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FICTION.
4 s17prRR SEA STORY BY MR. CONRAD

TyPBooN. BY Joseph Conrad, Illustrated by
Maurice Grefenhagen- l2mo. PIP " 20" e. r.
Putnam's Sons
THE vuLTUREs. A Novel, BY Henry Seton
per 81 Bros
THE HOUSE UNDER THE SEA !, Bonn Boman zee
BY Max Pemberton Illustrated LIMO. PIP
vii, 246 d. Appleton q Co
THE BLOOD-TAX. By Dorothea Gerard. 12mo
PIP 516, Dodd. Mead q co.
.oTyphcon' is one of those books that only too
seldom fall into the hands of the reviewer.
book so good that to read it is peculiar pleas
ure to praise il a peculiar privilege. It is
good from the first page to the last; it is good
through and through. Mr.. Conrad knows ships
and the sea; no contemporary writer on these
subjects is mere familiar with them than he is,
and one powerful element in this brief MARIA
tive of steamers experience in passing
through typhoon is the accuracy with which
everything about the vessel is described. The
author has the technique of the sea at his fin
gers ends. But, fortunately, he is a man Of
imagination, who knows that this technique is
of no value for literary purposes except as
means to an end. 1t is common fault of
writers dealing with the that, while insist
ing upon the immemorial conception of a ship as
living thing, they burden their pages with the
technical jargon of their subject. Realism is
to be procured, they fancy, by incessant of
the names given to the innumerabe parts of
the ship, though verisimilitude could be
given to the portrait of man in a novel by con-
slant alluson, in scientific Technology to his
bones and other anatomical belongings Mr.
Conrad rightly keeps all this sort of thing con-
cealed or in the background, with the result that
the steamer OF his story, the Nan-Shan i'm
presses US as an organism with a soul. She is
ma de no less real to than the captain and his
men, and the struggle Of these allies the
Nan-Shan and her people, with a storm of all
but overwhelming power is painted with a
yividness that leaves breathless as though
in fact. we had passed through that struggle
ourselves.
It is an extraordinarily artistic book snon-
taneous, natural, full of the air of the sea but
all the time controlled by a sense of balance
Captain MacWhirr the hero of the great fight
Is portrayed with perfect discretion as utterly
unconscious Of his heroic qualities He is in
deed, commonplace man in many ways Mr.
Conrad knows we'll that if he were to make his
man defiant or in any way self-assertive he
would make him merely melodramatic and
would land In anticlimax. To exhibit him as
q conqueror Of the typhoon In any spectacular
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

Mr. Augustine Birren. ii is pleasant to note, d
writing a book on Sydney Smith There Is no
one better qualified to deal with the witty pro-
jectOr and first editor of The Edinburgh Re
view" In sense the profession OF Letters
has taken a long step since Smith proposed to
hardly in all senses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

Lord Leonard the Luckless" is the odd title
VI MI W. r. Norris's novel announced for pub
hcatioh next spring 1t is a name which sug-
sestS story paper rather than u work by the
author of "Matrimony"
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LITERARY NOTES.

Men in the Making is to be the title of Mr..
H G. Wels's next book The vein Of Anticf
patiOns'' will be evident in the new work II
will be published serial before it comes
out in book form.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

Mr.. Stanley Weynan is about to bring cut
ByWays."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

Apropos of Mr. James's latest novel. an Eng.
liSh critic says that il is impossible Tor oroS
nary human beings to be SO prOdlgiousIy deep
as he would like to make them. that, real peo-
pie to begin with. his characters are apt 70
lose their reality in the minutiae OF an 1ncredf-
BILE observation, and to become phantasrnaI IN
telligenceS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

The "soul-hunters'' of Mrs Craigie's forth
coming novel, Love and the Soul Hunters,
are men, the most pOrtentOus figure being .
prince who has a craze for seeking spiritual at.
fiuities among the other sex An American gin
cures him of this habit, and the process OF curs
makes the story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

Mr. F t. BuIlen's novel The Whaleman's
Wife" is filled with New-EngIand characters
and episodes of the whale fishery provide the
requisite thrills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

Germany is reported to publish about Z3oV
books in year. Great Britain is credited WIN
between 5000 and 1000 q year. OF which aoou o
500 are new editions France turns out id,tpO
new books and Italy $3.50 IN the same time
The years total new books is IOOUot Many
of the modern books. THE London Express re-
minds u.s. are written for the moment only-
''Thev are merely enlarged magazine artcIes.
IL there is a revolution or a big disaster, OF q
war the men on the spot promptly rush OUT q
volume apiece OF course. these works do not
lost hut they nav at the time. Not 10 per cent
Of one wears books continue TO sell or TO De IT,
u1embered a tweIvemonth later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

