The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-08
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fxiOn to the destruction of Jerusalem
It reveals the struggles between the
Romans and the Jews, which finally
ended IN the overthrow and dispersion
of the Jewish nation, picturing forth the
conflict between Judaism and early
Christianity. The book. as a story,
is replete with Oriental charm and rich
ness. and the character drawing is
marvellous No other novel ever written
has portrayed with greater vividness
the events that convulsed Rome and de-
strOyed Jerusalem in the early days OF
Christianity. Gen. Lew Wallace (author
of Ben Hur) says in the introduction
which he has written for this book. In
my Judgment the six greatest English
novels are Ivanhoe. The Last of the Ba--
rons, The Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre,
Hypatia, and this romance of Croly's 5.
If Shakespeare had never been born; If
Milton. Byron and TennySOn We're sing
ers yet to be, and Bacon, Darwin, and
Ruskin unknown; still, the six
works named would of themselves
suffice to constitute a British litera-
tire" The book is magnifcently illu-
stated by the brilliant American artist,
T. de Thulstrup, with a beautiful front
ispiece in colors, sixteen full-page
drawings and three illustrated title
pages. It is printed on high grade pa
per with handsome cover design by
George Wharton Edwards. limo, Cloth,
622 pages. Price $1-40 net.
Practical Hypnotfsm by Comte c. lie
Saint-Germain, Laird & Lee, publish
GTS, GnlcaRO, mas just DC0u puDnSbC0-
For the first time, since the study OF
Hypnotism has excited so much public
attention, has a book on this subject
been brought out in America, that unites
SO much knowledge of the actual facts
in the case with such simplicity and
clearness. AS a. rule works on Hypno-
tiSm either have been too deep and
scientifically technical to be easy and
pleasant reading for the non profess
sional, or they have proved of such a
fiimSy and weak character as to lack
any value, except as the mere recrea-
ton of an idle hour. Now, the question
of the production and nature of this
strange state of trance which still
puzzles, by the curious variety of It's
manifestations. the masters Of
Psychological and Physiological re-
searches, is so important in
itself and on account of the power
it seems to give human beings over
others, that it ought to be treated, not
by irresponsible and ignorant stage
performers or dangerous quacks, but
exclusively by authorized sevants of
well known disinterestedness and non
esty. This is exactly to this class of
authorities that COmte de Saint-Ger-
MAMA we'll known writer on matters
occult-has appealed for the infOrma-
ton he has classified and presented in
most readable form with wealth OF
illustrations. The French, German,
English American, Italian, Swedish,
Russian and Belgian specialists have
all contributed to make Practical Hyp-
notism one of the most complete syste-
matte and reliable work on Hypnotism
Magnetism and Suggestions-three diff |
ferent names for really the same series
of phenomena.
Ouida's new book of five short stories
will be published Immediately by the |
Macmillan company under title of /
street Dust and Other Stories Many |
of the readers of Mile. de Ia RANGES I
work think that she is at her best in
her short stories. The titles of the five |
stories which make up this last book Of |
hers are Street Dust which is a story |
Of some ffty-six pages, and is followed |
by .-Lotta;'' THE Little Thief "A |
Fig Tree" and "Gerry's Garden
The extraordinary name of the book I
just written by DR.. John H Girdner IS i
attracting good deal of attention, and |
a number of people do not seem to I'M |
derstand how to pronounce it or what I
it means. They call it New York 1t Is
or New Yorkites, neither of which is, /
of course. correct. Being a medical man /
DR. Girdner has coined the new word I
..NeWyorkitis," to indicate a disease, /
the nature of which may be compared |
with such words as appendicitis and |
peritonitis, for it's meaning. This word |
indicates that the patient afflicted with
the disease has his New York inflamed /
in the same way as his vermiform ap-
pendix or peritoreum may become in
Ham6Q. me DOCK Is from AuG NTAd1lOit
Press, 20 Fifth avenue, New York.
Price, s125.
T. V Crowen & Co., Of New York.
have just issued "Acnopolies, Past and
Present" by James Edward lie Rosslg-
mol professor of Economics in the Uni
versity Of Denver. Prof. lie Rossignol
defines monopoly as the control of the
supply or the demand of an economic
good by one person or a combination of
persons, to such an extent that that
person or combination of persons is able
to control the price OF the economic
good He clearly shows that while mon
opcly prices are to a great extent reg
ulated by the desire of the mOnopolist
to obtain the greatest possible returns,
nevertheless these returns depend on
sales, and sales depend on demand, and
demand is conditioned by needs and
needs are finite and limited in their ma
ture. He traces the history of monop-
olies back to ancient times, adducing
as typical examples the hard bargain
driven by Jacob with his brother Esau
and the corner in food products n AMP
ulated by Jacobs willy son Joseph dur
ing the famine in Egypt
Houghton. Min1in & Co have JUS
published THE Complete Writings Of
Lord Macaulay,'' in ten volumes, Svo,
about 700 pages each The entire body
of this work is prefaced by general
introduction by Mr. Henry DWIGHT
editorial notes preceding the several
divisions of the writings. An extended
photography by Mr.. ". Dawson john
ston comments upon the books on the
subjects that have appeared since the
publication of AIacaulay's history, anG
reviews some of the sources of inforfna-
ton used by Afacaulay himself. Interest
in ATacauIay must still further be ad-
vanced by so complete, well equipped,
and beautiful edition as this The
text of this edition is that prepared by
Lady Trevelyan. and the letters have
been ARA nged to give a connected view
of Macaulay's career. Tie set viii con-
tain ten portraits-tWo of Macadlay
and eight of other illustrious English
men,