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8 v mi |^ —^ "VST ' •«\u25a0 mmr & WESTERN WOMAN IS WRITER OF STORIES St. Paul Product Attracts At- tention of Literary World- News of Books and Writers. Another Western woman is becoming known in the literary world through her clever stories, and thas is Mrs. Anna Warner French. Mrs. French is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Warner, of St. Paul, and up to a dozen years ago lived in this city; at that time she married a Minneapolis man and has resided there since with the exception of last winter which she spent in St. Paul. She writes short stories which are becoming known there is one in Munsey's this month —and signs them Anna Warner. A new novel, from the pen of Mar- garet Horton Potter, of Chicago, is to be published this week by A. C. Mc- Clurg, of Chicago, and will undoubted- ly attract attention. Miss Potter is only twenty-three now and this will be her fourth novel. It will be remem- bered that her first book, "Uncanon- izeti," was considered a very remarka- ble performance from several points of view. She was only nineteen when it Was written and yet the reviewers found it impossible to pick flaws in the accuracy of her historical references, and even veteran literary light took her work seriously and predicted for her a bright future. The present book, which Miss Potter is putting out, is entitled "The Castle of Twilight," and the story concerns the conditions of \u25a0women during feudal times. She pic- tures the life of three lonely women in the Castle of Twilight, and the book gives evidence of much study and re- Bearch. Although some of the critics have unmercifully slashed Mr. James Lane Allen for his "Mettle of the Pasture," and said it was unworthy of him and his poorest book, etc., in England it has been much praised and only served to g*ivp him greater fame. The English literary world classes him with Haw- thorne and Howells, and buys his books In large numbers. One English critic gays that the publication of a novel by Mr. Allen is a real event in the literary world, and that of all American novel- ists his work stands out for its style and sincerity. —The Book Lover. Dorothy's Playmates—By Anna Brooks. Lee & Shepard. publishers, Boston. i For sale by St. Paul Book and Station- ery company. No finer little lady than Dorothy Dainty was ever placed In a book for children, and it would be hard to find co pretty a book as the one which tells of her and her playmates. Dorothy and her little friends, Mollie and Flos- sie, belong to the best families in every sense of the word, and kindness and good breeding are so natural to them and bring so much happiness that op- posite qualities seem odious by con- trast. An important character in this, as in the first volume, is Nancy Ferris, the former waif, whose inherited skill in dancing leads to her being stolen from her new home. Her experiences are told in a thrilling and touching "way. The charming illustrations are in Miss Brooks' best style. Winifred's Neighbors—By Nina Rhoades Lee & Shepard. publishers, Boston. For sale by St. Paul Book and Station- oiy company. Although there are so many new books for children each year that it seems as though each could have but a small amount of attention, there is as much "room at the top" as ever, and that is where public estimation placed Miss Rhoades* "The Little Girl Next Door," last year. Her new book for this year. Winifred's Neighbors," Beems to deserve equal popularity In this sweet and wholly natural story little Winifred's efforts to find some children of whom she reads in a book, lead to acquaintance with neighbors of the same name as the family of whom she reads, and this acquaintance proves of the greatest importance to Winifred's own family. Through it all she is just such a little girl as other girls ought to know, and the story will hold the interest of all ages. A Story of Quinnebasset—By Sophie May. Lee & Shepard. publishers, Boston For sale by St. Paul Book and Stationery i company. How many readers of the famous Quinnebasset Series," by Sophie May, have wished that there were more of those matchless books for older girls! The thousands of admir- ers of these books have had to wait a long time for another, but this new "Quinnebasset" etory Is well worth waiting- for. All the delightful wit of the author is here and at its best, and 'Persis," the heroine, is very near to being the most charming of all her gifted creations; nor are the young men of the story. "Ken" and "Ches," un- worthy of the close companionship and relationship which they enjoy The scene is laid in the fifties. A few old acquaintances appear again, notably Miss O'Neil and Dr. Prescott. There are thrilling incidents, and also mys- teries and suspicions, but all these are finally unraveled and allayed by the persistent efforts of the heroine. A fine background for the young peo- ple is afforded by the older characters, a number of whom tak& a prominent part in a story which will hold any one's atention from beginning to end. May Sophie May long be with us to write such excellent books as this, which is equal to the very best of her earlier favorites, and will be a leader among the young people's books of the season. In the Days of Queen Victoria —By Eva March Tappan, Ph. D. Lee & Shepard. publishers, Boston. For sale by St. Paul Book and Stationery company. The prominence of Dr. Tappen as a historical writer for the young "is too well established to need mention. Her latest book, "In the Days of Queen Victoria," completes a series of four, dealing with four great rulers of Eng- land, that will remain standard. The first of these, "In the Days of Alfred the Great," was referred to by high au- thority as being one of the few books for children that could be called "literature," and the others have been equally worthy. Dr. Tappan tells the entire life of Queen Victoria and the events of her remarkable reign in live- ly narrative that makes the scenes real for the young reader. All statements of fact are strictly accurate, and the use of English is exceptional in its ex- cellence. The illustrations are repro-' ductions of the very best portraits and paintings dealing with the honored subject, her family and royal resi- dences, and are of value in themselves. The Frolicsome Four—By Edith L. and Ariadne Gilbert. Lee & Shepard. pub- lishers, Boston. For sale by St. Paul Book and Stationery company. The story of two brothers and two sisters who are as noble in character as they are enthusiastic in play. The authors have drawn wholesome child life with remarkable effect, and this book will win a conspicuous place for that reason. Every one will be interested in the fine scholarship of Larry, the jolly spirits of Gwen, and the tenderness of little Polly. And when finally Billy, well meaning and awkward Billy, actually wins a prize in a most unexpected way, the charm of the story is complete. Miss Bruce has well caught the spirit of the story in her illustrations, and with its mer- ry looking cover, large clear print, good paper and broad margins, this is ex- actly the book to choose for young boys and girls. The Girl Who Kept Up—By Mary McCrae Culter. Lee & Shepard, publishers, Bos- ton. For sale by St. Paul Book and Stationery company. A strong and wholesome story of achievement. The end of a high school course divMes-the-paths »of two who, as boy and girl, have had a close friendship from childhood, as well as keen rivalry in school leadership, often to the advantage of the girl. Now the youth is to go to college, while the girl, whose family are in. humbler cir- cumstances, must remain at home and help. With keen perception she sees that her comrade will .feel that he is out growing his fellow companion. This occurs, and la intensified By the girl's family misfortune. How she deter- mines to and does keep.. .up with her friend in securing an education, and the surprise which she causes later, having succeeded beyond expectation, form the story and an unusually profit- able one for both young women and young men. Randy and Prue-^By Amy Brooks. Lee & Shepard, publishers, Boston. For sale by St. Paul Book and Stationery com- pany. Each new Randy book is eagerly looked forward to and called for months in advance. In the present one, Randy, after enjoying her school life in the city, devotedly assumes the care of housekeeping in order that her wearied mother may regain her health. Curly-headed little Prue is as cute as ever, and in an interesting chapter be- comes a little heroine through her res- olute loyalty. The country neighbors, many of whom are old acquaintances, furnish a great many amusing inci- dents, and the author's rare power of description and kindly sense of humor are more effectively used than ever in this book. The beauty of illustrations and cover design, so well known in this series, is fully sustained. A Lassie of the Isles—By Adele E. Thompson. Lee & Shepard, publishers, Boston. For sale by St. Paul Book and Stationery company. The romantic story of Flora Mac- donald, the lassie of Skye, who aided in the escape of Charles Stuart, other- wise known as the "Young Pretender," for which she suffered arrest, but which led to signal honor through her sincerity and attractive personality, af- fords a notable theme for an author. Miss Thompson, whose success in his- torical writings for the young has been so marked, has made the most of her material and gives a book of genuine