The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-17
BOOK NOTES.

1.-THE Cardinals AIusketeer,' by Mary
INLAY Taylor, published by A. c. Nc
Clurg & Co, Chicago. Price $1.25
Through Kellam Book & Stationery Coz
This is a story whose plot is laid IN
France, a romantic story of love and
adventure. It's time is during the reign
of Cardinal Richeleu. The plots of the
kings mother, Marie de Medicis, and
the counter plots of the patriotic car
dinal give rise to forceful action and
dramatic situations, and enable the
author to offer to intellectual readers
matter that is far more worthy of their
attention and more entertaining than
anything to be found in the fic-
ton of fashionable society. Yet no
attempt is made at crOWding the read
ers mind with dates of French history.
AS we go further into the story, we are
occasionally in the presence of the car
dinal with his lofty ambition and inn
perious will, and we are gratifed when
the story reveals to us how his crafti-
ness outwitted the vain Duke of Or
leans.
The book is full of life and love. The
characters speak for themselves, act
their parts, and manifest all that is in
them by their words and deeds.
High Stakes by Laurence l. Lynch.
Price 75c. Paper 25c. Published by
Laird & Lee. Chicago.
This book contains some of the best
feats of high class detective work since
The complications of the plot are adj
mirably well constructed, and the
acute interest of the reader is kept en-
thraaIed to the last minute.
The characters are remarkably we'll
drawn, and graphic descriptions clever
ly blended with quick, snappy CONVEX
sation. These detective stories are
pure in tone, excellent in taste and free
from the tra-sensational features of
the lower grade detective stories.
This is why Mr.. Lynch has made
a name for himself both here and in
England
adds much of interest to the story.
transactions of the Kansas State
Horticultural Society" Volume XIV,
1899, edited by the secretary, VIM. H.
Barnes, and published by the state
printer W. Y Morgan
This book gives the proceedings of the
thirty-third annual meeting of the State
horticultural society, held in its rooms
in the state capitol in December.
Being a book of great value to pro-
gressive fruit growers of the country
1t also contains a map showing the
number of apple, pear, peach, plum
and cherry trees growing in Kansas.
and also shows in which counties these
different fruits predominant. This is a
book in which every horticulturist is
interested.
d. Appleton & Co. announce for today
the fifth volume of 7. B. McMaster's
History OF the People of the United
States. y This history is to be COM
pleted in seven volumes, being the his
tory of the United States from its be-
ginning to the civil war. This, the fifth
volume, covers a period of our history
between 1921 and 1880. which in many
of its phases has received but scant
attention. This covers the administra-
lions of Monroess, Adams and jack
sons terms of office as president of the
United States. The volume opens with
the Oregon dispute. and traces the
growth of the Monroe doctrine. After
this Mr. McMasters returns to domes-
tic affairs. discussing the break UP ef
the Republican party, and sketches
certain social. political, literary and IL
dustria1 conditions which paved the
way for the triumph Of Jackson and
Democracy.
Many phases of history are adequate
" presented for the first time and sew
eral Of them are Of peculiar and time
" interest.