Soon after Christmas Mr.. John Lane viii issue
here the English translation of Zoias ne"
novel, Truth" The theme OF the story Is de-
is not a soldier but a Hebrew schOolInaSter.
The story is largely concerned with the school
life OF France
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

Among the new novels which are on tne ~ WI
are Miss Silberrad's The Success OF We ars
Wyngate.' Miss Katherine lyman ; =. sCastre
of Sisters &" MIR F. Frankfort MOores CasI asa
Omeragh.'' THE Star Gazers by Agnes -- OF IT
F,gerton Castle and THE Private Papers -
Henry Ryecroft' by George GlSslnS-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

1t is possible that the diary kept oy vas
Williams the friend of Shelley. "noo-ting
drowned with him. may have some inter- ia
references to the poet That diary, at any i
is soon to be published
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

- IN literary taste in France Zola ~
much less read than he was ten years a6o' 30
tor Hugo and the elder Dumas have CONE 10 DE-
a new popularity. and there seems 10 Oe ~
rnand for more serious literature
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TyPHOON BY Joseph Conrad. Illustrated by
Putnam'S Sons.
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THE HOUSE UNDER THE SEA Romance.
By Max Pemberton. illustrated limo. pp-
vii 246. d. Appleton & Co
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-30

reservoirs near the mountains and pre-
pairing things for the seepage system
western Kansas must depend upon gov
eminent wells for its Irrigation. 1T VIII
not take as much water to irrigate lana
in western Kansas is it used to- Rams
are more frequent here. Up until hve
years ago, a rain from the east was
unknown in this section. Now GOOD
per cent of the rain storms come from
the east. The irrigated country IN Inc
west is responsible for this. Some sea
sons no irrigation will be required. This
season, for instance, has been plenty
wet enough to raise crops. So the weils
will be able to supply a sufficient guam
tity of water for our state, even II the
seepage system fails to work, which Is
unlikely.
"The government, upon the recon-
mendation of Mr. Newell, withdrew 9oe,-
GOO acres of homestead lands In Color
ado short time ago" said MI Reeoer,
land more will be Withdrawn WITHIN the
next two months Several large tracts
will be taken off the homestead INST IN
different parts of Colorado and ~ yom :
ing. Reservoirs will be established on
the tracts The sinking of wells in west
ern Kansas may be of incalculable bene-
fit to our section in another way.
There is always the possibility of strik-
ing coal, oil, gas, besides water, either
one or ALL 1t is the hope of the chlef
photographer that artesian wells OF
pure soft water can be established in
Kansas and the geological department
at Washington, which has made an in
yestigation, gives him much encourage
nnent in his hope. All that western Kan
sas needs is water. OF course, some say
that is all bades lacks But western n
Kansas is on the verge of getting 1t
and when it does we will have to rent
the eastern half Of the state to store up
our surplus products.
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THE FAMILY OF F1Tz.
Father and Brothers Famous as Fight
ers and Wrestlers.

The Mirror of Life, a Canadian sport
Ing authority, says. in discussing the
Observation-Disclosures contest:
bob Fitzsinmons is what you might
call a natura1-born fighter
.Bobs father, James Fitzsimmons, of
Helston, Cornwall, England was con-
sidered the best man in country fam
Gus for fighters and wrestlerS.
James Fitzsimmons was a Cornish
policeman and was ever ready to tackle
any of his countrymen who gave him
the slightest proyocation or inducement
to fight
Bob Fitzsimmons is not the only one
of the family who is fighter; Bob had
three brothers-William, Jairet and Ar
thur.
William was a marine in the Royal
Navy, while Jariet and Arthur, like the
ex-world's champion were b1acksmithS,
Jairet somewhat resembling his brother
Bob in features and in height.
"Jariet Fitzsimmons was at one time
a boxer and held quite record, and at
night, when his work was done. used to
spar with his brother Bob.
Eventually the ex-wor1d's champion,
through the fundamentally of his
brother Jairet, became quite clever, and
entered for a competition at Jem Mace's
show in Australia, which he won"
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FORTUNE STILL COMING.
Young Scotchman at Syracuse Shows
His Friends q Good Time.

