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desperately in love with a poor uninter- esting girl; but she marries another man by the name of Jack Blair. Skelton of course forever after regards him as his most lasting enemy. and spends small fortune in the effort to ruin him.
 We admire the minister and like the unique and grotesque tutor-Bulstrode- and Mrs. Shapleigh is a fine specimen of humanity. though she spells a great deal of the readers pleasure by her unpleas- ant scheming and fretfulness.
 One point in the book which is very foTcible is where Sylvia told Skelton when he was asking forgiveness for his past, as she says: T cannot claim the past; it is only the present and the future I de- sire" How happy we would all be if we could with this same feeling cast the past aside, save for the help of It's experience in correcting errors of present and future; and keep our hope in the future, where all the light and joy is to be found (Bobbs- s-Merrill Company. Indianapolis Ind. sl.50)
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lUitb nlakers and Covers cf Literature.
@ @ AID ASTRA. 3 @
Conducted by Edward Yourg Clarke. Jr.

ingly tame and inadeauated drawings in the present volume.
 In comparing the two methods. one should bear in mind that the drawings for Ad Astra follow the idea of designs for windows and are purely decorative in purpose and treatment. The artists did not intend that they should illustrate the text literally, but rather that they should ornament 1t and give a sort of setting for the beauty of the lines.
 Dore was an illustrator pure and simple, and he prided himself in the literal treat ment of his subject. He delighted in great glaring contrasts of black and white in multitudes of figures overdrawn and exaggerated. And yet, while they had a certain group of force, his illustra-
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TRAIL OF THE
 BRAND SEIGNEUR

This is another historical novel, had thought that we had run through the gamut. But-ffre and brim stone!-we are still on the old trail. but as I must con- fess. on an unfrequented part of the by way. mostly the wilderness and that once wild and rugged country along the In- dian-infested shores of Lake Ontario. Wc are carried back to the stime of the war of lS12;" we arc introduced to the hero in the first chapter-also the heroine. After the introduction the writer gets down to work. He has a very vivid imagination
 a very lively imagination. it is perilous book to read. the smell of gunpowder
 which is like sweet-smelling vioiets to the hero. permeates every chapter. But the story though capital one. resounds with synchronals. It is full of startling events. but these startling events are clothed in one common similitude. which may prove tiresome to some. But, overlooking this, the narrative is fresh and vigorous with a unique plot which is carried to an admir-
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These selections from the Inferno and Purgatorie of Dante's Divine Comedy in Longfellow's translation and with decora- tions by Margaret and Helen Maitland Armstrong. made up a volume of singular artistic charm.
 The artists have made no attempt to follow the lurid and overdrawn scenes of Dore which one usually expects to find in volumes of Dante, but have treated the text purely in a decorative manner. To those who are accustomed to Dores tre- mendous compositions. his exaggerated figures. his wonderful skill with life and shadow-really his greatest accomplish ment-may feel disappointed in the seem
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The heroine of the story is Evelyn John son, an actress. not genius. but some thing much better. true woman with conscience and possessing the power of listening and not always talking back; having also a deeply sympathetic nature which wins for her a host of friends. and more than one lover,
 Early in her career she became engaged to Harold Seymour. an actor. handsome fascinating but weak and vaeillating, not her equal. but madly in love. So with her began long weary struggle between sentiment and judgment which failed to harmonize.
 While this battle between sentiment and her better judgment is waging. she meets Oswald Webb. editor of The Argus. He has an invalid wife to whom he is earn estly devoted, but she is eccentric, a vic
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BY MoLL1E ELLIOT sEwELL

guage" they otherwise are models not to be surpassed.
 The book is indeed we'll written and might have been called grand" but for the continual repetition of phrases from the authors beautiful explanatory notes -interjected as 1t were-combined with constant Aggression from the thread of the story
 But who can turn the stream of des- tiny?" The lives in the story. as the name implies, were truly predestinated. having neither power over themselves or their fortunes. The striking characteriza- tions from many walks of life, adroitly mingled with humor and pathos are splendidly presented and woven into the story In the early part of the story Richard Skelton. the hero, an orphan of 19 years of age, begins the real battle of life handica pped by having been spoiled child of fortune. He has determined and indomitable will and is living in A world all his own at Deerchase. his mag nifcent home. In his 20th year he falls
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tions failed of any subtle interpretation of the text. They were a series of hor- TOTS which utterly ignored the allegoricaI and poetical beauty of the lines.
 In the present volume we see the very thing which Dore ignored. Instead of H. lustrations. we have decorations which carry out the delicate beauty of the text. and they have a certain effect or stain glass which goes admirably with the scriptural flavor of Dante. Altogether the volume is unique. and supplies the kind of beauty which is appropriate. and which many people have always missed in the Dore illustrations. The mechanical make up Is also good. and the artists and publisher are to be congratulated on their selection and execution. CH. S)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-24
A Daughter of Thespir.