historical value, as well as of great in- terest. Mr. Kennedy has effectively handled some striking scenes for illus- tration, and the fine binding with its Highland lassie wearing a bright col- ored Macdonald tartan helps to make the book as attractive as it is inter- esting and worthy. PUSH SHAKESPEARE OFF THE EARTH The Stern Programme Adopted by English Baconians-J. O. Hobbes Works for Charity. Special Foreign Service. LONDON, Sept. 20. Mrs. Gallop, who wrote "the Bi-Literal Cipher of Bacon," probably is beginning to have some hope of this country. That is, if the latest American advocate of the theory that Queen Elizabeth's council- lor was the real bard has heard of the stirring programme just adopted by Baconians here. Mrs. Gallop and her belief fared so badly in England that the lady had good cause to despair of the motherland's regeneration in this respect, but even she should ask for nothing better than the new pro-Ba- con crusade just started here to "sweep Shakespeareans off the earth." So far as known, American Baconians have never been accused of a lack of enter- prise.but the English anti-Shakespeare society, which had itself formally in- corporated at Somerset house the oth- er day, is determined to show its brethren the world over how the work of convincing humanity that the Swan of Avon was a humbug should be done. Besides promising to keep paid search- ers busy ransacking old libraries for evidence as to the soundness of their belief and to publish the results broad- cast, Harold Bayley, the society's sec- retary, who is a big chief among the Baconians, says: "We mean to send out a host of speakers who, with the help of lantern lectures, will convince the majority of people that our belief is well founded. In fact, we wish to convert 'the man in the street' to the opinion that Bacon was the author of the plays and works in question." '•We wish to be taken seriously by the public," Mr. Bayley goes on, win- ningly, "for our views are based upon what we consider to be convincing circumstantial evidence. And for that reason we have undertaken a propa- ganda that ought to sweep the Shakespeareans off the earth." Busy as Mrs. Craigie has been of late with the various enterprises, both literary and dramatic, which she has on hand, the writer who still clings to her pen name of "John Oliver Hobbes" has found time to give some attention to charitable work. She is now in the Isle of Wight, and was one of the stall holders at a garden fete and bazaar held at Ventnor the other day under the patronage of Princess Henry of Battenberg in aid of the Royal Nation- al hospital at St. Lawrence. Sir Gilbert Parker is one of the com- paratively few English novelists who like their own country better than the continent as a holiday ground. He has been recreating recently at Harro- gate, the Yorkshire resort which Mmc, Melba and a large number of fash- ionable folk also are patroniizng. When Mrs. Flora Annie Steel's hus- band was "summoned" the other day to explain in court why his wife's little girl protege was not sent to school regularly, most people here learned for the first time that the famous writer was engaged in bringing up a child. As a matter of fact, Mrs. Steel adopted Annie Mason about two years ago. The child came from the slams, but the au- thoress took her to her country home, near Towyn, Merionithshire, and there set about rearing her according to her own ideas, teaching her how to do housework at home in the summer and sending her to school in the winter. But English law is rather strict in such matters and so the other day Mr. Steel was pounced upon by its rep- resentatives and asked why Annie was kept at home during the summer school term. Whereupon the gentleman went into court and explained his wife's ideas for the little girl's instruction to the local magistrate so convincingly that the latter promptly declared that no interference was necessary. Apropos of the coming ceremony of planting in the lawn in front of South- wark Town hall the sapling mulberry tree from Shakespeare's garden re- cently presented to Southwark by the mayor of Stratford-on-Avon, it has been recalled that, while in England, Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in a cot- tage which stood in this London dis- trict, and upon almost the exact site now occupied by the town hall. This, however, was in 1853 and long before Southwark had become a poor locality, as it mostly is today. The authoress described her stopping plate as "a charming retreat called 'Rose Cot- tage' " and from it she wrote "I can look out at a window and see a nice green meadow with sheep and lambs feeding in it." Today there are neither lambs nor green meadows In Southwark, but there are interesting literary associa- tions besides that connected with the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," for Southey once lived in the district and Browning was baptized there. It is rather surprising that a literary man of as much experience <*? Alfred Allison—chosen by the Methuens re- cently to edit their new edition of Dumas —should have made so great a blunder as that of which he has just been convicted. There was surprise among Dumas enthusiasts generally when it was announced that the second two volumes of the new edition would be entitled respectively "Robin Hood" and "A Prince of Thieves"—the one be- ing a sequel to the other—for stories of England were not exactly in the Frenchman's line; but, as it had been explicitly announced that the edition "King of all Bottled Beers." Brewed from Bohemian Hops. Order from H. 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PAUI, GLOBS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1903. would contain several works of Dumas', never before printed in English, sus- picion was rathar disarmed. A few days ago, however came the discovery, made from the outside, that these two works which Mr Allison had translated so carefully 'for the first time in Eng- lish were simply French translations made by Dumas from novels by Pierce Egan, the Irish romancer, and never before claimed by the Frenchman as originf.l works. go it behooves the Me- thuens to ask Andrew Lang, who con- tributed a preface to their new series, to look over that list of "seventy or more works" by Dumas originally promised and make sure that there are no more cattle of this kind among them. jj (*_ BOOK AND MAGAZINE NOTES. In We of Adam's Clay," the novelette with which the October number of The bmart Set opens. Cosmo Hamilton has written a story of unique merit. It is full ot humor, it is full of sentiment, there are throbs of passion, there is flippancy, there is cynicism, and there is. too, at the last a powerful lesson. It is rarely indeed that in one story so many elements unite to charm and absorb the reader. A clever and distinctive piece of work, "We of Adam's Clay" must stand as one of the very best in the line of The Smart Set's notable novelettes. Among the other stories in the number, "A Little White Dog," by Herbert D. Ward, is one of the most delightful, for its originality, and for its spontaneity of wholesome sentiment. In directly oppo- site vein is "What Society is Coming To." by Felicia Goddard, in which the frivo- lous mode of the day is most aptly sat- irized. A strong study of a curious so- cial situation is "The Trespasser," by Julien Gordon (Mrs. Van Rensselaer Cruger), in which that skilled writer is revealed at her best. This is followed by a most amusing bit, "Ten Years After," by the Baroness yon Hutten. Other stories of unusual interest are con- tributed by Martha McCulloch-Williams, Temple Bailey, Fletcher Cowan, Harriet L. Huntington. Zoe Anderson-Norris and Prince Vladimir Vaniatsky. "The Smart Set in Japan." is an essay at once entertaining and instructive, con- tributed by Douglas Sladen, the author of "A Japanese Marriage." There are, too, many poems scattered through the number, which, though varied in character, are uniformly in- teresting and of excellent literary worth. Among the authors represented are Madi- son Cawein. Frank Dempster Sherman, Clinton Scollard. Nathan Haskell Dole, Reginald Wright Kauffman, Edwin L. Sabin, Roy Fa noil Greene, Zone Gale. Theodosia Garrison, Zitella Cocke and Elsa Barker. Samuel Merwin. the author, got him- self into a troublesome scrape once while gathering material, some of which is used in his new novel. "His Little Wrorld," which is to be published immediately by A. S. Barnes & Co. He had engaged temporarily as foreman for a contractor who was building a grain elevator at a Lake Michigan port. One of his first duties was to superintend the "shunting" of some freight cars. With little idea \u25a08§? color A ANDEBSON /Bk «R! NORRIS Jcii RiP.FEWHO&COMPAIfY i «EW YORK V-V- I. 1903 QJA ART IN A TITLE PAGE. of what he had to do, he boldly clam- bered to the top of a car and took his station at the brake. The engine sent the car whirling to the switcn, and at what he supposed to be the right moment, the young foreman attempted to turn the wheel. But the brake turned hard and his muscle was not equal to the oc- casion. Before he could stop it, the car went bumping into another car which it pushed of the track. Fortunately Mr. Merwin was able to hang on and no serious,damage was done, but thereafter the job of braking was turned over to one of his gang. Mr. Merwin got experi- ence, however, and: that was what he was after. The Ohio novelist, Dr. James Ball Naylor, comes once^ more