Syracuse. July 3O.-The Journal says:
For a week past Syracuse has been
highly entertained by the exploits OF
Frederick Marsden, the young Scotch
man who had large fortune coming to
him by a decree of the high court of
chancery. He had gone quietly around
and bargained for the purchase of cattle
ranches, stores and everything owned by
anyone who had faith enough in his
story to talk with him. He had agreed
to employ his friends at the uniform
wages of 500 per month. Saturday and
Sunday nights there was a sound OF
revery-not specially hilarious But a
sort of preliminary opening of the cele-
bration which would blaze forth in all
it's full hedged splendors when that first
instaliment of $4,000 came. In fact it
was whispered that this amount was al
ready in the Manganese steel safe OF the
State Bank Of Syracuse subject to the
check of Frederick Marsden when that
institution should open for business at
8 Monday morning. In the meantime
the Incidental expenses were footed by
loyal friends and true. Marsden was in
bed at 9 O'Clock. Then it was rumored
that the money would come on No 8
that afternoon. When the train came
Marsden had gone driving in the coun-
try in quest Of more cattle ranches.
linen some people began to have their
doubts On Tuesday a number OF bills.
all of them small, began to poster him
and that night he left for the state Of
Colorado, where his friend Parkinson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-30
IRRIGATION WELLS.
Kansas to Have One Soon Under the
Reeder Law.

Downs, Kan, July 3O.-The govern
ment will begin irrigation experin ents
the provisions of the Reeder bill; passed
at the last session of congress. F. H.
Newell, chief photographer, has writ
ten Congressman Reeder that he will
come back west shortly to sink some
wells. He says that the first well will
be sunk in South Dakota and the sec
ond one in Kansas. His idea is that
the first Kansas well should be sunk
Reeder's district, probably either in
Rocks, Ellis or Osborne county. Then
II the well proves a. success the by
drographer will work on west
turned from a 10 days trip through
the irrigated districts of Colorado and
wyoming. He was out with Mr.. New
ell and other government experts. They
erecting large reservoirs at the base OF
waters. a. -@-s= si7 aHeF7
THE irrigation problem is the most
people," said Mr.. Reeder today. THE
time is coming when every foot of soil
IN the so-cal1ed semi arid regions of the
west will be under a high state of cul-
tixation. For the first few years, west
ern Kansas will have to depend upon
wells for the water supply. The gov
eminent will put in these wells. But
later on no wells will be needed, if the
SASoAJ VI tlic GApSftS proves correct.
Professor Carpenter. of the Colorado
agricultural college, says that more
land is wasted in Colorado now on ac-
count of being too wet than was irri-
gated fifteen years ago He also says
that the Platte river is much larger to-
day than it was when they first began
taking water out of it. This irrigation
business is a peculiar problem. Western
Kansas will get its water in a few years
by seepage from the reservoirs at the
base Of the mountains. Ten or twelve
years ago, reservoirs were Constructed
in Colorado where the bottom was as
dry as bone. These reservoirs are now
full Of water and it came from the seep-
age. not from streams running direct
into them. I saw reservoirs which seep-
age alone had filed to a depth of from
fifteen to twenty feet. So If the flood
waters are held in check by means of
dams and reservoirs at the base of the
mountains it will only be matter of
time when the seepa ge will fill the reser-
voirs In western Kansas. This is not
my theory. 1t is the theory of experts.
While the government is building the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-30
WAS BURNED TO DEATH.
Sad Fate Of 9 Heroic Aged Woman
at Scranton.

Scranton, July 30.-Tuesday the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Gideon Mcdowell, an
aged couple, near Scranton, was destroy
ed by fire, and as a result, the wife is
dead and the husband critically burned.
Mr.. Mcdowell has, for number of
years been an invalid. His wife, after
building the fire, went to the pasture
for the cattle. She saw the flames and
rushed back to the aid of her husband.
Receiving no reply to her calls, she
dashed into the house. Mr.. Mcdowell
had already gone from his room and
was busy in an effort to save the house
hold furniture. Soon he saw his wife
come from the building enveloped in
flames. Too feeble to lead her to the
open we'll, he drew a bucket of water
but the rope was SO short that not I'M
til the curb was broken away could he
give her any relief. AS soon as her
clothing was torn away, she ran toward
a neighbors house. Miners on their
way to work met her and carried her
almost ifeless body to the home of a
neighbor, where she died shortly after
ward
Neighbors found the old man uncon-
scious where he had fallen by the side
of the well. His hands and face were
burned to the bone and the exertion,
together with injuries received, may
cost him his life.
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A Trip to Switzerland.

Leon Geisendorf, a prosperous farmer of
London township, started yesterday for
his old home and birthplace at Geneva,
Switzerland, to visit for two months with
relatives. Mr.. Geisendorf came to Sumner
county twenty-one years ago when he
was fourteen years old and Joined his
father in London township. His father
was an old settler of Sumner county, hav-
ing taken a claim in 20 on the Ninnescah.
At his fathers death a half section was
left to the son, and by farming this
through good seasons and bad, Mr..
Geisendorf has accumulated enough money
to enable him to visit the home of his
childhood. He sails Thursday from New
York--Wellington Mail.
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AT WINCHESTEK.
Among the BAN Players.

