The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-19
BOOK NOTES.

Like s.Stringtown on the Pike the story
is one that breathes the atmosphere of
rural life in Kentucky. The narrative
is woven around Presbyterian min
lister who believes in predestination and
who breaches it. The time is in the
period of the civil war in which War
wick cast his fortunes with the south.
Rather than fail in his promise to meet
a John Morgan he takes the oath of
allegiance and thus escapes imprison-
ment and keeps his word. He feels that
he has disgraced himself and the proud
family of the Warwicks but he keeps his
OATH long series of disasters follow.
Two sons are kiklled. his daughter
elopes with a young northern man who
was befriended by the family and re-
turns ruined and broken hearted. The
only remaining son goes to the north to
find the betrayer of his sister to kill
him but although he finds he fails to
perform his mission For his failure ne
is driven from home. The failure of the
son to avenge his sister is the browning
event in the disgrace of the Warwick
family. The author has endeavored to
show that the calamities which befell
the family of Warwick were due to the
unrelenting insistence of the elder War
wick that whatever is to be will be. The
book will prove interesting to any one
who loves a well drawn character but
it is doubtful if It will ever be as pop
ular as "Stringtown on the Pike"
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1.-The Affirmative Intellect BY Chas
Ferguson. 12no, cloth, 2O4 pages, 80
cents, net. New York and London:
Funk & Wagnalls company Amerf-
can citizenship is not privilege; it is a
propa gandum. This quotation from his
latest book, THE Affirmative Intellect
sums up the working creed, religious as
we'll as social, of the author, Charles
-1O ink inc
world short time ago with the pro-
found and virile philosophy of his Re
ligion of Democracy" In his present
work he prOclaims his evangel in still
clearer and more positive tones. He
breaches that the kingdom of heaven is
at hand.
He studies creative forces The pri-
NAL and spiritual impulse he finds
in faith-the faith of the affirmative in
tellect. It's outward manifestations he
sees, in embryo, in three social organ
isms; the church, the political party,
and the university. The positive organ
ization of society, he believes, will con-
sist in a blending of the three; the
church dedogmatized; the party hui
manized by the abolition of the political
machine, and the university democrat
lied by infusion of the modern prac-
teal spirit.
Medieval London is the title of a
book by Canon w. Benham joint auth
or of the Life of Archbishop TAFT and
Charles WEIGH librarian of the Guild
hall Library, which the Macmillan COM
pany will publish Immediately 1t will
contain many Illustrations including
four Illuminated pages, some photo
gravures and numerous half-toneS. The
subjects treated of will be the legends
and facts connected with the old city,
its topography buildings, fortresses,
and it's history, which is as much a part
of American tradition as it is of Eng
lish.
king Midas" a novel by Uptown
Sinclair, which was announced for pub
LEGATION by Funk & Wagna1ls Company,
New York, on October II, will not be
ready before today on account of
accident to the plates during printing.
king Midas is an American story by
a new writer The publishers declare
that no novel they have ever published
has equaled the record of king Midas
in the wonderful reception it has re-
ceived in advance of publication, in
commentators from critics and in adj
vance sales
'Granstark, the Story of Love Behind
esting book published by Herbert Stone
of c = This thrilling story Of love
McCutcheon, the well known cartoonist
and war The @ fd If Of fn the o Ghcago
binary, except for the novel way in which
together. but the rest of the book holds
lover of daring exploits spellbound to the
last page. The reader would be tempted
to fear for the reckless lover if he did not
know that the writer is too clever to allow
Any tb bet sao nappy tf the reder ao
wonders how the undesirable characters
~ too late But Mr.. McCutcheon attends
to all that. After leading up to critical
point the reader is held in suspense for
about forty pages, and then all dangerous
complications are suddenly swept away.
borders 5 ON the the Prisoner of ze I and and
Rupert of Hentzau' style, the best part
merous little European Kingdoms which,
of course, are not to be found the map.
story neaS WaS ike Rnpert ef 0f Of
the present day, and the story of a
chase and subsequent capture of a
Princess of the Royal Blood, would not
powers. Mr.. Greenfall Lorry. as the hero
Is named, meets the princess on 9. train
Charms and royal bearing. follows her
across the continent, has a few novel but
she is Miss Guggenslocker of Edelweiss
Kingdom Of Granstark. Accompanied by
his friend, Mr. Harry Van Brugh Anguish,
who plays an important part in the dra-
ma, the hero at once sails. for Europe.
ture kingdom and his ideal. After facing
numerous obstacles he brings the princess
and stripes, but the story has to end here
LOFTY in GranstarE couid not continue IN
this land Of newspapers. Mr. McCutcheon
did not illustrate his work, probably be-
cause he wanted the story appreciated for
itself and not subject to the critics who
insist on saying that 1.-The illustrations by
the author greatly increase the popularity
of his work.
The subject of Miss Core1lfs new novel,
to be published next spring by Dodd Mead
& Co, is understood to be similar to that
dealt with in The Master Christian"
During the spring season Messrs. .Dodd.
Mead & Co. published under the title of
1.-The Crows Nest a book by Mrs. Ever
ard Cotes Sara Jeanette Duncan). which
gives very interesting account of a
summer spent in Sirnla. India, on the top
of the Himalayas. Mention was made of
a lovely Princess of whom Mrs. Cotes
u-rifes. .sIt is said that The Rov-Rerer,t