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At Chicago.

Chicago, August 26.-Glassful, backed from to 5 to to 5, won the mile han dicap at Hawthorne today as he pleased having three lengths to spare over Henry Bert. Dutch Carter, the extreme out slider at 50 to l. was third.
 Buccaneer, a heavily played second choice in the first race, in which he run second. was disqualified by the judges for fouling. and the play went to Ban we'll, with salto third. Weather wet; track slow.
 First race, five and a half furlongs- Welwright. Ill (Otis), Is to 1, won; Buc- cancer, li3 IS. Bonner). to 2. second I; Banweii. 1os (H. Phillips), 20 to 1. third: Salto. 1oS (Adkins), to 1. fourth. Time, 1:0S.
 Second race, six furlongs-Delagoa, 107 (Helgesen), to l. won; Sylvia Talbot. 100 CH. Phillips), to 5. second; Ancke, 100 U. Wilson,, to l, third Time, 1:14.
 Third race. steeplechase. short course Indian II. 142 (McAuliffe). IS to B. won; Oliver Mac. 135 CT. Corbley). IS to 1, second Joe McGhee, 13O CHueston), Il to B. third. Time. 2:64 3-5.
 Fourth race, one mile-Glassful, 103 (Adkins). to s. won; Henry Bert. 1Oa (Helgesen). 12 to B. second; Dutch Car ter. 90 (H. Phillips). 60 to l. third. Time. 1:H Is.
 Fifth race. one mile and an eighth Floyd K, 9S (Wilson) to 2, won; Fad ing Light. s1 (H. Phillips). 10 to 1. sec ond: c. B. Campbell. 10S (Adkins), to 1. third. Time. 1:55.
 Sixth race six furlongs-Hindus. 10l (Adkins). 8 to l. won; Sardine, ss (wil-
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We can save you from 20 to 30 per cent on your paint bill Birmin gh a m Paint Mills.
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LoNs;;iiiiili; ;;iiii ;iiIi 5 J Joseph B 5;

Gray, 96; Kittie Cut-a-Dash. 90; Theory, 1OS; Sweet Dream, 1O5; Wilhelnina, 9S; King Rose. 103; Brown Vail. Brookston, 97 One More. 104; Custus, 197; Ladas, no.
 Sixth race, mile and sixteenth-Chick- asha 90; Satin Coat Wash Girl, 103; Men ace, Rollick II, 107; Exapo, S9; Marie S., 1o6; South Breeze, 100; Never Such, 96; False, 9S; Charles D.. 106.
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Beautiful illustrated songs sweetly sung every night at the Aquatic Theatre, East Lake.
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Billie Campbell goes in against the leaders today and as Breitenstein is liable to pitch for Memphis there will be a bat tie of lefthanders at West End.
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A gift that will make the wife or mother happy-a Gas Range.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-27

Pure North Carolina Corn Whiskey, S2.OO per gallon. w. R. McVay, 2l20 Second 4 avenue.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Columbus 8, Minneapolis 5. Louisville 6, Kansas City 2. Toledo 4, St. Paul 10.
 Indianapolis 8, Milwaukee 2.
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Kentucky Belle, 75c full quart. w. R. McVay, 2l20 Second avenue.
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Stoves, tinware, water coolers, freezers, etc. at moving prices. Estes Hard ware Go.
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SMITHS PITCHING
 DID THE BUSINESS Birmingham Takes the Third Game from the Pirates THE LEADERS COME TODAY Campbell Will Pitch for Birmingham and Breitensteln Will Probably
 Work for Memphis-WllI Be
 Battle of southpaws.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Games Yesterday.

Birmingham 6; Shreveport 4. Atlanta 6; New Orleans 5. Memphis g; Nashville |. Montgomery 7; Little Rock 4.
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Games Today.

Memphis at Birmingham. Shreveport at Nashville.
 New Orleans at Montgomery
 Little Rock at Atlanta.
