The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

Mr.. ". G. Brown of the Oakley COun-
try club, we'll known as a historical
writer, has brought his grace of style
to bear in a study and panegyric Of the
ancient game of Golf. " Empire. trusts
and GOLF says Mr.. Brown, these are
the new things in American life" And
in his clever celebration of the last OF
these novelties he proves himself a
worthy champion of the royal game at
which he processes to be but an honest
duffer." So well does he justify his en-
thusiaSm that he wins the admiration
of all readers, even of those who may
have been hostile toward the game This
delightful essay, a real addition to the
lasting litera ture of sport, may well
serve as a golfers Book of Devotion. It
has just been published by Houghton,
Mihlin & Co.. in an attractive little vol
uma
Stewart Edward White, author of THE
BlaZed Trail" and The WeSternerS,
accompanied by Thomas Fogarty, the
artist, Is at present making a canoe trip
from Georgian bay to Sault Ste. Marie,
following up some of the large rivers on
the course. Only two or three times on
the entire trip will the canoeists come
into touch with even the simplest form
Of civilization. They live on what they
can shoot in the woods and capture
from the waters, eked out with Snai
supply Of compressed food One of Mr.
Whites ambitions is to catch Georg-
ian bay muscallonge With this in view
lie lOOk alOnS a training SDOOu Will q
brass smell bigger than a bass VOL
string. The first day out a fine mus
callonge stuck on. After we had tow
ed the boat around for half an hour,
writes Mr.. White to a friend, L got
him alongside-about four feet of him.
He took one look at Fogarty, bit the
bass smell in two, and left US lament
ing" Mr. White is collecting material
for a book on woodlore and wood life.
His next novel. which will be published
by Mcclure, Phillips & Co., is laid in the
Hudson Bay country
Now that the Boer war is over, Dr..
A. Conan Doyle finds himself with =
considerable sum on his hands from the
sale of his pamphlet "The War in South
Africa: It's Cause and Conduct which
was written in refutatiOn of the ISLANDERS
in the continental newspapers on the
British army In this country, where
the pamphlet was published by Mcclure,
Phillips & Co it was sold at cost price
DR.. Doyle taking no royalties and stipu-
lating that copies be sent free to Hbrar-
les, newspapers and public men. A like
course was followed on the continent
DR.. Doyle appealed for subscriptions to
carry on this work and received about
$10,0 900. 1t was supposed that this would
be all eaten up, but SO great was the
sale of the pamphlet in England, where
there was a small profit on each COPY
that Dr. Doyle now has nearly $1,000
left, all expenses having been paid. This
sum he proposes to dispose of as fol-
lows: Five thousand dollars as schol-
arShip, the interest of which shall en-
able some poor South African either
BOer or Briton. to take a course at Ed
inburgh university. The remaining sum
shall be used TO send a small souvenir
to few friends Of Great Britain abroad
who have stood Loyalty by her a t a time
when many of her own children played
her false" Any remainder of further
income from the pamphlet viii be used
by Dr. Doyle for the support of the
movement for civilian rihemen.
The window display made in New
York OF Doctor Morton Grinneus
'Neighbors of Field. Wood and Stream.
attracted the attention of thousands of
passers-by. With numerous copies of
the book in their attractive covers,
there were shown many varieties of
birds that had been shot by Doctor
Grinneu or by his brother. George Bird
Grinnel, and that in most cases had
been mounted by the former, who is an
expert taXidermist. In addition. there
We're the skins of various animals such
as the fox the otter and the mink and
these, with the original photographs
from which the illustrations of the book
were made added interest to the dis
play. All of the animals and birds
shown We're among those that figured
in the book, and are all to be found a
the present time within ten miles of
such large city as New Haven, Conn.
E. w Hornung. the author of 1.-The
Amateur Craftsman" has just compile
ted a novel on which he has been at
work for many years. In length plot
and finish the work is more important
than anything previously written by Mr..
Hornung Although Australia plays a
part in the novel, 1t is a minor one, and
the most thrilling scene is al the battle
Of Inkerman, where the hero and the
villain of the story fight in the same
company. one as private, the other as
an officer. Both are captured and con-
| fined in the same fortress In Salaa etcrnnI