The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14

tne local clergy and was taken by
them 70 all the places Of interest. He
vas even given maps and plans He
has accordingly been able to bring
back with him q mass Of information
Of q peculiarly valuable kind It ought
p pc noted that the object Of the gem
tleman referred to IN visiting Lhasa was
IN no sense political. He ran risk sole
y for religious purposes. having in
view the clearing up of certain differ
ences IN the ritual OF Buddhism as
pEacused in Japan and Tibet. His
book is intended primarily for Jap
anese readers, but the author intends
later On to issue an English transla-
ton.
Mr.. Walter Savage Lander and Mr.
sven Hedin are surely outdone BY this
japanese His book ought TO have a
wide reading in this country as well as
England, for we have always taken a
deep interest in the various attempts
which Europeans have made to get to
this sacred city of Tibet. The fact
that a Japanese has been the first
stranger to get into the place and out
again makes the subject none the less
interesting
Whenever the humorists have ez-
hausted their stock of regular jokes
ana axe unable 70 hammer out more
of the old familiar kind. they turn TO
their merry jabs at the book reviewers.
Mr.. Bert Lesion Taylor peTpetrates the
following at the head Of his hook col
uun in the Line o Type or Two.
1otice-Anyone familiar with the
methods Of hook reviewers must realize
that they know less about the contents
OF the books than the publishers know.
They must also lack that information
about the authors Of the books which
publishers enjoy and which is Of such
absorbing interest to the public. So all
books noticed in this column viii be re-
viewed by the publishers Of them. an
arraneement Of which our readers can
ar Eat 70
Mr.. Taylor tests at the very serious
person connected with every publishing
house whose business it is 70 keep the
public supplied with news about its
authors and their books The same IDEA
occurs to Mr. James L Ford, who in a
recent article tells how the personal
mention is manufactured for the eager
public Mr. Ford suggests the follow
ing as a sample Of what is gotten out
by tse publishers puders.
Cabot SHapperfeld, the author Of the
great New England novel. Them Good
Old Punkin Pies is q fisherman as well
as an author. Although his book is
now IN its fortieth thousand he takes
more pleasure in fishing with a hand
me from his fat hottomed skiT than Ia
MS fast increasing bank account. Mr..
SnaoDerdeld' 3 fayorite game fish IS the
buIiEead. and highly amusing anec-
doSe IS told OF an experience OF his
last summer while angling in Niger
pond for his chosen prey.
Having hshed for fully an hour
without any result. the author of Them
Good Old Punkin Pies began to reel in
his line for the purpose of reba1tIng his
mock He was delighted to find that
something heavy-Drobably a huge bull
head-had become attached to it. For n
rev moments he deity PLAYED the SUD
posed monster and then rapidly hauled
IN his line. AS the hook neare7 the
surface OF the water he was ready TO
swear that has could feel the struggles
OF some living thing on III. while tbs
outlines OF a dark shape became visible
beneath his hand. Two long hard pulls
brought this share to the sufaee. and
then over the gunWhale into the boat.
"A hve-DoundeF at leastt' cried Ca
seot gleerully, as he reached for his
snectaeles. for he is terribly near
sighted
He was right. for it was a chunk of
Water-sOaEed log which WEIGHED lust
I'VE pounds Mr. SaaDperheId has de-
eided to incorporate the incident in his
IeFtncoming rural romance. Apple
Sass
It viii be Wen for the literary log roll
iers TO take warning Mr. Ford is an
ever watchful critic OF the critics and
rarely fails to ran whenever he gets \
cHanee- His book The Literary Sion
was really written ahead Of the times
II would have fitted in very wei with
the present, but. alas, a book published
I'VE or SIX wears ago has little chance
Tor revival now.
4 memorial volume for George Doug
las Brown is shortly to be issued il this
country and in England d. S Mel
drum. close friend Of the author. has
written sketch OF his life and auauDre.
cation Of his work In addition several
essays and articles written by Brown
before fame came 70 him VIII be iaclud-
ed IN the volume It is a most unfortt-
nate thing that the creator of The
House With the Green Shutters did not
i've long enough TO complete another
book for those who knew him well felt
that even better work was in him He
lived Just long enough TO see his work
recognized IS worth while At present
his book IS selling in its twelfth edition.
Beginning with the present number
the literary periodical formerly known
az the Bookbuyer7 is TO appear as
The Lamp A number of changes
have been made in the policy Of the
popular In character. Mr. Robert Ford
Is the new editor of the publication
Toistoi once said that Of all American
writer's he preferred Felix Adler. In
deed II Is difficult to estimate the value
which is put upon the lectures and writ
ihgS or this mild hammered professor of
political and social ethics His reputa-
ton, IN some respects is world vide and
whenever he gives a public address his
audience IS Of the most cosmopolitan
character Prof Adler has recently been
speaking and writing on subjects. gem
orally classified under Life and Des-
tiny and New York publisher win
shortly bring cut a volume by the dis
tiHguished economist under this title
Foreign transla tons of the work are
already In contemplation
HERBERT BREW STER
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