to the front with another story of frontier life. This time it is a tale of old Cincinnati, with stirring events, disasters innumerable, narrow escapes and the sharp barking of the rifle of Lew Wetzel, the famous In- dian scout and trapper. There are a few picturesque characters that lived during the Indian warfare days which it would be well for some clever author to take up, as Dr. Naylor has this one, and weave around them a story which might be handed down to future generations as authentic history of the conquering of the Western wilderness. Among the most eccentric of pioneer types, none perhaps excels Lew Wetzel in his indomitable courage, skill in hunting down the red barbarian and meeting savage trickery with equal cunning. Dr. Naylor has made him one of the central figures in his new story, and we believe has given us a true picture of the hardy Westerner, crude and rude in many ways, but with a great heart which made every unpro- tected, defenseless ma«, woman or child his particular charge for safekeeping against the redmen. Sherwin Cody's "The Art of Short Story Writing" (published in England un- der the title "How to Write Fiction"), for some time out of print, has now been Incorporated in his new work, "The Art of WTriting and Speaking the English Language," forming the greater part of the fourth volui**. His first work was a series of letter!; to a lady pupil, who under his instruction became a success- ful contributor to the Century and other magazines. When the book on short story writing first appeared eight or nine years ago it was widely discussed, espe- cially in England, and warmly commend- ed by Zangwill and others. Critics who could patronize the work of young authors sometimes make ludicrous mistakes. An instance of this kind, and one that has not before been noted in print, is the remark of one of the lead- ing reviews in regard to "The Short Line War." the first of the business novels written by Samuel Kerwin and Henry K. Webster. The story, it will be remem- bered, hinged on a struggle between rival railroads to get possession of a certain short line. Some of the methods used by the contesting roads were, to put it mildly, high-handed. The reviewer, after praising it warmly for its interest, re- marked that the story was highly improb- able, and suggested, that, if it occurred at all, it must have been in the wild and woolly West. The truth is that the most improbable of the incidents actually hap- pened, and not in the West, but in the very heart of the Eastern states. The MacMillan company has sent out its autumn catalegue, and in fiction, sci- ence and books of philosophy it is re- plete with interesting announcements. D. Appleton & Co.. of Now York and London, have issuedi their annual autumn announcement of Tqrthcoming publica- tions. It is replete with matters of inter- est to the book world. The Delineator, of New York, can no longer be regarded as just a fashion pa- per of interest only to women, but it has developed into a handsome magazine of interest to the general public and full of serious and timely articles that will ap- peal to readers of all classes. The Oc- tober number is the best yet. "Rita's" last novel, "Souls," published in the United States by Brentano's. is a scathing expose of modern English so- ciety. The characters are not portraits, and no offense is given to living persons, but the types will be familiar to all who peruse the society journals whose col- umns they adorn, and who keep in touch with the piquant scandals evolved by the law courts on either side of the water. The subtitle of this new story is "A Com- edy of Intentions." The reader, there- fore, need fear no rude shock to his or her feelings by reason of such tragedy as invariably affords the climaxes of nine out of ten of our modem novels. On the contrary, this particular ending is pleas- ant and hopeful, suggesting that although social degeneracy may exist, it is mere- ly a phase of the moment. "Souls" is undoubtedly a remarkable story, and one from which our own "smart set" may learn a lot and profit not a little. Edward A. Steiner, whose book. "Tol- stoy the Man," Is announced for early publication by the Outlook company, has had unusual opportunities for gathering? the material for his biography. He has just returned from Russia, where he has spent several months in preparation for this work. He has had access to all available material largely through the kindness of the Tolstoy circle in Moscow. He has heard Tolstoy read his latest book and has received much information from the great Russian himself, whom he has known for seventeen years. The book will be Illustrated with reproductions (one of them in color) of paintings by Pasternak, who is not only a brilliant artist, but a personal friend of Tolstoy. A magazine article which is sure to arouse a discussion more than usually prolonged and animated is Lyman Ab- bott's "Why Women Do Not Wish the Suffrage," in the September number of the Atlantic Monthly. The eminence of the author attaches peculiar interest to this vigorous discussion of a vexed ques- tion. Whatever the correctness of Dr. Abbott's assumption that the vast major- ity of American women do not wish to vote, the reader of this paper is very likely to be convinced that they ought not to wish to vote. "What are we in the world for?" asks Dr. Abbott, and continues: "The family answers the question." Doubleday. Page & Co., who are the American publishers of Rudyard Kipling's new books, say that at no time has the prospect for sales been so large, and the publishers believe the Importance of "The Five Nations" will, this fall, stimulate the sale of all his books. This seems not unreasonable. "The Five Nations" will be the first volume containing many en- tirely new poems by Mr. Kipling since the publication and the remarkable success of \u25a0'The Seven Seas" in 1896, and seven" years of the poetical work of Rudyard Kipling may be considered a period in the history of English literature. What is said to be a capital story of the new navy will be Issued shortly by the Macmillan company under the title of "The Spirit of the Service." The scene in Mrs. Wood's novel opens at the navy yard of which Captain Cartwright is commandant, about ten years ago. Thereafter it proceeds through various scenes to the battle of Manila bay. Near- ly all of it is told in bright, racy, breezy dialogue between the various navy offi- cers and their wives, sweethearts and friends. One of the heroines. Sue Ball- inger, is said to be really splendid in her swing and her vigor, her vitality and her enthusiasm. The book is described as a delightful tale of life and love among a number of attractive and interesting young people on shore and sea. Mr. Rufus S. Zogbaum has made all illustrations. Messrs. A. S. Barnes & Comapny's an- nouncements include "Recollections, Per- sonal and Literary," by Richard Henry Stoddard, edited by Ripley Hitchcock, with an introduction by Edmund Clarence Stedman, illustrated; also large paper edition limited to 200 copies, con- taining reproductions of rare manuscripts, letters" and portraits in the Stoddard col- lection; "The Boss, and How He Came to Rule New York." a story of city poli- tics by Alfred- Henry Lewis, illustrated: "His Little World." a novel by Samuel Merwin, illustrated by Alonzo Kimball; "Withm the Pale," the true history of a great race question in Russia, by Michael Davitt; "Life in the Early Colonies," by George Cary Eggleston, the first volume in a new popular historical series entitled "Life in America;" "The Home Library," edited by Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster, presenting books by Miss Mary A. Jordan, dean of Smith college; Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, president of the Inter- national Sunshine society; Mrs. Margaret H. Welch, Dr. Emma E. Walker and others. More than 3.000 copies of Jack London's novel. "The Call of the Wild." were sold on Wednesday of last week, and the book is now in its thirty-fifth thousand. The first English edition was sold out on the day of publication. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHIL- DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER- FECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN; CUREC WIND COLIC, and U the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by Druggists In every part of the World. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. 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Gould, with his sons, King- don and Jay, in company with a num- ber of Missouri Pacific officials, spent several hours in Kansas City today. During his stay Mr. Gould made a personal inspection of the Missouri Pa- cific properties in West Kansas City. He was astonished at the ravages wrought by the flood, and declared that the Missouri Pacific facilities for han- dling freight in Kansas City must be extended. RAILROAD 1 NOTICES. Through Cars to California. The Omaha Road will inaugurate through tourist car service to California, first car to leave Minneapolis at 9:05 a m., St. Paul at 9:35 a. m., Tuesday, Sep- tember 22d, and every Tuesday thereafter, via. Omaha and Ogden, arriving San Fran- cisco Friday, 4:25 p. m.. Los Angeles 1:00 p. m. Saturday. For'redueed rate tickets and sleeping car accommodations, call at 382 Robert st.. St. Paul, or 600 Nicollet aye., Minneapolis. 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St. Paul Product Attracts At-

