The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-13
BOOK NOTES.

The great objection to most forms of
mand. A writer. therefore. who enables
US to participate in THE joys OF sport
by our own freside, it were. is entitled
to everlasting gratitude. The title adopt
ed is that of an attractive little book just
issued by the Henry Altemus company, OF
called an ali-round sportsman. He has
tried them ali, and has penetrated the es-
sential purposes of each Take fox hunt
ing. for example. He has viewed it from
ali sides. From the fox's point of view.
hunting is great fun From the dog
ending human search for happiness. He
keeps on and on and never gets there.
The only participator in the fox hunt
ing himself IS the hunter
winston ChurchilPs new novel will be
illustrated by Howard Chandler. Christy
Ia happy combination Of author and
Richard Carver his story was based on
the origin and character of the Cavalier
society the plot of THE Crisis will turn
on the Cavaliers history a hundred years
later.
THE Successors. Of Mary the First.
Phelps Ward, to pc published April II l!,, by
suceessors of Mary 'i the Fist is social
satire by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.
of family in a New England suburban
town. 1t is a contribution, in Mrs. Ward
inimitable style. to the servant girl PROB
lem. There were a number of servants.
and they presented most of the serious
difficulties which servants are able to pres
nationalities, degrees of illiteracy. and
shades of Incompetence. The resulting
fress. her wrestlings with the Intelligence
offices, and with numerous societies for
resting servants and mistresses. call out
some of Mrs. Wards most delicious satire
and some OF her cleyerest irony
A second edition of Brooks Adams
A he
POLITICS. is Just announced by the Mac
milan company. It IS interesting to learn
the subject of his book is the decay. of
England and the rise of America, it has
press for its impartial attitude
Henry Kitchell webster and Samuel
Merwin, who write together under the
non de plume of Merwin Webster, have
spring by the Macmillan company. Their
last stories We're THE Short-Line War
new novel will be the Romance of a Grain
Elevator, and will be called Calumet
elevator was built sagainst time'' by one
Charlie Bannon is the pith OF the story
1.-The Religion of Democracy" by
Charles Ferguson 12mo.. cloth Price, 81
This is a notable book that has a message
surcharged with dynamic power both for
c chu S''nA MAN. anu writing ting strong clear
English-the idiomattc, compact English of
speaking of things tfat really concern US.
The book has the simplicity and directneSs
that belong to a work of art There are
no explanations. 1t goes straight to the
mark. Yet the book IS undertake with
an intelligent structure that is evidently
the work Of a specialist, the work of
man who has given his life to the his
torical and philosophical study of the so
against much that IS, and plea for all
strenuous life. It is a ringing call for the
race to move on to its higher destiny.
For twenty-five years Andrews Manual
of the Constitution has been one of the
leading works on the subject and now
this edition has been thoroughly revised
and brought up to date in all particulars
by the American Book company. The
original publication grew out of the au-
thor's own necessity for a concise yet
revision the utmost care has been taken to
keep to the original design of the book.
Tt now includes the recent Interpretations
of the Constitution by the courts, and the
important statutes calculated to produce
permanent political effect In addition,
such modern topics as our island posses
sions, the interstate commerce commits
sion, the law against trusts. and the civil
service commission, are fully treated, both
as to their histories and their constitu-
tional aspects. An appendix gives, among
other things, the Constitution and the
Declaration of Independence while COM
plete index renders possible ready refer
to tonic.