jealousies. the greater frendships. the mu- tuaI admiration for real talent. the doubts and fears of the many actors are graphi- cally told and we find ourselves in close sympathy with a class from which we have been long isolated; human. anus ing and likeable people.
 Many of the scenes possess a strong dramatic interest beside which there runs through the book moral tone which rem ders it of value to the thoughtful reader. There is ever present a suggestion of Greek life and thought, in the story. Pa gan more than Christian, but cheerful crowned with garlands, and radiant with song. with the beauty of this life. but of tbe future, no suggestion; today seems enough But there is a wealth of sun, shine. of friendship and kindly good will CL. c. Page and Co.,, Boston, Mass. $1. .5O.)
 William Riley Boyd.
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A BOSE OF NORMANDY.

The illustrations in this work are far above the average in the way they catch the authors feelings. Historical romance like this one ever remain popular. It Is a tale of a most entertaining historical TO- nance of, France and Canada in the reign of Louis XIV. Revert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, and his faithful lieutenant. Henri de Tonti, are leading characters. the lat ter being the hero of the book. The ex- plorations of La Salle, his hardships and adventures, make up a story which the author has told with great spirit. which is full of incident and action. and which holds the readers attention from the first page to the last. Little, Brown and Co., Boston.)
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tim of disease and wont to violate con ventional usage both in word and deed like all the rest she becomes fond of Ev- elyn and gives her much of her conf dence.
 When fate at last brings her near the end she sends for Evelyn and confides to her some facts that largely influence her future. The scene between the dying wo- man and Evelyn is dramatic and is eff fectively told
 There is about Evelyn a quality which attracts all corners and when Leonard Thayer. a gifted author and writer of plays, comes on the scene one realizes that new complication has arisen; the new comer has the advantages of youth and propnquity. and soon makes good running.
 The accounts of the lives of the many actors is a charming picture; the small
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able finish. like the terse style n which tho book is written. And liko fe because 1t is peopled with patriots ma sturdy men, strong men. But at timeo tho writer got beyond my comprehengiou. was left in a state of doubt. the wny n manipulates the English language iD . caution. For instance. He elooued with tobacco munching jaws; I watched them fascinated. Did he champ in his sleep?es -or did he clamp his teeth. which was iff
 Now. as historical novels go, the s"rxaiI of the Grand Seigneur'' is a good one but 1t is a ragout highly seasoned. Tn tho 4oO pages you will run across startIinm events aplenty. heroes. williams, peeu1os scalawags and human phenomena cona< bined. But variety is the spice of life. 1nd the spice of life is to be entertained. 60 those who read the Trail of the Grand Seigneur" will thereby be entertained ana informed at the same time. (New Anas- terdam Book Co.,, N. Y.)
 Horatio Lankford Kfng.
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gan to write about flowers, simply out of enthusiasm. My revious literary training made 1t easy for me to write q good article, and soon a demand sprang up for more in this line. and have kept at 1t ever since. One of the pleasanteat moments of my life came to me years ago at the annual meeting of the Society of American Florists. l was in the audi- ence, a stranger to every one. Peter Hen derson, of loving memory, delivered the principle address, and. in making plea for the flowers, he spoke of the worg of one man, who had done more to stim- ulate love for flowers among the masses than any other American.-'by his writ ing about them in periodicals which reached all classes of people, and named mo as the man. So great was my pleaa- ure to hear such words from such a source and under such circumstances that it seemed to me every one in the audi ence must discover my identity by the flush of pardonable pride which I could feel in my face"
 If Helen Keller's book, 'The Story oE My Life" has been long in anticipation. the public will be surprised that 1t ever appeared at all, when they read the fol- lowing account, for which we are indebt- ed to The Interior. of the "eternal pa-
 
