The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-05
BOOK NOTES.

bVUh NUlLSs
One of the handsomest of the many
handsome books for children is Kids OF
Many Colors." just issued from the press
Of the Jamieson-Higgins Co. of Chicago
The nations represented in this clever lit
tie work are: America Omitted States).
America (Canada), America tSouth). Ara
bia, China. Cuba. England. France,
Greece, Germany, Hindostan, Holland
Iceland, ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Scotland Turkey, Hebrews, Gypslesi
Pickaninnies,. Pygmies, Eskinos., North
The poems, many Of WHICH are decidedly
clever, are by Grace Duffie Boynton- No
book could be given than the following
Banks s. author artin Of f' "A chld Of the sun
| 1T is worth while to note the fact that
ehldr an0 tep rghtfa due IN
ter Of intelligence once It was ,, 5nougnfd
feed f,ssi7 them on baby talk. But the OBJ
| serving mind has discovered that chill
as So Sensitive i to the beautf1l as the minds
! of their elders. In every faculty but de-
erature at seven as they win be at sew
eenty Guizot. in his .introduction to bis
minds have greater grasp than one is dis
posed to give them credit for, and perhaps
| their lives as children are in their
/ studies This great history was told first
| to his grandchildren as a series of enter
tainments. 1t Is a method of historical
writng and withal so simple and ar "a
every one. no matter what the age than
any work purely imaginative could be-
The Macmillan Co; who are the pub,
Garden will issue another. anonymous
work shortly: This time of America out
hape read sn it. G to rva 81 BOOK
The Garden of the Commuter,s Wife.
Autumn will appear in time for the hol-
iday season 1t is now in press.
The Macmillan Co published this week
a handsome limited edition in royal guar quar-
professor viii Why be ad dealt With bofh as
s fey VIII and be as to IA With an
elabora ton. and an ANALYSIS; Of his curl
ed A fun description Of his numerous
sidedness viii be demonstrated. by nu-
Examples es Of his exGITsi9n ps faff
that he has put at the disposal OF the
to the puBcation Of many n
teresting details about his life, adds to
There ss ar. are upwards Of 100 Illustrations
which include many photogravure plates
Of paintings and portraits
"A Paladin in Khaki" a novel of love
By H. c Tsdd authe 9a Of
Down by. the Rio Grande.., etc, will be
gins Co. Of chieage. President Theodore
Roosevelt and such historic figures as
Henry w. Lawton, Maximilian Luna, that
gallant New Mexican Of Spanish blood
duced. The scenes shift from Chicago to
anf6 f the ana fdr mSa Ta Ii
call attention especially to the chapter,
Man That een eholed cn ana and
there is nothing just like it In English
literature.
This month the J. B. .Lippincott Co.
bisSy the ra two Of TS
IS he TEMPS Bible series of . xplgmss
wlth the b6oRa Of the BiBie
win be issued in twenty-four volumes,
the the New Testament in seven~and the text
will in the. main be presented in all the
prose which we have in. the, authorized
version. that is to say. it viii be printed
verses Each volume viii be edited by. a
sfndy of ~ the book nor or books assigned e
him, and each volume will contain fgli
though condensed intr1ducti9 m s eueida
| The publishers desire to make the TEN
pie Bible yaa ssaae o belief fGe baPf the
special mouthRiece Of nc one , OF them zen n
photogpaVures of embIematie
| subjects by the great English artists on
s sl5e written. as ar sIntroduction t
] the Study of Holy Scripture" by the
In the preparation of the new edition o.
: | George Eliots novels. which the Ilppln
colts are bringing out, it has been the eff
fort to present such a library, in point O
= | artistic dress and illustration, as shall
! | be especially acceptable to those who ap
: preciate good taste in combination viii r1,
edition. which is published in conjunction
e with Messrs. William Blackwood & Son Son
of London. numbers ten volumes. eacl
: complete in itself; A particular feature 9
the edition are the photogravure fronts
pieces by such artists as Hatheren Bun
dv. Shaw, SapEsfson. Sullivan. Van AZ. Az
: be issued each month
Mr.. r. D. Blackmore. the author o
S Lorna Doone," a man of the mos
retiring, one might even say pastoral
: nature Kind and courteous as he wa $
{ he would not submit to be interv1ewes
as the following extract from one OF ~
. ness. But it is impossible for me TO en-
: jov an interview for public use, upon tina
: or any other matter, inasmuch as nay,
| American institution, even at the reques
4 | of those who had claims upon me. Black
= more preferred the repose and prlvae ~ 0
his garden. where he cultivated the fines
n roses peaches and pears. to he glare o
publicity. even after Lorna boone, ma
n ] made him famous. One of the most SAT
9 isfying editions OF that much-iovea POO
= is a Very beautiful volume published b
n the Harpers, in which the numerous Illus
frations consist of ful1-nage half-tone
from photographs of the "Doone' countr
taken By Clifton johnson expressly 10
The report comes that Gilbert Parker
cshambers' .scariieaIl NJ published by HaI
pers are among the few leading success
> ful novels published in September. III
news is based on the records OF the leas
ar ing libraries of New York city and Brooh