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Besant's Tudor London.

The task on which Sir Walter Resant was
engaged ut the time OF his death, the out
come Of his lifelong hobby, the survey Of
London, is approaching completion. A
third handsome volume, with excellent
Illustrations, London In the Time OF the
Tudors" adam and Charles Black; Macmil-
lans), Is now added TO the "St art" and
the Eighteenth Century London" and the
Medieval London" il in preparation.
There is a good deal of political and
literary history in this volume, as a mat
ter Of corrse, and interesting portraits of
all the Tudors. with whole series OF Eliza
heths. For the Typographical descrip-
ton Sir Walter here could depend on a
greater surveyor" than himself in old
John Stow. All tho relations Of life are
explained methodically, and instructive
woodcuts help the explanations. A good
reduction Of Ralph Agas's map OF London
is appended.
An authoritative account Of the greatest
city in the world in an important and pict-
nres'iue period, the volume, apart from it's
merits, by its makeup and illustrations
becomes an admirable gift book. When
all the volumes arc published they will
be The monument that Walter Besant woul id
have preferred for himself
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Other Books.

1t is pleasant to find our French friends
Interested in things American. They will
derive lot Of information from NJ. Albert
Savine's Roosevelt Intime" (Felix Juven;
Meyer Murck), which from the point Of
view OF the Paris boulevards Is fairly accu-
rate The author has drawn on the books
OF Mr.. Jacob Riis and other easily obtain
able works for his facts, and presents a
recognizable picture Of Mr.. Roosevelt and
his many activities that should amaze and
instruct the French. He has thrown in in
cidental information about institutions and
manners that will confirm his countrymen
In the opinion that these Americans are
astonishing. Any American who can read
French will get lot of fun out OF the book
for nearly every page has its amusing
blunder or misunderstanding Of everyday
things, which the author in the innocence
OF his heart offers as fact.
An aching void in literary calendars has
boon filed by an enthusiast Ella Giles
Ruddy, in Around the Year With Ella
Wheeler Wilcox" CIV. B. Conkey Company.
Chicago. Each day as it comes around
Is provided with It's extract In prose or
verse, properly italicized, from Mrs. Will
cox's writings. and with blank space on
which the possessor may inscribe the
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Fiction.

One effect of the superabundance of his
toricdl fiction has been TO raise the readers
standards. By this time the elaborate
information Of some romances and the
dashing language Of others have enabled
him TO look down with some contempt on
tales of tho old-fashioned Ledger or Fire
side Companion stamp, which could count
securely on Grass ignorance on his part, or,
at any rate. to indifference as to correctness
whether in facts or in English. A Friend
at Court" by Jessie Emerson Moffat Wi-
liam Ritchie New York;, is, thereiorc, some
what belated. Though she provides two
love stories with romantic Embellishments.
the author gives US gentle hearted Louis
XIV. wandering about France in disguise
like Haroun al Raschid, a Nine. de Main
tenon who Is glshingly romantic, and a
Louvois whose villainy is borrowed from
Irish melodrama. In her conscious inno-
cence Of French she limits herself to safe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-08
Eugene Field in Handsome Garb.

The poems about children that Eugene
Field wrote have become classics, at any
rate in America. Charles Scrihners Sons
have done their best to present them In
worthy dress, and In poems OF Child
hood" We have beautiful book. with
large clear type, a very handsome page.
and colored Illustrations BY Mr.. Maxneld
Parrish II is a pity that the illustrator
could not have been penet rated by some
feeling for his author instead Of turning
his thoughts to what Can be done with
color. His inside cover design is admir-
able; some of his pictures are pretty. al!
arc striking. but mono strike the spirit OF
Eugene Fields poetry. This does not
detiact from their decorative effect how
ever. The bool, is almost too pretty, but
the poems hold their own, all the same.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-08
Rural Sketches BY Mr.. Lloyd.