 part of Helen and her indefatigabIe teach CT, Miss Sullivan, to bring about a con summation of this work.
 First of all Miss Keller puts down her ideas fin Brallle,' as lne blind express 1t; that is to say. :n the system of points raised on paper by means of a stylus and slate devised to aid tha blind: these points" being read after ward by passing tho sensitive fingers over them. When all of this braiIie work has been completed, Miss Keller goes to her typewriter and uses these notes as a guide to the rewriting of her story As soon as a page of the matter Is type- written 1t is. so to speak, lost to Mss Keller, who has to depend on her faith full teacher Mss Sullivan, to repeat ie to her by spelling out each sentence by means of the hands. It Is a tedious task, especially as some of the pages have to be read again and again, with changes here and there, before Miss Keller is sat- isfed. Then when the proofs are sent to her all this slow process of spelling word after word has to be gone through with once more, so that each word that Helen Keller writes goes through her fingers at least five times. It will be n satisfaction to everyone to know that the book promises to be one of the most suc- eessful biographical writings of the vear. and Miss Keller Is likely to reap sub- stantial rewards for the extraordinarv ability and patience which she has shown in her work. Aron Nosirah.
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be used for millinery purposes. Respon- sive heart thrills will be felt by the mem- bers of "'The Bird Lovers Club" when they read this verse:
 ITO these. thy lowlier kin, whose vital
 breath
 And joyous note make life more sweet. Thou dealest wounds and agony and
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BLIND CHILDREN.

Those who are familiar with the poetic work of that famous Hebrew. zangwill. will welcome this book of his most strik- ing verses. They are in varid measures and diverse themes, yet bound together fin the unity of spirit. The poets insight pierces unerringly to the beautiful soul that lies within all true things. however unprepossessing they may be in outward form. (Funk and Wagnalis Co, ". y.)
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our pass times once a month to see what MT. Angell has to say about them. and other speechless creatures in his widely distributed journal. Our Dumb Animals.
 The May number contains poem, The Age of Savagery." written by Hon. Charles A. Barnard after reading the press report of the recent slaughter upon the North Carolina coast of 40,c0O birds to
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death
 And pourest their life-blood at thy feet.'' In answer to the impulse of Mrs. Ju- Illus l.. Brown, the originator of this club, there is. back of several thousand signed names, a resolve to protect the beautiful birds of our land-but the state ment of such slaughter in North Caro-
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LIFE OF CHRIST.

This work. entitled "The Extra Canon
 ical Life of Christ" brings before the
 reader the accounts concerning Christ as contained in the apocryphal gospels. pre- ceded by an exhaustive introduction to the New Testament apochrypha, in gen
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FRESH CUT LEAVES.

erai. Tn addition to this is provided rnis- cellaneous records of Jesus, including fes- timonies to Jesus, descriptions of his per- sonal appearance, and many sayinxe of Christ not recorded in the New Teata
 ment. Funk and Wagnalis. Co, Naw York.)
 SANBoRN'S CLASSICAL ATLAS. One of the most valuable adjuncfs to d library in atlas form which has fallen under the eye of the editor for quite sea son is this Atlas of Geography and I3is~
 tory of the Ancient World Tho general changes in the political geography and
 history of the ancient world are exhibited in these maps. A map of the peoples 1T the ancient world is followed by others showing the rise of the Persian Kingdom. the conquests of Alexander and the eov- ernments of his successors. A number of maps shows the changes in the political divisions, peoples and governments that followed in Asia Minor. Greece and fhe lands about Aegean. Another series pre- sents the similar changes that marked the history of Italy. and also the relations Of Rome and Carthage. The conquest of Gaul, Spain and Central Europe, are shown in other maps. The exhibit of the ancient world in it's parts is completed hy maps of Egypt. and Palestine. while the final map presents the growth of the Ro- man Empire. (Benjamin H. Sanborr ana Co, Chicago.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-24
EvERYMAN.

A new edition. the fourth in 400 years. of the quaint old mortality play of Every
 man, lately presented throughout the country by Mir. Charles Frohman, and
 now being performed at the Garden The
 atre, New York City. The production ia by the Elizabethan stage society of Lon don, under the direction of Mir. Ben
 Greet and since it's first performances here
 literary critics. artists. authors. actors.
 clergymen. students and the public gen.
 erally have united in praising its curious worth and beauty. Former editions of
 this old play being now inaccessible, the present will meet with rapid sale among the thousands who have seen it acted and would gladly possess a copy of 1t for
 study, or as souvenir. )Fox. Dufiield
 and Co.,, N. Y.)
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You can seldom build up without frat tenFinw down This applies equally to building aa1 regulations.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-02
LEGAL NOTICES.
CONVICT LABOR FOR HIRE.