Boston, Mass, July 30.-Manaser Frank
Dwyer, of the Detroit club, says there is
no truth in the yarn that he has made a
move to get Cincinnati players for next
season.
1.-The players were simply stringing
Colonel Bancroft and the newspaper
boys said Dwyer.. 81 have already four
men signed for next season, and while it
may be- mean thing to kill the Cincin-
natl players little joke, I see nothing in
Brush's team that could help me-"
Dwyer made a try for Fred Tenney. of
Boston, but learned that he had a three
years contract and dropped negotiations
at once.
Vic Willis will have to get a big raise If
he remains here next season, as one of
the Western clubs of the American league
has made him an offer Of $4,000 year
As Vic is out for the money some one will
have to settle. Dryer thinks pretty well
of Demontreville.
When Joe Kelley WAS here last week he
sent for several players Of the New Eng
land league to meet him at the, Quincy
House, among others Dorian and Hooker.
a clever battery with Jack Carreys Con
cord team. Kelley would like the young
sters to report this fall Kelley alsD had
Hobe Ferris, the second naseman OF the
local Americans, for a conferences and he
stands good chance OF getting the man
for next season.
Parent is still in demand by -Cincinnati
and Kelley gave this player some advice.
Jimmie Collins says he can sign all OF his
men. Director Billings of the Boston
club is writing letters-to. several members
of the different American league clubs.
He has been daily visitor at the Quincy
House, where the boys stop In this city.
The players tiaat BtIliaBs. has hines out
for up-to-date have been Wsllaoe and An
derson, Of ST. Louis; Elbeefield and BAR
rett, of Detroit; Moore. and Bradley, of
Cleveland, Jones and Isbells 81 Chicago.
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PosToFF1cE OPENING.
Plans of Kansas City, Kas., Clerks and
Carriers in August.

Kansas City, Kan, July 30-With its
entry into the new federal building al
Eighth street and Minnesota avenue
next month the postoffice department
of Kansas City, Kan, will inangurate
several new features. There will be a
big reception to the public on the night
before the new postoffice is formally
opened for business and the clerks and
carriers, as another feature of the oc-
cupation, will hold monthly meetings
for the purpose of mutual advance
rnent.
The clerks and carriers held meet
ing at the postoffice last night and
made general arrangements for pub
lie reception. It is expected that the
removal of the postoffice will be ac-
complished and the building occupied
Oh or about August 10. Committees on
programme, decorations and reception
were appointed at the meeting last
night. In general a programme of
speeches will be arranged. Former
Congressman NJ. S. Peters, who secured
the appropriation for the federal bufld-
ing, will be one of the speakers. Con-
gresham J. d. Bowersock,s who con-
tinually pushed the matter until the
also be invited to make a speech.
1t was decided to hold q regular
monthly meeting of the clerks and
carriers when the new building is once
occupied, where matters looking to mu-
tual benefits and the Improvement of
working service can be gone over.
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Fitz Still Pleads Innocent

San Francisco. Cal. July S0-'I will not
leave San Francisco until I vindicafe my
self of the charges that have been made
that threw the fight last Friday night
said Robert Fitzsimmons this morning as
he nursed a badly swollen left hand and
crippled arm. That cry of fake was
raised by a lot of sore heads who want to
kill the game. was never more aston
ished in my life than when, in the col
umns of the Examiner, I saw it stated
f1at-footed- that / was a faker. have not
lost any of my friends because of the
charges that have been made. Those who
know me are satisfied that I fought fairly.
and lost honestly" Fftz has decided to
demand investigation and force the
Examiner to produce its proof or stand
discredited.
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WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.
STATE BALL GAMEa.
AT MANHATTAN


The Chapman baseball team was de-
feated by the Manhattan Reds by a
score of 4 to L Chapman drew their
only score in the first inning on a long
hit by Whitehair. after which they
were unable to touch Vests twisters.
Manhattan punched hits in the fourth
and fifth and made four errors.
AT GREAT BEND
One of the most exciting ball games
of the season was played here between
the business men of the Brinkman
Bank block and business men of the
Fair block After the game q parade
was formed, headed by EppersOn band,
followed by baseball players and bust
ness men, representing their respective
clubs Proceeds of the game went for
the benefit Of education. Business
houses closed at IL o'clock and remained
closed until after the game They bat
ted thirteen innings to decide the cham
pionship, the acore resulting in favor OF
the Fair block, IL to II. Attendance.
1,500.
AT EUREKA
After playing clean game OF base
ball for SIX innings, Yates Center went
in the air and allowed the locals to score
eleven runs in the seventh inning, win
ming the game. The final score was
Eureka. 10; Yates Center, g. Batteries
eureka, Murphy and Feasler; Yates
Center, Hardy, cau1t and Eorta<.