The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-19
BOOK NOTES.

1.-THE Story of Philadelphia" By Lii
liam one Rhoades. Price S5c. Publish
ed by American Book Co., New York
and Chicago.
The children of Philadelphia will be
glad to receive this book of their city,
an accurate and a very attractive book
and one which should please both old
and young. In this book. 1.-THE Story of
Philadelphia" the author has endeavor-
ed to picture the Quake City IN tie
foremost place she has occupied. net
only during the crucial colonial period,
but during the many years since that
time,
THE Strength Of GIDEON" By Paul
Laurence Dunbar, authorof Folks from
Dixie" Poems of Cabin and Field"
Lyrics of Lowly Life" etc. Published
by Dodd, Mead & Co., New York city.
Price $1.25.
About three years ago Paul Laurence
Dunbar, a colored man, wrote Lyrics
of Lowly Life" which established his
fame as a poet. He next. brought out
his Folks from Dixie" which placed
him in the front rank of short-story
writer's. He later wrote the novel en-
titled The Uncalled,'' a story of the
south and it's certain class of people,
which contained more pathos and true
human nature than any book of its
kind. He now brings forth his second
book of short stories entitled THE
Strength of Gideon" and while in q
measure it overs new ground, it again
illustrates his of humor and
pathos in the field of short-story writ
ing. They are stories the kin of which
appear here for the first time. and show
what the life of the slave was before
the war. The illustrations by Kemble,
are as original and amusing as any
thing he has done.
American Public Schools" By John
Sweet, author of Methods of Teach
fHnr - D.SaA Ct m n.LIs-l-l - -
a Book Co. New York city. In spite
of the many able and pa
pers on the study of our public school
systems. published in the annual re-
ports, these ave reached only a small
number of the 500, 600 teachers in our
country, and consequently are not
available for practical purposes in large
classes of normal students: such a want
the present book aims to fill and consti-
tutes a convenient handbook for study
and reference.
T Pay the Price" BY silas K.
Hooking. Price 75c. Linen 40e. PAPER
Csc. Published by the Advance Publish
ing Co, Chicago, Ill. This is an Eng
fish story dealing with both the upper
and lower classes. True love has its
additionally troubled course in the plot
but its work is established by the out
come, and the1evil of the match of CON
v%enience is effectively portrayed. The
hero who is a young man just starting
III 4AAC, Il lOQ HI d trap DY MS uncle.
who is by the boy supposed to be his
father. This uncle FORCES a check and
has his nephew cash it. he not knOWine
that the check is forged. This leads the
BOY into trouble The uncle in the mean
tlme ~SpeculateS with the money falsely
obtained and wins wealth., and as sud
denly loses it. Thus no fancy picture
is drawn. English and American read
ers know him. The lesson of his life is
painted III this book with thrilling inter.
est and is a book to be IL
all classes, both old and young as its
morals are many, and it's teachings are
good.
Songs of All the Colleges" compiled
n arranged by David B. Chamberlain
Howard and Karl P. Harrington
(Wesleyan.) Published by Kinds &
Noble, New York City.
To say that a collection of college
songs would be appreciated by collegt
boys and girls, is really to say that sucl
songs would be popular everywhere. In
deed, next to the hymns, it is the whole
souled hearty college song with which
everyone everywhere is most familiar
and one which everyone loves to sin,
and to hear sung In collecting the ma
terial for this new book, the compiler
have endeavOred to select the song
which are the most popular today in al
the colleges, including as many as posi-
bic of those that are typical each of it
own Alma Mater. This collection woul
be a good collection for fraternities, 70
faculties and for college glee clubs, a
they will find all of the old colleg
favorites and many new ones. Thes
songs will nave a tendency to brin
back old times to a great many colleg
t graduates and make them think owe
their college days.
The vest-Pocket Standard SPANS
English English-Spanish Dictionary
just issued by Messrs. Laird & Lee. c
. Chicago, is a Areal gem in contents an
: makeup. A list of leading cities i