Atlanta, Aug. IA, 1908.
By authority of an act of the Cen
eral Assembly, approved Dec. 81, 1897,
and an act amendatory thereof, APP
proved Aug. H. 1903, the Prison Com
mission of Georgia invites bids for
the labor for a term of FIVE years from
April l, 1903. of all male felony con-
victs who may be in the penitentiary
on said date, except the following:
Boys under Is years of age, such aged,
diseased and infiT1n convicts as in the
judgment of the commission should
not be hired out, and such convicts
under sentence of five years and less,
who may, by virtue of said acts, be
worked upon the public roads of the
several counties.
The hiring of this labor will be upon
the following terms: The state en-
ploying and paying all officers, guards,
physicians and others working and
controlling them and retaining official
and personal control of every con-
Wet: the hirers furnishing transpor-
tation, maintenance clothing and all
other necessaries and such buildings
as may be required by the commits
sion, paying quarterly for such hire
at an agreed price per capita per an
mum.
Said convicts may be employed at
any labor consistent with reasonable
punishment and their physical ability,
except in factories where women are
employed.
Parties hiring this labor may sub
let the same to such other persons
as shall be approved by the commits
sion, and upon such terms as the COM
mission may prescribe.
The labor of all such convicts may
be hired to one or more persons, on
separate bids, but no bids for less than
twenty-five nor more than fifty will
be. received.
The hirers will be required to give
suitable bonds, with security, condi-
toned for the faithful payment of
the hire and the proper observance
of their contracts, and such rules and
regulations as may be adopted by the
commission.
All bids must be in writing and
must be filed in the office of the COM
mission, by IL o'clock noon, on the
18th day of October, 1903, and shall
state definitely the number of con-
victs wanted, price offered, employ
ment to be engaged in, the county
and location of the proposed employ
ment, and the terms of years for which
they will be wanted. No bids will be
considered which offers less than S175
per capita per annum.
On the date specified, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, the commits
sion will award the convicts to the
bidder, or bidders, who offer the high
est and best price for the labor, but
reserve the right to reject any and
all such bids, and to make such other
contracts of hiring as authorized by
said acts.
For copy of the acts and all other
information, address the commission.
Jos. S. Turner, Chairman.
Goodloe Yancey, Secretary.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-02

Beaufort, S. c., Oct. AFTER loading
1000 tons of rock at the Beaufort Phos-
pirate Company's works the British
steamship Daventry sailed for Savan-
nah to-day to finish her cargo with
cotton.
The schooner Nimbus sailed from
New York on Sept. "a, with a cargo of
coal for Beaufort. On her return she
will take a cargo of lumber from
Port Royal.
Fernandina, Fla, Oct. ARRIVED
bark Michael Berentzen, (Nor), Tor
esen. Ascension: schooner George A.
McFadden, Wallace, Salem.
Sailed. steamer Kentigern, (Br,
Parker, Dunkirk
steamer City of Everett. Fenlon, Port
Arthur.
Sailed, steamers Fake. (Ger), Mus
sulus. Kingston; Manchester Spinner
(BD, Mann. Hamburg.
Key West, Fla. Oct. ARRIVED,
cruiser Gazelle. Ger, -, Boston,
steamers Fanita. Thompson. Havana
Martinique. Dillon. Havana, and sail
ed for Miami: schooners Equator,
Kemp, Nassau Wave, Russell. Punta
Rassa; Louise Hastings. Albury, Punta
Rassa.
Georgetown, S. c., Oct. ARRIVED,
schooners Bayard Hopkins, Ethridge.
Philadelphia, Nellie Floyd. Nelson.
Wilmington.
Sailed, steamer Carib. Chichester,
New York via Wilmington.
Baltimore, Oct. 1.-Sailed. steamer
Berkshire, Savannah; Lexington, Sa-
Vannah.
London, Oct. ARRIVED Durango,
Pensacola; Potomac, Savannah.
Philadelphia, Oct Arrived steam
er, MISSIONER, Jacksonville.
Cleared, schooner c. w. Walton.
Jacksonville.
Charleston, S. c., Oct. ARRIVED.
steamers Apache, Staples. Jacksonville
and proceeded for New York: Huron.
Ingram, Brunswick and proceeded for
Boston; bark Charles LorinS, DeBuhr.
New York.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 1.-Arrived,
schooner Mary ]. RUSSELL Anderson.
Philadelphia.
Cleared. steamers Comanche, Platt,
New York; Seminole. Staples, Boston.
Brunswick Ga, Sept. 30.-Arrived,
steamer Huron. Ingram, from Jack
sonville, and sailed for Boston via
Charleston; schooners Henry B. Fiske.
Cummings; VIM. H. Clifford. Boston:
Arthur c. Wade. Wall, New York
Cleared, banks Jose Fargas. Fout.
Barcelona; Jose Roig, Gelpi, Valencia.
Schooners Charles H. Hirsch, Brown
Clifford c. Carver, Wells; Georgia L.
Drake. Staples. all New York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-02
CONRAD HALL BURNED.

