The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-27
BOOK NOTES.

| Published by L. G. Page Co, Boston,
| through Kellam Book & Stationery Coz
| of the Elizabethan period. 1t relates
] the story of a young gentleman who,
! in his fortune that he joins Shake
/ speare's company of players and be-
| comes a friend and prOtege of the great
poet. Throughout the course of his ad-
ventures the hero makes of his art as
an actor and his skill as a swordsman.
1t is a thrilling historical romance and
| ranks with The Prisoner Of Zenda-"
1t is predicted Tor this novel a splendid
sale, as it certainly deserves it.
NIessrs. Crane & Co. of Topeka have
just purchased the plates from the
Macmillan Co. of New York, for THE
Great Salt Lake krail,'' and THE Old
Santa Fe TRAIL the late Henry In
mans two successes. The price has
$3.50, this places the book within the
reach of all. There has been a great
advance sale upon the two books at
this price.
1.-THE Political Economy Of Natural
Law" by Henry Wood. author Of Gods
etc. Cloth SIPS. Paper soc. Mr.. Wood
has accomplished this task admirably.
The work is one that breeds reflection.
It's peruSal broadenS the horizon and
lifts the thinker into lofty attitudes
attitudes where mind is seen to be the
worker, and labor, land, capital, coin,
to be but the tools. 1t is difficult to
imagine a clearer statement of premises
and conclusions than are contained
herein. It is a book which ought to be
read by every thoughtful man in the
country. Lee & Shepherd, Boston, pub
fishers.
Sunday for 1907 being a new and
original publication for the young, con-
tanning delightful stories and pretty
verse for old as well as young. 1t is
beautifully illustrated from good plates
by Gordon Browne, A. @. Walker, Helen
Mills and others Upon good paper and
from good clear type and is a credit to
the publishers, MessrS. z. and ]. B.
Young, New York city. Price in boards
SIPS. Cloth $500.
The American Book Co. of Chicago
and New York have now ready Prof.
Joseph L Conte's "COmpend of Ge-
ology." Cloth price $1.20. Professor lie
Conte is professor Of geology in the
University of California and is today
one of the best authorities upon the
subject. In this book the student is
led step by step from earliest geology
in part I through structural geology
in part II to the consideration of His
torical Geology in part III The book
is neither too large nor too difficult for
the ordinary high school class and is
so clear in statement and places, cause
and effect that the pupil understands
and therefore remembers.
"Cuba-Porto Rico" by A. D. Hall.
Published by Street & Smith, New
York. Price $1-25. The subject of the
past, present and future of Cuba and
Porto Rico has been prepared with spe-
cial care and exhaustive research. A
new empire has been opened for the in
dustriaI conquest of American enter
prise What has been the story Of
Spanish misrule and oppression; pres
ent condition of these fertile isles; the
mineral wealth and where it lies; agr1-
cultural possibilities, and other interest
ing and instructive subjects are handled
by the author in a crisp fashion. The
book is valuable addition to any
library, and is embellished with the
latest and most accurate maps.
''The House With Sixty Closets" by
Frank Samuel Child. Price, 1928 Pub
Hshed by Lee & Shepherd Through
Kellam Book and Stationery company.)
This is a Christmas story for young
folks and old children, and is a most
delightful story, and the delight in
creases as the farther you read IN the
book. 1t tells Of the strange things
that happened, or rather did not hap
pen on the night before Christmas, in
the family of q minister, blessed with
fourteen children-his own and those
left to him by sister now no longer
living. The home was the old Sherman
mansion of Fairfield, Conn. Judge
Sherman was especially fond of chill
dren and not having any of his own, it
was his dream to see the old house ,
bright and merry with little people. !
This house became the minister's par /
sOnage and today the house is filed !
with children Mr.. Child has told a
story that has not had it's like since
Alice in Wonderland. 1t all concludes
in a. wonderfully sweet and impressive
manner, that will give Christmas &. I
deeper meaning to many.
L. c. Page & Co., Boston, should be /
congratulated upon bringing out such .
a creditabIe book as The National .
Music of America and Its Sources by 4
Louis G. Elson, cloth, ornamental, price |
81 so; also in a three quarters morocco, |
So. so.
This volume treats of the famous
songs of liberty in France, Germany, /
England, etc, and gives specimens of /
the most curious. It describes the 4
quaint music of the pilgrims and puri
tans, and the very beginnings of music T.
study in America. 1t gives the origin .
of all our most important national
songs. and of the historical events in
tertwined with their use. The book
is not technical, but presents many
stories of written history in popular
style for the general public. This makes
the third addition to the Music Lovers
Page & Co. The fourth volume is also
now ready and is entitled Famous Vio-
linists of Today and Yesterday" by
Henry c. Lahee, author of Famous
Singers of Today and Yesterday
Through Kellam Book & Stationery
Company
The lovers of music. especially Of
grand opera, will be charmed with /
tStars of the OPERA a beautifully
printed and handsomely illustrated
book of 36S pages. It contains sixteen
excellent half-tOne portraits of singers,
including the opera prima donnas Mar
celia Sembrich. Emma Eames. Emma
Calve Lillian Nordica, Lilh Lehman,
and Nellie Media, who are all intro
duced to the reader by a series Of gra-
phic personal conversations. These
great singers tell the stories of their
early studies and difficulties. their first