tention of Literary World-News of Books and Writers.

Another Western woman is becomingknown in the literary world throughher clever stories, and thas is Mrs.Anna Warner French. Mrs. Frenchis the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-liam Warner, of St. Paul, and up to adozen years ago lived in this city; atthat time she married a Minneapolisman and has resided there since withthe exception of last winter which shespent in St. Paul. She writes shortstories which are becoming known —there is one in Munsey's this month—and signs them Anna Warner.

A new novel, from the pen of Mar-garet Horton Potter, of Chicago, is tobe published this week by A. C. Mc-Clurg, of Chicago, and will undoubted-ly attract attention. Miss Potter isonly twenty-three now and this will beher fourth novel. It will be remem-bered that her first book, "Uncanon-izeti," was considered a very remarka-ble performance from several points ofview. She was only nineteen when itWas written and yet the reviewersfound it impossible to pick flaws in theaccuracy of her historical references,and even veteran literary light tookher work seriously and predicted forher a bright future. The present book,which Miss Potter is putting out, isentitled "The Castle of Twilight," andthe story concerns the conditions of\u25a0women during feudal times. She pic-tures the life of three lonely women inthe Castle of Twilight, and the bookgives evidence of much study and re-Bearch.

Although some of the critics haveunmercifully slashed Mr. James LaneAllen for his "Mettle of the Pasture,"and said it was unworthy of him andhis poorest book, etc., in England it hasbeen much praised and only served tog*ivp him greater fame. The Englishliterary world classes him with Haw-thorne and Howells, and buys his booksIn large numbers. One English criticgays that the publication of a novel byMr. Allen is a real event in the literaryworld, and that of all American novel-ists his work stands out for its styleand sincerity.

—The Book Lover.

Dorothy's Playmates—By Anna Brooks.Lee & Shepard. publishers, Boston.

i For sale by St. Paul Book and Station-ery company.No finer little lady than Dorothy

Dainty was ever placed In a book forchildren, and it would be hard to findco pretty a book as the one which tellsof her and her playmates. Dorothyand her little friends, Mollie and Flos-sie, belong to the best families in everysense of the word, and kindness andgood breeding are so natural to themand bring so much happiness that op-posite qualities seem odious by con-trast. An important character in this,as in the first volume, is Nancy Ferris,the former waif, whose inherited skillin dancing leads to her being stolenfrom her new home. Her experiencesare told in a thrilling and touching"way. The charming illustrations arein Miss Brooks' best style.

