The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-12
ROOM NOTES.


The Days work. series, put up by
short popular treatises ss on seif-culture,
ethics, religion and reform These attract
the holidays and anniversaries and viii
hardly fail to justify the expectations Of
been added Now, by the Rev. Dr.. Alex
ander Mckenzie. and Is q splendid adj
divine Of Cambridge: ION the Train
ing of Lovers By Austin Bier
o o4Wan I9 9tle BOOKS published Tor YEARS
Making the Most of Social Dpportunl-
ties, by Lucia Ames Mead, brilliant
most widely known of public women. and
Craven on the Tables. by William Ew-
striking story, against corporate avarice,
and forceful plea for corporation In IN
dustry- Truly social parable
Another popular series published by L.
c. Page & CO. is the Cosy Corner Ser
ies.'' Including charming little books for
young people Late additions to this SER
les are "A Little Puritan's First Christ
lonial times in Boston, telling how Christ
cal child of the Puritans, aided by her
tsunregenerate" brother Sam; Farmer
Brown and the Birds" BY Frances Mar
dren that the birds are mans best friends;
Miss Fox has an intimate knowledge Of
which should rank with BLACK Beauty
and Little joe Helena wonder
lightful tale of the adventures of a little
girl in the mysterious region beneath the
sea
Styles & Kiersted have lately issued the
RTP9Sa nefhon Collection r 0hi nssiudn n the
poem giving the title to the book, and
prose contention. The style Of the verse
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Mr. Dooley's Philosophy" including his
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Abroad future of China Paris Fx
position etc. etc, and illustrated by.
such well known cartoonists as William
/ a volume that viii certainly find hearty
Most Of the papers in the present col
lection have appeared N the press OF
ances have been added number of obi
ter dicta. by the philosopher, which will
perhaps be found to have the reminiscent
flavor that appertairs to the observat lions
the bench. Kellam Book and Stationery
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A new edition of Omar Khayyam. his
Rubaiyat, his life, times and work trans
lated by Edward Fitzgerald, with a COM
mentary by H NJ. Batson and a biographi-
Ross. has been published recently by G.
P Putnam's sons. This work has been
on their first Introduction to Omar Khay-
yam, as interpreted by Fitzgerald, find
him. With Omar, as with most of the
great poets, it is the metaphysical side of
his writing that chiefly interests the
reader: but his utterances appear SO con-
Trajectory that at first reading they are
even beWildering. Therefore this book
endeavors to give the result of a. study Of
the poet in a. form that may help readers
who might otherwise grope in the dark
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The series of drawings included in the
collection "Atwood's Pictures" IAN Art
lists History Of the Last Ten years of the
Nineteenth Century, is selected from the
wood contributed monthly to Life during
woods special bent was in the direction Of
equalled His principal work was done
for Life, with which he was intimately
associated from its first number to the
time of his death, the Goth of April 1900
Published by Life Publishing company
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A late addition to Appleton's Town
and Country library is My Indian
Queen by Guy Boothby, author of DIR.
Nicholas Experiment" etc. This novel,
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