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Lunches l5 cents, regular dinners 25 cents. Riverside Dairy, 221 N. 10th street.
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At St. Louis.

St. Louis, August 26.-Kindred won the feature of today's Kinloch park over a muddy track. Miss Golghtly was second and Frank Bell third. All three horses finished heads apart. Summary:
 First race, five and a half furlongs- Major Carpenter, 1o3 (F. Smith), to 2, won; Potter, 10S (WatsonJ. even, second; Allegrette, 1O5 (Iiggins), to l. third. Time, 1:13
 Second race. seven furlongs-Worthing- ton, 105 (Sheehan), to I, won; Stlng' 95 CD. Austin), $ to l. second; Penney Belle, 100 (Shea), ' to l, third. Time 1884.
 Third race, mile and twenty yards-Re- ducer, 106 (IIiggins), to l, won; Ken lucky Cardinal, 100 (Shea), F to l, sec ond; Baronet. 1O9 (F. Smitn), to ?, third. Time, 1:49l2.
 Fourth race, six furlongs-Kindred. 104 (Sheehan), ? to l, won; Miss Gollghtly' 1O4 (F. Smith), to 5, second; Frank Bell, loS (Shea), to l, third. Time. 1:161s.
 Fifth race, mile and. seventy yards Macy, 105 (IIiggins), to 5, won; Mallory, 100 D. Austin), to 2, second; w. B. Gates, 10s (W. Watson). to l. third. Time, 1850.
 Sixth race. six furlongs-Mimo, 1o2 dHiggins), 12 to 5, won; Jake Weber, 104 (Fogg), to l, second; Sid Silver lVI (Sheehan), to 1. third. Time, 1l7A.
 Entries for Today.
 First race, five and half furlongs, al- lowance. two-year- ar-olds-Milkirk. Foxy Grandpa, old Stone, 1O5; Folles Berger. Ben Adkins, 107.
 Second race, seven furlongs, selling, purse-Budweiser ST; Nilgar, Pilaster, 99; Ailyer, 105 Ciales, l02; Aules, Ida Penz- ance, 10S; Tom Kingsley, 10I Countess Clara, Little Henry, 91; Prince Herman, ss; Tenny Belle. 92; Dave Somers. 102.
 Third race. five furlongs-Alice Nor gan, Frank Collins, 100; Bandillo. 10s; Haven Run, 1OS; Bride. no; Interrogation. 105. Potter. lOS; Sadie Burch, Tiomaine 105.
 Fourth race, mile and eighth, handicap Eva G.. ST; Macy. 10O Jordan, 115; Rio shannon. 97; Light Opera. l02; Eva G. and shannon coupled.
 Fifth race. six furlongs selling-Joe Buckley, 100; Bermuda, 90; Stub. s5: Dolly
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Little Rock losing yesterday and Mem phis winning 1t looks as if Little Rock is almost out of the running. Her only chance is for Birmingham to take a hard fall out of the Frankfurters.
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At New York.

Saratoga, August 26.-The track was still heavy today though in considerably better condition than yesterday. Sweet Gretchen won the Adirondack stake, $50O0, by half a length from I,eonidas. William c. Whitney's entry, chiefly owing to the clever work of Jockey Fuller. Fuller rode beautiful race in the last event. carrying his mount, Bob Hilliard, all around the bunch from seventh position at the quarter and winning by head from Mabel Richardson. Tankard always had the steeplechase well in hand, Step Lightly failing to fence well.
 First race, six furlongs--Stroller, 1OS tReed), 10 to 1, won; Sweet Alice 1o3 (Ful- ler). to l. second; Castalian, 11S J. Burns), 2 to 1, third. Time 1:15 2-5.
 Second race, steeplechase, handicap short course-Tanckard, 157 co. Green), 4 to 5, won; Step Lightly, 146 (Ray), IS to 5. second; Silver Twist 13s (Connelly), ! to l. third. Time 4:12 2-5.