Many persons, we are sure, will read
Mr.. Nelson Lloyd's -The Soldier OF the
Valley" Charles Scribner's Sons) with pleas
ure. 1t leads them placdly, amid pretty
rural surroundings and with a good deal Of
sentimentality, through rather common
place plot to a somewhat unexpected con-
clusion It can hardly be called exciting,
but it has boyish freshness and ingen-
uousness that insures its being read to the
end We must envy the author for retain
ing the impressions of youth so wildly
STORY. God bless you! have none to tell,
SIR It is the country folk in a lonely Penn
sylvania valley that we have described
here; they don't have much TO do with what
story there is, but they are quaint and
picturesque and described with sympathy
and fidelity. 1t seems a bit queer that most
of them are old people, very old, but that
is natural, perhaps, for Mr.. Lloyd probably
has found that in the Pennsylvania wilds,
as elsewhere. the young people are COM
monplace, and no longer racy of the soil.
These garrulous old people are well drawn
and full of life.
The young person with three sweethearts
provides the love element. We wish she
could have been described by some woman
ing she is represented to be till the end,
when she turns out to be mushy little
baggage, willing to take up with the nearest
man at hand. We do not believe that Mr..
Lloyd meant to convey that impression,
for he Is not a cynic. We prefer to be-
lieve he does not fully understand his own
heroines emotions. The three men seem
to be fonder of each other than of her
The narrative is put in tho first person,
and the narrator is veteran" of the Span
ish war, NIL Of twentyfour years old His
reminiscent tone is that of an old warrior
whose whole life is behind him, Corporal
Trim or Uncle Toby. There is n uuerulous
tone about him that is by no means pleas
ant; 1t suggests that he will whine his life
through. He puts no spirit into his school
teaching, and seems full OF the curious
egotism of youth emerging from boy
hood. The exaggeration OF immediate
trouble is very true to life and very young.
We wonder II Mr.. Lloyd is conscious Of
how true his picture is. The other two
young men, noble as they are, We fancy
we have met before, but there are two
fine dogs.
All the same We come to know a
number Of very interesting persons;
we get pleasant descriptions Of scenery,
particularly sunsets; we find great deal
OF quiet and delightful humor, and would
enjoy Mr.. Lloyd's book thoroughly If he
did not arouse and disappoint our ex-
pectations with his morally collapsing
young woman.
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MIR. Cieyeland's Book.

Four essays and addresses by ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland form quite portly
volume, published by The Century Com
pany, with the title Presidential Prob
lens" What may be lacking in literary
quality is more than made up by the close
ness of the narrator to the events he de-
scribes. The remarkable article on @The
Government in the Chicago Strike Of 1894, +"
and that on The Venezuelan Boundary
Controversy must rank nearly with State
papers. The other two essays are on "The
Independence of the United States" and
on "The Bond Issues. Tn, sturdy sense
and the grasp of essentials that were char
acteristic of MIR. Cleveland while in office
will be found also in these papers, which
describe the main actions of his admins
f-atiop
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EdMy. jugs and jane.

In Rose Czech O'Neill's story Of "The
Loves OF Edwy' Uothrop Publishing Com
pany, BOSTON, II will be found that the
loves in question were two in number
Edwy loved Jane the heroine and he loved
Juggs the hero, who purports to tell the
story. The author, who illustrates her
own tale, has a picture of jugs EMBEDDING
Jane in a powerful clasp and snying to her
(page h4),
you know you can't leave me. don't
you-don't you, JaneP She is silent and her
eye droops. The lids are heavy. You
are tired, love; we have so much to bear :"
He tried conscientiously TO efTace himself
from the heart Of the heroine and TO turn
her over to Edwy, who despera toly wanted
her. In vain. His power with Jane was
tremendous, but 1t stopped short of that
extreme Of potency. The strong character
OF jugs Is apparent In the illustrations
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His suffering as he embraces Jane dlstorts
his sombre face. At the end Juggs records
'There was a sound OF skirts. She came
from her room. She paused and listened,
too. She moved forward and stood outside
my door. She entered. with the hanging
head OF ono worsted In battle. She knelt
down beside me, sitting on her heels as
children do in church, her hands hanging
helpless, her forehead bowed on the edge
of the divan. did not know at first how
great submission this attitude typifed.
did not stir hand,
Il shall never leave you" she said.
Il did not move to take my own. got
on my elbow to stare at her. still motionless
in that attitude of abasenent. The droop
Of the slender body that clasp would
break Hardly so; see frontispiece, the nape
of the neck, which looks in young women
so slim and innocent, the heartrending
shame Of the golden Jane bent in this SUBJ
lection. 1t came suddenly to me, with an
awful clarity, that she could never have
anything but sorrow with me; that she
would not have been happy, even had
things gone we'll She would have
known me soon or late. All the passions
died in me save pity. Go Jane good-by!
l refuse you.'"
Edwy smoked a pipe and lacked the
hypnotic power. He was powerful in his
way, and was physically the equal Of Juggs
James father. Mr. Ross-Connaught
was the physical superior of both Of them.
He kicked Juggs downstairs on one ac-
casion, when he found that sombre hero
bewtohing his daughter. The humorous
element in the story is very marked and
very elaborate, finding its principal express
sion in the heroine's father. A vivacous
story, that. we think 1t likely, will be read
with pleasure by many.
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NEW BOOKS.
Continued from Seventh Poae,

