The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-04
BOOK NOTES.

President Theodore Roosevelts literary
passing over the boundaries of the. lam
erie ct de Librairie of Paris has just s con-
GUIDED an arrangement with Charles
Scribner's Sons for the publication of a
French edition of his ..Oliver Cromwell ="
Mr.. George Lynch's book on the China
New York published under the title 1.-THE
question in a unique way in that the au-
thor believes that the character. of the
empress dowager has not been rightly APP
preciated in America or Europe, and that
her policy deserves much more favorable
Chinese point of view. therefore, is con-
sidered and in a measure defended Mr.:
campaigns in various countries. has a
chapter Of criticism on the comparative
in PeiSin. in which he took part
Ambrose Pratt's new novel. Franks:
Duellist," takes the reader back to the
of England, when everyone was waiting
in nervous expectancy the moment of his
He CANDLES. and gets involved: He OBJ
falnS possession of papers valuable to
reseues a French damsei from the Prince
Regents clutchesi is placed in the French
learns secrets which are of value to Pitt
He is arrested but helped by the English
Eeer in honor. It is pnbiished By the r.
E. Fenno company, New York
Winter. whose THE Price of a Wife,
vas born in the ancient, city Of York,
only daughter of the late Rev. Henry
Vaughan Palmer. rector of ST. Margar-
ecer IN tSe e0 Royal s s srty gays AND mas had
com Gome Of a long line Of military ancestors
a placed
Westminster Abbey, close to the bust of
York IN Mrs stanna mas e young days Was
q, great cavalry center "a fact which ex-
army. Mrs. Stannard was married in
1884. and from that time has made her
en- pae IN 6RepPe ri Fer baoyant
and attractive personality makes her ex-
tremely popular in literary and social cir
The American publishers of Kim put
their third edition to press within the
third week of publication. The English
publishers have not done quite as well in
the first one of $1,000 now is SO nearly
exhausted sau that at. a SECOND printing is now
ca0n Which o9 has srV M she Rqb
haps never before have there been so
mapy readers eny of Kpng and
coincident with the publication Of Kim
the Piain pTaIes from aDr the the Hills In
Malaysian language.
1.-THE True Story of Captain John
Smith" by Katharine Pearson Woods, has
been published by Doubleday, Page & Co..
maps, portraits, fac SMILES, etc. The ma
terfal of the work is drawn from histori-
and new facts of Importance have been
brought to light; thus the author has con-
e4piorer and adTentprsr Of the most ad
venturous era of human history. It is
tative manner concerning the much de-
bated questions Of Smith remarkable ca
character of Pocahontas and her rela-
tons to Smith.
Whites Art Of Teaching" by Elmer
son 2 White; A M. LII D, has been
of New York, Cincinnati and Chicago. |
This presents fundamental and guiding
and then applies these principles in meth |
DDS of teaching that are generic and COM
in the clear light and the best and fullest |
experience. In the study of special meth |
their true function and to point out their |
limitations land this with a view of guard |
ROE of accepting them as general methods
and making them hobbies. 1t throws a |
DDS ana processes, but also on o. oral in
struction. book study, class instruction |
the promotion of pupils and other prob |
lens of great Importance in school work: |
Inc closing CndpI6TS on the lSdCIlHS OIL
ding language, arithmetic, geography, |
and other elementary branches will be |
welcomed by many teachers who have
been misled by the specious claims of
methods which have only limited place |
the intelligent teacher will recognize the |
mind and teaching of a master whose OBJ |
servatfons and study Of the field of Amer |
lean pedagogy have been wide. critical |
and comprehensive. We believe that the |
book as whole will exert a most whole |
some and helpful influence on elementary
instruction