The Topeka state journal., 1902-06-21

ries" What might have been so many
isolated biographies have, through this
index, become welded into a concrete
history of the United States. Collective
" they cover the field of the nation
development, and over 300 topics in the
newly added index volume represent
gateways to as many paths, penetrat-
ing this vast field in all directions.
The death of Edwin L. Godkin. one
of the greatest of Americas indepen-
dent editors, is eliciting striking trib-
uteS to him from the press of all par
ties. Although he was best known in
the field Of journalism, he was the au-
thor of several books, one of the most
important of which is Unforeseen Ten
dencleS IN Democracy" a reSOlute sur
vey of existing conditions in American
politics, written with perfect frank
ness and vigor.
Mr. Henry Austin Clapp's "Reminis-
cences of a Dramatic Critic" is illus
trated by phOtOgraVure a portraits on
Japan paper BY a happy chance it has
new portrait of Warren picture re-
caIllng MS face as it looked in private
life at the frequent moments when he
was about to make one of those jestS
that never wounded howsoever COM
pletely they might end an argument or
destroy a fallacy.
.'Remington's pictures are stories.
owen Wlster' s stories are pictures, ," says
d correspondent from indiana WrlIlnS
of Owen Wister's new book "The Vir-
ginian: A Horseman of the Plains
After mixing for sixteen years among
men of whom this author writes he
says that tthe Virginian is not a crea-
ton, he IS a reality-he has known
him. The writer of this enthusiastic
encOmium was a mining engineer living
among the cattle men, Leadville. Chey-
enne, in the late seventies, GlendiVe,
Miles city, Billings, Benton, Deming,
Lordsbury. San Simon. Las Vegas, Ra-
ton, and a score of other sage brush
and mesquite camps of the early eigh-
ties, needed only genius like Mr..
Owen Wister'S to keep them famous for
ever. The Macmillan Company will
publish the book on the 23rd of this
month.
Halle Erminie Rives, the author of
Hearts Coura geous," which is her
most am bilious book, was born in Ken
lucky She comes of the family of Sir
John Ryves of DamOrey Court. Dorset
shire, England, whose descendants came
to Virginia in 1645 with the Cavalier
emigration Miss Rives is an ardent
lover of nature and litera ture. Her first
story was written when she was only
fifteen and concerned the boyhood of
Adlai Stevenson. a friend of her fathers.
Three years afterward she wrote her
first novel, ''Sn Oking Flax" and a
Furnace of Earth was published two
years ago.
Herman Knie1erbocker Viele. author Of
Ayra of the Pines is a native of New
York He studied civil engineering. ard
went out west to the Rockies when quite
young; He inherited some money and trav-
eled abroad where he studied art and lit
erature. Mr.. Niele is a member. Of the
Salmagundi club and the Players union.
His first book. THE Inn of the Silver
Moon, was published two years ago and
THE Last of the Knickerbockers' about
six months ago. Mr.. Vieles latest story is
said to be set in Ocean county. N J., in
the pine lands, around Lakewood, but be
fore the time that Lakewood was the fash
ionable resort it is now The, authors
brother is one Of the few Anglo-Saxons
ever decorated by the French Legion Of
Honor as a French poet.
!. Doubleday, Page & co. are about to pub
1lsh 'Belshazzar new novel by Viii
liam Stearns Davis, author of "A Friend
a Caesar in which the author tries to
show what manner of city Babylon really
was. He has used. as far as possible. the
most recent archaeological discoveries in
the ruins and sites of Babylon The char
acter of Belshazzar was drawn from ,
study of Assyrian and Babylonian mon
archs Mr. Davis says: Up to the last
few years a story Of Babylon not a work
of pure imagination would have been i'm
possible. Now we know Chaldea almost
as Intimately as her great rival. Egypt -