 Third race. the Adirondack's six fur longs-Sweet Gretchen, 102 (Fuller), to 1, won; Leonidas, 115 (Redfern), to ?, sec ond; Gold Saint. 112 GIL Cochran), 10 to 1, third. Time 115 4-5.
 Fourth race, mile and quarter-Re- servation, 10S (Hicks), Il to D. won; Faul- cambridge, 102 (Fruller), Il to 5, second: Lord Badge 1O4 (Redfern), to 1, third. Time 2:0s 2-5.
 Fifth race, five and half furlongs-Joc- und, 110 CT. Burns). Il to 5, won; Collector Jessup, 112 (Odom). to 1, second; Monas- tic, no (Fuller), to 1, third. Time. 1:oS S-5.
 Sixth race, mile-Bob Hilliard, 103 (Ful- ler). to 2 won; Mabel Richardson. 101 CMcCafferty), to ?. second; Dinksie, 99 Redfern), to 1. third. Time 1:43
 Entries for Today.
 First race. selling, six furlongs-Young Henry, 125; Syrlin, 115; Paul Clifford, no; Choate, 10S; Cardigan, 105; Princess Tu- lane, 99; Star and Garter, 9s.
 Second race. handicap, mle-Hermis. 132; Hurstbourne, 12o; Corrigan. 115; Lady Potentate, IA; Onatus, 110; Rostand, 10s; Carbuncle, 102; Gold Bell, 99; Esherin. sS: Lord Advocate. 96.
 Third race. five and a half furlongs- Billy Castle, Monadnock, Dutiful, Long Spur, Flag Officer, Aurumas, Lock- Mo- nochord Champlain. Requiter Mounte- bank, IA.
 Fourth race, the Saranac s5oOO hand- cap, mile and a furlong-Africander 127; Short Hose, 120; Grey Friar, 112; Sheriff Bell. 1o4; Girdle, 1o2; Molly Grant, Flu genia Burch, 100
 Fifth race, handicap. five and half furlongs-Longshot. 120; Race King 11s: To San. 11s; Avenger. 11s; Sais. 115; Toi San. Mordella, 114; Long Spur, Bath Beach, 112; Pirouette, 1os
 Sixth race, mile-Lady Potentate, High lander, 122; Water Tower, 1o6; Past, 1O1; Dinksie, sS; Dark Planet, 96.
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son), even, second; Floral Wreath. 91 (Phillips). to l. third 1:15 3-5.
 Entries for Today.
 First race, four and a half furlongs- Alamode. Sauer Kraut. Dunbar, Croppie, Miss Mollie Tribune, Alma Du Four, Our Chap, Frances Howell, O'Ertherine, Long Queen. Nellie Cromwell Nellie Ben, Domino Whist Caroburn 105.
 Second race. six furongs-Father Went ker 10S, Brushby 105, Martinmas 104 Rag tag, Dorothy Lee, Censor 103, Mezzo 10l, Zyria, Muresca, Stemwinder 9S Miss Manners 96, Jack Full 95.
 Third race, Excelsior handicap, mile and eighth-Judge Hines 119, (McGee) 116, Serge 1l4 Linguist, Postmaster Wright 115. Orsna 1l3, Collonade Ill. McGee and Serge, Corrigan entry.
 Fourth race. six furlongs, handicap Beau Ormonde, Skilfull no. Toah 105, Lady Kent 100. Bensonhurst 97 Sardine 92
 Fifth. race. mile-Six Shooter 112, Schwalbe 105. Headwater 104, Sidney C.. Love. McGee 99 love 94 Larry Moore 91. Sixth race. mile and sixteenth-The Ladean, Gallant, Sharpless 109, Lodestar 106. Myth. Senator Matts 102.
