The Topeka state journal., 1901-11-23

glass blowers art. One of the oldest
and most expert glass makers had ia
ken as his servant a foreigner, a Dali
matian who proved most trustworthy
and wholly devoted to his masters in
terestS. This man was a born artist
and while theoretically doing only the
rude work about the glass house be
came the superior of his master and of
his masters sons in the compOunding
of fine glass and in the artistic working
of it and thus aroused the jealousy and
hatred of his masters son who at
tempted to get rid of him by charging
that he had violated the law that no
foreigner should learn glass blowing.
The servant artist and his masters
daughter had fallen in love and tho
latter getting an inkling of her broth
er's vindictiveness gave warning to her
lover who nevertheless fell into tho
hands sent to arrest him. One should
read for oneself of the severity of Vene-
tian laws; of the exclusiveness of the
patricians; of the designations of the
younger men; of the vindictive trickery
of the old glass blowers son; of the ar
rest; the rescue. the later presenting OF
himself for trial which resulted in the
bestowal of citizenship upon the Dali
matian. And through it all runs n
sweet love story in Crawford's happiest
vein which holds the attention to the
final happy termination. Mr.. Crawford's
new book is certainly worth reading
"Lazarre," the new book by Mary
Hartwell Catherwood is proving quito
as popular as was anticipated. 1t is
romance of the Napoleonic period bu-
the scene is nearly confined to America.
The central figure is the son of Louis
XVI of France who is known as Laz-
ARE Williams. He was confined in
prison when a child and was reported
to have died but the author has woven
a very pretty romance around the the
-
insane from ill treatment was taken
from prison and sent to America where
he was placed with a French-India I
family in Canada. The boy grows up
and recovers his reason by striking his
head upon a rock while diving. He
goes to France and while he is recog-
nized by the Marquis of Plessy, a
friend of the BourbonS, he is disowned
by his royal relatives. He falls in love
with a woman beneath him in rank
whose husband, supposed to be dead
inopportunely returns.The young prince
is next found in America where he acts
as a mediator. between the Americans
and Indians in the war between Amer
lea and England and he unexpectedly
meets the object of his affections An
emissary from France calls upon him
and offers him his place on the French
throne but he refuses 1T for the love Of
Eagle de Terrier and there the book
ends. 1t may be a trifie overdrawn but
nance and delight those who enjoy the
contemplation of things that might
have been. The book is published by
the Bowen-Merrill company of Indian
apolis. cThrough Moore Book and Sta
tionery Co)
Lee & Shepard, Boston, have just
published a book which is of intense in
terest to every American boy. 1t is
called american Boys Life of William
known writer of youths stories, Ed
ward Stratemeyer. In this, his latest
work, the author tells the story of Nc
Kinley'S bOyhood days, his life at school
and at college, his work as a school
teacher, his brilliant career in the army,
his struggles to obtain a footing as "A
lawyer, his efforts as a congressman,
and his prosperous career as president.
There are many side lights on the work
at the White House during the war
with Spain. and in China, all told in a
style particularly adapted to boys and
young men. The book is full of inter-
esting anecdotes. all taken from life,
fully the sincere, honest, palms.
taking efforts of a life cut all too short.
Sixteen full page cuts and portraits
adorn and add value to the book, which
is produced in form worthy Of it's ex-
cellent contents.
DR.. James Lisle, Sargent, Neb., writes
to Funk & Wagnalls, the publishers of
"Tarry Thou TIL 1 Come" this curious
Item. 4 picked up from an OLD DOOk
list of fifty years ago a most interesting
fact. Dr. George Croly made a sort of
wager with his friend Sir Walter Scott.
as to which is easier. to write q novel
or a sermon. 1t was agreed that they
should exchange work Croly wrote the
story 'Salathiel.' which Is the founda-
tion of the book so popular now under
the title 'Tarry Thou Till I Come But
whether a sermon ever came from Sir
Walter the old book list does not say"
Richard Harding Davis has completed
the most entertaining novelette, that he
has written, and which marks his en-
trance in a. new field of fiction. This
novelette, will be brought out in at
tractive form by r. H. Russell this
month. The title of the story will be
In the Fog" 1t is a detective story.
treated in a burlesque spirit but filled
with thrilling adventures and mysteries
that would puzzle even Mr. Sherlock
Holmes. 1t will be beautifully illus
trated with pictures in color by Fred
eric Dorr Steele and Thomas Mitchell
Peirce-
william Allen white win have a char
acter sketch of Senator Thomas c. Platt
Of New York in the December McClures-
Charles Moreau Harger win have an ar
ticle in the Atlantic Monthly during 1909
on THE Kansas Of Today"