The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-09
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was to be expected, because the scenes of |
beealy AZ Mr. shs Whfe Is Me IN
peka and his productions are generally |!
iarity Of the book may be secured from
the fact that the kellam Book and STA sta.
ifn install and their show window Is
simply running over with stratagemss ana
Mrs. White and their child, and. there are
liant author. Then there is a roll of the
manuserRt with eragureS an inx 1dh
every school boy has pinned for, but which
It is what What Mr.. White always uses, but
he is a genius, and may do as he pleases-
written WRIT copy evidently as it went to the
printer and it also shows the mark OF
pages upon which only few lines are
left they We're originally written ana
evident that Mr.. White does not. allow his
stories to leave his desk until he is sat
in the revised proof from the printer The
books. pictures. copy and proof are ar
pie who pass the window without stop
ping The display is the 1 work &c Of Kprt5
expert in the art Of artistic arrangement
Any one who is interested in the success
of a Kansas will be interested in the
new book by Albert Bigelow Paine, Tor,
the west as poet; His collaboration With
William Allen Whit Which is xe en9it, led
menibered Mr.. Paine now lives in New. York
and has won for himself pl4fie he n iat tnf
work is from the press of Henry Ate
ms he cit ttl OF adypP Rn' L IS beau
tifully printed and bound and IS illus
inferred from this title, the book is for
children. Scattered through the book are
fhe Mdon el6f Feds have to 60
down through the mullen patch and then hen
UO1 through
where there is a crooked rail that makes
the wi brierg ssi in the fence corner you see
path. but must n.t take it; 70? 70; m I9tt5e
plowed place with some old apple trees,
and along the edge there is milk x weed d.
place To either either. You have have to go down an
other hill first, until you can't see the
little pond With the moon on in i and two two
war, just 'zaclIly.'f And SO the story goes
on, page after page: and whether it be the
Songs he sings to the Little Lady; their
excursions, to the beach or to the , Ear
Lady's quaint replies. there is a fascina-
ton in it all from which the reader can
is 800 80 -
Many influences through long cycles OF
years made for the evolution of a gov
eminent of the people. by the people nss and nc
among these is the growth. the persecu-
| lions. the massacre, the exiles and the
nots. "A Daughter af Of the Huguenots.'
| by Elizabeth W. Champney, Dodd Mead
| the fortunes of certain of the French
Protestants through a maze of exciting tin
| piness; power, -subjugation and Danish
ment which t trspf bleoS a1 10
most Intelligent minds and the m3st
dau1t1ess caSurag for OF ola bappy Hugue
| not maiden who is living with an uncle
IN New Rodne4e, IN asoy; ahd ring wno vas
| heart shaped ruby set in gold snleld
the tb1 os u auahn s story IS
ven around st the history Of this ring rba ee
ginning r|n IN Of oSS Prneess Renee daughter
o Of Louis uis XII The history Of this ring is
followed down through the religious fha
| of st. Bartholomew, etc, until the heroine
e eies fagg s e. Nem Roehe ' so beaut
| fully located on Long Island Sound, where
affer fng into the hands Of pirates and
Indians. suffering Imprisonment and es-
G ntPerVgen edGu' of fTendly Hoops finally
| seals his. engagement to the beautiful U !;
9ng wang wt t hea Shaped 4
ruby on gSlden shield i ana the m Mdd1e
Book and Stationery Co
the Of tns Mn co B sna
"a Light House Village by Louise Lyn-
| don Sibley. Mrs Sibley has grouped IN a
have for their background the life of a lit,
tie seaside village on the New England
coast and which chronicle the ways OF
speech and manner of thinking of the IN
| houses in the vicinity. studding the reefs
of the rock bound coast, and lighthouse
l1eepin " is the industry in which most
of the folk are interested directly or in
directly. It Is a small community, with
its ~ ntsnon f TO fSs Outside gHf
There is plot to the story and the
der thread of personality running through
them. They are dialect tales in that the
talk is in Yankee verna cular: which Is
than among the folk of the New England
cos st. Tt Is evident the author has
studied her characters closely, else she
her rendition and at the same time have
| preserved the subtle aroma of the vii
which flashes through the. common speech
of these people But. while the book +
Significance in that it is like an -oper
window into the heart and soul of the
community which 1t portrays. The char
are strong and. while the effects are
sketchv. the picture is wonderfully effec
tive. The book presents bits of real lif'
done with rare INSIGHT The humor L
more than half expressed. after the man
ner of these people. with whom a wink
a word, an fntonation in speech carrie:
searching estimate. One really shoult
. have some knowledge of the New Eng
land coast hamlets to get the full meas
Village Blessed with that knowledg,
or some appreciation of these people thu
reader will find this book a constant de
light.
OTHERS WHO RAN