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Bases on balloon Smith. 4; off white
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The ball players all went to see Her mann the Great last night and learned many tricks that will help to down the leaders. Eddie Lawler will hereafter be able to pick a ball out of runner S shoulder at any stage of the game and Smitty will have them striking at balls which are not. Kanzler has learned how to produce a ball from his glove when the ones he misses are gone to the fence. In fact they will hereafter be able to skin any team that walks.
 The happiest group in the grandstand yesterday was composed of Squirley Mill Ter. Moses Lazarus and Champ Yeargin They kept Smitty cheered up from start to finish and remarked after the game that Rube Waddell was a has been.
 Some enthusiastic rooter remarked yes- terday that Smitty was the hottest dish of chilli mac that ever come out of the kitchen. And I guess that's sizzling some.
 The Nashville papers are handing out some hot shots to Newt Fishers club these days. They accuse him of throwing games to Memphis so as to beat Little Rock out of the pennant.
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Atlant
Memphis g, Nashville i.

Ddt'tTIOS' IVuBHeTty anu MdttheW Hastings and Montgomery
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ton of new crusade and the recovery of the
Holy Sepulchre- All else that he proposed or
accomplished was subordinate and subsidiary to
this absorbing project. This was his mission.
He believed that to effect this he had been
brought into the wOrld-a predestined agent of
God to restore to the Christian world the birth
place of the Saviour He believed himself a
messenger of the Most High, charged with the
dellverance of Jerusalem. The discovery Of new
lands was a single step in this ultimate pur-
pose. The accumulation of wealth for the SOW
ereignS and himself another advance tow
ard the accomplishment of the great plan. The
key to the character of Christopher Column
bus lies within hands. and we can compre-
mend him only when We see him as he him
self, when we realize that he held himself a
divine agent, selected to execute grand de-
sign, the accomplishment of which ne believed
would close perhaps the last chapter of the
worlds history and introduce the thousand
years of peace
Enthusiasm like this is perhaps. partonabIe
but we do not feel that by it's aid we are get
ting any fOrrarder. Mr.. Thatcher is either gem
eralizing after this fashion or he is recording
facts. He never grapples with the human and
historical sides of his subject in the spirit of the
true biographer basng his material a clear
and living portrait. Partly because of the form
of his work and partly because of his limitations
as biOgrapher. derive altogether too loose
and shifting an impression from his book In
respect to matters of controversy he is similarly
disappointing. Take. in illustration the Tos-
canell bone of contention, which we have ra-
Gently discussed with special reference 70 Mr.
Vignauds luminous contribution on the subject
Mr. Thatcher is. of course. opposed to the nv
pothesis of fraud. but his manner of approach
ing the question is hardly reassuring He quotes
Las Casas as writing these words:
The said Master Paul having received the let
ter from Christopher Columbus, replied In a
letter written In Latin. Incorporating therein
the letter he had written to Hernando Msrtinaz
Canon, which letter saw and had In my hand
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hero worshipper. In this vein does he approach
his theme:
Into the composition of hero the philosopher
pOurs a further element and requires that the
perception OF virtue shall be a sufficient reward
His victor must Spurn the wreath; his poet may
not wear the bay. We confess that we DO not
find this element in the heroic character OF
actual life. 1t is a quality which belongs rather
to the closet and the cloister. Such formula
will make a saint. hero must not be selnsn,
nor be moved by motives centring in hlmseh;
such interests would color his purpose, and thus
in his character there would be wanting the es-
sentialIy moral ingredient of a high and lofty
purpose.
When we analyze the character OF Christopher
Columbus we find each of these elements rightly
represented in his composition, and we know
that their united presence gave to the world
hero He had. first of all. that spirit which en-
a bles one to encounter dangers without fear
. The purpose of Columbus was a high
purpose. The conception of this purpose was an
Intellectual triumph Columbus possessed
the heroic quality of steadfastness- He now
and then deSpaired of accomplish ng his pur-
pose through the help of Spain. but he never
relinquished for a moment his hope OF final
triumph No man ever showed a more
undaunted heart chung more tenaciously to a
purpose.
purpose, an ultimate purpose. one which dOmi
mated his life. and which in dying he be-
queathed legacy to his heirs-the institu-
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COLUMBUS.