Winifred's Neighbors—By Nina RhoadesLee & Shepard. publishers, Boston.For sale by St. Paul Book and Station-oiy company.Although there are so many new

books for children each year that itseems as though each could have buta small amount of attention, there isas much "room at the top" as ever,and that is where public estimationplaced Miss Rhoades* "The Little GirlNext Door," last year. Her new bookfor this year. Winifred's Neighbors,"Beems to deserve equal popularity Inthis sweet and wholly natural storylittle Winifred's efforts to find somechildren of whom she reads in a book,lead to acquaintance with neighbors ofthe same name as the family of whomshe reads, and this acquaintanceproves of the greatest importance toWinifred's own family. Through it allshe is just such a little girl as othergirls ought to know, and the story willhold the interest of all ages.

A Story of Quinnebasset—By Sophie May.Lee & Shepard. publishers, Boston Forsale by St. Paul Book and Stationery

i company.How many readers of the famousQuinnebasset Series," by Sophie

May, have wished that there weremore of those matchless books forolder girls! The thousands of admir-ers of these books have had to wait along time for another, but this new"Quinnebasset" etory Is well worthwaiting- for. All the delightful wit ofthe author is here and at its best, and'Persis," the heroine, is very near tobeing the most charming of all hergifted creations; nor are the young menof the story. "Ken" and "Ches," un-worthy of the close companionship andrelationship which they enjoy Thescene is laid in the fifties. A few oldacquaintances appear again, notably

Miss O'Neil and Dr. Prescott. Thereare thrilling incidents, and also mys-teries and suspicions, but all theseare finally unraveled and allayed bythe persistent efforts of the heroine.A fine background for the young peo-ple is afforded by the older characters,a number of whom tak& a prominentpart in a story which will hold anyone's atention from beginning to end.May Sophie May long be with us towrite such excellent books as this,which is equal to the very best of herearlier favorites, and will be a leaderamong the young people's books of theseason.

In the Days of Queen Victoria —By EvaMarch Tappan, Ph. D. Lee & Shepard.publishers, Boston. For sale by St. PaulBook and Stationery company.The prominence of Dr. Tappen as a

historical writer for the young "is toowell established to need mention. Herlatest book, "In the Days of QueenVictoria," completes a series of four,dealing with four great rulers of Eng-land, that will remain standard. Thefirst of these, "In the Days of Alfredthe Great," was referred to by high au-thority as being one of the few booksfor children that could be called"literature," and the others have beenequally worthy. Dr. Tappan tells theentire life of Queen Victoria and theevents of her remarkable reign in live-ly narrative that makes the scenes realfor the young reader. All statementsof fact are strictly accurate, and theuse of English is exceptional in its ex-cellence. The illustrations are repro-'ductions of the very best portraits andpaintings dealing with the honoredsubject, her family and royal resi-dences, and are of value in themselves.

The Frolicsome Four—By Edith L. andAriadne Gilbert. Lee & Shepard. pub-lishers, Boston. For sale by St. PaulBook and Stationery company.The story of two brothers and two

sisters who are as noble in characteras they are enthusiastic in play. Theauthors have drawn wholesome childlife with remarkable effect, and thisbook will win a conspicuous placefor that reason. Every one will beinterested in the fine scholarship ofLarry, the jolly spirits of Gwen, andthe tenderness of little Polly. Andwhen finally Billy,well meaning andawkward Billy, actually wins a prizein a most unexpected way, the charmof the story is complete. Miss Brucehas well caught the spirit of the storyin her illustrations, and with its mer-ry looking cover, large clear print, goodpaper and broad margins, this is ex-actly the book to choose for youngboys and girls.

The Girl Who Kept Up—By Mary McCraeCulter. Lee & Shepard, publishers, Bos-ton. For sale by St. Paul Book andStationery company.A strong and wholesome story of

achievement. The end of a high schoolcourse divMes-the-paths »of two who,as boy and girl, have had a closefriendship from childhood, as well askeen rivalry in school leadership, oftento the advantage of the girl. Now theyouth is to go to college, while thegirl, whose family are in. humbler cir-cumstances, must remain at home andhelp. With keen perception she seesthat her comrade will .feel that he isout growing his fellow companion. Thisoccurs, and la intensified By the girl'sfamily misfortune. How she deter-mines to and does keep.. .up with herfriend in securing an education, andthe surprise which she causes later,having succeeded beyond expectation,form the story and an unusually profit-able one for both young women andyoung men.

Randy and Prue-^By Amy Brooks. Lee& Shepard, publishers, Boston. For saleby St. Paul Book and Stationery com-pany.Each new Randy book is eagerly

looked forward to and called formonths in advance. In the presentone, Randy, after enjoying her schoollife in the city, devotedly assumes thecare of housekeeping in order that herwearied mother may regain her health.Curly-headed little Prue is as cute asever, and in an interesting chapter be-comes a little heroine through her res-olute loyalty. The country neighbors,many of whom are old acquaintances,furnish a great many amusing inci-dents, and the author's rare power ofdescription and kindly sense of humorare more effectively used than ever inthis book. The beauty of illustrationsand cover design, so well known in thisseries, is fullysustained.

A Lassie of the Isles—By Adele E.Thompson. Lee & Shepard, publishers,Boston. For sale by St. Paul Book andStationery company.The romantic story of Flora Mac-

donald, the lassie of Skye, who aidedin the escape of Charles Stuart, other-wise known as the "Young Pretender,"for which she suffered arrest, butwhich led to signal honor through hersincerity and attractive personality, af-fords a notable theme for an author.Miss Thompson, whose success in his-torical writings for the young has beenso marked, has made the most of hermaterial and gives a book of genuinehistorical value, as well as of great in-terest. Mr. Kennedy has effectivelyhandled some striking scenes for illus-tration, and the fine binding with itsHighland lassie wearing a bright col-ored Macdonald tartan helps to makethe book as attractive as it is inter-esting and worthy.

PUSH SHAKESPEAREOFF THE EARTH

The Stern Programme Adoptedby English Baconians-J. O.

Hobbes Works for Charity.

