The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27
BOOK NOTES.

<s{3afWeen BOer and BritOn, BY Edward
Strafeneyer. Cloth enblematic cover. H.
Illustrated by A. Burnham Shute. Pub
lished by Lee & Shepard. Boston.
This ought to be the Juvenile OF the
year, although it will, of course, be hard
to come up to the "Dld Glory books. 1t
which the eyes of the world are centered.
It relates the experiences of two boys,
cousins to each other, one American and
the other English. whose fathers are en-
gagged in the Irznsvaa1 one in farming
and the other in mining operations. The
scene opens in Texas on a cattle ranch.
from whence it is transferred to South
Africa, where the cousins meet. While
the two boys are off on a hunting trip af-
ter big game the war between the Beers
and Britons suddenly breaks out and
while endeavoring to rejoin their parents
the boys find themselves placed between
hostile armies. and their thrilling expert
ences are brought out in Mr.. Stratemey-
er's best style Through Kellam Book &
Stationery Co..
..s The Popularity Of the clever FrenehIm ar;
N1onslenr Beaucalre' mas e1haosteq the
Phillips & Co, the publishers are now
printing another edition of ten thousand.
and the work viii again be on sale in a
few days. Richard Mansfield is preparing
to present 'Beaucaire" on the stage, fol
Fifth. The work of characterization has
been done largely by Mr.. Harrington, the
Mr.. Harrington gets his name, Booth,
through relationship to the famous fam
l dgam nj instncts t the Mr. t
possesses in SO high degree and which
of the French prince who masquerades as
commoner.
Dodd. Mead & Co. announce a work on
THE Chinese Problem by Chester Hol
conbe, author of The Real China man.
Mr. Holcombe was connected with the
| United States Legation at Pekin. China,
as interpreter and secretary and in other
time he has been concerned with extensive
commercial and financial questions in that
country. In his new book he deals with
| the peculiar character and condition of
| the Chinese which have produced the pres
Rival Boy Sportsman the third and
| ies,'' by ". Gordon Parker. Cloth. Pro-
/ fuseiy illustrated with pen and ink draw
Mr. Parkers previous books. ''Six
Young Hunters" and Grant Burton
have attracted much attention from their
spirited treatment Of outdoor life, whole
| story Grant Burton hero of the previous
/ volume, returns to school vastly improved
by his experiences. Through his leader
ship another club of enthusiastic young
/ sportsmen is formed. not hostile to the
/ first, but in friendly rivalry, in pursuance
4 of which they engage in a series of con-
tests, including a hunting match, fishing
! match, boat race, etc. An excellent idea
of amateur sports is given in a way that
| conversant with them. This third volume
is fitting climax both in subject matter liter
the book fPrice 81 -
Spanish Highways and Byways'' is the
! title Of a book by Katharine Lee Bates.
/ the press for early publication. Miss
Bates went to Spain soon after the end
! land with her eyes open for the mere out
! of-the-way and characteristic scenes of
| rough picturesque travel through the
/ Basque Provinces, Old CASTLE, .Asturias
| and Galicia. and her book has an account
| of the medieval celebration of the feast
! Of Santiago which is of unusual interest
country people and their customs festas,
! carnivals and beautiful examples of archi-
/ lecture.
Through the Year With Birds and
| Poets edited by Sarah Williams, with in
| Richly bound. Gilt top. illustrated. Pub
/ nshed by Lee & Shepard, Boston
a splendid collection of the best Ameri-
| can poems relating to birds. classified ac-
cording- to the seasons Of the year, and
subdivided by months. each division hav-
ing Illustrated title page showing some
Years indicated. WE'VE fine half tones Of
4 the best known birds. one for each month
| add richness and value to the work.
More than fifty birds are here celebrated
/ in song, not a large number of course
| but it includes many with which the read
acquaintance. Most of our best known
! American authors are represented in these
| appeal equally to lovers of birds and low
ers of the best works of our great poets
since SO of our poets are represented and
l 242 poems or extracts of poems given, the
1 whole making a book of $50 pages.
| Through Kellam Book &c Stationery Coz
Mr.. Clifton Johnson's new volume along
! French Byways, is book of strOlling,
a book of nature, a book of humble peas
| ant life, intermingled with the chance ex-
perienceS of the narrator 1t has little to
/ do with large towns, but much with rural
| villages farm firesides, the fields and the
| country lanes. The attractiveness of the
| book is greatly enhanced by the Ilustra-
| tons. which include unusually large
| number of very bea utiful full-page half
| tones and many drawings in the text.
/ The Macmillan company will issue this
book in q uniform style in a box with
Among English Hedgerows."
''Randy's Summer story for girls by
| Amy Brooks. illustrated by the author.
! Published by Lee &Shepard, Boston.
1t is refreshing to turn from juvenile
war books and startling stories with SEN
| sational plots to q pleasing, wholesome
tale of genuine girl-life, especially if the
f'Randy's Summer certainly is. Miss
| Amy Brooks. the author, has illustrated
books for others, and gives ten speci-
mems of her very best work to beautify
| her own book. which are happy to
say, is good enough to deserve it. RAN
of fourteen, and 'Prue," her dear little
misunderstanding sister who occupies al
most as prominent place in the story s
Randy herself, is much younger. The
story OF their summer IS one of plain,
! wholesome life. with sufficient incident to
to -amuse. A young lady from the city,
| who is, however, vastly more worthy ard
useful than the typical summer girl is
very prominent character, and by her