ing himself, Marguerite commented upon
the incident with her usual pessimism.
She writes: Il laughed, but my vanity
was touched. Now knew that the love
Of that fool was a source OF pleasant re-
Election. / would not have married him;
rather than that 1 would have seen him
go to the lake and jump in. But thought
that his poetic soul was true, and while
did not grieve to find 1t false, yet it made
me sad to think that not even youth could
be true long at time
As though he had looked over his story
at the end, and discovered that there was
nothing cheerful in 1t, the author adds
compromising paragraph, which we gladly
reproduce. 4More than year has passed,
writes Marguerite in conclusion, land am
teaching school in Wisconsin. On the gen.
tie slopes Of the green hill the children
are playing. and out upon this purity OF
nature look and feel that am an indebted
part Of It. And who is it that across the
meadow comes in the twilight? The honest
man whom love. Brawny and strong,
schooled only in the quaint conceits OF
woods and fields, he is a rugged poem,
blank verse Of strength and rhyme OF
tenderness. When told him of my trials,
Of the glare in which ] stood, he put his
arm about me and said that should hence
forth stand with him beneath the tree in
bloom"
We trust they were 30 happy as to offer
no inducement to the sad and sombre Mr..
Opie Read to write their further history.
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Stead. (Wllusm Heinemann: Dodd. Mead Coz
Gibbs Travellers Route and Reference Hook
OF the United States and Canada" (Gibb Bros.
q Moran, New York;
"Thc Expert Maid Servant Christine Ter
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The Truants." 4. r.. W. Mason. (HhrpcrsJ
The Lady OF Loyalty House" Justin Huntly
Mccarthy. tHarpersJ
war and Peace" Vols Leo Tolstoy. INC
Clure, Phillips d Co..
Japan. An Interpretation" Lafcadio Heara,
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"rhe Common Lot" Io3eri Hcrrick. tMac-
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MIR. kiplinE's Latest.

The title OF Mr.. Rudyard Kipling's new
collection of stories, "Traff1 cs and Dis
coveries" Doubleday, Page & Coz. is
clumsy and puzzling. The discoveries
may be that he has found new vein for his
talent and that he is surprised that when
he tries he can write short stories as well
as ever; the "trafflcs" we cannot make out.
It would be unknd to take it to mean the
palming of OF violent South African screeds
as tales on a suffering public. He gives
us here some extremely good work and
some of the worst stuff he has published
as fiction 1t must be said, though, that
even his scheme for the reorganization Of
the British Army is not as bad as the
extraordinary serious fits Of hysteria that
came from Cape Town while the war was on.
To begin with the good. In They" Mr..
Kipling has written u brilliant story show
ing a poetic imagination that makes us
hope for further development in unex-
pected lines. His reporters work at the
naval mannuvres yields dashing tale OF
the sea in the old Kiplng spirit, and Mrs.
Bathurst" shows that he has not lost his
hold on another type OF story. In one or
two instances he has tried to tell again
stories he has told before, but Wireless"
is a pretty feeble imitation of THE Finest
Story in the World" and it would take his
own unpleasant schoolboys to enjoy the
boisterous force of an the Bonds of Dis
cipline." Most of the other stories are
about the South African war, and there Mr..
Kipling, the preacher, is simply unbearable.
The one piece not yet printed THE Army
of Dream, explains to the reader at great
length what Mr.. Rudyard Kipling would
like the British Army to be. We fancy
military experts will derive amusement
from it. Three good stories, however,
make the volume worth having.
The stories come to US also in the hand
some Outward Bound subscription edition
published by Charles Scribner's Sons, Of
which it forms volume 20.
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Bu,s Home on Murray Hill.