Il Nezc Biography by Stanch
Admirer.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. His Life. His
Work His Remains Revealed by OrlSlnaI
Printed and Manuscript Records, Together with
Essay Peter Martyr of Anghera and
Bartolome de las CaSsaS. the First Historians of
America. BY John Boyd Thatcher. Volume l.
Imperial SVO PIP. Z. 60 G.. Z. Putnam's Sons.
Mr. Thatcher begins in this volume work Of
combined narration and compilation. His pur-
pose is to survey the life of his hero but he
considers that in order to do this with the best
results it is well to commemorate related figures
and to reproduce great quantity of documen-
tary material. This while having not alto
gether fortunate effect upon the form of his
work. certainly increases it's value for the lay
man. to whom much that is here printed is not
readily accessible elsewhere in convenient form.
This is indeed. for all its array of facsimiles
and other editorial machinery. essentially a
popular biography. more exacting scholar
ship would have brought it within briefer com
pass and have moderated the glow of its tone
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For example. the space given to Peter Martyr
at the beginning of the book-more than
hundred pageS-is excessive. Without under
estimating his significance as an early historian
of America. one feels that he does not really
need as many as sixteen chapters in the fore
front OF life of Columbus. The essay which
follows on Las Casas is in better proportion
but in this case it is Mr.. Thachers rhetoric to
which exception must be taken. The sketch OF
the famous priest is pitched in tCO fervid key.
"A Spanish Saul of Tarsus' he is called which
somehow strikes us as too exaggerated Il desig-
nation. On the other hand in justice TO the
writer. it must be admitted that there is some
welcome material in these studies of two his
torians who are bound to be of deep interest to
all investigators into the career of Columbus.
1t is not Improbable to be taken little nearer
toward their personalities to be helped to rellize
them as men, Leaving Peter Martyr and Las
Casas, the author, in the second part of his
work. introduces Columbus; in the third he dis
cusses his biographers, and then summarizes the
explorers purpose. proceeding to an account of
the discovery. He prints the abridged journal
of the first voyage. which Las Casas compiled
from Columbuss manuscript, and which Ma
varrete published in 1925. With these five sec
tions Mr.. TEACHERS first volume is completed
Five more. with an appendix, remain to be pub
lished. Facsimiles of title pages and manu-
scripts illustrate this hook. which also contains
portraits and views. The frontispiece to the
first volume is reproduction of Leforts etch-
ing after the portrait in the Naval Museum at
Madrid. The Typography is excellent, and a
handsome binding has been used.
Though Mr.. Thatcher is chiefly to be thanked
for having placed a useful collection of data
at the disposal of his readers. his conception of
Columbus is naturally a matter Of peculiar in
tereSt. Briefly stated, it is the conception OF
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THE LATE ". Z. HENLEY.
Stories By One Of His Young Men. ,,

S'N''N' ~ N''C " ITO ONhS VIZ H.
From The London Express
Il must tell YOU he wrote when he had ac-
Cepted two manuscripts which had been reject
ed by many editors. that my hands very
fUll and that my staff is fairly complete one.
so that II you make your way in you must DO
so by sheer writing. L do not propose
TO print your signature Yet. as | want to
see how people are taken by your stuff" can
that letter Che was still ut OXFORD worked after
that?
The first two manuscripts were printed exact
ly as they had been sent in. The third came
back so cut that ne had some hours of intig-
nation one did not send careless work to Hen
ley and this had already been rewritten twice
But 1t was returned, and with the request that
produced without the same care. This was re-
written twice more, and cut remOrselessIy and
one had learned lesson. He was sometimes a
terrible man with the copy of his contributors
and with his own proofs
When the IN. O." was dead. and We Eva Ike d.
