The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-28


have had a sale OF 200 copies.
his time and attention to the exclusion
Of everything else. At the beginning
of the legislative session, Mr.. Tarking-
ton requested the speaker to leave him
off the committee and to give him as
little work as possible. The author did
not wish to appear prominently during
the first session, but expressed his will
iugness TO take up any task later on
1t happened that he was put second
on one Of the committees and. as this
honor involved no prominence in the
assembly. Mr.. Harrington willingly ac-
+ cepted the place In a few days how
ever, the chairman Of this committee
was taken i'll. and Mr. Harrington was
forced TO take his place Tt was the
I beginning CT the end OF all his plans
TO stay in the legislative background
f Before very long he was in this and
+ that conference he became known as
one OF the leading men OF the party.
though he did not hesitate to cross The
party ; wishes when its course seemed
wrong to him Now. MS friends say,
he viii not think or talk Of anything
else but politics, and it is not TO be
doubted that he is tremendously in
terested in everything going on in In
diana's public affairs Some Of the
younger element OF Indianapolis have
even gone so far as to mention Mr-
Harrington as the next governor Of
the state.
It is improbable that the author win
think Of going beyond his present pub
lie Office and it IS certain that when
he took the idea up. it was merely with
the intention of learning how the legis-
Iative wheels were run in order that
he might later on write novel about
it, The IDEA of writing is too strongly
fixed IN him to let politics claim nlEl
Not long ago it was reported that ne
was at work on q novel which would
give his experiences as political can
vassers IN Indiana. but. as his political
/ canvassinz consisted in refusing To
aDnaar in public during the electiOneer-
ing days and in presenting cigars to
the friends who chaffei him about vote
buying. the report is probably not true
So far Is writing is concerned. MT
Tarkington's next long story will prob
ably be a novel of theatrical Life he
has, in point Of fact, been working on
this theme for some time
Mr.. Henry Harland. known best as
the author of The Lady Paramount
and THE Cardinals snuff Box, eacn
Of which sold in the usighporhooa OF
180. geo copies, has about completed a
third novel which he says VIII be TnucA
better than either Of these The forth
coming story is to appear serlaliy IN
one of the leading magazines pegln-
uiug IN June. and the book puuhealioh
VIII not take place before neSt Tan III
Ha1laud has made his visit IN New
York much lonagr tnau he had planned
h saws now that he may not return
to England before the early spElhs-
When not defending his title to some
amateur championship. such as racquets
or snuash lIr. ElustaCe NJ. Miles NJ a
spends his time IN instfucl llns Ne.lllS
ridge youth and in writing BOOKS -~Ow
and then Nr. Miles daShes on an attlc-e
IN How to Grow Thin" OF How 70
Grow Fat OF How to Live Inc I'll
gar call 7Ir Miles a crank on fooo- ouL
IL he is he is crank with a system
In most of his articles he tells now nee
sszar7- vra+aid is to the susLeuaues or
the human body and having createl q
demand Tor prCteid ne esraDllsn5S q lae-
tory which turns out proteid biscuit IN
a quantity 10 supply all demands 4ne
sfGve exclamation is made aprOpos OF a
book on Daily Training w nlcn MI
Miles and Mr.. F. F. Benson aulhof o.
"D0do.~ have together written MI
Miles does not believe In eating meat
Nh Benson does. Mr. Miles does not
srn0ka- afr Reusou enjoys the weed ana
thrfvas with or in spite OF It. MI All-es
prefers a cold bath Mr. bensoh "a s-577
his warm thank YOU Now eacn QL theSS
s-anflarnan laws down in his book his
laws Tor dafiv training and very natur-
aIIv. TWO sets Of laws are presented me
reader IS fortunate in not having 70 ouS
two books TO get two sides TO the matter
Of daily training. Here are Two y =
tens presented which now and tnel
run together. but which are essentially
different Mr. Miles is q living exponent
OF the value OF his system. because
he Is noted athlete who keeps IN con
stant training. he says. merely. rHrougn
ric-hr feeding Mr. Benson is also an e1-
uouent of a system. but 1t Is or tne
Benson system. for he is the sturdiesr
sort of literary man possible "DaIly
Training deserves a large sale IL IS
published in both England and Amer
lea.
f A book which is attracting much at
tention in England just now is Lord
+ NavilIa's Prison Life" II will be re-
membered that this scion OF noble
house was sentenced to five years at Old
Bailey for fraud in obtaining the name
OF wealthy relati TO use as securi-
~. He was liberated only a short time
ago having served out his tern- with
the exception OF I'VE months for good
behavior Lord Neville says that during
the first nine months OF his iuprlson-
ment he spent eight hours day IN knit
ting stockings and he confssses to nud-
ing this occupation rather absorbing He
takes occasion to condemn the judge
who convicted him and also the system