The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-26
BOOK NOTES.

Mr.. John Burroughs is to contribute
TO The Century for 1904 a number OF
articles on Current misconceptions in
Natural History. giving his views as
70 what he believes TO be errors Of OBJ
SerValiou. record or deduction On the
part OF contemporary writers on ma
rure subjects The echoes Of Mr.. Bur
rough's article On q similar topic which
appeared in The Atlantic last spring
are still reverbera-ing, and in this ser
les Mr.. Burroughs viii take up the
subject more fully, publishing his ma
rured opinions as to instinct. the al
legged teaching Of young animals BY
their parents. the play OF animals, and
kindred themes
As Golden Fleece Is q sort Of inter
national story. IL is only natural that
il should find market IN EnglE1c II
is now running se-ially IN one Of the
English magazines and VIII appear n
book form this fall The English critics
ind this fCrtune-hunting British earl.
seeking an heiress in America who IS
the central figure Of the novel. a life
like and amusing character. managed
without carica ture' TO quote one Of
the chief reviews. David Graham
Phillips. the author Of Golden Fleece.
is al present in Paris His new novel,
The Naster-Rogue, Being the COMES
sions of a Croesus," viii come out TINS
fall
Kate Douglas Virgins new book.
.-HaIf-a-Dozen Housekeepers- a Story
for Girls in Hak-a-Dozen Chapters,
will be brought out early il the fan by
Henry Altemus Company Six school
girls descend" upon a Maine village Al
the invitation Of one Of their number.
who has borrowed the family home
for two weeks from an in6ulgen1 father
then touring the south with the re-
raainder Of his family and what those
cautfvating damsels found to do in that
memorable fortnight Is told with fas-
cination that IS remoTseless-
IT * difficult in the form Of Hction 70
deal with problems like the temptations
Of a Young lawyer with any degree o.
success. but Frederick Walworth. in
his story. Horton Against Packard,
which appears in the Cosmopolitan for
October. has succeeded IN doing So The
other stories in this number are equally
divided between love and humor- The
stories Of Seumas MacManus and Her
man Knickerbocksr TieIe are light in
tone and funny throughout. while Tom
Nasson's little love tale admirably sets
OF the deeper and more somoer story
Of AaCimOny-'
The October Success is a big one. Il
contains just thirty new features The
variety is bleach article.
poem and story having been chosen
with rare 6isCrinina ton. 50 as TO make
a uublica ton Of perfect balance The
leading feature Is an inspiring and
graphic life sketch Of Adelina Patti
who is soon 10 return TO America II
is one Of the best histories OF her life
and its purpose ever written. and its
authenticity can not be Questioned for
William Armstrong. who wrote IL. was
sent TO England by Success specially
for that purpose He was Madame
PATHS guest ar her castle, Craig-y-Nos,
Wales. and she gave him all the facts
on which the article IS based Lillian
No-5ica writes Interestingly in this
mum Der Of Aids 20 q Young Singer
Success. and SibyI SanGerson on The
Necessity OF Caring for the Voice" Tie
three articles VIII be Of rare value TO
all who are interested in music One
very attractive feature is Walter Well
mans Operating the United States
Senara- which tells OF the inner work
ings OF that great political body. Some
Of Mr.. WellDaDS stories Of the dress
rehearsals" IN clOakrOous preceding 4
senatorial session are very amusing
Among other articles. is one by Mrs
Charlotte Perkins Gilman in which she
holds that the old fashioned virtue OF
hospitality IN America Is declining
Parsons magazine for October. be-
sides the usual number Of clever fiction
stories. contains six special articles. IN
GLIDING a nutshell history Of PennsyI-
vania. The Kite That Lifts a Man
New Tork's Medical Women and Their
Work a Chat with E H Sothern--
Minute Men Of the Rail and Feeding
a Great city.
It appears that the dark" author Of
the Ms in Re6 Box has at last r.
vealed himself IN the person Of the Rev.
J. A Hamilton. Congrsgationalist min
would seem that the original anonymity