w. Il. Russell OF Clinton Russell has
bought from F. Norton Goddard the old
fashioned three story and basement houses
at 2ee and al Lexington avenue, on the
The house at al, which has garden in the
rear and Is entirely covered with ivy, is
one Of the most picturesque dwellings, on
Murray Hill. Mr.. Russell will make 1t his
home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
MRS. w. c. RAY DEAD.
The End Came Yesterday After a Pro-
 l0nged Illness.

The End Came Yesterday After a Pro-
 lenged Illness.
 Mrs. W. c. Ray, an estimable woman of Montgomery, died at her home. 716 Highland Avenue, at 1880 o'clock yes terday afternoon, after a prolonged ill., ness of some months.
 Death did not come unexpectedly, and she was surrounded by her family when the end came. A great many people in Montgomery and Montgom- cry County, where Mrs. Ray was, well known, will hear with deep regret of the death of this lovable woman who has responded to the call of the Divine power. Kind and generous in her daily life and with disposition that made those about her happy, Mrs. Ray had made great many friends during the time she had lived in Montgomery, and those who knew her loved her.
 The family moved to the city thir- teen years ago from the eastern part of the county and she had since that time made her home in Montgomery. She was member of the Methodist Church and a Christian woman in a true sense of the word. Mrs. Ray was 50 years old and a native of Alabama.
 Her husband and several children survive her. The funeral will take place at o'clock this afternoon from the residence and interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
A LIMIT.
One Thing Food Can't Do.

Food can't exactly paint picture. but proper food to restore the daily wear and tear on brain and nerves as well as body can help. A successful artist says:
 T had been troubled with dyspepsia for 25 years and my system was so run down I was so weak and miserable life was a burden to me until l made a great discovery about food.
 T am an artist by profession and at that time was painting a large marine piece, but being in such poor health I could not do justice to 1t and no mat ter how often I changed it there seemed always something wrong. Success lay just out of my reach because I did not have the strength and vigor of brain as we'll as bodily strength to accom- plish what I knew lay within me.
 Locking around me for help I de- cided to try a food had heard so much about and that was the way I was led to use Grape Nuts and it came at the right time. had hardly given 1t a fair trial before I began to feel so much better, my dyspepsia disappeared and I commenced to feel stronger and more vigorous all over, head and all, and it was not long before I was back at my work again with renewed energy and interest.
 gwen more substantiat proof Of the help I got from this food was when l finished my painting and put 1t up for exhibition. Critics said it was a mas er-piece and sold 1t short time ago at a very good price. Before closing want to mention the fact that my mother. in her S5th year, keeps strong and in fine spirits on her Grape-Nuts.' Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
 Get the little book. The Road to WelIyille." in each pkg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
SENSATIONAL PERFORMANCES OF
 WHEAT ARE UNsETrLlNG.
t,ack of Harmony Between Labor ana Capital Also Interferes With Continued Improvement of
 Business.

New York. Aug. 19.-R. c. Dun x Company's weekly review Of traoe to- morrow will say:
 Confidence in continued improvement of trade has been somewhat unsettieo by sensational events in the wheat mar ket and the lack of harmony between labor and capital. It is becoming evident that estimates of the wheat crop must be reduced although other arricultural news Is much better than usual. Insofar as the purchasing mower of the farmer is concerned. prices have risen so sharply that any loss in quantity promises to be made m. but this obvious fact is not appre- ciated by those dealers who are max ing less preparation for future trade. Some disappointment Is also felt py those who counted upon an early re- sumption of activity in building opera tions and other industries hampereo by labor controversies.
 Otherwise news of the week has con tained much of an encouraging nature. Tn several manufacturing lines there is much idle machinery. Railway earnings thus far reported for the first week of August show a small gain of IA per cent as compared with last years figures
 A general reduction in prices of wire products, averaging about $5 ton was announced by a subsidiary company or the United States Steel corporation and aroused more interest than was war ranted because this public action Is only in line with what has been done heretofore privately according to rumors widely circulated. Thus far the policy of bidders in drygoods had not changed. the general disposition being to await developments in other lines Woolens are strong and the volume of business is satisfactory. Nominally the hide market Is very firm. but demand is limited. which pro- duces a certain amount of instability. Notwithstanding the extensive reduc- ton in output since the packers strike began 1t is noted that there Is con- siderable accumulation at western points This is attributed to the poor condition of hides taken off by inex-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
COMMITTEE TO MEET
COUNTY COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE
 A WAY FOR A NOMINATION..
Vacancy Exists Because of Death of w. E. McGehee-Believed thet the Committee Will order
 Primary.