Special Foreign Service.LONDON, Sept. 20. — Mrs. Gallop,

who wrote "the Bi-Literal Cipher ofBacon," probably is beginning to havesome hope of this country. That is, ifthe latest American advocate of thetheory that Queen Elizabeth's council-lor was the real bard has heard of thestirring programme just adopted byBaconians here. Mrs. Gallop and herbelief fared so badly in England thatthe lady had good cause to despair ofthe motherland's regeneration in thisrespect, but even she should ask fornothing better than the new pro-Ba-con crusade just started here to "sweepShakespeareans off the earth." So faras known, American Baconians havenever been accused of a lack of enter-prise.but the English anti-Shakespearesociety, which had itself formally in-corporated at Somerset house the oth-er day, is determined to show itsbrethren the world over how the workof convincing humanity that the Swanof Avon was a humbug should be done.Besides promising to keep paid search-ers busy ransacking old libraries forevidence as to the soundness of theirbelief and to publish the results broad-cast, Harold Bayley, the society's sec-retary, who is a big chief among theBaconians, says: "We mean to sendout a host of speakers who, with thehelp of lantern lectures, will convincethe majority of people that our beliefis well founded. In fact, we wish toconvert 'the man in the street' to theopinion that Bacon was the author ofthe plays and works in question."

'•We wish to be taken seriously bythe public," Mr. Bayley goes on, win-ningly, "for our views are based uponwhat we consider to be convincingcircumstantial evidence. And for thatreason we have undertaken a propa-ganda that ought to sweep theShakespeareans off the earth."

Busy as Mrs. Craigie has been oflate with the various enterprises, bothliterary and dramatic, which she hason hand, the writer who still clings toher pen name of "John Oliver Hobbes"has found time to give some attentionto charitable work. She is now in theIsle of Wight, and was one of the stallholders at a garden fete and bazaarheld at Ventnor the other day underthe patronage of Princess Henry ofBattenberg in aid of the Royal Nation-al hospital at St. Lawrence.

Sir Gilbert Parker is one of the com-paratively few English novelists wholike their own country better than thecontinent as a holiday ground. Hehas been recreating recently at Harro-gate, the Yorkshire resort which Mmc,Melba and a large number of fash-ionable folk also are patroniizng.

When Mrs. Flora Annie Steel's hus-band was "summoned" the other dayto explain in court why his wife's littlegirl protege was not sent to schoolregularly, most people here learned forthe first time that the famous writerwas engaged in bringing up a child.As a matter of fact, Mrs. Steel adoptedAnnie Mason about two years ago. Thechild came from the slams, but the au-thoress took her to her country home,near Towyn, Merionithshire, and thereset about rearing her according to herown ideas, teaching her how to dohousework at home in the summer andsending her to school in the winter.But English law is rather strict insuch matters and so the other dayMr. Steel was pounced upon by its rep-resentatives and asked why Annie waskept at home during the summer schoolterm. Whereupon the gentleman wentinto court and explained his wife'sideas for the little girl's instruction tothe local magistrate so convincinglythat the latter promptly declared thatno interference was necessary.

Apropos of the coming ceremony ofplanting in the lawn in front of South-wark Town hall the sapling mulberrytree from Shakespeare's garden re-cently presented to Southwark by themayor of Stratford-on-Avon, it hasbeen recalled that, while in England,Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in a cot-tage which stood in this London dis-trict, and upon almost the exact sitenow occupied by the town hall. This,however, was in 1853 and long beforeSouthwark had become a poor locality,as it mostly is today. The authoressdescribed her stopping plate as "acharming retreat called 'Rose Cot-tage' " and from it she wrote "I canlook out at a window and see a nicegreen meadow with sheep and lambsfeeding in it."

Today there are neither lambs norgreen meadows In Southwark, butthere are interesting literary associa-tions besides that connected with theauthor of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," forSouthey once lived in the district andBrowning was baptized there.

It is rather surprising that a literaryman of as much experience <*? AlfredAllison—chosen by the Methuens re-cently to edit their new edition ofDumas —should have made so great ablunder as that of which he has justbeen convicted. There was surpriseamong Dumas enthusiasts generallywhen it was announced that the secondtwo volumes of the new edition wouldbe entitled respectively "Robin Hood"and "A Prince of Thieves"—the one be-ing a sequel to the other—for stories ofEngland were not exactly in theFrenchman's line; but, as it had beenexplicitly announced that the edition

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would contain several works of Dumas',never before printed in English, sus-picion was rathar disarmed. A fewdays ago, however came the discovery,made from the outside, that these twoworks which Mr Allison had translatedso carefully 'for the first time in Eng-lish were simply French translationsmade by Dumas from novels by PierceEgan, the Irish romancer, and neverbefore claimed by the Frenchman asoriginf.l works. go it behooves the Me-thuens to ask Andrew Lang, who con-tributed a preface to their new series,to look over that list of "seventy ormore works" by Dumas originallypromised and make sure that there areno more cattle of this kind amongthem. jj (*_

BOOK AND MAGAZINE NOTES.In We of Adam's Clay," the novelette

with which the October number of Thebmart Set opens. Cosmo Hamilton haswritten a story of unique merit. It is fullot humor, it is full of sentiment, there arethrobs of passion, there is flippancy, thereis cynicism, and there is. too, at the lasta powerful lesson. It is rarely indeedthat in one story so many elements uniteto charm and absorb the reader. A cleverand distinctive piece of work, "We ofAdam's Clay" must stand as one of thevery best in the line of The Smart Set'snotable novelettes.

Among the other stories in the number,"A Little White Dog," by Herbert D.Ward, is one of the most delightful, forits originality, and for its spontaneity ofwholesome sentiment. In directly oppo-site vein is "What Society is Coming To."by Felicia Goddard, in which the frivo-lous mode of the day is most aptly sat-irized. A strong study of a curious so-cial situation is "The Trespasser," byJulien Gordon (Mrs. Van RensselaerCruger), in which that skilled writer isrevealed at her best. This is followedby a most amusing bit, "Ten YearsAfter," by the Baroness yon Hutten.Other stories of unusual interest are con-tributed by Martha McCulloch-Williams,Temple Bailey, Fletcher Cowan, HarrietL. Huntington. Zoe Anderson-Norris andPrince Vladimir Vaniatsky.

"The Smart Set in Japan." is an essayat once entertaining and instructive, con-tributed by Douglas Sladen, the authorof "A Japanese Marriage."

There are, too, many poems scatteredthrough the number, which, thoughvaried in character, are uniformly in-teresting and of excellent literary worth.Among the authors represented are Madi-son Cawein. Frank Dempster Sherman,Clinton Scollard. Nathan Haskell Dole,Reginald Wright Kauffman, Edwin L.Sabin, Roy Fa noil Greene, Zone Gale.Theodosia Garrison, Zitella Cocke andElsa Barker.

