The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
BOOK NOTES.

''The Boys of Scrooby," by Ruth Hall.
author of In the Brave Days of Old"
Illustrated. Price $3.50. Published by
Houghton Miff1in Co, New York and
Cambridge, Mass. CThrOugh Kellam
Book & Stationery Coz
''The Days of Scrooby,'' is a very ex-
citing novel, a story Of the colonies, Civ
ing the adventures of three brothers,
the Chisholm boys, respectively Jack,
Hugh and Stephen. These brothers sep
arated by chance and all have notable
circumstances happen to them on both
sides of the water. Jack, as the attend
ant of the princess, has great deal of
trouble in the Thirty Years War" be-
fore her reaches Fort Orange, for which
he starts. Hugh is kidnapped by the
Spirits wrecked in the adventure" "
Stephen is one of the pilgrims and the
chapters relating to his life are crowd
ed with strange, true stories of Ply
mouth. This tale is equally as interest
ing as In the Brave Days of Old"
which is a splendidly written story.
Aud Lang oyne.'' by Prof. F. Max
Muller. Price $500 Published by
Chas. ScribneF's Sons, New York. Sec.
ond series My Indian Friends"
In this second series of his reminis-
cenees, the Right Hon. Prof. F. Max
Muller shares with his readers an inti-
mate knowledge, covering many years,
of the literature, philosophy and re-
HgiOn of Ancient India Probably no
scholar now living is better fitted to
give a proper and popular interpreta-
ton of the position of India in the
worlds history. Although the author
has made a life study of India, he has
never been there, his greatest indian
friends are the poets of the land, and
he in this series gives tranSlatiOnS of
many of their hymns. They reveal to
him whole world of thought, of which
no trace existed elsewhere, and they
helped him to throw light and reason
on the darkest period of the history of
religion, philosophy and mythology.
loom PauPs People, by Howard c.
Hillegas. Illustrated. Price $1.50. Pub
lished by D. Appleton, New York.
Through Kellam Book & Stationery
Coz
The author. Howard G. Hillegas,
spent nearly two years in South Africa,
enjoying special privileges from Presi-
dent Kruger and other BOer officials, as
we'll as from Sir Alfred Iilner and
other British officials at Cape Colony.
He is a New York newspaper man and
has certainly written this interesting
book at the proper time. The book
contains a very interesting interview
with Dom Paul, and a special study
with Cecil Rhodes The author thinks
that war is inevitable and that the
politicians and stock jObberS are at the
bottom of the trouble between the
Beers and the English. One chapter
is devoted to American interests in
South AFRICA, showing that While Brit
ish capital owns the immense gold
mines, American brains operate
them. The book is intensely interest
ing from beginning to end and is based
upon a thorough knowledge of the sit
uatiOn, which subject is now attracting
the attention of the whole world, on ac-
count of the fact that this little nation
is trying to hold it's own against the
strong power of Great Britain.
Square Pegs" by Mrs A. D. T.
Whitney, author of Faith Gartney's s
Girlhood," Real Folks" I'VE Girls, -
etc. Price $3.50, Published by Hough-
ton Miff1in Co, New York. (ThrOugh
Kellam Book & Stationery Coz
The frequent attempt to put square
pegs in round holes has suggested to
Mrs. Whitney the title of the present
story. It's fitness is illustrated in the
pronounced individuality of the lead
ing characters and the difficulty they
find in adjusting their convictions to
the conventional framework of society.
1t touches some of the continual prob
lens of life. taking them as they pre-
sent themselves to the experience of a
young girl who enters early into these
questions and determines them for her
self simply but positively. 1t is young
in life, but mature in Interpretation;
fun and seriousness; there are the ideal
and the practical. Mrs. Whitney en-
deavors to reconcile all of these into
their fitness and service, one to an
other, which she certainly succeeds in
doing. The book has its romance and
ends with a happy prospective mar
riage.