The Democratic Executive Commit . tee of Montgomery County meets to- day noon in the county court house to decide on the manner of choosing a nominee for the office of County Treas urer, made vacant by the death of Hon. w. E. McGehee.
 At present the only apparent fight will be that of John ]. Cochran. the present Treasurer, to be nominated by the committee without going before the people in a primary election.
 MT. Cochran, who ran second to Mir. McGehee in & three -cornered contest in the April primary, lays his claim to the nomination on the ground that he was the second choice of the people to Mir. McGehee.
 His friends have been circulating a number of petitions to the committes to refuse to order a primary.
 This movement is strongly opposed by announced candidates, embryonic candidates and their friends. They will today urge before the committee the advisability of ordering a primary. It seemed to be the prevailing opinion yesterday that primary would be. or dered.
 Announced candidates are John J. Cochran, w. W. Brame and I. D. Col Her. Among those who have been prominently mentioned for the place are J. T. Cone. w. c. Holt and George Clisby.
 The committee Is composed of: Beat 1, w. A. Gunter. Jr.: Beat 2. A. H. Ar. rington; Beat 8. W. T. Seibels Beat (. Charles P. Anderson; Beat 5. John c. Crommelin; Beat 6, John J. Farley; Beat ', M s. Gilmer; Beat 8, F. NJ. Jones: Beat g. s. J. Pettus; Beat 10. c. H. Shackleford; Beat II, George Jones; Beat 12, c. B. Teasley; Beat 1S J. M. Townsend; Beat 14. I. D. Collier Beat 15. S. J. Naftel; Beat Is. s. J. Guy; Beat IT. W. c. Ray. Jr.; Beat Is. John c. Carter; Beat 1s. W. J. Hender- son: Beat 20, T. W. Oliver; Beat 21, L. N Merriwether
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-20
WILL ASSEMBLE HERE
CANE GROWERS ASSOCIATION AC-
 CEPTs CITY's INVITATION.
Captoin D. c. Purse Announces That the Annual Meeting of Cane Growers Will Be Held
 Here.

The Interstate Cane Growers Asso- citation will meet in Montgomery next year in January.
 The invitation of the Montgomery Commercial and Industrial Association has been accepted by Captain D. G. Purse of Savannah, President of the Association. It was extended to the Association by Commissioner of Agri- culture R. R. Poole at it's last annual gathering in Jacksonville. The date of the meeting will be selected by the officers of the Commercial and Indus- trial Association after conference with Captain Purse.
 The Association, which in two years has grown strong and powerful. was organized as a result of the efforts of Captain Purse to arouse interest in the Southern States in sugar cane growing. Captain Purse has done ef- fectfve missionary work in the arous- ing Of increased interest in the plant ing and growing of sugar cane. He and his associates have urged upon the farmers of the Southern States the im- portance of sugar cane as a money crop. They have pointed out the great advantage 1t would be to States like Alabama and Georgia if the lands which have been stripped of their tim Der by the lumber companies would pc planted in cane. It Is claimed that this land from which pine lumber has been cut affords a splendid soil for the growing of cane. Last years session of the Association at Jacksonville was attended by several hundred delegates. The announcement of the acceptance of Montgomery's invitation came in the following Associated Press dis patch last night:
 Savannah. Ga, Aug. 1s.-Captain D. tG. Purse President of the Interstate Sugar Cane Growers Association under instructions of the Executive Commit | tee of that body, has accepted the inyi- tation of the State Department of Ag- lriculture. and the Commercial and In- dustrial Association of Montgomery Ala, to hold the third annual conven- ton in Montgomery in January. 1905 the day to be named later. The frs. convention was held in Macon in May 1908. and the second in Jacksonville last May.