IL at 'SOlfy'S," he said in the course of his re-
ply that as he looked round the room he saw
no man with whose copy ne had not taken great
liberties and that he not going TO apollo
justified by the results
To conclude, here is a story of how he met
with Robert Louis Stevenson, and found his
friend distressed because he was not a Vol
taire or Dumas, though he had an equipment
which ought to have made him their peer
Stevenson put his failure" down to the weak
ness of his lungs Perhaps you are right
Lewis" said Henley. I've always felt that il
l had not been a blessed cripple 1 could have
taken the earth in my hand and hurled it into
the sun
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Il being translated from Latin into Rornanos
ISpanishi
Mr.. Thacher goes to say that las Casas
then had in his hand available for incorpora-
ton into his Historic not only the Spanish
translation Of ToscaneIrs letters. but the Latin
original and the original map made By Tos-
canellL'' This Is a startling assumption, and
il is not surprising that Mr.. Thacher himself
has suspected that it might not convince every
body. for he says in fOOtnOte:
While the words OF Las Casas taken literally
may not justify the Interpretation that he had
held in his hand the original letter il seems
very unlikely that a writer would have such q
declaratOry style in speaking OF mere COPY or
translation. 1t was an authoritative document
he held in his hand. something which enabled
him to relate it's contents with knowledge and
certainty.
Mr. Thatcher can hardly be said to have dealt
with this question in a manner commensurate
with its Importance II is significant that when
he comes. a few pages later. to draw up a Lisa
OF the sources OF information concerning the
ToscaneIH documents. the only reference to Las
Casas is one mentioning "the Spanish transla-
ton Of this copy 1.-THE Photograph copy In Latin
which il is asserted ToScaneIIi sent to Column
busI which Las Casas had in his own hands,
In fact MIR. TEACHERS argument fails to carry
conviction, and he is not any more authOrita-
tive in his treatment Of the much debated story
OF the ELOt
The best of his pages are those in which he
sets forth tangible matters OF pure infOrna-
ton, as for example. the list OF places which
have claimed to be the birthplace OF the ex-
pIOrer. There are interesting chapters, too on
the equipment of Columbus for his memorable
voyage, its cost, and so on Mr.. Thatcher has been
at pains to work out the value in
rency of the maravedi of Columbus's time He
estimates the entire amount of money expend-
ed by the Crown and b. Columbus the first
expedition at 1.167 542 Eaaravedis. Thus he
says. If the value of the maravedi is reck0ned
on the silver basis, the expedition cost in our
money of to-day 81 $50 H. or about 81 English
pounds sterling: if the gold basis it cost
81, 2O3 Is, or about 4SS pounds 1t u
doubtful il $4,000 would to-day accomplish
what then done with the actual expenditure
OF q sum equal to 81 2O3 13 in our money
Thus equipped Christopher Columbus. with hi4
little fleet of three ships and eighty seven men,
set sail from the town of Palos Friday. Au-
gust 8. 1892" The details are brief but clo-
quent.
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TIE LOST LE1DER-

Rosamund Marriott Watson. in The Athe-
n;eum.
Hail and FAREWELL Through gold of s11nse.
glowing,
Brave as of Old your ship puts forth to sea;
We stand upon the shore to watch your going
Dreaming of years long gone of years to be-
The ship sails forth. but not from our remen-
braRcc.
We who were once of your ships company:
Master of many a strong and splendid sem
bance
Your ship sets sail Whate'er the end restore
you,
Or golden Isles. Night without a star.
Never, Great-Heart has Drawer barque before
you
bar.
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1t is stated that japanese novelist has com
pleted story which occupies ninety volumes
This leads 1.-The London Morning POST 10 raIi
OF "One very well known writer" presumably an
Englishman, who has frequently said that IL he
were entirely free. he would select a group OF
characters. and at the end Of three years would
nave produced a tale dealing with all that hap
peheo 10 them IN a single twelvemOnth In the
next two years he would carry matters on for
another twelyemonth, and so on to the end