is perfect; Satan and all that
is inimical to God, theneeforward, for
ever and eternally non est. For in the
fulness of mans regeneration there
verify comes new and eternal state
Of things-the Son of Man is manifest
In every regenerate soul-God all in
all-the temporal earth, the outer COW
ering cast over the real--and the
heavens thereof, is then past, carrying
with them all that was born of or
emanated from Adamic disloyalty, and
whatsoever is inirnical to and barring
the Christ, for in the new and eter-
nal earth and heavens-then remain
tfest-there is never any more place
found for Satan and and his kingdom,
which could only be in and of the fall
len and ultimately passing temporal
earth-the curse of the ground, made
for fallen mans sake, until the day of
his republication by, in, and through
his divine regeneration adequate to
the restitution of all things of God
unto man, fully regenerate of God the
Father of immortal man. AS seen
from the foregoing outline the book is
unique.
Under Mad Anthony's Banner" by
James Ball Naylor. Illustrated by C.
M. Coolridge. The Saalheld Publish
ing Company, Akron, o. Cloth, $1.50
The scene of this story is laid, as it's
title indicates, In what was, at the
time, the Far West, but which is now
the Middle West. The story begins in
England and ends in this country
There isn't much about Mad Anthony
Wayne, but the hero is one of
Wayhe's best scouts, and the villain is
one of his staff officers. There are
many exciting incidents and consider
| able fighting with the Indians. The
hero has remarkable experiences in the
way of escaping from the Indians. The
story is a very interesting one, and it
has the advantage of having no dull
| chapters. 1t will likely be more pop
ular with the younger readers than
with those who have had considerable
experience in novel reading.