Conrad Hall, one of the mems dormi-
tories of Stetson University. DeLand,
was burned at 1870 o'clock Tuesday
morning. When discovered the entire
eastern part of the building was in
flames, and the structure was doomed
The fire department by excellent and
hard work saved the Winters House
and the Turnquist dwelling. For a
time fears were entertained for the
safety of Chaudoin Hall, the girls dor
mitory, which is a large brick building
nearby. Conrad Hall was frame
building. built about three years since
and accommodating about thirty stu
dents, and was named for j. B. Con-
rad, through whose generosity it was
built. The building cost about 81, GOO,
and was insured for $4,000. 1t is I'M
derstood that the building will be re-
built at once.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-02
sCHOONERs ABANDONED.

The tug Monarch, Capt. Fernandez
which sailed from Pensacola last
Thursday night for st. Joe's harbor,
to make an effort to float the fishing
schooner Matte and George. of the
fleet Of Hoist & Co, returned to port
yesterday afternoon. The Monarch
worked hard to float the fishing schoon-
err. but without success The smack
Is badly injured. the keel being twisted
and other damage done by the hurri-
cane, and after spending about four
days in working at the vessel it was
decided that 1t was useless to continue
further work and expense, and she was
stripped and the Monarch returned to
port. The schooner Weiskittie, which
is ashore near the Matte and George.
still occupies that position. her owner
evidently deeming it a waste of money
to try to save her.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-02

New York. Oct Flour steady,
with a moderate demand.
Rye flour, firm.
Corn meal, dull
Rye, easy.
Barley, dull.
Wheat-Spot. firm; No. 2 red, s41sc
The weakness in corn, easier cables
and Southwest heaviness caused mod
crate selling and lower prices. Closed
firm 1a0Ac net advance May, S312c;
December, S4Ac.
Corn-Spot. easy; No. 2, nominal.
Options sustained a material decline
under bearish crop and weather news,
lower cables and further liquidation.
From this it rallied later with wheat
closing steady AQ3sc net lower. May,
5012c; December, SIC.
Oats-Spot, quiet; No. 2, 411ac.
Beef, quiet,
Cut meats, steady
Lard, easy; October, SS.25.
Pork and tallow, easy.
Rice, firm.
Molasses, steady.
Sugar, raw. firm; fair refining, Sasc;
centrifugal, 90 test, 8 29-32c. Molasses
sugar, $500. Refined, dull.
Coffee-Spot Rio, firm; No invoice,
51ac. Mild, steady; Cordova, 7011c.
Coffee futures opened firm 10d15
points higher, and ruled unusually
active and firm in spite of free selling
by shorts and importers. Closed
steady and unchanged to 10 points
higher. Sales, $500 bags.
Butter, steady; extra creamery,
2119c; state dairy, 15@20c.
Cheese. steady; state full cream small
colored and white, 12Hc.
Eggs. firm; state and Pennsylvania
fancy mixed, 25026c.
Potatoes, steady; Jerseys. s1.S0@1S7
state. Eastern, and Western, $1.506
1.S5; Long Island, $1.75@@2.00; Jersey
sweets, $2.50Q2.75.
Peanuts. steady; fancy handpicked,
Az 65c; other domestics, 3@41ac.
Cabbages, steady; domestic, per 100,
$2.00@500; per barrel. 60GS0c.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, Is
cents.