The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-29
BOOK NOTES.

Trivial Boy Sportsman the third and
concluding volume of Deer Lodge Ser
ies,'' by W. Gordon Parker. Cloth, pro-
fuSely illustrated with pen-auQ-1nk draw
Shepard, Boston. Mr.. Parker's previous
Burton have attracted attention from
their spirited treatment of outdoor life,
wholesome tone and fine illustrations. In
this story Grant Burton, hero of the pre-
vious volume, returns to school vastly
improved by his experiences. Through
his leadership another club OF enthusiastic
to the first, but in friendly rivalry. in pur-
suance of which they engage in a series
boat race, etc. An excellent idea of anna
teur sports Is given in a way that could
ant with them them The sixty-fwo pen-ant-
INKS full page in part scattered thro,ugh
ately illustrated boys books Of the sea-
son. (Price, sl.2s)
I'm the Days of Alfred the Great" by
Eva March Tappan, Pho. Cloth, emf
lished BY Lee s. Shepard. Boston. The
name Of Alfred the Great, always one to
conjure with, will be more before the pub
lie than ever on account Of the approach
ing one thousandth anniversary, and
scholarly lady of literary power has here
simply written as to be readily understood
by boys and girls, and yet 50 historically
account. The old familiar stories of Al
fred are all here, together with very much
sources by the author. 1t is written in
perfect English, and effectively aided by
the spirited Illustrations of Mr.. Kennedy.
This book is bound to be a classic for the
young. price SD
Between Boer and Briton,'' by Edward
Stratemeyer. Cloth, emblematic cover, il
Illustrated by A. Burnham Shute Publish
ed by Lee & Shepard Boston. This ought
to be the juvenile of the. year, although
It will Of course, be hard to come up to
tirely new field, and one on which the
eyes of the world are conferred. It re-
to each other, one American and the
other English, whose fathers are engaged
IN the Transvaal, one in farming and the
other in mining operations. The scene
opens IN Texas on cattle ranch, from
whence it is transferred to South Africa,
where the cousins meet. While the two
boys are off on a hunting trip after big
game the war between the Beers and
Br1tons suddenly breaks out and while
endeavoring to rejoin their parents the
boys ind themselves placed between hos
tile armies, and their thrilling experiences
are brought out in Mr.. Stratemeyer's best
style. The operations of both armies are
given from the commencement of the war
to the fall of Pretoria, including a rapid
sketch of the history of South Africa from
Us settlement by the Dutch to the present
tim$~ all given in a manner to please boys
without being tedious. Care has been
setting :. ana the BooR has e eRey een
which should make it popular. price,
Higher Algebra by John F. Downey,
the University of Minnesota, is out It
is published in half leather. Price, $50.
american BOOK company New York, Gin
clnnsu and Chicago
THE Tale. of q Field Hospital" by Sin
to II, NJ. the queen It IS printed fni-i red
and and BLACK. bound in leather with gilt top.
the front in the African war by the Eng
lish government as consulting surgeon to
a field hospital which followed the Lady
smith smith relief column from the time that
long beIeaguered town. This record is
based upon notes written day by day upon
little somber and possibly on occasions
gruesome, but war as viewed from the
tie that is CHEEKY. The publishers are
Cassen q Co., London and New York.
''Aguinaldo's Hostage: or. Dick Car
sons Captivity Among the FilipinOs," is a. |
new book by H Irving Hancock, war cor
respondent; cloth; illustrated. Published
by Lee & Shepard, Boston. Mr. Hancock
wei known as a writer for Frank Leslie's |
has made use of his experiences in the
Philippine islands to write a most enter
pinos. viewed mainly from their own lines.
thus differing from any other book that |
mas been written or viii be written. Dick |
Carson, a winsome hero. is brought into |
captivity by a villain as penalty for his |
uprightness He is saved from death bv |
Aguinaldo for possible use as hostage |
and made useful as an attendant by |
Filipino surgeon. The fortune of the FIJI
pino army IS told as no one could tell it |
who had not been there, and the eventual |
escape of Dick Carson forms a thrfliing |
story that conveys much general infor-
nation with the intense interest it arouses. |
price, $125)
The December number of Current His
tory has an unusual abundance of timely 1
articles OF interest, among them reviews I
of the most recent developments in China |
South Africa, Europe and the new Amer |
lean possessions The treatment of the |
French Canadian question is especially |
able and worthy of attention.
a.. Overheard in the Wilmington Fam
company of New York, is one of the rich !
est illustrated books that has appeared |
this year. It is composed of drawings bv /
g. Allan Gilbert, part. of them printed |
in black and part in color, on very heavy /
surfaced paper. The binding is a unique |
and artistic one, one side cloth and the |
other paper, with handsome drawing nv |
Mr.. Gilbert Among the younger illus |
traitors, Mr.. Gilbert, who works entirely
in wash, is noted for his richness of tone. |
his 1ne sentiment and delicacy of treat |
ment His young women are distinguish |
ed and beautiful and are types of real /