The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-23

cable-but in his enormous creative fac
ulty, the richness of his invention, and
the breadth of his observation. Thus
he seems to me to have size beyond
peal must excuse this rough attempv
to put a label on the cause of a mans
greatness 1t would seem that Dickens
is doomed to be the subject of an
eternal controversy among literary men.
As for the public, it simply reads and
loves BIN.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie the first white
man to cross the Rocky Mountains. the
dfscoverer of the great Mackenzie river
which he followed to the shores of the
Arctic ocean, wrote an account Of his
travels, which he dedicated to King George
an account Of the F Eln Fr
Trade, as 1t existed in 1883 and 1873. The
book was issued a century ago and again
In 1914. but has never been reprinted since
then. As contribution to our knowledge
OF Early American Exploration, the quiet
mans victory over almost Incredible pri-
vations and obstacles is inya1uabie This
almost forgotten narrative has just been
company. and they Will publish the work
during July. The book will contain Mac
kenzie's route map and his portrait in pho
tograyure-
In the eabled press reports which reached
American readers after the destruction Of
ST. Pierre it will be remembered that con-
siderable emphasis was placed on the fears
entertained in Martinique that the we'll
known author and magazine writer. Mr.
George KEENAN,. had persisted in at
tempt to scale Mt Pelee- Happily, the
ascent BY MI KEENAN, in company with
Prof Heilprin had been delayed one day.
they would have undoubtedly been de-
stroyed by the greatest volcanic eruption
of those which followed the fatality of
May sth- Mr.. Kennan's stery Of his ex-
a thorough exploration of the devastated
region. form a thrilling story and Will
make for the general reader the best OBJ
tainable history of what happened in Mar
Unique and of the scientific casses. Mr.
kennan's ACCOUNT has been running in ser
ished in book form under the title 1.-THE
Tragedy OF Peiee" by The Outlook COM
with photographs taken by Mr.. KEENAN,
and others.
fall publication their new edition of The
Expedition of Lewis and Clark" just
be appreciated when il IS undertook that
no handy popular edition Of the classic has
been available for years There has been
kind, and -Messrs McCIurg are entitled
to very substantial evidence of graft
tnde from the public IN genera a.. lbs Ibis ea by
DR.. James K Hosmer author of several
authoritative works In western in history and
ton The text of the edition of 1914 has
been used and Dr.. Hosmer has supplied
index In two square octave volumes
printed from new type of large clear
face with new photogravure portraits and
fac-simile maps. this will undoubtedly take
its fightfuf place the standard popular
edition of Lewis and Clark
Messrs Houghton Mff1fn & Co-wfg pub
lish in September a volume of stories for
children entitled The Book of Nature
Myths" by Miss Florence Holbrook of the
ForestviIle school, Chicago. Ill 1t Is a
book for beginners in reading. designed to
follow the authors popular Hlawathe
Primer" and is written from carefully
graded vocabulary built up on that OF this
earlier book The first Myth contains on
i ~ such words as are to be found in the
| Primer with the addition Of The conven-
/ tionaf six seven new words that IT -
( proper to bring into each lesson the next
| adds more new words and 50 ON with the
other Myths. The stories tell simply and
| Interestingly the faneies OF the early
/ childlike peoples about the everyday facts
! of llfe-.sWhy the Sea is Salt Why the
/ Woodpec1er's Head Is Red Why the
| Bear Has Short Tall" why the Ever
| green Trees Never Lose Their Leaves.
| and 50 on reminding one OF Kfplmg .
| rfs' sBr' er Rabbit" The book viii contain
! Illustrations by the well known artist E
| Boyd Smith. and viii be published in .
! form similar to that Of the HiaWafha
| Primer