Samuel Merwin. the author, got him-self into a troublesome scrape once whilegathering material, some of which is usedin his new novel. "His Little Wrorld,"which is to be published immediately byA. S. Barnes & Co. He had engagedtemporarily as foreman for a contractorwho was building a grain elevator at aLake Michigan port. One of his firstduties was to superintend the "shunting"of some freight cars. With little idea

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of what he had to do, he boldly clam-bered to the top of a car and took hisstation at the brake. The engine sentthe car whirling to the switcn, and atwhat he supposed to be the right moment,the young foreman attempted to turnthe wheel. But the brake turned hardand his muscle was not equal to the oc-casion. Before he could stop it, the carwent bumping into another car whichit pushed of the track. Fortunately Mr.Merwin was able to hang on and noserious,damage was done, but thereafterthe job of braking was turned over toone of his gang. Mr. Merwin got experi-ence, however, and: that was what he wasafter.

The Ohio novelist, Dr. James BallNaylor, comes once^ more to the frontwith another story of frontier life. Thistime it is a tale of old Cincinnati, withstirring events, disasters innumerable,narrow escapes and the sharp barking ofthe rifle of Lew Wetzel, the famous In-dian scout and trapper. There are a fewpicturesque characters that lived duringthe Indian warfare days which it wouldbe well for some clever author to takeup, as Dr. Naylor has this one, andweave around them a story which mightbe handed down to future generations asauthentic history of the conquering ofthe Western wilderness. Among the mosteccentric of pioneer types, none perhapsexcels Lew Wetzel in his indomitablecourage, skill in hunting down the redbarbarian and meeting savage trickerywith equal cunning. Dr. Naylor hasmade him one of the central figures inhis new story, and we believe has givenus a true picture of the hardy Westerner,crude and rude in many ways, but witha great heart which made every unpro-tected, defenseless ma«, woman or childhis particular charge for safekeepingagainst the redmen.

Sherwin Cody's "The Art of ShortStory Writing" (published in England un-der the title "How to Write Fiction"),for some time out of print, has now beenIncorporated in his new work, "The Artof WTriting and Speaking the EnglishLanguage," forming the greater part ofthe fourth volui**. His first work wasa series of letter!; to a lady pupil, whounder his instruction became a success-ful contributor to the Century and othermagazines. When the book on shortstory writing first appeared eight or nineyears ago it was widely discussed, espe-cially in England, and warmly commend-ed by Zangwill and others.

Critics who could patronize the work ofyoung authors sometimes make ludicrousmistakes. An instance of this kind, andone that has not before been noted inprint, is the remark of one of the lead-ing reviews in regard to "The Short LineWar." the first of the business novelswritten by Samuel Kerwin and Henry K.Webster. The story, it will be remem-bered, hinged on a struggle between rivalrailroads to get possession of a certainshort line. Some of the methods usedby the contesting roads were, to put itmildly, high-handed. The reviewer, afterpraising it warmly for its interest, re-marked that the story was highly improb-able, and suggested, that, if it occurredat all, it must have been in the wild andwoolly West. The truth is that the mostimprobable of the incidents actually hap-pened, and not in the West, but in thevery heart of the Eastern states.

The MacMillan company has sent outits autumn catalegue, and in fiction, sci-ence and books of philosophy it is re-plete with interesting announcements.

D. Appleton & Co.. of Now York andLondon, have issuedi their annual autumnannouncement of Tqrthcoming publica-tions. It is replete with matters of inter-est to the book world.

The Delineator, of New York, can nolonger be regarded as just a fashion pa-

per of interest only to women, but it hasdeveloped into a handsome magazine ofinterest to the general public and full ofserious and timely articles that will ap-peal to readers of all classes. The Oc-tober number is the best yet.

"Rita's" last novel, "Souls," publishedin the United States by Brentano's. is ascathing expose of modern English so-ciety. The characters are not portraits,and no offense is given to livingpersons,but the types will be familiar to all whoperuse the society journals whose col-umns they adorn, and who keep in touchwith the piquant scandals evolved by thelaw courts on either side of the water.The subtitle of this new story is "A Com-edy of Intentions." The reader, there-fore, need fear no rude shock to his orher feelings by reason of such tragedy asinvariably affords the climaxes of nineout of ten of our modem novels. On thecontrary, this particular ending is pleas-ant and hopeful, suggesting that althoughsocial degeneracy may exist, it is mere-ly a phase of the moment. "Souls" isundoubtedly a remarkable story, and onefrom which our own "smart set" maylearn a lot and profit not a little.

Edward A. Steiner, whose book. "Tol-stoy the Man," Is announced for earlypublication by the Outlook company, hashad unusual opportunities for gathering?the material for his biography. He hasjust returned from Russia, where he hasspent several months in preparation forthis work. He has had access to allavailable material largely through thekindness of the Tolstoy circle in Moscow.He has heard Tolstoy read his latest bookand has received much information fromthe great Russian himself, whom he hasknown for seventeen years. The bookwill be Illustrated with reproductions(one of them in color) of paintings byPasternak, who is not only a brilliantartist, but a personal friend of Tolstoy.

A magazine article which is sure toarouse a discussion more than usuallyprolonged and animated is Lyman Ab-bott's "Why Women Do Not Wish theSuffrage," in the September number ofthe Atlantic Monthly. The eminence ofthe author attaches peculiar interest tothis vigorous discussion of a vexed ques-tion. Whatever the correctness of Dr.Abbott's assumption that the vast major-ity of American women do not wish tovote, the reader of this paper is verylikely to be convinced that they oughtnot to wish to vote. "What are we inthe world for?" asks Dr. Abbott, andcontinues: "The family answers thequestion."

Doubleday. Page & Co., who are theAmerican publishers of Rudyard Kipling'snew books, say that at no time has theprospect for sales been so large, and thepublishers believe the Importance of "TheFive Nations" will, this fall, stimulatethe sale of all his books. This seems notunreasonable. "The Five Nations" willbe the first volume containing many en-tirely new poems by Mr. Kiplingsince thepublication and the remarkable successof \u25a0'The Seven Seas" in 1896, and seven"years of the poetical work of RudyardKipling may be considered a period inthe history of English literature.

What is said to be a capital story ofthe new navy will be Issued shortly bythe Macmillan company under the titleof "The Spirit of the Service." Thescene in Mrs. Wood's novel opens at thenavy yard of which Captain Cartwrightis commandant, about ten years ago.Thereafter it proceeds through variousscenes to the battle of Manila bay. Near-ly all of it is told in bright, racy, breezydialogue between the various navy offi-cers and their wives, sweethearts andfriends. One of the heroines. Sue Ball-inger, is said to be really splendid in herswing and her vigor, her vitality and herenthusiasm. The book is described as adelightful tale of life and love among anumber of attractive and interestingyoung people on shore and sea. Mr. RufusS. Zogbaum has made all illustrations.

