The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-18
BOOKS AND M4GAzTgEs.


unusual interest and timeliness, which
deals with the church and modern So
ciety. Philip Strong, the hero, is an
honest, fOrceful, courageous minister,
who believes that he should not allow his
church 20 be simply social club. His
efforts to stem the tide of lux ury and sell
dshness, his attempts in a series of ser
mons on Christ and Modern Society to
place before his congregation the true
Christian ideal. and their reputation OF
it and him are told in a way that will
hold the reader interested to the end. A
strong arraignment of lethargic church
and a call TO better and higher things"
The book is on sale at Kellam's
The holiday number of the Young Peo-
pies Magazine, Boston, is appropriate to
the season and Interesting to the class for
which it is published-the young folks.
The first of 3irs. Laura Everingham
Scammon's short stories. spoon River
Dam" has just been issued. 1t is dain-
tily bound and its pages are interpreted
with such well finished and artistic illus
tratlons that its general appearance sug-
gests the English booklet The story is
published by Hudson Kim berly Publish
ing company of Kansas City, and comes
at a season when it will serve particular
~ we'll as holiday souvenir.
The original drawings illustrating
Peter IbbetsOn and Tr1by have been
sold by Mr.. George du Maurier for tif-
teen hundred pounds-about $7.5OO-a
single purchase securing them all. The
offer was made and accepted by cable.
One Of the most interesting books for
children and the holidays Is Mrs. j. X
Hudson's Two Little Maids and Their
Friends" It has an Illuminated cover
picturing the Highland Park home of
the author and has many illustrations.
The two little maids are granddaugh
of rs. Hudson and other characters in
the book are real Topeka young people
III. ~
berry of Kansas City and is for sale at
the book stores Of Topeka
Romance for December is largely de-
voted to Christmas Since It's reduction
III price Romance gives each month item
stories for dlme;" and many more than
a hundred a year for 81. A sample copy
Of a recent issue may be Obtained by
sending three 2-cent stamps to Romance
Publishing Company, Clinton Hall, AstOr
Place. New York
In McClure's Magazine for December
Miss TarbelPs second paper on Napoleon
treats of NapOleOn's passionate love for
Josephine in the early period OF their re-
lations and of NapoleOn's swift rise to
fame nd supreme power through his
brilliant achievements in the Italian and
Egyptian campaigns There are four
teen more portraits Of n dpOleOn, showing
him at different times n thls most inter
esting part of his career, and six other
portraits, including one of Josephine,
most of these pictures being after pOr-
traits from life by the great painters of
the time. The complete series of por-
traits of Napoleon to be published ia
McCIure's will contain about seventy five
pictures.
"Fire and Water" New York is a
weekly publication devoted to fire pro
lection, water supply, hydraulic, sanitary
and municipal engineering. Il opposes
political changes in the chiefs Of fire de-
partments. and TINS endorses the Topeka
policy.
The relation which price bears to quail
ity in literature is made obscure by the
Christmas Cosmopolitan. Stories by
Rudyard Kipling, VIM. Dean Howells,
Mrs. Spencer Trask, Mrs. Burton Har-
rison, and Albion w. Iourgee, are inter
spersed with poetry by SIR Edward Ar
mold Edmund Clarence Stedman, and
James Whtcomb Riley, while through
the number are scattered illustrations by
such fanons artists as Remington, Ioche,
Reinhart, Turner, Van SchaIck, Gibson
and Stevens. A series Of portraits of
beautiful women of society illustrate an
article on The Relations Of Photography
to Art: travel article by Napoleon n ey,
grandson of the famous old marshal; one
Of the series of Great Passions of History,
to which Froude and Gosse have already
contributed, and half a dozen others
equally interesting, 60 to MAKE up the
attractions of the number The COsmO-
Dolitau people say we might charge
you more for this number, but, IN all
frankness, could we give you better ma
terial better illustrated, if We charged
you dollar copy"
Two formerly of Kansas people have
articles in the December Forum. Prof.
Garfield. formerly of the Kansas UnIver-
sity and Glen Miller a we'll known
student Of some years ago as the West
Discontented?" is a study from a cheer
full standpoint of local facts in Nebrask a.
to ascertain the kind and the degree of
discomfort by Chancellor j. II. Canfield
of the University Of Nebraska; "Wiu
/ Polvgamists Control the New state Of
Utahr' BY Glen Miller Of Salt Lake City.
pointing out the influence and status Of
all parties, political, religious and social,
IN the territory
The New York Decorator and Furn-
isher for December is a beautiful issue.
There is an illustrated article on the
Chinese home, and antique and modern
designs Of JacOoean dinlng-roOm. that
are very suggestive to decorators and all
who wish to beautify the home. The
magazine is rich in elaborate details and
for the well-tO- do and wealthy is
valuable periodical 1t is published by
the Art Trades Publishing and Printing
company, ia Fifth avenue, New York.
Annual subscription: 81; single copies,
30 cents. Sold by all newsdealers.
Paving and Municipal Engineering,
the American magazine which has done
so much to enlighten the public regard
ing the improvement Of cities, closes lis
seventh volume with the Decem Der num-
Der. which is up to the usual high stand
ard Of this publication. Among the
sDecial articles are two Of exceptional
value. one on "The Physical Properties
Of Asphalt" by Captain Dolphus Tor