Messrs. A. S. Barnes & Comapny's an-nouncements include "Recollections, Per-sonal and Literary," by Richard HenryStoddard, edited by Ripley Hitchcock,with an introduction by EdmundClarence Stedman, illustrated; also largepaper edition limited to 200 copies, con-taining reproductions of rare manuscripts,letters" and portraits in the Stoddard col-lection; "The Boss, and How He Cameto Rule New York." a story of city poli-tics by Alfred- Henry Lewis, illustrated:"His Little World." a novel by SamuelMerwin, illustrated by Alonzo Kimball;"Withm the Pale," the true history of agreat race question in Russia, by MichaelDavitt; "Life in the Early Colonies," byGeorge Cary Eggleston, the first volume ina new popular historical series entitled"Life in America;" "The Home Library,"edited by Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster,presenting books by Miss Mary A. Jordan,dean of Smith college; Mrs. Cynthia

Westover Alden, president of the Inter-national Sunshine society; Mrs. MargaretH. Welch, Dr. Emma E. Walker andothers.

More than 3.000 copies of Jack London'snovel. "The Call of the Wild." were soldon Wednesday of last week, and thebook is now in its thirty-fifth thousand.The first English edition was sold outon the day of publication.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 20.—George J. Gould, with his sons, King-don and Jay, in company with a num-ber of Missouri Pacific officials, spentseveral hours in Kansas City today.During his stay Mr. Gould made apersonal inspection of the Missouri Pa-cific properties in West Kansas City.He was astonished at the ravageswrought by the flood, and declared thatthe Missouri Pacific facilities for han-dling freight in Kansas City must beextended.

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NOTICES.

Through Cars to California.The Omaha Road will inaugurate

through tourist car service to California,first car to leave Minneapolis at 9:05 am., St. Paul at 9:35 a. m., Tuesday, Sep-tember 22d, and every Tuesday thereafter,via. Omaha and Ogden, arriving San Fran-cisco Friday, 4:25 p. m.. Los Angeles 1:00p. m. Saturday. For'redueed rate ticketsand sleeping car accommodations, call at382 Robert st.. St. Paul, or 600 Nicolletaye., Minneapolis.

The North-Western Line will sell oneway colonists tickets to San Francisco,Los Angeles and many other Californiapoints at $32.90 from Sept. 15 to Nov.30. For full information call at city ticketoffice, 382 Robert street, St. Paul.

$32.90 to California.

A great programme of festivities, justthe opportunity you have been looking forto visit Chicago at cheap rates, and forthis occasion the NORTH-WEST XXXLINE will make rates of JB.OO. Septem-ber 26. 27. 28. St. Paul and Minneapolisto Chicago and return. For Illustratedpamphlet and tickets, call at 382 RobertSt.. St. Paul, and 600 Nicollet Aye., Mm

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ssessment District for Boulevarding St.Peter Street, From Aurora Avenue toCentral Terrace.

Office of the Board of Public Works,City of St. Paul. Minn., Sept. 18, 1903.The Board of Public Works in and for

the corporation of the City of St. Paul,Minnesota, will meet at their office in saidcity at 2 p. m., on the 28th day of Sep-tember, A. D. 1903. to determine thedistrict within which property will bespecially, benefited by the curbing, fill-ing, leveling and Improving St. Peterstreet, from Aurora avenue to Centralterrace, using Kettle river sandstone curb-ing, in said city, in accordance with theFinal Order of the Common Council ofsaid city, approved August 22 and April23, 1903, to ascertain what propertyshould be assessed therefor.

All persons interested are herby noti-fied to be present at said time and placeof determining said assessment district,and they will be heard.

JOHN S. GRODE,President.

Official: R. L. GORMAN.Clerk Board Public Works.

Sept. 21-1903-lt

Assessment District for Sewer on EastFifth Street, From Broadway

to Klttson Street.Office of the Board of Public "Works.City of St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 18, 1903.

The Board of Public Works in and forthe corporation of the City of St. Paul,Minnesota, will meet at their office insaid city at 2 p. m., on the 28th day ofSeptember, A. D. 1903, to determine thedistrict within which property will be spe-cially benefited by the construction ofa sewer on East Fifth (sth) street, fromBroadway to Kittson street, in said city,in accordance with the Final Order ofthe Common Council of said city, ap-proved May 13, 1903, to ascertain whatproperty should be assessed therefor.

All persons interested are hereby noti-fied to be present at said time and placeof determining said assessment district,and they will be heard.

JOHN S. GRODE.President.

Official: R. L. GORMANClerk Board Public Works.

Sept. 21. 1903-lt.

Assessment District for Paving ReidCourt, From Selby Avenue to

Maiden Lane.Office of the Board of Public Works.City of St. Paul. Minn.. Sept. 18, 1903.

The Board of Public Works in and forthe corporation of the City of St. Paul.Minnesota, will meet at their office insaid city at 2 p. m., on the 28th day ofSeptember. A. D. 1903, to determine thedistrict within which property will bespecially benefited by the paving Reidcourt, from Selby avenue to Maiden lane,with vetrlfled brick, in said city, in ac-cordance with the Final Order of theCommon Council of said city, approvedAugrust 10. 1903, to ascertain what prop-erty should be assessed therefor.

AH persons >interested are hereby noti-fied to be present at said time andplace of determining said assessmentdistrict, and they will be heard.

JOHN S. GRODE.President.

Official: R. L. GORMAN.Clerk Board Public Works.

Sept. 21. 1903-lt.

CONTRACT WORK.

Sewer On Indiana Avenue (Robert toCuster).

Office of the Board of Public WorksCity of St. Paul. Minn., Sept. 11. 1903Sealed bids will be received by theBoard of Public Works in and for thecorporation of the City of St. Paul Min-

nesota, at their office in said city until2 p. m. on the 24th day of SeptemberA. D. 1903, for the construction of a sew-er on Indiana avenue, from South Robertstreet to Custer street, in said city, ac-cording to plans and specifications on filein the office of said Board.

A bond with at leapt two (2) suretiesin a sum of at least twenty (20) per centor a certified check on a bank of St Paulin a sum of at lo.ist ten (10) per cent.,of the gross amount bid. must accompanyeach bid. Said check shall be made pay-able to the Clerk of said Board.

The said Board reserves the right toreject any and all bids.JOHN1 S. ORODE,

Official: R. L. GORMAN,Clerk Board of Public Works.Sept. 12-I'JO3-10t.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.DEPOSITS MADK NOW AT TUBState Savings bank entitled to three

months interest. Jul. M. Goldsmith,Treas.

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